This is a collection of one-shots and drabbles that are going to be background stories for my other AU story; Step Forward. I hope that you enjoy this one-shot and I apologize if anything's weird, I don't own Fairy Tail.

Middle school, it's so complicated, yet it's so simple. People are beginning to mature and become their own individual. It's a pain at this time in life, but it's not nearly as complicated as high school or adulthood is, though no as simple as childhood. 'Middle' is quite the appropriate term. Though it doesn't change the fact that one still wants to have friends and not be lonely. That fact probably doesn't change throughout life.

Which is why there's a girl trying to convince herself that as long as she's herself, it'll be fine. It's nerve wrecking to have to introduce oneself to people who she knows nothing about. Were they nice or mean? Would there be cliques so she would be considered a loner? Why did she even have to go to a different school in the first place, it's not like her dad's home often enough for that to matter, but her mom insisted on this!

"What should I do...?" It was hard just to go near the office. Ugh, why couldn't she be home schooled or something? Suddenly, the door opened and out came a pink haired boy that fell down right on her!

"Damn, it you underwear freak! Stay there so I can punch you!"

"Um... Can you please get off of me?" the blonde requested from under the boy. "You're kind of crushing me," she coughed out. Man, he was heavy... What does this guy eat?

"Oops, sorry about that!" he apologized getting off of her. "Blame the stripper guy who's over there-"

"I am not a stripper!" He's only wearing boxers, so he's not very convincing.

"Then put on some pants, underwear freak!"

He finally looked down and realized that his clothes were missing. "When'd that happen!"

"Behave, both of you!" a tiny but authoritative man commanded. "Stop fighting or I'll put you both through that." The boys quickly ceased their misbehaving and swore that they would stop what is that exactly? Some kind of punishment? Just what kind of school did she transfer into if there are strippers and weird punishments? "Oh, and you must be our new student!"

"Y-yes!"

"I've heard about your conditions," he stated. Her face fell. Of course, like they wouldn't know about her father. "I think you'll like it at Fairy Academy, no one will tell you how to act or how to be. These brats lack some common sense, but they're good kids. You'll be able to fit right in, you just need someone to show you the ropes, therefore... Natsu! Show our new student around!"

"Why me, Gramps?" he whined out.

"You destroyed the cafeteria last week and you're in her class, now go, or I'll make you go through it," he told the boy with a scary look on his face.

"Y-Yes sir! Let's go new person!" Lucy was dragged out by the pink haired boy quickly. "So what's your name?"

"Lucy. It's nice to meet you... I guess." This person was kind of weird, but he looks like he meant well. His hair was the exact same color that she and her mother likes. A bright almost rosy pink.

"I'm Natsu, Luigi! Nice to meetcha!" he introduced himself with a smile.

...What the heck! "My name isn't Luigi, it's Lucy!"

"We'll be in the same class, so let's get along!" ...Was this guy an idiot? He didn't even apologize for calling her Luigi.

The bell rang, but Natsu took his time showing her the way to the classroom. The campus felt free with all the trees and greenery. There was even a lake on the way that Natsu showed her!"Is this really a school? It seems more like a park," Lucy commented as she looked everywhere.

"That's what's great about it! Gramps asked the principal-person to make it so it's more fun to be at school," he explained. "Come on, we still gotta go to class, or Gramps is going to have our heads." Natsu grabbed her hand and then ran towards the classroom. "Ready to meet your new classmates?"

"Yeah!" It didn't seem as nerve-wrecking to be in front of a new class anymore. Lucy had to wonder if that was because of the atmosphere that the school had or if it was because of the boy in front of her.

Though when they entered the room, the large man in front said, "Natsu, what's the answer to this problem?"

"I don't know, Gildarts!"

"You've got guts coming in late when you don't know this stuff." Gildarts took notice of Lucy. "Is that our new student?" She nodded in slight fear. "Introduce yourself to everyone!"

Her hand was shaking... somehow, the students in the class looked at little closed off... Natsu noticed and looked around for something. "Hey underwear freak! You've finally put a shirt on, but put on your stinking pants!"

"When did that happen!" Didn't he just have his pants on?

"You probably dumped them in the girls' bathroom again."

"Natsu, make fun of Gray later!" a scarlet haired girl commanded.

"So...You can introduce yourself now," Gildarts-sensei told Lucy. The tension disappeared in seconds when Natsu was talking; could it be that this person can perform magic?

"My name's Lucy, nice meet you guys!" she greeted cheerfully.

Throughout the day, Lucy would meet people who she would create bonds with; the petite bookworm Levy, her idol Mirajane, the drunk but friendly Cana, the famous Titania Erza, Gray while his clothes were actually on, the extremely manly Elfman, Jet and Droy who always seem to be around Levy, and plenty of others who were extremely kind to her.

Lucy liked it here already. They were insanely crazy and destroyed practically half the school in one day, but they were fun to be around, cheerful and carefree. She never knew that school could be so much fun!

"Natsu, thanks for helping me out today," Lucy thanked on their way home.

"No problem, you gave me some of your lunch today, so we're even." Looks like those two have already become good friends. "Ah!"

"What?!"

"I've gotta get home, see ya later Luigi!"

"My name isn't Luigi!" It looks like the days ahead weren't going to be so dull, especially with a guy like that around at a school like Fairy Academy.

If you've enjoyed reading this one-shot of Innocence&Corruption, then please take a look at Step Forward if you have some time.