Runaway

Summary: a princess named Lucy Heartfilia ran away, and adopted the name Serena Hart. She has learned magic and martial arts, but will she be able to survive on her own? Or will she be forced to join the Fairy Tail guild, and participate in the Grand Magic Games?

Notes: She gets fought over by FT members to stay at their house.

Chapter one: The Beginning

I ran through the forest, branches ripping my silver dress. I had been on the run for weeks, and I could still hear guards behind me, yelling "She's over here! C'mon!" I looked behind me, and it was then that I tripped over a root and fell into a stream, water dripping down my face off my shoulder-length, blond hair. I waited for a few seconds until I heard the guards walk away. I slowly climbed up… then tripped over the very same root, and crashed into a tree. Great. Just great. I felt immense pain in my ankle. Was it supposed to bend that way? I didn't think so. It was broken and twisted, and getting more swollen by the minute. I sat down, took out my pocketknife, and scraped at a think branch until it could be a suitable walking stick. I stumbled to the nearest town, Magnolia of Fiore.

I headed to the guild Fairy Tail, which was a guild, full of wizards. I had heard that they had a sky drain slayer named Wendy that could heal my wounds. I limped over the cobblestone path, wincing each time I set my foot down. I leaned against a tree to catch my breath, feeling very weak and tired. C'mon, Lucy. You learned martial arts, a decent amount of magic, and you survived in the wild, but a little broken ankle is stopping you? After I had gotten the strength to stand up, I did so, brushing my dress off. I then heard some voices.

"Carla, do you think I'l be able to help Mest in the S-class trials?" The voice sounded like a little girl.

"Of course, child," said a stern but sweet female voice, that must be Carla. "With your support magic and healing abilities, you'll certainly be a huge help to him." As the sentence was finished, I saw a small, blue-haired girl in a fancy dress, talking to… an exceed? Exceeds were really rare, and only dragonslayers had them. Exceeds look like normal cats, but they can fly and some have magical powers. This one was white, wearing a prim, static face.

Wait, the mark on the girl's arm? An exceed? S-class trials? This wasn't her… was it? It was! The healer from Fairy Tail! She's… smaller… than I expected, but no matter. I have to act nows before she's gone. Good thing I took acting classes back home.

"Excuse me, miss. Would you happen to be Wendy Marvell?" I shouted.

"Yes! Do you need me?"

"Careful, child, you know nothing about her," Carla cautioned. Wendy nodded. "She could be a ruffian."

"Will you heal my ankle? I'm sorry, I have no money…" I lied.

"Of course," Wendy said, smiling. "That's what Fairy Tail does! Wait, are you a mage? I can smell magic on you."

"Yes. However, I'm new to magic." That wasn't a lie. "I aspire to learn every magic there is. I'm looking for a guild to join here." I felt kinda bad, lying to her, but what was I supposed to say? That I was the ex-princess of Fiore, Lucy Heartfilia? That I ran away because of forced marriage? No way am I doing that!

"Oh," Wendy said. Then she brightened. "Wanna join Fairy Tail?"

"I don't know…"

"C'mon," the dragonslayer said, skipping and dragging me along. "What's your name?" I had to think fast.

"Uh, Serena Hart."

"Is this okay with you, Carla?"

"Well, Wendy does need a human friend," she admitted. "Will you be it?"

"Yes Carla. You can count on me. And thanks, guys!"

—Time Skip—

"I'm back!" Wendy yelled, kicking the guild doors open. I could recognize many members.

"Hey, Wendy!" said Romeo Conbolt, running up to her and hugging. He had short, spiky purple hair.

"Wassup," said Wakaba, smoking his pipe. He had brown hair, molded in a curious fashion.

"Welcome back!" said Mira Jane, the famous model. She had long, white hair.

"And I brought a future member! Her name's Serena!"

"Hey, Serena!"

"Wassup?"

"Welcome to Fairy Tail!" I sat down at one of the stools by the counter.

"Hey," Mira said. "I'm Mira Jane, but just call me Mira. Do you want anything? It's on the house!" She winked.

"How about—" I was interrupted by an arm around my shoulders.

"Hey, Sen," said a voice behind me. I turned around and saw a grinning, pink-haired boy. Natsu, the fire dragonslayer.

"Leave me alone!" I said, pushing him away. "And what's with Sen?"

"Your nickname," he said, oblivious to my death glare. :You don't like it?"

"Nope. And don't anger me any more. I do know some torture techniques," I said, rubbing my hands together in glee. A new test subject. He visibly gulped. "Got it?"

"You know, on second thought, I've gotta go," he said, backing away slowly.

"That girl's got spunk," Laxus, the lightning dragonslayer, who's also a S-class mage.

"Thanks, Laxus. And you're not leaving just yet," I told Natsu. I grabbed his scarf, and pulled him towards me, hugging him in a death grip. I whispered in his ear, so soft that even him with his dragons layer hearing could barely hear. "Respect me, don't fear me, or you'll be in for a world of hell. Just watch out when I'm mad."

"KAWAII!" Mira squealed, hearts in her eyes. "What a cute couple!"

"No. Way. Mira." I shook her shoulders.

"Well, see ya tomorrow." Natsu sped off as if a zombie apocalypse was starting.

"Whoa," Gray, the Fairy Tail stripper said. Oh, no. I was too late. Mira was already day dreaming about the babies.

"Pink hair, brown eyes? Or blond hair, onyx eyes… so cute either way!" she fangirled. Everyone except her sweat dropped. I mentally face-smacked.

"…" The guild was speechless at the events of that day.