Fire and Blood ~ A Fairy Tail Fanfiction
By Vanillamon
Why hello there! Welcome to Fire and Blood! I am very excited and proud to say that I am writing this story; you see, I've had this idea in my head for a long while now (brainstormed in the shower) and finally decided to write it. I didn't know where to post it, since I don't have a Tumblr or anything like that, so I looked up some sites and decided on this one. That being said, I am still a little new to this site and am trying to learn about how it works and stuff like that. So, please don't be too harsh, but I do take constructive criticism and suggestions with open arms, and I would like to thank you sincerely for taking the time to read my first fanfiction. I absolutely love Fairy Tail [SO. FREAKING. MUCH], so that's why I picked to write about it! :3
*Disclaimer* You probably are very aware that I don't own Fairy Tail (and characters other than Reo Mayushigue aren't mine!)
Now, LET'S BEGIN!
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Chapter 1.) The Request
The day began as any other day in Magnolia; the sun was up and shining, warming the air and streets of the soon-to-be busy towns. The morning dew was still clinging to the trees and grass as people began to awaken. It was peaceful, beautiful and quiet as the morning star—
"What th- NatsuuuUUUUUUUUUUU!"
Welp… so much for peaceful and quiet.
"What's the matter?" a familiar fire-mage yelled, liquid dripping from the corners of his mouth.
"What's the MATTER?" Lucy yelled, her arms flailing in the air. "You decide to make a bet with Gray on who was a better drinker, stumble from the bar to the table, and try to set my head on fire, then ask me what's the MATTER?!"
"Well… Yeah," the drunken male stated, trying to listen to her words (even though with his efforts, had just ended up going through the other ear).
The celestial-mage began to massage her temples, growing agitated with her friends' actions. Why do I even bother? she thought. Yup, all in a normal day in Fairy Tail. Oh well, she knew what to expect from the dragon-slayer, and she knew that he was either really stupid at times or really oblivious at others. But deep down, she knew he was kind, loyal, and helpful to his nakama and would do anything for them (even if he ended up half-dead, which is normally how it did end up), and that's what she admired about him.
"Oi, Flame-brain! You… you get back here right *hiccup* now!" yelled a drunk-Gray from his bar-stool, alcohol dripping onto his somehow-still-on-his-body shirt.
Natsu turned to face his comrade, his face trying to focus on who was talking to him; Yup, they were pretty damn drunk.
"Whaddya want, Ice-princess?! I'm *hiccup* buzy 'ere!" he yelled back, his words beginning to slur.
"Yeah?! Welly-welly-well, you don't look like you're buzyy!"
"I'ma buzzyy in coming o'er there and kicking your strippin' ass!"
"HA! Good luck wiff THAT!"
"Droopy-eyes!"
"Squinty!"
This continued for a while until their systems were so full of alcohol that they passed out on the floor, neither able to keep themselves awake for any longer.
"Thank goodness for that. I don't think I can take much more of their constant bickering, no matter how often I do," Lucy said, beginning to relax.
"Heh, I'll second that," Mirajane noted from behind the bar, cleaning a glass with a gentle smile.
Meanwhile…
"My, I never realized how big Magnolia actually was," she mumbled to herself, walking and navigating around with her map.
A young girl was walking the streets of the busy city in search of the famed guild, Fairy Tail. Finding said place was proving to be more difficult then she'd thought, seeing as how she had arrived late in the evening about a day or so earlier, still not finding her destination after nonstop walking throughout the day.
"Oh for Gods' sake, how can such a big place be so difficult to find?" she asked herself, as she turned a corner. She's asked many of the locals in the city, but all of their answers had led to be dead ends or... some creepy guy's house. Deciding to see where she was on her map, she looked up from said piece of paper and gasped.
There, (about a fifteen-minute walk from her position) was the Fairy Tail guild.
The young girl was washed with the feeling of relief, seeing as how she'd finally been able to locate the guild famous for it's reckless way of solving... well, everything. Straightening her dress and tucking her map away, she grabbed hold of the small drawstring bag she had tied to her waistband and brought it close to her chest. With a small excitement spreading throughout her body, she began her way to the guild growing more nervous with each step that drew her near.
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A little while after that whole fiasco, Natsu and Gray woke up, each with massive headaches. Wendy being the nice girl she is, decided to help them with their hangovers.
"You know, you guys shouldn't do that again; alcohol does some serious damage to your bodies. Especially your livers," the young dragon-slayer informed, her magic slowly healing the boys that sat in front of her.
"Thanks Wendy," they boys said simultaneously, feeling guilty for their actions, though they'd never admit it out loud.
At that moment, the guild doors opened slowly and gently, making them squeak and causing all the guild members inside to look in that direction. Standing in the doorway, was a young girl holding a small bag in her hands. Her curly and cotton-candy pink and white hair was held in a high ponytail, and she wore a frilly sea-green dress with some pastel blue flats and lacy knee-high socks. Her eyes, each adorning their own color (yellow and purple), were looking around the guild.
She didn't notice that every Fairy Tail member currently present was staring at her.
"Hello there, young lady. What brings you here to our guild?" Romeo stepped up and asked, a gentle smile on his face while holding out his hand, startling the girl.
She soon noticed everyone staring at her and felt compelled to shake his hand. Reluctantly, she lifted her hand and grasped the young fire-mage's and weakly shook it. Her hand and arm were tense, but only one very perceptive would notice…
"I-I'm here t-to see Mrs. Mirajane S-Strauss, about a-a re...quest," she trailed off after stuttering, pulling her hand to close to her body when Romeo let go.
"Me?" the transformer-mage asked, putting down her rag and glass. She walked to where Romeo stood, and smiled at the girl. "If I may ask, what is your name?" she inquired, hands on her knees and bending down to her height.
The young girl seemed to relax. Putting on a somewhat-confident front, she replied, "I-I'm Reo… Reo Mayushigue."
"Well, hello Reo. Nice to formally meet you. Now, what was this request you wanted to ask about?" Mira asked, smiling all the way.
"R-Right!" Reo said. She quickly tightened her grip on the bag she was holding, and pondered for a minute about what she was going to say.
"Um… I say request, but it may be more of a challenge. Anyway, I wanted to reward any Fairy Tail guild member with some jewels, that would be able to beat me in a fight. Hand-on-hand, combat. Oh, and you can use your magic, but I don't like using my magic, so I won't be using mine."
"What!?" the guild screamed, all thinking the same thing; Who in their right mind would challenge very powerful mages in a fight they knew they'd lose almost instantly - especially a child?!
"Yes, that is my request, or wait.. challenge," the young girl replied calmly. Everyone in the guild hall stared at her in disbelief, mouths agape thinking such a young child would be so… bold, to make such an insane proposition. Reo was just staring into space while waiting for an answer.
"That depends!" yelled a voice from the floor; Natsu. "How much would be some jewels?" While some people were gawking at him, others were facepalming from his desire and stupidity to fight a little girl (at least that's what they thought he meant by his question).
"Oh, not very much," Reo said, looking in her bag, "just…uh... 0.8, 0.9, 1. About 1 million jewel."
The whole guild went wide-eyed as they continued to look at her with shock. "One million JEWEL!?" they yelled, in utter shock.
"Oh! Is that not enough?" the young girl asked with genuine worry.
"OF COURSE IT IS!" they all yelled, seeing that the girl was completely oblivious to the fact that her offer was too much. However, they all looked at one another, saying they'd win that money and gloat about it all day... all but one; Natsu.
Said fire-mage found the proposition made by the minor to be pretty sketchy. Though he'd normally be itching for a brawl, something about this didn't seem solid to him. He looked around to see if anyone else was confused, but it seemed to be just him.
"YES! WE'LL FIGHT!" everyone yelled in excitement.
"Oh, goody! I've been itching for someone to fight with for ages! Now, the first person to win gets this bag of jewel, and since I don't have anymore bags of money, I will end fighting sessions there," Reo exclaimed with glee, pulling the money out of the drawstring it was in, showing everyone she meant business.
Showing excitement to fight the 'client', the guild members filed into one line and left the guild after Reo. Team Natsu remained towards the end of the line (actually they were the end of the line), Natsu being the very back so he could think.
"Oh, I can't wait to get my hands on all that rent money!" Lucy squealed in joy (and somewhat greed).
"Rent money? HA! Do not make Juvia laugh! Juvia will win that reward, and treat Gray-sama to snowcones in the park! Juvia and Gray-sama will go on so many dates!" exclaimed Juvia, in pure bliss from the thought of going out with her beloved Gray-sama.
'I wonder... just why would someone so young have all that money?' Natsu asked, himself, lost in thought. He was pulled back into reality when he felt an icy hand on his shoulder.
"Oi, Flame-brain! It's pretty weird to see you thinking! What're you thinking about... how yer' gonna lose?!" the ice-mage taunted, a smug look on his face.
"Ha! In your dreams, stripper!" Natsu fired back, lighting his fist on fire.
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Ending of Chapter 1.) The Request. SO! How was it? I hope you liked it! I know I'm not that great a writer (I'm still in school, so I'm learning), but I just felt I had to write this idea down somewhere. And what better way to try and start out than sharing your idea with the world on a Fanfic site?! Anyway, thank you so much for reading, and please review what you thought! Don't worry, I plan on making more chapters, so that's out of the way. And I'm sorry if anyone seemed OOC (out of character), it's just how I wanted to write it. THANKYOU, and BYE-BYE!11! :3
