The sound of fist connecting with skin echoed through the dark, abounded streets of Fiore Kingdom , one of the poorest countries in the whole world. Where what you see is not what you get, and blood is spilled daily with no police or control to stop it.

"I'm sorry, *pant* wanna say that again?" A male's voice taunted, out of breath. Silence followed for a moment before another connection was made.

"N-no, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" A pleading and scared voice answered this time. The figure was lying on the ground, pleading to another taller and broader figure loaming over it. The man was on the ground, bleeding from his mouth, head and nose, all caused by the taller, stronger man before him. The one standing snorted.

"That's what I thought." The man turned away from the broken body on the floor, as if disgusted. "Get outta' my sight." The figure on the ground squeaked and hurried to run away from the man. The man sighed, sometimes he hated this job. A 'tsk' noise echoed the alley way from the other end.

"Jeez, Natsu, your getting more ruthless everyday." The voice called out, amused.

Natsu Dragoneel. The frightening and well known gangster from 'Fairy Tail'. A large group of the countries strongest and smartest gangsters. Natsu is rumoured to be the most powerful gangster his age, 17.

He trains his physic instead of just relying on his gun handling skills which rewards Natsu by being on the top ranks of the gang for both physical fighting and weapon fighting. He's known for his fiery attitude and short temper. His known appearance attributes: his spiky rose locks and signature scarf rapped around his neck,

… But, even though he sounds great, he's a real simple minded idiot at times…

Okay, most times. But he's smart when he's serious… which is barely ever…

"Tch." Natsu scoffed "Like your any better, Gray." 'Gray' smirked,

"I'm way better than you, Natsu." He said smugly.

Gray Fullbuster. Also known from Fairy Tail. Gray is also one of the best in his age. His and Natsu strength seem to be at level, for neither can seem to win a fight against each other. And these 'fights' seem to happen almost every time they see each other. They're personalities fight the same as hot and cold. Natsu being the 'hot' with his tend to blow up at almost any comment, and Gray being the 'cold' as he remains cold and unfazed… That is… he tries to be. Most of the time Gray would loose his cool. Most likely from his tendency to strip every chance he gets…

-Cough-

ANYWAY.

Gray is known for his flat black locks and blue eyes.

Both him and Natsu have a mark which states they're in Fairy tail. Natsu's color chosen was red, his located on his right shoulder and Gray's color is a dark clue, located on the right of his chest.

Natsu hissed dangerously. "What'd you just say, bastered?" Gray's smirk widened.

"You heard me, or are you deaf?"

"THAT'S IT!" Natsu threw himself at Gray, achieving a running tackle that brought both boys to the pavement. Natsu grinned when he heard a satisfying 'oof' escape from Gray. Gray was just about to give Natsu a good punch when-

"What are you doing?" A powerful and confident voice rang out threw the alley way. Both boys were immediately to their feet, arms around each other's neck with painfully fake smiles.

"H-hey Ezra." Gray squeaked. Erza nodded,

"Fighting again, I see." The boys chuckled nervously.

Erza Scarlet. She's a year older then Natsu and Gray, and very, very strong. She is stronger then most men in the Fairy tail. Only one or two have to potential to beat her in battle. Erza specializes in Weapons such as, knives, shanks, swords… or any blade. She, Natsu and Gray have known each other since they were kids; All meeting at the same orphanage. Erza has the undeniable power to make both boys snap out of whatever fight they're in, and act like they're best friends.

Ezra's known for her constant weapon carrying charges and thick clothes. She has scarlet long hair and brown eyes.

Her mark of Fairy tail's color is blue, located on her left fore arm.

"N-no. Of course not," Gray gave a light chuckle.

"Right!" Natsu piped in, high pitched.

"Anyway, we have to go. The guy's are waiting." Erza said as she turned to go, both Natsu and Gray following after.

"Skipping school again today?" Natsu asked, excitedly. Who wants to go to school?

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Lucy smiled, yes, she finally made it. Finally here. She looked at the bus stops, the busy traffic, the constant curses heard across the road, the rush of people. finally, she was free. Her apartment was low-class, defiantly not what she was used to, but she'd never complain. It was small, two rooms, a kitchen and a washroom. Everything a 16 year-old needed.

"C'mon, Plue!" Lucy called, a white dog soon complying the call as it ran to her side. She picked him up and sat on her bed, starting her journal.

Lucy Heartphilla was the daughter of a very rich and very controlling father, so like any teenager, she rebelled and ran away. She was soon going to be forced to marry and have children, which would be the end of her freedom. Lucy craved adventure. She wanted excitement, she wanted to one day be picked up by the prince of her dreams that loved her more than any girl in the world. She wasn't one to fight. She loved animals and always wanted to help. She didn't want a life of sitting next to an old ugly king with snobs of children. That wasn't her life.

So, the answer? Come to the most dangerous place in all the world, her father would never find her here. He'd never come here on his life.

Lucy had long blonde hair and big brown eyes, she was the screaming essence of 'innocent' and 'cute' and she knew it. She loved attention, and mainly craved to have something she never had before: a best friend.

Yes, like any other girl, she wants a boyfriend, but for someone like her who was locked away and home schooled, Lucy has never had a friend. She was determined to make one.

She was starting school… she looked at the clock: 3:30am….. This morning. Oh, no.

- 6 hours later. -

Completely tired and drained, Lucy was able to get 4 hours of sleep. Oh, well. She was ready for school. She wasn't quite sure what to wear, considering she's never been to a normal school before, so she just wore her signature skirt and orange shirt.

Time to go. She thought with a smile.

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The school was large, that was for sure. Sure, her mansion was bigger. It was definitely cleaner too. But, Lucy felt at home, and that was more then that mansion had ever gave her. She smiled and was lost in thought right in front of the large doors, saying "WELCOME" in bold letters. Big mistake.

Every normal teenager would know that if you stand still right in front of the doors during the morning, lunch, or dismissal, you were asking to be trampled. Unfortunately, Lucy isn't your normal teenager.

BAM

Lucy was face first in the dirt next to the stairs. It had happened so fast. Was she pushed? She guessed so.

"Hey, are you okay?" A kind gentle voice cut through the murmurs of the other students outside the school. Lucy looked up to see a hand extended in front of her face. She gratefully took it and stood up to see her saviour. It was a girl, about her age, maybe a year older. She had long white hair and big blue eyes. She was beautiful. Lucy smiled.

"Thanks so much, I guess that was kinda embarrassing, huh?" She asked with a small shy laugh. The girl smiled.

"Don't worry, when I first came here, I was flattened on the ground for the first two periods" She winked and they both laughed. "My names Mirajane. Are you new?"

Lucy smiled, her first friend. "Yeah, I just moved her yesterday." tetchily today… "I'm Lucy!" She said, extending her hand for a hand shake.

Mirajane took her hand, "Nice to meet you. What grade are you in?"

"This is my second year. I'm sixteen."

"Oh! You're a year younger than me," knew it. Lucy thought. "I was kind of hoping we'd have a class together," She gave a small frown. Lucy hadn't even considered this a possibility, but now that she had, she too felt disappointed. "Well, why don't we have lunch together?" Mirajane smiled friendly. "Unless you have plans, I just figured since your new…"

"No, no, thank you! I'd love to join you for lunch!" Lucy cut in. Mirajane smiled,

"Great! Meet me here at the bell! I'll see you later, Lucy!" Mirajane waved as she left. Lucy gave her a short wave before turning to find her own classes.

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It took Lucy forever to find her class. When she did, it was already 10 minutes into.

She knocked on the door. A small old man answered the door.

"What'dya want?" He asked with a gruff, raspy voice. Lucy shinked back, even though she was obviously the taller one.

"I'm uhm, in this class?" She didn't mean it as a question…

"Oh, okay. Take your seat already." She quickly scurried into the classroom. The only seat available was next to a blue haired girl currently talking to two boys behind her. A man-eater? Lucy thought, using the term she's read in books before. She sat down, anyway.

"Hey! I'm Levi." Levi had already turned and introduced herself the moment Lucy sat down. She sounded friendly. Lucy smiled.

"Hey, I'm Lucy," Maybe she could make a friend in this class too.

TO BE CONTINUED.