Hey anybody who's reading this! This is my first story… so please don't judge too harshly. That aside, I am quite excited for this story. It does take place like… 3 years before Lucy joins so yes, Lisanna is still alive. And I say that because I don't want to spoil for anyone. BUT THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. Just not in this chapter… but anyways, Gildarts has already left for his super long quest so he won't be there. And I won't be letting too many other characters talk because I don't think I can write all of them in character. And… I'm pretty sure like, no one is in character. I hope they are, I doubt it. But enough rambling! If any of you are still reading this I really super duper appreciate it! Enjoy the chapter!
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(3rd Person)
The sun was setting on Magnolia behind a certain guild called Fairy Tail. A young girl around the age of eight could be seen slowly walking towards the doors. Hovering beside her was an orange and black calico cat with wings sprouted from its back. The cat, oddly enough, was wearing a pink dress with a white bow on the back of it. The girl seemed hesitant, looking at the building with her rich coffee brown eyes. Her long black hair with white highlights that she had braided swayed slightly in the wind. She didn't seem to notice, entranced as she was staring at the guild. She was wearing a simple dress which was blue on the top but slowly faded until it was white at the bottom. Over her dress she was wearing an open brown coat which provided her arms with some cover. She had on long dark blue socks and casual brown shoes. Keeping her braid together was a little hair tie she had found with a simple bead on it.
(Kat's Pov)
I looked up at the Fairy Tail building in awe of its sheer size. It had almost an aura coming off of it… I shivered. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea… I had been looking to join Fairy Tail for a while, but when I actually got there, I was scared. I mean, I didn't even know what I had to do to become a member! But, I guess I didn't have anywhere else to go. I noticed the large double doors start to open and quickly hid behind one of the nearby houses with Ruby following me. I didn't want anybody to see me. I could feel the cold sweat drip down my back as I watched a blue haired, lively looking girl walk out followed by two boys. They seemed to be fawning over her as she walked. Was that what Fairy Tail was like?
"Ruby… do you think this was a good idea?" I asked her.
"What's the worst thing that could possibly happen? They'll say that you can't join and we'll just find another guild. Just relax." the cat responded. Of course Ruby thought that, she was always trying to get me to relax. Of course, it hardly ever worked, but I still loved her. I unconsciously fidgeted with the pendant on my neck. It was a small purple crystal that I had found just sitting on the ground one day. It had sparkled in the sunlight filtered out by the trees, drawing me to it. I had finally decided to keep it and turn it into a necklace. It was something for me to fidget with and helped me stay calmer.
After standing there for what seemed like an eternity, I decided to go in. I would join Fairy Tail… I had no other option. I had wanted to join Fairy Tail ever since they had destroyed my former guild, the Black Dragon. And now… there was no where else for me to go.
2 years ago
I ran as fast as I could away from the commotion in the main hall. Just a few moments ago, some wizards had come into our guild, asking to see the master. I had been taking a short break when they arrived, so I noticed that they all had they all belonged to the famous guild, Fairy Tail! One of them had long scarlet hair and was wearing armor, the other wizards crowded behind her, as if she was their leader. When we refused their request, they had started attacking our guild members. I quickly got up and tried to avoid any battles. I didn't want to get hurt… and I didn't want to injure any members of an official guild either. I looked around for a nice shadowy corner where I could hide, the Black Dragon usually had lots. But today it seemed like everything was too open. Finally I found a spot behind one of the crates. Shipments of drugs most likely. Ever since our guild had gone dark, we had started acting as a drug dealer as well as a wizards guild. At least that was what my parents told me. I hadn't actually been alive when we were an official guild. I collapsed behind the crate and stayed as quiet as I could.
My breath came out ragged, blood stained my hands and feet. I cursed under my breath as blood started pooling on the floor beneath me. If the Fairy Tail wizards saw it… they would check behind here. I didn't want that. I had always tried to avoid anyone who came into the guild. Injuring any innocent people would weigh on my conscience forever, even if I didn't kill them. Not wanting to think about that, I checked to see where the blood was coming from and saw a major gash on my leg. I tore off a piece of my sleeve and tied it around the wound, hoping that it would at least lessen the bleeding.
"Is that all you got?!" I heard a voice shout above all of the screams of battle. Was that… Dad? I covered my ears as I heard more shouts coming from the main hall. I didn't want to know what was happening. They wouldn't kill anyone… would they? But then again, I didn't really care whether the rest of my guild did die. In fact, I almost wished that they would. I checked for anymore bleeding wounds and found none, though my entire body was badly bruised. I hadn't been caught up in the fight or anything either… suddenly the shouts stopped. I waited a while longer after I heard the door slam before I finally decided to come out. When I saw the state of the guild I froze. Everyone, even the guild master lay either dead or unconscious. Even my "parents", some of the strongest wizards in the guild, lay defeated. Just how strong were these Fairy Tail wizards?!
Then I smiled. I could finally leave the guild! I quickly realized that the magic council would be coming to arrest the guild members, so I had to move fast. I ran upstairs to my room and grabbed my few belongings. My prized weapon, a beautifully crafted hammer, made out of solid steel. The hilt was wrapped in soft leather and on the very bottom of it there was a lacrima which let me channel in my magic power in it for stronger attacks. I found the strap that I used to hold it and put it on my back. Once I had safely stored my hammer, I grabbed a bag and stuffed as much food and water in it as I could carry. Then I grabbed my journal, a photo I had drawn of Daichi, and a few different lacrimas. Finally, I headed up to the guild master's room and found his stash of jewel. There were thousands heaped upon thousands of jewel in his vault. I took out another bag and stuffed in it enough jewel to last me around two years if I lived frugally enough.
Then I ran downstairs and out the door before anybody could wake up. I was blinded for a second from the sudden sunlight that I hadn't seen in months, maybe years. Soon my eyes adjusted and I looked around in amazement as I took deep breaths of actual, outside air. I had been waiting for this day for a very long time. The guild had shut me in and made me tend to their needs as soon as they found me. Unluckily for me, that meant I had been a slave, unable to leave the guild no matter how much I wanted too. But that didn't matter anymore. What mattered was what I was going to do now…
Those Fairy Tail wizards seemed pretty strong… maybe I could join them? But how was I even supposed to get there? I decided to first ask around to see what Fairy Tail's reputation was. Then, even if I decided to join, I wanted to train a lot and gain some experience before I joined any guild. I looked at my picture of Daichi once more before heading off.
The Present
I rubbed the spot on my left shoulder where my Black Dragon mark used to be. I found that I did that everytime I thought of that horrible place. Even though I wasn't allowed to go on jobs or hear what the other guild members were saying, they still said that I was technically a member. Though, I didn't think of myself as a member, just a slave. The only time that they let me do anything was when they wanted me to bring drinks, carry crates, or serve any of their other knees. But, as I was a young girl, they didn't use me primarily for physical labour. I was entertainment.
I shook my head, I didn't need to think about that right now. I had to go in before anybody noticed me out here and asked what I was doing.
"Are you ready?" Ruby patiently waited. I nodded. That was my favorite thing about Ruby. She always waited for me.
I wasn't sure whether to knock or not, so I just went straight in. At first, nobody noticed me. The main hall was filled with people sitting down on the tables and benches, looking at what I assumed was the request board, running around, and fighting. From what I could see, a lot of them were drinking. One woman in particular was… chugging an entire bottle?! I snapped back to attention, wondering what I should do. Was I supposed to announce my presence and then just say that I wanted to join? Or-
"Who are you?" I heard a woman's voice make the decision for me as she announce my presence. Most people stopped what they were doing and turned to look, some people just kept drinking. Ruby definitely got a lot of stares, even though she had deactivated her wings and was now being held by me. But the room had gotten a lot quieter. Suddenly I wanted to go back outside. I wasn't used to having any attention on me…
"Must I repeat myself? Who are you?" The voice repeated. Now I could clearly see who was talking. It was a young woman with long scarlet hair and brown eyes. She was wearing some sort of armor… but that wasn't what scared me. She looked very similar to the woman who attacked my guild, could she be the one? She had a terrifying look on her face, like she was going to punch me if I didn't answer her quickly enough.
"Ummm… umm…" I could not think of my name for some reason, but she was still expecting a response. "My name is… Kat…. I, umm…" I stumbled over my words as everyone stared at me. A furious blush began to creep up my cheeks as I stood there.
"Come with me." she motioned for me to follow her. I gulped before doing as she said. I could feel the stares of the other guild members as I walked by. I had never imagined that joining a guild could be so scary! The woman turned to face me as we entered another room in the back of the guild, presumably for more privacy.
"Kat, yes?" she asked. I nodded hesitantly. "My name is Erza Scarlet, now tell me. What are you doing here?" Erza… Scarlet? I found the name quite fitting with her scarlet hair.
"I, uh, I want to join!" I declared more loudly than I had intended. I shrunk away from her gaze as she stared at me.
"Ahem. We want to join," Ruby added. I nodded in agreement. Erza just looked at her like she hadn't noticed her before.
"Very well. I will take you to the master," she nodded. Huh? That was all? We continued walking until we reached another room. This time I had a chance to look around and did so quickly. This room had plain wood walls with a simple desk inside. Just how big was this guild?!
"Hmmm, Erza?" I heard another voice. This one was more masculine. Then, an old man walked out. This was the guild master, Makarov?
"Master. This girl and her cat want to join," Erza stated, her face unreadable. I struggled as I tried to figure out what was actually going on. This Erza woman seemed really scary, but the master seemed nicer…
"Is that so? Very well. Give us some privacy Erza," the master dismissed her. She nodded, leaving the room. I sighed with relief, letting out the breath I didn't even know I was holding.
I realized that the guild master was staring at me expectantly. "Ummm…" I started uncomfortably. "My name is Kat."
"Kat," he repeated. "I am Master Makarov. So, why do you want to join?"
"Well I…" I looked down at my shoes, "You see, I kinda used to be in a dark guild…" he nodded and gestured for me to keep going. "Well, they called me a member, but I wasn't really one. They used me to serve them and… when they got bored or weren't on jobs, they would put me in a separate room. And then they would come in and beat me… it was fun for them. Sometimes they would rape me too… if I fought back then they would put me in a cell for a few days before bringing me back out again for more 'entertainment'. But then some Fairy Tail wizards came and they defeated everyone, even the guild master. So… I left and I came here. Because Fairy Tail wizards seemed so strong and cool and powerful. I… wanted to be like that…" it all just came spilling out. I didn't know why I told him so much, but he didn't interrupt me, so I just kept going. "And when I heard that there was a dragon slayer here… well, I decided that I had to come."
"And what was the name of this dark guild?" he asked.
"The Dark Dragon," I responded nervously.
"And you are not a part of it anymore?" he confirmed.
"No," I said. This time with certainty.
"What kind of wizard are you?" he inquired.
"An earth dragon slayer," I replied. He seemed shocked for a moment before muttering something under his breath. He recovered quickly.
"I see no reason to not let you join. I'll have Erza give you your Fairy Tail symbol. Welcome to the guild!" he shouted. I smiled. I almost thought that I would cry. Thankfully, I didn't. I walked out with the master back into the main hall where everyone was chatting again. This time not as many people stared at me, which was nice. After talking with the master for a second, Erza came over to me.
"Where do you want your stamp and what color?" she asked me. I didn't react for a second, surprised that they gave me a choice of where to put it. They even asked me what color!
"We get a choice?" I confirmed. She nodded impatiently. "Then I guess I want it… on my left shoulder in brown?" I rolled up my sleeve and she stamped my shoulder. I stared at it for a while before pulling my sleeve back down.
"Thank you," I said quietly, looking into her eyes. Even though her expression was scary, there was something else… something in her eyes that I couldn't quite place. I decided to ignore it. I waited while Ruby also got her stamp, a black one on her back, before asking "Umm… what do I do now?" I honestly wasn't sure what I was supposed to do.
"Go meet some people I suppose," she turned around, walking away. I tilted my head slightly to the left, something I did whenever I was confused.
"Well, you heard her. Why don't we try meeting some people?" Ruby suggested. I didn't have to go far though before a muscular young man with slightly tan skin, black eyes, and spiky pink-colored hair came up to me. Next to him was a flying blue cat with a green backpack of sorts.
"Hey, Happy, look! This girl had a cat too!" he exclaimed, grinning. The blue cat which I assumed was called Happy flew up to Ruby as she jumped out of my arms. As they exchanged greetings I looked back at the boy. He seemed to have taken an interest in me. "You're new here, right? What's your name?" he questioned.
"Umm… Kat." I responded.
"I'm Natsu!" he yelled. This guy was so loud!
"Nat...su?" I sounded out his name slowly. He looked at me as if to ask why I was saying it that way. Then it clicked. "Oh! Are you the fire dragon slayer, salamander?"
He nodded. "Yeah, why?"
"I need to ask you something… you see…" I wondered where to start. "I'm also a dragon slayer." I saw him freeze.
"A dragon slayer?" he repeated. I nodded. "Do you know Igneel then?!" he seemed really excited now.
"I may have heard of it… do you know a dragon named Daichi?" I asked.
He shook his head, slightly disappointed. "No. I only know that Igneel disappeared on July 7, X777."
Now it was my turn to be surprised. "That's the same day that Daichi disappeared!" He stroked his chin for a second, thoughtfully.
"Well… no need to think about that now. Welcome to the guild!" his grin had appeared again and he offered his hand up for a high five. I returned it before looking for Ruby. She was still talking to Happy, so I let her be. I was definitely surprised to see another exceed here… I decided to sit down at one of the unoccupied tables and rest a bit. It was only then that I realized how tired I was. But yet… I felt more invigorated then ever. I was soon joined by Ruby.
"So, what were you and Happy talking about?" I asked her casually.
"Well we said hi, and then he asked me if I liked fish. I said yes, so he offered me a fish. So we ate the fish, and then we talked more about fish…" she replied. I chuckled. It had been such a long time since she had been able to talk to an exceed. Come to think of it… I didn't think she actually had at all.
I jumped as somebody sat down on the other side of the table, right across from me. He looked around the same age as Natsu, with spiky black hair, dark blue eyes and… no clothes? I got a little bit uncomfortable.
"You introduced yourself to Natsu and not me?" he started. I wasn't quite sure how to feel about that comment. "The name's Gray."
"Kat, nice to meet you," I replied uncomfortably. "Ummm… why aren't you wearing any clothes?"
"Oh," he sounded surprised as he looked down to see that he wasn't wearing a shirt or pants. "Well would you look at that…" had he unconsciously taken of his clothes? I was very confused.
"Were you not aware that you are only wearing underwear?" Ruby asked. I glared at her. That wasn't just something that you asked someone!
He shrugged. "It's an unconscious thing. Anyways, where did you come from?"
I looked down and rubbed my knees together. I didn't really feel like answering him. "Another guild." It may have been a bit of an understatement, but it was true. He nodded.
"Well, let me know if you want to go on a quest together sometime. It's always best if you partner up for your first one." he stated.
"Oh… ok… thanks," I muttered. He stood up and left walking over to where a small crowd of Fairy Tail members. I watched as he started fighting with Natsu all of a sudden. I had no idea what started it, but it was intense. Ruby chuckled beside me. Then Erza came and split them up, shouting at them. I couldn't help but laugh. I had just joined… but for some reason I already felt like a member of Fairy Tail.
I hope you guys all enjoyed this chapter! It might have been a bit short but it is 6 pages on google docs so… but anyways, it would mean so much to me if any of you commented! I appreciate all constructive criticism, and I really want to know what ya'll think of this story! Of course that is if anyone is reading this. Favorites and follows are amazing too! Thank you guys for reading!