A silent groan passed her lips as she held the map closer to her eyes.
"I... I do not understand..." She muttered to herself, slightly frustrated with the large paper that she could not decipher. "I have heard so much about this famous 'guild,' but I cannot find it? How pathetic..."
The teenage female wandered more, taking lefts and rights, tracing her steps and going forward, but she could not find her destination. She noticed some kind of fruit stand, by the looks of it. The lady running it seemed kind enough to approach, so that is exactly what the girl did.
"Oh, hello there sweetie. Is there anything I can get for you today?" The elder greeted her with a kind smile. "We have fresh oranges, if you're interested. If you buy three oranges, we'll give you a discount! Only 1,000 Jewel."
"...Jewel? I believe I have that, but I am not sure if what you ask for is enough." She turned to her bag that hung over her shoulder, and pulled out a few bills and coins. "Although, I have come to ask for guidance. Do you mind advising me to where 'Fairy Tail' is?" She held out the what little money had in hopes for a response.
The fruit lady chuckled. "You're not from around here, are you? You seem like a confused tourist from another country, seeing as you don't even know what a Jewel is. But, that's alright, I'll give you two oranges for free." The younger of the two didn't know how to take the situation. Should she take the fruit, or refuse it?
"Oh, thank you for your concern, Miss." She decided to take them, and patiently waited for directions.
"Fairy Tail's guild is at the very edge of Magnolia. Just keep walking down this road, take a right, go straight, and then go straight for a few blocks. It's a very large building, you won't miss it! But if you do get confused again, don't be afraid to ask anyone, the people in this city are normally very kind." The old lady smiled and waved the younger female as she walked away, continuing on to her destination. Funny, the younger of the two seemed to have a very fast walking pace.
After getting lost once more and having to ask for directions once more, the girl soon enough found her way to the castle-like building.
"So...this is Fairy Tail, the guild that many speak of?" She whispered softly to herself, taking in its exterior details. She figured that she had absorbed every possible detail of the astonishing building, and quietly pushed the doors open, not wishing to be seen. What waited inside shocked her quite a bit.
The interior was in ruins. Tables and benches were overturned and being thrown about, mugs filled with a variety of drinks were spilled, and there was the occasional flying human to wrap it all up. This was...a strange guild indeed.
She silently let the door shut behind her, not wanting to attract any unnecessary attention to herself, and slowly stalked around the edge of the room. It took quite a burst of speed to avoid being hit with a flying man shouting "Man!" at the top of his lungs, whom then proceeded to cause a dent in the wall.
A swift check to see if he was not seriously injured, and she continued on her way.
Next up, in this building full of wonderful surprises, a naked teenager was flung in her direction. No, he was wearing his underclothes, but they seemed to be falling off. She couldn't process fast enough to avoid the collision, and was pinned underneath him.
"Huh? Who are you?" He asked her as he examined her face that was now revealed by her medium-length, messy ice colored hair.
Her face turned a slight red as she struggled to escape. "L-Let me go at once!" She didn't seem to have much physical strength, did she?
"Not before you tell me who you are, moron."
"A-At least put on some clothes, you idiot!" Her wide dark blue eyes showed anger and fear, but mostly the anger was caused by the dark circles under them.
"Wh...What?" She took advantage of his evident confusion to push him away and flee away from him. She ran across the room and hid in the rare shadow-filled corner to observe if he noticed where she was. He soon gave up and resumed to his quarrel with some hot-head. She didn't care what he did as long as it wasn't around her, she had another goal to complete.
"Excuse me, miss. Do you know where I could locate the Master of this guild?" She questioned a calm looking woman. The woman had long white hair and bright, energetic blue eyes.
Hearing that she was being addressed, she turned to greet the stranger. "Oh, hello there! I don't recognize, you, are you new here?" The woman kindly asked the other.
"Ah, somewhat. I have only just arrived here in the city, and I have heard many things about this guild. I came in search of it." She explained firmly. The stranger glanced around the room, as if looking for something in particular, but with no luck.
"Well, if you're interested in Fairy Tail enough, why not join? We welcome anyone with open arms!" The pale haired woman smiled in such a loving manner that the other wasn't quite sure how to respond.
"Uh, do you actually allow anyone to join your guild? I'm not that strong; I wouldn't be of much use to you at all..." She looked around again, shuffling at her feet.
"Nonsense! Here at Fairy Tail, everyone is incredibly powerful in their own way! We give everyone a chance, you know!" The older of the two sang, overjoyed that there was another member-to-be in the guild. "Oh! I'm so sorry, I completely forgot about your first question! Master is over there at the far end of the bar." She pointed a very small old man, drinking booze. A relaxed yet also drunk guild master? Interesting. "If you need anything, I'm Mirajane, but call me Mira. It's been nice talking to you!"
The other female nodded in thanks to the now vanished Mira, and turned to approach the master. "Excuse me, sir. I have come to join your guild, Fairy Tail. Is this alright with you?" She questioned, picking her choice of words very carefully and cautiously. The old man only turned to her with a blank stare, almost as if he was asking 'Are you serious right now?' Then his eyes widened as he realized that she was not one of his children from the guild.
"I apologize, I apologize! I thought you were someone else at first glance!" He attempted to explain himself, only to receive a bored stare in return. "...Uh, yes. Yes, you can join Fairy Tail. After all, we are a guild that welcomes all with open arms! Mirajane!" Mira appeared from behind the stranger with a stamp in her hand. Most likely to place the guild's emblem on her.
"Where would you like it?" She asked ever so sweetly. The other female stood for a moment, thinking it over before pointing to her right thigh, just under her black skirt. She gave a low 'Here,' before Mira placed the stamp there and released, showing off her knew midnight blue emblem.
"Thank you, Mira." The young powder bluenette said as Mirajane began to walk away to put the stamp back. She turned to the master. "I...I do not have any words to say, other than thank you. I never would have imagined that a guild like yours would accept me so quickly, for that, I cannot thank you enough..."
The master only burst out in laughter. "Fairy Tail is a guild that gives everyone a chance at proving themselves to show who they truly are. It does not matter who you were in the past, you should only dwell on the present and future. If you cannot forget about your past, then try to not make the same mistakes you did back then and live a better life. That is Fairy Tail!" It wasn't much, but it had already moved the new member. She looked down at the ground, her bangs shielding her eyes.
"...I see, thank you... No, I'm not too fond of who I am, but I have to cope. It's me, and there's no going back in time to change it. That is what I will try to do here during my stay at Fairy Tail..."
"I can already tell that you will fit right in here, so do not be afraid, my child. We are all family here, and there is nothing to fear. Begin your new life, and enjoy it. But first of all, call me Master, Makarov, or a perhaps a mix of the two. Just as long as it isn't something horribly embarrassing." Master Makarov smiled at her. "Now, let's introduce you to some of your siblings, shall we?"
She only had a few more seconds to admire his moving yet strange wordings before his voice drowned out the ongoing quarrel.
"Listen up you brats! You've got a new sister here! Her name is...-"
"Alyx. Alyx Harmon, sir."
"-Alyx Harmon! You best treat her kindly, or else you'll be treating Cana to a week's worth of booze!" Everyone's eyes widened at the thought of treating this Cana to her drinks. When Alyx scouted the building fro anyone that was not eternally shrieking, she noticed one woman proudly laughing alongside a barrel and about four mugs. Go figure.
After everyone's slight heart attack, they seemed to relax a little and came to introduce themselves to their new friend. It took about an hour, but she managed t greet most of the members. The rest were out on jobs, but she didn't seem to mind. She would meet them eventually, right?
Though, the one person that she was reluctant to meet was the half naked male that flew into her earlier, Gray. They went off to a rough start, but they seemed to get along well enough. Same goes for Natsu, Lucy, Wendy, Elfman, Mira, and Levy. Although, Alyx seemed to click with Erza the most. Gajeel, Juvia, and the Raijinshuu were all out on jobs at the current moment. She would meet them later in the future. Alyx paid the most attention to them; they seemed to play the larger roles in Fairy Tail.
Alyx walked u to Makarov once again. "Sir, I do not mean to be rude, but do you know where I can rent an apartment or something of the sort? Sleeping out in the forest feels...strange, now." She muttered, wondering if she asked the right person.
"Hm, you can stay at Fairy Tail's living quarters if you wish. It's necessarily the cheapest, but you can stay there until you find a new place to stay at. Every person gets their first month off to give you time to settle in and make some money, so hopefully it shouldn't be too difficult." The master explained. Cyri nodded, giving it some thought.
"Possibly, but it is getting late, so I may as well wait until morning." She replied, almost coming to a conclusion. She heard faint steps walking towards her and the master, and they both directed their attention to the person; Wendy.
"U-Um, Alyx-san, if you want, you could stay with Carla and I..." The little girl suggested, playing with her hands in hopes of not angering the new member. "We c-could use the extra help, and you would get a nice place to stay until you find an apartment of your own..."
Alyx stared her in the eye, although to Wendy it appeared as if it was a glare. The small girl began to grow tears in her eyes, until she noticed Alyx's smile. "Are you sure, Wendy-san? I would love to, if Carla agrees as well. Besides, you seem like a very sweet girl, and I would be happy to live with you, at least for the time being."
"R-Really? Thank you, Alyx-san!" Wendy took the older female's hand and began to lead her out of the guild, Carla following suit. "I live at the living quarters, so it's really nice, and a bunch of the others live there too!"
With that said, the three of them bid their goodnight's to Makarov and headed home, a place where Alyx hasn't been in a long while.