AN: Okay! So, this is my Fairy Tail fanfic. I REALLY hope anyone who reads it enjoys it. I'm just your average fan of the show, but I really wanted to try my hand at an actual fanfic. If you liked it, please let me know why! If you didn't like it, please let me know why!
Notice: I do not own Fairy Tail. All rights to the show, its characters, its settings, etc. belong to Hiro Mashima. However, this fanfic DOES contain numerous OC's (original characters) of my own design. These characters, and nothing else, are mine.
Now that that's out of the way, please enjoy and tell me what you think!
Chapter 1: Arrival
As the never-ending rain drummed monotonously on the windows of her apartment, Lucy Heartfilia couldn't help but feel content. She'd just gotten back from a simple mission with Team Natsu, earned enough money to pay for her next rent (which was still several weeks away), and by some measure of restraint and luck, her teammates had actually managed not to destroy anything! "It's certainly been a while since Natsu hasn't gone overboard," she chuckled to herself.
Suddenly Lucy's train of thought was derailed as an earsplitting thunderclap shook the windows of her apartment. She glanced up with a start, and then began to relax again once the soothing sound of the rain resumed.
Only it didn't last long. Thunderclap after thunderclap followed in short order, each one with a brighter flash than the last. On the seventh thunderclap a face appeared in her window. It was the face of her best friend, Natsu, the one who had first brought her into the Fairy Tail guild all those years ago. He had a habit of breaking into her apartment when he wasn't wanted, but at this particular moment Lucy was just happy to see him. She could use a friend to keep her company during the storm. It wasn't until he opened the window that she noticed he wore the most serious of expressions on his face.
"Something big just went down. Master requested all hands on deck, so I came to get you. Come on, we're going to go see if he's up yet."
Lucy ran with Natsu through the torrential storm as he filled her in on all he knew.
"The guild was just winding down for the night when all the thunder and lightning started. Suddenly, he just appeared on the floor. Like, one moment, nothing was there, and then there was a flash of light, and there he was," Natsu explained.
"Who is he, Natsu? Who are you talking about?" Lucy panted.
"You'll find out," Natsu replied grimly.
The two wizards rushed into the Fairy Tail guildhall, where everyone else was already crowded around something in the center. Lucy could certainly guess what. Natsu shoved his way through the crowd so he and Lucy could get to the front. Mirajane sat on a chair at the center of the crowd. In her arms was a boy, presumably the same boy Natsu had spoken of.
The boy looked to be in his late teens, about as old as Natsu and Lucy were themselves. The boy was tall, taller than most would be at his age, and his hair was the brightest shade of teal. Slung over his shoulder was a sheath containing a pair of broadswords. He wore dress pants and a brown striped jacket, which was ripped open to reveal his well-toned stomach. In fact, giving him the ole' once-over, Lucy immediately decided that she found him devilishly handsome. But she instantly shook that thought out of her brain, for the most striking part of his appearance was the familiar red tattoo placed above and under his left eye.
The boy in Mirajane's arms was Jellal.
I already have the first six or so chapters written, so I plan on updating with a new one every day or so. Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading!