Title: Fairy High Girls Chronicles
Summary: ROWE: Wendy arrives at Fairy Tail High under a student scholarship despite her only being a kid - and the popular boy from her old brother-school has just received the exact same scholarship. Even worse, they share EXACT SAME schedules (exactly the same! Can they overcome their rivalry or will the entire year be filled with their 12-year-old adorable rivalries?
Characters: the Fairy Hills girls: Erza, Juvia, Levy, Bisca, Wendy, Carla, Evergreen, Laki, Cana~ Mira lives with her sister Lisanna and brother, Elfman; and Lucy, who lives alone. And, of course, the whole gang of those other guys
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail
Chapter 1 - Fairy Tail
Fairy Tail was beautiful. Its wide grounds that spread across the whole campus. Its tall brick building with dozens of windows and a high clock tower shone in the Sunday sun. But most of all, its gardens.
At least, that was how Wendy saw it. The youngest of her orphan family, she saw life as a canvas of beautiful colours. Anything fun, happy or even sad could add to it.
She was only 12 years old yet the municipal genius of her region. She qualified to be a junior at Fairy Tail High, four grades higher than a normal girl her age would've been. And today was the opening ceremony before her first classes began on Monday. Short and shy, but Wendy was confident she would once gain pass her year with flying colours.
And now she stood in front of the campus, awe struck at the giant greenery and flowers surrounding the magnificent brick building. She had never, in her full twelve years of life, seen anything like it.
She breathed in the fresh air. Beautiful.
-o0o-
"..Welcome back to Fairy Tail Academy!"
Cheers erupted all around the auditorium as Mirajane Strauss, the model and female personality of Fairy Tail, greeted the new and old students of the school. Wendy's eyes sparkled. I've never seen her in real life before, Wendy marvelled. She's really pretty, just like all the people say! Is she really a high school student?
"I'm glad to see all you new and familiar faces! My name is Mirajane, the student representative of Fairy Tail High in Fiore. I've been here since freshman years!" A few people whistled, and Wendy heard a booming voice yell, "That's my sister! Manly!"
Mira waved to the audience and winked. "Alumni - welcome back. I'll be glad to catch up with you! And new students and freshmen - Fairy Tail is no doubt the best high school in the region - for a reason! Be prepared for a fabulous new year, starting tomorrow! And now," she added cheerfully, "to introduce our president, the leader and third master down from our founder Mavis Vermillion - Makarov Dreyar!"
A giant, looming shadow stomped into the auditorium. The lights were blacked out; a giant shadow had cast them all out. She could barely make out the person in front of her; only the emergency lights and the blazing red EXIT signs allowed the audience to see each other and the stage.
A great silence spread across the auditorium. Wendy shivered.
"YOU LOOK OLDER, GRAMPS!"
All eyes turned to a pink-haired male student with flames in his eyes and a stupid but big grin. He was dancing up and down and the students around him - a dark haired, good-looking guy with no tie and a tall, red-haired girl - slapped him in the face. Wendy wondered how he could even see.
/And who is Gramps?/
"Shut up, flame brain!"
"Same to you, ice cube!"
"Shut up and listen, idiots!" The girl said, punching each in the stomach. They fell to the ground in pain.
Wendy watched as the lights slowly turned on again, the darkness disappearing and her eyes adjusting to the light. A short man with a funky hat appeared on stage.
Already Wendy's instincts and intellect were in control of her judgement; she saw two signs that he was quite some age - one, his appearance and fashion sense - and two, the colour of his face, which proved he might be a recovering alcoholic.
"Makarov Dreyar, your school president!" The audience burst into applause.
The old man cleared his throat as Mira helpfully lowered the microphone for him.
He coughed into it. "Welcome to Fairy Tail. For those of you who are returning, welcome back." Another cough. Wendy wondered whether he was really in charge of the school or not.
"And you new kids," Makarov's eyes scanned the room, and Wendy realized with a start that though old and possibly alcoholic, his eyes were full of wisdom. She smiled.
"New kids, Fairy Tail is the best school, like Mira said; it may not have the top ranks in comparison to other schools, they may put you down, the Fiore board of education might complain about our chaos and noise, but never give up hope! As long as we are a family, there will never be something wrong with us." The whole stadium burst into cheers, and Wendy found herself joining in.
He coughed into the microphone and everybody shut up. "If you ever get into trouble, do not hesitate to bother me or others to help get you out of it. Those old geezers over at the Fiore District Board of Education are nothing but old geezers."
Another cough. "What I mean is, don't get into trouble."
Wild cheers came from the pink haired 'idiot' who earned another punch from the red-haired girl.
Mira took the microphone from him. "Thank you, President. Prefects, please make your way up to the stage."
One by one, four students lined up onto the stage. Wendy stood on her toes, but could only make out four heads, two female and two male, over the shoulder of the girl in front of her.
"These are your prefects for the year, hand-picked by the Student Council and the Fairy Tail School Board for their excellent previous experience and reports."
Mira gestured to the first prefect to step forward. "Just so you all know, the Student Council selects incoming freshmen with outstanding reports to be interviewed, then picks one to be prefect for that year, although if rules are broken the prefect can change within the year. The school board has to approve before the official decision is made."
"Freshmen, listen up! This is who you'll be asking questions to and who will be counting you in each night. Fairy freshmen, please welcome Miss Talia Finch." A tall red-haired girl looked down at the crowd and waved.
The microphone was handed to her. "Hello, freshmen. Please don't hesitate to ask me questions, although I might not be able to answer them. I'm new here, too." Some people laughed and Wendy could tell she was a very friendly and open-minded girl. "Just a little background info, I come from Clover Town and my birthday is October 30, in case any of you want to give me a gift for being an awesome prefect."
Someone yelled his agreement, earning multiple laughs. "I room in the freshwoman dorm hall Birch, Room 23. Just knock on the door or send me a message, contact info is on the Prefects' Blog option on your tablets."
Mira took the microphone back. "That's right, because this is a prestigious school funded by many rich sponsors that we have helped in the past, each student will be given a tablet for their work, agenda, a map of the school, and connection online. Your homeroom teachers who take attendance for you each morning will provide you with your personal tablet, as well as show you how to use them properly. Please note, misuse of the tablets will result in confiscation."
Many students groaned, but many more, Wendy included, were excited at the prospect of these tablets. She was sure she would never misuse hers.
"Now sophomores. Welcome back to our second year at Fairy Tail Academy! Your prefect is a familiar face, Michael Porter is prefect for the second year in a row!"
Loud applause erupted over the assembly as Michael stepped forward, donned with a great big smile. The girl in front of Wendy bounced up excitedly, squealing as he waved to the school.
Accepting the microphone from a chuckling Mira, he leaned forwards and whispered, "see you around, girls." The girl in front of Wendy fell over with delight, giving her a clear view of the next prefect.
With utter shock, she realized she had seen him before, at her old school. He was only a year older than her, with great marks and a cute face that made her friends swoon. But in reality, he was a spoiled brat. His constant presence in her friends' conversations was one of the things she had been trying to escape by joining Fairy Tail.
/Don't tell me... No way! He got the scholarship too!?/ Wendy gasped. /I thought I was the only one.../
"I'm sure many of you remember, and will miss, last year's sophomore prefect who has moved to another continent. Because of this, the Student Council put together specialized information on a new incomer, a male top grade student from Crepuscule Academy.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your junior prefect, Romeo Conbolt."
The girl in front of her hopped up again. "Oh my god. He's cute!"
-o0o-
Later that night
Stars were already appearing in the sky as Wendy walked down the long avenue of palm trees, going in a semi-circle direction as to pass all four giant dorm halls in the female part of the dorms.
Wendy approached the first dorm hall slowly, scanning its front door for a brass plate that announced its name. Shaking her head when she saw it reading 'Birch', she moved on.
"Hey little girl, are you looking for your sister?" A kind looking female student approached her, and she realized it was Talia Finch, the Freshman Prefect.
"Nope." Wendy had come ready for this kind of question, expecting it ever since she accepted the scholarship. "I'm a junior."
"Another scholarship kid? Wow, congrats! How can I help you?" Wendy could see why she had been accepted as prefect; she was helpful and cheerful and all the things an example student should be.
"Do you know where Dorm Hall Willow is?"
"Oh that's easy. All the dorm halls are in order by grade, so it's the third dorm hall down. Want me to walk you there?"
"No thanks, I'm fine. Thank you!"
The doors were open wide, and Wendy could see girls passing by, some in groups or pairs and some alone. Following the instructions on her pamphlet, she lined up at the service desk where a junior member of the Student Council was answering questions. She motioned for Wendy to step up.
"I'm Emily. Welcome to Fairy Tail Girls Dorm Hall Willow! It's honestly the best, not at all hard to find your way. Are you here to sign in?"
"Sign in?" Wendy blinked, confused. "I thought the prefect was supposed to count us in."
Emily laughed. "In case you haven't seen him yet, the junior prefect is a boy this year. I'm his assistant, to count the girls in. Name please?"
"Wendy Marvell. I'm in Room... Sixteen, I think."
Emily nodded. "Gotcha down. If you're heading there right away, it's in the West Wing, you'll find your luggage already delivered there. Would you like to know who you're rooming with?"
"What?"
"I can let you know right now, if you want."
She didn't know anyone anyways. "I...I think I'll leave it as a surprise. Thanks so much!" Wendy bowed in thanks and then headed down to her room.
Laughter was already coming through the door as she approached Room Sixteen. She heard someone squeal, and then a loud thump. A musical drone echoed in the background.
She knocked. "Excuse me? I'm-"
It opened. "Ah! You must be our new arrival!"
"She's adorable~ come on in!" A second girl, taller and brunette, beckoned for her. As she walked in she spied one other girl with lavender hair and glasses propped up on her forehead sitting watching TV on a mobile smartphone.
The purple-haired girl looked up. "So you didn't get lost after all," she smiled. Wendy didn't know how to reply to this statement.
"Errmm, yeah, I had to ask the freshman prefect for some help," she said sheepishly.
She flicked her purple hair out of the way and stuck her glasses in the proper place. Wendy backed up apprehensively as she peered straight into her eyes.
For a moment there was an awkward silence, then:
"She's female, all right."
The girl relaxed as the two girls in the doorway screamed, "WHAT IN THE UNIVERSE OF CHEESE WAS THAT FOR!?"
Wendy gave a strangled laugh. "I'm Wendy Marvell. Um, do you mind if I take this bed?" She gestured for the bed closest to the window, still neatly made.
"Sure, none of us need it. I'm Cana, I take this bed here." The girl with the long chocolate hair flopped her slim figure onto the bed closest to the door.
"Levy McGarden." The first girl, a cute and friendly looking bluenette, flashed her a crooked grin, patting the bed next to Cana's. "And this is Laki."
Purple Hair raised her eyebrows at Wendy, and with a shock she realized that Laki had the bed right next to her.
"I hope you don't sleepwalk," was all that she said.
The Next Morning (Monday)
Wendy stared at the map of the school so helpfully posted at the front of the hall, then double checked her own paper map.
She pointed her finger at the square marked Classroom 34 and kept it there as she maneuvered her way down the hall, counting doors.
/Room 34... Room 34... there!/
The door was open, like an invitation to enter. She stepped in.
The room was covered in white wallpaper from top to bottom, with a clean white dry erase board at the front, a teacher's cubicle and pristine white desks and chairs. Even the uniforms of her classmates were white.
Bubbling conversation welcomed her into the room, and she lost all senses of awkwardness.
She approached a friendly looking girl. "Um, excuse me," she began.
The girl grinned. "Are you a freshman?"
"I'm a junior here on a scholarship."
She didn't seem to hear her. "The freshmen always have a private welcoming ceremony for their grade, I think the Student Council are doing it in a few minutes down at the stadium. If you don't hurry you might be too late for it." The girl gave her another smile, then turned to chat with her friends.
Undaunted, Wendy walked over to another girl with short white hair who was chatting to a bluenette and blonde. She recognized the bluenette as Levy, the girl who had opened the door for her at the dorm house.
The white haired girl noticed her walk up. "Hi, I'm Lisanna Strauss, I might look familiar, my sister is Mirajane. How can I help you? Oh, you must be a freshman."
Wendy shook her head. "I'm a junior, I'm twelve but I'm here on a scholarship."
Lisanna's eyes widened. "You got that scholarship too? So the rumours were true. There are two really smart juniors this year! It's going to be tough competition but you look really nice so I'm sure you won't rub it in when you get better marks than mine." She stuck out her hand. "Welcome to Fairy Tail!"
"Did I forget to tell you? Wendy's in my dorm," Levy informed her. Lisanna responded with a gaping mouth.
"NO WAY!" She turned to Wendy. "That's so awesome! I'm coming down to visit you tonight, so expect me," she giggled.
The blonde raised an eyebrow. "So you're here with that boy Romeo? I see..."
Wendy clenched her teeth. With him? Not a chance.
"I'd rather not be compared to that spoiled brat." The words had come out naturally and she covered her mouth in shock. "Oh god, don't tell him I said that."
The blonde grinned. "It's okay, there are people I hate too. "I'm Lucy," the blonde introduced herself. "I came here last year, so I know a bit how you feel. Just ask if you have any questions, okay?"
"Sure.. um, do you know where the teacher is? My schedule says my first block is 'SB' but I don't know what that means. When do we eat dinner, and do we have to pay for it?
Levy answered all of them without batting an eyelash. "Our teacher, Mr. Capricorn always comes at 8 o'clock sharp. We usually have to be in our seats by then, but today is the first day of school so he might be a bit lenient.. oh well, most likely not. SB? Your first block must be a Study Block. Everyone gets at least two a week, although rarely first thing in the morning. You can study anywhere on the grounds as long as you make it on time to your next class. And as for dinner, we have to present our Student IDs - they're part of our tablets - and head to the Dinner Hall. Dinner is available from five to nine, but you can come and go anytime. It's completely free, included in our tuition."
"Do you know which field trip team you're in?" Lisanna asked. "Maybe we could introduce you to your trip buddies at lunch."
Fairy Tail organized all students into 4 teams, trying to make it even between grades so that seniors could get to know freshmen and vice versa. Once a month the teams would spend a weekend camping, hiking, wakeboarding or other outdoor activities.
Wendy shook her head. "It still hasn't been clarified. I thought I'd get a note or something but they still haven't told me."
The white haired girl gave a laugh. "You can find out at the office! I'll come pick you up at lunch - What classes do you have?"
-o0o-
It had been fun talking with them. Wendy almost smiled as she remembered comparing lists and finding out she had practically all her Wednesday classes with Lisanna and Lucy. Levy took advanced classes so she wasn't part of it.
The only exceptions were their last block electives: Lisanna had art, Lucy had interior design, Levy had some sort of ancient script/handwriting class and Wendy had an Elective of purely soccer. She didn't even remember signing up for that!
The Fairy Tail schedule system worked this way: Every day of the week except Wednesday was the same classes. Only Wednesday would have special classes, a more relaxed environment, and shorter classes.
"How about the other days? We don't have any classes with each other," Lisanna observed. "What can we meet? Other than lunch, of course"
The blonde observed Wendy's schedule paper with a wrinkled nose. "That's really annoying, you have all the worst teachers," Lucy groaned.
"Don't say that! You think all the teachers are bad because you don't pay attention in class," Lisanna cheered.
"But that's because I like to study my own way!" Lucy protested.
"You guys can talk - at least you get to have fun with people your own age," Levy said good naturedly.
"Read yours out loud again," Lucy told Wendy.
"Okay, I have: Study Block, Trigonometry, a break; then Chemistry, Soccer and after lunch, another Soccer."
She groaned at the mention of the last two classes. Soccer, lunch, soccer. Who had come up with those three in a row? Unhealthy, unhealthy, unhealthy.
Wendy thought she heard a faint echo of her own schedule, somewhere across the room. Strange.
"Did you hear that?" Lisanna wrinkled her nose.
"Is there something I'm missing? Cuz I don't hear a thing," Levy shrugged.
Wendy turned to look at Lucy and got the shock of her life. The pretty blonde who was so calm and beautiful had her face contorted in like a troll face, laughing her head off.
"Lu-chan! Are you crazy?" Levy grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her back and forth.
"No - it's - just that - oh fudge." And she started laughing again. Lisanna frowned, uncomfortable.
Lucy laughed herself into coughing and when she was finally alright, she stared at Wendy.
She pointed across the room at a smug looking boy reading aloud his schedule.
"I'm so sorry, but you have the exact same Monday and Friday schedule as Prefect Conbolt."
Wendy could have strangled her.
If it weren't for the voice across the room shouting, "OH SNAP, WENDY, IS THAT YOU?"
Wendy never, ever swore, but she told herself she'd let this one time slip if she needed to.
Lucy winced. "Sorry, Wendy. I hate egoistic boys too."
Three boys strutted over, one so much shorter than the others and only a couple inches taller than Wendy herself.
He gave a cute grin, but his eyes were full of arrogance.
"I'm sorry, did you say something?" Wendy returned them with what she hoped looked like indifference in her eyes.
Romeo shook his head, laughing the whole time. "God, Wendy, you've grown."
Just ignore him. Don't let him see your anger. Ignore him, ignore him, ignore-
"You look kinda cute," he ruffled her hair, a brave act considering he was only a couple inches taller and the Brat of Her Life.
Grrrr.
"Don't touch me," she snapped, jerking her head away. He backed up, surprised for a moment, giving her temporary satisfaction.
"Is she your friend from your old school?" A tall junior, the boy on his left, asked.
Wendy prepared to hit him in the face, should he reveal that they had even heard of each other before.
"No," she heard him say in surprise. She relaxed.
Romeo laughed. "She used to be one of my biggest fangirls."
Fancy him saying that to two boys a lot cooler and at least half a foot taller than him. Conceited snob.
"What!? I thought you said he was a brat?" Lisanna squealed, receiving laughs from the two male juniors (and Lucy).
Wendy clenched her teeth. "He is a brat, and I was never one of his fangirls. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a free block and I'd like to take a walk in the gardens." She checked that she had her map, and then turned on one heel and stomped angrily out of the classroom.
Wendy's mind was still buzzing as she entered the gardens, relieved by the fresh scent of the flowers and the fact that no one was around to bother her.
No one seemed to think badly of Romeo here. He had friends, all the girls seemed to want to eat him up.
The Brat, she muttered under her breath. What was it that girl from yesterday had said? Oh, yeah.
She had called Romeo "cute".
Cute, my grades, she thought angrily to herself.
"I move to a new school, and you just HAVE to follow me. And as a prefect too!"
She knew she had no right to blame him for coming. He probably had jumped at the chance if a scholarship, just like her. Yet, it was a horrible surprise to see him on stage. And now she had classes with him, too.
Monday and Friday! With Romeo! Is this some kind of joke!?
The next thing I do when I get back inside the building is file a request for changing my schedule!
Wendy stomped forwards angrily with no sense of direction. That brat!
SMACK!
A sharp pain erupted in her skull and Wendy realized she had walked straight into someone.
"Hello, young lady." A tall young man smiled down at her, his curious brown eyes twinkling.
"S-sorry, sir!" Wendy stammered, rubbing her forehead and backing up.
"No, I should be the one to apologize. I saw you coming and didn't think to move. You see, I was thinking."
"Oh no, that's all right." Wendy breathed a sigh of relief. "What were you thinking about? If you don't mind me asking," she added quickly when he gave her a shocked look.
"Obviously I don't mind! But no one really takes interest in what I think about," he laughed. "I'm just wondering how to introduce myself to my class today.
Wendy listened in interest while he explained that he was a gym teacher at the school.
"I like walking in the garden while I think. I've been doing it all summer, but you're the first person I've bumped into so far," he let out a nervous laugh that made Wendy feel perfectly at ease.
"Is this your first year?" Wendy asked.
"Yup, just moved here from the Capital. Crocus, you know, I used to work there. I thought I'd take a break and do what I've had an interest in ever since I was a boy. I'm very nervous," he grinned. "I wonder what my students will be like. I hope they're not mean..."
"Everyone here is nice," Wendy assured him, with more confidence than she felt.
He laughed. "You don't look so sure! But it trust you, so I won't push it."
"It's my first year here too..." Wendy informed him shyly. And she filled him in on her scholarship and academic history, to which he listened with big boyish eyes.
His eyes sparkled when he heard she was a junior.
"I see. Shouldn't you be in class right now?" He grinned.
Wendy grinned back. "Nope! My first block is a study block."
"Well then, how about that? Monday mornings I have no classes to teach either. Care to meet sometimes in the garden?"
Wendy's eyes widened as she took this in.
"Oh but if you like to study - or spend time with your friends - I'm not a very good study partner, and I daresay there are a lot of tests for a smart junior," he said sheepishly.
"It's not like that," Wendy replied hastily. "It'd be fun, but I can't say I'll be here every week..."
He nodded, relieved. "You're a good girl, and a great adviser. I'm looking forward to talking more with you." His eyes focused on Wendy one last time. "You should get going now. I don't want you to be late for your first class because of me." He smiled widely, giving the impression that he was still a young boy, then he turned and walked away.
Wendy beamed after him, eyes wide. She had just found her first friend at Fairy Tail Academy.
A/N Hey y'all! How'd you like it? It's up to you to review but please tell me what you think :)
