AN/: Hey! It's Alice-chan again! I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter. Here's the second one. Now, I don't want to hear complaints about how the characters are a little OOC or anything like that. This story is going to be Fairy Tail re-written from the beginning. I might update the next chapter soon. I feel like I really left this one off while its a bit... confusing. Oh well. ENJOY!
*DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL! All rights go to Hiro Mashima. However, the plot idea is MINE! No copy-cats please!
The room was a bit silent, to say the least. There were some whispers and some mumbling, the occasional awkward cough thrown in to try and lessen the silence. The Fairy Tail master had silently followed the blonde out of his office and had made his way to the stairs. He stood of the railing of the second floor looking down at the room full of mages, but at one in particular.
"What do you mean?" a small, blue-haired girl asked timidly. Her bangs were held out of her face by an orange headband. She wore white pants that cut off just below her knee and were held up by a brown belt. Her small yellow shirt, that didn't cover much, was covered by a blue-green vest type shirt that only went down to about the middle of her torso.
"Oh, I'm Levy, by the way," she said holding out her petit hand to Lucy. "Levy McGarden."
"It's nice to meet you, Levy," Lucy greeted taking the hand in front of her. "I'm Lucy," the blonde said as she shook Levy's hand. Lucy smiled brightly at the small mage. "As for an explanation, well…" Lucy trailed off.
"I know that there are different kinds of Celestial magic, but the only kind that is said to have survived to this day is Celestial Spirit magic," Levy explained. "So what kind do you use then?"
"It's… complicated," Lucy explained bashfully. She scratched her flushed cheek awkwardly. "I plan on telling you guys, but I wanted to wait until I felt ready," the blonde girl explained. "Levy, you look like you're really into reading. You seem really smart," Lucy complimented. Levy's eyes widened in surprise a bit.
"H-how did you…?" Levy attempted to ask. Lucy understood her question and shrugged her shoulders.
"Not many people know that there are different types of Celestial magic. And I doubt that that kind of information is just floating around the streets of Magnolia, therefore you must have read it somewhere," Lucy explained. Levy started to smile. Lucy was so observant, something that the little Script mage always admired in a person.
"Has anyone seen Natsu?" a voice shouted. Lucy spun around to look for the source of the voice. Her hearing had pinpointed the location of the speaker.
"Gray, your clothes," a brunette stated casually from behind a barrel of booze. Lucy shrieked and hid her eyes. Levy sighed in irritation beside Lucy.
"That there," Levy began, pointing at the man wearing only his boxers, "is Gray Fullbuster. He always does this," Levy sighed. Lucy heard the man named Gray shout in surprise and confusion, so she cautiously began to peek out from behind her hand. "Someone always has to tell him that his clothes are missing," Levy giggled. "I guess it's a bad habit he picked up as a kid."
"Oh," Lucy breathed out her lips forming a circle as she nodded slightly in understanding.
"And her over there," Levy said pointing to the woman who had the barrel of alcohol beside her, "that's Cana Alberona. She's the heaviest drinker in the guild. Never challenge her to a drinking contest… she'll win before you've even started." Levy folded her arms as she spoke, her face held a straight expression.
"O-okay," Lucy stuttered. Her honey brown eyes scanned over the guild once again. There were so many people in Fairy Tail. Lucy just knew she'd make tons of friends.
"As you may have guessed, that's Mirajane Strauss," Levy said motioning to Mirajane behind the bar counter. "She was an S-Class mage here in Fairy Tail. Now, she's retired and she works as our barmaid. She knows almost everything that happens around here. It's almost scary." Levy shuddered slightly. Lucy just continued to nod as Levy went on to tell her the names of the other various guild members.
"That big guy over there is Elfman Strauss, Mira's younger brother. He's always making nonsense comments about being a man," Levy said pointing to the tall, white-haired man who was, as Levy had said, yelling something about being a man. "The guy over by the request board is Nab. He can never decide on what job to take, so he's always just standing over there. Over there in that corner are Alzack Connell and Bisca Mulan. They're on a team together. Over there is Wakaba Mine and next to him is Macao Conbolt."
"Hey, who's this?" Gray asked as he approached Levy and Lucy. Thankfully, he had his clothes on. "You new?" he asked. Lucy nodded and smiled. She held out her hand to the raven haired mage.
"I'm Lucy, it's nice to meet you, Gray," Lucy greeted with a smile. Gray smiled back and took her hand into his firm grip.
"It's nice to meet you, too," he replied. The two released each other's hands.
"So, Gray, you're looking for Natsu?" Levy asked Gray. Gray nodded. "Well, he's not here right now. Do you think it would be this quiet if Natsu was here?" Levy asked with playfulness in her voice. Gray chuckled and rolled his eyes.
"Of course not, that idiot doesn't know how to be quiet," Gray responded. Lucy had stayed silent during Levy and Gray's exchange. "Well, okay then, Levy. I might take a mission myself, so see ya 'round," Gray said. Levy returned his words of farewell then turned back to Lucy. Lucy was staring into the distance, her eyes looking as if she was watching something very far away.
"Lucy?" Levy called out to gain her attention. Lucy blinked and snapped her head to the side to look at Levy.
"Sorry, what?" Lucy mumbled. Levy scrunched her eyebrows in worry. Lucy had spaced out, but for how long? What was she thinking about?
"Are you okay?" Levy asked. Lucy smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Sorry, I just got caught up in thought is all," Lucy explained apologetically. Levy mumbled a quiet, "Oh." Lucy sighed and shook her head in an attempt to clear her mind. "I'm really tired. It's been a long day for me," Lucy explained. "I think I'll be heading home for a little bit. I still have unpacking to do."
"Oh, so you just moved to Magnolia?" Levy asked curiously. Lucy nodded and smiled at the blue-haired girl. "If you need help unpacking I can help, if you'd like," Levy offered kindly. "Then, maybe I can show you around town since you're new!"
Lucy giggled at her new friend's enthusiasm. She knew that she'd never regret her choice in leaving her old home behind. If everyone in Fairy Tail was as enthusiastic as Levy, she was going to love it. Besides, she could possible get answers by being in Fairy Tail. Lucy had a mysterious past with lots of blank spaces and things that weren't accounted for.
"I would love your help, Levy," Lucy finally responded. The petit mage beamed brightly and turned to Mira who was drying glasses with a dishrag.
"Mira, I'm heading out with Lucy to her place to help her unpack. Then, I might show her around town since she's new," Levy said. Mira nodded and waved goodbye. "Lead the way," she instructed politely to Lucy. With that the two left the guild and made their way to Lucy's new home.
Lucy reached for her new house key that she'd just recently gotten from her landlady. She slid the key into the lock and turned it to allow them entry to the house. Lucy and Levy had chit-chatted the entire walk to Lucy's apartment. Lucy learned that Levy really did love to read. She was a bookworm with an appetite for knowledge and a good yet spicy romance novel every once in a while. She also learned that Levy was a Solid Script mage. When Lucy had learned that she couldn't help but giggle. It fit her so well.
As Lucy pushed the door open she laughed at a comment Levy had made about amateur romance novelists. It had immediately been evident that the two would be the best of friends. Already Lucy felt as if she could trust Levy with anything.
"Wow, Lu-chan! You have an amazing place!" Levy commented. "This really was a great steal." They had stepped into Lucy's home and Levy busied herself inspecting every little detail of the place from the bedroom, kitchen, living room, bathroom, and even the windows and doors.
"Yeah, it was. It's not as fancy as my old home, but I like this much more," Lucy said contentedly. She stood in the middle of her living room and took a deep breath. It felt great to breath in the scent of her own home, something that belonged to her. It lacked the stench of hatred and death that her old home had reeked of. She had her own home now and, despite just moving in, it felt more like home than her stinky old estate ever had. She didn't feel like a stranger in her own home any longer.
"What do you mean, Lu-chan?" Levy asked. Lucy frowned at the sad memories. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
"No, it's okay Levy, I want to. Better now than later. And maybe you can even help me get some of the answers I can here for," Lucy said. She moved over to her couch that was sitting not too far from her. She sat down on the soft piece of furniture and pulled her knees to her chest. Levy sat down beside her and flashed her new blonde friend a look of uncertainty.
"Lu-chan, are you sure? Not that I'm against it, but we did just meet," Levy reminded. Lucy nodded slowly in acknowledgement.
"I know, I know, but this is something that I planned on telling everyone in the guild at some point." Lucy smiled kindly at Levy. "I know you're going to be a great friend, Levy-chan. I know I can trust you with this. I don't want to feel alone anymore."
Levy wanted to protest, to say that she was in Fairy Tail now and everyone had her back regardless of how long she'd been there or what kind of secrets her past held. But, she held her tongue. If this was what Lucy wanted to do, she wouldn't stop her.
"I'll start from the very beginning," she started.
END NOTE: This was a bit longer than the first chapter. I hope you liked it. Review please! I continued just like you guys wanted me to, but I want more feedback on how I'm doing. Also, check out the poll on my profile. If any of you are regular readers of mine, then you'll want to take part in the poll by voting.
I had a little key bit of info in this chapter that had some major foreshadowing effects. It's seriously important. Anyone wanna take a guess as to what it was? Good luck for those of you who decide to take on my challenge~! Bye for now!
~Alice-chan
Pie pie~!
