Chatper 2

Inside, Lucy carried her two bags as she walked down a long hallway, reading off the numbers of the doors.

"206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, ah, here it is! 214!"

Kagome pulled out yet another key she had been sent, and put it in the lock. As the door swung open, she closed it behind her and blinked in shock.

Inside was two beds, completely white. One side of the room was blank. The other side was very decorated. Books were just about everywhere, and Lucy noticed 3 vases of flowers. Posters of anime hung on the walls. The room has other doors which led to who-knows-where, and Lucy wondered why her room seemed occupied. And it was.

A short girl with wavy locks of blue hair was sitting in a swivel chair, reading a book.

"Hello?" Lucy called out.

The girls gaze snapped up as she took account of Lucy.

"Oh! You must be my new roommate!" The girl said.

"...roommate?" Lucy whispered. And suddenly, she recalled seeing the word "roommate" somewhere in the contract for the house.

Oh god. Why don't I pay more attention before I sign things?!

"Nice to meet you!" The girl said, grabbing Lucy's hand and shaking it vigorously. "My names Levy! What's yours?"

"Hi Levy, I'm Lucy." Lucy said with a smile. If she was going to live with this girl for the next four years, she didn't want to be on bad terms with her.

"You're so pretty!" Levy complimented, and Lucy grinned.

"Thanks! I have to say the same about you!"

At that moment, the door burst open to reveal a tall man with long, spiky black hair. He wore a black, sleeveless tunic and loose beige pants.

"Shrimp! The-" The man stopped mid-sentence, seeing Lucy.

"Who are you?"

Lucy smiled.

"Hi, my name's Lucy! Nice to meet you…?" Lucy drifted off, hoping he would tell her his name. He didn't.

Instead, he inspected her for what felt like an eternity. Lucy bit her lip and waited for him to say something.

"Bunny. She's like a bunny." He said aloud.

"I'm a what?" Lucy asked, not sure if she had heard right.

"You heard me." He growled. "Your shrimp's new roommate, right? Well, the master's calling. Hurry up."

Bunny? Shrimp? What?!

Levy smiled. "Don't worry Lucy. Gajeel just isn't good with new people. He'll warm up to you soon."

"I'm perfectly fine with new people!" Gajeel intervened, and Levy giggled.

"Ya right." She said, smiling in an adorable way.

"Let's get going. The masters waiting." He grumbled, and...wait, was he blushing slightly?

"Let's go, Lucy. You finally get to meet the master!" Levy said excitedly.

Lucy allowed herself to be dragged down out the door, downstairs, and down hallways to a pair of closed double doors. The doors were labeled Gathering/Common Room.

"This is usually where the people in Fairy Tail hang out together." Levy explained.

"So...are we going?" Lucy asked.

"Push open the doors already," Gajeel grumbled under his breath.

Lucy took a deep breath and pushed open the doors.