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Chapter 2

I wake up in pain.

Every inch of body is sore, and I'm so tired. Why do I feel like this? I slowly open my eyes to a white ceiling. I turn my head to look around, ignoring the pain in my skull and neck. It seems like I'm in a hospital room. Beds line the walls, and there's a shelf full of bottles and boxes and other packages. I don't remember being in a hospital.

Then everything comes back to me. The trail. The boulder. That strange light. Well, at least we were found. I hope mom and dad and Olivia aren't worried.

Someone to my left groans. Turning, I see Ethan. He has some bruises, but I don't see anything serious. "Ethan? Are you okay?!" I try to get up, but a fresh wave of pain washes over me. I feel like I'm about to throw up.

"There, there. Take deep slow breaths." My eyesight is a bit fuzzy, so I can't tell who it is, but I know its a girl, and she sounds very sweet. I do what she says and breathe in, breathe out. After a few moments, the nausea subsides. My eyesight clears and I can see the person in front of me.

And that makes me scream.

Immediately, an old man runs in. "Is everything alright?"

"I don't know. Are you okay?" But I can't find the words to say anything. This can't be real. It isn't possible! I hope I'm dreaming, because if I'm not…

Then standing at the foot of the bed I'm in is none other than Mirajane Strauss and Makarov Dreyar, from my favorite anime, the show that inspired me to be an Animator—Fairy Tail.

Finally, I answer their question. "Yeah. I just…I'm not feeling well."

Mirajane smiles at me. "Its okay. Just get some rest. I'll leave some food and water for you two, okay?" I smile back weakly and nod. She sets it all down on a table between mine and Ethan's bed, then her and Makarov leave.

"Geez, did you have to scream bloody murder?"

I turn to see Ethan slowly sitting up with a soft groan. I practically trip over my blankets going over to his side. "Oh my gosh! Are you okay?"

He smirks. "Other than the fact that your screaming has left me with bleeding ears, I think I'll live." The smirk falls when he sees my expression though. "What? What is it?"

I don't want to cry, but the tears start falling. When Ethan sees this, he freaks out. "Evelyn, please don't cry! I didn't mean…! I wasn't…! Look, I was just—" I interrupt him by hugging him. He freezes as I start sobbing. "I was so scared! I didn't know what was happening, or why it was happening. All I knew was that it was my fault, and I thought I was going to die. I'm so sorry for looking for that stupid light. I'm so sorry for not thinking things through. I'm sorry!"

After a second, he hugs me as well, rubbing my back. "Look, none of this is your fault. I don't blame you for anything. Shhh, Shhh. Its okay." When I calm down a bit, he lets go of me. "Hey, eat something. Here." He hands me a plate. Its pancake, scrambled eggs, and bacon. I eat some of the eggs, and smile. "Oh man, oh mama. This is so good! How do they make these taste so amazing?"

He shrugs. "I don't know. And really? 'Oh man, oh mama'?"

I blush, taking a bite of the bacon. "Oh, shut up." We start laughing, then jump as the door slams open. Ethan looks beyond me, then sighs, "Not again."

Before I ask what he means by that, someone grabs my shoulder. I let out a shriek, jumping about a foot in the air. A voice says behind me, "Relax, I won't hurt you."

As I get my heart rate under control, another voice sneers, "Wow. Way to scare the girl, man."

"Oh, shut it, Ice Princess."

"You quit it, Flame Breath."

"Popsicle Breath."

"Flame Brain."

"Stripper!"

"Pyro!"

"Will both of you just please stop it?" A girl said, annoyed. "Geez, you guys are so loud."

"Aye, sir!"

"Oh, shut it, cat!"

I know who those people are by their voices. Lucy Heartfilia sits down on the bed I was in and her and Exceed Happy watch as Gray Fullbuster and Natsu Dragneel get into a fight. I can't believe it. Its like a dream. I actually get to meet the people that I admired and helped me pull through some times.

Although I would like to freak out about it, I hold it back. "Um, excuse me," I say, getting everyone's attention. "Are you guys checking up on us?"

Natsu grins brightly, and I blush. "Yep. You seem to be doing okay."

"Here. Mira wanted me to give you guys these," Lucy adds, handing us a change of clothes. "We better leave so you can change in peace."

"I don't think he wants to wait," I squeak as I point to Gray, who is only wearing boxers, before Ethan covers my eyes. I hear Gray yell, "Crap!" and Natsu laughs at him. There is footsteps, a door opens and closes, and then silence. Ethan removes his hand and stands up. "Well, I'm going to change in the back there."

It takes a while to change, and when I'm done, I look at myself in the mirror. My hair is messy, and it looks like someone wiped off my makeup, which is a good thing because I hardly wear waterproof mascara. I quickly brush my fingers through it and make my hair. "Okay then," Ethan calls out, emerging from the corner he changed at. "Lets get this show on the road."

"Okay." I follow as he walks out the door. We get to the guild hall, the noises of the Fairy Tail wizards welcoming us. Its bigger than I imagined it would be. I just want to jump around in joy. I'm actually standing in the Fairy Tail guild!

Which reminds me. "Hey, Ethan," I begin as the conversations continue. "How did we end up here?"

"Well, a few hours before you woke up, Mirajane told me that we fell out of the sky and landed in the East forest. The trees cushioned our fall. Her and Master Makarov went to check it out, and found us. Says we were lucky."

"Oh. Wait, you already met the Master?"

"Yeah. You know, it feels weird, being here and all. I'm still shocked we're in Fairy Tail."

I nod. "It is." We watch lots of anime, but Fairy Tail is our main one. Though I'm a bigger fan than he is, his being Bleach. I've watched Fairy Tail thousands of times, staying up late during summer and school breaks. I've always wanted to be in the anime, going on adventures and making and growing friendships that would last a lifetime. And now, I'm finally here.

"I'm glad you two came down here." We turn to Mirajane smiling at us. "I'm sorry if I scared you earlier."

I shake my head. "No, no, no. Its just that I really admire you, and I've wanted to meet you for a long time. And when I saw you, I was so shocked that I screamed. I'm sorry about that." None of it is a lie. Mirajane is one of my favorite characters. Its an honor to meet her.

Her smile grows. "That's okay. And thank you. I'm glad you think that way. Also," she adds. "You look cute in that outfit."

"Thanks." I'm wearing a dark blue dress reaching to my knees, with buttons on it, and fingerless gloves and knee-high boots to match. The sleeves of the dress stop just above my elbows, and the white skin-tight onepiece, which clings but feels comfortable, covers my arms and knees. To top it off, my hair is held back by a dark blue headband. "Though, I could've just gone with a simple shirt and pants."

"Nonsense. You're so pretty, you should show it off." I blush at the compliment.

Ethan snorts. "Yeah right. She couldn't get a guy even if she tried." I smack him on the arm, and he chuckles. Damn you, meanie.

"Oh come now, you're so mean. She is very pretty," Mira insisted. "Also, your name is Evelyn, right?"

"Yeah."

"I gotta ask…are you two dating?"

"No!" Ethan and I said at the time. "Why would you ask that?"

She shrugged. "You guys seem pretty close, and act like one. Are you sure?"

Ethan nods. "Yes, we are." I look at him. He has a white button-up shirt on, with a black long-sleeve under it, and jeans and shoes. Even though its simple, once again he looks like he's from a magazine, and I get the feeling he knows it. I sigh. I'm not into guys who look like they come from a magazine and know they look like it. Besides, Ethan is like family. I could never date family.

"Hey. You came out." I turn to see Lucy walking up to us. I smile, hoping that the pounding in my chest from meeting my idols slows down. "Yeah, we did."

"I'm glad you did. My name is Lucy." She sticks out her hand to shake. I take it. "I'm Evelyn. This is Ethan."

"Nice to meet you. The boys who came with me earlier, the boy with the scarf is Natsu, and the guy who stripped is Gray." She points to them, who are thankfully far away from each other. "Are you guys fine?"

"Yes. Thank you for asking. I'm not sure where we'll stay, though…"

Lucy smiles again. "You can stay with me. But only you. Ethan can stay with a guy, like Natsu or something." I look to Ethan to see if he's okay with it, and after a moment he nods. I turn back to Lucy. "Thank you so much. I hope I'm not a bother to you."

"Don't worry. Its only until you have enough money to find a place, so I'm cool with it. Besides, it'll be cool to have someone to talk to."

Before I can say anything, a large group of people rush at me. It all happens so fast, I can't react, and neither can Ethan, and he ends up at the edge of the crowd, with me in the middle. Everyone is talking at once.

"Hey, do you want to be in my team?"

"I was asking her first."

"Back off, idiot. She's joining my group!"

"No, she's joining mine."

"She'll join ours for sure!"

What the…? I didn't say anything, and I'm not even a guild member. I look around for help, but the crowd is blocking my view. I try to push my way out, but they're persistent, and I'm stuck in my spot. "Please, you're all too close."

"Hey, pretty, after you join my team, how about we go have some fun, okay?" Someone pulls at my hand. Its just too much. I can't handle this; I need some space.

"Ethan!" I call out, searching for him. I hear him shout, "Get away from her!" No one else hears him. I'm jostled from all directions, and there's no room to breathe. Its like back then, when those boys made fun of me when I was little, and I said I used magic.

You're weird.

Magic isn't real.

You're delusional.

A freak of nature!

No wonder your parents abandoned you.

I close my eyes. Get away. Get away!

"Leave me alone!" I scream, stomping my foot down. My foot breaks through the floor and puts a crack in the earth. Everyone takes a step away, gasping. What just happened? As I stare at the hole in the floor I just created, Mirajane Ethan, and Master Makarov run up to me.

"Hey, are you alright?" Ethan asks, gripping my shoulders and checking me over to see if I got hurt. I nod, not trusting myself to speak. Did I just do that?

"Oh my, that was a powerful stomp," Mira says, her hand on her cheek, eyes wide.

The Master nods. "That was. You have powerful magic, child." Half of me is excited that this is the second time I've seen Fairy Tail's master. Usually, I'd be thinking about how to talk to him, but I'm distracted at the hole I just put in the floor.

How is it possible that I just stomped a hole into the floor, and the earth? That can't be possible, can it? I mean, this is Fairy Tail and in the Fiore kingdom, there will always be people with magic. But me? How? I'm not from this place; I come from a world where magic doesn't exist, and everything is all about science and politics.

"Child," Master Makarov begins, and I turn to him. "I know you just woke up, and are probably still tired, but would you like to join Fairy Tail?"

"W-what? Really?" I exclaim, shocked that he asked me this so easily.

"Look, if you have somewhere else to go, I understand. But, I think that you will benefit from joining our guild, don't you?"

I don't know why he's asking me this. "But, you don't even know me. And I…" What is it I'm trying to say? Am I trying to refuse his offer? I mean, being in a guild would be amazing, and it would be fun. I feel kind of nervous, but…what about getting home?

"Evelyn." I turn to Lucy. "If you're worried you'll be the new person, don't worry. I just joined, so we can work through this together." I smile at her kindness. She's so sweet! Ethan has the look on his face that he gets when he acts like he's okay with everything but is really unsure. I ask him silently with my eyes if it's okay, and he smiles a little to show he's fine with it.

I know he wants to get home, but maybe there's a book on travelling to different worlds. If we find it, we can a way back! But until then, we have to find a way to make a living.

I nod. "Of course. Thank you. Its an honor."

"No need for a thank you. Now, what about your friend?"

"I'll have to think about it," Ethan replies. I try to read what he's thinking, but his guard is up. I huff, knowing its a losing battle with him. I'm great when it comes to reading people's thoughts and knowing what they're thinking, but Ethan is a master at hiding his thoughts and emotions if he wants to.

Just as I open my mouth, Mira pulls me to the bar counter. "Come. You need to get you official stamp."

"Oh, okay." I look back to Ethan, but he's walking away, talking to the Master. I want to know what they're talking, but Mira is still leading. Oh, well. I can ask him later.

She grabs a box and inside are stamps with different colors of the guild mark. "So, what color and where do want it?"

Where do I want it? I think of the spot where I want to put it. My gaze drifts to Lucy, who smiles at me, her right hand giving me a thumbs up. Her pink fairy tail mark is visible, and suddenly I know where I want it. "On my right hand, please. And I'd like it to be red." I'd always imagined that if I got a tattoo and chose the guild mark, it would be red, like Natsu's.

"Okay." She grabs a stamp, and takes my hand. Pulling off the glove, she presses the stamp onto my hand. It feels warm, unlike the pain other people experienced when they got a tattoo, but then again, its magic, so of course it would feel different. After a few seconds, she takes the stamp off, and just like that, my guild mark shows on my hand. I'm actually a member of Fairy Tail! I almost ask someone to come and pinch me so I know this isn't a dream. "All done. You're officially a member."

Natsu walks up to us. "So, new girl joined Fairy Tail?"

My smile is big. "Yep."

He smiles back, and my chest flutters. "Good to have you on board,…"

"Evelyn. Evelyn Bell."

"Okay then. Welcome aboard, Elegant Bell."

Lucy sighs while Mirajane chuckles. "Its Evelyn, not Elegant. Get it right."

"Sorry, your name is so long, its hard to remember."

Mirajane nods. "That is true, especially when it comes to Natsu. How about we call you Eve, for short?" It reminds me of my mom. When I first learned it was a nickname, I had asked mom why she would call me Eve instead of Evelyn sometimes, and she said that her grandmother was named Eve, and I was just like her, aside from the looks. "You're a very special person," she would say. "And Eve is such a beautiful name. Besides, it fits you don't you think?"

I nod, coming back to our conversation. "Sure. My friends and family call me that."

Mirajane spreads her arms wide. "Well then, Eve. Welcome to Fairy Tail." As everyone around me cheers, I can't but feel happy that things turned out the way they did. Even though I'm sad that I'm separated from my family and friends and the life I've always known, I'm excited at being here, in Fairy Tail, near the people I watched on my phone and on my computer for a long time, the people that I admired because of their strength and ability to never give up.

I can't believe this is real, I think as the cheers continue. Dreams really come true!


Yeah, so I really don't know what to say but thanks for reading! So, the next chapter will be really short and be in Ethan's POV. (sorry. I like these kinds of stories, because it shows you more than one point of view, and helps you understand the character better.) And, I'll try to stick to the original anime as much as possible. I'll explain later. Again, thanks for reading! :)