Fairy Tail Academy

Chapter 3

Hey everyone! I am so sorry! It's been about a month since I updated! I've been so, so, so busy. Finals week came and went, then for spring break, I stayed with my family in New York. But there was no wifi! I will update more often; I promise :)

I walk to school with a wide grin on my face. No more being bullied now that Natsu and I are friends! I walk inside the school building and approach Natsu and his friends at their lockers, as I assumed he already told his friends we're on good terms.

"Hi Natsu! What's up?" He turned to his friends, then to me with a raised eyebrow.

"What do you want, slut?" There goes my jaw. All the way to the floor.

"W-what? I thought we were friends now…" I whispered remembering the hug from yesterday.

"Pfft, like I'd ever be friends with you." He scoffed. Then he mouthed me a few words. "Just go along with it. I have a rep to keep up." I'm pretty sure that's what he said. He winked then turned to his friends. "Come on guys. We don't hang with blonde bimbos like her." His friends erupted with laughter and followed him to class, leaving me standing by his locker, hands clenched into fists, bangs shadowing my eyes.

"I HATE NATSU DRAGNEEL. I FUCKING HATE HIM!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, ignoring the looks I got from surrounding people.

"Um, Lucy… are you feeling okay?" I whipped my head around to see who approached me. It was Levy McGarden. I dusted my skirt off.

"Yeah. Totally fine." I said and plastered a fake smile over my face.

"Okay! I was just seeing if you're alright. I'm glad you are!" She said. As she waved and turned around, I caught a glimpse of the white and orange tattoo on her back. Levy was a mage?

"Wait! Levy!" I called out. She turned around and tilted her head. I ran over to her and whispered. "The tattoo on your back… are you a magic user?" Levy's eyes widened.

"You know about magic?" I nodded.

"I know of it, but I don't use it. I caught Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, and Gajeel Redfox fighting with it, and they were forced to explain. I'm keeping the secret though because some of the people who were kind to me use magic, and I wouldn't want them to be in trouble." Levy nodded as a way of saying she understood.

"I see. Well every mage user at this school has known each other since about age 4. We all have something in common, besides using magic, which is that we have parents who left us. Natsu's adoptive dad, Igneel, left him stranded in the forest. Gray, his parents died when his town was attacked. His adoptive mom died and his brother Lyon blames him. Gajeel has a similar problem to Natsu's. His dragon disappeared too. And on the same day as Natsu, Wendy, Sting, Rouge, Laxus, and Erik's dragons."

"Wait, pause for a minute. I remember Natsu telling me about dragon slayers and blah, blah, but do you know anything else about them and their dragons?" Levy nodded.

"All those people I mentioned were abandoned by their parents and adopted by dragons. They are called dragon slayers. Dragon slayer magic is EXTREMELY rare! Only those 7 use it. Two others did use it, one named god Serena, another Acnologia, but they died thousands of years ago in battle with the original Fairy Tail guild." I tilted my head.

"So, you said their dragons all disappeared on the same day, right?" Levy nodded. "Well, do you know what day it was?" Levy put a finger on her chin.

"Hm… I think they once mentioned their dragons disappeared, and never came back, on July 7th, 2007. About 9 years ago." July 7th, 2007? No way.

"Huh? That's the same day my mom died…" Levy was shocked.

"Wow. That's a really big coincidence. Anyway, we should get to class. I nodded and followed Levy to our class. As we walked to class, I tried to answer the millions of questions running through my head.

How was a dragon able to raise a child without being noticed?

If they're called dragon slayers, have they slayed a dragon yet?

Why did my mom die on the same day all the dragons disappeared?

Why did all the dragons disappear on the same day?

Why was every mage abandoned by their parents?

Was it because their parents didn't want a freak child with magic power?

What happened to the kids whose parents sent them to the government or military?

I tried to answer or ignore the questions, but they were the only things on my mind. I need to learn more about magic. But how can I learn, without revealing their secret?