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Fairy Tail does not belong to me, but it belongs to its creator, Hiro Mashima.
Chapter Three:
A Request for a Star
A sigh escaped the lips of a young woman as she walked up the steps to her apartment as she went through the keys she owns. No, they were not her celestial keys, but the keys used for her apartment. Things were going through the young woman's mind as she ran a hand through her long, blonde hair as her large, round brown eyes landed on the correct keys.
Her and her team went to Oshibana Town to take care of a group of thugs who kept stealing the town's trains, and who eventually took over the town's train station. At first, everything was going according to plan; they caught and tied up the thugs, and they had the leader right where they wanted him. This is when things went wrong.
The leader started to taunt her best friend, Natsu Dragneel, and all the words got to the Fire Dragon Slayer. Her friend is already short tempered and prone to having outbursts, but when the leader made fun of her, the team, and then Fairy Tail… All she could say is that Natsu ended up burning down the train station in the process. Erza Scarlet, Fairy Tail's own Titania, tried to calm him down, but ended up destroying a few buildings in the process. Gray Fullbuster, Fairy Tail's Ice Mage and stripper, and Happy, Natsu's flying cat, tried to put out the fire while she, the Celestial Spirit Mage of Fairy Tail, or Lucy Heartfilia, went after the leader. In the end, it turned out the leader knew some ice magic, and froze her just as she was about to catch him.
After everything was said and done, the mayor of Oshibana yelled at them when they went to his office; in fact, this also ended with them not getting any sort of payment even after they caught most of the thugs, which is what Lucy was expecting. It didn't even end there.
Once they got back to the guild, Master Makarov Dreyar scolded them for making the Magic Council angry at the guild once more, how he has to fill out a whole bunch of paper work, and then apologize to both the mayor of Oshibana and Magic Council for what was done.
Now Lucy is at her apartment dreading the time when her rent is due, for she is just a few thousand jewels short. She is trying to find all the possibilities of getting the right amount of jewels before her rent, and the right amount of jewels for other necessities. She just sighed when she found the right key to open up her front door, and got in position to put the key in the keyhole.
Yet her door opened on its own when she accidentally hit the doorknob.
Lucy's eyes just stared for a few seconds before fear started to course through her veins. She knew that Natsu and Happy wouldn't visit her now since they are tired from the request, and her two other teammates usually don't enter her house without her permission… sometimes. Then the logical answer entered her head as she silently walked through her threshold, and that is intruder.
She rested her hand on her Fleuve d'etoiles, and silently closed the door right behind her. She figured if her magical whip didn't work, she would just give the person one of her famous Lucy Kicks. As she walked through her house, she listened carefully to everything around her, and kept her focus on what she was doing. She heard a quiet rumbling in her room, and she started to make her way over to where the noise is coming from.
As she approached her room and leaned her back against the wall, she took her Fleuve d'etoiles out of its holder while magic started to slowly flow to the magical whip. She peaked inside her room, and saw some movement near her drawer. From the back of the person, who was wearing a dark cloak, she could tell that it was a man. As she moved more towards the doorway, she saw a hint of dark red hair, and started to think about a person she met a while ago; however, that person's appearance and name slipped her mind.
She now had her hand gripping her magical whip as she was about to step into her room, but when the person turned to look at her, he quickly ran across her room and jumped out her window. She gasped, ran towards the window, and looked down at the street below her.
No one was there.
She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding, and started to climb down from her bed. When the first foot hit the floor, she slipped on something, and landed right on her back.
"Typical!" She yelled as her back hit the ground, and looked at the ceiling after her breath was knocked right out of her.
She leaned forward, and rubbed the spot on her back that hit the wooden floor first. When she was able to properly breathe again, she scanned the area to see what she slipped on, and her eyes landed on a single piece of parchment paper. She stopped rubbing her back as she cursed to herself about how a bruise will form on her fair, creamy skin, and switched positions to get on her hands and knees to crawl over to the piece of paper. She did exactly that, and moved to sit on her bed as she turned the piece of paper to find any writing.
In the middle of the paper are words written in the most beautiful script she has ever seen; every letter looked like a masterpiece of its own entity. Before looking over the words, she found no name or picture on the piece of paper. That's odd. She thought as she finally looked at the words once more. I will never get over this script…
Creatures along with dark spells have disturbed my land, and people keep going missing. Please, help me put a stop to the terror that is rising. Meet me in Hargeon in a few days for more information, and be prepared to work with another wizard.
Reward: 100,000 Jewels
Lucy gasped as she kept reading over the quest. The person who sent her this request is in dire need of help, and it seems that they need it fast. Working with another wizard doesn't bother her, for it might be someone from Fairy Tail who could have gotten the same request. If not, she can deal with the other wizard. She thought that it is even better that the reward is higher then a regular request, meaning she can get enough money to help pay her rent and other necessities.
"I'll have to inform Master," Lucy whispered to herself as she quickly got off her bed, but stopped when she looked out the window.
It is already nighttime, and the stars were shinning brilliantly as the moon's light lit up Magnolia. It was then when she figured that telling Makarov about the request would have to wait until tomorrow, and that she needs to get ready to go on this venture. Looking down at the request once more, she sighed, and moved it over to her desk where she keeps her writing utensils. She placed it right on top of the book she is working on, and turned to her closet to get everything ready for going on this request.
The Fairy Tail building was busting with energy the next day when Lucy arrived, and she greeted everyone as she walked in with her backpack all ready for the request. Mirajane Strauss, the She Devil herself, smiled as she served the members their orders of food, drinks, and different types of alcohol. Cana Alberona, Fairy Tail's heaviest drinker and Gildarts Clive's daughter, is already on her third barrel of wine, and Elfman Strauss, younger brother to Mirajane and older brother to Lisanna Strauss, is challenging Gray to see who the manlier man is.
All of this made Lucy smile as she walked up to Makarov Dreyar, a short and powerful old man who always gave his "kids" wisdom, advice, and much more when it was needed.
Makarov smoked as he held a pint of beer in his hands, watching over everyone in the guild do their own thing, and a little smile is seen gracing the old wizard's lips. He remembered how all the young adult wizards were just young children when they became apart of Fairy Tail, and he felt honored to watch all of them grow into who they are. He had a feeling that the future of Fairy Tail is going to be a promising one.
He finished smoking his pipe, and took a swig of his beer when he saw the Celestial Spirit Mage walking over to him with a bag over her shoulder. He raised an eyebrow at her, but figured it all out when he saw a piece of paper in her hands. He knew then that it is a request she wanted to do; however, it surprised him even more when he didn't see Natsu or Happy with her. He remembers how she mentions occasionally about wanting to go on jobs alone, but some people were just too nosy. He would feel bad when Natsu or Happy tagged along, but he knew that she is at least - somewhat - safe. It swelled him with pride seeing how she was able to get away from the duo to go out on her own.
Lucy silently dropped her bag on the ground next to the stool she wanted to sit on, and looked around the guild. She looked for any sign of the Fire Dragon Slayer or the Annoying Flying Cat to come up behind her, and want to tag along. She loved the two of them, but she wanted to do a request by herself. Seeing that everyone is doing his or her own thing, she let out a sigh of relief as she sat down on the chair next to the guild master.
"I see you finally found a request, Lucy," Makarov told her as he took another swig of beer.
Lucy laughed a little as she laid the piece of paper down on the bar in front of her. "Found isn't the right word, Master,"
Makarov raised a curious eyebrow at her. "Then how did you get it if it didn't come from the request board?"
Lucy laid both her arms down on the bar, and laid her head down as well. "Some guy broke into my apartment, and left it there," She answered as she pushed the request towards Makarov. "It also sounds urgent, and I want to help this person,"
Makarov lifted up the request paper just as noise in the guild went up a few notches, making both him and the Celestial Spirit Mage look over towards the crowd of people surrounding a couple of tables. Wakaba Mine already had too much to drink, and is dancing like a belly dancer on one of the tables, with Macao Conbolt recording the whole thing with a lacrima. Guild members were all around the tables cheering and whistling as the older mage continued to dance.
As far as Lucy is concerned, she is positive that she'll never get that image out of her mind, and the same could be said about Makarov; Wakaba isn't doing the best job, too. The two then looked away, and focused on the subject at hand.
Makarov read over the piece of paper carefully, and even tried to find a picture or a name, yet something was telling him that this request is as real as any other. He sighed as he made a noise when he went deep in thought, and slowly handed Lucy back the request paper.
"It is real. There is no use in denying that, child," Makarov informed her, and Lucy nodded her head enthusiastically while thinking, I already knew that! "However, it is a little concerning about how this person was able to get inside your home. By any chance, did you recognize him?
"He did seem familiar,"
"Then there is a chance you know each other from somewhere," Makarov wondered, trying to remember if there has been any male mage Lucy brought to the guild for everyone to meet; in fact, there hasn't been one. "Are you okay working with another mage, even if there is a chance you don't know him or her? No one from our guild has gotten this request," He informed her.
Lucy lifted her head up, clearly surprised that no one else got the request. There is a part of her that was hoping for it, and she will gladly go with anyone in this guild, even if it came down to it being Bickslow or Nab Lasaro. Then again, ever since she entered Fairy Tail seven years ago, she has been up for new adventures, so in a way an unknown partner works out well for her.
Lucy sat up straight, and gave the master a determined gaze that couldn't be broken. "I'm perfectly fine if someone else is going, and if the person doesn't show up, I'll gladly go alone," She declared, her determined gaze becoming harder. "I want to help this person,"
Makarov sighed, feeling happy that his little Lucy is determined to do the right thing. Though Lucy hasn't been in Fairy Tail as long as the other members, she truly has become a daughter to him, and he is proud of how she has grown. He came up with his decision as he let the girl's words sink in.
"Lucy, you have grown in many ways, and for that, I'm so proud of you," Makarov told her, and she looked up at him with a wonder filled gaze. "You may go on this request, for I believe that there is reason why you were chosen for this. Go, and stay safe, my child,"
Lucy's smile couldn't be brighter after Makarov told her she can go, and she stood up right up while throwing her bag over her shoulder. She embraced the guild's master for a quick second before kissing his check, and started speed walking over to the door, so she can be on her way to Hargeon.
Makarov just chuckled to himself, and continued to drink his beer. Once again, he looked over at the tables where the commotion is going on, and paled when he saw a drunken Jet now join Wakaba in what appears to be a type of ballroom dance. He shook his head, praying to Mavis that it will somehow turn out okay with the two drunken buffoons, but also for keeping Lucy safe on her request.
"Going on a request, Lucy?" Mirajane's sweet voice asked the Celestial Spirit Mage as she walked by, feeling proud of how she is going alone.
"Yes, and I'll see you when I get back!" Lucy called over her shoulder, and giving the She Devil a wave with her hand adorning the pink Fairy Tail symbol.
What Master Makarov also didn't know is Lucy is going on this request to get her pair of stolen underwear back from the man who broke into her apartment.
Our shining star has entered the story, and she is quite determined to do this one, isn't she? Let us see her reaction when she finds out who her partner is. Hopefully I can pull this off…
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Chapter Four: A Meeting in Hargeon