Lucy's P.O.V

To say that Wendy and Happy were shocked was an understatement those two were baffled, how could someone not know what magic was?! Wendy and Happy sat across from me with their eyes as wide as saucers and their mouths were open as wide as they would go. I waved a hand in front of their faces, "Umm earth to Wendy, Hello Happy?" I said with no response from the two of them. We sat there staring at each other for what seemed like hours, doing nothing but sitting in the cart and bouncing along as the cart hit bumps in the-

"HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW ABOUT MAGIC?!" they practically screamed in my ear causing my head to ring.

"Owwww! My body may be injured but my hearing was working just fine a second ago!" I shot back. "Sorry Lucy-san but it's just shocking to hear that someone doesn't know what magic is" Wendy explained. "Ya Lushy magic is everywhere in the world! Not know what it is is like not knowing what a circus is" Happy said with a chuckle.

I looked down at my hands and fidgeted in my seat.

Wendy looked at me with a shocked expression, "You don't know what a circus is do you?" she asked. I shook my head, I explained to them how I had grown up in a prison (that's what I thought of it as) all my life and all I got to learn was what my father wanted me to know. Anything he thought as unnecessary, like the circus, was removed from the mansion and the staff were forbidden to talk about the outside world. I told them about how my father ignored me and never let me have any freedom, "My father hadn't always been that way, he was a kind and loving father up until my late mother's death" I say "I least that's what I remember, my past has always been a bit blurry"

The whole time I spoke I looked down at my hands so I couldn't see their faces. When I did look up however I was met with two teary eyed faces.

All at once Wendy and Happy jumped at me, Wendy rapping her arms around my waist and Happy diving into my chest. I winced slightly at the impact but laughed all the same, I looked down at the blue cat and girl that were crying against my front, I reached down and wiped away Wendy and Happy's tears. I smiled down at them, "There that's better you guys look much cuter without tears" I said trying to cheer them up. Unfortunately that just started the waterworks all over again, "You're so kind Lucy-san!" Wendy cried into my side while Happy just nodded against my chest.

I let out a tired sigh I had only woken up a few minutes ago and I already managed to get my two new friends to burst into tears . . . great.

After finally getting the two of them to stop crying I managed to get them to tell me more about what this "Runaway Circus" was.

"Well the Runaway Circus is a show that our caravan puts on to make money to support ourselves" Wendy explained, "each of us plays a part whether it's performing, making food, or just doing what we can around the circus".

"Aye Charle, Lily, and I do a flying act" Happy put in with a smug look. Wendy nodded in agreement, "and when I'm older I can be in the circus if I want but since I'm too young I just act as the group medic" says Wendy.

"Who's Charle and Lily?" I asked the two of them before they moved on.

"Charle is my exceed, Pantherlily or Lily for short is Gajeel's exceed and Happy here is Natsu-nii's exceed" Wendy said, Happy puffed up his little chest at the sound of his name. "So there's more talking flying cats?" I wondered out loud, Wendy nodded. She opened her mouth to speak but the sudden jolting stop of the cart silenced her.

"We're here" said the rough voice from earlier, the flap opened up to reveal a black haired man with lots of piercings on his face sitting at the front of their cart just behind the horse. "You guys ok with bunny-girl?" he asked Wendy and Happy who both nodded. Bunny-girl? I thought angrily what kind of person calls a lady bunny-girl? "Well then I'm gonna go help shrimp unload, that chick's too small for her own good" he said before closing the flap and leaving to go help this "shrimp" well apparently he's that kind of person I thought in a bitter tone, answering my earlier thought.

Wendy turned to me with a giddy look on her face, she seemed to be unable to contain her excitement over something. "Ne Lucy-san are you ready to meet the rest of the crew?" she asked me, she was practically jumping out of her seat. I shrugged my shoulders before nodding and breaking out into a smile, what can I say Wendy's happiness was contagious.

Wendy helped me spin around on my makeshift mat so that I could face the back of the cart. Happy summoned his wings and flew up to the corner of the fabric that held the back flap closed.

With a nod from Wendy Happy pulled open the large flap that opened up the entire back of the cart. The sunlight that flooded in blinded me, I held up a hand to block out the light so that I could see better. I blinked a few times to refocus my eyes and the sight that was in front of me was unlike anything I could have ever imagined.

"Welcome to Fairy Tail"

Author's Notes

Cliff hanger! Well guys hope you all liked chapter 3 of Runaway Circus, the story is pretty much done with all the boring trivial stuff and is now on to the good stuff! The next chapter won't be out as quickly as these last few were, so sorry about that.

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-TheSilverKey13