Echo.
Echo.
Echo.
Once upon a time, Fairy Tail was the echo of an echo, the shadow of a Nobody, the broken pieces of a nightmare.
But not anymore.
Makarov proudly watched as the members of Fairy Tail rushed and tumbled about, perfecting their performance techniques, honing their razor-sharp skills.
Underneath the night sky, they brought Magnolia Park to life with vivid splashes of color.
Who would've ever th-
"WE'RE BACK!" Happy sang. Cana, who'd been chugging a barrel of beer, sputtered and Loke dropped some of his torches, resulting in Juvia hastily splashing it out and a cloud of smoke. Everyone either began coughing or cursing and some talented individuals even did both.
Makarov was not amused. "What's *cough* the meaning of this, *cough*Happy?"
Unabashed, Happy grinned. "Aye, sir! We have our 1st audience!"
Two people stepped forward.
A boy and a girl. A white scarf and blue ribbons. Children of the golden flames, one of the dragons and one of the stars. Almost blind and almost voiceless.
They were just like the members of Fairy Tail. Paradoxically strange children out there in a paradoxical world.
There was a silence as the smoke cleared.
"Seems auspicious," Cana finally drawled, flicking tarot cards.
The dragon boy frowned. "What's auspicious? Does that have anything to do with magic?"
"Promising success," replied the star girl, almost mechanically.
Makarov glanced towards his S- class mages. All of them, even sweet Mirajane who wore her heart on her sleeve, had poker faces. Oho! They think they can fool me!
Well, quite frankly, I'm interested in Dragon Boy and Star Girl too. Maybe…
Happy, hovering hesitantly, finally landed. "Master! They'll watch us…..right?"
"Oh, yes, yes!" Makarov mumbled, flapping a hand, lost in his thoughts.
Mirajane decided to take action. "All right, everyone! Let's set up everything and get ready to entertain our guests! Lisanna, introduce our guests to Fairy Tail!"
"Um, welcome to Fairy Tail!" Lisanna put her hand out. "I'm Lisanna!"
The boy turned towards her. "Hey! Is this really gonna have magic in this?"
The girl nudged him, whispering, "She's trying to welcome us! Tell her our names."
"Oh, I'm Natsu and she's Lucy. And if you wanna shake hands, it's going to be really hard."
Lisanna could feel her cheeks reddening. How could she have forgotten something like that? "I'm so sorry," she murmured.
"Oh, don't worry about it! Yeah, it seems kinda weird that a blind kid's coming to see your show but he can't really see. But you know, I can see magic! I can see all the magic in the world!"
Lisanna smiled. "Then, I'm sure you'll enjoy this show."
Just then, someone tapped her shoulder. She turned around to see…Lucy, was that her name? Lucy poured something into her hands. Lisanna looked down to see a huge stack of bills and a mountain of coins. How much money could this possibly be? This must be thousands of Jewels!
"Th-this is too mucy, Lucy-san. You don't have to pay us anything!"
Lucy looked her in the eye. "I have too much money and I need to spend it for dedicated causes. Fairy Tail is one of them. Besides," Lucy's voice got much quieter, "you guys really do work miracles. I've never seen Natsu so happy."
Both of them turned to see Natsu pelting an irritated Gray with questions. And laughed.
It was an incredible night.
Flashes of lightning, shimmering words that danced in the air, a whirlwind of sand.
Droplets of rain, hundreds and hundreds of swords, a metal dragon.
Ice crystals, gales of wind, and transformations in the blink of an eye.
Flickering flames, puppets that chattered, and flying cats.
And beside her, Natsu was enthralled. For once, he was absolutely silent.
But she could tell, he was absorbing in everything, soaking up every detail.
It was a magical night.
A/N: I'm so so so sorry! This chapter was meant to be much longer but time keeps slipping through my fingers XP
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