Suta was a beautiful town.
It was littered with all kinds of flowers, Sakura trees in full bloom. Beautiful bushes with all kinds of colorful flowers blossoming. There is a lake that sits in the middle of the park with a dock, with row boats out and people fishing. A shopping center as soon as you stepped off the train. It was like a lush garden with city life surrounding it.
Lucy glanced around in awe, her eyes bright as she took in all the sights. This was the best thing about being a wizard. You get to travel all around the world and see different sights, taste different foods, meet different people. The blonde always liked to sight-see when she entered a new place after a job; though Team Natsu was always impatient to get home. Which, she understood that, and she also wanted to go home and just relax after a hard job. However, she also liked to look at all the sights. It amazed her how different every place could look; especially places like this.
The Celestial Mage could see the other mages with her glancing around as well, taking in all the beautiful trees and flowers. She smiled softly at them. While she was still apprehensive about this job, another part of her was glad she took this job with them. She was always curious about the strongest mages of the Guild. Evergreen was right when she said she was always busy; Natsu always had a new adventure to go on. Always had a new job that he wanted to do, which was great because of his tendency to want to blow everything up and cause Lucy to lose all her rent money. She cringed at the memory, laughing lightly and wondering how she put up with it all the time. She was happy to give the reigns to Lisanna, even if she did miss the fire bastard.
"How about you guys find a hotel before we start the job?" Evergreen suggested, looping an arm around Lucy's, "while me and Lu go shopping!" Evergreen sang, pulling the blonde away before the boys could even protest.
Once they were far enough away from the boys, Lucy gave Evergreen an amused look. "Are you sure we should have done that?" The blonde asked warily with a small chuckle. "Laxus is sure to yell at us the next time he sees us," the Celestial Mage pointed out with a smirk.
Evergreen just shrugged at that. "Let him yell," the brunette quipped, her eyes sparkling with mischief. "Besides, I wanted some girl-time with you before we had to be with the boys twenty-four-seven. We won't be able to do that for a while," the Fairy Mage sighed dramatically, causing Lucy to snort in an unladylike manner. Evergreen grinned at that; glad there was at least some life left in the blonde. Now only if the rest would come back.
The girls spent a few hours in the shopping district, getting to know each other and buying a few new outfits and jewelry. Lucy couldn't remember the last time she had so much fun. It also surprised her that while Evergreen may look scary, deep inside she was also a girly-girl. She was much like Erza in that sense; maybe that was why they had a rivalry similar to Natsu and Gray's? Lucy giggled at that thought. Of course, she'd never say that out loud. She valued living, thank you very much.
"Hey Lu..." Evergreen began, causing the blonde to look over at her in curiosity. "I know we don't really know each other very well, but you know you can trust me, right? If anything is bugging you, you can tell me and I can try and help. I don't know how much help I can be, but I can at least try."
Lucy's eyes widened in surprise. Had her facade slipped? She was sure that no one noticed the inner turmoil going on inside her head. The blonde Celestial Mage shook her head from that thought and gave Evergreen a bright smile. "Thank you for the sentiment, Ever. I'll think about your offer, but really, I'm fine," she forced out, keeping her smile while she was actually screaming on the inside. She wasn't ready for this. Not now. She didn't know if she'd ever be ready for this, but she knew the question would come up eventually again.
Evergreen gave her a scrutinizing look, causing the blonde to bite her lip. After a few minutes, the older mage just nodded; causing Lucy to let out a sigh of relief. "We better head towards the Orphanage," the brunette concluded, a sigh escaping her lips. "This was nice while it lasted though." Evergreen smiled lightly as she glanced over at Lucy.
Lucy nodded her head in agreement. "I don't get to do this often; so it's nice to be able to hang out every once in a while," she confessed with a small smile. "It was nice." It really was. Lucy missed hanging out with friends. It was something she didn't do often, since everyone was going about with their own lives at the moment. She didn't fault it with them though; they've all just been really busy throughout their time since the Guild reformed.
The Fairy Mage smiled slightly at her, before frowning at a thought. "What are we going to do with our bags?!" She whined, slouching a little at the prospect of having to carry them all the way over to the Orphanage and having to keep an eye on them all day. The older girl loved shopping; every girl loved doing it at least a little bit. It was just the fact of holding onto the bags until the day was over that sucked majorly.
"Don't worry, I got this," Lucy stated smugly, reaching for a key without looking at them. Her fingers brushed against a golden key and in a golden puff of smoke; the Maid Spirit appeared in a blink of an eye. "Hey Virgo," Lucy greeted affectionately, a bright smile on her face as she looked over at her beloved Spirit.
"Hello Princess. Punishment?" Virgo asked expectantly, her eyes bright at the thought.
Giggling, Lucy just rolled her eyes. "No, Virgo. No punishment. Can you take our bags to the Celestial Realm until we are done with the job for the day?" The blonde asked her Spirit kindly; gesturing towards the few bags that the two girls had.
"Of course, Princess. Anything else?" Virgo asked as she hefted the bags up without much effort.
"No thank you Virgo, that'll be all," Lucy dismissed her Spirit with a bright smile. Virgo just bowed before disappearing in a puff of smoke as the blonde turned to face Evergreen. "Ready to go?" The blonde asked cheerily, standing up straighter. Evergreen just raised an eyebrow but nodded her head, looping her arm around Lucy's as they headed towards the Orphanage, chatting vividly along the way.
The guys were already there, waiting for the girls outside of the Orphanage building. Laxus was eyeing the girls with a look, causing Lucy to cowar a little behind Evergreen. Evergreen, on the other hand, sent Laxus a smug look. "Did you girls have fun?" He asked with a raised eyebrow, glancing between Lucy and Evergreen expectantly.
"In fact we did," Evergreen quipped, causing Laxus to roll his eyes at her tone. "It was fun without you boys for a change!" She teased lightly, causing Bickslow to roll his ruby eyes.
"Come on Ever, we aren't that bad!" The Seith Mage whined as his babies flew around his head, giggling while repeating "That Bad! That Bad!" over and over again. Lucy giggled at their antics, causing the Seith Mage to grin even more. One of them landed on Lucy's shoulder, causing the girl to raise an eyebrow as she glanced over at the Seith Mage. Bickslow just shrugged, his eyes widening when the totem nuzzled her cheek; giggling.
"It's never done that to one of us before," Evergreen stated in awe as she watched the Totem nuzzle against Lucy's cheek for a few more seconds before flying back over with its other buddies, flying around the mages as they all stared at them with a weird expression.
"Maybe I'm special?" Lucy offered cautiously, her eyes blinking in amazement.
"Probably," Evergreen chuckled with amusement, shaking her head at the totems that flew around them while they giggled in glee, "it's not too far fetched." Lucy was special.
She just didn't realize it herself.
"We better head inside," Laxus grunted, nodded his head towards the entry-way of the Orphanage. "Since you girls picked out the job, you get to go first. You know the drill, Ever," Laxus stated smugly as Evergreen groaned, knowing all too well what the drill was. Without another word, she started walking towards the door; not before she grabbed a hold of Lucy's elbow and pulled the blonde with her; protesting and all.
The boys followed the girls towards the entrance, stopping once they made it to the door. Evergreen let go of Lucy's elbow and rapped her knuckles along the steel door; waiting patiently for it to open. A few minutes went by before the door decided to open; revealing a very pretty women who appeared to be in her early thirties. Long, dark purple hair in a high pony tail that cascades down to her mid-back. Emerald green eyes that were kind of slanted, full pink lips, freckles dotted her face. She wore a bohemian styled blue-green floral dress that flowed down to her feet; wearing yellow sandles that matched the flowers on her dress.
She glanced between the mages warily, Lucy could tell she hadn't slept in a while. There were bags under her eyes, and she seemed stressed. Lucy could understand; she was probably paranoid about the mages that were after her money. She didn't want any of her children getting hurt; which was the whole reason why the five of them were here.
"Hello miss, we are the Fairy Tail mages that you requested for your job," Evergreen introduced, handing the girl the flier that they plucked from the request board. "I'm Evergreen. This is Lucy, Bickslow, Freed and Laxus," the Fairy Mage pointed towards everyone. Bickslow and Lucy waved at the woman, Freed nodded his head and Laxus just grunted; his arms were crossed over his chest.
The woman's eyes brightened up when Evergreen introduced themselves. "Thank goodness! Come in, come in!" She gushed, ushering the five inside the building. Evergreen grabbed a hold of Lucy's arm and dragged her inside, the boys following the girls. The purple haired girl closed the door behind them once they entered the building, a bright smile was plastered on her face. "I am so glad someone responded to my job. I was getting so worried that one of the children would get hurt, and I couldn't live with myself if that happened!" She fretted, her lips pursing in worry for a brief minute. "Oh, but where are my manners! I haven't even introduced myself! I'm Mireya Clary, but you can call me Reya," Reya waved her hands dismissively; a smile still on her face as she glanced between the mages.
"It's nice to meet you Reya," Lucy grinned back at her, her eyes sparkling with happiness. This woman's attitude was contagious. She already loved the woman. You could tell how deeply she cared for her kids as if they were her own. It was nice, in a sad kind of way. While Lucy didn't exactly get along with her father; at least she wasn't abandoned by him. These kids were abandoned by their parents in some way, shape or form. It saddened Lucy to think about.
"Where are the children?" Freed asked, breaking Lucy's reverie. Lucy glanced over at Freed, raising an eyebrow before glancing back over at Reya, who's eyes brightened considerably at the mention of her children. Lucy smiled softly. Yes, you can definitely tell this woman loved the children very much.
"They are out back playing on the playground," Reya explained with a grin. "My partner is out there with them right now if you'd like to see how many children you'll be protecting?" All the mages nodded their heads, causing the purple-haired woman to beam. "Follow me, it's this way!" She chirped as she started to walk down the hall passing many rooms. The Fairy Tail mages followed behind the girl closely; all eager to see the kids that she was raising.
Once they finally made it out the back, Reya threw open a sliding glass door; letting the mages walk out first so she could close it shut after them. Before they could even make it to where the kids were playing, a small, petite looking young woman glanced up from helping a kid off a swing. She grinned as she rushed over to the group, pulling said kid behind her. "Reya! I was wondering where you went off too!" The young woman grinned, her blue hair falling into her eyes as she glanced up at the older girl with a sparkling eyes.
"Ah, Margot! These are the mages that will be helping us!" Reya pointed to the mages behind her. "Fairy Tail mages, this is Margot Demsey. She helps me run this little Orphanage, and I am grateful to have her!" She grinned proudly, causing the young blue-haired girl to blush.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all!" Margot bowed to the Fairy Tail mages, causing them all to blink in surprise at her.
Lucy chuckled nervously. "You don't need to bow at us," she waved a hand dismissively in front of her face, glancing down at the child that was standing behind Margot; clutching her right leg. Lucy bent down to meet her level, a small smile was on her face. "Hello there. What's your name?" She asked tentively, trying not to scare the little girl.
The little girl blinked owlishly at Lucy, clutching the dress that Margot was wearing. "I-I'm L-Lesia..." The small girl answered quietly; hiding her face into Margot's dress, but peeking just a little to look at Lucy's face.
The blonde Celestial Mage grinned, holding her hand out for the little girl to shake. "Hello there Lesia, it's nice to meet you. I'm Lucy. I hope we can become friends." Lesia continued to look at the blonde owlishly before diving in for a hug; shocking the mage completely. Her eyes widened a the contact, but immediately returned the hug. She failed to noticed the wide eyes that the two partners were giving her as she began to pat the little girls head.
One thing was for certain. She wasn't going to let these kids get hurt. They would capture these dark mages.
Or they weren't Fairy Tail.
Hey guys! I promise I am still writing. Writer's Block decided it wanted to hit for a little while, and than life hit. I decided I am going to go to Cosmetology School in a year or so, so I have been looking into schools for that; as well as finding a job so that I can pay for Cosmetology School. Also, I've been trying to get out more. Hang out with my only friend from High School (the only one I really like, anyways. Heh.) I've also been coming up with a background for some of these OCs so that it'll be somewhat easier to write them into the story. I own every OC you see here, and Background Stories are important to me. Especially with my OCs.
I also apologize if this Chapter seemed a little bland. This is where the excitement kicks in! Margot kind of demanded to be written in here. She wasn't part of the original plan. Reya wanted a partner, helper or whatever and Margot decided that she wanted to join in on the fun! Lesia also has a somewhat big role; though how big of role I won't spoil for you all. ;) I am excited to write some of these scenes! I loved writing Reya though. She has a big complex plot that will be a blast to write. LovelyLovelyLove actually helped me with her backstory.
I appreciate everyone who reviews! Really, you guys make my day every time I see a new review! And every one of you who follows/favorites without reviewing, thank you as well. While I do wish you guys would review at least once; I love that you guys are taking time out of your day to read this. So I truly appreciate it! If you don't like the story, please don't leave negative comments. Flames will be fed to Natsu.
Someone said that these characters seem a little OOC. I apologize for that. I am trying to keep them in character as much as I can; sometimes it's hard to keep track of the characters, loool. But I am trying! Promise! :) Remember to root for your ship. Freed and Laxus are pretty much tied in the winnings, while poor Bixy is left in the dust. But I'm sure once I start writing him in more people will start voting for BixLu. XD Than I will have a much tougher choice ahaha.
~yorusorra