A Fairy Tail story- Magnolia Academy!

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~Chapter 7: The Worst Day Ever~

Lucy's POV

I woke up laying on a white bed. As I blinked open my eyes, I saw someone with pink hair staring down at me. "Yo, Luce!"

"Kyaa!" I screeched, sitting up. As I blinked again, pain rushed through my arm and my stomach and I sunk down again. Hazily opening my eyes, I saw Natsu sitting at the edge of my bedside. Erza was sitting on a chair beside my bed, next to Levy, Gray, Kinana, Wendy, and Gajeel. We were all crammed inside a tiny room with white walls and almost no furniture, besides the bed, chair, and a small nightstand that had a roll of bandages and a small medicine bottle on it. "What happened?" I asked groggily, rubbing my eyes.

"Kyõka, Minerva, and Seilah, and Lummy," Erza growled, clenching her fists. "If only I had been there sooner."

"What?" I whispered in confusion. "I don't…"

Then, in a three second flash back, I remembered in all. "Oh, god," I murmured, sinking back into the bed.

Natsu frowned. "I think you've got the worst luck, Luce. Attacked… twice? And you just got here."

"You met the worst girls in school." Levy piped up next. "They're from the club called Tartaros. They never participate in any activities, but all they do is kidnap people, torture them, then throw them out on the streets. We've never had many problems with them, but even do so much as talk to them at school… and… yeah."

Another memory pushed its way into my brain. "Oh, god, are you okay, Erza?"

Erza waved her hand dismissively. "Those cold-hearted fiends have their own problems at the moment. I am fine."

"Are you sure?" My voice was flooded with concern.

Erza nodded. "Quite fine, thank you."

"Um… Lucy?" I turned towards the voice. It was Gray, who was half way through pulling off his collared shirt. "There was a guy…"

Everyone leaned forward in interest as Gray recounted his story. "This one guy was here when I got here. Natsu was dragging Lucy here- I don't mean that literally Lucy, come on- and met me. I would've ripped his throat out-"

"You would NOT."

"Shut it, flame-head. Anyways, I helped him bring Lucy here, and when Natsu went to Lucy's class to tell the teacher she wouldn't be there, I went to see how Lucy was doing. But one guy was at the nurse's desk, talking to the nurse. I saw him earlier, when we were dragging- I mean, bringing, Lucy here."

"What did he look like?" Erza inquired.

Gray thought for a sec. "Tall. Black hair. Snarky grin."

My blood ran cold. "…Oh no," I moaned, tucking my face in my hands. I recognized that description.

Everyone turned to face my shivering form. "What is it, Lucy?" Kinana asked gently.

"He… He…" My breaths were coming in short, ragged gasps. "He's the guy who…"

The group leaned forward. I inhaled. "Kind of assaulted me," I whispered quickly.

There was an uproar. "Who's the creep?" Gajeel bellowed. "I'll fucking pound his face in!" Natsu cracked his knuckles and grimaced.

"Oh no you won't!" Levy slapped Gajeel's leg. "You're in enough trouble as is!"

Erza shushed her fellow club members. "What happened next, Gray?" I hid my face in my hands once more, tears threatening to leak down my face- again.

Gray looked slightly uncomfortable. "Uh… Well, in my defence, I didn't know who he was. But he was asking the nurse to come see the patient Natsu had just brought in- Lucy. The nurse asked for her name, and he didn't answer for a while, but finally said Lucy- I think he glimpsed her sheet. I didn't recognize him as someone from our club, and he had the Twilight Ogre club symbol, so I was about to go after him when Natsu came back. We both went together, reluctantly, and saw him…" Gray trailed off.

"Saw him doing what?" Erza asked quietly. My sobs racked my body, and I hunched over.

"Well," Gray said hurriedly, "He didn't really do anything, because Natsu broke his nose, and he left." Everyone grinned and Natsu stood up and took a bow.

I smiled weakly as the pink-haired club member grinned and pumped a fist in the air. "I punched him and he ran."

I nodded, wiping my eyes. "At least he… didn't do anything. Thanks, Natsu. And thanks to you too, Gray," I whispered, after seeing the look in the man's eyes. Everyone chuckled politely. Realization hit me in a flash. "Wait, don't you guys have classes?"

There was an awkward pause. "…Well," Kinana admitted, "we do. But I had to make sure you're okay, because without you, I'd be the only waitress, seeing as Mira and Lisanna are on vacation for the week." Wendy nodded worriedly.

"Yes, you do indeed have classes!" An angry nurse stomped into the room. She had pink hair, like Natsu's, I realized, but had a very stern expression. However, she was frail and thin, but with no nurse's robe- just a burgundy coloured robe-and-cape like thing. Her name tag said 'Porlyusica'. "And you are being so noisy and rambunctious! There is a limit to six people in a room at a time, you realize!"

"Yeah," Natsu pointed out. "And there's Gray, Erza, Kinana, Wendy, Levy, and Wendy. That's six!" I inwardly sighed at his stupidity.

"There's you too, you dumb buffoon!" The nurse hissed. "And you all should count as two- you're noisy enough to be!"

"Well," Gajeel smirked, "I'm only here 'cause the Shrimp forced me too."

Levy stuck out her lip. "Gajeel! I didn't force you!"

Gajeel chuckled. "Gihi. Right. You couldn't force me to do anything; you're too short."

"Gray can just leave," Natsu pointed out. "And then it's six!"

A topless Gray stood up sharply, knocking his chair over. "Maybe you should leave!"

Levy hit Gajeel's arm with her fists as the black-haired man smirked at her. Wendy was apologizing over and over to the nurse while Natsu was complaining about how Gray should just leave- and Gray was complaining about vice versa. Erza was striking up a conversation with Kinana, oblivious to the conversation. I paled. This was typical.

The nurse sighed. "That's it. EVERYONE OUT!"

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Third Person POV

It was definitely not one of Lucy's better days. She had bandages covering her bruised arm and she had covered her bruises in cream. Porlyusica, the nurse, had wanted her to stay the night, but reluctantly let her go under the Fairy Tail club's reassurance (which wasn't exactly reassuring). Lucy got ready with Kinana and began her job at the club that night. However, with her injuries, Kinana didn't want her doing anything too stressful. It actually wasn't too bad.

"Yo, Lucy!" A tall man with blueish hair named Macao called her name. "A beer over here!"

"One here too!" A guy with bushy brown hair and a pipe- Lucy remembered his name as Wakaba- called.

Lucy nodded to them both. "Be there in a second!" And she whisked away into the kitchen to grab two beers.

Kinana nearly hit her leaving the kitchen. "Oh, great, Lucy, can you get another barrel for Cana? She just polished off her third."

Lucy's jaw dropped. "But… But she just got here twenty minutes ago!" Kinana giggled.

"Oh, and Lucy, are you okay?" Kinana asked worriedly. Lucy gingerly tapped the fresh bandages lining her forearm.

Being optimistic, Lucy offered her a convincing smile. "I'm feeling great!" As she said this, she realized it wasn't a lie. She loved her new job. She was having fun.

Kinana smiled. "Great. Now let's get Cana her beer."

"But..." The blonde waitress trailed off.

Nevertheless, Lucy delivered two beers to the aged men and a barrel to the feisty brunette. After delivering a few dinners, Lucy got a short five minute break. She downed a smoothie and sat against a barrel to relax. She heard the shouts of chaos from the main room and chuckled under her breath. I don't know what I'd do without Fairy Tail, Lucy thought to herself, gingerly touching her bandages once more.

Kinana entered her room and smiled at her. "You've done enough for now. You can go home if you'd like."

Lucy smiled up at her. "Really? Great! Is the club closing?"

Kinana shook her head. "The club never closes. The bar, and the kitchen where we work, close at 10pm. Like right now. You've worked for four hours straight."

Lucy nodded to friendly purple-haired girl. "Thanks so much, Kinana."

Kinana nodded and waved at Lucy as the blonde put on her jacket and left. Waving goodbye to Erza and Levy, Lucy started on her way home. She was about fifty paces away from the club when she heard a voice.

"Luce! Wait up!"

Lucy turned around. There was Natsu, grinning like an idiot, his pink hair flapping in the gentle breeze. His blue cat- Happy? was perched on his shoulder, tail flicking back and forth. "We're coming with you!"

"W… What?" Lucy stammered.

Natsu grinned even more. "Oh, come on! You don't expect us to let you walk home alone after what happened, do ya?"

Lucy smiled softly. "Thanks… Natsu."

The pair (well, trio, including Happy) started off to Lucy's apartment- going the longer way this time. There was a silence between them, so Lucy decided to break the ice. "So… Where are you from?"

Natsu shrugged. "I'm not sure. I never knew my parents."

Lucy's face fell. So much for making conversation. "Oh. I'm sorry."

Natsu waved it off. "Eh. It's fine. I got adopted by my foster dad. His name's Igneel. But then he vanished one day and I don't know where he went."

"That's so sad," Lucy murmured.

"How about you?" Natsu asked innocently.

"My mom's dead." Lucy's voice caught in her throat. "And my dad was… a business man."

"A business man?" Natsu exclaimed. "He must make tons of money then! Does he live near here?"

"Uh, no," Lucy confessed. "He lives a ways away."

Natsu was confused. "So why are you out here then?"

Lucy shrugged casually. "School. You know."

"So-"

"Oh, look!" Lucy called distractedly. "I'm home!" Natsu was cut off mid speech as Lucy stepped up to the apartment doors. "Thanks for walking me home, Natsu. Really. Thanks." She managed a quick smile before she ushered herself inside and shut the door in his face.

Lucy: Natsu! You're so annoying!

Natsu: Well, if it wasn't for me, you would've still been with Kyõka and Minerva!

Erza: Natsu, that was me who saved her.

Natsu: …

Gray: Oh my god…

Levy: Gajeel! I did not 'force' you!

Gajeel: Gihi. Whatever you say, Shrimp.

Frost: All of you! Shush! Now I know what Porlyusica meant…

Erza: Remember to:

Lucy + Levy: Follow!

Gray: Favourite!

Natsu: Fav- hey, I was supposed to say that! Fine, I'll just say review instead. Re-

Gajeel: Review! Gihi.

Natsu: Heyyy!