Magic School Campus

12:30

Luna's POV

"Geese, can we ever get a break?" Natsu sighed. We were currently walking to lunch with Crystal. It seemed as if everyone was especially intrigued with us. From Natsu getting asked out to Erza gaining a 'love rival'.

"Sorry, we don't usually get exchange students, but even then someone coming in the middle of the semester unannounced, we've never seen that." Crystal explained. "Plus, you guys are sure a sight for sore eyes."

"What does that mean?" I asked, not familiar with the term.

"It means that all the guys think you're hot." Gray smirked. I blushed.

"Hey, not just Luna. All of you guys are in the school's top ten." Crystal said causing Gray to shut up.

"What about you?" Erza questioned.

"What do you mean?" Crystal asked confused.

"Where do you rank." Erza said. Crystal hid her face behind the lunch box she was carrying.

"Oh, look we're here!" Crystal said changing the subject.

"Where's here?" Natsu asked. He had his hands behind his head and was leaning back slightly.

"The lunch room." Crystal stated as if it were obvious.

"But we don't have any lunches." I said.

"You can buy lunches here." Crystal said motioning to the large sign above a restaurant looking place.

"But I don't have any money…" I mumbled looking down.

"Hey, we can pay for it!" Natsu said slapping my back harshly.

"No no! It's fine! I'm not even that hungry!" I said, frantically waving my arms in front of me. Unfortunately at that exact moment, much to my dismay, my stomach made a loud growling sound.

"You gotta eat something, I mean you didn't have anything for breakfast and with all that running in the morning, you must be starving." Erza stated.

"But-" I started but was interrupted.

"Come on! It's fine!" Natsu whinned.

"Alright… I surrender I guess." I smiled.

"Good, now that that's taken care of. Where are we going to sit?" Gray asked looking at all the overloaded lunch tables.

"People usually go outside to eat, but seeing as today isn't too nice, most people stayed inside." Crystal said looking around.

"Hey, who is that?" I Natsu pointing to a boy coming straight towards us.

"I don't know, but it doesn't look like he's slowing down." Gray said. He was closing in on us, and fast.

"Look out!" He shouted just as he smashed into me. We were both sent to the ground, he landed on top of me, his face in my chest. On impact, the whole room went quiet.

"Ouch." He mumbled. He looked up at me from his position in my chest. It took him a second to realize where he had landed, but when he did jumped straight up. "I'm sorry!" He shouted and reached his hand out to help me get up.

"I-It's fine" I stuttered getting up. Suddenly, as if it were planned, the whole lunchroom burst into noise.

"You guys get Luna out of here, I'll take care of this one." Erza said cracking her knuckles, we could all feel the deathly aura surrounding her.

"Wh-" I started but stopped when I felt myself being dragged by Natsu and Gray.

"Trust me, you don't want to mess with her now." Natsu said, looking straight ahead.

"O-Okay." I stuttered, trying my best to stay on my feet.

Then, like at the cafe, a headache hit. It wasn't as bad as last time but it still hurt like hell. I lost my footing just as we were turning a corner. Both boys stopped and turned around to see my fragile figure. Their faces immediately filled with worry.

"Not again." Gray muttered kneeling down next to me. "Erza!" He shouted.

"It's no use, she wouldn't be able to hear you. She's still in the lunchroom taking care of that guy." Natsu said turning around. "Get her on my back, we'll get Erza then take her to the nurses."

"No, you can't do that." I said weakly.

"Why not." Gray said seriously. Both boys seemed to be very worried, but in that weird way that men worry, as if their mad. "When people see you on Natsu's back, they'll know something's wrong."

"You'll just have to avoid people. Plus, this isn't because of my memory." I told them.

"Well then what is it?" Gray asked

"Nevermind that, get me to the dorms quickly. Natsu if you're fast enough, I might be able to stay awake until then." I said then grabbed my head as a wave of pain hit.

"Okay. Gray, you should probably get Erza" Natsu said.

"Great…" He mumbled running off.

Natsu quickly picked me up and positioned me on his back, then he darted off.

When we got outside, it was raining.

"It's so c-cold." I said.

"We're almost there." Natsu said.

We soon entered the boy's dorm, and much to our luck, no one was in the lobby or halls. It was vacant for the most part. We quickly reached Natsu's room and he laid me down on the couch. He draped a blanket over me and sighed. He sat down by my feet and just waited.

"So-" He started but right then the door to the room burst open. From my spot on the couch I wasn't able to see the door but I could see all of the living room which had the same setup as my own dorm living room except the boys was a bit more messy.

Erza, Gray, and much to my surprise, Crystal walked into the room. Upon seeing my form Crystal rushed to my side.

"What happened!" She shouted taking my hand.

"Oh, well. I have a bit of a cold…" I told her.

"A cold? You've gotta be kidding me. Why didn't you take her to the nurse!" She said angrily turning to Natsu.

"Oh. Well…" He hesitated.

"Her doctor!" Erza shouted. "Her doctor… He said when this happens, just let her lay down and take it easy!" She improvised.

"Oh, really…?" Crystal asked raising an eyebrow. Gaining no response she sighed and turned back to me. "Nevermind that I guess. She needs some sleep." Crystal then blew on my face.

Suddenly, I felt my eyelids grow heavy and my headache slowly disperse. As I closed my eyes I fell into the land of dreams.


Magic School Boys Dorm; Natsu and Gray's Room

Next Day; 10:00am

Luna's POV

I woke to a soft nudge on my shoulder. I groaned and rolled over, not wanting to be woken. It seemed the person - whoever it was - didn't seem to take the hint and continued. I tried to push the hand away but as soon as I let go I found that I was once again being shaken. Getting annoyed I opened my eyes just enough to glare at my waker. Opening my eyes I was indeed,, able to identify them although they were a bit too close for comfort.

I came face to face with none other than Gray. "Ah!" I jumped only to bump foreheads with said male.

"Geese what was that for?" The ice mage asked rubbing the forming bump on his forehead.

"S-sorry…" I apologized while also cradling my forming bruise. "Why did you wake me up anyways?"

"Oh, well…" He looked off to the side. "You see… We kind of have to go to a Magic Trial…"

I looked at him puzzled and asked, "What's that?"

"Oh, right. Well it's this kind of thing where mages go to, to try and decide if someone goes to jail." He explained while still not making direct eye contact.

"Why would we need to go there?" I asked, still confused.

"Crystals kind of on trial…" He paused, "And we have to testify."

"Wait, what?" I asked, stunned.

"When she put you to sleep yesterday, we had reason reason to believe that she was the one behind the attacks." He started. "So we told the principal and got permission to go through her dorm while she was in class. It didn't take us long to find a journal with her plans and some illegal magic tools. We showed them to the principal and she was immediately taken into custody. Her trial was put as top priority due to the still unconscious girls. We're actually late so we should be going. Can you go like that or do you need to go to your dorm?"

I shook my head indicating that I was fine. I was in shock at hearing all this at once. "It happened so fast…" I mumbled.

"What was that?" Gray asked standing up and extending a hand.

"Nevermind." I said taking his hand. "Thanks."

"Yep. Now let's get going." Gray said heading out the door.

After an extended walk filled with idle chatter we finally reached the building which I was informed was "The Courthouse". The inside was just as plain as the outside, the walls painted a faded peach color. There was a lady at a desk which we walked up to. Gray spoke with the woman while I zoned out. She then called for a man to escort us to a room and where we were then told to wait outside. There was a loud bang and then from inside the room we could hear muffled voices begin to talk (A/N I don't know much about court stuff besides Law and Order so bear with me). We were then escorted into the room and told to take a seat which was luckily near the already present Natsu and Erza. I looked around to see many unfamiliar faces although I did spot Crystal whose usually cheerful face was overrun with dispar. Soon after there was another loud bang similar to the other and everyone quieted down. Erza, Natsu, Gray, and I were each called up to the stand and bombarded with questions.

Soon after there was once again a break in which this time we were allowed to leave. We left for lunch and returned an hour later where we were informed that Crystal's fate was to be decided.

"The Jury has decided. We find the defendant guilty on all accounts. Crystal Stone is to have her magic removed immediately." Although what was more shocking than the decision was Crystal's response.

Crystal bravely stood up and faced the crowd. No emotion showing on her face. She said, "I shall now be punished for a crime I did not commit. I only wish that one day the true criminal will realize their ways were wrong and atone for their sins."

After that everything was a blur, we walked back to the dorms, gathered our things and got our reward. We got on a train and made our way back to Fairy Tail in silence. Well as close as you could get with Natsu and his motion sickness. I absentmindedly started playing with his hair due to him being sprawled out across our shared seat. Eventually the other three fell asleep due to us leaving at around 11:00pm. While staring out the window I started humming a little tune which eventually turned into singing. (The Call by Regina Spektor; here's a link from SoundCloud so hopefully my little phone readers can listen while reading as well /reginaspektor/the-call-album-version)

It started out as a feeling

Which then grew into a hope

I sang quietly not wanting to disturb the others. I looked out the window recalling when I woke up and first met Natsu, Gray, and Erza.

Which then turned into a quiet thought

Which then turned into a quiet word

I thought about how the boys were made complete fools of and how Erza tried to calm me down. How the whole guild came into the infirmary just because they were curious.

And then that word grew louder and louder

'Til it was a battle cry

How Mira showed kindness to me although being a complete stranger. Master taking me in and believing in my strength even when I showed none. Erza and Mira giving me a home and making me smile.

I'll come back

When you call me

No need to say goodbye

Even my small encounter with Levy came to mind. I thought about how Erza and the boys didn't refuse to let me accompany them on this mission and how they're always looking after me and giving me something to look forward to.

Just because everything's changing

Doesn't mean it's never been this way before

Then a memory I wasn't quite familiar with played in my mind. A short blond women and a black haired man laughing with myself in the middle being tickled by them. Their faces, despite being blurry, showed joy and happiness.

All you can do is try to know

Who your friends are as you head off to the war

My mind flashed to a young white haired boy who was splashing water at me while I splashed back. He seemed to be fully clothed so I assumed that we were playing outside in a pond of some type.

Pick a star on the dark horizon

And follow the light

In this memory it seemed to be night and multiple hands were pointing towards the sky while the smoke of a campfire rose up not too far off.

You'll come back

When it's over

No need to say goodbye

This time I seemed to be leaning on a piano with a guitar in my hands looking at the same white haired boy who seemed to be doing a duet with myself. He looked older than he was in the last memory and seemed more mature.

You'll come back

When it's over

No need to say goodbye

My thoughts then went to the three people who I couldn't identify sitting around a large table with me eating a dinner. They all seemed to be having a good time.

Now, we're back to the beginning

It's just a feeling and no one knows yet

I was again eating yet this time it was outside with Mira, Erza, Natsu, and Gray. It was the picnic that Mira and I had prepared as a little thank you.

But just because they can't feel it too

Doesn't mean that you have to forget

The memory continued and Natsu and Gray began to throw food with Erza soon joining in along with Mira. I ended up getting hit in the face with some salad to which I laughed at.

Let your memories grow stronger and stronger

'Til they're before your eyes

At this point the memories had stopped and I was smiling while singing. I probably looked like a idiot singing to a window with a crazy grin on my face but I didn't care.

You'll come back

When they call you

No need to say goodbye

I turned back to the group, still singing, and just took a moment to silently thank them.

You'll come back

When they call you

No need to say goodbye

I may not know how I know that song but I will never forget it. I soon drifted off into sleep leaning my head against the window with my hands resting in Natsu's hair.