Chapter One
Her blonde hair flowed across her shoulders as her fingers grazed across the stand on the side of the farmers market. The bright and clean gold watch caught her eye then her hand caught it swiftly before the tent worker noticed and walked off. The smell of spicy meat wafted through her nose once she passed a vendor that was smiling at a young couple.
Her boots stomped in a puddle as she admired her work, as her feet traveled to the nearby fountain. The sound of rushing water was heard behind her while she sat on the wall and crossed her boots over one another, holding up the watch to examine it. it was all gold with an elastic band and small diamonds that surrounded the face of it.
"Nice," She whispered to herself. Stuffing it back in her pocket, her mocha eyes gazed across the area she was in. She spotted a bunch of girls gathered around some tall man, all squealing and proclaiming their love her someone name Salamander. Whoever that was.
There were many townspeople out today, she couldn't steal too many things with so many people watching. Letting out a sigh when her fingers tapped on the wall she was sitting on. What else could she do today? Then she stopped on a small magic shop and she smiled sweetly while standing up to make her way to it.
Hopefully she'll find a celestial key for herself, she can hardly ever find keys if she wasn't taking a mission or randomly find them while being a rogue mage. She looked up at the little bell as the door chimed when she stepped in the shop. The mage saw several shelves full of random magic items and clothing. There weren't too many people in the shop, maybe two people total.
Picking up a light pen that was red in color then putting it back down, her fingers grazing across the shelves she pasted and collecting dust on her pointer finger. Flicking it off before standing at the front counter with an old man at the fore front.
The blonde leaned her fingerless gloved hands on the glass counter and sweetly smiled at the old man with a button nose, "Hi, do you happen to have any celestial keys here?" she asked, casually tapping her boot nose behind her.
The old man scratched at his nose and looking up at the ceiling, "I think I do, give me one second," he disappeared behind a door to the left as the blonde waited, letting her elbows lean on the counter now. Looking down into the glass, there were several magical items in it; lacrimas, capes, various weapons, so many things to steal but she was only here for one thing.
When he came back, he was holding a wooden box in his hands and setting it in front of her, "I found this one it's the Nikola, the little dog," opening up the box to the small sliver key with a silhouette of the spirit of the key.
Her eyes went wide, "Oh, yes! How much?" letting her finger glide across the edge of the wooden box and the satin bedding the key was held in.
"10,000 Jewels," her eyes flew up to his wrinkled old face with shock.
"What? You can't be serious!" standing straight again, glaring down at the store clerk. What kind of key would cost that much? This guy was such an asshole maybe she could trade with him. "Maybe I can trade with you for it," She pulled out the watch from her back-jean pocket.
Setting the watch on the counter, the old man picked it up to inspected it with one eye closed, "How about I knock off 1,000 Jewel for this?" she slammed her hands on the glass case, causing the clerk to flinch at the sudden rage.
"This watch is worth so much more than that! I can't believe –" She stopped her ranting when something came to mind and she giggled at herself, "Oh, sorry. I got ahead of myself, I guess I can't afford the key, maybe we could try something else." She played him, putting a finger on her chin in thought, leaning forward more on the counter, "Maybe something more sensual," biting her lower lips.
The old man's eyes widened as he leaned further towards her, "We could try that,"
The closer they got, the more the smirk got bigger on the blonde's face; slowly her hand touched the back of his head, feeling the fuzzed grey hair on his head. Then she gripped his hair, smashing his face on the glass counter.
Pulling back with the key in hand, watching the old man lift his head disoriented at what just happened, "Bye!" she cheered and waved, skipping out the door then running.
The blonde ran from the store while holding the silver key in her hand, bumping someone shoulder as she ran, the person turned to glare at her, "Watch it!" her only response was a laugh and kept running. A blue cat that was standing on the person shoulder shook it's head, "Some people,"
"Stop her!" the clerk suddenly yelled from the open door of the magic store with blood running down his face. The guy she bumped into looked back at her and then started chasing her, the blonde let out a small 'shit' and ran faster.
"Get back here!" He yelled but Lucy wasn't dumb enough for that and turned sharply down a side street causing the guy to skid to a stop, touching his hand to the ground to pivot his footing. She thought she had heard him growl.
Lucy unfurled her whip then snapped it over the pole that held a flag above someone's house, swinging forward and kicking her feet over the railing of the roof, she landed and laughed at the pink-haired moron.
"Aye sir!" the fucking cat yelled as it sprouted wings and flew the guy up to her.
Her shirt fluttered in the wind as she ran across several roofs, then her eyes spotted the pier and large boats all around the area. Her feet moved faster and jumped off the roof into a wooden awning and found a supply carriage that was going to be put on the nearby boat.
Lifting the hatch quickly as she got inside and shut it and waited, she heard the footsteps of whoever was chasing her, "Dammit! We lost her,"
"It's okay Natsu, we'll catch her next time. Can't you smell her?" Smell her? Who was this guy and why would he smell her?
There was a small pause and then a grunt, "No, I didn't get a good enough sniff when we were near her," they sounded further away; she let out a large sigh and relaxed her muscles.
Letting herself sit for a couple minutes, "Lucy, you've outdone yourself," laughing at herself and pulled out her silver key from her back pocket to admire it. Lucy hoped that she could have a badass looking spirit like her other ones. The little dog spirit usually came out as a cute dog, but she wished hers was different.
Sudden movement, Lucy let out a yelp and she knew the thing she was in was being put on the boat and she had to kick herself. She should have seen this coming, maybe she can sneak off at night.
[***]
After hours of sitting in the metal box and after Lucy had fallen asleep, she took a peak out of the crack, seeing that it was night, she made her plan. Sitting on her knees, Lucy opened the lid to find she was in the kitchen area of the boat. The smell of beer was everywhere, causing her to crinkle her nose.
Taking slow movements, Lucy got out of the kitchen to find several girls in one room with some guys around but had spotted one guy she saw earlier that was using a charm spell on the bunch of girls that were in the room with her. Her eyebrows drew together in confusion, what was happening here?
"Who are you?" someone asked her, and she turned to find the man glaring at her, "How did you get here?"
Lucy stuck her hands up in surrender, "What's going on here?" not answering his question because she doesn't really care.
He walked towards her with his hands crossed, "I asked you a question," He insisted, Lucy huffed and let her hands fall to her sides, with a jaded look on her face.
"I asked you a question," she countered, placing her hands on her hips.
"I asked you first," balling up his fists at his sides, Lucy noticed that they were glowing purple. He has magic and isn't afraid to use it. The stellar mage was about to retort when all the girls had started to drop one by one. The only ones standing were her and the men that surrounded the women on the boat.
Her eyes widened; oh shit, they were taking these women hostage. Looking back at him he smiled sinisterly at her, "Wanna reevaluate your attitude, little girl?" watching the purple smoke swirl around his hands at his sides.
Lucy's hands fell to her sides, her fingertips hitting her keys slightly and letting them cling together before she lowered her head, "Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you all," shifting on the balls of her feet.
Snapping his fingers, two men grabbed her arms and pulled her back a few inches, "Good girl. Now, we have a long road ahead of us. Take her away," waving his hand to them, turning to the door that may have led to the quarters. The stellar mage's muscles tightened around her forearms and pulled forward.
The men were surprised, they didn't think that she would fight them as they let go of her and watched her turn, holding a gold key in her hand and a whip in the other. Lucy snapped her leather whip at the men, causing them to back up, "What the - "
"Open, Gate of the Bull: Taurus!" Lucy shouted, a doorbell sound was heard until the bright light change to see a tall cow, with a dark, metaled axe laying on his shoulder and chains all around the spirit; in his nose with a bull ring that connected to his ear. He was only wearing black pants that fell straight on his legs.
"Hellooooo, Lucy," his deep voice was flirtatious with his master, but she ignored him to point to the men in front of her.
"Forget me, they tried to take me as a sex slave!" getting to the nerve of her spirit, it was easy, he loved her body and Taurus would do anything to protect it. Smiling when the bull's eyes darkened and smoke shot out of his nose, they were going to get it.
The bull spirit sprinted to the group of dark mages; Lucy even got an elbow in to one that tripped by her spirit but that didn't last long. Suddenly her spirit was sent back after one man smashed a chair over his head.
The blonde cringed at the gross smiles they gave her, she backed into a table until a smashing sound was heard above them. Broken wood flew around everyone until a pink-haired man was kneeling in the center of the ballroom they were all gathered. He was awfully familiar to the blonde.
"You!" Natsu pointed to her, "I finally found you!" he exclaimed, till his cheek puffed and his skin turned green, "Oh no," and groaned.
"Uh," Lucy was confused, glancing up at the blue cat floating in the air above the ship, "Happy?" Natsu till trying not to throw up everywhere in the middle of the bandits and unconscious women.
"Lucy! We've been tracing you all the way here. Are you with these dark mages?" crossing his tiny arms across his blue chest.
"What?" rising her arms in question, how could he think she was with a bunch of men that was selling women for trade? She would never, "NO! I would never be with some dirty, garbage men!" she exclaimed and motioning to the group who were just dumbfounded by this interaction.
Meanwhile, Natsu was graveling on the ground, trying not to throw up more food he ate this morning. Why did he think this was a good idea? Happy then wrapped his tail around the blonde's waist, then flew off in the crisp night air. "Hey! Let go of me you dumb cat!" She yelled, scratching his blue tail around her to make him let go but of no use. `
"No! we're taking you to the Rune Knights for your crime," Flying off and leaving Natsu on the boat to take care of the dark mage's.
[***]
"You damn cat, let me go!" kicking in the air to try to get free. They were a few yards away when Happy stopped, a popping sound was heard. Lucy started falling into the water, with a scream.
Popping up to the surface and glared at Happy, who was floating next to her, "What the hell was that?" splashing him with water.
"I ran out a minutes on my aero magic! I'm sorry. We need to get Natsu off the boat now," looking at the ship, just floating still.
"And why should I help you guys? You'll just take me to the Rune Knights?" kicking her feet under her and glancing around to see what she could do.
"Because you're stuck in the ocean, just like us," smirking at the blonde and she splashed him again and groaned, pulling out a gold key from her gold ring on her hip.
Calling out her most trusted spirit, Aquarius, the water bearer. Swirling water and air moved above them to show a beautiful, blue-haired mermaid holding a jug of water in her hands. Her blue fish tail was sparkling with the moon's light, her face was stoic but also irritated at the same time.
"Aquarius, I need you to move this boat to the pier,"
The mermaid spirit scoffed, turning her head in the process, away from the frowning stellar mage floating in the water, "She doesn't seem to be listening to you," The dumb blue cat mumbled, floating on his back next to Lucy. She splashed him a third time, flipping him over in the water.
"Aquarius, you can destroy the ship if you want to. They are selling girls in there," Lucy pleading, telling her spirit she could break something with her permission, that had to sway the mermaid in some way.
Rolling her eyes but lifting her giant water jug in the air and watching the water flow from it around the ocean to move the giant, massive ship with it. Lucy felt the cold wet water around shift, realizing that her spirit was taking her with the ship.
"Aquarius!" She yelled and noticed that Happy was flying with her in the water.
In seconds, Lucy was on the sand, on her knees and trying to catch her breath. Her mocha eyes peeked to the turned over ship and the several dark members standing around then she heard Natsu start his speech on top of the boat.
"My name is Natsu Dragneel and I'm a Fairy Tail wizard and I've never heard of you before," she watched the two men fight with Happy floating in the air next to her.
"He's from Fairy Tail?" Lucy asked the blue cat; she had heard of the guild that was located in the town of Magnolia. They were a fairly rowdy guild and tend to destroy a lot of property, from what she's heard.
Natsu then ran at the man Happy named Bora the Providence. Lucy's head snapped to the sound of pounding feet and noticed that the Rune Knights were on their way, her mind immediately went to escape. Lucy didn't even watch Natsu take down the dark mages that just tried to kidnap her.
Getting to her feet, kicking some sand in the process, Lucy assessed the situation. She wanted to thank Natsu and Happy, but she also couldn't get caught, knowing she was wanted somewhere. So, Lucy ran the opposite which was further down the beach.
"Thanks, Natsu!" Lucy tried to yell behind her as she ran. The stellar mage was very thankful that he helped her get out of the situation she put herself in.
"Hey!" She heard him yell but nothing else. She didn't see him after that, probably trying to get away from the mess he made.
[***]
Lucy made her way to the train station, she had to get out of Hargeon before someone spots her. the Rune Knights had her picture all over the town, the magic shop owner had reported her and now they were looking for her.
Leaning back in her seat, she picked a compartment car to herself so she wouldn't get caught. She pulled her hood over her head to lean closer to the window. The dark clouds floated in the sky as the sun set for the day. The blonde had to wander around town to find something to eat, mostly just stole from the backs of some restaurants. Then slept by a tree on the outskirts of town.
Now, she was loving the quiet, botherless cabin she sat in, almost falling asleep until her door slid open. A blue cat flew in with a green looking, pink-haired wizard, sighing he spoke, "Here's one that only has one person in it," Happy the cat spoke, setting the mage down on the bench opposite of her.
Lucy curled into herself, pulling her knees to her chest and hiding the lower half of her face. Fuck, they were so going to get her arrested. Then Natsu fell over, face down on the bench, looking like he was going to throw up any second. She moved herself to face away from them as her back was against the window. Lucy thought she might as well sleep when they were incapacitated.
Almost two hours later, the blonde heard the loudspeaker announce that they were arriving to Magnolia. Her walnut colored eyes watched as Happy tried his best to wake up Natsu but, the pink-haired teen only groaned and rolled himself onto the cabin floor.
"Give me 5 minutes Happy!" he grumbled.
"But we have get home, I left all my fishes out and I need to get them," the small cat pounded his tiny fists against his arm, his head snapped up to Lucy, "Hey lady, can you help us get off the train.
Peeking out from her sweatshirt, she narrowed her eyes them, "No," she simply stated. Getting to her feet and running out the cabin and straight off the train into Magnolia. It was very pretty town, with lots of people.
Lucy hid when she heard Natsu walk out of the train with a loud groan. She quickly walked over to the side of the train station to watch him, she really didn't know what to do in this new town or where she should go.
"I'm really hungry Happy, we need some of Mira's fire chicken stat!" Natsu announced running off in the direction of his guild. Crossing her arms and following after the fire mage. She watched him run with scorch marks being left after him, assuming he was a fire mage, she laughed when none of the seemed to care.
Now, where was Lucy going to go?
She very well couldn't follow Natsu into a nice guild, they would just send her to the Rune Knight. Her feet took her into town to see many vendors and shops. Everything seemed so cozy and kind, but she felt weird here.
[***]
Her eyes gazed at the large guild hall in front of her, it was called Phantom Lord. The brick building was huge, as in tall not wide. The past few days, she's looked all over for a guild for her to join. This one seemed promising though, since it hated Fairy Tail to the end of time.
Taking a deep breath, Lucy walked through the open door; since it was very hot out in the summer. Several members looked to her and whispered but no one walked up to ask what she was doing there.
Except, "Who the hell are you?" a teen with long black hair and steel studs all around his body. His outfit was all decked out in black with gray outlines. His arms were crossed as he looked down at Lucy in the middle of their guild hall.
She copied his pose, crossing her arms and sticking her chin out at him, "What's it to you? You're not the guild master," she countered, squaring her shoulders with him. Lucy knew that she had no chance fighting him, but she wanted to seem badass.
He paused for a good 30 seconds, then scoffed with a curl of his lips, "What's are you doing here? This is my guild,"
"I do believe this is their guild too," She pointed to the other members that were watching the interaction take place.
"Gajeel, back off," A tall man with red-ish hair in a ponytail, he had a weird mustache. The one thought that ran through her head was; he was bad news. "What can I do for an innocent girl like you?" he asked.
He face lowered to hers, with a smirk painted on his lips, he was way too close for her comfort, she had no choice.
She spit in his face.
Gajeel's eyes widened, he clenched his fists and took a step towards the blonde when Jose stuck his arm out, "Miss, is that the only thing you came here for?"
"No, I came to join but you were in my personal space," Lucy explained narrowing her eyes at the guild before her. Was this a good thing?
"No way!" Gajeel yelled, then suddenly a girl appeared by his side.
"Juvia thinks she doesn't belong here," this girl was very pretty but dressed very plain. Her blue hair was bright and curled at the bottom, making her face more round. She wore a long dark blue dress that covered her almost everywhere. Her hat was the strangest thing about her, it was tall, blocky and plain black.
"No, I think she will fit in just great," Jose told them. After wiping her spit off his face, he stood tall and crossed his arms in a defensive motion.
Lucy smiled, but in the back of her mind she knew this wasn't right.
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