Chapter 2
Now walking by the port near Hargeon in the town of Magnolia, Lucy was on a "mini quest" to find the guild Fairytail. The name of the guild excited her, and knowing that Erza Scarlet was also in said guild.
Days before the monsters destroyed her home - her family, and the Leader of the Fairies vanished. That was 105 years ago in the year X679, and Lucy is still worried about her Leader till this day. Before, Lucy was lined up to be next Leader, but this little, yet old girl took her place, but Lucy wasn't mad at all. If fact, she was happy about this. She didn't want to be Leader.
Later on, Lucy was the Leaders strongest guardian and most trusted friend. The leader trusted Lucy with her life, and Lucy protected that very life. They were like best friends, so when Lucy found out her friend went missing, she was devastated for the next few days. In those days, the other Fairies appointed Lucy to be their new Leader and Guardian, and after a lot of protesting, Lucy finally gave in and agreed to protect the village.
Her human best friend helped her coped with this sadness, and stress. Lucy made her the new "second in command". Though she was human, she had very powerful magic called; "Command T".
Her friend, unknown to Lucy, had loved her once. When they were kids, they hung out together all day, so she ended up developing feelings for the blonde Fairy.
But then, destruction happened… the mess spread like wildfire… literally. Fire enveloped every part of the village, and the beings who attacked plucked off the Fairies wings like they were nothing, which slowly killed them, seeing as their wings are a Fairies pride. Her friend was nowhere to be seen, and Lucy assumed she also died among the other Fairies. And that put her through even more sadness than she already felt.
She shook her head rapidly, trying to rid herself of these depressing thoughts. Sighing, Lucy walked down the pier with a slight pout on her face, one of her hands tucking her blonde hair behind an ear in order to keep the strands out of her view. The ocean view from here looked very beautiful, but not as exquisite as the crystal clear ocean on her island. She had asked passerby's for the location of the Fairytail guild, but after they left when they told her, she had no clue where to go.
Looking around, Lucy spotted an old, rickety looking shop. Definitely out of place, compared to the other buildings around it. It kinda looked like it was going to collapse at any moment. Made out of cheap looking wood, and a sign with a magic potion picture engraved on it, Lucy concluded this was a place for magical items to be bought.
'It looks out of place...' she thought the obvious, shrugging as she cautiously walked into the dark store. As she stepped in through the door, an old bell rang from a few inches above her. She walked in it to see lots of interesting magic items. The blonde Fairy looked around before heading towards the counter, where a short old man is just laying is head on the counter almost falling asleep.
Lucy frowned. 'Is he alright?'
She walked up to the counter, "Excuse me, sir…?" The old guy at the counter snapped out of sleepy daze, pretty shocked, seeing a very pretty blonde there in front of him.
He quickly got over that shock and pulled out a rectangular looking object.
"Perhaps you would like this? This is quite popular with the ladies. It's called ColourS, depending on your mood, your outfit changes colour!" He was doing a weird pose while his outfit changed to purple.
Lucy stared at him, confused. She didn't even say anything, yet he showed her something.
"Mmm, no thanks." Lucy smiled a bit. Then, she realised something. This is a magic shop, she could buy a gate key! Now she started getting excited. "Do you have any Celestial keys?!" She practically shouted, making the old dude flinch, but soon smiled back at the girl.
"Oh! Gate keys? You must be a celestial wizard! Hmm, well I have a gate key, but it's not particularly strong..." He then pulls out a small box, and inside was a red velvet looking material, and laying in the middle was the Canis Minor silver key.
'Hmm, though it might not be strong, it's still a gatekey!'
She decided to buy it.
"Alright, I'll take it!. How much?"
Staring into the girl's eyes, he replied resolutely.
"20,000 jewel."
Lucy paled. 20,000 jewel?! Her hands started shaking, and unknown to her, she started pouting in a cute manner.
The old guy faltered.
"H-How about a discount..?" Seeing the hopeful glint in her eyes, the cashier finally cracked. Sighing, he forced out, "How about I take 50% off? So 10,000 jewel…" She agreed wholeheartedly and took out the sack of jewel from the Balsam villagers, and gave the man the currency. Lucy thanked him and took the key with her, as she left the shop.
A few minutes after she left, Lucy almost got trampled by loud, squealing girls.
"I can't believe it!"
"Salamander the fire dragon!"
"Ah! Salamander!"
Lucy furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. 'Salamander? What's so special about a lizard…?' She then sucked in a breath as she realised what the woman said afterwards, 'the fire dragon?!'
She hurriedly followed the girls, where more of them were surrounding someone. "What...?" she whispered and gently pushed her way through the crowd.
When she made it to the centre, she saw a handsome man with purple hair, a strange tattoo above his right eyebrow, and a dark cape draped over his shoulders.
Lucy's heart started beating fast, and felt warmth spread across her cheeks, as she stared wide-eyed at the man, who was smooth-talking to the ladies. 'W-What's wrong with me…?' She almost had a panic attack.
The Salamander glanced at Lucy, who grabbed the clothing on her chest, trying to slow her heartbeat. Before anything else happened, she saw a guy pushing through the crowd, yelling.
"Igneel! Igneel! Hey, it's me Igneel!"
In an instant, Lucy's heartbeat returned to normal, and felt her cheeks cool down. Her head snapped to the voice.
When the guy saw who was there, his face fell, "Who the hell are you?"
The purple-haired man sputtered, before he composed himself. "Does the name Salamander ring a bell?" He smirked, waving his hands around, while the girls started swooning.
Lucy looked down to his hand and saw a pink ring. Her lips twitched downwards.
'I've read about that… Charm… to sway the hearts of those who fall victim to it… but, they were announced illegal not long ago…'
Lucy's eyes flashed gold dangerously once she realised what he was doing
'He's controlling the women…' She glared at the Salamander, hard. '*Ossurru.'
The Salamander smiled at the pink-haired guy as he asked his question. "Well?"
The pink haired man turned and walked off, while muttering, "Disappointing…"
Out of nowhere, the girls pounced on him angrily.
"How dare you disrespect Salamander-sama!"
"You little brat!"
The fan girls kept yelling at the poor guy when the Salamander intervened, "Now now ladies, that will be enough." That made the girls squeal about how 'he's so kind'. Lucy rolled her eyes, then the Salamander continued, "Ladies, my appreciation for your enthusiasm knows no bounds, but I better get going. Forgive me." He snaps his fingers and a stream of purple fire lifts him up in the air.
"There will be a party on my yacht tonight, you are all welcome." He said, waving his hand before he took off on the fire.
"What's with that guy?" The other guy mutters, and a small 'Aye' in the background.
"Who knows." Lucy didn't know who he was talking to, so she answered for whoever. The pink haired man and blue cat turned to face her, with a questioning look. Then the Pinky's stomach growled, Lucy couldn't help but laugh, "U-Um, wanna get lunch? My treat." Their faces lit up like a child who got a puppy for Christmas.
. . .
"So you're Natsu and Happy, hm?" Lucy clarified, to which they responded with a nod and an 'Aye!' They were at a restaurant getting lunch, and right now Natsu is eating like a beast, much to Lucy's confusion and the customers dismay.
"Fanks for da food." Natsu tried speaking with a mouthful of food.
"Aye!" Happy cheerfully said with a fish head in his mouth.
"So that Salamander guy was using a charm. Charm is a Magic that hypnotizes the target into a state of attraction, allowing victims to be coerced into doing activities that they normally wouldn't participate in. This spell can be broken if the target is aware that it is being used." Lucy explained thoughtfully, to the pig and cat in front of her.
"Dat maigs zense (that makes sense)." Natsu replied still with food in his mouth.
"So what type of magic do you use?" Lucy asks, curiously. She could sense magic coming from the man, and a little bit from the cat, and hoping maybe they knew where the Fairytail guild is.
Natsu stopped eating, "You can tell we're mages?" Natsu asked, surprised at her knowledge. Lucy nodded and he decided to tell her. "I'm a Fire Dragon Slayer! Happy here uses Aera magic, which makes him fly." Happy nodded.
It felt like Lucy's world had froze.
'Dragon...Slayer?'
Lucy felt rage bubble up inside of her. "*Moqora?! 'rr't vru moqoras!" Lucy growled, attracting the attention of everyone, especially Natsu and Happy, who looked at her startled and confused.
"W-What…?" Happy squeaked at the brown - now golden eyed girl, who froze again, while Natsu stared at her, concerned for the angry, panting girl in front of him.
'Those eyes…' Natsu looked deep into her eyes and saw something that made his breath hitch, and his body start sweating. 'That symbol…!' His hands, which are now formed into fists, started shaking.
In her golden eyes, there lay the symbolic emblem of a Fairy in each one. It didn't help that the symbol almost looked identical to the Fairytail's emblem.
'Just who is she?!' He shouted in his head, eyes wide, looking at Lucy who looked back at him. She looked scared, like she knew what he was thinking.
Lucy waved her hands in front of her. "S-Sorry! That's the language I speak in my... country..." She apologised, her eyes changing to their regular colour.
'Breathe in, breathe out… he may be associated with moq- dragons, but he's not that dragon, or a dragon for that matter…' She calmed herself, and decided to answer their previous question.
"As how I can tell you were mages, was due to the magic I sense inside you. And as I am a mage as well." Lucy placed a hand to her heart, as she was explaining this.
"So what magic do you use Lushee?" Happy asked, after he calmed down from her outburst.
'That was scary…' He shivered, remembering those rage-filled golden eyes.
Lucy smiled slightly at his attempt to say her name, "I'm a Celestial Wizard, and I use many varieties of *Mediocris Magic." Lucy smiled a bit, remembering how she learnt that magic.
"Uh, Mediocris Magic? Never heard of it." Natsu shrugged, after he stopped panicking, as he genuinely didn't know what that meant. "What does it mean?"
Lucy smiled.
"Fairy Magic."
Natsu and Happy stopped eating, and dropped their food in shock.
'Fairy Magic?! There is definitely something up with this girl!' Natsu glared at Lucy, trying to figure her out. 'Hmm…' He then grinned, 'She could join my guild! She uses Fairy Magic, and our guild is called Fairytail! It's perfect!' His childish brain went on with these thoughts, as he grinned stupidly.
Natsu and Happy glanced at each other quickly, which Lucy didn't notice or promptly ignored, and nodded their heads, having a silent conversation.
"That's cool! I heard Celestial Magic is rare these days." Natsu scratched his hair, giving a returning smile to the blonde.
"Mhm. So what were you guys doing in town?" Lucy asked curiously.
"We were looking for Igneel, the Fire Dragon!" Natsu replied with childish enthusiasm.
Lucy gawked in disbelief. 'He wants to look for a dragon?! *Piab piud vroasar?!' Then, Lucy realised something.
"Dragon? What made you think a dragon would be in Hargeon!?"She yelled at them, confused at how stupid they could be.
Natsu and Happy lifted a finger to protest, but soon realised that themselves, "You just realised that now...?" Lucy sweat dropped. She shook her head and stood up.
"Well anyways, I got to go. I'll see you guys around!" Lucy paid for the food. Just as she was about to leave, the customers started murmuring. Lucy turned around at the surprised look on a waiters face, only to blush bright red. In front of her, Natsu and Happy were on their knees bowing their heads to her saying.
"Thank you for the food!"
"Aye! Thank you, Lucy!"
Lucy smiled.
"*Piab aros kao qarivkaekod."
. . .
*Moqora?! 'rr't vru moqoras! = Dragon?! Those stupid dragons!*
*Mediocris = Fairy*
*Piab piud vroasar = Is he crazy*
*Okemik = Fool*
*Ossurru = Bastard*
*Piab aros kao qarivkaekod. = It was my pleasure.*
