Hey guys! Here's my second story! I hope you enjoy! :D As I don't plan on using my main oc's, i'm gonna show some obvious Nalu, Gruvia, Gale, and others :3 As the story progresses, I will add in character info, instead of displaying it up here.
WARNING!:
- POSSIBLY OOC FOR SOME CHARACTERS.
- LEMONS WILL APPEAR IN THIS STORY! THEY WILL BE MARKED SO IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO READ THEM, YOU CAN SKIP PAST THEM!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL OR ANY REAL WORLD REFERENCES IN THIS STORY!
Key for story(More will be added IF needed):
BOLD - anger
Italic - thoughts, dreams
It was an oddly warm fall Saturday afternoon, when a van pulled up in front of a light blue, two story house, and slowly turned into the driveway. When the driver put it into park, those contained inside practically spilled out. This included a black haired man in his early fifties, a woman brown haired woman in her late forties, a blonde, teenage girl about the age of sixteen, as well as a shorter, dark blue haired girl who was about twelve. The teenage girl groaned.
"Why the hell did you have to get a job out here dad? And how!?"
"Hey, watch the language young lady!" said the woman, "We raised you better than that!"
The blonde rolled her eyes and looked to the younger girl, who looked like she was about to puke. She helped her out of the car, steadying her. "You okay, Wendy?" she asked. The girl nodded quickly, gaining her bearings. "T-Thanks you, Lucy." she groaned. A meow was heard, catching the younger girls attention, as she reached into the car and opened the cage on the seat, releasing a white cat, with a pink bow tied to its tail. The younger girl smiled. "I'm glad to be here too, Carla!"
Carla meowed back, and walked around the front lawn. As their parents began unpacking the car, Lucy and Wendy went inside the house to look around. On the second floor, they each claimed their rooms, Lucy picking one a little too quickly before realizing it was in the front left corner of the house. The room was a decent size, with its own, small walk in closet. The room was a decent size, with its own, small walk in closet, as well as it's own bathroom. Although she was excited to make new friends, she was sad to leave what few friends she already had back where they used to live. She had to admit though, Magnolia was a lot bigger than she thought.
The city had an outer ring of neighborhoods and areas of a more rural setting than it's center, The inner part of the city was made up of medium buildings to large skyscrapers. They also noticed a lot of nice places to go shop, which she, her mother, and little Wendy gazed at with joy. Her dad, however, silently prayed they wouldn't drag him along. The one place they still had yet to visit, was the school she and Wendy would attending.
The building itself, as she'd seen online, was quite large, and consisted of middle and high school students, hence why'd they'd attend together. The one thing she didn't understand was their mascot: a fairy. Magnolia High, as it was called despite the grade range, had a fairy as its mascot, and everyone going there didn't seem to care. She sighed at that thought. A knock at her door caused her to sit up.
"Come in."
Wendy opened the door, which Carla used to slip in and curl up on Lucy's bed. The girl looked at her older sister with a smile after looking around her room.
"Aren't you excited, Lucy?" she asked, her brown eyes meeting Lucy's similarly brown ones.
The blonde shrugged and looked outside the side window, noticing a tree. Strange, she thought, I didn't see that when we pulled up to the house. She eventually shrugged it off and decided to give her sister an answer.
"I guess." she muttered, not entirely sure. "I mean, sure I'm excited for a new experience, but I miss our old home, my school, and friends."
Wendy nodded, but kept her smile as she sat next to Lucy. "But hey! Think of a chance to make new friends, and try new things!"
Lucy smiled and hugged the little bluenette. They weren't sisters by blood, though she wished she was. In fact, neither of them were related to the adults they came with, though the couple made them feel as if they were made to be a family. Lucy still remembered her parents, while apparently Wendy only remembered her mother. She only remembered her disappearing though, so it wasn't a great subject. But she could at least identify with the little girl as well. When she was around the age of seven, her mother was diagnosed with stage four heart cancer. The doctors had given her only a week to live, but she outstandingly fought for a whole year. Just enough to see her daughter turn eight.
Her father, used to be a kind man before Lucy's mother died. Something stirred within him, and turned him into a cold, unloving person. One, she didn't recognize. Things happened, and she ran away. Only to be found, and put up for adoption, and her father charged and sentenced to time in prison. She hadn't seen him since. When she arrived to the family she now lived with, she was an emotional mess after losing essentially both parents. Wendy, was like her little comfort animal essentially, with how she would always try to cheer her up. This brought her out of her emotional shell eventually, including the help of her new parents.
Her father, as she knew him to be better than her birth father, was named Ryan Ashley. He was at the age of fifty one, and he was a gym teacher at her old school. He was a retired police officer after he was shot on a case. Her mother, Claire Ashley, was a stay-at-home mom, who ran a company from her house, never having to go into her main building which was in Magnolia. She had just turned forty seven a couple weeks ago, and celebrated their thirtieth anniversary a couple days afterward. If she was honest, Claire reminded her of her birth mother, making her open up to them quicker, and uniting them for what would feel like to be the rest of their lives.
She was completely satisfied with her family, although missing her old one before things went downhill. But the past is set, and can never be changed. The future, however, wasn't, and looked bright from what Lucy could see. She glanced out her other window, facing the street in front of their house, and paused, She noticed someone walking along the street. Beside them was an animal, which appeared to be… a blue cat? And the person beside the little feline had pink hair? She blinked and rubbed her eyes to see if she was dreaming. She knew she wasn't when they were still their walking away from them, down the street. In all honesty, she wanted to know who they were but dismissed the thought when she heard her and Wendy's name being called.
"Lucy! Wendy! Come help your father and I unpack!" their mother yelled to them.
"Coming!" the two girls replied, making their way downstairs.
A couple hours later, they found their moving truck pulled up and people were moving furniture and other belongings into the house. When they finished bringing everything inside, they pulled away into the night, leaving everyone exhausted. Lucy dug through her clothes and put everything neatly away. When she got to the bottom of one of her boxes, the photo of her with her parents was there. She slowly picked it up, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart. She hugged the photo, and set it back in the box, keeping anything she deemed valuable and not for her room with it.
That night after they all ate, she flopped on her bed. She had her own TV in her room so she turned it on, wondering what she should watch. She thought about catching up on Stranger Things, but put it off when she decided to look outside. The stars were out and there were no clouds, showing the glimmering dots' full beauty. She gazed at them until she saw out of the corner of her eye, the head of pink hair she saw earlier.
She thought it was strange to see the person again, only catching a glimpse at them from behind. She saw them turn around the edge of their lawn, and begin walking towards the back of their house.
Maybe they're trying to break in! She panicked, and ran to the room down the hall. She found that it was Wendy's room, which her younger sister looked at her confused. She bolted to the window, seeing the back of the pink haired suspect, but sighed when she realized he was going into the woods. Though that was awfully suspicious on it's own.
"Lucy, what are you looking at?" asked the younger girl, worried.
Lucy smiled and shook her head. "It's nothing. Don't worry about it." she said, rubbing the girl's head before leaving. She headed downstairs to find her parents finishing up with putting everything in its place. Lucy grabbed a pair of shoes, her phone, and a flashlight.
"Where are you off too?" asked her mother.
"I'm going to go take a walk, if that's alright."
"Lucy, I do-" her Claire cut her husband off. "Dear, let her go. Maybe she'll make a friend." she smiled.
Ryan frowned. "Fine, but please be careful."
She nodded. "Got it, bye!" she said taking off out the front door.
"I wonder what's up with her?"
Clair shook her head. "Men can't always understand what's on a girls mind." she said, causing him to raise an eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Claire giggled and went back to washing dishes.
When she got outside, checked the time on her phone. The clock read about 8:30 pm and it was already quite dark out. She didn't know why anyone would be out this late, let alone walking into the woods. When she was sure her parents couldn't notice the light from her flashlight, she turned it on, gazing into the vast amount of trees. Slowly walking among them, she had lost all signs of the person she'd seen before.
Who exactly was that? She wondered. Suddenly, she heard a twig snap. Snapping around, trying to find the source of the noise.
When she heard another snap, she started to back up, until she hit a tree. Her eyes widened in fear. She began to hyperventilate, her heartbeat rapidly increasing. She hadn't been this afraid in years. Before anything else could happen, she dashed through the woods back to her house, slamming the door shut. Her parents turned to her.
"Lucy, what's wrong?" asked her mother. He father rushed to her. "Are you hurt?"
The blonde shook her head. "N-No, I'm fine." she said.
"Then why did you run in the house and slam the door?"
She tried to think of an excuse, but couldn't come up with anything good. So, in a desperate attempt, she half lied.
"Well, I was looking around and just was spooked by some branches I stepped on."
"Branches?"
"Mhm, I was looking in the backyard." she said.
The adults looked at each other with confusion. Before they could ask anything else, the blonde quickly slipped upstairs. She sighed to herself, gathering her pajamas, and headed into her bathroom. After locking the door and undressing, the blonde glanced at herself in the mirror. She had remembered the scars on her body from her birth father, and saw a flicker of them. With the help of her parents for surgery and some time, they had disappeared. She also took the time to examine her body, wondering if she would draw any attention. In all honesty, she had a rather average bust size for a sixteen year old girl, and was rather confident in her womanly charm. Satisfied, she hopped in the shower, humming one of her favorite songs, Shape of You by Ed Sheeran.
Finishing up in the bathroom, she decided to lay down on her bed, and watch some TV. She still knew she saw someone. It couldn't be her seeing things, or an apparition… could it? A shiver went down her spine at that thought, but she shook it off and settled under the sheets. It probably wasn't worth thinking too much about considering she just moved here. It was probably someone who's been doing that for a while. But it still made no sense. When she closed her eyes, she imagined what she'd get to do this year, and she had a hunch that it'd be the most interesting year yet.
She woke up to the sound of her alarm, alerting her to the first day of school. She groaned and rolled out of bed. She started stretching and walked over to her closet, wondering what would a cute outfit for the day. She decided to pull out blue tank top, with a white skirt. Looking in the mirror in her bathroom, she tied her long blonde hair into a ponytail with a blue ribbon. It was a birthday gift from her parents last year. She smiled, finishing getting ready. When she went downstairs, she found her parents and sister there waiting for her.
"Morning Lucy!" said Wendy with a smile.
The blonde smiled back. "Morning!" She sat down next to the bluenette, noticing a couple pancakes with strawberries and blueberries on top. She happily began eating, wanting to get to school as soon as possible. Despite her mixed feelings yesterday, she was rather excited today.
"Whoa, Lucy!" laughed her Father, "Slow down!"
After they had finished breakfast, he offered to drive them. Considering they were in walking distance, Lucy wondered if she'd meet anyone from the neighborhood she could be friends with.
And maybe that person from yesterday goes to my school. She thought.
She decided to do so, and declined her his offer. Wendy, looked at her father, and then sister. She seemed to be debating on who to go to school with. Wendy was a truly caring person and there probably wasn't anyone on the planet that had a kinder heart than hers. Her only flaws were her shyness at meeting new people and her self consciousness. Lucy had attempted to help her before, but the only thing that helped was getting to know the person she met, and she didn't just open up to anyone. In all honesty, she worried the girl wasn't going to have a good first day.
In the end, her father drove to the school alone, while the girls walked together. As they walked along the sidewalk, they noticed a couple other kids around their ages walking as well. The setting was peaceful as a slight breeze blew through. Suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to find a girl about her age, with blue hair, lighter than Wendy's behind her. Her hair was short and held up by an orange bandanna, matching her orange dress.
"Hey!" the girl said with a smile, "You just moved here, didn't you?"
Lucy nodded. "Yeah, we just moved here yesterday to be honest."
"I see. Well, anyway, I want to welcome you to Magnolia! My name's Levy, Levy McGarden!" she smiled.
Lucy smiled back."Nice to meet you Levy. My name's Lucy Ashley, and this is my younger sister, Wendy." she said, gesturing to the younger bluenette, holding onto her arm.
"N-Nice to meet you." she said. Levy smiled and leaned over to her. "I love your hair, Wendy." she said, noticing her two, long pigtails. They were held up by two, red animal ear like attachments. She was sporting a red long-sleeved jacket with white trim, with a blue skirt with the same. A small orange ascot around the collar. She nodded and gave a small smile. "T-Thank you!" she said. Levy giggled at the girls shyness.
"Which house did you move into?" she asked.
Lucy pointed down the street. "In that blue one, right there."
"Oh really? That makes us next-door neighbors!" Levy announced. Lucy's eyes widened, but she smiled. The bluenette told them that she lived in the beige one on they're right side of their house. They talked, getting to know one another, and they found they both loved to read. Already, the blondes hunch last night was coming true. She smiled as they came upon the large building that she'd be going to five days a week, for the next one hundred and eighty five days of the year.
"I officially welcome you to Magnolia High!" beamed the girl. Smiling, they walked inside the main doors, which on their own, were quite big. Tons of students of multiple grades were chatting away, meating old and new friends. After Levy showed the girls around a little while, the 8:35 am bell rung, signaling them to go to their first period. Lucy and Levy walked Wendy to her first class, waved goodbye, then headed to theirs. The blonde was grateful that she and Levy had the same class, guaranteeing she'd know at least one person. When they got into the classroom, their teacher, a man with short, orange hair, was sitting at his desk in the corner, reading a newspaper. He looked over at them, his dark green eyes focusing on theirs. He smiled.
"Well, hey there, Levy!" he said, putting the paper down.
The bluenette smiled. "Hey, Mr. Clive!" she said.
She'd heard his name before. But it only came to her when she saw his name on the white board. It read 'Mr. Gildarts Clive'.
"W-Wait, aren't you that famous boxer!?" she said in disbelief. He laughed.
"Well, I don't know about famous," he said, "but yes. I did do boxing, and still do!"
She was in awe. He was supposedly a reigning champ. How could he be so modest? Anyone would flaunt that.
"Don't be so weird dad." said an annoyed females voice from the back of the class.
"Hey!" he said, looking hurt. "Don't be like that, Cana!"
Levy giggled at his misfortune. When they sat down next to the girl in the back, the brunette looked at them. "Just ignore him." she said to Lucy. "He can be weird."
"Ugh. Why do you hate me Cana?" he cried.
"Juvia doesn't think she hates you." said another bluenette from the door.
The girl speaking in third person must be Juvia. Thought Lucy, who caught on to the girls speech style. The bluenette joined them, and introduced herself to the blonde. Apparently, the three had been friends for a long time.
They were talking for a while as others walked in, but Lucy's heart stopped when she saw on boy walk in. His black hair, and greyish-blue eyes, catching her eye. He wore a white button up, with the sleeves rolled up, and a pair of black pants. He had a cool look on his face, as he strode into the classroom with a boy, who was slightly less good looking as him, wearing glasses and had short orange hair, following him to his seat. Juvia practically jumped out of her seat.
"Good morning, Gray!" she smiled. Lucy could tell she liked the guy, who just nodded at her, causing her to semi-faint. The other two girls giggled, while other girls fawned over him. All of the seas filled, except one to her right. It was the farthest back row, and the rightmost column. She wondered where the person who'd sit there was. The 8:45 am bell rung and they all quieted down. Mr. Clive then began to speak.
"Alright, settle down." he began, "My name's Mr. Gildarts Clive, and you'll be having me for Math III for the first semester." he said. "You may call me either Mr. Clive, or Guidarts. I really don't care." he said. "Now, let's get this role call over with." In that time, she learned a couple names. The orange haired boy was Loke Martin, the black haired hottie was Gray Fullbuster, Juvia's last name was Lockser, and for some reason, Cana's last name was listed as Alberona.
He called Lucy's name right after Levy, who was on her left, and then got to the last name. He sighed, looking at the empty seat. "Has anyone seen Natsu Dragneel?" he asked, quite annoyed. Everyone shook their heads.
"That idiot's late again." sighed Gray. This slightly annoyed the blonde. There wasn't any need for that. She suddenly saw him as less of a potential boyfriend now. A couple others sighed, including her three friends.
"Who's this Natsu?" she whispered to Levy as Gildarts began teaching. "Well," she began but she was cut off by the door opening.
"It's about time, Natsu!" grumbled Gildarts.
"I was taking care of Happy." the boy's voice replied, equally annoyed.
When she saw the boy walk in, her eyes widened. He was wearing a black jacket with gold trim, as well as pants with the same colors. Golden skull designs on some parts of his clothing, with a white tee shirt underneath. His narrowed, faded jade eyes, caught hers as he walked in. But the thing that caught her eyes the most was his hair. It was pink, exactly like the person last night.
That's it for Chapter 1! I hope you all enjoyed. A little note, it's obviously in a modern setting like my first story, but there's no magic... or is there? Be on the lookout for newer surprises! ;)
Character's ages so far:
Ryan: 51
Claire: 47
Gildarts: 45
Cana, Natsu, Gray, Loke: 17
Lucy, Levy, Juvia: 16
Wendy: 12
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