She burrows her head deeper into the pillow pulling the comforter into a small lump that she rest her chin on.
The blanket shifts and the cold air brushes against her exposed back. A shiver crawls up her spin, a loud groan, and a tired sigh later Lucy blinks.
Her eyes open staring at unfamiliar walls. She trails her eyes across the room. She stops at the uniform, her eyes widen and she recalls everything that's happened.
The Garden,the gods,Zeus and the Celestial Spirit King.
Suddenly her muscles ache and her forehead is pounding,what is she going to do?
What can she do?
Tomorrow will be your entrance ceremony.
That's today and she feels no where near prepared to save a universe, or to figure out Zeus's convoluted plan, or to deal with moody gods, or even her own emotional turmoil. Not for the last time does she wish she was at home, wishing she could pretend it's a regular morning with her team raiding her kitchen or maybe waiting for her at the guild.
But it won't happen again, because Fairy Tail is gone, her family scattered, her friends missing, and her kidnapped by a willful god.
She remembers what Loki told her about the Spirit King and what he said himself. While she can't bring herself to believe that she is capable, that doesn't mean that she can give up. It doesn't mean she can't become better ,because if she doesn't try it'll never come home.
After all she has a promise to keep.
With that thought her doubts and fears hide away receding to dark crevices of her mind until another opportunity arises for them. She suddenly feels strong her muscles straining to stay still, begging her to move to get up.
She leaves behind the comfort of the cloistered bed and begins her morning routine.
She's not sure about the educational system of Yui's world but she reads the student handbook that she had found on the dresser the day before.
She finds flips through the pages until she finds a map of the school.
"Hm." She tucks a strip of blond locks behind her ear. Mentally She mark's the map with the location of auditorium,library, and cafeteria.
One building peaks special interest; its size is incredibly small compared to the other buildings, called The Student Store.
The map indicates more information on another page. Flipping forward into the small booklet, she hums in interest, before closing the handbook and pockets it in her skirt.
She walks out of her room, hoping for the best. A flash of purple hair catches her attention.
"Yui!"Lucy jogs up to her.
Surprised, Yui whips her head around, "Auh. Lucy-san, good morning."
"Are you headed towards the auditorium?"
Yui, nods her head, eyes narrowing in determination, "Yes, I've decided I'm going to try my best to graduation with the
others- and you of course."
Lucy smiles at her declaration,"I'm glad Yui. I've made a promise to get through this and I'll do everything possible to help."
Lucy turns to Yui, "I want to be your friend after all we are the only humans here," Lucy winks at her, "plus I have a feeling that we have a lot in common."
"I think so too, Lucy-san." Yui smiles happily.
"After we're done with the entrance ceremony how about you come over to my room to talk and get to know each other?" Lucy offers tentatively, crossing her fingers to not get rejected.
Yui shys away slightly. Her voice losing some strength she whispers, "I would really like that Lucy-san."
Relief fills Lucy,"Great! We can get to know each other and talk about this place."
"That sounds really nice, this place is- I just… Its difficult to process." Yui looks down at the marble tiles, her shadow casting over her every step creating an illusion of a grey reflection.
"This is definitely one of the strangest things that's ever happened to me." Lucy shrugs memories of Natsu and Fairy Tail come to mind, "but this," she gestures to the garden around them, "is on a whole new level."
"Yeah, it's going to take me awhile to get use to this place.." Yui looks up at the clouds thinking back to her meeting with Apollon.
"You and me both." Lucy agrees, she reaches for the door handle and pushes it open. "You first," Lucy gestures politely.
"Thank you."
"Do you think any of the other gods will show up?" Yui asks hesitantly.
"Hm. I'm sure at least a few will, don't worry about that just yet though."
Comforted by Lucy's words, Yui nods and smiles again before they both fall into a calm quiet.
They reach twin sets of double doors, both labeled the auditorium.
This time Yui holds the door for Lucy before they wander to the centre of the large room. Their footsteps echo across the hardwood floor, are they the only ones?
"Are we too early?" Yui asks confused.
"Yui-san, Lucy-san! Good morn-" A loud thump makes Yui flinch at the hard fall, and Lucy winces in sympathy.
"Good morning." Balder repeats. He slowly peels himself off the ground.
"Good morning Balder-san," Yui replies, reaching out to help him stand.
"Good morning." Lucy echoes their sentiment.
Balder stands up to his full height towering over both girls.
He smiles gently, "I'm glad you remember my name."
"Balder-san, we're just relieved you came." Yui replies.
"We thought no one else was coming." Lucy adds gratefully.
"It's my first time attending a school. I'm really excited."
"Really?" Yui says politely.
Lucy would imagine that as gods it would be there first time too.
"Hey," He pauses looking away before turning towards Yui, "yesterday you flew on Pegasus with that Greek god, didn't you?"
Lucy stares at the Norse god confused, something else she should ask Yui then.
"huh? Yes." Yui answers equally as confused.
"Have you always been close?" Balder asks seriously.
"No, that was my first time meeting Apollon-san." Yui gives an honest response, "He took me to see what kind of place this is."
Lucy however gives an amused smile, her writer's sense is picking up jealousy, from Balder's voice.
"Really?"Tentative hope rises in his tone, "That was the first time…," He smiles slightly stepping closer to Yui and cups her cheek in his palm, "Then, you meet me first."
Lucy feels strangely forgotten in that moment before another voice breaks their concentration.
"Ahh! Good morning Fairy! Good morning Luce!" Apollon waves from the door. "Good morning Bal-Bal!"
Lucy guesses that Fairy is referring to Yui, another thing to add to her questions.
"Apollo, good morning." Lucy greets.
"Tsukuyomi-san!" Yui acknowledges, when he appears from behind Apollo.
Both gods come over to them.
"Hey let's not stand around here, how about we go the stage while we wait to see if the others show?"
Yui and Lucy look at each other before both agreeing. "Sure, then Yui can explain what we're supposed to do."
Alarmed slightly Yui tentatively agrees, "I'll wait until the bell rings before I explain."
They chatter lightly among themselves before the bell rings loudly across the campus.
"No one else is coming." Yui states dread filling her voice.
"I guess we are the only ones after all." Balder says.
"Do they not understand? Don't they get it?"Apollon kicks his feet out frustrated. "Graduating is the only way out of this garden."
Being the son of Zeus he probably understands the situation more than all of them, and it's probably more frustrating to be in the dark like a stranger like a toy on a board game by your own father.
"We can't wait anymore, Yui-san what do we do at the entrance ceremony." Balder turns hiding away his disappointment.
"The entrance ceremony is a ritual held when school starts." Yui attempts to explain, while nervously fiddling with the hem of her sleeve.
"Um.. Let's start with..the most important things to do, "Yui fights lacing her fingers together to hold them steady, "are probably these 3 things:
1 read out the names of the news students
2 the principal gives a speech
3 the new student representative takes an oath."
"It's kind of like a celebration. They promise to study hard together." Yui reflects.
"they promise to study hard together…" Tsukuyomi writes out.
"A-Ah..You don't need to take notes!" Yui shakes her head waving her hands in front of him.
"A-Ah..You don't need to take notes." Tsukuyomi continues.
"That isn't what I meant,"Yui attempts again.
Balder coupes his chin in concentration, "In other words is an entrance ceremony a contract ritual?"
"If you break your promise, Would you be met with a terrible curse?" Apollon asks worried.
"Will we need a sacrifice?" Tsukuyomi asks seriously.
"Do we have to fight someone?" Lucy asks thinking about the S-class trials really confused.
"Eh?" Yui looks disturbed by their suggestion, "It's not like that at all,"She denies vehemently, "It isn't scary or anything."
"It isn't?" Apollon hesitantly asks."Good." He states grateful.
"That's a relief." Balder adds releasing a breath.
"What's the plan for the entrance ceremony then?" Balder asks.
"Yes, once the auditorium is set up with chairs according to the number of people, then sit in the order of your last names!" Yui finishes with a flourish.
"that order is usually based on the phonetic order of your last names. For example Kusanagi is my last name, and K is the first letter meaning anyone before the letter K would go first." Yui rambles.
"Lucy-san what's your last name?" Yui asks.
"Ah, its Heartfilia." Lucy says nervously.
"So because Lucy-san's last name starts with H she would go before me." She finishes explaining.
"But we don't have last names." Tsukuyomi points out bluntly.
Surprise filters through Yui and Lucy before they realize that Gods don't have last names.
"Really…" Yui looks like she's about to call it a day before Apollon interrupts.
"That's not a problem, there is no problem at all," Apollon declares happily,"because You can give us last names, so it will be fine!"
"Please do that!" Apollo grins.
"Eh? That, that's more than I can handle!"
"Why? When it comes to human affairs, humans should know best."
Yui looks nervously up at Apollo before taking in the rest of the gods nods agreement. She can't do this, someone else should, someone that doesn't stutter, who isn't as shy, someone like Lucy, " maybe Lucy can do it." Yui suggests tentatively.
"What? No I wish i could but I think you are very capable of doing this. I don't know any of there mythology I am not from your world." Lucy places her hand on Yui's shoulder, " Besides you, no one else can do it."
"I approve too." Balder chimes in.
Shocked at the turn of events Yui turns to the other gods, Apollo is smiling wildly and Tsukuyomi nodding in agreement. She takes in all of their support before hesitantly nodding, "Since everyone agrees on that point.."
Resigned to the task Yui huffs before moving on to something else, "I'll write a copy of the oath, and then it will have to be recited"
"Oh me, me!" Apollo calls out in exuberance.
"Are you a child?" Lucy giggles in amusement, briefly nostalgic reminded of her pink haired friend.
Yui shrugs and nods," Okay so Apollo I'll get you the oath pened so you can read it over."
"The rest of us can set up the auditorium for the entrance ceremony." Lucy chimed in. "We can divide and conquer these tasks to finish quicker."
"I'll be in the library if you need anything clarified." Yui nods her head.
"When I finish I will join you guys." Yui excuses herself. "I'll see you all later!" Yui waves before disappearing behind the double doors.
"Alright everyone has something to do and we have a handful of hours to get this done." Lucy jumps into the flow of conversation once more.
"I'm going to go out on a limb and say that all the stuff we need is behind the door labeled 'storage' " Lucy points at the door that's next to the stage.
The small group migrate towards the storage room. Lucy turns the door handle and pulls the doors open.
Towering rows of thick wooden chairs looked over them. "Apollon would you like to set up the stage, while the rest of us set up the chairs."
Apollon nods his head twice, "mhm, got it Luce."
Lucy does a mental count of the stacks of chairs "We'll do 4 rows each. That should be enough."
"Ah Lucy-San I wanted to apologize for Loki yesterday."
"Of course I don't blame him, or you for that matter. It's fine."
"Still he's always been like that.."
"No if that's who he is I won't begrudge him for acting that way I'm sure he has his reasons." They always do, Lucy thinks of her friends Cana, Gray, Laxus.
"Thank you. You are very kind Lucy."
Lucy looks away slightly embarrassed by the complements. "It's no problem."
About two hours and several knocked over chairs, and minor mishaps. The auditorium was set for the entrance ceremony.
Lucy sat slumped against the stage with Apollon to her right and Balder to her left and Tsukuyomi in front of her.
"Well" Lucy sighs, "I'm glad that's done. Good job everyone!"
"What should we do now that our task is complete?" Tsukuyomi asks.
"Hmm. I'm not sure." Lucy shrugs," but we can check on Yui and get some food."
"Oh food sounds good." Apollon chimes in.
"Yes now that you mentioned it I am hungry." Balder adds pouting petulantly.
"Oh you guys finished already?" A soft voice calls out.
"Fairy-san!" Apollon calls out excited.
"Yui! Your back." Lucy stands up and pulls the girl into a side hug.
This makes Yui turn slightly pink, before returning to normal." I have a list for everyone's last names." Yui hold out a folded piece of paper. "And I also have this for Apollon-san." Yui takes out a half sheet from the folded paper and hands it to Apollon.
"Nice job Yui." Lucy praises.
"I knew you could do it." Apollon adds. Balder nods his head in agreement.
"So we were about to look for you to get some food."
"Oh. Food sounds good."
The group of gods and humans move toward the cafeteria.
"I wonder what kind of food they have?" Apollon breaks the silence.
"Yes me too." Yui adds.
"Do you think they have meat?"
"I would think so." Lucy smiles at Balder's childish nature.
"I hope so." Balder says hopefully.
"What about dessert!" Apollon cries. " I hope they have something."
"We're about to find out." Tsukuyomi points to the entrance of the cafeteria.
"Let's go!" Apollon rushes toward the doors ushering in the group.
Apollon looks upon all of the food displayed like buffet, "Wow. This is awesome!" He picks up a roll of bread and holds it awkwardly not having a tray or plate.
Lucy rolls her eyes, amusement tugging at her lips. "Here." Lucy hands over an extra plate.
"Ah. Thakth,he swallows, You!"
"Your welcome." Lucy smiles. She grabs some food for her plate before heading over to an empty table. Yui follows after her.
Soon everyone has piled on to the table with multiple empty plates.
"Wow!" Lucy wraps her arms around her stomach. She ate three plates herself. Probably because she hadn't eaten anything for nearly two days. Oh wow that did not feel like two whole days. I feel like Natsu. "That was so good!"
"I agree! That was delicious." Yui nods, eyes droopy verging into a food coma. She can't remember the last time she ate.
The gods of light just grin secretively at their food stuffed human companions.
"There's a certain magic to the food of the gods that makes it better than human food."
"I can believe that." Lucy yawns. "I'm going to my room to sleep off this food coma."
"Hmm. I think I'll do that too." Yui runs her eyes.
"Okay. Lucy pulls herself up and then pulls up Yui. Lucy loops her arm with Yui's, Bye everyone." Lucy waves at the other gods.
"Bye-bye Fairy, bye-bye Luce!" Apollon waves enthusiastically before going into his fourth plate of food. The others wave Goodbye and return to their own food.
The human duo nearly collided with one of the spirits, ending with both girls apologizing and stumbling forward to the dorms.
"Your very strong Lucy-san." Yui breaks the ice.
"Really?" Lucy looks mildly surprised,"Thank you, but I'm not that strong."
"You are."Yui says with confidence.
"I have friends who are ten times stronger than me."
"That doesn't mean you aren't strong either. You're the one holding both of us up."
"I guess…" Lucy glances down at her keys. Bitterness and guilt creeps up.
"I'll drop you off at yours, okay?"
"Okay." Yui bobbs her head.
They walk the rest of silently. By the time they reach Yui's room both girls eyes are nearly shut.
"Next ti-" yawn, "time remind me to eat less please."
"If I remember I will." Yui promises.
Lucy guides Yui to the bed, were she proceeds to flop over the covers.
"If your comfortable with it you can stay and use the couch." Yui calls out from the bed. She passes out completely after her offer.
Lucy hums in agreement before tumbling face first into the couch.
Blaring alarm bells startle awake both girls.
"What the hell?" Lucy flinches nearly falling off the couch.
"Ah Lucy-San you stayed."
"Hmm. Oh yes I did. I wouldn't have made to my room if you hadn't offered for me to stay." Lucy stretches out her arms and back.
"I think that bell was for the entrance ceremony."
Lucy brushes her hand over Crutz's key, "Mo it was a fifteen minute warning bell."
"What?" Yui stands up from the bed. "We have to go!"
"Wait! Look we wrinkled our uniforms." Lucy points at Yui and then herself.
Yui looks down, "Oh no." She tries smoothing out the wrinkles. "What are we going to do?"
"I have an idea. Here hand me your coat." Lucy tugs off her own and pulls out Virgo's key, "Open gate of the Virgin, Virgo!".
A flash of golden light and dong bells ring. Yui gasps a pink haired woman in a maid outfit appears from the light.
"How- what just happened?" Yui stumbles across her questions.
"Princess, you called me?" Virgo asks curiously, a slight smile tugs at the edges of her impassive face.
"Ahm." Lucy looks up at Yui's confused face, and apprehensive body language and realizes that Yui didn't know about her magic.
"Yui this is my friend Virgo, She's my Spirit or one of many I'm contracted with."
"But how are you doing this?" Yui asks again.
"With magic I am human except that I come from earthland where magic is- you know what I'll explain later we're running out of time."
Lucy turns towards Virgo, "Can you get the wrinkles out of these?" Lucy holds out the two jackets.
Virgo accepts them, "Of course Princess, I'll have them ready in three minutes." She disappears in a golden shower of light.
"Wow that's amazing. I don't know what to say." Yui stares in awe where Virgo last stood.
"Uh. My spirits are the best. Don't worry about the jackets she'll get it us in the meantime we gotta fix our hair."
"Okay." Yui quickly agrees needing time to process what she had just seen. For the first time she feels genuinely shocked yesterday felt too surreal she met gods the day before literal gods! And Lucy revealing she has magic… She'll asks questions later.
"Young ladies shouldn't you be at the entrance ceremony?"
Lucy shouts throwing the brush in the direction of the voice.
"Melissa!" Yui cries out just as startled as Lucy.
"Yo, if you stay here any longer you won't be on time." Melissa warns in a sing song voice.
"I'm sorry but who are you."
"Oh excuse my manners allow me to introduce myself I'm Melissa I was created by Zeus to be confident for Yui and yourself."
"Fascinating, he created you?"
"Yes."
"And your alive?"
"I am."
"Wow."
A flash of light, "Princess I finished with the coats."
"Ahh! What is that" Melissa points with his rounded arms.
"Virgo. Thank you so much." Lucy makes eye contact and gives a shy smile.
"You're welcome Princess. If that is all I'll be taking my leave." Virgo bows and disappears once more.
"Alright, here you go Yui." Lucy hands over her jacket.
"Thank you Lucy-san."
Lucy throws on her own jacket and checks her hair one last time. Lucy looks over at Yui who is checking herself over as well.
"I think we're good to go." She brushes her hand over Crutz's key," and with eight minutes left to spare if we hurry we can get there before three."
The girls race to the auditorium without breaking out sweating with four minutes to spare. Yui being to one that knows the last name order quickly directs the gods and Lucy to their seat.
Yui sinks into her surprisingly comfortable seat. A minute passes before Zeus and Thoth appear on stage.
Thoth appears as uninterested as possible before starting, "The entrance ceremony will now begin." He reads from the paper in his hand." I shall read the new students' names."
He pauses briefly before resuming, "Aidoneus. Hades Aidoneus. Absent. Apollon Agana Belea."
"Here."
"Lucy Heartfilia."
"Here."
"Kusanagi Yui."
"Here."
"Susanoo… Totsuka Takeru. Absent. Tsukuyomi Totsuka Tsukito."
"Here."
" Dionysus Thyrsos. Absent. Balder Hringhorni."
"Here."
"Thor Megingjard and Loki Laevatein. Both absent." He sets down the paper. "The student representative will now state the pledge."
"Apollon Agana Belea, to the front."
"Yes, Sir." Apollon stands rigid, focused.
Father and son gave off with only a table separating them.
Lucy frowns at the intensity of the two standing on the stage.
Yui looks on in confusion.
"I hereby swear. We the students, enter this academy today. I am shocked by how sudden this has been."
Yui looks on worry now evident, this was not part of the oath.
"I am truly, truly shocked."
There's a tightness in Zeus' face that appears displeased by Apollon's dissent.
"Brought to an unfamiliar place, I do not know what will happen next."
Lucy looks on at the stage, there's a flutter in her stomach this electric feeling, like Master is speaking to her.
"However, there must be a reason for this." The seriousness of Apollon's face fades, leaving a small building smile, with conviction in his voice Apollon continues, "Over the next year, not as gods but as humans, we will study their history, culture, and love."
He bows his head a full smile blooms across his face, "And with our wonderful new friends, I promise we will follow"
Friends..
"the academy's will and graduate. Representative of new students, Apollon Agana Belea."
He turns, facing the crowd of gods humans and spirits, "Let's do our best, everyone!" He shouts loudly and boldly, bringing the crowd of students a lively energy sparking cheers and applause.
I'm not alone. echoes in the minds of the new students.
The students are dismissed by Thoth.
Immediately gods and humans converge on Apollon congratulating and praising him.
"What you did with the oath..it was amazing you did a good thing Apollon."
"Really?" Apollon asks.
"Yes you did." Lucy praises. "I haven't felt alive until your speech." Lucy confesses, "So thank you." Lucy smiles gratefully.
"I'm glad I could help you then." Apollon flashes a brilliant smile.
"So Yui and I were thinking dinner and then going back to our rooms, would you guys like to join in?" Lucy speaks louder to catch the attention of the other gods who began small talk amongst themselves.
"Of course I love to join," comes the immediate response from Balder.
"Me too, me too!" Apollon adds excitedly.
"I agree as well." Tsukuyomi responds.
"Great. We can head over to the cafeteria then." Lucy leads the group while chatting with them about what ,tomorrow, the first day of school will be like.
"So we take notes on whatever subject we are being taught from both spoken and written concepts?"
"Yes, it's important to pay attention as the teacher might ask you to answer questions about it after giving the answer."
"Huh. This all sounds very tedious and hand cramp inducing."
"Yes, that can happen if you-"
"Yes, that can happen if you…" Tsukuyomi mumbles while writing it out.
"No, not again." Yui sighs confused and resigned to Tsukuyomi-San's weird quirk.
"Hey, everyone" Yui asks, " what are we going to do about the rest of the gods?"
The group falls silent taking serious consideration on how to answer the hot button question.
Tsukuyomi breaks the silence first, "I don't know if the other gods can be convinced to participate in school life, I don't know how to solve this problem." Tsukuyomi responds bluntly.
"Maybe if we tried talking to them, we can convince them to give school a chance?" Balder suggests hesitantly. Wincing slightly at the thought of trying to convince Loki or Thor to go along with school life even from himself it sounds impossible.
"That sounds like a great idea! In the morning we can try to convince them to come to class with us. I'll talk to DeeDee and Hades."
Balder sighs,"I can't guarantee anything but I'll try to convince Loki and Thor.
Tsukuyomi looks affected by the expectant looks of the other gods despite looking as emotionally empty as he has at every other moment.
"If Susanoo refuses to do something he won't do it. I would have to think of a different method to convince my brother."
"Wait, brother?" Lucy shoots her head up from her plate in disbelief, "but your so calm and thoughtful and he so pushy and angry!"
"He is the God of the sea, and I the God of the moon, our personalities are party based on our element."
"Huh well that explained a lot in such few words." Lucy takes in the new information. "I need to hit the mythology books and turn about you guys."
"Lucy Heartfilia, you have never heard of even one of us?"
"No I have not." Lucy answers, "I'm from a different world, one in which you don't have any mythos."
"What- are you bot human Lucy-san?" Balder asks confused.
"No, I am a human, I just come from a different world than Yui, She's from earth and I am from earthland." Lucy smiles innocently, "on my earth we have magic and mages."
The table falls silent.
"Luce you have magic?" Apollon asks confused but curious.
"Yes I do." Lucy grins. She might not be the strongest mage but she's damn proud of her spirits. Even if she's still not ready to face them all they're always there to help her. They are her strength, and it hurts so much to have failed them.
"I'm a Celestial Spirit mage. I summon spirits from keys. The Spirits are from the Celestial Spirit Realm."
"Wow. Can you show us?" Balder asks, leaningin curiously.
"Um. Yeah sure." Lucy pulls out a Silver key. "This is a silver key I also have gold keys those are for the Zodiacs. Yui you met Virgo. This is plue." Lucy holds out the key in front of her, "Open gate of Canis Minor, Nicola!" A bluish white light flashes around the room before giving shape to a small snowman like creature.
"Plue!" Lucy picks up Plue, holding him in her arms.
"Punn-Pun!" Plue replies excitedly.
"Everyone meet Plue." Lucy holds him up in her arms showing him off to the others.
"It looks quite strange." Tsukuyomi comments.
" It doesn't look like a dog…but its really cute." Yui adds.
"Pun-Pun!" Plue waves at the group.
"That's very cool, Luce!" Apollon holds out his hand to Plue before petting him.
Lucy grins," Thank you, Plue is great."
"Aren't you Plue!"Lucy cuddles Plue to her face.
"Is magic common in earthland?" Tsukuyomi inquires. Writing down information that Lucy has said.
"Where I'm from yes it's very common. Or yes in most places, there's a lot of different types."
"Interesting…" Tsukuyomi mumbled something unintelligible before scribbling things down.
"Lucy-san it's getting late." Yui looks out the window and sees the slowly setting sun.
"Hmm." Lucy looks away from her conversation with Apollon and Balder. "Oh no. I'm sorry I can answer more questions tomorrow but Yui and I are going to our rooms."
"That's fine. You've answered a lot of our questions." Balder accepts kindly.
"Oh! It's okay Luce. See you tomorrow Fairy, Luce!"
"Good Night Yui-San, Lucy-san."
"Good Night." Tsukuyomi bids courteously.
"Good Night everyone!" Lucy and Yui call out to them.
"Hnn. gah." Lucy stretches her arms. "I'm beat. It's been a really long day."
"So tomorrow we meet up with the boys see if any of the gods are willing to give this a chance." Yui recites, seemingly tired and far away with a hint of sadness.
"Hey, Yui don't worry about it. Apollon the other gods and me are here to-"
"No." Yui looks away. "No. It's not that it's my family. What if-" Tears pool in her eyes." What if we fail. I don't want to be here!"
Lucy pulls Yui into her, " Yui look at me."
"There you go. It's going to be okay. We'll figure it out."
"But what if the gods don't-"
"Yui it's going to be okay. I promise you that you will make it home. We'll finish this together."
Lucy wishes she could be worried like Yui, but the truth is no one from Fairy tail will be looking for her any time soon. If it had been before her Natsu and her team would have already been destroying this place to get her back.
Her heart aches for them her team, her family but the truth is she needs this time to get stronger better, and to figure out a plan.
Yui doesn't know what's at stake and Lucy's not going to say anything any time soon. But there's a lot she doesn't understand about the gods, Zeus plan, why human representatives, or how Yui was chosen. Zeus had to had more reasons than the bull shit story he fed them.
Not to mention something about this place…
Yui nods her head, she sees the conviction in her eyes. "Okay. I'll do my best."
"There you go. Now tell me what do think about this place?"
"Its uh really strange actually. Apollon-san took me on his pegasus and showed me this place. Its uh- it's a giant floating island's cluster." Yui says nervously.
Lucy's eyebrows raise, "huh that's not what I was expecting. But I've seen something like that before."
The whole world of Edolas used lacrima crystals to keep islands and even cities floating."
"Eh! Entire Cities!"
"Yeah that was a crazy adventure..." Lucy trails off lost in the memories.
"It sounds like you've done a lot of things with your friends. Would you tell me about them?"
Yui opens the door to her room and invites Lucy inside.
"Well it started when I met my best friend Natsu. He's a fire dragon slayer raised by his father the dragon Igniel. That day you could almost say it was fate that brought us together."
"He ended up bringing me to a mage guild, Fairy Tail the very one that I dreamed of since I was little."
"Fairy Tail is like a giant family. We've been on so many adventures I've nearly lost count."
"Oh! I have a pretty big family I have two older brothers and my mom and dad." Yui adds.
"Really? Your family sounds really nice, I bet you miss them just as I miss mine." Lucy gives a reassuring hug. "But let me tell you fairy tail is not average in any sense of the word, there are some crazy mages and some exceptionally powerful people. They're a disaster wherever they go. But they are incredibly kind and loyal. Their some of the best people I have ever known" Lucy raves passionately.
"I've learned a lot from being with them. So I know what it feels like to stand alone with the odds against you. But you have to remember this Yui your family and friends are with you. Even when you can't see them, when your far from home, when you feel helpless, they'll always watch over you."
Yui's eyes are wide and glassy, tears pool in her eyes.
"I made a promise to you earlier, as a Celestial wizard my word is my bond. I have never broken a promise. And from now and forever you have me as a friend."
"I- I.. Thank you!" Yui sobs. Falling earnestly into Lucy's embrace.
Yui eventually calms down to voice her worries"I was so worried about everyone my friends family everyone stuck in this garden… I didn't know what to think or do."
"But now I feel better about it. I'm sure now that we'll find a way to help them." Yui falls silent taking comfort in the elder girl. " I'm not sure about the how but I want to help them, the ones we've met seem so kind, and the others are reacting understandably."
"Uhu. They seem very lost, and scared about the situation." Lucy comments her observations. "I think these circumstances can bring them around, we would just need something that would bring us together."
"We need ice breakers!" Yui declares. "We need to build up their trust and get to know them better."
"So ice breakers are activities that build up trust and familiarity with strangers?"
"Yes. Teachers promote these activities in the beginning of the school year to promote positive social interaction."
"Hmm. I get it but what would a bunch of mistrustful gods be willing to participate in?" Lucy contemplates out loud.
"Hnn. The end goal has to be that they give school a chance something that challenges them…"
"An ultimatum." Lucy suggests.
"If they win they can do whatever they want. But if we win they have to participate in school."
"This is going to take a while to plan out if we can't convince them soon we do this as a last resort." Lucy knows that it probably will but she needs more time to understand the gods.
"Okay we can tell the others in the morning to see if their willing to do this." Yui adds that to her mental list of things to do.
"Kutanagi! Its late." Melissa crawls out of his small house.
"Oh." Yui looks outside. The half crescent moon hangs low in the sky shines bright.
"When did that happen?" Lucy stares at the night sky.
"Thank you Melissa for pointing it out to us. We need sleep if tomorrow is supposed to be our first day of school."
"Hmm. Your right. We have a working plan now and that's about as far as we're going to get."
"We should have a sleepover sometime this week at my place."
"Oh that sounds fun. But I don't have anything for a sleepover."
"Don't worry about that we can get anything we need from the Student Store." Lucy dismisses her worry.
"Wait can you get stuff like that? I thought it ment school stuff."
"Yes it is but you can also make special requests like more cloths, extra uniforms, food, creature comforts, I can even get magical items from my world and you can get things from yours."
"Really! I'm going to have to check out the student store for stuff then." Yui brightens up at the thought of having familiar items.
"Oh yeah you can do the same for food at the cafeteria. I think if Balder had his way they would only serve meat."
"He does seem to have a strange love for anything meat." Yui recalls his meat eating binge from both lunch and dinner.
"Thank you Lucy-san I didn't know this but now that I do, I'm definitely going to do some special requests."
"Your welcome. I'll head over to mine then and get some sleep. Good night Yui."
"Good Night Lucy-san."
Lucy leaves Yui's room and goes to her's. She yawns tiredly, loosening her hair tie, and changing out of her uniform for a pair of shorts and loose shirt that Virgo provided the day before.
"Gotta get more cloths.." Lucy's mind drifts.
She brushes her teeth, combs her hair. And just before she lays down she remembers something.
AN: So uh. I just want to say thank you for reminding me that the Fairy Tail Fandom is alive and well because dispite there only being less written for this story than my other one. This one managed to get more reviews and follows. So thank you for supporting this story telling me your opinion and begging me to update.
I'll always come back to these two Animes eventually as evidenced by this update.
I made this chapter especially long for those that have been waiting for a new chapter. Enjoy and expect more too come. Review if you like this story or chapter, feel free to point out any grammar or spelling mistakes I sadly don't have a beta reader and do the editing myself. So help this story be better by helping your author to your fanfiction.
Thank you~ Alycat