After three days, Dahlia's apartment was finally decorated and where she wanted it to be.
Collapsing into one of her new chairs, she wiped the back of her hand against her brow. It was exhausting decorating and gathering furniture by herself. However, as she glanced around her new home, she was satisfied. It was totally worth it, she thought with a small smile gracing her lips. This was her home. Her own home that she picked out, in a town she wanted to move to regardless of the implications.
While it was starting to feel more homey here, she wanted to add more of her own personal touch – though that meant she also needed to get some work. She had quite a bit saved from her work at Raven Tail, but most of that went to the guilds funding. Not that she knew what her father needed the funds for, and she didn't want to. She had a feeling it wasn't for anything good.
Her ears pricked when there was a knock on her door. Warily, she sat up straight. She knew she shouldn't be getting any visitors, so who the hell was knocking on her door?
Slowly standing up, she made her way toward the door. Taking a deep breath, she pressed her eyes to the peep hole to see two girls standing at her door; a blonde and a blue-haired little girl, both looking anxious. Raising an eyebrow, Dahlia opened the door to reveal them.
The blonde beamed, her brown eyes bright and welcoming. "Hello! I'm Lucy Heartfilia, I live next door to you and thought I'd welcome you into the building so..." She held out a gift basket, making the Dreyar girl blink in surprise. "Welcome! This beside me is Wendy Marvel, shes my guild mate and was visiting. I would have welcomed you when you first came in but well… we were on a job," she laughed nervously, giving a grimacing smile before muttering under her breath, "which I'll have to go on another job just to pay for rent..." A smile quirked on Dahlia's face at that. The blonde didn't seem to fazed about it, seeming to be used to the predicament. "Anyway, if you need any help maneuvering through Magnolia let me know."
Dahlia gave a small smile, accepting the gift and glancing through it. It was full of goodies – cookies, some small cakes and other pastries that made her mouth water. "Thank you," she said sincerely, watching as the blonde's eyes brightened at that. "I'm Dahlia Dr-Davon-" she quickly corrected herself, wincing. The new last name would take some getting used to. "You two are apart of a guild?" She asked, glancing between the girls. Lucy looked about her age and Wendy looked just about a few years younger.
"Yes! We're apart of the guild here, actually," Lucy answered with a bright grin. It was hard not to get caught up in the blonde's bubbly nature. She had that personality that just drew you in. "Are you a wizard?" She asked casually, trying to keep up with conversation.
She tried to act indifferent about it as she placed the gift basket on her coffee table, "yeah, I'm an Earth Mage." She was actually an Earth Dragon Slayer, but she was going to keep that part of her magic to herself for now. They didn't need to know the other half of her magic that was practically forced upon her.
Wendy eyed her warily but Lucy beamed, delighted by the revelation. "Wow, really? That's awesome! Do you have a guild?"
Dahlia gave a light laugh, feigning embarrassment. "No. I was going to join Fairy Tail after I got my life all sorted out here actually," she stated truthfully with a small smile.
That made the blonde brighten immensely. "Our Master practically lets anyone in the guild, I'm sure he'd let you join right Wendy?" Wendy just hummed, nodding her head in confirmation.
It would be better knowing people in the guild before even joining. Then it wouldn't be so awkward, though it was going to be awkward regardless if she knew anyone or not.
Especially with her half-brother and grandfather being in the guild.
"Actually," Dahlia shook her head as Lucy broke her from her reverie, glancing over at the blonde who was practically beaming, "he'll probably still be there if you want to join now." Eternally, Dahlia panicked. She wasn't expecting to join this soon. Although this was also perfect timing. She needed to start working again soon and build up her financial situation. While she wouldn't be going bad anytime soon, she didn't want to be put in that position either.
Giving the blonde a tense smile, she bowed her head slightly. "Thank you! I'd appreciate it, I should go on jobs soon anyways…" Dahlia chuckled before standing up straight, rubbing the back of her neck sheepishly.
Lucy laughed at that. "Don't worry, I get it. I feel like I always go on jobs because of how reckless my team is," she gave a wistful sigh as Wendy laughed, giving the blondes arm a pat. "Anyway, let me know when you're ready and I can take you to the guild."
"I can go now," Dahlia stated, not wanting to give herself time to hesitate. She needed to do this – needed the work. She had enough money stowed away for another month worth of rent, and to have extra food for the next month as well but she wanted to stay ahead.
No matter how scary joining Fairy Tail felt to her right now.
So with that Dahlia followed Lucy and Wendy towards the guild, making idle small talk along the way. She learned that Lucy was a Celestial Spirit mage, which made her impressed. They were rare, only having a few that can actually possess such magic to begin with. She also had most of the Gold keys, which made her even more impressed.
Little Wendy was a Wind Dragon Slayer, which made Dahlia a little wary of the girl but she was certainly no threat. While Dahlia could feel power from her at such a young age, it seemed that her strongest point was healing. Though she would become a formidable opponent when she grows with her magical power.
"Here we are!" Lucy stretched her arms out wide, a bright grin on her face. Fairy Tails guild sign hung proudly above the building. Butterflies formed in the pits of Dahlia's stomach as she stared at the building, reminding herself how to breathe. This is almost like walking straight into the lions den, Dahlia chuckled to herself, trying to keep her nervousness at bay. Lucy turned to her, the beaming smile still plastered on her face. Doesn't it hurt to smile so much? Dahlia wondered, fighting the urge to just turn the opposite direction. "C'mon, they might seem intimidating at first but they're all really just big teddy bears..." she chuckled fondly, shaking her head as she pushed open the guilds doors.
Dahlia's heart pounded in her chest as she followed Lucy and Wendy inside, taking in her surroundings. As she thought, the guild was boisterous. There was a few bar fights and random shouting going on causing Lucy and Wendy to give each other a knowing look. "Lucy! Wendy! I thought you two left earlier!" A cheerful voice sounded, causing Dahlia to turn towards the voice. A platinum blonde stood before them with a beaming smile on her face.
"Yeah, we left earlier. I wanted to welcome my new neighbor into town. Speaking of which," Dahlia's heart sped up when Lucy grabbed a hold of her arm, pulling her to her side with force that she didn't know the blonde had, "this is Dahlia Davon, she wanted to join the guild. Dahlia, this is MiraJane Strauss. She's basically the Masters assistant, but she's the main barmaid here. Her food is simply the best," Lucy boasted, causing MiraJane to laugh.
"I'll go get the Master," MiraJane winked over at Dahlia before disappearing to the second floor. It was a few moments before she was back, stamp in hand and Dahlia was starring in awe. Her grandfather was hobbling down the steps, saying hello to various wizards who shouted at him before they went back to doing what they were doing. He was a tiny elderly man with graying hair that was bald in the middle and spiked out on the sides with a goatee. It felt all too surreal to see her grandfather here, one of the people she was practically forbidden to see.
"MiraJane says we have someone wanting to join the guild?" The Master rasped, a twinkle in his eyes.
Lucy bobbed her head up and down. "Yeah. This is my neighbor, Dahlia Davon." The blonde pushed the aforementioned girl in front of her – causing a slight panic, though she tried not to show it on the outside.
Her grandfather gave her an appraising look. "What's your magic, child?" He asked, raising an eyebrow at his unknown granddaughter.
Dahlia swallowed thickly, clasping her hands together to stop them from shaking. "I'm an Earth Mage, sir," again, leaving out the part that she was an Earth Dragon Slayer. She wasn't ready for people to know that yet. "I also have a little bit of healing magic, but I'm not as good as Wendy here." She chuckled nervously, Wendy blushing at the appraisal.
The Master's eyes widened at that before he schooled his features. "Healing magic, huh? That's rare." He commented, moving his hand around and giving MiraJane some type of signal. Dahlia watched as Mira beamed, getting the stamp ready.
"I use the herbs from Earth to heal minor wounds and bruises. I can stop bleeding too," really, her healing magic wasn't all that impressive. She just had to learn how to heal herself in dire situations. Raven Tail wasn't known for being hospitable.
"I see..." He hummed, obviously intrigued. "What color and where do you want the emblem?" He asked, causing Dahlia to blink in surprise.
"That's it?" Dahlia wondered, "no obstacle for me to conquer?" With Raven Tail, you had to defeat one of the stronger mages in order to get in. And even then there was a fee that went towards the guilds funds. Although, in retrospect, she did know Fairy Tail allowed most mages into the guild with open arms.
Makarov Dreyar smiled at the girl. "We welcome everyone, we give people a chance to thrive and grow. Give mages a home. And you my dear, look like you could use a home." He informed her with a small smile, causing her to blush at how he got her already. "Now… what color and where do you want it?" He repeated, giving the girl a warm smile that made her heart break.
Thinking about it for a minute Dahlia showed her left bicep. "Here, in dark purple," she instructed and Mira winked. Instantly she felt the magic through the emblem, causing a bright sensation to enter her body as she watched in awe as her emblem appeared. A bright grin appeared without Dahlia realizing it as she starred at her emblem in amazement.
Lucy beamed at her, her brown doe-eyes bright with glee. "Welcome to Fairy Tail, Dahlia!" She clapped, making the Earth Mage beam. This was something she chose to do.
And she knew from hence-on-forward, she will be choosing how her fate ends up. No longer would she be a marionette. With her strings broken, she now had the power to do whatever the fuck she wanted. That was all she truly wanted, in the end.
AN: Okay, wow. Did not expect this to become so long. o.o So, yeah. This was fun to write. This is where things get intense as Dahlia maneuvers her way through the guild and trying to keep her known identity a secret~
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