Hello again, everyone! What better way to celebrate April Fools than posting a new chapter!~ I'm happy! Anyway, disclaimer!
Janis: Cry Girly does not own Fairy Tail or its characters.
You're awfully submissive today.
Janis: *pouts* I don't want to see that pebble again.
Well, that's a good girl! Anyway, here's Chapter 2!
Chapter 2
"She was so awesome the way she took out those guys! I only managed to get one but she took out the other two in one blow! I mean –"
The guild was in its usual state. People drinking booze everywhere, some taking requests off the request board, some just having fun. Natsu, in particular, was exploding from excitement just telling what happened yesterday to a half-naked boy and a girl playing with her cards. Janis, the topic of their conversation, just stood there, not knowing what to do.
"How did I end up here anyway?" She muttered, looking at the floor.
Flashback
"Say, Janis, where do you live?" Natsu spoke, his arms at the back of his head.
They were walking to no place in particular. Janis didn't even know why and how she ended up in Magnolia.
"Anywhere. I have nowhere to live and I'm not one to reject anyone who's willing to let me stay the night. If I have nowhere to sleep, I just do so in park benches." She shrugged.
"So, you have nowhere to go now?"
"Nope."
"Hey, how about you join Fairy Tail?" He hopped in front of her, his sparkling eyes blinding. At least, that's what she thought while trapped in the night setting.
"Fairy Tail?" She tilted her head to the side in confusion.
"Yeah! It's a mage guild!"
At first, Janis couldn't find the right words to say. After a moment of silence, she managed to regain herself.
"Is... a guild fun?" Natsu's eyes widened at the question. Janis tried to hide her embarrassment by looking away. At first he was stunned, then after a while, he grinned.
"Of course! You can take on jobs to earn money, plus you can hang out with friends! We all treat each other like family, so you'll never be left out!" He beamed out, giving off his usual grins.
"Really? I'm in!" Janis smiled, picturing the things that are waiting for her in this guild.
"Cool! I'll tell Gramps about this tomorrow. You can stay at my house for the night." He grabbed her wrists and ran towards the direction of his house.
"Oh right, I wasn't clearly thinking straight last night when I accepted his offer. It's all thanks to that stupid pebble!" Little did she notice that she was already the main topic of the whole guild after hearing all about her from Natsu. Apparently, the pebble is still in her train of thought. She clearly could not forgive that pebble and would hate their kind for the rest of her life.
"Hey Natsu, are you sure she's THAT strong? She doesn't look like it to me."
"Oh come on Gray, if Erza can kick your butt then doubting this girl's strength is a bad idea. Oh, and put some clothes on."
Gray looked down, noticed he was down to his boxers and was shocked. The whole guild laughed while Cana resumed her card reading. Janis laughed with the guild.
"Hey, ice princess, you callin' me a liar?"
"Who are you calling ice princess, flame brain?"
"You wanna go at it, droopy eyes?"
"Bring it, squinty eyes!"
At the blink of an eye, a brawl of the two mages had already started. Janis looked at them dumbfounded as she turned to Cana for answers.
"They usually do that. It's not a big deal, really. It's like a daily need for them."
'She didn't even bat an eyelash while she said that, so it must be true.' Janis thought to herself, at a loss for words.
Just then, a scarlet-haired girl clad in armor stopped the fight by punching the two in their heads.
"That's enough, Natsu, Gray. You're scaring the newcomer. Plus, you two should get along." She said sternly, a dark aura surrounded her while she glared at the previously fighting mages. The two could only yelp out a "Yes!" before dealing with the pain of her punch. Janis sweat-dropped while giving out a nervous laugh.
"You must be Janis Miki, am I correct? I'm Erza Scarlet." She spoke and smiled at the aforementioned girl. Janis nodded and smiled back. Just then, a man almost the same size as them came out of his office and looked at everyone. Silence filled the room. Janis looked at the man with shock. 'By the looks of it, he must be the master since he has the presence to command everyone to be quiet. Seriously though, how can the master be so small? The only thing that makes him look like a master is his staff.' She mused at the thought.
"Gramps, there you are! I was just telling everyone about Janis! She can join Fairy Tail, right?" Natsu blurted out like an excited kid.
"Of course, my child. She looks like a promising young one to me. Tell me girl, do you want to join Fairy Tail?"
Everyone was silent. All of their eyes are on her, expecting for an answer. Janis could feel this tension in the air. 'I feel a million stabs just from their stares. I should answer before I turn into shish kebob just from their eyes.' She sighed and began to open her mouth.
"Yes, please." She said looking somewhere that didn't have any people looking at her.
She was then proclaimed by Makarov as a member of the guild. Everyone was surprised at how easy she was accepted to the guild. She got stamped by the insignia on the back of her left hand. As the stamp was removed, it revealed her newly acquired Fairy Tail mark. It was azure blue in colour, just like her eyes. She jumped up in joy and showed it to everyone, raising her hand so that the mark faced them. Uproar suddenly filled the hall with cheers and squeals, with words "Welcome to Fairy Tail!" and "Cheers for the new girl!" among them.
As everything cleared up, Janis went back to Makarov. "May I pose a question, master?"
Makarov's attention turned towards the girl. "What is it my child?"
"Why choose the name Fairy Tail?" Her eyes showed curiosity. Makarov nodded and hummed to himself, closing his eyes.
"Do fairies have tails? Do fairies even exist? Just like them, it is a never-ending mystery that leads to a never-ending adventure."
Almost all members of the guild were smiling and grinning at Makarov's reply. It's as if they've already heard this a million times, which they did. Janis blinked a few times, trying to process what he just said. She then put her hand in her chin, pondering for a moment. The master noticed this and opened one eye. After a few seconds, Janis finally opened her eyes, finally reaching to her conclusion.
"Hailey doesn't have a tail." She bluntly stated.
He looked rather shocked at the sudden reply of the blonde. Makarov thought this to be important for her to say it simply like that. "Hailey? Might I ask who's that, my child?"
"She's my mother and she's a light fairy."
Everybody stopped and turned to look towards her with shocked expressions. Even Makarov had his jaw drop. Silence filled the room for a second. Janis looked around. All eyes were turned to her as if she said something like "I'm pregnant" or something like that.
"A FAIRY!?" Everyone in the guild shouted in unison with jaws dropped, eyes widened at the statement and disbelief in their voices.
'Maybe I shouldn't have said that. They'll probably interrogate me until they suck out all of my knowledge about fairies and hunt them down and soon they'll become an extinct species all because of me. Stupid, stupid, stupid!' Inside her head, she smacked her head and banged it against an imaginary wall.
"That's so cool! I have Igneel as my parent. He's a dragon!" Natsu switched to his 'excited kid' mode again.
'This kid is out of this world. He didn't even flinch upon hearing about a fairy. Well, I guess he isn't interested in those kind of things and he is young and innocent. Ah, the wonders of having an innocent mind.' Before she totally boarded the train headed for 'thoughts-that-are-very-amusing-and-will-leave-her-daydreaming-like-an-idiot' station, she tried to process what the fire mage said. "Woah, that's so cool! I wonder how it's like to have a dragon for a parent." Janis pondered then giggled.
"So, what kind of magic do you use anyway? Natsu has been bragging about it since he got here." Gray, oddly clothed, managed to slip in the conversation.
"Hailey said I can use Light Fairy Slaying Magic, although I haven't been able to since she left me…" Her voice sounded cold, as if holding back her tears.
Gray, who noticed the subtle change, kept quiet. 'Darn, I shouldn't have asked that.' He mentally cursed himself.
"Did she disappear on July 7, X777?" Natsu asked. His face, changed from beamy to serious, was now few centimeters away from hers.
A slight blush of embarrassment formed on her cheeks as she looked away. She tried to back a few steps, unable to think of anything to say and instinctively looked away, hiding her 'on-the-verge-of-turning-beet-red' face. She pondered, and then thought of something. "Yes. I guess Igneel disappeared on that day too, huh?"
"Yeah! How did you know?" Confusion was apparent in his face. He did not expect her to know that without him actually telling her about it.
"I don't know. Wild guess." She clearly lied. 'It was more of a hypothesis after hearing that you have a dragon as a parent. I simply can't tell him that. It might lower his hopes on finding Igneel, if he is searching for him.'
Their conversation went on. Some people were already talking about how she saw a fairy. What's even greater is that said fairy is her mother.
"This girl… is really interesting." Gray chuckled, clearly amused of the girl.
There it is, folks! The second chapter! This is mostly a background chapter for Janis. The third chapter is an extension of her background so you can skip that if you want.
Janis: You don't seem to be interested in writing the real plot.
I am! I'm just... unmotivated, that's all...
Janis: That's another word for lazy, which proves my point! :P
Hmph! I'll make sure Mr. Pebble gets revenge at you.
Janis: Anything but that! :'(
*clears throat* Anyway, sorry for the slow development of the plot. I'm a really slow writer when it comes to the plot. I'll probably be slow in the romantic development too so please bear with me. Don't forget to R&R!
~~ Cry Girly ~~
