Hi There!

Well, here is where chapter one begins... um... well...

There really isn't much to say. D: Sorry.

Well, I hope you like it! Especially you, RoxyStar05! (The mastermind behind the plot)

Rise from the ashes and bring forth the light! (Cheezy, am I right?)
~Blazingfyres

It was almost the middle of summer.

The sun's rays of wrath covered the entire town like a steaming cloud, burning the skin off of all the citizens of Magnolia. But now, as the summer solstice drew near, the raging, boisterous heat had begun to consume the entire Fairy Tail Academy.

"There's nothing to do here."
Brushing the blonde hair out of her eyes, a young girl slumped boredly onto the lunch table, barely dodging the oncoming fireball.
"Come on. Don't be so negative, Lucy."
"But I'm only telling the truth, Mira! There really isn't anything interesting happening!" Her head sunk under her arms, pieces of debris whizzing passed her head. The young student sighed, sliding a mug toward the blonde.

It had already been at least three months since Lucy had transfered into Fairy Tail Academy. And recently she was really getting bored. Maybe it was because of the weather... the school was going to reopen in the near future, and she had wasted away all of her vacation... she really wasn't sure, but she really didn't feel like caring.

"Well then, why don't you take a job?"
Lucy lifted her head up, met by the gaze of Mira's younger sister.

"Hey, Lisanna."

Lisanna was definitely an accurate resemblance of Mirajane. Her short white hair danced by her chin, framing her long face. Her blue eyes were bright and large, her pale skin making them look like aquamarines.

She smiled, sitting right beside her. "If you're really that bored, why don't you go on a job?" She repeated. Yet again, Lucy buried her face. "Natsu and the others aren't up for any jobs at the moment. They're just having a long summer break."

For a while, the two guild members sat in silence, letting the others pick their fights with one another.

"Hey, Lucy."
She turned around.
"Hey, Natsu."

Lisanna immediately stood up. "I-I Have- t-to go," She sputtered, high-tailing out of there. For a second, Lucy thought she saw her face turn red.

Shaking that off, she looked back at the fire wizard. "So what's up?" She asked casually, leaning back onto the table. "Well, since you've been sitting in the corner the entire day, maybe we should go get a job or something!" Natsu explained. "Aye! You've been gloomy for way too long!"
Lucy jumped; she still wasn't used to the talking cat. "Alright," she sighed, composing herself, "so where exactly will we be-"
Before she could finish, a sheet was slapped onto her face. Rather irritated, she peeled the paper off of her face.

"Natsu."
"Yeah?"
"What the HELL are you doing with another S- Class-mph!" Before she could finish, Natsu panicked and stuffed his fist into her mouth.
"Do you really want everyone to hear what we are doing?"
Lucy spat his hand out, choking as if she had eaten something nasty. "Do you remember what happened last time we stole one of these?" She hissed. "Makarov nearly killed us!" "Well, I'm doing it again. And your coming with me."
"Why do I have to get dragged into this? Why do you feel the need for me to come?"
At this, Natsu looked hurt. "Because you're my friend! And we're a team!"

"You do realize that I can hear you loud and clear, right?"
Both of the culprits froze. For a moment, they all forgot what they were fighting about.
"Oh...h-hey Erza! H-how have you been?" Lucy stammered.
"Aye!"
Natsu pulled Lucy into a headlock, throwing his arm around her neck and pulling her in. "Happy #2, huh? Is it really that bad?" Erza asked pitifully.
They both gave her sheepish grins.

Erza Scarlett was definitely a prodigy holder-type wizard. Strongest girl student in the entire school, also dubbed the Queen of Fairy Tail, she completed the S-Class exam at only 14. The only student to be able to complete such a feat, at that.

"Oh, and what's this?" Erza asked, picking up the parchment.

Natsu's grip got tighter.

"Hmm... an S-Class note, huh? Now I wonder who left this here..."
She then turned toward Natsu, glaring daggers in his direction.
"You know what happened last time you did this, right? If you had come empty handed, Master would not have been so lenient on what he did. Oh, and Natsu? I think you're choking the poor girl."

Natsu immediately yanked Lucy out of his headlock. "Sorry, Lucy!" "It's alright," She coughed.

"Hmm... competition in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Wait... this isn't a job! This is an invitation!"

Natsu and Lucy looked over Erza's shoulder, reading the tiny letters etched carefully onto the withered paper. Sure enough, in large letters, was the words that Erza had clearly read off of. A small emblem sat at the heart of the paper-a square cut into 4 sections. Each section contained an animal- one was a lion, the others a snake, a badger, and an eagle. It was a seal, no less, printed in bright gold.

"Lovely evening, is it not?"

All three jumped at the voice. "M-Master..." Erza stuttered.

If anyone had the nerve to challenge the shortest headmaster in all of Fiore, you've got another thing coming. Makarov is not only one of the strongest masters, but also the most underestimated. Unfortunately, that was a disadvantage for his opponents.

"What are you doing?" He asked bluntly. Erza hesitated; after giving a heavy sigh of defeat, she handed him the sheet.

"These two were stealing one of these again," She said.
"Whoever said I was the one who stole it?" Lucy asked, pointing a finger accusingly at Natsu. "Hey!"

"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," Makarov read.
"You mean you know where that is?" Erza asked. Makarov nodded his head.
"I'm the one who posted this on the board."

Erza's eyes widened. "Why would you put this on one of the request boards?" She asked. Makarov gave her a strange look. "I posted these all over the school. You mean none of you noticed this?"

Natsu sighed with relief.

"So it's a magic school? What type of wizards are there?" Lucy asked.

"Do they have FISH MAGIC?" Everyone stared at Happy.

"Right. Sorry."

Makarov scratched his head. "I believe it was wandlore."
"So they run around with sticks?" Natsu asked.
"Basically."
He folded the sheet of paper, then pocketed it. "I will inform the rest of the school after vacation." You're lucky your little cat didn't steal a different request." With that, he walked away.

Erza was not happy in the least with the outcome. She wanted more punishment. Seeing that thhat wasn't going to happen anytime soon, she sighed. "Consider yourselves fortunate," she muttered before she strode off.

Lucy looked up at Natsu. "Maybe stealing an S-Class assignment wasn't such a good idea, huh?"
She looked up at Natsu, each giving one another an awkward grin.

"Careful, Lucy! You might end up falling!"
Lucy just waved at the oncoming boatmen absent-mindedly. She was caught up in her own thoughts, balancing herself on the sidewalk by the river, wobbling slightly with every step.

She would've gotten a dorm at the school, but she couldn't afford one. Lucy was only living off of request money and a part-time job by the boardwalk. The actual dorms costed more than a 100, 000 jewels, which was barely how much she could scrape off with the money she was making.

The whole incident with the "S-Class" request was-well- peculiar. "Makarov had spent most of the day staring blankly at it in his study. But the rest of the evening had gone as it normally would have; me laying on the table, feeling sorry for hmyself, and the others desroying the rest of the lunch room," Lucy narrated to Plue, her dog from the celestial world.

"But that evening was a bit different.

"Makarov had called everyone into his crammed study. All who had arrived were Levy, Lisanna, Natsu, Juvia, Gray, and Erza. And of course, yours truly.

"Apparently, they were all being sent to this school-was it Bog's wart?-to compete in the Triwizard Tournament, which was held every four years. The tournament is only meant for schools that teach wand magic, but they said they'll make an exception..."

Fumbling with her ring of keys, Lucy plopped the apartment key into the lock, listening for the click. Exhausted, she strode into the room.

"Hello, Lucy!"

Lucy screamed. She was already annoyed by the talking cat, and on top of that, the little blue furball had just flown onto her face. On instinct, she swatted the thing, sending it flying out the window.

"Get out of my room!" Lucy shrieked, planting a foot onto Natsu's cheek.
"Aww, you're no fun!" Natsu exclaimrd, rubbing his jaw. "Why do you always feel the need to break into my house?" She groaned, sitting down on her bed.
"Breaking in is such an ugly word. How about... 'a friendly visit'?" Natsu asked teasingly. "Shut up," Lucy replied, shoving a pillow in his face.

"So what's up?" Lucy asked, reserving her anger and irritation for later.
"Actually..." Natsu's smile curled into a frown. "Has anyone been recently... following you?"
Lucy was taken aback. She wasn't expecting this. "N-no... at least, I don't think so. Why?"
"Well, I've been picking up this weird scent around here, and I just thought..."
Lucy's head began to turn. Was Natsu... worrying about her?

Natsu shook his head. "I mean... well, I could have been wrong." His cheeks began to heat up for sone reason.
He scratched his head. "Well, sorry for bothering you. Come on, Happy!" Grabbing the little cat's tail, he threw himself out the window, Happy protesting along the way.

A little surprised by his abrupt leave, Lucy gave an exasperated sigh. Closing the window shut, she went back to her bed, pulling the sheets over herself.

She didn't want to admit it, but Natsu was right. She had felt that weird presence for a while. But not wanting to worry the others, she had let the thought slide, convincing herself that it was just her imagination.

But Natsu had confirmed her suspicion. Maybe they were both going insane? Lucy banished the thought. The odds of that was slim to none. It was only possible that Natsu was already a little messed up in the head.

So then... was it him?

It was highly unlikely... he would have called her back sooner if that were the case. But still... it was the best plausible reason she could think of.

And something told her she was right.

Whew! Finally done! Sorry if I was little vague on a few things... I've never been good at starting stories, but it will get better, I promise.
Hoped you liked it, RoxyStar05! And of course, all you readers out there...

Yeah, I kinda threw in Happy's fish obsession for no reason. It was pretty random, but Happy isn't exactly-well-happy whenever he doesn't get the spotlight. (Hehe... you see what I did there? XD Aww great, I'm laughing at my own joke again.)

This is my first chapter story that im taking the time to work on!
Ill probably update every week or other week or so... Christmas is coming fast, so I'll try and squeeze another chapter in before break.
Well, that's all, folks! R&R, and just give me some advice if you can!
~Blazingfyres