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Cana

Cana Alberona had never thought of attending Fiore University.

Renowned as the best in the world, with elitism and nobility rooted in its very foundations, Cana had never considered the possibility of Fiore.

She was an average student with average grades. She was also a raging alcoholic when she wasn't at home (and sometimes, even when she was at home).

But when her best friend had told her that Fiore literally interviewed anyone that applied, and had some weird hidden criteria that allowed people with average grades in, she decided to go for it before her courage left her.

So she had applied for engineering (because why not? She liked maths and science), got an interview, had a laugh with the professor who interviewed her, and got asked some pretty fucking terrible questions about circular motion in a roller coaster and some physics bullshit. Needless to say, she cried after the interview and drank her worries away in the few days that followed.

But lo and behold, a month later, her acceptance letter came through. They expected higher grades than what her teachers expected of her, but she went for it anyway. There was an 8% acceptance rate and her teachers called her crazy for considering turning it down (she didn't want to disappoint herself) and there were plenty of congratulations (amongst stern and bitter greetings from the over achievers who didn't receive offers), as if she'd just become the Prime Minister.

Cana suspected some weird future predicting witchcraft was being used here, because she, with her average grades, did end up getting her predicted grades.

So here she was. First day of university at the greatest, oldest, most successful university in the whole entire world. She felt sick. And it wasn't from a terrible hangover for once.

She felt like this monumental moment was going to catch up with her soon, and she was going to have a serious freak out (like seriously, she didn't expect this), but for now, she felt numb.

Literarily. She couldn't move her legs, but her arms were starting to hurt from the amount of shit she was holding in her arms (she brought a lot of clothes, but she didn't want to make many runs back to the car). Her parents had gone ahead with the heavier essentials (like the cute little fridge she got on offer), so she was stuck on her own for now.

"Excuse me, are you alright?"

Cana blinked rapidly, her eyes finding the person who had spoken to her. It was a cheerful looking blonde with huge doe brown eyes, and even bigger boobs. Cana wondered how she could walk straight.

"Are you headed to Fairy Tail as well?" Big-breasted-blondie asked, and Cana finally noticed the large Louis Vuitton suitcase she was totting behind her.

"Yes…?" The brunette answered carefully, unsure of her answer. She was going to Fairy Tail, right? Man, she was really out of it.

"Great!" the girl cried happily, grabbing Cana's elbow to guide her towards the ancient building in front of them as she introduced herself and interrogated Cana on her life.

Cana had a weird headache.

Fucking hell, she was really out of it. She realised how unusual she must have looked, standing with her mouth open in front of the building as people milled around her. Other students were obviously moving in as well, as loads of people had their hands full with luggage and other miscellaneous items.

Fairy Tail College was a large, towering building with its name emblazoned proudly above the main gates and a large bell at the peak of the building. The building was tall and obviously ancient, but not in the way that Cambridge and Oxford were. There was a certain homey feeling to this college, a contrast from the grand architecture of the archaic OxBridge colleges.

Fairy Tail was also one of the only two colleges in the country with its own pool. But Sabertooth College had nothing on Fairy Tail (although she was obviously biased).

The girl (Lucy, she thought the girl had said her name was) was still there, talking to her about how excited she was for Fairy Tail, considering it was one of the biggest, and obviously one of the best colleges in Fiore. They managed to make their way inside, and Cana was stunned.

Outside, the streets were warm and the many foot and bike paths allowed less cars to travel through the streets of Fiore. The sun was bright for early September, and the multiple trees and large green parks surrounding the river made Fiore a beautifully small and pedestrian university town.

But the inside of Fairy Tail was enchanting.

It didn't have the grandiose of Sabertooth, or the quiet elegance of Lamia Scale (Cana had to say it was the complete opposite), but Fairy Tail looked so comfortable and welcoming. With its great hall, with the bar and canteen, Cana could see that it was the social hub of the college. There were already loads of students (and even some professors) lounging around, probably taking a break from the tedious moving process, or having moved in earlier in the week. The high ceiling and the muted browns and greens complemented the earthy feel of the interior design and paintings that decorated the grand hall.

The hall looked like it was capable of fitting close to 500 people. No wonder Fairy Tail also had one of the largest campus in the University. The student accommodation was in a separate building, and even this main building accommodated the swimming pool, the gym, the offices and the library. Nothing looked old, probably because everything was so vibrant and bursting with life. It was completely different from what Cana expected of such a prestigious university. She was just a small town girl.

She felt like she was having one of those "in awe, can't move my feet" sort of moments. Thank god Lucy pulled her away from where she was gaping at the main hall. She didn't want to make a fool out of herself while she was still sober.

IMPORTANT A/N:

I'm sorry for fucking up the the chapters. I kept on merging them together before realising how unusual the chapters looked.

If you didn't read it already, I'd recommend READING THE END OF CHAPTER 2, because I added the "breakup" to the old chapter.

Please Review or PM me with any general comments or constructive criticism. I like improving my writing style and hearing from you guys.

Here's the new chapter to make up for how much I fucked up. Thank you.