Hey guys! I slacked off on writing yesterday because I was binge-reading a really good fanfic. I'm going to write more after I finish it, so depending on how fast I read this chapter could take a while. Oh and btw, I put all the OC's into my profile. I only included their appearance though, so their backstory, personality and magic will be revealed via the story. I kinda just want to get this chapter over with, it's more of a transition than anything. I just want Lucy to start training. Probably going to be short, my apologies. Now let's start, I don't have much to say.
"Ok guys. So, Piper and Lilith are on bar duty. Liana is in charge of decorations, I will handle talking and recruiting, and Serenity will handle advertisements around town. Ready, girls?" Lucy asked to the four of them.
The four nodded in agreement and headed off to their posts. Piper and Lilith were preparing drinks and food beforehand, as Liana hung up the huge banner that read "STARRY HEAVEN OPENING DAY" and Serenity ran off to hang up signs around town. Lucy helped Serenity with decorations in the meantime, as she had nothing to do.
"One hour till opening!" Lucy yelled! Time flew by as the girls panicked to get everything ready. Serenity returned with 5 minutes to spare.
"I talked to people and got a quite a few mages interested. Expect a lot of people." Serenity said.
"Right. Got it." Lucy replied. She saw a crowd gathering around the door.
"Everyone ready?" Lucy yelled. The girls had just finished polishing things up, and Lucy headed over to the doors. She heaved them open.
Lucy began her speech to the guests. "Everyone! Welcome to the grand opening of our new guild, Starry Heaven. I am the master, and Serenity-" she pointed to the girl "- is my co-master. We accept anybody into our guild, please approach one of us if you would like to join. Everyone is welcome to have a drink or something to eat at the bar." She pointed Lilith and Piper as they waved. "Please have a fun time and we hope many of you can join!"
People went crazy running around the estate. Lucy supposed having the guild hall in the estate certainly caused a lot more people to visit. But she didn't have much time to think, given there were already lines forming in front of her and Serenity. A man with brown hair, a pinkette woman, and what appeared to be a 13 year old girl. She chatted with them quickly, asked about their magic and gave them a stamp. The man was a simple telepathic mage; certainly useful, however. Like Warren. The pink haired woman was an earth mage. Perhaps Lucy would ask her to help training with Virgo. What stunned her the most was when the young teenager told Lucy that she was a fire devil slayer. She'd look into devil slayers. She didn't know they existed, but if they were anything like fire dragon slayers, she'd be one hell of a force to be reckoned with.
Lucy couldn't believe she was enjoying herself. Her new guild would make up for Fairy Tail, but of course, her former guild still held a place in her heart. She looked at Serenity's line and saw all the interesting characters there. So far, Serenity and Lucy combined had recruited 10 people so far. She had figured a lot of people had come not to join the guild, rather just to get a drink or see the manor. Makes sense, she thought. As much as she loved the day, Lucy was very tired. She decided to go talk to the devil slayer, who she remembered went by Aurora Rowanne. She didn't catch her exact age, however.
"So, Aurora, how old are you?" Lucy questioned.
"I'm 14." Aurora answered.
"Also... this magic of yours, could you mind telling me a little more about it?"
"Oh! Well... I mean, it's more effective against devils, as the name suggests. Fortunately I haven't come across one of those in a while. I can eat fire, but not my own."
"Ah. So it is like dragon slaying."
"Yeah. Know any dragon slayers?"
"Yep, three from my old guild."
"You were in Fairy Tail." Lucy figured it was a statement, not a question.
"Yes, I was..." Lucy replied solemnly.
"Why did you leave?" Aurora questioned.
"Classified." Lucy closed her eyes and shook her head. "Can't say, sorry."
"Oh." Aurora nodded in understanding. "See you around, Lucy!" And with that, Aurora skipped off.
What a nice little girl, Lucy thought. She was reminded of Wendy when talking to Aurora. They were both very sweet. Lucy stamped a few more people, while frolicking around and talking to Serenity and Lilith. Lucy was happy. She was excited to start her new life and training with her new guild. But, it was 9 PM and finally time for them to close their doors to all outsiders and keep the new guild members in. Lucy hopped over to the microphone. "Thank you to all who came! It's been a very fun night but unfortunately we have to close up. If you have a stamp, please stay inside and gather around Serenity. If you do not have a stamp, please exit now. Have a good night, everyone!"
Lucy walked to the crowd of about 15 to 20 people around Serenity. Serenity was checking for everyone's stamps.
"Ok, Lucy, we're good! You can give the speech now." Serenity gave her a thumbs-up to signify that everyone had a stamp.
"Welcome to Starry Heaven!" Lucy began. "Serenity and I are very excited to have everyone with us. We are aware that many of you may have an apartment or house near us, but if you do not, feel free to rent one of the many dorms here in the manor. But, we have to set down some rules. First, on jobs, please refrain from destroying anything, if possible. I'd rather not have to pay for that. Second, please do not destroy anything in this estate. Third, we will not be posting any S-class missions until we gather enough members to have them. Once we have S-class missions, do not take them if you are not S-class. Fourth, if you take any job, alert Me, Serenity, Piper, Lilith, or Liana. Last, no huge all-out fights. I hope you all enjoy your time here! Now you are all free to go home, if you need to rent a dorm talk to me or Serenity. Thank you!"
Lucy watched as most of the members exited, but one remained.
"Aurora? Do you need a dorm?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah. I kinda don't have a home." She replied sheepishly.
"Oh dear. I'll get you set up, but you'll have to take jobs to pay rent." Lucy felt a twinge of guilt.
"Of course." Aurora eagerly nodded her head.
"May I ask why you don't have a home?" Lucy inquired cautiously.
"I've been wandering since my parents were killed when I was 10. But I think this is the guild for me, so I want to stay here." Aurora's face darkened.
"Oh my, that's sad. But I'm glad you're staying with us." Lucy smiled and showed Aurora to her new dorm.
"Oh... wow." Aurora was speechless. The dorm was beautiful. There was a wall-to-wall white carpet, a bed with a gold canopy over it, a small walk-in closet, a white beanbag, a nightstand, a bookshelf, and plenty of room for Aurora's own decor.
"Thank you, Lucy!" Aurora ran over to the blond and hugged her.
"I'm very glad you like it, Aurora. But don't forget, rent is 40,000J a month."
"Ok, Lucy! I'll pay it! I promise!" Aurora squealed and told Lucy goodnight.
Lucy smiled. She already liked Aurora. The rent was actually 70,000J but Lucy wasn't going to tell Aurora that. She walked back to the guild hall to Serenity, Piper, Lilith, and Liana.
"That was pretty successful, I think!" Piper said, grinning cheerfully.
"Indeed, I met a few members. Some have a lot of potential." Lilith said.
"Yeah, my favorite is that little girl, Aurora." Lucy added in.
"Oh yeah, I met her, she's so sweet!" Serenity exclaimed.
"I really can't wait until tomorrow." Liana said.
"Me, too. Goodnight girls! I'm going to bed now." Lucy said to all of them, as she walked through the corridors to her home.
She settled into bed. She couldn't wait until tomorrow.
Yay! I finished that fanfic, so I have more time to write. I can't wait to write the next chapter. Btw, anyone got good Lucy story recommendations? As for an update schedule, I have no idea when I'm going to update. It's pretty random, but I might establish some sort of routine. Hope you enjoyed this chapter.