So, I was really happy about the follows and the fav. Thank you so much!
I totally wasn't expecting that, and totally scared my mom as I kinda freaked out during breakfast xD
I'm also happy to say I got my very first review ever :3
So, because I was so happy, I wrote chapter two!
I'm panning on making updates weekly, so this is a celebrational exception :D
I hope you enjoy!
Lucy was staring blankly at the form lying on the table in front of her. Levy had done some research about the three schools during their free period this morning, because even if they did have a combined project with them last year, they got to know the students at most, but not the workings of the different schools.
What Lucy and Levy had suspected about Blue Pegasus was now affirmed; the first and most important school rule was "Each and every girl is to be treated as a princess" after all. Something told her that a particular orange-haired male with tinted glasses would fit right in.
Lamia Scale seemed quite normal to some point, but it did have some characters that would strike you as rather extraordinary, especially a female school principal that seemed to have a habit of spinning people and tried to strip on different occasions (why, Lucy would never know).
And then... Fairy Tail.
One thing Lucy could say about Fairy Tail was that they were loud. And rowdy.
If you believed what the internet said, then they basically beat each other up every chance they got and loved each other to no end at the same time, which admittedly, phrased like that, sounded somewhat creepy.
Last year, at the collaborated school festival, they had started a full-blown brawl; the trigger had been something about a stripper and strawberry cake, or so she heard.
It had developed into some kind of war between schools and before she knew it, Sting and Rogue had been in a fist fight against two guys called Natsu and Gajeel.
After being crushed, her two brothers had to admit to being no match for them, resulting in Sting admiring "Natsu-san" as some kind of role model, while Rogue seemed to think about Gajeel in a similar way.
If anything, Fairy Tail was crazy, at least in Lucy's opinion.
She was snapped out of her thoughts for probably the tenth time that day as her older brother continuously poked her forehead.
She tried to smack his hand away and covered her forehead with one hand to protect it from any further assaults while throwing him an irritated look.
Sting gave her a small grin while pulling his hand away, and then ruffled her hair with his other. "You were spacing out again, sweetie."
Lucy blinked and then smiled sheepishly, taking her palm from her forehead. "Sorry. Were you saying something?"
His grin widened as he started fidgeting, finally asking "I was wondering if you are okay with attending Fairy Tail High along with Rogue and me..."
Lucy blinked again and then sighed for the umpteenth time since that morning. 'I should have seen that coming. Fairy Tail, huh?'
"You... really want to go there, do you?", she asked, gaining an excited nod as answer.
"Of course! It seems like so much fun there, at least Natsu-san says it is, and Natsu-san is there, and of course if you don't want to go then we won't go either, but Natsu-san says that everyone there is great except for Gray-san, even though I think he's really cool and strong too, so I would really love to go, but- … What do you think, Sis?"
Lucy rubbed her temples, trying to find an appropriate answer to her brother's enthusiasm. "I'll... I'll think about it, okay?"
"O-okay!", Sting said, smiling happily. He seemed content enough with the fact that she didn't reject his plea for now. She watched him run outside, presumably heading to Rogue's cottage two streets away.
"What to do..."
Lucy was walking around on school grounds, lost in thoughts. If she was honest, she would have probably chosen Lamia Scale High, as it appeared to be the most normal out of the three schools. Most of the other girls were applying at Blue Pegasus, it was the most appealing to them after all. Lucy didn't even consider going there, because, seriously, one Loke was enough.
Said guy seemed to like the idea of joining Blue Pegasus, mostly because of all the 'beautiful young ladies' there.
If Lucy went there, her overprotective brothers (Levy said that Sting had a serious sister complex, which was of course exaggerated) would go on a riot every day, trying to keep away the flirtatious males from their precious baby sister. So Blue Pegasus was a clear no.
Lucy was now entering the small, but pretty flower garden that belonged to Cait Shelter. It was a labyrinth of different flowers, with a little greenhouse in the middle. Lucy walked towards it, still pondering about which school to choose.
Sting and Rogue would go wherever she went, she was aware of that. They really wanted to go to Fairy Tail High badly, it was hard for Lucy not to fulfill their wish immediately, she loved them as much as they loved her.
Something caught her attention as she drew closer to the greenhouse. She heard a soft sobbing coming from inside. Lucy sped up her steps, wanting to know who was crying.
She carefully opened the slightly ajar door and looked around until her eyes caught sight of dark blue hair.
She closed the door behind her gently and approached the girl who was crying by herself in the corner with quiet steps.
"Hey, what's wrong?", she asked as she crouched down beside her.
She flinched at the blonde's voice, only noticing just then that someone was next to her.
Wendy remained silent, hiding her face in her hands.
"C'mon, don't be like that", Lucy said softly, pulling the small hands from the bluenette's face.
Wendy hesitantly looked into Lucy's questioning brown orbs, new tears already forming in her own.
"I... I-!" She hid her face in her knees, unable to use her hands because Lucy was still holding them. "I'm scared", she finally sobbed, unable to hold in anymore.
"Scared of what?", Lucy asked, gently rubbing the backs of Wendy's hands with her thumbs. The poor little girl looked completely helpless, and Lucy wanted to support her.
Wendy kept crying for a few seconds, but obviously tried her best to get a hold of her emotions, until she finally started explaining, the words tumbling out of her mouth in a stuttering mess.
"I- I've a-always felt inferior, be-because I'm the youngest, and I was so h-happy when everybody accepted me here-", she hiccuped, trying to fight back the sobs, "a-and now I h-have to transfer, and no-no one will know me – I...", she sniffed "I don't w-want to be alone!"
Lucy felt empathy for Wendy flow through her. She knew how scary it was to suddenly be alone, but she had always had Sing and Rogue be her side as their parents passed away, so she was never truly alone.
But this girl was suddenly robbed of the place she was familiar with, with nobody to hold on to, as it seemed – a lot of students of Cait Shelter were orphans or had back stories that left them without somebody who cared for them, so it wasn't really uncommon. Lucy simply assumed that Wendy was the same.
She wove her arms around the young girl in a tight embrace, hoping to give her at least a little of the comfort she needed. After a few seconds, Wendy hugged back shyly, apparently succeeding in calming herself; she had stopped crying uncontrollably, and as Lucy gingerly pulled back to look at her face to face, she only saw a few last tears running down the bluenette's cheeks.
Wendy let go to wipe them away and sniffled, while Lucy searched the pockets of her blazer and then handed Wendy a pack of tissues.
She accepted thankfully, pulling out a tissue and blowing her nose soundly. Lucy let out a giggle, and a shy smile faintly lit up the younger girl's face.
After a moment of silence, she asked timidly "You're Lucy Heartfilia, right? Thank you very much. Um..." She looked like she was searching for the right words as she looked down bashfully.
"If you don't mind me asking... Which school is Lucy-san transferring to?"
Lucy was surprised at the sudden question, but answered nonetheless with a sheepish grin. "I... don't know yet, actually. My brother and his best friend really want to go to Fairy Tail High-"
Wendy perked up at this. "Fairy Tail High?!", she exclaimed, before covering her mouth with her hand hastily. As she let her hand sink down into her lap, she quietly said, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt... It's just that-"
She broke off mid-sentence, her brown eyes fixed on the ground in front of her.
"What is it?", Lucy asked, curiously, but still not wanting to be too pushy.
"Fairy Tail is", she started up hesitantly, "the school I was thinking of going to, so..."
She stopped again, looking as is she was building up courage for what she was going to say next.
"Is... is Lucy-san going?"
Again, Lucy was surprised by the question. She decided to answer with a question of her own.
"Would you want me to?"
"I-", again she proceeded to gather her courage, "It's just, I think Lucy-san is a very nice person and I thought if you would transfer there with me then I wouldn't be so alone- I mean, I'm not trying to force you into being my friend or something, I wouldn't ever think of doing that, but I would be really, really happy if someone that I'm familiar with was there, because there aren't many transferring to Fairy Tail, th-that's why..."
She broke off stuttering, again happening to find something extremely interesting on the floor in front of her knees, awaiting Lucy's response anxiously.
Lucy looked at the girl that was almost cowering in front of her.
Then she swiftly made a decision.
"Well, how about we go to Fairy Tail together then, Wendy?"
The bluenette's face shot up, eyes wide with hope.
"R-really?"
"Yes, really." Lucy couldn't stop herself from laughing lightly as a small, but bright and happy smile lit up Wendy's face.
She stood up and held out a hand to the thirteen-year-old. "So, how about we go find Sting and Rogue together? I'm sure they'll be happy to hear the news."
Wendy nodded eagerly and grabbed Lucy's hand.
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