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They finally transfer!

I hope you have fun reading!

There was some hustle in the bathroom next morning; Levy had woken up early and was making breakfast by the time the others awoke, already showered and dressed. Lucy and Wendy shared the bathroom, Sting and Rogue went in afterwards.

After everyone had taken a quick shower and had eaten breakfast, they finished off their morning routine by brushing their teeth and cleaning up (washing the dishes and folding the blankets). They then played some card games Sting had packed in his backpack to pass the time. As it was time to leave, they made way to the door in a beeline, suitcases in their hands and backpacks on their backs.

The personal things they had boxed up would be picked up from their cottages later to be transported to the Fairy Tail dorms. Charle, Frosch and Lector would get picked up later; a teacher from Cait Shelter had volunteered to take the three cats in his car as he was visiting a relative of sorts in Magnolia. The three loving cat-owners put their faith into Gryder-sensei, believing he would take them there safely.

At the train station, believed to see the figure of a certain blue-haired man with a red tattoo, briefly remembering that Jellal Fernandes was also going to Fairy Tail High.

The train had padded benches rather than separated seats, so the three girls squeezed in one row while the two boys sat opposite of them.

Lucy's legs started to cramp after an hour of sitting, thus she decided to go on a short stroll. She wandered through the compartments, lost in thought, as a flash of red and blue caught her attention out of the corner of her eye.

The blonde stopped and turned to her side a little, her eyes meeting with those of Jellal Fernandes. He offered her a shy smile, he really wasn't used to being among people.

Lucy pondered on what to do for a moment; he was sitting alone and chatting a bit wouldn't hurt, would it? So she slid into the seat opposite of him, smiling warmly. He had helped her at the beginning of her freshman year, even if that was the only time they had talked.

"So, I heard you're going to Fairy Tail too?", the blonde asked, starting the conversation.

Jellal merely nodded, but focused on her, giving her his attention. He didn't seem opposed to talking to her for a while.

"Is there a reason you chose Fairy Tail?", Lucy asked, hoping that the question isn't to personal.

She was surprised when a small blush coated his cheeks as he averted his eyes. Now this was something the blonde couldn't let go that easily.

"Ooooh? Do I sense a love story there?", she smirked, making Jellal realize he wasn't going to get away with it just like that.

"Um... well..." He scratched his cheek, the one without the tattoo. "Will you listen?"

Lucy was surprised, in a positive way, that he was willing to talk to her. She nodded eagerly, slightly leaning in as to not miss a word he said.

Another smile fluttered across his face at her enthusiasm before he started talking, visibly trying his best not to get to flustered at the subject.

"Uh... you remember that combined school project last year?"

She gave a quick nod, urging him to continue.

"Um, yeah, so I met a childhood friend of mine there. A lot happened when we were kids and we eventually lost contact, but I finally met her again last year."

Jellal seemed embarrassed, as if he wasn't sure how to continue, but he had a soft smile on his face as he spoke.

"All the same, I really liked her when we were children, and after spending the day with her, I realized that hadn't changed. So I asked her out."

Lucy gasped. "On the same day?"

Jellal nodded.

The blonde hadn't thought him to be one to be so straightforward with his feelings, and confessing suddenly like that had probably taken a lot of courage.

Not that Lucy had any personal experience in that area.

"And?", she blurted out. "What did she say?"

Jellal scratched his cheek again. "She said she'll think about it."

Lucy blinked. "But that was last year, right?"

He looked straight at her. "Yeah."

"And she hasn't said anything since then?"

"No, although we text occasionally. So it isn't like we broke off contact."

"Are you sure she didn't forget?", she asked skeptically.

Jellal gave a soft laugh. "This is Erza we're talking about. She wouldn't forget that easily. She only needs her time to deal with it. It was a bit sudden, after all."

Lucy could only smile at that, she could tell how much he cared about that girl.

Then she noticed something.

"Erza?", she questioned.

"Ah, yeah, that's her name. Erza. Erza Scarlet."

The blonde's train of thought stuck on something.

"Strawberry cake...", she mumbled.

"Huh?" Jellal seemed surprised. "Do you know Erza?"

"What?", Lucy asked, snapping back to reality. "Oh, no. I just remembered something from last year, during the project... something about a stripper, and strawberry cake... and Erza...", she added, not sure of how it all fit together.

"Ah, that", he caught on, still smiling. He was really smiling a lot today. It might have something to do with who they were talking about.

"Erza gets really mad when someone messes with her strawberry cake. She tends to overreact, to the misfortune of any potential culprit. And I am pretty sure that 'Stripper' refers to Gray Fullbuster."

Lucy blinked as a few things fell in place. She remembered what her brother had said last week. Natsu, aka 'Natsu-san' didn't get along with Gray Fullbuster, aka 'Stripper'. Sting seemed to like both of them though. Then, Erza Scarlet and her strawberry cake. She stopped, noticing that she was missing something.

"Hey", she asked. "What relationship does Erza have with Natsu and Gray?"

He chuckled a little at that.

"Well, from what I heard, they always do things that get on Erza's nerves. However, I don't believe that they are trying to tick her off on purpose. Nobody wants to inflict the wrath of the Erza Scarlet." He chuckled again.

"But basically, she suspects them first when something happens."

Now it made sense. Also, Erza had to be really strong to participate in such a brawl, let alone begin it.

"So I suppose you're happy to meet her soon?", Lucy inquired, switching back to the main topic.

"Very", the bluenette admitted. "She doesn't know I'm coming, though", he confessed with a slightly sheepish smile.

"You didn't tell her?", she asked astonished.

"No", he admitted.

A little mischievous grin spread on Lucy's face. "It's a surprise then?"

Jellal nodded.

"How do you think she'll react?", the blonde inquired, wanting to be there so she could see for herself.

"She'll probably freak out", he mused.

She giggled. "You sure like her a lot, huh?"

His cheeks weren't pink anymore now, they were red. He only nodded silently.

"I can't wait to meet her. You have to introduce us!"

"I will", he smiled.

When Lucy returned to the others, everyone but Rogue was fast asleep. She chatted with him quietly for the rest of the train ride.

Forty-five minutes later, the finally arrived at the busy Magnolia Station. Even though Magnolia was considered a small city compared to others, it was still three times as big as Nirvana, where they had lived the past years.

Lucy spotted Jellal in the crowd about twenty meters away and called out to him loudly. Wendy started slightly as he headed towards them, suddenly much more fidgety than before.

When he finally stood before the group of five and exchanged greetings, he did something Lucy wouldn't have expected at all: He ruffled Wendy's hair gently.

Slowly, a contented smile appeared on the young girl's face.

The blonde didn't even have to ask; she knew that there was some kind of backstory they shared. They looked so cute together, like brother and sister. Although, even if it was a possibility (considering their similar hair- and eye color), she highly doubted they were actual siblings.

The other transfer students seemed to have made the group of now six to their meeting spot as they slowly gathered around them.

Somebody was supposed to pick them up, though they didn't know who exactly. Lucy could only hope that that person would find them. Her worries were proven unjustified a moment later.

"Are you the transfer students from Cait Shelter?", a sweet voice asked next to them. Immediately all the students directed their attention towards the beautiful young woman with silvery-white hair and shining blue eyes, her smile as sweet as her voice.

A murmur of agreement was heard among them, which caused the young woman to carry on with her introduction, a satisfied smile on her lips.

"It's nice to meet you. I am Mirajane Strauss, Mira for short. I graduated from Fairy Tail High this year. I currently work there as an advisor of sorts, so if you have any problems, no matter what kind, feel free to come to me for advice." After mustering each one of them for a moment, she added, "I won't mind lending you a hand in love troubles either", her eyes gleaming.

Lucy sightly grinned at that, nudging Jellal with her elbow. He responded by gently smacking the back of her head. The blonde giggled.

Sting threw her a questioning look, his eyes wandering to the tall bluenette beside her. His gaze turned into a glare, shooting daggers a Jellal. Now it was Lucy's turn to smack Sting's head, however not nearly as softly as Jellal had.

A soft giggle escaped Mira's lips at their interaction, all three of them looking slightly embarrassed.

"Well, shall we get going now? My little brother, Elfman, has already loaded your suitcases into the bus. He is a senior, so a few of you might have classes with him."

The all followed Mirajane outside the station, heading straight for a white bus with the school symbol embedded in between the words 'Fairy Tail' painted largely across the side.

A bulky man with white hair stood next to it, suddenly yelling out as we approached, "Transfer students are manly!"

Lucy vaguely remembered him from last year; he had been walking around all the time yelling about how manly or unmanly something was.

"This is Elfman", Mira introduced. One after another each of the sixteen students took the chance to introduce themselves to the Strauss siblings.

Then, they all hopped on the bus, letting Mirajane (unexpectedly) drive them towards their new home.

Because none of them had seen the Fairy Tail school building before, they all stared in awe as they drove through the front gates. It was huge, and the main building looked really fancy in a way. [Just picture the whole thing as the Fairy Tail guild building with expansions.]

They got off the bus at the piazza in front of the main entrance and marveled at the sight of the building up close. In the meantime, Elfman unloaded their luggage from the baggage hold.

As they received their suitcases and headed inside, they were met with a surprise.

The spacious lobby which was fitted with a fair number of benches and tables [imagine something like the guild hall here, but with less of a bar feeling] was crowded with students.

As the sixteen teenagers entered stepped over the threshold, the attention shifted towards them with the exclamation of a busty brunette who was wearing a pair of jeans and... a bikini top?

"Ooooh, lookie there, they're here!"

"Really? Where?", a boy, maybe around her age, with salmon-colored, spiked hair turned around to the entrance, an excited expression on his face.

"Right there, flame head. You stupid or what?", a raven-haired, shirtless – yes, shirtless – guy responded.

"Natsu-san! Gray-san!", Sting called out from right behind her, abandoning his luggage to hurry over to them. Lucy now had faces to match two of the names she knew. And she could vaguely guess where the nickname Stripper came from.

The blonde started to wonder what all the students were doing here, it was a weekday after all. Shouldn't they be in class? Actually, she should've asked herself that question as soon as she had met Elfman. He also was a student, after all.

Rogue seemed to have similar thoughts, for he turned towards a guy with a long black mane and covered in piercings leaning against the wall near them – heck, even his eyebrows were piercings – and asked, "Gajeel, what are all of you doing here? What about school?"

Lucy remembered that name too. If she recalled correctly, he had been the one to fight alongside Natsu against Rogue and Sting last year. Great. Another face added. A scary one.

Gajeel grunted in acknowledgment that he had heard Rogue's question and watched Natsu and Gray headbutt, arguing about something, with Sting standing beside them, trying to mediate. After a few more seconds, he answered.

"Got freed of morning classes 'cause of you guys coming. We still got afternoon classes though, so ya can settle yourselves in then."

"Because of us?", Levy blurted out, slapping a hand over her mouth as his crimson eyes focused on her.

"Exactly, shrimp."

"Shri-", Levy choked, her face turning an angry red. "What exactly are you implying?!"

"I ain't implying nothing. Just saying what I see", he sneered, visibly having fun teasing the small bluenette. Levy puffed out her cheeks and turned away with a huff. Gajeel snickered. He turned his attention back to the fighting duo, Lucy followed his example. They were gradually getting louder, flinging insults at each other, Sting standing next to them and scratching the side of his head helplessly.

"There is no way you two would be fighting when you should be greeting the transfer students, am I right?", a red-haired young woman was standing right behind Gray and Natsu, glaring at them menacingly. Lucy could almost see the dark aura surrounding her.

"E-Erza!", both of them stammered, shivering noticeably. Lucy paused. Erza? She slowly peeked at Jellal, who had his eyes fixed on the scarlet-haired beauty.

I'm going to stop here for today, or else this chapter wouldn't be coming to an end anytime soon.

And yay! I made it over 2000 words~! ^^

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