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The Odyssey
"For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother"
― Homer, The Odyssey
Gray watched in disbelief as Lucy actually crooned and fussed over the sick dragon. From what Jura had told them she was aware that Natsu was dangerous at best, and at worst...well it was better not to think about at worst.
Yet there she was fearlessly wrapping her arms around him and doing her best to make his motion sickness less miserable.
He didn't understand it, but he certainly respected the courage she had for doing it. He didn't think anyone else could've done it even if they'd wanted to. More likely they would've gotten a face full of nauseous demon dragon trying to snarl at them for their trouble.
He glanced at Erza, who was still watching in the rearview mirror, and raised an eyebrow at her. He wondered what she thought of the situation. It was certainly nothing like they'd expected. Despite Jura's assurances that Lucy wasn't being terrorized by Natsu he'd more than expected to find exactly that. A traumatized and terrorized girl.
The fearlessly bold woman they'd found instead had surprised him.
Erza caught the look from Gray, and a corner of her mouth lifted. She was as surprised as he was, but the sight brought her something that perhaps Gray hadn't realized yet. Hope.
Lucy might not be aware of it, but if this was indicative of how much things had progressed in less than three whole days, then the blond was capable of working miracles. No one had been able to get through to Natsu in centuries. Yet there she was quietly taking care of him.
Granted, it wasn't without duress, but that was hardly the point. If it had happened once it would be much easier for it to happen again.
And maybe, just maybe, if it happened enough...End might find himself becoming just Natsu. And that was a hope worth fighting for.
Too long had their lands been ravaged and burned thanks to the dragon's flames. Depending on who was asked, Magnolia was either one of the luckier provinces under Natsu's control, or one of the worst.
The dragon's nest was said to be near the town itself. So for whatever reason, that meant Natsu often protected Magnolia as well as its inhabitants from the attacks of dark guild members or other forces.
His presence intimidated the townsfolk and Natsu seemed to relish in the fear he inspired. Fairy Tail had been trying to carve out an independence from Natsu for centuries, but the dragon's hold was too tight. When he was transformed, he was practically invulnerable. Only Gray, with his devil slaying magic had ever been able to scratch him.
Seeing Natsu like this was strange though. Small. Human looking. Vulnerable. It almost seemed like something out of a dream. If someone had told Erza this was Natsu, she wouldn't have been able to believe them unless she saw the dragon with her own eyes.
Seeing Lucy push a hand against the dragon's sweaty forehead, brushing away pink bangs and exclaiming over how hot he was, made something tickle in Erza's chest.
It was as if a new possibility had opened up for the very first time.
Natsu, too sick for aggression, let out a quiet snicker at the way Lucy withdrew her cool hand from his skin.
"Fire dragon, duh," He mumbled, one dark eye closing as his face pressed into the glass.
"Yeah, yeah." Lucy huffed, but there was an undertone of laughter there as well. The fact that he was able to make snarky comments, even feeble ones, was reassuring, "Makes me wonder what would happen if you ever had an actual fever. You'd probably catch something on fire."
She smiled a bit when he snorted, probably involuntarily, and resumed tending him. Though, by this time, they'd reached the town itself, and she was unable to resist sneaking looks at it.
If Hargeon had been the classic Victorian era port town, then Magnolia was something straight out of historical Paris, and it took her breath away.
Even from the confines of the car she could see bistros and markets. People coming and going and laughing and shouting and talking. Cobbled streets, and boats floating up and down the river. Stone walkways and bridges, and everything in between. Sure, there were a few odd things, like more of what she assumed were magic mobiles, but overall it felt like she'd stepped back in time in the best possible way.
And, best of all, she wouldn't have to give up any of the things she loved most about the modern era. Like baths.
It made her itch to explore it from top to bottom, but that would have to wait for later. For now, she had more important things to think about.
Erza pulled up to the front of what had to be Fairy Tail, and she drank in the sight of it with awe. Just like Gray and Erza, the words in her book had not done the place justice.
"Wow." She breathed softly as she opened the car door and watched Natsu ooze out of it and onto the cobblestones, "Awwww..." She murmured sympathetically, and reached out to help him up.
"That ride really did you in huh?" She asked and smiled a little at him as she held out a bottle of water from her pack, "Here. It'll help settle your stomach."
He stared up at her as if she was speaking a strange foreign language. Like he couldn't comprehend why she was being nice to him and offering him water. Which was both heartbreaking and even more telling than his flinch when she'd first touched him had been.
It made her wonder just how long it had been since he'd known any kind of friendly or caring touch.
The answer was probably too long.
Suspicion clouded his eyes, bracing himself on a knee to push himself upright. Lucy, much to her own surprise, didn't even feel a flicker of hurt when he eyed the water bottle as if it were a grenade in her hands.
She didn't know anything about Natsu. But she realized pretty clearly that no one liked him. That was no doubt largely his fault. But she couldn't help but feel for him. Despite his earlier claims that monsters did monster things, she wasn't convinced he entirely believed it.
He snagged the bottle of water from her hands and hung back, not giving her even a word of thanks. Not that Lucy expected him to.
"Come on Lucy, welcome to Fairy Tail," She heard Erza's calming voice from around the car. Gray and Erza walked ahead of one another and Lucy trailed after, Natsu hanging back even further.
She took a look at his face, but his expression had turned inward. It was like he was completely unaware of her watching him.
But he was looking at the guild with an expression she almost thought was...
Wistful?
She looked away quickly when his gaze lowered back to her face, and she hurried on ahead, feeling his eyes burning into the back of her head. So he had caught her staring at him? Well, nothing to be done about that.
Natsu glared intently at the back of Lucy's head, embarrassment and confusion both coursing through him. He wasn't entirely sure what she'd seen, but he was positive she'd seen something there, and the thought disturbed him. He hated being vulnerable to inspection. Hated showing anyone he could be easily read - dragon faces were harder to recognize emotions.
Maybe it was because they didn't feel as deeply when they were armored.
He waited for Lucy's commentary, partially expecting another one of her sessions of endless questions.
Much to his continued confusion though, she didn't say or do anything about it. She just looked away and continued on her way.
He would be lying if he said he knew just what to make of that.
She hadn't reacted at all the way he expected for the most part. And the parts she did react like he expected to were perfectly reasonable for anyone. Maybe it was normal in her weird world, but it was increasingly leaving him scratching his head.
He was pulled out of his musings as Erza, despite her earlier comments about letting Lucy freshen up, approached the little old man he'd long since learned to respect even in his dragon form.
"Master." Erza greeted, "I wasn't expecting to see you here this early."
"I could hardly stay away given the circumstances." He replied and turned his gaze on Lucy, "So you must be Lucy." He greeted with a kind smile, "Jura told me quite a bit about you. I'm Makarov. The Master of Fairy Tail."
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Lucy replied, a hint of awe in her voice. Despite his size, Makarov radiated power in the same way Erza and Gray did only much more strongly. And his presence was just as intent. She quickly found herself trapped in his knowing gaze, and suddenly wanted to blurt out her entire story from the time she'd picked up her precious book.
It was both soothing and a little unnerving.
But she couldn't help relaxing now that she was here.
This was Fairy Tail.
Literally the safest place around, and already a legend in her mind. The people she'd read about were leaping off the pages and becoming so much more than mere words. She could see Mirajane behind the counter, smiling happily at her, and someone who simply had to be Juvia clinging comically to Gray's now bare torso. When had he even lost his shirt?
Makarov watched her intently as she glanced around curiously, unable to resist the temptation despite risking being rude. This young woman was certainly interesting.
"Not at all." He chuckled, bringing her attention back to him, "Now, Jura gave us some information about what you were hoping to do, but it would probably be best if we got the whole story from you directly."
Lucy nodded, "Of course. I kinda figured I'd have to tell the whole thing again anyway."
She tried to ignore her complaining stomach as she spoke, having been up for the better part of an hour now without any food or anything.
"That will help a lot." Makarov agreed and his smile widened, "But it can wait a little bit if you would like to take the time to freshen up first." He chuckled at the painfully hopeful look that crossed Lucy's face, "Mira, will you help our young friend out? It looks like you're around the same size."
"Of course Master!" Mirajane chirped and came around the counter, "Come with me Lucy." She smiled, and Lucy managed to somehow restrain herself from kissing the white haired girl in gratitude.
She was taken into the back room, past the heavily drinking Cana, the smoking Wakaba, and laughing Macao. She looked at the faces as she walked after Mirajane, desperately trying to match faces up with descriptions from her book. She hardly noticed Natsu trailing behind her.
Her excitement was palpable as she had Natsu wait outside while she got changed. Her companion looked a little disgruntled and pale, but she didn't know if that was because he was in a guild filled with his enemies or he was still sick from the ride over.
She took the blessed moment provided her to wash up and change. Mira had brought her a plate of food somewhere along the way, giving her some time to eat in private and collect her thoughts. When she opened the door though, Lucy noticed a distinct lack of Natsu sitting by it.
She didn't want to think of where he had wandered off too, but knew he couldn't go too far.
When she reemerged though, the answer was clear. Natsu had somehow managed to instigate a guild-wide fist fight on the tables. He was in a headlock of a burly looking man with white hair. But Lucy watched as he did some odd looking twist and somehow managed to end up on all fours, crouched on his back.
And then Natsu threw his foot back and kicked Gray square in the middle of the chest, earning himself a high-pitched shriek from Juvia.
The resulting tidal wave swept over the table, knocking over the white haired man, a gawking Natsu, and even Gray, who was desperately trying to shake the water woman off.
"Is this okay?" Lucy asked no one in particular, staring at the three picking themselves up from the floor.
Mirajane returned, a tray balanced on her hand and smiled at Lucy, "They always fight like this, although the addition of Natsu here is new. I just hope they don't break the guild."
Lucy wasn't quite sure what to say to that, so she retreated to sit next to Makarov instead. She had no intention of wading into the middle of that mess, and figured this was probably the safest place she could be at the moment short of diving back behind the bar. Which was a perfectly valid option in her opinion considering the way things and people were flying around.
Of course, things intensified a moment later when Erza jumped into the fray barking orders and swinging her sword around. It made Lucy very glad that she was not in the path of the redhead's ire, and she resolved to stay as far away from her temper as possible.
Makarov, however, seemed to have other ideas.
"Erza!" He called, somehow making himself heard over the din, and stood up, "Levy! Jellal! I want to see you in my office with Lucy."
Lucy watched as Erza stopped trying to crack skulls open and pushed out of the mess followed shortly after by a very tall man with blue hair and a tattoo over his eye that her book had not done justice to, and a short woman with hair color and facial features so similar she wondered if they were somehow related. They even had the same color eyes.
Just like all the others, they certainly didn't do their descriptions justice. She smiled at them as they approached, Levy looking slightly scuffed, but otherwise no worse the wear for weaving through the brawl. Jellal didn't so much as have a hair out of place from what she could tell.
"It's nice to meet you." She smiled only to yelp a little when Jellal reached out and yanked her out of the way of a stray piece of table.
"The pleasure's ours." He replied, amusement and warmth both oozing from him. Something she was a little startled to see considering he'd been in the midst of a guilt-laden identity crisis when she'd left off her reading.
Obviously things had not worked out too badly for him.
"Should we do something about them before we go talk Master Makarov?" He asked quietly, yet inexplicably clearly. Lucy was starting to think that even if the man whispered he would be able to make himself heard across the room if he wanted.
"Hm, let them get it out of their systems." Makarov decreed, "Mira, see that they take it outside if it looks like things will get too rowdy."
"Of course Master!" Mirajane smiled, and was it Lucy's imagination or did her smile suddenly seem a touch sharper and scarier than before?
Probably not.
Though she really had to wonder just what their definition of 'too rowdy' was.
"Alright then. Follow me." Makarov said and led them to a small room that, for a mercy, wasn't so far away it dragged Natsu along as well. He gestured for everyone to get settled comfortably around the refreshments that were already waiting. Clearly he was planning for this to take a while. Lucy was personally grateful for the foresight all things considered.
"Now Lucy," He smiled at her, "I have a feeling that your story is a lot more complicated than Jura either knew or let on. Would you be willing to fill in the gaps?"
Lucy nodded and pulled out her book, "It started the other day in my world when I went to the bookstore and found this..."
She smoothed a hand over the rough leather cover, a sense of security washing over her as she held it between her hands. Fingers curled around the spine and edges of the book.
It was her anchor, and Lucy couldn't help but show her nerves when she realized how intensely they all were staring at it.
"This book," Makarov murmured, his smaller hand reaching out to lightly graze over the spine. He stared up at her, a serious expression clouding his face.
"This book holds a tremendous amount of power, yet it bares the mark of Fairy Tail on it," He was awed. His gaze snapped up to Lucy's eyes, who was beginning to feel sheepish under his intense stare.
"You said you found it in your world?" He asked.
Nodding, Lucy fought the instinct to drag the book up to her chest and hide it from view. Instead she reluctantly parted with it, allowing Makarov to take it from her.
"After I bought it, some men chased me," Lucy explained, "I accidentally opened up a gate here and met Natsu soon afterwards."
Makarov stared up at her at that, tension causing his jaw to tighten. He handed the book back to Lucy, who accepted it gratefully.
"And does he know of this book?" He asked, staring at it with a deep expression on his face she couldn't bring voice to.
"No," Lucy shook her head, "I haven't gotten a chance to tell him about it yet."
"Perhaps leaving him in the dark would be the best option," the old guild master sighed, "That book gives off strong magical light, similar to that created by our first Master. Her magic was very similar, which lends me to believe it was hers at one point."
"It is a treasure Natsu could very well desire," Makarov murmured.
"Are you sure about that?" Jellal asked, his eyes on the book itself, "Natsu has never been much the reading type. I don't see his interest spanning far enough to reach books."
Levy looked a little insulted at that, but shook her head.
"I agree with the Master. If he learns of its value, he could attempt to take it," Levy's eyes flashed eagerly to Lucy, "What's in the book?"
Lucy bit her lip, feeling unsure if she should share the contents. What would they think of her if they discovered what was inside it? How she had read into their dark and bitter pasts, thinking they were just stories?
She sighed and hugged it to her stomach, the decision obvious when she looked at their expectant faces.
"It's about all of you. This guild and its history," Lucy shifted her weight, "Since the death of the first master, this book has documented everything. I think."
There was silence in the room after this pronouncement. A silence so profound Lucy felt her nerves starting to stretch. Were they angry? Upset? It was hard to tell, and her inability to quite look them in the eye wasn't helping.
In the end, it was Jellal who broke the horrible silence first.
He shifted back comfortably in his chair and studied her with a look that was both penetrating and benign, "It's our personal history isn't it?" He asked softly, almost gently, and she nodded.
"Every story." She murmured, rubbing her hands nervously over the leather binding, "I know about what Ivan did to Laxus, and how he betrayed the guild. I know how Jet and Droy used to tease Levy when they were little. Before Team Shadowgear. I know how Gray lost so much, and how he fought Juvia and turned her to your side." She bit her lip again, "I even know about the Tower of Heaven."
She winced a little at the sharp intake of breath from Erza over that, but when she risked a glance at them Jellal was just watching her with a gentle knowing she didn't quite understand, but was comforted by anyway.
"Amazing." The blue haired man breathed, sincerity clear on his face, "A true, untainted, chronicle of our history. Mavis was truly a genius."
Lucy blinked a little. That wasn't quite the reaction she'd been expecting. In a very real sense this could be considered a gross violation of privacy. Like reading someone's personal diary.
"You're not angry?" She asked, surprised, but Jellal just shook his head.
"What reason would I have to be angry?" He asked reasonably, "It's true the book contains personal information that should not be casually spoken of, but if Mavis' book chose you to be its keeper, and I believe it did, then you are clearly trustworthy of its secrets."
"But!" Lucy protested and he raised a fine eyebrow at her, "How do you know it chose me? I could be any random person for all you know!"
At that, Levy actually smiled, "Book magic doesn't work that way." She explained, "If the book is as powerful as Master says then you could've looked right at it your whole life and never seen it until it wanted you to. So the fact you found it means you meet all of its criteria. Whatever those are. And Master Mavis wouldn't put something like that in the hands of someone who would hurt Fairy Tail! So you must be trustworthy!"
She bounced a little excitedly, any potential embarrassment forgotten in the wake of such an amazing discovery, "You're like the guild Chronicler now!"
"Chronicler?" Lucy repeated, feeling a little as if the ground had given out under her feet. She caught herself when she felt an armored hand land just under her shoulder blade. Erza gave her a kind look.
"Only if you want to," She smiled at Lucy, "We're fully aware that you wish to return home, but you're more than welcome to stay with us and work as a guild member for money until you make your way back to your own world."
Lucy felt as if her heart was squeezing, a hopeful gleam shuddering through her. The building anxiety she felt over trying to make her way back home loosened. She had no idea how to actually control her gates enough to travel through them herself, and there were plenty of spirits still trapped within keys that would need to be found.
The possibilities ran through her head, an optimistic outlook taking hold of her now that she finally felt safe within the boundary walls of Fairy Tail.
Still, she couldn't just accept could she? As much as something inside her called out eagerly to take this opportunity, she didn't know if she could. If she would be allowed.
And what about Natsu? He was still fighting merrily on the other side of the wall with Gray and the others. Who knew what would happen?
If he found out she accepted, he would have to deal with it. But that was part of the problem.
Weren't they all enemies?
"What about Natsu?" Lucy asked, "He's bound to me and can't leave my side."
"Hm." Makarov hummed thoughtfully, "That is quite an interesting predicament. Natsu's terrorized the entire region for centuries. To have him bound to you, however unintentionally, will relieve quite a few people. However, it also means that you can't go anywhere or do anything without him."
He studied her thoughtfully, and then suddenly grinned devilishly, "I guess that just means he'd have to join Fairy Tail too!"
"What?!"
Makarov waved off the incredulous responses, "Lucy can't work without Natsu, and Natsu can't work with Lucy unless he's an official guild member. Therefore, it's the only reasonable solution if we're going to welcome Lucy while she masters her magic."
"But...Master!" Erza protested, more stunned than anything, "Our battles with him! All the pain and suffering he's caused!"
"It's no more than the pain and suffering I once caused." Jellal spoke up, a hint of old sadness darkening his eyes, and smiled up at her as he caught her hand, "And if I could be redeemed...perhaps Natsu can as well. He needs only to be shown the way as I was."
Lucy smiled at the scene, her heart melting a bit at the evidence that the star crossed lovers had finally come together and seemed to be thriving.
"I agree with Jellal." Makarov said firmly, "Fairy Tail is about second chances, and this may be our opportunity to finally get through to Natsu and give him that chance. I doubt it will be easy, but we can't afford to not try."
Put like that...Lucy wasn't sure how she could refuse.
She worried her lip a little, still uncertain, "What about my magic?" She asked tentatively, "I haven't exactly mastered it, and the only spirit I can summon right now is Aquarius. She's strong and all, but even if I could summon her every time I'd need water. That's bound to be a problem at some point right?"
She was aware of the three of them staring at her in shock and wondered what she'd said that was so shocking now.
"You...can open the lost gates?" Levy finally managed, awe in her voice.
Lucy swallowed, suddenly remembering that even in this strange and magical world, this was an odd skill to have.
She made a sheepish noise in the back of her throat and shifted awkwardly under their dumbstruck stares, "Yes?"
Makarov was the first to recover and coughed into his hand, making himself more comfortable by crossing his arms around the strangely shaped staff he had grasped in the crook of his elbow.
"You truly are a special girl than Lucy. That's a gift very few possess," The laugh let out by Makarov was low and gravelly, scratching at the back of his throat. But he looked cheerful.
"Your solution isn't too hard. We will train you in the art of your style, Jellal here, as you might have read in your book, possesses Heavenly Body magic, which might be the closest you have to Celestial magic," Makarov eyed the blue haired man.
Jellal nodded in agreement, not looking at all opposed to the idea of training Lucy should she accept.
"There is no pressure though," Jellal gave her a kind look, and the tension of learning unfamiliar ways of magic drained from her body. Lucy had read that at one point the man had been a great politician. There was no doubt in her mind that he made a fantastic leader.
"Come to me when you're ready and we can begin at a pace you set."
Gratitude for these people and their kindness bubbled to the surface of Lucy and she gave a happy sigh.
"As for your problem with only being able to summon Aquarius, we might be able to help you with that!" Levy thumped a small fist into her open palm. Her expression was so open and kind, Lucy couldn't help but be sucked into it with her.
"Isn't that right Master?" She asked, hesitating as if second thinking herself.
But Makarov nodded after a long moment.
"After the Celestial war, the keys housing the spirits of the lost gates were scattered," Makarov rumbled, "One of those spirits were entrusted into the care of Fairy Tail."
Erza huffed, her gauntleted arms clinking together as she looked at Lucy seriously.
"And let's not forget," She said calmly, but Lucy could detect the distinct edge of danger to her voice, "Natsu was entrusted with one as well."
"Getting him to turn it over will be difficult." Jellal pointed out with a slight frown, "But if Lucy decides to stay we'll have to." He looked back at her, a small smile curling his lips, "The decision is, of course, still yours."
Lucy looked between the four of them, a little overwhelmed, and not at all sure what to say. On the one hand, she really just wanted to go home again. But on the other, they were offering to help her learn magic. To be part of something bigger than anything she'd ever been part of before.
It was a little frightening to be honest.
All her life she'd read the exciting adventures of other people. Mostly fictional people. Was she really ready to become part of the story herself?
There was a part of her that said no. She wasn't. This wasn't her world, and the only magic she needed to learn was how to get home and go back to her normal life.
Except...what had her normal life amounted to?
She didn't need to work. Yes, she traveled around at times, but she didn't really have any close friends to share it with. No one she saw regularly or would particularly miss her. Certainly no family. The more distant cousins had turned a very cold shoulder when she'd refused to let them 'manage' her money for her.
So what did she have there? Her collection of books?
As precious as that was, her life suddenly seemed very empty and lonely.
Here, she could learn magic. She could be part of something extraordinary, and help people. She would see whole new sights and meet people she would never find at home. A prospect that was exciting now that she had a basic grasp of how this world worked.
Maybe it was more dangerous, and that was a little frightening as well, but her life would not be boring. It would mean something. And that? That was worth more than anything else. Here she would not be Lucky Lucy Heartfilia. She would be Lucy of Fairy Tail.
The prospect excited her.
"We'll worry about the key Natsu's holding later." She spoke up, determination seeping through her as her decision settled, "For now..." She met their eyes firmly, "Please teach me what you can. I want to join Fairy Tail."
Convincing Natsu to join Fairy Tail was going to be a tad on the difficult side, but she was certain they were going to be able to drag him into it. After all, she was safe here and this was no doubt the best place in the world for her to be.
Not dragged around forests by a hot headed dragon that wanted to kill her most of the time.
She couldn't help but smile at the delighted expressions on Erza and Levy's face, matched only by the easy grin of Jellal and Makarov's fatherly nod. For a moment, it was almost as if she felt a sense of belonging.
Which couldn't have been further from the truth if she tried. This was a world she had no chance of being a part of, but somehow she had stumbled into it. The joy that made her feel was calming.
It wasn't a blind sort of eagerness, no. Instead it was almost as if something was being washed from her. Like there was a heaviness on her soul she never knew existed until she found herself being embraced on Erza's breastplate while Levy eagerly took her hand.
She knew from her book, that Fairy Tail considered everyone family.
Having lost her family to illness a very long time ago, it felt strange to be surrounded by these warm people.
She wondered how Natsu would handle it.
Makarov took her free hand in his and gave her a jovial smile, "Alright my dear! You may go out to Mira to receive your guildmark whenever you are ready!"
He coughed under his breath, "And you can be the one to break the news to Natsu."
He squinted at Lucy, "Ah, better take Erza with you just in case."
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