Bonjour mes amis! J'kay, I can't speak any French… although I did pass the class with an A is High School… OFF TOPIC, SORRY! :c
Anyways, My name is Nina & I hope you enjoy this lovely story of the lives of a couple of young adults who are coincidentally a part of the Fairy Tail series.

PLEASE, keep in mind that I don't own Fairy Tail, and because of that I am not obligated to make these characters seem exactly like the ones in the series; nor do I want to, since I'm sorta-kinda trying to base this more as reality. I hope you guys enjoy this… I always wanted to picture how the Fairy Tail crew would look like in College!

Note: This story will have plenty of Gale, Jerza, Gruvia, and of course NaLu! Also, I'm throwing in all other couples that we all know and love. Each couple will have their parts in the story… now enough spoilage :3

^^^ that was about maybe, two years ago? Anywho, I'm back. If this is your first time reading this, you're in luck. I've re-vamped this story and now will make sure it ends without a cliffhanger and sloppy grammar.

I Love College

"Levy, please pinch me… I must be dreaming," Lucy muttered, as she walked side by side with her best friend of almost four years into what looked like a separate kingdom. Raising her head little by little, she took in the full view of Fairy Tail University – or FTU. The campus was in fact the size of a kingdom, and held a renaissance-type theme filled with stone walls and buildings marked with Fairy Tail's insignia. Everything was pearly white, the exception being that of the black, gold, and red marks scattered throughout the campus reminding students of their school pride. Her chocolate eyes sparkled, mouth slightly agape at the scene in front of her: carriages taking some students to class, small gift shops holding school supplies, even a – "OUCH!" Coming down from her trance, Lucy quickly rubbed her left arm as she glared towards Levy, who had a rather wide smile spread across her face. "Nope, you're not dreaming!" She said, and then quickly giggled and pointed to Lucy's face, "Although you do have a bit of drool coming down Lu-chan…"

"Huh?" Lucy quickly brought her hand to her face and rubbed away the excess drool, while trying to cover her slightly pinkish cheeks. Levy grabbed her own stomach as she laughed out loud, then bringing a finger to her eye to wipe away a tear, "We're definitely going to have a blast for the next four years…" she stopped laughing and cocked her head to the side and looked up thinking, "unless we decide to get our doctorates, that would be another two to three years." Lucy giggled and brought a finger to her chin, "Yeah, you're right… we'd get way more jewels if we stu- AH!" her sentence was cut in half as a carriage horse tried eating her hair. "WHAT THE HELL!" she screamed, as she pulled her pony tail out of the horse's mouth and looked up at the driver, a short stubby man with greyed hair, "Teach your horse some manners, including that of not eating someone's hair!" She was fuming, stomping her foot on the ground while Levy was trying to grab her hand and walk her away from the scene, trying to hold in her laughter.

"Sorry Miss, it's not every day that Jo does this… perhaps he thought your hair was hay?" The man said, his chubby face getting rather red as his only view of the lady was her rather huge breasts. Catching his eyes, Lucy became even more enraged, "YOU PERVERT! MY EYES ARE UP HERE!" Yet before the old man could answer, or be killed by a raging blonde, Levy was tugging Lucy away from the scene and in towards one the many stoned buildings in FTU. "Lu-chan! Be nice! He's probably going to be our ride to some of our classes!" Levy whined as she kept towing her best friend towards their dorm rooms, faintly hearing her mutter something that rhymed with "Brother Tucker". Sighing, she quickly turned and placed both her hands on a furious Lucy. "Natsu's definitely rubbed off on you," the blunette said raising an eyebrow, and quickly saw her blonde friend calm down, looking to the floor embarrassed.

"I guess so," she said giggling, forgetting about the perverted carriage driver and locking one arm around Levy's, "Shall we walked into our dorms then?" she asked and quickly raised her head to take in the sight of her dormitory: a huge cylindrical tower with protruding balconies and a huge sign reading "Fairy Ladies" in the center. The stones gave it the optical illusion of being higher than it really was, but even so it was still a breathtaking sight; potted plants with colorful flowers were placed in each of the (20, 30?) balconies, and long green vines wrapped around random sides of the building. "How beautiful!" Levy said in awe as she grabbed Lucy and ran inside, both their eyes sparkling as they found a royal theme inside the building: velvet carpet with golden walls and marble furniture, picture frames surrounding every space in the wall with Fairies flying or playing. Lucy was the first to shake her head out of the trance, a smile still lingering in her face as she now towed her best friend to the front desk.

Looking around, she recognized a few faces from her guild Fairy Tail while others were brand new. Nodding her head and waving at a few girls, Lucy and Levy quickly walked up to the front desk taking in the image of the lady sitting rather uncomfortably. A young woman with light pink hair and a rather timid look stared at the girls shyly before screaming out "I'm sorry!" Both girls stared at the lady, whose name was Aries, and raised their eyebrows, "Uh… It's okay?" Levy responded, before Lucy smiled sweetly, "Hi! We're here to get our dorm keys? I know we're a little late… the other three girls must've already gotten here." Aries smiled and nodded her head, bringing it down to the small computer screen in front of her as Levy looked at the blonde wide eyed, "Five of us?! Lucy, you shouldn't have used all the money your father gave you on this…" her eyebrows furrowed, a small frown touching her lips, but her best friend would not have any of it. Lucy raised her hand, "What better way to use it? My father wouldn't have it any other way and neither would I. Education is important, and it's even better if I can experience it with all my friends."

Seeing her best friend's determined face, Levy touched her hand and looked to her reassuringly, "Your father would be proud of you, Lu-chan." Just a year ago, her friend's father passed, leaving a hurt and orphaned Lucy to fend for herself. Luckily, along with the huge will that her father left, Lucy was admitted into FTU with the rest of the gang and has been under the care of most of the guild. Only recently did FTU actually open, after Master Makarov decided that all his 'children' were as dumb as doorknobs (excluding a few, that is) and needed proper education. All were over seventeen give or take, so high school was out of the question. With the recent title of 'Number 1 Guild in Fiore', Makarov spent most of Fairy Tail's money and making a campus that would fit to every guild member's needs. The best part was that the University was open to the public as well, and so the intermingling of common-folk and guild members began.

Guilds in Fiore were made for the wealthy, where they had a place to mingle with others of their same high status and eventually find someone of their liking and have a family. To keep things busy, guilds supported 'fight clubs' to help bring in money, they also supported any kind of sports as long as it brought them fame and fortune. After last year's Olympic Guild Games (OGG for short), Fairy Tail came to victory in first place causing an uproar of fame; with the amount of followers, FTU's grand opening gave in a totally of over five thousands applicants… only one thousand being that of Fairy Tail members. Although guilds are in fact made to boast about wealth and pride of social stature, Fairy Tail was noted as the only guild in Fiore to not be, well, normal. Anyone could join, as long as they had a big heart and a yearning to have family, but also if they were good at sports; money didn't grow from trees. Known for upscale fighting, explosions, breaking property, fighting with the law, throwing parties for over 24 hours, and running naked, Fairy Tail had a history that other guilds around would look at in shame. Master Makarov didn't care though, neither did his children; life was to be lived laughing and loving and not looking down at others just due to their social class and standing.

"Heartfilia?" Aries chimed as she looked up at the blonde, "Queen suite, holds five, room 220E. I see your maid already dropped off both of your bags. Welcome to FTU!" Passing two golden keys to the girls, Lucy and Levy chimed a 'Thank You!' only to have Aries cower and scream that she was sorry. As both went wide eyed and slowly walked away, the front desk lady stopped cringing and smiled waving goodbye. "That was odd…" Lucy said, and Levy hummed in agreement. They walked towards the East side of the tower, then up the marble stairs that had a long red rug placed so that no one would fall, adding a more 'regal' look. After going through a few hallways they arrived at their destination, Levy suddenly let out a small gasp while Lucy smiled in triumph with her hands on her hips; one of the hallways held a single door with five golden names marked on it:

Lucy Heartifila
Levy McGarden
Erza Scarlet
Wendy Marvell
Juvia Lockser

"Well father... I guess this is a thank you," Lucy mumbled, closing her eyes and sending a quick prayer of thanks to her deceased family. "Princess?" Both Lucy and Levy jumped and turned to find Lucy's maid, Virgo, standing at her side. "I don't remember her being there," Levy muttered, standing behind Lucy. "Virgo! Don't scare us like that!" Lucy huffed while Virgo cocked her head and tried to ask for 'punishment', making the blonde's eye twitch and yell that she would never do such a thing. Bringing her two hands up to her temples, she sighed, "Virgo… thank you for placing Levy's luggage as well as mine in our room." Looking up at Virgo, Lucy smiled sweetly and turned, trying to unlock the door.

Inside, both her and Levy's eyes widened at the site of a huge decked-out suite with mahogany furniture, white marble floors, and specks of red in the cushions and curtains. To their left was a huge kitchen matching the same brown, white, and red color patterns with a long island bar where five elegant stools were placed. In front of them was a huge living area, with what seemed to be a 40 – 50 inch plasma TV and a rather huge U-shaped couch where at least ten could sit (with room still available). To their right, was a long wall with four doors, each labeled with a girl's name: in order were Erza, Juvia, Levy, and Wendy. Confused, Lucy turned and spotted her room to the far left, in between the kitchen and TV. "Wow," Levy spoke, mesmerized by such an amazing sight. She too had money, yet she was practically borderline commoner… her parents owned most of the libraries in Fiore and a few other countries, but not many people enjoyed buying a book when they can just read it at the store. Lucy on the other hand, her name was known everywhere! Land, buildings, even the government had connections with the Heartfilia's. Yet she bit her lip and cursed herself inwardly, all that was gone now; Lucy lost it all when her father died… the money that she had left was all spent on this suite and her education for the next four to six years, soon enough she would no longer hold the title of 'wealthy'.

"LUCY!"
"LUCY!"
"LUCY-SAN!"

Both girls turned, stunned with the commotion, while three very excited girls came and hugged Lucy. "Lucy, this is amazing, you didn't have to… but since you did I will accept any form of punishment you may give me. You can even have my strawberry shortcake in the fridge." Erza said, her face down and eyes glued to the floor. "Juvia is so happy with her room! You really didn't have to, especially since you are my love rival but at the same time you are my best friend - and you would never touch Gray-sama." Juvia spoke quickly, crying and having a puddle start forming on the floor. "Lucy-san you didn't have to, I know I'm the youngest and wasn't really allowed in here. I was supposed to be two blocks downs with the younger kids, and Romeo… not because I like him or anything, I mean I'm only fifteen." Wendy was the last, her cheeks flaring with the thought of Romeo and the fact that she had her own room, which she had Lucy to thank for.

"I guess I should hug you too," Levy spoke, and quickly gave a hug to the already embarrassed blonde, "Thanks for the amazing years to come!" All the girls nodded and smiled widely while Lucy tried to regain posture, her cheeks moist with the fallen tears of happiness. "I wouldn't want to spend my life any other way than with my best friends!" All five embraced and laughed, the feelings of friendship and love engulfing the room. Juvia was the first to break apart and venture to the kitchen, opening a lower cabinet and taking out some red wine. "Juvia feels that perhaps we should celebrate!" All the girls turned and smiled even brighter, giggling as they walked towards the long island and each took a chair. I loud pop! sounded as Juvia opened the cork and Wendy ran to provide the four glasses. Erza stared at Wendy and raised an eyebrow, "Usually I am against underage drinking-" Her blonde friend intervened with a devious look on her face. "But today, Wendy, you will learn to get WASTED!" Lucy yelled, and Levy chimed in raising the already full glass of red wine and handing it to Wendy as she went to grab another one.

"To being twenty-one!" Erza yelled.
"To being fifteen!" Wendy giggled.
"To being together!" Lucy and Levy said in unison.
"To inviting Gray-sama and the boys!" Juvia yelled, while the other girls laughed out loud nodding their heads in agreement and sending each of their lovers a welcoming text.

I hope you guys enjoyed! It's a little rough around the edges, in my opinion.
YES, I made them a tad bit older than usual, a crisp 21! & don't go crazy about Wendy drinking at fifteen... that's actually pretty normal.
I MAY incorporate some magic, but nothing that is beyond comprehension - oh, and no dragons... sorry!

I've gone ahead and decided to re-vamp this story -YES, I KNOW, IT'S BEEN YEARS. I'm turning twenty-three soon... ahhh I hate being adult.
- Nina