Hello! This is the first Fairy Tail fanfic I've ever done. This was also not originally my idea. It was thought up by other people, and I wanted to make my own version of it. I got the idea from another story called Eye of the Black Dragon by snakeboy33. It's really good, so I suggest you read it. Anyway, I wanted to say that this wasn't edited much. I just glanced over it a bit, so please excuse the mistakes. I hope you like the story!

"Stingy old man only knocked off one thousand jewels," I grumbled. I stomped through the streets of Hargeon while continuing to mumble complains to myself. With a sigh, I decided to stop for a little rest. I stopped at a spot that overlooks a few shops and sat on the railing. "Where should I go now?" I asked myself.

I knew I didn't have anywhere to go back to. Joining a guild would be really great and a dream come true, but I don't know how to get into one. There's one I absolutely want to join, but I don't know how to get in let alone if they will even take me. Unfortunately for me, joining isn't an option right now. I don't even know where the guild is located. Even worse, I'm running out of money. I have to get a job soon, and if I can't find Fairy Tail soon, I'll be forced to give up my search and join another guild. If worse comes to worse, I can just join a merchants guild or something.

I'm brought out of my thoughts when I hear a girl yell to her friend, "Hurry up! I heard Salamander is here!"

"Who's Salamander?" her friend asked.

"Are you kidding me? You don't know who Salamander is? He's a famous mage!" the girl squealed.

That made my interest peak. Why would a famous mage come to a town like this? I though. I decided to follow the girls to see Salamander. As soon as I saw him, my heart started to pound, my cheeks flushed, and I couldn't look away. I could only see and think of him. He had my undivided attention. I pushed my way to the front of the crowd. He smirked and gave me a wink. I suddenly got butterflies in my stomach. Barely containing my squeal, I held my hand over my heart out of reflex. Is this love? I asked myself. I decided that it was, and I was going to stay with him forever. He's my home now.

"Why are you using a love charm?" someone asked.

My eyes widen in shock. The voice was amazing. It made my heart skip a beat, and I felt something shatter in me. I looked at Salamander again as he turned to the man with the amazing voice. That's when I saw the charm he was talking about. I sucked in a sharp breath and glared at Salamander. I turned my attention to the newcomer, and my breath hitched. He was handsome. He was very handsome actually with dark mysterious eyes and amazing spiky hair. His hair is pink, but he somehow makes it look good. He's wearing a black cloak, so I can't see the rest of him or his clothes. Lastly, I notice the bored look on his face. Even though he looks bored, I can see the anger in his eyes. It took me a minute to drag my eyes away from him and see the blue cat that's behind him. I blink in confusion when I realize the cat is walking on two legs. I was about to comment about it, but then I noticed that it looked sad.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Salamander said, bringing me out of my trance.

I glared at Salamander again. He has a lot of guts to say that when the evidence is right on his finger. Suddenly all the girls turned on the pink haired man. They started yelling at him, but he didn't seem affected. I decided that I should do something before they start trying to hurt the guy. I said, "Then take off your rings." Everyone turned to stare at me. I suddenly feel very uncomfortable and embarrassed under their stares. I suddenly feel hot and look at the ground to avoid eye contact. I shouldn't have said anything. I should have stayed quiet. "The rings you're wearing are love and sleep charms, so if you take off the rings, the charms should stop working. This will also prove your innocence if you aren't using a charm."

Salamander looked perplexed, the girls looked expectant, the pink haired man looked surprised for a second before covering it up, and the cat looked really surprised. "What guild are you in?" the cat asked.

I stared at it with wide eyes. The cat just talked I though. I took a steadying breath so I didn't freak out and mumbled, "I'm not in one yet." The pink haired man and the cat then studied me. The cat looked curious and a bit surprised while pinkie still looked bored. I felt hotter and fidgeted in my spot. Everything was quiet around us. Then I heard someone running away from us. I turned to see Salamander running away. I was about to run after him, but stopped when I saw that pinkie was already on him.

Salamander tried to shoot him with balls of fire, but pinkie dodged all of them. Unfortunately, that meant they came toward the crowd of women. "Get down," I yelled. All of them dropped to the ground as balls of fire flew over our heads. The cat didn't react fast enough and was about to get hit. I yanked him down in the nick of time and wrapped myself around him. He struggled a bit. "You'll get hurt if you go out there right now. Let me protect you," I said. He hesitated, but nodded and snuggled into my chest. Once the balls of fire stopped, I told everyone to run. All the women ran without hesitation. I got up, still holding the cat, and was about to help pinkie take down Salamander when I saw the most amazing thing happen. Pinkie lit his fist on fire, but it wasn't normal fire. It was a fire I'd never seen before. The fire was a mesmerizing mix of black and dark blue. "He's a mage," I whispered.

I felt the cat nod, but I never took my eyes away from pinkie. He moved so fast that my eyes barely kept up. One second he was a few feet awayfrom Salamander and the next he was a few inches away from him. He hit Salamander once, and that was the end of the fight. I stared in awe as he picks up Salamander and slung him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. He's so strong.

"Happy," pinkie said.

I was really confused. Did he just announce that he's happy? He turned to stare at me. I started to feel uncomfortable. He still continued to stare at me, and I stared back. Finally, I'd had enough. "What?" I snapped.

"It seems Happy fell asleep," pinkie said.

"What?" I asked in total confusion.

He sighed in irritation. "The cat's name is Happy," he explained. My eyes widened in realization. I looked down and saw Happy sound asleep. I smiled a little at how cute he was. "Wake him up. I don't have time to waste for him to sleep."

I glared at pinkie. "That's mean. You should consider how your companions are feeling and their physical conditions. Isn't Happy your companion?"

He glared right back. "It's his fault for coming with me. I work alone. I don't need anyone's help. I don't want anyone's company. He knew I didn't want him to come, but he did anyways."

"That gives you no right to treat him like you are," I argue.

He drops Salamander and storms over to me. I stand my ground. He stops a few inches away from me, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't intimidated. I didn't want him to treat Happy like he has though, so I force myself to not move back. "Wake him up," pinkie says slowly as though I'm a disobedient child.

"No," I said. His eyes widen for a split second before reverting back to a glare. I sighed. "How about I carry him to wherever you need to go?" Pinkie just raises a brow, so I elaborate. "I have nowhere else to be, and I want Happy to sleep as much as he needs to. You have somewhere to be and don't want to wait for Happy to wake up, so I'll hold him and follow you. It gives both of us what we want."

His brows crease in thought as he continues to stare at me. I stare right back at him the entire time. With an irritated sigh, he nods his head and turns around. Not waiting for me, he starts walking. I hurry to catch up to him. He picks up Salamander again and we head off to the authorities. I found out Pinkie and Happy were on a mission from a guild. Well, that's good for me, I thought. Even if it's not Fairy Tail, I can still be in a guild of mages. That's if they take me though.

We walked out of town in silence. "Why aren't we taking the train?" I asked. I got no response. "Did you hear me?" I asked. Pinkie nodded. He must not want to answer. We had been walking for about an hour when I felt Happy start to stir. I look down to see him trying to rub the sleep out of him eyes. "Finally awake?" I asked with a smile.

He looked up at me in shock. He stared at me for a few seconds before recognition crossed his features. "You're the lady that protected me from the fire," he stated.

I smiled down at him. "Yep," I said. "My name's Lucy by the way."

Happy smiled at me. "I'm Happy and that," he gestured to pinkie, "is Natsu." I smiled down at him again. Happy and I talked while I carried him for a few more hours. I learned that Natsu found him and took him in even though it was mostly his guild that raised him. Natsu didn't want to be part of the guild, but was forced to. I found that a bit odd, but didn't comment about it. Happy then explained that Natsu didn't talk much to people and didn't really like being anywhere near people.

After a few hours of talking about Natsu and himself, Happy tried to ask questions about my past, but I didn't really want to talk about it. Luckily, I can distract him rather easily. Several hours later, I finally asked the question that's been on my mind for a while. "Where are we going?"

"Home," Happy said.

I felt a pang of jealousy flash through me, but I squashed it as soon as it came. Of course they have a home. They're already in a guild. "Where is your home?"

"Magnolia," Natsu said.

I nodded. "What's your guild by the way?" Might as well know the name of the guild I'm going to try to join.

Happy grinned at me. "The best guild ever!" he said. "We are mages of Fairy Tail!"

I stopped and my eyes widened. "Fairy Tail," I breathed. Natsu stopped and turned to look at us. Happy 's smile turned into a frown, and he began to look concerned. I suddenly squealed and a smile almost split my face. "We're really going to Fairy Tail?" I asked excitedly.

Happy nodded slowly. He was looking at me like I had grown two heads.

Ignoring Happy's look, I ran to Natsu and grabbed his cloak. Tugging on it gently and trying to get him to walk faster. "Let's go! I can't wait to see Fairy Tail! I've been trying to find it for a year now! I was about to give up, but then you two showed up. I was just going to try to join the guild you two are in, but it's Fairy Tail! How do you get in? Is there a test? Do you have to sign an application? What does it look like? Is it fun there?" I continued to fire off question after question not really caring if they answer them or not.

"You want to join Fairy Tail?" Natsu asked.

I turned around and started walking backwards while still holding his cloak. "Yep," I said with a big smile. "It's been my dream to join Fairy Tail since I was a little girl."

Natsu and Happy looked quite shocked, but I ignored them and turned back around. I can't believe I'm going to Fairy Tail!