young wild & free

notes: yes a new multichap nalu story! it's a college au because i'm so over high school. i was planning another nalu au where they worked at the same company, but i really like college aus so i'm doing this first. idk how long it's gonna be but my aim for this is a slow (but not too slow) and cute and realistic college love/friendship story. i'll be alternating povs; at least that's my current plan. nothing too exciting this chapter, sorry, just setting stuff up, but more meetings will happen next chapter, the party! :D enjoyyyyyyy! (i'm supposed to be studying for finals. lol.) title and summary are inspired by B.A.P lolol (i was just thinking about the essence of college and, well...)

disclaimer: i do not own Fairy Tail. i also do not own "young wild & free." or anything else that is widely recognized. i disclaim all following chapters as well. :D

one

Lucy blew her bangs out of her eyes as she lugged her bags into the elevator, Capricorn following behind.

"Thanks," she huffed breathlessly and smiled at the man who had so diligently taken care of her since she was born. Capricorn simply nodded stoically, eyes forever hidden behind his dark sunglasses, but Lucy knew he was reluctant to leave her. She would miss him.

After a lifetime of private school, Lucy had finally experienced the public school life. The only reason her father allowed her to attend Magnolia University was because it boasted the best business program in the country. Distance and money were of no consequence. Personally, Lucy had been ecstatic to be so far away from home, though she was going to miss the household staff lots.

However, her first year at Magnolia University had been underwhelming, to say the least. She'd been paired with a horrible roommate and her classes, which had sounded so fun and interesting in the course catalog, were boring and time-consuming. She hadn't had much of a social life and was rather miserable.

Hopefully, sophomore year would be better.

She glanced at Capricorn over her shoulder one last time and couldn't help but throw herself at him, hugging him tightly. She felt his surprise but his arms surrounded her and patted her back comfortingly, as she knew he would.

"Thank you for everything, Capricorn," she mumbled into his immaculate white shirt. "I'm gonna miss you and everyone. Tell them for me, won't you?"

"Of course," he replied and Lucy was sure his voice was gentler than usual. "Are you sure you do not require my help with your belongings?"

Lucy shook her head and pulled back, smiling with teary eyes. "I got it. Be careful on your way home, okay?"

He nodded and watched as she stepped into the elevator and held up a hand in farewell as the doors closed. Lucy felt tears building up in her eyes and hastily wiped them away.

"Stop being dumb," she scolded herself. "You already did this last year!"

The elevator dinged on the third floor and she quickly dragged her things out. Following the signs on the walls, she grunted her way down the halls to Suite 337, which she would be sharing with seven other girls, though her actual room was only a double.

She hesitated for a long moment, sending a quick prayer up to her mother in heaven for better room-slash-suitemates this year before unlocking the door and yanking all of her bags inside.

There was a threadbare couch and a small wooden table in a small, common living space. Peering around inside, Lucy found four doors that made up the four doubles in the suite. Checking the letter on the doors, she found that her room was the one directly in front of the main door, 337A. She unlocked it and stepped in.

It was a cozy little room, with two beds, two desks, two dressers, and two closets stuffed inside. Noticing that her roommate had already chosen the bed furthest from the door, she immediately dumped all of her belongings on the empty bed. She explored a little longer, noticing that some of the rooms were open and had stuff inside, but none of the girls were there. Eventually, she went back to her room and began unpacking.

She had finally finished making her bed and flopped down on it to rest went voices grew louder and the door slammed open. She jumped up with a squeak and peered out the door to find four gorgeous girls laughing together. A sense of foreboding filled her and she bit her lip. Did all of the girls already know each other? Was she an outsider?

Panic ballooned in her chest but before she could go into full freak-out mode, the short blue-haired girl caught sight of her and offered an excited smile.

"Hey! Are you Lucy?" she asked as she approached.

Lucy nodded shyly and smiled. "You're Levy?"

"The one and only!" Levy grinned. "Meet Lisanna, Erza, and Mira!"

"Hi." Lucy waved awkwardly, blushing.

The two white-haired girls—were they sisters? They looked so similar and so pretty—giggled and waved back. The long-haired one smiled and said, "It's great to meet you! I'm Mirajane, but everyone calls me Mira. Lisanna's my little sister, in case it's not obvious."

"My name is Erza. You are a sophomore, correct?" the beautiful red-haired girl asked.

Lucy nodded. "Um, w-what grades are all of you in?"

"I'm a sophomore too!" Levy said brightly.

Lisanna nodded. "Same!"

"Erza and I are seniors," Mira answered.

"Okay, I'm gonna go bond with my roommate now!" Levy stuck her tongue out playfully at the other girls and latched onto Lucy's arm, pulling her into their room. "Later!"

There was a chorus of dissent, but Levy just laughed and shut the door as Lucy sputtered in confusion.

"Hope you don't mind that I chose this side of the room," Levy said nervously and Lucy quickly dismissed her concerns.

"Oh no, it's totally fine! I like being close to the door anyway so it's perfect."

Levy set about unpacking and organizing her things while Lucy awkwardly sat on her bed.

"So, um, where are the other girls?" Lucy finally asked, desperate to break the silence.

"Not sure about Juvia. She's a junior transfer." Levy unearthed a huge stack of books that she piled onto her desk. "I think Bisca's with Alzack, as always…Cana is most likely drinking somewhere, also as always." Levy laughed.

"Oh. Do you…I mean, are you all…friends?"

"Oh yeah! All of us went to Fairy High together, except Juvia. There are so many people from Fairy High here. We're kind of a feeder school for MagU." Levy poked out from behind her books and smiled at Lucy. "That reminds me! There's a back-to-school party tonight and I'm pretty sure all of my friends are gonna be there. Wanna come?"

Lucy was shocked by the invitation. She wanted to meet people but she didn't want to feel left out, which was likely since they were all friends already. "Oh! Um…I don't know, parties aren't really my kind of…yeah."

"Oh don't worry, me neither!" Levy's voice was muffled as she went back to digging into her suitcase. "I'm only going because all my friends are gonna be there. You should totally come and meet them! They're all kinds of crazy but they're good people and I'm pretty sure they'll love you. We can just hang out and, like, talk. I'm a huge bookworm so I mainly just like to talk about books."

Lucy cheered up instantly. "Me too! Who's your favorite author?"

Levy popped up from behind her books and stared at Lucy with wide eyes. "Zekua Melon. You?"

"No way, me too!" Lucy giggled. "What are the chances?"

"Oh my gosh, this is perfect! Okay, now you have to come to the party and keep me company!" Levy squealed.

Lucy bit her lip, but agreed. "I-I guess…"

"Yes! Or—oh my gosh, I'm sorry, unless you wanna hang out with your friends! I totally didn't even think of that, I'm so sorry—"

"No, it's fine!" Lucy interrupted, blushing in humiliation. "I didn't…really make any friends last year. My roommate was awful and I kind of hated my classes too much to talk to the people in them."

Levy laughed. "I totally feel you. I'm just lucky so many of my high school friends are here too or I would've been a complete loner."

Lucy smiled and felt the knot in her chest loosen. Sophomore year was looking better already.

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