A/n:
Before I begin I would like to say that the cover art was made by the lovely, lovely, LOVELY Rebecca0105 on DeviantArt! I can't even begin to thank her enough for the incredible picture of Noelle. I think she captured her perfectly, I was completely blown away by it. Just know, that is what Noelle looks like. She will go through different outfit changes during the series, but this is what she looks like in the beginning; again, she was drawn by Rebecca0105.
Moving along..
You have my sincerest apologies for taking so long to get this out. I've had to make a lot of changes, and make it where everything fit and blended; and I believe I've achieved that. I've also been taking some time to work on my One Piece and Naruto story, which have added to the delay. Then, my brothers wedding took up a huge chunk of time, but I won't get into all of that.
Well, I've gotten Noelle all worked out, and am now comfortable enough to start the story.
But, enough chitter-chatter. I'll talk more at the end of the chapter.
"In a land far, far away lies the kingdom of Fiore, a small, peaceful nation of 17 million, and a place filled with magic. Found in every home, bought and sold in every marketplace. For most magic is merely a tool, a mundane part of everyday life. For some, however, magic is an art, and they've devoted their lives to its practice. These are the wizards. Banded together into magical guilds, they ply their skills in search of fame and fortune. Many such guilds dot the landscape of Fiore. But there is a certain guild in a certain town that soars high above the rest, one from which countless legends have been born. A guild that will no doubt continue to create legends well into the future. Its name... is Fairy Tail."
Episode One: The Fairy Tail!
Hargeon, one of Fiore's oldest, and most beautiful towns; and one of its largest ports. The town is very prosperous and renowned with fishing, and sorely lacking in magic - only ten percent of the people in town have the ability to use magic. And since very few people used magic, there was no need for magical shops - which was very inconvenient for two traveling young wizards, and a small flying cat.
One of these wizards is none other than Lucy Heartfilia, a beautiful young woman with blonde hair, brown eyes, and a curvaceous figure.
"I can't believe he only knocked off a thousand jewel!" Lucy said with a scowl. "That trick usually works! So much for using my feminine wiles..."
The blonde's companion gave her a wiry smirk. "Not everyone is going to be blown away by your banging body, Luce. People need to make money somehow, which by the way, you just blew through half of our funds on that little key there; so I hope it was worth it."
Lucy snapped a glare her way. Her companion, a girl with long, wavy white hair that fell down to her hips, as white as snow; eyes as blue as the coldest winter, and milky white skin that stood out against the blue hues of her winter themed dress, stared back at her with a mischievous smile.
"I know that, Noelle!" Lucy sighed. "But I couldn't resist! The little doggy is such a cute spirit! I just had to have him." Lucy clutched the silver key to her chest and batted her lashes innocently. "And besides, we can easily make our money back once we join a guild."
Noelle flinched a bit. She opened her mouth to reply when a screaming horde of girls ran by, causing her to shut her mouth and tilt her head. "What was that all about?" Noelle asked turning to her companion. Noelle blinked when seeing Lucy's awestruck face; a face that more than often was followed by trouble. "Uh...Lucy?"
"Did you hear that?!" Lucy screamed. "They were talking about the Salamander! He's a famous wizard who uses fire magic so rare that it can't be found in stores!" Lucy sighed dreamily. "I can't imagine what he'd be doing is this dead-end town." She frowned, finding it unlikely that a wizard of such status would be here of all places.
"Salamander?" Noelle blinked. "That uh, doesn't ring any bells. Hey, Marlow, you ever heard of this Salamander guy?" Noelle's blue orbs glanced up to the top of her head where a small, orange tabby with brown eyes, pointed teeth, and dark brown ring around his left eye, was dozing peacefully. Her fluffy hair was his favorite place to sleep.
The cat bit back a growl, never liking be awakened from his daily nap.
"How the heck should I know?"
Marlow cracked an eye opened and stared ahead at the massive mob of girls. They were all crowded around a guy with dark purple hair.
"My best guess is it would have to do with that guy over there." Marlow said, pointing his stubby paw. "Now, I'm going back to sleep, so don't wake me up. If you do, I'm not responsible for what will happen to your stupid faces."
Lucy and Noelle both glared at the cat. Marlow wasn't your average cutesy-lovey-dovey cat. Firstly, he could fly, and talk; secondly, he was one of the meanest, and most violent cats you could ever meet. But Noelle loved the fleabag none the less.
"Oh my god - it really is Salamander!" Lucy squealed and tightly grabbed a hold of Noelle's hand. "Come on Noelle! We have to get a closer look!"
Noelle frowned. She wasn't keen on strangers, especially one's that went around flaunting their selves and acting as if they were a god; precisely what this guy was doing. The man known as Salamander was speaking in a somewhat regal, and overdone voice that made Noelle cringe. Every time he spoke he would move his arms around dramatically, and make weird gestures to the horde of girls.
"You ladies are all so sweet~" Salamander cooed in a seductive tone and gave a wave of his hand. When he seen Lucy and Noelle had joined his horde or girls, he winked at them and took a moment to let his eyes wander.
Noelle glared at him and turned away with her arms folded over her chest. "Lucy, this guy is a creep." Noelle sighed. "We should get out of here. He's got a rotten scent to him."
Marlow again cocked his eye open and glanced at the blonde-haired girl. She, like all the other girls, has a love struck expression, and her cheeks were really pink.
"I don't think she's listening. You should probably talk slower." Marlow scoffed.
Lucy's heart painfully thumped against his chest as the man waved at her.'Why is my heart beating so fast?! What's gotten into me all of a sudden?!' Lucy's eyes widened as Salamander's eyes locked with her own. He looked at me! Is it because he's a famous wizard, is that why my heart is throbbing out of control? Could it be...am I in love...is he the one?'
Noelle stole a glance over her shoulder to glare at the man. There was something very off about him. His gestures, and the way he spoke; they weren't normal. Noelle focused her vision on the hand he kept waving around. It was then she noticed that he was wearing two blue and pink rings that were glowing softly.
Noelle narrowed her eyes and bit back a scowl. 'So that's it then, Charm Magic.'
"That constipated look on your face tells me you figured it out?" Marlow asked while snorting at his dirty joke.
"He's using Charm Magic." Noelle frowned. "I knew something was off with this creep."
Charm Magic is a type of magic that was banned years ago by the Magic Council do to its magical influence on people. You couldn't even buy Charm Magic in stores anymore; so how was this creep able to get his hands on it?
"Igneel! Igneel it's me!"
Noelle's eyes widened as a blur of pink and red barreled through the crowd of girls. "Lucy, move!" Noelle said as she pulled her out of the way of the speeding blur. 'What did he say?'
With Lucy safely out of the way, Noelle took a moment to observe the boy. He had spiky pink hair, and was wearing a red jacket, and scaly white scarf. A blue cat with a green sack on his back was hovering beside him. Noelle was surprised to see another cat like Marlow, and judging by Marlow's wide eyes and open mouth, he was too. Noelle couldn't help but feel as if there was something more to this boy...and what was he shouting earlier?
"Who the heck are you?" The boy asked Salamander flatly.
Silence fell over the crowd of girls.
Salamander looked offended. "Who am I?! I am Salamander!" He said while waving his hand. "Surely, you've heard of me before?" He said flashing a coy smile. It was then that he noticed the boy walking away from him. "H-Hey! Wait a minute!"
Salamander's fangirls - who were still under his spell - quickly chased after the pink haired boy and ganged up on him. By the time they were done he was a bruised, beaten mess on the ground.
Salamander chuckled and snapped his fingers to draw the hypnotized girls attention back to him.
"I'm afraid I must be going ladies~" Salamander purred. "I have business to attend to."
"You're leaving already?!" The girls cried.
"Time for the Red Carpet!" The man smirked and snapped his fingers. A twister of purple flames lifted him high into the sky and above the crowd of swooning girls. "I'm having a party on my yacht tonight, and you're all invited!" The man yelled blasting off into the sky.
"Weirdo." Noelle scowled and checked up on Lucy. "Luce, you okay?" Noelle placed her hand on Lucy's shoulder and gave her a soft smile.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Lucy sighed. "But who the heck does that guys think he is?! Using Charm Magic to hypnotize people! What a creep!" The blonde huffed and stomped her foot angrily on the ground.
Noelle snorted. "You never listen to me~" Noelle teased and glanced over at the boy who was sitting up on the ground rubbing his head. "I think we should go check up on your savior." Noelle pointed towards the boy.
"Huh? Oh, yeah."
Noelle and Lucy walked over to the boy who was grumbling about the scary girls. Noelle smirked a little and stood back while Lucy introduced them. Noelle felt stirring on her head, and looked up to see Marlow stretching his wings, before flying off to greet the other winged cat. They stared at each other for a moment, before introducing themselves and sharing a friendly shake. Noelle was shocked - Marlow was actually being nice?! Eh, maybe it was a feline thing.
When Lucy was done talking to the boy she walked over back to Noelle smiling slightly. "Are you hungry? I offered to buy those guys lunch for saving us."
"I could eat." Noelle shrugged. 'And he really didn't do anything but run through the crowd and get beat up...hardly anything to be rewarded for." Noelle sighed and followed after the group to the nearest restaurant.
Lucy and Noelle were instantly regretting inviting the boy and his cat out to lunch. The two were bottomless pits! Dishes were piled all around them, and the poor staff of the restauraunt looked overwhelmed by the two hungry monsters. And Marlow joining in on their feasts was making their job any easier.
"Uhm, Natsu and Happy, was it?" Lucy asked with a sweat drop.
"You're so nice!" Natsu said with his mouth full. Little chunks of meat and juice dribbled down his chin and onto the table, joined by the other food flying from Happy and Marlow's mouths.
"You might want to slow down..." Noelle said slowly. She was amazed that someone could eat so much. "Food is flying everywhere...and the owner doesn't look too pleased." Noelle glanced at the owner who was glaring daggers at Natsu. She sighed. They would have to leave one hell of a tip to make up for all the trouble they've caused them.
"Let him try to come between me and my food!" Marlow growled. "I'll claw his eyes out!"
Noelle sighed. She swore that once upon a time he was a normal, innocent, furball. When had he become so violent? Noelle thought for a minute and shuddered when she remembered why Marlow was so violent, and where he got it from. No. She didn't want to think about those memories anymore.
"Thanks to you guys barging in I was able to snap out of that spell. We can't thank you enough." Lucy smiled. "I know we may not look like it, but we're wizards too!" Lucy's cheeks turned pink as she twiddled a strand of her blond hair. "We haven't joined a guild yet or anything...oh! I should probably explain! See, guilds are these organizations where wizards come together to share information and find work, and things like that. Unfortunately you aren't considered a full-pledged wizard until you become a member of a guild."
Noelle snorted listening to Lucy ramble on and on about guilds. She doubted that these guys didn't know what a guild was - everyone did. They weren't exactly secret, in a world filled with magic. Noelle and Lucy had very different opinion on guilds; Lucy was very excited to join one as soon as possibly, while Noelle was more reluctant. But, she knew that Lucy was a danger magnet, and that she probably wouldn't last and hour without her - so she'd join, only to make sure that lucy didn't get herself killed.
"Oh no!" Marlow groaned. "Here it comes!" The tabby quickly covered his ears as Lucy got that look in her eyes. The look she always gets when she starts rambling on about joining a guild.
"I've heard it's a lot tougher to get into the popular ones, and the one I want to join is the most popular one there is!" Lucy squealed and nearly knocked over Noelle's glass of water from how fast she was flailing her arms. "Their the greatest and thier always featured in Sorcerer Weekly! Oh man, if I could actually convince them to let me in I think I'd just about die!"
"Promise?" Marlow grumbled. Noelle glared at him.
"You talk a lot." Said Happy.
"You don't know that half of it.." Marlow scoffed and went back to eating his fish.
"You'll have to forgive Lucy." Noelle sighed. "She gets excited easily." Noelle patted Lucy's head and smirked. "She'll calm down in a couple of minutes."
"Didn't you guys come here looking for someone?" Lucy mumbled while glaring at Noelle.
"We're looking for Igneel!" Happy answered.
'Igneel? That name definitely sounds familiar. But, where have I heard it before?' Noelle folded her arms over her chest and stared at Natsu. She had never seen him before, she'd remember his hair, Happy, and his scent; his scent, it wasn't normal. It smelled differently from other wizards, and in a way was familiar, and comforting. But why?
"We heard a rumor that a Salamander was coming through this town, so we came here to see him." Natsu said taking a bite of food. "Turns out it was somebody else."
"Yeah that guy didn't look like a salamander at all!" Happy cried.
"No kidding. I bet that poser can't even breathe fire like a real dragon." Natsu said with a scowl. He didn't like the thought of someone going around and posing as his dad.
Noelle's eyes widened and she nearly choked on the sip of water she had taken. Marlow seemed to be shocked too. Lucy was surprised as well, but not as surprised as one might think
"I don't get it.. your friend Igneel looks like a dragon?" Lucy asked thinking she might have heard him wrong.
"No, you got it all wrong." Natsu shook his head. "He doesn't look like a dragon, he is one."
"Aye!" Happy nodded. "Igneel is a real life Fire Dragon!"
Noelle felt her chest tighten and breathing increase.
'Igneel. Fire Dragon. Igneel, King of The Fire Dragons. I can't believe I could forget such a thing. And she was so fond of him too...'
Noelle couldn't believe that she was face to face with another person who used Dragon Slayer Magic. Natsu must have been raised by Igneel, the Fire Dragon, meaning he's a Fire Dragon Slayer; Noelle, was raised by Isoldeth, the Queen of Ice Dragons, making Noelle the Ice Dragon Slayer; they were two of a kind, but very different. Isoldeth was very fond of a dragon named Igneel. She used to tell Noelle all kinds of stories about him and the adventures the two had together; she couldn't believe she forgot.
"Why would a Fire Dragon show up in the middle of town?" Lucy asked while stealing a look at Noelle who was still shocked. "Wouldn't that draw unwanted attention?"
Natsu and Happy sweat-dropped with open mouths.
Marlow giggled and munched away on the left over fish bones. "Not very bright, are they?"
Lucy sighed and decided now was a better time than never to end this lunch. "We should get going. Enjoy the rest of your lunch and maybe we'll see you guys around." Lucy got up from the booth and looked at Noelle who only waved her away.
Lucy shrugged and left a hefty tip on the table and told Noelle to find her when she was ready to go. Noelle gave her a nod and watched the blonde try to exit the restaurant, only to be stopped by Natsu and Happy who were on their hands and knees bowing to her.
"Thank you for the food!" They shouted.
"CUT IT OUT! YOU'RE EMBARRASSING US!"
"Lucy!" Noelle called to her friend. Lucy looked back at Noelle and frowned when seeing her serious expression. "Be careful."
"You worry too much." Lucy said softly. "I'll be fine. See you in a bit!"
Noelle watched Lucy leave before redirecting her attention to Natsu and Happy who had rejoined her at the table. Marlow had taken Lucy's spot and was sucking down another fish. Natsu blinked when he noticed that Noelle hadn't left, but Happy didn't seem to mind.
"What are you still doing here?" Natsu asked. He wasted no time in going back to eating. Noelle could have sworn she heard the restaurant owner crying in the back.
Noelle thought about how she was going to ask her question. "You said Igneel is a dragon, right?"
"That's right." Natsu nodded. "Why, have you seen him?!" Natsu excitedly asked. "Come on, tell me!"
"No - no I haven't." Noelle answered honestly. "I've only heard stories about him."
"Stories?" Happy asked with a cock head.
Noelle nodded. "Did Igneel go missing about seven years ago?"
Natsu's eyes narrowed dangerously at her. How did she know that? The only one's who knew about Igneel going missing was Happy and his friends at Fairy Tail.
"How the hell do you know that?" He asked in a dangerous tone.
Noelle sighed and held her hands up defensively. "Easy, it's not whatever you're thinking. My name is Noelle Yuletide, and I was raised by the Ice Dragon Isoldeth, and taught the art of Dragon Slayer Magic; I'm a Dragon Slayer too, my element is ice."
Happy looked at Marlow who nodded as if to confirm her story.
"You're a Dragon Slayer too?" Natsu's eyes widened.
"Yes." Noelle nodded. "The last time I seen Isoldeth was seven years ago. So it seems our dragons disappeared around the same time."
"Sorry to hear that." Natsu frowned. "I've been searching for Igneel since he went missing."
"Yeah, same here.."
The Dragon Slayers shared a moment of silence before Natsu suddenly perked up with a very mischievous grin on his face. Noelle didn't like the look of it. Looks like that meant trouble.
"Fight me!"
"What?"
"Fight me! I've never fought another Dragon Slayer before!" Natsu was already pumping his fists like an excited child. Noelle bit back a laugh.
"I'm not fighting you, Natsu.
"Wha - Please?!"
"No."
"Come on!"
"I said no."
"Are they still following us?"
"Yep."
Noelle groaned and whirled around to glare at Happy and Natsu who were hiding (badly) behind a bush. "I said no Natsu!" Noelle yelled. Ever since Natsu found out she's a Dragon Slayer, he's been following her around and begging her to fight him. She kept telling him no but the pink headed idiot just wouldn't listen!
Why did she have to go an open her mouth!?
"Aw come on Noelle! Let's see who's dragon was the strongest Igloo-"
"Isoldeth."
'Right, right, Isoldeth or Igneel!"
"No Natsu. I have more important things to worry about." Noelle frowned. She couldn't find Lucy anywhere, and her scent was incredibly hard to track for some reason. She was beginning to worry that the blonde had gotten herself into some kind of trouble.
"You're no fun, Nutella."
"Sorry Nat - wait - my name is Noelle!" Noelle's cheeks flared at the ridiculous mispronunciation of her name. 'Man, this guy is so dense!'
"Hey, Noelle." Marlow tapped Noelle with his tail. "Isn't that the yacht that Salamander is having his party on?"
Noelle glanced out at the sea where the yacht sat on the water. She suddenly have a good feeling about where she would find Lucy. "Yeah, and how much are you willing to bet that Lucy's there right now?"
Marlow scoffed. "I'm not dumb enough to make a bet like that."
"Oh my gosh! That's Salamanders yacht isn't it!?"
"I wish I could have gone to his party!"
"Who's Salamander?"
"Whoa, You've never heard of him!? He's a super famous wizard who's in town right now!"
"Yeah and he's a member of Fairy Tail!"
Noelle and Marlow sweat-dropped. Yup. They definitely knew were Lucy was now. Noelle scowled and stepped over to the railing that separated the sea and land. She took a sniff as a breeze gusted by and growled; she could smell Lucy, and Salamander too.
"Damn it Lucy! I told you to stay out of trouble and what do you do?! You walk right fucking into it!"
"Well, she is a blonde." Marlow shrugged. "Do we really have to save her?"
"Yes!" Noelle snapped. "She's our friend, and I'm not leaving her with that creep." Noelle was planning on how she was going to rescue Lucy when Natsu suddenly grabbed her hand and jumped over the railing. "Natsu!" Noelle screamed. "What the hell are you doing?!" Noelle demanded, annoyed that she had been dragged into whatever scheme he was cooking up.
"Just trust me."
Happy quickly grabbed onto the back of Natsu's shirt and Marlow grabbed onto the back of Noelle's dress. Marlow smirked and dropped Noelle, and then quickly scooped her back up again while giggling like a mad man. Noelle scowled and glared up at him with the intent to kill.
"Do that again and I'll turn you into a stuffed animal!"
"You're no fun." Marlow pouted.
The group hovered over the yacht, waiting to make their move. Noelle could hear yelling, and knew without a doubt the voice belonged to Lucy. However, there was one little thing that was keeping Noelle from dropping down onto the boat. She watched from the corner of her eye as Happy dropped Marlow down, and sweat-dropped as Natsu crashed through the roof, and immediately doubled over.
'Motion sickness. A dragon's worst enemy.'
"Hey! It's Lucy! What are you doing here Lucy?" Happy yelled pointing a stubby finger at the blond.
"You guys!" Lucy cried our tearfully. "I'm so happy to see you!" The blonde smiled up at them, the remnants of tears in the corners of her eyes. "This jerk tricked me!" She pointed an accusing finger at "Salamander". "He said he was going to get me into Fairy Tail!"
"Lucy." Noelle frowned. "Don't worry, we'll handle him."
"After them!" Salamander yelled. "We can't let them report this to the Magic Council!" Salamander glared at Lucy and Noelle who were slowing retreating with the help of Marlow and Happy. There was no way he was going to let them report him to the magic council. Salamander reached out his hand and prepared a spell. "Prominence Whip!" He yelled, lashing the fiery whip out at the girls.
Bastard! Noelle wiggled free of Marlow's grip, and quickly performed a spell that made large, icy wings appear on her back. She pushed Lucy and Happy out of the way of the whip; the whip lashed against Noelle's thigh, and singed her skin. Noelle hissed at the feeling of the fire digging into her skin. He just had to be a fire mage! Noelle scowled. She hated fire magic with a burning passion; mostly because it's her biggest weakness, and causes her nothing but pain while bringing back sour memories.
"So you wanna play, huh?" Noelle glared down at Salamander. "Alright, I'll play."
Noelle snapped her fingers; slowly, dozens of miniature, purple-ish blue magic circles appeared around her, glowing and rotating slowly.
"Ice Dragon: Diamond Storm!"
Salamander's eyes widened as sharpened shards of ice launched at him. Few sliced at his skin and clothes, but has was able to dodge the majority of them, and lift himself into the air with the assistance of his spell: Red Carpet. Bora glared at the winterette, and stretched his arms out to the side. A red Magic Seal appeared on his chest, from which came a spiraling column of fire heading straight towards Noelle.
Noelle could already feel the blistering heat from his spell and gulped. She didn't do well when it came to Fire Magic; she didn't know how to handle it. Luckily Marlow had stuck close by and was able to fly her out of the way before she got barbecued, even luckier since her wings had given out. She thanked Marlow who called her an idiot, and took her to land where she'd be safe.
"Wait, where Lucy's?!" Noelle yelled not seeing the blonde anywhere. "Marlow, we have to go look for her before something happens...to...her..."
Noelle felt a sweat drop rolled down her neck. As she looked out towards the ocean she caught sight of Lucy and Happy, as well as Natsu, and the entirety of Bora's ship; and one, pissed off mermaid known as Aquarius - Lucy's strongest, and nastiest Celestial Spirit; who happened to hate Lucy with a burning passion.
Noelle and Marlow both sighed as the massive waved summoned by Aquarius crashed down on them. Noelle braced herself knowing this wouldn't end well.
It never ended well.
"Lucy, are you okay?"
Noelle's heightened sense of smell made it easy to find Lucy who had washed up on shore. When they found her she was angrily cursing Aquarius, much to Noelle's amusement. Noelle didn't know why Aquarius was so mean; but she didn't bother finding out since she didn't want to be on Aquarius's bad side. For the most part, the two were fine with each other as long as Noelle stayed quiet.
"So you claim to be a wizard of the Fairy Tail Guild?" Noelle heard Natsu say. She looked up to find the pink-haired slayer staring angrily at Bora.
Noelle scowled and stood up after making sure Lucy was fine. "I don't give a damn about that." Noelle said. "This bastard is going to pay for what he put Lucy through."
Marlow giggled deviously while latching onto Noelle's shoulder. "Are you going to make him cry?!" He asked excitedly, a little too excitedly.
"Hopefully." Noelle smirked.
So, what's it to you? Go get them men!" Salamander commanded with a wave of his arm.
"Let me get a close look at your face." Natsu said, shedding his coat.
"Watch out!" Lucy called out in worry.
Noelle decided to sit this one out for the fact she didn't feel like getting burned anymore, and she was interested in seeing what the King of Fire Dragons son could do in battle.
"Don't worry about him." Happy said to Lucy. "I probably should have told you this earlier; but he's a wizard too."
"You've messed with the wrong people, kid!" One of the many minions of Bora yelled as he charged at Natsu with his fist drawn back. Natsu only scoffed, and slapped the man away as if here a rag doll.
Natsu fixated his glare on Bora one more. "My name is Natsu! I'm a Fairy Tail wizard, and I've never seen you before!" Natsu yelled at Bora who seemed shock by this.
"Y-Youve gotta be kidding me! So Natsu is a Fairy Tail wizard?!" Lucy gasped.
Noelle smirked a bit and placed a hand under her chin. "And so that would make Natsu..."
"That mark on his arm.. this guy is the real deal Bora!" One of the men fearfully shouted.
"Don't call me that you fool!" Bora(formerly known as Salamander) yelled with a pitch in his voice.
Noelle clicked her tongue as the familiarity of the name struck her. "Bora? Ah, that must make you Bora the Prominence; you were kicked out of the Titan's Nose Guild for what was it, bad behavior?" Noelle coyly smirked and snapped her fingers.
"H-how did you know that!?" He shrieked at her.
"I do my research." Noelle winked.
Natsu wasn't interested in anything Bora or Noelle had to say. He stalked towards Bora with an aura of power and anger surrounding; the look of fire burned behind his eyes. "I have no idea what you're trying to do here, buddy. And I don't care if you're a good guy, bad guy, or what; I'm not going to let you dirty the Fairy Tail Guilds name!"
"And what are you going to do about it? Stop me?" He laughed at him. "Prominence Typhoon!" Bora yelled, spreading his arms wide as a Magic Circle appeared on his chest, from which a column of purple fire spiraled towards Natsu. The fire engulfed Natsu and exploded into a raging fire.
"Natsu!" Lucy yelled gearing to run to check to see if he was okay but Happy and Noelle held her back.
"He's fine. Trust me." Noelle smiled gently at her.
"This is so cool!" Marlow whispered from Noelle's shoulder. Noelle jumped a little having completely forgotten about him. It was odd to hear Marlow be so quiet, but a good fight usually gets him to shut his trap for a while.
Bora seemed to be confident he had finished Natsu, even turning his back on him. "That's how it goes. The bigger the talk, the weaker the man."
"Like you're one to talk." Noelle rolled her eyes.
A minute seemed to pass before Natsu's voice was heard through the flames.
"This is so gross. Are you sure that you're really a Fire wizard? 'Cause these are the nastiest flames I've ever tasted." Noelle cringed as Natsu absorbed Bora's flames into his gut, letting out a small belch. She could never imagine eating something so foul. The very thought of it alone turned her stomach. "Thanks for the grub, poser." He grinned at Bora who was too stunned to speak.
"What's going on here!? Who is this kid!?"
"Fire magic doesn't work on Natsu." Happy said hauntingly.
Lucy was stunned. "I've never seen anything like that!" Well, she's seen Noelle devour more than enough ice in the time that she's known her - but it was nothing compared to Natsu swallowing fire!
"Bleh, the thought alone is enough to turn my stomach." Noelle gagged.
"Now I've got a fire in my belly that's raging to get out!" Natsu pounded his fists together in a fiery blast. "Here goes!"
He puffed his cheeks out and cupped his hands in front of his face, summoning a red Magic Circle. Noelle grabbed hold of Lucy's arm and stepped back, knowing the attack that was too come.
"Fire Dragon: Roar!" The tornado of flames hurdled towards Bora and exploded on impact. Smoke and debris filled the air, as well as Noelle's lungs.
Son of a bitch! Noelle glared at Natsu while hacking her lungs out. "I hate...fire magic..." she wheezed out. Lucy patted her shoulder sympathetically.
"Hey Bora.. I swear I've seen this guy before. The pink hair and the scaly looking scarf.. there's no doubt about it. He's gotta be the real one." One of Bora's comrades said with a shaky voice.
"Salamander!?" Lucy shouted. Noelle grinned having figured it out not too long ago.
Noelle shook her head and chuckled. "Salamander, son of the King of Fire Dragons. A fitting title, I suppose."
Fire swirled around Natsu's hands. Natsu crouched and jumped into the air yelling, "Hope you guys are paying attention because this is what a Fairy Tail wizard can do!"
"Red shower!"
Bora and Natsu's attacks clashed in mid air. All that was seen were burst of purple and red fire as the wizards duked it out in the air. Noelle watched the battle with fascination; to see another person fight with the same magic as her was an odd experience.
"So he eats fire and attacks with fire? But how does he do it? Is it some kind of spell?" Lucy asked.
Noelle sighed. "Lucy, I've explained this before." Noelle folded her arms over her chest. "Natsu and I aren't like normal humans. We have the lungs of a dragon that allow us to breath our element: Natsu is able to breath fire, while I can breathe out ice. We have dragon scales that help us desolve our elements, and dragon claws for attacking with our elements."
Noelle glanced at Lucy to see is she paying attention, and much to Noelle's pleasure she was.
"Our brand of magic is one that allows us to take on all the qualities of a dragon. It's an ancient spell that is rarely used anymore." Noelle said with pride in her voice. "In fact, Natsu is the first Dragon Slayer I've ever come across. Not including myself, of course."
"Seriously?" Lucy asked.
Noelle nodded at her. "The magic we use was originally created to kill dragons. It's called Dragon Slayer Magic; Natsu learned his magic from a dragon named Igneel, and I learned my magic from a dragon named Isoldeth."
Lucy was left in awe as they went back to watching the battle. The fight continued between Bora and Natsu with Natsu eating any attack Bora would throw at him, the latest being a giant ball of fire. Noelle grimaced at the sight of it and turned away.
"You shouldn't turn away Noelle. You might actually get a tan.
Noelle glared up at the snickering Marlow.
"Now that was a hefty meal! Your not doing too bad, but I'm about to cook you like a smoked fish!"
"You're going to do what to me!?"
"Get ready!" Natsu pounded his fists together. "Fire Dragon: Iron Fist!" He jumped into the air with his right fist drawn back. Bora was frozen with fear and wasn't able to move away from Natsu's attack. His fists collided with Bora's face and an explosion of flames and sent him flying across Hargeon and straight into a bell tower.
"And that's all she wrote!" Noelle grinned. "Creep got what he deserved."
"Don't be silly Natsu. Everyone knows to smoke fish with smoke, not fire." Happy said.
Marlow nodded. "Only an idiot wouldn't know that."
"Oh wow." Lucy breathed. "That was amazing."
"Yeah, but it looks like he overdid it.." The sound of metal boots against pavement made Noelle's ear twitch. Stiffening, she grabbed Lucy by the wrist and started to run. "We need to go, now!"
"The Army!?" Lucy gasped.
"Holy crap!" Natsu let out a yelled and sped past Noelle and Lucy. He the doubled back, and grabbed Noelle by the wrist, who was still holding onto Lucy, and took off running again. "We gotta get out of here!"
"Where the heck are you taking us!?" Lucy demanded.
"Just come on!" He grinned. "You guys wanted to join Fairy Tail, didn't you?" He looked back at them with a happy smile on his face. "So let's go!"
Lucy's face broke out into a grin while Noelle's remained static. "Yeah!" "...Sure." Came their respective replies as they ran away from the army together.
The whole time, Noelle had a lingering feeling in her gut. She had a feeling, that joining this guild, was about to open up a bunch of doors that she had spent so much time closing.
And she didn't know if she was ready for that.
End Note: As always, the story will follow along the main storyline; but there will be twists and turns that I throw in, and I'll be including my own missions and characters. There will also be many pairings in this story, so if you're not a fan of OC stories than I suggest you turn back now.
Man, it feels so good to be writing about Noelle again! So many things happened last month and this month that delayed it; but now I'm back! And I'm excited to start writing again! Writing about Noelle always makes me happy, so I look forward to the future with her.
Thank you all for being so patient and stick by my side. It really means a lot to me!
- Derpulies~