Hello everyone! I decided for the first time to create a Fairy Tail fanfic. I have very exciting ideas for this that I'm really looking forward to, however, that can only happen if I have your support! Let me know what you think. I already have more chapters but I'm still revising them before posting them. Hope you enjoy!
Authors Note: hey guys! I had to edit out the ages. I realized that it didn't make sense for them to have been together for 12 years after the dragons disappeared in x777. So! Aria was 13 years old when she came across Tessa. It is now year x784 and she's 20 years old. Tessa's physical body is also "20"
Authors note: Last thing to add, this is not a rewrite of the series. It's my own version with two of my own characters added into the mix. The only arcs I'll be covering are Fantasia, Edolas, Tenrou Island, and the Grand Magic Games. I may mention the other ones, maybe not. But those four arcs will be the main focus of this story.
I own nothing, just my two OCs
Chapter 1: Roads Meet
"Are you sure we are going in the right direction?" An annoyed sighed followed the question. The young woman ran a hand through her silver locks, making her already wavy hair even messier. She wiped the sweat that was starting to form by her dark eyebrows thanks to the hot weather that had snuck on them. Her golden eyes narrowed as her companion let out a giggle at her annoyance. Her companion didn't have to turn around for her to know she was smirking at her.
"Of course I know!" She replied. Her voice was an octave higher as she tried to contain her giggles at her friend.
The silver haired girl let out another sigh as she put her hands inside her cargo pants as she stopped walking, "Why did I let you convince me into this?"
Now it was her companion's turn to let out an annoyed sigh, placing a hand on her shoulder as she turned around and shook her head in mock shame.
Green eyes shone in mischief as they clashed with gold, "I worry about you."
Her golden eyes widened as she spluttered, "W-what?!"
Her friend tossed her long golden-brown hair over her shoulder and crossed her arms under her voluptuous chest, "You forgot to have fun! Haven't you heard the rumors about their Harvest Festival? Besides, it's the perfect time to see if their fire dragon slayer knows anything about my mother."
Being chastised for not knowing anything or being informed was rather an often occurrence that Aria had well accustomed to throughout the years. The woman closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she pinched the tip of her nose, "We've been almost everywhere in Fiore. Don't you think we would've heard something by now Tessa?"
Tessa's green eyes widened and then slowly lowered her gaze. She was quiet for a moment before she returned her gaze to her companion, to her best friend.
"I can't just give up Aria. She taught me everything I know. The fact she left me suddenly all those years ago… I can't give up yet."
Aria's golden gaze turned sympathetic as she gave her a miniscule smile. She felt a small pinch of jealousy in her chest but quickly pushed it away.
Not right now, she solemnly thought as she sighed.
"Fine! We'll go to the guild and ask the lizard if he knows anything and we'll see the festival. After that, we'll continue to go west."
Tessa's eyes turned a brighter green as she turned around and continued forward, following the road sign that read 'Magnolia- 2 miles.'
Aria shook her head at her friend's childish attitude and smiled. She mentally hit herself as she thought back to the small pang of jealousy she felt when Tessa had spoken of her mother. It was something that Aria wished she had with her own mother, but she never got that chance. She was an orphan at such a young age and she had been placed under her mother's sister when she was a few months old.
Or how she preferred to call it, her own personal hell.
Just thinking back to it was leaving a bitter taste in her mouth.
Wish I could wipe my memories …
Aria never understood the meaning of family until she met Tessa. They had both met at thirteen years old when she found Tessa crying during a storm because she was looking for her mom. One look at the girl and she knew she had to help her. She left with her that night with the only belongings being the clothes she was wearing and a locket around her neck. Although both had held different lives before, Tessa living most of her childhood with a loving dragon and Aria in an abusive home, their lives revolved around each other after they met. They trained together, although Aria held bitterness towards her own magic. Many didn't think she was a wizard, since the age of sixteen she started relying solely on hand to hand combat and her speed to get jobs done. Their dynamic worked well, since her best friend lacked somewhat on hand to hand combat. Tessa's magic had saved her multiple times and Aria's speed and close combat training saved Tessa many times as well.
They traveled everywhere they could and not once did they ever join a guild. The few times they came close to do so, they always would find some sort of dark secret or they didn't like the guild's rules and sense of guidance.
They had heard rumors about what some people would say about them. Many referred to them as the Gipsy Sisters, since they never would stay in one place for long. It was in one of their jobs that Tessa had heard about the annual Harvest Festival in Magnolia. The young woman practically begged Aria for them to head in that direction.
Aria wasn't convinced, since she knew Magnolia was the hometown of the infamous guild, Fairy Tail. But Tessa played dirty and it wasn't until her eyes were shining with tears, threatening to fall at any second, that Aria agreed to go.
Seven years later and they still affect me, she thought bitterly as she raised her hands in surrender.
Tessa's smile grew tenfold as she heard Aria that without warning, she grabbed Aria's wrist and started dragging her over the hill, knowing well that Magnolia would become visible after going over it.
Any information that they had gotten regarding the guild, completely went out the window the moment they officially set foot in Magnolia. They could hear the crashes of buildings and the rise of magical energy as a negative aura filled the air. They had heard that both, the guild and the town, were filled with joy and that Fairy Tail was a huge, close knitted family besides it being the strongest guild of Fiore.
Aria snorted as she looked through the side of an alley as she saw Fairy Tail wizards battling with each other, "If this is how they bond, I rather not go."
Her tone was dry as she stared at them with a bored expression. She felt a hard smack on the back of her head as Tessa hissed, "Shut it! This doesn't look like a friendly fight at all."
Aria rubbed the back of her head as she looked at the wizards again, "Magical runes is what's trapping them."
"Let's go to their guild. Maybe we'll know what's going on then."
Before Aria could object, Tessa was already running down the alley towards where the guild was at. With a heavy sigh, she made sure her backpack was securely on her back and took after her friend.
They didn't have any difficulties finding the guild, since from the distance, they could see the flag at top of a tower with the guild's symbol on top of it. As they finally were walking on the rocky path, they could see a few figures standing by the entrance. They could see a pink haired man hitting, from what it seemed like, a barrier with his hands engulfed in flames.
Aria snorted, "Well, I guess we found the fire breathing gecko."
Tessa's eyes widened in surprise. She hadn't expected to find him so quick. After they had seen some of the battles, she thought that the dragon slayer would be somewhere out in town, participating as well.
Gajeel was the first one to spot them since Natsu was too angry to pay attention. He couldn't blame him however. Being stuck inside the guild while everyone else was out battling trying to save the girls was rather irritating. It's not because he actually cared what was going on with the guild. For crying out loud, he had utterly destroyed their previous building and beat the crap out of three members. But times were hard however, and decided to listen to Juvia into joining the guild. At the end, it benefited him being in the guild after speaking to Makarov.
The guild was never boring, he had to give them that much. He was more infuriated that he was missing out on the action. Fighting came as second nature to him. He wasn't sure if it was because of being raised by Metalicana or what, but he loved fighting.
But sometimes fate changed things and now he was stuck with the biggest idiot he had ever interacted with. Natsu may be a strong fighter, but in his opinion the kid lacked common sense and among other things.
He couldn't believe that the entire guild had been brought down and leaving him and Natsu as the only ones left. He noticed the two girls continuing to make their way to the guild that he decided to catch the Master's attention who was currently looking over at the stage with the women transformed in stone.
"Old man," he all gruffly said as he removed his arms from his chest. Makarov turned his serious expression to Gajeel who was only pointing a finger to outside. This caught the attention of both Natsu and his blue haired cat, Happy.
"Who are they?" Happy curiosly asked as he leaned on Natsu's shoulder. Gajeel's red eyes narrowed as he felt the all too familiar aura of a dragon slayer, which was coming from the green-eyed girl.
The green-eyed beauty smiled at them as she finally stopped right at the entrance, "Hello!"
Makarov stepped forward as he annalyzed them. The brown haired girl was slightly shorter than the one with silver hair. She held a very energetic vibe, her green eyes vibrant and wide in anticipation. The other one seemed to be the total opposite. Her golden gaze was narrowed as she felt his gaze on them. They were both young and very confident on their stance, although one was more stiff than the other.
Just on how it was obvious that their personalities were different, so were their clothes. The green-eyed girl was comfortably soaking in the sun in a simple blue tank top and tan shorts. Her feet were gracefully covered by a pair of sandals, the straps going across her calves keeping them be secured. The other girl was wearing green cargo pants, her combat boots going pass her ankles and a tight black shirt. As he looked into their appearance, he knew the two women had been on the road for some time. From what he could see at least, neither of them had a guild mark on them, which was unheard of within the wizarding community. He tried his hardest to give them a warm welcome to his guild, but under the circumstances that his grandson had created, he was having a tough time to look at anything with positivity.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail," he said with as much enthusiasm as he could possibly muster.
The green-eyed girl spoke up, "I'm Tessa and this is my best friend Aria. We came to see the Harvest Festival, but we couldn't help but notice all the fighting that's been going around town. We thought we would come here to see what was going on."
As the Master opened his mouth to reply, he was practically shoved by a rather enthusiastic person.
"Hi! I'm Natsu and this is my partner Happy!" he loudly said with pride, "This is our guild Master Makarov and the long-haired idiot is Gajeel."
A loud growl was heard from behind Natsu, "You're one to talk!"
The old master let out a heavy sigh. The disappointment of his grandson was growing rapidly, mixed with shame and embarrassment. Here he had possibly two new members that wanted to join his guild. But now what could he possibly say? He couldn't lie. There was no way he could. He motioned for the two women to follow him to one of the wooden tables and as they sat down, he told them everything.
They gave him their full attention as they listened to his story. How Laxus, his grandson, had taken over what was supposed to be a joyous day. He sadly looked at the stage as he continued, his eyes falling on all the women that had been turned to stone.
Natsu had gotten bored of the conversation and decided to walk away. Gajeel had decided to sit on a chair with his head leaning
By the time that he was done, Tessa had already come to the conclusion that she wanted to help them. However, she knew to convince Aria would take some time, but she knew she could convince her.
Just when she was going to ask to have some privacy with Aria, commotion on the stage made the three of them turn. It seemed that Natsu had enough, to the point that he was going to try to melt the stone off of one of their most powerful mages, Erza.
"I was hoping I didn't have to and I would finally have the chance to show her up. Man this sucks!"
Makarov's eyes widened as he yelled at Natsu not to do it.
Aria cringed as she saw Natsu's hands being engulfed in flames, "I don't think that's going to work."
Not soon after she said that, a crack was heard coming from Erza. It sent Natsu and Happy into panic while Gajeel was continuously screaming at him. He could only imagine the fury that Erza would have. Suddenly, the stone covering the Requip Mage disappeared and she stood in front of them back to normal. She was disoriented for a little while, but then
Tessa noticed right away hope fill the Master's eyes as he was holding back the tears to see Erza ok again.
It wasn't until Makarov was done talking to her that she finally realized there were other two women in the room with them. She was taken aback but she quickly introduced herself before continuing to the front door.
"I will defeat Evergreen, all of you stay here and keep a watch on the girls."
However, the runes updated the moment she was walking away that there were four contestants left. Tessa figured since her and Aria weren't part of the guild, the game wasn't counting them in. Gajeel and Natsu were stuck within the barrier and Erza was out of the spell. She was curious to know who was the fourth one.
Erza smirked, "Perfect timing for him to be back in town. He always wants to make a great entrance."
Gajeel crossed his arms, "Someone mind filling me in?"
"We are talking about a man who may be one of the strongest wizards FairyTail has ever had. Mystogan."
Natsu and Happy cheered at the mention of the wizard. Makarov let a sigh of relief, truly believing that the mysterious man could defeat his grandson. With one last look at them, Erza took off running in her maid outfit in search of Evergreen.
The minutes seemed to pass but felt like hours after Erza left. When the runes were showing the update on the battle of Erza and Evergreen, Natsu was viciously cheering for Erza.
Aria couldn't help but shake her head at the antics of the fire slayer and decided to take a nap.
Gajeel's eyes hadn't left Tessa's figure the whole time. He knew his nose wasn't fooling him. The scent was too familiar and he could feel his inner dragon shifting in the back of his mind at the scent. He didn't realize what he was doing until he was right behind her.
"What kind of dragon slayer are you?" Tessa all but heard a rough whisper by her ear. She had been so distracted by Natsu's cheering she never heard the iron slayer approaching her. Her eyes turned to the side, glad to see that Aria had decided to take a nap on the bar table.
Gajeel He was glad the nutcase was too busy paying attention to the runes. He didn't need him pestering him as he was trying to get some information on the woman in front of him.
She turned to look at him but as soon as she opened her mouth, Natsu interrupted her.
"Erza won!"
Suddenly, they could hear the stones breaking, releasing the confused girls. Pieces of stone flew everywhere as each one of them looked around, still clad in their bikinis or outfits from the "Ms. Fairy Tail Competition."
Makarov, Natsu, and Happy quickly went to them, tears of joy almost coming out of their eyes. All the girls were unharmed but completely confused. Some of them had slight headaches but other than that, they were ok. As they were being filled in, Natsu jumped in, declaring that the 'tournament' should continue now that there weren't any hostages.
Lucy rolled her eyes at her partner when they finally fell on the two women that were by the bar. One had her eyes closed and the other one was just letting them talk. Tessa had decided to stand by Aria as all the women were filled in with more details of the situation. She paid no mind to the fact that Gajeel followed her along, with no intentions of checking up on them.
She had never seen them before, not even around Magnolia.
"Master, who are they?"
He all but glanced at the other two women before answering, "They came to see the Harvest Festival but saw all the battles outside of our guild members."
That automatically brought the attention of the other women to them. Tessa could feel a small blush spreading across her cheeks as she could feel all their eyes on her and Aria. She never did too good with attention to her. Mirajane was about to start talking to them when the runes on the barrier started floating in the air. The color purple was gone and now they were a crimson red. As the runes shifted, it created a skull head right in the middle of the guild.
Aria woke when she heard a booming voice. It was arrogant and cocky and her guess it belonged to the Master's grandson. She blinked in surprise since she didn't hear the girls coming back to life. She blamed it on the lack of sleep she had the past few days. Her golden eyes turned to the attention of the oversized skull.
"I have decided to activate the Thunder Palace!"
Makarov's anger grew dramatically, "Are you out of your mind Laxus?!"
"You have one hour and ten minutes. If you want to win, you better get moving. Unless you're ready to hand over the guild to me old man."
As the skull disappeared, the Master collapsed on the ground in pain. All the girls reacted quickly, with Mirajane going for his medicine. A petite blunette quickly placed the Master's head on her lap while a green haired girl tried talking to the Master to keep him conscious. Tessa looked over at Aria and the shine that they were holding earlier that day was gone.
"We need to do something."
Aria brought up her knee and rested her elbow on it as she looked at Tessa, "Just break the barrier."
Natsu and Gajeel's heads whirled around to look at the women, since they had heard them perfectly. But before they could even ask anything, Mirajane came back with the medicine, but with a look of worry on her gentle face.
"You guys need to look outside."
Natsu took the lead as everyone else followed him, with Mira and Levy staying behind with the Master. When they reached the balcony on the roof, their eyes widened at what it was up in the sky. Three hundred lightning lacrimas were surrounding the city.
Aria's heart dropped to her stomach as she knew what the spell was about. She was about to say something after another girl had finished explaining the spell, on how once activated they would burn everything, when the green haired girl shot and destroyed one of them.
Aria bit her lip since it we just a matter of seconds now. The fear on the back of her head was stopping her from doing something, so she went towards the better option in the situation.
"Tessa, cover her now!"
Tessa's green eyes widened and without questioning the desperation of Aria's voice, she tackled the girl and closed her eyes. A shot of lightning came from the sky, directly at them. Sparks of golden flickered and bounced around them. They were expecting for both girls to be injured, but once the smoke cleared, they were surprise to see a thick barrier of illuminating glass covering them.
Tessa was breathing heavily as she kept her hand up with the other one on the girl's shoulder. If she had taken a second longer, the girl would've been seriously injured. The lightning had been extremely powerful that it took more effort than necessary to make the blast bounce off. Aria went up to them, giving a hand each to pull them up, inwardly glad that they were both ok.
Tessa turned to the other girl, "I'm sorry I tackled you like that uh—"
"Bisca" the girl replied with a light shake in her voice.
Lucy's chocolate brow eyes were wide, "T-That was amazing!"
Cana nodded by her side, "I have never seen someone stopping lightning before."
Happy flew up to her face, "What kind of wizard are you?"
Tessa could feel a blush spreading furiously across her cheeks.
"So," a rough voice said, "You're a Glass Dragon Slayer."