You're Warm (Fairy Tail)

Friends or Foes

You're Warm
Chapter 1: Friends or Foes

It was a new term, and a new season. The trees were turning into vibrant colours of red, orange, yellow and brown. The air around us were crisp and fresh like opening a new bag of chips that you've been waiting for since you were younger.

This was a new beginning... A new beginning for our protagonist, Lucy Heartfilia, daughter of the high-class household of the Heartfilia family.

   "You can do this. There's nothing to be afraid of," the blonde whispered as she clenched onto her bag straps tighter while students walked around her to enter the property of Fairy Tail Academy.

Nodding her head, she took in a deep breath. "I promised Levy-chan that I'll attend the school just for her," she whispered to her again, trying to motivate herself as she stood in front of the large iron gates where on top, a large sign saying its name stood proudly for the city of Crocus to see.

Everyone around her would often glance at her as they wondered why the new student was talking to herself, yet alone why she was just standing there awkwardly in front of the gates.

"I can do this. Unlike Genir High, Levy promised me that I'll be able to practise my magic much more here than there..." she told herself before raising her hands to slap herself on the cheeks.
   "Yosh! Here I go," she cheered before feeling her emotions go soaring high as she took her first step into the property of her new school.

'Finally,' the people around her thought as they sighed in relief, watching the blonde walk into their school with a smile on her face.

Lucy walking through the gates and down the grey stone pathway, she saw a familiar figure standing in front of the fountain where their insignia was the centrepiece. Walking closer, she forced herself to smile, feeling her nervousness taking over her hyped up emotions slowly.

Stopping in front of the petite blue-haired girl who was reading a book, Lucy quietly bent over to look at her friend closely.

Too engrossed with the book that she was reading, Lucy smiled, remembering how their friendship was always like this whenever they'd meet up at the local café. "Uhmm... Levy-chan?"

The girl named Levy, jumped in surprise as she almost dropped her book, catching it where she quickly pulled it to her chest in relief. Looking up, her eyes widened as she met familiar honey-brown orbs which were her best friend's.

  "Lu-chan!" Levy squealed as she jumped forward, hugging the blonde whom she hadn't seen for so long. "I thought that you wouldn't come today!" she cried out before jokingly slapping Lucy who forced herself to laugh at her joke.

Levy noticing it, she stopped what she was doing to look at her friend questioningly. "Lu-chan... Is something the matter? If you're wondering about your classmates, you shouldn't be," she asked.

    [She's worried about me...]

The blonde shaking her head, she looked around the vast space around them. "This school is humongous, and I thought Genir High was," she replied where her friend smiled.

"Well, you are right about that," Levy answered as she pulled a strand of her blue hair behind her ear. "We received a lot of sponsorships from our other school friends and with magic growing, most of us complete special requests to fundraise for our school," she then stated where Lucy nodded her head in awe.

"I suggest competing in the Celestial Summoning course for you Lu-chan. You'll have a broader view of your magic!"

Lucy shaking her head, she watched as her friend pouted to her denial. "Why?"