Fairy Tail: Falling Towards the Chaos

Chapter 2

Lucy was in awe at the sight of the Fairy Tail guild. She'd really only seen it in Sorcerer Magazine, she would've never imagined that she'd have a chance of joining.

"Welcome to Fairy Tail!" Happy cheered, flying in circles above their heads. Natsu, as silent as ever, didn't hesitate in pushing the doors open. The guild was loud and lively, people filled every table, nursing drinks as they chatted to their heart's content. The loud bang of the guild doors caught everyone's attention and people began raising their drinks, greeting the trio at the doors.

"Welcome home, Dragneel!"

"Kill anyone on your job, Chaos?"

"Guys! Guys! Chaos is back from his job!"

"We're home," Natsu said boredly, walking through the entrance with his hands in his pockets.

"Say, say, Dragneel, there's word going around that you were entertaining girls in Hargeon instead of finishing your job — "

Lucy gasped, watching as Natsu kicked him across the room with little to no effort. It looked as if he hadn't even broken a sweat. Note to self, don't provoke him.

"Natsu, Happy, welcome back," a cheery voice interrupted. Lucy, gripping her little suitcase with all her might, looked at the white-haired woman who approached her. She balanced a tray with one hand, absentmindedly handing out drinks with the other, as total madness broke out behind her.

Hold on, isn't she Mirajane Strauss? I could've sworn she was a model for Sorcerer Magazine...

It was as if the guild erupted into a bar fight, people fighting everywhere you turned. Lucy flinched at the loud sounds; bangs, thuds, and collisions that echoed throughout the hall. She tried her best to look unaffected, but her trembling hands revealed otherwise. She thought she had grown out of it.

"Natsu is back, huh? Hey bastard, let's settle our fight from the other day!"

Lucy took a weary step back from the guy who appeared in his underwear. Another creep?

"Gray... have you seriously been walking around like that?" A brunette sitting on a table nearby called out, "I hate the men here; they have no class." She threw her head back before she chugged the beer from the barrel in her hands.

"Hey Natsu! Come, fight me!"

"Come back after you're dressed," Natsu retorted.

Backed into a corner, Lucy looked around. What the fuck is wrong with this place? None of these people are normal.

"Oh my, we have a newcomer?" Before her, Mirajane stood with a gentle smile on her face.

"M-mhmm," she murmured unsurely, eyes wobbly.

"This happens all the time, you don't have to worry about it," the waitress stated before she was promptly knocked to the side. Staring in horror at her unconscious body, Lucy barely saw the body flying towards her in her peripheral vision before Natsu appeared in front of her, knocking the supposed "Gray" guy away with a low growl.

"It's so fucking noisy, I can't even drink in peace," The brunette girl a few feet away sighed as she placed her barrel down, "That's enough guys, I suggest that you knock it off." She said with a hardened glare, in between her fingers were tarot cards, brimming with magical power.

"You punks can be such a nuisance," Natsu muttered, his clothes blowing, releasing magic energy. A circle of black flames surrounded his body and the heat was scalding, Lucy was afraid to try and get out of the circle; shrinking in on herself. Everyone began brandishing their magic, ready to turn a simple bar fight into an all-out magical war. Trembling like a leaf, she fought to gain control of her mind, beginning to count to ten.