New KeyHolder (Fairy Tail)

Chapter 30- Festival of Surprises

Chapter 30
Festival of Surprises

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or its characters, only my own OC's, and my Ideas

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"Welcome everyone! Welcome to the Miss Fairy Tail Contest!"

Max called the announcement out over the speaker system within the Guild, the Sand-Mage standing atop the stage, looking just as excited as the huge crowd of onlookers, both Members of the Guild, and people from the town.

Magnolia was in full celebration mode, today being the Harvest Festival. Everyone were already enjoying themselves, whether it was walking around the stands in town, eating, everyone was doing something, and everyone was excited for the Fantasia Parade that would be going on later this evening.

Fairy Tail was no exception to the celebrations, naturally. They were even more into it, due to the annual Miss Fairy Tail Contest held here in the Guild.

Alumina glanced past the curtain toward the crowd of cheering people, mostly men she noted, standing just before the stage as Max continued to talk. She gripped the curtain nervously, and bead of sweat falling down her face, as she was suddenly hit with an insane amount of nervousness.

Why did she agree to do this anyway? Who was it that talked her into it?

She sighed, that's right, all the girls in the Guild.

Them, and Master.

Her eye twitched slightly at the thought, she had become aware the Old Man had a bit of a pervy side to him, and she couldn't say she was all that pleased with it.

She sighed, to be honest, her mind wasn't on the pervy antics of the men, or the contest. Even the Festival had lost its shine, all because of what she had decided to do last night.

It had been starting to bother her for awhile now, that note Lucy had left along with all the Keys. She had been aware that there was some sort of Memory attached to it, and while she had been hesitant at first, she couldn't keep herself away from it any longer.

She narrowed her eyes at the floor, another bead of sweat dripping down her face, stomach clenching...

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It was in the clearing of a forest that Alumina now stood, her attention immediately landing on the blonde with the brown eyes who had just stumbled from the trees.

It was Lucy, she didn't even need to think about it.

Lucy looked rather frightened, her arms and legs scratched from the course bushes she had been pushing through, Alumina blinked, seeing no sign of anyone with Lucy.

"Oohhhh... Damn it, I lost them..." Lucy mumbled, letting out a great sigh, eyes going downcast. "Why am I always the one that gets lost?"

Alumina blinked, not quite sure what this had to do with...

Suddenly a branch snapped from the opposite side of the clearing, catching both girl's attention, as their head snapped around to see who, or what was there. Alumina reached down for her keys, momentarily forgetting she was inside a memory, only to find that they were not there.

She sighed, right... Memory...

Lucy had done the same thing, as her hand now rest atop the collections of shimmering keys reflecting the light of the dying sun over the forest.

"Whose there?" Lucy called, eyes narrowed and tense.

Alumina's eyes narrowed, the figure of a tall man stepping from the trees, footfalls heavy with the boots he was wearing, a tattered cloak over his shoulders to hide his body, face lined heavily.