And Then There Was Him

Of Farewells and Introductions

I stood against the train station wall. I had my three trunks next to me and my hand bag hung from my sholder. Carrying all of this was hard with my wrist but I was to nervous to feel the pain. I wore the crop tee I got from CD and some denim shorts. The necklace I found hung loosely around my neck.

When I showed my aunt the neclace, her eyes filled with tears and she brought me into a gigantic hug. She acted tough but I could tell she was really going to miss me. Goodbyes had been hard. Very hard.

"Now arriving, ten thirty train to Magnolia. Now arriving, ten thirty train to Magnolia." A raspy voice announced over the intercom. With in a minute, the train was there. I handed off my three trunks to a guy at the luggage compartment. He gave me two tags to fill out and threw the cases into the train. I grabbed my hand bag and ran to my seat.

I chose the individual seat by the window. The train ride was long and dull. I ended up falling asleep.

Lucy.

Lucy wake up.

"Excuse me miss. This is your stop, is it not?" A woman with short purple hair was standing over me. I looked at the screen. It said Magnolia Station in shiny red letters. I felt heat rise to my cheeks as I quickly gathered my stuff and got off the train.

The air was crisp and chilly. The wind blew through my hair and sent shivers down my spine.

"Lucy!"

I looked around me. I swear someone called my name.

"Lucy!"

A tiny blue-haired girl was jumping up and down and waving at me. I walked over to her.

"Lucy, right?" I nodded. "I'm Levy. I go to Magnolia High! I stay in the Fairy Tail dorms. I'm here to show you around!" Her eyes shone with such enthusiasm.

I nodded shyly and pointed to my mouth. She seemed confused at the gesture but quickly caught my drift.

" As Captain of Public Relations, I have been briefed on your situation. Our Student Council President has prepared a cab for the ride back. Let's go get your things."

We walked over to the pick up window and checked out my luggage. She took one of them. We then threw them in the back of the cab. As we got seated, she stated it was a two hour car ride to the school. We decided to get comfortable.

"There are four dorm houses, Sabertooth, Lamia Scale, Blue Pegasas, and of course, Fairy Tail. You get to choose one when you get there. I will give you the tour and you will meet the Dorm Heads, the Pres. wants to meet you, I will take you to your teachers. Since the new quarter doesn't start for three days, you will have time to get situated. I can show you around more places if you would like. It's a large school. I can show you the cafeteria, the nurse, the counselor's, the bathrooms, the library-" My eyes snapped open. I loved reading. It was favorite pass time besides writing.

Levy giggled. "Like reading? Me too."

Levy started by introducing me to the school building. She gave me a map that I would use for a while. She showed me the classrooms, the nurse, the library, the bathroom, and the cafeteria. The school was actually quite large.

Then she took me to the dorms. We started with Lamia Scale. The dorm leader, Lyon, showed us around their building. He seemed nice until a guy with raven black hair walked in. They started fighting like no one else was there, so we left. Lamia Scale was a no.

The next one we visited was called Blue Pegasas. When we opened the front door, we were greeted by falling rose petals and warm, pink lights. Thier dorm leader, Hibiki, walked up to me and kissed my hand. He showed us the entire dorm while flirting with me and Levy the entire time. We both felt incredibly uncomfortable the whole trip and were relieved to be out. Blue Pegasas was a no.

The next one seemed nice. It was called Sabertooth and when we got there, we were introduced to the whole dorm. Apparently they were having a birthday party for the dorm leader, Sting's, cousin, Rouge. They let us stay for a bit then Sting took us to see the dorm. It was nicer than the other two and felt more like a big home than a dorm. The people also seemed a lot more welcoming. (Which is hard to believe seeing as I was greeted with rose petals at Blue Pegasas.) After enjoying the party a bit more, we decided to move on to the next one.

Fairy tail was bigger than the others. The outside was littered with streamers and deflated balloons. Levy explained it as everyone loving to decorate but everyone hating cleaning up. We pushed open the front doors to find a ton of people just hanging around. The front of the dorm was the dining hall and it seemed as if everyone was there.

We walked to the breakfast bar and sat down. The girl behind the bar had long, white hair. When the turned around to take our orders, she realized I was new.

"My name is Mirajane. You can call me Mira. You must be Lucy! I am one of the student council vice presidents. It's really nice to meet you!" Her voice sounded chirpy and melodic. Like a bird when it sings. She sounded really nice.

"I will call Erza over because I think she is busy putting people in line and didn't notice you two enter. Erza! You have a guest!" Mire shouted.

Before long, a tall girl with dark red hair had come to join us. She seemed more mature than everyone else and had an aura that either made you instantly like her, or instantly fear her. She was very pretty and her eyes shone with kindness.

" My name is Erza, I am the dorm head and the student council president. Lucy, correct?" I nodded. " Let's give you the tour then!" She acted very eager to show me around.

She took me on the deluxe tour of the place, that included commentary on the whole building. For instance, she told me that they all dug the hole for the pool out back. I was in disbelief  so I looked to Levy who nodded. The whole building had a feeling radiating off of it. It felt like teamwork and family. That was something new to me.

By the end of the tour, the sky was already dark and stars were appearing everywhere. Magnolia High was kind of hidden in the mountains and it took a while to get anywhere. Hence the dorms. The lack of compact civilization and pollution cleared the sky and the stars shone brighter than ever before. I was completely mesmerized.

Levy helped me drag my cases to the guest house where I set up for the night. Levy also said that I had two days to decide which dorm I wanted to join. But I didn't need two days. I had already decided.

Fairy Tail completely blew me away.