Fairy Tail AU: Choice and Change

Chapter 01- Ports, Reunions, and First Missions

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or anything associated with it, someone much more famous than me does. (Hiro Mashima)

Authors Notes: Here comes chapter One in my Fairy Tail AU. Once again it's a story where Lucy is the 'main character' with some different powers and relationships in the world created by Mashima-sensei. I personally love reading fan fiction, and especially ones where Lucy can show that she's not just a 'weak and useless fan-service character' as so many people like to think of her. But at the same time, I'm pretty bored with all the Over Powered and Lucy revenge fics as well, despite that I'll still read them. (Got to get my fix somehow ;p)

To that end I present to you a world where Lucy is able to live up to her potential from the start, and cultivate new relationships that are (hopefully) more healthy than a boy who breaks into her house despite being repeatedly asked not to, eats all her food without replacing it, and regularly sleeps in her bed within only days of knowing her. While I don't hate Natsu as a character, I do hate the idea of a romantic NaLu pairing so if that is what you are looking for please leave. Same for those of you who like the thought of a JeRza pairing; it is literally the only pairing I happen to outright HATE with a passion. Probably because Erza deserves soooo much better than that ass hat Jellal (who I am convinced should have just died during the Tower of Heaven Arc, but whatever)...

Anyways, enough ranting. Enjoy the chapter and your first look at the changed world of Fairy Tail.

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(Fairy Tail AU: Chapter 01)

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Kingdom of Fiore, Port Town of Hargeon, Early Summer X784

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"Eeeeh!? There's only one magic store in this town?"

"Yes... this town is more prosperous in fishing than magic. Only less than 10% of the townspeople can use magic, so this store is mainly for travelling mages." The sales clerk, a rather short old man wearing a robe and small conical hat with a puff on the end, spoke directly to his disappointed customers. The pair of young women, one of whom sported a large travelling pack, looked to be exactly his type of clientele.

"I think I've wasted my time." The shorter teen-aged woman wearing the pack had honey brown eyes framed by two long blonde bangs, the rest of her hair pulled up into a fluffy looking pony-tail that was held in place by a long black ribbon patterned with tiny white laughing skulls.

The clothes she had on were well worn and consisted of; a black fitted sleeveless top that zippered up the front with the famous Heart Kreuz Cross emblem forming over her large chest in electric blue, a pair of knee high black leather combat boots with royal purple laces, and a pair of dark blue distressed jean shorts that ended at mid thigh and were being held in place by a thin white leather belt.

A set of silver keys hung in place against her right hip while a single golden gate key resting at the hollow of her throat on a white-silver chain, the key drawing attention to the large black line tattoo running over her collar bones matching the one on her companion. Two more tattoos representing the Zodiac Symbols for Cancer and Taurus were also visible; each on her lower left thigh and upper right shoulder respectively in a metallic gold color matching the key at her neck.

"Please don't say that and have a look around. We have some new items, too."

"Tch. The only thing we're interested in is gate keys. Do you have any?" The much taller woman, who looked to be in her late 20's had sapphire colored eyes and straight hair a light shade of bright blue reaching to over a foot below her waist.