The Problem Child (Fairy Tail Fanfic)

Hopeful

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail.
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{NADIA'S POV}
"Reiki, Reiki, you're back already?" I ask excitedly.

Reiki Fernandes is my one-sided crush. He looks disheveled and tired, having just returned from a week-long job. Believe it or not, Reiki is my age but he's already an S-class wizard!

He can requip his armor and weapons like his mom, and use heavenly body magic like his dad, but that's only part of what makes him so awesome. Reiki has this unique ability to be able to mimic any magic he sees. With some practice, he can even master it.

Reiki's amazing, unlike me. I'm a massive klutz, and he's always healing me when I get hurt, thanks to studying under Aunt Wendy for a few years.

Of course, as I walk with Reiki up to the bar, I trip on a loose floor board and nearly faceplant.

Reiki catches me just in time, but a fireball reflexively shoots out of my hand. It shatters a wine glass that Aunt Mira just finished polishing. Shards of glass go flying in all directions.

"Sorry Aunt Mira!" I groan, bowing my head to the beautiful white-haired woman behind the counter.

"One wine glass doesn't matter. I'm glad you stayed upright this time." She lightly laughs it off.

"But what about the glass yesterday?" I fret. "And the four full wine bottles the day before that?"

"Like I said. It doesn't matter." Aunt Mira repeats, one of her eyes twitching rapidly.

"Geez, can you be any more clumsy?" Reiki jokes.

"Hmph! Don't jinx it." Embarrassed, I straighten my posture so I'm not leaning on him anymore. "How'd your mission go?"

"Piece of cake. How about you?" He shrugs.

Nothing ever fazes Reiki. I would know, because we go on jobs together all the time. Although it's mostly me messing up and him fixing my messes.

"Get this! While you were gone, I decided that I'm going to go on a job by myself!" I clench my fists in determination, whirling to look at the job board.

I spin a little too much and get tangled up in my own legs, but Reiki steadies me. I've never done a job by myself before, but I need to stop relying on Reiki and my family to keep me on my feet (literally).

Reiki escorts me up to the request board, probably because he wants to avoid anymore unnecessary damages. Reiki points out a few jobs at my level, they mostly consist of chores.

I don't want to do boring tasks for cheap pay. I want to fight. Test my skills.

Finally, a job attracts my attention. It's to catch the leader of an underground organization, which sounds sufficiently badass. I pull the paper off the board.

Reiki shakes his head. "Nope. Too dangerous."

"Come on!" I pout. "It says here that the guy can't use magic. All I have to do is blast him with a fireball and haul him to jail."

Reiki still looks apprehensive. He's probably worried I'll screw everything up. Again.

"Nadia, are you forcing Reiki to go on another job?" Layla walks up to me, carrying Luna. "Just because you've been lazing around the guild hall all week doesn't mean you should make him do one with you as soon as he gets back."

"Actually," I put my hands on my hips and puff out chest, "I'm gonna do this one all by myself."

"Really? That's... awesome!" Layla's eyebrows shoot up. She plucks the job request from my hands, then frowns as she reads the details.