Author: Check out the kit I made! They're the uniform Fairy Tail wears. In the following chapters, there will also be kits the other guilds/FCs wear!

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I looked around the guards tough postures to see a guy my age standing there, a backpack on his back and his fists to his sides.

Wait a minute, that pink hair...

I felt my body begin to slowly recognize almost every feature about the guy. The scaly white scarf around his neck, the pink hair, the dragon - like eyes...

He's non other than, Salamander...

Natsu Dragneel of Fairy Tail FC?!

B-but what's he doing here on a train heading into Magnolia anyway? If anything he should be coming from his hometown.

"This is none of your business boy," the guard on the left growled. "Run along."

"It is my business because you guys are bothering an innocent girl," I swear his dragon eyes were getting darker. "Now slowly move away from her before I beat you into a pulp."

The guards ignored the player's words completely, their attention on me again, "Let's go, Madam."

Left Guard reached out, his left hand wrapped around my wrist in a tight grip. Pain suddenly erupted up my arm.

"Hey!" I shouted, trying to pry the fingers off my wrist. "That hurts! Let go!"

Without warning, he yanked me to my feet. And so easily, too. My legs might be strong but my arms are weak as well as I only weigh about one hundred or so pounds.

The other guard grabbed my suitcase as they hauled me towards the boy. I met Salamander's eyes, pleading him to help me almost. His small pupils registered surprise before they darkened again.

His hand reached out and grabbed the guard's wrist, surprising all three of us.

"I don't know what the hell is going on but I know damn well what you're doing is sexual harassment. So unless," his eyes turned to the guard's sunglasses, "You're ready to spend some time in the hospital than prison, I suggest you let the girl go."

The guard sighed, frustrated, "Look Shrimpy, we work for her fa-"

A fist cut the guard off with a punch at the nose. There was crack, signalling that Natsu broke his nose!

The other guard was on Natsu in seconds but the soccer player kneed him where all his man pride was. The guard grabbed his pained area and hunched over in utter pain that I almost felt sorry for the guy. He just got kneed by a soccer player with a pass that could go to the moon.

A hand suddenly grabbed mines, "Let's go, Blondie!" The other grabbed my small suitcase.

Within seconds, we were off the train just in time. It started rolling off in the direction of Magnolia.

Natsu led me hand first through the crowd, face down so nobody would recognize him. It wasn't until we were on the steps of the train station did he let my hand go and his tense shoulder muscles relaxed.

"Hey," I started. "Thanks for saving me back there."

"Huh?" He turned to me, his brown eyes studying me. At first I immediately scolded myself for be so straightforward. I'm talking to The Salamander, for crying out loud! He probably thinks I'm some troublesome nuisance that should never exist.

Then his face turned into a a giant goofy smile, "Don't mention it, Blondie."

"It's Lucy," I said, not wanting to give my last name just in case he could put two and two together.

"Alright, Lacy," he started.

"It's Lucy," I replied, bluntly.

"Yeah that," Natsu smiled. "I'm Natsu Dragneel from Magnolia. You from Haregon?"

I nodded, lying, "Y-yeah, been here my whole life."

"You visiting Magnolia or something?" Asked the soccer star.

I shook my head, "I'm was planning to move there actually before those two goons showed up."

"What? Alone? Where are your parents?" He looked surprise.

"Ummm," I started. "My mom died two years ago and my dad is never home so." It's some of the truth I suppose.

"I see," he sat on the steps. "Wait a minute, you look like you're my age, Luce."

"If you're seventeen and going to be a senior this coming Monday then yeah," I sat beside him on the step.

Natsu's face lit up, "You gonna enroll at Magnolia High?"

I nodded, "Yep."

"Sweet!" He shouted. "We're gonna be classmates!"

I smiled at his reaction. Whoever thought that The Natsu Dragneel would be so happy about a new student.

My eyes focused on his feet randomly, "Do you always wear cleats wherever you go?"

"Huh? Oh," he glanced at his black and red Nike cleats. "Yeah so that way I could get used to them when I play soccer. I'm a huge soccer fan and I play fo-"

"Fairy Tail FC," I finished for him, "Yeah, I know."

Salamander's eyes widened, "You like soccer, too?"

"Oh well," come on think! "My mom used to love it so I'd watch with her when she was in the hospital. You're a pretty big deal here in Haregon so yeah, I do know who you are."

"That's cool," he scratched his cheek sheepishly. "For a second I thought you knew nothing about soccer."

Nothing about soccer, huh? I could name which countries won the Men's World Cup and how they won since the first!

Of course I couldn't let him know that.

Some vibrated in his jean's pocket. He reached in pulling out the new Samsung S6 edge.

Natsu sighed before standing up, "I need to head back Magnolia for practice."

"Alright," I smiled. "Well, it was ni-"

"Hold up," he turned to me. "We're both heading for Magnolia, right?"

He reached out a hand with a giant smile, "So then, let's go! Together Luce."