Hello readers! This is journey of a story is a tribute to my college experiences and entire college life. Some experiences discussed do actually happen in college. I have no idea how long this is going to be as a story in general; so, you will be just as surprised as I will! Some characters maybe a little bit out of character, but I tried to use their main character from the original series as much as I could. I hope you enjoy the first chapter!

I do not own Fairy Tail.

"Can you believe we're here, Luce?!" The bubbly bluenette announces while balancing a brown cardboard box between her stomach and forearm. She adjusts the weight before looking over at her blonde roommate with an elated smile.

"It's real! We're officially in college!" Lucy sighs, "I still can't believe we're already here. Seems just like yesterday we became best friends at that writing club meeting freshman year in high school! But now we're adults and living on our own…" She trails off.

"That sounded a little depressing the way you put it...we don't have to grow up just yet! We have four years of college to still at least act like kids," Levy jokes, giving Lucy a wink as she starts to walk up to their dorm hall.

Lucy Heartfilia picks up one of her many boxes off the ground and follows her friend. She makes her way inside by following the arrows on the ground to the lobby on the first floor.

The pair walk up to the table, which has a girl with scarlet red hair standing behind it.

"Hello Ladies! My name is Erza Scarlet. I'm the Residential Assistant (RA) on the second floor." The girl thrusts her hand out to shake the two newcomers' hands.

Lucy and Levy can tell she is trying to be a little too overly friendly because of her authoritative position.

"Hi, I'm Lucy. Lucy Heartfilia," she announces, taking Erza's hand and shaking it. The redhead has a strong grip, one that reads 'she doesn't take any shit'.

"And I'm Levy McGarden," the bluenette adds, smiling kindly at the RA and shaking her hand as well.

"Well let me look up your names and give you your keys." Erza looks down at the long list in front of her and scrolls her finger down the page until she saw 'Heartfilia'. "Ah! Heartfilia and McGarden. Wow, you two are roommates too? What fun!" Erza laughs awkwardly trying to be funny and inviting. "And would ya' look at that. You're on the second floor! Looks like we are going to get to know each other very well!" A polite but stern smile sprawled across her face as she looks at the two freshmen in front of her.

The two roommates look at each other discerningly and then a pair of keys are pushed in front of them.

"Here are your keys to room 213 ladies! I can get Jellal if you two need any help with boxes!" Erza smiles, throwing a thumb back at the blue haired boy on the other side of the room.

"Jellal can do what?" A voice calls out from across the lobby.

"Jellal can help the freshmen move in like he is suppose to because he is an RA." Erza responds and then turns back to Lucy and Levy. "I'm sorry. That's Jellal, the RA on the 5th floor." Erza grins forcefully at the pair.

"Well, thank you for the room key and I guess we'll see you around on the second floor!" Lucy smiles as she began to step away from the table.

"Nice meeting you!" Levy calls out as Lucy pushes her through the doorframe and into the stairwell that leads up to their home for the next year.

Erza sighs and turns her head back to the man with the blue hair leaning up against the wall across the room. "Are you going to help at all today, Jellal?"

He laughs and uncrosses his arms from his chest. "I will help. We made the plan, remember? I will introduce the boys if you introduce the girls." Jellal walks over towards the redhead. "Okay, Titania?" He says with a smirk.

"I told you not to call me that!" She snaps back throwing her fist into his stomach, but his hand catches hers.

He waves a finger in her face. "You know better than create hostile situations in the dorms." The blue haired man leans in close to her face, "Erza."

She blushes nervously and gazes at him wide eyed. There's a mark on his face. It's a decorative scar that lines the right side of his face around his eye. It's a familiar mark Erza knew.

The two have been friends since they were little. Neighbors in fact. The grew up together until the age of six. Then one day, his family moved without a trace. And her best friend was gone. It wasn't until a year ago he showed back up in her life. She saw him on campus one day. And it was as if time had never passed between them.

"Let me go through the door first you jerk!"

"Dude, get out of my way!"

Erza backs away from Jellal and coughs awkwardly.

"Well that sounds like some boys you have to deal with. I'll be outside helping the parents with parking. Try not to need me too much."

She starts to walk out of the lobby.

"Aye aye...Titania," Jellal salutes to her and is returned with a demeaning glare before she walks out the door.

Two boys forcefully, and loudly, push their way through a door frame and nearly crash into the table Jellal is standing at.

"Look man! You almost made me run into this table and this dude! Would you just quit with the competition for once!" A boy with navy hair growls at the other.

"There isn't a competition when I'm clearly better!" The other refutes.

"Oh. You want to go there now, fire for brains?!" He drops the box in his hands to the ground and begins to size up his opponent.

"Hell yes I want to go there now. Bring it pretty boy!" The other teases as he drops his bags to the ground and inflates his chest.

"Okay I think that neither of you want to go there. I got a secret weapon outside that you do not want to cross your path," Jellal comes in and puts his body in between the pair to break them up. "How about you two get your room keys and just let it go. Cool?"

The boys glare at each other, gritting their teeth. One picks up his boxes and turns away from the staring contest. "Fine."

"Good. I'm glad we got all of that cleared up. Now," Jellal clears his throat and walks back behind the table. "Welcome to The University of Magnolia. I assume you both received your emails about your dorm assignment."

The pair nods.

"Excellent. And you both got Fairy Tail as your assigned dorm, correct?"

The boys shake their heads in agreement.

"Cool. You're in the right place. First off, I'm Jellal Fernandes, the RA on the 5th floor of this dorm hall. And you two are…"

"I'm Natsu Dragneel," the boy with the pink hair proudly states with a toothy grin.

"And I'm Gray Fullbuster."

"Awesome. So, let me just figure out what rooms you two are in.. " Jellal trails off as he scans the long list of names in front of him searching for Dragneel. "And here we are! You are on the 5th floor with Gray Fullbu-" Jellal reads the name of Natsu's roommate.

There is no possible way these two are ever going to make it the whole year together. And of all floors, they're on mine. Of fucking course.

"Do you two already know each other?" Jellal asks slightly concerned for their wellbeing and health, given it sounded like they wanted to kill each other 3 minutes ago.

Natsu laughs. "Hell yeah! Gray and I have been friends, or more of rivals, since we were little!" Natsu says with another toothy grin and slings an arm around Gray's shoulder. "We are both trained from a young age in martial arts."

"So we always fight because it's more or less in our blood," Gray added.

"Jesus Christ," Jellal mutters under his breath with a sigh. "Well, thank God you're each other's roommates... Anyway, here are your room keys. Room 502. You're on the 5th floor. So congratulations, I'm your RA." Jellal laughs awkwardly realizing how much of a hell this may potentially be with them on his floor.

He points to his left, "The elevators are over in that direction if you need them and the stairs are over there," He says pointing in the opposite direction. "Just let anyone with the RA t-shirt on know if you need any help or something."

"Cool. Will do. Thanks Ferdinand!" Natsu says waving him off and heading towards the stairs.

"His name is Jellal Fernandes you idiot!" Gray yells after him and exits out the same way.

Jellal sighs after they left and notices Erza walking up to him.

"What's that look for?" Erza smirks.

"What look?"

"That one where you look like a hopeless puppy. Similar to the one right after I kick your ass." Erza smiles devilishly at him and crosses her arms across her busty chest. She watches Jellal stroll over to the sofa near the vending machines and plop down on it.

"It's just going to be one long ass year." He looks back up at her.

Erza rolls her eyes at him. She walks over to the table and glances down at the list and then back over at Jellal. "You're a big boy. You'll be fine," She voices to him, waving her hand at pouting face while escorting herself out of the lobby and back outside.

"Ugh!" Lucy huffs as she drops the last box down on her desk, which probably weighs more than she does. "Finally, all of our stuff is here," she breaths to her blue haired friend standing next to her. "Those stairs may or may not get old real fast."

"Oh, come on Luce! They aren't that bad." Levy takes a step over to her side of the room and begins to open boxes and scans each one wondering where to start with organization.

"Well, I'm clearly not a runner like you so it's a different story for us couch potatoes."

"You'll get the hang of it. This campus is pretty hilly anyway."

Lucy and Levy scan their shoebox of a room. The desks are fixed into the wall, so there was no moving those. The beds have metal frames and are pushed up against either side of the room. The fridge is placed in between the two beds, with the microwave included on top of it all.

Lucy turns around to the closet behind her. It's about a fourth of the size she has at home.

"How in the hell am I going to fit all of my shoes in this thing?!" She just about screams as she examines the minute, hole in the wall closet.

"I think they'll fit!" Levy says enthusiastically as she moves the boxes off of her desk and approaches the one that had the self-assemble bookshelf in it. She sits on the floor next to the box ready to open it.

"How can you be so optimistic with a room the size of my bathroom?"

Levy looks up at her blonde, frantic friend and sighs. "This is our freshman year. We aren't suppose to have the nicest and biggest dorm on campus because we're at the bottom of the totem pole. But, you and I are going to make the best of this room and make it cute as hell!"

Lucy smiles at her friend.

"Now, can you help me with this bookshelf? I think we can fit it right there." Levy points to the slim space between the desk and the bed.

"And then we can put the mirror over there!" Lucy announces happily and points to the opposite side of the room with the congruent space between the bed and the desk.

"Ahh! This is going to be so perfect!"

*Knock knock*

"Come in!" She walks into the room with her roommate already there to greet her. "Hey! You must be Juvia Lockser! I'm Cana Alberona. I guess we're roommates this year." Cana chuckles and leans over to take the heavy box out of the bluenette's arms.

"Yes, I am. I just transferred here," Juvia says shyly. She turns back around and steps out of the room to get the rest of her boxes in the hallway.

"Well welcome to UM. And to the Fairy Tail dorm."

Juvia hoists another box in her hands and heavily places it on her desk.

"Damn. You sure got a lot of shit," Cana mentions as she helps her new friend with her boxes.

"Yeah well I wanted to be sure I have everything. I lived in an apartment before I came here."

"Oh really? What year are you then?"

"I'm a sophomore."

"Wait really? I would've guessed junior or senior!"

Juvia laughs lightly. "Well, I'm twenty years old and a sophomore. I took a year off to do some traveling on my own."

"Damn. That must have cost a lot of money to travel all around the world like that!"

"Yeah it did. But my mom encouraged me to do it. And then she and my dad paid for like, three fourths of the expenses."

Cana laughs "Are you rich or something?"

"I wouldn't say that. I just come from old money," Juvia mentions nonchalantly.

"Old money?! Are you kidding me? That's the best kind of rich there is!"

Juvia grins, "I guess." She continues to unpack her belongings in the several boxes placed on her desk.

"So, when did you move in?" Juvia asks, turning around to look at the brunette across the room.

Cana is opening the fridge, and to Juvia's surprise, it's stocked full of beer. She reaches down to take a PBR out, opens the can, and takes a sip. "Ahh. I've needed that." She looks at the can in her hand lovingly and then shakes her thoughts. "I'm sorry. What did you ask?"

Juvia looks at her wide-eyed and says to her slowly, "I asked when did you move in."

"I moved in yesterday with the rest of the non-transfer juniors," Cana responds as she takes another swig of her beer and sits in her desk chair.

"Wait. You're a junior?!" Juvia asks in complete shock.

Cana nods and releases the can from her lips. "A twenty-one year old junior in fact. There was no traveling involved, just pure partying. I don't have enough credit hours to even call myself a senior. Plus, the board here said I couldn't live off campus because I suck so much at getting credit hours. Isn't that just a hell of a depressing story." She takes another large gulp of the beer.

"Oh. I see," Juvia comments shyly and turns her head down to her box. This one has clothes. She takes each article out and places it in the drawers beside her desk.

"So, do you drink?" Cana asks over her can.

Juvia perks up and blushes red. "No no I could never. I just like water and uh...lemonade."

Juvia smiles nervously as Cana gives her a suspicious look while taking a sip of beer.

"Something tells me you're into shots..."

Juvia waves her hands in disagreement as her face becomes redder by the second. "N-no I-"

"I'll take that as a yes." Cana laughs. She gets up and steps over to the mini-fridge in the far left corner of the room to open up the freezer.

Juvia's eyes widen as she beholds the contents of the ice box. Vodka, vodka, and more vodka.

"Don't worry. I'm not a teller. So we can drink and party all we want."

Juvia whips her head back down to organizing her clothes. "Thank you, but that won't be necessary."

"Your words don't match your facial expression. So I'm going to take that as you have taken a couple too many shots before. Got a little crazy. Danced on tables, guys, etcetera."

Juvia gasps and eyes the brunette. "I…" Juvia started, then stopped herself in realization.

Cana laughs, "Oh! So it is true!"

Juvia's face grows redder.

"Well then, I'm just going to have to see this drunk Juvia for myself. I'll see what I can do party-wise for you." Cana smiles at her and takes a seat back in her chair.

Juvia whips her tomato-red face back up at Cana ready to retort.

*Knock knock*

"Who is it?" Cana shouts.

"Gajeel and Loke!" A rugged voice responds from behind the wooden door.

"Come on in you bastards!"

Juvia stares at the door as it opens slowly. In come two tall men- one very buff with long black hair, and the other was a skinny ginger with a handsome charm to him.

"How have you been? I haven't seen you two all summer?" Cana asks as the two boys make themselves at home; meanwhile, Juvia is still dumbfounded by the fact that these two complete opposite dudes know Cana.

But somehow, the guy with black hair seems really familiar to her.

Lucy and Levy stand back at their work of art of a room.

Lights are strung all around the room from the ceiling. The bookcase on Levy's side of the room is neatly stocked with her favorite books, ramen, and a few snacks. The mirror is neatly placed on the opposite wall. The television sits on top of the bookshelf. Their desks are stocked with knick-knacks and photos of friends and family. Their clothes are neatly shoved away in the closets and sealed with handmade curtains. The beds are made with coordinating sheets to tie the room together in a pink, purple, blue, and green color wheel. Levy looks over at her blonde friend, who is still admiring the room.

"This is going to be an amazing year, Luce!"

Lucy turns to her smiling friend and steps to give her a huge hug. "I'm so excited to spend the year with my best friend!" She responds as her stomach makes a terrible growling noise. T

he two break from the hug in laughter while Lucy catches her stomach.

"Man what time is it?" Levy questions as she searches the room for the alarm clock she put somewhere in this tiny ass room.

Lucy checks her phone. "Oh my god! It's six o'clock!"

The two break out in laughter again in realization of their efforts on their room.

"How have we worked on this room for six hours?!" Levy gasps in between laughs.

"I have no idea!"

A loud roar from Levy's stomach breaks the girls' laughter. She grabs her stomach and notes her roommate.

"Time for dinner?" Lucy asks with a grin.

"Yes please!" The girls grab their meal cards, room keys, and phone and head out the door to their first college dining hall meal.

As the pair approached the food selection, they gazed at the amount of options: subs, burritos, pizza, grilled cheese, pasta, salad. The two settle on the "home cooked meal" bar and get classic chicken tenders and macaroni and cheese.

Lucy goes to one of the open lines to checkout while her roommate gets her drink. She looks at the cashier and then over on the other side of the checkout line.

Her eyes meet a solid pair of charcoal ones. His glare is intense. It heats her up in a good way. A way she was not familiar with. Her face blushes a shade of his pink hair as she whips her head back to the cashier who is trying to hand the blonde back her card.

"Oh, um thank you," Lucy smiles at the man and takes her tray up. She takes one last glance at the boy, more like man, with the rosy hair before wandering away from his gaze.

She sets her tray down and plops herself down in the seat with a huff. Lucy notices her blue-haired friend approaching her.

Levy looks at her concerningly. "What's that look for? What just happened?"

Lucy smiles down at her food and picks up her fork. "Just a college guy…"

Levy giggles at her friend and takes a bite of her food. She points the fork at Lucy, "Welcome to college, Luce."

"Okay ladies, let's settle down. Thank you. First off, welcome to the University of Magnolia!" Erza presents to the second floor of the Fairy Tail dorm.

The ladies cheer in celebration of finally being at college and finally being done with unpacking.

"My name is Erza Scarlet. I am your RA for the year on this floor. My job is to make sure everyone is getting along and being safe and of course to make sure everyone is having fun!" Erza laughs awkwardly resulting in a "woo" from one or two girls. "Anyway, let's start off with getting to know each other. We will go around the circle and say our name, year, and intended major. And if you don't have one, just say what you're interested in. Sound good?"

The girls nodded.

"Good. I'll start. Hi, I'm Erza. I'm a junior and I'm a Criminal Justice major. Next we'll start with you."

Levy perks up and scans around the circle at the twenty or so strangers on her hall. "Hi, I'm Levy McGarden. I'm a freshman and I'm an English, secondary education major." Levy smiles as she turns to her blonde friend beside her and watches her speak.

"Hi, I'm Lucy Heartfilia. I'm also a freshman and I'm an English, Professional Writing major."

The name game continued around the circle with Lucy remembering very few names.

"My name is Juvia. I'm actually a transfer sophomore student here. And I'm an International Business major."

"Hey everyone. My name is Cana. I'm a junior and am majoring in journalism."

Erza stood back up in the middle of the circle to give the low down on how things worked in college. "We do have and enforce quiet hours for those who need to study or sleep. Weekdays are from 10pm to 8am and weekends are from 12am to 10am. If you violate the quiet hours, I will give a warning first and then start writing you up. Also, always be friendly to the girls on your hall because you will be living with each other for an entire year. And because we have a community bathroom, please try and keep that neat. The cleaning ladies are really sweet and if I hear that any of you are rude to them, I will get on you," Erza comments with a stern smile. "We have three days until classes start so take this time and these next few days to settle in and make some new friends and explore the campus. If you have any questions I'm in room 201. So that's it ladies! Have a good night!" Erza smiles awkwardly at her group of girls as they all get up and leave the common area.

She was not cut out to be the overly friendly type.

*Knock knock knock*

God, who the hell is knocking on my door at eleven o'clock at night.

Erza walks across her spacious one-person room to the wooden door and opens it slowly to reveal a blue haired man with a familiar scar on his face. "Jellal?"

Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Please feel free to send me what worked and what didn't. I want to make this amazing for you all. As always, comment, favorite, and follow. Thank you for reading! Stay tuned for the next chapter. I will be posting updates on my tumblr: mulamegs