The Best Fairy Tail Fanfiction, Ranked
Do you love Fairy Tail? If so, you might want to expand past canon itself and start exploring what the world of fanfiction has to offer. All over the Internet, fans are penning their own adventures for Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and the rest of the cast. This curated list will help you find some great new fic to add to your reading list.
Some good Fairy Tail fanfic focuses on pairings - exploring relationships between characters that are never realized within the canon itself, or which are only implied. Others change one aspect of canon and then follow the result - what if Natsu were raised by Acnologia instead of Igneel? What if the whole thing took place in a real world high school? Some are bite-sized stories that can be read in a few minutes, while others offer enough reading material to last months. This list will help you find some great new fic to add to your reading list.
Which of these stories qualify as the best Fairy Tail fanfiction? That's up to the readers. Let your voice be heard and vote up the stories that you think deserve the top spot.
by riverofmemories
In a world that knows nothing of magic, there's a hidden society of people with incredible abilities. After joining the Fairy Tail guild and partnering with a crazy pyromaniac by the name of Natsu Dragneel as well as his flying blue cat, Lucy Heartfilia begins to learn that everyone has secrets - some of which even lie within her own family - and that nothing is ever as it seems.
by MizzyPlatinum
A blossoming internet (Tumblr) friendship soon develops into something more.
by skysignal
Due to a misunderstanding, Erza sets up an unconventional contest at the Fairy Tail guild to settle the score between Natsu and Gray once and for all. Now Natsu and Lucy are forced to undergo training of a different kind! Nobody wants to lose, so Natsu and Lucy are willing to do ANYTHING. The stakes are high this time.
by RayreeAnne
Princess Lucy Heartfilia is on her way to meet her future husband when her carriage is attacked. She escapes into the woods and is wandering around in the dark when she is found by Natsu Dragneel, the second prince from a neighboring kingdom. Now, what will happen that she's in the care of the kingdom and a guest of Natsu?
by snakeboy33
Instead of being raised by Igneel, Natsu is raised by Acnologia. How will the world take it, as the Chaos Dragon Slayer emerges.
By BlackLynx17
What does a Dragon Slayer do when they've found their mate? Deny... then try and come up with an answer. Natsu's found his mate and has no clue on what to do, luckily for him though Igneel already saw this day coming and left behind a little gift for him, a guide if you so call it. If claiming your mate was so easy then everyone would be mated! Too bad it's not, good luck Natsu!
by LaynaPanda
Natsu Dragneel—the most popular singer and model all around the world meets Lucy while running from his fans. He finds out that she isn't a fan of him and he feels completely attached to her. Will Lucy learn to love the famous Dragneel or will she leave him alone because of his popularity?
by feari teiru
In years to come, her children would ask, 'how did you and Daddy meet?", and she would blush and say, "I burnt down my apartment complex."
by LoneStorm
Runaway Lucy Heartfilia finally gets to join Fairy Tail, house and school for homeless kids. What she didn't expect was to be brought there by a pink-haired, pyrotechnic black belt with a blue cat, that she might start falling for him, or that this boy could help her solve the mystery behind the golden keys left by her mother that hold a deadly secret.
By pookiepoodle
During a battle, Natsu calls Lucy his mate. Get ready for a cute love story between one of Fairy Tail's cutest couples!
By Mslead-Kytrin
Lucy always knew books opened roads to new adventures, but never had she dreamed she would be falling into one herself. When she comes across a dusty old book, Lucy finds herself thrust into a journey filled with evil wizards and a tricky dragon who kept looking at her like she was lunch. She had to find a way to return home, but at the end of the day - would she want to?
By pookie poodle
When Levy and Gajeel meet in a library, it's not all sunshine and rainbows, but soon they learn that they can help each other. Will love blossom between the librarian and the gym trainer?
By pookiepoodle
Juvia and Gray spend a magical night together. But what happens if something unexpected occurs as a result? Get ready for the pitter patter of little feet. A Juvia X Gray pregnancy fanfic.
By indraaas
Of all of the stupid things Lucy has done while drunk, entering a contract with a demon probably takes the cake. The icing on said cake, however, is the fact that neither of the two know what the terms of the contract are. Until they figure it out, Lucy is stuck living with a demon who doesn't really understand the concept of keeping a low profile.
by P. D. McLoughlin
Born from a curse, forced into slavery, Natsu falls in love with the daughter of his master. Encountering new friends as they fight to free themselves from their chains. Their actions erupt a war that consumes the continent. Natsu must learn to hone his powers, end the war and return to the one he loves most as she fights her own battles.
By suerfreakerz
Immortal/Reincarnation AU. There are immortals and there are those who reincarnate, though it's best to keep these things hidden. Lucy is attending college and meets Natsu, a mischievous boy with pink hair, a devilish smile, and a body that never ages.
by Somber Secrets
Levy traps herself in a spell where she must finish seven fairy tales in order to escape. Sadly things don't go quite as planned with Gajeel lurking around and ruining every fairy tale there ever was in his most Gajeel like fashion.
By riverofmemories
After discovering a trio of scientific experiments who are the equivalents of dragons, life for Lucy Heartfilia and Levy McGarden gets flipped upside down. Apparently, protecting dragons brings a few others like them knocking and makes things crazy. It doesn't help that some of the "others" are a whole lot less friendly.
By EternalBlaze5
This is a collection of all of your hottest NaLu fantasies! Each chapter is decided by a prompt left by review or pm, and all of them are accepted as long as it's NaLu (And I genuinely like it).
By theHumbleGM
AU. Lucy's life had grown rather predictable over the last few years. She worked, she slept, she spent time with her cat, and she drank at the bar on Fridays with her friends. She could use a little excitement, but that was unlikely in the quiet town of Magnolia. That is, until HE shows up in her kitchen. (And why was her cat so happy about it?)
By SpadesToStars
Lucy, a yoga enthusiast, has finally convinced her lazy best friend, Levy, to get off the couch and go to the gym! Juvia who usually runs the yoga classes goes on vacation, leaving Gajeel, the kickboxing instructor, to take over her duties. The muscle head now has to run a yoga class, and a certain blue headed girl catches his eye. In more ways than one.
by Smoochynose
Five times Natsu threatened to bite Gray and the one time he did so in front of Wendy and Gajeel.
by joliemariella
When Lucy's spur of the moment wish is granted by a magical artifact, she and Natsu find their magic unexpectedly switched. It's a problem the likes of which neither of them, nor the guild, know how to undo. An already bad situation turns worse when assassins make an attempt on Lucy's life, leading to the uncovering of a sinister plot that could mean the end of Fiore itself.