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Chapter 1: New Member

"Oh man, that was a disaster," groaned Lucy, as she and the rest of Team Natsu were returning to their guild, after completing a mission.

"I don't see what you're complaining about, I think that went pretty well," said Gray; now down to nothing but his pants.

"You guys nearly destroyed the entire town! And you call that going pretty well! And would it kill you to put on some pants!"

"Hey, those bastards challenged us to a fight, there was no way I was gonna back down," replied Natsu excitedly, now remembering how a few guys in the town they had just returned from had challenged them a fight. Which didn't end well; for the guys at least.

"I agree with Natsu, they did challenge us, and we couldn't back down from a challenge," agreed Erza.

"Why do I even bother," sighed didn't take them long to get back, as in a matter of minutes, they were back at the guild.

"We're back," shouted Natsu as he and his team came through the doors of the Fairy Tail Guild.

"Hmm ,oh, welcome back everyone," said Lisanna, as she greeted them all with a warm smile.

"So, how did the mission go," asked Mirajane, greeting them with an equal smile.

"Don't ask," replied Lucy simply; earning a chuckle from the sisters.

"Welcome back Gray-sama." Gray turned to the source of the voice, and saw Juvia looking at him with her usual love struck face. Along with her, there was also Wendy, Charle, Gajeel, and Pantherlily.

"Hmph, took ya long enough Salamander. What's wrong, you can't finish a simple mission like that any quicker?"

"Huh, you saying you can do missions better than me," yelled Natsu, now getting in Gajeel's face.

'That's exactly what I'm saying," retorted Gajeel, now closing what little distance they had.

"Why don't you prove it then!"

"Gladly!" And with that, the two quickly began exchanging blows, and like every other brawl in this guild, it would soon grow. As Natsu attempted to hit Gajeel, he accidently hit Gray. And Gajeel hit Elfman, trying to score a blow on Natsu.

'Why you! You did that on purpose," shouted Gray as he joined in the rumble, alongside Elfman, as he yelled-

"Since I'm a man, there's no way I can back down from this fight!" Soon, others were joining in the fight as well. Either from being hit by someone, or simply getting caught in the moment.

"Come on Natsu, you can do it," Cheered Happy, as he was watching the brawl from a bird's eye view.

"Oh good grief, can't they act civilized for once," sighed Charle, as she, Wendy, and a few others watched the fight go on.

"You have to admit though, this guild certainly is lively though," said Pantherlily, as he stood on a table near Erza.

"It certainly is," she agreed. Lisanna then chuckled as she then said-

"Not much has changed here, has it?" Lucy then smiled at her, remembering that she hadn't seen anyone here in over two years.

"She's right, we've only been back for about a week, but nothing's really changed," thought Lucy.

The fight had continued for a couple of more minutes before someone shouted-

"ENOUGH!" Everyone then stopped immediately and looked up to the source of the sound, spotting their master, stand on top of the second floor railing. He then jumped down onto the stage and then continued. "I have an important announcement to make. Today, we'll be receiving a new member to our guild." At hearing this, everyone simply looked at each other, mumbling something or another.

"A new member, I hope they're strong," said Natsu as he was now getting excited about hearing they'd be getting a new member.

"Aye, Natu's all revved up now!"

"To be honest with you all, he's been a member for three days now, but he's been too shy to show his face around anyone. But I finally convinced him to meet everyone. Speaking of which, hey, you can come out now." At hearing this a boy suddenly appeared from a door near the stage, and walked up towards Makarov. He had mid-length black hair, black eyes, a light skin tone, had a slim build, and appeared to be around the same age and height as Natsu. "Well, go ahead and introduce yourself," Makarov told him as he moved to allow the boy to speak.

"Uuumm, hello, my name is Xanyew Driver, I'm 17 years old, I live close to the guild, and I look forward to working with you all. I hope we can all become friends." However, no one could barely hear a single word he said, as he was mumbling.

"Huh, what did ya say, I couldn't hear ya," yelled one member.

"Could you speak up a little bit more," yelled another.

"Come on, we can't hear a word your saying!" And with that, nearly the whole guild was shouted at him. At hearing so many people yelling at him, Xanyew grew more and more nervous. After about a few more seconds of being yelled at, Xanyew's nervousness had apparently grew to the breaking point , as he yelled-

"I SAID MY NAME IS XAYNEW DRIVER! I'M 17 YEARS OLD, I LIVE CLOSE TO THE GUILD, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL! AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL BE FRIENDS!" At hearing him yell this, everyone immediately stopped.

"Alright, that's what I'm talking about! Someone with a fiery soul," Natsu shouted, his fists starting to blaze. Xanyew simply looked at him with a shocked expression on his face. Natsu caught the boys' gaze, and gave him his usual grin. At seeing this, Xanyew quickly looked away and proceeded to walk off the stage.

"Alright then, I want you all to give our new friend a warm welcome, make him feel right at home. But most off all, let's show him what Fairy Tail's all about!"

"Ai, master," they all shouted, as they all then returned to doing the things they did everyday.

"Ah man, I made a fool of myself on the first day. I'm such an idiot," groaned Xaynew, as he took a seat by the bar. He was so busy moaping around, that he didn't notice someone walking up behind him, until they tapped him on the shoulder. He quickly spun around to see Lucy.

"Hey there," she greeted him with her kind smile.

"Hey," he said simply, turning away from her with a slight blush on his face.

"Huh, what's wrong," she asked noticing this.

"I'm sorry, it's just that...I get nervous whenever I talk to a pretty girl I don't know." Lucy smiled at this. One because he had just called her pretty, and two, he seemed to be a nice guy.

"Anyway, it's nice to meet you I'm-"

"Lucy Heartphilia," he finished, cutting her off. When he saw her questioning looks, he decided to continue. "I know your name because I've heard of the Heatphilia family. I heard they had a daughter, her name was Lucy, and that she was in Fairy Tail. So when you told me your name, i just kinda put two and two together."

"Hey calm down! I didn't say a thing! All I was gonna say was that I was shocked that you already knew my name, but was kinda glad, cuz now we can skip the introductions, and get to know eachother. So, are from Magnolia?" He was about to respond, when he was interupted by a familiar voice.

"Yo Xaynew, let's fight!" They both turned to see Natsu, with a fiery look in his eyes.

"Aye Natsu, you shouldn't challenge people without introducing yourself!"

'Alright then, I'm-."

"Natsu Dragneel, I've heard of you too."

"Alright, then let's fight!" However, he was knocked down by a familiar foot. They both turned to see that it was Erza who knocked him down. And with her were, Gray, Wendy, Gajeel, Juvia, Lisanna, Elfman, and Mirajane.

"Erza Scarlet, Gray Fullbuster, Wendy Marvewll, Gajeel Redfox, Juvia Loxar, Lisanna, Elfman, and Mirajane!" They all looked at Xaynew with questioning looks, as they didn't see how he could've known their names without them introducing themselves.

"He knows alot about us," explained lucy, which apparently satisfied the others.

"Anyway, let us be the first ones to welcome you to Fairy Tail," said Erza with a warm smile.

"Thank you," he replied blushing, as he found Erza and the other girls to be pretty.

"Hey Xaynew, don't think you've gotten away from anything! One of these days, were gonna fight, and until that day, I look forward to it," said Natsu, as Xaynew simply looked at Natsu.

'Alright," he replied as he walked away from the group. however, when he was out of hearing range, he whispered something to himself." So this is Fairy Tail, hmm, it certainly is interesting."