Beginnings
I had only been initiated into the guild for about a week now. I had just returned from my first job roughly about three hours ago, and was having a little drink to celebrate. I was currently engaged in a game of strip poker with Cana, the guild drunk, Loke, the guild playboy, and Grey, the guild stripper. I was currently winning.
I slapped down my hand and received a groan from my guild mates. "I swear you're cheating somehow." Loke growled as he stood up and rid himself of his pants, Grey doing the same and Cana just sighing and removing her underwear, leaving them all in their last article of clothing. I simply sat there and giggled, sitting Indian style in only my underwear and a white t-shirt. Having lost my shoes, socks, pants, and bra earlier.
"Come on guys, I'm not that good, I just happened to be wearing more clothing then you." I giggled. It was then that the back door opened while Grey dealt the cards. "Hey, Lily, can I ask you something?" Mira had come in, completely ignored the nearly naked people and wrapped her arms around my shoulders.
"Sure, what's up Mira?" I asked as I picked up my cards and looked behind me, noted the four strangers with her. I quickly searched my mind and remembered three of them being the members of the Thunder Legion, Freed, Bixlow, and Evergreen. The final guest took me a moment due to the alcohol running through my veins and the darkness of the room. But I recognized him at the Lightning Dragon Slayer, Laxus.
"I was wondering if you were free to do a team mission tomorrow morning?" Mira giggled. I thought for a second. "Sure, I don't think I had anything planned for tomorrow, who am I going with though?" I asked. Mira giggled and beckoned the four closer. I reached back and took a quick swig of my Long Island Iced Tea and took a quick peak at my cards. I kept my poker face on, but inside I was grinning like a fool, I had the best hand possible.
"You'll be going with the Thunder Legion and their leader." Mira explained and began to introduce us, I already knew them, but no one knew that, simply cause I wasn't of this world, but whatever. "Why do we need to go with such a newbie?" Bixlow complained. Mira frowned and started to defend me, but I beat her to it. "Hey now, just cause I'm new to the guild doesn't mean I'm weak. I'm a big girl, I can tie my own shoes and everything." I grinned at the masked man. He gave a wide grin, "Well at least the little birdie can stick up for herself." Bixlow stuck his tongue out as five little totems flew around his head all shouting 'birdie'.
I chuckled at the little barrel figures as Laxus walked up with a sneer on his face. "Alright little girl, the only reason you're coming with us is because Mira demands that since this mission is so dangerous that we need to take a healer with us. That so happens to be you." Laxus growled with a glare set on me. "I hope that she's right, and you are an incredibly useful fighter, cause we have no interest in protecting a weakling."
I thickly swallowed and gave a grin. "I can assure you, I'm not how I look." I could feel how tense the others were, if this was anyone else, they would have been complaining about the game being put on hold like this. "I can hold my own in a fight, and since Mira, is asking me to go along as a healer, I can assure you, you're gonna be in good hands." I smirked as I stood my ground against the titanic blond. He simply grunted and walked out, the Legion following suite. "I've never seen someone stand their ground against Laxus other then the master." Cana blinked.
I shrugged. "Dealing with my fight happy father and my overbearing mother, both of whom are extremely overprotective, it's kind of hard to find too many people intimidating." I shrugged. Suddenly someone came back in, I looked over and noted it was Freed. "We almost forgot, we wish for you to meet us in the center of town, by the town fountain for departure at six A.M. Don't be late, or we leave without you." Freed shot a glare toward me. "Got it," I waved my hand at the green haired man. He nodded and departed from the small room again.
The others then picked up their cards and practically glared at them while Mira explained the details of the mission to me. "How many cards?" Grey asked. I looked at my hand shrugged. "If it's all the same with you, I'll keep my hand." I returned to Mira while the others swapped out cards. "Ugh, Grey, we're never letting you deal again." Cana grumbled, Loke seemed to smirk though.
Apparently the mission was to infiltrate a small dark guild and wipe them out, seemed simple enough, except for the higher ups of the team were all strong members of various other guilds. Not quite 'S' class, but high up there, and the guild master WAS an 'S' class member of another disbanded dark guild known as 'Devil's Brigade'. "Sounds like a fun time." I snigger as I play with my cards.
"Alright, no more stalling, everyone, cards down." Grey smirked as he laid down a straight, Cana grumbled and threw down her cards and took off her bra, sitting back, completely unabashed at her nudity. Loke chuckled and threw down a flush. Grey slapped his head and grumbled before standing up and ridding himself of his last article of clothing. Mira covered her eyes and blushed bright red. I smirked. "Cold in here, Grey?" I teased the ice mage. Grey simply flushed hotly and glared at me. Loke's eyes were trained on me, seeing if I either had a better hand, or if I would strip. "Sorry to ruin your stride, Loke, but..." I gently set down my cards, revealing a royal flush with a smile. Loke sighed before stripping off his own boxers. "Still think you're cheating." He grumbled and he sat back down, practically displaying his manhood. "Not sure how, Grey has his hands on the deck and my sleeves aren't long enough to be hiding any cards, and it'd be kind of obvious if they were in my panties." I smirked at the boy before standing up and putting my pants back on.
"Oh, come on Lily! let's have naked shots with the boys!" Cana called as I laced up my shoes. "Sorry Cana, maybe another night. You heard mister Crankypants, I gotta be at the center of town at six am tomorrow. Wont do me any good in being hungover." I grinned as I helped Mira, who was still covering her eyes, out the door. "Besides, something tells me that being the center of that mans attention is a very bad place to be." I smirked as I left the room and went home. My thoughts on the cold glare of the lightning dragon.