"Hey Droy! Wanna make a team together!?" a red-headed boy propositioned, so excited he couldn't stand still.
The twelve-year-old Droy was less enthused. Sarusuke was his best friend, but he often had such bold ideas when he got into his jittery moods like this, and Droy had seen more than a few such plans fail spectacularly just this month. Still, he humored him, as he always did.
"I don't wanna be on a team that's just two boys," he objected. "Let's have a girl join."
He thought for a moment that may deter him, but as fate would have it, a certain meek bluenette happened by at that moment. Sarusuke wasted no time in suggesting her. "Then how about Levy!"
Levy McGarden.. She was a friend of both boys, though Droy wouldn't exactly say they hung out all that often. "Levy? She's so weak.." Granted, that wasn't his only problem.
The girl in question sighed, a bit annoyed that they were discussing this without actually asking for her opinion on the matter. "Sarusuke, it's fine. I'm not really looking for a team, and Droy's right.."
To her surprise, a laugh came as response. The boy's smile never faded, nor did he ever stop bouncing- running in place? Whatever he was doing.
"That's ridiculous!" he exclaimed. "You're smarter than a lot o' the grown-ups! Me an' Droy can protect ya! You just gotta be our brains!"
And estrogen, according to Droy, Levy thought dryly. Still, she couldn't deny she was a little flattered. All that energy got on quite a few nerves, and Levy had to admit hers been among them at least a few times. But at the moment, it was a little bit.. infectious, and she found herself starting to smile at the idea. "...I guess it could be fun," she murmured. Her gaze turned to Droy.
He was getting outvoted here, wasn't he.. With an annoyed sigh, he groaned, "Fiiiiine... But she better not slow us down. She's just a kid, ya know."
"You're only a year older than me!" the eleven-year-old protested.
"Yeah, a whole year! That's like.. foreeeever." A year and a few months in his case, in fact, and just shy of a year in Sarusuke's! Of course, there was absolutely no reason he knew her birthday off the top of her head, and he certainly wasn't becoming at all flustered from having this conversation.
"Well, I won't get in your way," Levy assured him firmly.
Meanwhile, Sarusuke looked ready to burst. "AHAHA!" he exclaimed, giving a few impressively high jumps amidst all his jittering. "So we're really doing this? We're really gonna start a team!?"
Still unsure just how serious he was, Levy gave a sheepish, uncertain grin. "I guess so..?" What was she getting herself into?
Droy, on the other hand, suspected the whole thing would probably fall apart in a week or two tops. Still, Sarusuke did seem really excited, even for him. He supposed he may as well try to have some fun with it while it lasted. Sighing in equal parts defeat and amusement, he finally smiled slightly himself. "Yeah, sure.. Okay."
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh-"
"Watch out-" Droy warned Levy, knowing that build up all too well.
"YAAAAHOOOOOO!" The boy sprung so high he nearly hit his head on the ceiling, then literally hit the ground running, taking off for a victory lap or seventeen around the guild hall. At least he remembered to head outside this time, though he still nearly bowled over an older guildmate on his way out.
Barely stepping out of the way in time, the middle-aged man watched after the cloud of dust kicked up in the child's wake. "Damn, that kid moves like a jet." Shaking his head and chuckling to himself, he headed inside.
Meanwhile, Levy looked a little concerned. "Is ah.. is he always like that?"
Droy shrugged. "Most days. You'll get used to it."
Levy laughed softly. "I suppose I'd better." Another thought occurred to her, then. "You really think they'll let a couple of kids our age go out on any jobs alone?"
"Probably not. Maybe the little errand type stuff around town."
"Nuh-uh!" It seemed Sarusuke was back from his run. "We'll do way better than that! We're gonna be the best team in all of Fairy Tail! I can feel it!" No one could say he wasn't ambitious, at least.
What had Levy gotten herself into, indeed.
A/N: :'D I've been wanting to write this for a while; here's hoping I can see it through to the end. Please review! Critique welcome~