My first Fairy Tail fanfic ^_^ how often do you see fanfics of minor villains? Hardly at all right? Why do I always write minority stories... Anywho, this is story about the Eisenwald Guild from the Lullaby arc, but it explains how it became a dark guild to begin with, but that won't be for a few chapters. This btw is just an introductory chapter (sorry its so short), and the main character of the whole story with predominantly be Kageyama. I apologize in advance if I start to be inconsistent in latter chapters by calling him Kage instead of Kageyama, but it gets tiresome typing Kageyama all the time. This story starts in the year X764, twenty years before the events in the anime.
The child knew his parents resented him; he knew it since the day he was born. They never wanted to have a child. They saw a child as an anchor holding them back from their life. He was only three and he understood. He and his parents traveled every day, and because he still feared of being abandoned, he kept a close eye on his parents and did his best to keep their pace. However, in a town named Oshibana, he found a window to a toy store and was enraptured by all the marvelous toys inside. He only had one of his own which he was currently clutching to his tiny chest: a tattered stuffed bear. When he looked away from the window, his parents were missing. He ran in the direction he had last seen them heading and looked down every street in the small town for his parents. Dusk slowly crept on him and he slowly began to give up on his search. He walked aimlessly as street lamps started to illuminate the night. He held his head down and stared at the street, hugging his precious bear to his neck, and a single tear trickled down his cheek.
"Hey kid, what are you doing out so late?"
The child looked up. Standing before him was an old man. At least, he thought it was an old man, but his voice sounded young. The boy before him had messy silver hair and curious black eyes. He wore a plain short sleeved jacket, t-shirt, shorts and sandals, had bandages on his forearms and black gloves. The child backed away and looked again to the ground.
"Are you lost?" asked the other boy. The child ignored him and cringed. "It's okay, you can stay with me!" The silver haired boy grabbed the child by the hand and led him to a large building surrounded by large trees. "Here we are! The Eisenwald Guild!"
"What's a guild?" the child asked.
"'What's a guild?!' Well, there are all kinds of guilds, but this one is a magical guild! I'll take you the master, Adler! He might be able to help you!"
They stepped inside the guild and the child was astounded by all the different kinds of people in the guild hall, and each were using magic. He had always heard of people using magic, but had never seen it himself.
"Whatcha bring home this time, Erigor," yelled a young man across the hall. The child could easily tell he was drunk.
"A little lost puppy!" Erigor laughed, leading the child deeper into the hall. Erigor waved to a man looking down on them from a balcony on the second floor. Erigor took the child up to greet the man.
"Master Adler! Look at what I found! He was wandering around town all alone!"
Master Adler kneeled down to bring his face close to the child's. The child cringed inwardly and tried not to look the man in the eye. The guild master intimidated as he wore a large outfit with many showy, fluffy feathers. "What's your name, child?" While he had a calming, consoling voice, the child sat down and tried to be as small as possible and hid behind his bear. He heard the man say quietly, "I don't think he's quite lost. I believe he's been," and he never finished. The child peeked from behind his bear and saw that the boy named Erigor was sitting next to his, a melancholy look of empathy on his face. The child hid his face again when the bird man came close to him and wrapped him in arms.
"It's alright, child, you don't have to be afraid. Could you please tell us your name?"
The child continued to hide for a few more minutes before finally gaining the courage to speak.
He answered slowly and with a childish lisp. "My name ith Kageyama Dethombra, and I'm three yearth old." Peeking from behind his bear again, he held up three fingers to emphasize his age. He cringed again when Erigor suddenly and loudly 'aww-ed.' He snatched little Kageyama out of Master Adler's hands and hugged him tightly.
The guild master smiled. "He can stay with us for the night, Erigor. Would you like that, Kageyama?"
Kageyama looked at the feather-clad man, not sure what to think of the proposal. Then he slowly looked up at Erigor's smiling face. While the master did look like a giant creepy birdman, he was very nice, and so was Erigor, so he looked back at Adler and nodded with a shy smile. Erigor whooped happily, jumped up, and swung Kageyama into the air.
"This will be so much fun! I get to have a roommate, ha ha!" Erigor put Kageyama down, but he was still bouncing with excitement. Then Adler whispered into his ear.
"Well, we don't know for sure if he was abandoned. We might be able to find his parents and send him home. Don't get too attached."
"Aww, but what if they don't want him, can he be like my little brother?!"
Kageyama yawned and rubbed his eyes as Adler scolded Erigor for saying something so selfish. Then he looked down through the spaces on the banister at the people that made up the guild. They all seemed nice and weren't fighting, and he figured that if he did stay, he wouldn't have to move around as much. He really liked that idea. So he went back over to Adler and Erigor and tugged on the birdman's sleeve.
"Mister *yawn* can I stay? Pwease?"
Adler pinched the bridge of his nose. "Okay, we'll just, get all this settled in the morning. Take him down to the basement and get him settled."
"Yes sir!" Erigor grabbed the child's had and nearly dragged him down the stairs and through a door at the bottom. They then proceeded down another flight of stairs.
When Kageyama had heard 'basement,' he first thought of a dark, gloomy, stone prison, but the space below the guild hall almost looked like a common household living room. A small chandelier provided the only light, but it was enough for them to see and enough to keep Kageyama from feeling too frightened by the space. Unlike upstairs, the floors were carpeted, and there were a couple couches and chairs and a fireplace. Paintings of nature and some people that Kageyama didn't recognize adorned the walls and a few candle holders hung from each corner in the room, none of which were lit. To the left, there seemed to be a small kitchen and to the right was a hallway with four doors, one at the very end of the hallway.
The silver haired boy led Kageyama to the door to the right of the last door. The room was quite large and had two beds as well as two different personalities about it. On one side of the room around one bed had a more masculine feel and several plushy, bird-like, children's toys while the other had an earthen, antique feel that was slightly feminine. A long dresser sat against the wall between the beds and on top sat two earthen lamps, each lit.
Erigor walked over the smaller bed with the bird toys, grabbed one that resembled an eagle, then plopped on the other bed. "You can sleep in my bed over there; you probably don't want my sister's girly bed." While the other boy smiled brightly and didn't seem to mind, Kageyama didn't feel right kicking someone out of their bed. Then he thought about Erigor sister. Where would she sleep. Erigor could see the troubled look on the child's face and said, "My sister's off on a job, and I don't really mind sleeping in her bed. You don't have to feel bad or anything, kid. You're our guest! If you need anything, let me know, and I'll leave one of these lamps on too, if you're afraid of the dark."
Kageyama still pondered for a moment, but when he saw Erigor turn his lamp off, get under the covers of his sister's bed and get comfortable, he shrugged and climbed into the other boy's bed. He felt odd being surrounded by all the birds, but he dealt with and slipped under the blankets. Hugging his own stuffed animal to his chest, he tried to sleep, lingering thoughts of the sorrowful day clouding his young, yet oddly mature mind.
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When Kageyama woke up, he was astonished what he witnessed first; Erigor was on the floor clutching the eagle doll, face down on his knees with his bottom in the air, part of his blanket covering his feet. The odd boy snored softly and his sleep definitely didn't seem disturbed. Kageyama threw one of the stuffed toys on the bed at the boy and giggled quietly when Erigor snorted and woke up, standing straight up on his knees. His eyes were half-lidded and he looked around the room slowly. Once he realized he was on the floor, he grabbed the other bird, yawned, and climbed back into his sister's bed. Then, before he went back to sleep, he threw the bird back at Kageyama. The child giggled again and threw the same bird a couple more at Erigor. The older boy grumbled, grabbed the birds and stalked over to the other bed. He placed the bird down then climbed into the bed and put Kageyama in a light headlock.
The older boy made an odd sound, almost like a growl, then said, "Please stop throwing my friends." He playfully, yet sleepily, shoved the child down to the bed and got up and climbed back into his sister's.
"You threw one too!"
"So?" Erigor's reply was muffled by the pillows. "Go back to sleep, please?"
While he didn't want to disturb his roommate anymore, Kageyama had grown curious about what else was down in the basement. He grabbed his bear then quietly sneaked out of the room when he heard Erigor snoring. He was afraid of going into any of the other rooms, not wanting to bother anyone sleeping, so he went to the living room. He stopped at the corner when he heard a pair of voices in the room. One he recognized as Master Adler's. The other was of another man that Kageyama hadn't met yet. He peeked around the corner and saw both men sitting on the couch. Adler didn't have his huge, feathery coat on and was smoking a cigar. The other man seemed a bit younger and had long dark hair pulled back in a ponytail.
Adler pulled the cigar from his mouth and blew a small plume of smoke into the air, and smiled when he noticed Kageyama. He put the cigar out in a nearby ashtray then focused on the child, who hid behind the corner when he seen that he had been found out.
"You don't have to be so shy child." The other man tilted his head in confusion then looked in the same direction as Adler. When Kageyama peeked back at the men, Adler said to his friend, "Varjo, this is Kageyama, that little boy Erigor brought here last night. He might even be a new guild member, however, I have to ask him a few questions before that can happen."
Varjo waved and little Kageyama cringed behind the wall, but slowly crept around and walked towards them, clutching his bear. He kept his head down, but his eyes were wide and staring up at the two men. When he was finally standing in front of them, Adler picked him up and sat him in between him and Varjo.
"So, you say you want to stay here at this guild? How would your parents feel about that?" Kageyama was surprised by the question, and he curled into a ball, knees to his chest and face hiding in the comforting soft fluff of his bear.
Finally, he whispered, "My parent's don't want me. They never did." His body shuddered as he began crying. Then he felt a pair of arms wrap around him as he was lifted into Varjo's lap.
"Oh look what you did Addy, you made the poor thing cry!" Varjo started stroking the child's jet black hair, rocketing back and forth softly. "Hush little one, everything's going to be okay; we're your family now, and we will never abandon you."
After that, Kageyama didn't cry anymore. He felt strangely happy. His parents had never held him like this or said such nice, reassuring words to him. He had never felt like he had a family. Erigor had only found him just mere hours before and he already had a new one. Kageyama yawned loudly, and with a smile on his face, he cuddled up to Varjo, hugging his bear tightly. He would have to thank his new big brother in the morning.
Yep, we've got some OCs up in here, and more will be explained about Varjo and Adler in the next chapter, as well as another OC ;D We also get to meet three other orphans in the next chapter, I wonder if any of you can guess who they are...
I don't really know why I gave Kage a lisp, but he's a little kid and it makes him seem cute. Kage's last name "DeSombra" is only relevant because it pops up later. Also he's quite smart for his age. Erigor is ten years older than him, so he's 13. He's a little... slow for his age. Just a little. And obviously he's obsessed with birds.
Adler means "Eagle" in German so that's why his whole thing is birds. Then Varjo's name is pronounced "Vahr-yo", its Finnish for "shadow", bet now you all can guess what magic he specializes in.
Please check out my deviantArt page, it has some pics of everyone (Not Varjo yet) my dA is empersian1234 Hope to see you there and in the next chapter ^_^