Chapter 2: Elven Point
A little twelve-year-old boy looked down at the blonde girl who had just collapsed at the front door of his guild. Kneeling, he poked her cheek to check if she was still alive. Her face scrunched up on contact giving the twelve-year-old knowledge that she was still alive. He stood up and turned around.
"Anthony! The girl is alive!" he shouted into the guild hall.
"What do you want me to do about it?!" responded Anthony. Anthony was a young man about twenty years old with brown hair. He wore combat gear and had metal gauntlets. His light brown boots were worn but had no holes.
"Pick the girl up and take her to the infirmary, you twit!" shouted a young eighteen-year-old girl sitting at the bar. She was drinking a mug of ale.
"Shut it Nicole!" shouted Anthony as he picked up the unconscious blonde girl, "Let's go the infirmary, Jake," said Anthony to the redhead twelve-year-old.
"Don't worry. I can heal her!" he chirped running ahead to the infirmary to prepare to heal her. Nicole chuckled at the boy's excitement. Nicole was a busty brunette who wore a navy green tank top and dark brown pants that were loose at the bottom. Her tank top was tucked into her pants, with a belt that held a knife and her she wore dark brown boots.
"Oi Nicole, why was Anthony carrying an unconscious girl?" asked a new boy, looking about nineteen, with black hair.
"Cause she collapsed at our front door," said Nicole taking another swig out of her mug.
"You know if mother caught you drinking this early in the day~," said the boy in a singsong voice. This caused Nicole to spit out her drink. Coughing and wiping her mouth she glared at him.
"You know mother is coming back next week right? I mean, you follow the woman around like a lost puppy most of the time Ladon, you of all people should know this." taunted Nicole.
"I do not!" he shouted, "and for the record, even if I did I would make a cute puppy," he said huffing.
"Keep telling yourself that, and keep away from me you mangy mutt..." mumbled Nicole under her breath as she took another drink.
"You two shouldn't argue. Mother doesn't like it when we argue." said a sweet voice to the right. Spitting out her drink once more Nicole yelped.
"Serena! You made me spit my drink out!" shouted Nicole, "And don't scare me like that!"
"Yeah, you really should stop popping out of nowhere." agreed Landon.
"Than what point does my magic have if I can't mess with people?" she asked. Her sweet voice gave her an innocent impression but in truth, she was the most mischievous person in the guild.
"Plus, I'm pretty sure mother finds it amusing when we argue," added Landon.
"Your pretty sure? I'm certain she finds it amusing! That woman laughed her head off when we were arguing and Nikki kicked us. We were sent flying and landed in the river!" retorted Nicole rubbing the place where she got kicked.
"Well, everyone knows that you're not supposed to stand directly behind a horse," said Serena.
"Yeah, you should know that better than most people, Nikki is your horse after all." said a voice from behind the bar. Anthony smirked at them as he cleaned the dishes.
"Weren't you supposed to be with Jake?" asked Landon.
"Weren't you supposed to be following mother around like a lost puppy?" retorted Anthony.
"I do not!" shouted Landon.
"Do too," replied Anthony.
"I do not!"
"Do too."
"I do not!"
"Do too."
"I do not!"
"Do too."
"I do not!"
"Do too."
Anthony smirked, "Do not."
"Do too!" said Landon before realizing what he had said, "NO! I mean do not!" he shouted panicking. Everyone laughed at his expense.
"See? Even you admitted it," said Nicole setting down her now empty mug.
"That was because Anthony tricked me." huffed Landon.
"We all know that if you get tricked by Anthony its a sign you have little brains." said a small voice. They turned to see Jake smirking at Landon. Nicole burst out laughing and Serena cackled laying down in the bar as she laughed. Anthony gave the young boy a low five before getting back to work. Landon looked dumbfounded.
"Alright, who decided to teach Jake how to be witty and sarcastic?" asked Landon jokingly.
"That would be Nicole and Anthony, I believe." said a voice from the second floor. Everyone looked to see a young man who looked to be twenty-four.
He wore a black cloak and had dark green hair that was pulled back into a small ponytail. He had a scar over his right eye, even though it was still intact, that went from his forehead down to his cheekbone.
"When did you get back Conner?" asked Nicole.
"Last night. But I was so tired I just went to bed as soon as I got here," he responded, jumping down from the second floor down to the first.
"And you didn't bother saying hi? I'm hurt!" said Nicole feigning hurt.
"Oh get over yourself." teased Conner.
"Nah, that's no fun," replied Nicole standing up and stretching.
"Ung! Does that feel good! Now that I'm all stretched, I think I'm going to take Nikki out for a walk." she said walking towards the door.
"Alright, have fun. And Nicole use the-" began Connor before a loud boom was heard. Nicole blasted a hole in the wall before exiting.
"Door…" finished Connor rolling his eyes and sighing, "Mother is going to murder me," he said chuckling.
"Hey, at least she's not going to torture you," said Jake smiling.
Connor grimaced, "Yeah. At least she won't do that."
"Hey, Connor? About the girl who collapsed earlier…." said Jake catching the man's attention.
"Yeah? What about her?" he asked curiously.
"Her magic is odd. It had a feeling like mother's but it's different. She also has an odd attachment on her belt. There's a ring full of keys. They're all golden and silver but one of them is red." described Jake.
"Oh really? Well then, we'll just have to wait until she wakes up to question her. However it sounds like she is a celestial wizard." he mused, " Although, if you want I can wait with you in the infirmary until she wakes up?" offered the man.
"Yes please." said the boy. While he was excited to meet her, if she was dangerous he didn't want to get hurt. Plus Connor would never leave Jake alone in a room with a stronger whose intentions were unknown.
"Alright squirt, let's go," said Connor and the two walked off to the infirmary.
"Serena, want to spar?" challenged Landon.
"If you're ready for me to kick your ass? Sure," she replied sweetly.
"Serena...duck," said Anthony.
"Huh?" she said looking at him. However, as soon as she turned her head Landon punched her sending her through the wall making a hole right next to the one Nicole had made. Anthony sighed.
"I did warn her."
"See ya loser!" taunted Landon running after Serena making a third hole in the wall.
"Mother is going to lose it when she sees how many holes we've made," said Anthony to no one in particular as he makes a hole next to the kitchen door to put the dishes away, chuckling as he heard Conner yelling down to them from the top of the stairs.
"STOP MAKING SO MANY DAMN HOLES IN THE WALLS!"
"Jake, are you sure blondie is still alive?" asked a female voice.
Lucy groaned. Her body was aching and sore all over. Opening her eyes she found herself in a bed, in a place she didn't recognize. While most of her senses were recovering and waking up she could hear the conversation happening around her.
"No, she's dead." replied the voice of a young boy who Lucy guessed was Jake.
"Really?" asked another voice, this one was male.
"Yes, Landon. I've kept the body of a dead girl that I don't even know in the infirmary for three days," said Jake sarcastically.
"Hey Nicole, I think we taught him how to be sarcastic and witty a bit too much." said a new male voice.
"Nah Anthony, he's doing just fine." said the female voice from earlier, who Lucy now identified as Nicole. Lucy also guessed that the new male voice was Anthony.
"She seems more restless now, is she alright?" asked a sweet feminine voice.
"She's probably beginning to regain consciousness Serena." said an older male voice.
"Oh," responded Serena.
"Are you sure she isn't dead?" asked Landon.
"She literally just groaned like a minute ago and now you're asking if she is dead?" deadpanned Nicole smacking him upside the head.
"Leave him be Nicole." said the older male voice with a bit of authority. Lucy guessed that he was the one in charge or at least held the most authority currently.
"At least she didn't kick him where the sun doesn't shine again," said Anthony.
"Want me to do it to you?" threatened Nicole.
"Oh yeah? And what makes you think you can even land a hit on me?" challenged Anthony.
"Ha! Anthony, you couldn't land a hit on Nicole even if you wanted to!" jeered Landon.
"You want to test that theory mutt face?" said Anthony grabbing Landon by the shirt.
"Shove it, Anthony, I don't think you could land a hit on any of us if you tried." mocked Nicole placing her hands behind her head in a nonchalant manner.
"At least I don't drink in the middle of the day." retorted Anthony.
"Says the one who got drunk of his butt yesterday." Serena chimed in.
"Nip it Serena!" shouted the three. Lucy didn't see what happened but she heard a crash and the sound of rubble falling.
"Again with the wall…." said the older male sweatdropping.
"Look she's awake!" said Jake excitedly as Lucy opened her eyes. Pushing herself up Lucy looked around. She saw two boys and a girl around her age trying to fight each other. She saw another girl unburying herself out of rubble, Lucy only sweatdropped as she somehow seemed cheery despite being thrown into the wall.
"And now there is another hole in the walls…..mother is so going to kill us," grumbled Connor but no one around him heard it.
"Hi miss, what's your name!?" chirped Jake smiling happily as he leaned on her bed.
"um…...I'm Lucy," answered Lucy. She saw no reason not to tell them her real name. They didn't seem to want to hurt her as much as they would each other.
"Lucy…...that's a pretty name." said Jake smiling, "Don't you think so big brother?" Jakes turned to the older man.
"Sure thing kid. If I remember correctly Lucy means light. Or at least…..something along those lines." Connor rubbed the back of his neck, unsure.
"Oh!" said Jake placing his hands on his head, "We forgot to introduce ourselves!" he cried upset that he had forgotten something so important.
He quickly turned to Lucy and held out his hand, "My name is Jake!" he chirped, bouncing on his heels.
"Nice to meet you, Jake," said Lucy smiling at his excitement.
"My name is-" began the boy with brown hair before the busty brunette punched him hard in the shoulder.
"The name is Nicole. This idiot-" She pointed at Anthony who interrupted her before she could finish.
"My name is Anthony and, no, I'm not actually an idiot," he said only to be pulled into a headlock by Nicole.
"Who said you could interrupt me twit!?" she yelled.
"I am not a twit either!" he shouted back trying to get out of the headlock. The two hit the floor and began wrestling one another. Jake smirked at the two.
"The liiiike each other~" he taunted causing both to stop what they were doing and look at his. Lucy was instantly reminded of Happy when Jake said that.
"Why you-" began Anthony before Conner grabbed him by the back of his shirt.
"How many times do mother and I have to say it? No fighting in the infirmary!" he scolded. This caused both fighters to calm down.
"Yes Connor." both responded in understanding, before glaring at each other, crossing their arms and looking away from each other comedically.
Connor sighed and looked at Lucy, "Sorry about them. Please understand that this is something normal around here. My name is Connor and I am the oldest besides mother around here." he said giving a slight bow.
Lucy wasn't sure what to think, it was so similar to Fairy Tail and yet, different. Nicole was a lot like Erza and yet unlike Erza Nicole fought and would make a mess of things while Connor would stop the fighting. Connor, unlike Erza, seemed to be respected and instead of violence used words to keep everyone under control.
The relationship between Anthony and Nicole reminded Lucy of Natsu and Gray, always arguing and fighting but in the end, would always have each other's back. Lucy then looked at the girl who finally was free from the rubble and the black haired boy who was leaning nonchalantly against the wall.
Seeing her eyes shift Connor looked in the direction in which Lucy was looking, and smirked with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"Oi you two, why don't you introduce yourselves?" he asked.
"Do we have too?" whined the black haired boy.
"My name is Serena!" said Serena being very cheerful.
"Yes you have to….unless you want stable duty till mother comes back?" suggested Connor, although it wasn't as much of a suggestion as it was a threat.
"And be close to Nikki's behind? No thanks. Lucy, my name is Landon." he introduced refusing to be inflicted with Connor's punishment.
"...if you don't mind me asking, where am I?" asked Lucy.
"You're in our guild. Elven Point," said Connor gesturing to the guild mark the left side of his neck. Jake showed his on his right shoulder, Landon on his stomach, Serena on her right hand, Anthony on his left shoulder, and Nicole her right shoulder.
"Your….a guild?" Lucy asked making sure she knew what she was seeing. Connor chuckled at her unsure reaction.
"Yeah. We're the only members, but it doesn't matter. We're family, we look out for one another. Your a celestial wizard right?" he asked at the end.
Lucy didn't even want to know how he knew, she hadn't even mentioned magic. Although she did guess that he most likely could have seen the key ring on her hip.
"Yes. Is that bad?" Lucy asked hoping that they didn't hold any grudges against Celestial Wizards.
"No, no, no." said Connor slightly panicking, "I was just wondering since you don't seem to have a guild mark if you wanted to join," he said.
"You think mother would let her?" asked Landon.
"Of course she would, the girl is a wizard. No reason to deny her." retorted Nicole.
"Wait...shouldn't the guild master decide?" asked Lucy remembering how things worked back in Fairy Tail, you could join the guild so long as the master gave the okay.
"Mother isn't here right now. Something about a guild masters meeting or something like that. I don't know with that woman, anyways if you want to join you can." Connor told her.
Lucy took a few moments to consider it. If they were really such a small guild, would they remember her? Include her? And who is this mother they keep talking about? It sounds like she's the guild master but also their mother? It didn't make any sense.
"So….your mother is the guild master?" asked Lucy confused.
"Yep. Best of the best…..unless she's mad. You don't want to see her when she's mad." he grimaced just thinking about the many punishments he and the others had endured when they had incurred her wrath.
"She also laughs at us if we do something stupid or dumb," added Landon.
"She also enjoys the chaos we make!" chirped Jake, "Which is a lot now that I think about it." Jake began to ponder.
"Your head will grow a few sizes if you keep thinking so hard Jake." teased Anthony.
"Maybe you should think hard then, your empty head could stand to grow a bit," replied Jake. At this everyone but Lucy snickered.
"Kinda harsh for a kid huh?" she asked Connor.
"Nah, he hangs around Nicole and Anthony too much so he picked up their wit and sarcasm. Plus, mother encourages it as well."
Lucy sweatdropped at Connor's answer. Why would a mother encourage such a thing? This guild kept getting weirder and weirder.
"Why would anyone encourage it?" asked Lucy, though truly she regretted asking.
"Simple, because. Half the things that mother says or does don't many any sense but she knows what she is doing, she's been on this earth for a long time, though don't let her gentle appearance fool you. That woman is a demon when she meets an enemy." warned Connor.
"I see….She sounds like a wonderful woman," said Lucy remembering what she could of her own mother.
"She is," said Connor smiling. The two watched as the rest of his siblings bickered amongst themselves. Lucy couldn't help but wonder if she should take the offer. They all seemed like good people and they all really cared about one another.
"Connor…..I'm thinking of accepting the offer but…." He looked at her.
"But?" he asked.
"I would like to meet your mother first. If she is the only one who is here other than you guys, if I don't get along at least a little bit with her than I shouldn't stay," she said.
"Alright. You can make the decision after you meet her. That sounds reasonable. Until then, you can hang with us. And until you make that decision, if you'd like you can go on missions like any other member." he offered.
"But shouldn't I be a member?" asked Lucy.
"Well, normally yes. But mother said that if we have someone on the fence about joining they can be an honorary member until they deny or accept the offer. However, this only lasts up to three months. Unless mother says otherwise." he explained.
Lucy thought it over. It seemed reasonable. Plus staying with them until their mother returned would allow her to get to know them better.
Lucy gave him a smile, "I think I'll take you up on that offer. It gives me a chance to get to know you all more and learn how things work around here."
"Yay! Lucy is staying for a while!" cheered Jake jumping up and down.
"Yes! Another girl! Let's kick the boys' asses together alright?" said Nicole folding her arms and smiling.
"So long as your nice. I've got no problem with you staying," said Landon.
"No one asked you mutt face." shouted Anthony, "Nice to have you here Lucy."
"We can have lots of girl time together." said Serena, "And play plenty of pranks too~"
"Looks like everyone is fine with it. Well, Lucy, I hope you enjoy it here. Because it can get pretty crazy." said Connor.
"I'll go get the booze!" shouted Landon running through the wall, making a hole.
"Landon!" shouted Connor speed walking after him, "What did I say about making holes in the wall!?"
"Well. Looks like mutt face is in trouble," said Anthony.
"Not as much trouble as you'll be once Connor realizes that you didn't do your kitchen chores today," said Nicole. Lucy chuckled and hid her smile behind her hand.
Anthony paled, "Oh crap."