I'm sorry for the long wait bu just for a fact I write depending on my mood, and I also have practice on Mondays and Wednesdays so I'll have little time on those days to write. Comment on my story on what you think of it! Also the picture is of the guild mark of Nymph Gem, as far as I'm concerned there isn't a guild in Fairy Tail with a mark like that. Please leave comments on what you think I should improve in my writing and mistakes I might have made.
It has been a month since we last saw the Twin Dragon Slayers. Petronilla and I resumed our training two weeks ago when we found a nice clearing in the middle of a very dense forest that was miles away from the closest town. There was a nice pond near the clearing so we could bathe and get fresh water to drink. Diamanta and Leopold also started to train with us which was a first. Both of them said they wanted to be stronger so they could be more useful in fights instead of just watching. Of course we didn't go easy on them, which Leopold looked like he regretted asking Petronilla to train him on the first day, but they showed great improvements in physical strength.
"Sungyevo!" Diamanta's voice knocked me out of my thoughts as I turned around. I was staring into the clear water of the pond while I thought over what happened in the past month. Petronilla and Leopold were back at the clearing probably napping since it's late in the afternoon.
"Sungyevo!" Diamanta called out again sounding closer than before. Trees circled the pond which left an opening above that showed a nice view of the bright blue sky. "At the pond!" I answered loudly to make sure she heard me. Diamanta left an hour or two ago to fly to the nearest big town to gather recent news, which she does every few days so we can stay updated. Diamanta appeared in the sky above me and flew down towards me. Her wings disappeared as I held out my hands to catch her. I held her in my arms as I turned back to the pond to look back at my reflection.
"Report."
"Same old information, but I did pick up something new."
"Oh?"
"Yes, rumor is going around that the members in the guild Fairy Tail that disappeared years ago have returned."
My eyes widened as my grip on Diamanta tightened. I ignored her protests as I glared at the water. A soft breeze blew by that somehow managed to get my hood down. My angry honey colored eyes had a fierce glare in them as I glared into the crystal clear water.
"Also the Grand Magic Games is going to start soon." Diamanta added on to her report when she noticed my glare. After a few moments of silence I relaxed my grip of Diamanta, who sighed in relief, and turned around to head back to the clearing.
"They return after so long, very soon they'll learn I don't forgive easily." I muttered under my breath as I walked between the huge trees. Diamanta's ear flicked which was her way of saying she heard me. Long story short, a certain dragon slayer promised he would be back soon to help with a certain problem Petronilla and I still face. Petronilla, Diamanta, Leopold, and I all waited in Magnolia for a whole year and a half before giving up and resuming our status as travelers. He left us, left us with false hopes that he would come back soon, betrayed us.
Luckily during our travels we came across a temporarily solution. The light that leaked through the thick leaves reflected off my necklace that I usually kept hidden. The chain itself was plain but in the front of it was a beautiful sunstone that seemed like energy was swirling around in the gem itself. It was a relief when I first put the necklace on and I haven't took it off since than.
I entered the clearing where we spent the majority of our days and saw Petronilla and Leopold snoozing in the shade of the trees. Her necklace was visible also which was an unusual sight since she always kept it hidden under her shirt or cloak. As I quietly crept closer to my sleeping friend I could see the smooth pearl attached to her necklace shine in the darkness of the tree. Diamanta wriggled around in my arms signalling that she wanted me to let her down. I put her down on the ground and went over to Petronilla's side while Diamanta went over to Leopold.
"Petronilla, wake up Diamanta's back." I whispered as I shook her slightly. Petronilla groaned before rolling over with her back facing me. I rolled my eyes at my fellow Dragon Slayer and crept closer to her. "Petronilla, c'mon wake up sleepyhead!" I whispered a bit more louder as I shook her shoulder rougher.
"What?" Petronilla yawned as she sat up looking over at me rubbing her eyes. "Leopold get up!" Diamanta hissed as she nudged a pouting Leopold with her paw. Leopold sighed before standing up, stretching with his arms up in the air. "I'm up." Leopold crossed his arms after he finished stretching as he went over to Petronilla's side, laying a paw on her arm. Petronilla looked over at Diamanta and I with an eyebrow raised waiting for our reason why we woke her up.
Diamanta quickly filled them in on the news she delivered to me. "They're back, huh?" Petronilla mumbled as she rested her hand on Leopold's head. "No doubt they'll be participating in the Grand Magic Games to regain their guild's honor and status," Petronilla raised her gaze to look at both Diamanta and I. "Should we go say hello?"
"Petronilla, is that a wise idea?" Leopold looked up at his partner with wide eyes. "We're not even in a guild and we haven't went to the last couple of games, didn't you say it'll be a waste of time?"
It's true we're not in a guild, we haven't been in a guild for years. I reached up to twirl a strand of my light blonde hair around my index finger. Perhaps, just perhaps we should change that. Ah, but what guild to join? Wait, I know just the guild!
"Why don't we take Gresilda up on her offer?" Everyone turned their gaze to me as I spoke up. "Sure it's been a year or two since we last saw them but I'm sure they'll welcome us with open arms."
"Yes, than we could enter the Grand Magic Games ourselves and possibly face them in battle." Petronilla said with a thoughtful look. Leopold hummed in response as he nodded showing his agreement to my suggestion. "Alright, it's worth a shot." Diamanta shrugged before making her way over to me. "I guess we should pack up and head out now."
Finally, after about three days Petronilla and I stood in front a small, but impressive, guild building. I looked up at the huge sign above the door that read 'Nymph Gem' and turned towards Petronilla with a huge grin. "Petronilla, we made it!" I giggled in excitement as I turned back towards the doors. Petronilla nodded her head, careful because Leopold was sitting on top of her head which was the same for Diamanta who was on top of me. We were wearing our cloaks, as usual, so I wondered how long it'll take them to realize that we came back after so long.
"Just go inside, slowpoke." Diamanta grumbled, obviously impatient. Well, she never did have any patient to begin with. "Alright, we're going." I took a step forward and pushed the mighty doors which creaked rather loudly as it swung open. Petronilla and I stepped inside to look around our surroundings. The guild hall was the same as any other guild hall but a tad bit smaller. Wooden tables and wooden benches were lined up in lines and I could see the guild bar at the other side of the room. The guild's mission board was in the far right corner and I could see a couple of requests on it.
Right now there were five people in the guild hall, and they all turned to look at us as we entered the guild. "Sungyevo! Diamanta! Petronilla! Leopold!" A young lady at the bar chirped as she quickly hopped off the bar stool she was sitting on to dash over to us. "Piper!" I chuckled as she tackled me in a hug, though not managing to budge me at all.
Piper Estrella has short, wavy black hair that reached her chin along with hazel eyes. She was a bit pale from spending all of her time indoors but she does have a nice tan that she somehow has. She's also short for her age of 22 being at least a few inches shorter than me, but also skinnier than me too. As I could see she was wearing a lacy black shirt along with a gray skirt that reaches her knees and a white ribbon tied around her waist leaving a bow in the back. I could also see that she was wearing black sandals, which was typical for her since she hates wearing sneakers. Her guild mark was on her left cheek so it was very visible and was light gray in color.
"This is a pleasant surprise." A new voice spoke up as Piper let go of me so she could go hug Petronilla. "Tora, looking the same as usual I see." I greeted her as she walked up to me.
Tora Arias has long white hair that reached behind her knees and silver eyes. Her skin was as smooth and flawless as ever I see, though she still looks as pale as the last time I saw her. Though her outfit is different, though she does change her style sometime. She is wearing a white and light gray Gothic Lolita dress along with white leggings and light gray Mary Jane. Tora turned 20 a few months earlier which makes her two year older than Petronilla and I. Tora's guild mark was on the back of her left hand and was white in color.
"Sunny! Dia! Lilly! Leo! Long time since we last saw you guys in here, miss me ladies?" A young man smirked as he walked up to stand next to Tora. "You wish Danilo." I rolled my eyes at him while Leopold flew over to him from his spot on Petronilla's head to greet his old friend.
Danilo Arias has fiery red spiky hair that just sticks up everywhere and dark brown eyes. Unlike his twin, Tora, he was tanned having spent a lot of his time outside training though it was still as smooth as Tora's skin, must be a family trait. He was the same height as his twin too which made them a bit taller than us. He is wearing a plain black shirt along with a black leather jacket along with dark blue jeans. On his feet was a pair of pure black running shoes, different from what he wore last time I saw him. Despite his tough look he does have a soft spot for cats, which was why Leopold and him got along so well. His guild mark was on the back of his right hand hand and his chosen color was black.
"How have you guys been?" Petronilla asked as Piper finally let go of her. "Good!" She chirped as she looked back at Tora and Danilo. "They got a lot stronger and have practically mastered their magic," Tora smiled is response while Danilo smirked proudly. "Nestor also got stronger but he's on a mission right now but he should be returning later today."
Nestor Dtoole is a year older than Petronilla and I and always had his sight on us. He has sandy blond hair, which was always very messy, and ice blue eyes. Because of how he was raised in the past he was very pale, though he does try every summer to get a tan it never works. He's also taller than Petronilla and I, our chin reaching his shoulders and he was a bit muscular. He usually wore a light blue turtle neck shirt along with light blue jeans with the same type of shoes that Danilo wears but a light blue color instead. He also has a long jacket that was black which reached his ankles. Unlike everyone else in the guild, minus Gresilda, his guild mark wasn't visible because his dark blue guild mark was on the back of his neck.
"So, no one new joined Nymph Gem while we were gone?" Petronilla asked, cutting Piper off from her rambling. "No, sadly it's still just us four and Gresilda." Tora shook her head slightly. "Which also means we can't enter the Grand Magic Games this year either."
"Which reminds me," I took my hood down, forcing Diamanta to move for the cloth, as I looked around searching for a certain someone. "We need to speak with Gresilda, privately." I added when I saw Danilo's curious face. "Gresilda will be found in her office upstairs." Tora said as she took Piper's hand. "Piper, why don't you tell me how your latest mission went?" Tora effectively distracted the hyper mage and guided her to a table in the far corner. "Can I stay here with Danilo, Petronilla?" Leopold looked up from where he was standing on a near table which was next to Danilo. "You may." Petronilla nodded before starting o walk towards the stairs, which was next to the mission board, that led upstairs.
Petronilla led the way upstairs and into the hallway. There were hardly any rooms up here since it is a small building. The rooms up here were Gresilda's office, a few spare guest rooms, and a library. Gresilda's office was at the very end of the hallway.
We walked in silence as we made our way down the plain hallway till we reached the door that led to Gresilda's office. Looking towards Petronilla I raised my hand and softly rapped my knuckles on the wood a few times before pausing to wait for a response.
"Come in." A powerful voice echoed after a few seconds of silence. I put my hand on the doorknob and turned it pushing the door open. The office itself was also quite plain with a simple wooden desk near in he middle with piles of paperwork piled on top. There were two wooden chairs in front of us and there was another behind the desk, which was occupied.
"Ah, I haven't seen you all in a while." A woman sat behind the desk as she looked up at us. "Sungyevo, Diamanta, and Petronilla. I assume Leopold is with Danilo downstairs." She leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms. "May I ask the reason behind your visit?"
"Nice to see you too, Gresilda." I sat down in one of the chairs while Petronilla sat in the one next to me. I moved Diamanta from my head onto my lap before looking back up at her.
Gresilda Jackmann is the oldest one in Nymph Gem at the age of 27. She has bright red shoulder length hair and bright blue eyes. Her tanned face was covered in freckles, something the rest of the guild teased her about. Even though she's the oldest she is also the tallest one in the guild. She says she got it from her father. Gresilda wears a red crop top that shows her stomach and dark blue shorts along with red combat boots. She is the current Guild Master of Nymph Gem and is also the very first since she founded Nymph Gem. Her orange guild mark is usually covered by her boots because it is located on the left side of her left ankle.
"Long story short, we heard that they have returned after seven years." Gresilda didn't look too surprised at my words. "Yes, I heard the same rumor so I wen to go see for myself." Gresilda spoke slowly. "I confirmed that the rumors are true."
"Yes, we thought they were true which is why we came here." Diamanta sniffed as she waved a paw in the air dismissively. "Sungyevo came up with an idea." Gresilda raised an eyebrow at Diamanta before looking towards me. "Oh?"
"We came here to join Nymph Gem to participate in the Grand Magic Games."
Shock crossed Gresilda's face as her eyes widened. "Join?" She echoed. "Well, this is sudden."
"Yes we know this is summon and the games will begin soon." Diamanta lifted her gaze to meet Gresilda's gaze. "Does your offer still stand Guild Master Gresilda?"
Gresilda stared at Diamanta with an unreadable expression as silence filled the small office. I fidgeted a bit under the weight of the silence, nervous since Gresilda is never this silent. After a few more moments of the heavy silence Gresilda let out a booming laughter that echoed around the office. "Oh course y'all can join!" Gresilda grinned mischievously at us. "My offer still stands, welcome to Nymph Gem!" Gresilda stood up and walked around her desk. Petronilla and I stood up too, with Diamanta in my arms, and Gresilda pulled us into a bone crushing hug.
"C-Can't breath!" I choked out as I wiggled around trying to escape Gresilda's hug. Gresilda pulled away and pushed us towards the door. "Go on, I'll be down in a second." Gresilda walked back to her desk. "I still have some paperwork to do, Tora will give you your guild marks."
"Very well." Petronilla turned around and opened the door and walked back into the hallway. I closed the door behind me leaving Gresilda to her paperwork, probably something from the Magic Council complaining about something that Danilo or Nestor destroying some buildings. Boys, always having to destroy stuff.
"Hey, they're back!" Piper chirped as she came running over to us as soon as we came down the stairs. "So, what did you chat about with Gresilda?" Piper tilted her head to the side as she looked up at Petronilla and I. Tora and Danilo came over also while Leopold flew over to Petronilla. I set Diamanta down on the bar counter while Petronilla guided Leopold over to the bar counter also.
"We have officially joined Nymph Gem." I enjoyed watching their shocked expressions as they stared at me. "W-What?!" Piper squeaked finally snapping out of it. "T-This is great!" She clapped her hands together with a huge smile on her face.
"Now we can finally enter the Grand Magic Games!" Danilo cheered as he fist pumped the air. "I can't wait for Tora and I to pass judgement on strong wizards!" Tora smiled at her twin's excitement before walking behind the counter. "Where would you like your guild marks?" She asked as she rummaged under the counter looking for the stamp.
"On my back!" Leopold took off his backpack and vest and turned around with his back facing Tora as she straightened up with a stamp in her hand. "Alright, hold still." Tora pressed the stamp against Leopold's back and held it there for a few seconds before lifting it off to look at the mark. "The color is sky blue." Tora said as Leopold strained to see his new guild mark. "Thanks Tora!" Leopold thanked as he put on his vest covering up his guild mark than putting on his backpack.
"I'm next." Diamanta turned around with her back facing Tora and looked up at me. I rolled my eyes at my exceed and turned towards Danilo. "Turn around." Danilo looked confused before realization crossed his face. "Shy little cat, huh?" Danilo chuckled before turning around. Petronilla had Leopold turn around also and when satisfied that none of the boys were looking Diamanta lifted her dress to expose her back. Tora pressed the stamp against her back and waited a few seconds before lifting the stamp back up again.
"It's a lovely shade of purple." Tora said as Diamanta lowered her dress again. "You can turn around now." I informed the boys. Danilo turned around still snickering quietly while Leopold had a small blush dusting his furry cheeks. "I'll go next and I want my guild mark-" I was cut off by the front doors of he guild opening. We all turned towards the sound and saw a young man walk in. He stopped as he spotted us and a gasp escaped him. Piper ran over to him and wrapped her arms around him with a smile on her face as she squealed his name.
"Nestor!"