It was a dark and stormy night, Lucy realized as she glanced towards the door. Even with the background music and people talking she could hear the thunder and pouring rain.

It would be a busy night, as Lucy knew many would come in to escape the rain for a bit before they return home. She sighed quietly and returned to mixing drinks, only to hear a loud crash, thunder, and the sound of broken glass. Lucy whipped her head up to see a broken door, lightning, and a guilty looking middle-aged man with light brown hair. He glanced up at Lucy.

"Sorry, miss. Looks like I broke your door."

Lucy narrowed her eyes as the rain began pounding into the previously dry bar. She glared at him as she said, "There's an extra door in the back," She pointed at a door to her left that said 'Employees only'. "Fix it before I call the police."

He nodded quickly before getting the extra front door, and the rest of the bar went back to their own conversations. (They were too drunk to notice the rain entering the bar).

Lucy sighed, finished the drink she was making, and retrieved the broom from the cleaning closet so she could clean up the broken glass.

Maybe I should change to a wooden door... No, that would leave splinters. But it would be harder to break than glass. Maybe a steel door would be better...? Lucy sighed again. Of course, if they're going to show up, then even steel wouldn't stop them from breaking my door. Wood it is, then.

"Um, excuse me miss," The guilty man called. "May I ask why there are five extra doors in your back room...?"

"Just fix my door before my bar gets water damage," Lucy ordered as she threw away the broken glass. "I can sue you for this, so hurry up."

He sweated a bit at her words, and got to changing the door with practiced hands. It was obvious that he was used to the process, as he replaced it within a half hour.

He walked up to her proudly. "The door is fixed! I doubt anyone can fix a door as quickly as I can!" He laughed maniacally.

"$300."

He paused. "Um, miss?"

"$300. You broke my door. You pay for it."

He stuttered, "U-um, Miss, I, uh, don't have that kind of money..."

Lucy looked him in the eyes. "Then show me your mark and tell me my name. I can forgive you once, seeing as I had the extra door already, but I will not easily forgive someone I don't have any relation to."

He looked at Lucy with puppy eyes, and seemed as though he was about to start complaining about how he couldn't possibly know her name, and ask what she meant by a mark, before his eyes widened and he shut his mouth.

"Mi-miss, what was the name of this place again?"

She gave a small smile. "Fairy Tail."

He stared at her for a few more moments before unbuttoning his shirt to reveal a black mark on his left pectoral.

"Lucy...?"

She smiled.

"Welcome back, Gildarts."

Gildarts grinned.

"You have to pay the next time you break my door by the way."

"A-alright..."

[Gildarts! Yay! Do you think I should try different POVs?]