Okay now that is out of the way, lets get reading! See ya at the bottom of the page! -Ashe

And now for that annoyingly typical disclaimer; I do not own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does so go worship him!

Exhausted, a team of wizards were returning from their recent mission having captured a rare gem for a vast sum of Juerus. Golden rays of sun flooded the heroes' surroundings giving the lively, rich forest surrounding them an ethereal glow. The soft melodies of the breath-taking array of birds intertwined with the branches of the proud, tall trees. Peach coloured flowers dotted alongside the cobblestone pathway burst with an enlightening, refreshing aroma incomparable to any perfume in all of Furawa. Only Luna was able to truly appreciate such an amazing setting due to the others being exhausted from all the fighting they had to do in the past few days. The golden haired empyreal mage was used to being on the side-lines the majority of the time but it never really bothered her because at least she could stay with her friends and be of help when necessary. She was really looking forward to include this scenery in her novel but it was quite a walk to the next train station to get back to Magunoria where the Alliance of Shadow Gear was located.

With a glowing smile, Luna looked back to the weakened team. Pride washed over her as her eyes scanned her comrades. Xabiis was stumbling at the very back of the group; his turquoise fur tarnished by dust and dried blood and his whiskers crumpled and twisted. Not far in front of the blue cat was Ailusha with scarlet hair flowing behind her and armour clattering as she limped on. It was extremely rare for the fearsome redhead to be beaten in battle as she was the most feared woman in Furawa due to being a specialist on weaponry and Apparel Conjure magic. Stumbling in front of the strongest team member was Grant, a specialist in ice magic with wild raven hair and a well formed physique of which he usually unintentionally showed off. Despite having just fought non-stop for the past week, Naz was still taunting the ice mage about his strange habit causing the two rivals to begin fighting, not long before Ailusha stepped in to separate the two. Naz always wore the same scarf that his father gave him years ago which looked like dragon scales and no matter what he wore, anything suited the spiky salmon-pink hair that covered his head. Although he looked weak, Naz had immense power in fire magic that was almost equal to that of a fire dragon. This is true friendship and Luna could never ask for better companions to watch out for her.

Suddenly, the previously static bushes to the left of the path began rustling causing first Ailusha, then Luna to stop abruptly resulting in Grant, Naz and Xabiis bumping into them and falling on top of each other due to their fatigue. Immediately, a fearsome looking man quickly emerged from the foliage, armed with two razor sharp daggers that appeared to have a menacing emblem on the handles of which displayed the insignia of the strongest Alliance in dark magic; Demon Soul. Team Naz's (as it was called) assailant had long black locks hanging over his scarred face. Despite the long, black cloak that was draped over his torso, he was evidently muscular. Eyes fixed on the wounded redhead, he raised his arms resembling a cobra preparing to strike and devour its weakened prey. Just as the mystery foe was about to deliver a blow a blinding light tore between him and the mages of the alliance and before the cause of it could be identified, blood had pooled around the light anomaly. As the light dissipated, the dark mage was already lying on the floor, bathed in crimson being stood over by a smart looking figure in a suit with messy golden ginger hair and blue tinted glasses.

"Luke?" Luna's voice called out in a shrill whisper which was encased in shock of what had just happened.

"Yes my princess? I sensed you were in danger," He replied, looking at his master with a proud grin and without thinking she ran up to him and caught him in a tight embrace. "Thank you, Luke! You are always there even before I even think to summon you." She mumbled into his chest as he wrapped his arms around her form. Then it hit her;

"Guys, we need to get back to the Alliance or they'll start to get worried! Plus my rent is already late! I think you need to return to the stars Luke," She yelled as she peeled herself off of him but not before he could plant a gentle kiss onto her forehead, sending a gentle pulse of electricity through her entire being. Despite knowing that he flirted with every girl, she still felt like that was a personal gesture, perfectly for her. "Leo, return to your place among the stars," She bellowed before drawing his zodiac symbol with a gold coloured stone with a lion engraved onto it.

Around sunset, a few hours after the incident, they arrived back at the guild which was still as effervescent as ever; Millianne serving Cristina the alcoholic at the bar, Leanne studying with a love-struck Gabriel watching her from afar but skilfully still looking as intimidating as usual, Ethan preaching about what it is to be a 'man' over the commotion of everyone sparring, Julia fawning over Grant who didn't take much notice to the water mage attempting to flirt with him and Wiktoria and Cacey, her snowy white cat discussing the new healing spell the blunette child had just mastered. Being back at the Alliance felt awesome but really, the 'Strongest Team' needed some rest from the perilous journey they had just endured (Mostly due to Naz's motion sickness aboard the train). Not even five minutes after entering, they were already leaving for home "Oh, going home already? You've only just come in; anyway we're all staying the night here so why not join us? Master Marvin says we need a bonding activity," Millia called, racing towards the door. Noticeably, a sly, devious smile spread across her face, she was planning something.

Once everyone had finally got into the sleepover spirit, the guild was finally as alive as it was before; Naz and Grant were fighting over whose pyjamas were better (even though Grant had abandoned his in a pile on the floor) and Ailusha having to come in to intimidate the two juvenile rivals. Everyone was in a real uplifting spirit, drinking and laughing; this is what it truly meant to be a part of an Alliance. Still with her slightly creepy grin, Millia swanned towards Luna silver hair trailing gently behind her (for some reason, her hair was nearly white at the age of 22). "Oh," She said with a slight frown, startling the blonde. "Where's Luke? He is a member of Shadow Gear, is he not?" She continued, a giggle creeping into her course miss matchmaker was going to try to pull something like this off. "I call upon the Lion of the zodiac," Luna sighed with a slight grimace on her face. No doubt the flirt was going to try something with her. "Ah my princess, how nice it is of you to invite me here," He smiled almost mockingly. You could tell from miles away that she didn't like the idea of this at all and just wanted to storm out of the hall. "Yay, now that everyone's here we can do some activities together!" The cheerful barmaid announced. "Sorry to upset you Millia but I'm going to sit this one out," The empyreal mage huffed before heading to a bench with the book she took on the mission previously.


Ashe: Worry not, there is more but i wanted to try out a different sort of Author's Note so uhh I am now pretending to talk to the members of Fairy Tail.

Natsu: What do you mean pretending?! Do you not think we're real!

Lucy: Natsu, you idiot! Of course she knows we're real otherwise she wouldn't be talking to us.

Happy: Aye!

Ashe: Enough about that, what do you think of the story so far?

(Gray walks in)

Gray: What you guys discussing?

Ashe: The story! So what do you lot think?

Gray: Why do Natsu, Happy and Erza have such strangely changed names?

Ashe: Well, I bought a set of Celestial Keys and on the side it summarized that beginning of Fairy Tail. Somebody had crappily translated it, resulting in it saying Naz, Xabiis and Ailusha instead of the actual names.

Lucy: Yes! Finally I found another fellow Celestial Wizard! Lets be best friends!

Ashe: Oh my God I'm such a loner... well don't forget to review any mistakes made or any compliments (both are very welcome!)