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Chapter 2: Guest
Later, Jellal and Meredy brought the man to their guild. After telling Mirajane that the man was hungry, she, Carl and Wako cook some delicious food for him in the kitchen. Carl places a cup of orange juice, a bowl of rice and a plate of fried chicken in front of the man.
Darren, Judith, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Erza, Wendy, Juvia, Carl and Jellal stood at a distance and watched the man pigging on his food with his eyes wide in amusement.
After finished eating his rice, he places the empty bowl on the table and grabs the cup. He drinks all of the orange juice in just a few big gulps. After finished drinking, he lets out a sigh, places the empty cup on the table, then grabs a chicken drumstick and eats it.
"He sure has a big appetite." Carl said.
"So…who's he?" Darren asked, turning to Jellal.
"His name is Guy Cecil." Jellal replied. "I found him on the road while on my way back."
"Yup." The man now known as Guy said after placing down his half-eaten chicken drumstick on the plate. "I'm an adventurer, travelling around the world. But during my journeys, I eventually lost all of my money. But I'm glad you guys helped me out."
"You're very welcome." Lucy said to him winking an eye.
"I see you enjoy our food!" Mirajane said, coming over to Guy with a plate of fried salmon. "Try our fried salmon!"
Guy turns to Mirajane and widens his eyes upon seeing her standing near him.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" He lets out a scream as he gets up from his chair, runs over to a nearby pillar and hides behind it.
"Huh?" Everybody present said in confusion.
"Did I do anything wrong?" Mirajane asked.
"What's wrong with him?" Natsu asked Jellal.
"I don't know." Jellal shrugged. "He made the same reaction to Meredy."
"Hey guys, what's going on?" Takuto asked, walking over to them. He turns to Guy who is still hiding the pillar shaking. "Why is he scared?"
"Sorry guys." Guy said, turning his head away sheepishly. "It's just that…I'm scared of being too close to women."
"I see. He's suffering from gynophobia." Takuto said, stuffing his hands into his pockets.
"Gynophobia?" Erza asked.
"It's a very rare phobia that makes men scared of women."
"WHHHHAAAATTTTT?!" Erza, Lucy, Mirajane, Wendy, and Juvia shouted with their eyes wide in shock.
"T-t-there are actually men out there who are scared of my beautiful body?" Mirajane said. Tears are now pooling down from her eyes. "I'm a demon even in my human form then!" Guy notices this and widens his eyes, realizing his actions had hurt her.
"I didn't know that…" Lucy said, lowering her head with a frown.
"Why would there be men out there who are afraid of beautiful ladies? That doesn't make any sense!" Wendy cried.
"I guess I really am scary to some men after all." Erza said, scratching the back of her head with a hurt expression on her face.
"At least Gray-sama doesn't have gynophobia." Juvia said, tenting her fingertips.
"Wait girls!" Guy said panicking, coming out from the pillar and waving his arms frantically. "Please don't cry! I didn't mean to hurt you all! I just can't overcome this phobia that's all!"
"Okay girls, calm down now. Let's not make our guest feel uneasy." Judith said to the five girls, gesturing them to calm themselves.
Natsu walks over to Guy and wraps his arm around him. "Come on, don't be afraid! I can teach you how to man up towards a woman!" Natsu said to him, winking an eye.
"What, really? You can do that?" Guy asked.
"I'm not sure if he has enough intellect to be a sensei." Darren whispered to Lucy.
"Me too." Lucy sweatdrops.
Erza coughed before turning to Guy. "Okay, Guy-" She was about to step forward until she sees Guy backs away a bit. She groans at this. "Right. How am I supposed to approach him without scaring him?"
"Well…" Takuto rubs his chin. "I have a suggestion."
"If it's coming from Takuto, then I don't like it." Mirajane said.
A minute later…
Erza stands in front of Guy while wearing a paper bag over her head. There are two holes cut out on the bag to allow Erza's eyes to see through them. Because Guy can't see her face, he stood in front of her completely fine with a smile on his face.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ERZA! YOU LOOK SO STUPID!" Natsu yells, laughing out loud. This immediately causes Erza to punch Natsu straight in the nose and sends him sprawling across the room, knocking down a few tables in the process. He then goes unconscious with his eyes rolled back.
Darren, Judith, Jellal, Lucy, Gray, Carl, Wendy, Juvia and Mirajane stood behind Erza, trying their very best not to laugh so they won't have the same punishment as Natsu. Takuto has run off, knowing that she will never forgive him for making her wear a paper bag.
"Right. So Guy, what are you planning to do after finishing your meal?" Erza asked Guy.
"Well…" Guy said, scratching the back of his head. "Like I said, I ran out of money so I wish to find a place to stay for a few days."
"Well, he certainly can't live in my apartment since he's totally scared of me and my landlady." Lucy said.
"And let's not mention Fairy Hills to him." Juvia said.
"He can live with me." Natsu said, quickly recovering from his injury.
"Yeah! I'm sure he will have a good night living in a house that will immediately be considered a health hazard to every country in Earthland!" Gray snapped.
"Then that leaves either Gray, Carl and Jellal's or Darren and Judith's." Erza said.
"Well, I'm sure he will freak out if he ever sees Judith in the kitchen early in the morning so…" Darren turns to Gray and Jellal. "Gray, Carl, Jellal? Will you take care of him?"
"Sure." Jellal nods his head.
"No problem." Gray said with a smirk.
"You can count on us." Carl smiled, adjusting his glasses.
"Thank you guys." Guy said smiling and bows to everyone with one hand placed on his chest. "I'm very grateful."
"You're welcome!" Everyone in the guild said in unison.
Later that night, Gray, Carl and Jellal bring Guy into their apartment. Gray opens the door.
"Here we are." Gray said, turning on the lights. Guy steps in and sees that the first floor of the small house consists of a couch, a kitchen and a dining table. There is a wooden staircase which leads to the second floor.
"Unfortunately, we only have one double-decker bed and one single bed right now." Carl said to Guy as he closes the door.
"So that's three." Guy said.
"Right." Jellal said.
"Ah it's okay." Guy grins. "I can sleep on the couch."
"You sure?" Gray asked.
"Absolutely." Guy replied as he walks over to the couch. He lies on it and lets out a sigh as he stretches his arms. He then places his hands on the back of his head, keeps his legs straight and stares at the ceiling.
"Alright. Have a good sleep." Jellal said.
"Sure." Guy said before closing his eyes. "And thank you guys again."
"You're welcome." Gray said before him, Carl and Jellal head up to the second floor. On the second floor are a single bed and a double decker bed. The double decker bed was bought by Gray after returning from Brades. Jellal and Carl were new to the guild back then and Gray allowed the two to live with him. Next to the beds is a bathroom.
Gray lies on his single while Jellal lies on the bottom of the double decker bed.
"Great. I now have three people living with me." Gray said, covering himself with his blanket.
"It's only temporary." Jellal said, turning to him.
"Say guys, do you remember how he bow to us back at the guild?" Carl asked, putting his top hat on a small table.
"Yeah, what about it?" Gray asked.
"Nothing. But that bow he made was…" Carl said as he takes out his glasses and folds it. "Like royalty." He places the glasses next to his hat. "Do you guys think he's royalty?"
"Hmmm…Perhaps." Jellal said, cupping his chin.
"Well, we can always ask him tomorrow." Gray said as Carl climbs up to the top of the double decker bed.
Carl lies down, covers himself with his blanket and yawns. "Good night guys."
"Good night." Both Gray and Jellal said. Gray then turns off the wall lamp and the room goes black.
END OF CHAPTER
