A few days passed. It was the longest that I've spent in the guild in awhile. I got to know some of the newer members.
Juvia was interesting. She was one of the members from Phantom Lord. I was a little weary when Mira told me that, but Mira insisted that she was fitting in well.
"Gray, my beloved," Juvia called, just as entered the guild hall.
I couldn't help but laugh. Gray didn't seem to mind talking to her, but he definitely didn't harbor the same feeling as the Rain Woman.
"Akemi," Mira called me over to the bar. Yumi trailed behind me as I walked over to the bar. "The Master is back. He is upstairs."
"Thanks, Mira!" I ran to the steps, before turning around. For the first time, Yumi actually stayed put. "Come on, Yumi."
Yumi trailed behind me as I ran up the stairs. I found the Master in his office, which I hardly ever went into. He was standing on his desk, rather than his chair, which I found odd, but didn't comment on.
"Akemi! You're back!" He exclaimed, grinning. "Good to see you, kiddo!"
"Yes, Master, I actually wanted to talk to you."
"Yes, of course. What seems to be the problem?" Master's eyes looked past me.
"And who's your friend?"
"This is Yumi. Mira made her an official member of the guild. And that's actually what I wanted to talk to you about. She uses interesting magic."
Master looked to Yumi. "Can you show me, child?"
Yumi looked to me, as if asking for permission. I nodded. She sighed and lifted her hands. Yellow screens appeared in front of her.
"Archive." Master nodded. "That's an interesting practice. Not many people use it nowadays. And the fact you can use it without talking is impressive."
The screens faded. She moved her hands more and words appeared in the air.
"Script magic."
"Like Levy uses?" I questioned.
"Preciously, my child," Master said to me before turning back to Yumi. He jumped down from desk and walked over to her. "You are going to fit in well, my child. Stay with Akemi here. She'll keep you safe." He grinned.
"Are you okay with me bringing her on jobs, Master?" I asked.
"Of course, as long as she is okay with living your crazy lifestyle." Master laughed. "How long until you leave again?"
I blushed. "Probably soon."
"You are going to work yourself into an early grave, child. You need to learn to take a break and relax once awhile."
I laughed. "You're one to talk, Master."
Master's cheeks flushed red. "You made a good point. Speaking of relaxing, let's head downstairs and have a drink."
I followed Master Makarov out of his office and back downstairs, where another brawl was happening.
"So much for relaxing," I said with a laugh, making my way to the Request Board. I heard Master yelling at the members, namely Natsu, as I looked for a job.
I searched through both the regular jobs and the S class jobs, trying to find something that caught my eye. Finally I found one. Investigate some disappearances. It seemed like an easy enough job. The reward didn't seem to fit the job. 1,000,000 jewel just for looking into it and an extra 500 for each person found (whether they are alive or dead). It surely didn't seem to fit with the other S class jobs.
"What about this one?" I showed Yumi. She shook her head frantically. "Why not? It doesn't seem that hard and the reward is nice."
She shook her head again.
"What if we ask Mira and see what she can tell us about it?"
Yumi didn't say anything, nor did she give me any sort of response, so I took it as a yes.
"Hey Mira!"
I ran to the bar and showed the flyer to Mira. I asked her for any information she could give me. She told me that the job has been around for awhile. It came in as a regular job over a year ago and got upgraded to a S class job.
"I'm not going to tell you not to go, but I would feel better if you took someone else with you," Mira said in a soft voice.
"I have to agree," Master said, seemingly appearing out of nowhere. "That's a dangerous job, child. I do not want you taking it on alone."
I looked around the guild. Who would be good to take with me?
Thunder Legion? No way. They got on my nerves.
Team Shadow Gear? I could not handle Droy and Jet fighting over how to help Levy and then not do anything.
Team Natsu?
Erza would be a great help, though I doubt I could ask just Erza. I would have to bring along all of Team Natsu.
I glanced down at the flyer. That was a lot of money, even split six ways.
"Hey Erza!" I called before running over to her. "I hate to ask, but would you do a favor and go on this job with me?"
She took the flyer and looked it over. "Sure. We'll be happy to assist a friend."
"Can I come?" A small voice asked. I turned to see Wendy, the child Sky Dragon Slayer who just recently joined the guild. "Mira suggested I help out with jobs."
I looked to Erza, unsure what to say. Surely the mission couldn't be that hard that bringing Wendy along would be a problem.
"It's fine with me," Erza said. "But I think we should ask the master to ensure he is okay with it."
"Yeah, that's a good idea."
Erza and I walked back over to where the master was sitting on the bar. Erza asked about Wendy coming along.
"I think it'll be good experience for her," Mira said with a smile.
"Yes, I agree. Just be careful."
"You're coming along, Wendy!" I shouted, turning back to face the tiny blue haired wizard.
"Yay!" Her eyes lit up. "Thank you so much."
"Coming where?" A voice questioned. I followed the voice with my eyes to find Carla, Wendy's white cat.
"On a job!" Wendy said excitedly.
"No, no. It's much too dangerous, child," Carla stated.
"It'll be okay, Carla. She'll be with Fairy Tail's strongest team," I said with a grin.
I had heard about the destruction Team Natsu has caused. Gray, Natsu, and Erza together, while insanely strong, were also insanely dangerous. The three of them could destroy a mountain.
"I'm coming along," Carla said in a no nonsense sort of way. There was no fighting her.
It was settled. The next day we would be heading out. Neither Erza or I bothered to ask Gray, Natsu, or Lucy. We were convinced they would come.
Fairy Tail's strongest team would be going on another job together. This time including me and Yumi.
