Chapter 3
After screaming her head off for nearly 10 minutes, the guild finally managed to calm Kirako down. When she could think straight, she of course apologized then walked around to do some exploring. Avoiding magic and even people being thrown around she finally managed to find Wendy. To Kirako's surprise Wendy was sitting with a group of girls, with their boyfriends. The table was ordered like this: Lucy and Natsu were sitting across from Wendy and Romeo, beside them sat Gray and Juvia, and across from them was Levy and Gajeel. All the Dragon Slayers turned their heads toward Kirako as she approached. "Um... Could I sit with you guys?" Kirako asked feeling like she was in school again, as she was preparing for rejection when Wendy spoke up
"Of course you can!" After Kirako sat down Wendy introduced everyone to Kirako.
"Natsu, why were you glaring at her when she walked in?" Lucy asked still a little confused about her boyfriend's actions.
"Well she smelled like her father, and Dragon Slayer magic, it wasn't the friendliest thing to be greeted with." Natsu explained with as much intelligence he could muster into one sentence.
"Okay, that's kinda weird. Wait why were you smelling her?!" To say Lucy was angry at her boyfriend was an understatement.
"Bunny Girl it's kinda hard not to smell her she reeks of shadows." Gajeel threw in before Levy could catch onto Lucy's anger.
"Sorry I've tried every perfume in the world but my dad's stench clings to me like a leech." Kirako added.
"Umm… You also smell like chocolate chip cookies?" Wendy said a little confused, I might add.
"Oh yeah I ate some cookies for breakfast, I swear I'm addicted to them." After explaining Kirako pulled a cookie out her bag and started eating it. Edges first.
"Why did you eat the edges first?" A very intrigued Levy questioned.
"Oh I eat the edges first because I don't care for them, because they always get hard and don't stay chewy like the middle." As Kirako finished explaining she popped the middle into her mouth.
"Wait since you're a Dragon Slayer doesn't that mean that you eat your element?" Wendy questioned.
"Oh that, well I consume shadows, darkness, despair, all the sad things in life. I like to think that I'm easing people's souls when I consume their sadness." Kirako couldn't resist but adding, "But I can't for the life of me find too much darkness here in the guild, you all must be the happiest people I've ever met."
"While we each have some things that tear at our hearts here surrounded by all our friends you just forget about all the sadness." Lucy explained from personal experience.
"Yeah I guess you're right." Kirako said. 'Wow these people fix each other's broken hearts, it's amazing. It's infectious even' Kirako looked around the room not finding a shred of darkness.
"Oh I need to go find somewhere to live." Kirako remembered that she had nowhere to live.
"You could live at Fairy Hills, it's a dormitory for female Fairy Tail members." Levy spoke up. "But the rent is pretty high." she continued.
"I think I'd rather live somewhere a little less expensive. Well I'll be off see you later" Kirako shouted the last bit at her friends as she walked towards the guild doors and into the fresh air of Magnolia. 'Now where can I live' Kirako walked about 3/4 mile radius around the guild, until she found a small bookstore. 'Might as well stop to see what kind of books they have to offer here.' So Kirako walked in and was greeted by the smells of a bookstore. The old lady at the desk greeted her and let her explore until she found about 3 good books.
"Well it's good to see some people still enjoy the classics" the old lady, who by her name tag was named Shiral, said as she scanned The Prince and The Pauper by Mark Twain and 2 other older books.
"Yup I figured I should catch up on the classics once I find a place to live." Kirako had felt so comfortable in the bookstore she let the last part slide.
"Well there's a one bedroom and bath with a small kitchenette on the top floor of this here bookstore, and the rent is pretty cheap, I'll lower it if you help around the bookstore." Shiral offered.
"That would amazing! Oh thank you thank you thank you Mrs. Shiral."
"Amazing you got my name right on your first try I think I'm gonna like you well come on I'll show you around. There's a staircase that leads straight up to the room. You can reach it by coming in through the back door." Shiral walked Kirako out the front door and towards the back where they proceeded to tour the small apartment on top.
"It's beautiful Shiral, I'd be delighted to live here. I can even work here when I'm not at the guild or on missions."
"So you're a Fairy Tail mage. You folks are known for destruction. Could you refrain from destroying the bookstore please?" Shiral asked, she'd spent all her life savings on this place and would like to have it intact when she passed.
"Yes, ma'am, I just joined today and I will not use my magic anywhere near the bookstore." Kirako promised, and well Shiral couldn't help but believe her. After Kirako got settled in she got hungry and so she made herself some waffles with the convenient waffle maker in the kitchenette. Waffles and chocolate chip cookies! Kirako's day couldn't get any better! Well it did, that night when she was walking to the guild she ran into an exceed who had been orphaned. Both the poor cats parents had died and she had wondered into Magnolia looking for shelter. Now Kirako had a soft spot for cats, but an orange talking, flying exceed! Kirako couldn't resist adopting the poor thing.
"My name's Kirako I'm a mage of Fairy Tail and the Shadow Dragon Slayer. What's your name?" Kirako had met Happy, Charla and Lily so she had an idea of how Exceeds acted.
"I'm Tonia I would be honored to live at your residence." The small exceed told Kirako. So together they made their way to the guild and were greeted by a friendly welcome from the guild. Today had gone better than expected. Wendy, Lucy, and Levy hung out with Kirako the whole night, with some visits by their boyfriends. Kirako bid farewell to her friends and carried her sleeping exceed home where they both fell asleep on the bed.