Geoffrey's Legacy
Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to Fairy Tail - all rights and stuff belong to Hiro Mashima. If I was the one to start Fairy Tail, fan-service wouldn't be so prominent and there would be side-series' focused on Irene's ascension to a Queen, how the Mermaid Heel, Lamia Scale and Phantom Lord guilds came to be, Makarov's rise to Guild Master and how Gildarts joined Fairy Tail and became Guild Ace. I only own self-made characters, magic and storylines (I don't).
"The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution." - Albert Einstein
Chapter 4.
The backyard of the Phantom Lord subdivision was large, but also rather simple. The left side and centre had been paved over with concrete blocks, while the right side of the backyard was a large pond. The pond had netting over it, presumably to prevent birds from swooping down and snatching up the koi in the pond, freshwater plants could be seen growing, and about four waterlilies, one of which had a small frog resting on it, lay on the surface of the water.
The backyard was blocked off, on all sides, by tall brick walls. The centre wall had the Phantom Lord mark carved into it, and all of the walls were lined with spears and barbed wire, the latter probably kept thieves from sneaking into the building. Although sneaking into any guild building was asking to get your ass kicked, especially if you hadn't been invited by anyone who actually belonged to the guild, but barbed wire should get the point across, long before they even got into the building.
"Are you done admiring the backyard?" Totomaru asked, putting on a sarcastic tone as he waved a hand to get Lorraine's attention. They didn't have much of a crowd to watch and cheer any of them on, at least according to her opponent. There were at least seventy Phantom Lord mages watching their fight, Lorraine didn't know how seventy people constituted as not much for Totomaru, including the likes of Gajeel, Sue and Emilia. Presumably, his ego needed a lot more people to constitute as a sizable crowd.
Everyone in the crowd were participating in the bet, meaning Gajeel would get 70000 jewels if she won the fight, 35000 jewels if their fight ended in a draw, or nothing at all if she lost. Knowing how furiously he'd react, Lorraine was tempted to lose so he wouldn't get anything. It'd probably result in him storming off again like a pouty child, chasing her around so he could get revenge on losing out of jewels in the 5 digits range, or entertaining her by unleashing the most obscene string of swear words that nobody had ever heard before.
Lorraine smiled, "Oh yeah, I'm done admiring the backyard. I mean, it was really useful, I got more out of that than I ever would if I admired you, since there isn't much to admire." She told him, getting a bunch of laughs. As expected, Gajeel's ear-destroying laugh stood out like a sore thumb, and some mages began teasing Totomaru about how he didn't have anything worth admiring. The teasing escalated when he began to give them irritated glares.
When it became clear that the teasing wasn't going to stop any time soon, Totomaru huffed, bringing his attention back to Lorraine, "Okay, these are the rules. No killing each other, and no severe maiming. By that, I mean we can't dismember each other. Forfeiting is allowed, and victory is attained either through knockout, or if you're knocked into the pond. Use whatever magic you want, except for whichever Arrow Magic technique that utilises napalm, and just try not to damage the backyard too much. Anyways, we'll... start... now."
"Requip: Oath of the Huntress." Lorraine called, and as quick as a flash, Totomaru began to raise his magic power, unsheathed his katana, and ran towards her - weapon held in the more sturdy, double-handed grip. She summoned a recurve bow, which was brown with several yellow lines going along the body, and raised it above her head to block Totomaru's strike. This wiped the smirk off his face, as he'd expected to easily cut through it.
'Oh my, she must've reinforced the body with her magic, or someone crafted the body from a mix of materials, creating something strong enough to withstand a strike from a katana which should've cut through it like a hot knife through butter.' Totomaru thought, impressed by either fact. Despite being in a disadvantaged position, Lorraine was able to muster the strength to push him away, then step forwards and swing the recurve bow at his face.
Totomaru brought up his katana to block the swing, but Lorraine pulled back from her initial attack to grab his wrist, pull him forwards, and then kick Totomaru in the chest. The S-Class Mage grunted, surprised by the amount of force behind his blow, but she wasn't done with him yet. Tightening her grip on his wrist, the blonde forced him to let go of the katana, and then yanked him forwards, driving a raised knee at his sternum.
However, Totomaru's S-Class title wasn't just for show. Cupping her knee with his free hand to negate the strike, he sharply raised his own and winded her with a blow to the abdomen, before directing another into her chest. Releasing each other, Lorraine took a few steps back, huffing and gingerly rubbing at her abdomen. She already knew that where Totomaru had struck her, bruises would soon follow. But sometimes experience, needed for the ordinary and magical parts of life, came with pain and marks. Lorraine knew the saying: 'No pain, no gain.'
Sue shook her head, "She got that first blow in, but then tried to go for more. She probably started to underestimate him, given how she got the first strike in, and left her guard down, giving Totomaru several openings to exploit."
Gajeel chuckled, "Gihihihihi, perhaps so, but you've got to give her some credit. Not many people can force Totomaru to let go of his katana, he loves that stupid thing. If it weren't for the fact that I'd get an earful from him, I'd eat it."
"You left several openings for me to exploit. If I was a dark mage, that could've ended right there and then. Unlike us, dark mages don't abide to rules set by the Magic Council, and will actively try to kill you. Other mages might aim to kill you, but usually if you give them no other choice, ask Master Jose for a few examples. Stressing out over managing Phantom Lord isn't the only reason why he acts like a lunatic." Totomaru commented, retrieving his katana as Lorraine expanded the distance between them, before nocking an arrow into her bow - he believed she called it the Oath of the Huntress. Then she took aim and fired past him. Confused by why she'd try and purposefully miss him, he watched as she said something, causing the arrow to split in two - the trajectory of one of the arrows being in the middle of his chest.
Before one of the arrows could plunge into his chest, he smacked it aside with his katana, and then yelped as two more arrows lodged themselves into his right shoulder. Wincing, he yanked them out. They came out easily, Totomaru was thankful that the arrowheads hadn't been serrated or barbed, but now he had to deal with the bleeding which was starting to ruin his clothes. Then again, he didn't have to, because it wasn't like the blood was pouring out in a massive waterfall-like manner. Each had a steady stream of blood, but it was nothing to worry about.
Seeing Lorraine's satisfied smirk and partially relaxed stance, he narrowed his eyes, "I wouldn't start bragging and feeling confident just yet, and that was just a couple of lucky shots. I assure you, it won't happen again." In a burst of speed, he appeared before her, swinging his katana at her chest. Lorraine scooted back and involuntarily fell over, watching as the katana cut through nothing but thin air, then pushed her entire body up with her hands, allowing her to kick Totomaru in the chin.
He staggered back, allowing to her to flip forwards onto her feet. As she went to nock another arrow, Totomaru lunged forwards and delivered a couple of slashes across her right arm. Hissing in pain, she retaliated by punching him in the face as he went to make a third slice on her arm, encouraging him to back off as she fired another arrow at him, and then checked out her injuries. They were shallow cuts which didn't require immediate medical attention. If he'd cut down to the bone, then Lorraine would stop fighting straight away.
The arrow exploded, knocking Totomaru down. Emilia's eyes sparkled with anticipation as Totomaru got back to his feet, surprised by the unexpected explosion, and then sheathed his katana, "Hey, Sue, looks like she can talk the talk, and walk the walk. I'm really surprised that Totomaru has only just managed to inflict cuts on her, he's one of the strongest mages in Phantom Lord, but I guess her reflexes are that good. Heck, she even managed to injure him first. With most other people, at this point, Totomaru has remained untouched and they look like they've gone through death by a thousand cuts, minus the death part. I can't wait to see how she handles his Rainbow Fire Magic."
"Rainbow Fire: Blue Fire." He called, as he magic circle appeared after he'd pressed the palms of his hands together, whilst keeping his index and middle fingers pointed out. A stream of blue fire shot forth from the magic circle, and Lorraine leapt aside to avoid it, but he flicked one of his hands. The blue fire immediately turned around, shooting towards her again. Leaping aside she it flew past her again, Lorraine noted that the blue fire emitted cold instead of heat. She could feel herself starting to get goosebumps.
Allowing the blue fire to dissipate, Totomaru pulled his hands away from each other, and pointed them at Lorraine. From his right hand came orange fire, while from his left hand came green fire. Lorraine had to frantically duck and weave to evade the onslaught of different coloured fire, but she was unable to escape the onslaught completely unscathed. The orange fire hadn't harmed her, but the stench assaulted her nose with the putrid smell of a dirty mop submerged in expired milk, mouldy cheese, and rotting, liquefied meat, causing her to groan and fall to her knees.
The stench stalled her enough for the twenty year old to create creative shapes with the green fire, and then direct the fire into her back, knocking her down. The green fire also caused no harm, but Lorraine was suddenly overcome with the feeling of wanting to empty the contents of her stomach, preferably all over the bastard with the smug smirk on his face. Her stomach felt like it was bouncing up and down on an imaginary trampoline whilst simultaneously doing cartwheels and sit-ups.
"Honestly, what the heck, you cruel bastard, what kind of magic is this? I'd rather simply be hurt by the fire, anything but this torment. I bet you don't even know what this feels like, especially that green fire? I swear on the name of every deity above, I'm not giving up. I'm breaking your nose for this." Lorraine pulled herself up into a sitting position, puffing up her cheeks and ducking her head between her knees as her stomach started doing star jumps, backflips, and squats. Hold on, why did it feel like her pancreas and liver were about to join in on the 'fun?'
"Gihihihihi, I almost feel sorry for her. Not the part with the green fire, but regarding the orange fire. With my enhanced sense of smell, he was practically torturing me. I'd take my stomach feeling like it was doing random shit, over the smell of that orange fire any day. Oi, Totomaru, hurry up and finish her off already." Gajeel called out, crossing his arms and smirking when he saw Lorraine cast a hateful glare in his direction.
"It's been fun, but alas, everything has to come to an end, and that includes this wonderful fight. Gaze upon the power of the rainbow and feast upon my deadliest flame, Rainbow Fire!" Totomaru held an arm above his head, cupped his hand, and summoned a basketball sized fireball which was saturated with magical energy, and changed colours every few seconds - going from green, to purple, to yellow, to red, to orange, etc.
He pitched the fireball at her as if he was playing baseball, but it went slightly off target, landing next to her and exploding with enough force to fling her across the backyard and kick up a lot of rocky debris. As she opened her eyes, having shut them when Totomaru threw the attack at her, and saw that she'd landed on the edge of the pond, all Lorraine could hear was a persistent ringing. She staggered to her feet - de-summoning the Oath of the Huntress - and looked around for Totomaru, but all she could see was a lot of dust.
As the ringing in her ears began to die down, a light breeze picked up and dispersed the cloud of dust that rendered her unable to see. Lorraine discovered that she was looking in the wrong direction, as she definitely hadn't been fighting Sue, Emilia, or Gajeel - the lattermost of whom was smirking at her. Rubbing her head, she turned around to see Totomaru with his hands held to his cheeks, as he staggered around like a drunkard. Suddenly, he screamed and threw himself to the ground, protecting the back of his neck from an invisible assailant.
"NO! WHY I-IS T-T-THE WORLD TWISTING AROUND LIKE W-WATER IN A SINK, AND IS THE SKY REALLY FALLING? OH SHIT, GO AWAY BEAR, NO, LEAVE ME ALONE!" He wailed, rolling around on the ground as if he was trying to get rid of whatever fire he believed was on him. Everyone, barring Lorraine, could only stare in disbelief as Totomaru got up and ran into the pond, falling over as he tangled his feet in the protective netting.
As he began flailing around in the water, entangling himself in the netting, Lorraine began laughing, Sue adopted a deadpan expression, Emilia started giggling again, and Gajeel facepalmed, "Alright, what the fuck did you do to him?"
Lorraine turned to him, "Remember, soon after our fight started, when I fired those two arrows into his shoulder? They had fast-acting psychoactive agents in them - even though they don't look any different to normal arrows, I call those the Hallucinatory Shot. Normally, I'd have to wait longer for the agent to 'work its magic', but I put two into him so it would work faster. The exploding arrow was meant to raise his heartbeat, pumping the agent around his system even quicker. Right now, Totomaru is experiencing some crazy hallucinations, intense perceptual anomalies, and other things."
Sue shook her head, "So you basically drugged and sent him on the equivalent of an acid trip? Girl, you are something else. So what, are you going to leave him like that, and how many special arrows can you use, you know, with your Arrow Magic? I know you said that you can use your arrows as mediums for techniques, like with psychoactive agents and explosives, but you never specified how many techniques you have with your Arrow Magic."
Lorraine shook her head, summoned a small vial of light blue liquid, and handed it to Emilia, "With my Arrow Magic, I can use twelve types of 'special' arrow techniques. Also, I've essentially won the fight since he can't continue, and I don't know what you'd call the opposite of the psychoactive agent, but here's the antidote. Get him to ingest the whole thing, and he should be fine within a few minutes or so. By the way, would you mind taking care of my arm? Bleeding out due to wounds inflicted by a katana, and dying after going into shock isn't on my 'to do' list."
"Gihihihihihi, pay up." Almost forgetting about the bet they'd made, the two female mages handed 2000 jewels to Gajeel. Then Emilia produced a small first aid kit. She started off by cleaning Lorraine's arm with a couple of antiseptic wipes, dabbing at the cuts for good measure, then soaking a cotton wool bud in TCP and wiping it on the wounds to clean them. Afterwards, a light green magic circle appeared as she pressed her hands against Lorraine arm. The sword cuts quickly closed up, forming scar tissue, but that was quickly replaced by new, healthy flesh.
Once she was done, Emilia sauntered off to 'cure' Totomaru of his unexpected and unfortunate predicament, and Sue went backside the building. Each Phantom Lord mage who'd participated in the bet began to file back into the guild, congratulating Lorraine on her win, but not before giving Gajeel his betted earnings. An incredibly arrogant and content grin was plastered to his face as he started boasting about how much he'd got, "Oh man, 70000 jewels, and I didn't even have to go on a few jobs. I should bet on you more, especially whenever you and Sue decide to fight each other, I'll be rich in no time. Gihihihihihi."
Lorraine rolled her eyes, wincing at his horrible laugh - which she'd now named 'Ear-Destroyer', "Yeah, yeah, keep laughing, Raditz. I was tempted to not put up a fight and lose so you wouldn't get anything."
Gajeel scowled at the nickname and revelation, narrowing his eyes, "Raditz? Is that another fucking nickname for me? I've had enough of this bullshit, no more nicknames. And I swear, if you'd lost and I'd lost out on the bet, I would've kicked your ass so fucking hard, after Totomaru had already kicked it, that you won't be able to sit down for a week. You hear!?"
The blonde condescendingly patted his head, a smirk stretching across her face, "There, there. You really need to iron out your temper. One day it might get you in trouble, because I wasn't there to reign you in."
Gajeel deadpanned, ignoring the fact that she was patting his head, "Puns, really? I thought it was bad enough already, with all the random stuff that Master Jose comes up with. Now I've got to deal with it from you. Also, reign me in, do you look like a horse to you? Also, could you stop patting my head before I take your fucking arm off."
"Jeez, seriously, where did you get your extensive vocabulary of swear words from? Fuck this, bullshit this, fuck that, bullshit that, fuck and bullshit everything in life. What were your first words as a baby, 'goo goo-fuck you and this baby gig is bullshit-gaga?' Since I've met you, I only heard you use 'fuck and bullshit'. You do know that there are other swear words, although given your... friendly and welcoming personality, it's probably for the best that you don't use them." Lorraine told him as she stopped patting his head.
"Tch, I know about the other swear words, I just prefer 'fuck'. It's simple, isn't a mouthful with a load of syllables, and I just haven't had a good reason to use the other swear words. Once I do, you'll see how extensive my vocabulary is... Bitch." Gajeel muttered.
Lorraine extended her arms, holding them out as if she wanted a hug, and grinned, "There we go you miserable punk, that's the spirit, although I would've preferred that you didn't direct the cuss towards me. Now, why did you go storming out of the guild earlier? Thinking about your sexuality and realised that I was right all along?"
Gajeel's face turned purple with rage, "For fucks sake, stop bringing that shit up. For the last fucking time, I ain't gay. I know where my preference lies, and it's definitely not in the guys court. I was just pissed about how your taller than me. Look at you, you're five inches taller than me, how did you even end up so tall. Most girls aren't as tall as you - look at Emilia and the other one, whatever her name is, for example."
"Aw, look at you, getting all insecure about your height. Stop stressing yourself out, or you'll end up prematurely getting grey hairs. I'm sure you don't want to look like an old man by the time you're twenty-six. Just keep eating, uh, iron, and you'll soon end up being taller than me. You'll probably be taller than me by this time in X780 or X781." Lorraine commented, prompting a vein to throb in Gajeel's temple.
"Oh joy, I'll have to wait for 730 days, potentially more, before I can be taller than you, and there's nothing guaranteeing that I'll end up at 6'4ft or 6'5ft, allowing me to tower over and look down at you. That's complete bullshit. Mother nature had one job, why couldn't you be more like 5'8ft or 5'7ft, then I wouldn't have to wait so long." Gajeel grumbled as they headed back inside the building.
"Yeah, well, once you're taller than me, I'll be the one doing all the complaining. So, until you exceed me in the height department, I'll continue to listen to the sweet music that is you complaining, and relish the fact that you won't be taller than me for quite a while." Lorraine replied, getting an irritated huff from Gajeel as they headed towards the bar which Sue was managing, as Emilia was still outside - taking care of a 'delirious' Totomaru.
"I'll have a Guinness, please." Lorraine told her, sitting on one of the stools, and Gajeel followed suit.
Gajeel loudly scoffed, nudging her, "Heh, what a girl scout - please. Also, what a lightweight, I'll have a Tequila - give me the bottle, don't pour it out. Oi, listen up, this is how a mage really drinks, none of that pansy ass 4.5% shit, well I don't know the alcohol content for Guinness, but I assume it's similar to what you had last time. We go right for the 31 to 55% alcohol content stuff, that's the hardcore shit. I know the legal limit for cosuming alcohol is 16, I think, but who gives a fuck, it's not like I'm in public."
"I understand that, but you're having Tequila? That's strong, how long have you been drinking to be confident enough to have that, and do you earn rep by drinking something as rough as that along with other strong stuff, like Vodka and Whiskey?" Lorraine inquired, flabbergasted as to why Gajeel would choose something so strong, especially with his enhanced sense of taste, as Sue asked them to pay 150 jewels.
As she wondered what sort of ending rampage would come down upon Fiore if Gajeel, a Dragon Slayer, got batshit drunk, he shrugged, "I suppose you do, and I've been drinking since I turned thirteen. Master Jose brought me my first drink. I commonly have it, so I guess you could say that I've gotten used to Tequila, I could finish the bottle, no problem. It's wrong, but you know what they say: 'If you're old enough to harness and fight with magic, then you're old enough to gamble, smoke, drink, and have sex. Magic is the adult side of the world, and even though I'm fourteen, I'm part of it."
"Good luck with that last part. You might be old enough to have sex, but girls would probably run at the sight of you, and it wouldn't be too hard for them to figure out how old you are. I know that I would definitely run the other way if I didn't know you." Lorraine replied, snorting as they paid Sue. Gajeel's fierce reply died in his throat as someone knocked on the building's doors, the dull noise echoing through the building.
Seeing as how nobody was making moves to get the door, Gajeel, with his opened bottle of Tequila in hand, walked over to answer it. Taking her glass of Guinness and thanking Sue for it, Lorraine had a sip, before following Gajeel to make sure he didn't do anything rash. When Gajeel opened the door, standing on the other side was a casually dressed woman, holding a bright blue notebook and pencil against her chest, aged somewhere in her twenties. She shuddered under Gajeel's intense stare.
"I'm sorry if I interrupted anything, I know Phantom Lord doesn't like to be disturbed, but I really need this, this is my first time on the job. I'm Elizabeth Carter, a reporter from the Sorcerer Magazine, and I'd like to interview this guild's resident Iron Dragon Slayer: Gajeel Redfox, otherwise known as Black Steel."
"Can you hold on for a moment, I just need a minute." Lorraine grabbed Gajeel's arm, turning him around before he could turn down the chance to be interviewed. Whispering into his ear, she said, "Before you turn her down, start swearing like a sailor, and burst a vessel in that head of yours, listen to me. This will look good for Phantom Lord, especially if you give her some great answers. It could even attract aspiring mages to Phantom Lord, especially if they read the Sorcerer Magazine and see you, someone with an alias, on the front of it. I know you don't like it, but please, do this for your guild, and for Master Jose."
"Are you kidding me? Fine, here, hold this." Gajeel handed his Tequila to Lorraine, and then turned to Elizabeth. He put on his best smile, trying to appear friendly as they stepped out of the guild, but it wasn't working very well. Gajeel looked like he'd smelled something horrible, his face being twisted into what resembled a disgusted grimace. Behind him, Lorraine mouthed to the interviewer, 'Ignore him and ask away. Do your interview, Gajeel isn't a fan of interviews, but please try to bear with him. He's... a special case.'
"Okay, first question. How long have you been in Phantom Lord, and have you enjoyed your time in Phantom Lord?" Elizabeth asked. Gajeel narrowed his eyes, that was two questions disguised as one, "I've been in Phantom Lord for two years now. Two years and one month to be more precise, and I guess I have enjoyed my time. It's never boring, there's always a fig... er, something interesting to do."
"Second question. How old are you, and what magic do you use?" Gajeel glanced at Lorraine, making sure that he wasn't the only one who was noticing what Elizabeth was doing, and then answered, "I'm fourteen year old, I can't remember when my birthday was, but I know it was before this month. As for magic, I use Iron Dragon Slayer Magic. It allows me to slay dragons, the 'Slayer' in the name being a dead giveaway, and it's classed as a Caster-Type Lost Magic by the Magic Council."
"Third question. What's the best quality of Phantom Lord?" At this, Gajeel smirked, "There's a lot of strong people to fight in our guild, but that's not its best quality. Our best quality is the fact that we have dozens of subdivisions all over the Kingdom of Fiore - acting as a business within a guild. Most people don't know this, but Phantom Lord is singlehandedly stopping Fiore from falling into the pit of inflation, the cause of that being all the reparations that go into fixing the massive amounts of collateral damage caused by Fairy Tail."
"Fourth question, I'm really sorry, I'm probably keeping you from whatever you were going to do. Anyway, what is your future dream?" Elizabeth questioned.
Gajeel just shrugged, "I dunno, I haven't put any thought into that, although I do want to obtain S-Class status, possibly become Guild Ace of Phantom Lord, and defeat our Guild Master, Jose Porla, in a one-on-one fight. Hm, I might even retire and decide to start my own metalworking business, although since I love being a mage, the chances of that happening are incredibly slim."
"Fifth question. With whom do you have the best working relationship?" As this was asked, Gajeel briefly hesitated, before looking at Lorraine. Almost being able to feel the pain that was Gajeel's pride being taken down a peg, the blonde bit the inside of her mouth to hide a smirk, watching the movement of pencil write out the small statement of 'I have the best working relationship with my older cousin.'
"Okay, last question. What was the most difficult job you have ever taken?" Elizabeth inquired, earning a thoughtful frown from Gajeel, "There was this time where I was on a job to take down an A-Class monster. The infomation turned out to be wrong, the monster was actually S-Class. I'm stubborn, but not suicidal, so I rejected the mission after getting my backside thrashed, allowing the town's mayor is hire someone else. I wasn't going to get myself killed over false infomation."
"Wow, thank you for your time, I'll be sure to return, hopefully next month. Be sure to purchase a magazine, written and published by the Sorcerer Magazine, sometime next week. I'm sure our interview will be in it. Goodbye, and stay healthy." Elizabeth called, walking off as Lorraine handed Gajeel his Tequila.
"I can't believe it, you managed to hold a conversation without swearing. I swear, the world must be ending, or you suddenly experienced severe brain trauma. Before your interview, I was starting to believe that the foul part of your vocabulary didn't have an off switch." Lorraine teased him as they walked back into the guild, successfully getting a rise out of Gajeel.
"Fuck off, I was just doing what you said for the interview, being professional. Some of the things I said, blergh, they left a bad taste in my mouth. Fuck me, I'm never doing that again." Gajeel took a swig from his bottle of Tequila, Lorraine following along by downing a quarter of her Guinness - almost cringing at the smooth texture of the drink as it slid down her throat.
"So, your best working relationship is with me, huh, your cousin? I must say, I'm honoured, we've only known each other for a few hours, yet you've known Sue and Totomaru way longer than you've known me. And regarding Totomaru's translation before we fought each other, are you up for forming a two man team with me, or are you having second thoughts? Having doubts? Regretting bringing it up?" Lorraine asked, taking a large sip of her Guinness.
Gajeel took a couple of swigs from his Tequila, considering whether he should silence the blonde with his magic. He glared at the table, adopting what appeared to be a muderously dark expression, "Well, I'm all up for it. And like I said earlier, you're alright, and I think I can trust you to have my back, although it's not like I'd need you to, I could easily take care of myself, regardless of what the situation is."
"Hey, I could... you know what, I'll just take that as yes with a vocal side order of fuck this and bullshit that. Finally, we just need a team name. We can't be going around with no name, otherwise people will think we're really disorganised idiots, and end up being knocked unconscious for implying that you're an idiot. I've got one: Team Iron Arrow?" Lorraine suggested, slowly finishing off the rest of her Guinness.
Gajeel laughed, clearly disagreeing with her choice of name, "Gihihihihihi, Team Iron Arrow? That doesn't sound intimidating, or memorable, at all. Sounds like the sort of thing an unimaginative ten year old, while trying to be creative with names, would come up with. I think some of your brain cells, alongside part of your IQ, died during the process of coming up with that name. What about this one: Team Gajeel."
'Sounds like something an unimaginative ten year old would come up with? Ouch, that hurt a bit.' Lorraine thought, choosing to reject his name, "Team Gajeel? No way, that makes look like you're a narcissistic and self-absorbed prick. You are most definitely a prick, but I'm not going around and travelling with someone who is self-absorbed, and that's something I know you're not, well, at least I hope so. If you are, I'll set you alight with napalm, since ordinary fire must be for pansies. You're arrogant, but not self-absorbed. Team Redfox is much better, it could easily apply to the both of us, especially if I lied about being a really close relative of yours."
"Yeah whatever, at least we have a fucking name now. I still can't believe you made me go through with that Sorcerer Magazine interview, you better not be making me soft." Gajeel grumbled, taking another swig. Lorraine laughed, setting aside her empty glass, before covering her mouth as she let loose a yawn.
"Whoo, excuse me. It's pretty late, time really does fly when you're having fun, so I should probably get to bed, don't stay up too late and get yourself drunk. I don't wanna come in here tomorrow and find out that you gave yourself alcohol poisoning. See ya... Asshole." Lorraine got up, brought her empty glass to Sue, and then headed towards the female dorms.
"Bitch." He replied, smirking as Totomaru and Emilia entered the building, the former looking rather unsteady on his feet and pale, while the latter was red-faced, presumably from laughing at Totomaru's plight. Clearly, the hallucinations and perceptual anomalies he'd been made to see, courtesy of Lorraine's arrows, had fucked him up good.
Gajeel created and threw an iron kunai Lorraine as she closed the door of the female dorms, the weapon impaling itself into the door. Tomorrow, Team Redfox would start going on jobs and show the world who and where the strongest guild in the Kingdom of Fiore was. They would take the magical world by storm, rise to the top, and not settle for anything less than the top. Everyone in Fiore would come to know exactly who they were, and one way or another, they'd eventually stop Fairy Tail's knack for causing collateral damage.
A/N: And there we have it, the formation of Team Redfox. Give me your thoughts on this chapter, and tell me in your reviews, what you might want to see in the future. I'll try, if I can, to fit them into the story. Also, I hope the fight was satisfactory and wasn't short, but if it was, I'll try to flesh out and expand fights that I write in the future - and don't forget, Totomaru is a S-Class Mage, so I hope none of you expected her to win in a straight up fight. See you next time, and so you all know, updates may start slowing down, because I'll be starting work soon - working in the Royal Mail.