AN: And here is ch 4. Tell me what you guys think of it.

Chapter 4

Old Friends Meet

Minstrel, in the city of Corvale

It was a nice day in the city of Corvale. The sky was clear, the birds were chirping, and the city was very lively. Why? Because there was currently a chase going on. Yes thats right a chase between a girl and two men. The lady is a tall, attractive and is a rather well-endowed young woman. She is around seventeen years old. She is wearing a black tube top over her busty, fairly paled skinned chest. Her long black hair was flowing in the air. She was also wearing long orange baggy pants with a red belt and sandals. On her back was a large metallic dark brown quiver with a bunch of arrows in it, along with a metallic brown bow around her waist. Attached to her belt were two shiny and big diamonds. This was Tomoko Voss, and she was running away from two guards who were wearing metallic red armor and holding two swords.

"Get back here you thief!" one of the guards shouts only for Tomoko to ignore him.

Tomoko then grabs her bow and an arrow and two aims for the two guards. As the arrows fly at them the two armor wearing males deflect the pointy weapons away from them using only their swords.

In her haste to run away Tomoko comes across a food stand with two barrels on the side of it.

"Bingo!" she thinks as she drops both barrels, making the circler containers roll toward the two Guards that were chasing her.

"Woah!"

"Ahh!"

They tripped on the barrels knocking them both down and spilling apples everywhere. They quickly dust off and run toward her again.

"Damn it." She mutters to herself as the guards back her up in a corner.

"You have no where to run!" "No had over back the diamonds!" the two ordered the girl.

"No way, you rich people will only hoard it away when it can be used for other gain!" she states as she holds another arrow.

"Those diamonds still don't belong to you! Now hand it over!" the guard then reaches his hand out toward her, but the female fires her arrow on the floor, and as she did so large amounts of smoke start filling the air as the two guards start choking and gasping for air.

As the two males got out they then notice the girl was now on the roof tops making her escape.

Tomoko was no stranger from running from guards from the king of Minstrel, in fact this was sorta a daily routine of hers. She merely steals or obtains artifacts so she can gain a lot if money, and she doesn't stop until she claims her prize. She stands on top of a building and holds one of the jewels she just got from her mission.

"Yes! I finally got the jewels now I can finally get the money for this!" She thinks jumping to another building. However since she was so busy in thought she failed to realize the figure that was watching her from 900 meters away. He both had gas masks and wearing brown a cloak, on their feet were black army boots and brown pants. And he holds a sniper rifle with a camouflage pattern.

"Target in sight," he then focuses the scope so it aims for Tomoko's head, "Target acquired," he puts his finger on the trigger, "Fire..."

BANG!

Could be heard as the bullet was now heading straight for the girl with the jewels, and unfortunately she didn't notice.

But when the bullet did hit her she disappeared into a puff of smoke.

"What the-?" The man said before flinching back, dodging an arrow that was fired near his head. Turning around he was shocked to realize that the girl he was targeting was actually 20 feet BEHIND him on another building.

"Hello Jake Visco." She said aiming at him with another arrow, but this time incasing the tip with a brown magic on the tip of it. Jake, still shocked, noticed another girl beside her. This girl herself was of short stature, had silver hair, blue eyes, and pale skin. She had a white cloak surrounding her whole body, but what Jake could see was that she had on white dress shoes on her feet.

"Thanks again for the smoke arrows, and making that smoke clone Lola," Tomoko said with a smile on her face.

"No problem, now hit him!" the short girl demands as Tomoko fires her arrow. Jake moved just in time, making the arrow impale itself into the building he was on. Suddenly the building starts shaking as it begins to float in the sky. But fortunately the assassin managed to get on another building just as the structure begins to float away into the sky, much to the shock of the citizens down bellow.

Surprisingly Jake chuckles, not a dark or cocky chuckle, like a genuine chuckle, like you heard a good joke or something.

"Tomoko, just how long are we gonna do this?" he asked as he makes a motion with his hands, making the sniper rifle disappear and in it's place appears two twin pistols. "You know you could still join me, you could get everything you ever wanted."

"And hurt innocent people in the process, not gonna happen." she said as she and Lola get into fighting stances. While it was true Tomoko does steal in order to gain money, she would never hurt innocent lives just to get what she wants, it just wasn't her.

Jake lets out a sigh as he takes aim at both of them, "So be it."

Back to Romeo

Romeo watches as Team Natsu takes on the dark mages. He looks to his left and sees Natsu taking on at least 5 of them, as he struggles to take on all of them. He looks to his left to see Gray on top of a building using his ice sword trying to defeat another Ice-Make mage, who made a battle ax.

"Damn, your stronger then you look." the mage states to the ice stripper.

"Same with you." Gray says back trying to keep the frozen ax away from him. Using all of his strength he pushes it back.

"Ice-Make: Floor!" Gray put both hands on the roof of the building they were on, which was now covered in ice, which intern made the other Ice-Make mage slip. Gray, taking the chances makes a large hammer and slams the dark mage with it, smashing him through the building and knocking him out.

Lucy sent out Leo, as the play boy was punching dark mage after dark mage with his Regulus impact. Though this only proves to send them back and stagger a pit as they brush off the pain and launch themselves at the spirit.

"Thanks Leo." Lucy said to the lion spirit.

"No problem Lucy." he said back with a wink and a thumbs up.

"Celestial Spirit Summoner Magic, I haven't seen that before." Romeo thinks to himself as another one dark mage was knocked out by the lion spirit.

Erza was in her Black Wing Armor, fending of against slash after slash from a duel wielding swordsman.

"Moon Flash!"

The swordsman brings his blades to his chest as he hears the clink from his swords, as they were busy blocking the red hair's weapons from slashing his chest.

"Your pretty good," Erza states.

"Thanks, your not bad yourself, for someone's who's about to die." The dark mages snaps back as jumps back a few feet, as his swords begin to glow red. He changes at Erza at an incredible speed.

Meanwhile Wendy and Natsu were too busy dealing with the abundance of dark mages that were attacking them. And truth be told they would have had this fight done sooner, though that wouldn't be possible since they were a lot stronger than they thought.

"Sky Dragon Roar!"

Rings though out the area as some of them men were blown away by a giant tornado. Natsu was too busy fending off some of the dark mages from hurting the young sky dragon slayer.

"Wait she's a dragon-slayer to?" Romeo thought as he looks as he looks on top of a building to find Haru and Santo fighting.

Haru does a flip to not only a dodge a claw swipe to his feet but to also land a sold kick to the boys head. However once he saw Santo catch his foot he found out it was a mistake to do that, especially since he was lunched into the air.

Santo jumps up to meet him in the air. The crazed boy the covers is foot in blue fire as he then delivers a kick to the human angel wolf cub's stomach. The power behind it proved so great that Haru crashed into the roof of the building he and Santo were fighting on. And if that was bad enough Santo goes toward him and brings his foot down onto his stomach again, making the spirit cough up blood.

"See Haru, this is why you shouldn't get involved in other people's businesses, but don't worry I'll make sure you don't." Haru looks confused but then he takes on the look of someone going through pure pain as he suddenly feels four sharp, blade-like objects entering his leg. His scream brings music to Santo's ear as he digs the blades deeper into his right leg.

As for Romeo, he was too busy to do anything because a dark mage was smashing on his healing force field trying to break it.

"I don't have much time before this thing breaks," Romeo thinks as he sees the cracks start to form.

Romeo quickly looks up to see some sort of object coming down onto his head. He rolls to the side just in time to see the object, which he now was able to identify as a hammer, come down and smash the ground, forming cracks into it as well.

This meant that his healing force field was now broken.

Thinking quickly he gets up and starts running away from the dark mage.

The first thing he has to do is find his sword.

Romeo jumps and dodges a sword swing to his feet and sends a fire punch to the sword mage's face sending him back a bit. He then adds more power to his fist and sends it right trough his stomach.

"Where is that darn sword?" Romeo looks around and sees it impaled into a tree that is somehow surviving all the chaos that is happening. "Gotcha," He then starts running toward it leveling the man to die.

He then starts running toward his sword along the way dodging sword swings and magic attacks that were sent his way.

Romeo than grabs the sword and pulls it out of it's bark prison. Just in time to because a man with a large hammer approaches him with a swing. Romeo jumps and avoids the swing as he lands and balances on the handle of the hammer. As the man looks up at the boy he suddenly found himself falling to the ground, better yet he felt as if all of his weight was just removed from his body. As he looks he found out that he was decapitated from his body and he was just the head.

The young fire spirit-slayer leaves just as the corpse began to burst out large amounts of blood everywhere.

Romeo's next thought was that he had to find Haru and stop Santo. He looks up at the building and finds them still fighting, though truth be told Haru didn't't have long.

"You know something, I have to give you credit!" Santo states as he holds Haru up by the neck. Haru desperately struggles but it only makes him loose more oxygen. "Your actually pretty skilled, besides Romeo your only the other person I fought that actually survived this long, and with a bleeding leg no less!." Santo grins sinisterly as he puts his hand behind himself, "But, your still nothing but dead weight!"

BAM!

Could be heard as suddenly Santo felt something smash into his chest sending him back a few feet and making him drop the human Haru.

Haru coughs though he is grateful to be back on the ground,

"Romeo you idiot, your still injured." Haru states, still seeing the marks on his back.

"Oh, so a thank you is too much to for you to say?." Romeo rants back setting his foot down and looking back at Santo who was getting up.

"You know something Romeo," the crazy child states as he holds his necklace, that Romeo just noticed was on his neck. "Your strong, too strong to kill on a normal basics,"

Suddenly some sort of blue energy started to surround his body. Romeo's eyes go wide as he feels his magic power increase. The energy was so great that violent winds started to pick up where Santo was standing, blowing his hair and necklace around.

As this was going on Romeo sees a black mark appear on the blue fire mage's face on the left side. And, even though Romeo wouldn't admit this, he was feeling a bit worried that he wouldn't be able to win.

"No, no I can't think like that now of all times." Romeo shakes his head and glares at Santo

"Come on Pyro Phantom! Finish me!" was screamed as Santo took a battle stance as well.

As his nemesis was shouting Romeo was trying so hard not to get blown away from the magic waves that were radiating off of him.

However before the two young mages could do anymore fighting they both felt something wrap around them that not only bad it so they were unable to move, but also separated the two. While that was happening all the dark mages that all of Team Natsu were busy fighting started to be surrounded by something that was entirely pitch black, and when it disappeared thy were gone.

All of team Natsu were ready to finally end the battles they were fighting, ready to finally deal the final blow to their opponents and claim themselves as the victories, but now they couldn't.

"Huh what was that?" Gray asked curious as to why the enemies they were fighting suddenly just disappeared.

"I don't know." Lucy answered as they make their way to Romeo.

Romeo looks and finds a long pitch black serpent like creature was wrapped around him, same with Santo. Romeo's eyes follow the serpents body to see where it ends up.

But to his surprise and horror it ended at the left leg of a man, a man Romeo didn't want to meet until he was ready to face him. He was a fairly pale skinned man with a lean muscular build and dirty blond hair, with green eyes that were busy staring at both Romeo and Santo. He wasn't wearing a shirt, allowing his muscular body to be shown to the world. They only hit of clothing on him were his black fingerless gloves, ripped cloak that only hanged down to his mid back, his grey shorts that had a silver belt buckle, his brown boots, and his sharp tooth necklace. However his most noticeable feature was the abundance of black tattoos all over his body, from his arms all the down to his legs. And speaking of his legs that is where the black serpents came from, as Romeo saw they unwinded from the man's legs. This man was known as Kuro Conner, a wielder of Tattoo magic, and a wizard Romeo once tried to beat in the past, but failed, badly.

"I should have known you would have been here Santo." Kuro said as he released Romeo from the snake tattoo which intern caused the black serpent to shrink and reattach itself to Kuro's left leg, going back to it's tattoo form.

"Shut up! Let me go!" Santo screamed struggling to get out of the grip the black snake had on him, to which Kuro just finds amusing.

"First off you don't even have control over that energy yet, you would have mostly killed our own men and yourself, Second, we have a mission to do, you don't want to upset our masters do you?"

Santo just growls at him. It was true that he did want to kill Romeo, he knew better then to upset his Masters. Santo then quits with his struggling.

"Good," Kuro said as he shifts his head toward Romeo, making the Fire Spirit-Slayer flinch a bit in response, "Fortunately for you young Romeo, I'll let you live, but be warned." Jet Black wings protrude from the dirty blonde's back, "If we meet again, I might have to kill you."

And with that Kuro flies away with the still snake tied Santo.

"Ok," Gray asked the rest of Team Natsu. "Who the hell was that guy!?"

The rest of the fairy tail guild members were just as baffled as the Ice-Make mage was.

"I know!" Happy flies over them, "He interrupted a totally awesome battle scene that was gonna take place, the people reading this are pissed now!"

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"Happy, what are you talking about?" Carla asked as the statement made the rest of the exceed's team look at him with a questioned look.

"No time to explain, their getting away." The exceed exclaims Ponting to Romeo and Haru, who have gotten down from the building.

By the time they did Romeo sensed seven people behind him. The young spirit slayer then winces in uncontrollable pain as he places a hand on his still hurting back.

"Oh right, it broke before my back could fully heal."

Haru goes up to Romeo, just as Team Natsu goes near them.

"Told ya you were an idiot." Haru said smirking smugly at him.

"Shut up and lets leave before those fairy tail wizards come and find me." Romeo talks back to his furry companion.

"Yeah about that."

"Hold it!" Natsu screamed making Romeo and Haru stop dead in their tracks, "You two aren't going anywhere," Natsu forms flames around his hands has he forms a grin on his face, "Not without a fight!"

"Flame brain the town is already destroyed don't destroy more of it you idiot!" Gray shouts as he head butts his rival.

"What the hell did you just say Ice princess!?" Natsu said pushing his head

"An idiot! Are you stupid and deaf to!?"

"Are they serious right now?" Haru and Romeo thought to themselves as the two opposite element rivals bash their heads together and continue their arguing, making them both sweat drop.

Romeo just sighs and turns around, "Look, I understand your interested in me after what I just did, but it's best if you guys don't align yourselves with me."

It was at that moment when the Pyro Phantom revealed his face toward them that Natsu finally realized who this boy was, evident by the shocked look on his face.

"No way, Romeo is that you?"

Minstrel, in the city of Corvale, the common district

The common district of Corvale was a sight to behold. It was huge and there weren't many houses, though truth be told that was mostly because of the large fields the people use to grow their food. The people there were usually covered in average clothing, average for commoners at least, and would tend to yard work or just manual labor just to gain some extra jewels.

One of the many houses was an old orphanage. The minute you look at it you wouldn't even think it was suitable to live in just for one person, but sister Rose and the children make it work no matter how hard it may be. As of right now, they were busy with the most scared of times for kids,

Play time.

They were out running around playing tag, hide and seek of anything they can do really.

"I'm gonna get you Luna." I boy that goes by the name of Zack shouts as he tries to catch his friend in a game of tag.

"Catch me first." She said sticking her tongue out at him.

Sister Rose smiles as she sees them playing. The Red haired, fairly pale skinned nun then looks to the sky as her blue eyes catch something in the distance. Looking closer her eyes widened when she sees a a long black haired girl with a wolf with wings, on top of a large, and I mean large brown sack flying right toward them.

"Hey Sister Rose, did you miss us!?" The lady asked with glee in her voice as she goes down toward the orphanage. The female was later revealed to be Tomoko and her silver angel wolf cub Lola, as they land with the large sack still floating just inches off of the ground.

Once the children caught wind of this their expressions were happy as they suddenly surround the black haired girl as the red haired nun shakes her head,

"Tomoko!" All the children said with glee as their small feet make them run toward her.

"Your back, we missed you!" Zack said as he and Luna were lifted up into the mages' arms.

"Yeah! It's always fun when your here!" the little girl said pumping her fist in the air.

"Let me guess, you were messing around in the royal district again weren't you?"

"Oh sister Rose you know me so well," Tomoko said as Lola laughs a bit, "Besides, you know her, once she makes up her mind, no one is gonna stop her."

"What did you do? what did you do?" Zack asked.

At this question the woman smirks as she puts both him and Lola down. "Oh you know, just out and about getting these!"

Rose and the kids had looks of confusion as they stare at her. But as the lady and the angel wolf open the large sack their eyes widened as dinner plates upon seeing the contents of the bag.

In the sack were a bunch of jewels, now they could afford to pay for a better building to live in, and Sister Rose could now buy more stuff for the kids. There also toys and clothes for the kids to play and wear, not to mention the clothes rather too expensive, at least too expensive for them to afford any way.

Right before Sister Rose could say anything else to the two, the little toddlers all started to run into the large sack and start taking out the toys and clothes that were in it. They all began to have the time of their lives playing and wearing them.

Rose had to admit to herself as she saw the children of her orphanage playing with the things that Tomoko and Lola brought back with them, she had never seen her children so happy before, to was enough to bring a small to the old redhead's face.

"Seems like your happy," Lola said making Sister Rose snap out other happy trance.

The Elderly woman looks at the now human Lola, "Who wouldn't be after seeing there kids so happy?"

Lola chuckles at her answer, "True."

"So if you don't mind me asking how did she get the money for this anyway?" Rose was now looking straight at the angel wolf cub. Lola, now no longer wearing her cloak, was wearing a black no sleeve shirt and blue jean shorts.

"Do I even have to answer that one?"

"She stole something from the people living in the royal district and sold it for money hasn't she?" Rose asked though she already knew the nod that the silver furred angel wolf cub.

"Thats the one," Lola said rubbing the back of her human neck, "But what can you do, she's a Gravity Spirit-Slayer, some spirit slayers are known for their pride."

"I can only imagine," Rose mutters to herself before looking back at Lola, "I've been meaning to ask Lola, have you and Tomoko met any other spirit slayers?"

"Just one, he's a fire spirit slayer."

"Would you mind telling me about him?"

An: and with that chapter 4 is done. Sorry I haven't been updating sooner, I was having a bit of a writers block with my stories lately, but I have been thinking about doing an alternate version of this story, one which Romeo is found by Totomaru rather than Ignatius. Let me know what you guys think. Also I had to cut this battle short to get the story moving faster, don't worry longer battles will be here I assure you. As always read, review, leave an OC sheet for my other story if you want, and see you guys next time.