The rest of the day turned out okay. The second battle was between Ren Akatsuki of Blue Pegasus and Arana Webb of Mermaid Heel, in which Ren won when Arana let her guard down. The third battle was between War Cry of Quatro Cerberus and Orga Nanagear of Sabertooth, where Orga won and scared the living hell out of both Lily and Seph with his lightning magic. Seph found an exception with Laxus' lightning, but otherwise, it really scared her. That fear was something they had in common. The last battle of the day was between Mystogan, or Jellal, of their Fairy Tail Team B and Jura Neekis of Lamia Scale. Jellal seemed set up to win, but something weird happened and Jura ended up winning.

Although Seph didn't really like it, the Guild had ended up in a bar to go over their first day. Even though they had ended up at the bottom, they were all determined to make it to the top, and it made Seph feel much better from her episode earlier that day. Although, she made an extra effort to stay out of the way when Natsu started getting into fights and beating people up. Even though Gajeel had gone to fight with Natsu, Laxus made a point that it would most likely destroy the bar and Gajeel responded by patting Laxus' head, saying that it had gotten rounder. Freed got mad and Levy tried to make him stop, and although Seph didn't mean to, she had let out a small snort.

She couldn't help it; she found the way they interacted funny.

Freed even tried to gather the Raijinshuu to beat up Gajeel, but Bickslow and Evergreen had been thrown under the table drunk by a girl named Cana. He had turned to her for help, but she told him that her juice was really good and she didn't want to leave it unattended and he made her laugh by falling against the table in defeat. Gajeel actually sat down, though, alongside Levy, and was able to hold a conversation with Laxus. Upon his partner sitting down, Lily had joined them and Seph found herself being quite social for the first time in quite awhile. She was able to smile while talking, too, and felt free with her words to a certain point.

"You never told me you had a partner!" Gajeel suddenly accused Laxus, in which he gave an amused grin. Lily looked a little annoyed with his partner's stupidity, but Seph knew herself to be patient.

"She showed up three months ago is why." Laxus told Gajeel, in which he gave off a weird look. Levy gave a soft smile.

"Well, it's nice to see you getting along with someone so well!" She stated, trying to make sure a fight didn't start. Seph had heard Levy's name from behind her at some point during the games and was glad to know who she was because she seemed nice. Laxus shrugged a bit, letting out a sound, and Seph merely smiled because she knew that he would never admit being kind towards her. It obviously showed, but she could understand not wanting to be viewed as soft. It often got people in trouble, after all.

"Hold on a second." Gajeel butted in. Seph's smile dropped at his suspicious tone and she got ready to be asked a bunch of questions. She had been waiting for this, honestly. "I never really clued in before because I was tryin' to figure things out on my own, but she just showed up three months ago, during around when trainin' started? That's awfully convenient."

"Are you accusing my partner?" Laxus asked defensively, in which Levy looked a little worried about a fight actually starting. Gajeel let out a scoff.

"I'm just askin' the real questions here, man." He responded with a growl, in which Seph put her head down. She felt Lily putting a hand on her back for comfort and appreciated the effort, even if it was a failure. "Where'd she come from? What was she doin' out and about all alone and injured like you said?" Laxus had talked about her? When had he had the chance to…?

"Gajeel…" Lily addressed his partner with a warning sounding tone. Gajeel stopped, but only because he had gotten to ask a couple of his questions and Seph didn't like the awkward silence that had followed. What could she say?

"… I-I can't t-tell y-you where I c-came from, n-not just yet…" She told them softly, her head down and her gaze averted away from them. She really didn't know when she would be able to tell them. "… B-But I was… r-running away… fr-from someone…" God that sounded so suspicious. There was a pause, and then Gajeel spoke again.

"… Are you in trouble?" He asked, surprisingly softly in a concerned tone. Everyone at the table seemed to be asking that exact same question with their eyes stuck on her, wanting an answer and waiting for it.

"… Knowing m-my luck…" She started clutching at her necklace from underneath her shirt. The only person who really only probably knew about it would be Freed, but otherwise, she had kept it hidden. She didn't even know if he knew, but it was important… "… Y-Yah… I-I'd say so…"

The following night had been one where Seph was in and out of sleep. Lily wouldn't dare leave her side and Laxus was far too alert to have gotten enough sleep, and Seph wasn't sure if Gajeel had slept or not because he was the first one up and ready to go in the morning. She wondered if she should've kept her mouth shut about it, but they probably would've found out one way or another… It was better for them to be alert and expecting something than to be taken down unexpectedly without a chance at protecting themselves.

The second day of the games started quite simply after that, starting off obviously with the competition part. It went by the name of Chariot and you could guess just from the name that the competition would've taken place on top of a line of vehicles, with the idea being to reach the goal without falling off. The vehicles were always moving, so just one moment of carelessness could lead to a misstep, and they were going to wend their way around the sightseeing spots of Crocus with the team members participating arriving at Domus Flau…

But way in the rear of the race was a groggy-looking Natsu, most obviously from his motion sickness. Seph felt bad for him, but she honestly wondered why he even went for it with the name telling all… and right in front of him was Gajeel, with Sting from Sabertooth straight in front of both of them. They were all suffering from motion sickness and although Seph felt bad, she couldn't help but let out a snort at their states. Why did they participate with the name being so obvious as to what the competition entailed!? They were all Dragon Slayers… so did all Dragon Slayers get motion sickness?

That would include Laxus, which made Seph snort again. She really didn't want to laugh at her Guild mates, but… Oh Gosh… They were trying their best, though, and she admired that. Even with their motion sickness, they had come in sixth and seventh place with Sting having dropped out of the competition. She didn't know why he didn't continue trying like Natsu and Gajeel had, but their teams had gotten a couple of points because of this, so… It was okay. Fairy Tail really was a good Guild, she knew that for sure because they were competing for their friends and not for their reputation or anything of the sort. No matter if they got injured or had to go through motion sickness, they fought… she wished that she could understand the feeling of being fought for. She understood the feeling of motion sickness just fine; after all, she did tend to get a little motion sick on boats, so she could understand the pain of going through this competition…

Moving onto the battle part of the day, after Natsu had been taken to the infirmary, the first match of the day was between Kurohebi of Raven Tail, their Guild being in first at the moment, and Toby Horhorta from Lamia Scale. They all got a little concerned because it was someone from Raven Tail fighting and Seph hoped that it would be a fair fight this time… although, knowing Raven Tail, it wouldn't be fair at all. They would cheat in some way just to win, she knew their kind. No matter how strong Toby came out to be, they'd win somehow and she didn't like that. Everyone in their stand was cheering for Toby to beat down Kurohebi because he was from Raven Tail, and upon seeing Kurohebi gain the upper hand with Mimic Magic, Seph couldn't help but cheer him on as well.

"You can do it, Toby!" She yelled, trying not to strain her voice. She just wanted to be loud enough so he could hear her among everyone else. Mimic Magic was rare, but she had seen it before. She knew someone who used it fairly well…

Before she knew it, they had made a weird bet between whoever would win. If Toby won, Kurohebi would reveal his real name and if Kurohebi won, Toby would reveal a secret about himself. It was a weird bet, but… She supposed that it made things interesting for all of the spectators… She didn't like it, but even without cheap tricks and cheating, they had strong people on their team. They proved it with Kurohebi winning and Seph found her hands covering her face as she shook her head. This was pointless! Why was Raven Tail even competing in the first place? They didn't care about winning, did they?

And Toby's secret was that one of his socks was missing. He couldn't find it, even when it was wrapped around his neck… Lamia Scale's team looked both shocked and ashamed, and Seph couldn't blame them. The biggest mystery no one could ever solve would be people themselves, how they worked on their own besides biology and psychology. She had to admit that she was a little surprised when Kurohebi held out a hand for Toby, seeming to be going for a handshake… but she found herself a little angry when Kurohebi actually grabbed Toby's found sock and ripped it to shreds. Even if it was stupid to a lot of people, it had been precious to Toby! She really hadn't felt angry in a long time… He was left crying on the battlefield as his opponent walked away and Seph didn't know what to was just too cruel, but she should've expected it. Raven Tail had been a Dark Guild, after all, and those kinds of things didn't just fade away.

When moving on to the second match of the day, it was announced that a powerful man by the name of Bacchus from Quatro Cerberus would be fighting against a Fairy Tail member from Team A. By power and guessing, Seph could hear everyone talking about it being Erza… but it wasn't. It was him against Elfman.

"It's over." Happy stated with a couple of guys, in which Seph frowned a bit.

"That's a terrible thing to say!" Lisanna, Elfman's younger sister, whined at them. Seph had to admit, it was a little mean… but she didn't know Elfman as well as they did so…

Seph didn't like what she heard from Bacchus as he made a bet with Elfman, hearing it repeat in her head multiple times. Just because they were Elfman's sisters, that didn't mean he could make a bet like that… She felt another episode creeping up on her, but Lily cautiously grabbed her hand and gave it a squeeze to help ground her.

"Do you need to sit…?" He asked softly, in which she shook her head. She didn't need to sit down, not just yet. She was sensitive to the yelling she heard from around her, but she would be okay… She had to learn how to be strong, and she had support from her friends. She had friends.

Even so, she could feel her anxiety flaring as Elfman was brought down onto one knee, unable to land a single blow. She could feel Lisanna's worry from to her right, but since she was so open to sound, she heard Evergreen's comforting words. If she believed in Elfman, then Seph could keep herself calm and believe in him, too… Even when she swayed a bit and had to sit down with Lily's help, she did her best to stay as calm as she possibly could.

Everyone was being so loud with their cheering that she couldn't even be scared; she just hoped that their volume could carry past everything else so that Elfman felt cheered on. The power you could gain from being believed in by important people… It's something she had only felt once, but she remembered it like it had happened merely moments ago. You'd feel unstoppable and you could do anything you had thought of doing, no matter how impossible it seemed. She believed that Elfman could win this fight.

If it wasn't for himself or for the Guild, then it would be for his sisters.

And she learned that even in serious situations, Fairy Tail could still take it easy. As Elfman stood again, he got out what he had decided for his part of the bet if he won… Quatro Cerberus would be named "Quatro Puppy" for the duration of the games. Everyone took a moment to calm down from the seriousness and the Seph started hearing a couple of giggles and snicker. She ended up giving a small smile, motioning to Lily to help her stand up again. Although he was hesitant, he helped her stand up and she stood strong without shaking too much. Elfman wouldn't lose this, she could tell by the look on his face… She could see it in his soul when she focused, and the soul never lied.

She knew that he got a little worried when Bacchus downed his bottle of booze, but he was still absolute… Did he have a plan? He must've, with how confident he looked. He didn't show it straightforward, but if you looked hard enough, you could see all of his confidence in his eyes. He did… He used a Take Over that strengthened his body with hard scales so that whenever Bacchus would hit him, he would take damage as well. It would either be Bacchus' hands or Elfman's body that would give out and because everyone was specifically told not to take their eyes off of either of them, no one looked away.

Well, Freed had to because Evergreen got so pumped up that she had started to choke him. Seph hadn't even been paying attention to the fact that Evergreen had put a hand on her head and had started to ruffle her fur. She really didn't mind… They were on the same team and excited over the same thing, so she hadn't even taken notice towards it. This felt nice… having people that she could count on… even when Elfman seemed to have lost; they stayed together in anticipation to see how things would really end. It was like Bacchus had won… but he fell to the ground, and Elfman was left as the sitting champion of the battle.

"Bacchus is down!"

Even though Evergreen was choking the life out of Freed, she found a way to wrap an arm around Seph, who gladly accepted it… She found herself smiling widely at Elfman's win, past the emotions of an episode creeping up behind her. It wouldn't happen today, not today of all days. Lily had gotten caught up in the fray and Evergreen was squishing him in between Seph and Freed, but Seph didn't mind being pushed up against him. In fact, she wound her arms around his torso and hugged him tightly, a moment passing before he hugged her back in a small state of shock.

It was a great victory, after all.

With the Raijinshuu watching over Elfman while he rested in the infirmary and Wendy back up on her feet, Team A had no real problem with being at twelve points and moving into their reserve members. Carla was also back up on her feet and because Seph had gone to the infirmary with the Raijinshuu to help heal up Elfman a bit, she had gotten to meet the Exceed briefly before she left with her partner to go watch the next match. Seph decided to stay behind with her team for awhile, chatting away while Elfman rested. Seph didn't exactly like how the healer for their team, Porlyusica, kept looking at her, though, so she didn't stay long. She covered it up by promising to cheer on their Guild extra hard for the Raijinshuu and left as quickly as possible without being suspicious.

She returned just in time to witness Mirajane win against Jenny Realight from Blue Pegasus, gaining ten points for Team B. She grabbed a spot between Lily and Carla, gaining many greetings from the others on her return, which made her quite happy. She felt a little more at home because of that… However, the last battle became a very serious one between Sabertooth and Mermaid Heel, a pair of obviously very powerful women by the names of Yukino and Kagura stepping forward to battle against each other. It was an uneasy atmosphere, something about the both of them throwing her off when they both bet on their lives… and it was a very balanced battle, but Yukino ended up losing. Seph was expecting it to come out as a tie, but it turned out that she was wrong and just like that, the second day of the Grand Magic Games had ended.

It made her very, very uneasy…