Incredible ch.4

(Jellal's p.o.v)

"Good morning sunshine! Ready for another fantastic day?" that familiar obnoxious voice echoes. I awaken in a nice, comfy bed for the first time in a long time. "Pacia… what now? It's too early for your personality."

"Well… I have a mission for you that you're gonna love!" I wipe the sleep from my eyes and sit up, "What?" she giggles and bounces, "That new Fairy Tail member is apparently important! You get to go and pretend that the Magic Council let you out for some reason and your joining them!"

"C-can I join them for real? Like… actually go there and be a member? And like… never step foot in this hellhole of a building again?" she giggles, "Whatever gets the job done! My instincts are telling me that this will take a while anyway."

I pack the few belongings Pacia has given me, including the hairbrush and stuff. Then, I eat a small meal of toast and jam, with a glass of juice, and make my way to the train station.

And there it is again, that nameless hope. Hanging over my head, as strong as ever. Like… I'm being pulled toward Fairy Tail by this unseen force. As if I have some undeniable purpose, this… higher power saying "get a move on, you don't have much time!" so I go faster. To the point where I'm almost running, dodging vendors selling the newest Fairy Tail merchandise, one of which I do run into. I look down, and pick up a few scattered dolls of someone I've yet to recognize.

It's labeled Onyx, and it is fairly small. A heavily cloaked man, with a weird hole in the back to show his symbol between his shoulder blades. I put the figurine back, smiling slightly. Then I take off again, onto the train.

There I sit, impatiently tapping my foot and fiddling with my bangs. I'll have that one spirit of Lucy's fix it later. But for now, I need it to cover my tattoo. No one will question this, they will just assume Fairy Tail argued and jumped through some legal loopholes to get me out.

Why am I nervous then? I'm not nervous about Erza, we're friends. Nor Natsu; we got over our differences. No one else is a threat to my general existence… what's my problem? I probably forgot my problem, like usual. I guess Erza will fill me in when I get there.

It's almost sad really, forgetting everything. I miss my memories; at least I'd be able to feel guilty for what's happened. I do remember some things, fire, getting punched through a few floors of a building, a voice talking from nowhere.

Trying to remember is hurting my brain, so I rub my temples and focus on what I do know. I'm going to Fairy Tale, with Erza, Natsu, Lucy, and that little Wendy girl apparently. And a new person. And a bunch of complete strangers.

If I heard Pacia correctly, there are three Dragon Slayers, there used to be four. Natsu, Wendy, Gajeel, and Laxus got kicked out. Laxus' fan club is still there, and they are some of the strongest mages there. There's Lucy, Loke and the rest of the self-proclaimed Rat Pack. Erza and Gildarts more or less run the place. Natsu's rival Gray, and his stalker Juvia. The Takeover siblings too. Everyone else is either not important, or Pacia just doesn't know much about them.

I don't know why she knows about them, but Pacia must stalk the whole Guild. It wouldn't surprise me; she has her own way of doing things. Not that it's a bad way; she's funny and kind, if not a bit confusing. But most girls are.

(Gajeel's p.o.v)

"Tanya, how are you feeling?" I ask. The woman smiles at me, "Much better now. That little friend of yours is very talented." I smirk and nod, "Wendy is very strong for her age, even if that strength isn't used for fighting."

At Erza's request, I leave Tanya to sleep. Instead, I make my way to the table where Lucy is sitting alone, looking at her keys.

"Hey Gajeel, what's up?" she smiles, inviting me to sit. I plop down in a creaky wooden chair, sighing. "Nothing really, but I'll be holed up here for a while because of my arm." I hold up the bandaged limb, showing off and making her laugh.

"What happened?" she asks. "The bastard twisted it back with living tree roots. It's pretty nasty." Lucy raises her eyebrows, "And that guy was Tanya's brother?" I nod. She shakes her head, "that guy is a real jerk."

The conversation ends loon after, when Natsu drags the rest on a job. I stand by the door and watch them leave, lost in my own thoughts.

Yesterday, during our fight, Natsu and I were up against an incredibly strong foe. It took us a good hour to defeat him, which got on my nerves. When we work together, we're almost stronger than Laxus, so who the hell is this guy?

It's not the first time we've been overpowered. But I guess… this time was different. That man was constantly attacking Natsu, like I wasn't there. He looked like he wanted to kill Natsu. I won't lie; I was scared out of my mind during the whole thing.

"You okay?" a voice echoes behind me. I blink, and look up to see Zaref looking down at me. "Uh… yeah. Just remembering yesterday."

He sits down next to me, "I heard about that guy. I think his name was… it might have started with a J, or maybe G. I don't know. He's one of the stronger members of a group of thugs I've had a few run-ins with." I shrug, "I'm just worried because he seemed to want Salamander's head on a stick."

Zaref furrowed his brow, "Well… that's worrisome to say the least. But he has Erza and the rest with him, he should be okay."

My instincts are flaring up, but I push them back. The last thing I should do is chase after them and make myself look even more insane.

(Loke's p.o.v)

I put my pen down against the paper, words slowly flowing out of me. I'm trying to write a song for Lucy to sing at the festival, but it never comes out quite right.

"Leo? What are you writing?" Virgo asks from behind me. I don't bother to correct her on my name. "A song for Lucy to sing at the festival. Do you want to hear it?" she nods vigorously, "oh yes!" so I sing. It's a piece of absolute crap so I'm not putting it down.

Virgo nods again, "It's good, princess will love it!" I smile sadly, "I don't know. It won't be the final song, that's for sure." Virgo tilts her head to the side, "Isn't that Natsu usually?" I nod, "He wrote a song a while back called Slipping through Destiny, and it's to this day called Fairy Tail's greatest success in anything."

"Will he be writing this year?" I shrug, "Not sure, he usually needs some serious inspiration, and thus his songs are few and far between." Virgo giggles, "Princess told me that I might have to inspire him a bit!" I laugh, "That would be an interesting song!"

I end up going to talk to the others, and find the usual things going on. Nothing interesting ever happen here. I guess I'm still not used to being away from Fairy Tail, and even if I do spend days at a time there, I'm only gone for minutes here.

(A/N: well… somewhat of a filler, somewhat of a pre-action, all around not my best work. But, I want you guys to decide what happens! There is a new girl, somewhat of an adoptive daughter to Natsu, and you guys get to pick her name: Phoenix, Azara, Blythe, or Eloise (Ellie for short). Bonus points if you can guess why Ellie is a name choice! HINT: what does fire do to stuff?)