Raiden

Chapter 4:

Fairy Tail

Fairy Tail's Headquarters

Mirajane was entranced by the stranger's mysterious dark eyes; orbs that didn't give anything away yet appeared to be dissecting your soul piece by piece. She felt as if the visitor's calculating stare was searching through her very soul for some kind of answer. As if their souls were calling for each other. She wasn't aware of her surroundings, all she could focus on was his onyx eyes, not even time seemed to matter as she was absorbed in the endless abyss of darkness that was the deep dark eyeballs. As much as she tried, she found that she could not remove her eyes from his inquiring gaze, she wasn't even entirely sure she wanted to.

That wasn't even the strangest part about the situation either. What was really perturbing the white haired beauty was the deep sense of longing she was feeling towards the handsome man standing in front of her. The take-over mage felt something inside lurch as her breath caught, heart beating wild as she flushed. The demon mage felt like she finally found a piece of herself she wasn't aware she was missing. She felt a connection to another person unlike she ever felt before, not even with her siblings and the rest of the guild. All of that because of the beautiful stranger before her; a man she couldn't even place a name to.

Sasuke Uchiha seemed to be in the exact same spell, unable to remove his eyes form the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.

As if noticing the strange spell that took over her and the mysterious stranger, Makarov cleared his throat, gaining the attention of the handsome man. The man slowly and tenuously removed his perceptive eyes away from the Fairy Tail beauty, as if it was the most difficult thing he ever did.

As the raven haired man turned his head towards the old master, Mira noticed just how attractive the man really was now that she wasn't focused exclusively on his deep dark eyes. She had seen plenty of handsome men before, the kind of guys' girls dreamed of marrying at night, but she never met a man as gorgeous as the man before her. His skin seemed too pale to be real and his features too beautiful to belong to a human. His dark hair and eyes served to only bring out his perfect sculpted face to a complete new level. From her field of vision she could see that she wasn't the only girl engrossed by the man's appearance. Lucy and Juvia, who happened to have eyes solely for the ice mage, were openly gawking at the guy, Cana looked flushed, and Erza and Evergreen had a small but evident blush on their faces. It was pretty clear to the white haired mage that every girl in the vicinity was attracted to the man's appearance, but, unlike the others, she was also longing for something else from him, something she couldn't even name. She never felt this way before.

Her attention, however, was diverted as her father figure began speaking.

"What can we help you with?" Makarov's voiced traveled through the unusual silent room, honestly curious seeing as the young man didn't seem to be looking for some kind of fight. Although the master would openly admit that in all his life, he has never seen someone look so beautiful yet be so intimidating at the same time.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the old man, deeming him to be the most powerful of the group and, because of that fact, slightly curious as to whom he was.

"My name is Makarov Dreyar, the master of Fairy Tail." Makarov answered his silent question, gaining a nod from the handsome man in acknowledgement.

"I'm looking for the Exceed," Sasuke declared clearly and to the point, trying to stay focused on the old mage and not a certain white haired girl that didn't seem to leave his mind.

The blushes intensified as the girls seemed to swoon at the strange accent that came out of his mouth, while the rest of the guild seemed to get irritated for the blatant disrespect the stranger was displaying towards their father figure. And also because they were slightly jealous of the attention the handsome man was getting from the normally unapproachable girls.

Ignoring the accent, and the younger man's unashamed lack of respect at not identifying himself, the third master of Fairy Tail pondered what their guest meant by Exceed. "I'm afraid that I don't know what you mean by 'Exceed'."

The stranger, as if expecting this outcome, raised his right arm. The whole guild openly gawked at the small creature that held a close resemblance to their fellow blue friend, except for the fact that this cat possessed adorable dark looks that seemed a lot more irresistible and feminine.

Mirajane studied the small creature with stars in her eyes; she never saw something more adorable! Not even the fact that the cat brought an unusual sense of comfort and concern within her registered in her mind as all she could think about was hugging the dark animal. Her awe, however, was put on hold as the stranger spoke.

"This is an Exceed," Sasuke silently declared, hiding his relief as he took in the look of familiarity crossing the guilds' features. He was unaware that, despite managing to hide his relief from everyone, a certain demon mage caught it, wondering why he would be so relieved.

Makarov became suspicious, as he always did when his family was involved. He was worried about what would happen to Happy if the strange man got his hands on the blue bundle of joy. He knew this guy was powerful, but not even that would save the man from the wrath of Fairy Tail if he wanted to harm one of their own. Just as he was about to voice his concerns for Happy, he caught, from the corner of his eyes, Lucy adjusting something behind her back. He also realized a second too late that he wasn't the only one that was aware of the action.

The stranger disappeared from his spot, only to materialize right in front of a startled blonde beauty. Caught completely off guard by what, she assumed, was a teleportation technique, the girl could only back away from the handsome man, holding the blue exceed, who was paralyzed in fear, behind her. The stranger, however, merely followed her with calm steps.

The rest of the guild were rooted to their spots. They knew that that was no magic; it was pure and simple speed, something that was gained when, and only when, you perfected your body to the peak of excellence. The guild was paralyzed by the speed of the stranger to be of any help to the terrified blonde, they didn't think that moving that fast was possible. What shocked them even more was that the raven haired man didn't even give an indication that he was about to move, not even a twitch of a muscle.

Mirajane and the old master were impressed by the speed that even their experienced eyes couldn't follow, but the symbol placed on the stranger's bare back was what caught their attention. They had never seen anything like it and wondered what its purpose was.

Fortunately for the astounded guild, a certain pink headed loudmouth never failed to save his friends when it counted.

Just as Lucy was backed into the bar, a fiery fist came out of nowhere aiming at the stranger's handsome face. As if he knew the attack was coming, the raven leaned his body to the right and watched as the fire covered fist sailed by him, effectively evading the attack while making no unnecessary movements; a fact that didn't go unnoticed by the most knowledgeable mages.

Natsu, however, was not one to give up so easily. He immediately turned in mid-air and prepared one of his most preferred attacks, planning on catching the still bended stranger by surprise.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!" the pink haired dragon slayer roared as he released a large quantity of orange bright flames that seemed to engulf the handsome man and continued forth to destroy a large portion of the recently built bar. And also getting the attention of the startled guild members

The famous guild waited anxiously as the flames burned everything in its path. Once the flames dissipated, the guild was surprise to find that the stranger was no longer there. Only burned tables and a huge hole in the wall could be seen.

Natsu, naively believing that that was the end of the menace, whopped with barely contained satisfaction. "That should teach him!" the dragon slayer declared, clearly angry that someone threatened to touch one of his most precious people. "You lay one finger on Lucy and I'll turn you to ash!"

The whole guild was silent, desperately trying to locate the male beauty; no one being able to believe that it could really be possible to get rid of someone so powerful with such a reckless attack.

"Is that so?" A silent chilling voice echoed throughout the destroyed room. Everyone turned their cautious eyes towards the elegantly standing stranger, who was once again positioned in front of the gates. The Fairy Tail mages rapidly positioned themselves in front of Natsu, preparing their magic as they sensed the huge amount of killing intent and annoyance coming out of the uninjured figure in spades. They were deathly afraid of what the unknown stranger was capable of doing, they could see that he would not hesitate to kill if he so desired and they were not completely sure they could stop him if he did. They never faced someone like the raven; someone who could probably kill them with a flick of his fingers. But they would fight. They were Fairy Tail.

"What do you need with Happy?!" Natsu snarled as he prepared to try another attack. Makarov, however, extended his arm in front of the agitated young man, shaking his head at the youthful boy's questioning look. Makarov then moved his worried eyes to the raven haired stranger, hoping that they could still come to an agreement through talking.

"May I ask why you desire Happy?" the old master asked with a hopeful, yet guarded tone; a tone that promised retribution if he did not like the answer.

The question earned an amused chuckle from the Uchiha, his lips forming a small smirk as he grasped the unspoken threat. The chuckle, in turn, sent chills through the guild, who were getting worried that the gorgeous man took the warning, a warning of the greatest and strongest guild in Fiore, so lightly. His smirk disappeared when he noticed the guild members forming a path for a fuming red-haired girl.

Erza calmly walked closer to the avenger, summoning her Heaven's Wheel Armor in the process. The silver armor bringing her a sense of comfort as it replaced her custom made breastplate and her blue skirt.

The action seemed to bring the guild's morale back up as her friends immediately brightened up, showering her with praises.

It also drew the enemy's questioning onyx eyes, wondering how the girl could possibly defeat him with such a skimpy looking outfit. Sasuke would admit the armor looked pretty sturdy, but it would do the girl no good seeing as it showed plenty of skin and there was no one more precise in finding weaknesses then a person from his clan.

"There's no way this wimp can beat Erza!" Natsu declared enthusiastically, not noticing the stranger narrowing his eyes in his direction with annoyance.

"Let's hope so Natsu," the summoned Loke agreed eagerly. "I can't have this pretty boy stealing Lucy's affections from me!"

"What affections?!" an indignant Lucy questioned, which went ignored as per usual.

"No matter how much of man's man that guy is, Erza is stronger than any man!" Elfman smiled confidently, having complete faith in the Requip mage.

The remaining members easily agreed, joining in the cheering for the armor girl.

Mira and Makarov didn't have the same opinion, however. They knew that if they could not form a compromise with the stranger, none of them would be walking out of this situation alive. Although, for a reason she could not identify, the oldest Strauss believed that the gorgeous man standing before her would not hurt her and that she could trust him.

"I have grown tired of your disrespect towards master Makarov and our guild," the redhead began as she pointed a silver sword towards the intruder, choosing to ignore her master's protests. "I challenge you to a duel!"

A small smirk appeared on the Uchiha's stoic face, already seeing various openings on the girl's stance. He wouldn't even need to take her seriously.

Erza, noticing the smirk, grew irritated. "How about we compromise?" the requip mage imploded, trying to make her opponent take her seriously. Her inquiry proved successful seeing as the raven raised a perfect dark eyebrow in inquisitiveness.

"If I win you will tell us who you are and leave here without our friend!" Erza confidently declared, trying to kill two birds with one stone. She was curious about the man standing before her.

"What if I win?" the avenger questioned curiously, amused to see if the foolish girl would really bet on her friend.

"It's simple really," the redhead said with her fierce voice, narrowing her eyes on the stranger. "You won't."

The raven didn't know if he should be amused or insulted for being underestimated to this degree. He was also wondering what was making the girl so confident because, based on her stance and magic power, she was like an insect compared to him. Maybe not even that.

"Tell me girl," his smirked when he caught a brief flash of annoyance crossing the girl's dark eyes at being addressed so crudely. "What make you so confident that you can defeat me?"

"I never lose when my friends are on the line!" She responded almost instantly, the thought of Happy providing her with unlimited strength. Her comment earned a rouse of cheers from the awaiting guild members, eager to see Erza battle. Makarov and Mirajane, however, were frowning in disapproval, believing that it was a really bad idea to challenge the mysterious man in a fight.

"Well then," Sasuke commanded attention as he interrupted the cheers; he had wasted enough time as it was. "If I win," he contemplated out loud, "Then I will be taking the Exceed."

Erza grimaced as the thought of her losing hadn't even crossed her mind. She would not lose such an important battle.

"And," he surprised the guild members as he continued, knowing that the red head was confident in her victory. "If you do not keep your end of the bargain then I will be teaching your teammates the true meaning of despair."

Suffocating silence engulfed the large room, no one believing that someone could say that so nonchalantly. Makarov was sweating bullets, worried for his children and slightly disappointed that Erza was not listening to him in such a crucial moment. Mirajane didn't seem to be worried, something that baffled even the beautiful white haired mage.

Erza felt her assurance wavering, something that went overlooked by the worried master and the confident guild members who were eager for the battle to start. Mira, however, could read her old rival like an open book and, although she wasn't worried for herself, she was concerned for her friend.

"Erza, please think of the risks that you are taking," the takeover mage pleaded, earning confusing looks from the oblivious guild and a grateful look from her master. "We may still be able to resolve this issue peacefully."

Mira could feel the stranger's intense stare on her but choose not to acknowledge the act, secretly pleased that she was the only one the man gave a second glance to or even displayed interest in.

Erza, however, didn't spare her a glance.

"This guy doesn't look like the kind to negotiate," Erza countered, gaining back her confidence. "Even if he was, he insulted Fairy Tail and threatened one of our friends. I can't forgive someone that disrespects my family!"

With that said, Erza charged at the stoic man, not caring that he still held a dormant Exceed in his hands, with a speed that would take down any mage less than an S-class, aiming for a clean slice through the man's neck with her silver sword. Unfortunately for her, however, she was dealing with an opponent that was in a league of his own. The stranger simply leaned back at the last second, avoiding the blow effortlessly and with precision.

"I've seen kids faster than you…" taunted Sasuke as his red lips formed a small smirk, remembering the bushy brows of Rock Lee during the Chunin Exams.

"Shut up and start defending yourself!" Erza shouted as she lunged at him once again, hoping for a different outcome. The stranger, however, simply stepped back, moving side to side elegantly as he avoided the incoming thrusts. The small smirk on the man's gorgeous face served to only fuel her more. Her attacks went from barely controlled to outright wild, making her attacks even easier for an experienced fighter like the raven man to predict. Seeing as none of her attacks were working, the redhead suddenly stopped attacking. The stoic stranger eyed her, boredom written over his features.

"Typical rookie mistake," Sasuke stated stoically, reminiscing his battles against Itachi. "Let your opponent control your emotions and he controls you. A warrior who acts on impulse based on what they're feeling has no business challenging me."

Erza held back a growl, seeing the truth in his words. She immediately crammed down her aggravation with the emotionless man before her, knowing there was no other method to beat him other than staying calm and thinking things through; she needed a clear head to find a way to strike him down.

Opting to figuring out how her opponent fought, Erza rapidly went for a feint to the left then slashed diagonally, trying to find some kind of fault in her challenger's perfect form. The stranger saw the girl's intentions clear as day in Erza's dark eyes as he ducked the incoming blow. Erza, expecting his dodge, quickly aimed a stab at the man's face. The stranger leaped into the air, performing a stylish flip as he evaded the blow to his face. Erza smiled, finally finding what she was desperately searching for. She swept her sliver blade up; aiming for the man's unprotected back. Her sword, however, only met thin air as the stranger was no longer there.

Erza hurriedly retreated back to her guild mates, having sensed the dark presence that suddenly appeared behind her. She growled when she noticed that the raven had had plenty of time to counterattack but opted to just stare at something behind her. She turned around, furious that something was taking her opponent's attention away from the battle. But she was surprised to find a blushing Mira behind her, looking right back at the man with the same amount of interest. Thinking she was just imagining things, the redhead cleared her mind and turned her eyes back to the stranger, who was now looking at her with boredom.

The guild members were flabbergasted, clearly seeing the difference in skill between the two combatants and not being able to believe it. The old master and a slightly embarrassed Mira were worried for the winded redhead.

"What's the deal with Erza? Why isn't this guy screaming for mercy yet?" asked Grey, not being able to accept the sight before him.

"Because this guy is simply toying with her," Makarov's concerned voice gained the attention of all his children. A frown marred his wrinkled face, stressing over what he could do to save his family. "This is exactly why I didn't want a fight to break out."

"What do you mean master?" a confused Freed walked to his side, believing that Erza could still win. "Even if he, by some chance, beats Erza, there's no way that he can defeat you, one of the Ten Wizard Saints."

Makarov shook his head in exasperation, slightly annoyed that his children still did not get just how dire the situation really was. "What I mean is," Makarov looked at his children with a calm expression on his face, "that neither Erza nor I can possibly defeat this guy."

Shock passed throughout the room at his declaration. Slowly, hopeful eyes returned to the battle, hoping with all their hearts that their old master was wrong.

Erza summoned an identical copy of her silver sword, hoping that she could confuse her opponent with two weapons. With all the speed she could muster, the redhead charged at the stranger with one of her silver swords in front of her and the other hiding from view by her back, aiming for his stomach. The stranger didn't look surprise by her speed as he effectively backed away from the sword's deadly arc. Erza, however, was expecting such outcome and did something that enraged the stranger, and surprisingly Mirajane, and surprised the whole guild. She threw her second weapon with all her might, aiming for the only thing that the stranger seemed to care about. She aimed at the Exceed that was carefully placed on the stranger's hand.

Erza smirked tiredly as the silver weapon closed in on her opponent; she knew that the handsome man would not endanger the cat based on how tenderly he was treating it. He would protect the creature and when he did, it would either be a heavy injury or instant death since the sword was traveling in unimaginable speeds, something that she could only achieve when she combined her abnormal strength and her telekinesis. There was no way that a human could possibly dodge something so unexpected and piercingly fast, not to mention it was in point blank range.

Much to her and her teammate's surprise, however, the stranger tossed the black cat to his other hand as soon as the sword left the redhead's hand, as if he read her movements. But instead of moving completely out of the path of the sword, the male beauty simply circled his fingers around the hilt of the silver weapon as it passed by him, stopping completely in its track. Not even one display of effort on his part.

Only the wind could be heard as it blew the man's red scarf to the side.

"H-how is…" Erza panted, completely exhausted and shocked that her attack was stopped so easily, not even managing to make the stranger move from his position.

"Erza didn't even touch him…" Grey muttered in disbelief, sweat running down his pale skin.

"W-what kind of skill does that guy have?" Natsu asked shakily as he viewed the battle before him.

"T-this guy…h-he's a monster…" Cana mumbled as she watched a panting Erza.

"That's not even the worst part," Mira stated calmly, watching the handsome man with fascination and awe. The others turned to look at her, wondering just how the situation could get any worse. "This guy didn't take his sword out or even perform any magic; he wasn't even taking Erza seriously." The others widened their eyes at this, seeing the truth in the statement.

Makarov nodded in acknowledgement, wondering just how a human could achieve such strength or even if the guy was human. "He is a master in hand to hand combat and insanely fast, something that we could not possibly match. This guy has years of training under his belt and, from what I seen; that's not even the tip of the iceberg." The room went solemn at this, wondering just how powerful this guy was and hoping for a way out of this mess. Makarov, however, was not done.

"And it seems like this guy has no problem with killing, in fact, based on what I have seen, it's like he's been trained specifically for it. He is silent and swift to the point it's inhuman, plus it's like he isn't even there as he hid his magic energy so well. " he frowned as the others trembled in fear. Mirajane slowly shook her head at this, getting her master's attention in the process.

"Is something wrong Mira?" He questioned gently, worried about one of his precious daughters.

"I don't think that he will kill us Master," Mira smiled, her plum red lips stretching as she gave the guild a beam that seemed as bright as the sun. The guild was startle by this and more hopeful than they would care to admit. "I don't know why but I feel like I can trust him," she declared as she turned her eyes to the stoic man, wondering just what was about him that was making her trust in him so completely.

Makarov was silent as he studied his daughter's face, but eventually felt his worries disappear as he gazed into her eyes, deciding to trust his daughter. He had a pretty good guess on why she trusted the handsome man so completely. He had lived a long life and seen the same stars in the eyes of his beautiful deceased wife as well as countless other people. Eyes full of love and complete devotion. He had seen the same look on the young man's eyes when the raven had gazed at the white haired beauty, even if the young man tried to disguise it. He was happy and yet slightly worried for Mira. The handsome man was sure to be a lot of trouble; he didn't look like the kind that liked to express his emotions. But Makarov was also sure that Mira could change the man for the better.

His musings were put to a stop when he felt a huge wave of killing intent that sent chills down his back. He slowly turned back to the fuming stranger who looked like he wanted to strangle someone.

"I believe that this is the end of the road for you," the stranger eyed the exhausted redhead with barely contained anger. "It was a pretty good plan, in fact, if it wasn't because I fought a master swordsman who was infinitely faster than you and who battled with eight swords without using any kind of magic, I would have been caught by surprise."

Erza's eyes widened at this, who could possibly fight with eight swords without using some kind of magic? The rest of her teammates were having very similar thoughts.

"However," the stranger continued, his eyes ablaze with barely contained rage. "I won't hesitate to kill you next time you aim for the cat."

Erza felt a shiver go down her spine, completely terrified at the murderous look the man had directed at her.

The guild let out a breath of relief, thankful that the stranger hadn't decided to kill their precious friend because, if he had went for Erza, then he would have to take the whole guild down with her. And they weren't sure they could take the man down if it came to a fight.

It was too early to be relieved, however. Their eyes widened when they felt a flash of silver going by their heads, something extremely fast and sharp. They slowly turned their heads around, getting a glimpse of the perfect circles that were left behind by blade on the walls of their headquarters. Erza's surprise attack couldn't even hold a candle to it.

"Now that I have your attention," the man's deep calm voice made their hearts start beating again; they could swear they saw their own deaths flash before their eyes a second ago. "I believe that I have won our little challenge so, without further ado," he disappeared from his spot and, in the blink of an eye, appeared in front of a terrified Lucy and behind an incoherent Natsu. "Hand me the Exceed."

"N-no, h-he's my friend," the blonde squirmed, encircling her trembling arms around the paralyzed Exceed as the rest of the guild watched on feeling helpless.

The raven took a step forward, irritated to the point where he would take the blue cat by force.

"W-wait," Erza's weak voice broke the engulfing spell that seemed to have been affecting the room. Eyes were on her as the redhead slowly stood up, using her sword as support.

"I'm not done yet," the requip mage stated as a blinding light engulfed her beautiful frame. Once the light dissipated, Erza adorned a yellow and brown-spotted outfit that featured very few armored parts. The armor had a large collar around her neck and a tail hanging from the back of her shorts, both made of bushy fur, plus a pair of large cheetah's ears adorning both sides of her head. She was equipped with a pair of short swords with elaborate hand-guards similar to a rapier's, shaped like a rose's thorns.

The guild was both surprised and confused, many of them had never seen the armor before and had no idea of its capabilities, while the others, mainly Mira and Makarov, were wondering just how that armor could help in this kind of situation.

Sasuke, however, was not the least bit intimidated.

"I wasn't aware this was a fashion show," he casually stated as Erza gripped her short swords with all her strength, trying to maintain control of her anger.

"This is my Flight Armor," she informed, getting used to the feeling of her outfit and its unique abilities. It had been a long time since she had to use it. "This armor does more than look pretty; it greatly increases my speed, to the point where I should be able to keep up with you."

She doubled over in pain as soon as she finished her speech, spitting blood out of her mouth as immense pain filled her body. She looked down at her stomach only to see a gloved fist retreating from her immobilized body.

"H-how?" a surprised Erza asked as she met the stranger's dark eyes looking down at her, her armor being replaced by her blue skirt and chest plate.

"It's simple," the raven said as the redhead slowly lost sight of her surroundings. "You're weak and naïve, too depended on overpowering your opponent to see what's right in front of you. Did you think that by increasing your speed you would be able to see me moving?" He questioned as he looked down at the redhead disinterestedly.

The redhead laughed mentally at her stupidity, disappointed in herself for missing such a crucial fact.

"Telling me your abilities didn't help your cause either," he informed as darkness took her, her body falling to the floor due to gravity.

"You lost the moment you decided to challenge me," he turned around, facing the rest of the guild.

The last Uchiha took deliberate steps towards the scared busty blonde holding Happy. This time though, the whole guild stood in his way, frightened but determined to save their friend. Getting tired of interruptions, the male beauty slowly reached for his sword, grasping the handle with satisfaction as he watched the guild flinch in unison.

Makarov didn't know what to do and the rest of the guild mates were too scared and shell-shocked at Erza's defeat to do anything but stay in the way of the stranger, protecting their companion.

"No way in hell will I let you touch my friends you bastard!" Natsu, who had finally got out of his reverie, exclaimed, an enraged expression on his usually bright face.

Before the Sasuke could remove his sword from its sheath, Natsu charged at him with flame enchanted fist. Dark eyes narrowed as the dragon slayer used flames on his feet to greatly boost his speed, aiming to defeat the attractive raven with one blow. The raven had other plans however, as he moved his head to the side, evading the flame attack in the last second. The handsome man then moved his hand from his sword and launched a swift punch to Natsu's stomach. The dragon slayer let out a groan of pain as he was suspended in midair, too dazed to prepare any form of defense against the incoming onslaught. The raven rapidly followed his initial attack as he gracefully rotated his body, striking the defenseless pink head with a powerful horizontal kick to the face, sending the teenage boy flying into the wall, not getting up any time soon.

Suddenly, a smirking Gajeel appeared behind the raven man, gathering energy in his throat and joining both of his hands in front of his mouth.

"Iron Dragon's Roar!" he roared at point blank range, launching a swirling grey-blue attack made out of pure energy, iron shards going around like a whirlwind at the seemingly unaware man. The attack consumed a large part of the room, destroying everything in its path. Gajeel narrowed his red eyes as the smoke cleared; convinced he caught the man by surprise. He was completely unprepared for the attack that came from his left as the stranger struck with precision and power, powerful bones crushing under the deadly blow as the long haired dragon slayer crashed into the wall beside Natsu. He joined his two companions in oblivion.

"Natsu! Gajeel!" Gray shouted, overcoming his fear, as he began rushing towards the raven with anger in his eyes. He was surprised however, when the most caring of member of the guild stopped him. "Mirajane! Move! I'm going to kill that bastard!" He growled; wanting to punch the attractive face of the stranger until he could not recognized it.

"No, Gray," She responded with a serious tone that froze the ice mage in his tracks. "You will only add more casualties to the situation; there is nothing that you can do against this guy."

"But…" the shirtless teen muttered, gripping his fists in frustration, knowing that the beautiful young woman was right.

"It's okay Gray," she gave him a reassuring smile, a smile that said that everything would indeed be alright. "I know you're scared and frustrated for not being able to help; and no one blames you for that. I mean, even master is powerless against this guy." Mira gestured for him to take a look behind him and he gasped at what he saw.

Most of his teammates were crying, tears of helplessness running down their faces. He saw a squirming Lucy hugging Happy with all the strength she possessed, her legs failing her as she slowly fell to her knees. He saw Cana gripping her precious barrel full of booze; holding on to it like it was her lifeline. He heard the thunder tribe trio muttering Laxus's name with hope, wishing he was here. He saw Elfman gripping his big hands with strength that would put a bull to shame, his tough skin finally breaking apart as blood seeped around his hands at the physical pain it was being put through. He saw Juvia giving him a pleading look, begging for him to reconsider his choice of attacking the raven man. And finally, he saw his midget master giving him a pained and understanding look, proving Mira's words correct. He returned his eyes to the smiling beauty, nodding as he then turned and walked towards Juvia, giving the water girl a small smile of encouragement.

Mira then turned her eyes to the stranger, meeting his intense gaze as she walked up him. She ignored the protests coming from her brother and her friends as they were being detained by the old master, who was hoping Mira could resolve the situation without any deaths.

She stopped when she was about five yards away from the handsome men, blushing slightly when she caught his eyes wondering down her body, taking in the wonderful view. She took the opportunity to take a closer look at him, smiling when she noticed that she only reached up to his mouth, which was looking very kissable at the moment. Taking notice of her straying thoughts, Mira mentally shook her head, having no idea why such thoughts were invading her mind. She may be a model but she was still innocent in every way a girl could be. All her dirty thoughts disappeared as her beautiful azure orbs travelled down the raven's attractive body, taking in the small black cat in his hands.

"What's her name?" she questioned softly, truly curious about the adorable creature. Sasuke Uchiha was silent as he studied her beautiful face, wondering what she was doing to make him want to please her.

"She doesn't have one," the raven answered, feeling compelled to do so.

"What do you mean?" Mira asked confused as to why the animal was unnamed, "Everyone has a name."

"Not everyone," he stated coolly, failing miserably at putting his stoic tone and expression back in place as his face softened and a slightly more humorous tone came out. "She doesn't."

"Well," the beautiful mage smiled, happy with the slight change in the handsome young man. "We will have to change that now won't we?"

"Perhaps," the stranger shrugged as he discovered that he really liked her smile, something that he didn't think he would ever be able to admit out loud.

"I have a suggestion," Mira stated with a smile as her eyes, unknowns to her, pleaded for the young man to hear her out. Sasuke knew that look, he had seen it plenty of times being used against lovesick idiots like Rock Lee and Naruto, making them do anything to please Sakura. But Sasuke was an Uchiha and he didn't bend to anyone's will. The raven turned his head away from her as he put every bit of his willpower into refusing the offer, knowing that if he bended to her whim this one time then it would happen over and over again. He was almost successful too, but then he made one grave mistake. He looked at her devastated face when she realized that he would probably decline her suggestion.

"Let's hear it," he stated with a small scowl on his face, both of them already knowing that whatever she said was what the little cat will be called. "I'm sure that whatever you came up with will be wonderful."

Mira smiled at his compliment, knowing that she just won a major battle against the man in front of her. Probably a first of many, she thought with cheerfulness. She then moved her eyes to the small cat and extended her hands, silently asking permission to hold the precious cat.

The raven knew that whatever pride he had left would be destroyed if he gave her the cat. As if his body was moving on its own however, the stranger closed the small distance between them as he took small graceful steps towards the white haired beauty. When he was close enough to touch her, he gently offered the cat as he extended his own hand. Just as Mira's fingertips touched the animal's big head, a blinding white light engulfed the whole room, awakening the three unconscious mages and the Exceed that went into shock.

When the light diminished, the Exceed stood levitation in the air, beautiful grey eyes open and a black and a white angelic wing coming out of each side of her small body.

Mirajane slowly encircled her small fingers around the cat as its wings disappeared. She smiled at the relieved young man before her, glad that he finally calmed down. She then moved her eyes to the big grey eyes staring up at her, curious and lovingly staring at her as if Mirajane was the most beautiful thing the small animal had ever seen.

The handsome raven leaned in as Mira's pretty lips moved, slightly interested in the name the young woman picked for the dark animal.

"Aimi." She smiled as the small creature beamed at the name. A small smile formed on the raven's own lips, making him look a lot more handsome and friendly.

All the while, Fairy Tail looked on at the trio who seemed to be glowing with happiness, the trio who were not aware of the world around them.

And that's chapter 4! I wouldn't mind you would press the review button for me! So Sasuke got his first glimpse of Fairy Tail Mirajane, and he doesn't seem disappointed in at the letter part! Next time there wont be much action, but in the chapter after that its when things will really begin to heat up, so stay tuned!