I posted this early than I initially anticipated! :) Chapter five is about halfway done, so it should be up by next week. Thanks for all the reviews, favorites, and follows! They make my day.
I do not own Fairy Tail. It belongs to Hiro Mashima.
"Sabertooth?" Chelia repeated. "Oh! I might know who they are! I saw these two boys sitting in the bleachers at the Grand Magic Games! They were cute! Through love, we may become friends!"
"Sabertooth's no longer an enemy since Sting's become guild master, right?" Romeo whispered.
Wendy nodded. "Sting-san has made an effort to turn Sabertooth into a guild with friendships and bonds. We should get along just fine."
"Ohayo!" a cheerful voice said. The group turned to see two boys around Romeo's age. One was blonde, with magenta eyes and fair skin. He had an innocent look on his face, but there was also a mischievous glint in his eye. He was also relatively short, being only an inch taller than Wendy, but he was also rather toned. The other was tall, around three inches taller than Romeo and nearly a full head taller than Wendy. He had dark, navy blue hair and eyes to match. His skin was slightly tanned, like Natsu's, and he had a toned yet slim build. Both boys were also very handsome, causing Wendy and Chelia to blush (and Romeo to roll his eyes).
"I'm West Reyes!" said the blonde eagerly.
"Haru Shinji," the blunet said.
"Ohayo West-san, Haru-san. I'm Wendy Marvell."
"Hello! My name's Chelia Blendy."
"Romeo Conbolt."
"Welcome to the School of Fiore! I am your Magic History teacher, Ms. Rena Rolfaco," greeted Ms. Rolfaco. "Please, take a seat!"
"So you guys are from Fairy Tail, huh?" asked West.
"Wendy-chan and I are. Chelia is from Lamia Scale," Romeo answered.
"Master Sting has told us all about you! He says that he hopes Sabertooth will one day have bonds like Fairy Tail does," West said.
"How is Sabertooth, West-san?" Wendy asked.
"We're better. Now that Minerva and her dad are gone, I think we've gotten closer. Yukino's back, too." West glanced at Haru, who looked slightly uncomfortable. Wendy noticed this.
"What kind of magic do you use?" Chelia inquired.
"Nothing special. I use Dynamic Ice-Make and Haru uses Water Magic," West replied. "We don't all have such rare magics like Dragon Slayer Magic or God Slayer Magic, you know." He chuckled.
"Alright, students, please settle down," Ms. Rolfaco said. The group turned to the front of the gym, not realizing that other students had arrived nor that Ms. Rolfaco had moved.
"Welcome to the School of Fiore. I am the Magic History teacher and 8th grade administrator, Ms. Rolfaco."
Mr. Avider stepped to the podium. "I am your principal, Mr. Ryan Avider. Here at the School of Fiore, you will learn all about magic and other things that will help you in life. For those who employ magic, which is most if not all of our new students, magic is not prohibited here at school. However, magic may not be used to harm other students or cheat on any assignments."
Several other teachers introduced themselves, including a short, overweight man who introduced himself as Mr. Pulldun, the math teacher. The last introduction was done by a tan, slim young man with orange eyes.
A familiar scent hit Wendy's nose. Roses...
"Listen up kids. I'm you're new physical education teacher, Coach Exaldrus. You may hate me, you probably will, I don't care," he said.
Mr. Avider coughed. "Alright, the following students please follow Ms. Rolfaco: Ty Avi-uh, sorry, Hebi, Chelia Blendy, Romeo Conbolt, Wendy Marvell, Jun Nara, David Oria, West Reyes, and Haru Shinji."
Wendy waited for the group to get ahead of her before following the scent of roses on Coach Exaldrus. She found him the corner of the gym.
"What do you want?" he asked. Wendy didn't answer. "Go back to your group, kid."
"Laxus-san?" Wendy asked. "Is that you?"
"Hey! Not so loud!" Coach Exaldrus glanced around and brought Wendy outside, at the back of the school. He transformed back into Laxus.
"Alright, kid, how did you know?"
"Your scent...ano, Laxus-san, why are you here?"
"Alright, I might as well tell you, since you're smart enough to figure out who I am," Laxus said. "Gramps says that there may be some kind of dark guild wanting to take all the kids' powers at school. He wants us to keep an eye out for anything suspicious."
"Are Romeo-kun, Asuka-chan, and I in danger?" Wendy asked nervously.
"Not necessarily. We don't know much. This is only for safety measures." Laxus changed back into his alias. "Keep an eye out for anything weird, ok? And don't tell anyone this. We don't wanna cause a panic over nothing." He turned and walked through the door. "Go the other way. It'll look suspicious if we walk in together."
"Hai." Wendy nodded and walked towards the front of the school. The sound of Coach Exaldrus's voice stopped her, however.
"Hey, kid, what did you mean 'by my scent'? Not even Natsu or Gajeel knew it was me. I don't smell like myself at all."
Wendy smiled. "It's the scent of your necklace, the one you always wear. It doesn't smell like you. It smells like roses, exactly like Mirajane-san."
"Yeah, Mira gave it to me a couple months back on our anniversary." Laxus smiled slightly. "You're clever, kid, I'll give ya that."
"Where did you go?" Chelia asked when Wendy returned.
"I, ano, I, uh -" Wendy stuttered. She was never good at lying. "I was looking for the bathroom! Yeah, that's it, the bathroom!"
I'm so bad at this, Wendy thought.
Romeo looked at her worried. What's wrong with Wendy-chan?
The group looked at her confused but chose not to dwell on it.
"Alright, so, you eight are, ironically, our eighth graders!" Ms. Rolfaco said. "You will all have me first period, but other than that, your classes will probably differ. Since today's only orientation, you might need to open your mind a little and imagine other students than the eight in your group right now."
She led them out the gym doors and into a large hallway.
"This is our 6th grade wing. It's labeled the F Wing. You will most likely never have to come here, but it is still vital for you to know where is, as the gym and the office are located in it."
Ms. Rolfaco led them through the 7th grade wing (G Wing), the cafeteria, garden, black top, courtyard, nurse's office, and elementary area (A-E Wings). They finally made it to Ms. Rolfaco's classroom, room H-1, located in (where else?) the H Wing.
The group sat at the desks. (In order, from left to right: Chelia, Wendy, Romeo, Haru, West, Ty, Jun, and David). Ms. Rolfaco handed out their schedules.
"These are your class schedules. Each class will less than an hour long, but you are required to go to every class unless you are excused by an adult. Ditching class will result in punishment, and if it happens frequently, your guardians will be informed."
Chelia raised her hand. "Rolfaco-sensei, what does it mean when it says 'Free Period'?"
"Excellent question, Blendy-san." Ms. Rolfaco smiled. "The only time you are not required to be in a classroom or on campus is when you have a free period. During your free period, you are allowed to go anywhere you desire, so long as you return to campus on time."
After explaining a few more rules, the bell had rung, signaling lunch.
"Wendy! Haru-kun! West-kun! Romeo!" Chelia yelled. "Let's sit together!"
The group nodded and the five some sat down on the field, under a tree. They sat in a box-like shape, with Wendy and Romeo in one corner, Chelia in another, West in the other, and Haru completing the shape.
"Do we have any classes together?" Romeo asked, pulling out his schedule.
"Look, Wendy! We have our fifth period class together!" exclaimed Chelia happily.
"We don't have any other classes together, Wendy-chan," said Romeo, disappointed.
"We have our free period together, Romeo-kun," Wendy pointed out, though she was equally upset.
"It looks like you and Haru have the same schedule," spoke West, smiling. "You're lucky. At least you'll have someone you know in every class."
Wendy glanced at Haru. The tall boy's face was blank. He had not spoken since their introduction earlier, and Wendy wondered if there was a reason why.
What's wrong with him? Wendy thought. Why is he so quiet? Is he shy?
Wendy had been staring at Haru far too long for Romeo's liking. An unfamiliar feeling welled up in his gut. He rolled his eyes and grabbed Wendy's wrist without thinking.
"Romeo-kun?" asked Wendy, a very red tint on her cheeks. "What is it?"
"I, ano, I just, I, uh," Romeo stuttered, "I remembered that we had to check on Asuka-chan! Remember? We promised Master that we'd make sure she was doing fine! So, uh, let's go!"
Romeo pulled Wendy in the direction of the kindergarten playground, completely forgetting their lunches and the rest of the group.
"Are they going out?" asked Haru, breaking the silence.
"No, but they will be!" Chelia exclaimed, hearts filling her eyes. "It's love!"
The chapter after this isn't necessarily a chapter. It's just the schedules of all the kids if you want to know. :)