"The first battle will be between Fairy Tail A and Midnight Panther-kabo! The participants will be Penelope Silverlight from Fairy Tail and Laomi Urme-kabo!" the announcer yelled into the microphone, his voice excited, dripping with eagerness.

Penelope was heading out when Natalie tapped her shoulder and gave her a big thumbs' up. With a toothy grin she said, "Hey, Penny, whoop 'em good alright? Eleanora here was kicked out of Midnight Panther. Don't let Laomi win!" Penelope stared at her as though she'd seen a ghost for a moment before smiling back and nodding.

Nat let out a breath she wasn't aware she'd been holding when Penelope left. Eleanora chuckled and earned a strange look from Natalie.

"Gosh, Master!" Eleanora laughed and said, "I'm sorry for laughing at you but you get so on-edge around them. From what I've seen, based on their shocked faces—not horrified, just shocked—they're just too happy to see you. Try not to get so nervous around them."

The blond sighed and nodded. "You're right. I do need to loosen up, don't I?" Eleanora nodded and they then turned their attention to the fight. It was a decent match; Penelope used light casting magic, a type of magic that allowed the user to manipulate light, and Laomi used wind magic.

In the end, Penelope figured out how to use her light beams to cut through Laomi's wind, consequently ensuring her victory.

"And the winner is Fairy Tail A!" the voice roared. The crowd roared with cheers and Fairy Tail A was flung ahead of Star's Flight with 18 points. The next teams to fight were Blue Pegasus and Fairy Tail B won, leaving them with 15 points. After that was Sabertooth and Star's Flight A.

"Now, we have an interesting match, Darius Finnegan vs one of the ten wizard saints, Theo Neely!" Darius shot his guild an excited and nervous look and ran out to battle with Theo. Theo could move things with his mind, which automatically made him very powerful.

Darius, meanwhile, was a gravity manipulator. The battle started immediately with Theo taking a huge chunk of earth out of the ground and lifting it high into the air. Darius smirked and in the moment that it was above Theo's head he said, "Falling gravity," and held out his hands. A magic circle appeared above the chunk of earth, sending it crashing down onto the other man.

Theo reared up, flinging the earth off of him and shaking his head. "What a nuisance," Theo growled, "I'll beat you in a matter of seconds!" He uprooted a tree and flung it at Darius, who dodged a bit but still got tangled in the mess of branches. This gave Theo time to hit him with a large rock.

Darius muttered, "Zero gravity." This time, the magic circle was on the tree and the rock, which flew up in the air. He then said, "Unbalance," and it flung back on an angle at Theo. The fight went on like this for the full amount of time and they tied.

"Tch," Darius said as he limped over to his team, "I tied? Sorry guys. I play to win but this guy made me tie."

Eleanora laughed and slapped him on the back. "But you tied against one of the ten Wizard Saints. And just because you didn't win doesn't mean you didn't do well. We're back in first place!" Indeed, Sabertooth now had 11 points and Star's Flight A had 21.

They all laughed, including Darius, after a moment's frown. The next fight was Star's Flight B vs Kawaii Kitty.

"Kawaii Kitty?" Darius scoffed. "What kind of a name is Kawaii Kitty?"

Eames smiled and said, "You shouldn't underestimate them Dar. It's like the Blue Pegasus guild; their name may sound cute and girly but they've got some pretty tough wizards on their side." Eleanora nodded in agreement.

"I've heard that they've been rising on the charts too. They have a lot of extraordinary members in their guild." As soon as Eleanora said this, they heard the announcer say the participants would be Bailei Manson and Telzack Cliffe.

Nat smiled. "This should be good. I have a lot of faith in Bailei." The others nodded in agreement and they watched as the shadow mage fought with Telzack, who had ice powers. Eventually, it ended with Bailei as the victor, putting Star's Flight B up with 14 points.

Thus, the first day of the Grand Magic Games came to a close. The first thing both Star's Flight teams did was go to visit Sandi in the infirmary. When they got there, they saw her in ridiculously high spirits. Her light brown hair was in a mess around her head and she had some bandages wrapped around her, but she wore a bright smile.

"Guys, this is great! It's just the first day and we're in first place! Not to mention Star's Flight B moved up in the ranks too! The nurse said I'll be free to go back to the hotel with you guys tonight, and that I can still participate tomorrow but need to be wary of my injuries."

Zyle, who was sitting at the end of the bed in silence, smiled at her and said, "That's great Sandi." Natalie, Eleanora, Azura, and Bailei all exchanged amused looks. If anyone had a crush on Sandi, Zyle was sure to have the biggest. He was a quiet and reserved person, tall with orange hair and deep blue eyes. He was normally mature. However, he acted like a kid when it came to love, making it very noticeable who he liked.

Natalie smiled as she looked at her guild-mates and said, "Well, shall we head to the hotel then? Maybe we can hit up a bar or spa tonight too!" The others agreed and they headed out with Sandi to the hotel. They all went to their rooms to wash up and head out to enjoy the rest of the day.

After they'd gotten ready, Natalie and Eleanora decided to go to a bar together and have a drinking contest. Sandi and Zyle were going with Bailei and Isaiah to find something to do, and the others were going to explore.

"Wonder if we'll run into Midnight Panther," Eleanora murmured. "Seeing Laomi fight… no, seeing Laomi in general was hard enough. It reminded me of when I used to see them as my friends. I guess I still do, Laomi at least, and some of the others. It wasn't their fault I got kicked out."

Natalie gave her a sidelong glance and murmured, "Yeah, I know how you feel, about seeing them. But you've moved on with your life and they've moved on with theirs. Maybe your paths will cross again, but have faith in your own destiny. Isn't that what we told each other from the beginning?" She smiled at her ginger friend who grinned brightly back.

"Yeah; now LET'S GET DRINKING!"

-Many alcoholic beverages later-

"*hic* Elea, *hic*" Natalie giggled, "Elea… Eleanora!" she laughed insanely as Eleanora kept shouting back "WHAT?!" Natalie laughed, "Eleanora… did I win? I won right. Of course I won… I always win! I beat you Elea! *hic*"

"No way, *hic*, I won!" Eleanora snapped back, "It was all me… all me! My win! Buy me a trophy! And an ice cream cone please…"

"Ooh," Nat purred, "I want ice cream! GET ME ICE CREAM ELEANORA. GET ME ICE CREAM NOW." Just then, their discombobulated ears heard footsteps coming up to them. Natalie fixed her gaze on a shocked-looking Caiden.

"What… Natalie? Eleanora… are you two… drunk?"

Natalie burst into ridiculous fits of laughter and she said, "Drunk? Are you kiddin' me? We've been over this. I won the drinking contest!" Caiden face-palmed and Penelope walked up next to him. She started laughing at the sight of their old friend and her new friend drunk.

"We have to do something about them, Caiden," Penelope laughed, "We can't just leave them here. I'll take the redhead and you grab Natalie." Caiden grinned and hoisted Natalie up, dragging her out behind Penelope, who was dragging Eleanora.

As they walked towards their hotel, Penelope let out a sigh. "I find it funny that we were the ones who found them, not their guild-mates. I'm sure they would have in due time, but it feels like we just keep running into them in different ways, you know? And of all guilds, it's ours and Star's Flight. Natalie's guild… isn't that kind of funny?"

Caiden looked thoughtful and said, "Yeah, you definitely have a point there." He gritted his teeth as Natalie buried her head in his shoulder and he muttered, "Mavis, Nat, if I didn't love you so much…" Penelope looked at him inquiringly, not having caught what he said, but he just waved her off.

They knocked on Star's Flight A team's door and it was opened by Eames. His eyes widened when he saw Eleanora and Natalie. He turned around and yelled, "Hey, Darius? Come here, I'm gonna need a little help." He then turned back to the four at the door and said, "Thanks for bringing them back here. They go a little overboard when it comes to competitions of any sort, even drinking."

Caiden smiled and said, "It was no problem really. You guys probably would've done the same for us too. It was the least we could do." Penelope's head bobbed quickly in a nod.

Eames took Eleanora from Penelope and said, "We were actually going to go look for them in a little bit. In the middle of the games like this, it'd be no good to lose two of our members."

Darius came up behind Eames and said, "Here, let me take Nat from you." He put on a playful smirk, knowing Natalie was in no condition to beat him up, and said, "Between you and me, she's probably put on a few since any of you Fairies last had to carry her." Caiden chuckled at his little joke, but almost seemed reluctant to move Natalie from his embrace into Darius's.

Penelope stared at Darius, her eyes wide, and she unconsciously ran her fingers through her wavy lavender hair. Darius gave her a little smile, and Eames and Caiden watched this exchange of expressions amusedly. Penelope blushed and she said, "Yeah… well… we should be going." She smiled at Darius and Eames and said, "It was nice talking to you guys… I bet our guilds could be great friends in the future!"

She whipped around and hurried down the hall. Caiden rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Yeah, well, take good care of those two. Make sure you have some pain medicine on you tomorrow too… hangover is no friend to the head."

Darius nodded and said, "Yeah, thanks for bringing them back, talk to you guys later!"

Caiden walked off and they closed the door, hauling the two girls to their beds and tossing them down on them. They took Natalie and Eleanora's shoes off of their feet and they both fell asleep almost immediately. Eames sighed as he sat on his bed.

"That guy had a point. They're going to be pretty hung-over tomorrow." Eames said. "Knowing them, though, that'll only make their magic power stronger. I hope they don't overdo it." Darius chuckled as he said this.

"Overdo it? We're Star's Flight. We always overdo it! That's what makes us awesome!" Eames smiled and laughed at what Darius said, nodding with a huge grin on his face. Darius smiled and said, "But really, I don't think it'll be an issue. They're tough."

Just then, the door opened and Sandi walked in. Her cheeks appeared permanently red and she wore a bright grin on her face as she staggered into the room and sat down on her bed, giggling and staring at nothing in particular with a dreamy look in her eyes. Darius and Eames exchanged a knowing glance and then Eames looked at Sandi.

"You uh… have fun with Zyle?" Eames asked, his eyes shimmering with curiosity and amusement, and Sandi erupted in a fit of giggles and loving sighs as she bobbed her head excitedly. She went over to the two boys and sat down with them.

"Oh he was wonderful," she sighed, "we ended up splitting up from Bailei and Isaiah. They went to a restaurant and we decided to stargaze. Wow, the stars were almost as beautiful as his eyes. But not quite; his eyes reflected them just perfectly and his hair, oh my goodness, his hair…" her voice trailed away and she said, "You two wouldn't understand. You're just boys. But when you're a lady in love like me…" she giggled again, seeming almost as drunk as Nat and Eleanora.

Darius smiled and said, "That's good Sandi, you must really like him. It's always great to have a budding romance to make fun of."

Eames laughed and said, "Yeah, so, when's the honeymoon?" Sandi shot him a dirty look and went back over to her bed, grabbing her pajamas and proclaiming that she was going to shower and get some sleep because she was still tired from the beating she'd gotten earlier. When she went to shower, Darius and Eames looked at each other, each waiting for the other to say something.

"Well Eames," Darius said with a smirk, "looks like you're the only one on our team who hasn't found a possible romantic interest. We'll have to change it. How about… Rinori?" Eames' eyes almost popped out of his head.

"R-Rinori?!" he gasped, "No way! Not her! Anything but her; no, Rinori hates me!" He pictured the raven-haired mage and shuddered. She was something else; she was pale, with short raven-colored hair and dark crimson eyes. She used a rare type of magic known as Shadow Flame magic. She could be truly terrifying, and made it a point to pick on Eames.

Darius laughed. "But she totally likes you, Eames. She only picks on you because she doesn't want people to think that she'd be so weak as to fall for you. However, she did fall for you. She blushes every time you do so much as look at her… and then, well, she beats you up, but that's beside the point."

Eames rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, right. I'm just her punching bag. Rin would rather die before liking me, believe me." Darius' eyes sparkled and he grinned, trying to smother his laugh which failed.

"Dude, Rin? Nicknames are just where romances start!" Eames blushed profusely and then they heard a door click shut. They looked over at Sandi, who was walking out of the bathroom with her hair wrapped in a towel. She smirked at them as she headed over to her bed and flopped down on it, her expression teasing.

She rolled onto her stomach and placed her head on her hands, crossing her feet in the air and twiddling her toes lazily. "I didn't realize boys had their own form of girl-talk. This should be pretty entertaining for me. Please, continue. I want to hear all about you and Rinori, Eames, and Darius, who's the pretty babe that you think you've got?"

They both blushed beet red and Darius said, "H-hey, if girl-talk is confidential for you girls, then shouldn't man-talk be confidential for us? We don't have to tell you anything about our love lives, and you have no right to listen in!"

Sandi shrugged and said, "Too late; I already heard everything while I was in the bathroom. You might as well continue. Just because you guys can see me now doesn't mean that anything changes; I can hear you guys just as well as I could before, I'm just not hiding behind a wall."

The two boys looked at each other before Eames said, "Well, for your information I don't like Rinori and she doesn't like me. In any case, we're done here now, and personally I think I'm going to get some shut-eye as well. Too bad you didn't come out here sooner, Sandi; you might have been able to listen in better."

Darius nodded and said, "Yep, all done here. Sorry Sandi but we just don't have anything else to talk about." Both boys had teasing expressions on their faces and they almost laughed as Sandi got an angry look of realization on her face.

"You guys are no fun! Now that I'm here you're just going to stop? I know full well you could've continued!" she snapped, her eyes holding a demanding glow in them as she stared them down. The boys burst into laughter at her angered reaction and she just appeared to get even angrier with them. Annoyed, Sandi crawled under her covers and turned off the lamp beside her, mumbling a pissed 'goodnight' and closing her eyes.

Darius and Eames decided they might as well go to sleep and both went to their own beds, also turning off their bedside lights and closing their eyes, falling asleep along with their teammates.

A/N So we have a lighter chapter here. Just some fun… I thought this story could use a chapter for humor, eh?

By the way you all should check out my one-shot "Stay High"! It's a NaLu fic, of course!

I hope you all enjoyed, please review whether or not you like it! That'd just make my day (and maybe make me write the next chapter faster!)

Until next time!