Chapter 8

Ultear POV

So a year has passed since the disappearance of fairy tail, there has been no further news on their location or whether they are alive or not. For the past year me and the others of the independent guild Crime Sociere have been trying out new magic, in preparation for our new occupation, defeating the dark guilds who have taken over Fiore. Even a year on, we have still been stuck on the edge of Fiore trying to get somewhere with our lives, and love. However not much has happened, our guild is just as big and just as busy as it was before. The only real difference is that more people know about us now we are actually getting requests from some of the locals. It's nice that the villagers are so far away from Era they haven't really known about the crime committed, so to them we are just a new independent guild.

"Ul, we got another request through, Jellal is just preparing to get the train." Meredy called, just as cheery as ever. She has grown her hair out, right down to her shoulders, even I can tell that she will become a beautiful woman someday, maybe she will have better luck with her love life than myself who is still too scared to tell Jellal how I feel. But I can feel it, the day is near that I will finally confess…up until now, I have been confused about these feelings, constantly denying the fact. However now I have realised it, I know I know it has only been a year since I really got to be by his side without being controlled. Even so even if I want to say these feelings don't exist, Meredy will keep pestering me saying "I know you love him" and "Ul, just tell him", anyway back to reality, nothing really has changed and I love it this way. I'm finally free and by the side of them whom I love.

"Ultear, how much longer will you be" Jellal called up, nagging me to get going.

"Ahh, I'm coming, stop being impatient" I yelled down, expecting a reply but it just went quiet. I grabbed my bag and ran out our guildhall. Oh and I forgot, our guildhall has been completely built now, with the help of a couple of villagers. As I made my way out the door I notice Jellal and Meredy staring at the job request Jellal clutched in his hand, he was intensely reading every little detail, right down to the small print. "Is there a problem?"

Jellal passed me the piece of paper; I scanned through the bigger writing then down to the small print. It read:

Please Help

Dark Guild in Magnolia

Without Fairy Tail we are useless

We need a strong team to wipe them out

Or the whole town will be in trouble.

This is a request from the villagers

We will take anyone who would be prepared to die for us.

Thank you.

"They want people who would die for them" I mumbled under my breath, dying for the people, these guys must be strong. "I think we should do it"

Meredy grinned and took the request out my hand. "This could be a good way to test our new magic."

"Aha" Jellal laughed. "I'm glad you two are back up to speed with your lives now, but don't think of dying on me without telling me, ever"

We walked towards the town of Magnolia, smiling and laughing but no-one could have prepared us for what we saw there.