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Yukino and I walked out of the arena, the crowd booing us.

"Saber? They're not so strong."

"No.1 guild? Give me a break." We walked over to the preparation area, where Yukino said she could walk by herself. We started walking out of the arena when Sting and the others caught up. Orga looked like he was going to say something, but I flashed him a look. We walked in silence back to Crocus Garden. Even Lector seemed a bit less cheerful. We had earned 0 points today. We were going to be in huge trouble.

By the time we got to Crocus Garden, it was dark. Everyone went into the main foyer and got in formation and waited for the Master. He stomped in and started chowing down on some grapes.

"Pitiful. I can't express in words how awful today was. Think carefully why Sabertooth is the top guild in Fiore. Don't look at the insects around you. Don't speak to them. Just rule over them. We are looking at something far greater. To make the skies roar…to make the earth boil…to make the seas silent. That is Sabertooth." I was scared. I knew we were a strict guild, but I had always had my nakama to pull through it. But now…

"Sting. Your result today was absolutely disgusting. However, I will give you one more chance. DO NOT disappoint me." Master said.

"Thank you. I will fulfil your expectations." Sting replied.

"Good. Yukino." My heart skipped a beat. My friend stepped forward.

"You understand what you have done?"

"Yes. I tarnished the name of Saber-"

"You did more than that! The enemy pitied you! She should have ended your miserable existence there and then!" He said, throwing some grapes at Yukino.

"I will accept any punishment." Yukino replied shakily. Fear coursed through my body like poison. What would Master do?

"Then remove your clothes." At this I stared at my feet. I heard Yukino strip down.

"Now, erase your guild mark." Oh no. He was…he was…excommunicating her. My friend and partner, Yukino Aguria, was being kicked out for one loss.

I heard Yukino say "Yes, Master." quietly between tears. "I-it was only for a little while, but thank you for everything."

"Begone. Trash." Jiemma replied. I heard Yukino run out of the foyer. I looked up, trying not to cry. "If anyone is found to be communicating with her, the consequences will be severe. Understand?" We all nodded. "Sting, Rogue, Orga, Kyodo, stay here. Everyone else is dismissed. Glae looked like she wanted to stay but I shook my head. She got the message and walked off with Lector and Frosch. "I expect nothing but perfection over the next three days. Now leave." We all nodded. I bent down and picked up Yukino's things. I was almost out the door when I heard Jiemma say. "Kyodo."

I gulped and turned around. "Why did you interfere with the match?"

"I..I…I…" Jiemma did not understand the concept of friendship. Scratch that, out of the entire guild, I think that only myself, Yukino, Glae, Rogue and maybe Sting (given the way he acted towards Lector) understood it. Jiemma had said multiple times that strength was far more important.

"I…I'm sorry Master, I feel sick. I need to get some air." He raised an eyebrow but dismissed me. I walked back to Yukino's room. I knocked.

"Who is it?" I heard.

"Me." I said. I heard the door unlock. I pushed it open. Yukino had put on some casual clothes. I handed her her outfit.

"Thank you, Kyodo." We hugged.

"I'm sorry, this is all my fault. I-I shouldn't have recommended you."

Flashback

Orga, Rogue, Sting and I were assembled in front of Master Jiemma's desk in his office. "Right. We will require 5 competitors for the Grand Magic Games. We need to think of someone to take Minerva's place. Any ideas?"

"Dobengal?" Orga asked. "He's done well over the last few years." I nodded in agreement. Dobengal was strong, no doubt about it. He filled in my place for the Grand Magic Games every year.

"No good. Dobengal is sick." Master Jiemma replied. We all thought hard. Since we were the top 5, we had handpicked the S-Class mages of Sabertooth. All mages of Sabertooth were powerful though.

"Yukino." I said.

"Eh?" Master asked.

"She could do it. She's pretty strong." I said. Jiemma thought for a moment.

"You do most of your missions with Yukino, correct?"

"Yes."

"So is this out of personal preference?"

"Yes, but I can guarantee you she is strong. She will probably be eligible for S-Class tests later this year."

Jiemma thought it over. "I approve. I suggest you all train hard. We depart for Crocus in five days."

Flashback end

"It's not your fault. You thought I was ready, but I wasn't." Yukino was trying to hold it together, but I could see tears forming. I hugged her tighter. "I'm sorry Yuki-san." (Yuki-san is what Kyodo calls Yukino to comfort her). I knew I couldn't stay long or I might be caught, so I said.

"Fairy Tail." Yukino raised her head.

"Eh?" I ended the hug.

"On July the 8th, let's go to Magnolia and join Fairy Tail." I said.

"Why?"

"Because…they seem like a real guild. They support each other when they have fallen."

"Kyodo, that's really sweet of you, but you don't have to leave Sabertooth just for me."

"No, you don't understand. I… I can't stay in this guild. After what Jiemma did, I just can't."

Yukino smiled. "Thank you, Kyodo."

"And I'll drag Rogue along by his ear if I have too." Yukino laughed slightly. I turned round and picked up her keys, giving them to her.

"Thanks." She said. I stood up.

"See you soon." I said. She nodded. I was almost out the door when she said "Kyodo."

I turned around. She stood up and walked over to me. She held out Ophiuchus' key. "Take it. Give it back once the tournament is over."

"What for?" I asked.

"Luck." She replied. I raised an eyebrow.

"You're giving me the 13th Gate Key for luck?" I asked. She laughed.

"Good luck Kyodo." I walked out the door.

"Thanks." I replied, before walking back to my room, clutching Ophiuchus' key.

"Gee, the master sure is harsh, isn't he?" a familiar voice said. I turned around to see Sting and Rogue walking down the corridor with Frosch, Glae and Lector. Frosch looked quite sad, which was understandable, given that Frosch had been on really good terms with Yukino.

(Authors Note: Instead of he or she, I'm just going to say Frosch until we find out Frosch's gender. If we don't by the end of the Grand Magic Games arc, I'll decide on one.)

"It can't be helped. This is how the strongest guild works, after all." Lector said. I frowned at that.

"Kyodo!" Glae said, spotting me.

"Hey." I said. I walked over to Frosch.

"You OK?" I asked, patting Frosch's head.

"Frosch is lonely." All of a sudden, Rogue , who was watching Frosch, said.

"Is this actually a guild?" Sting and I looked at him.

"Yukino was our comrade." He continued. I smiled. Although he was grumpy, it was good to see that Rogue hadn't thought of Yukino as weak.

Sting shrugged. "She was kicked out because she was weak." I clenched my fist. This was one of the reasons Sting and I were not friends. He was just too concerned about strength, like Jiemma was. "The strongest guild didn't need her anymore, right?" Rogue kept up his poker face, which was slightly tinged by anger.

"She wasn't weak." I whispered before I went back to my room, knowing Sting would have heard.

I opened the door to my room, Glae following me in. I shut the door behind us.

"Kyodo." She said. I turned around.

"Are you okay?" she asked.

"No." I said. It was no use lying to Glae. If I had to pick anyone who knew me the best, it would have to be her. She knew me even better than Aisuma. I tried to find words to describe how I felt.

"I just-" Then I accidently knocked over the photo album that I had put on top of the fireplace. It hit the floor and photos went everywhere. I put my hand over my mouth. There were lots of photos of me and Yukino. The time when we had snuck up on a sleeping Rogue and drawn all over his face with a marker, a photo of a building (before we had been there, and after we had destroyed it), Yukino chasing Frosch around the Sabertooth guild hall for squirting mayonnaise all over her face and through her hair. I leant down and picked them all up, putting them atop the unlit fireplace. I stood there, leaning on the fireplace with my fists clenched. I then walked to the door.

"Kyodo, where are you going?" Glae asked.

"I…I need some time by myself. I'll be back before midnight. And Glae," I paused. "Can you make sure Frosch is okay?" Glae looked concerned., but nodded.

"Okay." She said.

"Thank you." We walked out of my room and went our separate ways.

Bit of action next chapter…and sadness.

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