On the island there was a girl most people stayed away from. Some said she was a witch who could reanimate the dead and when provoked could cover the sun in eternal darkness. Many believed this folklore; most of them have seen it happen. They believed the girl wasn't conceived like normal girls. She was a girl born as a shadow who took the life of a little girl to use as her vessel. That she could command animals to do her biding, even kill for her. That when she cried her tears crystalized into diamonds worth millions of Jewels. There was only one tale no one believed even if it was the truth. This girl had a good heart.

A small yellow bird landed in her little fingers. Birds would accompany the girl in her isolation. And they would sing the sweetest songs to her. The girl giggled as the little girl swayed its small tail. Not all birds were liked. Giant birds would take humans from their village and feed them to their little babies. This bird was a little goofball. The girl put her hands around its wings to see how it would wriggle its way out of there.

You're so beautiful...to me

You're my little green vegetable

You have the purest of smiles

Spread those little winter wings and fly to the sky...

Then come back down and give me a kiss

Everyone knows how much you mean to me

You're my little sprout

You're an herb in my garden

You can dance like a sunflower accepting the last teardrop of summer

We're a big leafy family

The girl gave the bird a smile. It was short. Everyone always thought being alone was perfect. But what good was being alone for more than a day. The girl wished she had a flask, something she could drip her tears into. She could only sigh loudly as her bird friend flew away. Every day she was impaled, a javelin of ice kept going into her heart and she would feel the impact coming continuously.

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Cooro didn't like travelling with others. He didn't mind travelling with Gia because she was only subtle company. But travelling in a group of four people was too much for him. One brash April was bad enough, but now he was dealing with three eccentric Fairy Tail mages.

" You just watch, Lola. I'm going to be the greatest mage in Fairy Tail," April said, pointing her fingers at her.

" No way," Lola exclaimed. " I'm going to be the greatest Fairy Tail mage!"

" Can't they be in one place for more than three seconds and not argue?" Cooro thought, rubbing his hands against his head.

April and Lota got into a big confrontation until the boat started moving where Lota started having motion sickness. Cooro had a very bad headache. It hurts. It's a pounding in his head like being dehydrated and or not having enough sleep. The only thing that could make Cooro happy was to pet an animal. Then Gia appeared, swaying her little cat tail, and jumped in Cooro's lap. Hearing her gentle purrs was soothing to Cooro's ears.

" So how do you feel about me going to an island I might die in for people I've never met, Gia?" Cooro asked while he stroked Gia's back. Gia didn't say anything. Cooro assumed she was just enjoying the gentle stroke of Cooro's hand. " I could die tomorrow and nobody would care. But I'm going to do this job. Not for me but for you. I'm going to put a roof over your head. And a bed for you too...Gia?"

No, it wasn't Gia. This was Kokat of the S-class age. Cooro noticed it was her from the purple fur on her tail. Kokat took full form. She smiled and pressed her chest against Cooro's stomach.

" Don't die," said Kokat. " Everyone in Fairy Tail likes you. The boy who can summon trees."

" I think she's talking about me," Kanellos said in Cooro's mind.

" Yar, this be the end of your journey," the captain of the vassal said.

Cooro didn't talk much to the captain. All he knew was he worked as a sea captain for ten years. He had two kids and a wife. Cooro spent his time near the captain. In case the girls suddenly got dangerous he would need someone to scare them off. He had a chiseled piece of wood he used as a weapon. Finally, Cooro found the island.

Cooro saw the island on the far shore of the sea. Cooro was nervous, but he was also feeling very excited. Once he reached the shores he saw the glimmer of something sparkling in the island. Cooro didn't know what he was looking at...turned out to be a riot. There were dozens of villagers, riled up, looking at Cooro like the Frankenstein monster.

" Leave!" Cooro believed their actions were obscene. Why did they want them to leave?