Kopaka777: What do you guys think of this chapter?

Aria: So sad!

Sol: Oui, oui, oui!

Totomaru: Well this sucks. For Kyodo, I mean.

Juvia: Gray-sama is in this chapter!

Kopaka777: Hey guys, and in case the Element 4 haven't given it away (although Juvia kind of ruined it), this chapter will be sad. Don't worry, chapter 12 will turn things around! (and you guys will get to see Kyodo go all out).

Given that this is the tenth chapter, I just want to say thanks. Thanks for reading, reviewing, following, favoriting and helping out.

A list of people who deserve a thanks : Forest Dragon Slayer (who helps me with my pretty much anything) and Tsunashi777 for their advice (big thanks to the latter for helping me come up with a really good villain-sorry, you won't find out until at least chapter 21/22). Also, to Iluminofury, ShadowDrago6, SkyLion27, Keeperofhounds, shadowdragonspirit and anyone who followed/favorited but got deleted. My apologies for that.

Anyways, on with the show!

P.S. If this is your first time at this story, please, please, don't start here. This chapter does not reflect the overall mood of the story.

P.P.S. If you read Michael Grant's Gone series, PM me if you recognize the line from Hunger (Hint: I changed it slightly, and it involves Duck Zhang)-good luck!

P.P.P.S. I've started writing sections in the third person. The reason I am doing this is so I can describe scenes in more detail. Kyodo's POV simply doesn't cover everything. Plus, in my next arc, I will need it quite badly.

I walked through the streets of Crocus, hands in my pockets, depressed. Yukino was gone. Well, I would see her again, but she was one of my best friends. And to have someone that close to you torn away from you…and to know she's there and you can't talk to her…let's just say I was not my normal self. I looked up at the moon. I guess I could learn a lot from the moon, which was constantly changing. It could never settle into one state. I suddenly remembered there was an eclipse on July the 7th. Maybe I could watch it with Yukino. I took Ophiuchus' Key out of my pocket. He would never know the sadness his owner felt. I knew from experience how time in the Celestial Spirit World flowed differently, so it would be what? Two hours to him? Two hours to Pisces and Libra? And in those two hours, so much would have changed.

Fairy Tail. Would they accept me? I was from a rival guild. Gray didn't like me, but Natsu seemed to. I wondered if his dragon disappeared on the 7th of July. Apparently that had happened to all dragons, but I wanted to ask. Although hopefully not too many people asked about Rogue's dragon. Apparently Rogue had told Natsu about Skiadrum and Weisslogia. Would Fairy Tail accept someone like that? That was the one thing Rogue and I disagreed on. Although it seemed Rogue was starting to regret it. A sudden thought hit me. Did Natsu…think I had killed Aisuma? I hoped not. I had already lost one parent, I couldn't afford another. Although I had no idea who my biological father was. Maybe Ultear knew.

I reached into my pocket and took out the photo I had of Ur. We looked nothing alike, but I had been told that we had similar personalities. Without realizing it, I had started crying. Why? Why did Jiemma do that to Yukino? I gulped, imagining his fury if I left for Yukino. He would probably call me trash. Perhaps Rogue would stand beside me and help. I folded up Ur's picture and stood up. I looked down at the ground.

Roses of ice had grown where I cried. It happened every time I did. I did have some of Ur's magic within me, so it wasn't a surprise any more. I stomped them and started walking again when I bumped into someone.

"Sorry." I muttered. I looked up and saw that I had bumped into Erza Scarlet…who was standing next to Gray Fullbuster. Oh god, I didn't need this now. I started walking away.

"Watch it, punk." Gray said after me.

"Gray…" Erza said. They started having an argument, but I honestly couldn't have cared less.

"Well, well, well, what have we hear?" My head snapped up. That voice…

"Joseph." I breathed. Long story short-Joseph is a bully at the school I go to (hey, I might want to be something apart from a Mage when I grow up). I usually avoid him though. He is also an Ice Mage, although we are on completely different power levels.

"So you're a member of Sabertooth, huh?" I saw some of his lackeys appear.

"Well spotted." I replied. Ok, something you should know. Sabertooth…well, at my school, people are kind of crazy about it. All the girls are crazy about Sting and Rogue, and all the guys want to be as strong as them. Everyone wants to get into Sabertooth, but I'd say there is only a handful of mages who qualify. And most of them aren't interested or are in another guild. Which is a good thing, because if the majority of students knew I was in Sabertooth…I would have to change schools. I said I had met Sting once. It took me THREE WEEKS for things to go back to normal. People just kept on asking about him. It was ridiculous. So I made the choice not to tell anyone I was in Sabertooth. Only the Headmaster and some close, sensible and trustworthy friends knew. Although I had had close shaves, like my guild mark. I had to use a special bracelet to hide it. But it would be pointless now. It was a bit stupid of me, now that I think of it. Everyone would have seen me walk into the arena.

"You know, I used to look up to your guild, but now…" Joseph shook his head. "O points in one day! Even Fairy Tail did better than that." His cronies sniggered.

"What do you want, Joseph?" I was not in the mood.

Joseph thought about it. "Hmm. I don't know. What do we want guys?" They shouted suggestions, such as beating me up, dunking me in the river, and more.

"Back off." I said, clenching my fists. What I didn't know was by this point Erza and Gray were no longer arguing and Erza was watching, curious.

"Oh, I'm so afraid." Joseph said, his cronies laughing.

"And so you should be." I replied.

Joseph looked angry. "What was that, you weakling?" He launched a punch at my stomach, which connected and sent me back. I groaned. As I said, hand to hand combat, not my greatest area.

Joseph laughed. "What was that, you weak-"

"Dragon Slayer." Another voice finished, dripping venom. Oh great.

"Hello, Titamus." I said. Titamus came in front of me, followed by some of his goons. He was about 20-ish now, which was to be expected, given that.

Who is Titamus? Well, before I joined Sabertooth and that, I went to this school. I had been adopted by the Headmaster. But this school hated Dragons and Dragon Slayers. So for about three years, I had to practice my magic in secret. But one day, I was found out. After some chasing around, that happened.

"Who are you?" Joseph asked.

"Let's just say…we are old acquaintances of Kyodo." Titamus replied.

Joseph grinned. "It appears we share a common enemy." He held out his hand, which Titamus shook.

"Now, were we?" Joseph said. I glanced around. The addition of Titamus and his goons the number of people had gone from ten to twenty.

Titamus had a wicked grin. "Did you talk about her yet?" he asked. Joseph looked confused.

"You know, that weakling who was so weak Kyodo had to drag her out of the arena?" Titamus said. That was the point I started getting angry. Now, something you should know about me. I don't get angry often. Yes, I fight with Sting a lot. Yes, I hate being called 'Kyodi'. But it's rare I get angry for another reason. However, I did the sensible thing: I did a Rogue.

"Not interested." I said, walking away. I saw Joseph look dumbfounded in a mirror.

"H-hey we're not done yet!" He shouted.

"I am." I replied coldly. Some of the other goons looked stunned.

"W-what do I do?" Joseph whispered to Titamus, which I heard perfectly thanks to my Dragon Slayer hearing. I stepped on some gravel then and wasn't paying attention, so I missed what Titamus whispered to Joseph.

"I bet your mum's so fat, that they had to knock two rooms together just so she could sit down!" It was at this point that I snapped. Rage, stronger than anything I had ever felt, overcame me.

General POV

Erza heard the remark and immediately turned her eyes to Kyodo. To give the kid credit, he had remained calm when most would have fought back. But it was clear the comment was too much for the Ice Dragon Slayer. She could see him shaking in rage.

"Gray…" she said

"What?" he snapped. He was clearly ticked off at Kyodo for what he had done to him on the first day.

"I think we should stand back."

"Wh-"

"There he is!" Someone said above them. Erza looked up as a teenage girl jumped down.

"Hey, Kyod-" she began.

"I would not advise talking to him." Erza said.

Sachiko raised an eyebrow. "Eh?"

"I've seen this before…in Natsu…the rage of a dragon…" Erza said,

Kyodo POV

"Do. Not. Insult. My. Mother." I said, my voice shaking with rage. I had NEVER felt this angry in my life. It was just too much. Yukino being excommunicated, being made fun off, and now this comment.

And worst of all, Joseph was laughing. "Ooh, struck a nerve, did we?" He high-fived Titamus.

"Fat, ugly, stupid, that was what your mother was. She would be ashamed! Scum like you don't deserve to be in Sabertooth!"

"You're right." I replied.

"See?" Joseph said to his lackeys.

"Only scum like you should be in a guild like that!" I roared.

At this point, I exploded. Joseph wasn't fazed, creating a ball of Ice Magic and hurling it at me. I leapt forward and chopped it in half. Titamus looked slightly worried. He nodded to a couple of his goons, who ran forward. I replied by delievering a magic-enhanced punch to each of them, with caused them to flip backwards. Then I used their bodies as launching pads and flew towards Joseph, who had his eyes closed and was laughing. He opened his eyes.

"Come on, get me!" he said as I rocketed towards him. I brought my fist up.

Normal POV

Joseph knew it was going to hurt a bit, but the look on Kyodo's face had been worth it. Kyodo rocketed towards him, and hit him…

…with the force of a dragon (if you want an idea of what it looks like, you know when Natsu fights Zero and hits him with that really powerful punch? Like that)

The resulting shockwave sent Titamus and the goons flying. It almost sent Gray, Erza and Sachi back, but the three mages were strong enough to hold their ground (with a lot of effort). Every window in the street shattered. Joseph sputtered something, but couldn't talk, given the fact that his nose was broken. He was also lying at the bottom of a new crater.

Kyodo POV

I stared at Joseph. He wasn't dead, but I had got him good. All of the other goons had gotten up.

"Run." I said. And they did. I walked past Erza, Gray and Sachi, who looked shocked. I stopped, not looking at Gray.

"…If you knew all the facts Gray…You would be angry too." Then I walked away.

I got back to Crocus Garden and went into my room. Glae wasn't there. I sat down on my bed and started crying. Oh God, what had I done? I had lost control. I…I…I need to... I couldn't take it anymore. I pulled back the covers and waited for the calm that sleep would provide.

Normal POV

"You went and attacked Sabertooth!" Erza yelled.

Natsu looked miffed. "Well, they deserved it, treating one of their own like that."

"Aye sir!" Happy added, strangely chipper, given the fact that he had been crying not too long ago.

"And worst of all, I didn't get to fight their Ice Dragon Slayer!" He pouted. Erza and Gray exchanged a glance.

"About that…I think you should watch out for him Natsu." Erza recounted the events of the evening.

Natsu grinned. "That gets me all fired up!"

Gray face palmed. "You were meant to take it as a warning, idiot."

"What did you just call me, slanty-eyes?"

"What was that, droopy-eyes?"

"SILENCE!" Yelled Erza.

"Y-yes miss!" Natsu and Gray said.

"Natsu, we can't be fighting with other guilds. And I want you to watch out for Kyodo. He's very strong."Erza said sternly.

Natsu sighed. "Fine."

Gray walked out onto the balcony, where he stared into the night. All of the facts…what did he mean?