A bit tired from all of the stuff I've been doing the past couple of days, and I've got a test tomorrow I should definitely be studying for, but alas I've written all the way up to chapter 14 [along with a few other chapters to be used later on!]. So...yay! Hope you guys that are sticking with the story are enjoying it so far!
Chapter 11: New Members
"Hey! What are they doing here?!" Growled a huge man as he turned in his seat at the bar and immediately recognized the Sabertooth members.
Sting sighed and rolled his eyes, "Trust me, we don't want to be here."
Rogue's eyes widened a bit as they fell on the man who'd spoken. "Gajeel," he whispered. He hadn't seen the man in so long, but he quickly turned his gaze away. Instead of looking around at the other Fairies, Rogue turned his head over his shoulder as the girl with his exceed on her head closed the guild's doors and made her way to Lilla and Espeo's sides. He followed her with his eyes and looked the three girls over. Just in looks, it was clear how physically strong these girls were. Their arms, toned stomachs, legs, and overall athletic builds would have anyone on edge, especially given their ease on the eyes. Each girl was quite good looking in her own way; Lilla in an intimidating way, Xandra in a darker way, and Espeo, well, he hadn't really figured her out yet. The voice of Fairy Tail's master, Makarov, drew his attention from the group of out of place girls and back towards the guild's bar.
"I'm needed?" The rather short, elderly man grumbled before climbing onto a chair and then settling himself on top of the bar, arms crossed over his chest. His eyes were closed, but when they opened they fell on Sting and Rogue immediately and narrowed into a small glare. "Sabertooth. What is it?" He looked away from the boys, as if sensing the presence of the three newbies. He immediately jumped off of the bar and walked to them, smiling. "Ah, hello girls!" He grinned up at them and rested his hands on his hips.
Lilla raised a brow at him, crossing her arms over her chest, as Espeo looked over at Xandra, who shrugged as she looked over at her friend. Espeo then shrugged as well and smiled down at the man, "Hello!"
Master had looked the girls over, noticing the Fairy Tail guild marks just as Espeo spoke, but he'd also noticed the Sabertooth marks. "How interesting," he muttered and his voice trailed off a bit. "You three, come with me to my office." He then looked over at Sting and Rogue, narrowing his eyes again, "You two as well."
The boys nodded and gave a light 'yes sir' as they followed the tiny man through the guild and into his office. Espeo and Xandra sat down in the two chairs in the room, while Lilla positioned herself against the wall. Sting and Rogue walked up to the two chairs, standing behind them silently.
There was a deep, long moment of silence in the room as the master looked over each mage. Sting had opened his mouth to break the silence, but the man held up his hand to stop him. "Whatever Jiemma wants, it can wait. I think we've got something a bit more important on our hands here." His eyes fell on Lilla's figure in the back of the room. She seemed bored and he chuckled a bit. "Well, now we know what a child between Laxus and Erza would be like," he muttered to himself, laughing even harder at the thought. The only one to acknowledge the statement seemed to be Sting, as a smirk had formed on his face. Rogue stood emotionless, Lilla hadn't even seemed to have heard the comment, and Espeo and Xandra simply looked confused.
"Is it safe to say Jiemma didn't give them their marks? Because I know I didn't give them the Fairy Tail marks."
Rogue shook his head. "These girls appeared out of thin air when we encountered Natsu, Lucy, and Gray on the way here."
"We all came to the conclusion that it must have been the anima that brought them here," Sting added, but then shrugged.
The master nodded at him, his eyes looking between Espeo and Xandra, who both seemed nervous. "We're not going to hurt you or anything, girls. Relax. Your friend back there has."
"That would be Lilla for you," Xandra muttered and Espeo laughed. Even Lilla smirked at the comment, but didn't move otherwise.
"The magic power coming from each of you is incredible. What kinds of magic users are you?" Makarov stood from his desk and walked towards Lilla. He eyed her armor and poked her swords gently and the girl opened an eye and raised a brow down at him.
"Can I help you?" She grumbled and pushed herself off of the wall, placing her hands on her hips.
"Is this what you always wear?"
"No, I've got plenty of other outfits. Why?"
The master shrugged and grinned as he turned away, walking back towards the chairs that were currently occupied. He looked up at Sting and Rogue. "What, are you guarding the girls as they sit in my chairs?"
Rogue blinked and then looked down at Xandra before looking back at the Fairy Tail master and shaking his head.
The old man seemed pleased with how uncomfortable he'd made the boy, chuckling to himself before looking at Espeo. "Your magic aura reminds me of Laxus. Do you use lightning?"
Espeo blinked and looked over at him. "A-a little, yes, I guess." She cleared her throat a bit, her own shyness beginning to show for the first time. "In our world, I'm what we call a Protector. Here I guess I'd be something along with the lines of a lightning wolf shifter thing."
Makarov laughed as she tried to put herself in terms he'd understand. "So you transform into another creature? That would explain why your aura is also similar to the Strauss's. Your friend over there seems to have the same aura, but in a heavier way." He looked over at Lilla and then at Xandra. "Although, hmm, you seem to have it too. But you're also like Lucy, right? A Celestial Wizard?"
Xandra looked over at him and nodded with a bit more respect than seemed to be seen with the others. "Yes, sir. I'm a Nova Mage, very similar to Lucy but I can also attack physically with my spirits' help. But yes, I can also summon spirits."
The elderly man had also noticed something else about the aura the orange and black haired girl was giving off, something that he chose not to mention, curious as to if the girl even knew about it.
The master seemed pleased with what he'd been able to figure out. He walked back to his desk but this time hopped up onto it and sat with his legs crossed and arms over his chest, facing the 5 mages with a serious expression. "I don't know how Jiemma will react to these mages, but they have the Sabertooth mark and, given their auras, he'd be a fool not to accept them. However, I extend to the three of you the option to remain here and become Fairy Tail's newest members. You've got our mark and are therefore part of our guild no matter what. I will not force you to have the marks removed, as, technically, you were never given the option to receive them until now."
Espeo smiled at the man and Lilla looked up, a small smile on her lips as well. Xandra too had looked at him, but her face was expressionless as if she was deep in thought. Espeo had turned her head over her shoulder to have a look at Lilla, who's look seemed to give her the answer she'd hoped for.
Lilla walked over to the chairs, standing beside Xandra's and looking at Espeo again with a smile. The two girls looked at Xandra at the same time, but she didn't return a gaze to either of them. Instead, her eyes were aimed down at her hands as they rested in her lap. Frosch was no longer on her head, Espeo had noticed, and the other cat wasn't around her either.
Lilla looked up at the master again and nodded. "I will remain a Fairy Tail mage then. In the short amount of time I've spent with your Natsu, Lucy, and Gray, they've made this guild appeal to me and I'd like to learn more about it and more about the other mages I've heard about."
Espeo nodded along with Lilla's words. "I would like to stay as well. Lucy and I spoke the entire trip here and I've heard so many things and I'd love to be a part of all of the adventures you guys seem to get caught up in!"
"Wolfgirl, you'd be lost if I wasn't around anyways."
"Shutup, Lilla. That's not true."
Makarov sighed at Espeo's earlier statement while Lilla spoke to her, but then found himself laughing uncontrollably at his own thoughts. "Of course, you'd like to be a part of the destruction we cause, but who wouldn't want to be!"