We arrived back at the guild hall the next day with Lisanna. Everyone was so surprised and happy to see her. I could feel the joy growing in the air around us. We told the others all about Edolas. Juvia had changed hr hairstyle due to something Happy had said about Edolas Gray... Lisanna seemed surprised to see the Thunder legion. I guess since they weren't usually around the guild but had started turning up when Laxus was exiled. "Hey Faya," I turned around to see Levy smiling. She had her wind reader glasses on and was clutching a book in her arms. "Hi Levy," I spoke. I tried to sound as cheerful as I could, but I couldn't stop thinking about Edolas Aki. What had happened to her when we had left? Had she been able to see Edolas Levy? All of these questions kept flooding my mind. "Tell me about Edolas," Levy said sitting down at a table. I sat beside her. I tried to talk, but the words didn't make it out. "I've heard about the other's Edolas counterparts - what was I like there?"
I stuttered for a moment before speaking. "She was a lot more argumentative and aggressive than you, but she was still kind enough to lend us a map." Levy smiled. I didn't. She noticed the sad look in my eyes.
"What's wrong? Did something happen in Edolas?" I should have told her about Edolas Aki, I should have been honest. But, I couldn't bring myself to do so. Levy didn't need to know what Aki was like in Edolas. Instead. I just shook my head and forced a small smile onto my face. "It's nothing, I'm just glad you're all safe." Levy smiled again. I could tell some part of her knew that I was lying, But I wasn't going to tell her. That night the whole guild partied harder than we'd ever done before. I never thought that would be possible. I remember running around the guild hall trying to escape Cana who was trying to make me drink a drop of alcohol. That was why I didn't usually attend the guild's parties: everyone was crazy.
I was in the guild a few days later reading as usual. I had almost finished reading on jutsu shiki - rune magic. I had been practicing a few spell a few days ago, but at the moment all I was able to do was rewrite runes that were already written. I sighed closing the book. It was going to take me a while to master it, but it was going to be useful in case I had to fight a water wizard, or if I somehow accidentally killed Gray... I looked over towards the request board. Beside it was Nab as usual. But I also spotted many other wizards, including Lokni. "What are you doing?" I walked walking up to him, "We're a team aren't we?"
"Well it's solo job season," That's when I remembered. It was coming to that time of year again. I sighed.
"Are you taking Altair?" I asked. He turned towards me, a puzzled expression on his face.
"Didn't Belle tell you?" I looked over to the table where the exceeds were all talking to one another. I arrived at the same time as Miriza. "Come on Melody," she smiled, "We have another mission with Blue Pegasus - We can't be late this time!"
"We're late no matter what," Melody muttered not looking up from whatever they were doing, "Besides, all 5 of us are going out on a training mission. You'll have to go alone." Miriza seemed rather discouraged by the sudden news. She then turned towards me. "Then can you come with me Faya?" I was taken aback by her request. Honestly, I did not fancy going to destroy a dark guild with those playboys from Blue Pegasus. That was not my idea of fun. "Faya's going on a solo job," Bluebell answered looking straight at me, "Aren't you Faya?" I didn't know how to respond.
I looked towards where Lokni was. He had picked his job and was signing himself up for it. "Can I come too Lokni?" Lokni turned around to see Lisanna, "Elfman and Xavier have already gone on jobs by themselves, I know it's solo job season but..."
"Um... Sure... I guess you can come..."
"Thanks Lokni!" I turned back towards Miriza.
"I think I'll go alone..." she spoke finally coming to her decision. With that, she walked out of the guild hall.
"Hey Faya!" I turned to see Lilias smiling right up at me, "I heard you were going on your first solo job!"
"I'm not going on a solo job," I answered. I thought Bluebell had only said it to get me out of the mission with Miriza, but there was now a disappointed look on her face. "Please do it Faya," Bluebell pleaded.
"I promise you won't be betraying us!" Lilias smiled up at me.
"Are you going on any solo jobs?" she shook her head, "I wasn't planning to but I saw a job where someone has lost their puppy - the reward is a celestial silver key, since they're a retired celestial wizard. I think it's perfect for me!" I nodded, that did seam like the sort of job only Lilias would want to do, but Lucy might want to do it as well.
"Come to the request board with me!" she said pulling my arm as we walked over to the request board. Lilias picked up the lost puppy flyer. "Let's find one perfect for you!" Lilias scanned the request board for a job she thought would be good for me. I watched her as she did so. "Here!" she said snatching a job flyer off the request board and thrusting it into my hands, "Read it."
HELP! was the first word I saw. There has been a dark guild that has been lurking around Oak town, we need help taking them out since we have no guild to protect us anymore. Oak town? That sounded familiar. That was when I remembered. "Oak town was where Phantom Lord's main guild hall was!" I exclaimed. "Have you read all of the flyer yet?" she asked. 300,000 JEWEL. That was the rewards. "Look at the note at the bottom," Lilias pointed to the foot of the flyer. If you are a wizard/group of wizards from the Fairy Tail guild, It is suggested that you cover up your guild mark.
"My guild mark isn't covered up," I said as we walked away from the request board.
"That's why you should go," Lilias smiled, "You don't have to go on the job as Faya, you can use a different name. Therefore there's no way you would be betraying us! You can even dress up so you don't look like Faya!" I was starting to think that I would take the job. Lilias told Makarov what was going on and assigned the jobs to each one of us. Before heading out on her job. Lilias helped get me all set up. Mirajane decided to help. I ended up wearing a black mask scarf, similar to the one Mystogan used to use to obscure his identity. My ribbon headband was undone and was used to tie my hair back in a ponytail, a style I never went for. I then wore a long sleeved black dress. Around my wrists all the way to my elbows bandages were tied. They seemed to be going for the Mystogan look. The dress wasn't too long, I was able to move easily in it. I was also supplied with a pair of black leggings. As soon as I was wearing all of that, more bandages were tied around the bridge of my foot and twisted all the way up to my ankles and all the way up to just below my knees.
I was handed a mirror and looked myself up and down. looked like Faya, but different. After stepping out of the guild hall, I parted ways with Lilias. Sadly though, now it was time for me to travel to Oak town. I certainly wasn't looking forward to it... But still, I needed to think of a good name I could call myself...
