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Back at the guild

Brief description of what's happened before scene: After finding out there's been a seven year gap, due to a protection spell put into place when Acnologia attacked, the guild members on Tenrou island journey back to the Fairy Tail guild

"Look who we found on Tenrou!" Natsu yells happily pointing at me. Gasps sound around the guild and there's a pause of silence, then I'm suddenly swarmed by the portion of the guild that stayed here.

"Kala? Wow you've grown!"

"You've become a beautiful young woman"

"Are you still as strong as you used to be?"

"Oh yeah we've got one of our strongest members back"

Master walks further into the guild hall and grins. "Alright let's celebrate in true Fairy Tail style fashion live it up!''.

"Yeah!" Everyone shouts merrily before going wild, drinking messing around, just having fun. A smile curls my lips, same old Fairy Tail.

"Kala" Mira calls gesturing for me to come over. As I approach she's holding the Fairy Tail guild mark stamp, my grin becomes even wider.

"Every member should have one" she says with a smile. Just as she's about to stamp the back of my left hand the stamper is swiped from her hands.

"Hey I want to stamp my sister's hand" Natsu says almost whining. Mira just laughs and I chuckle.

"Of course Natsu" he grins and presses the stamp against the back of my left hand, when he pulls it away a red Fairy Tail guild mark like my brother's is in its place.

"There now you have your old guild mark back" tears spill from my eyes. A look of panic flashes across Natsu's face. "Oh no Kala did I do something wrong?! Please don't cry" He exclaims anxiously making me laugh.

"They're tears of joy brother". He relaxes grinning ear to ear and I grin back, my heart feeling warmer than it has in years.

For a while I joke around with Natsu and the others, just talking and laughing with them whilst standing next to Gray then suddenly many silhouettes of people approach the guilds doors from the outside.

I freeze as I recognise them, the 4th custody enforcement unit of the magic council. My good mood instantly disappears replaced by a slow crawl of fear; I knew this wouldn't last.

"Lahar what brings you here?" Master says, calmly stepping forward despite the tension now consuming the guild.

"There is news after the recent events concerning Grimore Heart on Tenrou island that the Fairy Tail members on the island returned" he says composed taking off his glasses and cleaning them before placing them back onto the bridge of his nose, "but more importantly that a fugitive is now part of the guild".

"No" I whisper horrified trembling slightly. I feel Gray reach for my hand and twine our fingers together, before he moves slightly in front of me in a protective stance.

"I am of course referring to you Kala Dragneel." His stare feels as if it's boring right into me and I fight to keep on a strong front. "Surrender, if you refuse I have explicit orders to disband this guild''.

Gasps of horror sound around the guild hall and my blood runs cold.

"What?"

"He's can't be serious!"

"You can't do that!"

"Actually I can" he says, voice still sounding serene. "The council has decreed that one more incident from this guild will lead to it being disbanded. This classes as that one more"

"We only just got back from the island" I hear Bisca say with an imploring tone but I don't break eye contact with Lahar, "can't you just leave her alone?"

Lahar raises an eyebrow. "Leave her alone? I think you're unaware of the scale of her crimes.'' Lahar glares burning me with his gaze, ''Kala Dragneel is a criminal and society is not safe so long as she roams free''. Finally I break eye contact looking down to the floor and biting my lip, I clench Gray's hand tighter and in response Gray pulls me closer to his side.

"But she was being controlled by Hades the whole time!" Lucy cries.

Lahar sighs exasperatedly pushing his glasses back onto the bridge of his nose with a glare, ''as I've already explained ignorance of one's crimes is not a defence. Penal code section 13 states this clearly''.

"Her past doesn't matter to us!" Natsu suddenly yells. Stunned I quickly look towards Natsu, "she's still a member of Fairy Tail and she's not leaving this guild again!"

Silent tears fall as I watch Natsu surge forward attacking the guards with fiery determination and astonishment rips through me as not long after Natsu everyone else bar Erza, Gray and Master joins in. Yet I can see they equally feel just as furious from the strain they're under, Erza and Gray clenching their fists.

I pull my hand away from Gray's and wipe away my tears, I'm so honoured that they are fighting for me to stay, but this can't last. All it would take from the magic council is a simple word to the chairman to disband this guild.

I look back to Gray, "this can't continue you know that" I say with as strong a voice as I can muster.

He grits his teeth as if he's fighting with an unknown force. "Try and stay safe"

"Hey I'm a hard woman to put down, I'll be fine" I say with a small comforting smile; whether I'm saying that to reassure him or myself I'm not sure, especially as I know that my punishment will mean I will never see anyone here again.

He tersely nods and I flash him one last smile before walking a few steps forward. "Enough!" I yell with an authoritative tone. Everyone stops instantly looking to me with wide eyes. "I will come willingly if you promise to leave this guild alone".

Lahar subtly nods and with a brave face I continue to walk forward towards him and the soldiers.

"Kala no" I hear Natsu yell followed by the sound of magic and the ring of metal. I turn around calmly and see that Erza has re-quipped one of her swords holding it in front of Natsu preventing him from moving. The glare he fires at her is so intense it starts to crack my heart, I'm so sorry brother.

"Erza, Gray, Lucy, Happy take care of my brother for me" I say softly looking to each of them in turn. Erza and Gray nod tersely, "aye" happy says but with a sadness to his voice.

"Of course" Lucy replies and I can tell she's trying to put on a strong voice. Finally I flick my gaze to Natsu and the look on his face breaks my heart.

"You'll be fine brother" I say with a small smile whilst attempting to stop the tears forming in my eyes from falling.

I turn back around and continue to walk forward; a guard moves and clamps my wrists with shackles. ''You'll definitely through trial receive a life's sentence'' Lahar says standing next to me, a coldness seeping into his voice. "That's more of a formality though. I presume you already know the real verdict".

"Execution" I whisper before sighing, "It's no more than I deserve". Suddenly I hear a few murmurs behind me but decide to ignore it. "Let's get this over with"

I'm marched forward by the guards when suddenly they stop just before the guild doors. Confused I turn around my eyes widening as I notice not only is the floor frosted with ice, except a small circle around my feet, but spikes of it are reaching up to the guards thighs keeping them in place; also virtually every member of the guild now has a sinister aura surrounding them.

"Execution?" Natsu says with a hard voice, his fire surrounding him and a glare that even gives me chills. I freeze, of course how could I be so foolish? Dragon slayer hearing. "I don't think so" he growls fists clenched.

Master walks forward, his face equally as grave as everyone else's. "I consider members brought up by this guild to be like my children" he says with calm coldness, "if you kill Kala then the Magic council will have made Fairy Tail its enemy"

I glance over to Lahar and see him grimacing, eyes wide trying not to show how alarmed he is.

"You would dare to challenge the Magic council?"

"We'd challenge the whole damn world for a guild member!" Natsu roars.

A small smile curves my lips as I notice Lahar flinch. "Get her out of here" he hisses to the guards.

"But sir our legs" Lahar growls glaring at them.

"That's enough Gray, they got the message" I hear master say calmly. The ice on the floor and around the soldiers instantly splinters to small particles.

The soldiers grab my arms and quickly try to haul me out of the guild. "Kala" I hear Master call and I turn my head around as the guards continue to drag me.

Everyone including the master is doing the Fairy Tail hand motion with their index finger in the air signifying that they will all be thinking of me.

A smile curves my lips as tears well in my eyes, "thank you" I say before turning back around, then I'm forcibly marched out of the guild.