SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 5 out, this is Chapter 6 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?
Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny and my OC.
Chapter 6: My Resolve
"Things are sure a big mess." Markov sighed, looking at the demolished Guild Hall.
"Um, Master…" Lucy voiced.
"Looks like you had a pretty rough time, didn't you?" Ulyo mused.
"Don't look like that, Lu-chan." Levy chided. "Welcome home. Everyone did their best to win the fight."
"Even though the Guild was destroyed," Jet remarked.
"We can rebuild it, no problem." Droy finished.
"And that's how it is." Ulyo smiled. "No one's putting the blame on you."
"Lucy," Markov started. "Happy moments, sad moments… we can't share all of them. But whenever possible, we will shoulder it together. That's the true meaning of a Guild. An individual's happiness is everyone's happiness. An individuals' wrath is everyone's wrath. And an individual's tears are everyone's tears. You have nothing to feel guilty about."
"Lucy, you see, such are the real feelings in everyone's hearts." Ulyo continued. "Raise your head. You are a member of Fairy Tail."
Unable to hold back her tears, Lucy wailed.
Although... Markov mused. We might have gone a bit too far. This is likely to seriously anger the Council. If things are bad enough, maybe imprisonment is just…
"Master…" Ulyo blinked when Markov started to wail. It's going to be one of these days. She shook her head, already feeling the usual Fairy Tail-related migraine coming on.
"By the way, Ulyo." Mira winked playfully. "Gray's been mooning over you for the last three years."
Ulyo wheeled around to look at Guild's Head Waitress in disbelief before turning back and spluttered, blushing.
"Five years…" Ulyo rested her hand against the now grown up birch tree. "Have I really been gone that long?"
"Actually, you have." Gray remarked. "I knew I'll find you here."
"You've grown." Ulyo stated lamely, eying the taller ice mage before her.
"And you've gotten prettier." Gray smirked.
"Flatterer." Ulyo teased.
"But seriously," Gray took his place beside her against the tree. "You really gave me a scare; not only do you show up after five years, you awoke the Guild Guardian Ring to boot."
"Mirajane told me…" Ulyo started.
"I heard what she said." Gray cut her off; shifting himself over her, his arms around her head prevented any escape. "And she wasn't lying."
"What…" Ulyo's words were silenced when Gray pressed his lips against hers, his strong arms sweeping her into a tight hug. Ulyo's eyes widened at the unexpected gesture, before she let her emotions take over, Ul's younger daughter shyly returning the kiss. "So…" the water mage started after the couple came up for air. "Where do we go from here?"
"What do you mean by that?" Gray levelled a look at her.
"Juvia won't take this lying down." Ulyo leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Tough luck." Gray snorted. "I've already made my choice three years ago."
"Never let one underestimate Mira's matchmaking prowess." Ulyo chuckled.
"Too true." Gray nodded and claimed another kiss.
"And put your clothes back on, dumbass." Ulyo muttered, causing the ice mage to laugh nervously. Dammit! She cursed as she admired Gray's six-pack.
"Ulyo-chan, are you blushing?" Gray teased.
"Of course not!" Ulyo squeaked and fled out of Gray's arms, the pair beginning a cat-and-mouse chase around the park.
Fast forward one week later.
"Everyone, it's break time." Mira called, bringing in a tray of refreshments as the Guild members worked to rebuild the demolished hall. "Oh my." She sighed, Natsu buried under a pile of planks he was carrying.
"That's because you're trying far too many at once, idiot." Gray rebuked, walking pass, a plank over his shoulder.
"What did you say?" Natsu fumed.
"Wanna give it a go, jerk?" Gray glared.
"You carry them so daintily!" Natsu challenged.
"Over there!" Erza, now decked in her workman's suit, slammed her plank over the two boys' heads. "Talk less and work more. We must hurry and rebuild Fairy Tail. Foreman where would you like me to put this lumber?" she called over to Markov.
"Over there." Markov pointed.
"Damn it, I won't lose!" Natsu and Gray swore.
"Still…" Marco started.
"Isn't this a bit too big?" Wakaba finished.
"While we're at it, we've got an opportunity to enlarge it." Mira explained.
"Here." Ulyo held out the blueprints. "This is what it's going to be like."
"The place was fine the way it was before." Natsu stated.
"What kind of Guild will it be?" Gray wondered.
"I don't really get it." Natsu was confused.
"Still, this is ridiculous." Gray peered closer. "What kind of idiot drew this?"
Ulyo just let out a bright smile before turning away, crying.
"It was Ulyo-chan…" Gray tried to pacify his girlfriend.
"You made her cry." Natsu droned.
"Are you still hang up on that?" Gray whined, the couple walking back to the dormitories.
"Well, excuse me if I'm no Reedus!" Ulyo shot back and stormed off.
"Fine, I'm sorry, okay?" Gray took off after her.
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