Chapter 4! This chapter is gonna be a little short, but the next one should be longer. Thanks for reviewing.
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It's been a week since the parade. Kiryu went to the church every day since then to help with repairs. It was in the afternoon when they finished.
"Well looks like we're done!" One of the workers said, wiping the sweat of his head.
Kiryu stood from afar, wearing a leather jacket, an undershirt, jeans, and boots, looking at the finished product. It looked the same as it did, just with a new coat of paint.
"You did great work Kiryu. Here's your pay." The worker says handing him 100,000 jewel.
"Nah, it's all good. It was partially my fault for wrecking the place." Kiryu says.
"Just take it anyway." Replied the worker.
Kiryu takes the cash and decides to go rent an apartment. As he walks down a sidewalk, he runs into something. A blue haired girl had fallen to the ground, carrying bags and boxes, which were all over the sidewalk.
"I'm sorry." She says rubbing the back of her neck.
Kiryu holds out his hand.
"No I'm sorry, I should have been paying attention."
She takes his hand and helps her up. Kiryu begins to pick up the dropped boxes.
"Wait I got it!" She says.
"No, I should help out, think of it as my way of saying sorry." He replies.
They pick up the last of the boxes.
"So where are you headed with all this?" Kiryu asks.
"Actually, I could use some help with that. I was looking for the train station. This is my first time in Magnolia so I'm still trying to figure out what is where." She replies.
"Alright, I'll show you the way, but I'll help you carry this stuff, I don't think you'll get anywhere with dropping these."
The girl gives him a smile.
"Okay!"
As they walk towards the station, the girl starts a conversation.
"Well my name is Wendy Marvel. It's nice to meet you."
"Its good to meet you, and my name is Kiryu."
"So are you part of a guild?" Wendy asks.
"Yeah sorta. I'm part of Fairy Tail."
"Really!? That's one of the strongest, if not the strongest, guild in Fiore! That Fairy Tail?"
"Yeah, but I wouldn't call it the strongest, more like the most destructive." Kiryu laughs nervously.
They both laugh a little bit until they have to turn a corner to another street.
"Hey Kiryu?" Asks Wendy.
"Hm?"
"You said you sort of are a member of Fairy Tail. What did you mean by that?"
"Well……."
Kiryu had no idea how to respond. He has never been asked that question.
"... you see, me and the other members don't get along."
"Why not?"
Kiryu, again, had no idea how to respond to that question.
"It's complicated."
Wendy looked at him confused.
As they went on they began to talk about other things, like Wendy's guild, Caitshelter.
"At the rate we are going, we'll be there in a few minutes." Says Kiryu.
"Great! Thanks for all your help. I can't thank you enough." Thanks Wendy.
They turn down an alley that was headed towards the station. As soon as they are halfway, Kiryu and Wendy feel a presence.
"You can come out." Says Kiryu.
As soon as that, three figures appeared behind them. They turn to see Jet, Droy, and Max.
"Kiryu." Says Max.
"Max."
"You have the nerve to show up back to Fairy Tail?"
"Yeah, your point."
Max simply shakes his head, "the point is…"
He points at Kiryu. "I don't trust you. Even before everything that happened almost two years ago, I never did."
Kiryu hands the boxes back to Wendy.
"The train station is over there. Do you think you can make it?" He asks.
"Yeah, but what are you going to do?"
Kiryu turns to face the three wizards.
"Talk some sense into these guys."
"But what if they try to hurt you!? I can't let that happen!"
"It was great meeting you, I hope we get to meet again, now go, the trains gonna leave soon."
Wendy turns towards the train station, only taking a small look back at Kiryu, before disappearing into a distant crowd of people.
The stare down lasted what felt like forever before Kiryu said something.
"So what, are you two now Maxs' lap dogs?" Talking about Jet and Droy.
"Watch it!" Shouts Jet.
"You act tough, but you are nothing but a coward!" Shouts Droy.
"Yeah, look at the ones who need three guys to take on one person."
"Why you!" The two of them shout in unison.
Max motions them to be quiet.
"You may have defeated Laxus, but you are nothing more than a lying coward, and I'm going to turn you black and blue."
Kiryu puts his hands in his jacket pockets.
Max looks at him confused.
"What, you're not going to defend yourself?"
"It's only going to make me look more guilty if I beat your sorry ass."
Max clenches his teeth.
"Fine! Your funeral!" He says as he sends a giant wave of sand that pummels Kiryu into the ground. After the sand disappears, Kiryu begins to stand up, only to be sent back to the ground by a quick barrage of kicks from Jet.
Droy grabs some seeds from his belt.
"Knuckle Plant!"
A giant fist appears from under the concrete that grabs Kiryu and pins him to the wall. Max steps in front of him and forms a ball of sand in his hand.
"No ones here to protect you. Now eat dirt you bastard!"
Kiryu simply waits for the attack to connect, both a blank expression.
"Stop it!"
The four of them turn to see Lucy, Natsu, and Happy.
"You guys know what Master says about fighting other members. Go home!" Shouts Lucy.
"Yeah, you guys are jerks." Says Natsu.
"Aye!" Happy agrees.
The three of them run away, but Max quickly turns.
"This doesn't mean you're off the hook!" He says towards Kiryu.
The plant dissolves, and Kiryu falls to his knees. Lucy quickly rushes to him.
"Are you okay?" She says, putting a hand on his shoulder.
He quickly slaps her hand away.
"Shut it!"
Lucy jumps back at his outburst.
Natsu grabs Kiryu by the collar of his jacket.
"What's your problem man!? The old you would have just been nice when someone asks if you were alright!"
Kiryu pulls his hands off.
"Shut up!"
Kiryu stands back up and sticks his hands back in his pockets. "Just- just leave me alone."
He slowly turns and walks away from the train station.
As he walked away, Lucy looked at him, with saddened eyes.
"What happened?" She asks.
"What?" Asks Natsu.
"What did he do to make the others hate him so much!?"
Natsu just looks at the ground. Happy then flies over to Lucy.
"Its a hard story to talk about. Even for me." He says sadly.
Lucy looks at them and then back to Kiryu.
What did he do?
15 minutes later
Kiryu lit a cigarette as he walked into the room of his hotel. He locks the door, then throws his jacket onto the bed. After standing there for a minute, he punches the wall, leaving a hole the size of his fist.
"Wow, I didn't think you could have a tantrum like a little baby." A voice laughs.
He turns and looks at his reflection in the window. His reflection was revealing his red left eye instead of his blue right eye. Kiryu grits his teeth.
"Dragunov."
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