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Chapter 12
A Few Days Later
Magnolia Market
"Thank you, come again" as one of the store owners gave his thanks Shawn took the bags in his arms and headed straight back home.
It's been a few days since the incident with Eisenwald was solved, it ended being huge news across Fiore and with it Fairy Tail's reputation soared.
Though on the way back (after escaping of course) we got sidetracked (lost) in Web Valley thanks to Happy. Luckily, knowing the future definitely has its perks, as Shawn brought with him up to an extra week's worth of rations at some point after their escape from Clover.
The moment he revealed this everyone was thanking him like crazy for planning ahead, even Master Makarov was crying tears of joy.
Though that was only after they had exhausted what little food they had bought with them on the train, also given the fact that Erza left most of her luggage back in Oshibana.
There was a slight problem however... specifically... when Shawn brought out the extra rations that sent a hunger driven Natsu into a frenzy as he wanted to eat it all in one shot.
Fortunately, there was a a contingency... in the form of a fist and lecture from Erza Scarlet to solve that.
Besides, the only downside was that since they were only rations they weren't exactly the tastiest things in the world given that they focused towards sustenance rather than flavor, but given that we were out in the middle of nowhere with nothing else to eat for miles (besides disgusting Wingfish) no one complained since they did keep everyone from starving.
Not long after that they arrived at an abandoned village where they soon found out was home to a Dark Guild that casted the Forbidden Magic: Alive. It trapped them inside it all this time with no hope of getting out, until Shawn and the others showed up and broke the spell. But enough about that if you wanna know more then see the episode for yourself.
Once they made it back Shawn decided to separate from the team for a bit and went out on a few solo jobs to earn enough money to pay rent before having the time to deal with anything else.
Though once his rent was settled he offered Lucy and Natsu to join him a few times but it seemed like they were busy so he decided to not bother them. Since he had been living in this world for over two years he realized that while Fairy Tail may be the basis for everything, the people here have their own lives and problems to deal with besides what was shown in the series.
That includes daily expenses, paying taxes, food, shelter, clothing, and everything else in between.
... though Natsu might be the exception, considering how often he invades Lucy's place each week.
Anyways, the point is, now that he's a part of it that includes him as well. So early on he couldn't afford to be stuck in that fanboy mentality he had when he first arrived and had to adapt to this new reality.
Wasn't exactly the easiest thing in the world to get used to, but life rarely goes the way we want it to.
Which brings the explanation full circle, he then decided to head over to the central market to restock his fridge which had a special Natsu proof lock that's been tempered to withstand extreme heat.
Unlike Lucy he plans ahead for these kinds of things.
As he was walking back to his place...
"INTRUDER ALERT!"
BANG!
"NO STRIPPING IN MY HOUSE BUDDY!"
He could hear Lucy screaming before the sound of her foot kicking Gray's butt, followed by more screaming.
"Guess today's the day of the big fight, might as well go and see" as he quickly dropped off his goods before walking over to Lucy's place.
Outside Fairy Tail
After meeting up with Lucy and Gray they headed straight for the guild hall where they saw everyone from the guild forming a circle where Natsu and Erza were about to go at it.
Lucy pushed Wakaba out of the way before gasping "No way, they're really going through with it?"
"Yup, looks that way" as Shawn stood by her and replied.
"Oh hey Lucy, Shawn" Mirajane offered her greetings with a smile.
"Well if those two value their manhood then they better go through with it" says Elfman despite the fact Erza's a woman, an amazingly beautiful woman...
"Erza's not a man" she countered
"But you gotta admit she's manly" as Macao who seemed to have recovered enough from Mt. Hakobe to come here today.
"Aren't you worried this fight could tear our strongest team apart?" asked Lucy, though as he recalled he couldn't help but laugh at her.
"What's so funny, Shawn?" as she glared, forcing him to turn his head to try and hide the smile on his face while stifling the giggles that threatened to come out at any moment.
They soon began explaining to her about how everything works, while some of the others guild added on their two cents.
By the time they finished she had a pretty clear picture of how everyone in the guild was ranked. Shawn himself would probably be one or two levels below Erza, but he believes that he can at least put himself to something like pseudo S-Class in strength, if there were such a rank in the first place.
At the very least he could fight Erza for a few minutes before being beaten to a pulp, and don't even get started with Gildarts.
CHILL~~
"For that I'll have to train harder" as he thought seriously for a nanosecond... before returning to reality as the damn finally broke and he started laughing on the floor.
"CUT IT OUT SHAWN OR YOU'RE GONNA WISH YOU DIDN'T COME OUT TODAY!" as she finally snapped, picked him up by the collar of his shirt and started violently shaking the poor sob back and forth with superhuman speed and strength.
Five Minutes Later
She tossed him to the side with a mix of anger and embarrassment before looking back at the fight.
As for Shawn he was left forgotten in the background and trying to find his way back to Earthland after Hurricane Lucy.
"Yeah, probably went too far, I deserve that" as he tried picking himself up only to fall back down while the world was still shaking, after a minute of fumbling around "though it felt more like an eternity" his sense of balance finally returned and swore to not upset her anymore for today he decided to just focus on the main fight.
"It's been quite a while since we squared off like this hasn't it Natsu?" spoke Erza with a smile.
Natsu on the other hand had a serious look on his face "I was just a little kid back then, today's gonna be different, cause I'm taking you down Erza" who merely closed her eyes "well I'm not gonna go easy on you, in fact I have the perfect armor for this occasion…" as she opened her eyes before light covered her entire body.
By the time the light settled she was wearing her Flame Empress Armor, it was mostly dark red but also had hints of orange to it. Consisting of a revealing breastplate with Dragon like wings attached to it, orange gauntlets and the Dragon claw shaped greaves. She also had her hair tied into a pair of high, long pigtails.
"That's Flame Empress Armor, good choice against Fire Magic" said Macao
"So now Natsu's flames will only be half as effective" pointed out Laki
"Come on Erza at least give the kid a fighting chance" boasted Wakaba
"Put me down for Erza in the first round" as Happy decided to participate in the gambling ring started by Cana.
Shawn then had a brilliant idea while a devilish grin appeared on his face "Put me down for a draw or invalid" as he placed a six thousand Jewel.
"Your betting against your own best friends?" as Lucy retorted in shock
Shawn put a hand on her shoulder "I think you already know why Lucy" but all he got was a 'Hmph' from her as she shrugged his hand off and walking away, still obviously mad about earlier.
"Come on Lucy I was just messing around" as he tried to appease her but to no avail.
"She's gonna be upset with me for the rest of the day isn't she?" while sighing in defeat before returning to the fight.
"Whoa, Flame Empress Armor huh, good news for me, that means I can turn up the heat as high as I want too"
"Round one start" as Master declared the start Natsu charged right out of the gate as he tried to land a fist only for Erza to take a step back, then she swung her sword at Natsu but ducked underneath followed by a flaming kick. The blow was blocked by Erza's sword as she then launched another strike which didn't connect.
Next she tried to get in close while dodging Natsu's Fire Dragon Roar which she chased her around with, nearly burning the guys watching on the sidelines.
Both of them had gone back and forth exchanging blows but neither one had managed to land a single hit.
"Whoa" as Lucy gasped in shock
"See it's a good fight huh" as Elfman praised it
"This fight sucks" as Gray seemed to think it was too boring
"Say that until after the fight Gray" as I looked on in amusement, but also thought it was a shame…
As both Erza and Natsu were about to clash once more...
"This fight is over" as the sound of a gong rang out and stopped the two from fighting, a figure came out, revealing it to be someone from the Magic Council.
"So it's finally here" as he narrowed his eyes, while also thinking how it was a shame the fight had to end.
"May I have your attention please, I have come here on behalf of the Magic Council"
"No way"
"Seriously?"
"Why would the council send her here? as Levi, Jet, and Droy looked on in shock.
"Am I the only one who noticed she's a frog?" as Lucy spoke out.
"Nope, but you shouldn't be so surprised" he commented she looked like she was going to retort but gave him the cold shoulder instead.
"As the result of the Eisenwald incident, members of your guild have been charged with eleven counts of criminal property damage" as she held out the scroll revealing the charges.
"Erza Scarlet…"
"I expected that… wait? Members?"
"And Shawn Chambers, you both are under arrest"
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….
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…. "HUUHHHHHHH?"
As Shawn screamed out in complete shock, since what he just heard caught him completely off guard.
"Huh, your putting them under what?" as Natsu screamed in protest.
National Council Fiore Branch
Shawn's POV
"This was certainly not what I had expected" as I was being walked down the halls along with Erza.
They had on us these handcuffs that from what I could tell prevented us from using our magic.
As I tried to think of any possibilities, of which I could only come up with two.
It seems this was another Distortion that occurred because of my presence in this world, originally it was only supposed to be Erza who would be put on trial, a fake one but one nonetheless, then Natsu would come busting through and make things worse.
"Why me though? I've only been in the guild recently, so there should be no reason for me to have been called along with her"
Then there's the second possibility...
"Jellal? Maybe, but if so what business could he have with me?"
"Don't worry so much, we'll be fine" as I was lost in thought, I saw Erza looking at me with concern on her face.
"Yeah sorry about that, just lost in thought is all"
"I see, well don't get too nervous I'm sure this situation will resolve itself without any issues"
"Erza, you have no idea how wrong you are"
"I'm worried about what Natsu would try to do…" as she thought about what I said her face also slowly turned into one of worry as well, clearly not taking her own advice.
"We can only hope he doesn't try something foolish, and that Master Makarov is keeping him under wraps"
As we walked down the hall I see a familiar face leaning against one of the pillars.
One that I thought we wouldn't cross paths with until much later
He's a young man with blue hair and a red tattoo both above and over his right eye. He's dressed in a long white frock-coat (if I'm pronouncing that right) with black stripes across the edges and upper part of his arms, a decorated standing collar. Large straps connected to decorated buckles closing it on the front over a dark shirt, matching pants, and shoes. He also has a ring on his right middle finger.
Siegrain
A.K.A Jellal Fernandes and Erza's Childhood Friend
Erza stopped as sweat appeared on her forehead "Siegrain" she muttered in an tone that seemed almost frightened.
"This time I'll have to play the fool, at least for now" as he looked at Erza in worry before focusing on Jellal.
As the frog woman took a knee "It's been quite a while Erza, please relax, I'm only here in spirit, I'm sending this projection from Era. In fact all the wrinkled old faces in that courtroom are projections as well. We didn't think it necessary to be here for such a trivial matter"
"One of the Ten Wizards Saints? You know him?" as I took on a look of surprise as I looked back and forth between the two of them.
"Oh, please forgive my rude manners, it's a pleasure to meet you Shawn Chambers, my name is Siegrain and as you have already deduced I am one of the Ten Wizard Saints"
"Same here" as my look of surprise died down and looked at him with a calm expression, but could tell Erza was getting nervous.
"I see, so your the one who's behind this farce? You make me sick" as she said with worry in her tone.
As he walked past the both of us "let's be civil. I've always been a staunch defender of Fairy Tail, but the elders are worried the blame for Clover's destruction will fall into their lap..."
"So they needed someone to place the blame on, and those scapegoats would be us,am I right? Siegrain?" as I looked him dead on with the coldest stare I could give.
"Indeed, seems like your more than just another brute from Fairy Tail"
"And you're the type of person who likes to mess with people, just don't do it to Erza or any of the other guild members, or you will pay for it, regardless of the consequences"
"Shawn that's enough!" as Erza looked at me with concern in her eyes, something that didn't go unnoticed by Jellal.
"This is just a friendly warning, nothing more Shawn, in fact it's another matter altogether I wish to discuss with Erza" as he placed a hand to her chin, which to be honest I had a really hard time controlling my emotions.
"Don't let a word slip about you-know-what, for both of our sake's" as he began walking off.
"I must join my colleagues on the council, I'll see you shortly on the other side, also Shawn…"
"Yeah?"
"I would be careful around her if I were you, let's just say that bad things happen when people get too close to her"
"Thanks for the advice but I think I'll pass, if I want to be close to Erza then no one can stop me, it may sound selfish but in this life I make my own choices, so don't go assuming you or anyone else can get in the way of that"
"Shawn… I…" as she had her head down I couldn't see her face or what kind of emotions she was going through, not that I had the opportunity even if I wanted too.
"Get this through that thick skull of yours Jellal, I won't let you or anyone else change who I am, I forge my own path, alongside those who mean more to me than my own life" as I conveyed my steel worth resolve at him through my eyes.
"...I see, then you and I have nothing more to say, farewell" as the projection of himself disappeared.
"Erza…" as she looked up at me "I don't know what kind of past you and Siegrain have with each other, I just want to let you know that I'm here for you, as well as everyone else in Fairy Tail. Remember you're not alone, not even for an instant" as I walked on ahead without looking back.
A Few Minutes Later
Erza walked into the courtroom behind me, there was only one podium for the both of us so me and her stood side by side.
"Thank you" was all she said to me before the courtroom gavel sounded off and the trial began.
When I first walked in here I saw the courtroom was laid out exactly like in the series but I was too bored to notice all the details. I could see the rest of the Council members above and even the head sitting at the very top.
Not that I cared, other than Jellal, Ultear, Makarov, Jose, and Yajima I didn't bother remembering the rest of them, considering they were just either minor or background characters with no purpose in the series, though that may no longer be the case in this world.
"This courtroom will now come to order, before us are the defendants Erza Scarlet and Shawn Chambers" as the frog lady declared.
"Please take the stand Mr. Chambers and Ms. Scarlet" as we both took our places the trail went on, it mostly it was like the courts in my old world, if you count out the whole magic part of it.
"I know this is supposed to be a shame trial and all, but can you guys please hurry up… hell I'll even take Natsu busting in, anything is better than standing here and listening to their banter"
Then they finally got to the part I remember.
"Erza Scarlet and Shawn Chambers, you stand before the Council to answer to charges stemming from the incident involving the Dark Guild Eisenwald. These charges include extensive damage to Oshibana Station, the collapse of the Ryushika Gorge railway bridge, and the complete destruction of the Clover Meeting Hall" as the man on top listed the other charges some of which were actually Natsu's fault.
"There are eleven property damage charges against you both, according to eyewitness reports the perpetrator's were described as a heavily armored female wizard and a dual bladed magic swordsman…"
BOOOOM!
BOOOOM!
"About damn time Natsu, I was nearly bored to death over here" as I turned around and saw a huge hole of what was once the courtroom entrance blown sky high.
The rest of the people were shocked to say the least, even Erza was surprised.
"What is the meaning of this?" as that man soon got his answer as the smoke cleared.
It was Natsu dressed up like Erza but with an poorly designed outfit that he probably threw together along the way.
He tried pretending to be Erza but to be honest it was about as good as the Happy impression he did a few days ago.
The moment I heard him saying his act I immediately collapsed onto the floor laughing, I just couldn't help myself.
Meanwhile as I was struggling to catch my breath Erza apologized for him.
I'm sure he can with good intentions, but he's just gonna make things worse for everyone as he probably charged in without thinking.
"Thank you Natsu" as I offered thanks for being such an amazing friend to us.
But for now...
"Well done Natsu, well don-hahahahahahahahaha" as I laughed my ass off that day, probably more than I had in both worlds.
Night
Underground Prison
After the trial was over we were taken back to our cells, obviously Erza wasn't happy with Natsu's stupidity if the look on her face was anything to go by.
"Words can't express how angry I am with you, that trial was just a formality"
And the tone of her voice was also a dead give away.
"Seriously?" as Natsu was surprised to hear about it.
"It's a glorified spectacle, the Council was using us an example to remind everyone that if you break the law you'll be punished. It helps them maintain order in the magical world"
"Wait a minute, so this is all for show?" as he seemed to be finally getting it.
"They probably would have found me and Shawn guilty, then sent us home with just a slap on the wrist"
"BUT THANKS TO YOU WERE STUCK IN A JAIL CELL!" as she finally seemed to be on the verge of losing it and beating the crap out of Natsu… again.
Yup it wasn't the first time today, after that unexpected interruption, we left the courtroom he received quite a few hits from her, though I wasn't spared her wrath as well, probably me laughing didn't help in that regard.
"I can't believe you"
"Come on Natsu, just say your sorry" as I spoke from my spot against the wall
"... I'm sorry" as he seemed to be reflecting on his actions.
"It's okay, you meant well" as she seemed to have a blush on her face from his actions, until she pulled him in for one of his hugs, which coincidentally knocked him out.
As I poked him with my finger to see if he didn't get a concussion "Shawn" as I heard my name being called I turned to see Erza also blushing, though it seemed a little more deeper than with Natsu.
"About what happened earlier… with Siegrain.. What you said about being there for me, did you really mean it-
"Of course I did, I said it once before and I'll say it again as many times as it takes, I will always be there for you Erza, so please don't try to push me away..." as I leaned my head against the wall "because otherwise I'll force it into your thick headed skull as many times as it takes"
"Shawn… I…"
"Get some rest, tomorrow we have to let everyone know that were all right" as I interrupted her and patted the spot next to mine, before closing my eyes.
"I know you're a strong woman Erza, so I know you'll bounce back from this, you're Erza Scarlet after all" as I tried to get some rest.
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...
I felt something rest on my shoulder…
"Hmmm?" as I opened my eyes what I saw made me speechless.
Erza was resting her head on my shoulder.
"Thank you Shawn, for everything… I… really needed to hear you say that" as I looked down and for the first time saw Erza blushing, despite the fact she had grown accustomed to men, the sight of her blushing was priceless.
As I tried to think of something to say my mind was still fried by that unbelievably cute side of Erza "Anytime Erza, always" was all I could say to her.
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After a few minutes of silence "Hey Erza, you still awake?"
"Is there something you need?" as she asked him there was a tinge of gentleness in her voice.
"How about tomorrow we go and get you some strawberry cake? I heard from the others it's your favorite, it would be good to get our minds off what happened today, what do you say?"
For a second there I felt her shake "of course, I'd be glad too, I know just the place" as she responded in an excited voice.
"I knew that would lift her spirits " as I patted myself on the back for a job well done and relaxed as I felt Erza's warmth beside me.
Though there were two things that I didn't notice that night:
1) was that tears were trailing down her cheeks, probably for the first time since the 'incident' Erza had left herself open and had been so emotional with another person.
2) I forgot that Jellal's projection had been watching the whole event, clearly in shock from the look on his face "I see, a Fairy Tail Wizard came to her aide, Shawn Chambers…"
The Following Day
Fairy Tail Guildhall
After we were released we had to explain to the guild what happened, they were relieved to say the least.
Even before I could explain Lucy apologized for her cold treatment as soon as I got back, of course I forgave her without much of a fuss, which seemed to really relieve her and she returned to happy self, if the smile she gave me wasn't obvious enough.
"WHO KNEW FRESH AIR COULD SMELL SO SWEET! I'M GONNA BREATH IT IN ALL DAY" as Natsu went back to his usual antics.
"Just do us all a favor and don't try that again, seeing that once was bad enough" which seemed to have embarrassed him but the rest of the guild soon burst into laughter.
"Isn't that precious when he gets all excited?" as Mirajane and Master Makarov looked at him with smiles.
"I can't believe that stupid arrest and trial were just for show. All that worrying for nothing" as she laid her head on the table as all the tension from yesterday left her body.
"So they weren't sacrificial lambs, but scapegoats instead" as Gray gave out a horrible pun
As Elfman started shaking "You must be one heck of an Ice Wizard cause even your jokes leave me cold"
"Hey Natsu, you gonna finish going man to man with Erza?" as he asked it seemed to get through to Natsu
"Oh yeah I forgot about that. So what do you say, wanna pick up where we left off?" as I looked at Erza, which was right next to me with a glass of fruit juice.
For the record, she was the one who asked if she could sit next to me.
And I had no reason to refuse her.
I guess after everything that happened yesterday she's opened up to me a little more.
"It seems like she's changed a little, one step at a time I suppose" as I smiled before hiding it by taking another sip.
"I'm not in the mood right now" as she drank what I assumed was tea.
"Trust me Natsu, you really don't want to pick a fight with her now, try again later" as I waved my hand telling him it was a no-go.
Natsu then ignited his hands "I'm not letting you off the hook that easy hahaha" as he ran straight at her.
""I swear'''' as both of us spoke at the same time Erza quickly got out of her seat.
BANG!
As she landed a single fist deep into Natsu's gut, before slowly retracting it and stepping to the side.
As the fire fists dissipated and Natsu was left collapsed on the floor twitching, much to the surprise of Lucy, Gray, and Elfman "how's that, are you satisfied?" as she looked down at him.
"I warned him" as I had another sip of my drink.
"And he's out" as Happy declared a bell went off outta nowhere signaling the end of the fight.
"Hahaha, way to go champ" as Gray bursted out laughing.
"Hahaha, guess we know who the real man is" as Elfman laughed along while Lucy looked on in surprise but in a good way, whatever that means.
"Sir, is something wrong" as Mirajane asked with concern
"I'm fine, just sleepy… he's coming" as Master Makarov said that my eyes went wide "shit, gotta use Armament" as I tried to quickly circulate my magic power.
Soon Mirajane and everyone else in the guild started falling over one by one.
As a blood red aura covered me Erza nearly keeled over, while I myself took to one knee trying to resist.
"Not again" as Gray grabbed put a hand to his head
"So tired" as Laki rubbed her eyes
"Even with my Armament active. The spell is too strong, dammit!" as I struggled to get up with the support of the table
TAP!
TAP!
TAP!
As I heard the sound of footsteps coming from the guild entrance, as I turned my head up and could see the cloaked figure of a person.
He was wearing a dark blue bandana with a silver forehead protector, a green mask hid the lower half of his face. With a dark blue coat and his arms and legs covered in bandages. He also had a fan shaped stave in his right hand, along with several others on his back held by a dark green strap across his main body.
Mystogan
S-Class Wizard and Edolas Counterpart of Jellal
"Mystogan" muttered the Master
As he walked by the others he grabbed a job off the request board and showed to Master Makarov
"I shall return" he spoke
" No...wait, lift your Sleeping Spell before you leave" as Makarov tells him to before walking out of the guild.
"Come on Shawn, move your head!" as I slowly but manage to catch a glimpse of Mystogan's torso, though no matter how hard I try I can't lift my head any farther to get a good look at his face.
"Five!"
"Four!"
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!" as he left the guild hall counting down with each step, by the time he finished everyone could feel the spell was lifted, they quickly snapped themselves awake.
"Dammit, so close!" as I cursed in frustration, as I thought I had grown strong enough to resist it, but it looks like I was wrong yet again, this world just loves proving how much I still have left to grow as a wizard.
"Aw man, was Mystogan here?" asked Jet
"What a jerk" complained Droy as the rest were rubbing their eyes.
"Does he have to put us to sleep every time he comes here?" wondered Levi.
"Who's this Mystogan guy?" asked Lucy
"For one he's a contender for Fairy Tail's strongest wizard" explained Elfman while Lucy asked in disbelief if was true.
"Yeah, and for some reason he doesn't want anyone to see what he looks like, so whenever he comes here to take a job he casts a sleeping spell"
"That's kind of creepy"
"Master Makarov's the only person here who's ever gotten a good look at his face"
"Not true, I've seen him before" as we heard a voice from above.
As we looked to the second floor and saw someone familiar.
There was a really tall and muscular young man with blue gray eyes, his bright blond hair was slicked back with spiky strands pointing backwards with a small tuft on his forehead. He had a lightning bolt shaped scar on his right eye. His eyelashes were like they were combined into one jutting outwards.
He had on a pair of Magic Headphones and was wearing a leopard print orange tunic with dark lined sleeves reaching all the way down to his elbows with fur on the lower edges.
Laxus Dreyar
S-Class Wizard and SSS-Class Prick
"Laxus?" questioned Elfman
"Talk about rare" said Macao since I haven't seen him once since I arrived here a few weeks ago.
"You're never here" stated Wakaba
"And here's another contender" commented Gray
"Laxus Dreyar, I know him at least, another S-Class Wizard of Fairy Tail, though I've only seen him in the news before" as I lied, I already knew he'd show up, now to see if he's still an asshole.
"Mystogan's just a little shy, you should all respect his privacy" as he gave a smug smile.
"Yup, should have expected that"
"All right Laxus, you and me, right now" as Natsu somehow recovered from Erza and declared a challenge to Laxus.
"Getting your butt kicked once today wasn't enough?" jabbed Gray
"Yeah pal, if you can't even win against the redhead, why bother with me?"
"WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?" as Erza started to get pissed with Gray trying to placate her.
"I'm saying that I'm the guild's strongest wizard" as he boasted Natsu tried to provoke him to prove it, only for Laxus to fire back which sent Natsu into a frenzy.
"With pleasure" as he jumped straight at Laxus.
Bang!
Only to be stopped by Master Makarov enlarging his hand and crushing Natsu, which freaked out Lucy as she hid behind me again.
It seems like it's officially become her defense mechanism whenever something like this happens.
"Your not allowed on the second floor Natsu, at least not yet" as the Master scolded him.
"Hmph, think you made him grumpy" as Laxus insulted him, while the person in question was struggling to get free from Makarov's fist.
"The most powerful one in the guild isn't a chick or some hooded weirdo, you wanna know what the strongest looks like?" as he then pointed his thumb at himself "you're looking right at him" after which he disappeared behind the second floor balcony
"Please, Gildarts could beat you nine ways from Sunday without even breaking a sweat" as I chuckled under my breath.
After a while Lucy asks why they can't ascend to the second floor, which Mirajane explains is reserved for the S-Class Quests, advanced wizards whom Master Makarov picks can handle these requests, there are only five people considered S-Class (if you count the former She-Devil among them).
Not that I cared yet, in my opinion I'll have plenty of opportunities to become S-Class in the future, so it's nothing to worry about.
After Gray managed to calm her down Erza returned to her spot next to me and told me that she would show me the place to take her to buy cakes tomorrow since Laxus pretty much ruined her mood to go today.
Though she did tell me that she was looking forward to it, if her smile wasn't already obvious.
So with that settled I spoke with the others a little more before heading back home.
Author's Note: Hi everyone, Ashbel Dusk here with another chapter from Guildmate from Another World.
I hope you guys liked this latest chapter in the series and I think it's probably one of the best ones yet. It was really exciting to write this chapter and for Shawn and Jellal's first meeting it was certainly interesting don't you guys think?
It was also a chance to deepen Shawn and Erza's relationship, especially since this was released on Valentine's Day I thought it was kind of fitting, do you guys agree? Let me know what you thought about it in your reviews for this chapter.
I want to be able to divide the time for Lucy and Erza equally since Lucy and Shawn had so much time together in the beginning and felt like Erza deserved some time alone with Shawn (even if Natsu was passed out in a corner, forgotten by everyone) and try to make the scene seem special to you all.
I hope you guys like the story so far and I'll be doing everything I can to make it one of the best Fairy Tail fanfics out there with you, my readers & followers, support.
Were nearly at the three hundred follower goal, to everyone who follows this series and to those who come after all I can say is...
Thank you,
All of you.
You guys are the lifeblood of this series.
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P.S.
The next arc is gonna be... interesting... that's all I can say for now.
Look forward to it.
Next Time: Galuna Island in sight, what will Shawn and the others encounter? Tune in to find out.
Till Next Time!
