Italics indicate thinking.

Bold is for attacks.

Kanji's POV

We arrived in Crocus the next day. The games didn't start till the next night so we had free time. Gramps had told us who would be our sixth member and I wasn't happy with his decision but I let it go.

"We don't have to be at the inn till midnight." Mira said "We're free to explore the city all day."

"Juvia is going to find Gray-Sama!" the girl said running off.

"I guess it's just the four of us." Mira said.

"Who says I wanna hang out with you guys?" Gajeel grumbled.

"Come on it'll be a fun team building exercise." I told him.

"I cannot believe you right now." He said.

The four of us walked around town checking out the sights of the capital city.

"This place is too loud." Gajeel whined.

"Lighten up." I said "Relax and have some fun."

We kept walking and a woman accidentally bumped into me.

"Sorry about that." I said helping her off the ground "I wasn't paying attention."

"It's fine." The girl said dusting herself off.

She was of average height wearing a white jacket and bow, her lower half covered in tight leggings.

"You…" she said looking at me "You're Kanji Dreyer, the man who defeated Jellal…"

"Yeah that's me." I told her "Who are you."

"Kagura Mikazuchi."

"Nice to meet you." I said.

"May we cross paths again." She said walking off.

"Kagura!"

A man with dark skin and shaggy blonde hair ran up.

"No Way!"

"Sho?!" I yelled.

I looked at Erza's friend he looked about the same just with longer hair.

"How are you?" he asked.

"You know this guy?" Gajeel asked.

"He's a friend of Erza's" I said "What are you doing here?"

"I'm competing for Blue Pegasus." He said "I heard you guys were at the guild hall a few months back, but I was out of town…Where's Sister?"

"I'm wondering the same thing." I said

"I'd love to talk more but I'm supposed to find my friends, I'll see you around. Don't tell Erza you saw me I want it to be a surprise."

"Sure." I said.

He walked off talking to the woman I had bumped into.

"You know a lot of people." Laxus said.

"Kanji is a popular guy." Mira said.

We walked around the city some more visiting various stands and stores.

"Ga-Je-el." A woman said in a sing song voice.

"Oh crap…" he mumbled.

"What."

"Don't do anything stupid." He said looking at Laxus and me.

A woman with long black hair walked up to him. She was wearing a bright orange Chinese style dress that was split on the right side to show off her leg. She was accompanied by a woman with red hair in a maroon dress.

"What do you two want?" he said.

"Who are these people?" Mira asked me.

"I don't know." I shrugged.

"Beats me." Laxus said.

"Hey Gajeel." The red head asked "Long time no see."

"Come on big fella." The woman with the black hair said "Say something.

Who are these girls?

"Don't give me the silent treatment." The black hair said grabbing his arm "Who are your friends?"

"Get off me." He said.

The girls dress moved to the side and I saw the guild mark on her leg.

Raven Tail…

"Laxus…"

"Yeah I saw it…"

"Come on Gajeel let's go have some fun. I haven't seen you in so long." The girl said.

"Go away Lauren!" he snapped.

What!

I looked at this girl and she gave me the stink eye.

"What are you looking at pervert?" She said.

I could feel Laxus twitching next to me.

"Oh crap…" Gajeel mumbled.

"This is…" Even Mira was stunned into silence.

"Lauren…" the two of us whispered.

She'd grown up so much. The last time I saw her she was just a baby, but now she was a woman.

"Gajeel tell your friends to stop staring." She spat "They're giving me the creeps."

Gajeel just clicked his tongue.

"Lauren…" I just stared at her.

She doesn't recognize us at all…

"You two have some kind of brain damage I said stop staring at me."

I slowly walked forward "You're so…different."

She slapped me in the face "Stop acting like you know me Fairy. I've never seen you before."

"You don't remember us at all?" Laxus asked.

"I have no idea who you two freaks are." She said "Gajeel who are they?"

"They're the ones in the picture." He said.

"The picture…Who are you two?!"

"It's us Lauren…your brothers." I told her.

A look of disgust crossed her face "Yeah right. I don't have any siblings."

"You're the baby in that picture" Gajeel told her "These two are Laxus and Kanji Dreyer."

"Bull shit!" she yelled "I would never have any siblings in Fairy Tail. That crap guild is good for nothing, I will destroy it."

"We are!" I yelled "You are our little sister who was taken from us!"

"No I'm not! Even if he did have three kids Dad would never leave two with Fairy Tail." She said.

"Lauren maybe we should go."

"Shut up Flare! I want nothing to do with the two of you; I'm not your sister so stay away from me."

She turned to leave and I grabbed her wrist "We've waited years to find you. Please don't go again."

"Let go of me now!" she yelled.

"No I won't lose you again! Come with us Gramps can explain everything." I told her.

"Sun Dragon's Glimmering Fist!" she punched me in the stomach.

"Kanji!" I heard Mira come to my side.

"Maybe I'll see you on the battlefield Fairy Tail. I look forward to destroying you two." She smirked.

With that the two women left.

"Damn brat." Laxus grumbled helping me up "She didn't believe us at all."

"Don't go…" I coughed.

"Sorry." Gajeel said helping me off the ground "I thought I could spare you. She is insistent on never having had any siblings."

"It's not your fault…It's his…" I glared down the street "Our Father."

I wish Mom was still around, she'd know what to do.

Lauren's POV

"Mistress Lauren slow down." Flare yelled.

"Don't call me mistress." I told her storming off.

Who the hell were those two? Brothers my butt…I would never have siblings in Fairy Tail…but why does my heart hurt…

"What are you two doing?"

"Father!" I said surprised stopping in the street.

"Why were you talking to Fairy Tail?"

"I was saying hello to Gajeel." I said.

I slapped me "Stupid girl are you trying to blow his cover."

"Sorry sir…" I lowered my head.

"Let's go we have preparations to make for the games." He warned.

"Father who are Laxus and Kanji?"

"Members of Fairy Tail that you are to eradicate." He said.

"Yes sir."

Is this all connected to the message Gajeel tried to send me all those years ago. I don't understand anything.

Kanji's POV

The previous encounter with Lauren kinda sucked the mood out of our whole excursion. We had gone our separate ways, Laxus wanted to tell Gramps about our run in with our sister. I went back to walking around the city.

I was walking past an inn when I saw her.

"Well hello beautiful." I said putting my hands on Erza's waist.

"Kanji!" she said surprised at my sign of affection.

She turned and kissed me.

"I missed you."

"Me too." I said holding her "I heard you ran across Jellal?"

Erza's grip on me suddenly tightened "Um…yeah how did you know?"

"Harver stopped by and told me that they needed our help with something."

"They got your help too?" she asked quickly.

"Yeah…Erza is everything alright?" I asked.

"Yes why?" she said looking away.

"Erza you know you can be honest with me right." I said "You can talk to me about anything."

"I…I…" Erza just hugged me "I made a terrible mistake."

"What's wrong?" I asked rubbing her back.

"You love me, right?"

"No matter what." I said.

Erza looked me in the eye "I…almost kissed Jellal…"

I looked back at her, a dead look on my face.

"I'm so sorry please, it was an accident." She looked like she was about to cry.

I pulled her into a hug and kissed her "You said almost…You didn't that's all that matters. We've gotten through bigger incidents then this" I said "Mira straight up kissed me when you and I first started dating and we got through that. We can get through this."

"You still love me?" she asked.

"Of course." I smiled "I'm gonna marry you soon."

When I get back to the inn later, I'm gonna kill that scumbag!

Erza and I sat and talked about how our different training periods went. We also discussed plans for the wedding.

"You need to get a dress when we get home."

"Yeah Mira and I already made plans to go shopping when we get back."

"It's getting late." I said "You need to be at your Inn by midnight right."

"Yeah I should get inside." She said "You'll be there cheering me on tomorrow right?"

"I wouldn't miss it."

Erza headed inside and I went back to the inn my team was staying in.

LATER

The second I walked back to the inn I kicked the door to our room in. The entire team was there. Laxus, Mira, Gajeel, Juvia, and Jellal. Scruff and Cana were also in the room.

"Where the hell is he!" I yelled.

"What's your problem?" Gajeel asked.

I scanned the room and looked at Jellal "You son of a bitch!"

I ran forward and punched him in the face.

"Whoa!"

"What are you doing?!" Mira yelled "Stop it!"

I tried to go at him again but Laxus and Gajeel were holding me back.

"Let me go I'm gonna kill him!"

"Knock it off!" Cana yelled from across the room "What's got you so pissed?!"

"He tried to kiss Erza!" I yelled "I'm gonna beat that dumb tattoo off your face!"

"Enough!" Laxus yelled throwing me across the room "I don't give a crap about your fricken problems! You!" he pointed at Jellal "You are our guest watch it!"

"Laxus calm down." Mira said "We'll never win if we're all fighting."

"Mira is right." Juvia said "Please can't we focus."

"Everyone take a breath." Scruff said before turning to me "I saw it sir it was an accident, they fell and they got a little close, but nothing happened."

I sat on my bed "Listen Jellal. I don't like you and I've always made that very clear. We might be on the same side but we're not friends."

"You never hesitate to remind me." He mumbled.

"This is your only warning stay away from Erza or I will kill you. Understand!"

"I get it…"

We all sat in awkward silence when the clock hit midnight. The whole inn rose into the sky and the first event began.

"All we have to do is be one of the first eight teams to the exit" Mira said "it can't be that hard."

"Any clue where to go?" Gajeel asked "I can't smell anything."

I kicked the ground "Static Resonator!"

I got a view of the entire labyrinth "We have to go that way."

We started making our way there but the whole labyrinth rotated and we got turned around.

"Who can fly?" Laxus asked.

"Everyone but Juvia and Gajeel." I said.

"You two pick a partner we'll just cut through the middle."

I grabbed Gajeel and Mira grabbed Juvia and we just zipped right to the exit.

"Congratulations Fairy Tail you're the second team to finish."

"Someone beat us?" Gajeel grumbled.

"The coliseum lies before you." The pumpkin man said "I look forward to seeing you compete tomorrow."

The six of us walked forward

"I wonder how the others are doing." Mira asked.

"Juvia hopes Gray-Sama has finished already."

"At least one of our teams made it." Laxus said "We made the top eight we just have to get past seven more teams."

AN

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