Chapter 2
Brenden struggled to get up, glaring at the newcomer, "Who are you?"
The newcomer stood only a few feet away from Cascadia. He had spikey black hair and dark blue eyes. However, the most noticeable thing about him was that he was shirtless.
"I'm Gray Fullbuster and you just pissed off the wrong guy. I was walking through the forest, heading back after a job to see two men beating up on a girl." He pounded a fist into his palm and said, "Ice make hammer." A hammer made completely out of ice appeared and smacked into the two men, sending them flying far enough to where Cascadia couldn't even sense their presence. She looked at this man, Gray Fullbuster. He's strong. But that wasn't what caught her attention. He had a mark on his chest. An emblem.
"Excuse me, that mark. May I ask what guild you're from?" Cascadia asked shakily, still knelt on the ground, completely drained.
"Oh that? I'm from Fairy Tail."
I knew it. Cascadia thought. Her next thought was that his ice would give her strength back. However, if she was correct in guessing why this dark guild, Broken Wing, were after her, she needed to be more discreet with her magic. Which meant she couldn't go around asking for people's ice.
"Can you walk?" Gray knelt beside Cascadia, his eyes studying her face in concern.
"I think so," Cascadia said, shakily getting to her feet.
"I'm heading back to the guild. Why don't you come with me and get rested up before you go on your way?"
"Actually…" Cascadia said hesitantly, wondering how much to say, "I was actually on my way to the Fairy Tail guild to see if I could join. As you could see, I'm having trouble with people like them and thought perhaps joining a guild would get them to leave me alone."
"I see," Gray said, "Well, it's up to the master, but I'm sure something can be arranged. Let's go." He began walking into the town. Cascadia tried her best to keep up but began to quickly fall behind. Those vines really took their toll on her. How pathetic. What would Glacona say?
Several time, Gray had to slow down. By the time they reached the massive guild hall, the sun was beginning to set. "Welcome to Fairy Tail." Gray said as he showed Cascadia in.
What Cascadia saw caused her to stop dead at the entrance. Tables were overturned and people were fighting all over, however the two most prominent were a fire wizard and a dragon wizard.
Gray sighed, "That idiot. Does he have to pick a fight with Gajeel when I'm not around? He'll never learn." Gray turned to Cascadia and said, "The one with the black hair fighting with iron is an Iron Dragon Slayer. His name is Gajeel. The idiot with pink spikey hair is Natsu, a Fire Dragon Slayer. He's a child and will probably ask you to fight him sooner or later."
"Good to know," Cascadia said, eyeballing this Natsu, making a mental list not to get on his or Gajeel's bad side.
"Master, I'm back from my job." Gray called towards an area that could only be the bar. An old, short man wearing an outfit that looked akin to a jester's was drinking a beer and talking to a beautiful woman behind the counter.
"So, I was saying cheese should become an element of nature too~" he swooned at the woman.
"Master, I think you've had too much to drink." The woman with white hair behind the counter took his drink from him before looking at Gray, "How did the job go, Gray?"
"Fine." Gray said shortly, "What's with the old geezer, Mirajane?"
"Oh, he's just been drinking. I think Natsu's gotten on his last nerve." The woman, Mirajane, then looked at Cascadia, "Who's this?"
"My name's Cascadia Vasilakis," Cascadia said softly.
"Found her in the forest," Gray said, before telling her and the master about the events that led to her coming to the guild, "She was hoping to join the guild." He finished.
"Of course she can join the guild~," the Master said, "We can always use more pretty ladies."
Mirajane looked at Gray and smile, "He may not be sober, but he always takes in a wizard in need. So what type of magic do you use, Cascadia?"
Cascadia looked down, studying her shoes, "Nothing important really, just some ice magic."
"Really?" Gray interceded, "I didn't know you were an ice mage too!"
"Yeah," Cascadia mumbled.
"The next thing that needs to be done is to get you your emblem. Where do you want it?" Mirajane asked.
"My left shoulder, please." Cascadia said. The outfit she usually wore left her shoulders bare, so the spot would be perfect. She wore tight fitting leggings and a silver sleeveless blouse. She had 'sleeves' that started a little above her elbows and went to her fingers, hooking around her middle fingers.
Mirajane pressed a stamp onto Cascadia's left shoulder, leaving a grey emblem behind. She was a part of Fairy Tail. She had a home, but she wasn't so sure about a family yet.