I'd like to thank everyone who left ideas last chapter. I'll see if I can implement any of those ideas in future chapters. The next chapter might be delayed, because I'll be a little busy over the next few days, and I won't have much time to think about what to write next. A word of warning, this chapter has a lot of swearing. You can probably guess who will do most of it. The name of this chapter is ironic. You'll see why.

Everyday Occurrences

April X778

It was a beautiful spring day in the port city of Hargeon. The sky was blue, the birds were chirping, and the temperature was just right.

I just love Fiore's weather. It was just always ideal, and days with inclement weather was not that common. The weather was also more stable as well. In my previous life, I lived in Michigan, which had weather that was sometimes bipolar. An example would be it being fifty degrees on a winter day, then all of the sudden be below freezing the next few days, then going back to being fifty. That always drove me nuts, especially if that type of weather made it so that there was no snow in the winter. Winter and Christmas without snow just feels wrong.

Ever since our first job, Kagura and I have been doing more and more jobs. They were C-class jobs, because we couldn't get Maribelle to come with us, as she was busy doing a doing S-class job. C-class jobs were jobs that non-mages could do, but it would be much easier if they hired a mage instead. These jobs involved stopping low tier bandits, slaying small monsters, escorting people through the country side, etc.…

We didn't need a chaperone for these, because we did so well on our first job, Celia deemed us skilled enough to do C-class jobs without supervision. By this point, I didn't even blink at the idea of letting two ten year olds wander the country unsupervised. You could say I was getting used to the weirdness of this world. Although, the demon bunnies still broke my mind a little.

While we could technically do them individually, Kagura and I decided that we would do them together until we got a little bit older. We were using the buddy system so that if something went wrong, we would have each other's back. It was also a relief to me, as I don't like traveling to unfamiliar places alone.

Anyway, we were heading out on a job to stop some highwaymen that were robbing people. They were mainly attacking civilians that couldn't defend themselves, or anyone who appeared weak and vulnerable. And we were the perfect candidates for this job, as there is nothing more seemingly vulnerable than two little girls traveling alone.

To give the illusion that were just normal children, and not trained mages, I had both of our swords in my requip pocket dimension. Once the highwaymen showed themselves, I would take both swords out, and we would absolutely wreck them.

We got up extra early today and we walked to Hargeon. We didn't need to wake up early, as the job didn't have a time constraint, but I wanted to buy some materials for my project, and I wanted to get them while we were in Hargeon.

Over these past weeks, I have saved up about 110,000 jewels, and I was ready to start buying material for prototypes. I obviously couldn't buy everything, as lower end super-high-density lacrimas started at least 500,000 jewels, but I could buy the cheaper materials, and use the lacrima I already have to experiment with.

I came out of the metal shop with three metal tubes that were three feet long, and were about an inch and a half in diameter. Each one was made out of a different metal, which were steel, aluminum, and titanium. I spent about 90,000 jewels on all three of them, and Kagura did not look impressed with my purchasing decisions.

"Why did you spend so much money on those? They're just pieces of metal?" She said in a skeptical tone.

"Just pieces of metal?" I echo with in a tone of fake offense. "There not just pieces of metal, these are ethernano saturated, high quality, metal tubing. They are what I need right now." I retort.

She rolls her eyes, "Yeah, yeah, whatever… Why did you buy three of them?" She asked.

"Well, I need to experiment to see what material is best, and I choose the best metals for the job. I bought excess material just in case I mess up, and need to start over." I retorted. I then stored them in my requip space. We then started walking through the busy streets of Hargeon.

I loved requip. It was one the most convenient things in the world. Being able to store stuff in a magical sub-space pocket was awesome. I didn't have to worry about carrying things, or stuff getting lost or stolen, as it would be in a space that solely belonged to me.

Kagura looks at me while we were walking, "I guess I understand your reasoning, but how are you going to work on that stuff? We don't have any tools to work on that stuff. How will you cut those things?"

"Well, for simple tools, I already bought some in Salice. As for cutting…" I said as I raise my hand with two finger pointed outward. I then pump magic power to my fingers. A small blade of lightning, about an inch long, came out of my fingertips. "…Magic" I finish off my statement.

Kagura just sighs, but has a small smile on her face. "Well, as long as it furthers your top secret project, I guess I can't criticize your purchases." She relents.

I feel a grin on my face, "Just you wait. I haven't even bought the more expensive materials that I need yet." I say in an enthusiastic voice, which earned another sigh from Kagura.

"Whatever you say, Rubi. Just don't blow all your money so soon." She says exasperatedly.

We continue walking through the streets in silence for a few moments, before I turn my look at her once again. "So, are you ready to pound some bandits?" I ask in excitement.

She gives me a small smile, "Of course. I enjoy the look that grown adults give when they realize that they got beaten up by little girls." She said, and let out a small laugh.

I found it funny as well. There is nothing better than to see scumbags, who think they can steal from innocent people, be utterly humiliated and beaten up by us. The first time I saw a lowly bandit's color drain from his face when he realized we were mages, it was one of the best moments of my life.

The strength difference between mages and non-mages was truly incredible. I may have the body of a ten year old, but I could easy match, and surpass the strength of an adult. The physical strength I have acquired will only increase as I get older. I can see why those with power in the past were magic users. No normal person could compete with them. As you would expect, that did create some inequality issues, and there were riots, but that was hundreds of years ago.

I let out a small chuckle at my friend's statement. "Yeah, it is pretty satisfying. Especially when they beg for us not to turn them in." I say in a cheerful tone. Kagura let out a laugh in response.

At this point, we were in the middle of Hargeon, and almost to the beginning of the road that was plagued by the thieves.

I then feel a weird sensation suddenly in the back of my head. It is noticeable enough for me to stop and start looking around. I feel a small presence behind me, moving away from me.

I turn around to see three child sized figures of different heights walking next to each other. The child on the far left appeared to be a girl around the same age as me, with short white hair, and was wearing a pink shirt that was too big for her, and a yellow backpack.

Next was the one the far right. It was a boy, who looked a little bit older than me, with the same short white hair as the girl, wearing a vest over a white dress shirt and was carrying a large brown backpack.

But the one that caught my interest the most, was the one in the middle. The middle person was taller than the other two, and was wearing a purple cloak with what appeared to be ears on them. The middle person also had the largest backpack as well. But their appearance wasn't what was bothering me.

It was the strange presence the person gave off. I felt almost drawn to them like a moth would be to a flame. Like they were calling to me. All I could do is stare at the retreating figures as they started to disappear into the crowd.

"Rubi? Are you alright? Is there anything wrong?" Comes Kagura's concerned voice.

I snapped out of my stupor, and I shake my head. I then look to Kagura, whose face was riddled with worry. "Yeah… I'm fine…" I say slowly, before clearing my throat. "I thought I saw someone, but I was mistaken." I finish.

She didn't look convinced.

I put on a small smile, "Hey, I'm fine. Don't worry." I reassure her.

She eyes me for a moment longer, before sighing. She then starts walking again, "Come on then." She said while gesturing me to follow. "We got bandits take down." She exclaimed with a smile.

I nod my head, "Right, let's got." I say simply and we continue walking.

We stayed silent while walking through the busy streets. But I was fine with that, as all I could think about was the figure in the purple cloak. About the presence they gave off, and why was I the only one who felt it. The last time I felt something similar to that feeling, was last year, when Kagura and I felt the large magic presence. But this time, it felt… different. It didn't feel like sensing a large magic presence.

Now that I think about it, the two children besides the mystery figure seemed strangely familiar. I feel like I've seen them before, but I couldn't exactly recall where I had seen them. Déjà vu aside, I feel like I'll see that cloaked figure again one day.

XXX

It's been an hour since the strange occurrence in Hargeon, and we have been walking on the road that the bandits were reportedly said to be terrorizing for about thirty minutes. The road itself was a dirt road, and was surrounded by woods.

"So… Uh… Do you know when they will appear?" I say quietly to Kagura, who is looking around casually.

She subtlety shakes her head, "Nothing yet, Rubi." She responds. "You have to be patient." She then scold lightly.

I roll my eyes, "Sorry if I was getting a little bored. I'm only human." I say in a mock pout. It was Kagura's turn to roll her eyes, but she had a smile on her face nonetheless.

We continue walking in silence, discretely checking our surroundings for any sign of bandits. This goes on for another ten minutes, before suddenly, a man on a horse appears in front of us.

"Freeze!" He commands threateningly. He was wearing a green tunic, a red bandana on his head, and had a beard on his face. He had a cheap looking sword in his hand, and he was pointing it at us.

The horse was…. Wait what…

He wasn't riding a horse, but a man in a horse costume. I could clearly see the face that was wearing goggles, and was painted to match the costume color. That, and there were arms protruding from it, and were holding on to the reins.

Seriously though… What the hell am I looking at?

"Yeah! Freeze!" Comes two other voices.

The man on the fake horse is suddenly joined by two other men on equally fake horses. They were wearing similar outfits, but in different colors, and they also had cheap swords pointed at us.

Why do we keep attracting all the weird shit? First the demon the bunnies, and now this! What's next!? A gang of men wearing spandex suits that attack with farts!?

XXX

Somewhere in Fiore, three men with large butts wearing spandex suits suddenly sneezed.

XXX

I hope this doesn't become a regular occurrence.

"Give us your valuables, little girls!" The first man said.

"Yeah, give us your valuables." The other two echo.

I start to feel my right twitch from the absurdness of the situation, but luckily, I don't have to respond to them. That honor went to Kagura.

"Are those… horses?" She asked in a bewildered tone, completely ignoring their threats.

Her complete disregard of their demands caught the bandits off guard, and caused them to face fault. They quickly recover, and put on angry looking faces. "Of course they are horses! Can't you see!?" The leader exclaims indignantly.

It was my turn to chip in. "I don't know… I'm pretty sure horses don't have faces in the middle of their necks, and arms coming out of their sides…." I say skeptically. At this point, I was just rolling with it.

The bandits started making choking noises, they then huddled together, and started stage whispering to each other. Unfortunately for them, they were whispering loud enough for us to hear them. "Crap! They're on to us!" We hear one say. "What do we do!?" We hear another.

I look to Kagura, and she looks right back at me with confusion on her face. She then shrugs and we look back at them.

The break out of their huddle, and they got off their "horses". The leader then pointed his sword at us, "It doesn't matter what you think, brats, we're gonna take your money anyway!" He says angrily. The others drew their swords, and copied what their leader was doing. "Yeah!" they both cheered in unison.

I look to Kagura, and she nods at me.

I hold out my hands and I materialize our swords from my pocket dimension. I quickly toss Kagura her sword and she gets into the strong form, while I quickly draw my sword out of its sheathe and get into my own combat stance.

I then sprint with magic enhanced speed towards leader, who was in shock that he got tricked into fighting wizards, and slash at his sword. Instead of knocking the sword out of his hand like I planned to, my blade sliced cleanly through it, confirming my suspicions of it being a cheap, poorly made blade. I then jump and kick him across the face, which made an audible crunch, and he is sent flying into a tree.

Oops, I think I might have broke his nose. Ouch. I'll make sure to use less power next time.

Kagura then appears suddenly next to the other bandits, who were just now reacting to their leader getting kicked by a little girl, and hits one in the stomach with the tip of her sheathed sword. The bandit keels over because of the air getting knocked out of him, and Kagura hits him on the back of the head.

"Ouch, jeeze, the back of my head!" He says before he goes unconscious.

The other bandit saw his chance to hit Kagura, and swung at her, only for her to dodge his pitiful attempt. I immediately sprint towards him, and jump into the air while doing a flip. I extend my leg out and use the momentum from my flip to deliver a flying axe kick to the back of the dude's skull. The man hits the ground with enough force to crack the ground a little.

In the span of less than ten seconds, the bandits were defeated. The costumed horse people immediately took off in the other direction at incredible speeds as a result.

Kagura takes a step to chase after them, but I stop her with my arm. "Don't worry. I got this." I say with confidence, and she nods her head.

I then start sparking electricity to my hand, and I start forming a rod of crimson lighting in my hand. The rod quickly morphs into a spear shape. I then raise the spear over my head, and get ready to throw it.

"I really wanted to try this spell!" I say excitedly and I throw the spear. "Gungnir!" I shout as the spear flies through the air at blistering speeds. The spear lands in front of the costumed men, and explodes in a shower sparks, electrocuting the men, and singeing off their costumes

I feel myself grin at the success of my spell. Gungnir was an original spell that I came up with. Like the object it was named after, it was a spear of power. Ever since I found out I could make simple shapes with my magic, I have been experimenting with what I could make with it, and I eventually came up with a few spells. Gungnir was one of them. Of course, I didn't use it at full power against those men, as it would probably kill them, or nearly kill them.

I look around to see that every bandit that we fought was still unconscious. I then materialize a lot of rope and toss some to Kagura. "I think that went pretty well." I say in a joking manner, which got a snort of laughter from Kagura.

We spent the next twenty minutes tying up the bandits, and I left Kagura to watch them while I went to get the authorities. I was pretty confidant Kagura could handle them, as she put them in a gravity field to keep them from moving. I arrived an hour later, and we were payed the 80,000 jewels promised for completing the job.

XXX

July, X778

"Rubi-nee, Kagura-nee!" Comes Araña's excited voice.

Kagura and I were sitting at a table, relaxing in the guild. We just got back from a job the day before, and we decided on taking a week off before we head out again.

I turn my head to see Araña running towards us with the biggest grin on her face. She was wearing a yellow dress with spider web designs on it, and her hair was in large dreadlock-like curls that jutted outward. Behind her was Lana, who had a proud smile on her face.

"Yes, Araña-chan?" I ask curiously.

She stops at the table we were sitting at, and extends her arm. "Look what I can do!" She says excitedly, and silky white thread shoots out of her hand. "I can do magic like Momma!" She exclaims proudly.

"It looks like she didn't just inherit my looks, but my magic as well." Lana says with a hint of pride.

"Congratulations, Araña-chan." Kagura says with a grin.

"Yeah, I knew you could do magic. Congrats!" I say.

Araña's grin gets even bigger, "Does this mean I can be a mage like you two?!" She asks, her body was practically vibrating from pure excitement and joy.

"Well, of course you can. But I think you have to wait a little before you can officially join." I respond, and I then look to Lana. "Isn't that right Lana-san?"

Lana nods her head in confirmation. "She is correct, Sweetie, we got to train your magic first before you can join. You'll also have to wait until your tenth birthday as well." She said gently.

Araña deflates a little, "Aww, that's not fair!" She pouted, which earned a few laughs from us.

Before anyone could continue talking, the guild door is suddenly slammed opened. I, and everyone else, immediately look to see the doors slightly off their hinges. Standing in the doorway was Celia.

And she looked absolutely pissed. More pissed than I have ever seen her. She was breathing heavy, had an angry tick mark on her head, and there was faint hint of steam coming off her body. She looked almost demonic with the rage she was displaying at the moment.

Lana, being the wise woman she was, acted on reflex and immediately covered Araña's ears, and turned her away from the angry woman.

"Those fucking ass-hats!" She yelled as she started walking through the guild hall. Guild members were giving her a wide berth as she walked through. "How dare those pricks!" She says as she destroys a table with a tendril of water.

Wow, someone must have really pissed her off. I have never seen her get to the point of destroying furniture. She was kind of scary actually, and going by some of the cowering guild members, I wasn't the only one who thought that.

Celia made her way toward the bar, destroying any chair or table in her path. The guild member who was at the bar was shaking in fear as Ceila finally got to bar. "Give me a drink!" She demanded loudly.

"W-What w-w-would y-you l-like" The bartender stutters out in fear.

"Anything!" Celia roars, which makes the bartender shrink in fear.

"R-Right a-away!" She stutters back, and pulls out a full bottle of alcohol and a shot glass. I was pretty sure it was vodka, but I couldn't tell from this distance. The bottle is immediately ripped from the bartender's hand, and the woman lets out a terrified "Meep!"

Celia rips off the cap, and drinks straight from the bottle, not stopping until the bottle is half-way empty. "Fucking assholes!" She mumbles loudly, before taking another small sip from the bottle.

"Come on, Sweetie, I think we should head home." Lana says, and starts pulling Araña by the arm.

"Bye Rubi-nee, Kagura-nee!" She waves with her free hand as she is pulled out of the guild.

I look to Kagura, and she looks back with a face colored with concern. I then look to Celia, who was silently seething by herself on a barstool. Bravely, I decide to walk towards her, and investigate what had her so mad.

I could feel the stares on me as I got closer, "Master? Is everything alright?" I ask cautiously while slowly taking a seat next to her.

She looks to me, and I can see her cheeks starting to flush from the alcohol. When she sees me, she calms down a little, but still looks very mad. There is a moment of silence, before she takes a deep breath. "Yeah *hic* I'm fine…." She finally manages to get out.

"What's wrong? Why did you suddenly just come through here all angry?" I ask.

The anger then re-ignites, "Well, if you want to *hic* know! I went to the guild masters meeting, and those *hic*…" She says angrily, before taking another sip from the bottle. "A-Assholes decided that they were going to be *hic* children and nearly destroy an entire town!" She ranted angrily.

"Who?" I ask slowly.

"The old pervert, Makarov! And that *hic* s-stupid phantom jerk, Jose, that's who!" She slurred angrily. By this point, the bartender had ran for safety. "Those, *hic* stupid jerks finally did it. They were having their usual *hic* pissing contest, but they finally got drunk enough to actually *hic* start fighting. So two drunk wizard saints fought, and *hic* they nearly destroyed Clover Town!" She ranted out. "Seriously! What the fuck is wrong with *hic* those two! They're supposed to set an example for everyone!" She then looked at her bottle of booze, and chugged down the rest of it. "At least that smug phantom prick got his ass beaten at least…" She mumbles lowly. "I'm fucking done with those stupid *hic* meetings! All they do is give me *hic* headaches!" She said finally.

Before I could say anything, Lana reappears. "Come on Celia. Let's get you home. You had enough." She says tiredly as she slowly lifts her up, and supports Celia on her shoulder. Lana then looks to me, "Sorry you had to see that Rubi-chan. She usually doesn't get this angry." She says, her eyes and tone of voice conveying regret. She then turned around, and started walking Celia through the guild, and eventually, out the door.

I follow them with my eyes as they leave. Kagura walks over to me, and takes a seat next to me. "What was her problem?" She asked with concern.

I sigh, "I'll explain it to later. I think we should help clean up the place." I say. The place was a mess, with chairs and tables cut cleanly in half from Celia's little tantrum.

Well, that was an eventful evening…

Ok, I wrote another job. For those who have seen the Key of the Starry Sky arc in the anime, you could probably recognize the bandits as the same people who ruined Erza's picnic. Besides some of the weird parts *cough* Jiggle Butt Gang *cough*, I didn't think it was that bad of an arc, and I actually enjoyed some parts a lot. Yeah, I found that part really funny with Erza's first picnic getting ruined. When I first saw it, I was like "WTF?".

Rubina makes more progress on her project. So far she has a crystal, and some metal tubes to experiment with. She also has a new spell, Gungnir, which is named after Odin's spear.

Rubina also senses a weird presence from a stranger, and you can probably guess who they were if you have seen the manga or anime. The real question is why she felt a presence in the first place.

And now, the elephant in the room. Celia was angry at Makarov and Jose Porla fighting each other, and she finally had it with going to the guild master meetings. In the anime, it says that Jose stopped going to the meetings 6 years before canon started in X784. Luckily, 784 - 6 = 778. So I had to mention that somehow. I apologize for Celia's behavior. I won't make it a habit of her swearing up a storm. I'm not good at writing drunk people, but I wanted to show that she was intoxicated, so I decided with her hiccuping.