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Chapter 14: Hidden
The rules on how the tournament would progress were explained. First, it would be followed by a normal round, where anyone from a team could go and compete. It was entirely left to the team members to decide on who to send for the first round of the Grand Magic Games. The rules weren't declared for it until all the contestants had been selected. Followed by it, was a one on one match, based on the fan votes on who fights whom.
If Sasuke for example were to fight in the first round, then it wasn't entirely impossible, and there lay a possibility that he could be called for the one-on-one fight later. So, if a player suffers fatigue, or injuries during the first round, it would be kind of disadvantageous for them.
So, after the rules were explained, it was time to chose who would enter for the first round.
"[The first round is... Hidden! All the teams, send one of your players to participate.]"
The name of the first round of the day was announced over the mike. Fairy tail team B stood together in the small dugout allotted to them.
"The game may be as it sounds. Probably has to something to to with hiding skills," Laxus stated, crossing his arms and looked at his team.
"So, who do you think should participate among us?" Mira asked.
Sasuke stood in the very back of the dugout with his eyes closed, before he felt everyone's gaze on him. Furrowing his eyebrows, he looked at them, "What?"
"Who do you think should participate?" Mira asked.
"Why are you asking me?"
Laxus gave out a small laugh before he settled to a smirk under Sasuke's stare, "I thought we had settled it with you as our leader. So, the decision also rests with you. Not that there won't be any objections."
"Leader, huh?"
"[The first person to step up is Quatro Cerberus', Yeager!]"
All of them shifted their gaze towards the center of the arena, to see a muscular guy, with long hair step up from the 'Wild Four.'
Sasuke turned his watchful gaze towards other teams, "Let's wait to see who our opponents would be."
"[From Mermaid Heel, Beth Vanderwood!]"
A brunette girl with appearances of that of a farmer made her way to the giant stone slab. She also wore a straw hat and carried some sort of plough with her.
Gajeel chortled, "That little girl, huh?"
"Never judge your opponent based on appearances," the former avenger spoke in a stern voice, although he, himself was unsure about the girl. 'I think I need to first follow what I preach.'
"[From Raven tail, it is Nalpudding.]"
A short guy with purple colored skin made his way to the center.
"[Eve has been called out. Eve Tilm from Blue Pegasus!]"
A handsome blonde teen walked towards where the competitors gathered.
"[All eyes on Sabertooth, and they go with the minstrel who sings to the red moon. Rufus is here.]"
Sasuke identified that guy. He was the one who had talked shit regarding Fairy tail. The blonde with the hat made it to the center ad-mist the loud cheer.
"[The ice mage from Lamia Scale, Lyon Vastia.]"
In team A dugout, Gray narrowed his eyes and scoffed, "In that case, I'll go too. You can show me what this tournament is like."
"[From Fairy tail Team A, Gray Fullbuster!]"
"Hiding may be a necessity," Sasuke spoke, seeing as majority of the teams sent the shortest players on their teams. But, Sasuke was a shinobi. He needn't be small in order to hide. Ninjas were bred to be sneaky, and ruthless. "I'll go."
"Heh," Gajeel crossed his arms, "We may finally get to see you in action after all."
"Good luck." Mira wished him as he walked towards the slab.
"[Oh, this is a surprise. From Fairy tail Team B, Sasuke Uchiha!]"
Erza focused her gaze on the last Uchiha, as the crowd went silent for a moment. It was no surprise after all. The announcer did specify him as an Uchiha. Maybe, he hid his name until now to unveil it in this tournament. But, the silence remained only for a short moment, before her ears hurt due to the loud squealing suddenly filling up the arena.
The scarlet knight's eyebrows delicately narrowed. It was not like she could blame the girls to be attracted to his looks. It wasn't like she hadn't witnessed this before too. And it definitely wasn't like she was attracted to those looks too. But, it still annoyed her though.
The announcer began explaining the rules in the meantime.
"[We are about to begin. Commentator Yajima-san, is there a player we should pay special attention to?]"
Yajima looked at the players at this, "[Sabertooth's Rufus-kun is probably the crowd's favorite, but I am more curious on the newest member of Fairy tail B.]"
"[You are talking about Sasuke-san, aren't you? It's true the Fairy tail team suddenly got a lot of support due to his looks. Do you think they took him in just for that?]"
Yajima chuckled, "[I don't think that's the real reason though. I am more than curious as to where was this Uchiha hiding until now.]"
"[You are right. Years ago, dragon slayer magic was thought to be extinct, along with many other sorts. But, they came to light in the recent years. Do you think it has to do the same with Uchiha-san?]"
Yajima pondered a bit over that, "[Maybe. But, the Uchiha clan is a group of people. I am sure his arrival is like the resurrection of the previous and most powerful clan. It may be the return of the Uchiha clan. It makes me wonder, where are the other Uchiha members now and how long did they go into hiding?]"
"[I get what you are telling, Yajima-san. But, is the Uchiha clan really as strong as it is rumored, or is it just a hoax?]"
"[I don't know about that, since this is also my first time seeing an Uchiha. I think we will get the extent of the Uchiha clan by watching this lad in the tournament.]"
"[How about our guest for today, Blue Pegasus's Jenny-san?!]"
Jenny turned to the commentator with a smile, "[Of course, our Eve-kun. But, I am curious of how Uchiha-san performs too.]"
"[Well, then. Since, Sasuke-san is causing quite an uproar, I think it is about the time the round started!]"
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"Quite an up roar, I see." Gray laughed as the Uchiha rolled his eyes at the ice wizard.
"Shut up."
"Gray, do not forget our promise," Lyon spoke from beside Sasuke, reminding him of his promise to let Juvia join his guild. "I'll do my best for Juvia-san."
Gray had a disinterested look at this, "I see that your stupidity is finally catching up."
"Ta da!" Admist the chattering of the participants, smoke erupted as the same pumpkin head from the previous night appeared. All the members did get startled a bit, and the mumbling soon died down. Then, the pumpkin enthusiastically started explaining the rules of the Hidden round.
"Hold on a second here." Raven tails's guild member interjected, as everyone turned their attention on him, "This hidden that is going to start... I don't know what it contains and it goes for all the competitions ahead, but it's pretty obvious the two fairies have the advantage."
Gray glared the purple skinned mage at this, while Sasuke maintained his nonchalant look, not wanting to say anything to that particular guild's member.
"It can't be helped, since two teams from the same guild never qualified before...k-kabo!" The Pumpkin head spoke, but became nervous as everyone had a dissatisfied look.
"It's fine with me," Sasuke quirked an eyebrow, turning towards the blonde mage from the Sabertooth, who had an arrogant and prideful expression, "My memory is singing. It is not necessary that the two of them always hold the advantage."
"Me neither," Mermaid Heel's Beth spoke.
"Let's rock!" Yeager pumped his fist, as Nalpudding clicked his teeth, since his plan failed to side everyone against Fairy tail.
"I am impressed," Gray said, looking at Rufus. "Is that what others refer to as the 'confidence of a king'?"
"They could also become your weakness," Rufus said, as Sasuke opened his visible eye to look at him. "They could be held hostage, and everything unfavorable could be done to them. But, your partner doesn't seem to care too much on that." He finished as Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"Oh... you seem to know a lot about me, don't you?" Sasuke spoke, studying the man.
Rufus adjusted his hat, "Maybe others didn't seem to notice this, but with the way you are carrying yourself is no less than a war veteran, a man who has seen all kinds of things. It shows as even your teammate failed to notice this. Makes me wonder why such a man joined a dead last guild such as Fairy Tail."
Sasuke was impressed. This guys observation skills were good. But he wouldn't be too quick to count the 'deadlast' guild out of the competition.
The Pumpkin head looked in between them before he stepped forward and announced the battle.
"Field Open!"
The surrounding area was filled with blue light, as buildings started erupting from the ground. Sasuke looked down, his right hand resting against the hilt of his sword as even the golden dust beneath them was replaced by concrete road. The whole arena was slowly consumed by the said buildings, as people waited in anticipation. It had to take a lot of magic to create it, if the looks on the faces of other contestants suggested anything.
Not only did he find the buildings so exquisite and modern than back in from his home, but apparently the others disappeared too in the mean time. He looked around to see himself standing alone in some random street.
'Maybe this is the reason they decided to name it hidden.' Sasuke thought, his gaze moving up to study the nearby buildings. He flickered in an instant to the tallest building top. 'Now, this gives me a better look.'
He was surprised, yet again by the marvels of magic as a smug expression holding Sasuke appeared standing down. Before he could rub his eyes, many figures of himself in different poses appeared. Like mannequins of himself, fixed but not limit to a single stance or expression. It wasn't just restricted to him, as others were also mixed in the same way.
'I see... this is to confuse your opponents, huh?'
Sasuke sat down, as the commentator spoke the remaining rules, "[The time limit is thirty minutes. If you attack a copy, you lose one point. Likewise, if you attack other members, you gain a point while the other loses a point. The person with the most number of points wins this round. You need to act like a black cat in the night to win this. Every time you are hit, it will be restarted by teleporting you to a different location.]"
'I understand. Considering the size of the arena, I think...' Sasuke brought his free hand to his chin, "About five minutes to guess and attack each person. Let me see, how others compete in this."
True to his statement, he retreated to watching others. Gray was getting his ass whooped by that purple haired mage from earlier who tried to pit others against Fairy Tail, and then by Lyon, Gray's childhood friend. The ice mage from Team A was getting fooled again, and again, and if Sasuke had maintained the count, then it was three times. So, Gray sat at -3, while the Raven Tail mage sat at the first position with 3 points.
"Found you, Uchiha-san," a voice spoke behind Sasuke.
Gray's persistent stalker seemed to have found another target. He figured that he was only going after Fairy Tail, but it wasn't like the Uchiha was trying to hide anyway.
Sasuke did not even turn back, and kept his gaze fixed to his front with a calm expression, "Oh? And so, what if you found me?"
"I guess you will have to see for yourself!" The Raven Tail member changed his arm into a sharp edged weapon with the help of his magic and leaped at Sasuke. He gave a wicked smile as his attack hit the Uchiha who didn't attempt to move out of the way, and was now falling towards the ground, having the shot hit him in the back. "Got you!"
"I wonder though." A voice said from below the building, as Nalpudding's eyes widened when he found Sasuke standing at the bottom, with no sort of injury and the same bored expression on his face.
"What t-the-" He never got to finish as he looked back at the figure he had just hit, "You used my tactic on me, huh? Clever." He said, as he was being restarted to another place. Sasuke had substituted himself so subtly with a fake image of him that was lying on the road, that Nalpudding thought he attacked the actual Sasuke. He never stood a chance.
"I don't know what you used so far, but that was a mere substitution," Sasuke said, closing his eyes at the squealing that filled the arena. Even he didn't need to guess the source of the sound.
He muttered under his breath, before refocusing his gaze to the new opponent who stood before him, a certain amount of chill spreading along the street.
"So, Gray, you are my next opponent." Sasuke said, turning to face the ice maker wizard.
"Sorry, but I am not like Natsu to fall for your tricks. And I am not going to go easy on you just because we both belong to Fairy Tail." Gray said, bringing both his arms together.
"True, since Master made us participate because of this deal." Sasuke said, as Gray stopped his attack midway. It sounded fishy.
"What deal?"
Sasuke closed his eyes, "Gajeel was against the idea of being put on team B at first. But, master made us this deal."
"What does it say?"
"Well, we can make you guys do whatever we want for a day," Sasuke spoke, opening his eyes back to look at Gray. "Since, Juvia is our reserve member, it is only fair that I warn you." He finished, getting amused at the shuddered expression Gray gave.
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The others watched into the screens that were provided outside, as Gray's face was highlighted with a vein popping on his forehead, "What the heck, old man?!"
Natsu raised his objection too from the stands, "That deal should be applicable to both sides!"
Makarov scratched his cheek, resigning to the objection from the team members of Team A, "I-I suppose you are right."
"Erza-san, if we win we can do anything we want to the other team," Lucy smiled at the red head beside her, obviously attempting to see the state of the bet that their guild members wagered on.
Erza blinked before the offer had to fully settle in her brain, "Anything?" She trailed off, as she imagined what she would do. Ah, yes. She would definitely chose Sasuke. No doubt about it. And make him do all the embarrassing things he refused to do while back in Konoha. There were many things he didn't do like others, like singing, dancing, or... well there were many things.
This was going to a lot of fun. Her mind also began to wander dangerously to the perverted stuff, but she had to force herself back to reality as Lucy spoke.
"Although, I don't see Sasuke-san forcing us to do anything," Lucy gave a sigh of relief, obviously still gauging the red head.
"No. He can be quite a pervert too." Erza said, with a straight face, as if past experiences spoke on her face. "You won't believe what he did to me one time."
"What did he do?" Natsu asked out of curiosity.
"Well..." Erza started with an uncharacteristic shy face that oddly suited her, and cupped her cheeks as a slight pink tinge appeared her cheeks, "This is embarrassing to say, but it's only fair that I warn you, Lucy. He stripped me of my clothes, and pinned me to the ground and he was about to lean in-"
"No!" Lucy squealed, as steam erupted from her head. "Please, Erza-san. I won't be able to get the images out of my head if I hear anymore... And now I got them." She wailed as Erza gave a indignant smirk.
"You just pictured Sasuke naked, didn't you?" Natsu deadpanned.
Lucy got flustered, "S-Shut up!"
Erza had an amused expression and chuckled, before she turned her eyes to the said shinobi who stood in front of Gray. 'I wonder why he isn't taking any charge yet.' It was strange, since Sasuke was an extremely talented ninja who was good in these kinds of situations. But, so far his participation seemed minimal to just observing.
"The fight began," Natsu spoke, snapping Erza out of her daze.
They looked at the screen to see Gray bring his both hands together, as an Ice Bazooka formed in his hand.
"It took considerably less time thanks to his training," Lucy said, resting her hands on her hip.
Their team mate then shot a huge ice ball, which sped towards Sasuke who stood still, and did not make any attempt to dodge again. True to that, it looked like it had hit its target as dust evolved from where Sasuke stood.
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"Heh, now onto -2. Two more points to get to zero," Gray smirked, as he let the bazooka disappear from his hands. He, then scanned the surrounding fake figures, in search for his next opponent before his eyes widened. He heard someone leaving their breath behind him.
"I thought I told you guys to never let down your guard until you are absolutely sure of it." Sasuke sighed, tapping Gray's shoulder and making him stumble forward.
Falling onto his knees, Gray looked back as his body was covered in a spell to teleport him to a different area. He saw Sasuke walking away as the words left his lip, "This isn't the right stage to fight a full on battle, Gray. Try to be a bit more versatile."
Sasuke then got onto another building, and sat on the top of it. Twenty five minutes had passed as the scores stood this way,
Nalpudding : 5 points
Lyon : 5 points
Sasuke : 2 points
Yeager : 2 points
Eve : 1 point
Rufus : 0 point
Beth : 0 point
Gray : -6 points
Rufus stood tall at the top of a building as the round reached its climax. He smiled a little as he pointed his finger and touched the side of his head, "I have memorized your movements, and now it's time to dance to the rhythm of memory."
Seven magic circles formed around him as they shot towards different locations in the area towards the remaining contenders.
Lyon, Gray, Eve, Beth, Yeager all took the hits from the blast, respawning to different locations. Nalpudding made a clever jump before he rushed at the blonde, who stood at the top of the building.
Sasuke had sidestepped the pin pointed blast with ease, before he too began to run towards the blonde, judging the direction of the source it came from. He heard a scream from a few blocks away to see Nalpudding covered in burns as blue light engulfed him. The source of the attack, the blonde was seen in a far off distance.
Sasuke increased his pace, and was almost two buildings away from Rufus when he saw Gray dive at the guy. He immediately summoned a few shuriken from the seal on his wrist when he saw the respawned Nalpudding interfere Gray's attack on Rufus.
"Not so fast," Sasuke threw the shuriken in a swift motion, and they were near the purple skinned mage in an instant. Nalpudding grunted in pain as the shuriken ripped right through his left arm, before he was covered in the same blue light to respawn and start a fresh.
Sasuke decreased his pace to let Gray land his attack on the guy now that he was clear of the obstacle. He was disappointed a bit as Gray's attack was easily evaded by Rufus, who hit him right back with his attack. Gray groaned in pain as he was teleported again leaving Sasuke to face Rufus.
The former avenger activated his sharingan and immediately threw few more shuriken towards the blonde mage, who dodged it by jumping onto the other building. Rufus then shot a beam at Sasuke in retaliation, who didn't take any time to dodge it, and was on the same building roof top in an instant.
"I see that you are quite the speedster," the member of the Strongest guild spoke as Sasuke remained silent. Rufus relaxed himself a tiny wee bit before he tensed up immediately.
Sasuke bent down a bit stretching his arms, and motioned his left hand backwards. Seeing this Rufus got ready, 'I wonder what attack he is planning to pull... No wait! This is-'
Rufus never got to finish as two shuriken hit him in the back. He noticed the thin wire emerging from Sasuke's right hand a bit too late as Sasuke had already guided the shuriken he threw earlier aided with his visual prowess.
"Quite a tactician too, I see," Rufus spoke with a small smile as blue light engulfed him. "I memorized this, Sasuke Uchiha." He spoke before he was teleported to another place.
Sasuke grunted indifferently as he checked the time remaining.
It was almost a minute left. Activating his sharingan, he could clearly differentiate dolls from the actual people by seeing their energy and sensing it. It seemed like he held an edge over the rest of the competitors. While the rest of his competetion had to be careful in their attacks so as to not hit the decoys, analyze the real target and then attack, he would be directly attacking with zero hesitation thanks to the color differentiation.
He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath.
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"And now it begins," Erza spoke, her eyebrows furrowing seeing that Sasuke had opened his eyes with the ever same expression. It seemed nonchalant as ever to others, but Erza could tell he was finally ready to get serious.
She heard the crowd gasping, as Sasuke disappeared from the screen that was broadcasting him and reappeared in different screens that was showing the other contenders in a flash. With a swift strike, he disappeared and reappeared in the adjacent screens, having all the others participants taking hits from him via shuriken, or neck chop, or a simple tap. Even Rufus, and their own guild mate Gray were no exception.
It was a literal manslaughter, as soon as the others were brought back, he was near them as if he knew where they would respawn next. The hunt continued for the full minute as the round finished with a buzzer.
The final scores looked this way, leaving the crowd gaping at it.
Sasuke : 22 points
Rufus : 3 points
Lyon : 2 points
Nalpudding : 0 point
Eve : -3 points
Beth : -4 points
Yeager : -4 points
Gray : -9 points
The crowd was completely silent, staring in disbelief. Even the commentator was dumbstruck, before he regained his senses, grabbing the mike with excitement.
"[Would you believe this!? The Uchiha has utterly out-classed the remaining contestants, and it was a complete riot. This really shows what the Uchiha are capable of!]"
The crowd erupted into cheers, some whispering about the Uchiha clan, some in utter disbelief that the strongest guild was not at the first place, some cheering out for the revived Fairy Tail but it was easily deafened out by the squealing of the new fan base Sasuke obtained in the span of a couple hours.
The participants were all brought back, and apparently had no injuries. Their injuries were taken care of by the same spell that brought them back. Sasuke stood in the centre as his name was being chanted by the now excited crowd.
"Sasuke! Sasuke! Sasuke! Sasuke! Sasuke!"
Sasuke closed his eyes, as the spot light fell on him. The chanting continued as he tuned it out remembering his encounter with Irene and August.
"We have come for you, Uchiha Sasuke and we will not stop until you join us." Irene revealed the true purpose of their visit as Sasuke had halted his jump. Jumping into the portal to evade the meteor which Sasuke had summoned, she gave her final warning,
"Remember, boy. We will not stop until we capture you by force if required. Even if we are defeated, you will have others invading your home. So, think long and hard on your decision, my dear Sasuke."
Opening his eyes, he looked right back at the crowd with a dead serious expression, "My name is Sasuke Uchiha, and I am the last Uchiha," He spoke, as the crowd became silent to let him continue, "I am a member of Fairy Tail. If you desire the Uchiha's eye, come and get it. I won't go anywhere, and I am staying right here. You know where to find me."
Obviously, the crowd couldn't get the real meaning behind his words. His message was for specific people, and even if his pursuers weren't in this capital or the country, he was sure word would travel fast despite that. Eventually, if it received them, then that would suffice.
Erza felt at ease when she heard the final declaration from Sasuke. But before she could call out to him, her voice was deafened by the jovial crowd erupting into claps and cheers. She could only watch as Sasuke made his way back to his dugout, but made no attempt to follow him. She had to cheer the downhearted Gray after all.
"Gray," She almost whispered, turning to the gloomy Gray who was walking towards them.
His shoulders were slumped slightly, as he moved past them without caring about the worried expression on his friend's faces. "Sorry," He said stopping for a moment, "I want some time to myself."
"Gray," Lucy called his name, "I think that Sasuke-san should have gone easy on you since you both belong-"
"No!" Gray shouted, but quickly calmed himself after his sudden outburst. "No, I mean, I would never have forgiven him if he had gone easy on me just because we belong to the same guild." He said as other watched him silently.
"I am going," He disappeared into the shadows of the exit, to the resting rooms.
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"Well, you did make a quick work of them," Laxus said to his leader.
"Nice job!" Mira smiled to their leader as he entered the dugout.
Gajeel crossed his arms and grinned, "We are now one step closer to getting that deal."
"Hn, it's still too soon to be celebrating," Sasuke spoke, eyeing the Iron Dragon Slayer, "It is only the first day and only first round had happened."
"Oh, I know. But, now I have got faith that we will win that bet," Gajeel pumped his fist.
Sighing at the enthusiasm displayed by the Dragon Slayer, "I am going. I doubt that I would be called to battle on the first day again."
Mira nodded and answered on behalf of the rest of the team, "Ok, we will contact you if something happens."
"Good work," Mystogan said as Sasuke halted for a moment before he moved past him with a small nod.
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"Pathetic!~" a drunk Cana began scolding her guild mates after a rather disappointing day, with the exception of Sasuke. But, in the public's eye, it seemed like Sasuke's win was more dedicated to the revival of the infamous clan rather than the revival of the now dead last guild thanks his little introduction after winning the first round.
But, still it was the only positive thing that happened. Lucy lost after an unfortunate match against Raven Tail. Mystogan's loss was more hilarious than pitiful. He lost against Jura only because of the intervention of Ultear afraid of exposing Jellal's identity, now that he was a wanted fugitive. He ended up exhausting himself by rolling out on the floor and laughing his ass out. He even faced stick from his team mates and the only good news he had was that Sasuke wasn't present at the time. Receiving a comment from the stoic Uchiha was the last thing he needed.
All the guild members had gathered at a local bar to talk about the day's events but ended up drinking, and then forgetting about their defeat temporarily. They were more upbeat than down-hearted because of that.
Yesterday's worries are buried in the past. That's how carefree the guild was. They were in a merry with the only reason being Sasuke's success, and that was apparently enough. They had few quick words of inspiration from Natsu and Makarov though the irony was that Sasuke wasn't present for his own success party. He was wandering somewhere again god knows where, much to Erza's dismay who still hadn't talked to him. She was pissed that now it became evident to her that he was avoiding her.
"Erza, I can't help but think that Sasuke held back. He didn't actively participate in the round until the final few minutes after all," Mira said, propping her elbow onto the table.
Erza sat in the same table eating her favorite cake, "He is strong, Mira. I am sure he can even be an even match if he went up against Jura."
"Jura, huh?" Mira mumbled, looking towards the roof. She released a small breath, "If he is as strong as you say, then I don't think that we will be able to beat him even if we work together."
"Maybe."
"Maybe?" Mira looked at her rival before smiling, "Yeah, you are right. We just need to focus more and improve ourselves, and hope for the best. Are all the warriors as strong as him in his world?"
"Yeah~," Cana sloped in, "I am curious too. Are there any dateable guys in his world?"
Erza began to think all the guys she met. There was Killer Bee. He seemed to be a bachelor, but his rapping sucked. Maybe, Cana wouldn't find him interesting. Or, she might. There was no telling who this crazy girl liked and didn't. "Well, there are few guys I met."
"Are they friends of Sasuke?" Cana asked excitement glittering in her eyes, "Anyone as cool and strong as him?~"
"I think... he would call them his friends," Erza hesitated slightly and chuckled. She was still unsure whether Sasuke thought of them as his friends. He never got touchy, or did anything friends would do when they got together except for that one drinking night. In fact, he only came out of his stupor when Naruto was involved.
Mira asked, "Are all of them as strong as him?"
"I think there is only one guy who is just as strong as him. But, I heard Sasuke mentioning something that he lost the final battle they had with each other," Erza said, recalling the introduction Sasuke gave about Naruto.
"What's his name?"
"Naruto Uzumaki. But, he is already taken, Cana. I think he is engaged right now," Erza said, cheering Cana when she slumped her shoulders after hearing that.
"Geez, I thought I finally could get myself a boyfriend and date someone from the same guild when Sasuke arrived, but he was taken immediately. When another potential boyfriend appeared, I hear that he is engaged and taken too," Cana slumped into her arms, rotating her empty mug with her fingers.
Erza blinked as the first part puzzled her, "Sasuke is taken?"
"Ha, don't act so dumb, Erza. I don't know what went down between you two when you were back there, but even Natsu can see there is something going on," Cana wriggled her eyebrows, and a grin appeared on her face as Erza's pale skin was heating up.
"I-I don't-... We are not-" Erza tried to form an objection but words failed her. Not to mention, she was pissed at him right now.
Mira aided Cana much to Erza's dismay, "Erza, I heard you had no memories there, didn't you?"
"Yeah," Erza answered turning to Mira, wondering where she was leading to.
"Did you two kiss while you were there?"
"W-What?!" Erza got up from her seat, her cheeks flushed before she quickly sat down when everyone were staring at her. She controlled the level of her voice as she leaned in, mistaking the question Mira asked, "I only acted as his wife because it was part of my cover."
"What...!?" Now it was the turn of Mira and Cana to be surprised as everyone again turned towards their table.
Erza realizing her blunder repeated the question, "What?"
"You were his wife?" Cana asked, blinking her eyes in incredulity.
Erza looked to her side as she shrugged, "Well, sort of. He was the one who came up with the idea."
Some silence followed as Mira and Cana looked at each other. Erza began to worry thinking she might have said something wrong, but the entire bar was silenced by their squealing in excitement.
"Erza is married!" Mira exclaimed, happily.
"What?!" The entire guild shot back this time.
Cana went near Gray and curled her arm around his shoulder, "You wouldn't believe who her husband is?"
"Cana!" Erza got up, and shouted in a stern voice. But, Cana shrugged her off.
"It is none other than our own stoic Sasuke!"
Gray threw up his ale on Natsu's face not giving him a chance to react. Drops mixed with his spit dripped from Natsu's hair as Gray slammed the table, "Erza! I think this is something important to specify, don't you think?"
"No, you are wrong." Erza said, trying to fix the misunderstanding on the off chance Sasuke walked in. She wasn't sure how Sasuke would take this all in, now that he seemed more distant with her. "He acted as my husband for covering up my identity. There was nothing more, or nothing less."
"No smooches either~," Cana asked.
"No!"
There was some silence before things settled down, few weak groans coming from the entire bar. There were few sighs of disappointment, few of them speaking of which color hair Erza's children would have, and few sighs of relief which Erza wasn't sure of.
The things looked like it settled down, and no interesting stuff was going to happen for the day. That was when the doors creaked open, as everyone turned towards the door. Few knights had entered the bar, followed by Darton, princess Hisui's and the king's advisor. Everyone grew cautious and began wondering why the knights were surrounding them. The short guy stepped to the front, "Is this where Fairy Tail is staying at?"
Erza answered on behalf of the guild, "Yes. How may we help you?"
"I did not destroy anything, I swear, Erza!" Natsu shot before crawling back under Erza's stern gaze. Lucy and Gray scolded him a bit, as Erza got back to the advisor who seemed like he was barely controlling his anger.
"He may shout like that, but I can vouch that he hasn't done anything... today at least."
"No, it isn't about that," Darton spoke up. "We are here for one Sasuke Uchiha."
"What!?" Collective gasps were heard from the guild members.
Erza herself was shocked, as her mind began to think of a reason as to why they would need Sasuke. The only logical reason she could come up was his inheritance and given the history of his clan here. Nevertheless, she asked the reason, "May I know the reason requesting for his presence?"
"Well," Darton adjusted his hat, "For one reason. He is convicted for attacking and threatening the future ruler of this kingdom, princess Hisui," he finished as the Fairy Tail members were wide-eyed in shock, Erza's words leaving her mouth as she processed what she just heard.
"He attacked the Princess?!"
And with this, the first day finishes. It was actually the least exiting day in the GMG arc other than Jura vs Jellal fight. I wanted to write a fight b/w Sasuke and other members, but oh well GMG still has a lot of days to go. Many opportunities may come for Sasuke to show his actual abilities that are unique to himself. I had this idea when I actually saw Hidden and was thinking 'Sasuke would have rocked this round if he were present with his sharingan and shinobi skills.'
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Until then, Later!