Year X777


A lot has changed over the last 4 years. For starters, we've had a lot more members around our age joining the guild (But the 5 of us are still all physically the youngest). The most notable members who have joined are named Gray Fullbuster and Erza Scarlet. Gray is an ice make wizard, who likes to strip a lot... Xavier is good friends with him, or at least I think so... Erza... Well, she gets on really well with Miriza. The strange thing is, they also look alike. They have the same scarlet hair and the same dark brown eyes, I have a feeling that they're both related (Miriza's most likely Erza's ancestor or something strange like that). Lilias has become good friends with Cana. Out of all of us, she's probably changed the most over the 4 years. That's probably because she's grown up a lot more while the rest of us were already rather mature.

I sat opposite Lokni on a table in the guild hall. We didn't speak a word to one another. Since we arrived at the guild, the zero generation dragon slayers had never been as close as we had been - we'd slowly drifted apart. Lokni got along OK with Laxus, Makarov's grandson who was 6 years older than all of us, since they were family (By that I mean Lokni was Laxus's great great great uncle...). I stared at Lokni from my end of the table. He hadn't changed too much. He had the same bright electric blonde hair - though it was now a lot more messy - with the same bright green eyes. He was wearing a dark green T shirt along with a pair of beige shorts. I saw him look forwards towards me. I looked down, not wanting him to notice me staring at him. It happened a lot around the guild. The only place I felt like I could really be myself was down in the basement with Mavis - I mean my mother - who had not aged at all in the 4 years that had passed. In the table I could see my reflection. I could see my short pale blonde hair and dark emerald eyes. I looked miserable. Why? I always just felt miserable, I always had done - no matter how hard I tried... Maybe I should try and grow my hair. Maybe I would look prettier if it were like Mavis's - I mean my mother's...

Suddenly, a young girl with blonde hair held in a delicate plait tied with a lavender ribbon that fell over her right shoulder. Her eyes were a soft dark chocolate brown. This girl was none other than Lilias Heartfilia. she was wearing a simple dark pink dress rimmed with white. "Why do you both look so depressed!?" She asked cheerfully, "Have you forgotten what day this is!?" I looked behind her to see Miriza and Xavier. Xavier looked the same as he had done 4 years ago. Accept of wearing a white shirt and black shorts he wore. A pale grey T-shirt with black shorts... That certainly wasn't a big change... I looked across towards Miriza. Her red hair fell just below her shoulders. It was about 2 centimeters longer than it had been 4 years ago. In her hair she also wore a white headband. She also wore a sky blue dress along with black tights and brown boots. She smiled straight at us both. "It's been 4 years since we joined," She said, "We're all 4 years older. I asked master and he said yes!"

"said yes?" I asked.

"Yes, We're all going on our first big job as a team!" Miriza replied. Lokni stood up, a smile spread across his face. "Finally!" he yelled throwing both fists into the air. Miriza laughed and then turned around to call across the guild hall. "Erza!" she called, "Any advice!?"

"No Riza!" she called back, "Just don't screw up!" Xavier frowned.

"You let her call you Riza?" he asked. Miriza nodded. Do you have a problem with it? she asked giving him her death stare. I swear that stare has gotten 100 times more scarier over the 4 years we'd all been in the guild. "No..." Xavier replied his voice wavering, "It's just... I'm pretty sure I remember you saying... 4 years ago... that under no circumstance should anyone abbreviate your name..." Xavier waited fearfully for a response. Miriza ignored him.

The 5 of us wandered over to the request board. There were thousands of jobs to pick from. "I want a well paying job!" Lokni suggested, "Or one with extra treasure."

"Why don't we sneak upstairs without master noticing and take on an S-class quest!" Xavier suggested.

"Can we go on an easy job?" Lilias asked. Miriza snatched a flier off from the request board.

"We're doing this one," she stated, "All we have to do is defeat and catch a gang of thugs for 500,000 jewel."

"Sounds good to me," I said. I was exited that the 5 of us would be travelling together again. This job was going to be great! If I could go back in time and tell my 10 year old self anything it would be: Don't go on that job. Another 7 YEARS you'll have to wait. If you want people to be safe, leave the thugs alone and don't take on that job...

We took a cart to the client's house the next day. I should also mention that when I said house, I meant a giant mansion 10 times the size of the guildhall. It was situated in the center of a city. surrounding the city were 3 towns. Before we had left, Makarov had said that the client was the mayor of the city and all three towns! So I had expected him to be rich, but not as rich as he actually was. We all sat side by side on a large crimson velvet bench with a frame of pure gold. How was somebody so rich. Before long a man in a white suit walked into the room. He had dark blonde hair and coal black eyes. He look as if he were in his early forties. He walked gracefully forwards and sat gently on a looming chair in front of us. He smiled a bewitching smile. He seemed like the guy everyone fell for... Don't ask me why... "Greeting," he smiled, "My name is Lord Axel Lates." The way he called himself 'lord'. Definitely not the boastful arrogant type... He continued on. "You children may refer to me as Sir Lates." I didn't like this guy. When we left the house, I may just go and destroy some of that priceless artwork hanging on the walls. Or maybe I'd just burn his handsome face off when we returned. That worked for me.

"Why don't you tell us a little more about the job?" Lilias asked. 'Sir Lates' continued speaking as if Lilias hadn't said a work. "Why don't I inform you children a little more about the job you're about to embark on." I wanted to kill the guy. If anything, I'd just go ahead and burn one of the silly frilly cushions I was sitting on right now. "Recently, there has been a gang of thugs lurking around my city as well as my three towns! They're currently hiding out in the pub in Maple town. I suggest you go dispose of those wretched criminals. When you have done so, come back hear for your reward. Now go get on with it!" With that we were rushed out of the mansion by our client's servants. He didn't even explain. what to do when we caught them. Oh well. Even though I hated our client (I refused to call him by his real name) I was determined for us to finish the job so we could help the citizens of the city and those three towns...