Hello and welcome to chapter 2 of AOFT! I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter and will enjoy this one as well.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail
Chapter 2: new and old friends.
Garion slowly opened his eyes and looked around his room. All the furniture had been moved in yesterday, meaning Garion was now in a fully furnished room. His bed was a king sized bed with blue covers and red and white striped pillows and was directly opposite the door, albeit with its side pressed up against the wall which was a light blue in his room. He sat up, stretched his arms in the air above his head and yawned before his arms dropped to his sides and he looked around with half open eyes.
He climbed out of bed and made his way to the chest of draws pushed up against the wall to the right of his bed, which was also next to his cupboard. After quickly getting changed into a white shirt with the guild mark in light blue on the back and a pair of light blue shorts with red lines running down the sides and the same shoes he wore the day before he quickly made his bed before heading downstairs to make some breakfast.
After a quick breakfast of some of his favourite cereal and an apple he left his house. He smiled at the bright early morning sun; he always enjoyed bright, sunny days. They always put him in a great mood. He walked down the street towards the guild hall greeting anyone he passed by, and everyone who saw him found that his smile was infectious as they too were all smiling as he walked past.
He finally arrived at the guild hall and stopped outside. He took a moment to examine its new look, and after a while he smiled. I really liked the old guild hall, but I guess the new one is really cool too. He walked up to the door and with a great shove opened it.
The instant he entered the guild hall he could tell something was off. He looked around sharply and he frowned at the air of hostility he felt was currently present in the guild, opposite to the usual friendly and cheerful atmosphere he was used to. He noticed Levy seemed to be shaking a little bit, and that Jet and Droy were glaring at someone who was sitting near the stage all by himself. He seemed to be ignoring all the glares being thrown at him by the other guild members.
Garion looked over at Makarov and saw he was talking to a tall girl with blue hair. He quickly made his way over to the 2 of them.
"Master why is everyone being so hostile towards the person sitting near the stage? Isn't he a member of the guild? And who is she?" Garion asked politely when he got within earshot of the master. Makarov spun around to face Garion.
"It's because he's Gajeel Redfox, the Dragon slayer I told you about. And this is Juvia, a former S-class wizard of Phantom Lord and currently our newest member." Garion stopped at the last bit and looked at Juvia with wide eyes. "You're an S-class wizard?" He asked, amazed. Juvia shook her head.
"No. I used to be when I was part of Phantom Lord, but my position as an S-class Wizard didn't carry over when I changed guilds." She explained.
Garion's look of amazement faded. "Oh." He then grinned before extending a hand to Juvia. "Welcome to Fairy Tail! My names Garion, it's really nice to meet you Juvia. I also like your hair! It's just like Levy's." Makarov glanced at Juvia and chuckled when he saw the edges of Juvia's mouth twitch upwards into a smile.
Juvia shook his hand. "Thank you Garion. It is a pleasure to meet you as well and thank you for the compliment. I hope you can forgive my past actions agains-"
"Don't worry about it! It's the past now and it doesn't really matter right now so no need to hold grudges." Garion said cheerfully. "You're part of Fairy Tail now, that's all that matters, isn't that right master?"
"Indeed it is my boy." If only the other brats could also think like that. "Now then, I was just about to take Juvia on a tour of the guild, would you like to help me?"
"Aye sir!" Garion exclaimed cheerfully. Makarov chuckled again. I forgot about that… He'll be happy to see Happy again. Makarov then gave Juvia the usual introductory tour of the guild, and Garion was surprised and excited to hear the new rule regarding the second floor and S-Class quests. After the tour was done Garion headed over to where Levy was sitting with Jet and Droy, both of whom were glaring at Gajeel with obvious distaste.
"Is something wrong Levy?" Garion asked the blue haired girl. "N-No I'm fine Garion." She replied. She then glanced at Gajeel before shaking again. Garion narrowed his eyes and looked at the iron dragon slayer. He then looked back at Levy. "Did he do something to you?" He asked. Before she could reply, Jet and Droy snorted.
"Yeah. He beat us up and nailed us to a tree after he wrecked the guildhall." Jet said in a tone of loathing.
"Yeah, and now he's part of our guild. I'm pretty sure the old man's going senile." Droy added his tone equally as disgusted.
Levy looked quickly at Garion. "But don't worry about it Garion! We're fine now; it's in the past and doesn't matter anymore." She said quickly. Garion looked at her before turning around and, much to team Shadow Gear's shock, began walking towards Gajeel.
"G-Garion what are-"
"It's alright." Garion said with a grin. "I'm not mad or anything, I just want to talk to him." Levy was about to say more when Jet and Droy stood up and stopped Garion. "Don't talk to him. We know how you always are trying to make friends with everyone, even former enemies, but Gajeel does not deserve it. He destroyed our guild hall, and hurt me, Droy and Levy. How can you, of all people, be able to forgive him for that?" Jet demanded. Garion just looked at him, and Jet let go of his arm when he saw the serious look on the boy's face.
"Because a person's past doesn't matter when they join Fairy Tail does it? What matters is who they are, not who they were." Garion said seriously. He then smiled. "Plus we shouldn't hate our guild mates. We're all friends, and friends don't hate each other." He added cheerfully. Jet and Droy face palmed.
Crap I forgot how naïve he can be sometimes. You'd think someone like him wouldn't be able to forgive people so easily… Jet and Droy thought in unison. Levy just looked at him, and he smiled back at her before walking up to the Iron Dragon Slayer, who watched his approach with a raised eyebrow.
"What do you want?" He asked with hostility clear in his tone. Garion stopped and looked at him. "Are you Gajeel Redfox?"
"Yeah I am, so what? You here to yell at me like the rest of your fairy friends?" Gajeel snapped.
"No." Garion smiled. "I'm Garion Angelous; it's nice to meet you and welcome to Fairy Tail! I heard you're a dragon slayer, is that true?" he asked. Gajeel eyed the boy, a single studded eyebrow raised. What's with this kid… his magical energy's completely different from anything I've ever felt before… not to mention he's the first person, aside from the old geezer, who didn't immediately yell at me. Mph, like I care though.
"Yeah I am, so what?" Gajeel asked, not really caring about the answer. He wasn't even sure why he was still talking to Garion.
"Does that mean you're as strong as Natsu is?" Garion asked. Gajeel sharply turned his head to look at Garion, a scowl on his face.
"No, I'm stronger than that fire breathing idiot. He just got lucky in our fight, that's all." Gajeel growled, the memory of his fight against the fire dragon slayer leaving a bitter taste in his mouth.
"But he still beat you." Garion pointed out. "So that means he is stronger than-"He stopped when Gajeel started growling at him. "Listen here kid unless you want me to beat you senseless do NOT talk about Salamander around me." He hissed, not at all amused with the conversation topic. He then looked away from Garion, his arms crossed.
"Are you sorry for what you did?" Garion asked.
Gajeel huffed. "Why should I be?" He asked uncaringly. "Not like I care about this stupid guild."
Garion just looked at Gajeel, frowning. After several seconds, Gajeel looked back at Garion. "What are you staring at?" He asked, actually feeling uncomfortable at the look Garion was giving him. Garion just stared at him, his blue eyes focused on the dragon slayer. Gajeel looked away. Garion smiled sadly. "I understand." He said in a sympathetic voice, much to Gajeel's surprise. He then turned around and walked over to Team shadow gear, who were staring wide eyed at Garion. Gajeel looked at him as he walked away.
What the hell was that? What does he mean by 'I understand?' Gajeel looked back at the table in front of him, frowning. That kid… I didn't see him during the war… I wonder where he was… Gajeel then tch'd Like I care.
Garion walked over to Levy and smiled. "It's alright Levy, I think he's sorry for what he did, and he doesn't seem that bad of a person. Besides, if master trusts him, shouldn't we?" He asked. Levy slowly nodded, but Jet and Droy had a different opinion on the matter.
"How can we trust him? He could be a spy from a dark guild for all we know!" Jet roared. Droy nodded in agreement. "Listen Garion, we know how you feel about newcomers and people being left out, but this is different. Gajeel will turn his back on our guild the moment he gets a chance, can't you see that?" Droy explained.
"That's enough you 2." Makarov said, suddenly appearing next to Jet and Droy, causing them to nearly have heart attacks. "If Garion thinks Gajeel belongs in the guild and trusts him, I don't want to hear you 2 trying to change his mind. Also we do not speak badly of other members of our guild, isn't that right Garion?"
"Aye sir!" Garion replied with a grin.
"But master-"Jet and Droy started.
"No buts. My decision is final." Makarov said with finality. Before Jet or Droy could respond, Elfman walked up to the group and then looked at Garion, a grin on his face. "Garion, I think it's about time we had a rematch, don't you?" The white haired man asked. "Yeah!" Garion declared, jumping to his feet and responding to Elfman's grin with one of his own.
Elfman's grin turned to a smirk. "I'll have you know, I'm a lot stronger than when we last fought, so this time I'm going to win! Cause I'm a real man!" He declared, raising his fist. "Great, I can't wait to see!" Garion said back, still grinning. "Alright you 2, take this outside so you don't destroy the guild hall, we did just get it fixed." Makarov said, getting between the 2. The two nodded in agreement.
*Training area out the back of the guild hall*
Garion and Elfman were standing several meters apart in the middle of a white circle, eyes locked on each other, their bodies tense. Elfman was smirking slightly while Garion had a neutral expression. Makarov, Levy, Cana, Jet, Droy, Juvia and even Gajeel were present on the side lines, albeit the iron dragon slayer was several feet away from everyone else and had come simply to watch a fight. Mira had stayed inside to man the bar.
"As always I will be the referee, first one knocked out the circle loses." Makarov explained. The two fighters nodded in acknowledgment.
"So who's betting on who?" Cana asked.
"I bet 100 jewels on Garion." Levy said, handing the money to Cana. "Right, 100 jewels on Garion, anyone else?"
"I bet 100 on Garion too!" Jet and Droy exclaimed in unison. Cana looked at them. "You 2 are just doing that cause Levy betted on him."
"No we aren't!" They exclaimed once more in unison. They then glared at each other. "Okay then I bet 200!" Jet challenged.
"I bet 300 then!" Droy shot back.
"400"
"500"
"600"
"800"
"1000!"
"Alright a 1000 it is!" Cana exclaimed, cutting off any further argument. Levy sweat dropped slightly at the argument between Jet and Droy.
"Juvia bets 1000 on Elfman." Juvia said, ignoring the argument, eyes fixed on the fighters.
"Who are you betting on Cana?" Levy asked the drunkard. The brunette took one look at the fighters before making her choice.
"Garion, 1000 jewels."
"HEY! Don't you guys have any faith in a real man!?" Elfman asked, a very large tick mark present on his forehead.
"No we don't, but we don't have faith in you either." Cana teased. Elfman looked positively ready to explode in anger, but before he could Makarov stopped him.
"Ready…" Makarov said, looking between the two fighters. Both tensed even further.
"BEGIN!"
Elfman charged forwards, his right fist cocked back and ready to strike. Garion met the blow with a punch of his own as Elfman reached him, but the force of the colliding punches pushed Garion back slightly. Not wasting a second, Garion dropped down and tried sweeping Elfman's feet out from under him. The takeover mage saw this coming and jumped backwards, charging forwards again as soon as he landed, bearing down on the now partly prone Garion. The young wizard replied by pushing himself backwards and avoiding Elfman's punch, which collided with the ground and formed a small dent.
Garion landed on his feet and charged forwards, landing a punch on the side of Elfman's face before he could react. The white haired man was knocked back slightly and grunted before quickly replying with a right hook towards Garion's gut, which he twisted out of the way of. He then summoned a ball of white light energy and blasted Elfman with it point blank in the chest, knocking the takeover mage back a few feet. The two grinned at each other.
"I think it's about time we stopped screwing around." Elfman stated enthusiastically.
"Yeah." Garion replied with equal enthusiasm.
"Take over: Beast soul!" Elfman roared before fully transforming into his beast form. Garion's eyes widened at the transformation. "Wait… you can do a full body take over now?" He asked in amazement. Elfman grinned. "That's right." He then held up a fist and clenched it tightly. "Which means I'm not holding back! Let me show you the strength of a real man Garion!"
Garion snapped out of his amazement as Elfman charged him, fist raised. Thinking quickly, Garion's right fist was suddenly coated in his dark purple energy, and he swung, meeting Elfman's punch. "Darkness strike!" He roared. The resulting force caused a small crater to form under their feet. Garion jumped back and began charging an attack, a sphere of purple energy forming in his open hand.
"Dark Epherium!" He yelled, launching the sphere at Elfman. The only male Strauss sibling raised his arms to block the attack, and grunted when it impacted, knocking him back and knocking up a dust cloud which made it hard to see Elfman. Gajeel's eyes were wide Am I seeing things… or is he using dark AND light magic?! He wondered.
"Not bad kid. You've definitely gotten stronger, but I'm just getting warmed up!" Elfman declared. Without warning he charged Garion, attempting to catch him off guard. Unfortunately, for Elfman at least, his fist collided with solid ground as opposed to Garion. The spectators were all surprised, and started looking around.
"Up here."
Everyone craned their necks to see Garion, and Gajeel's jaw nearly dropped. Above them was Garion, with wings sticking out his back. They were pure white and seemed to be glowing faintly, but more than that in the middle of each wing towards the ends was the Fairy Tail symbol in light blue. He has wings just like Salamanders cat… just who or what the hell is this guy? Gajeel wondered.
Garion held his hands out next to each other and created a white magic circle in front of his palms. "Light Rain!" He stated before several beams of pure white energy shot out the magic circle and started raining down on Elfman, whom raised his arms above his head to block the attacks. Once the barrage stopped, he didn't hesitate and launched himself into the air towards Garion, fist poised and ready to strike. Garion however had the advantage due to his smaller size and managed to dodge the blow before kicking Elfman in the gut which sent him flying downwards and he impacted the ground with a "hmpff" and a loud thud. He got up and shook his head quickly before looking up at Garion who was still floating in the air.
"Hey! A real man fights on the ground you know!" Elfman yelled up at him, slightly annoyed and panting slightly. Garion suddenly looked slightly guilty. "Sorry!" He yelled back down. Instead of simply returning to earth however, he flapped his wings before going into a dive towards Elfman, who braced himself for the impact but prepared himself for anything else Garion might try. As Garion was about to hit Elfman he diverted to the right and flew extremely close to the ground at a speed that made it nearly impossible for Elfman to react, placing him under Elfman's guard. He twisted his body around mid-manoeuvre and charged a sphere of light between his hands.
"Light grenade!" He yelled before thrusting his hands forwards and unleashing the attack. Elfman barely managed to twist his body out of the way of the attack, leaving Garion wide open. Without wasting a second the takeover mage swung his fist downwards, landing a solid blow in the middle of Garion's chest, knocking the wind out of him and sending him crashing into the ground and skidding away, stopping just before the edge of the ring.
"Hmm… looks like Elfman might actually win…" Cana said in a worried tone, more about losing her money than Garion getting hurt. Levy still looked confident, a smile on her face. "Garion hasn't used his higher level spells yet, don't call it lost yet." She said. Garion got to his feet, his breathing slightly ragged but a smile on his face.
"You really have gotten stronger Elfman. That last attack really hurt." Garion said, rubbing his chest where he'd been hit. "Yeah, you've also gotten stronger Garion, but it's time I show you what a real man can do!" Elfman declared before charging. "Well I'll show you what I can do!" Garion replied. He held his right hand out, palm facing skywards. Suddenly a spear of pure white light formed in his hand, about a meter long.
"Angel's spear!" he yelled before hurling the attack straight at Elfman. The takeover mage's eyes widened slightly and he dived to the right to dodge the spear, which kept going and impacted a tree on the edge of the clearing. It detonated and obliterated the tree it struck along with several nearby trees, leaving a small clearing and crater.
Everyone stared at the destruction caused by Garion's attack. "Wow… he has gotten stronger…" Levy said. "No kidding… that attack never usually did that much damage, not even when Garion was being serious…" Cana said. Levy smiled. "Guess he's growing up huh? He's definitely been getting stronger over the last 6 months and by quite a lot too."
"Yep. Next thing you know he'll have a girlfriend and then the innocent little Garion we've all known will be long gone." Cana said rather with a hint of melancholia, prompting Jet and Droy to glance sideways at her.
Levy looked at Cana. "I'm not so sure about that Cana, I honestly doubt Garion will ever change that much, I'm sure he'll always be the innocent little boy we know and love." The solid script mage said fondly. "Or if he'll ever get one. He can be really naïve sometimes you know. I doubt he could tell the difference between romantic feelings and a rock." Jet pointed out.
"I don't think discussing Garion's love life is of importance right now." Makarov said, smiling slightly. "Let's focus on the fight."
Elfman turned to look at the boy. "You really have gotten stronger…" Elfman then grinned. "But a real man never backs down from a fight!" He resumed charging, and Garion's wings disappeared, his fists becoming coated in dark energy. He charged Elfman, and the two became locked in a close quarter's melee brawl, with neither having a clear advantage at first. After half a minute however, it soon became clear Garion was gaining the advantage. Due to his aforementioned smaller size, he was able to dodge, block and counter the majority of Elfman's heavy attacks and was able to land many small hits and one or 2 big ones.
"Darkness strike!" Garion yelled, enhancing his next punch. His and Elfman's fists collided, sending out a shockwave and knocking Elfman back and throwing him off balance. Seizing his chance, Garion also coated his feet in dark energy before he charged forwards and uppercutted Elfman before kicking him hard in the chest and knocking him out of the ring and onto the ground. Elfman exited his beast soul and got up gingerly, rubbing his chest, but a grin was present on his face. Garion returned the grin, and the energy around his hands and feet dissipated.
"And Garion is the winner!" Makarov declared. The spectators were about to cheer (those that betted for Garion anyway) when they were interrupted by someone's yelling.
"HEY WHO STARTED A FIGHT WITHOUT ME!?"
Everyone turned their head to the source of the noise, and were not surprised to see a certain pink (or salmon) haired dragon slayer was the source of the exclamation. He charged up to the group and stopped when he got next to them, looking intently at Garion and Elfman. It took his brain 3 whole seconds to figure out what he was looking at, and when it did he grinned.
"Hey Garion it's good to see you again!" Natsu exclaimed. "Garion!? Garion's back?" A certain blue exceed asked, flying over and landing next to Natsu. He grinned when he saw Garion. "Garion! We need to have a race again!"
"Happy, Natsu! Good to see you guys again! And yeah we do!" Garion replied, also grinning. "Hey flame brain could you keep it down?" A certain ice mage asked. Natsu instantly spun around and confronted the offender.
"What you say ice princess?"
"I said could you keep your voice down you fire breathing idiot." Gray replied, the two long standing rivals now face to face and ready to begin an all-out brawl. Before either could do anything, a certain S-class mage took notice.
"Natsu, Gray…" She said in a perfectly level tone, completely opposite to the menacing aura she was giving off. "…Are you 2 not getting along?"
Gray and Natsu paled before entering standard pretend-to-be-best-friends-in-front-of-Erza-so-she-doesn't-beat-the-crap-out-of-us formation.
"Yes we are! Best friends forever!"
"Aye sir!"
Erza smiled. "Good. I'm glad to see you 2 getting along."
Lucy sweat dropped Idiots.
Erza turned away and Gray and Natsu broke formation and started glaring each other. Juvia had been on the verge of saying something, but then Gray had taken his shirt off.
"Juvia? Ah good to see you. I thank you for your help at the tower of Heaven." Erza said upon seeing the water mage. Natsu and Gray looked over and were surprised to see Juvia.
"Juvia?"
"Jania?"
"It's Juvia you fire-breathing dumbass."
"What you say stripper?"
"Boys…"
Formation reassumed.
"Ah yes, I suppose I should introduce you all. Meet Juvia Lockser, one of our newest members." Makarov said. He then looked over at Juvia ogling Gray. "Although I'm sure you're more than well acquainted." He added with a hint of amusement.
"Master, it's good to see you again." Titania said. Makarov turned to look at her. "Erza, it's good to see you again. You as well Lucy, I am glad to see you have nearly completely recovered." He said, nodding to Lucy who had just walked up behind Erza.
"It's good to see you again too master." Lucy replied. She then looked over at Garion and Elfman who had just shaken each other hands and promised they would have another rematch soon. Elfman headed back towards the guild hall and Garion made his way over to where Lucy was. She frowned as she look at him I haven't seen him around the guild before… maybe he's a new member? Either that or I've just never seen him before. She thought.
"Hey Erza good to see you again!" Garion cheerfully said to the red haired beauty. Erza smiled softly when she saw Garion. She opened her mouth to reply when suddenly a furious looking Natsu appeared in front of the guild master.
"Why the hell is Gajeel here?" He demanded. Erza and Lucy spun their heads and went wide eyed when they saw Gajeel, and even more so when they saw the Fairy Tail mark on his shoulder. "G-Gajeel!?" Lucy asked in disbelief. Gray was also giving the former Phantom lord wizard a loathing look and seemed to be ignoring Juvia who was trying to explain to him just what was happening.
"Because Natsu, I believe he is a good person at heart-"
"But he hurt our friends! He wrecked our guild hall! How can we trust him after that!?" Natsu demanded, glaring at the iron dragon slayer, who was now walking back to the guild hall, ignoring everyone around him and wearing his signature scowl.
"Yeah as much as I hate to agree with Natsu, he's got a point. That guy is pretty much the reason we went to war with Phantom lord in the first place. And for all we know he could be a spy for a dark guild." Gray chimed in.
"Gray. Clothes." Garion pointed out.
"Oh god dammit!"
"Before you 2 say any more, I would like to tell you that he was acting under Jose's orders, and he carried them through like any loyal guild member would. I ask that you please give him a chance, as I believe he truly does have good in him." Makarov explained. Gray and Natsu snorted in contempt.
"Master, while I do not agree with your decision, I will respect your wishes. However, I recommend that he be watched very closely." Erza said. Makarov let out an inward sigh of relief. At least with her on my side Natsu and Gray won't argue so much about it.
"Very well. I'll be sure to keep a very close eye on him, and make sure you do as well Erza." Makarov stated. Erza nodded and then turned to Garion, her previously serious expression giving way to a small smile. Natsu and Gray huffed in unison and marched off to the guild hall, not looking all too please at the current state of affairs. They were followed by Cana, Jet, Happy, Droy and Juvia, who had hearts in her eyes since Gray had taken his shirt off. Again.
"Garion. It's good to see you again. How did your mission go?" The S-class wizard asked. "Great! I moved in yesterday and got all the furniture sorted out too. It's a really nice place; you should come over and look sometime!" Garion said cheerfully. Erza nodded. "I shall when I get the chance." Erza then began talking with the master. Garion turned to look at Lucy, who was frowning slightly. He tilted his head slightly. "Who are you?" He asked politely.
"She's the one and only Lucy Heartfilia Garion. Our resident celestial wizard." Levy said, standing next to the celestial wizard. "Levy! Good to see you again, how're you doing?" Lucy asked her blue haired friend. Levy's smile fell slightly.
"I… guess I'm doing fine. But don't worry about me; it's time for you to meet Garion!" The bluenette exclaimed. "Lucy, meet Garion Angelous, one of our youngest and currently strongest members. Also our strongest Light wizard aside from the master, and one of our most unique wizards."
Garion scratched the back of his head nervously. "Ya' know… it's not much of a feat when there's practically no one else who uses light magic aside from the master. And I'm not that strong…or unique…" Garion replied. He then extended a hand out to Lucy and grinned. "It's nice to meet you Lucy!" Lucy couldn't help but smile and shook the boys hand in return. "It's nice to meet you too Garion. If you don't mind, what was Erza asking you about?"
"Oh that. For the last 3 months I was busy doing a whole big bunch of jobs to get money together so I could buy myself a house! It's a really nice place, you should visit sometime." Garion said; his voice filled with excitement. Lucy felt a slight twinge of jealousy at that fact, and there was one question she couldn't help but ask.
"How much did it cost?"
Garion frowned and he looked upwards. Lucy and Levy couldn't help but giggle as Garion scrunched up his face as he tried to remember. His eyes widened and a look of realization came to his face.
"10 million jewels." He said with a smile.
Lucy just stared at him. "1-10 million!?" she asked, her expression one of complete disbelief. She stared at Garion who frowned and tilted his head to the side slightly. "Is something wrong?" He asked with concern in his voice.
Levy was laughing at Lucy. "That's in total. Don't worry I was also surprised when I heard how much it would cost him. The house cost about 6 million and everything else added up to 4 million. At first the person selling the house wanted to sell it to him for 15 million, but Elfman had a friendly "chat" with him about it." Levy said. Lucy sweat dropped. I think I have an idea as to what 'chat' might mean. She then looked at Garion.
"So what kind of magic do you use?" She asked him. Garion's face brightened up massively and he grinned.
"2 types actually!" Lucy's eyes almost popped out of her head when he revealed his wings. "This is my angel light magic. It's different from normal light magic because it's white instead of gold. And it's also apparently a lot stronger too." He explained as he summoned a ball of white light between his hands. Lucy just stared at his wings, which were glowing faintly. "They're so beautiful…" Lucy said, referring to Garion's wings.
Garion blushed. "Well… gee thanks…" He scratched his head nervously. Levy laughed. "You've made him blush Lu!"
Garion's wings faded. "And this…" His arms became coated in dark purple energy and his skin along his arms gained a purple tint. "…this is my Demons darkness magic." He formed a ball of purple energy in his hands. I've never heard of these magic's before… Lucy thought in wonder.
"That's some pretty cool magic, where'd you learn it?"
Garion's smile faltered. "I… I…was born with it…" he said, his magic dissipating. He looked down at the ground with a sad look on his face. He instantly perked up a second later and grinned. "So that's my magic! You're a celestial wizard aren't you?"
A smile spread across Lucy's face and she rested her hand on her keys. "That's right. I've got some pretty cool spirits. Oh do you know Loke?"
Garion frowned, obviously thinking the question over. He then asked a rather surprising question.
"Who's Loke?"
Lucy stared at him, not sure exactly how to feel. "Spiky hair, glasses, spends lots of time around girls, never met him?" She asked. The dual element wizard frowned again, and Levy giggled softly. "He's so cute when he does that." She whispered to Lucy.
Garion then shook his head. "Sorry, don't know him. Is he in our guild?"
"I… guess you could say that. It's not important right now. Hey Garion want to go see if Happy wants a race?" Levy said, changing the subject. Garion's face lit up like a Christmas tree. "That's an awesome idea Lev, I reckon this time I can beat him!" And without another word, he sprinted off to the guild hall, grinning all the way.
"Lev?" Lucy asked, raising an eyebrow as she looked at her friend.
"It's a nickname he uses from time to time. I think it's cute."
"He sure is an energetic one isn't he?" Lucy asked with a smile.
"Yeah. I don't think I've ever really seen him exhausted or tired before, except in fights and…" Levy stopped, a look that was both pained and sad crossing her features. Lucy barely registered it when Levy's expression returned to a cheerful one. "Yeah, just when he fights. I don't think I've seen anyone else with as much energy. Well, except for Natsu and Happy probably."
Lucy eyed her friend but didn't press the issue. "Probably, those 2 never seem to sit still for very long either." She commented in a light hearted tone. Thoughts of the fire dragon slayer filled her mind along with memories of all they had been through.
"But then again, they are also idiots." Lucy added.
"Oh come on Lucy they aren't that bad."
Lucy stared at her.
"Okay, maybe just a tiny bit…"
Lucy kept staring.
"Okay… maybe just a little…"
Yep still staring.
"Okay they are, but their innocent idiots aren't they?"
"I guess you could say that." Lucy said with slight exasperation. "Wait… you said something about him racing Happy…"
"Oh yeah, he does that from time to time. He doesn't do it for any other reason than to just have fun, I mean he loves flying, and Happy does as well so they get along really well. When Garion loses Happy makes him buy him lots of fish." Not surprising Lucy thought. "When Garion wins he never really asks for anything, except that Happy gets faster so the race can be even more exciting next time. It's made the 2 best friends, and also has made Garion sometimes talk like Happy." Levy said with a fond smile on her face.
"So that means he says…?" She asked, fearful of the answer.
"Yeah, but he doesn't do it a lot." Lucy sighed in relief Phew
"I'm sure you'll get along with him really well." Levy said with a smile.
"Good to hear and I hope I will. He really does seem nice." Lucy smiled.
"Oh how's your novel coming along?" the bookworm unsurprisingly asked.
"Great, I guess. Although I didn't really get time to write much on vacation, since we were busy saving the world again." Lucy said. "Yeah, but writing a book can be just as exciting you know!" Levy said; her usual enthusiasm when books were involved coming to the surface.
"Well we should probably get back inside, who knows how long until-"
*BOOM*
"… someone starts fighting." Lucy finished, sweat dropping and sighing at the plume of smoke rising from the guild hall, giving a clear indication exactly who was presently fighting. Levy nervously laughed. "Well at least everyone's back in usual spirits." The word mage said. The two teens started walking back to the guild hall, making idle chatter the whole way.
The scene inside the guild hall honestly wasn't that surprising to Lucy and Levy.
According to Garion, who was sitting at the bar with Happy, Gajeel had accidentally stepped on Natsu's foot whilst Mira had been singing, and this had resulted in Natsu accidentally punching Gajeel in the face, which accidentally lead to a free-for-all battle royal in the middle of the guild hall. Lucy sighed as cups; plates, chairs, tables, people and magic flew outwards from the massive brawl in the middle of the guild in every direction, and shrieked when several of the aforementioned objects nearly hit her.
"ENOUGH YOU BRATS!" Makarov roared, enlarging and smashing his fist down onto the middle of the brawl. The fighting abruptly stopped as several of the main combatant's now resembled pancakes, amongst them Natsu and Gajeel. The rest wisely decided that continuing the fight was not worth getting flattened by the guild master. He retracted his fist and returned it to normal size. Natsu and Gajeel slowly stood up; their bodies returning to normal shape and their expressions clearly showing they were not very happy their fight had been interrupted. Mira walked out from behind the bar and started giving orders to Jet, Droy and Elfman regarding cleaning up the mess.
Levy turned to look at Garion. "What kind of adventures did you go on over the last 3 months?" She asked
"Yeah did you find any really tasty looking fish?" Happy asked. Lucy just looked at Happy. "Is fish the only thing you ever think about?" She asked exasperated.
"No. I also think about how much you loooooovvveee Loke." Happy teased. Lucy immediately gained a rather large tick mark on her forehead.
"I do not you stupid cat!" She snapped. Happy held his hands to his mouth to stifle his laughter. "Yeah. You like Natsu!"
Lucy's face turned a shade of red. Be it from anger or embarrassment, Happy didn't exactly have time to figure out. "No I don't! Shut up you stupid talking cat!" She yelled before taking a swing at Happy and hitting the feline, sending him flying across the bar. Lucy blinked in surprise and looked at her hand. I've never actually hit him before… Said feline got up from where he landed and rubbed his head. "Ow…"
Levy and Garion were laughing at Lucy and Happy's antics. Garion looked around with a warm smile on his face, observing the other members of the guild. Natsu looked like he wanted to puke his guts out despite not being on any form of transportation; Gajeel was laughing at him, Elfman was yelling at Jet and Droy whilst carrying the ruins of destroyed tables around, Mira was busy ordering several guild members around as they cleared up the mess, Macco and Wakaba were talking about what they usually talk about, Cana was juggling looking at her cards and getting drunk, Gray was sitting at one of the tables, trying to ignore Juvia ogling him and Makarov was talking to Erza about something.
Nothing's really changed… but that's not a bad thing. Garion thought. He started telling Lucy and Levy about his adventures, and as he was he had one thought running through his mind.
It's good to be home.
And that's the chapter! I hope you enjoyed and please leave a review telling me what you thought. I tried my best to get the personalities of the characters and feel of Fairy Tail right, so please tell me if I did or didn't.
Next chapter launches us straight into the battle of Fairy tail arc. I hope you guys like Garion's powers and the names for them (I honestly couldn't think of anything better).
Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time!