Standing outside of the guild, Alcina was in amazement. The guild consisted of three floors, the next smaller then the last, not that it mattered with such a large building. The roof below the one with the dome, the middle one, housed a large banner with Fairy Tail's symbol on it, held up by a pair of vertical poles. The building's large entrance was shaped reminiscent of that of the dome on the summit, and above it was the guild's name, topped by a protruding, stylized heart shape and flanked by a pair of carved fairies.
Alcina gave the group slack as they walked into the building with clearly more comfort then Alcina had entering this new place, knowing if she found who she was looking for that she would not have such a warm welcome once she was finished with him. But then again she wouldn't need to stay here if she found him, she could finally go home.
Erza stopped at the open door to the guild and with a dead stone face told Alcina "Come on."
A jolt shot through Alcina and she vaulted inside of the guild straight past Erza at her demand. The inside was similar to a large lunch hall, several long benches and tables stretched across its length with a bar managed by at the end. Several waitresses were serving the other guild members. The request board was located beside the bar. "Wow, its so big inside." Alcina exclaimed.
"Yeah its pretty big, but once you know where everything is then its not so hard to find your way around," Explained Lucy who had came off to Alcina's side, " Come sit with me at the bar. I want you to meet Mirajane."
Alcina followed reluctantly behind Lucy, still watching for him, knowing he must be here. Once they reached the bar a slim woman with long, white hair that curled slightly at the ends came over to them. A short, upwards ponytail held what Alcina would assume were her bangs up and away from her face, she had large blue eyes and a very curvy, voluptuous body build. Smiling brightly the women said "Hi I'm Mirajane, how can I help you?"
Smiling back Alcina answered "May I have water?"
Mirajane and Lucy laughed, Alcina's face flustered. 'Were they laughing at her? Water was a perfectly acceptable thing to ask for.' It was in abundance in this land, Alcina knew that.
"You're in one of the greatest guilds in the world, know for its drinking antics and you just want water?" Mirajane laughed.
"Then grilled fish and beer!" Alcina demanded, feeling like she was clearly being made fun of for her request.
Still laughing Mirajane stammered "OK," as she walked away from them.
Lucy was still stifling her laughter when she confessed " I'm sorry we laughed at you, its been such a long time since anyone has asked for water at the bar before. It was just very unusual."
"It was not nice, I do not understand these customs of you and your people." Alcina informed her while pinning her with a stare of contempt.
"Really I am sorry, we didn't mean to offend you. Where are you from? You speak differently then most foreigners I know." Lucy admitted.
"I'm from the island of Deia, or from what I've learned your people call it Gods Island. It is far to the east of this land, I've been here in Fiore for a few months now, looking for The Leo." Alcina explained.
Mirajane had came back with Alcina's food and drink, sitting it in front of her Mirajane asked "Why are you looking for Leo? Are you his girlfriend?"
Choking on her drink Alcina stammered " No! I would never date a man like Leo, his is repulsive in his antics in others lives!"
Mirajane and Lucy laughed again at Alcina's reaction " That's a good thing, it will save you from heart break from him that's for sure." Mirajane replied.
Alcina pulled her goggles down and back up pinning her bangs behind it to keep it out of her face while she continued to take large bites from the grilled fish, pausing to drink her beer. "This food is wonderful, I love the drinks in Fiore as well." Alcina confessed.
"If you're looking for Leo then I think you've been looking for him by the wrong name. He usually goes by Loke, but you've already meet him once while we were at the diner." Lucy informed her.
Nearly choking on her drink again Alcina cleared her throat "Where is he?! He looks so different from before."
"Oh he changed his looks a while ago, he looks very different now then he did before." Lucy explained.
Nodding her head, Alcina looked around the guild once more trying to find him. 'His changed his name and his looks, he must know that someone is looking for him' Alcina thought. "He has spiky orange hair and fur collared vest?" Alcina asked.
"Well I thought it was a jacket but that sounds like Loke." Lucy replied.
Alcina's heart pounded in her chest, had she finally found him? Could she finally go home to what family had survived this man called Loke now. "Is he here now?" Alcina blurted.
"Um... I think so. I think that's him over there. The one in the black suit." Lucy pointed out.
Alcina spotted him, he did indeed look different now, she didn't even recognize him when he appeared in the diner. He was a fool for not recognizing her then and running. Alcina would end it here in this guild and go back to what was left of her home. His back was turned towards her and he was talking to a gaggle of women, leaning back against a table. Chugging the remainder of her beer, Alcina stood up.
Taking long strides towards the man and group of women, little sparks of purple magic flickered over Alcina's skin. Blood roared in her ears, she felt light on her feet as she stalked a crossed the guild hall towards Loke. A few of the women caught her glare and made an excuse to walk away, the others pointed her out. Loke turned to look and meet Alcina's glare. He waved the remanding women on as he stood to face Alcina, the table still between the two.
Coming to a stop across the table Alcina held Loke's gaze, the flickers of magic dancing more vigorously over her skin. The veins in her arms bulged as her hands balled into fists. Loke stood with his hands in his pockets before pushing his blue glasses up the bridge of his nose " And how may I help a beautiful woman like yourself?" He asked, though not smiling like he was with the other women.
The hair on Alcina's arms rose as did the hair on her head, It started to whip around her face, barely tamed by the goggles still pushed back on her head. " If you don't know who I am you don't deserve to know why you're going to die today!" Alcina shouted as swung her fist into the wooden table.
Splinters exploded into the air around them. Alcina took the moment of cover to lift the heavy bench high above her head. Catching a glimpse of Loke through the down pour of wood she swung it down fiercely. He bolted out of the way, the bench shattering into chunks. Kicking a chunk of the bench as it fell it skewered towards Loke, who spun away as the sharp chunk penetrated the wall like a dart. Guild members scattered out of the way as the purple sparks engulfed Alcina in a blaze. Her hair stood straight out as if she had been electrocuted, muscles bulged to twice their original size, and her eyes took on a reddish tint as blood dripped from her nose. "Just die already!" She shouted as she dove towards him.
" What have I done to make you attack me?" Loke sputtered as he dove out of her murderous path.
Alcina knew for certain that she could overpower Loke. If only she could catch him! As her frustration at his display of speed and agility began to overwhelm her the magic swelling around Alcina started to accumulate in front of her, exploding in a outwards road towards the infuriating man. The shot wavered as if unstable but finally Alnica's luck had began to turn. The blast of magic slammed into Loke. pushing him back before it dissipated.
"You destroyed my home, my family! You're nothing but a snake in the grass, an impostor of The Leo!" Alcina bellowed as she lurched towards her treacherous foe.
Blood covered Alcina's face and trickled down the front of her vest, the tan leather ties now stained a deep crimson. Her strength was waning quickly. The abuse she was forcing her body through and the loss of blood were causing Alcina's grip on her magic to slip. She needed to move quickly or risk losing her chance.
Alcina let out a bellow of rage as she pushed all of her strength into her legs and pitched towards Loke. His leer widening as she steamrolled right for him. Just as she came within inches of slamming into him, he used her own momentum to shove her off course. Colliding with one of the building's support beams, wood yet again splintered in all directions.
The dust and debris settling Alcina could be seen on the floor, leaning on the lower half of the support beam that was left intact. Huffing in gasp she laid there, her strength was gone, it was her last shot and she missed him. "I was told... That Leo was, in this guild... You were even, pointed out... As The Leo... Your hair, its the same as his..." Alcina panted.
"I'm sorry but you're mistaken, I think that you've been lead to the wrong Leo. " Loke admitted as he walked towards her.
The other guild members began to move in, seeing as the fight had clearly came to an end with Alcina as the loser. Loke wasn't making any sudden movements towards her so the rest didn't either. Lucy sneaked behind Loke, peering over his shoulder at Alcina still breathing hard on the floor. "I may I told her you were Leo." She whispered to him.
Looking back at Lucy and then to Alcina, Loke could tell she was hurt from the collision of the support beam. Coming to crouch next to her Loke asked " Do you need help?"
"No." Alcina answered looking away from him.
Thought the bleeding had stopped and she wasn't panting anymore she still was not moving. Loke reached out for her hand and Alcina rushed to push it away from her. " You need help." He stated.
"No I don't." She declared as she pushed away from him. Rolling from her back to her side, she tried to pull her legs under her but slipped in the debris of wood still littering the floor.
Huffing she tried again, getting one foot under herself but the other was lame. A stake of wood stuck in her leg at a strange angle, blood soaking through her pants. Loke waived Lucy over towards them, still crouching next to Alcina. "Please Alcina, let us help you. I didn't know we were talking about different Leo's. Loke is the only Leo that I know." Lucy admitted.
A stung look settled on Alcina's face, still not making eye contact with either of them she pushed herself up again. The leg still limp under her, she leaned against the beam to steady herself. " If he is not The Leo then I have been looking for the wrong place for months. He is a mage as well with orange hair and was calling himself Leo the whole time." Alcina stated.
Lucy held out her hand to Alcina smiling. " We can help you find him but we gotta get you fixed up first."
Looking at Lucy then down at her hand again Alcina looked shot down. All this time and for what? To find the wrong man. But these were mage's, Alcina knew that these people were strong, clearly, maybe they really could help her. With a smile and laugh Alcina took Lucy's hand, her eyes shined for a moment as she realized she had found good people today even if she had caused problems for them. " I'm sorry that I destroyed part of your guild, it seems I have caused you many problems today from the diner and here as well."
Laughing Lucy admitted " Its OK usually its the rest of the guild to destroy it on a normal basic."
Many of the other members laughed and cheered at the statement about them, as true as it was they did normal cause a much greater ruckus then Alcina did. Though maybe not as much damage with the wooden spikes still impaled in the wall. " Well lets get me fixed up and drinks for everyone! After this I think we all need it." Alcina cheered.
The whole guild broke out in a roar of approval, though Loke was quite in thought. Who was this man she looked for that was so similar to him? He even called himself Leo and a mage as well? Defiantly someone he wanted to keep a look out for if he was bringing bad use to his own name.