"So, long story short, everyone at Fairy Tail thought I died, when in reality I just got transported to another world."
The clattering of the train accompanies the sounds of Lisanna's voice. Being as I was unclear about this Edolas place, I asked her about it, more so to pass the time on this train ride than anything. I thought it was some small town or something, but turns out Edolas is an entirely different realm of existence. I still don't get why Lisanna was suddenly transported there, but I don't think she gets it either.

Turning, I look out the window and see an expansive, green field, surrounded by a thick, dark forest.

Regardless of how she got there, it must have been hard to be presumed dead, only to find yourself in a world with images of people that you had known your entire life. For 2 years no less.

I can sympathize with her.

"Hey, I've been wondering something."

Lisanna's voice pulls my focus back over to her.

"Earlier, I think you said your name is Kal, but master called you En. Why was that?"

Was I really that careless already? That slip up might cost me later, unless I can play it off here and now.

"Kal's a nickname."
I say while avoiding eye-contact.

Lisanna stares at me, not looking the slightest bit convinced.

"You're a really bad liar you know."
She says, looking dissatisfied. I slowly begin to turn away, hoping to find an escape through the sights out the window. I hear Lisanna sigh in disappointment, which makes me feel bad. I didn't mean to upset her, I'm just uncomfortable about this subject.

"I'm sorry."

I say, overcome by a brief spell of guilt.

"No, it's fine. You can tell me the reasoning some other time."
I look back across at her, as I see her smile.

"I'll just call you En for now, since that's what everyone else knows you as."

I nod in agreeance, before taking another look out the window.

This is a long train ride…

"Take it back, you streaker!"

The two roll around on the floor as Natsu momentarily gains an advantage.

"Why? Because I'm right?"
Gray retorts as he throws Natsu to the side, crashing him into a vacant table.

"Will you two knock it off?"

I yell, having had more than enough of Natsu vs Gray for one day.

"Come on Lucy, let them settle this like real men."

Throwing my hands up in frustration, I shoot Elfman the coldest and most intimidating stare I can make.

"I hope you can ice your own bruises, bud."
Natsu says as he punches Gray in the stomach.

"You'll beg me to freeze you completely when I'm done."

Grey spins around, before delivering a kick to Natsu's left shoulder.

Suddenly, the lights in the room dim and a rough voice speaks loudly from the stage.

"Sometimes, a rock breaks and can't be glued back together."
A guitar strum can be heard.

"Other times, the curveball of life takes the rock away."
That's Gajeel's voice.

Gajeel. On a stage. With a guitar. Trying to be facetious. I need to run, far and fast.

Thinking quickly, I turn to the young girl across the table.

"Wendy, how about we take a job?"

I ask quickly, wanting to leave these morons behind.

"Well okay, that sounds fun."

Wendy says, while smiling brightly.

"You can come too, Juvia."

I say, looking to my right.

"I would accompany you, but alas, my darling remains in the midst of combat. Oh, how I am torn, an opportunity to bond with my friends, or stay here with my precious-"
"Okay, let's go Wendy."
I cut off Juvia as I get up to leave. Wendy jumps up, but runs over to the group of cats rather than over to the request board.

"Carla, I'm going on a job with Lucy, would you like to come with us?"

The white cat looks up at her friend, and shakes her head.

"No child, I have faith you can handle yourself, and you will have Lucy there to watch over you."

Wendy nods at this, before standing and walking towards me.

"Ok, let's find a job."

Nodding, I walk over to the request board, and instantly, my eye sight catches onto one sheet.

"680000 jewel?! Let's take this job!"

I rip the page off the board, as its reward is marginally larger than the other jobs.

"What kind of job is it?"

Wendy asks excitedly.

"I don't know, but for this kind of money, I don't care."

I walk quickly over to the counter, basically jumping in excitement. Even with half of this, I can pay 4 months rent.

"Mira, me and Wendy are taking this job."

I say to the woman sorting something in the highest counter. She looks down at the sheet and smiles.

"Okay you two, be safe out there."

Ready to start, I eagerly run out the door with Wendy in tow.
"So, what is this job?"

I stop at the door, pulling the page in front of my face.

"It says we need to gather materials for an experimental potion, the ingredients are as follows:"

As I'm about to continue, my entire body freezes up as I catch a glimpse of the list. There are easily 30 specific items we need to get.

"Lucy?"

Wendy asks, sounding slightly worried as I fail to continue. Feeling a wave of regret wash over my entire body, I hang my head low, before turning away.

"Lucy?"

Repeating herself, Wendy sounds more concerned. I begin walking away, feeling sadness and despair take ahold of my emotions. I hear Wendy start to chase after me.

This job is gonna take forever.

"We will be arriving at Balsam station in ten minutes."

A voice speaks from overhead. About time, this has been a painfully awkward and quiet train ride. I've only spoken to Lisanna when she initiated the conversation, and that wasn't often. I've never been good in social situations, and the whole business with me saying the wrong name earlier certainly didn't help.

"Before I forget…"

Lisanna suddenly says, surprising me.

"What kind of magic do you use?"

This is a question I should have fully been expecting, yet for some reason, her asking that throws me off. I hesitate, falling silent for a moment.

"If we're doing a job together, we should probably know what kind of magic one another uses."
Lisanna says as I fail to respond.

"Like, I use takeover magic, and I can turn into one of many animal spirits."

As she speaks, I begin to honestly consider the original question. I don't have a name for what I do, nobody has ever called it a specific name. I simply, do what comes naturally.

"So what kind of magic do you use?"

Lisanna asks, sounding a little impatient. Figuring I better say something before she gets angry, I look to her right, and say.

"I don't know."
Lisanna stares at me for a solid five seconds, before bursting into laughter. I look down to the carpeted floor, feeling like an idiot. What kind of self-respecting wizard doesn't know what kind of magic they use?

"Wait,"
Lisanna says, calming down slightly.

"What do you mean, how do you not know what kind of magic you use?"

I don't look up from the floor, but I quickly and quietly say.

"I don't know what it's called."

Now, Lisanna breaths out, completely seizing her laughter. Still not looking up, I close my eyes and breath slowly.
"Well it probably has something to do with that, right?"

I open my eyes, but I don't bother to look at Lisanna, I already know what she's talking about.

"Yeah."

Is all I say in response.

Before Lisanna get's a chance to ask anything else, I feel the train slow to a halt. Instantly, I stand and walk over to the closed door, not bothering to wait for her.

The sooner I complete this job, the better.

"So Lisanna, Wendy, and Lucy went on jobs without me?"

I ask Mira as she wipes down a table.

"That's right, I'm surprised you didn't notice any of them leaving."
She says, smiling brightly at me.

I throw my hands angrily in the air. This is all Gray's fault, if he didn't pick a fight with me, I would have gone with Lucy. We're on a team for crying out loud. Why did she go on a job with just Wendy? She didn't even invite me. Lucy broke our team, I can't believe it.

Man, this stinks. What am I supposed to do now? I already fought Gray, I guess I could go another round with him, or maybe Gajeel…

Nah, since everyone else is doing it, might as well take a job. But who to go with? I could go alone, but that's no fun, and I'm all about fun!

Looking around the guild hall, I look over my potential partners. I see Levy sitting alone, but our teams probably shouldn't interchange between one another. There's Juvia, sitting beside Gray, unfortunately, I probably can't get one without the other, and I will NOT work with Gray willingly. Then there's Elfman, Cana, Jet, Bisca, Wakaba, Macao. Screw it, I don't want to work with any of these people.

"Happy."
I yell out.

"We're going on a job."

A blue cat pops out from the middle of the room.

"Aye sir!"

He says loudly, as he floats a few feet above the ground

Smiling, I rush over to the request board, eager to start a job. As I quickly scan over the board, I hear my pal float over beside me.

"What are you looking for, Natsu?"

He asks, sounding curious.

"I don't know, something where I can kick some serious butt!"

I say, trying not to sound too enthusiastic. A few moments pass as I read over numerous requests, before Happy speaks up again.

"How about this one?"

He points a paw to a sheet in the bottom right corner. Grabbing the page, I read it aloud.

"A magic using bandit has been stealing various items from across Oniibus. Despite our continued efforts, we have been unable to catch this thief."
I look up at Happy.

"This should be fun, let's go."
Immediately stepping to my left, I call out to Mira.

"Hey Mira, I'm taking this job!"

And without waiting for a response, I sprint out the door.

This job's gonna be fun!

And then….