Chapter 4

Year X786

"This is the 56th person that decides to leave the guild." Macao sighed as he stared at another person walking out of the guild never to return again.

"Well good thing is, we got more space in this new cosy tavern of ours." Wakaba joked.

"Shut up, you know better about what our situation is like, though we moved to a smaller place but it also means that fewer jobs would come here." Macao said sharply.

"Droy, that is too much, you cannot possibly eat all of that…" Jet said loudly, as he tried to get the food away from Droy.

"GO AWAY!" Droy shouted as he pushed Jet away and started gouging himself with the food.

"Droy!" Jet tried once again to stop him only to be shoved away hard.

"THAT"S IT YOU UNGRATEFUL SHIT! YOU WANT TO EAT THEN EAT TILL YOU DIE ! FUCK MYSELF FOR CARING FOR YOU!" Jet shouted as he tore another quest from the board and stomped out of the guild.

Droy started tearing, "Yeah, you go ahead, I don't need anything!"

"Seriously, Droy? Is this how you want this to end? Do you really want to lose this friendship?" Max said gently.

Droy looked at his food and then to the door, he slowly got up and ran out of the guild.

Kinana served two cups of warm coffee to Macao and Wakaba, "I heard about the some Grand Magic Games is coming out next month, is Fairytail attending?"

"Of course!" Wakaba replied, "It is our only time to bring back our reputation."

"With Nab screwing up every single job, I'm not surprise that our reputation is dropping." Laki commented as she shot a glare at Nab.

Nab looked away, uncomfortable at where the conversation was leading to.

"Hey hey hey, don't need to be so blunt." Wakaba said.

"Am I not saying the truth, oh wait, is it me or am I spotting a tummy?" Laki asked Nab coldly before taking a quest and leaving the guild.

"Nab, don't mind her." Macao smiled, "Everyone's on the edge now with the Grand Magic Games around the corner."

"Yea, I know…" Nab replied and walked out of the guild dejected.

Romeo stood in the front door of Totomaru's School of Fire Magic. He was forbidden to leave town and this was the only Fire Magic school…Should he just go for it? But the…Wait…The name Totomaru sounds rather familiar…Isn't he from Phantom? What was he doing here? Wait isn't he the one that Natsu defeated? Should he learn magic from him?

"If you are thinking about learning from him, then go ahead." A familiar voice said.

He turned and saw Bisca holding her new-born baby in her hands.

"Bisca…"

"I won't tell your Dad. Just learn from him, if you want to." Bisca smiled kindly, "Hurry learn some ass whopping fire magic and join us on a quest."

"Really?"

"Of course, Alzack and I would be waiting for you." She patted his head gently, "I'll be going to meet Alzack now, See you tomorrow." She gave him a wave and left.

Romeo took one more look at the poster and whispered "For Natsu…" And he entered the school.

When Alzack saw Bisca from a distanced, he immediately ran forward to meet her.

"Alzack!" Her face beamed like an angel when she saw him but stopped suddenly when she saw his hair and wound.

"What happen?" She asked as started inspecting the burnt wound at the side of his face "Oh God…Alzack…I should have followed you for the quest… I should have."

"Don't be silly, you still need to take care of our little Asuka." He smiled, hoping to reassure her.

"But your hair..." Her eyes suddenly went dead, "Was it burnt off…?" She asked.

He fell silent.

"Was it accidental or purposefully done?" She demanded as a murderous intent started to seep out of her, Asuka stared innocently at her mother.

"Bisca…"

"How dare they?! It was on purpose right! The bandits wanted to torture you! Oh my GOD! If I was there, I would have blown all of their brains out! How dare they?!" She started ranting, waving Azuka as though she was a prop for her anger.

He kissed her to calm her down, "I'm here now, aren't I? I defeated them, and if it makes you happy, I took revenge for my hair."

Bisca started crying as she hugged him, squeezing Azuka in between them.

He smiled, "Don't you think I look manlier now? With short hair, I can see your face clearer."

"I…is..is the wound going to leave a scar?" She asked, "Not that I mind if it does leave a scar…"

"Of course not.." He kissed her again, only to be interrupted by Asuka's crying.

"Ahh…Our baby Azuka is hungry." Alzack said in a childish voice as he played with his daughter.

"Then let's hurry home, Dinner is already waiting."

Jellal was travelling back to Magnolia when he decided that maybe he should rest near a lake where he can freshen up and drink up. When he reached the lake he was shocked to see Ultear and Meredy…Naked.

"Isn't that Jellal?" Ultear asked, her tone a little seductive.

"Jellal is a pervert." Meredy teased.

Jellal looked down to the ground immediately, a blush could be spotted all the way to his ears, "I'm sorry…I didn't know, I just wanted to drink some water before resting for the night."

"Still so innocent aren't you." Ultear chuckled.

"What?" he look up suddenly only to look back down when he saw their bodies.

"Ne ne, I don't think Erza had corrupted him yet." Meredy laughed as she continued to wash her body.

"Seems like it."

"I'll be taking my leave now…" Jellal mumbled as he slowly back away from them, trying his best not to look up.

A pair of bare long leg appeared in his line of vision, "Do you think I would let you leave so easily?" Ultear said sadistically.

"I'm sorry… I swear I did not see much!" He looked up as he swore and saw Ultear in all her glory, "Shit, I'm really sorry!"

She started laughing, "Don't worry about it."

Seeing that his head was still bowed, she dressed quickly and told him to lift his head. When he saw that she was full dressed, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I should be the one apologising." She said, "At the tower of Babel…I was the one..." She closed her eyes as though she was in pain, "I was the one that brainwashed you."

He shrugged and said matter-of-factly, "It doesn't matter; it is my fault for not being strong enough to fight it."

"Are you still waiting for Erza?"

Jellal nodded.

She took in a deep breath, "I was there at Tenrou Island…"

Jellal immediately placed all his attention to her, "What do you mean?"

"Acnologia, this dragon came and destroyed the whole island. We were lucky to alive because we were off the island at the time of the attack."

Jellal paled.

"They can't possibly be alive anymore…You and the rest of the Fairytail members should move on."

He took a step back, "You are lying right?"

He observed their faces, hoping to spot any look of dishonesty…but he found none.

"I…I…I got…got to go…" He stuttered, as he slowly got up.

"Jellal…"

He ignored them and started to leave the area.

"Jellal!" Ultear called out, as she grabbed his arm.

Tears started flowing, "It cannot be true, Erza can't die..."

"She is dead but I know she would not want to see you like this."

"I owe her…I have not repay her for her suffering, and she is gone? How can…" He choked as he collapse to the ground. It took them so long to finally be together…why were the Gods so cruel?

Fairy Tail had gotten last in the Grand Magic game and so did their ranking. They were once the strongest only to suddenly dropped rock bottom. Macao sighed, what were they going to do…Because of their ranking now, the amount of quest suddenly dropped. The people in magnolia had lost faith in them.

"Macao…I'm really sorry…" Alzack apologize, one of his eye was bandaged due to the blow he received in the game, "I should have fought harder…"

"It is okay, as long as you are well and alive, it is okay…" Macao reassured him with a smile, the Grand Magic Game was such a cruel thing, some mages participated in the game only to hurt others. How could such mages be allowed?

Alzack chuckled, "Bisca was rather angry at my opponent, so I better go and placate her."

Macao grinned, "Such a protective wife."

Alzack shook his head and corrected him with a wide blissful smile, "It is such a beautiful and protective wife."

When Alzack left the tavern, Wakaba took a seat beside Macao, "It is nice to see them getting chummier day by day…It is also nice to see that at least one of us is happy."

"Yes it is nice…" Macao sighed, "Wakaba…I'm thinking about borrowing some money…"

"Why?!" Wakaba exclaimed.

"You see…After we lost the game, we lost people's trust in us, and we are no longer the strongest guild…and the quest request are dropping….so…"

"We don't have money?" Wakaba continued for him.

"Not enough to pay for this tavern…Not enough to pay for anything actually…With Bisca having a baby, Alzack work speed has slowed considerably."

Wakaba frowned, "He has to stay and look after his wife as well."

"Yes yes, I know that, but most of the money came from him and Bisca. Droy has also given up on himself and kept eating while Jet is working his ass off to cover him…" Macao sighed, "Nab is still not completing any job and our guild membership is falling…Do you get what I mean?"

"In summary, we have no money and you want to borrow some money to keep Fairy Tail going."

Macao nodded.

Wakaba sighed heavily, "I don't know Macao…I have a bad feeling about it."

"Let us just think of it one step at a time…I'll go and find if there is anyone to borrow money from."