Chapter 2: Fairy Tail, meet a Fairy Without a Tail.

Author's Note Part 1: Well guys, here's the second chapter for "The Spriggan of Fairy Tail". And I've gotta say, so far this attempt has been getting good feedback from you guys, so thanks for that! I also find it pretty good that for a story just posted a couple days ago I already have just under 150 people who have actually read it, and I feel like the only reasons that there aren't any more is because of A: The pairing that I have, and B: The fact that this attempt is a crossover. But, I made these choices for valid reasons! The fact that it's a crossover is because it will allow me to write this out without fearing the need to re-write this story for a fourth time in yet another different way.

Now, as for the reason behind the pairing, that's because I've noticed how there's only a handful of stories that have an OC paired with our favorite drinker of Fairy Tail. Now, I have plans for said pairing, but I definitely want your guy's advice for this part of it. How fast should it go? By this, I mean should I have it start by the Phantom Lord arc, since my character will be a part of the guild since the time that Lucy joins, or should it be later? Say, just before the Battle of Fairy Tail arc? The reason I have it as these two arcs is because for Phantom Lord, I can have scenes between the two when the Fairy Tail guild is attacked, or if it's just before the Battle of Fairy Tail arc, then I can have him be Cana's boyfriend when she enters the beauty contest. (Note: I have more plans for that arc as well, so you guys can look forwards to those as well.)

Also, can I just say that SAO II has episodes that always leave you wanting more? I mean, the dub for the eighth episode came out a few days ago, and can I just say that it left everyone on one big motherfucking cliffhanger?! I mean, when I finished and saw that the ninth still wasn't dubbed yet, I practically yelled at my computer screen! The reason I don't watch the sub is because I have a hard time trying to both watch the scenes and read the subtitles, so I wait until the dubs come out. So now, I'm gonna be antsy for the next few days until the next dubbed episode to come out on Sunday! Gah!

Anyways, the only other thing I have to say is that I've gone back and edited the last chapter a bit by adding details to get some finer points across that may or may not have been mistaken for previous readers, one such addition being that I've stated Michael's age in his description. But, since you guys have been looking forwards to this chapter so much, I'll let you guys get to actually reading it. Enjoy!

P.s. I'm actually gonna add a key, since this will have a few differences from my other stories that you guys will need to know:

Attack Names, Author's Notes, (Author's Notes during story)

Thoughts, Emphasis during sentences, spells spoken by Michael, song lyrics

Descriptions/writing, "Talking", Emphasis during thoughts

P.s.s. Just a heads up, but if you guys are reading this on a laptop, have a separate tab opened to YouTube when you read since I will be including OST's and songs from both anime's into this. And if you're reading this on a phone… I don't know what you could do besides maybe having YouTube open on a separate device, since you can't have both turned on at the same time. Sorry about that.

P.s.s.s. I have ideas for yet another fanfiction that I want to write, but I want your guy's opinions on it. Basically, after watching a few episodes of GenerationHollow's playthrough for Wolfenstein: The Old Order, I now want to write down my own version, with an OC of my own added in. So, I want to know just how many of you actually want to read that.

3rd Person POV:

"Welcome to Fairy Tail!" Happy exclaims as he waves his paw towards the building that he's talking about. Him and Natsu look at it with large grins on their faces, while Lucy gets a large smile of her own as she holds the handle of her suitcase. Meanwhile, Michael stands next to Natsu with a small smirk on his face and his arms crossed in front of his chest as he looks up at the building that's home to the greatest magical guild in Fiore.

Fairy Tail Intro (+Michael)

Fairy where are you going? Hikari, zenbu atsumete, kimi no ashita terasu yo!

The town of magnolia can be seen during the night, the houses and cathedral lit up by the flaming torches as fairy-shaped figures fly through the air, leaving sparkling lights in their wake. Then, they fly over a ship in the harbor, before flying over Natsu as he stands in the clearing of a forest, before finally flying towards the moon.

Oh yeah! Kikoeten no ka kono koe wa?

Next, Lucy can be seen standing next to a tree overlooking Magnolia, her celestial spirit Plue standing next to her, before she turns around as one of the fairy-shaped figures from before flies in front of her.

Oh yeah! Kareta tte sakebu kara.

The next scene shows Gray, only wearing his pants, standing in the ruins of what appears to have once been a house with his hands in his pockets, turning slightly to the right as another fairy-shaped figure goes flying by his left.

Oh yeah! Kikoeru made kimi no kokoro ga.

The next scene shows Erza scarlet, standing in front of the dead body of a large, snake-like beast with a sword held in her right hand while her left rests on her waist, the wind blowing her long, red hair slightly as yet another fairy-shaped figure flies behind her.

Oh yeah! Oh yeah!

This time we see Michael, the black-clad fairy leaning against the trunk of a tree with his hands crossed behind his head, and Elucidator lying in a sheath on the ground next to him as he looks up into the bright blue sky, before another fairy-shaped figure flies near him, this one actually stopping to sit on his head and stare up at the clouds with him.

Tsuki to taiyo no haitatchi.

Next, we see all the previous people, sans the fairy-shaped figures, sitting in a train, Erza eating a strawberry cake, Lucy looking over a map, Gray watching Plue dance in the middle, Happy and Natsu playing rock-paper-scissors, and Michael looking through his "Menu", clicking some of the boxes every few seconds. Suddenly, a different scene appears with the group moving through a desert in a carriage pulled by what looks like a giant, purple pig, with Erza controlling said pig while everyone else stays in the carriage.

Wasuremono wa nai desu ka?

The next scene shown is the group sitting around a campfire, Gray reading a piece of paper while Lucy glares at him, Natsu eating chicken legs, Happy eating a fish, Erza leaning against a giant pile of supplies a few feet away, and Michael can be seen flying through the trees in the background. Suddenly, the scene shifts to show Plue shivering on a cobblestone path in the rain, while he looks slightly concerned. The reason why is shown as the scene changes to include Lucy, who's sitting on a cobblestone bridge, her feet swinging over the edge as she looks down into the water.

Okashii na kimi ga inai to.

Suddenly, the clouds disperse as the sun comes out, and the blonde girl looks up, tears at the edge of her eyes showing that she'd been crying. The view that greets her is that of Mirajane waving, Natsu giving her a smile, Gray and Erza standing there with serious expressions, and Michael floating above the luggage that they have with them, giving Lucy a thumbs up as he smirks.

Hoshii mono sai mitsukaranai!

In response to the familiar faces, Lucy's tears go away, and she gives everyone a bright smile in response to their own.

Snowing sunao ni egao ni nareta no wa futari yorisoi kasane atta jikan ga aru kara!

The next scenes play in a more montage theme, the first being Michael flying away from a large, flying monster with Natsu in his grip, Happy in one of Natsu's hands while the other holds a wooden case of some kind. Then, the group can be seen attempting to fight off large plants, which have trapped Lucy and Natsu, one of the plants in question attempting to eat the latter's head. Meanwhile, Gray is attempting to hold onto another plant, Erza stands off to the side with a piece of paper with their job on it, and Michael unsheathes Elucidator from his back as he starts walking towards the people attacking, or being attacked by, the plants.

Next, Lucy and Natsu can be seen running away from large bees, their hive seen in the background. After that, the inside of the guild hall can be seen, Natsu and Gray butting heads as orange and blue auras surround them respectively, Lucy laughing at the sight as Mirajane looks at them with a fond smile, Happy eating a fish in front of the two, and Michael smirking as he shakes his head at the two. Then, the scene changes to show Erza standing in front of a blue background, before the shot pans out to show the head and shoulders of an unknown man with Caucasian skin, blue hair, brown eyes, and a red tattoo over his right eye. After this, a scene appears that pans over all the key members of Fairy Tail, each one of them smiling.

Fairy where are you going?

Then, a scene shows Lucy summoning all her current spirits, including Plue, Cancer, Aquarius, and more.

Hikari zenbu atsumete kimi no ashita terasu yo! Na, na!

The next scene is of Natsu swallowing a large fire, before the shot pans out to show a large canyon, which is immediately filled with a large explosion of fire, letting off a bright light that shoots like a beam into the sky courtesy of the Dragonslayer, the light illuminating all the members of Fairy Tail as they look at it with smiles and smirks on their faces, the only one not smiling being Romeo. Then, the scene changes once again to show a large beast that looks like a humanoid dragon, Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza and Michael all staring up at it with frowns and glares on their faces, Michael having a second sword in his left hand, this one a bright white with black outlines, the polar opposite of Elucidator.

Don't say goodbye!

Suddenly, the shot focuses on Natsu's face before showing what appears to be a younger Natsu hugging the snout of a large, red dragon, a large smile on the pink haired boy's face as the dragon appears to be smirking at him. Then, the scene changes to show Erza in the air, her outfit flashing before changing into a different one, as she readies a sword in her right hand, before it shows Natsu with a large smile on his face, his right fist covered in flames as the two pass one another, their respective attacks only shown to hit due to the light that appears between them after they separate, the light turning the entire screen white, before Happy appears with his angel wings, and winks at the camera, before the shot changes to show the guild building with the group standing in front of it.

Natsu is near the front with his right fist clenched as he grins, with Lucy standing beside him, holding one of her golden keys in her left hand. Behind Natsu, Erza stands with a small smile on her face, while Gray stands with his hands in his pockets behind Lucy with a small smirk on his face. Plue can be seen jumping in the air above Gray, while Happy is flying above Erza. Michael is seen floating above everyone with a smirk on his face and his arms crossed in front of his chest.

Magnolia, Fiore

The door to the Fairy Tail guild is suddenly Sparta kicked inwards by Natsu as he sends a glare into the spacious room. "We made it back alive!" H exclaims, his teeth taking on the appearance of a shark as his eyes turn white and a small tick mark appears on his forehead.

"We're home!" Happy exclaims in agreement as he jumps up next to Natsu's head with his paws extended out wide and a smile on his face. The response the two get vary from person to person as some welcome the two back to the guild hall, while others ignore him as if it's a normal occurrence… Which for this guild it is. While Natsu is welcomed back, Lucy and Michael walk into the building with a small smile in Lucy's case, and a smirk in Michael's case. He looks around the hall, and notices a few spots that seem to be a little damaged. His internal question of why the spots are damaged is answered a second later when one person welcomes Natsu back in a different way than the others.

"So I heard you went all out in Hargeon Natsu. Had to go starting trou-" He cuts himself off as his eyes widen, before he's sent flying into a table a few feet away, courtesy of a flying kick from the pink haired Dragonslayer in question, utterly demolishing the wooden furniture. When this happens, Lucy stares in shock, while Michael simply whistles at the damage caused. When Natsu lands on the ground, he glares at the pile of what used to be a table, which is covering the person who was talking to him before.

"You lied about that Salamander! I'm gonna kick your butt!" Natsu exclaims, his right hand on his left bicep as a large, orange tick mark appears on his head, before the person that he kicked suddenly flips onto his feet, and glares back at the Dragonslayer.

"Don't get mad at me, I'm not the one to blame here! I just passed along a rumor I heard!" He yells, a tick mark of his own appearing on his head. Michael simply shrugs off the sight, already used to the anime logic applied in the situation after living in this world for a month.

"It was just a rumor?!" Natsu yells in anger and confusion.

"You wanna fight?!" The person yells back at him, and Natsu's response is to punch the guy, and send him flying through the guild hall, his body smashing through tables that members were eating at, sending said members along with their food and drinks flying into the air. When this happens, Happy closes his eyes and waves his left paw in a placating manner.

"Now, now Natsu, I think you need to calm Do~~~~~wn!" The last word he ends up stretching out as one of the bodies hits into him, and sends him flying towards the wall, bouncing off other people as he goes. When this happens, it causes other members to join the fight, and soon enough, almost every person in the guild hall is joining the fight that Natsu started. When this happens, Lucy starts thinking to herself about the fact that she was in the Fairy Tail guild, while Michael simply sighs at the sight of the brawl, and makes his way over to the bar, smacking aside members that get in his way as if they were flies while one member in particular joins the fight, this one being Gray. He's a Caucasian skinned male with blue eyes, and spikey black hair only slightly different from Michael's. He has a bad habit of taking off his clothes, which is shown by the fact that he's currently only wearing his black boxers, allowing his blue Fairy Tail guild mark to be seen on the right side of his chest, his six-pack shown due to the lack of shirt, and the silver necklace with a sword on it is clear as well.

"I need a drink if I'm gonna be a part of this guild." Michael mutters to himself as he takes a seat. Conveniently (Because I made it this way), he sits next to another guild member. This one is Cana Alberona. She's a Caucasian skinned female with brown eyes, and long brown hair that cascades down her back, except for two strands that frame her face. She's wearing red-orange Capri pants that reach down to just below her knees, a blue bikini top that barely covers her ample breasts, and high-heeled sandals. She has three silver bracelets around each of her wrists, and metal bracelets around her biceps. Because of her very revealing outfit, her black Fairy Tail guild mark can be seen on the left side of her slim waist. Currently, she's drinking from a glass of wine, not that surprising since she's Fairy Tail's heaviest drinker, but stops to tell Gray about his current appearance.

"Gray, you're clothes." She comments, making Michael look over in the direction she's facing, only to see Gray walking towards the large brawl taking place.

"I don't have time for that!" Gray yells back in response, before he jumps right into the fight, immediately heading towards Natsu. Michael simply scoffs at this while Cana sighs.

"You see, I don't date the men here because they have no class." She says… Before she picks up a keg of beer and starts to chug it down. Lucy looks at her with wide eyes when this happens, silently thinking to herself about the hypocritical statement that Cana just made, as a new man walks towards the brawl.

"It's not even noon and you boys are already whining like spoiled babies!" He exclaims, making Lucy turn her wide eyes to him. This man has tan Caucasian skin, and white hair that's styled into spikes that point straight up into the air, while his eyes are a dark shade of blue, and his right eye has a stitched up scar underneath it. He's currently wearing blue pants, and a blue button-up shirt with a high collar, not unlike a Japanese high school outfit, except that he towers over everyone else currently present… Until Natsu and Gray temporarily team up to launch him to the other side of the guild hall with a single punch from each of them at the same time. This is Elfman. When this happens, Michael chuckles a bit, gaining Cana's attention, while Lucy looks around the guild and sees other members that she recognizes from Sorcerer's Weekly, or that she just meets when they walk near her.

"Oh, and just who are you cutie?" Cana asks, a faint blush on her cheeks from the alcohol that she's drunk so far that day. Michael smirks in response, but can tell that the alcohol she's drunk hasn't actually affected her that much.

"The name's Michael. I came with Lucy over there in order to join the guild. Heh, talk about irony." He says, making Cana raise one of her eyebrows.

"I'm Cana, and what's ironic about joining the guild? Not that I'm complaining." She says, looking him over once again. Michael simply chuckles again in response.

"Eh, I'm sure that once everything calms down Natsu's gonna announce it to everyone. Although, I will admit that telling a beautiful woman like yourself beforehand wouldn't be a bad thing, but I'm having a bit of fun watching the chaos in front of me… Definitely better than what I'm used to." He says with a smile near the beginning, before it slips off his face and he mutters the last part. Cana raises an eyebrow at this, but mentally shrugs. Everyone at Fairy Tail had their skeletons in their closets, some more than others. The only thing the brunette beauty doesn't realize, is just how literal those skeletons were for the person sitting next to her. However, when the two stop talking, Cana finally notices the noise in the guild.

"Ugh, it's so loud. So much for having a drink to relax." She mutters, going to pull something out, only for Michael to hold up a hand.

"Eh, don't worry about it, I think I have a way to stop this. I mean, I was gonna continue to enjoy it, but far be it from me to keep a woman from her alcohol." He says, before Cana is shocked as magical energy surrounds him. However, it's different from the magical energy that she's used to, and looks different as well. Instead of the usual magical circle that appears near a person who is casting a spell, there are instead runes that appear around Michael in rows, creating a cylinder of words around him, before suddenly every single one of them lights up, and he holds his hand out towards the current fight. When he does this, a bright purple symbol appears in front of his hand, before a large, black smokescreen is suddenly expelled from it, four more clouds of smoke joining it in the shape of a plus sign, before it fills the entire guild, successfully cutting off everyone's line of sight.

The fighting immediately stops, yells of shock coming from everyone, before the smokescreen is suddenly blown out the guild's doors and into the open air by two large hands clapping together. When the smoke clears, it reveals the guild members in varying positions from when they stopped fighting, and everyone can get a good look at who dispersed the smoke. This person is a short, old looking man with wrinkled Caucasian skin, white hair, a white mustache, and ebony eyes. He's wearing brown, elf-like shoes, orange pants, a white shirt with the Fairy Tail guild mark on the front, and an orange jacket over said shirt. He has on what looks like a joker's hat that has two spikes coming out of the top that bend towards the ground after a few inches. The entire thing is designed with alternating orange and light-blue circles, and his hands are currently the size of a person. This is Makarov, the master of Fairy Tail. However, a few seconds later his hands shrink, and the old man looks over at the person responsible for the smoke.

"I must thank you boy, you managed to stop the fight between my children so that I didn't have to get involved." He thanks the teen, who just waves it off with a small smile.

"Don't mention it. I'm just glad I could help." He says, getting a nod from the old man in response. Since he's saying the people here are his "children", I'm gonna take a guess and say that he's the master of the guild. Michael thinks to himself as a bartender tells Lucy the same thing a few feet away. This woman is Mirajane. She has Caucasian skin, long, white hair, and dark blue eyes, much like her brother Elfman. She's currently wearing a long red dress that reaches down to her ankles, with a pink bow attached just above her breasts. A few seconds after Makarov nods to Michael, the master of Fairy Tail leaps up towards the railing for the second floor of the guild, spinning as he does so, and just misses the top by a few inches, slamming into the wood that makes up the railing instead. Everyone that was previously in the fight, or watching it, turns to look at him as he climbs onto the railing, and coughs into his hand, a wad of papers held in his left one.

"You've gone and done it again, you bunch of clods!" He yells at the people gathered below him, before he holds out the stack of papers that were in his left hand towards them. "Just take a look at how much paperwork the magic council sent me this time! This is the biggest pile of complaints yet!" He exclaims, making Michael raise an eyebrow slightly at the, in his eyes, small stack of paper.

Huh, guess there's not that much paperwork that's handed out in this world if he thinks that's a lot. He should see the amount that people in the hospitals back on Earth have to work with daily. (I say this because when watching the anime, I counted around 18, maybe 19 pieces of paper in the pile he's holding.) He thinks to himself, before he re-focuses on the master as he continues to talk to the guild members.

"Have you lost your minds?! All you kids are good for is getting the higher-ups mad at me!" He yells as he shakes in anger, making all the guild members on the first floor shift and mumble amongst themselves uncomfortably. He continues to shake in anger as Lucy watches with worry, while Michael watches with a raised eyebrow. "However." Makarov says, before he suddenly sets the pile of papers on fire, and gives the members a wide smile. "I say to heck with the magic council." He continues, before he tosses the now-flaming stack of papers into the air, and Natsu leaps up towards them to catch them in his mouth like a dog would a Frisbee. Michael lets a small smirk make its way onto his face from the master's sentence, already liking this place.

Play: Fairy Tail Main Theme - Slow Version

"Now listen up. Any power that surpasses reason still comes from reason, right?" Makarov "asks" the members below him, making everyone nod to themselves, Natsu still eating the flaming stack of papers. "Magic isn't some kind of miraculous power. It is a talent that only works when the flow of energy inside of us, and the flow of energy in the natural world are in perfect synchronization." Makarov tells everyone, the members on the floor below looking up at him as he says his speech, each one having a serious facial expression, even though some of them are imbedded into broken tables and chairs. "To perform magic one must have a strong mind, and the ability to focus. It should take over your being and come pouring out of your soul!" Makarov exclaims, getting more passionate as he continues his speech on the railing.

"If all we do is worry about following the rules then our magic will never progress!" Makarov continues, holding out his hand in front of him as smiles make their way onto the faces of everyone present, including Lucy and Michael. "Don't let those blowhards on the council scare you! Follow the path you believe in! Cause that's what makes the Fairy Tail guild, number one!" Makarov yells, throwing his hand up at the end of his speech with only his index finger and thumb extended to make the shape of a one, all the members of Fairy Tail following his example moments later with cheers of agreement.

You know, I think I'm gonna like it here. Michael thinks as a smile makes its way onto his face as Cana gives her own cheer beside him, her right hand extended in a similar manner to everyone else in the guild.

After a few minutes, everyone calms down, and start to place everything back where they were before the brawl, or throw out pieces of furniture if they're broken and replace them with spares from the storage area of the building. As this is happening, a lightbulb appears over Natsu's head and Michael chuckles to himself as Cana sits down next to him. "What's so funny cutie?" Cana asks, making Michael shake his head, both from what's about to happen, and the cutie comment from Cana.

"You're about to find out why it's ironic that I'm in this guild." He tells her, before Natsu runs over to Makarov, who's sitting on the bar a few feet away from Michael and Cana with his arms crossed and his eyes closed.

"Hey Gramps! You'll never guess what I found!" He exclaims, making Makarov open one of his eyes to look at him while the rest of the guild silently listens to him even as they continue doing their own things. After all, when Natsu starts talking about things, it's usually something that's either interesting, or funny to laugh about.

"Oh, and what is it Natsu?" Makarov asks him, making Natsu lean over slightly, and move Michael so that he's standing next to him, the Dragonslayer throwing his arm over the older teen's shoulders while giving a large smile to the old man in front of him.

"I found a fairy!" He exclaims as he points at Michael with the hand that isn't draped over the black-clad teen's shoulders. The entire guild is silent at his remark for a few seconds before…

"WHAT?!" The entire guild exclaims in shock at once. When this happens Michael chuckles at the reaction, before he moves so that Natsu's arm drops to his side, and then allows his wings to appear on his back, before floating up into the air, the wings letting off a sound not unlike the kind that a wind instrument might make.

"Ta-da." He says with a smile as he holds his arms out wide, before doing a couple flips in the air to show the people below him. Makarov stares at him in disbelief for a few seconds, before shaking his head, and continuing to stare at him. "Heh, yeah well, I'm technically a fairy." Michael tells them as he floats back down to the ground and lets his wings once again disappear. "Let's just say that due to certain circumstances, I've been changed into a Spriggan, which is a type of fairy where I'm from." Michael tells them, not exactly going into detail about how where he's from isn't exactly a reality. Everyone just continues to stare at him in shock, and he gives another chuckle. "Man, I didn't know the reaction was going to be this good." He says, and everyone seems to snap out of their shock when he says this, before Makarov hops down off the bar, and walks over to him.

"So… You're an actual fairy." The master of Fairy Tail says as he looks at the teen, getting a nod in response.

"Yup, as far as I can tell. Pointy ears, fairy wings, one of the different races of fairies, but the same characteristics of humans aside from that." He says, making Makarov nod, before he gives a small chuckle.

"Well, I guess that's the guild's mystery solved of if Fairies have tails or not." Makarov admits, making Michael give him a smirk.

"Eh, I wouldn't say that." He says, making Makarov look at him in confusion. "I mean, the Cat Sith race of fairies have tails I'm pretty sure… But that's not what I mean." Michael says as he shakes his head, before he looks at the guild master with a sheepish facial expression. "You know how I said that I'm a fairy due to "certain circumstances"?" He asks, making the master of Fairy Tail give a slightly confused nod. Michael looks around the room, noticing all the stares that he's still getting, and looks back at the master. "You think maybe we could go somewhere more private so that I could explain to you those exact circumstances?" He asks Makarov. The old man looks into his eyes for a few seconds, before giving a nod.

"Of course, but first my boy, I believe that you came here to join the guild?" He asks, having overheard Michael talking to Cana just before he smoked the place. The teen nods in response to the question, and Makarov pulls out a stamp from the bar. "Well, we just need to give you the guild's mark. Where would you like it, and what color?" Makarov asks, making Michael think for a few seconds, before he pulls the right arm of his jacket up, and points to the point on his forearm just before his wrist.

"Right here, black please." Michael says, getting a nod from the master in response, before he presses the stamp onto the specified place, and when he pulls it back, the guild mark can be seen there. Michael slides his jacket's sleeve back down his arm as Makarov places the stamp on the bar for Mirajane to use for Lucy's stamp eventually, before the old man hops off the bar, and walks towards the door to his office.

"Follow me my boy." Makarov says, getting a nod from Michael in response as he follows him to the door. The rest of the members of Fairy Tail watch as the door closes behind them, before a magic circle appears on the door, effectively blocking off any sounds that may come out so that no one can eavesdrop on the conversation taking place. The member's continue to look at the door for a few minutes, before they realize that the conversation is going to take a long time, and they go back to fixing up the guild. However, everyone continues to steal glances at the door every few minutes for the next two hours, wanting to know what's going on in there. Just after everything is back to normal and Lucy gets her guild mark, a young boy shows up to the guild, and looks around. This boy has Caucasian skin, black hair, and ebony eyes. He's currently wearing open-toed sandals, orange shorts, and a green T-shirt with a yellow snake on the front in the shape of an "S". After a few minutes of looking around, he gets an upset look on his face. This boy's name is Romeo.

A few seconds later, Makarov and Michael walk out of the prior's office, though the two look slightly different. Michael's eyes are a bit red as if he'd been crying, and Makarov has a surprisingly serious facial expression on. When everyone turns to look at them, Makarov gives them a stern look, and they all turn away, wondering just what had happened during those two hours. Then, Makarov lets out a sigh, pats Michael on the leg, and walks over to the bar, before jumping up onto the counter and grabbing a beer in his right hand, while he grabs a staff with his other. Michael follows him, but goes back to his seat from before next to Cana.

"Hey, what's got you down all of a sudden?" Cana asks the raven haired teen beside her, making him turn to look at her.

"…It's nothing. At least, it's nothing right now." He mumbles. "I need a drink." He says with a sigh, Cana reaching over and grabbing a beer, only for Michael to shake his head as he raises his left hand, and swipes it down in the air, making the same translucent buttons and boxes containing words from the day before appear, much to Cana's shock. Then, using his right hand, he selects certain boxes, before they disappear as pixels suddenly appear in front of him, and eventually form into a bottle of vodka. He grabs the neck of the bottle, and takes a swig, before lowing it with a sigh. "I'll give Nikolai this much, he definitely had the right taste in alcohol." He mutters to himself, not noticing Romeo as he walks towards the bar, and more specifically Makarov, with tears at the corner of his eyes. However, he does notice the boy when he starts talking.

"How come my dad hasn't come back yet?" Romeo asks when he stops in front of the guild master, who stops drinking his beer to look down at the boy.

"You're starting to work my nerves Romeo. You're a wizard's son have faith in your father and wait patiently for him." Makarov explains, Michael listening off to the side as he tenses up at the conversation taking place.

"But sir, he told me he'd be back in three days… And he's been gone for over a week now!" Romeo exclaims, making Michael stiffen completely, before he slowly turns to face the two talking.

"If I remember correctly, he took the job on Mt. Hakobe." Makarov comments, looking towards the doors of the guild as he does so.

"That's right and it's not that far from here! So why won't somebody go look for him?!" Romeo yells at the guild master.

"Listen kid, you're old man's a wizard! And like every other wizard in this guild, he can take care of himself!" Makarov exclaims. "Now go home, have some milk and cookies, and wait!" Makarov tells Romeo, making the boy ball his hands into fists, before closing his eyes as the tears start to gather at the edge of them, and he starts running towards the guild master. However, just as he throws one of his fists forwards, it's caught by a hand clad in a black glove. Everyone looks at one of the newest members of Fairy Tail in shock as he crouches in front of the boy, his hair shadowing his eyes.

"Romeo, was it?" He asks as he lets go of the boy's fist, his voice a monotone, making the boy nod as the tears stay at the edges of his eyes. "What direction is Mt. Hakobe?" He asks Romeo, making the boy swallow the lump in his throat.

"It's just outside the city. ~Hic!~ It's the largest mountain that you can see, you can't miss it. ~Hic!~" He tells Michael, hiccupping slightly as he holds back his tears. When he says this, Michael stands up, and rubs the kids head.

"Don't worry, I'll go get your dad for you." He says, before walking past Romeo towards the doors, everyone else watching, before one starts talking to another.

"Going after Macao isn't going to do anything except hurt the guy's pride." The person says to the guy who Natsu started the fight with earlier. The person who spoke has tan Caucasian skin, black hair, and ebony eyes. He's wearing tribal-like clothing, with a skull belt and necklace. This is Neb, who can more often than not be found standing near the request board of the guild, but never taking an actual job. However, Neb's comment reaches Michael's ears, and it makes him stop, before looking back slightly, his hair still shadowing his eyes.

"Me saving him might hurt his pride, yeah. But which would you rather? Romeo's father with hurt pride? Or Romeo not having a father at all?" He asks, making the background noise in the guild fade away at his question, before he turns a bit more to reveal his eyes. And the ones that can see them… Shiver at the dead look they have. "You say that Macao's pride will be hurt, but you haven't seen what I have." He says, making everyone pay attention to him as he continues, the master's face taking on a saddened look as he realizes exactly what Michael is referring to. "Pride doesn't mean jack-all if you're dead… and I can tell you about 4,000 people who know this personally… Not that they would be able to tell you themselves." He says in a monotone, before he turns around, and starts making his way out of the guild, leaving everyone in the guild silent as Makarov lets off a sigh. Suddenly, the sound of wood breaking echoes through the hall, and Natsu walks after Michael, leaving the request board with a fist-sized indent in the middle.

As the two leave the guild, they share a look, before nodding as they continue on their way to Mt. Hakobe, both dead set on returning Macao to his son. One because he sees himself in the kid, and the other because he's not going to let another person he knows lose someone they care about… Not again.

Author's Note Part 2: Wow, how's that for a second chapter guys? So yeah, I ended up changing a couple things around, and wrote in a few original scenes of my own. Let me know what you guys think about the chapter, and how the first interaction between Michael and Cana was. Also, COD BOZ references FTW! For those of you who know which Nikolai I'm referring to, good for you! For those of you who don't, well you obviously haven't played Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies.

Now, as you can see, Michael has told Makarov his backstory, but we still don't know it. Well, I say "we", but I really mean you guys. Anyways, Makarov knows Michael's past, and the rest of Fairy Tail has gotten a small look into it as well. Obviously some shit has gone down in Michael's past for him to have this kind of thinking, and what did he mean at the end by not again? Well, you guys will just have to keep reading to find out.

Anyways, Here are the reviews for the last chapter!

Davycrockett100:

Thanks!

Anime PJ:

Yup, looks like Cana's gonna get even more drunk than she usually is. I hope that I succeed in making this a good story, and keep you entertained the whole way through! As for SAO elements, there will be more to come in regards to that, don't worry.

"ShadowAngel13":

Thanks! As for writing from the first episode, I kinda just thought of it at the time, but now I see that it will give me more potential down the line as well.

Akira Himura:

Thanks!

Theboblinator: Pretend that they're like extra arms or legs! Move them slowly at first to get a feel for them! If that doesn't work, try it with the controller first!

Jaing Kryze:

Well, here's the second chapter. I hope it was as good as the first!

PandaDerpz:

Good to know that you like it! I hope to stay focused on this one for a while, but we all know how my ADD brain loves to screw with me. As proven by the other thirty or so stories that I've posted so far…

Well, that's all of them. Thank you all for taking the time to review my story, it really means a lot to me!

Now, next chapter will have our group going to Mt. Hakobe to get back Macao, and you guys will finally get to see an actual action scene that includes Michael! So get excited for that! But for now, thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this, and I hope to see you all next chapter!