Chapter 2 - I don't own Fairy Tale

Gray was walking along with Loke chatting animatedly. It had been a long time since he had last trained with the Celestial spirit and he was positively vibrating in anticipation to see how much the spirit had improved and if he himself had improved enough to keep up with the lion.

''Haha, It's been along time since we last trained together, hasn't it?'' Loke commented in an amused tone

''Hell yeah! Now don't get me wrong, I got no problem with you bein' Lucy's spirit and all Loke, But still, would it kill you to hang out here a bit more, rather than in the Celestial world. I mean you are an official member of Fairy Tail still aren't you? " Gray responded to him instantly, with a smile and small fist bump into the others arm. Just to let him know that he wasn't as serious as he sounded and just wanted to let the Lion know he was missed when he was away so much.

They were both currently on their way to Fairy Tail's training ground. It was a large clearing situated just a way behind the guild, and was surrounded by Magnolia's forest. It was out of the way so if training got too intense they wouldn't have to worry about the guild hall or Magnolia being destroyed, Unless Natsu was with them. It was also private from anyone who wasn't a member of Fairy Tail.

As Gray walked on ahead Loke watched with half interest as his instincts suddenly when on high alert. Warning him that something wasn't right. As he was too busy trying to figure out what had put him on edge he failed to notice that Gray had suddenly come to a stand still and was silent. Suddenly noticing the Ice mages lack of vibrating energy he had before Loke focused on just in time to stop himself from smacking straight into the guys back.

"Why did you stop man?" Loke asked with a hint of confusion. Only then did he notice that something else held Grays attention and as he proceeded to glance over the Ice mage's shoulder, Expecting to see the empty training ground, He was shocked when his eyes zeroed in on the same thing Gray had done.

Stood there in the middle of the guilds private training ground was a small clocked figure fighting against at least 8 other hooded figures who were several inches taller and larger that the small figure. Loke watched as Gray's body suddenly tensed ready for the fight. He could tell that the younger man wanted to jump in and help the lone fighter who was obviously outnumbered, and from the looks of it the lone fighter was also exhausted. Loke was shocked at the way this fighter seemed to glide and twist in ways almost inhuman. He could tell they were used to fighting but as he continued to watch in puzzlement at what was going on and curiosity, he saw that the lone fighter never lashed out to attack. Hell it looked like they were just fighting purley defensivly. Dondging the strikes that came their way, Twisting to escape the clutches of those attacking.

"Why are they not fighting back?" Gray muttered quietly to his friend.

You have to escape. NOW! she kept waiting for them to make an opening for her to escape. ANYTHING? Her mind was screaming at her as she dodged another punch to the face. These guys were not planning on backing down, nor did they want to let her escape. Suddenly a foot came into her peripheral vision but she was too late to dodge or block the hit coming straight for her face.

THUNK!

The impact was hard and fast. Before she could even register the pain she found herself soaring backwards. Acting purely on her instincts she twists her spine in a way so quickly it felt like it was about to snap, but she knew it had to be done to land on her feet gracefully rather than slamming to the ground on her back and winding herself. A bit of discomfort she could handle. She slowly registered that the ground was getting closer quiet quickly so she tensed her back legs and help her arms out at a certain angle she as she made her final mid flight adjustments she felt her feet make contact with the ground. Holding her position she quickly slid across the floor and came to a sudden stop. Quickly regaining her sense of balance, her eyes darted upwards trying to quickly locate her targets as she got ready to bolt away but a sudden loud voice stopped her.

Loke watched in shock as a foot sent the lone fighter flying. The force of the hit had made this fighters hood fall down and he was shocked as he watched long silver hair billow around the fighter. Gray watched in amazement as he watched the fighter bend her spine he was shocked it didn't snap at the way it twisted as they corrected themselves. That was before he saw the long silver hair. As the fighter landed on all fours the Fairy Tail mages were shocked at the grace of the movement, and when the fighters head snapped up, they were even more taken aback when they realised the small hooded fighter was actually a woman.

Anger surged through Loke at an unprecedented speed. "What the HELL do you think you're doing here!" The sudden loudness of the spirits voice cause Gray and a few enemy fighters to jump and suddenly stop what they were going. Loke stalked over to the female slightly as if to get in between her and the other hooded fighters who were obviously after her.

Not wanting to be left out Gray quickly got over his shock of the female fighter and her graceful movements. "You are trespassing on Fairy Tail Guild property. Leave at once!"

" And what do plan on doing about it if we don't?" Responded a dark and malicious voice responded with a hallowing cackle. It sounded like someone who should be locked up in a nut house.

A voice no one expected spoke out in a soft manner. But not at the attackers. No, it was aimed at the Fairy Tail mages who had just put themselves in between the fray.

"I am sorry if we are trespassing, we shall leave at once." Her voice was calm and quiet but held a smooth tone to it. Everyone's neck suddenly snapped round to stare at her. Well this isn't awkward she thought to herself as she tried to figure out who these men were. Apparently this was their ground so it was best to leave. She didn't want innocent people getting involved in her fights, She had to keep them safe.