AN: Quite a short chapter and I don't have much to say, besides the fact I'm going to revisit the jobs that Roxanne went on at a later date.
Edwyn stood up, stretching his legs. He was just deemed fully healed and was able to leave. The only indicator that he was injured was a large scar along his side. He thanked Porlyusica, who was just about to leave, only to get a snarky reply and a scowl, unphased he also thanked Wendy. As he was about to leave, he realized he didn't have a shirt, what's left of it was in the forest. He decided on buying a new shirt, but first he had to get to the inn he hadn't been to in forever and pick up his stuff he left. Edwyn left the guild, and used the trip to the inn as an excuse to stretch his legs. Once he found a relatively empty street that led to the inn and began sprinting. It had been a very long time since he had been able to run full speed for a long amount of time. Stretching his legs and finally being able to move felt amazing after his time in the infirmary. He was moving too fast to hear the comments of those on the streets shocked to see a shirtless man running down the street. He slowed down near the inn and walked inside.
About to apologize to the woman at the front desk she stopped him, "Don't worry, your guild members told me about what happened with you, I've got your stuff right here." She put his stuff on the desk and he thanked her, turning to walk out. It took him a second, but he realized that this was the only inn in Magnolia. It explained how they found it so easily. He left the inn and set off to his next destination, the clothes store. He entered, his shirtlessness garnering a few looks from the staff. He disappeared to the section with men's clothing. He felt a bit odd, never really shopping for clothes before. He picked out a plain black shirt and a black jacket, to replace his old clothes. He also grabbed another pair of pants to match his own, and a long-sleeve black shirt. He paid for the clothes and walked outside, putting on the long-sleeve shirt as he did.
Shouldering his pack after placing the other clothes inside, he headed off towards the guild to meet Roxanne. He was walking by the apartment buildings when he heard a voice yelling from a window above, "Where ya heading?" He looked up to see Roxanne leaning out of her window. "I was on my way back to the guild." he yelled up. She hopped down into the street from the second floor. Edwyn flinched as she hit, but she stood up and dusted off her pants. "I know you're a dragon slayer so you can do stuff like that, but please don't, it really isn't comfortable watching someone jump from a window." he pleaded. She just laughed and began walking alongside him. "I see you bought some new clothes," she said inspecting the shirt, "Why do you always wear such dark colors?" Edwyn just shrugged. "Ugh, another thing we have to do sometime, take you clothes shopping." she sighed.
They made their way to the guild and Edwyn found a place to temporarily put his things, he would sleep at the guild tonight, due to him and Roxanne leaving for a mission in the morning. They talked with others for a while, before leaving for dinner. "So, since you decided we're having dinner tonight, now that I'm not hospitalized, do you have a place in mind?" He asked, his wallet already crying due to the expensive possibilities. She thought for a moment, "What about that restaurant 8 Island." He was relieved she didn't choose a place too expensive, "Ok." They made it to the restaurant and sat down. They ordered their food, and with it being a surprisingly slow night, it came soon after. "Tell me about some of the missions you went on" Edwyn said, digging into his food. Roxanne began telling stories of exciting fights, interesting people she met, and some of the beautiful locations she saw. She stopped now and then to answer questions Edwyn had, but mostly she went uninterrupted. She finished the last of one of her stories. "Wow," he said, "I wish I could've gone on those with you." "It would've been a lot more fun if you did." she said, taking another bite of her food, "Well, hopefully the mission we go on tomorrow will be even more memorable." "I'm sure it will be." Edwyn said with a sly smirk. "I'm not sure if I should be worried or not, knowing you I probably should be." Roxanne said, not looking up from her food.
Once the two finished their food Edwyn paid and they set off again to go back to the guild. They walked in the door, and made their way to the job board. "Which one should we take?" Edwyn asked, looking at Roxanne. "This one." she said, pointing at a paper posted on the board. It seemed relatively simple, 150,000 Jewel for just guarding a mansion for a few nights. "Alright." They grabbed it and brought it to Mirajane, telling her they'd leave tomorrow. Edwyn walked over to the place he laid his pack and put the paper inside. Roxanne had sat down at a table and was talking with Levy, he noticed that as Levy said something Roxanne blushed a bit. He came up and sat with them, "So what are we talking about?" "Nothing!" they said in unison. Not feeling up to questioning them he just nodded and leaned back in his chair.
Roxanne and Levy were chatting, and Edwyn was leaning back resting his eyes, when others had come up and sat at the table. It was Gray, Lucy, Natsu, and Gajeel. Edwyn sat up when they all began talking and joined in. They talked for a while and after a bit, out of curiosity, Gray asked, "So what happened before we found you guys in the woods. I meant to ask forever ago, but wanted to wait on Edwyn because I wanted to hear his part too." Edwyn started off talking about how everything went black after talking with Roxanne in the park, then talked about waking up and walking for a while, then talked about his fight with the bandits. He finished off and let Roxanne tell what had happened to her. A good amount of time had passed by the time they finished retelling their experiences.
Eventually, after discussing the events a bit more, mostly everyone had left, leaving Roxanne and Edwyn alone sitting at the table. They talked a while longer, the conversation dying down around them as time passed and even more people left to go home for the night. It was not long before the only ones left were the two at the table, and Mirajane cleaning with her sister Lisanna helping. Roxanne yawned and stood up to leave, "See ya in the morning." "See ya." he said as she turned to leave. Edwyn stood up and went over to his pack and laid down, using it as a pillow. He fell asleep shortly after.