Leora woke up to find herself laying on top of the grass at the side of the guild. She immediately rushed over to where everyone was and was glad that everything was over. Phantom had been defeated and Lucy had been saved, but she still felt guilty. Leora went over to Lucy and patted her shoulder. "Cheer up, Lucy." said Leora. "Leora-chan! You're okay! I'm so glad!" said Lucy as she turned around to hug Leora. "I'm glad too, Leo-chan!" yelled Levy as she joined in to hug Leora. Leora raised her hands and patted their backs awkwardly. "Why are the two of you so worried about?" asked Leora. "That's because you used Transfer on the three of us!" yelled Levy. "And I'm the one who caused all this!" yelled Lucy. "Well, everything's alright now, isn't it?" asked Leora smiling softly. "But..." said Lucy.
"Lucy…" said master Makarov. Everyone's attention turned to the master. "Every time you laugh, every time you grieve, pieces of those moments become ours as well. That's what it means to be a member of our guild… When a member is on cloud nine, we float… When a member is outraged, we clenched our teeth… When a member weeps, we all wipe our eyes… So you have no reason to be riddled with guilt, because no one here holds you responsible and why would they… You are, after all, a member of our family, a member of Fairy Tail."
Tears started to fall across Lucy's cheeks. "Lift your head high! You are a member of Fairy Tail!" said the master. Lucy raised up her head and cried very loudly. Everyone just smiled softly at her actions.
Leora tried to lift her hands little by little. The others noticed this and immediately jumped onto her. "Stop it, Leora! You can't use Tranfer!" yelled Gray. "You're already hurt badly!" yelled Macao. "But..." muttered Leora. "Leora, you did well." said master Makarov, stopping Leora from continuing any further. "You've shown to me that you can keep your promise. So... Don't you dare use that forbidden spell! I don't want you to die!" yelled master Makarov, crying. "Okay, gramps." said Leora as she put down her hands. As soon as everyone let go of Leora, she fell forward, head crashing onto the ground first. "Ouch..." said Leora while rubbing her forehead with one arm.
"Are you okay, Leora?" asked Mirajane worriedly. "Yeah, I'm fine. But I don't think I could move for a while and my room's destroyed too." said Leora. "You can sleep in my place if you want, Leora-chan." suggested Lucy. "Thanks, Lucy. But I still have another place to go." said Leora. "Wait! You're seriously going to his house?! After what he did?!" asked Cana shocked. "Don't worry. He's not back yet." said Leora reassuringly. "Whose place are you gonna crash?" asked Natsu curiously. "Laxus's." said Leora. "You know where he lives?!" asked Natsu shocked. "Yeah. Didn't you know? Even Gray knows it." said Leora. "You never told me!" yelled Natsu angrily. "Calm down, Natsu. In the mean time... Lucy can I crash at your place before I can move?" asked Leora. "Of course you can, Leora-chan!" said Lucy happily. "Great. Natsu, Gray, help me!" yelled Leora. "Aye!" yelled the both of them together.
Lucy whined about getting punished by her stellar spirits. While Natsu was being the devil he is, a bucket was thrown onto him.
"Try saying that again!" yelled Erza angrily. Everyone turned towards Erza who was arguing with Laxus. "Since I'm here, let me make things nice and clear. Weaklings don't belong in this guild! Man, you guys are pathetic, letting Phantom beat you up. Actually, I don't even know your names." said Laxus as he looked at Jet and Droy from his back. "And you, rich celestial wizard girl. you were the main culprit. It was your fault that-"
"Laxus!" yelled Mira cutting Laxus's sentence. "It's all over now. No one's playing the blame game! The master says we're not even allowed to blame you for refusing to help us!" "Well, of course you're not! It was none of my business! You wouldn't have had any trouble if I'd been there, though." said Laxus, mocking everyone else. "Why you?!" yelled Erza furiously. "Alright! That's it!" yelled Natsu as he charged at Laxus. Laxus used his lightning magic to get away from Natsu's punch. "Laxus! Fight me, you heartless bastard!" yelled Natsu angrily. "Hahaha! How do you expect to fight me if you can't even catch me? Once I inherit the guild, I'm kicking every last wimp out. And everyone who tries to stand up to me! I'm going to create the most powerful guild! The most powerful guild in history! No one will be able to mock it!" laughed Laxus.
"Who the heck bandaged my wounds when I was asleep?!" yelled Leora who just entered the building area. "Leora, you know you shouldn't take off your bandages." said Mirajane. "I don't care! They were all tangled up! I want someone to do it again for me!" yelled Leora as she looked around. She then noticed Laxus and her smile brightened. "Laxus!" yelled Leora as she rushed towards him and hugged him. "Ouch..." said Leora as she accidentally reopened her wounds. "What did you do to yourself?!" asked Laxus with an angry stare. "Hm... I used Transfer on Levy and her team. Then I got more beat up by Gajeel. When we started a war with Phantom, I fought with Gajeel again. After that, I shielded Erza from the impact of Jupiter's blast and I used my new found power to destroy Jupiter. When the war was over, I got crushed by Lucy and Levy with their bone-crushing hugs. Finally, my body crashed and I couldn't move anymore." finished Leora with a grin.
The other members just sweat dropped at Leora's explanation. Laxus closed his eyes and hit Leora on the head. "Ouch! That hurts!" yelled Leora, annoyed at Laxus for hitting her. "Idiot." muttered Laxus. "Hey, Laxus. Can you bandaged me up?" asked Leora as she rubbed the bump on her head. Laxus nodded and Leora happily jumped onto him before Laxus used his lightning to get both of them out of the guild.
"Are the both of them always like this?" asked Lucy. "Yes. Ever since Leora entered the guild, she tagged along with Laxus the most. He's the one who always protects her." said Mira. "Eh? But he's so cruel. And inherit? What kind of crazy talk is that?" asked Lucy annoyed. "He's only kind to Leora. And actually, it isn't crazy... Laxus is our master's grandson, you see." explained Mira. "Eh?!" yelled Lucy shocked. "So it's very likely Laxus will be the next master when he retires." said Mira. "Y-You can't be serious... But I don't like the idea of someone being our master when he treats his fellow members that way..." said Lucy. "They say that's why our master is having a hard time retiring..." said Mira. "O-Oh..." replied Lucy.
"That jerk..." said Natsu angrily. "That's enough. You'll only tire yourself dealing with him." said Erza. "But I can't believe Leora's still tagging along with him..." said Gray in frustration. "She seems to be oblivious from what he is doing." said Lucy. "No, that's not true at all." said Mira. "What do you mean?" asked Erza. "She's the one who's suffering more than anyone else here. Everything Laxus says and does, Leora sees it all clearly. As long as Laxus never does anything out of control, she's fine with it." said Mira. "But don't you think it's too much? Laxus's always like this." said Gray. "Yeah! That bastard always say these things to us!" yelled Natsu. "That's why Leora always steps in when the time is right. To clear the tension between everyone." said Mira. "That's a big sacrifice, even for Leora-chan..." said Lucy.
"Thanks, Laxus." said Leora as she looked at the bandages neatly wrapped around her body through the mirror. She then jumped onto the bed to relax. "Don't involve yourself into any battle when I'm not around." said Laxus. "You know I can't do that." said Leora as she sat up from the bed and looked at Laxus. "Fairy Tail is my family. Everyone including you are a part of it."
There was a moment of silence between before Leora broke it. "I'm thinking of taking a mission alone." said Leora. "You're still injured." said Laxus. "I'll wait until I've recovered. Then, I'll go." said Leora as she got up from the bed and wore her hoodie back on. "Just don't hurt anyone while I'm gone." said Leora in a pleading voice before she left Laxus's house.
"Have you heard the news?"
"What news?"
"The news about Fairy Tail's guild got destroyed by Phantom."
"Oh, that news."
"Man, are they weak."
"I can't believe I even thought that Fairy Tail was strong. They're just a bunch of weaklings."
"You know, some of their female mages are quite sexy."
"Maybe we could get them to date us."
"Yeah, Hahaha."
Three men were talking bad things about Fairy Tail. Leora heard it all from her place at the bar with her dragon hearing.
"What are you talking about?!" asked Leora in a deadly tone. "Gah! It's Fairy Tail's dragon slayer!" "Run!" The three men quickly ran away from the bar. Leora decided that it was time to head back to the guild over a week's mission. She kept on repeating the words the three men said over and over again on the way back to the guild. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got.
What Leora didn't notice was that Laxus was in the same bar as her. He too was angry with the three men. He decided on a plan to take over Fairy Tail and Leora's not going to like it for one bit.