Here's the new chapter. Hope you enjoy it!
"Glad I found the way back." said Leora as she stood outside the guild. She could already hear everyone's voices. As she opened the door, she could hear that another brawl had started. Leora took a deep breath and blew. "Sky dragon's gentle breeze." said Leora. The breeze caught everyone's attention. Everyone turned to the door and looked at the blind-folded girl. All theirs faces lit up. "Leora!" yelled everyone as they rushed over to her. Leora jumped up, evading everyone's hug-attack and and used sky magic to push herself over to master Makarov and Gildarts at the bar counter.
"I'm back, gramps. What's all the commotion about? I smell two more people here. And long time no see, Gildarts." said Leora. "Why didn't you answer my calls?! Where were you?! Did you know how worried I was?!" asked the master furiously. "Ah, sorry. I must have been out training." said Leora apologetically. "Wait... You're Leora?!" asked Gildarts with wide eyes. "Ah!" said Leora with a nod. "It's been a long time since I last saw you. You sure have grown and you're a lot stronger now I see." said Gildarts. "By the way, why are you blind folded?" "She can't see." said Gray who appeared behind Leora. "She got hit by a blinding spell." said Happy. "I'm alright now, guys. Though I still can't see... Now, tell me who're the new additions in the guild." said Leora.
"Leora!" yelled a white haired girl, running towards Leora for a hug. Leora dodged the girl's lunge. "Who are you?" asked Leora. "It's me, Lisanna!" replied the girl. "Lisanna?! Now way! But how?!" asked Leora shocked. "She was not dead to begin with. She was sent to Edolas." said Erza. "Edolas?" asked Leora in confusion. "It's another world from ours. We have all our counterparts there." explained Lucy. "Oh... Now I get it." said Leora with a grin. "Welcome home, Lisanna!" "It's good to be home, Leora." replied Lisanna as she hugged Leora tightly to which she returned. "So, who's the other one?" asked Leora. "That would be my new cat. Gi Hi!" said Gajeel proudly. "Cat?"asked Leora. "I'm Panther Lily, Gajeel's new partner." said a black cat. "Nice to meet you, Lily." said Leora as she crouched down to Lily's level and shook hands with him. "Nice to meet you too." said Lily.
"Leo-chan, how was your training?" asked Levy. "It was awesome! I can sense people more accurately now. Plus, I can do this!" yelled Leora as she created a magic portal on the ground. Everyone was amazed. Just then, Loke appeared from the portal. "Hey, everyone." greeted Loke. "Oh!" yelled Natsu in amazement. "You can open a portal to the Celestial Spirit World?!" asked Lucy shocked. "Yup!" said Leora grinning proudly. "That's amazing!" yelled Macao. "That's our Leora." said Wakaba.
"Leora, your bandanna is all torn now. Virgo said she'll mend it back." said Loki. "Okay." said Leora as she removed her bandanna. "In the meantime, use this other bandanna. It's Aquarius and Scorpio's." said Loki as he handed Leora a blue and red one while taking Leora's black and gold one. "Help me say thanks to them." said Leora as she tied the new one around her eyes. "Ah, I will." said Loke as he looked at Leora. "Well, I better be going now. You're getting more and more tired. Goodbye, Leora." Loke kissed Leora's forehead and stepped onto the magic portal. "Goodbye, everyone. Goodbye, Lucy~" said Loke as he went back to the Celestial Spirit World.
As soon as Loke disappeared, Lucy immediately held onto Leora. "He's right. You look tired." said Lucy. "That's because I walked all the way here. And I skipped dinner." said Leora as she held onto her stomach. "No problem! What do you wanna eat and drink?" asked Mirajane. "Meat, salad and orange juice." said Leora. "Alright. You just sit here and wait." said Mira as she went into the kitchen. Leora just slumped down on a table nearby. Lucy sat opposite of her. "You know, Lucy. I think I can start a fight right away." said Leora. "How?" asked Lucy. "Watch this." said Leora as she held out a small marble on her hands. She sniffed the air for a moment before throwing the marble. It hit Natsu's back. Natsu immediately turned to Gray who was behind him.
"Did you just hit me, ice prick?!" asked Natsu while holding out his firsts, ready to fight. "Who would bother to hit you, flame brain?!" retorted Gray. "What did ya say, ice princess?!" yelled Natsu as he hit Gray on the face. Gray hit Natsu back and thus an all out brawl was commenced.
"All you have to do is hit Natsu." said Leora with a mischievous smile. Lucy sweat dropped at Leora's action. "Food and drinks are done." said Mira as she placed the food in front of Leora. "Thanks, Mira." said Leora as she pulled the plates of food nearer to her. Mirajane returned to the bar counter to clean the beer jugs. Leora began chowing down her food. "Leora-chan, why do you always drink orange juice?" asked Lucy. "That's because it's healthy." replied Leora. "Have you ever drank beer?" asked Lucy. "No." answered Leora. "Why not?" asked Lucy. "You should try it, Leora!" yelled a drunked Cana as she came over and sat beside Lucy. "I won't try any. I promised Laxus I won't drink beer." said Leora. "Eh?! Where's the fun in that?" asked Cana. "Come on you should try it." Cana poured some beer into the orange juice. "I'm not drinking it." said Leora firmly. Just then, a hand reached out to the glass of orange juice mix with beer. The owner of the hand who turned out to be Gajeel gulped down the drink till the last drop. "No way I'm gonna let my Leo drink something like this." said Gajeel. "I thought you were fighting with Natsu." said Leora. "I was but I couldn't leave you alone either." said Gajeel. "Come on, let's go get you another glass of orange juice." Gajeel pulled Leora up and went to the bar. "Another glass of orange juice for Leora." said Gajeel as he stood down onto the bar stool. "Coming right up." said Mirajane as she poured orange juice into a glass. "Here you go, Leora." "Thanks, Mira." said Leora as she took a sip of her juice.
"I missed you." said Gajeel suddenly. "Me too." said Leora. "I was all alone up there. There were times where Leo-nii and the others came over to look after me, but the times are always short." "Now that you're back. You won't be alone anymore, I promise." said Gajeel as he patted Leora's head. "You'll always be there for me." said Leora with a smile. "That's right and don't you forget that. Gi Hi." said Gajeel with a grin. "I won't, Gajeel-nii... I won't." said Leora as she finished her juice.
"Sounds like the fighting has turned back into celebrating." said Leora. "They're all drunk now." said Gajeel. "Lucy's already asleep." said Leora. "That bunny girl sure is fast." replied Gajeel. Leora leaned onto Gajeel. Gajeel wrapped an arm around her waist, holding her steady. "Goodnight, Gajeel-nii." said Leora as she snuggled into Gajeel's embrace. "Goodnight, Leo." said Gajeel as he kissed the top of Leora's head.
Everyone had been busy doing jobs lately. Natsu and happy went on missions alone without Lucy, leaving her all alone. Team Shadow Gear also dissembled for the time being. Lucy was scared by the sudden amount of people going out for jobs. "What the hell is going on?" asked Lucy, terrified. Her question got answered the next day.
"In accordance with Fairy Tail's oldest traditions, from here on out I will announce the S-class mage advancement examinees." announced master Makarov. "S-class mage advancement exams!?" asked Lucy shocked. "I'm getting fired up!" yelled Natsu energetically. "This year's testing ground is Tenrou Island. It's our guild's holy ground." said the master. Everyone awed in amazement.
"What do you do in this exam?" asked Lucy. "Well, it differs every year." "But it's hard." "After all, those that pass become S-class mages."
"Your powers, hearts... spirits... I've been observing them for the past year. The eight participants... Natsu Dragneel." said the master. "Alright!" yelled Natsu. "Yay, Natsu!" cheered Happy happily. "Gray Fullbuster." "Finally, this day has come." said Gray. "Juvia Lockser." "Huh? Juvia?" asked Juvia questionably. "Elfman." "Those that are men, become S-class!"yelled Elfman. "Good luck, Elf-bro." said Lisanna. "Cana Alberona." Cana didn't say anything. "Freed Justine." "That which will succeed will be..." said Freed. "Levy McGarden." "I... Finally." said Levy happily. "Levy's finally here!" yelled Jet and Droy. "Mest Gryder." "It's Mest!" "He was so close last year!"
"I see... Everyone wanted to be chosen, so they were trying to stand out." said Lucy. "Wah! Good luck, everyone!" yelled Wendy lovingly.
"This year, there will be only one winner. The exam will be in one week. Everyone, be in the best condition that you can be in." said the master. "Only one?!" "Is Freed the first choice?" "It's Mest, right?" "Natsu and Gray are there too!"
"W... Why am I not in it...?" asked Gajeel. "I heard about your stance in the guild, seems you're not being trusted enough." said Lily. "That's not true! I can't say why, but that's not true!" yelled Gajeel angrily. "By Erza." said Lily. "Fufu... It's still too early for you." said Erza. "Dammit!" yelled Gajeel. "I'm not in it too, Gajeel-nii..." said Leora in depression. "L-Leo, don't sulk!" yelled Gajeel worriedly.
"Since there are newcomers, I will explain the rules." said master Makarov. "The chosen eight will choose a partner." explained Mira. "There are two rules in choosing a partner. One, is that they must be a Fairy Tail member. And the second, is that they cannot be an S-class mage." continued Erza. "We will announce the specifics of the exam once we reach Tenrou Island. But just like last time, Erza will be blocking your path." said the master. "This time, I will also be one of the people who will bother your progress as well." said Mira cheerfully. "What?!" screamed the others in shocked. "Stop your whining. Everyone who is an S-class has walked this path before." said Gildarts. Everyone was shocked once again but only Natsu was happy about it. "The selected eight and their partners will meet at the Hargeon Harbor in one week's time. That is all!" said the master. "Oh, one more thing. You are not allowed to partner with Leora." "Why?" asked Levy. "Is it because she's blind?" asked a guy. "I need her help in medical treatment for the injured. And it's not because she's blind, you idiot!" yelled the master, hitting the guy on the head. "Why me? I'm the one who gets injured a lot all the time." said Leora with a questioning look. "And you're the only who cares about how a bandage should be wrapped." replied the master. "Follow me to the office." Makarov jumped down from the stage and walked away.
Leora followed master Makarov to his office and closed the door behind her. "So when should I go to the island, gramps?" asked Leora as she leaned against the wall. "You can go there a few days before the examination if you want." said the master. "Really? That's great! I get to play for a while." said Leora happily. "Be careful though. It's full of wild creatures living there." warned master Makarov. "I'll just escape from them. That way, they'll still be in their full strength when the other get there." said Leora. "It's okay to fight them." said the master. "But just not too much." "Can I go there tomorrow?" asked Leora excitedly. With the excited look on Leora's face, master Makarov couldn't help but agree to her request. "Fine... But have Gildarts take you there." said the master. "Yes! Thanks, gramps!" yelled Leora happily as she exited the room.
Master Makarov sighed as soon as Leora left the room. "Leora, you should really care about yourself more then us... " said the master as he gazed at the open space in front of him.