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Orchid sighed, contented with how the hill had been repaired. With the help of Onyx and Jura, they'd filled in all of the holes in the hillside and she'd used her magic to regrow over the bare patches. The secret safe room had been repaired, and the protective dome spell over the castle had been recast.
All in all, the castle was looking just the way it had been, except for the arch that Gajeel had built, which had been stepped on by Shadowlogia.
Gajeel was building a new one now, and he wasn't very happy about it either.
After allowing her gaze to look over the hill one last time, Orchid turned and went back to the castle.
It had been two days since the attack and eventual defeat of Shadowlogia, a few of the guilds had left, but Lamia Scale, Blue Pegasus, and Fairy Tail had accepted the invite to stay for a few days, though they all planned to leave that afternoon.
Smiling, Orchid made her way over the drawbridge, and came across a sight she wasn't expecting.
Natsu and Gray were together, granted, they were on separated by Lucy and Happy, but all the same, they were walking together and tolerating each other. That alone was something to be shocked about.
Edging carefully past so not to intrude upon the moment, the green haired girl walked on her way towards the dragonslayers tower. Wendy had suggested they call it the Dragon's Nest, and she had to admit the name had a nice ring to it.
In Master Dracoya's office.
Master Dracoya glanced up from her repair bills at the knock on the door.
"Come in."
The door opened and she saw her unexpected visitor.
"Oh, Romeo, come on in." She offered, gesturing for him to enter the room.
The flare mage walked in and shut the door behind him.
"I was wondering if I could talk to you?" Romeo asked, looking up to the powerful dragonslayer.
Master Dracoya nodded.
"Of course you can, take a seat."
Romeo accepted the offer and sat down, taking a breath.
"I was researching my magic in your libraries, sorry." He quickly apologized.
"No need for you to be, your a guest in our castle, as such you can use any of our resources you wish." Master Dracoya set her quill in her inkwell and folded her hands on her desk.
"Did you find anything interesting?" She pressed forward.
Romeo looked off into the corner of the room.
"My suspicions were confirmed. I am a lost mage. Flare mages are rarer then I thought. Especially flare mages that can use more then one fire."
Master Dracoya nodded, and Romeo proceeded to describe to her what had happened in the forests, how he'd brought Wendy back from the dead.
"So, Wendy died. This you are sure of?" Master Dracoya was remarkably level voiced about this, though her eyes did show some of her surprise.
Romeo nodded, "She stopped breathing, her hand got cold, then I snapped. I'm scared of what would happen if I snapped again. I flung Jack across the field and didn't even realize it. What if I got so angry I actually attacked someone? I could..."
Romeo trailed off, but it was obvious what he was concerned about.
Master Dracoya nodded in understanding.
"I can't really say anything on the subject. Your abilities are staring to come out as you age, and the older you get, the harder, I suspect, it would be for you to detain your abilities, especially if you were under the influence of extreme emotional stress." Master Dracoya rested her chin on her propped up hand as she considered it.
"So, why exactly did you come up here? Did you just want my opinion of this topic?"
Romeo closed his eyes, letting out a deep breath.
"I...was thinking about leaving Fairy Tail and moving here, if you'd have me."
Master Dracoya's eyes went wide and concern instantly wrote across her features.
"But Wendy told me you grew up at Fairy Tail, that your Father was even active Master for a while?"
Romeo nodded, "That's true, Dad's still a member and probably will be for the rest of his life." He said, for some reason his voice sounded somber.
"I love Fairy Tail, but after Natsu-nii and the others left, it just wasn't the same. I'm also afraid of what my magic is doing, and I know that if I came here I'd be able to learn how to control it. Right?" Romeo added on the last word weakly, gripping the edges of his chair with a heavily concerned look on his face.
Master Dracoya nodded, "If you were to make the decision to come to Draconem Heart, you would be welcomed with open arms. I would do everything in my power to help you understand and adjust to the changes in your magic as well, but it is your decision to make."
Romeo stared off at some distant point for a few seconds, Master Dracoya could practically see the war going on across his face.
A little while later, Romeo walked out of Master Dracoya's office, praying he'd made the right choice.
Later that day, in the late afternoon.
Master Dracoya, along with all of her children, were atop the castle rampart, though now, thanks to the ones they were waving off, they weren't looking out at a terrifying dragon.
Lamia Scale turned back and waved one last time before clicking the meteor spheres Master Dracoya had given them and flying off in bursts of gold.
Fairy Tail was on the drawbridge, saying their final goodbyes.
Asuka was looking forward to seeing her parents, and sort of scared of seeing her parents, they would probably be rather cross with her.
Gray and Natsu shared a nod, Erza appeared a little late, looking rather pink in the face, and said hurriedly.
"I was just saying goodbye to Jellal."
Lucy, and Levy were poking fun at her, the others were checking their bags, and that was when Cana decided to change the subject.
"So, like, wheres Romeo?"
They all looked around, realizing that the flare mage was no where to be seen.
Wendy, who was on the bridge to say goodbye, looked around as well.
"Weird, I don't see him."
That was when Romeo came running out onto the bridge, yet he wasn't carrying any bags.
"Hey, there you are, where's your stuff? We're heading back, kid."
Cana asked.
Romeo swallowed hard.
"I told you guys what happened in the forest right?"
He got affirmative nods from all of the Fairy Tailers.
"Well, as much as I hate to admit it, I'm scared. Scared of what could happen to me magic. So I decided to stay."
All of the members of Fairy Tail blinked in perfect sync.
Lucy let out an awkward laugh.
"Kay...thats alright...we understand...for how long?"
Romeo gritting his teeth, feeling tears welling up in his eyes.
What kind of baby are you!? Crying now? Your a little late! You made the choice, now you've got to live with it!
Romeo turned and pointed to his red guild mark.
His red Draconem Heart guild mark.
"I'm sorry." He choked out.
"Romeo!" Lucy exclaimed as Romeo turned and raced back into the castle.
She turned to see that the Draconem Heart members there to see them off looked just as surprised as them.
"Did you know about this!?" Erza demanded.
"No!" All of them yelped in unison.
An awkward few minutes passed before Lucy spoke.
"It's Romeo's choice. We should respect it. I'm more worried about telling Macao."
Gray nodded, "Right. He's right, if he's having a hard time with his powers, this guild will be able to help him."
Slowly, the Fairy Tailer's turned to leave, making their way down the hill, they came to an empty spot on the path and prepped their meteor spheres.
Before they could blast off, Wendy shouted to them.
"Be sure to come back and visit sometime!"
Natsu grinned, "Yeah, your welcome anytime!"
Gajeel crossed his arms.
"Just don't show up with another dragon to kill!"
Laxus nodded, "Other then that, we better see you again soon!"
Erza and Gray looked at each other, gone were icy glares or isolation.
"We will!" Lucy called back to them.
"We'll come back the next chance we get!" Levy agreed.
"Goodbye!"
"Goodbye!"
They all sent magic into their meteor spheres, and they were gone.
Romeo's a member of Draconem Heart!
"Rowen! Rowen! Rowen!"
"Calm down, you crazy shippers!"
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