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Chapter 6

It took almost a day for the team to reach Magnolia station. I took them longer to ride the train at Emerald City because Natsu insisted on walking back to Magnolia instead. Natsu was getting on Erza's nerves so she slammed Natsu's head on a nearby post. Lucy had to carry the unconscious Natsu as they got on the train. It was around nighttime when the group reached Fairy Tail. Kisa stopped in front of the guild staring at the building.

"Welcome to Fairy Tail!" Natsu and Happy said as they passed her. Erza tapped Kisa's shoulder, as she passed her. Gray just had his hands in his pockets, seemingly forgetting his shirt.

Kisa held Lucy's hand and squeezed it. She whispered, "Lucy, I've never been to a guild before. I'm so excited and nervous at the same time."

"That's what I felt, too, when I first arrived. But, you'll love it. Watch your head!" Lucy said as she pulled Kisa inside.

Inside…

The guild was as rowdy as ever. Natsu and Gray got into a fight with Gajeel as soon as they entered the building. Erza, with some speed, was already eating her favorite cake served by Mira on the bar. Happy was flying around looking for Charle. Kisa, upon setting foot on the doors, was dumbfounded. Never in her life has she seen this destructive of a guild.

Lucy patted her shoulders and said sympathetically, "Sorry for the shock, you'll get used to it – maybe."

Kisa looked at Lucy with a questioning face. "Is it always this lively here?"

"Yes, if you consider this lively." Lucy said as she attempted to pull Kisa amongst the maze of brawling men.

Before they could get to the bar, Erza was already beating half of the men for 'wasting her delicious cake'. Lucy and Kisa were able to find some seats at the bar beside Levy, who was reading a book.

Mira was first to greet them, though Kisa was still staring blankly at the chaos at the middle of the guild.

"Kisa… Kisa" Lucy's voice seemed to make Kisa get back to Earthland.

"Lucy, are they gonna be alright?" Kisa asked worriedly as she pointed to the fighting men.

"Don't worry, that's normal here. Trust me, just try to ignore them"

"I'm sorry Lucy; I got distracted, what were you saying?" Kisa said apologetically.

Lucy just smiled and repeated, "Here beside me is Levy, you won't want to disturb her when she's intently reading. She's Mira, and she takes care of the administrative stuff when Master's away. She'll be giving you your stamp today, like me, when I first came here." Lucy then turned her head towards Mira. "I told you Mira, one of these days someone will lose their minds because of those overexcited men." Lucy said while Kisa looked at the now dying fight. Most of the men have been put down by the demonic Erza.

"Erza's so cool, isn't she?" Kisa said as Lucy turned her head towards the center of the guild.

"That's what I thought, too." Lucy glumly said as she rested her head on the bar table, "I want to go take a shower." Mira, who they didn't notice leaving, came back with the Fairy Tail stamp tool.

"Alright Kisa, where do you want to me to put your mark?" Mira said as she posed the stamp towards Kisa.

"Wait! That's it? Is there no exam, or display of skill?" The soft-spoken Kisa almost shouted.

Mira and Lucy looked at each other and laughed.

"Why?" Kisa was now curious.

"Well, that's what Lucy said when I asked her where I would put the mark on her. We don't take strong mages; we make them. The guild doesn't care if you're strong. If our members think you're good enough to be family, then we accept you as family." Mira warmly said.

Kisa smiled at Mira, "I understand, then put it here, on my left chest. So it's always near my heart – my Fairy Tail family." Mira followed Kisa and put the mark on her left chest. The mark became white as soon as it touched her skin.

"Oh, that reminds me Kisa, what is your magic?" Lucy exclaimed.

"My magic?" Kisa said shyly, "Uhm, I'm a bender."

"Bender? You can switch a woman's body into a man's and vice versa?" Levy finally spoke.

Before Kisa could answer, Lucy interjected, "Levy, I think she means a different bender. Don't tell me that's what you're reading now?" Lucy tried to peek in the book Levy was holding.

"So, how does it work?" Happy appeared behind Lucy.

"Well," Kisa was fidgeting nervously on her seat, "I bend anything that can creep, basically."

"Wow, anything?" Lucy was leaning in towards Kisa; Mira and Levy by her side.

"Well, except if it's other mages' magic." Kisa said looking up.

"Basically anything that flows, right?" Mira said as she straightened her body and put her hands under her chin.

"Can you create them, too?" Levy asked, setting her book down the bar table.

"No, I can only bend. It's a defensive magic; but can also be for attacking depending on its user." Kisa explained to the girls.

"Woah, cool." The trio said at the same time.

"Well, that's what my trainer said before. I really didn't get to use it much, though. Hahaha." Kisa started giggling loudly until she felt someone sit behind her.

"That's good. I see you're enjoying yourself already." Erza said as she lifted her plate gesturing Mira to get her another cake. Mira got the plate and went inside the door leading to the back of the bar.

"Yes Erza. I saw you earlier; at the fight." Kisa said turning her whole body to face Erza.

"Yes, someone has to make sure peace is maintained in this guild." Erza said; her eyes fixed where Mira disappeared.

To maintain peace, she says *sigh*. Lucy thought as she looked at the guild filled with unconscious male members.

"I thought you were so cool back there!" Kisa exclaimed much like a fan girl.

Erza looked at Kisa with eyes showing gratitude. Erza brushed Kisa's hair affectionately and said, "Thanks."

Just then, Mira arrived with Erza's cake. Erza took the plate and stood up, "Thanks Mira; Lucy!" Lucy stiffened, "your rent, you wouldn't want to be late with paying it. Take Kisa with you; when you come back, introduce her to the other members. I'll be going back to Fairy Hills, for now. See you all tomorrow."

"Yeah, that reminds me, Kisa, do you have a place to live in?" Lucy turned to Kisa.

"Not yet Lucy, I'm supposed to find one when we arrived, but it's already late. I told my brother I'll tell him where I'll be staying."

"That's okay. You can stay with me tonight, if you like. I would invite you to stay with me permanently, but I think you wouldn't want to share a bed with my team." Lucy placed her head on the bar table again.

"You live with your team?" Kisa was confused.

"No, but I have no choice, they always barge in as if I invited them there! You know, I love my team, but I also value girl-time or me-time or just a little time to write my novel without Natsu burning my furniture, or Gray reading my unfinished novel, or Erza taking a shower at my bath! I just wish for a little time." Lucy said in defeat.

"If Gray would be there, I wouldn't mind." Kisa smiled as if she didn't hear what Lucy had said.

"Gray?" That caught Mira's attention.

"She lllllllllllllikes him!" Happy shouted as he flew in circles over their heads.

"So you're another one of Gray's fans." Cana approached the group of girls when she heard Happy shouting.

"Oi Cana, good to see you're still sober enough to meet our newest member. This here is Kisa. Kisa, this is Cana." Kisa bowed towards Cana when Lucy introduced her; Cana just nodded.

Turning to face Lucy again, "'Another one'?" Kisa asked.

"Well, don't tell Gray, but one of our guildmates, Juvia, has had this obsession for him." Mira was the one to answer; a little softly for only the group could hear. By this time, the beaten up men were slowly regaining consciousness.

"Yeah, and who would've thought Gray's that dense that he couldn't even notice it." Cana said before she rolled in laughter.

"'obsessed'?" Kisa was now staring straight at Lucy.

"Yes, obsessed like she follows her anywhere; thinking like a measly post can hide her body when she stares at him; fainting when Gray talks to her, or just gets close to her, more so when he strips in front of her. She cries a whole lot, to the point that the guild floods, when she thinks her Gray-sama is with another girl." Levy decided to get in the little girl talk.

"Yeah, and that's another thing. She thinks any girl who even attempts to talk to Gray is her love rival; she thinks I'm her love rival!" Lucy said, imitating how Juvia says "love rival".

"'love rival,'" was Kisa's only response.

"Poor girl. I think she's shocked from the revelation." Levy said patting Kisa's back. Cana just laughed harder as she rolled on the floor.

"I told you Mira! See! She lost her mind because of those rowdy men!" Lucy shouted; she didn't notice that the men she was referring to were already up and doing their own business.

"Who lost their mind?" Gray appeared from just behind Lucy.

Lucy jumped away from Gray, "Gray! Don't surprise me like that."

"Gray" Kisa was still staring blankly ahead.

Gray sat on the stool in front of Kisa, "Hey, what happened?"

"Shock," was Levy's answer; she was about to stop patting Kisa's back, but not before she patted a little harder making Kisa jump out of her stool. Her eyes fell on Gray's.

"What? Gray? Gray!" Kisa said a little loudly.

"The only one," Gray said as he turned towards Mira, "One beer please Mira, my head hurts. Have you paid your rent, Lucy?"

"My rent! Come on Kisa! I can't be late." Lucy held Kisa by the hand and dragged her out of the guild.

"What was that about?" Gray asked the remaining women in the bar.

The women however didn't seem to notice his presence.

"This is an amazing progress! I can't wait to see what happens next." Mira exclaimed dreamily.

"I still think it's Juvia." Cana said as she raised herself from the ground attempting to sit on one of the bar stools.

"I'm all for Kisa." Mira said as she handed to the oblivious Gray his beer.

"No, I think this will be Lucy's win! I am a Lucy-loyalist! Oh! I want Lucy and Natsu, too, now I'm confused." Levy said while hugging her book.

Gray, upon receiving his beer tuned out the girls' conversation. He still couldn't get over losing his memory. What if I lost a very important memory and I don't even know about it? I need to find that old man fast.

Gray was deep in thought until a flying shoe hit the back of his head. "What the…?" He said as he turned his head to the source of the disturbance. "Natsu…" was his last word before he left the bar and joined in another brewing guild fight.

Lucy's apartment…

Lucy stretched her body along her couch while Kisa contentedly placed herself on the floor just beside Lucy.

"I seriously thought the landlady would kick me out." Lucy said before yawning.

"She was shockingly kind to me though." Kisa remembered how the landlady would switch faces from angry to sweet as she alternately faced Lucy and her.

"She's like that because she thinks you might be a buyer. The last time I saw her like that was the first time I asked about this house."

"Is she really scary?"

"No. Not all the time, at least. She has her sweet moments." Lucy smiled as she recalled her first day after the Tenrou Island incident. "Hey, aren't you hungry? Let's go buy some food. I ran out of supplies already."

"Okay." Kisa stood up from where she sat, while Lucy got her purse in top of the table. "Lucy? Do you think Gray will like me?" Kisa said as she followed Lucy out of the apartment.

"Well Kisa, I think you're really sweet and kind; what's not to like? Honestly, I don't know what type Gray likes; I don't know what type the guys in Fairy Tail like, in fact." This thought made Lucy stop walking. She was now at the foot of the stairs and thinking deeply.

"Well, I suppose Alzack likes women who can shoot – or snipe – just like Bisca; Happy likes pink, flying, female cat; Elfman likes women who can turn other people into stone; and then the women!" Lucy said as if she were thinking aloud. "The women's types; like Erza, she likes," Lucy contemplated, "well, Jellal – never say that in front of her, not even a hint!" Lucy warned. "Bisca, of course Alzack; and then there's Levy. I think she said she likes muscular, badass black-haired men who are totally-sweet-when-you-get-to-know-them types. Yes, of course, Juvia likes Gray. What about me? What is my type?"

"Uh, Lucy? I only meant as a friend. Do you think Gray will like me as his friend or guild mate, at the very least?" Kisa tried to correct Lucy's thoughts.

"What? I'm sorry, I got carried away with my ramblings. Yes, of course. Why not?" Lucy said apologetically.

"Thanks Lucy, that means a lot." Kisa eased up a bit upon hearing Lucy's answer. Once outside, "Isn't your type like Natsu's?" Kisa said jokingly.

"W-w-w-what?!" Lucy abruptly stopped and turned around to face Kisa.

Kisa almost burst in laughter when she saw Lucy's shocked face.

"What gave you that idea?" Lucy said more softly when she realized what she did.

"I don't know. You look good together," was Kisa's answer as she continued to walk forward, "isn't there something going on between you two?"

It took Lucy several seconds before she moved and followed Kisa; it took more time before she understood what Kisa just asked.

"Wait. Where would you get that idea?! I mean, yes, Natsu and I are close, but I am close with my team, too. Even if we do sleep in the same bed, that doesn't mean we're like that; and as if I let him inside willingly. He barges into my house on his own and sleeps on my bed – while I'm sleeping on it!" Lucy said, her tone increasing; it was a good thing they were the only ones walking on the street.

This time, Kisa was already giggling, "It was a joke Lucy. Calm down. You'll wake up the neighborhood. Besides, I didn't even know that you," Kisa laughed hysterically, "sleep… together." She said in between laughs.

"You're even worse than Happy when it comes to teasing people." Lucy said when she calmed down.

"Lucy, don't be too uptight on that topic; I might think you really have the hots for Natsu. See what happened, you just announced to the whole world you slept with him." Kisa said before bursting into another fit of laughter.

"Whatever, I'm really glad you're enjoying yourself." Lucy said sarcastically.

"I'm sorry Lucy; am I too disturbing for you right now?" Kisa said, wiping the tears off her eyes.

"No, actually, I'm kind of used to it. What, with Levy and Mira! Yes, Mira – the ultimate matchmaking mage. She likes to match the guild members you see; believe me, she has tried so many different pairs."

The girls were now at the river bank. "Oh! I almost forgot." Lucy got one of her keys and called out Plue. "Kisa, I want you to meet someone. This is Plue; he's a dog spirit." Lucy said as she lifted Plue with her hands.

"Aren't you the cutest thing?" Kisa said as she held each of Plue's paws on her own, "Wow Lucy, you summoned him here?"

"Yes, that's my magic. I am a stellar spirit mage. I own keys by making a contract with them; when the spirit of the key makes a contract with me, I can summon them according to our contract."

"Woah, that's really cool! Do you have others?" Kisa said excitedly. Lucy handed Kisa Plue, who Kisa happily hugged, and unhooked the key ring off her belt.

"Okay. I have 10 of the twelve Zodiacs; these gold keys. Aquarius, I can only summon her on water and when she's not with her boyfriend; Cancer, he's really good with cutting hair; Taurus, you probably don't want to meet him because he's a pervert – well, to me, that is; Leo, I call him Loke – he's also a member of Fairy Tail and a well-known womanizer; Sagittarius, I don't really know how to describe him – you just see for yourself, I think; Virgo, she's a very loyal spirit; Scorpio, he's Aquarius' boyfriend; Aries, she's a very shy spirit; Gemini, they are actually a twin – you should meet them; and Capricorn, well, Caprico was his name when I met him – he was one of my mother's spirits when she was alive. Anyway, these silver keys, like Plue also represent spirits."

"Wait Lucy," Kisa stopped Lucy before she could continue, "when will I be able to meet them? I'm so excited to know what they are like."

Just then, a cloud of smoke appeared behind Lucy. "My princess," Lucy immediately recognized the voice and had the "Oh-no" face, Loke, on the other hand, kneeled in front of Lucy and held her hand, "I missed you so much; I was eagerly waiting for the time when you would call me. It pained me so much when you never did, so I came by myself to check if you are far from harm."

Kisa's eyes widened at the scene; a man she didn't know was talking romantically at Lucy, "L-lucy, do you know him?"

Even before Lucy could answer, Loke immediately spun around and did the same to Kisa, "Oh my, I didn't notice that such a beautiful lady was with the princess; I apologize for my rudeness. Apology alone cannot be acceptable, to prove how sorry I am, how about dinner?"

Lucy had to roll her eyes at this and reached for Loke's right ear. "Behave you flirty lion. This is Kisa, she's the newest guild member. Be nice to her, please." She said as she pulled Loke's ear to make him stand.

"Oh!" Kisa exclaimed, "you're Loke?"

"Ah, I didn't know I was still that famous." Loke adjusted his eyeglasses and smiled charmingly.

"He's the famous womanizer spirit. Lucy has talked about you. Wow, you look like a human."

"Well, there are spirits who look like humans." Lucy stated.

"Womanizer? Lucy? How could you say that, when you know you're my only one?" Loke faced Lucy while trying to make himself look hurt.

"Is that right? Then what were you doing that time last week when I called on you, so we can train, but it was Virgo who showed up?" Lucy said as she pulled Loke closer to her by his ear.

"Oh that! Well, you know…" Loke was starting to sweat with just Lucy's stares, "my friend needed me."

"Yeah? Virgo said you had a date." Lucy pinched Loke's ear harder.

"I was with a friend. She was lonely, she needed me to be there with her; Virgo just misunderstood. Ow!" Lucy snapped and hit Loke on his head.

Lucy let go of Loke's ear, "Don't make it like its Virgo's fault."

Loke, still massaging the bump on his head with his left hand, grabbed Lucy's hands with his right, "Oh my princess, if only I knew…" Loke started he was staring at the ground acting depressed, "that you'll get this jealous, then I should have done this a lot sooner!" Loke exclaimed triumphantly.

"You have done this before. Don't be such a big head; I am not jealous! Force gate closure!" Lucy yelled the last three words at the top of her lungs.

Loke, before completely disappearing, just smiled at Lucy, "Are you trying to avoid the subject, now, Lucy?" was his last words before he disappeared totally.

Lucy gave out a big sigh. Arguing with Loke becomes tiresome at times.

"Lucy?" Kisa's worried voice made Lucy remember she had company.

"Puuu-uunnnn!"

"Kisa, I'm very sorry for that. He just pops in by himself sometimes." Lucy said scratching her head.

"No worries." Kisa smiled and offered Lucy to walk along, "I wonder, is he your type, Lucy?"

"W-what?"

"Well, he does look good; and I think he likes you, too. He doesn't seem all that bad either. And…" Kisa stopped and smiled at Lucy, "I have to admit what you did there was avoiding the subject."

"Stop that; I just got tired of his cheap tricks on women." Lucy said ignoring Kisa's smiles.

"Puu-uun!" Plue wagged his feet; Kisa figured he might want to walk so she decided to put him down.

Later in the evening…

After buying food, the two girls went back to the apartment and cooked themselves dinner.

"You know, this is one of the rarest times when neither one of my teammates go for an unexpected visit." Lucy said as she put their meal in their plates.

"What bad luck. I can't see Gray tonight." Kisa said as she placed herself in front of the plate Lucy served.

"You really like Gray that much, huh."

A blush slowly made its way to Kisa's cheeks as she looked down with her hands balled on her knees.

Lucy had to smile at her cute reaction, "You don't have to be embarrassed about it! I think its admirable that you get to express your feelings openly for Gray – just don't be like Juvia, going 'My precious Gray-sama' on me." Lucy said while mimicking one of Juvia's episodes.

Despite having the blush on her face, Kisa couldn't help but laugh at Lucy's over the top acting.