Chapter Nine

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Well, even though Rin had severely protested against joining Fairy Tail, here she was joining the lineup and examining the job request board. I mean, she had to earn money somehow, right?

"Oh, are you part of Fairy Tail now?" Lucy asks coming behind her.

"Yeah, I guess," she replies cooly.

Lucy smiles. "Where's your guild mark?"

"Right here," Rin says turning around and twisting her back, then pointing to the small of her back.

"Oh nice!" Lucy smiles while looking at the white fairy tail crest. "Um, if you wouldn't mind, would you please tell me a little bit about those keys of yours?" she asks faking a smile.

Rin shakes her head, completely ignoring Lucy. "Not now, you wouldn't be able to use the information that I would give you anyways. I'm busy."

Lucy grits her teeth. What a snob... "Oh, come on. Can't you at least spare a moment?" she asks faking a smile.

Rin walks right past Lucy. "I already answered you. Listen the first time that I speak," she tells her.

"Hey, Rin," Gray calls to his sister from the other side of the Guild hall. "Will you go on this mission with me?"

Rin shrugs and pins the paper that she had been holding back up to the board. "Sure, why not."

"Gray-sama!" Juvia wails fleeing to him. "I want to come too!" she says as she lunges for a hug, but Gray easily sidesteps and Juvia crashes to the ground, her rump in the air. She looks back at him with her cheek smushed to the ground. "Punish me, Gray-sama."

He completely ignores her and walks toward Rin. "Come on," he says to her.

They disappear out of the door together with Juvia crawling after them.

"Rin, do we have to carry this baggage around?" Gray whispers to Rin, indicating with his fore finger to the girl sitting across the table, squirming.

Rin gulps down her tall glass of ice water. "Yes, and you two can work out your marital problems while I go to the bathroom," she says smiling to the two, getting up and pushing her chair in. "I'll be back in a minute."

"We're not married!" Gray yells at her drawing attention to himself and meekly sitting back down.

Rin smiles back to him and winks before disappearing into the bathroon.

They sit together for half an hour before Gray realizes what as going on. She ditched us. He looks down onto the booth's bench where a small slip of paper waits for him.

Have fun! And don't you dare come back! If you do I'm not letting you into the house or feeding you. Work out things with your girlfriends.
Love,
Rin

As Rin walks alone down the street a heavy arm is flung over her shoulder. "Hey, Baby. Wanna come play with us?" She is quickly surrounded by 3 other boys.

"She's cute."

"Yep, a real looker."

"We're going to have some fun tonight."

I' going to have to take them out without magic. I don't want to make a big fuss.

I lift my leg and attempt to kick but one catches my foot. When I punch, they catch my fist. Defeated, I close my eyes and kneel down, pulling my hands over my head, whimpering.

I hear a punch and kick and another kick. "You alright?" I look up to see a familiar face.