Hey! Ok, so sorry—I'm posting this chapter a bit late :3 But it's worth the wait, cause this is a really good chapter written by DragonClaw11 (we're switching off on who writes the chapter every other chapter if you haven't noticed) so anyway, enjoy an awesome chapter written by her!

Chapter two:

"Who is that?" Lucy muttered. "He's not another crazy guild member, is he?"

"Not yet!" Grinning, Alfred ran up to her and gave her a vigorous handshake. "Hey, I'm Alfred! Who are you? This is Fairy Tail, right? Hopefully it is-oh, hey, Feliciano! Is that Kiku? What up, good to see you, dudes! Sweet, Ludwig is here?! Awesome-"

"Shut up!" Ludwig yelled. Gritting his teeth, Ludwig stalked toward Alfred and grabbed him by the back of his coat. Alfred began to shout as he was dragged away. Lucy looked relieved to see him go. She discreetly stepped behind Erza for protection in case he decided to speak to her again.

"Hey, man, not cool!" Alfred struggled, but Ludwig was stronger, and his attempts to escape were useless. Alfred refused to surrender, however, and continued to yell until Ludwig punched him. Alfred fainted immediately.

"Thank you," growled one of the men who had entered with Alfred, "the twit is usually annoying, but he's so bloody excited he won't shut it." The man cleared his throat. "I'm Arthur, by the way. Arthur Kirkland."

"Uh, right," Master Makarov sweat dropped. "It's nice to meet you. I suppose you all want to join, as well? That won't be a problem, but please introduce yourselves."

"Yes, of course!" said another man. Arthur scowled at him, but he ignored it. Bowing, the man said, "I am Francis Bonnefoy. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance."

"Hello," said a soft voice, "I am Ivan Braginski." Ivan smiled and nodded at Feliciano, Kiku, and Ludwig.

The last man to introduce himself had long hair bound into a ponytail. "I am Yao Wang, it is a pleasure to meet you-aru."

The Master smiled. "And my name is Master Makarov, though many just call me Master. Please, come join us! Mirajane, would you mind giving these young men their stamps?"

"No problem, Master," Mirajane smiled at them.

"Um, is he going to be okay?" Wendy said softly. She pointed at Alfred, who was still unconscious on the floor. "Do you want me to heal him?"

"No," Ludwig said stiffly, "Alfred will be fine. He will wake up in a few minutes."

Lucy's groan went unnoticed as the guild returned to their usual activities, filling the room with voices once again.

"Hey," called Natsu as he walked over to the new members, "it's nice you have you join us!"

Gray followed the fire mage. "I agree. I'm sure you'll be a wonderful addition."

"Why the hell are you not wearing clothes?" Arthur interjected. "Is something wrong with you?"

Gray narrowed his eyes. "Hey-"

"It's true, Stripper," Natsu laughed. Gray growled, but quickly left to find his pants. Natsu turned to Arthur. "I like you!"

"Lovely," muttered the blonde. "Excuse me, Mirajane, is it? Would you happen to have any tea?"

"Or vodka," Ivan added.

"Of course, just let me give you your stamp first."

Mirajane stamped Arthur on his arm. Ivan and Yao put it on their hands. When Mira reached Francis, however, the man grabbed her arm and twirled her in a circle.

"You look wonderful, my lady," Francis spoke with flourish, giving Mira a light kiss on the cheek when he was done.

Instead of looking embarrassed, Mirajane smiled. "Thank you, Francis. Where would you like your stamp?"

"On my stomach, dear."

After Mirajane finished, Arthur left the group, taking a place at the bar beside Cana. Ivan followed him, leaving the other newcomers standing next to Alfred's body.

"What are you going to do about him?" asked Happy.

"I don't know," Mira looked worried. "Are you sure he's fine? Wendy can help-"

"Don't get worked up over him." Francis winked. "What about me?"

Mira narrowed her eyes. "I don't-"

"Shut up," Erza appeared and elbowed the French man, giving him a jab in the stomach. "Leave Mira alone-"

"Thank you, Erza!"

"-I need her to get me more cake."

"Ah." Mirajane sweat dropped. "Very well."

Mirajane and Erza left, leaving Francis on the floor twitching. "Ugh…"

"You deserved that," Lucy said. "Stop bothering Mirajane."

In a flash, Francis was back on his feet. "Of course, my sweet," he said, bowing, "anything for you."

Lucy groaned and, after making sure Francis fell back down again, grabbed Natsu by the arm. "You're as stupid as that Alfred guy," she growled. Turning to Natsu, Lucy added, "I think they're more obnoxious than you, even."

"Thanks!" Natsu grinned, showing off his sharp teeth. Lucy groaned for the third time within those thirty minutes.

"Did someone say Alfred?" Alfred had regained consciousness and stood in front of them, beaming.

"No," said Kiku. "Go back to sleep."

"Pfft," said Alfred, "who do you think I am, Heracles?"

"What?" Happy said.

"Not important, that guy will probably come here later! What is important is I'm a member of Fairy Tail!" Alfred grinned, and then paused momentarily. "Hey, why do you all have stickers?"

"These are stamps," said Yao, "you were being annoying, so you didn't get one-aru."

"Don't be ridiculous, I was being helpful!"

"How," muttered Lucy, "by talking?"

"I was introducing myself! You know who I am now, don't you? That wouldn't have been possible if I wasn't here!" Alfred sniffed the air. "Hey, is that food I smell? I love food! Almost as much as I love superheroes, but we'll talk about that later, right now food is important. Do you guys have burgers here? I love burgers. What about French fries? Arthur calls them chips, but why would I do anything Arthur does! Independence!"

"Make him sleep!" Feliciano wailed. Ludwig obliged by whapping Alfred on the head. The man collapsed once again. "Thank you~!" said Feli. Ludwig grunted.

"Who's Heracles?" asked Natsu.

"He's this other guy we know-aru," said Yao Wang.

"How many guys do you know?"

"A lot," said Kiku. "Heracles is a good friend of ours. He likes cats and he sleeps a lot."

"He likes cats?" Happy grinned. "Yay! Do you think he'll bring me fish?"

"I do not know."

"Why don't you ask him yourselves?" an unfamiliar voice interjected. A man with brown hair stepped forward. "Greetings, friends. I am sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier. Alfred was distracting everyone from my entrance. I am Heracles Karpusi. I brought Matthew-"

"Who's Matthew?" said Feliciano.

"…Me…hello…friends…"

"Agh!" Everyone except Heracles and Matthew yelled, startling Alfred awake.

"How long have you been there?" Ludwig demanded.

"Ten…minutes…" Matthew smiled at Natsu, Lucy, and Happy. "I am…Matthew Williams…This is my bear Kumakichi."

"Kumajirou," Heracles corrected.

Matthew hesitated. "Yes."

"Um, nice to meet you," said Natsu. Lucy and Happy nodded.

"Hello, brother!" Alfred smiled at Matthew. "I almost forgot about you!"

"How do you almost forget about your brother?" Lucy murmured. "Wait. Where's this Williams guy?"

"Right here…" Matthew cleared his throat.

"Argh! I mean, uh, hi," Lucy laughed nervously. "Um, I'm going to go somewhere else."

"Bye!" Feliciano smiled and waved as Lucy dragged Natsu and Happy away.

"That was fun," said Alfred. "I think she has a crush on me!"

"Right," said Kiku.

"Come!" Francis, apparently no longer in pain now that Lucy was gone, stood and began to walk away. "Let's meet these other people! This guild is very interesting, no? Let us introduce ourselves to others." The man smiled almost wickedly. "I would like to show off my magic."