"So Kisune, what's your story?" He asked as he leaned against the side of the cart.

Kisune had just thrown back her hood when he asked. She looked up at him. "Excuse me? What's that supposed to mean?" She asked sharply. "What, is he wondering what a beautiful woman like myself is doing out by myself without an escort? Well, sir, I'll have you know that men aren't the only ones who can protect themselves!" She thought hotly to herself.

"I asked what your story was, and it doesn't really mean anything." He stated, cocking an eyebrow at her. "We've got a ways to go before we reach Magnolia, and I want to know more about you. You must be able to fight, otherwise you wouldn't be just roaming around out here alone."

"Oh." She thought. "Maybe I was wrong. Maybe he really is just a sweet gu-"

"Either that or you're just stupid." Breeg further observed.

Kisune just glared at him for a moment. "Never mind, I take that back, he's a jerk." She thought to herself. "Hey, I'm not stupid! I told you I know magic, and I'm armed!" She said, pulling her dagger out for emphasis.
"And for your information," She continued, "the only reason I was taken captive by those bandits back there was because you distracted me with your drunken shouting!" She finished.

"Whoa there, calm down." He said, raising his hands in front of him. "You don't have to wave your knife around. And again, I was tired, not drunk." He said with finality.

She scoffed. "And again, that's just something a drunk would say, because he's ashamed of his habits. You know, if you're gonna drink, you should at least own up to it. Otherwise maybe you should just quit." She retorted.

Breeg opened his mouth to argue, but thought it would be best to drop it. "Whatever." Was all he said, dismissing the subject with a wave of his hand.

Kisune smiled to herself. "Ha! Giving up the argument? Good, maybe having someone confront him about it will finally help him to get out of his cup and into reality!" She thought, thinking that she must be the greatest thing to ever walk into his life.

"Anyway, you never answered my question." Breeg stated.

Kisune thought back. "Uh, what question was that?" She asked, raising a finger to her chin while she thought.

"What's your story?" Breeg repeated.

"Oh, right! Hmm..." She began to think back on her life. "Well, let's see... I guess the beginning's a good place to start." She decided. Breeg was about to say that's maybe a little too far back, but grew quite when he heard her begin her tail:

"I was first found outside of a monastery when I was very young, around five maybe, but I don't know fore sure. I had... well, actually I have no memory of anything before that. All I remember is sitting outside the steps of the monastery late at night, and I was crying. Suddenly I heard the door open behind me. I turned around and saw a man standing there. He was holding a glowing crystal, and asked me what I was doing there that late at night." She said, as she began to feel nostalgia wash over her, becoming enveloped in the memory...

... Tears streamed down her face as she sat there in the blackness. She was afraid of it, but she didn't know why. Come to think of it, she didn't know anything. She didn't know what she was, or how she had gotten to where she was. She didn't even know what to call herself. All she knew was there wasn't anyone or anything around. She didn't know what to call it at the time, but she felt alone. And that's what scared her the most. She began to silently cry even harder then she had before. She tried to cry out loud, wanting to find solace in anything. A sound. A feeling. But she didn't know how, and there was nothing around her but the silent blackness, and the hardness below her. Then she laid down, trying to keep as close to the hardness she felt underneath her as possible, because it was something other than the blackness. Something to hold on to...
She was still silently sobbing, when suddenly she saw something else appear amongst all the blackness. Her head sprang up as she looked around, searching for the source of the not-black, hoping it was something so she wouldn't be alone. And when she turned around, she saw it. Something was standing there behind her, holding something bright. Then she heard a sound. It came from the thing, but she couldn't understand it. But she knew it was something, whatever it was. Something to banish the loneliness. She reached out to him in desperation with all of her might, stretching her arms out as far as they could reach. But no matter how far she reached, she couldn't grasp onto it. Tears streamed down her face as she reached for the billowing form before her. She tried to stand, but couldn't. She wanted to scream from frustration, but didn't know how. So she just laid there, crying. Hoping whatever it was in front of her wouldn't leave, because even if she couldn't touch it, she knew it was something else... something to comfort her in her lonely world.
But then suddenly she felt something on her head... She looked up, and the thing was leaning down to her. It made more sounds that she didn't understand, but they felt warm as they washed over her. She felt overwhelmed at the touch, and she grasped his hand, and held on for dear life. Because to her, it was life. But she suddenly felt something else wrap around her, and then she felt the hardness beneath her vanish. It frightened her, because she felt it was something to banish the loneliness. But then she felt the warmth of the thing against her body. Suddenly she knew that whatever it was, it wasn't blackness. It wasn't emptiness. So she held on to it. She held on with all the strength her little hands could find.
Suddenly she felt herself moving. She looked, and saw things come and go in the blackness. She couldn't bare to see the blackness swallow anything, so she buried her face into the thing that held her. She stayed that way for some time, before she suddenly felt something below her again. She thought it was the hardness, but then felt that it was soft, like the thing that carried her. She was mesmerized as she felt the softness below her, but she suddenly noticed that the thing carrying her wasn't there anymore. She turned around in panic, looking for her relief from the emptiness. She saw it walking away towards the blackness, taking the bright with it. She reached out, pleading silently to not leave her alone in the black. But then it stopped and held up the brightness in his hand. Suddenly the whole room was filled with the same brightness as the one he held. At first she shielded her eyes from the dazzling brightness, but then she looked around at where she was. She gazed around the room, taking in all that was there. Soon she heard other noises. She turned her head, and saw another thing in the room. The one she had first seen and the new one were making sounds at each other, gesturing to her. She watched them for a moment, but then something caught her eye. A shiny circle on something a little ways from the softness. She reached over to it, as best she could, but couldn't quiet reach it. She leaned forward, trying to reach it, and suddenly felt the softness underneath her begin to disappear. She felt an odd sensation as it disappeared. Something invisible rushing past her face. But then suddenly she felt something stop her. She looked, and the thing was holding her again. She looked up at it. She focused on it's... face, she realized. She looked up on it's face, and things began to make sense to her. It's face had a strange look on it. One she didn't know, so she reached up to it, trying to make sense of what she saw by touching it. Then she saw the face change from one she didn't know to... a much warmer face. "A... Smile..." she thought. She reached up to it. "Daddy..." she thought. She tried to say it, but couldn't. She tried and tried again, beginning to tear up again. She felt him brush his hand against her face, wiping away her tears. "Daddy." She thought again. She didn't know why, but it seemed to fit the face. Suddenly something dropped on her face. She didn't know what it was, and she looked up to Daddy. She saw his eyes glistening, and tears were falling from them. Suddenly he pulled her close, and just held her. And suddenly she felt safe with Daddy holding her. So she grabbed onto him, and tried her best to hold on. And in that safety she felt something begin to overtake her, as her eyes grew heavy, she felt the warmth of Daddy against her. She listened, and heard a rhythm as she leaned against him. It gave her a calming feeling, one of safety. And suddenly, everything was quite...

Over the next few months, Daddy tried to teach her to speak. She learned quickly, wanting to learn everything she could, because she had been shown there was more to the world than black emptiness. She learned many words to describe the way she felt, and what she saw. She learned the names of everything around her, and even learned her own name. The one that Daddy gave her, anyway. He called her Kisune, and she fell in love with the name.
But the memories continued to flood Kisune as she described growing up in the Monastery. She described how she had first used magic by accident, and then how Daddy had taught her how to use it. And how he taught her that no matter how lonely she felt, magic was around her. And if she focused, she could sense it around her, and manipulate it to her will.
She continued like this for quite a while, describing her life in much detail as she got carried away in her memories. And Breeg listened intently to every detail. He enjoyed hearing about people's paths in life, seeing how they developed into the person he was speaking with. But he suddenly grew curious when he noticed she grew quiet as she described her departure from the Monastery. But curiosity quickly turned to concern as he saw a tear roll down her cheek as she sat there quietly.

"Kisune?" He asked with concern. She looked up and over to him. "Are you alright?" He asked as another tear rolled down her cheek.
She began to wipe her eyes. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just... sad memories is all..."

"You miss them, huh?" He asked, leaning toward her.

She looked at him. "Yeah, something like that." She replied, beginning to regain her composure. Suddenly she turned back to him. "But yeah, that's my story." She said, sounding happier. "What about you? What did you do after you left Fairy Tail?" She asked, changing the subject.
Breeg hesitated at the question. But just as he began to open his mouth to speak, the driver yelled from his seat "Magnolia ahead!" They looked at each other seriously, then Kisune grew excited and peered out her window. Breeg couldn't help but smile as he looked out of his own window.

"Look! There it is, Kazu!" She exclaimed. "I'm almost a Guild Wizard..." She said happily.

But Breeg barely heard her. He was looking out at his home in wonder. Then suddenly grew concerned and looked down at himself. He had grown so much over the past twelve years...

"Will they recognize me?" He wondered to himself as he looked down on his travel battle worn hands. He gazed out the window again. But he smiled regardless. "Whether they do or not, it doesn't matter. I'm almost home."

Mira stood there at the bar of the Fairy Tail Guild Hall. It had been a slow day since most of the Guild Members were out on jobs, so she had spent the better part of the day reminiscing. She thought back on all the people that had come and gone over the years. Then her thoughts fell on a small boy with a head of flaming orange hair.

"I wonder how he's doing?" She said to herself. "It's been a while since he's written us." She turned her head towards the great doors that led outside. "You know, he's gonna come back in through those doors one of these days..." She said.

"Who will?" Came a voice from off to the side. Mira looked over, and there was the Scarlet Swords Master of the Guild.

"I was just thinking about Breeg, and wondering how he's changed over the years." She said, repeating her thoughts to Erza.

Erza sighed. "I don't know if he'll ever come back, Mira. He left with a purpose to see the world and expand his skills. And there's a lot of world to see, and an infinity of ways to expand his skills. But maybe someday he'll come back to visit." She smiled to herself. "And when that day comes, I plan on testing his sword skills." She continued to smile as she walked away.

Mira looked back at her. "Well I hope he's kept up with his sword training in that case." She said, sighing to herself in amusement. She gazed out the doors once more, then went back to clearing the bar...

See? They got to Magnolia within a few chapters. ;)

But yeah, they're actually getting into Magnolia AND Fairy Tail next chapter, so I hope you guys are looking forward to see what's gonna happen.

Anyway, review are welcome as always, and I'll see you guys next time. Cheers! ;D