"Good morning Sheele. Ready for work today?" Mira greeted Sheele with her usual smile.
"Yep. What do I have to do today?"
"Then please give this barrel of beer to Cana please. Usual table." Mira dumped a full barrel on the counter labeled, 'Cana's reserves'. Sheele managed to grasp it and made her way to Cana, only to trip again and spill the barrel.
"Oh dear…" Mira said. "That was the last of the booze reserves."
"Sheele, are you okay?" Cana asked, trying hard to not scream at her for spilling the barrel.
Sheele put on her glasses and smiled. "Mhm. Anything else Mira?"
"No orders. Take a break."
Sheele took a seat next to Cana, and took out a book. Several theories about magic by several famous wizards, all which Sheele failed to understand due to her reading the book upside down.
"Sheele, your book is upside down." Cana said, feeling bad for all the snickers directed to Sheele.
"Hm?" Sheele looked ather cover. "It is. Thank you Cana." She then flipped it and went back to the first page.
"Hey Sheele." One of the background members of Fairy Tail said to her before dumping a book on the table. 100 ways to solve airheadedness.
"Hey!" Cana shouted to them. "Leave her-"
This is my favourite book!" Sheele said with her eyes sparkling. "Thank you so much!" She put her first book away and began to read off chapter 9. "This is where I left off…"
Cana and the boys who attempted to bully Sheele looked at her in shock as Sheele read the book with deep interest.
"Sheele, do you mind running some errands for me? Just some grocery shopping I need to do but I don't have the time." Mira took out a small paper and gave it to her. Sheele looked at it upside down and nodded.
"Got it. I'll be back soon." Sheele left the guild and went to the market, Cana sighing when she left.
"Geez, is something wrong with her head?"
"First item on the list...fifty apples. Tell them to deliver it to Fairy Tail and Mira will handle the rest."
Sheele took around the marketplace in awe. Although she had been there for only a few days, she had not visited the market yet. Needless to say the vast amount of stalls took her interest.
"I have some money on me. Perhaps I can buy myself something on my way back. But first, the fifty apples. She looked around until she managed to find a warehouse that handled fresh produce. She quickly made her way and began to place her order with the staff.
"Can I have…" She paused. "Fifteen apples delivered to Fairy Tail?"
"Fifteen? You people usually order fifty. Okay then, expect it by this afternoon."
Sheele bowed. "Thank you very much." She then walked off to the next warehouse, spices. She took out the list and crossed out 'fifty apples'. She looked at the next item which was fifty kilograms of salt.
"This should be easy." Sheele said to herself with a smile, and made her order that raised yet another eyebrow.
The morning passed by quickly for Sheele who was enjoying grocery shopping for Fairy Tail. In no time, she had finished half of her list, but decided to go for a quick lunch.
On behalf of Fairy Tail, she ordered many things according to the list. Five barrels of hot sauce, which was meant to be booze. Ten packs of medicine Sheele couldn't quite pick up the name for, ordering it from a shady person in the alley, and two crystal balls which she mistook for lacrima crystals.
She sat in a small cafe and looked over the menu. It was nothing fancy but it offered good choices, from a wide range of sandwiches to different brews of tea.
"May I have your order miss?"
"Yes please."
The waitress stood there in silence waiting for Sheele to give her order. However, Sheele didn't say anything after that.
"Miss, your order."
"Oh! Um...I'd like a pork sandwich, three color dango, and a milk tea please."
The waitress quickly scribbled down her order before smiling. "We will have your food in ten minutes."
Sheele looked out of the window in the lonely cafe, watching several young couples eating ice cream while shopping together. The pure joy and bliss on their faces made Sheele a little envious. Before joining Night Raid, she dreamt of a boyfriend that would defend her when she was mocked for her personality. Someone to care for her. She put a hand to her chin and closed her eyes.
"Sheele, what a pleasure to see you here." A familiar voice called out to her. She opened her eyes and turned to her left to see Loke at the table next to her, surrounded by his usual group of women. "How would you like to sit with me?" He pointed to the chair across him. Sheele shrugged and took the seat.
"It'll be nice to have some company."
"No fair Loke. you said I could have the seat." One of his girls whined.
"No way." Another one argued. "He said it would be me!"
"You bitch!"
"Hold on!" One of the girls pointed to Sheele. "It's all her fault! Get her!" Before the girls could take a step near Sheele, Loke raised his hand which made the girls stop in their tracks.
"Ladies, there's more than enough of me for you all equally. Why not run off and get a bite to eat before we continue the day?"
"Eh? But we wanna eat with you."
"For me, ladies?" Loke gave them a wink which made them all run out of the cafe squealing. When they were gone, he sighed and turned back to Sheele. "Sorry about that."
"I-it's fine." Sheele stammered.
"If I may ask, you are a waitress at the guild correct?"
"Yes." She answered. "I'm simply running some errands for Mira."
Loke put Sheele's hand on his and observed it. "A fine lady like you shouldn't be ruining your hands over some labour a man could do for you."
Sheele blushed and pulled her hand back. "It's fine. I can at least guarantee that I'm doing a decent job unlike the usual tasks I have to do."
"Hm? Why is that?"
The two of them sat together in silence before Sheele decided to speak.
"I tried cooking the meals for the guild but we ended up having several members with food poisoning. When I went to clean up their mess, I ended up making an even bigger mess. And on the master as well! And when I had to wash the clothes for everyone living at Fairy Hills, I ended up washing Romeo with the laundry when he came to visit."
Loke looked at her with concerned eyes.
"No matter how hard I try, I can never overcome my clumsiness. I have nothing to be proud of…"
"That isn't true." Loke countered with a serious look plastered on his face. "Think about it. When Natsu and Lucy went to go rescue Macao, they told us that if you didn't help, the task would have been much harder. You helped Bulat with his first mission yesterday despite not having magic, and Mira seems much happier having a helping hand around the guild."
"..."
"Your food, sir." The waitress gave him a plate with a medium rare steak and a glass of beer. "And for you, miss." She handed Sheele neatly cut sandwiches with the crusts cut off, two portions of a brightly colored dango, and a small cup with milk tea filled to the brim. The waitress bowed. "Enjoy your meal." She then went off to serve a couple that had entered the cafe.
"Let's enjoy our food, shall we?" Loke asked.
"Yes please." Sheele replied with a bright smile. "And Loke."
"Yeah?" Loke tilted his head slightly in confusion.
"Thank you." Sheele smiled.
The two of them enjoyed their lunch while discussing many things that were happening around Fiore. Although they had a lot to talk about they ended up finishng their meal quickly. Sheeele offered Loke a stick of dango which he gratefully accepted. Eventually, the waitress arrived with their payment.
"I'll pay." Loke said as he gave the waitress a few bills that would cover their meal.
"You didn't have to do that." Sheele protested, looking through her bag for her money. "Please let me-"
"It's fine, Sheele. It's a gentleman's job to pay for his date."
Sheele blushed and Loke stood up. "I'll see you some time Sheele, as long as Bulat isn't near you." With that, he left the cafe leaving a flustered Sheele behind. She looked through her bag and pulled out the list, checking the remaining tasks.
"Let's see...all I need to do now is buy some herbs and I can enjoy the rest of the day off."
Sheele left the cafe in a hurry and began to make her way to the shops. As she was walking, she happened to notice a little stall occupied by an old woman who was selling hand knitted scarves. She would have passed by without a care until she her eyes caught a thin pink wool scarf. She walked up to the stall and pointed to the item.
"How much is it?"
"Fifty jewels." The old woman answered. "But it is a bit hot don't you think?"
"It is." Sheele said as she handed the money, and put away the scarf in her bag. "But it's a lovely scarf. I'll be sure to wear it during winter."
"That will make me happy. Hm? Do you happen to be a Fairy tail member?"
"A waitress." Sheele corrected her. "But I like it there."
"Why, with a such lovely looks I'm sure you have a boyfriend you have to meet up with."
"O-oh no." Sheele stammered. "I'm just here to run some errands for the guild. Do you happen to know where I can buy some basil and mint?"
"Of course dear. Just right across over there." The old woman pointed to a busy stall across where there were several people buying different kinds of herbs. "Thank you miss."
Sheele hurried over to the stall to buy her herbs while the old woman smiled.
"She seems mature, but she still has that spark of youth…"
"I'm back!" Sheele said to the guild, holding a bag with the herbs not required in the list of errands.
"Welcome back Sheele." Mira said as usual. "I presume your trip was a success?"
"Yes. Everything should arrive here about now."
"Hello? We have several deliveries for Fairy Tail."
"What do you know, they're here." Mira exited the counter and went to collect the delivered goods. Mira looked at the pile and was thinking if it was smaller than usual.
"Thank you very much." Mira handed the man a bag of money. "This should be enough."
"More than enough miss. Allow me to give you your change."
"Was there a sale?"
"Mira! There's way too little apples!"
"Mira! Why does my soup taste sweet?!"
"Mira! This isn't booze! It's hot sauce!"
"Mira! This medicine is making me feel funny! Hey, did we get a camel lately?"
"Mira! The lacrima isn't working!"
"What's going on?" MIra thought to herself. "There's no way I messed up the list."
"Sheele, can I have the bag of herbs?"
"Sure." Sheele handed her the bag and when she observed the contents, she saw that it was only a jar of honey inside. She sighed and put the honey away. "Keep the change."
"If you're sure miss." The delivery man left.
"Sheele, please bring the stew to table one. I'll take care of this."
"Okay then."
"We're back!"
"Welcome back Bulat."
"It's great to be back after a long job. Do we have any booze?"
"Sorry. We're all out. Would you be interested in hot sauce-"
"We've got a problem!" Loke shouted as he ran into the guild. "Erza's back!"
This got everyone's attention in the guild, which led to panic and screaming. The only ones remaining calm were Bulat, Lucy, Mira, and Sheele. Sheele could only offer a confused look being alone at the counter. Lucy questioned Happy while Bulat did so with Mira.
Suddenly, all movement and sound was deceased as footsteps could be heard entering the guild. When Sheele exited the counter to deliver the food she saw Erza standing in the center with a giant horn.
"Who are you? Are you a new member?" Erza turned to Bulat with a cold demeanor which he wasn't the least bit intimidated by, which surprised a few people in the guild.
"Bulat. I joined the guild yesterday." Erza nodded her head.
"I see. Let us hope we can work together in the future. Now, where is Natsu and Gray?"
"Right here Erza!"
"Just the two of us hanging out like good friends!"
"They're acting different…" Lucy said to nobody in particular.
"Listen you two, I'd like for the both of you two come-"
Before Erza could finish, Sheele tripped while trying to deliver the stew. The dish flew in the air and landed directly onto Erza's head.
"..."
The entire guild had their eyes full of shock as they looked at both Erza and Sheele, expecting Erza to strangle the latter to death.
"I'm sorry…" Sheele said as she put her glasses back on. "My name is Sheele. I'm a new member of the guild."
"It's okay. Accidents can happen once in awhile. Natsu, Gray!"
"Still here Erza."
"I want you two to come with me to the train station tomorrow. I'll give you the details then."
Whispers and gossip spread throughout the guild about Erza asking Natsu and Gray for help, leading to Erza silencing them by giving each of them an evil glare.
"Sheele, why don't you enjoy the rest of the day off?" Mira asked. "Thanks for your work today."
"I can't believe you spilt stew on Erza's head!" Both Lucy and Sheele were enjoying a simple pasta meal at their house. Lucy was freaking out about today's events and Sheele was busy eating.
"I just wanted to deliver the order…"
"At least Erza let you out alive. I don't know about you but I feel as though Erza isn't as scary as they describe her to be."
"Mhm." Sheele took another bite of her pasta. "She looked scary but can't feel any killing intent from her. I'm sure she has a soft side."
"Are you even human?!" Lucy thought to herself. Sheele let out a yawn.
"I think I'll go to bed now Lucy. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Night Sheele."
When Sheele tucked herself to bed, she couldn't help but think about tomorrow.
"Perhaps me and Bulat could tag along…"
(A/N) Another chapter done! I want to thank everyone who gave constructive criticism. It really helps and I have applied some crucial points to the past chapters. Nothing to big, but it does affect some dialogue. (Sheele doesn't have magic)
I do want to write longer chapters but I can't really get myself to write 5,000 word chapters because I feel like I would end up dragging it. So we're stuck with half of that for bite sized chapters that can be satisfactory for you and me.
Once again, I appreciate the follows, favourites, and reviews for this story. If you have any predictions, criticism, or anyhing related to Fairy Tail or Akame ga Kill! feel free to leave a review. See you guys next time!