"That's great!" Natsu said with a wide smile. "I knew you'd make it!"
"Congratulations." Lucy smiled. "I'll go get the things to get your mark."
I nodded and smiled. When Macarov and I walked back in, all Macarov did was nod and everyone smiled and started talking again. Natsu ran up to me and sat me down with his friends, Lucy, Erza, Gray, Wendy, Happy, and Carla. I was already accepted as a part of their family. It felt great. Nothing like Raven Tail.
"What color do you want?" Lucy asked and showed mme the many colors I could choose from.
"How about this one." I pointed to a dark blue.
"Okay." Lucy nodded. "Where do you want it?"
"Um," I looked around. There were so many places to put it. I pointed to a small section on my neck that was always visible for some reason. "Right here."
Lucy nodded. "Okay. Hold still." I felt the cold ink press up against my skin and it seemed to fade into my skin as Lucy finished.
"There you go, Alex " Lucy stepped back. "Looks pretty cool."
"Thanks." I smiled. I looked over at Jade to see Mirajane was giving Jade a mark on her back. It was official. We were Fairy Tail Wizards.
"What kind of magic can you do?" Erza asked.
"Shadow Dragon Slayer." I said. "But I'm not really good at it."
"That's fine." Natsu said. "I can help with that." Natsu smiled.
I nodded. "Thanks. What do you usually do here, anyway?" I asked.
"Well, we hang out." Gray said. "And take jobs together. That's how we earn money."
"Speaking of money," Lucy said. "I need money for this month's rent."
"Okay." Erza stood up. "Guess we should go look at what jobs that are available."
Natsu smiled and nodded as he ran to a board. I walked up behind him and read some of the posters hanging there.
"Translate this phrase?" I read.
"Oh boy. Not one of those." Gray said
"What's so bad about it?" Happy asked. "I had a great time the last time we did that."
"Well, some of us didn't." Lucy said. "I didn't fancy being in Gray's body."
"That really happened?" Wendy asked.
"That sounds like an everyday crazy thing to me." Carla said.
Jade smiled. "Poor you, Lucy. Who's body did Natsu get stuck in?"
"Loke's" Natsu said, his eyes still glued to the board.
"Who's Loke?" I asked, looking around at everyone. I didn't remember any Loke during the introductions.
"It's a long story." Lucy said. "He basically was a Celestial Spirit stuck out of the Celestial World."
I nodded. Though it made no sense to me. It might later if I read a few books or something.
"How about this one?" Natsu said. "We have to catch some dude who's going to a ball, it looks like. That's a strange place to go if you're trying not to be seen."
Erza nodded. "Sounds easy enough. Alex can come along and get a taste of her first job."
"What?" I said. I knew I was now a part of the guild, but I don't know if I should be taking a job on my first day.
"Yeah. Great idea. The ball's not until next Saturday. She'll be used to everything by then." Natsu smiled and took down the poster. "It's ours now."
"Well, Natsu." Lucy said. "If we're going to a ball, we should probably get ready for it. Like, learning how to dance."
"Oh.." Natsu said. "I don't wanna dance though."
"You're gonna have to if we're going to catch this guy." Gray said.
"As if you know how to dance." Natsu said.
"And you do?" Gray countered.
"Not yet, no." Natsu said. "But I bet I'm still better. And when Lucy teaches me, I'll be one hundred times better then you."
"Is it like this a lot?" Jade asked.
"Yes. Quiet so." Carla answered.
"I would say I don't know how to dance either, but I don't really want to learn." I whispered to Wendy.
"I know how you feel." She whispered back.
"Well," Erza said. "Let's go get started outside."
Lucy nodded. "Okay. C'mon Natsu. Dancing isn't that hard."
"I hope so." I muttered and followed them outside.