"I do believe we have missed our introduction," I smiled, sauntering into view with Darren beside me. The five of them all turned to me at once, all with different expressions of confusion and shock.
"And who might you be? Speak," sternly commanded Erza Scarlet. Her long, blazing hair was as fiery as her personality, and her left hand rested on the hilt of her sword. She wore no full suit of armor, only her chest plate and a blue skirt. She peered at the two of us through slits, showing her full suspicion.
"Now, now, don't give Juniper a hard time," a voice from behind chirped. I knew instantly that it came from Xavier, which meant that Yolric and Vanya were in tow. Xavier had such a calming and diplomatic way about him that Erza slowly removed her hand from her sword.
"Ah, seems like the gang's all here. You guys should seriously pick up the pace, June and I have been here for a while now," Darren joked. The trio came up and stood with us, with Yolric standing to my left and loosely wrapping an arm around my waist.
"Now that we're all here, allow me to introduce us all," I began. "The gentleman I came here with is Darren Eachann. He specializes in Telepathy and High Speed Magic. The woman standing beside him is Vanya Moriko, she is a user of Take Over Magic. The one that spoke earlier is Xavier Errapel, who can use both Healing Magic and Precognition. Yolric Chalmer uses Mental Magic. I understand that one in particular is considered a 'Lost Magic'?"
"Whoa, hold up. Are you saying that two of you can use two different types of magic? That's sorta unheard of, isn't it? Not to mention the Mental Magic," Grey Fullbuster mumbled quizzically. His spiked black hair and lack of most of his clothing almost made me not take his words seriously. Sweat was still going down his chiseled chest from whatever battle had happened before we had arrived. I was about to tell him to cool himself off with his Ice Make Magic, but I was soon interrupted.
"What about you... June? Is that your name?" Lucy Heartfilia chimed in. She was the Celestial Wizard, the one that had control of some of the Zodiac. Her blonde hair, blue eyes, and revealing clothes made me not even second guess who she was.
"I am a God Slayer. A Forge God Slayer, to be exact. I can wield fire and metal and am able to make suits of armor, weapons, you name it."
Natsu and Erza's eyes lit up.
"So you're a God Slayer?! I've only fought one before, and I've gotten stronger since then! LET'S FIGHT!" Natsu Dragoneel yelled out. His pink hair was as wild as his will. I knew his background more than any of them. He was nicknamed "Salamander," being that he was a Fire Dragon Slayer. I knew he had taken on a God Slayer before and won, but it had only been by the skin of his teeth. Unfortunately for him, I was stronger than he took me for.
"Natsu, we just met them. I don't think fighting is the way to go..," Lucy mumbled. I couldn't help but giggle at Natsu's extreme urge to fight me, but I also couldn't resist.
"I feel as though you should complete your story, Mistress," Vanya spoke. She was one of very few words, but her snake-like amber eyes and smooth voice commanded the attention of all present. As ready as I was to take on Natsu, she was right.
"Thank you, Vanya. Yes, believe it or not, we know who you are. We have spent months looking for you. Where we are from, not only Fairy Tail, but you all as a team are very... Sought after. If you don't mind, we would like to speak to Master Makarov so we can ask him if we are able to join the guild," I finished. There was a long pause as the team looked between each other.
"Happy, what do you think? You're acting weird," Natsu spoke. A small blue cat flew up from behind him, looking slightly embarrassed.
"Aye... I-I just have this odd feeling. They say 'where we are from'... I have a feeling they're not just from somewhere else across the sea... Maybe... It's like Edolas..," Happy stuttered out. I had to fight the urge to just run up and cuddle him, just to tell him we were not like the evil ones in Edolas.
"You don't have to worry," Yolric interrupted my thoughts. "Yes... We are from a different world. But there are no other versions of us here. In our world, magic is considered... Taboo. Those of us that are born to practice it are cast out of the world. All we wanted was to come into this place to be accepted for what we are born with." I looked up at his blue eyes flecked with gold. I knew he was using his magic to make them feel calm about the situation. I could tell by their body language that it had done the job. Erza and Grey looked contentedly upon us, and Happy had lighted on the ground where him and Lucy were both smiling. Natsu was the only one that concerned me, with only giving a nod at first, but he soon gave his bright smile, too.
"Well, I think we have everything out in the open now! Anyone have any other questions for us at all?" I piped up after a brief silence. Happy raised his tiny blue paw and spoke.
"What happened to your face? And your shoulder?" He cheerily spouted. Instinctually, I reached up and felt the scar underneath my right eye that almost covered my whole cheek. The 'X' that stood on my left shoulder, the arm that was unsleeved, I was used to. The one on my face was still new to me, and I oftentimes forgot about it.
"Happy! How rude! I guess I'm sort of glad you're not insulting me for once, but you've never even met her before now!" Lucy scolded. Happy blushed slightly, but still snickered.
"Oh, he doesn't offend me at all," I smiled. I walked over to him and knelt down, scratching underneath his chin. His soft fur felt so nice to my fingertips, and a faraway, dreamy look immediately appeared in his eyes.
"Seeee, Lucy? Maybe if you were this nice, you wouldn't have to have to eat so much to feel loved," he smiled. She let out a shocked gasp and was about to spout a comeback when Natsu interrupted.
"Well, what are we still doing here? The guild isn't that far away, we should get them there ASAP! Mainly so we can fight and I won't feel bad for punching a girl!" he cheered. Erza, Lucy, and Grey all nodded, and an uncontrollable smile crept across my face. I felt tears of relief sting in my eyes, but Yolric squeezed my arm and snapped me out of it.
Happy refused to get up, so I picked him up and held him close to my chest, stroking his fur. As we walked, I could feel my heart racing. Soon enough, the guild came into view, and my eyes started to water again.
"Hey," Yolric spoke. "How's it feel to be home?"