Cynthia sat down at a table in a short sleeve shirt, long black pants, and her black hair tied in a ponytail. It was a few weeks since she had joined Fairy Tail, and she was still ecstatic about meeting all of the members, especially the other Dragon Slayers, such as Gajeel and Laxus. Cynthia heard stories about Laxus during her stay in Fairy Tail, so as soon as he stepped through the door, she rushed over to him, Wendy following her on the side. "Hi Hi!"

Laxus looked down at the girl, raising an eyebrow. "Who are you…?"

"My name is Cynthia! And!" She showed her right shoulder, revealing her red Fairy Tail guild mark; "I'm a member of Fairy Tail!"

"I see…Well, welcome to Fairy Tail," Laxus shrugged Cynthia off as he walked inside, only to be greeted once again by the Thunder God Tribe, Freed Justine, Bickslow, and Evergreen. "Oh…"

"D-Don't let Laxus-san's attitude get to you! He's usually like that to newcomers, he'll warm up to you…I hope!" Wendy said with a nervous smile.

"I guess it takes a while for people to warm up to the new girl…" Cynthia frowned a bit, then turned around only to see Natsu standing on a table with a fist engulfed in flames.

"Yeah, don't worry about that. It's just Laxus." Macao said to Cynthia with a friendly smile. "He doesn't look it, but he definitely cares about us."

"Yeah, he's always like this." Warren said with a nod. "You've Ben a blast to have around, and he'll see that soon enough!"

Those words did make Cynthia smile. She'd only been here a few days, but everyone was doing a great job at making her feel welcomed. But she then pointed at Natsu who was gunning towards Laxus. "Um. What's he...?"

"Laxus, fight me!" Natsu jumped off the table, his fist cocked back as he aimed himself at Laxus. Natsu didn't even get a chance to swing as Laxus just raised his fist and slammed it over Natsu's head, one hit Ko'ing Salamander into the floor, twitching.

"Natsu-nii...not again..." Romeo just sighed heavily. This happened far too often.

"What just…" Cynthia started.

"That's what usually happens when Natsu-san tries to challenge an S Class here…" Wendy laughed nervously, rubbing the back of her head.

"You get used to it!" Wakaba said with a hearty laugh. The guild was always so lively.

"Are they really that powerful…? I mean…look at him…" Cynthia pointed at Natsu, who was twitching on the floor.

"S-Strong…" Natsu muttered, groaning.

Freed walked over to Cynthia and Wendy, overhearing their conversation about Laxus and the S class mages. "Laxus is indeed very powerful," Freed said while waving a finger in the air. "He is one of Fairy Tail's strongest mages, just behind Gildarts."

"That's right. There aren't a lot of people who can get the better of Laxus." Evergreen said while waving her fan about.

"Gildarts…?" Cynthia asked. "He's the ace, right?"

"That's right," Freed nodded. "He is a very powerful mages as well, specializing in Crash Magic. We have to move the entire town around whenever he's in the area."

"Wait…this town…moves?" Cynthia blinked.

"Mhm!" Wendy nodded, pulling Cynthia outside. "Whenever Gildarts-san comes around, the town is moved so he has a straight path right to the guild."

"Why is that? Doesn't he know where this place is…?" This subject was only confusing the newest Fairy Tail mage even more.

"He's uh…" Wendy laughed nervously as she rubbed the back of her head.

"Annoying!" Cana said from the bar.

"Oi, did you hear?" Gray asked, walking up to the guild (With Juvia behind him of course) , hearing most of Cynthia and Wendy's conversation.

"Oh, Gray-san! Juvia-san!" Wendy waved to the pair. Gray turned around, startled at the fact Juvia was behind.

"G-Gah! Juvia! How long have you been behind me?" Gray placed a hand over his heart, feeling it beat erratically from the shock of being followed.

"Since Gray-sama left on his job earlier today!" Juvia nodded with a smile. "Juvia wanted to make sure Grau-sama didn't get hurt!"

"That's…a little…" Cynthia coughed, "Creepy…"

"Anyway…" Gray started; "Gildarts is returning soon."

"Wait, really!?" Cynthia's eyes widened. "I didn't think I'd get to meet him so soon…!"

"How soon?" Wendy asked.

"Oh, I passed him on the way here…and he said you guys might wanna get ready…" Gray chuckled a bit, heading inside to tell Markarov the news.

"We should get inside…" Wendy pulled Cynthia inside. A few minutes later, the town started shifting around. The buildings started to raise as a single, straightforward path leading to the guild was left.

"W-Whoa…!" Cynthia stared in amazement, her eyes widening. "T-The whole town gets moved just for him!?"

"It's very necessary," Lisanna commented, scratching the back of her head nervously.

"Yeah, there's a reason we have to do this." Max said while rubbing the back of his neck. He can't recall how many times Gildarts got in trouble for walking through someone's house.

Natsu sprung up immediately after picking up Gildart's scent, recovering from the mishap with Laxus as if nothing even happened. "Gildarts is coming back!? I can't wait!"

"Natsu…you…and that just…but…" Cynthia just…sighed as she dismissed the question, and stared at the door intently. After what seemed like an eternity, which in reality was only about ten minutes, the door slowly opened. The Crash Mage himself, Gildarts stepped in with a small bag held over his should. He looked around for a bit before smiling to everyone.

"Hello, everyone!" Gildarts exclaimed, looking around his beloved guild.

"Gildarts!" As if Laxus didn't beat him at all, Natsu held his fist back, charging towards the Ace of Fairy Tail. "Fight me!" Natsu exclaimed. Before Natsu could even swing, Gildarts grabbed Natsu, using his momentum to toss him into the ceiling effortlessly. Natsu was now stuck on the ceiling, twitching. "Y-Yup…still strong…"

"Holy…" Cynthia gasped. "He's gonna come down, right…?"

"Maybe…" Happy snickered.

Gildarts set his eyes on his daughter, Cana, and grinned. "CANNAAAAAAA!"

"Oh god no…!" Before Cana could hop off the bar stool, Gildarts already had her in his arms and started cradling her, hearts in his eyes. "Get offa me!"

"Uh…" Cynthia blinked at Gildart's smothering of Cana. "What…what is that about…?"

"Oh, that?" Wendy snickered a bit. "Cana is Gildarts's daughter, and he shows her a lot of love…"

"Too much love, dammit!" Cana yelled, flailing her arms around.

"That's what love in family looks like…huh…?" Cynthia watched the pair of father and daughter for a while before sighing and turning her head away.

"Cynthia…?" Wendy looked over at Cynthia with a worried expression. "Are you okay…?"

"I'm fine…." Cynthia flashed Wendy a small smile before getting an idea. Cana finally pushed Gildarts away, glaring at him with annoyance.

"What part of "go as normal" don't you understand, you old man!? UGH." Cana groaned, sitting back at the bar.

"I can't help it if I love you!" Gildarts grinned, ready to smother her in love once again.

"Uhm…excuse me, Gildarts…?" Cynthia poked Gildart's side, causing him to turn around and look down.

"Hm? Who might you be?" Gildarts placed a hand on his chin.

"My name is Cynthia, I joined Fairy Tail a few weeks ago!" Cynthia grinned, showing her Fairy Tail mark.

"That's great! Nice to meet you, Cynthia. My name is Gildarts Clive, Fairy Tail's Ace." Gildarts replied with a smile.

"Oh, I know! I wanted to ask you something…" Cynthia said, looking down as she shuffled around on her feet awkwardly.

"Ask away," Gildarts replied.

"Well…it's not really a question…but I…uhm…er…" She tripped over her words, afraid of what everyone might think.

"You…?" Gildarts set his bag on the counter, eying Cynthia curiously.

"I…I CHALLENGE YOU TO A BATTLE!" Cynthia blurted out, causing everyone once again to stare in her direction, only this time with widened eyes.