The Fated Encounter

The Strongest Team

"Here you are, master!" The woman with white hair giggled as she held the stamp out. It was a rather large stamp with nothing on the end -- just black fuzzy cloth. "Where do you want it?" She said this with a smile.

You stared widely at her. It all happened so fast that you hadn't even thought on it. In an attempt to not waste anyone's time,  you pat your upper left arm. 

Its purple with kind of a blue fade. It made an odd cute sound as it put the stamp down. It didn't hurt,  in fact, you felt nothing out a soft pressing. 

"Whoa!" Komo stares at your arm in fascination. "Your arm looks so cool now!" He jumped in delight, an act which deemed problematic for the woman who was trying to stamp him.

The woman giggled. "Please stand still for just one moment." Komo nodded and smiled as the same cute sound filled your ears. When it was all finished, he tried looking over his shoulder.  His fast twists made the few watching laugh.

"Can you tell me what it looks like?" Komo turned around. The insignia took up his whole back but was a deep blue -- an extreme contrast to his bright crimson fur.

You pat his head.  "It looks amazing." With a smile, you saw his eyes fill with the old light they had in Emory. It was euphoric.

"Hi!" You flinched at the sound of a friendly voice behind you, you weren't expecting anyone to talk to you. With a deep breath, you turned to face her."We all saw you join the guild." She pointed to a full table not far off from where you stood. There sat the people from the dungeon.

You quickly drank in the sight of the woman before you. She was there. She had to be. Her blonde hair wasn't something someone could easily forget.

"Yes. We did." You tried to smile at her but you were so consumed the memory of her. You opened you mouth to speak but Komo cut you off before you did. He introduced himself,  shaking her hand. He was unconscious when they were there so he wouldn't remember them.

"And yours?"

"Excuse me?" You blink at her -- haven't completely zoned out.

"Whats your name? Mine is Lucy." The woman gave you a smile of amusement as she waited for your answer.

"(Y/n). It's lovely to meet you properly." You grabbed her hand -- gently shaking it with both hands. She took it kindly when her one free hand was placed on top of yours. "May I ask why everyone is so... Loud?" You couldn't help but to think back the quiet that was your hold. Where the only sounds that were made was by you or Komo, and the drip from the window when it rained.

"This is always like this." Lucy says cheerfully. "Thats the Fairy Tail guild for you!" She looks at them all fondly. Almost as through she would give her own life to the ones who fought. "We are all family here. We may fight, insult, and at times hate each other but...that's any family that loves each other right?" As she spoke, She grabbed your hand again and began pulling you over to the mass of fighting people. Just out of coincidence, they all lose steam and the fighting comes to an end the closer you get to the the table she pointed to before.

There, at the table, sat the beautiful woman with long scarlet hair, a handsome half naked man, and a gorgeous young lady with blue hair. You looked around the table, they all nodded in greeting. Just as they did, the 'man in the scarf' made his appearance again -- scratched up from what you assumed was from the brawl. "Let me introduce you to Fairy Tail's strongest team!" Lucy informally pointed with her whole hand at the group. Her smile was as bright as her personality was when she said this. "This Is Gray -- Who needs to go put some clothes on." You flinch at the abrupt attitude change. Well, you assumed it wasn't quite that quick but because you were still a bit sleepy. 

The man named Gray looks down at himself. He didn't even seem embarrassed. It was more irritation and confusion. "Excuse me, miss." He bowed his head and walked off.

"The one in armor is Erza." She points to the most memorizing of them all. You had never seen a woman that beautiful. She was almost too perfect to be real. She,  Erza, politely gives her greeting after she swallowed what she had been chewing. "And she is Wendy." The gorgeous you g lady. She looked as nervous as you felt. Almost as through she were about to burst. She stood out of respect to shake your hand -- immediately sitting back down afterwards. "The one with the scarf is Natsu."

You had a short interaction with him just a few minutes before you joined the guild. He made your chest constrict in a wave of feeling you've felt only once before. An extreme sense of excitement, curiosity, and need hit you like a wall as this man leaned across the table with his hand extended. "Nice to meet you!" Overwhelmed by his own feelings, you took his hand. With this, it confirmed your suspicions that he was the one from the dungeon. "I'm a fire dragon slayer." His voice was low with a hint if amusement in it as he squeezed your hand a little more. "It makes my body heat higher then normal." He winked as he released your hand. It a gesture that made you weak for just a moment.

"May I ask your name?" Wendy mumbled quitly from the set next to you. You couldn't help but to think of how precious she was.

"(Y/n)." They all complemented your name with Natsu being the exception. He repeated it -- almost like he couldn't help himself. "What magic do you use," He looked at you with bright eyes. "(Y/n)?" His pause made Erza raise her eyebrow at him. An act that mad him squirm. 

Before you could respond, Lucy placed her hand on your arms,  guiding you to the seat next to Natsu. You felt weird being the center of attention -- especially since you're actually sitting on a comfortable seat with people who are happy to be near you. "I just use contact magic."

Theres a silence that falls across the table. Not an irritated silence but one of genuine curiosity.  "What's that?" Natsu propped his head against his hand, eyes filled with many different things.

"I would actually like to see what it is, too, if you don't mind." Lucy chirped from her seat across from you. She had asked Wendy to move closer to Erza after seating you.

"Me too." Before you could think, Natsu stands and trots across the table,  leaping down with a surprisingly quiet thud. "Show me outside." He says as he begins to lift you gently from your seat.

xXTo Be ContinuedXx