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The wizards of Fairty Tail were enjoying a great time with each other in their guild hall. With Natsu, Gray and Erza away in their joined mission, there was the minimal peace they could enjoy without being interrupted by the two boys constant fights or having Erza’s intimidating look around.
“Too bad Lucy had to go with those three!” Wakabe exclaimed gleefully, while holding a mug of beer, with a slight flush on his face. “We could really enjoy her youthful enthusiasm before she is scared away by Natsu, Gray and Erza.”
“Don’t worry, buddy, Lucy is a tough one” Macao said, sitting in front of him, also with a mug of beer and a flush on his face as well. “She did help Natsu defeat that Vulcan on Mt. Hakobe.”
“Oh, you mean the Vulcan that took over you and you needed the help of Natsu and a newbie?” Wakabe teased.
“Hey, that Vulcan only took over me after I defeated nineteen like him!” Macao shouted, getting up.
“Yeah, but the only thing that people will remember is the take over part!” Wakabe replied, also getting up and getting face to face with Macao, with the two starting to measuring strength with their foreheads.
“Now, now, boys, behave yourselves” Mira told them behind the counter, always expressing her delightful smile. “You don’t want Master to know you decided to act like Natsu and Grey.”
“Come on, Mira, let them act like real men” Elfman told her, while sitting by another table. “It’s manly to let our feelings flow.”
“Is there something that you don’t find manly, Elfman?” Cana asked, sarcastically, while drinking wine by the counter, near Mira. “But I have to admit that I kind of enjoy not having those two around, that way I can enjoy my drink in peace.”
“I for one think that having Natsu and Gray around makes things more fun” Mira replied, keeping her smile. “Especially when Natsu always tries to pick up fights with Erza and Laxus and ends up beaten to a pulp.”
“Please, Mira, try not to mention the name of that jerk” Cana said. “He has not been around for some time and I’m afraid that mentioning his name…”
But before she could finish what she was saying, the doors were blasted opened by lightning, causing all the joyful sounds to cease in an instant, even Macao and Wakabe stopped their bickering, as everyone there put their eyes on the man that was at the entrance: Laxus, the grandson of their master and a S-class wizard of their guild… and, despite being one of the strongest wizards of the guild, he was also the least popular one, all due to his abrasive and cocky behavior. Just his presence alone was able to make everyone uncomfortable.
“…will jinx it” Cana finished what she was saying. “Mira, you better bring the entire barrel. Being wasted helps me to ignore jerks better.”
As he stood at the entrance of the guild hall, Laxus looked wound with his presumptuous look and smile. He always loved when everyone just stopped doing whatever they were doing just to watch his arrival, as that only meant that he had made an impression on them as the powerful wizard he was. The only one that looked uninterested was Cana, who was more focused on her drink, but Laxus knew she was just doing that to mess with him… what just used to do anything to mess back with her as well.
He advanced towards the counter, where Mirajane greeted him gleefully:
“Welcome back, Laxus. How did your job go?”
“What do you think?” he asked back, as he put down his bag and sat on a seat by the counter. “I cleaned the place with those bandits. And they even believed they had a chance against the great Laxus…”
“Wow, please, Laxus, don’t amaze us with your modesty…” Cana replied, sarcastically, as she, annoyed, took some sips from her drink.
“So, are you impressed with that, pretty face?” Laxus asked, as he moved to the seat next to Cana and leaned towards her, always showing his cocky smile.
Cana remained impassive to his question for a moment, but then she turned to him and told:
“The only reason why don’t throw this drink on your face, jackass, is because it would be a waste."
“Oh, please, do it” Laxus provoked. “Since that drink has already touched your pretty lips, it will be like being kissed by you.”
That comment really caught Cana off-guard and she went to close her fist tightly around the glass, doing her best to not break it or to throw the drink on Laxus, as that would only show that he was really getting to her.
“Hey, Laxus, that was too far!” Wakabe shouted to him.
“Yeah, have some more respect for Cana!” Macao added.
“Hey, as far as I can see, she’s already grown-up, so she can very well fence for herself” Laxus replied to them. “After all, isn’t that what a Fairy Tail wizard does? Or have you have gotten so soft and drunk and that you have forgotten?”
Mirajane noticed that the situation could escalate, so she decided to intervene.
“That’s enough, Laxus” she said in her more authoritarian voice, something she now rarely showed, with Laxus being one of the few to be able to drove her to use it. “You better not cause any problems or I will tell the master about this.”
“I’m just kidding!” Laxus said, making a fake innocent look, as he got up and took his bag. “You don’t have to go full demon on me. It would appear that Cana stopped being funny. Pitty… It looks like I will have to find a new toy for me to play with.”
Having said that, he started heading towards the second floor, laughing as he climbed the stairs.
“That guy may be a lot of things, but there’s no doubt that he can do manly entrances and exits” Elfman commented, after Laxus left the hall.
“I can’t believe we will have to babysit that spoiled brat until the master arrives…” Wakabe told.
“It can’t be helped” Macao told. “It’s not like we can force Laxus to do anything.”
“Ah, master… I hope you get here as soon as possible…” Mirajane sighed.
After the events on Clover with Natsu, Gray and Erza defeating Lullaby and dismantling the entire Eisenwald dark guild, Makarov finally returned to the guild.
“Master, welcome home!” Mirajane greated her guild master with all the joy she could offer.
“Thank you, Mira” he thanked. “It’s good to be back after having to cross that dreadful canyon… At least I will be able to get a little rest before having to deal with all the damages those fools caused in Clover.”
“Well… I wouldn’t be too sure about that…” Mirajane said, making her smiley nervous look.
Noticing that, Makarov realized something must have happened. He then noticed how empty the guild hall was.
“Why is this place so empty?” Makarov asked.
“Well, you see…” Mirajane started saying, still unsure how to tell Makarov what happened.
It didn’t take much for him to understand what happened. He sighed and said:
“Laxus is back, right? And he already caused problems…”
“Yeah… he kind of ruined the mood for the others” Mirajane told. “Cana got particularly irritated. The others had to drag her out of the guild hall before she would drink all our alcohol reserves.”
“I can’t believe this…” Makarov sighed. “Another headache for me to deal with… Where is he?”
“He has been always upstairs ever since he arrived” Mirajane replied. “I think he is just waiting for you, master.”
“I guess I won’t be able to delay this for much longer…” Makarov said, looking up to the second floor.
He went up there and entered his office, finding Laxus sitting on his chair and resting his feet on the desk, supporting his head with his arms while leaning back.
“So, old man, I can see you’re back safe and sound” Laxus told, with a smug. “How nice…”
“You’re concern for my safety is very touching, Laxus…” Makarov ironized. “But, yeah, despite all the damages, I and the rest of the guild masters are safe… all thanks to Natsu, Gray, Erza and Lucy.”
“And who is that?” Laxus asked, who didn’t recognize the last name. “Someone who is even more useless than those two goons that follow the bookworm like puppies whose existence I didn’t even notice?”
Trying to ignore his grandson’s lack of respect for his guildmates, Makarov said, calmly:
“Lucy is our brand new member. A very talented and beautiful celestial wizard.”
“A celestial wizard, hein?” Laxus said, while getting up from his grandfather’s chair. “Are you so desperate to fill the guild with hot women for your perverted satisfaction that now you recruit the weakest type of wizards that rely on equally weak creatures to fight for them?”
“I wouldn’t be so quick to judge” Makarov said, as he went to his chair, as Laxus advanced to the front of the desk. “That girl has contract to eight spirits, four of them are from the Zodiac.”
But Laxus just did his snarky laugh and started to head towards the exit, saying:
“Yeah, sure…”
“You know, Laxus, if you’re worried about the power of the guild, then you should go watch the fight Erza and Natsu will have. You may become rather impressed with his improvements.”
“Why would I go watch a one-sided fight?” he said, as he exited the office. “I would rather learn how to knit.”
He closed the door behind him, as Makarov released a sigh.
“That boy will never change…” he said.
After Erza returned from Era (along with Natsu), everyone was gathered at the hall, with Laxus observing them, shielded from sight at the second floor. His curiosity regarding the new girl was too much for him to resist. If there was one thing he couldn’t deny about his grandfather was his taste for women and, if he said the new girl was hot, then it was worthy give her a look. And it was actually worthy, as she was actually quite hot.
Even if she was a weakling, he couldn’t deny how attractive she was. Besides having a pretty face, she had great proportions. Physically, she was really his type. And, by the way she was so exasperated with Natsu, she was also pretty easy to mess with. She was just too perfect… A smile that was both cocky and perverted appeared on Laxus’ face.
“Looks like I found my next toy…” he commented, while then releasing a chuckle after seeing Erza knocking out Natsu.
It was then that, all of the sudden, a sudden drowsiness invaded him. He knew that feeling very well: Mystogan was back at the guild.
“Really?” he asked. “Now? And I was just enjoying the sight of my new…”
But before he could finish the sentence, he went into sleep, but always remaining standing, leaned against the wall.