Chapitre 82: The Return
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Akane Beach.
January, x 781.
Ten days after Alfonzo woke up, he was finally stable enough to make the trip back to Magnolia. Naturally, he was not the one behind the wheel of the Escalade. Instead, Elicia was the driver. While Sun sat in the front seat with excitement in her eyes, Alfonzo shared the back seat with Erza.
"Alfonzo, should you ever feel tired…" Erza said while the Escalade flew down the roads of Fiore. She patted her thighs as she continued, "you can use my lap as a pillow."
"Next time I'm definitely teaching her how to drive." Elicia muttered after hearing Erza's statement.
Alfonzo on the other hand could only smile wryly.
"It wouldn't be bad to have someone else who knows how to drive." Alfonzo said, maintaining his wry smile. "But you'll have to teach her in your Z3."
To that, Elicia started to seriously reconsider. As destructive as Erza can be, there was a good chance that her Z3 would end up little more than a crushed piece of metal by the time Erza's driving lessons were complete.
Instead of paying attention to the subtle jabs at her, Erza reached over and pulled Alfonzo to lay down on her lap. Then, she started running her fingers through his hair with a smile on her face.
"See, isn't that more comfortable?" Erza asked.
"Yeah, I gotta admit that this feels pretty nice." Alfonzo replied with a content smile.
'Even though she's really quite muscular, it's amazing how soft her body is.' Alfonzo thought to himself as she hifted a little and made himself more comfortable.
Rolling her eyes at the display of affection she could see from the rear-view mirror, Elicia focused bon the road again. Although there were clear hints of jealousy in her eyes, she was not jealous of Erza in the way one would think. Instead, she was jealous that Erza got the chance to pamper Alfonzo while she was stuck driving. A few moments later, she spoke to the last person in the vehicle, Sun, who was more than content just watching the scenery pass by though the window.
"So, Sun, your mom didn't seem all that bothered that you were leaving." Elicia said. "But your dad wasn't there when we left, how is he handling things?"
"Well…" Sun said, turning her head toward Elicia while she thought about the last time she saw her father, which was last night. "I think he'll be okay?"
"Why is that phrased like a question?" Alfonzo asked from his spot on Erza's lap.
"Because he cried last night… A lot." Sun said in a slightly confused tone. "But in the end, he wished me the best and told me that I wouldn't be lonely."
"Why do I get the feeling we're gonna have new neighbors soon?" Elicia asked from the driver's seat.
"I had the same bad premonition." Alfonzo replied.
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
Later that day, shortly after sunset, the wizards of Fairy Tail, who were not out on quests, were gathered in the guild hall eating, drinking, and telling stories of their most recent successful quest completions. At one table, most of Alfonzo and Elicia's friends were gathed as usual. Although Laki, Alzack, and Bisca were out on quests, the rest were present and having, with Cana worrying about the safety of her best friend and boyfriend.
"This is the longest Fonzie has ever taken on an S-Class quest." Cana said with a mug of ale in her hand. "Do you think everything is okay? Maybe we should ask Ur to go and check on him."
"He's not the only one on the quest, you know." Ultear replied. "But still, it's almost been two weeks."
"Hmph!" Mirajane snorted. "I bet it's because they took Red with them. She probably made a mess of things and now they have to clean up after her. I can't believe she got to S-Class before me."
"Mira~." Lisanna said in a chiding tone. "Why do you always have to fight with Erza?"
"Because I'm better than her." Mirajane replied as if it were the most obvious thing. "And I'll prove it."
"But we're all on the same side." Lisanna said, exasperated by her older sister's behavior.
"Lisanna, there's no point in arguing." Elfman said in his usual timid tone. "Nothing we say will get through to her."
"I'm sure they'll be fine." Gray said, interrupting the girls' conversation. "Alfonzo, Elicia, and Erza are strong. There probably is nothing they can't handle if they work together."
"The streaker is right!" Natsu shouted. "Oh man, I cant wait 'til they get back. I'm gonna challenge them all to a fight. Then, I'll show them that I'm the strongest."
"What did you call me, Flame Brain?" Gray asked with a snarl.
"I called you what you are, Streaker." Natsu replied. "Why, you wanna fight about it?"
"Damn right I do!" Gray replied, standing up from his seat.
"Oh, it looks like Gray switched from briefs to boxers." Cana said with a drunken chuckle. "It looks like the little boy has grown up, huh?"
"Huh?" Gray exclaimed as he froze in place. Then, he looked down at himself. "Ah! What happened to my clothes."
"Hurry up and put your clothes on." Natsu said, already in his fighting stance. "Then, I'll kick your but."
"Just you wait…" Gray muttered as he gathered all his scattered clothing.
While most of the people in the group could only look on with a sigh at the common sight, Cana looked at Ultear with a smirk.
"You know if you picked up that habit too, maybe Fonzie would pay more attention to you." Cana said with a drunken slur.
"Cana, what are you talking about?" Ultear asked with a slight blush on her face.
"Seriously, Cana, what are you saying?" Levy said while shaking her head. "Ultear's crush would end before it even had a chance to start if she did that."
"Levy! That was supposed to be a secret!" Ultear shouted with her face getting even redder. "You promised you wouldn't tell anyone!"
"Oh, please." Mirajane said with a scoff. "If that was a secret, it was the least guarded secret ever. I'm pretty sure even Alfonzo knows."
"Just like he knows how much you love~~~~ him, too?" Happy added with a happy smile.
"What was that, Cat?" Mirajane growled.
"Lisanna, save me!" Happy immediately spread his wings and flew into Lisanna's embrace.
Mirajane also stood up from her seat and dashed over toward Lisanna with her arms outstretched, trying to grab happy while Lisanna shielded him from her grasp.
"Mira, don't bully happy." Lisanna said, reprimanding Mirajane once again.
"Besides, I bet you like him too, Levy." Ultear said, trying to shift everyone's attention away from her secret that was just exposed.
"There's no way!" Jet interjected.
"Yeah, tell them, Levy!" Droy added in a pleading tone.
"I'll admit, I do like Alfonzo." Levy said calmly without a hint of blush on her face. "But not like the rest of you. He's a magic item crafter. Which means he uses sigils, a kind of [Word Magic]. So, I like to bounce ideas off him."
When Levy first started talking, Jet and Droy almost cried when she admitted that she liked Alfonzo. But their nerves calmed quickly when she explained the way she liked him. They still would do everything they could to keep Alfonzo from getting to close to Levy, though.
'Tch!' Cana clicked her tongue after chugging the remainder of the ale in her mug. 'I gotta do something to keep the number of girls around him as low as possible. I bet Elicia somehow managed to get Erza to join us while they were away on the quest together. I've been feeling like something I don't want to see has happened for more than a week now, after all.'
Just as Cana had that thought, the doors to the guild opened. At this time of day, the only ones who would show up at the guild hall were those who had just returned from a quest and had to report on its outcome.
Naturally, everyone who noticed the doors opening looked in that direction to see who had returned. And when they saw three familiar youngsters, they raised a cheer. Alfonzo, Elicia, and Erza had returned.
"Come on, you two." Alfonzo complained. "My legs are fine; I can walk on my own."
With their arms wrapped around his waist as they entered the guild hall, Elicia and Erza were doing their best to help him walk.
"We have to make sure you don't put anymore strain on your injury." Erza said in a tone that would not take no for an answer.
"Erza's right. Hehe." Elicia agreed with a mischievous chuckle. "Just let us take care of you."
"They're only trying to help, Alfonzo." Sun said from behind the trio. "What's wrong with that?"
Seeing the spectacle as Alfonzo, Elicia, Erza, and Sun entered the guild hall, the more observant members of the guild, including Alfonzo and Elicia's friends narrowed their eyes. Almost immediately after laying their eyes on the group, they noticed that Alfonzo's left arm was missing.
"Alfonzo, what happened to your arm?" Ur asked from the bar.
"Don't worry about it, Aunt Ur." Alfonzo said with a smile. "I'll have an even better one in a few days. Besides, you should see the other guy."
"Don't call me aunt, Brat!" Ur shouted in frustration. She then began leaking her magic power subconsciously, putting pressure on the group who just returned as she continued. "And now's not the time for jokes. Tell me what happened, right now?"
While Alfonzo, Elicia, and Erza were unbothered by the pressure, Sun quickly hid behind Alfonzo and grabbed the back of his shirt.
"Calm down, Ur." Gildarts said, patting Ur on the shoulder. "You're scaring our guest."
"Indeed." Makarov said with a nod. "Besides, I'm sure they'll tell us what happened during their report. For now, why don't you introduce us to the young lady you brought back with you."
"Sure Gramps." Alfonzo said while he and the others made their way over to the bar. Then, when they were next to the bar, he continued. "This is Sun Seto, the daughter of the chief of the Seto Group. Sun, this is Makarov Drear, Fairy Tail's guild master."
"It's nice to meet you, Sun." Makarov replied with a grandfatherly smile.
"The pleasure is all mine." Sun replied with a polite bow and tone.
"MY, aren't you polite." Makarov said with a chuckle.
"It's only natural, I cannot bring dishonor to my future husband." Sun said in a serious tone.
At that moment, Makarov's smile froze on his face. But Makarov was not the only one to freeze. Everyone in the guild, as if Sun had been speaking to them directly, heard her response and froze just like Makarov.
"What the hell, Kid?" Gildarts asked, the first to recover. "My Cana wasn't enough for you? And what does she mean future husband? Did you knock her up and now you're taking responsibility?"
For the next few minutes, Gildarts continued to scold Alfonzo while heaping copious amounts of praise on Cana. Meanwhile, Alfonzo, Elicia, and Erza looked on with board expressions while Sun wore a contemplative one.
"So, is this what my dad looks like when he gets all riled up?" Sun muttered to herself. "From the outside, this is really embarrassing."
*Smack!*
*Bang!*
Before Gildarts could go on for too long, he was smacked upside the head and slammed face first into the floor. Looking behind Gildarts, everyone could see Makarov with his hand having grown massively.
"Shut up for a minute, would you?" Makarov asked as his hand returned to its normal size. "Give him a chance to explain, why don't you?"
"Man, that never gets old." Ur said with a chuckle as she looked down at the twitching Gildarts. "But she's from the Seto Group, huh? I bet they talked the Kid into a marriage alliance."
"Well… It's something like that." Alfonzo replied, scratching the back of his head as he spoke.
Naturally, Alfonzo could not tell most of the guild about the real reason why he ended up engaged to Sun. He would have to make sure to tell Cana, though. Especially because he could feel her glare from all the way across the guild hall. And she wasn't the only one.
'Oh, it looks like Ultear's mask is slipping.' Alfonzo thought as he glanced at Cana, Mirajane, and Ultear. '*Sigh* Being this awesome can be a curse at times.'
"Well, how 'bout you let us give our report." Alfonzo said. "Then, you'll know how I lost my arm."
"Very well, come with me to my office." Makarov replied. Then, he let his gaze wander over Gildarts and Ur. "You two should come as well. And Sun, I assume you intend to join Fairy Tail with Alfonzo, right?"
"Yes." Sun replied with a smile.
"Then, you should come, too." Makarov said. "We'll get you the guild mark to make it official."
Just like that, the group of seven made their way up to the third floor of the guild hall, where Makarov's office is located. However, while they were climbing the stairs that led to the second floor, Alfonzo could only smile wryly and nod after coincidentally making eye contact with Cana, who mouthed a few words to him.
"You. Will. Tell. Me. Everything. When. We. Get. Home."
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Chapitre 83: Reunited... So Soon?
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
January, x781.
"Damn… What kinda shit luck is that?" Gildarts exclaimed after Alfonzo, Elicia, and Erza finished their report on the quest.
"Seriously, that thing was still alive after having almost half of its head blown off." Ur added, looking at Alfonzo in an incredulous manner.
"More important than that, I'm just glad you came back alive, my boy." Makarov said with a solemn expression on his face.
"*Sigh* Yeah, but it looks like I'll be out of commission for a while." Alfonzo said, clearly feeling down about the way the time he would have take to recover.
With that, both Elicia and Erza hugged Alfonzo in an attempt to comfort him. Naturally, this caused Makarov, Gildarts, and Ur to raise an eyebrow in surprise. As experienced as they were, they could all tell that Erza's relationship with Alfonzo and Elicia had advanced. While Makarov was having his usual delusions about the good ol' days, Ur looked on with a bit of concern. She knew how her daughter, Ultear felt about Alfonzo, after all.
Gildarts, on the other hand, was ready to challenge Alfonzo to a "friendly" spar for adding more girls when he already had his princess's heart. But when he looked at Alfonzo's missing left arm, that idea died in its infancy.
"*Cough* Anyway, good job completing the quest." Makarov said, trying to alleviate the depressing atmosphere. Then, he shifted his gaze to Sun, who had remained silent during the report on the quest. "Now, we should talk about you, little lady."
"Huh? Me?" sun asked, surprised that she was the new topic of conversation.
"That's right." Makarov said with a nod. "You said you wanted to join Fairy Tail, right?"
"Yes, that's right." Sun replied with an energetic nod of her own.
"Then, I would assume that you can use magic, yes?" Makarov continued with a question.
"Yes, I can." Sun answered. "I can use [Voice Magic]."
While Gildarts and Ur looked at Sun with interest after hearing the magic she could use, Makarov looked at her with a bit of skepticism.
'[Voice Magic], huh?' Makarov mused. 'I don't know if it's one hundred percent true, but from what I I've heard, only merfolk, specifically female merfolk, can use voice magic. I guess I'll have to see what comes of this. Then again, it's not like there's anything wrong with people of other species joining the guild. Hell, we even have a talking cat in our guild, so it should be fine.'
"I see." Makarov said, not thinking for too long. "Well, welcome to the family. Tomorrow, we'll meet here and assess your abilities. Then, we can assign you a rank. That rank will determine what quests you'll be able to accept."
'It looks like Gramps suspects something.' Alfonzo thought to himself. 'Well, with age comes wisdom, and all that shit.'
After that thought, Alfonzo exchanged glances with Elicia and Erza. Who also realized Makarov knew more than he was letting on. But since they did not want to get Sun in any trouble, they decided to keep their thoughts to themselves.
"Yes!" Sun exclaimed happily. "Alfonzo, Elicia, Erza, I'll be able to go on quests with you all!"
With that, Sun enveloped Alfonzo, Elicia, and Erza in a hug. It was clear to anyone that could see her that she was happy. In fact, other than another merfolk girl that was the same age as her, Sun did not have any friends. And with a father like Gozaburo, it was no wonder why.
But now, on top of being able to go on adventures, there was an entire guild full of people that could be her friends. And that was what truly excited her.
"Now, where do you want the guild mark?" Makarov asked, reaching into one of his desk drawers. When he pulled his hand out, he was holding a magic stamp.
"Oh, put it right here." Sun said after releasing Alfonzo, Elicia, and Erza from her hug. Then, she pointed at the front of her right thigh.
Naturally, Makarov wasted no time approaching Sun's legs that were exposed by the skirt she was wearing. However, when Sun saw how Makarov's nostrils flared a bit more than usual, she took a step back.
*Smack*
*Bang!*
"What the hell are you doing, you perverted geezer?" Ur asked, slapping Makarov hard enough to make him face plant on the floor. "Gimme that stamp, I'll put the guild mark on her."
Before Makarov could respond, Ur bent down and snatched the stamp out of Makarov's hand before quickly standing back up.
"Geez, Ur." Makarov groaned as he picked himself up from the ground. "You do know that I'm not a young man anymore, right? You really should be more gentle with me."
"Hmph! So, you know you're old, huh?" Ur replied while approaching Sun. "Then, maybe you should act your age. Instead of acting like a horny boy in puberty."
"Haha! She told you, Old Man." Gildarts said with a hardy laugh.
That naturally led to Makarov bickering with Gildarts. At the same time, Ur had finally arrived in front of Sun.
"Don't worry about the old man." Ur said as she crouched down in front of Sun. "He's actually harmless."
"I see." Sun replied unsurely as she glanced at Makarov, who was still bickering with Gildarts.
"Yes, there's nothing to be scared of." Erza said while placing a hand on Sun's shoulder. "Master would never hurt any of us."
"Besides, even if he tried anything, Fonzie would have stopped him." Elicia said with a smile.
*Thud!*
As if to prove Elicia's point, one of the nails that held down the wooden planks that make up the floor of Makarov's office was pushed back in place. The sound it made drawing Elicia, Ur, Erza, and Sun's attention.
"Really, Alfonzo?" Ur asked with her eyes narrowed. "You were gonna hurl a nail at the old man?"
"Don't look at me like that, Ur." Alfonzo said, foregoing the "Aunt" due to his current condition. "I would have hit him with the head of the nail, not the pointy end."
"Oh, that's fine then." Ur said, turning her attention back to giving Sun her guild mark. "So, what color do you want, Sun?"
"Umm… How about light blue?" Sun replied.
"Light blue it is." Ur said, injecting a bit of her magic power into the stamp before pressing it on Sun's thigh. "Alright, now that that's taken care of, let's go back downstairs. We've got a party to throw for a new member, after all."
With that, the conversation in Makarov's office came to an end. Then, the seven left the room and made their way back to the guild hall's first floor. And in the usual Fairy Tail fashion, the entire guild partied in honor of the new guild member.
During the party, Alfonzo and Elicia introduced Sun to their group of friends. While most of them like Sun instantly, Cana, Ultear, and Mirajane looked at her skeptically. However, Cana would come to know wh Sun had been engaged to Alfonzo before too long.
Nearly six hours later, the party began to wind down and everyone started to make their way home. Naturally, Alfonzo, Elicia, Cana, and Sun were no exception. However, on their way out, they had a short conversation with Erza as they piled into the Escalade.
"Erza, aren't you coming with us" Elicia asked as she sat in the driver's seat.
"I don't think I'm ready for that step yet." Erza replied. "This all happened so fast."
"That makes sense." Alfonzo said with a smile from the back seat. "Take your time. There's no rush."
"At least she didn't beat me to it." Cana muttered to herself from the front passenger seat. "I'm definitely gonna be next."
"So, you're not coming back with us, Erza?" Sun asked, a little sad to be separated from her new friend.
"No, but I'll see you tomorrow at the guild." Erza replied with a confident smile.
"Okay, see you tomorrow." Sun replied, infected by Erza's smile.
"Well then, let's go!" Elicia said, closing her car door. "We've gotta show Sun her new home."
A moment later, Elicia started the engine and pulled away from the guild hall.
Erza, standing in front of the guild hall, waved until she could no longer see the rear lights of the Escalade.
"*Sigh* This is really happening." Erza murmured to herself.
*Smack!* x 2
A moment later, Erza smacked both her hands on her cheeks. Then, with determination in her eyes, she started walking toward Fairy Hills.
"I have to start packing." Erza said in a determined tone. "As soon as I pack all my things, I'll move in with them, right away. If I knew this was gonna happen, I would have started packing before the quest."
Although she did not yet have as much luggage as her canon counterpart did, it would still take Erza quite some time to pack all her belongings. On top of being a fanatic for weapons and armor, Erza loved clothes just as much. In fact, she actually rented out three rooms in Fairy Hills, just so she would have enough space for all her clothing.
While Erza was walking back to the female dormitory, Elicia had stopped the Escalade in front of the gates to the mansion. They did not stopp for any normal reason, either. Instead of losing the device that opened the gate or the device not working for some reason, she stopped because there was something in the area that was not there when they left.
Usually, the lot to the left of the mansion was vacant. However, the four people in the vehicle noticed an eastern-style mansion where there should have only been a field of grass.
"Is it just me? Or does that mansion look familiar?" Elicia asked in a daze.
"No, it's not just you." Alfonzo replied in a similar daze. "I'm pretty sure I've seen that mansion before."
"That looks just like my house." Sun said, dazed like the other two.
"Oh, someone bought that lot about a week ago." Cana replied with a frown. "Then, they had people working around the clock in shifts to build the house. They just finished earlier today. Ugh.! It was so annoying that I went to my dad's house to sleep for a few nights."
"I bet Gildarts was ecstatic." Alfonzo said with a smile.
Before the conversation could continue, the gate to the house next door opened. When it did, four people stepped through it. Four people that Alfonzo, Elicia, and sun were familiar with.
"Wow… they really followed her here." Elicia said with her eyes wide open.
"*Sigh* I knew this was gonna happen." Alfonzo muttered to himself. "But I didn't think it would happen so soon."
"Mom? Dad?" Sun asked in a tone of disbelief. "What are you doing here?"
The people who stepped through the gates, as Sun said, were Gozaburo and Ren Seto, accompanied by Masa and Shark Fujishiro.
"Hey, Sun!" Gozaburo shouted with a happy smile on his face. "Daddy missed you!"
Hearing that, Cana turned around and looked at Sun with empathy. Then, she reached toward the back seat and patted Sun on the shoulder.
"Looks like you've got it rough, too." Cana said with a wry smile.
"Oh, don't misunderstand, Cana. You can't even compare the two." Elicia said while shaking her head. "Sun's dad makes Gildarts look cute."
That statement caused Cana to widen her eyes.
"Is that possible?" Cana asked in an incredulous tone. "But my dad is so annoying."
At that moment, on the other side of Magnolia, Gildarts felt as if he had been pierced in the heart by an arrow.
"I don't know what happened, but I feel like crying all of a sudden." Gildarts murmured to himself.
Back at the mansion, The Setos approached the Escalade.
"It's good to meet you, neighbors." Ren said with a smile when her group was standing next to the passenger side door. Then, she introduced herself and the other three, more for Cana's benefit than anything else. "I'm Ren Seto, Sun's mother. And this is my husband, Sun's father, Gozaburo. These are our subordinates, Masa and Fujishiro."
After making all the introductions, Ren reached her hand toward the open window for a handshake.
"Uh.. Hi, I'm Cana… Cana Alberona." Cana replied as she reached out the window and took Ren's hand.
"So, why don't you invite us inside." Ren said after releasing Cana's hand. "There's an important talk we need to have. Especially for this young lady's sake."
While Cana was clearly confused by what was going on, Alfonzo and Elicia sighed in unison. Meanwhile, Sun was just happy that she could see her family again so soon.
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