Earth Land, Ishgar, Tenrou Island.
December x779.
After Makarov shot the signal flare into the air, Gildarts and Ur shot off into the forest, looking for the other Fairy tail wizards that were on the island. To their surprise, there were only two who were still conscious. The first was Mest, who was completely uninjured after his fight with Elicia. And the second was Fried, who, like Mest, was completely uninjured after encountering Elicia.
When Ur ran into Fried, he was carrying Evergreen, who had a large bruise on her face, toward the signal flare.
"Fried, how are you doing?" Ur asked as she walked toward the jade-green-haired young man.
"I'm fine." Fried said in a dejected tone. "But I'm disappointed in myself for losing without putting up a fight."
Considering that Fried was an A-Class wizard who qualified for the S-Class Exam, Ur figured that he had been sneak attacked. And her hunch was right. After hearing Fried's retelling of the encounter he and Evergreen had with Elicia, she found herself amazed at the versatility Elicia showed during the exam.
'Stealth, head on battle ability, martial arts, and tracking.' Ur thought to herself after she separated from Fried. 'She's really an all-rounder. But will it be enough to get Master Makarov's approval to S-Class?'
Meanwhile, in another part of the forest, Gildarts came across the unconscious forms of Laxus and Bickslow. After slapping Laxus awake, he questioned Laxus about how the two ended up this way.
Though he did so begrudgingly, Laxus told Gildarts about how he and Bickslow were defeated honestly.
"Wait, did you say he pulled iron sand from underground?" Gildarts asked with a hint of disbelief in his tone.
"Yeah." Laxus grumbled in response. "He used it to stop and ground all my lightning."
"Well, damn." Gildarts said in astonishment. "I thought he didn't have much control over metals that he didn't create. I guess he's been holding that card close to his chest for a while, huh?"
After hearing Laxus' report, Gildarts sent them toward the camp they set up for the participants after the exam ended. Then, he started searching for anyone else he could find. However, Gildarts did not have to search for long. A few minutes after he separated from Laxus, a green flare was sent up into the sky, signifying that all the examinees and S-Class wizards had been found.
While Gildarts and Ur were searching for the examinees, Mest had teleported Macao and Wakaba, who lost to Gildarts and Ur, respectively, back to the camp. Makarov, on the other hand, carried Alfonzo and Elicia after their battle with Gildarts. Then, Laxus brought Bickslow while Fried did the same for Evergreen.
After everyone arrived at the camp, first-aid was administered. Then, when everyone woke up, they had dinner to celebrate a job well done in the exam. Although, all the participants knew that only one of them would be an S-Class wizard after today. If any of them passed, that is.
After dinner, most of the examinees were exhausted, so they quickly went to bed. Meanwhile, Makarov, Gildarts, Ur, and Laxus gathered around a table in one of the cabins on the ship.
"So, what are your thoughts?" Makarov asked, a solemn expression on his face. "Who of the eight are qualified to become S-Class."
"Well, I only fought one of them." Ur said with a smile. "And I think Wakaba is qualified. But from what I heard and saw, both Alfonzo and Elicia are qualified as well."
"I feel the same about Alfonzo and Elicia." Gildarts said in agreement. "And my fight with Macao makes me think he could do it as well."
Nodding in response to Ur and Gildarts' opinion, Makarov shifted his gaze to his grandson, who remained silent after the other two spoke.
"*Sigh* I want to say that no one deserves it." Laxus said in a clearly frustrated tone. "but considering how badly I got my ass kicked, I can only say that Alfonzo deserves it. But since I didn't see anyone else fight, I can't comment on the others."
Though everyone could hear how unwilling Laxus was to admit that Alfonzo was qualified as an S-Class wizard, they were pleasantly surprised that he admitted so, as frankly as he did. Naturally, this brought a smile to Makarov's face as he could see his grandson growing up right before his eyes.
"Well, that makes four." Makarov said after letting Laxus' growth in character sink in for a moment. "Unfortunately, we can only choose one."
"Well, we can take Macao and Wakaba off the list, then." Gildarts said with a shrug. "All though they made a good showing, it wasn't as good as the other two."
"Agreed." Makarov said with a nod. "Neither of them defeated anyone during the exam. Though, that was mostly due to luck. Fighting two wizards who could be Wizard Saints right off the bat is a tall order."
"Well, like they say." Ur said with a shrug of her own. "Luck is a part of one's strength."
"Ugh… That sounds so esoteric." Gildarts said in response. "It sounds like something from another world. One where they use all sorts of over-the-top sayings to explain the simplest things."
"You actually know a word like that?" Ur asked, shocked beyond belief. "And to think I thought that you could barely even read."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Gildarts growled while clenching his fists. "Are you trying to say that you thought I was an idiot?"
"I'm not trying to say anything, Gildarts." Ur said with a smile. "I'm saying that I thought… No, think you're an idiot. An idiot with a bigger vocabulary than I anticipated."
"Damn you, Ur." Gildarts said, annoyance leaking through his tone. "How 'bout we take this outside?"
*Knock!* *Knock!*
"Enough." Makarov said while rapping his knuckles on the table. "Stay focused, we have more important things to discuss than Gildarts' low IQ."
"Exactly, you don't have to be like Bianca and always---" Gildarts said before he completely registered what Makarov said. "Wait a damn minute, you just called me stupid, too. Damn you both."
While Makarov and Ur laughed good naturedly at Gildarts' expense, even Laxus' lips curled ever so slightly at their ends after hearing the banter. Then, after a few more lighthearted jabs, the conversation got back on track.
"Anyway, since we're excluding Macao and Wakaba from our deliberations, that only leaves Alfonzo and Elicia." Makarov said. "Before we make a decision, let's hear their feats during the exam."
With that, Gildarts, Ur, and Laxus told Makarov what they heard about or experienced when they encountered Alfonzo and Elicia during the exam. Needless to say, Makarov was quite surprised. Even though he had seen most of the fight between Alfonzo, Elicia, and Gildarts, he was awed by what he heard from the other three.
It's not like Makarov could see the fights going on in the exam from the projection on the ship. He could only see who was clashing and determine who won based on the way the guild marks moved after they separated.
"So, Alfonzo has high control over any kind of metal. Not just the ones he creates." Makarov summarized. "And Elicia has good enough stealth that she defeated two of the stronger wizards in the exam, and could have done so without being seen at all had she chosen to do so?"
"Yup, that's the gist of it." Gildarts replied. "Honestly, I had no idea they were that good. And I've trained them on and off for the last few years."
"I know what you mean." Ur said. "They never show that much during their spars."
"Then, what are your opinions?" Makarov asked, looking at the three S-Class wizards. "Which of the two should be promoted to S-Class."
Instead of immediately giving their opinions, Gildarts, Ur, and Laxus traded glances, as if they were trying to decide who would speak first. Eventually, Gildarts was the first to open his mouth.
"Honestly, I'm not a hundred percent sure." Gildarts said. "They both landed a good blow on me during the fight. With Elicia hitting me twice. Though, Alfonzo did manage to restrict my movements completely. Before I completely overpowered them, anyway."
"That doesn't answer the question, Gildarts." Ur said. "Who would you promote?"
"*Sigh* If I had to choose, I'd pick Alfonzo, I guess." Gildarts said, almost unwillingly.
Hearing Gildarts' tone, Makarov and Ur were surprised while Laxus did not really seem to care. However, Makarov and Ur's surprise vanished immediately after hearing what Gildarts was muttering.
"Even if he makes it to S-Class, I'll never let him have my princess."
Hearing that, Makarov and Ur could only sigh and smile wryly. A moment later, Makarov turned his attention to Ur.
"And what about you?" Makarov asked.
"Well, It was actually hard to decide for me, too." Ur said, her wry smile deepening. "But I'd choose Elicia. I mean, she defeated three opponents and worked together with another examinee to put up a good fight against someone they were not equipped to defeat. Meanwhile, Alfonzo only defeated two and shared the latter feat."
Hearing Ur's reasoning, Makarov and Gildarts nodded in understanding. In fact, Gildarts' opinion was even starting to be swayed toward Elicia. The last person in the room, however, frowned deeply after hearing Ur.
"Are you three looking down on me?" Laxus asked in an angry tone.
Hearing that, Makarov, Gildarts, and Ur looked at Laxus with confusion on their faces.
"What do you mean, Laxus?" Makarov asked. "Did Ur say something wrong?"
"No." Laxus said in a huff. "It's true that Elicia beat three people and Alfonzo only beat two. But are you saying that I, an S-Class wizard, is equal in quality to the A-Classes Elicia won against?"
Immediately the three older wizards opened their eyes wide. After hearing what Laxus said, they realized that Ur's assessment had not taken that into account.
"You're right." Gildarts said, scratching the back of his head with an embarrassed expression on his face. "Considering how often Alfonzo has kicked your ass over the years, we stopped seeing it as anything special, I guess."
Instead of replying to Gildarts' comment, Laxus scowled before standing up and walked out of the room without a word. Meanwhile, Makarov and Ur looked at Gildarts in dumbfounded amazement.
"Huh? Why did he leave?" Gildarts asked in confusion. Then, he looked at the other two people in the cabin. "And why are you two looking at me like that?"
"*Sigh* You make it really hard to think of you as anything other than an idiot, Gildarts." Makarov said while shaking his head.
"What the…?" Gildarts asked in surprise.
"Yeah, an idiot that is so strong that most people are afraid to tell you to your face." Ur added.
"What do you mean?" Gildarts asked, still confused. "Did I say something wrong?"
"Anyway, I think the decision has been made." Makarov said, ignoring Gildarts question. "The three of you did a good job today. Get some rest. We're heading off early tomorrow morning."
"Sounds good to me." Ur said as she stood up and started walking to the cabin's door. Then, she continued while waving her hand. "Good night. I'll see you tomorrow."
Following Ur, Makarov also hopped d down from his seat and made his way out of the cabin.
Meanwhile, Gildarts watched them leave, still confused by what they said.
"Seriously, can you guys tell me what you meant?" Gildarts asked in the empty cabin.
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
The next morning, all the Fairy Tail wizards on Tenrou Island packed up and boarded the ship. Then, over the next few days, they leisurely returned to the port town of Hargeon. After piling into the several vehicles they parked near the port, they made their way back to Magnolia.
Not long after they arrived, most of the guild's wizards returned to the guild hall to hear the results of this year's S-Class Promotion Exam.
"Alright, settle down you brats!" Makarov shouted while standing on the stage with the guild's S-Class wizards. "I know you're all curious to know the results of the exam. But you gotta be quiet if you want to hear it."
With that, all the excited chatter in the guild hall died down. Then, everyone's gazes landed on the eight wizards standing at the front of the crowd, wondering if any of them rose to the occasion and gained the status of an S-Class wizard.
"First of all, I must say that I'm quite impressed by the level shown by this year's examinees." Makarov said with his hands clasped behind his back. "In fact, if I could, I would be promoting more than just one of the wizards standing before me. But only one can be promoted at a time. So, thems the breaks."
At first, everyone remained silent after Makarov's statement. However, when his words settled in, they realized what he said exactly.
"that means there will be another S-Class wizard this year, doesn't it?" Reedus asked from the corner where he was still sitting in front of his canvas.
"That's two years in a row." Max Alors, a wizard that joined the guild in recent years, asked.
"Who do you think it is?" Bisca Mulan, a wizard hoping to join the guild after she met Erza on one of her quests, asked Erza.
"Be patient." Erza said, focusing on Makarov's figure on the stage. "Master will let us know soon.
"That's right, as you all have guessed, this year we will add a new S-Class wizard to our ranks." Makarov said, pausing for dramatic effect. "Now, everyone join me in congratulating Fairy Tail's newest S-Class wizard--- Alfonzo Marcus."
Immediately, without a hint of disappointment, while the rest of the guild began to clap and cheer, Elicia pounced on Alfonzo and hugged him tightly. Then, in front of the whole guild, she kissed him on the lips and pushed her tongue into his mouth with such passion that the cheering stopped momentarily.
A few moments later, Elicia broke the kiss and looked up at Alfonzo with a big smile on her face.
"Congratulations, Fonzie!" Elicia said happily, resulting in the rest of the guild congratulating Alfonzo as well.
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Earth land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
December x779.
In the typical Fairy Tail fashion, the guild threw a party after Alfonzo's promotion to S-Class was announced. And like always, it got much more rowdy than expected. ON top of several brawls breaking out throughout the course of the party, There were more than a few times that Alfonzo, who was not far from the age of adulthood, fifteen, was offered alcohol.
Although Alfonzo, who enjoyed drinking quite a bit in his past life, was more than willing to grab a mug and toast the other members of the guild, two fiercely protective females were quick to kill that idea.
The first was Elicia, who, even though she was not against drinking, wanted Alfonzo to wait until he was the legal age of fifteen. And the second was Ur. With Bianca, Alfonzo's mother, having been one of her best friends, she thought it was her duty to keep Alfonzo on the right path.
So, when she saw the older members of the guild trying to toast Alfonzo, she stopped them, usually by throwing her own mug at them. In fact, Ur was the reason behind most of the brawls that occurred that night.
Meanwhile, Makarov and Gildarts sat at the bar, taking swigs from their own drinks, as they watched Ur's antics.
"Haha!" Gildarts laughed happily. "Look at her go! She's like a momma lion protecting her cubs."
"Hehehe…" Makarov chuckled. "But I wonder what she would think if she knew what Bianca thought about her children drinking."
"Oh! What was it that she used to say?" Gildarts asked, tapping his right index finger on his forehead. "Oh, yeah, I remember. 'There's no way I'm not gonna teach my kids how to drink early.' She would always say. 'I'll be damned if any of my kids are gonna look like lightweight pussies in public like Orlando.' Hahaha!"
"That's right." Makarov replied with a chuckle. "I bet she would put Ur in her place for stopping Alfonzo from having a drink."
"*Sigh* I really miss her and Orlando, Old Man." Gildarts said before chugging down most of the contents of his mug.
"I know what you mean." Makarov said, looking into his own mug. "So do I."
At that moment , however, the solemn atmosphere was broken by an enraged shout.
"You all are really trying to test my patience, aren't you?" Ur screamed at the line of wizards who were still trying to have a toast with Alfonzo. "Fine, I guess it's time that I made it so you can't approach him for the rest of the night."
"You think we're afraid of you?" Wakaba, who had drunk quite a bit since the party started, asked with a drunken slur. "Just because you're an S-Class wizard, we'll never back down. Why?"
"Because we're Fairy Tail! And we never give up!" The rest of the drunken offenders replied in aloud, unified voice.
"Those children make me so proud." Makarov said as he wiped a tear from his eye.
"For some reason, no matter how I look at it, this doesn't seem right." Gildarts said while smiling wryly. "I mean, not giving up when trying to get a kid to drink illegally isn't something you should be proud of."
Gildarts' wry smile turned into an expression filled with wrath in the next second, however. As he glanced at the table where Alfonzo and the other kids were sitting, he saw Cana holding up a fork with a piece of meat skewered on its end toward Alfonzo's mouth.
"I dare you to eat that, Kid!" Gildarts shouted as he slammed his mug on top of the bar. "My princess hasn't even fed me like that yet!"
Hearing Gildarts shout, everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at him. When they saw his blood shot eyes, they were curious what could have made him so angry. But then they realized it must have something to do with Cana and Alfonzo. Even so, they followed Gildarts' line of sight. And just as they expected, they saw Cana sitting remarkably close to Alfonzo.
Meanwhile, after getting over the slight shock caused by Gildarts' sudden shout, Alfonzo made eye contact with the older man. Then, he sneered, opened his mouth wide, and bit down on the fork Cana had offered him.
While Cana smiled happily with a blush on her face. Gildarts was close to exploding with anger. Standing up from his seat at the bar, Gildarts stomped his way toward Alfonzo. Then, when he arrived at the table, he reached down and lifted Alfonzo by his shirt.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Cana shouted angrily.
"Oh, don't worry, sweetie." Gildarts said without breaking eye contact with Alfonzo. "I'm just gonna teach this disobedient kid a lesson."
"Ugh… Dad, you're so annoying." Cana said in a huff.
'Dad, you're so annoying.'
Gildarts expression froze as those four words echoed through his head over and over. In fact, he was so dazed that he did not even notice that there was a drunk slur to Cana's voice. Nor did he realize that he had let go of Alfonzo. However, he was brought back to his senses when he heard Cana's next words.
"You can't keep acting like this since I'm gonna be Fonzie's girlfriend." Cana said with a goofy, drunken smile on her face.
Although Elicia was able to stop Alfonzo from drinking the offered toasts, and Ur beat up everyone that offered them, the offered cups were left on the table. And that's where Cana came in. At first, just out of curiosity, she took a sip from one of the cups. Unable to decide if she liked it or not, she took another sip. Eventually, those two sips turned into a whole mug. Then, she just continued drinking.
By now, Cana had drunk more than a dozen mugs of ale. And their effects were showing. Usually, because she was too shy, she did not engage in public displays of affection. On top of being shy, she still had not gathered the courage to confess her feelings to Alfonzo, even though she had accepted Elicia's offer around two years ago. But thanks to the alcohol, her inhibitions were gone.
"Wait, what?" Gildarts asked, grasping his chest as if he would soon have a heart attack. "You can't do that! Right, Alfonzo already has a girlfriend. You can't be a homewrecker and steal him from Elicia."
Having picked up another mug of ale while Gildarts was talking, Cana quickly chugged it down.
*Burp~~~!*
"You don't have to worry about that, Dad." Cana said, swaying from side to side. "Lici said it was okay to share Fonzie with her. If it wasn't, she would get mad if I did this."
Without waiting for a response, Cana grabbed Alfonzo by the front of his shirt, much like Gildarts had. Then, she pulled him toward her and pressed her lips against his. Considering how drunk she seemed to be, this was quite an innocent kiss, as she roughly sucked on Alfonso's lips without the use of her tongue. . Then, again, this was Cana's first kiss. So, she did not know the finer details of kissing like adults.
Meanwhile, the entire guild fell silent and simply watched Cana kiss Alfonzo with their eyes open wide. At the same time, Gildarts coughed. Then, a trickle of blood leaked from the corners of his lips while his eyes started turning red.
"See!" Cana exclaimed, pointing at Elicia after she ended the kiss with Alfonzo. "She's smiling, she's not mad."
Most of the members of the guild focused their attention on Elicia after Cana's exclamation. And like she said, Elicia was smiling. To their surprise, however, Elicia's smile was one filled with happiness.
"Geez…" Elicia said, not losing her smile. "It sure took you long enough, Cana. It's been two years since I gave you permission. I guess it just took a bit of liquid courage, huh?"
"I'm going to kill you!" Gildarts shouted as he rushed at Alfonzo once again.
*Bang!*
However, before he could grab Alfonzo again, Elicia stepped forward. And like she did all those years ago, she punched Gildarts in the crotch, stopping him dead in his tracks.
"It's not nice to interrupt people while their talking, Uncle Gildarts." Elicia said. "What makes it even worse is that you threatened to kill my boyfriend. That's not very nice either."
With his eyes rolling back into his skull and a pink froth oozing out of his mouth, Gildarts fell to his knees. Although he was barely conscious at that point, he heard Cana speak one more time.
"Dad! You're so mean to Fonzie!" Cana shouted. "I hate you and I'm never talking to you again!"
Those were the last words Gildarts heard before he slumped to the side, unconscious.
While most of the wizards in the guild watched this little event with their eyes wide open in shock, Ur, who was ready to throw down with all the members of the guild who were trying to give Alfonzo alcohol… Fell to her knees. Then, her hands hit the floor, as well. A moment later, she began repeatedly slapping the floor while she laughed so hard that she started choking.
"Oh *Cough* my *Cough* God." Ur wheezed between coughs and laughter. "I thought it would be funny. But this is so much funnier than I could have ever imagined."
At the same time, there were three girls who had completely different thoughts after seeing Cana kiss Alfonzo.
'So, she doesn't mind sharing him, huh?' Mirajane thought to herself as she watched the ongoing event from a nearby table. '*Sigh* What am I thinking, it's not like he even likes me. And who can blame him, I'm always so mean to him.'
'What is this tightness I feel in my chest?' Erza asked herself as she put the piece of strawberry shortcake that was on her fork back down on her plate. 'I've seen people kiss before but why did it happen when I saw Cana kiss him? It doesn't happen when Elicia does it.'
'After seeing Cana kiss him like that, I get the urge to take control and dominate him.' Laki thought as she adjusted her glasses with a sadistic smile on her face.
"What's going on?" Natsu asked in confusion, breaking the atmosphere completely. "Why did Elicia punch the Old Man? And why did Cana press her lips on Alfonzo's?"
"Because she loves~~~~ him." Happy said, sitting on top of the table with a thin slice of raw fish in his hands.
"Natsu, sometimes you're so dumb it's cute." Lisanna said, wrapping Natsu in a hug as she spoke.
"Huh? What?" Natsu exclaimed, trying to free himself from Lisanna's hug. "I'm not dumb!"
"You know, I expected this to happen somewhere more private." Alfonzo said with awry smile. "Maybe somewhere without Gildarts would have been nice. I'm not really fond of death threats, ya know."
"Isn't this fine?" Elicia replied with a smile. "This way, we won't have to explain it to the guild every time someone new finds out."
"*Sigh* Although that's true…. You know what, never mind." Alfonzo said, deciding not to care. "It's not like I can do anything if Gildarts really does decide to kill me. But when I'm strong enough, I'm gonna kick his ass for all the times he threatened me."
At that moment, Cana started tugging on Alfonzo's clothes. When Alfonzo looked at her, he swore he could see hearts floating deep within her pupils.
"What's up, Cana?" Alfonzo asked with a smile.
"Can I have another kiss? *Hiccup*" Cana asked, swaying more and more as time passed. "It felt really *Hiccup* Nice."
Before Alfonzo could respond, Cana's eyes closed, and she fell forward onto his chest. Reacting quickly, Alfonzo wrapped his arms around her waist and kept her from falling to the floor. Then, with his left hand, he swept her bangs to the side. Then, he planted a soft kiss on her forehead.
"I'm sure that's not the kind of kiss you wanted." Alfonzo said with a smile. "But that will have to do. I'm not gonna take advantage of you while you're asleep."
"Fonzie! That was so cute!" Elicia said while wrapping her arms around Alfonzo's waist from behind.
"No it's not." Alfonzo grumbled. "I don't do cute. I'm just being a gentleman."
"You're so adorable!" Elicia squealed at Alfonzo's reply.
While Alfonzo and Elicia continued their back and forth, Mirajane, Erza, and Laki looked at them with envy in their eyes. Though, not all of them realized they were envious.
Meanwhile, from his spot atop the bar, Makarov watched all the happenings while he continued to drink.
"*Sigh* That Alfonzo…" Makarov muttered before taking a sip from his mug. "He really is just like me in my younger days. So strong, so handsome, and all the girls love him. Maybe I should nurture him into the next guild master. I'm pretty sure that's why Master Precht chose me as his successor, too."
Sorry Guys... When I got home from work yesterday, I didn't have power. And it only came back on after I fell asleep. So, I couldn't schedule the next chapter to be posted. I'm going to try to write 2 chapters tonight. That way I'll be back to 3 chaps ahead on Patr3on.
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