The Dark| Freed Justine X Reader Story

1•Teaming Up

A/n: Sorry if there are any spelling errors or typos. 

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I was drenched with sweat when I finally reached Fairy Tail. The bag on my back seemed even more heavier than before and so did the heat. I guess I understand how Gray feels. No wonder he strips so much.

I pushed open the doors of the guild hall and entered, dropping my bag down and falling over it. The once noisy guild was now completely silent upon my arrival.

"Hey guys," I groaned, sprawled on top of my uncomfortable bag. Soon cheers filled the hall, Natsu rushing forward to help me up.

"Hey there, Flame Brain," I tried stepping forward but ended up falling on my face. Groaning, I moved my hands in front of me for support and tried sitting up. Natsu grinned and pulled me up by my hands, squeezing the life out of me.

"Good to see you, Y/n!" He ruffled my hair like he always did and fist pumped me. Natsu was like my younger brother. We always teamed up and fought against Gray and Cana or played pranks on them. But since I became an S-class wizard, I've always been on jobs and seldom get to see him.

"No way! You're the famous Y/n! You're the girl from Sorcerer Weekly! Wow, I can't believe you're here!" An unfamiliar blonde girl squealed. I rubbed the back of my neck, unsure of what to say and gave her a small smile. "Yup! That's Y/n!" Natsu threw his arm over my shoulder and pulled me to his chest.

"Welcome back, Y/n!" Erza nodded her head and gave me a smile. But I knew what was coming next. She pulled me towards her and gave me a life threatening hug, squeezing me in the embrace of her armor.

"Give her some space, will you?" The all too familiar ice mage spoke in a raspy voice. Gray sat by a table, half naked as always.
"I see you haven't changed a bit, Icicle," I sighed, shaking my head, receiving a glare from him but that soon disappeared and he smirked, "It's good to have you back."

"Alright then, I'll see you guys later. I've got to talk to Gramps," I told them and limped towards the bar where Master sat, sipping a drink. Mirajane gave me a smile and waved while sliding a glass of cool water across the counter. I thanked her and turned to have a conversation with Master.

"How was it?" He asked, looking at me with droopy eyes. I set the glass aside and sighed.

"The job was fine." He nodded at that and gestured for me to continue. "But there's a new guild I came across. It's a dark guild but nothing we can't handle. I'm thinking that should be my next missio-" he cut me off mid sentence. "The Thunder God Tribe can handle that. You must take a break," he said calmly as if it were no big deal. But it was. To me at least.

"No! Gramps, trust me. I can take care of this. I'll only need a week to track them down and kick their butts! You don't have to worry about me!" I tried whispering so the others wouldn't hear but it was loud enough for Mirajane to give us her opinion.

"Maybe you should team up with the Thunder God Tribe. The four of you could be a really powerful team!" Even when she was serious, she looked gentle and kind. I didn't think I could ever look this calm- not even when I was asleep!

"That sounds like a good idea," Gramps seemed to be considering it. "Alright then! That's your next mission. But you will be going with the Thunder Legion," he ordered and all I could do was agree and obey him. 

After the little talk with Gramps I decided to go get some rest before telling the other group about our mission. Heading over to my apartment, I thought of the job I had just completed. It was a piece of cake for me but the thing that caught my attention most was the dark guild. I was sure it was new. The recent events that had occurred in towns neighboring Magnolia seemed to be their doing. But if so, then why hadn't we been contacted? We were the closest guild to them yet no requests came asking us for help with the dark guild. Maybe they hadn't done anything yet? No, I was sure I had heard correctly.