Master Alex

Arguments and Training

What Erik had requested wasn't unreasonable, Alex decided. So she was more than willing to approve his move in with his mate, Kinana. So it wasn't even a week before she had him moved into Kinana's home. The only rule Alex gave him was he had to continue doing jobs for the Council.

No, Alex didn't have any problems with Erik. She did, however, have a problem with Macao. Or rather, he had a problem with her. "Why would you even entertain the idea of him being a member right now?" Macao demanded as Alex cleaned up her office. She rolled her eyes in annoyance as she swept the floor. Macao had been ranting for an hour about how irresponsible she had been with his son the week before. "You should have just told him no. He's too young to be a member of Fairy Tail."

Alex sighed and set her broom down before looking at the furious member. "What do you want me to do?" She asked Macao. "Romeo is a good kid. And he had a point. Cana was just as young as him when she joined. And I had no intention of sending him to do any out-of-town quests for another year. And even then, he won't be doing them alone for even longer. But I'm not going to do any of that behind your back." She crossed her arms and smiled. "I told Romeo he needed your permission before I would let him join. So it's up to him to convince you that he's ready to be a Fairy Tail wizard. He also needs to give me a chance to find him a teacher. Don't worry; I will be paying for the teacher when I do find them."

Macao sighed. "I don't feel comfortable with him going out on the kind of jobs Fairy Tail is known for." He glared at Alex. "Can you guarantee that he won't do more than I think he's ready for?"

Alex shook her head. "I won't make a promise I may not be able to keep. I can promise that I will make sure Romeo is ready for anything that may come his way. And he won't be going it alone until you and I decide he's ready."

"And if I never think he's ready?" Macao raised his eyebrow.

"Then that's how it'll be," Alex frowned at the stubborn parent. "But don't forget, as he gets older, he will resent you and me if we decide to stifle him like that." When Macao looked down in thought, Alex grabbed her backpack from behind the desk. "Look, this is something that you have to talk to your son about, and I won't be involved." She held open the door for Macao to walk out. "You'll be able to contact my lacrima while I'm out. Call me if anything happens."

"Where are you going?" Macao demanded. "The next Master's meeting isn't for another two weeks."

Alex raised an eyebrow. "You've been looking at my calendar," She guessed. When the man didn't respond, she shook her head. "We'll have words about your nosiness later." She shouldered her bag. "In the meantime, I made a promise to meet with some people a while ago. So, I'm going to do that." She closed the door, and the two walked down the stairs. "I'm only going to be gone for a couple of days, so please, don't burn down the guildhall."

Alex walked over to Erik and Kinana. "Erik, the Council decided the Nexus guild was getting a little too rowdy. They want you and the others to take care of that."

Erik groaned and set his head on the table. "Those idiots? How they're still a guild is beyond me."

Kinana smiled encouragingly. "At least you'll be done with this job quickly."

"Yeah, but now I gotta tell Sorano she can't train with Yukino," Erik sighed. "She's not gonna be happy about that."

Alex laughed and patted him on the shoulder. "Yeah, she's going to be complaining a lot. Good luck with that." She waved at the couple and started walking towards the door. "I'll see you both when I get back." "I have some little dragons to train," She thought to Erik.