The flames of Fiore.

The tournament begins.

And here's chapter six for those , like , 4 people who read this , thanks guys. It means a lot :) .

Disclaimer , i don't own anything except the story and characters , not the franchise or whatever its called

1203 , 29th of April.
Fairy Tail academy.

The halls of the academy were nearly empty as Cain and Azeal made their way to class wearing the same outfits as yesterday. The corridors echoed their voices as they rounded a corner. Azeal was still pissed that Cain hadn't told him what was on the piece of paper yesterday. "Come on , we're friends , you can tell me." Azeal said whilst nudging Cain with his elbow , only to get an annoyed groan in response. "For fucks sake tell me you piece of shit." Azeal blurted , becoming angry. Cain looked at him with disapproval. "Rude." Azeal bowed his head in temporary defeat. "Alright fine , if you won't tell me that then explain something." He said , raising his head with confusion written across his face. "Why don't you hate me for what i said to you yesterday?" Azeal asked. Cain raised an eyebrow and gave him a sideways look, but stayed silent. "Seriously bro , with what i said , i wouldn't blame you for hating me. In fact i kind of expected it." Azeal explained. Cain sighed and looked down. "You weren't the quietest in explaining why you said what you had to Zoe." Azeal laughed nervously. "Right , dragon hearing , that's gotta be handy , haha. No hard feeling right?" He asked. Cain chuckled. "If anything , it helped out a bit. I think you were right. She didn't really love me , she was scared of me and that's not what i wanted her to feel. So i suppose it's for the best that we never really had a relationship." Cain explained. "So , thank you." Azeal nodded , unsure how to take this as he wasn't expecting it. He shrugged. "Anytime bro." Azeal said as they walked into class to find it nearly abandoned. "Um , where is everyone?" Cain wondered aloud. The only occupants in the room apart from Cain and Azeal were Zoe and her group of friends. Not even the teacher was present. "I know we're a littler early but this is just. Where did everyone go?" Azeal asked. Zoe stood up and rushed over with an adorable smile on her face. She had a huge white ski jacket that was at least ten sizes too big for her. She also wore a light blue singlet and very short denim shorts coupled with black stockings and her hair hadn't seemed to change , tucked into the jackets hood with the exception of the red streak running down to her chin. "Hey guys!" She greeted as she leaped at Cain and embraced him in a tight hug. At this , Azeal made a heart with his hands and looked through them as though they were binoculars. "Um , isn't it a bit hot to wear that jacket? Winter hasn't kicked in yet." Cain said , taking note of how fluffy her jacket was , like the other one she had wore yesterday. "Nah , i'm fine. And beside , it's not like you can talk , wearing a trench coat but not a shirt." Zoe pointed out. Looking down , Cain's eyes widened. "Um , i'll just go back and put a shirt on.." He tried to pull away. "No , stay." Zoe demanded. "Hey everyone , you remember Cain and Azeal from yesterday right?" There were a few nods. "Mmm , i'm not gonna forget any time soon , hehe..." Melody replied , licking her lips while staring at Cain. "Guys , you remember my friends?" Zoe said with a smile. "Um , no. Not really." Cain said , feeling embarrassed. Zoe let go of Cain and turned to introduce everyone. "Oh , well then. That's Melody-" She pointed at the purplette with pigtails with ribbons in them. She had a small , pinched nose , full red lips and whenever she smiled , which was a lot , she showed off her dimples. She wore a Dark blue dress that matched her eyes and went down to her knees and stockings covering her legs. She was about the same build , except she didn't have the curves that Zoe had , and height as Zoe , about elbow high on Cain but shoulder high for Azeal. "-And over there is Conner-" He was slightly shorter than Azeal but had the muscle to make up for it. He had short blond hair , almost military style and wore a white singlet that showed off his large biceps with camo trousers and combat boots. "-Niko-" Cain recognized him as the one he sat next to at the table yesterday during lunch. He had dark blue eyes , nearly black like his hair , a nose that reminded Cain of a button and thin lips. Niko was also short. But Cain guessed that it had something to do with him appearing to be younger than everyone else. He had a black hoodie with his hands in it's pockets. He also wore blue jeans that had tears in the knees. "-And Reyna." Zoe concluded. Reyna had bark brown skin and chocolate hair the ran down to her rear in long curls. Her eyes , however , were a pale grey , almost white. She clearly didn't like being looked at so she turned away , making it hard for Cain to see her features. But she wore a grey jacket and black jeans. Zoe then turned back around , wrapped her arms around Cain buried her face in his chest , standing on his over sized feet to reach. "Bro , if i'm not your best man at the wedding , i'll kill you." Azeal threatened. Cain blushed and bent down to hug Zoe back. "Morning , how are you?" He asked Zoe with a soft voice and what seemed to be genuine interest , taking all present by surprise. "I'm good , how are you?" Zoe replied as she looked up into his silver eyes. "Aww , you look a little tired , last night wasn't too much was it?" She asked with concern. "What are you talking about? i attend a school i'm always tired." Cain replied. Azeal took a minute to catch on. "Hey man , i was kidding about the whole wedding thing okay? And wasn't it you who said that you would need more time to heal? What happened to that eh?" His confusion seemed very amusing to Zoe , who giggled in response. "Preferably , i would have liked to wait longer , but she didn't really give me a choice. Besides , i think it worked out for the better." Cain explained. "Damn , well i suppose your still up for grabs , yea?" Melody said as she crossed the room and latched onto Azeal's metal arm. Azeal stood in silence , completely ignorant of the girl now attached to his arm and finally putting the pieces together. "So that's what was on the piece of paper... Date plans." Then he found a fault , or so he thought. "Wait , so you guys started dating last night , right?" Zoe and Cain let go of each other and nodded. "But you were in the dorm last , so how did you go out with her if you were in the dorm?" Azeal grinned , thinking he had called them out on their bullshit. "Dude , i was raised by a dragon to hunt creatures that no other human could possibly hope to catch , i could sneak out of any room in my sleep." Cain said like he was talking to an idiot. Azeal walked over to the back row of chairs and took a seat , grumbling the whole time. Only then did Cain remember that they weren't the only one's in the room. Turning to face Zoe's friends , Cain felt regret wash over him. "I should not have said that..." He thought. The looks they wore were a mixture of confusion and disbelief. "Dude , you were raised by a dragon? Yea right." said Niko. "That explains why you were so fascinated with everything about the city last night. And it also explains the magic you use..." Zoe said with an almost dreamy look and a finger on the bottom of her chin , making her appear to be in deep thought. But she soon snapped out of it. "But then why did you tell me you were raised in a small village in the mountains?" She said while lightly slapping him to express her frustration towards him. "Domestic violence is not ok" Azeal called from the back of the room. Everyone ignored him as they stared at Cain in amazement. "But all the dragons are dead , so you couldn't have been raised by one..." Said Conner while pointing at Cain. "Oh yea, all the dragons who were wiped out about a month ago couldn't possibly have raised me for the other sixteen years of my life now , could they." Cain said with a deadly dose of sarcasm. "So , if you were raised by a dragon , like Natsu , Gajeel and Wendy in the legends , then doesn't that mean your a first generation dragon slayer , like they were?" Melody asked. Cain stared at her with a blank look. "And how long , my resident genius , did it take you too figure that out?" Melody folded her arms and looked down , obviously hurt by Cains words. Zoe nudged him. "Don't be mean." She said accusingly. and walked over to comfort her friend. "Way to go , slayer." Azeal called out as he hoisted a scrunched up piece of paper across the room.