When Spring Meets Winter [Fairy Tail Fanfic]

Chapter 1

[Iros's POV]

I stridded up the steps of the hill on the far outskirts of Magnolia city, the road weeds becoming very prominent the further I walked. After what felt like an eternity of walking I came up to a broken arch way there, the very top was written the very place I had been searching the entire Fiore region for.

I could feel my heart beat speed up, excitement coursing though me. Though with a frigid wind blowing from behind I calmed myself quickly to have no emotion. I ran up to the shack that sat at the top of the hill and pushed open its weathered doors.

When I had scanned the inside I noticed multiple small tables with only a few people occupying them. One or two stood by the mission board in thought. Though they were not my targets, my mind closed in on the one man who sat at the bar.

I quickly paced over to him, throwing my black leather wind breaker to the floor to reveal a white spaghetti tank top, I turned and pointed to my right shoulder blade. I gave the man a determined stare with my ocean blue eyes, "Give me the guild mark." I ordered bluntly.

The aged dark blue haired man's jaw dropped as his eyes bulged from his head, "Y-You want to join Fairy Tail?"

"I didn't spend 6 years scavenging the entire Fiore region to find this place. When I finally made it to Magnolia they said you guys were in the shack on the hill..." I growled.

A strawberry blonde off to the side broke off into balls of laughter, "It took you 6 years to find this place?! Couldn't you have just stopped to ask for directions?" She joked.

I turned to her with a harsh glare, "Most people were afraid of me. Asking for directions wasn't really in the 'program'."

"What program?"

"You... Are a moron."

From behind the two of us the man from before cleared his throat, "Excuse me Miss..."

"Ferral. Iros Ferral."

"Ferral, I am Macao Conbolt. If you would like to join our guild, I must tell you we are very weak."

"I will make you stronger." I replied.

"We have lost many people, clients and our original home in the last 6 years since the disappearance of our strongest members and former master."

"I don't care. I have wanted to be  a part of Fairy Tail since I was 10 years old and have explored this entire land. I will join no matter what."

The man shrugged, "Well we won't turn down anyone so determined to join, where would you like your tattoo, and what color?"

I pointed to my shoulder once more with a slightly annoyed output, "My shoulder blade. White with a thin purple lining." Macao nodded and pulled out a small stamp ink box along with the mark stamp, I noted that it was covered in a thick layer of dust. I turned and shivered as the cold ink was pressed into my right shoulder blade.

Macao blew on it slightly to dry it before I turned back around, "Alright... Not too much to tell you other than we meet here as much as we can, the mission board off to the left over there is where we take missions. Please show them to me before you go off on them so I can make sure no one else takes it on. You will also have to find your own housing--"

"SHE CAN LIVE WITH ME!!" The strawberry cheered.

"Like hell I will live with you, perky." I growled, throwing my jacket back on. From the corner of my eye I could see two boys sighing, one with spiked orange hair and the other over weight with strange black hair. If my memory served, they were two members of Team Shadowgear. Their leader, Levy, disappeared 6 years ago.