After catching up for a bit, the two childhood friends were interrupted by the arrival of four guild mates curious about when they were going to embark on their mission.
"Hey Erza, did you finally figure out when we can catch a ride to go and carry out the request?" Natsu asked, completely disregarding the fact he was interrupting a conversation between the reunion of two friends.
"Drake, I'm sure you remember these three, Natsu, Gray and Happy," Erza sighed, pointing to the three males who all gave a respective nod or wave to the naval officer who returned in kind, before pointing to the busty blonde "That's Lucy, she's new here"
"Nice to meet you" Drake said sending a small smile since (a/n quite the alliteration whoops) he isn't know for openly showcasing his emotions before a serious tone etched its way onto his face "Catch a ride? Where are you guys going?"
"To Amamiku Island," Happy answered enthusiastically as usual but Erza only shook her head
"It's true but don't bother with us, I'm sure you have more important matters to attend to" The red head sighed, not trying to hide the disappointment in her voice
"Bother with you? Nonsense, as a military man, I've had to escort many people across the seas" Drake shook his dismissively before continuing "besides, that's where the Arc Royal was already planning to head towards anyways. We could easily take you guys"
"Take you! Take you!" Ruby mimicked cutely while bobbing up and down on his perch
"Really?" Lucy exclaimed, clasping her hands together
"All right!" Natsu and Happy shouted excitedly as they both thrusted their fists into the air. Meanwhile, Gray just gave a firm nod as a grin spread across his face.
"Shouldn't expect anything less from the great El Drago" Erza stated and just gave soft smile accompanied with a nod towards her friend. However, on the inside she was anything but calm, her heart racing with ecstasy causing her body to feel warm and tingly. This was the first time in forever that she got to travel with him, so she couldn't help but have euphoric feelings spread throughout her.
"That said, I still have to check in with Arthur," Drake said, causing the rest of them deflate, then he added "but he'll most likely say yes, so be sure to meet me tomorrow at the dock, no later than noon"
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As the members made their way towards the dock, having to basically drag the salmon haired dragon slayer with them, they saw Drake talking with two other male figures.
Both wore similar blue and white naval outfits with golden embroidery like the one that Drake adorns. One had soft, blonde curls and his eyes were an exquisite shade of emerald that made him mesmerizing, he was also a little taller than the other two. The one directly by Drake on the other hand seemed younger and was slightly shorter, he had long, straight navy blue hair along with piercing yellow eyes.
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