Ebony's Return To Fairy Tail

Apollo was reading a book as per unusual in the corner of the guild hall, this time it was on baking cakes and other deserts. Apollo sighed looking up at the guild hall shaking his head a little. to who's surprise there was another fight it appeared to be another normal day at the guild hall as a chair shattered against his shield. He looked up and sighed thinking how he was going to have to fix that, He then started to thin how the guild had any funds left at all with the rate things break around here. he then looked back down at his book groaning a little. Then his ears perked up a little as he looked up hearing the words "guess who's baaaaack" he looked at the red haired girl standing in the door way "Ebony....?" he said in shock since she has been gone for so long he didn't believe it. He then set his book down and got up walking over to the girl tilting his head ignoring the fight that is happening.

As he got to the girl he looked at her "Ebony it is you.welcome back" he said with a smile not sure if he even remembered him at all but he sure did remember her.From the parties to the delicious cakes she was also one of Fairy Tails best mages and one of the former guild masters. He smiled more looking at her. he turn to the guild then looked back at Ebony he wasn't sure what to say to her so many things he could and wanted to ask but for now he just reached out patted her shoulder "It's good to see you back where did you go?" he asked tilting his head a little giving a smile knowing people would be glad she is back

Sorano carefully placed the finished job form on the counter, showing it to the woman there. "If I did everything correctly, it should all be in order, miss," the letter mage said softly, nodding at her. The lady carefully checked up it off, and stored the sheet of paper in a file labled "Sorano Granon, C rank and made a copy to go in another one labled " Hoshi". The two mages nodded their thanks, before walking through the guild hall, narrowly dodging unidentifiable flying objects. Suddenly, the letter mage raised her head, noticing an unnatural magical presence. It seemed ever so slightly familiar, yet so different...

Her mind flashed back to a party at the guild a very long time ago, when a girl with the same aura was setting up tables... Ebony Matsuna. It had only been a day or two after she joined, and this Ebony had thrown a party. She had stayed in the shadows most of the time, so she doubted the S rank would notice her now. "Matsuna-nee-san, you came back?" she called softly, her eyes lighting up a bit. She walked faster, feeling shy and awkward like it was her first day again... Ebony probably didn't even know who she was.

On this particular day, Leonard was alarmed by the chirping of birds that perched on his window. There were three of these little hopping creatures that called out to him to get up for it was terribly late. The pile of mass which resembled two humps, one big, and one small that was covered in a sky blue blanket slowly moved, shivered one of the smaller humps began to move and reach the edge of the sheet. From it emerged his head. His soft long hair covered his face. Clearly no one ever does wake up with a good hair do.

The man let out a sigh and put a hand over his face, all the while contemplating what must be done on this particular day, and what to do about the things that are constantly tearing up his mind. Perhaps a drink and a spar at the woods will kick start my senses. he thought to himself. So he grab hold of the sheet from the part that was on his left shoulder with his right hand and in a sweep removed it from his entire body, revealing a black shirt and a worn out slacks. An attire similar to what he wore in his younger days.

Now the man can be found sitting on the edge of his bed, taking a few deep breaths before getting up to properly get dressed. He opened up his closet revealing a tattered old cloak, an old pair of shoulderpads that has claw marks, a pair of demonic eyes at its end and brown cargo pants. He would put it on and then move to the door where there were steel plated boots near them.

He would put the boots on and head out the door, his steps made the wooden floor sound and echo throughout the hall. And as always, as soon as he stepped out from his room, he could hear the sounds of laughter and chatter that was coming from downstairs. But there was something different about it.

This time, the sounds were louder, and had a very different theme than the usual rough housing the children do almost everyday. This made Leonard very curious indeed so he decided to walk faster than his usual pace, a pace that cannot be deduced as different by regular acquaintances.

While he was making way down through the stairs, he had already begun to survey the grand hall for any unusual activity. He turned his head sideways, trying to pinpoint where it was. Until finally he found something that put him to a total halt. Although he cannot see the young girl clearly, Leonard didn't need to. Her crimson-hued hair styled in a pony tail and that companion of hers that after all these years he still doesn't know what it is were enough. He didn't need to feel her power to know who she was. And who she was brought a small smile on a face that rarely smiles these days. But behind the smile lies an inquiry of worry. What made her disappear from something that would normally wouldn't make her? She was just out on a simple job from what Leonard has heard.

Still, what Leonard saw made him happy and he continued to go down the stairs at his regular pace all the while following her and the crowd she whipped up with his sights so he knows where to go to next. Although, he should've guessed that they were going to the kitchen for some food.

When he had finally arrived there he simple stood with the crowd that was directly behind her and spoke in his now lower and darker toned voice to surprise her. What he said was "Mind telling me where you've been, young lass?"