A long time... (Nadarr)

The stars can't shine
without the Darkness.

Walking through the streets of Magnolia, the former Fairy Tail mage practically forgotten by people due to how much her appearance had changed since the time she had her hair in drills. There were times that Ai had to actually travel through Magnolia to not waste time instead of going around, and even then, she still decided to stay as far away as she could from the Fairy Tail guild hall. The attire she decided to wear included a purple dress with an abdominal plate to protect her stomach even if the smarter idea was to have it extend up to her chest, but what do you expect from this kind of stuff by now? She also had a pair of metallic gauntlets reaching to her mid bicep, and getting covered slightly by her attire. As for the rest of her attire, she wears a pair of stockings that reach up to her mid thigh before stopping. She wears a pair combat boots specifically designed for her, with some metallic plates on the front to protect, for the most part, from normal attacks directed at her feet while facing an opponent should she actually run into someone who she'd fight.

As for her hair nowadays, rather than it being down for the most part, it was entirely put into a braid with a ribbon towards the end. As she took her time, she'd move through the streets with little seemingly on her mind, though she would make sure to draw little attention to herself outside of how she was dressed right now as she didn't much care for the thought of Heero making an appearance, considering what happened the last time they had run into each other. She'd also make sure to go ahead and not bump into anyone if she could help it. Every now and again she'd graze someone, though it wouldn't be too much, in all actuality. However, after a while of moving through Magnolia, she'd accidentally bump into someone as her attention was elsewhere. As she bumped into the person, she'd lose her balance and land on her rear as tried to regain her balance.

The stars can't shine
without the Darkness.

Not long after the blonde had landed on her rear, she would hear the man state that he was sorry and asked if she was alright. However, it wasn't something that she would have really liked. The person she walked into, as she looked up at the man, was one of the people who was at the site that Rita had made the scene of her being murdered and setting the Fairy Tail guild hall on fire. Apollo, though the blond hadn't seen him since then. She watched him extend a hand down to help her, but she'd stand up before dusting off the back of her dress from the dirt and dust that had gotten on it from her losing her balance and falling. luckily, it wasn't overly dramatic and to the point where someone could have actually seen anything they weren't supposed to.

After she dusted herself off, hearing him ask if it was her, she'd take a few steps past him. "While that is me, don't expect me to be as friendly as I once was..." She'd say, a bit iffy with Fairy Tail after what Heero had done to her when she showed no hostility to anyone, with the exception of the high probability that she was going to show hostility towards Rita and Sol. She'd look back at him, out of the corner of her red eyes, she'd speak up again. "Now, if you don't need to keep me here..." She'd say, her body looking away from him for the most part while she was just turned enough to see him out of the very corner of her eye.

The stars can't shine
without the Darkness.

Ai continued to watch the man out of the corner of her eye as he soon spoke after she had mentioned her leaving if he hadn't said anything more. He brought up not lecturing her about coming back to Fairy Tail and that he knew that Heero had told her anyway and that he wouldn't waste his breath with it. However, he would continue by talking about her being in the dark and that meant she she heard things in the dark. He apparently was looking for a group of people and considering that she was there, he would apparently want to know what she had on the group. "I can't promise I have any information on this group. But mind you, information doesn't come cheap, Apollo." She'd say, not moving too much.

The blonde continued to watch the man from the corner of her eye before speaking again. "So what group are you looking for information against?" She'd ask, just barely turning to see the man a bit better than right out of the corner of her eye. She'd cross her arms as she waited for his response.

The stars can't shine
without the Darkness.

Ai watched Apollos eyes narrow and soon shake his head. He soon spoke about a woman in Savage Skull who he met around here a while ago but disappeared before he could do anything. He also wanted to know what exactly she knew and what the information would cost him. She could see, and feel, him glare at her, but she didn't much care if he did so right now. "That glare doesn't help you much, but then again, I don't know jack all about Savage Skull, aside from one who had previously left it." She'd say, crossing her arms. "Though if you give me time, I'm sure I'll be able to get information about her. You wouldn't happen to have a picture or description of this woman, wouldn't you? She'd ask, not having moved much aside from crossing her arms. She wasn't entirely sure as to how this was going to really go from here since she had actually confessed that she didn't initially know anything but she did know people who knew things. "For the cost of any information, that'll be decided when I actually have any." She'd state. She'd notice a breeze move through the area as she continued to watch Apollo as he stood, waiting for his response.