The Fiore Games

Chapter 1

The guild of Fairy Tail was having a party after Team Natsu had came back after being hidden at Tenrujima Island for seven years. Natsu grinned as he looked around the guild he loved. Cana was drinking with Gildarts at the bar. Happy, Carla and Lily were chatting with Wendy and Lisanna. But best of all, his Lucy was there right beside him. 'His Lucy', he liked the sound of it. As they headed back to the guild from the island Natsu and Lucy went to a hill and talked. There was when Natsu told Lucy that he loved her and discovered that she loved him back. He looked around and saw the other couples that had been formed when they got back from the island. There was Gray and Juvia (he still couldn't believe the Popsicle got a girl), Elfman and Evergreen, a couple no one saw coming which was Levy and Gageel, Azlack and Bisca got married, Romeo hooked up with Wendy and is now dating her, and lastly Erza and Jellal. After the island, word had come to Erza that the mage was looking for her and that he was finally freed from prison, so they got together. Everyone was having a great time when the Master walked in with a frustrated face. He practically ignored everyone and walked upstairs to his office.
"Master! Is everything alright?" Erza quickly asks. The master turns his head and looks at the scarlet haired girl, then at everyone else.
"I need to think alone... An announcement shall be made either today or tomorrow." He murmured and pushed his was through the crowd and locked himself in his office. No one seemed to want to speak so Mira said.
"You should all head home, come back tomorrow and I'll have the master make the announcement tomorrow at noon okay?" Everyone murmured okay and headed out the door. Natsu decided to take his girlfriend out on a date to take her mind of the master. It seemed that Gray had the same idea so they decided to go on a double date.

The next day

Juvia woke up to a knock on her door in Fairy Hills. She quickly walked to the door, brushed her hair down and opened the door. There stood her boyfriend Gray Fullbuster.
"Good morning beautiful!" Gray said with a smile and gave her a quick kiss. "Are you ready to get breakfast?" Juvia gave him a smile.
"Give Juvia five minutes to get ready." she quickly let the ice mage into her room and ran to take a quick shower. She came out five minutes later and the couple headed to get breakfast then went to the guild.

At the guild
The master waited anxiously as everyone of Fairy Tail came in. Later after everyone was ready Mira asked everyone to form pairs and to write their names on a slip of paper. Soon all the Papers were folded and placed in a glass ball. Master then showed everyone of a video that the magic council sent them. Suddenly a voice said.
"Hello guilds of Fiore, we have taken notice that you have been misbehaving. So as punishment you must send couples to participate in what we call the Fiore games. The members that are chosen from the guild shall be chosen at random. The couples chosen, whether or not they are tributes they will mostly die. They will fight in an arena to stay alive. If you die then you die. The winning guild will obviously get their members back and a fifteen million jewels prize. We cannot promise you getting your dead tributes back after for we might use them to create a monster. The ones that are picked will not be able to use magic attacks in the arena but will only be able to use their magic to keep them alive. Your masters will explain why the other couples will be picked, now enjoy! We expect the couples chosen from each of the twelve guilds to have your couples along with your S-class wizards and master to be at your city's train station by three o'clock in one week. Now we'll leave it to your masters to pick the couples! Good day!"
The screen went black and the guild was silent. The master reached into the glass ball and everyone sucked their breath in. The master pulled out a slip of paper and spoke into the microphone.
"There will be two couples that will be mentors that will coach the tributes through the arena, they wont be able to talk to them but they will be able to send packages to help the tributes... The first couple that will be the mentors are, Gray and Juvia."

"Gray and Juvia" The master's words echoed in Gray's ears and his knees seemed to weaken. Juvia was holding his hand and when she heard that she crumpled to the floor shuddering. Gray collapsed down beside her and they just sat there in each others arms.
"My children, I need you two to come up here." Makarov's sad voice echoed through the guild. Gray didn't want to go up, he didn't want to leave the guild, and he didn't want to die. Gray slowly stood up but had to carry his girlfriend up onto the stage. There were some chairs set up on the stage the two sat down in two of the chairs and held onto each other. Makarov sighed and reached his hand into the ball. As he pulled another slip of paper out of the ball Mira saw a tear slip down his face.
'Of course he would be crying, he is basically sending his children to some place where they will most likely get killed.' Mira thought, feeling her own tears slip down her cheeks. Fried quickly gave her a kiss on the cheek before looking back to the master. The man opened the slip of paper and gave out another sob. He cleared his throat and said in a firm but sad voice.
"The other couple for the mentors is... Cana and Makao."
Cana spat out her Sake when her name got called. She looked at Makao to see that his lips were in a tight line. Cana understood the importance that she must not get weak for her staying alive depended on it. She put down her beer and walked right up to the stage with Makao, tears streaming down her face. Gildarts quickly stopped her before she reached the stage. He quickly embraced her in a tight hug and said
"You be careful out there." Cana looked at her father through teared faces and replied in a whisper.
"You too. Don't forget that your a S-class mage so you will be there too" and with that she gave him a kiss on the cheek and walked up onto the stage. Makao was already at a seat gesturing for her to sit beside her. She gave him a nod and sat down abruptly and started silently sobbing into his shirt. The guild was silent yet again except for the sniffling of Juvia and the sobbing of Cana. The master hesitated before walking up to the glass ball to select the paper that would hold the names of the couple that would be the tributes of the fiore games. Master started shaking and as a tear ran down his cheek he quickly read the names and he collapsed on the ground crying. Mira ran up to him and when she saw that he was okay she read the paper and started crying. Mira turned towards the microphone she blurted out with a sob

"Levy and Gageel." Mira's words were faded out by sobs that were emitted from the crowd.
"G-Gageel" Levy said. As the iron dragon slayer looks at her with such a sad face she starts to move towards him only to stumble and be caught by Gageel.
"I don't want to go!" Levy sobbed.
"Shh. It will be okay. I'll protect you." Gageel murmurs and kisses the top of her head. As they make their way to the stage Lucy gives her a tight hug. The three couples have a group hug and slowly calm down and soon they are ready for what lays ahead of them.
Gageel ad Levy are the tributes that represent Fairy Tail. Gray and Juvia are their mentors and life support along with Cana and Makao. Will they stay alive? What will the future bring? Will they be able to win the Fiore Games and come back to the family? The questions lingered in every one's minds as they clapped for their brave friends that might have death in their future.

END OF CHAPTER 1