The Day the Fairy Princess met a Lion (Private: Raina)

It was that time again. Marick's eyes gazed over the oceans horizon from atop the Serene Cliff. This was his one moment, one location of pure bliss an tranquility that he got nowadays. It had been a while now since he'd first joined Sabertooth, and a lot had happened in that short time. He'd become considerably stronger and become the Paragon of Selflessness. He had become like a surrogate uncle to the other members of the guild, always stepping in to help out where needed, putting everyone else first. His friendship with Matabei and Hidate had been going well too. But sometimes it was nice to just get some alone time. Sometimes it was nice to get away from the guild, return to these cliffs and just think, reminisce, do absolutely ANYTHING to relax his mind and collect his thoughts for a little while.

The Lion of Sabertooth had joined the guild to learn about how guilds were run, with the intentions of one day building his own guild from the ground up. But now that he was climbing the ladder, he was starting to find that he was actually quite comfortable with his life now.It was a peculiar turn of events indeed. He closed his eyes and released a long sigh as he lay back, resting himself amongst the grass. The breeze was perfect and relaxing his body, the ocean waves were relaxing his mind. This was tranquility in its purest form.

She had never been here, never even thought of coming here. A place far from her guild and high above in the sky. A place where she felt connected to her past in the Myth Dimension. A place she felt at home. She needed to get away from everything. From the stares and rumors about her. The false reasons people thought of to explain her year long absence. Sadly, none of them came close to the horrible truth. So she left the guild for a day just to get some fresh air. She dressed in a swimsuit style armor, something she was used to wearing at home.

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She slowly walked to the top of the cliff and noticed she was not alone. Her crimson eyes alert but filled with fear of this unknown man. Her long pink hair blew in the strong breeze and danced behind her like a fire. "Are you friend or are you foe?" She asked the man from behind him hopefully him being the first choice.

Just as Marick was about to fall into a semi-conscious state, he was broken from it by an obviously fearful feminine voice. Rather than sit up, he simply opened one eye and looked at the arriving female. She looked to be quite young, perhaps her late teens to early twenties if he had to take a guess from her appearance. Her flowing pink hair was blowing in the breeze, seemingly dancing like flames behind her slender frame. She appeared to be wearing some kind of an armored swimsuit. Some of the clothing sold nowadays is shocking...but definitely appealing to the eyes. he thought to himself, before releasing a sigh and closing his eye again, returning to his state of relaxation.

"Well sweetheart, I can either be a close friend or your worst enemy. Given how we've never met, I'll give you the choice between the two." His reply couldn't have been more carefree if he'd tried. Truth be told, he honestly couldn't be bothered with a fight right now. But if she decided to try to fight him, he wouldn't hold back. "In the case of the former, please, take a seat. You're awfully tense given how this is supposed to be a spot for relaxation..."

Relaxation. That is why she had come up here. Why she had traveled so far. She did not wish harm upon this man or any, no matter the circumstance. No matter the wicked sins of their hearts, she did wish pain or suffering. "I... I am Raina Scylar, of the fairy tail guild. May.. may I join you? I will try not to be bothersome." Her heavy heart throbbed inside her chest. She was so used to be pain anymore that she really did not know what to expect from humans. Like a bird who's lost its song, would she ever be normal again?

She walked closer to the man and could feel his strength but also see he was not a mean person. She wondered to herself if the man knew of her. Talk of the Princess of Fairy Tail's return was all over Fiore. Sometimes it just got lonely and others it was nice to meet some people. She sighed as she twirled a strand of her hair around and tried to relax.

Marick's eyes opened as the girl introduced herself. Her name was so very familiar and yet he was certain that they'd never met. She was of Fairy Tail which narrowed it down a lot. As he thought, the girl came closer. She asked if she may join him, to which he chuckled. "I offered for you to take a seat didn't I? Besides...if you're here to relax, who am I to say no?" he replied, before the name suddenly smacked him in the face. Of course he recognised her name. She'd disappeared for quite some time before miraculously reappearing just recently. Although she was a low ranked mage, she was a well known entity in Fiore.

"Raina Scylar...the Fairy Princess...a pleasure to meet you." The Solitaire turned his head to face the girl now with a smile, although remained lying down. "I am Marick Lowell of Sabertooth. If you don't mind my saying, you seem awfully...lost. As we're both here to relax, I'd be happy to lend an impartial ear if you so wish to relieve yourself of your burdens." Whilst many might find other peoples problems to be stressful, Marick was the exception. He'd spent his entire life being the man people would turn to. By now it was simply a part of his life. He'd accepted it as such, and now he was able to help without being too worried - unless the issues were particularly severe of course.

The girl sighed heavily as the breeze caused her hair to mostly cover her face. "Some Princess, I guess I am the typical damsel in distress type," She thought to herself. She seemed to fidget a little from her nerves. The word lost ran through her mind and she started to laugh uncontrollably. So uncontrollably she almost fell off the cliff's edge.

"Sorry, if only you knew just how lost I am. I had just recently came back to Fiore. I was gone for a long time. Too long, and know I am starting to feel the consequences my absence is causing me." The girl said as a single tear fell from her eyes and rain clouds gathered as if a freak random rainstorm was about to happen.

So she was lost. And she'd come here either to relax or in an attempt to find herself. Marick could relate to this all too well considering he'd once spent the best part of three years in solitary confinement to find himself. Thinking about it, there were many things he still didn't know about himself, such as his heritage and his family. "Everyone gets lost from time to time, especially when they've been gone for a long period of time. Consequences of being away...yeah...they can be a heavy burden too..."

The Solitaire was thinking back now to his last job with Zenshin. He'd had to fight a group of mercenaries who had run rampant since Marick had joined a guild. His decision to leave the mercenary life behind and become a legal mage had caused a mass robbery spree in Hargeon by those who felt they no longer had to fear him.

"...but that's why you need friends around you, and you need to be patient. Don't rush yourself."