It had been a while since he had arrived in Fiore, he had accepted some extermination jobs from towns and villages he traveled to, and he managed to gather more information. It was the year x777. He himself had gotten a reputation as a powerful young mage. Now he was currently on the path heading to Cardend town, he had just left Chester town a few hours ago and now he was on the road once more. Walking by the forest, Haruto's senses picked up someone. His ears picked up noises as he got closer, he made them out to be sobs. Keeping his guard up, he headed towards the direction of the crying and found the source, a young girl about the age of five with fair skin and short blue hair wearing a simple white dress. Haruto approached the girl slowly.
"Hey, you okay?" Haruto asked as he knelt down beside the girl. The girl turned and looked up at him and continued to sob softly. Haruto gently placed his hand on the back of the girl and tried to help, he had never done this before so it was an odd experience for him, trying to comfort someone. "What's wrong?" Haruto asked softly.
"M-my M-mommy's gone," the girl said between hiccups.
"What does your mommy look like, maybe I can help you find her." Haruto said gently.
"S-she she's a dragon."
Haruto's mind went blank for a second as he blinked rapidly deciphering the information. "What's your name?"
"W-Wendy Marvel."
"Well Wendy, do you know why your mommy left?"
"N-no, I woke up today and she was gone from the cave so I went out to try and find her."
"Oh, umm Wendy, how about you travel with me and I'll help you find your mommy?" Haruto offered, though he did not know if he could find a dragon he would not leave a little girl out here alone.
"Really?" Wendy asked as she stared at Haruto.
"Of course."
"O-okay." Wendy said as she stopped crying.
Haruto smiled as he offered his hand to the girl and Wendy took it. As he helped her up, Haruto noticed that her clothing was a bit torn, he was going to have to get her some new clothes once they got to Cardend town. Holding Wendy's hand, Haruto was on the road once more, this time with a new companion.
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Two years passed and Haruto was now the age of sixteen. He had gotten taller, but that was the only change, he still wore the blue robes. The robes were important to him as it was the first gift from his grandfather and the only reminder of his past. Wendy changed the most, the young girl was now seven years old and she grew a tad bit taller and her hair was now longer around shoulder length and was worn in two pigtails. She wore a blue and white dress with a pair of matching shoes. During the two years, they had found another companion, in the form of a cat. The cat was white in color, Wendy had found her in a large egg and named her Carla. The white cat proved to be very intelligent and surprised the two when she spoke for the first time. Carla had pink ears and brown eyes with a white coat, she had two whiskers on each side of her face. Dressed in a mustard yellow and a pink top with a pink bow tie near the end of her tail. The group of three were very close and Wendy called Haruto her nii-san now. Those words had shocked him at first, but he smiled nonetheless, his first sibling relationship turned out to be horrible, but this time around he would be the brother that he could not be for Naruto.
The year was now x779, and they had never been able to find Grandeeney, the dragon that had raised Wendy. But during that time, Wendy showed Haruto her skills in Sky Dragon Slaying Magic and to say he was shocked was an understatement. He was shocked that a dragon would teach a girl magic that was used to slay her. It was something he found confusing. Haruto took it upon himself to train Wendy in the art of Hand to Hand combat. She was not a fighter, but more a support type. Her magic was used to heal so it made perfect sense, but Haruto did not want her to be left undefended as she did not hold much combat capabilities.
The two years, Haruto had established himself as an S ranked wandering mage, Guilds from all over flocked to him to try and get him to join them. Though they all received the same answer, a simple no. At first he was thrilled to join a Guild, but then again with Wendy as an addition, he wanted to train her as much as possible before joining a Guild and settling down. That and his selfish reason to travel the world. Though he did not want to join a Guild, one caught his attention, Fairy Tail, a Guild famous for their strong mages and destruction. From what he could gather, the Guild was like a large family, and Wendy would do great in one. That was the only Guild that he would ever join as it would be good for Wendy.
Haruto was currently with Wendy at a restaurant, they had come down for lunch. Haruto had decided it was about time that they settled down for now, Wendy was young and she needed to make some friends, and traveling around for two years was good enough for him. The three finished their meals and Haruto paid, and they left without another word. Haruto looked over at Wendy and they headed towards the train station.
"Haruto-nii-san where are we going?" Wendy asked her surrogate brother.
"Wendy, we are heading to Magnolia Town." Haruto replied with a smile.
"Why?" Wendy asked, her face turned to one of confusion, "I thought we were heading to Clover town?"
"Well Wendy, I decided it was time we joined a Guild."
"Really?" Wendy asked as her tone shifted from confusion to happiness.
"Yep."
"Which Guild are we joining?"
"Hmm, I thought maybe Fairy Tail."