Forging Bonds 2

Freed is a slim man of average height with waist-length light-green hair; his bangs are brushed to one side, covering the majority of the right side of his face, as well as a pair of thin lightning bolt-shaped strands jutting out backwards from the sides of his head. His hair is gathered at the end and tied in a short ponytail with a grey ribbon. Freed's eyes are greenish-blue, beneath the left one lies a small beauty mark. In addition, Freed possesses prominent eyelashes. His green Fairy Tail Mark is located on the back of his left hand.

Freed's outfit consists of a dark red knee-length double-breasted coat, which possesses a wide collar, large lighter-coloured cuffs decorated by a darker line on the back part, and edges adorned by two, thin golden lines each. There are four yellow buttons closing said coat; the coat being red. Over it, around Freed's waist, is a pair of buckled belts, attached to which, on his left hip, is his sword. Underneath, he wears a simple, light-coloured shirt with large cuffs and a mildly high collar, mostly obscured by other pieces of his clothing, among which a light cravat tie around his neck, with the lower part, tucked inside the coat. Freed's attire is completed by a pair of loose light-coloured pants tucked inside simple knee height boots, each sporting a line of small buttons on their respective outer sides. 

Next to him was Evergreen. She has light brown hair, dark brown eyes and visible pink lips. She wears oval glasses and has a developing figure. Her hair was arranged in a sideways ponytail and she wore a green dress that had movable wings on the back of it. She wore navy blue stockings along with white sandals and carried around a feathered purple fan with three hearts on it. Her green guild stamp is located on the right side of her bust.

And the last member is Bickslow. He is a tall man with a mildly muscular build and broad shoulders. His hair is blue and black, with the black parts being almost shaven, and the blue ones, occupying the top and the sides of his head, being much longer, with the one of the top being styled in a mohawk-like crest, and the ones on the sides pointing backwards. Bickslow's large eyebrows are also blue, and the upper part of his nose and his forehead bears the tattoo of a stylized man extending his long, curved arms outwards. His irises each have a concentric circle surrounding the pupils inside them. He also has prominent eyelashes ending in a spiralling curved motif, each placed at one of his large eyes' sides, the pair of eyelashes pointing towards his nose are headed downwards, while the outer ones jut upwards. Below his eyes are two slightly curved lines pointing downwards. His black Fairy Tail stamp is located on the upper part of his tongue, often visible due to him sticking it out. 

Bickslow's upper body is covered in a dark, mildly fitting cloth covered in vertical white stripes, which extend up to his head to cover it in a tight hood, exposing only his hands and face. The upper part of the latter, however, is almost always obscured by a metal visor reminiscent of a Medieval sallet, which comes covered with eight small, elongated holes, with four of them in front of each of his eyes, allowing him to see, but preventing others from seeing his eyes. He wears large armbands, and he has large shoulder pads each with skulls on its centre. His waist is circled by a simple dark band, which holds up a massive waist guard made of cloth, which comes in four long, light-coloured pieces, each adorned by a dark "X", reaching down below his knees. Under such a waist guard, Bickslow dons a pair of extremely baggy, loose dark pants, with each leg being adorned by a pair of lighter-coloured belts crossing in an "X" formation. Those pants are tucked inside a pair of light, armoured greaves.

"Yo" greeted Naruto warmly.

"Yes, Mr Naruto. Congratulations on making S-class" said Freed and both Evergreen and Bickslow nodded in unison.

"Thanks. I don't think Laxus is happy with it" said Naruto, staring at the empty seat he occupied before he left.

"Well, Laxus is different," said Freed.

"Yes, he doesn't like we-" started Evergreen and was stopped by Bickslow. Naruto noticed it but didn't question it.

"What she is saying is, he might have seen your win as a fluke," said Bickslow, his tongue sticking out, showing his black Fairy Tail Guild mark.

"Well, I can't fault him I guess. After all, beating Gildarts is not easy" he said with a smile and they all nodded.

"No doubt. He is a monster" said Freed.

"Well guys, it seems you are enjoying, sorry to disturb you," said Naruto.

"Not a problem, have a great day," said Freed and Naruto moved forward.

"Hey, Naruto, that's just great," said Cana as she gave him a one-hand hug while carrying a mug filled with booze.

"We must celebrate this occasion. Come, drink" she said, half-drunk and gave Naruto her mug.

"I think I'll pass. Not that I don't like it, but I want to meet others, you know" he said, pushing the mug she is giving him. The booze smell was strong. He took a whiff of the air. Something fell off.

He took another whiff of the air. He can smell it, 2 smells, which are similar but not identical. With all the string scents around, he can't concentrate on that particular one. He could have sworn he knew the other person.

The smell of the alcohol is disrupting his smell, he is very near to figuring it out. 2 people, of similar scents but not to the point of being identical, who are they. Only if he knew who the other person is. Maybe he should spend time with others to get a good read on others smells as well.

After all, an enhanced sense of smell is one of the important traits of a Dragon Slayer and he can't call himself a good son to his father if he can't remember the smells of his Guild members. And so he continued with his efforts in familiarising others.

He is going on to meet other people when he was interrupted by a call of his name.