The Past

Four Years Ago:

"I'm telling you if you like her you should just go and tell her kid." Macao said to a young Drake.

"Are you sure? She can be kind of mean." Drake asked nervously, "Plus I'm not that strong either. She might not like me because of that."

"Trust me." Macao said with a smile. "Your emotions should reach her no problem."

"Ok!" Drake said with a determined face. He began to look around the guildhall for Mira. After about 10 minutes he gave up and asked Natsu where she could be.

"Oh she's probably at the market." Natsu told him happily, "That's where Lisanna went."

"Thanks Natsu!" Drake said running out of the guild. 'So she's at the market huh? Perfect that means the other guild members, excluding the other Strauss siblings, won't see.'

Magnolia Market Place:

'Where could she be?' Drake wondered scanning the area. 'Ah ha, found you.'

"Hey Mira!" Drake said as he jogged over to her. Mira was laughing with her siblings when she heard Drake call her name.

"What do you want?" Mira said glaring at him like she does to everyone except her siblings.

"Will you go out with me?" Drake said with his Natsu-like grin. He hoped beyond hope she would at least consider it.

"Hell no!" Mira said with disdain. "Who would want to go out with a weakling like you?!" Drake's heart shattered into a million pieces at that moment.

"Ok..." Drake said as his eyes began to tear up, "I'll leave you alone then." He said running off crying.

"Mira that was mean." Reckless said watching the heart broken child run away, "Why would you say something like that, especially after he opened up like that."

"I didn't think he would take it that badly." Mira said disappointed in herself. "I'm going to go apologize to him."

In The Guildhall:

"Gramps I'm leaving." Drake said with tears in his eyes as he walked into Makarov's office.

"What, why?!" Makarov said in surprise seeing the child in such a bad state. "Why would you want to leave the guild?!"

"I won't be leaving permanently." He said sobbing. "Only till I'm stronger."

"Don't be so rash my boy." Makarov said trying to figure out what happened. "Now tell me what happened."

"I asked Mira if she would go out with me." Drake said looking at the ground.

"Is that all my boy?" Makarov not understanding completely.

"She said 'Hell no! Who would want to go out with a weakling like you?!' in those exact words." Drake said sobbing again.

"I understand now..." Makarov said looking at the heart broken child. "But surely we can talk this out between the three of us."

"No..." Drake said still looking up to meet his stare. "I've made my mind up Gramps. She's I'm weak and I'm not coming back until I'm stronger."

"If that's what you wish I won't stop you." Makarov told him sadly, "I wish you the best of luck my boy."

"See ya Gramps." Drake said walking out. He found Reckless waiting for him and they headed out on their journey.

5 Minutes Later:

"Master where's Drake at? I want to apologize." Mira asked as she walked into his office.

"You're too late my dear." Makarov said with stern eyes, "What you said to him broke him to the point that he left the guild for awhile."

"What?" Mira asked just now realizing how much her words hurt him. She didn't think he would leave and she felt terrible.

"If you hurry you might find him but I doubt you will." Makarov said hoping she would but knowing she wouldn't. Mira looked every where for Drake but she was far too late.

"Dammit!" Mira said, disappointed in herself even more. Drake took one last look at Magnolia and with determination in his eyes he left.