Okay, so I just thought up this fic and decided to write it. This will be a Two-shot series. ^_^ Please enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. I am just a poor person who write fanfiction for the heck of it. Don't sue me. Oh, but I do own Layla, Matt, Karis, Simon, Jace, and Sid.
DIARY OF Layla Dragneel
DO NOT TOUCH THIS, SIMON! I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT! SHUT THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW OR THE MONSTERS WILL COME AND EAT YOU IN YOUR SLEEP!
BEWARE, BEWARE!
Sunday, springtime
Dear Diary,
Had the worst day today EVER! Dad got home late, and Mom's out tonight. Simon kept teasing me the entire day after I went to the guild. I never thought that they would actually let me play there. Wendy told me that when she was my age, they let her play around, but I haven't seen Simon there ever. He must be an evil person, for them to do that. Cross that out. He IS an evil person. I have seen him in action.
At least Happy talked to me today. He has a way of being annoying and walking in whenever I'm taking a bath, but at least he cries when I catch him. I gave him a fish in compensation.
Karis talked to me, too. Nobody else did. Karis is my absolute best friend EVER! If Simon ever made me cry when she was looking, she'd smash his sorry face into a wall!
The next day
Layla Dragneel opened her dark eyes, her pink hair all in a mess over her face. Light streamed through her large window, getting in her eyes. She sighed, then groaned as she sat up and looked around her room. She froze as her eyes roamed her room. Her door was open. She never left her door open.
She stood carefully, making sure to not make a sound, and tip-toed over to where the door was cracked open. What she saw made her jump 6 feet in the air and land on her butt, screaming her face off. It was an eye. A hazel eye.
"Layla?" said a sweet voice. Layla recovered her wits. Being scared of her own little brother?! Lame.
"Matt?" she called, "You can come in, cutie."
Matt, her little brother, came into her room, pouting. "Don't call me cutie!" he protested. He waved his chubby arms up and down to emphasize this point. His hazel eyes snapped and his spiky strawberry hair flapped as he did so. Layla giggled. Matt was the most adorable 4 year old on earth.
"Okay, Matt," she said, coming over to him and patting his surprisingly soft hair. He glared up at her, then grinned, his grumpy facade fading. "What's for breakfast?" he asked.
Layla pondered this. "I dunno. Where's Dad?"
Matt frowned. "He's gone. I wanted to go fishing."
"FIIIIIISSSHHHHHH!" cried a familiar voice.
"HAAAPPPYYYYY!" cried Layla and Matt. They went to hug the blue exceed.
"Are we having FISH for breakfast?!" asked Happy excitedly. Matt turned to look up at Layla and nodded furiously.
"Well... Okay, I guess. Dad ditched us, and Mom's not home, so we should go fishing..." she said, giving in.
"YAAAAAAY!" screamed Matt and Happy at the same time. Layla sighed. There was a LOOOOOOOOOONNNNG day coming.
Simon grinned from his post, looking down at the sleeping girl through her window. He brushed his blue hair away from his face, and closed his grey eyes thoughtfully. Tonight. He'd ask her tonight.
He jumped down from the tree, careful not to land hard on his feet. He stood, stretching a bit. Maybe he'd go into the guild later. He had never actually spent much time there. It was a silly uncomfortable place. He looked too much like his Father, and had a pretty bad rap around there.
He strode out along the road that led to the town. Now, before you claim that he's a total stalker, wait a moment. He said he wasn't, he was just monitoring. Yeah... Convincing, right?
Simon made it to his own house at the edge of Magnolia, climbing up the tree on the side and going into his own room through the window. Scratch that. He and his brothers' room.
Jace and Sid were fast asleep, snoring, in fact. Like the identical twins they were, they slept in a bunk bed on the right side of the room. Simon's bed was over on the right. Though the twins were sleeping like babies, they were far from it. They were 3 years older than he was. He calmly walked over to his own bed and crawled in, getting the first sleep he'd had in months.
No, he was definitely not an insomniac. He just didn't have very pleasant dreams. His magic was mind-based, and instead of his own dreams, he saw the dreams of others. It was strange. Apparently, when children were born, they were able to choose any type of magic to use, but usually they were drawn to something specific. Simon had been having these dreams for as long as he could remember.
He breathed in and out shakily, trying to settle himself. He fell asleep.
"WAKE UP, SIMON!" yelled two familiar voices, completely in sinc. The Simon in question groaned, telling them to shut the heck up.
He opened his eyes slightly to see that Jace was staring at him, his eyes wide. Sid had apparently left the room, eager to go and wake up their parents.
"What is it?" he growled, trying to block out the daylight.
Jace flipped his red hair, his green eyes lighting up, "Oh, nothing. I just wanted you to wake up and smell the coffee!"
"Whatever," retorted Simon, swinging his legs over the side of his bed. He wished he could have his own room, but his Mother and sister had to put their armoury somewhere, and Karis got her own room. He stood up, then realized he was wearing his clothes. Jace laughed.
"First time in weeks I've seen you sleep! Anyway, Mom wanted to talk to you later with Dad," he said, giving him a thumbs up and exiting the room.
"Yeah, yeah... Whatever..."
Karis rubbed her eyes, wondering if she had gotten enough sleep. She probably had. Waking up late was her specialty. She yawned, contemplating socking Simon instead of going to the guild today. The reason it would take so long was simply because he was so hard to find.
She stepped onto her wooden floor, requipping into her day clothes, which consisted of an armoured skirt and a t-shirt. Layla kept claiming that she had no fashion sense at all. She always shrugged in response.
"Karis," said her Mom, materializing in her room. Karis jumped slightly.
"Mom, don't do that," she said, looking up at her Mother. Erza smiled back down at her, then straightened her face and cleared her throat.
"Your presence has been requested downstairs," she said, all business now.
"Okay," she agreed, running a hand through her purple hair.
Her Mother exited the room, and she followed behind her. They walked past the boy's room, and Karis was shocked to see that Simon was there today. His eyes widened when he saw her. She glared.
Erza sighed. Karis and Simon had never had a good relationship as siblings. They had often fought over the silliest of things when they were younger, but recently they were genuinely hostile toward each other. She motioned for Simon to come with her, smiling. He dragged himself over to them, not looking her in the eyes.
They all trooped down the wooden stairs, Karis and Erza in front, Simon lagging behind. They came down the stair hallway, and he smelled something familiar. It was his Father's scent.
"Jellal?!" Erza called, apparently noticing it also.
"Erza?" asked Jellal. It was then that Simon, Karis, and Erza made it downstairs. Erza smiled at her husband, reminding him that he needed to have a 'talk' with two of his children. He gulped. It was obvious that this wasn't his idea.
"I'll see you later," Erza said giving Jellal a quick peck on the cheek and running out the door, mumbling about 'those idiotic twins.'
Great, thought Jellal, She's left me to deal with two moody teenagers...
He sighed. "So," he said, glancing at his son, "What is the problem here?"
Simon glared at him, making him wince slightly. Karis smiled at him, then came up and hugged him. "Simon's been really moody for the past month, Dad. Nothing more than that."
Simon sent a glare of daggers at her back. Jellal raised his eyebrows at him.
"So, why's that?" he asked, honestly curious.
"Oh, he likes Layla Dragneel. He hasn't been able to sleep and has become an insomniac. He's so obsessed with her that he isn't at home half the time, he's stalking her."
"DO NOT!"
So, how'd you like it? The second chapter will be up pretty soon.
THANKS FOR READINGGGGG
