Bonds of Our Lives Chapter 1: Exile (Rewrite), a fairy tail fanfic

Okay guys, this is my second attempt at a fanfiction after my last one, which ended due to me screwing up on a few key aspects on it. This story will also include an OC, who will become somewhat important in the lives of the Strauss siblings. Also, my update schedule will be mostly random.

UPDATE! As of June 2, 2015 I edited this chapter with the advice given to me from an amazing reviewer (Vergil Leonidas)! This chapter just had grammatical polishing (For original version down below, not this one).

This is the CHAPTER 1 REDONE. The original version is underneath this one (Not a ton changed to be honest besides ending and length).

"Speech"

'Thought'

It was a dark and dreary night in the Kingdom of Bosco, where in one house a orphan family resides. They were the Strauss family, which included the bossy and devilish Mirajane, the kind, but shy Elfman, and the sweet and caring Lisanna. The three lived together in the house their parents once owned before they died. A year had passed since that incident and many things changed, including the eldest sister's looks. She was looking part demon after awakening to her "Take-over" magic while dealing with an Etherious in the local town church. She was in exile with her brother and sister. After all, who would want a demon living in your town anyways?...

They were on the verge of falling asleep when suddenly...

"BANG BANG BANG" their front door rumbled with banging noises, which promptly woke the siblings up. "WE KNOW YOU'RE IN HERE YOU BLASTED DEMON! GET OUT OF OUR TOWN OR ELSE WE'LL LOCK THE DOORS AND SET FIRE TO YOUR HOUSE!" A mob had formed outside of their house.

The young Lisanna was rubbing her eyes "Mira, who's at the front door?."

Elfman quickly looked at Lisanna. "It's the towns people, what are we going to do?" he asked Mira, visibly frightened.

Mira put both of her siblings into a hug. "Listen carefully... It's me they want, so It's me they'll get. You two go out the back entrance of the house and run as fast as you can."

Right as soon as she let go of her siblings, she was stopped by two pairs of hands to each of her arms. "No Mira, we won't let you go, you'll die if you go out their alone! You're still our sister, even if you look like a demon! We stick together till the very end!" Mira responded to their kindness with a teary face and a simple nod.

Their heart filled moment was interrupted.

"THAT'S IT! IT SEEMS YOU WON'T LISTEN, SO BURN YOU BITCH!" The mob leader put his torch to the wooden house, setting it ablaze.

Smoke was filling up the house, but the Strauss siblings were escaping as fast as they could, headed to the next town and away from the present danger.

Mira looked back at their burning house with a heavy heart. She cried while running, knowing that was the last thing they had to remember their parents by.

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Roughly 3 hours later, they came upon an empty cave and took shelter from the dangers of the forest at night. The night air made it chilly and the bumpy edges of the cave floor didn't help in their endeavors to rest.

"Mira..." Lisanna asked

"Yeah?"

"What's going to happen to us? I'm scared..." she began to quietly cry to herself.

Elfman noticed "I'm scared too... we can't live in a cave forever, can we?"

Mirajane was never the one you'd go to for comfort or for any form of kindness, but she was the only one these two had and she needed to be there for them.

"I know you two are afraid, because... I am too, but we need to stay strong and keep pushing forward. When morning comes, we'll head for the nearest town, which should be about a few days walk. Can I count on you two to have each others back as well as mine?" They both nodded "Good, because we're all we got."

That marked the end of the night for them and they got what little sleep they could before morning came. They set off for the nearest town, even though, they had no idea which direction that was. They got lucky and within 2 days they reached a small village close to the border of Bosco and Fiore. The village looked to hold at least 100 people in which most were farmers or artisans of some kind.

One problem with being on the run was lack of food, and the siblings hadn't eaten in the time since they were driven out of their town. Their stomachs were grumbling very loudly and Mira took notice.

Right outside of the village, Mira hid Lisanna and Elfman behing a huge rock "Alright you two, stay here and don't move a muscle until I give the word."

She walked toward the village and noticed a carriage with a ton of trading supplies like bread, cheese, and water. Mira took the opportunity to swipe some of the bread and water without any visible notice from any villagers or the carriage driver. She quickly made it back to her siblings who were, as promised, keeping still and quiet behind the rock.

"What's that you're holding Mira?"

"It's lunch! So dig in, and be quick about it." She hurried them along.

Suddenly, a man appeared behind them.

"Found you!"

"Huh?" The siblings were surprised.

"You didn't think I'd let you steal from one of the villagers, did you?" The man looked coldly down at them

"But.. we're starving!" Mira begged.

The man punched her "I don't care! I'm a guard for the nearest town and you brats are coming with me." The man quickly used his magic to tie the trio up and began dragging them along to the jail.

Before they could leave the village, a person called out the man dragging the trio along. The individual had long wavy blonde hair, was just taller than Mirajane and had a traveling back pack. He was carrying around a sword at least 2 times his height (Nodachi) with the word "Joyeuse" inscribed in gold on the sheath. It was also partially shaped like a cross (Will have that on my deviant art sooner or later).

"What do you think you're doing?!" clearly a kids voice

The guard looked at him. "What's it to you, brat?"

"C'mon, what'd they do to get pushed around and demoralized like that?"

The guard was getting aggravated with the sudden interference. "I SAID, get lost already Kid, this is none of your concern!"

Mira spoke out. "We just stole a bit of bread and water!" she was kicked into the dirt for the backlash.

Right before the man could land another blow, the stranger punched the man in the face. "How'd you like that?! If you wanna beat on a girl, you gotta go through me!"

The man wiped the blood from nose "Fine! Chain Magic!" magic binds wrapped around the young boy

"HEY! Let me go!" he shouted while struggling to free himself.

"Assaulting a guard is a major crime you know." The guard grinned triumphantly. "It looks like I've got three criminals on a leash, I'm gonna get a bonus for sure!"

After exiting the village, the guard beckoned a carriage, which they all got on.

"Psst!" Mira tried to get the boy's attention. "Psst! Hey, blondie! Next time you try to look cool saving someone, make sure you don't get captured!" she angrily whispered.

The boy frowned "What's that suppose to mean? I tried didn't I? Is it really that hard to be, I don't know, GRATEFUL?"

"You call that trying?" Mira whispered sarcastically."I've seen Vulcans be more impressive than you! And why should I be grateful? All you did was get stuck in this situation with us!"

"Whatever..." he looked away embarrassed by his capture.

They arrived at the jail...

The man tossed the kids into the cell with reckless abandon. "Behave yourselves, or else! I untied your bindings, don't make me regret that!" he walked off.

The boy put his hands on his hips and had a confused look on his face "Well, didn't see this coming."

"Didn't see what?! Attacking a guard got you put in jail?! What's so surprising about that?" Mira shouted. The two butt heads with sparks of rage.

"Like stealing bread and water? Who can't afford that?! I mean seriously!" He looked at their torn up clothes and starved looks "Speaking of which, why do you three look like you've seen the war to end all wars anyway?"

Bringing up the topic of their battered looks brought unwanted memories. "I don't want to talk about it, so just stay on your side of the cell, and we'll stay on ours."

The boy crossed his arms and stuck out his tongue "Fine!"

The remained in silence for hours, surprisingly, it was Mira who broke it. "Hey blondie, what's your name?"

"What's it to you?"

"I don't know, maybe you like being called blondie!" She teased

"I get it already! It's Osirus, kind of a weird name, but it's all I got." he looked up at the ceiling and sighed.

"Well?" Mira aked.

He kept his gaze on the ceiling "Well what?"

"Aren't you going to ask about my name?"

"Nah, I don't really care." he grinned knowing he rustled her jimmies.

She angrily walked over to him and bonked him on the head "I'LL SHOW YOU NOT CARING!" She pulled him in closer. Close to her face.

"You know that bad chick routine is kinda..." Osirus noticed something about the arm grabbing his throat "Ummm, why is your arm all scaly?"

'Oh no!' Mira let go and recoiled back into the shadow. "It's none of your business!"

Osirus sat back down and an uncomfortable silence filled the room "So, what is it?" he asked

"What is what?" Mira looked confused.

"Your name, what is it?"

"Oh, It's Mirajane, don't forget it!" she tried to sound tough.

"Right. I'm gonna try and get some shut-eye like those two next to you."

"They're my sibling, Lisanna and Elfman." She looked over at her dear brother and sister and warmly smiled. "I think I'll do the same, It's been a rough day..."

Osirus layed on his back "True that, nighty night Mira." he closed his eyes and attempted to sleep. He yawned 'I'll think of a way to get out of here first thing in the morning.'

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Hopefully, you saw improvement from the original in the rewrite.

REALLY IMPORTANT!

TREAT THIS CHAPTER LIKE IT'S THE ONLY ONE FOR THE TIME BEING. THE REWRITE CHANGED THINGS THAT CHAPTER 2 DOESN'T FOLLOW YET. CHAPTER 2 REWRITE WILL BE UP WITH IN A FEW DAYS, PROBABLY TOMORROW SINCE MY WORK SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS IS GIVING ME SOME FREE TIME. I WILL CHANGE THE TITLES OF EACH CHAPTER TO "Title (Rewrite)" THIS ONE WILL BE "Exiled (Rewrite)."

I look forward to hearing your input and reviews on the rewritten chapters. Thank you all, you sexy bastards!

Original Chapter below!

I posted this one on May 22, 2015.

UPDATE! As of June 2, 2015 I edited this chapter with the advice given to me from an amazing reviewer (Vergil Leonidas)! This chapter just had grammatical polishing.

They were on the verge of falling asleep when suddenly...

The young Lisanna was rubbing her eyes "Mira, who's at the front door?."

Elfman quickly looked at Lisanna. "It's the towns people, what are we going to do?" he asked Mira, visibly frightened.

Mira put both of her siblings into a hug. "Listen carefully... It's me they want, so It's me they'll get. You two go out the back entrance of the house and run as fast as you can."

Their heart filled moment was interrupted.

"THAT'S IT! IT SEEMS YOU WON'T LISTEN, SO BURN YOU BITCH!" The mob leader put his torch to the wooden house, setting it ablaze.

Smoke was filling up the house, but the Strauss siblings were escaping as fast as they could, headed to the next town and away from the present danger.

Mira looked back at their burning house with a heavy heart. She cried while running, knowing that was the last thing they had to remember their parents by.

XxxxxXxxxxX

"Mira..." Lisanna asked

"Yeah?"

"What's going to happen to us? I'm scared..." she began to quietly cry to herself.

Elfman noticed "I'm scared too... we can't live in a cave forever, can we?"

Mirajane was never the one you'd go to for comfort or for any form of kindness, but she was the only one these two had and she needed to be there for them.

One problem with being on the run was lack of food, and the siblings hadn't eaten in the time since they were driven out of their town. Their stomachs were grumbling very loudly and Mira took notice.

Right outside of the village, Mira hid Lisanna and Elfman behing a huge rock "Alright you two, stay here and don't move a muscle until I give the word."

"What's that you're holding Mira?"

"It's lunch! So dig in, and be quick about it." She hurried them along.

Suddenly, a man appeared behind them.

"You didn't think I'd let you steal from my carriage did you?" The man looked coldly down at them

"But.. we're starving!" Mira begged.

The man punched her "I don't care! You brats are coming with me." The man quickly tied them up and dragged them along to the nearest jail.

Before they could leave the city, a person called out the men dragging the trio along. The individual was just taller than Mirajane and was completely cloaked and was carrying around a sword at least 2 times his height (Nodachi).

"What do you think you're doing?!" clearly a kids voice

The guard looked at him. "What's it to you? When kids disobey laws, they too get punished like the adults! It seems you want to join them!"

"C'mon, what'd they do to get pushed around and demoralized like that?"

The guard was getting aggravated with the sudden interference. "Get lost already Kid, this is none of your concern!"

Mira spoke out. "We just stole a bit of bread and water!" she was kicked into the dirt for that backlash.

Before the man could attack her again, the stranger held his foot and stopped it from impacting Mira. "Stoppit asshole, you're hurting her! Can't you see that?!" He flipped him and he landed on his back. He then proceeded to hold out a hand to the beaten up Mira. "You ok? You've got some pretty rad bruises there.."

"I'm fine.." She got up and started to kick the crap out of the guard. The stranger quickly stopped her. "DON'T GET IN MY WAY!"

"Revenge isn't they way... plus you're scaring your siblings." She looked over to see Elfman and Lisanna teary eyed and shaking. "Listen, is this the guy you stole from? She nodded. "Well, if I'm correct... here's 4 times the amount and the bread and water." He handed the man on the ground 2,000 jewels. "Now.." he looked towards the siblings. "You guys want some food? I'm starving!" he paused for a second. "Oh and my name is Osirus, nice to meet you! I'm sure we'll be friends!"

I hope you like my little intro to this story.