What's this? Is this what I think it is? Holy mother of monkeys! It is!
It's...
It's an...
It's an...
It's another banana! Hooray! Imma gonna peel this like a boss!
*munch* *munching* *still munching*
Sho... what wash I *gulp* writing? Oh yeah!
A new LuNaLi story!
You read it right! I do own a monkey and he did eat my banana! And I have written a fresh series of LuNaLi! Enjoy the story!
::.:.::
::.:.::
The blunette sighed as she sat next to the iron dragon slayer, who was currently munching on some iron scraps, at the bar.
The curious bartender approached her "Something a bother?"
Levy lifted her head up to face her then turned to look at the weirdly-fully-dressed-from-head-to-toe celestial wizard as she was picking out a job at infront of the request board with an unreadable expression all over her face "Its getting worst"
As soon as she said that, the blond ripped off a request and waved it to Mirajane then left the guild.
Both maidens sighed. "You're right" the s-class mage spoke and wrote the request Lucy took on their record "It really is getting worst"
"She's over doing it" Levy muttered "I couldn't even shake her to slow down... and all this happened ever since Lisanna came." She took a peek at the record and asked "This is Lucy's...?"
Mira closed the book "15th solo mission this month"
Levy's jaw dropped "15th solo mission?"
The bartender nodded "And all of it were required to be done in a week yet she's done it in just a few days..."
"W-wait... isn't Lucy near to beating... the streak?" Levy questioned. (A/N: BTW... if you're asking, the streak is a tally where they count who gets the most number of mission in a month/year and others. Me's made it up for the story XD)
The silver-haired mage blinked "Why yes... yes she is"
Silence
Gajeel rose from his stool and started dragging his seatmate. Before exiting the guild with a protesting Levy, he shouted at his back "Bookworm here and I are going to join bunny-girl!"
The guild doors shut.
::.:.::
Levy was dangerously glaring at Gajeel on their whole 2 days train ride. And, Gajeel haven't gotten the slightest idea how she could keep it up.
"What?" the stubborn dragon slayer grunted.
"You dragged me here without any word for god knows what reason therefor you owe me an explanation" the blunette pointed out.
"I don't owe you anything squirt. Just be a good bookworm and shut up..." he looked outside and smirked.
"This girl isn't going to be good unless you tell her an explanation!" Levy hissed, stood up fast and stomped her foot.
The arrogant boy merely rolled his eyes and kept his gaze outside the window. "You're worried and she needs you... that cheerleader. I know she'll listen to you if you just talk to her and show that you're really concerned"
Levy's head tilted. He had never expected Gajeel to tell her that. Was he also... worried? And just when she was starting to think that he wasn't that all bad after all...
"And there ain't no bunny girl beatin' me at that freakin streak..." he gruffed.
Levy sweat dropped and noticed that he kept looking outside "What's so important that you keep looking at the window and not explaining things properly to me?" she shoved him away and tried to see what he kept looking at, only to be horrified at the sight of a black cat flying above the train with a rope tied around its waist. "What is Lily doing up there?"
Gajeel merely shrugged and made himself comfortable at his seat "He said he wanted to make his flying ability stronger so I did that to him."
"You're killing him! Idiot!" she opened the window and pulled the rope down. The train stopped.
::.:.::
'Announcement! The train will be stopping here for an unexpected disaster has happened on Andromeda. All passengers heading towards the town, we suggest you wait till we are sure that it is safe. Thank you!'
"Eh! Freakin train can't continue to Andromeda?" Gajeel slumped at the wall and complained.
"I-isn't Andromeda where Lucy's at?" worry and concern covered Levy's every word. She phased back and forth infront of him and Lily. Suddenly, she pulled the dragon slayer at his collar "We have to go there! What if something happened to Lucy?" tears were threatening to flow from her eyes which by the way, Gajeel noticed.
"The maiden is porbably right. What if your comrade is hurt?" Pantherlily looked at his partner who was weirdly staring at the girl who was about to break.
Gajeel sighed. "Fine."
::.:.::
The sight was horrible. Everything was destroyed and burning. And what made it more a dreadful sight... was the burned bodies around the whole city.
"Everything looks like shit..." Gajeel muttered.
"I can't see anyone alive from above here" Lily called out from above.
"W-where's L-lu-chan?" Levy's voice cracked as she too saw the hell surrounding them.
The dragon slayer looked at her. This was hard. He didn't know how to stop someone from crying. Heck! He didn't even know what to do during their 1 week travel when Levy kept worrying about the cheerleader. And it was long, hard trip...
"let's go find her." Lily had come down from above and was standing above Gajeel's head.
The two nodded and they started walking but then, the biggest burning building, also the nearest one to them, started collapsing. With Gajeel's fast reflex and quick thinking, he was able to carry the cat and lady out of the way and into a safer ground. The three looked at what now looked like a demolishon sight.
'There's something in the air...' Gajeel's nose and ears' twitched. He jumped to the raging fire where the building had collapsed.
"G-gajeel?" Levy screamed.
"Stop shouting bookworm!" he called out from the fire and jumped out from it. "Lily carry her and follow me!" his cat did what he was told and they landed on an unaffected hill over viewing the burning city.
Levy saw Gajeel lay something down on the ground. She went near him and gasped. "LUCY!" she went down her knees and cried.
The spirit mage merely sat their on a tight round ball like she was trying to cover something... or someone. She slowly opened her arms and released her grip to show an unconscious cute boy between 4-5 with pitch black hair bearing silver highlights. "Help..." she was slowly loosing conscience "him..." and everything at her sight darkened.
::.:.::
Lucy POV
I opened my eyes only to see blurry images surrounding me. I strained them to see more clearly but to no avail did nothing. I was starting to get anxious about my sight. What happened?
"Lucy! Lucy!" I heard someone's voice from beside me. I looked at it but could only distinguish the color of who said my name. She had blue hair.
"L-levy?" I questioned easening a little of my worries.
"Lu-chan!" she shouted and embraced me. I returned the gesture.
"What happened? W-why can't I see clearly?" I asked her and touched my eyes. We let go.
"Don't worry." I heard someone else spoke. I turned my head and saw a blurry pink above a blurry red. "Some ash and burned wood entered your eyes but it'll wash off eventually... so don't even think of irritating it!"
"Polyruscia?" I asked.
"Hmm... that's good. You should train you other senses without the aid of your eyes. It might help you in battle." She muttered and left.
I nodded, not really sure if she saw it. This had, at least, a bit of an advantage to me. The door closed.
*SLAP*
The sound rang in my ear. Then I felt the pain on my right cheek noticing where that hand landed. I looked at Levy. I knew she was crying from how her voice sounded and how she trembled.
"L-levy..." I reached out for her. She tackled me to the bed.
"Don't ever scare me like that again!" she lifted her head and faced me "Did you know that through the whole time you were unconscious, Polyruscia tried returning your dislocated bones? You kept screaming the whole time, it was agonizing... HOW COULD YOU NOT TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF MORE? Are you trying to make us worry to death?" she demanded.
"I'm sorry..." I muttered. It was the only thing I could say... it was the only thing to say. I heard her sniff and saw her dimply motion to sit down beside me.
I heard the door creak then someone ran. Again, I was tackled to the bed.
"Lucy-nee-san!" I recognized the voice.
"Zairen!" I embraced him back as I felt his little body in the circle of my arms. His cheeks were wet and I knew he was still crying.
"Lucy-nee-san! I was worried! You kept shouting! And! And! You kept shouting!" he fretted worriedly. Then I felt him lean up and froze. "Lucy-nee-san..." he said on a voice near to whisper "Your eyes... they look different... they look..." I felt his little soft arms cup my cheek and made me lean closer to him "exactly like my eyes..."
I was stunned. The words that Zairen had said repeated in my mind several times 'Like my eyes... like my eyes... like my eyes...' I didn't know how to react. My eyes now golden with little specks of red? Gone the eyes I had inherited from her parents?
"They're beautiful!" the little boy squealed in delight. I knew it fascinated him.
I turned my head to where I recognized was Levy's direction "Like... his... eyes?"
I didn't hear a reply. Finally, my best friend confirmed it "Y-yeah"
I simply sat their... yeah, I liked my brown orbs... but didn't Polyruscia told me that it'll turn back to normal? So... there's nothing to worry... right?
After a while of contemplating, I heard the door open and footsteps enter the room "Levy, will you kindly leave us for a moment?" a familiar low and gruff voice said.
"Yes master" without any objections, I heard Levy reply and went out the room.
I saw what I assumed was a bald head walk to my bed and seat where Levy sat a while back. He coughed. "Why are you torturing yourself my child?" he asked in a tone a concern father would use upon seeing his wounded child.
I looked down. I guess because of shame. I didn't want to talk about it to anyone... yet. Anyway, I wasn't really sure why I was doing it...
"Its okay if you don't want to talk about it..." I felt a soft smile form on his face. I gazed at him pleadingly.
He nodded "Then can you at least tell me what happened on your mission?"
I sighed and looked at the boy softly snoring on my shoulder as I leaned on the wall sitting.
"You know, he never talked to anyone. This was the first time he ever opened his mouth. He must've been so worried that he mostly kept awake just to wait for you to gain conscience..." I heard every word master said.
I spoke up "He was the only survivor. After a 4 day trip, I reached Andromeda. They were friendly... all of them. I was only supposed to defeat this one single mage but unexpectedly, he had strong dark magic. We fought and while we did, he took every chance he got to destroy the town. I couldn't stop him.. maybe I was just too weak." I clenched my fist nearly ripping the bed sheet. "By the time I looked around, everything was destroyed and bodies laid everywhere. Even with my magic power at the limit, I summoned Capricorn and Leo. As I did, I saw him raise his hand at a burning building with a faint glow of white light forming at his hands."
I played with Zairen's hair while reminiscing the moment. "He was aiming at Zairen who was crying over his dead parents. I asked my spirits to attack him but he already released the white light. I ran to Zairen and got the hit instead. Guess the effect was just to weaken me... more. Then when everything seemed like it was about to end, I saw Gajeel" I looked at the brown square which I assumed the door and shouted "Thanks by the way!"
I cracked a grin when I heard him grunt and walk away. Typical Gajeel...
I heard master sigh "You must really listen to Levy... you might not know but many of us are worried about you."
I smiled assuringly "I'll keep that in mind"
He jumped from his chair with a light thud and walked away but before exiting the room, I heard him say "That child, Zairen, is a very special. I would like you to take good care of him."
I nodded "No need to ask. I'm doing it even no one's going to tell me."
And thus he exited the room and asked no more.
::.:.::
FIVE DAYS LATER...
I entered the guild along with Zairen. My vision has cleared yet the color of my eyes stayed the same which I didn't mind after adjusting to it. During those healing time, where my friends had quarantined me in my apartment just coz so I won't get any ideas of taking a job, I had time to think things through and get some bonding time with Zairen. He even got to know each and everyone of my spirits.
Like the usual, my nakamas greeted me and Zairen along with the repeative question of 'Are you okay?' which I only replied with a nod. We headed towards the request board. By the way, Zairen is now a part of Fairy Tail and I am his legal guardian. And, in those short 5 days, Zairen was able to regain nearly all girls in the town as his fan girls. They literally squeal especially when he smile that bright smile of his.
While Zairen was being mobbed by the girls. I decided to go for the groceries. But, before I was able to open the door and go out, it swung inside revealing shadows whose owners I haven't quite seen in a period of time... Team Natsu... their team...
::.:.::
::.:.::
Raikan: sooo... how'd you like it?
T-rex (my monkey): U!-u!-a!-a!
Raikan: Shut up! I didn't ask you! Anywayzz! Ignore the monkey and please REVIEW! O.O I'm begging you... if you don't, he gets the betted bananas!
FOR THE BANANAS!
PLEASE PRESS THEE BUTTON!
V
V