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I just remembered a chapter doesn't have to be long to be a good chapter!
Disclaimers: Sadly I don't own Fairy Tail. The awesome Hiro Mashima does! STANDARD DISCLAIMERS APPLIED!
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Dreams that lead to reality…
"Ne~ come play with me~" a voice soft yet seductive at the same time called him. The fathomless black that surrounded him didn't help in finding the mysterious girl.
"I've always loved pink~" her breath ghosted over his ear, while hands threaded in his pink locks.
"Ne~"
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"Do you understand?" The question snapped him out of his daydream. The dream had started the past week and it repeated over and over. There was no change whatsoever. Must be something I ate.
"Yes Master!"
"It sounds boring Gramps!"
"Tch. Idiot, if Master asked us to do it, it must be dangerous."
"You asking for a fight, ice princess?"
"What was that flame brain?" Sighing at the two rowdy boys, he looked at the redhead instead.
"I trust you to complete this mission, okay Erza?"
"Of course Master." She bowed and then turned back to the two boys, who instantly went into buddy-buddy mode. Her glare froze them in place, "You two better behave."
"A-aye sir!"
"Okay brats! Head to Acalypha!"
After lunch, they departed.
"This town looks deserted."
"Indeed, Gray." Erza answered, looking at the map that Makarov gave her. Further from the entrance of the quiet town, a mansion that belonged to the Heartfilia family lies. Their mission was to simply investigate the said mansion, anything out of the ordinary was to be reported back.
But why specifically here? Erza thought as she observed the houses leading towards the mansion.
"I still don't get why we have to investigate…" Grumpiness laced off of the pink-haired boy's sentence. Whereas, the ice mage rolled his eyes.
"Master received news that something strange is happening to those who visit this land." Erza intervened before the two started to bicker once again, "That's why he asked us three to do this mission."
"I don't get it, why not Levy or Freed?" Natsu asked, sniffing around the place. "Won't they be better for this job if it's something strange?"
"That may be true," She thought, her eyes focusing on the mansion before them. It looked twice as large as their guild. "However, both Freed and Levy is unavailable. Therefore, we must succeed and bring good news back to Master."
"Something tells me we might find something." Gray voiced out, observing the mansion as well.
"Whatever. Let's just go already." The dragon-slayer trudged forward, the two followed behind him. They pushed the door, that opened with a creaky sound as if it hasn't been used for a long time. Darkness loomed the vicinity.
"Where are the people living here?" Gray asked, swiping a finger on a window sill.
"Were you two not really listening earlier?" The red head asked, a sigh escaping her lips. The two boys didn't answer, which Erza took as a yes.
"The owner of this mansion is Jude Heartfilia, a renowned businessman and is currently doing business in another country."
"Does he have a wife?" Gray asked again, their eyes adjusting to the darkness. The eerie silence enveloped them as they went up a long flight of stairs.
"Yes and her name is Layla Heartfilia, a respected celestial mage. Sadly, she has passed away."
"Just the two of them?" They stopped at a huge portrait of what seemed like a family portrait. One man, a woman and a girl.
"No, the child has been missing and there were no reports of whether she is alive or not."
"So… She's like the same age as us?" Natsu asked for the first time since they entered the mansion. His onyx eyes stared at the blonde child in the portrait, something pulling him towards it.
"A year or two younger than me, but yes about the same age as you two." Erza answered her two companions while searching their path.
"Well, how about we finish this by splitting up?" Gray suggested, already heading the other direction as them.
"Alright, after an hour we meet back outside." Erza reaffirmed, as she too headed towards the gallery in search of clues.
Natsu was left to himself, still staring at the portrait before him. The thought of looking for clues and whatnot in this abandoned mansion made him question the mission itself. Besides, something about the blackness surrounding them made him remember his dream this past week. It was familiar, mysterious, and it was like someone was calling him. But, he knew no one from this family. So why?
"Focus. I'm just here for a mission, nothing else." The pink-haired boy muttered to himself. Turning on his right, he followed the long path of the corridor before him. Upon opening the door, he'd take a sniff and when he deemed it as clear and nothing out of the ordinary he'd close it back. Repeating the process over and over. All of them had the same scent of old and unused, along with a thin layer of dust on the objects.
Arriving at the last door of the corridor, a question formed in his head. Why does this room look like its being used? It smelled clearly of sunshine, a hint of strawberry and a tad of books and inks. Although, he sensed no one was in the room except for him. His dragon-like hearing didn't pick anything up-
A giggle, like bells chiming melodiously echoed the room.
He turned left and then right. Alas, no movements whatsoever were found inside the room. However, the distant sound of walking made him walk near the window and seek the owner- a person with blonde hair, he wasn't quite sure because of the moonlight, and the gown that billowed around the figure. A female?
As if sensing his stare, she stopped. Turning ever so slowly and met his eyes. Brown, hypnotizing chocolate eyes stared straight at him, slowly a smile etched on her lips that amplified her beautiful face. Her lips moved, and he was thankful for his dragon hearing or else he wouldn't be able to hear her.
Quickly he ran out of the room, through the long corridor, the flight of stairs, through the door and even going pass Erza and Gray. Ignoring their yells, just so that he could meet the fair maiden. However, from the looks of where he was, he was in the garden and he didn't see her. Except he saw a huge angel monument, below it was a headstone.
"Natsu! What has gotten into you?"
"Yeah, idiot! Did you see something or what?"
Still ignoring his two companions, he headed towards the headstone. It was the grave of Layla Heartfilia. A single, fresh white magnolia was laid upon the grave.
"Looks like someone was just here." Erza noted, noticing the fresh flower. A cold hand clamped down on Natsu's shoulder.
"Come on, let's get out of here." Gray announced, steering the dazed looking boy away from the grave. Erza noticing the pinkettes' expression made her nod at Gray's decision.
"Agreed, come on Natsu."
Both Erza and Gray dragged the quiet Natsu with them. His uncharacteristic silence made them question if he really saw something or someone.
Who would make this idiot/Natsu run like a dead bullet?
Mid-evening they returned back to Magnolia.
"I see that you guys are back…" Makarov's gruff cackle greeted them. Erza and Gray grinned at the old man. "But where's Natsu?"
"Well, you see Master…" The uncertainty in the re-equip mage's voice made his white eyebrows burrow together, an ominous feeling growing inside him.
"Did he destroy something again?"
"No, he did not. Howe-" Her eyebrow twitched. Gray stepped away from the redhead, and watched the two interact.
"Did he steal something?!"
"No, he did not do so. Alth-" Her hands clenched, eyes slowly dilating. A scoff managed to escape from Gray's mouth, coughing to hide the laugh that threatened to surface.
"Did he-"
"MASTER! He did not do anything!" Erza shouted, hands slamming onto the desk. Makarov flinched and then coughed, while Gray bumped his elbow against the door in reflex, electric current ran up his arm.
"Oh, he didn't?" His hand stroking his white beard in thought, "Then what happened to him?" A frustrated sigh escaped Erza's lips.
"That's the thing Master, we don't know." A white eyebrow quirked up in question. "What do you mean?"
"We decided to split inside the mansion to cover more grounds quickly." Erza composed herself back, squaring her shoulders. Gray listened, leaning against the door. "We were to meet back at the entrance after searching."
"I and Gray were already waiting outside, but after minutes of waiting for him..."
"When he showed up, he was running out the mansion to who knows where like a dead bullet," Gray continued, still coolly leaning against the door. However, his voice clearly said he was concerned as well.
"We followed him and ended up in the cemetery, I think?" Gray looked at Erza for confirmation, to which she nodded. "It was like he was looking for someone at first, but then headed straight for the headstone. It was Layla's grave."
"We found a white magnolia placed on top." Erza joined once again, "A fresh one."
"Natsu was silent from then on and even the train ride back."
Makarov was silent at the end of the story, deep in thought.
"Master?"
"Yes, that is peculiar. I'll look into it, good work you brats." Makarov cackled, giving the two a grin that spoke of him being proud at the both them. After successfully getting them out of his office he sighed, slouching in his seat.
"This is not how I want them to meet, Layla."
In his closed office, his papers rustled making him laugh.
"Still trying to scare me are you?"
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The fathomless black once again surrounded him. The same onyx eyes roamed the black abyss, but nothing differed from the last.
"I think your pink hair looks better in person~" Hot breath blowing over his ear, arms winding around his neck. Her body pressed against his back, lips nibbling his neck.
"Who are you?" He questioned, hands clinging onto the arms around his neck. Straining his neck to look at her.
"Mmm…" Like the sound of a bottomless pit where a pin was dropped, her landing made a dull thud. "I think you know who I am~" a dumbfounded expression on his face.
"Huh?" Turning on his heel, "What are you talking about?" He stilled at her form.
Before him was the same girl he saw outside the mansion, only her hair was a brilliant blonde, almost like a golden halo. The same hypnotizing chocolate orbs scanned him up and down, stopping to admire the abs he displayed and below his navel, most likely his groin. He groaned, feeling hotter than usual.
She giggled, long and slender fingers trailed up his body. Humming in appreciation, stopping at his Adam's apple. He gulped and waited for her next move. She moved once and closed the distance between their bodies, arms once more winding around his neck pulling him down to her level.
"You smell better up close~" She mused, tucking her face against his neck. Instinctively his arms winded around her small, yet curvy waist. Like pretzels, broken, their bodies molded into a perfect puzzle piece.
"Who are you?" He repeated, hissing as she slowly grinded against him. His growing and throbbing member didn't help him focus. Her delicious smell and softness was distracting enough, let alone her actions.
"Such an impatient dragon you are~" She chided, trailing butterfly kisses on his neck. Trailing her lips on his ear, trapping it between her teeth. Biting ever so softly, earning a whine from the boy.
"Let's play a little game sweet, impatient dragon~" She spoke, her eyes watching his dilate and then slowly settle into the familiar gleam she possessed.
"I shall find you before you find me, winner gets to do whatever they want to the loser~" The hidden meaning behind her words made his blood boil, his arms tightening around her, pressing her closer to his body. A growl escaped his lips and he earned a giggle from his captive.
"I wouldn't want to drain you too much, so for now this will do." With that her lips descended on his, plump and tempting. Shocked at first he stood still, but soon returned the kiss back. Her tongue poked his lips asking for entrance and he gladly gave in. He groaned at her taste, drowning in her flavor. Making him feel lightheaded and weak in the knees.
Pulling away, she smiled at him. Petting his pink locks as he gravitated against her, he knew his weight would crush her, but she managed to kneel with him in her arms. His face pillowed against her gifted breasts, cuddling closer against her.
"Sleep my precious dragon~"
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memo1: I think my brain cells are fried due to the heat xD
memo2: Fresh grad problems~ I need a job! And pronto! I wonder if I can make something out of writing fanfics? I need a job~ *crying rivers*
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