Chapter 1
Everyone Knew But Us
She knew everything about him. He knew everything about her. Everyone knew about the love they shared but them. As Vienna Vermillion walked down the street towards her guild she wondered as to why people would look at Laxus and her with grins, especially Mirajane. She shook her head to get rid of the thought causing her pale blond hair, which was in a loose ponytail, to move back and forth. She tapped her glossy red lips with her finger wondering how Laxus was doing. Since his expulsion from the guild she had only heard from the man once or twice about how he was doing and where he was.
She sighed, thinking about his presence. Vienna smiled as she saw images of them racing each other to the guild as children, then of them as teenagers arguing about who was the better mage, and as adults she walked beside him quietly listening to his foot steps. She didn't realize she was at the guild until her face hit the door and she fell forward through the door and landed on the floor. "Ow," she groaned while rubbing her face and getting up slowly.
"Vienna!" Master Makarov yelled over the commotion that was going on. I looked up and nodded knowing he wanted to see me in his office. I walked with him silently and heard the noise get quieter and quieter until it disappeared completely. "I want to talk to you about the upcoming S-Class exam."
"Sure, Master," Vienna responded following Makarov to his office which he opened and let her go in first. "I would like to pay my respects to great, great, great grandma if I could." She sat across from the older short man.
"I would like you to go and help with taking care of any of the wounded," He stated with a smile.
She looked at him for a moment. "Okay, Master. Is there anything else I can do?"
He tapped his chin thinking for a minute before giving me an animated grin. "Nope!" I chuckled and shook my head while smiling. I stood and bowed indicating I was leaving.
"I'm guessing you'll announce who is going tomorrow," she already knew the answer but waited for a response and he simply nodded, still grinning. She nodded and left and shut the door before jumping up and doing a small excited dance before running down to join in on the commotion.
After while of fighting with the group she got tired and sat at the bar where she ordered juice, despite being of age to drink alcohol, and gulped it down while Mirajane smiled at her. "Have you gotten anything from Laxus recently?" the while haired woman asked. Vienna wiped her mouth with a napkin before answering.
"I got one yesterday!" Vienna exclaimed happily pulling out the letter she got from her bag that she got as a birthday present from said man long ago. She handed it to Mira who read it and smiled rather mischievously. I frowned and took the letter back slowly and put it back in my bag and took out some money and handed it to Mira.
"Its cute how he still contacts you, even if it's rare," Mirajane smiled. "I mean you guys were best friends." Vienna nodded slowly, still a bit puzzled about Mira's smile earlier but pushed it off as nothing.
"I'm going to head home," Vienna said yawning and looking at her watch. Mira nodded taking Vienna's empty cup and washing it.
"See you tomorrow, Vienna," Mira waved as I left. I waved back before leaving and walking home. It was already dark by the time she reached her home located on the outskirts of Magnolia. She opened the door and smiled when she smelt the faint scent of Laxus, even after he had been gone for so long.
She walked in and shut the door and locked it and placed her large coat that was similar to Laxus' on a chair along with her bag and placed her heeled black ankle boots by the chair. She went to her room and changed out of her clothes and into one of his old shirts on and put some pajama pants on. She then went to the kitchen and made herself a meal and ate it in the silence and remembered how Laxus used to keep her company.
She finished and cleaned her dishes before going to her bed and sat on top of it. She blushed and remembered a moment when she was a teenager where she lost her balance and fell onto the bed and Laxus went with her because she was trying to balance herself but failed. He ended up on top of her and they stared at each other for a long time in silence until he slowly leaned forward and placed his lips on hers and kissed her. She couldn't look at him without blushing for weeks after that.
Vienna smiled remembering that short kiss that sent a shock through her body. There were other kisses between them when a moment of passion came up, but nothing more than that happened. She sighed and flopped down and curled up under the blanket, and fell asleep imaging Laxus' presence behind her while holding her close to him.
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Vienna slowly sat up and rolled out of bed. She got dressed into black tights, jean shorts, and a white tank-top that clung to her body and outlining her breasts. She went to the bathroom and did her business then brushed her teeth and hair. She put her long hair up into a bun and put in her lightning bolt earrings. She then went to the kitchen and got herself some orange juice and some cereal and ate before putting her shoes and jacket on and shouldered her bag before heading to the guild.
However, she didn't get far when she tripped over a package on her front door and fell forward but caught herself before she hit the ground, which made and arch over the package. She picked it up and locked her house up figuring she would open it at the guild. She hurried there and sat in a corner secluded from everyone else. She examined the package closely seeing if there was a sender but there wasn't one. She looked at the package skeptically while frowning before slowly opening it. There was a note in scribbled handwriting that read: "Found this, thought you would like it". She took out a charm bracelet that had little lightning bolts on it and smiled before putting it on and admiring how it matched the earrings she bought herself. She knew who it was from and she would thank him for it later by getting him something.
The package was small so she put it inside her bag and went to the bar to talk to Mira until Master made the announcement. Vienna got on stage with the rest of the S-Class wizards and stood behind Erza and to the right a bit. Master gave a speech that she only half paid attention too, and then he announced who was chosen.
The people chosen were Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Freed, Elfman, Levy, and Mest. Vienna thought about Mest and she really didn't know anything about him, but apparently he was Mystogans disciple, but she wasn't sure about that. She shook her head as her brain pushed the thought out of her mind.
After Master announced who was chosen the S-Class wizards explained the rules. Vienna explained that she was just there to help out and that they would have to battle Gildarts, Mira, and Erza; the year before she was in Gildarts spot. After the rules Master finished with how everyone would meet at Hargeon Port in a week and said that was all. Master told the S-Class wizards that they would leave tomorrow to prepare for the exam and get everything set up. Then everyone dispersed to do the things they needed to do.
Vienna went to the bar where Mira was and showed off her bracelet and Mira just grinned and got Vienna my normal juice. She chugged it down and sighed then slammed it on the table and Mira laughed. She handed her some money for it and remembered the one time she tried alcohol. She was with Laxus at their home and he urged her to drink since it was her twenty-first birthday, she chugged down a whole beer despite him telling her not too. After that was kind of a blur, but whenever she asked him what happened he just blushed lightly and said it was nothing. Vienna sighed and figured she'd find out someday.
She looked at her watch and jumped up off the stool and waved goodbye to Mira before running to a store where she had something already picked out for him. She went in and asked the store owner about the custom charm she had ordered and he gave it to her with a smile. She paid for it and walked out and went home to pack for the trip.
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It had been a few hours since Vienna got home and she had every piece of clothing on her bed that was made for hot weather. At the moment she was trying to decide whether to take her white bikini with a bright yellow lightning bolt on the right side of the top, or her one piece that was purple and had multiple tiny lightning bolts on it. Vienna decided on the first one and matched it with some short, worn jean shorts.
She then packed a few tank-tops, a couple pairs of short shorts that were turquoise and yellow, and she put a few pairs of panties that ranged from silky to lacy and were multiple colors and also put some bras that matched. She then added a pair of combat boots and some sandals.
Vienna nodded to herself and waited to put her toiletries in until morning. She grabbed the same pajamas from yesterday and some bright pink lacy panties and a matching bra and went to the bathroom. She stripped down to nothing and took her earrings out and took the bracelet off and put them in a jewelry box. Vienna then undid her hair which fell down to just below her butt. It was similar to Mavis' but her grandmother's was longer.
She turned the water on to hot and opened the door a crack so the steam would leak out and not fog up the mirror. Vienna grabbed a towel and put it on the rack before getting in and washing her hair and body. She also shaved her underarms and legs then stood there for a second letting the hot water massage her body. She looked at her white guild mark that was on the right side of her belly-button and shook her head. She got out of the shower after turning the water off and wrapped the towel around her body and went to the sink to blow dry her hair, which took a little less then an hour, and put it into a loose pony-tail. Vienna then got dressed and went to the kitchen to cook herself some ramen and onion to go in it.
She ate it quickly and brushed her teeth before hopping into bed and snuggling under the covers. Grabbing a book from her nightstand she turned on the lamp and read for an hour before marking the place she was at and putting it by her bag. Lying back in bed she curled up on Laxus' side of the bed and fell asleep dreaming of tracing the scar on his face as he slept.
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Jumping out of bed excitedly, Vienna slipped on her bathing suit, shorts, and a faded yellow tank-top. She went to the bathroom and brushed her teeth and combed her hair and put it into a messy bun and put in her earrings and put her bracelet on as well. She packed up all of her things and debated whether to bring her jacket, she decided to because of the weather. She slipped on her sandals and closed the door and locked it, not knowing that it would be seven years before she came back to her home.
Vienna double checked to make sure she had the charm in her bag. She had the feeling she would see Laxus very soon. She ran to Hargeon Port, knowing that she was late and that Erza would kill her. Luckily when she got there, Erza wasn't there. She collapsed on the ground in relief and Mira giggled at the woman. "Good morning, Mira," Vienna said, standing up.
"Good morning, Vienna," Mirajane stated with a smile. "We were just about to get on the boat to get ready to go; Erza will be here in a few minutes."
"Okay!" Vienna exclaimed, running to the ship and jumping onboard. She put her stuff on a chair and helped Gildarts load up some boxes with food and other assorted items in it. Erza came and we helped her get her things on board, which took a very long time considering how much she brings. After we double checked for everything, we set sail to
Tenrou Island.
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Hello! This is my first Fairy Tail fanfic. If any characters seem out of character, whether it's in future chapters or in this one, please feel free to inform me and I'll change the mistake as best I can. I will take constructive criticism if anyone wants to give it to me. However, if you just want review and tell me what you think of the story, that's good too! Until next time, bye!
