Hey guys! I'm back with a new story!
This plot's been nagging me for some time and I HAD to write this down. I know its not much but still.. A multi-chapter Fic!
Magical x AU
Pairings: Natsu x Lucy, Gray x Juvia, Gajeel x Levy, Erza x Jellal, Mira x Laxus, Lisanna x Bixlow, Elfman x Evergreen, Romeo x Wendy.
Genre: Romance, Action, Adventure, Hurt/Comfort, Humor, Suspense, Crime.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairy Tail. Hiro Mashima-sensei does. And I do not own cover image also.
CHAPTER-1
Marry me if you want to live!
Like a shadow, you crept into my life...
"Shit! We lost him! We lost him!"
"Where the hell did he go?!"
"Hawk-69! Hawk-69! Do you read me?! Do you have a visual on SK?! I repeat, do yo-"
"We have eyes on SK! I repeat, we have eyes on SK! On the rooftop of the grey cathedral, west of Saint Augustus Avenue and moving! Over!"
On a faraway rooftop, a bulky man clad in a green sleeveless T-shirt, snapped his head to the side, waving his hand rapidly to the left signaling to some of his goons clad in black riot gear, who immediately took off into that direction.
The grim-faced man spun around, lifting a black contraption to his lips.
"Copy that Hawk-69! Do not lose visual on SK! I repeat! Do not lose-"
"Shit! We lost him! I repeat we lost him!"
The man snarled, "Fuck! That bas-"
"Over there!"
Obsidian eyes immediately darted over to the direction where one of his men was pointing to. And there he was..
A dark figure leaping off from a tall white building fifty feet away, onto the next building.
The man snarled, "Go! Don't lose him! GO! GO! GO!"
The rest of the men immediately knocked the ends of their magical staffs on the ground which lit up before elongating, aiding them to leap over to the grey building across from them, before bolting off after the figure who was by now six buildings away. The cluster of buildings in the area was giving the culprit the advantage to move faster.
A feral growl escaped him, the man's sharp eyes never leaving the now retreating silhouette of the figure.
"Cannon."
The said man turned to look towards the voice.
A man clad in dark coat sheltering his black mantle bordered by silver highlights underneath, stood a little away from him, his long unkempt turquoise hair swaying lightly in the wind, "Make sure you cripple him fully this time. With your own hands."
A sinister smirk graced his lips as Cannon turned back to look at the distant bounding figure, his tongue darting out to slowly lick his dark chapped lips while eyeing his prey.
"It'll be my pleasure."
He took off, leaping onto to the next building.
Narrowed eyes watched the man's leaping figure before turning to wave his left white glove covered hand over a broken board that lay amongst a pile of rubble, at the far end of the rooftop.
The board darted towards him, stopping to levitate in front of him. His foot stopped mid-air when high-pitched beeps sounded.
Pulling out a small rectangular contraption, his glove covered finger tapped at the dot that bleeped on the white lit up screen before pressing it against his ear.
"Dyst. I need you to bring him back alive. Is that clear?"
The man closed his narrow eyes in irritation, "You've already made this clear before."
"But knowing you for your 'dire tendencies', I'm forced to remind you every single time.."
"Don't worry.", lowering his head, thin lips quirked up into a menacing smirk, "SK will be sniveling at your feet before you can say 'Chairman'."
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A heavy thump mixed with the crunch of gravel sounded as a pair of black combat boots landed, before they bolted off again, sprinting at lightning speed and leaping up into the air to land onto the next rooftop.
Sharp brown eyes darted back to get a glimpse of the pursuers clad in riot gear, four buildings away, wincing with a slight grunt when a sharp pain shot up from the right side of the rib cage, a black fingerless glove clad hand immediately shooting up to press against the wet yet profusely bleeding wound blaring through the ripped black fabric that covered it.
The pair of eyes glanced back again.
They were closing in fast.
SK diverted his attention back to the front but paled suddenly.
"Shit!"
The pair of boots skidded to a stop, as wide brown eyes stared down at the vast ground below.
There were no more buildings to jump off to.
And the ground was at least ten floors away, so jumping down freely was not an option.
'At least…'
He lowered his head, removing the gloved hand pressed against the large gaping wound. Blonde brows furrowed on seeing the amount of thick blood that covered the glove and fingers.
'…Not like this anyway..'
Eyes darted left and right below, looking for anything that could aid in getting down, but then did a double take.
A fire escape!
But, it's rusted.
He contemplated whether or not to take it.
And it may not go all the way dow-
"Faster you fools!"
"He's got nowhere to jump now!"
"Looks like you've hit a dead end, SK!"
He snapped his head back, letting out a faint startled grunt on seeing the men about a building away, before looking back down.
'Well, it will have to do!'
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The men's eyes widened in horror as SK jumped off the edge of the roof, picking up their pace even faster.
"What the-!'
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Left hand immediately latched onto the brown metal bars, the fire escape immediately sliding down under the sudden weight with loud creaks.
Brown eyes peered down through the blonde bangs that fluttered in front of them under sudden gush of wind, narrowing in concentration at the fast approaching ground.
"After him!"
His head snapped up to see the men swinging their legs over the roof, about to climb down the fire escape one by one, before flitting his attention back down to the ground.
'High enough!'
Gripping onto the rusty bars, SK leapt up from the bar he stood on before heaving down on the still sliding stairs.
And as estimated, the top of the rusty old fire escape gave away with a clang, as SK leapt off, the men who were on it immediately latching back onto the wall in reflex.
Brown eyes winced when his bloody index and middle fingers immediately came in contact with the ground, digging hard to break the slithering motion when he landed, as the rusty staircase crashed a little away with a resounding metallic clangor.
"Son of a bitch!"
Cannon let out a ferocious as he glared down at SK.
Taunting brown eyes stared back up at him, the smirk evident on his face even with the black mask covering his lips before SK stepped back, blending into the shadows that flooded the dark alley.
The large man snarled as he punched the roof ledge hard.
"Fuck!"
"Ah.. What a perfect day for an outing!"
Lips curved up as brown eyes shined brightly at the prospect of a successful group hangout, enjoying the light breeze blowing through her scarlet hai-
"You stole my meat, piss-face!"
"Why would I steal anything of yours, ass-face!"
"Fuck off! Pole dancer!"
"Your pink hair or whatever that is, is an eyesore!"
A low growl escaped her before the red-head snapped around, "Natsu! Gray! If you two ruin this hangout, I would personally castrate the both of you."
Pink hair and raven hair immediately blended together, as the said men were reduced to hugging children, looking up at the dark faced red-head who loomed over them, "A-Aye!"
"My, my, Erza, as strict as ever..", a long white-haired mage smiled at the armored mage, as she placed a hand on her cheek.
"I will not let anyone ruin a nice outing!", Erza clenched an armor clad fist in front of her as she looked ahead with a determined face.
Mira just giggled, her hand coming up to hold back the hair that fell on her face due to the wind, "Oh, Erza, Relax a bit. Let them be.."
Erza only let out a sigh in response.
"Uwaaa! It really is a perfect day for a group hangout! Especially with the carnival going on. Ooh! I can't wait to try out all the kinds of fish they have..", a drooling blue feline floated beside Mira.
"Oh Happy.. Is there anything besides fish on your mind?", a short white-haired mage glanced up at the said feline with a sympathetic smile.
The feline scrunched up his face, placing a paw to his chin as he looked up with a hum, "Mmm… I don't think so.", he immediately shrugged.
The smiling girl sweat-dropped at the feline.
"Ne, ne Lisanna. Will there be fish prizes too at the booths?!"
The pixie-cut girl giggled at the question, "Yes, Happy. I heard that this time, they have all kinds of prizes for all kinds of contestors."
Drool immediately dribbled down his furry chin as he floated away from the girl in a dream-like state.
Now there was no waking him up..
"As long as there is booze, I'm in!", a brunette declared shamelessly, with a bottle in her already raised up hand.
"I don't think they will have those in the morning, Cana.", Lisanna smiled, shaking her head at the said grinning brunette.
"Pshh, they always have it! You'll see!"
A squeal sounded, "I can't believe Master let us off work! And that too on the day of the carnival! It's like a dream come true!"
"That's because you want to see what all books the Nomads have brought this time, Levy. Not because you want to spend time with us..", Lisanna deadpanned at the squealing girl.
The blue-haired girl jerked back startled before puffing out her cheeks, "That's so not true! I had always wanted to spend time with you guys! Besides, they bring rare books written by well-known scholars from other lands!"
Lisanna rolled her eyes, the smile still etched on her face.
Suddenly a lean orange-haired man popped up behind the petite girl, his face like a child on Christmas, "Levy-chan! Wanna ride the Giant Wheel together before we go back home?"
"I'm gonna ride the Giant Wheel with Levy-chan!", another slim black-haired man appeared, butting his forehead with the orange-haired man.
"You bastard! If anyone's gonna ride with Levy-chan, it's me!"
"No! It's definitely me!"
Levy sighed while Lisanna snorted.
Two green sleeved arms, draped on each girl's shoulder.
"As long as you two ladies are here beside me, I'm more than happy.."
Lisanna and Levy slanted their eyes in boredom before ducking down to slide his arms off their shoulders.
"Give it a rest, Loke."
The said orange-haired man pouted as his shoulders slumped.
"Bet I'm gonna win more prizes than you, Wakaba", a violet-haired man smiled smugly walking leisurely with his arms behind his head as he threw a sideways glance at his comrade.
"Eh? I doubt that..", a sandy-blonde haired man shot back, a smirk plastered on his face as he puffed on his ever-present cigar.
"Well, I for one know that a geezer like you won't be able to win even a single prize.", Macao chuckled.
"Laugh all you want, but don't go crying to mommy at the end of the day after I beat your sorry ass."
"It was grateful of Master to let us all off of work. We never get a day off. At least not together.", Mira looked up thoughtfully, " I can't remember a day all of us hung out.. together."
"Carnivals are manly!"
Mira giggled at her white haired brother who had his beefy arms up in victory.
Erza nodded with a hum, "You're right.. This indeed is a perfect da-"
"Cover your stomach, you moron!"
"Go jump into a pit! Flame fart!"
"I hope Erza beats your ass up and stuffs your head into it!"
"Well, I hope she smears her shit in your face!"
Everyone sweat-dropped at the two bickering men walking at the back, while Erza looked offended, "I can't help but feel that those two are dissing me.."
An adoring smile graced Lisanna's face as her blue eyes wandered over the group in front of her…
Everyone was here..
Cana, Macao, Wakaba, Jet, Droy, Levy, Alzack, Bisca..
Warren, Max, Laki, Reedus, Vjeeter, Nab..
Her sister and brother, Loke, Erza, Grey, Happy..
And then there was Natsu..
A light blush adorned her face..
This was more than she could ask for..
"Oh, look! We're here!"
Levy's declaration had everyone turning their heads forward.
Lo and behold.
The carnival they've all been dying to attend for a long time.
The buzzing crowd, the music from the ongoing carousel, the laughing children, smell of food and of course the Giant wheel.
Each and every booth or spectacle beyond the makeshift archway of the carnival had the group staring at the scene like drooling children lined up outside the display case of a toy store.
Regaining her senses, Erza cleared her throat, a dominating aura emanating from her, "Listen up, people! We-"
"Bet ya can't beat me at the games, stripper!"
"I'll make you cry like a baby, flame-fart!"
"I'll make you wet your pants, pole-dancer!"
"You'll lose like a sissy!"
The men bolted off inside, leaving the group in a cloud of dust, their childish squabble audible over the hubbub of the carnival.
"Sometimes I can't help but see them as children living inside overgrown men's bodies..", Lisanna sighed.
"Outrageous.."
Everyone jolted at the venomous voice, before slowly craning their heads sideways to look at their Titania, whose brown eyes were turned into slits, her metal glove covered hands fisted at her sides.
"When they come back, I'll teach them a thing or two about group hangouts!"
The group only stared at Erza, not uttering a word in fear of riling her up.
Thankfully, Mira broke the fearful silence, as she sauntered to the front of the group, placing a hand on the red-head's shoulder to calm her down, "Now, now Erza. We are supposed to have fun. So let them be, ok?"
Turning to face the group, a smile graced her face, "Well, let's split into groups. I hope everyone has their lacrima phones with you. So call if anyone is in trouble. We'll meet back here at sunset. Sounds good?"
The group murmured their agreement.
"Oh! And one more thing."
Blue eyes scanned the group she called family as Mira smiled widely, "Have fun, ne?"
Fists shot up into the air as the guild members hollered.
"Yeah!"
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"Take this!"
A flame covered ball shot through the air, breaking a green bottle placed on a long table.
Pink hair glistened in the sun as the man threw a challenging grin to the man next to him, "Ha! Beat that! Pole dancer!"
The raven-haired man chuckled cockily before facing forwards, "Well, I can do better than that!"
An ice coated ball hurtled towards a yellow bottle on a table placed parallel to the previous one.
"Take that, flame-ass!"
Alternately, flame and ice coated balls shot through the air, shattering the bottles at a breath's interval, the two men grinning like maniacs throwing insults at each other while the owner of the booth hid under his counter, praying for his dear life.
A pair of dings were heard indicating the winners.
"What the- Not again! How can we both be winners!"
"Yeah! I'm better than flame-brain!"
"What didja say ya stripper?!"
"That I'm-"
"Hello boys.."
"Eek!"
"E-Erza-a!"
The shivering boys clung onto each for their lives, their hairs standing up all over their body as they stared up at the looming red-head in fear.
"I hope you aren't causing any trouble for the poor gentleman over here..", the woman gestured over to the shivering booth owner who just peeked his head from the counter to see the new visitor.
The red-head bowed at the man, "I apologize for the trouble they've caused. They're really very sorry. Aren't you, boys?", she glanced to her side.
"Y-Y-Yes! We are really very sorry!"
"Y-Yes! Very sorry!"
The red-head nodded in satisfaction, collecting the prizes laid on the counter table, before turning back to walk towards the shivering duo.
A small smile played across her lips, "Buy me cake, and I'll forget all about you two running out on me.."
The still hugging boys forced down a gulp before nodding vigorously, one word running through their heads.
'S-Scar-ry!'
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"Natchuuuu!"
The said man glanced around to look towards the source to be met with a wailing Happy floating towards them.
"Happy!"
"How could you leave me behind, Natsu! I was all alone. I was lucky that Lisanna found me when she did and bought me fish."
The crying Exceed landed on the pink-haired man's head.
"Happy.."
The feline peered down at the man with a questioning hum.
Natsu scrunched up his brows as he looked up at his partner, "Where is Lisanna?"
The feline perked up at her name, "Eh? She's right… there.. Aah!", the feline screeched before soaring up, his face mortified, "I left her behind!", the feline started to wail again.
"Happy! There you are!"
The group turned to look at the white haired girl pushing her way through the crowd towards them.
"Oh! You found Natsu! And Gray! Oh! Erza, there you are!"
"Lisanna! I'm so sorry!", the wailing feline floated towards the girl who in turn smiled, "It's okay, Happy. Figured you found Natsu when I found you missing."
"Lisanna. I thought you were with Mira and Elfman.", Erza put on a serious face.
"Oh!", the girl rubbed a hand behind her head as she smiled sheepishly, a faint blush coating her cheeks, "Well, I kinda.. lost them. Eheheh.."
"Well, good thing you found us..", the red-head nodded, before turning back to munch on her cake which was in a large open box in her hand.
"Oh! I didn't know there were dessert stands here..", Lisanna warily eyed the huge box as she sweat-dropped.
"Apparently, Erza found one before she found us and dragged us over here", Natsu grimaced.
"It was luck that I found it!", Erza gleamed at Lisanna.
"Yeah.. Luck..", Gray repeated sarcastically.
"Do you want some Lisanna?", Erza turned to enquire the girl before snapping her head back to glare at the men, "Natsu! Gray! Go get one for Lisanna!"
"No! It's fine!", Lisanna butted in, stopping the shivering boys who were about to carry out the red-head's orders.
The men let out a relived sigh as their shoulders relaxed.
"Fancy seeing you at a cake booth.", the group except for the red-head turned around to see Macao, Wakaba and Cana walking towards them.
The trio's eyes landed on Titania as Cana continued, "On second thought, never mind."
"Here to ride the Giant Wheel?", Grey asked the trio.
"Yup! We got bored with other stuff and decided to hit the Giant Wheel. Thought to wait for you guys at the sake booth over there.", Macao jerked his thumb over the said booth a little ways from them.
Gray frowned, "Wha- Isn't it a bit too early fo-"
"It's almost sunset.", Cana stared at Gray with a bored look as she jerked her thumb behind.
And true to her words, the orange-yellow sun blared at them, peeking through the bars of the Giant Wheel that rotated at a slow pace.
Gray's jaw fell.
"Just how long have we been playing..", Gray muttered before looking at Natsu with wide eyes.
Natsu was in the least bothered, a bored look on his face with his arms crossed across his chest, "Mweh. Who cares. The only thing that matters is..", his lips quirked into a proud grin, "I won more prizes than you!"
Gray jumped, "What?! I got more prizes than you!"
"No way, Ice Princess! I beat ya!"
"Let's settle this once and for all Flame-Head!"
Out of nowhere, both of them pulled out a large brown sack each and opened it, pulling out the prizes one by one, counting them.
The group sweat-dropped at the two men-turned-children go on and on, not wasting a breath, with toothy grins decorating their faces as they counted the spoils that now started to pile up behind them.
Lisanna continued to stare at the red-head with wide blue eyes, "Erza, won't you get a stomach ache?"
"Plus, won't you gain weight after eating that much cake?"
Lisanna snapped her head toward the new voice, "Mira-nee! Elf-niichan!"
A proud smirk tugged at her lips as Erza glanced at the two women, "A requip mage never gains weight."
A breeze whistled over the silent group as they stared blankly at the red-head who continued munching away, ignorant of the awkwardness she had created.
A stern look crossed her face as Mira turned to face her younger sister, "I tried calling your phone, but it goes straight to Voice Archives. You didn't charge it again, did you?"
Lisanna jolted, immediately pulling out her phone and fiddling with device before her hand went to rub at the back of her neck as she laughed sheepishly, "Oops!"
"Aha! I counted 123!"
Everyone snapped their heads towards the boys who had their fists raised in victory with a toothy grin before they snapped out of their hysteria to glare at each other.
"How come you have the same number as me, Flame-Breath?!"
"How do I know?! You must have stolen some of mine, ya dirty stripper!"
"You a-"
"A-Ano.."
Natsu turned to look toward the voice that sounded next to him with a questioning hum.
A long-haired brunette stood behind him with a blush coating her cheeks, "Um.. could you.. um tell me where the Duo Hayride is..?"
Onyx eyes looked at the girl with a blank expression before snapping his poker face towards the raven-haired man next to him and jerking his thumb back towards the flustered girl, "Tell her where the Duo whatever is."
"Like hell would I know!", Gray snapped, before calming down and turning his attention towards her, "Sorry miss. None of us knows where it is.. Sorry.."
"T-That's alright..", the girl turned back to look at Natsu, "Thank you.. It was nice talking to you. Bye!", the girl scurried away.
"Geez!", Gray sighed, his hand ruffling through his raven locks in frustration, "Can't you take a hint you moron..?"
Natsu jumped, "The hell did ya call me, ya asshole?!"
"I called you a freakin' dense jerkface! Who else wouldn't take a hint from a girl, single and beautiful, asking for directions to a Duo Hayride?! You're gonna end up a lonely old geezer in a beaten down cabin."
"Oh yeah! Well, you will end up a freakin' pole dancer in an dirty old bar!", Natsu snarled, butting heads with Gray.
"I got to agree with Gray there."
Natsu turned to glare at the person who had bothered to support his frienemy, "You lookin' for a fight bastard?!"
Macao just raised his hands up in surrender, "I'm just saying. I mean, I've never seen you ever go out with a girl. Much less look at one. If you do look at one, you merely give her a once over before pulling whoever is next to you into a fight."
"But he did go out with one or two, Macao.", Wakaba decided to cut in.
"Eh? When was that?"
"Remember that day when one girl walked up to him, while outside the guild and asked him out?"
"She asked him out! There's a difference."
"But still.. And I do remember how he got nervous for a bit before accepting."
Cana decided to pitch in, "And there was this another time where he did ask out a girl who had come to meet up with Master representing the Council."
Mira butted in, "But wasn't that because Gray dared him to, given the fact that both are scared of the Council?"
"Natsu is almost the opposite of Gray when it comes to dating, given Gray's playboy ways..", Max joined the group.
"Where the hell did you come from!", Macao yelled clearly startled.
"Aww.. but I like him that way.", Cana grinned, slugging an arm around Macao as she took a gulp from her bottle.
"Hanging out with Loke does have its cons..", Macao sighed as he rubbed the back of his head.
"I take offense to that!", Loke yelled, popping from behind Macao.
Ignoring Loke's outburst, Lisanna decided to voice her doubt, "But he isn't that much of a flirt, is he?"
"At least we all know, Gray won't end up single… Even if it takes time for his playboy skills to subside, I suppose..", Wakaba said thoughtfully, "Right Gray?"
No answer.
All of them turned around to see why the man hadn't responded before sweat-dropping again.
'Oh boy..'
There stood Natsu and a now half-naked Gray had their heads butted sideways against each other with arms crossed across their chests.
"I hope you end up living in a dung pit!"
"I hope you end up living in a bat cave!"
"Out of my face!"
"You stink!"
"You lookin' for a fight!"
"Bring it o-"
"What's going on over there?!"
The group, save Erza who cannot be bothered while munching on her cake, turned around to see two men dressed in black and violet uniforms walking towards them.
Natsu and Gray immediately jumped apart the moment their eyes caught the crests that adorned the men's left sleeves, "T-T-The C-Council!"
Lisanna scrunched up her brows, "That's odd. What are the Council Knights doing here?"
The said knights who reached the group scrutinized them, before one of them decided to open up their mouths, "We have to ask you to come with u-"
"Wait!", his partner placed an hand on his forearm, "They're from Fairy Tail.", he pointed towards the insignia that adorned Gray's right pectoral.
"Ho… Just in time.", the other man breathed out in relief.
His partner looked back at them with a troubled look, "We.. We need your help."
"What is it?", Lisanna became concerned. The Council Knights never asked for help. Let alone a guild's.
"There's.. been a situation and now a group in riot gear are reported terrorizing the people here at the carnival. They identify themselves under the name of a fake Federal agency. So far, there's been no luck finding them."
"Are they that.. dangerous?", Erza who had stopped eating her cake asked, her face now serious.
The man nodded grimly with a low hum, "Last we've heard, shots have been fired at a booth north from here. People reported to be threatened and a few casualties. If this goes on, we're afraid we have to stop the carnival."
"That's outrageous!"
The men jumped at the red-head's sudden outburst while Gray and Natsu clung onto each other again.
"Don't worry. We'll help you find those perpetrators. We'll not let anyone ruin this fair!", Erza declared with her arms akimbo, the cake box now nowhere to be found.
Brown eyes shone with determination.
"You can count on Fairy Tail! Right guys?!"
"A-Aye!"
"Happy, you're coming with me."
"A-Aye.."
"Mira, take Lisanna and Elfman. Contact the others while you're at it."
Mira nodded, immediately pulling out her lacrima phone.
"I'll go right!"
Everyone jolted at the shouts, snapping towards the boys who immediately glared at each other.
"No! I'll go left!"
Both of them growled.
"I'll go south!"
"Stop copying me!"
"I'll never team up with the likes of you!"
"Natsu! Gray!"
"A-Aye!", the boys froze up standing straight and shooting a salute at the armored mage.
"Gray, you go right! Natsu! Left! Go now before I decide to punish the both you!", the red-head barked, pinching the bridge of her nose as she tried hard to keep calm.
"A-Aye siir!"
As soon as Erza gave orders and designated everyone to their places, the group dispersed, while a certain raven-haired man and pink-haired man threw a smirk at each other over their shoulders before bolting off.
"May the best man win."
A pained grunt sounded as a black figure stumbled down the cemented steps.
A bloody fingerless glove cladded hand found its way to a large dark wooden door adorned with intricate golden carvings and runes, and pushed it open with a resonating creak.
Brown eyes narrowed slightly, scanning the dimly lit area lined with the few lanterns that floated all over.
His nose tingled at the smell of incense that assaulted it, as the figure slipped inside.
The door creaked shut as SK slid down against it in exhaustion, left hand pressing onto the wound to stop the bleeding.
"You cannot be in here."
Brown eyes snapped open, landing on a bald man, bend with age, clad in an orange tunic.
"I'll be here only for some time."
The man shook his head, "You don't understand. This shrine is meant only for young couples who want to make a binding promise under the stars and the moon that rules the night. The most powerful way to do so… And anyone who enters this shrine, not for that purpose, not with their significant other, will lead a lonely life filled with despair and tragedy.. So you see, the magic is binding…"
The man's voice faded…
"Mama. Is star magic powerful?"
"Yes baby. It is powerful. In fact, one who has the power to whisper to the stars is said to have the power to call upon the moon.."
"Wow.."
"Yeah, wow. And when all the stars and moon gather, souls united are powers to be reckoned."
Brown eyes squeezed shut, before fluttering open.
The figure shook his head rapidly to shake off the sudden image and voices that flashed through his mind.
'The hell was that..?'
"…That's why you cannot be in here."
Brown eyes focused forward, trying to concentrate on the matter at hand.
The man continued, "You seem like a person who shouldn't live like that. One, who shouldn't be destined for such a life. I can feel it. So, I'm saying this for your own goo-"
Distant shots sounded from outside, causing the elderly man to slowly crane his head towards the door. Trudging his way towards a corner wall, he unlocked a latch to open up a window.
"Hmm. Seems like something big is going on out there. Or the Council Knights wouldn't be running about..", the man muttered to himself before remembering about the figure.
Turning back, "So I have to as- Huh?", his eyes met with the empty room, "Hmm. He must have left.", the man shrugged before trudging back to wherever he came from.
"Ooh! Food!"
The pink-haired man stumbled through the crowd, his nose up in the air following the delicious smell to wherever it led him, his mission momentarily forgotten.
Distant approaching sounds of music and chorus caught his attention.
Snapping his head, his eyes twinkled at the flickering fireworks and the advancing parade of floats coming his way.
His mouth slackened at the spectacle.
"Woah.."
Onyx eyes widened when he found himself pushed and shoved along with the crowd that followed on the sidelines, moving along with the parade.
Suddenly, distant shots sounded and his eyes widened in realization.
"Crap! Erza's gonna kill me! How could I have forgo-Waah!"
The pinkette lost his footing, falling down the few concrete steps behind him, before crashing into the closed wooden doors which opened up with a loud creak.
His head hit against a pillar hard, effectively stopping his tumble.
A pained groan escaped his lips as he tried to sit up.
Onyx eyes fluttered open, trying to adjust to the light in the room.
The sound of the creaks caught his attention, his eyes widening when he saw the large wooden doors through which he had stumbled through automatically close.
His hand came up to rub at the sore spot on the crown of his head.
'Where the hell am-'
A click sounded to his side…
He froze instantly, turning his head ever so slowly to the side.
His breath hitched.
Onyx eyes stared straight into the barrel of a gun..
Daring to take a chance on life, he willed his eyes to slowly lift upwards, towards the bloody fingerless glove cladded hand that held them, before moving over to the face that belonged to it.
His heart thumped loudly.
Whether out of awe or out of fear or out of sympathy.
He didn't know..
Clad in black that showed off her curves, brown eyes stared back at him with eyes narrowed in pain, filled with fierceness in them.
Blonde bangs perfectly framed her face, as the woman before him panted a little, swallowing down slightly to maintain her breath.
She was in pain.
His whole body jolted slightly when he caught her right shoulder sporting the golden crest of the Royal Knights out of the corner of his eyes.
'Shit!'
Before his mind could process any coherent thoughts, the woman clicked the trigger in place before parting her lips.
"Marry me if you want to live."
Phew!
That's a wrap!
Tell me how it went?
Should I continue?