AN: Hello readers, it is me, the one and the only, Edward the Pure. I've even looked it up there are no other authors on here known as Edward the Pure, in any form, not even an Edward Purity.
Izaya: Oi, why do we have to put up with you like this?
Me: Well, first off I created you so you don't really have anywhere else to go. Second off, you're the only Fairy Tail fanfic character that I've made that I like very much.
Aoi: Are you saying that you don't like me Ed?
Me: I say 'that I made.' I didn't make you, Blaze did. I do like you it's just that I didn't make you.
Roxas: What about me?
Me: You have no right to talk after the little incident on Friday with Blaze and Raigeki. You basically caused the fight with your comment about Raigeki and a girl whose name started with an L, but I'm not sure who it was.
Roxas: Yes I do, the first amendment of the United States includes the freedom of speech.
Me: But, because you're fictional and don't exist, those rights don't include you.
Roxas: You trying to start something?
Me: Not yet I'm not. I have to finish this intro AN before I quit egging you on and actually kick your ass.
Aoi: Ed, don't you dare hurt him.
Me: Or what, you'll play the guitar that was stolen by a guild that lost to a 16 year old Hikari?
Aoi: (Blush) Th-that was pure luck.
Me: Well how did they steal it?
Aoi: I'm afraid that's up to you. (Shivers)
Me: -_- Very encouraging. So stepping away from that, this is the sequel to my first story in this trilogy.
Roxas: Liar.
Me: What?
Roxas: You said you wouldn't upload this until after you finished your first part.
Me: I'm going to kill you later, but for now, I'm just uploading these two chapters, one today and another tomorrow and they will only contain references to Journey of the Scarred Light, parts of The Melody's Lullaby, and, obviously, The Silence Uprising. Per usual, I start up the first chapter and let the rest unfold. Now Roxas, GET OVER HERE!
Chapter 1: The Return of the Heroes and What Takes the Most Courage
*Izaya POV*
After travelling on horseback for a few days, me and Hikari both finally made it back to Magnolia. After we had gotten our medals they had given us land allotments and nobility titles. I personally didn't like it that much since it added onto some responsibility. After finally getting my revenge against Anthony I felt more free than I had ever felt before. My parents had finally been avenged and rested peacefully. "Looks like we made it," I told him as I brought Kazegami to a halt from on top of a hill overlooking Magnolia. Hikari brought his horse to a stop when he saw the town as well.
"How long has it been since we were last here?" Hikari asked. I tried to think it through as best I could.
"I don't know how long it's been since you were here, but I haven't been here for a whole year. I can't wait to see everyone again," I said as we began moving towards town again at a slower rate. I couldn't wait to get back home, the one thing I missed more than anything out of everything I left behind.
Hikari saw the dazed look in my eyes. "What exactly are you thinking about?" He asked. I turned to him and gave him an annoyed look.
"I'm afraid that's on a need to know basis, and you're not on that need to know," I said as we still moved forward. I could tell that Hikari was also eagerly awaiting something, and it was clear to me what it was. We continued the rest of the trip talking about what we'd do now that we were nobles and Fairy Tail mages, well he was, I was an ex. I really hoped to get back in.
"Well, looks like we made it," he said, snapping me out of my thoughts. Magnolia was bustling as usual and no one seemed to be paying us much attention. "Guess I better go tell Master we've returned." I nodded to him and we both headed our separate ways, him tying his horse down to a nearby stall and me returning Kazegami to his amulet and walking back to my apartment.
After a few minutes of walking I made it back to my apartment building. I looked at it slightly afraid. I hadn't said a word to her when I left and she was probably worried about me despite what we saw 10 years ago. But if I didn't show up now, she'd probably be even angrier if I showed up later. So I decided to take the lesser of the two evils, knowing that the former would be less painful then the latter.
I got up everything I could and walked up to my apartment, reaching for a key, only to remember I left it in case I had died during the Uprising. So I knocked instead, waiting for a reply. I finally heard some shuffling around as footsteps came towards the door. "I thought I told you Natsu, I'm not leaving on a mission until-" as she opened the door she stopped mid-sentence and saw it was me. Her look changed from angry to happy in a few seconds. She barely looked different. Despite being 26, she still wore her black hair short and shaggy. She wasn't as pale as she once was, but by very much only having changed 2 shades darker. She was wearing her dark red blazer over a white tank-top, a simple gray choker with a shard attached to it, black pants, and black shoes. She wore 3 rings I hadn't noticed before, one with a red feather, one with a kanji for Hunter on it, and the last was a blue music note, on her left hand and the rune ring I had given her as a promise ring on her right index. She also was now closer to my height than I last remembered. Tears started to well up in her eyes. "Took you long enough to get back Izaya," she said as I pulled her in for an embrace. I resisted the urge to just kiss her right then and there, knowing that she'd probably be angry at me and wouldn't want to speak to me for some time.
"Sorry to make you worry, Aoi," I said as tears started to fall from my eyes. After we let go I braced myself for a punch or something, but it never came. I cautiously opened one eye and saw Aoi smiling.
"What are you doing? Something you learned during your departure?" She asked almost mockingly. I let my guard down after hearing that, only to receive a kick to the gut, punch to the face and elbow to the back of the head. "YOU IDIOT! DO YOU REALLY THINK I'D LET YOU GET AWAY WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT EASILY? I was here for a whole year, waiting for you to come back! And now you just waltz in here and apologize for making me worry?" I rubbed my head and awaited the next hit that didn't come. She let out a soft sigh and bent down to help me up. "Do you really think I'd worry about you? I knew that you'd come back." The tears she had been holding back finally fell. "I just wanted you to come back safe, and I knew you would. I didn't worry; after all, you are an S-class mage." She said through sobs as the tears finally subsided. I felt a little guilty after that.
"Well, I'm back now, and I intend to not let any of that happen ever again," I said smiling, pulling her in for a long awaited kiss. I didn't know how long we were standing there but when we finally broke off, I heard a little sigh from the end of the hallway.
"So, that's what this was all about," Hikari said as he walked up to us. He was really interrupting the mood right now. "I thought that when you said you promised your future to a friend, you meant an actual friend, not a boyfriend." He said, kind of annoyingly.
"Hikari, how long have you been standing there? And how could you not understand what I said at all," Aoi said almost as annoyed as me.
"About a minute. I just came over to ask you to spar again, but since you're in the middle of something," he said as he turned to walk away, but Aoi actually had some glint in her eye.
"Actually Hikari, how about tomorrow? I know I've been refusing you for so long and if I know Izaya, he probably helped you train to top performance," she said as Hikari's face lit up slightly.
"R-really? You mean it?" He asked very excited to hear her answer. Aoi responded with a nod and he let out a whoop of excitement. "Thank you Aoi! I'll see you tomorrow! Bye Izaya!" He said as he ran off, no doubt to train for his fight. I looked at Aoi confused.
"May I inquire what it is you plan to do to him? I hope it doesn't involve handing his butt to him on a platinum platter," I said as she took note of my question.
"Well I heard about what happened up in the capitol, with Julius dying and Serex as well. Also, I heard you guys were given titles and land allotments. I'm guessing we'll be moving in the next week so I want to at least give him the satisfaction of fighting the Cursed Melody, one of Fairy Tail's best." She said, boosting her own ego slightly. I let out a slight chuckle after hearing that.
"After me, Erza, Natsu, Mira, Gildartz, Laxus and Mystogan, as well as Grey and Makarov." She gave me a mock annoyed look before turning serious.
"That's right, I forgot. We got a few new members who joined as well while you were gone as well as some losses. Laxus tired to destroy the entire guild and become master, and failing, causing him to be banished, Mystogan disappeared after some event I'm not aware of concerning a different world. We gained 2 S-class mages from Phantom Lord, one a water mage and an Iron Dragon Slayer." After hearing this I decided to tease her a bit more.
"Well if you want to include new people I'm not aware of, I should be allowed to count Sadon before you as well," I said as she pushed me lightly, giggling as she did so.
"Enough about this stuff." She pulled me into the apartment and closed the door, locking it. "I believe you owe me some attention after a year of nothing but empty space." I smirked at her directness. It was obvious she had wanted this for a while.
"Yes I do, but first, I have something I have to do now," I said as I got down on one knee. "I'm not really sure what to say during this part," I pulled out a box from my left pocket. "Other than that you have been the best thing that I could ever hope to have in my life. I've dragged you along and nearly ended your life a few times, and I know I can't ever make that up to you. But if I don't get this done now, I'm afraid I won't be able to tell you later." I opened the box and revealed a simple silver band. "Aoi Muramasa, the one person in the world I love, would you do me the honor of marrying me?" I asked as fear started to envelope my body. This wasn't something I was ready for, but I was sure that this was the right thing to do. No plan; no set up; nothing to prepare for it. Just something that I just had to jump into, unprepared and everything.
She stared at me for several moments before she started to cry again, smiling that smile I knew was hers. "Yes, yes I do." I brought the ring on to her left middle finger, joining the feather. And thus began what I believe was the best night I had in a year.
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AN: I know, not very exciting. But if you remember I put in the one-shot that Izaya wished he could work up the courage to ask her to marry him when he got back. I promise for those of you who don't like this in my stories to much, then please wait for the next chapter. I promise that it will be mostly action with the fight between Hikari and Aoi, which I will try to do my best on, since this is going to be an OC I'm not used to yet and an OC I am used to and who is very fun to write, but then again I have fun writing all OC's, but it's more like I can connect with Aoi than myself.
Aoi: That's not creepy at all.
Izaya: And way to make us look like saps, kind of.
Me: Can you blame me, it was either here, or while you were moving to Bermin, which would be a rip off of a Kay Jeweler's commercial, or maybe it was Zale's? Getting back on track, just want to make sure that I get this put across. If anyone knows what an engagement ring looks like, please tell me since I've never actually seen one, not even the one my parents had, nor their parents'. And also, I believe that a proposal should be spur of the moment, since so many things could go wrong with a plan and it might not work. Plus, if the mood is right and you have enough courage to do so, then I say take a leap of faith. If they take it, then it's meant to be, if not, then it's not.
Roxas: Well, I do find this kind of heart-warming. I guess I'll take back my comment about you being a liar.
Me: Well you saw the outline before I wrote it Mr. Chapter Plot editor.
Roxas: Finish this up, then we'll start again.
Me: No, we're starting now!
Izaya: While they do that, I just want to reiterate that Ed doesn't want to be called a hypocrite. He believes that until one part of something is done, a sequel to it shouldn't be made.
Aoi: and for the definition of a hypocrite for those who don't know is someone who says one thing and then does it, like Ed being a practitioner of not updating until the first part of his trilogy is finished and then putting up two chapters for a sequel while working on the first part still.
Me: (Holds back Roxas by his head) And again I say, I will not be updating this anymore until after the first part is done, so don't expect anymore to be added to this after next chapter. Now Roxas say your lines or you'll be stuck like this for the rest of the writings.
Roxas: Fine. You know the drill of reading and reviewing so please do so. We will see you later. So until then, ciaossu. Now let me go.
Me: Alright. (Lets go and begins to fight with me)
Izaya: You can leave now folks, go home/return to regular daily things you do.
Aoi: Bye, now let's go Izaya, you still haven't repaid me.
Izaya: -_-" That was still on record.
Aoi: 0_0 Oops, sorry. Just leave now. Please. … … … … … LEAVE ALREADY PEOPLE! ! ! ! ! ! ! (explodes computer so it can't be typed on any longer)