Disclaimers: I do not own Fairy Tail.
A/N: I blame you Greg27 (who is the author of such great stories like Romeo Conbolt: Fiore's Elemental Titan and Romeo and The Legendary Warriors, check them out if you got the chance). You put this plot bunny into my head and now it has become this. But don't worry, I'll be focusing on Romeo Rising for the month of July. So I won't be releasing a chapter for this story until I have one ready for Romeo Rising.
But seeing how this story is going in a different direction for me, let me know your thoughts on it.
The Accusation
It was suppose to be a normal day for Romeo. He was going to go to the guild hall, hang out with Natsu and the others, and hopefully learn some new spells from the dragon-slayer. But it would seem that fate had other plans in store for him as he was now currently being pressed down on his back on the main road of Magnolia by some unseen force while the ace of Mermaid Heel glare down menacingly at him.
"You will pay for your crime, scum", Kagura growls as she proceed to points her sheath katana down the road where her fellow guild members( aka the whole Mermaid Heel guild) were still standing, all their faces contorted into barely contain rage, "And my guild will have justice."
Romeo struggle to speak as he felt like his entire chest was going to collapse under the immense pressure that was being exerted onto his body, "Wh-What...did...I", Romeo started to say before having to catch his breath, "Do?"
"You dare to play innocent?!", Kagura roars, "You dare to think that your soul is pure?! I have heard about your father's reputation from the girls at your guild, but after seeing the way you act I assume that you were nothing like him! I guess I misjudge you!"
"Seriously...don't know…what you're….talking...about", Romeo try desperately to defend himself, despite his position.
"Hold you tongue, heathen", Kagura threatens as Romeo feels the pressure lift off him, though he still couldn't move, "And be thankful that I cannot simply end your life here and now as there are laws that prevent me from doing so."
"You're sure it isn't just the fact that we're standing here that's stopping you?", a voices rings out from above them and both Kagura and Romeo look up to see Erza and Mira standing on top of a nearby roof, looking down at them. Mira was in her demon form while Erza had summon a blade in each of her hands, "Now what exactly do you think you're doing to our poor Romeo?"
"Your ...Romeo", Kagura spatted out, "Has committed the most heinous of acts that one can do to a woman and he will faces the consequences!"
Erza and Mira share a glance at one another before looking back at Kagura, " I think there has been some confusion", Mira started to say, "Whatever act you're referring to, I am a hundred percent sure Romeo did not commit it. The boy doesn't have a evil bone in his body."
"Good to know they have my back", Romeo thought from his position on the ground.
"Then clearly you do not know the boy as well as you thought", Kagura counters, causing both Mira and Erza to widen their eyes in surprise for neither one of them truly expected that type of answer from Kagura.
"Kagura", Erza began as both she and Mira jump off the building and land on the opposite side of Kagura and Romeo, " You are a accomplish fighter, a fierce leader, and I have nothing but the utmost respect for you….but I will not tolerate you threatening one of my guild-mates for a crime they didn't commit, especially when there's no evidence to back it up."
"And I too have nothing but utter respect for you Erza", Kagura said, "But it seems that you are wrong on two accounts. Not only did this boy commit the crime, but we have the evidence to back it up as per our guild medical adviser."
"And where is this adviser?", Mira asks.
"She will be along shortly", Kagura answered, "She and a few of my fellow guild-members are alerting the local authorities."
"For what crime!", Romeo is somewhat to yell out, despite the pain it was causing him, "What did I do?!"
Romeo is instantly silence by the harden glare that Kagura shoots down at him as it seems like the swordsman was literally trying to restrain herself from drawing her blade on him, if her shaking hand on the sword's handle was anything to go off of.
"A few weeks ago", Kagura started in a voice that cut Romeo to the core, "You went on a joint job with Beth Vanderwood to the town of Dagrina, did you not?"
Romeo quickly searches through his memories as he remembers back to the job where he and Beth had to retrieve some lost family necklace that was believe to be in a cave nearby. His teammate, Wendy, was suppose to go with them, but she had to deal with some injure guild members after a Fairy Tail's brawl got out of hand, so she stay behind. The job was fairly easy, they weren't even attack by the local wildlife, and the only weird thing that happen was the necklace glowing green when Romeo and Beth both picked it up at the same time. His memory got a little fuzzy after that part, as he could only recall grabbing the necklace and then returning it to the client.
Other than that, Romeo did nothing out of the ordinary, the conversations between the two teenage mages was purely lighthearted.
"Yes", Romeo answered, careful to keep his answer short and to the point, lest he make the situation worse somehow.
"And while you were there, you overpower Beth, force yourself upon her, robbed her of her purity, and now she is carrying the child borne from your despicable, lustful urges!" Kagura yells out, causing Romeo, Mira, and especially Erza to drop their jaws in shock and the three of them began to exchange looks at one another.
"But that can't be", Romeo argued after he finally regain some form of sense, "I'm only sixteen and I haven't even kiss a girl yet!"
A/N: So we'll see how this goes. This story will address a number of moral questions such as: Can you be held responsible for something you don't remember doing, as well as others such as Teen pregnancy (Beth is only 17 in this story and Romeo just turn 16). Also, a closer look at the legal system of Fiore.
Fioran Law frowns upon vilignace justice. Taking the law into your hand is a punishable offense. The only expections is if it is done through a guild job, which have been screened by the government.
