(I don't even know what was going on in my head when I thought of this. I mainly just wanted to stop writing cheesy stuff for once. I don't think it's good, but I didn't like the idea of deleting it after I worked so hard on it. So here it is, enjoy. or not, your opinion, not mine.)
Mavis vermillion was pissed.
As out of character as that sounds it was actually understandable with the set of circumstances she was involved in. If you were to ask any of the female members of the guild, most of them would reply with saying that she was 100% right in being angered. The men on the other hand, thought that she was just over reacting.
If you haven't guessed, her current problem concerned her relationship with a certain dark mage.
It had been 9 years since the war of Alvarez vs. Ishgar, and since then things had changed just as much as the transition from Star Wars episode 6 to 7. Long story short, in Alvarez' case, Brandish, Larcade, and Zeref had joined the Fairy Tail guild all for their own reasons, Zeref to be with Mavis and Natsu, Larcade to be with his family, and Brandish because she was bored. (Though if you ask anyone else they'd say it was to be with her friend Lucy.), while the rest of the twelve stayed to keep the kingdom running.
As for the guild, most of the changes involved the emotion called love finally popping up more often. Natsu and Lucy finally got together, Gray told Juvia his Answer, and Gajeel and Levy finally told everyone that they had been dating since their work in the magic council. Jellal was still travelling with his guild, but he did still keep in touch with Erza.
But as for Zeref and Mavis, things had gotten. Complicated.
Since Mavis had been freed from her crystal, her body had developed, resembling that of... yea every other female character aside from Wendy and Levy, complete with her blonde hair reaching down to her knees, and lately she had been thinking about trying to move her and Zeref's relationship to the next level. Due to the fact that for the past few years the highest they had gotten in their romantic life were double dates with Natsu and Lucy. Even then she was still envious of the two, as those two kept acting like a couple out of a love novel. While all her and Zeref could do was just sit there in envy. So they never really went on a real date. Basically the main problem was that, while the curse was lifted on Mavis because she was killed and then reborn, Zeref had only lifted the curse on him the last time she saw him. (thanks to Lucy and Levy digging through the books in dozens of ancient libraries.)
But, just before she could ask him out on a actual date, he decided to go on a s class mission that had a estimated time of 2 years to complete. And here she was sitting at the guild's bar, 1 day away from the 2nd anniversary of when he left, rolling her fingers on the wood, while her other hand held up her pouting face by the chin. Still uncharacteristically pissed off.
But she was 'pissed off' in the sense of a kid who didn't stop to think about it anymore than she wanted to. If she did she might realize that Zeref might just have wanted to try and gain money to thank the guild, or to try and see the world and finally be able to act like a saint and not have to worry about killing others. But sadly, Mavis refused to go there, somehow stretching that out to 2 years. Every time it got close to those thoughts, she either distracted herself by talking to some of the guild members, or, like right now, she considered what she would do when he eventually got back. And, surprise, surprise, Cana had come back last week from a mission in the town Zeref's was in and said that he was coming back tomorrow. And now we come back to the pondering woman sitting on the bar stool.
Her mind was flooded with thoughts of what she was going to do tomorrow. She gave thought to the idea of not coming to the guild. Just stay at her room in Fairy hills and read some books all day or something, or maybe she could pretend that he simply wasn't there, or she could punch him in his face to release her rage, or maybe she could-
"Thinking about Zeref aren't you?" A voice interrupted her thoughts, a kind, understanding tone. Turning her head to see the face of now 27 year old Lucy Heartfilia Dragneel.
Mavis sighed deeply in reply. "Yea."
"So, are you going to try and talk to him?"
"Maybe." Mavis muttered.
"Still mad at him?"
"Incredibly."
"Well, maybe he'll be happy to see you."
"Doubt it."
"Maybe he took the mission to try and use the reward money to get you a gift."
"Then why did he take a 2 year long mission?"
"Maybe it's really expensive!" Lucy said hopeful, trying her best to raise the First Master's spirits.
"Like what?" Mavis mumbled.
"A house!"
"I think if we got a house it would just be a extension of yours and Natsu's place." Mavis said.
"Well, he'd have to get money to pay for workers." Lucy pointed out.
Mavis only lifted her arms off the bar and turned her stool around to the group of guild members behind her, yelling at the top of her lungs.
"HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING, WHO'D WANT TO HELP BUILD A EXTENSION TO A HOUSE?!"
It was then that every member that gets screen time at all raised their arms. Causing Mavis to use her leg to turn her stool back around. Placing her arms in the same position as before, letting out another sigh. Lucy could only do the same.
"How's Natsu?"
"Guess." Lucy said, pointing her thumb at the hell that was, her husband fighting with his immortal rival.
"Hm."
Mavis started tapping her index finger on the wood of the floor. She didn't even say anything else, just stared at her finger tapping the wood.
It was then that Mira seemingly popped right up from below the other side of the bar. Hitting her hands on the wood like a stereotypical bartender, eyes closed and a smile on her lips. "What can I get you girls?" She asked, acting sweetly innocent.
"I'll take an iced tea" Lucy replied, her smile returning.
"Same." Mavis replied.
Instantly, two glasses of cold tea appeared as the two woman only caught a single frame of Mira's arm moving where the glasses were. And not even a second later Mira was already cleaning a glass beer mug with a cloth, eyes still closed and smile still in place.
'She's up to something I just know it.' Lucy thought to herself, as her and Mavis started sipping their drinks.
"So, Mavis, You gonna give Zeref a 'welcome back kiss' when he gets back?"
*PPPFFFFT*
'Called it.' Lucy inwardly said to herself as she witnessed Mavis spit out her drink in shock.
Mavis, after the initial shock, rested her drink on the wood, and replied, crossing her arms. "No, I wasn't planing on it." She pouted.
"Oh, I see." Mira said, smile still in tact. "You wanna surprise him with that new body of yours don't you?"
Mavis only went red in the face. Raising her voice only slightly. "Why on earth would I do that?"
"Because you clearly love him." Mira replied, eyes still closed.
Mavis only crossed her arms in anger. "Well, I use to love him, but now I-"
"Want to make love to him!" Mira cut off.
"WHAT!?" Mavis yelled, slamming her hands on the bar, face as red as a fire hydrant. "For Me's sake how did you end on that?"
'She has selective hearing, as in she hears the first part and makes up the rest.' Lucy thought to herself.
"So is that a yes?" Mira said perking up and tilting her head to the side.
"NO!" Mavis yelled. "NO I DO NOT PLAN ON HAVING SEX WITH HIM! NO I DO NOT PLAN ON SEDUCING HIM WHEN HE GETS BACK, AND RIGHT NOW I'M HONESTLY NOT EVEN SURE IF I DO STILL LOVE HIM!"
Mavis was panting like a dog on a hot summer's day. She leaned her head back only to hit it down on the wood as she kept panting.
It was then that Lucy turned around to face the rest of the guild members, who were looking at the scene with wide eyes. Everyone was confused. Natsu and Gray even stopped fighting, practically freezing in place. Same with Erza stopping her fork midway from her cake to her mouth (No matter how much it seduced her with it's cheese cake body, creamy icing, complete with a half of a strawberry sitting on top.) (Great, now I'm hungry.) All that Lucy did was remove her drink from her lips and mouth a single word.
"Mira."
The guild then returned to it's normal, rambunctious self. Complete with Erza finishing the piece of cake on her fork.
Mira however kept her eyes closed and smile, although her tone became a bit more passive aggressive. "Well, either way he's coming back tomorrow, and the guild hall closes in 10, so you're going to have to go home now so I can clean up the men's mess."
Mavis only sighed in reply. Lucy meanwhile got up from her stool and patted her friend on the back, letting out some words of wisdom. "I'm sure he had his reasons for leaving." And then she got her husband and left for her home.
Mavis meanwhile got up and left for her apartment at Fairy hills, and by the time she got there she decided to go around to the back of the building to the cliff-side. When she got there, she sat down on the edge and watched the waves flow back and forth and hit the side of the hill. Her legs dangling as the sea winds hit her legs. Her hands were covered by the green blades of the grass. She tried to get a better look at the cliff side acting like a wall to the waves. Only to be obstructed by her chest. And after pouting in defeat she fell on her back and lay on the damp grass staring at the stars above her. Each one sparkling brightly as they fought each other to be the brightest and most noticed. When she living back on tenrou island, she used to think that the stars were fairies that had passed on and were reborn high in the sky. Although Zera kept telling her that she had lost it.
Yet to this day she still thought that. And every time she finds herself looking at the stars she wonders what exactly they do up there, one time she thought that they just kept flying further and further into space, trying to make sure that they see it all. Another idea she had came to her during the one year of when Fairy Tail had disbanded, that they made the constellations so that they could tell stories to try and entertain anybody who couldn't sleep.
But it was about two and a half years ago when Zeref had given his own two cents on the matter.
The two were lying down on the sand of the beach behind the guild hall. The stars shone on the world around them, sounds of the waves below their feet was drowned out by their conversation.
"Hey Zeref,"
"Yes?"
"What do you think the stars are?"
"What kind of a question is that?" Zeref said with the tiniest bit of a smirk.
"One that I'd like you to answer that's what!" Mavis stated with a sense of childish confidence.
"Eyes."
"Hm?"
"I think they're eyes."
"Eyes?" Mavis questioned.
"Yep."
"That's a bit odd."
"How?"
"I mean, you think that every single light in the sky is a giant eye watching us every second. That's. Unsettling." She replied with a shiver.
"Well, I don't think they watch you while you get dressed or anything if that's what's got your nerves shot." Zeref said trying to reassure her.
"W-w-well why do you think they're eyes then?"
Zeref only chuckled lightly. "Well, I don't think they're precisely eyes but, I believe that each star is the spirit of everyone that died. And now they live up in the sky watching over those who they left here."
"Hm. So, everyone who's died is up there."
"That's what I think at least." Zeref said relaxing.
"When did you start thinking that?" Mavis asked, head tilted to the side.
Zeref's head tilted downward. His eyes being cast over by a shadow of memories. Silence was his reply. Mavis slowly realized and held her small hand over her mouth. "Oh god I'm sorry," Mavis said acting like she thought what she said before was down right cruel. Getting up from the sandy ground, she grabbed him by the shoulders and brought him into a hug, burying her head into the space between his neck and shoulder. Constantly repeating "I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry" to him.
He only lifted his arms to her and hugged her back. Chuckling lightly again. "It's alright, it's alright, Mavis. I was only a little kid back then, it only made sense that I'd come up with something like that." The exchange going on for at least 5 minutes.
Mavis pulled her head out and stared right into Zeref's face. Still holding on to him. "Are you sure you're alright?"
"Yes, I'm fine. If anything it's a good thing that you reminded me of that." Zeref said still trying to raise her spirits.
"Oh really, why's that?" Mavis said, her face becoming a bit more enthusiastic.
"Well, it reminded me that I've never been alone in my entire life."
"You're just saying that to make me fell better."
"No I'm not." He said starting to chuckle.
"Yes you are." She said, a smile creeping on her lips.
"No I'm not."
"Yes you are."
"Well if I am, is it working?"
"Maybe."
"Good."
And then he pulled her back into the hug and planted his face into her long blond locks. A face of relief and calmness on his face.
Sadly you all know what's coming.
Zeref's Face quickly changed to a more shock and pained expression. His whole body started to shake and shiver. Bones rattling inside him. He suddenly tightened his grip on Mavis trying to numb the pain.
"Zeref, are you okay?" Mavis asked, wondering why his grip was getting tighter.
Zeref then realized that his hands were still around her. So, with all the strength he could get. He let go, replacing his hands on her shoulders, looked her in the eyes and said the two words that confirmed her suspicions.
"Mavis... Run."
Mavis quickly shook off his hands with ease, now gaining the chance to turn and run as far as she could. Painting as her bare feet kept digging themselves into the sand, she could hear his yells of pain even from all the ground she had covered. As if on cue, by the time she got far away enough, tears started to leave her eyes. She hated doing this. Every time she tried to be with him since the war this happened. She couldn't stand to hear him scream over and over. It was like she was hearing him yell in pain during some sick, brutal torture.
She didn't look at the sphere of death that followed. She never did.
But when it passed. She started to slowly make her way back to him. She could see the black darkness mixed in with the sand. Bellowing like flames as her feet took step by gentle step.
She saw him holding his head as he always did, cowering in fear of himself. Her tears kept hitting the many bits of sand holding her up.
He looked up at her, right into her soft, tear filled eyes. He blamed himself for every single drop that fell on the ground before him.
"Mavis. For your own sake. Try to stay back." He muttered through clenched teeth, sobs breaking up his words. "At least. Until. We find a cure. For this curse. Please. Please I don't wanna hurt you. *Sniff*"
It was then that she realized that he was on the edge of tears.
And it was then that she left her memories. She had gotten to the part she wanted to remember. He thought that the stars were eyes, eyes of lost loved ones, making sure that he was always safe. She wondered if that was what had kept him going all those years. Hoping that one day, he could bring one of those stars down and back into his little brother, and if he still believed it.
'I wonder if Zera is one of those stars.'
After that thought, she yawned. And decided that she was finally ready to go to bed, seeing how she didn't like the idea of falling asleep next to a cliff. So, she got up, and walked all the way around the building of Fairy hills, the gaps between her toes filled with damp, wet blades of grass every step of the way.
And after she got to her room, she plopped right down onto the bed, and fell fast asleep, forgetting all about his worries and tomorrow, because tonight, she was too busy thinking about the stars.
(I have no idea if I'm going to continue this, that will honestly depend on the reaction from the reviews and such, if positive, then yes, if negative, then it'll just fade away and be forgotten. Hey, they can't all be great works of art, am I right?)
