Chapter 2

Please Love Me Too

She tried to run but something was holding her back; a hand to be precise. "Let me go, Laxus!" she yelled, on the verge of tears.

"No," He responded simply, griping harder as she tried to rip her hand from his grasp.

"Let me go!" Vienna screamed, tears streaming down her face. "It's my fault! It's my fault she died!" Laxus pushed her against the wall pinning her hands above her head, stunning the girl.

"She went off by herself," He said coldly, tilting her head upwards to look at him in the eyes. "There isn't anything you could have done."

Their faces were inches apart; she could feel his warm breath on her lips. Her face instantly turned red and he smiled, kindly, to the woman's surprise. It had been years since she saw that smile on his face.

Vienna felt his lips get closer until they were just barely hovering above hers. Her lips trembled in anticipation for the electric kiss. She could already feel the spark that they shared the first time they kissed. Laxus placed his lips on hers, gently at first, like he was making sure she was comfortable before he deepened it and let go of her hands. Vienna moved her hands to his hair which she ran her fingers through and he moved his to her ass which he squeezed.

Vienna fell out of the chair she was sleeping in and scolded herself for having such lewd dreams. She rubbed her face that she knew was bright red. Luckily no one was there to see, especially Mira who would know exactly what kind of dream she was having. Although, she didn't know why she would have a dream like that to begin with. She stood up and brushed her shorts off then continued setting up the tent she was setting up before she fell asleep.

Once she finished she sighed and realized that everything was set up a few days early. So she stood there for a bit, wondering what she should do. She sat in the chair again and looked at the bracelet Laxus had gotten her and noticed something odd about the lightning. She took the bracelet off and inspected it further to find words; however, it didn't make sense. Vienna took all the charms off and tried putting them in different orders, to no avail. She sighed and put the charms back on, figuring she'd ask the man when she saw him next.

She took off her tank top which left her in her bikini top and jean shorts. She tied her hair up with a yellow ribbon and made it into a bow. Since she was here she figured she would train and get stronger. She put her back over her shoulder and walked to where she knew a waterfall was.

When she arrived at the waterfall she took her sandals, bag, and shorts off and put them on a rock. She then stepped in the water and slowly walked to the waterfall. She knew there was a rock under it since she had trained here many times during the S-Class exams.

Sitting on it, she sat in a meditative position and closed her eyes, completely focused on the energy within her being. She needed to learn a new element since it had been years since she learned one. She thought water would be perfect to mix with lightning. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she sat there completely relaxing her body. She let the energy of the waterfall consume her, letting it wash over her. It hurt, but she could feel her energy rising.

She had already started the training for water awhile ago but she couldn't make anything to save her life. But she felt it was different this time. She took a deep breath and focused her energy into her hands. "Water make: piranha" She created a small fish in her hands that had sharp teeth. Panting she kept it up, releasing all her magic into making it bigger, which she did, but just a little. She dropped the fish which just turned back into water and flowed into the lake.

She sat there panting hard and waited for her energy to come back. "I'll try the new move next, but doing it when I'm wet won't be effective." She walked out of the water and put her shorts into her bag and slipped her sandals off and put her bag on her shoulder and started walking to find an open space.

Her panting stopped as she gained her energy back, little by little. She continued walking until she came to the roots of the huge tree. She looked up and wondered what was at the top. Thinking about it for awhile, she thought she would try to use a technique similar to Laxus'.

Putting her hands together, she shot into the sky using a mixture of fire and lightning. She aimed towards the top and kept going, using all her power to get there. She barely had enough to grasp onto the top, which she clung to for dear life. Scrambling up, she sat on the edge looking over the horizon. It was beautiful with the oncoming sunset. She wondered if Laxus was looking up at the same sky.

Something dawned on her. "C-Could I like Laxus?" She stuttered to herself, realizing everything. She stood up quickly. "Oh my god… I don't just like him… I love him…"

She walked in a circle holding her head. "That's why all those people… That's why Mira… Oh my god! She knew! Everyone knew but us!" Her eyes widened.

"Does he like me? Am I so blind I didn't see it? Does he know he likes me?" She asked herself, quietly. She rubbed her face, trying to calm herself. "I need to train, I need to calm down. Calm down, Vienna; you can handle this."

She ran into the forest in front of her, her fists clenched, and her head filled with thoughts of him. She found a clearing and instantly started training. "Fire Make: Diablo's tomb!" She yelled, accessing the deepest part of her magic storage. Fire blazed around her as it consumed her, making her see the tomb which the enemy would be trapped in. It was an endless burning that felt like your skin was melting off your body. And the endless people, who were unfortunate enough to have this used on them, were ever fearful of fire. For all they could see was fire, and the dark burning eyes of the user.

Stopping she changed to a new one. "Lightning make: electrical storm!" Lightning flashed around her striking many parts but never her. It turned the ground to fire, which she swept up and spun around. "Fire make: Tornado!" a huge plume of fire erupted from her body and swirled into a giant flaming tornado, which she collapsed and moved to the next move. "Fire and lightning make: Electric Phoenix!" a giant fire bird that was covered in lightning flew out of a huge yellow and red magic circle and flew across the sky.

Making it disappear she used the last of her magic on her last, most powerful move. "Fire and Lightning make: Electrical Inferno!" She yelled, clapping her hands together and creating a magic circle under herself. Another would be under the enemy; however, she didn't have one at the moment, so she focused her energy on making it as powerful as possible in the smallest amount of time possible. She released all her energy into it and screamed from the sheer power of the move she built it up more and more which let out huge bolts of lightning and giant flames. The sheer force caused her hair to stand up and pulses of force were let out, causing the pebbles to jump and the trees to shake.

She stopped and fell to her knees panting heavily. "Please love me too…"

-o-o-

Vienna sighed as she made her way down the tree; it took a long time considering that it took longer to use her magic to get down. Once she was on the ground again she went to the nearest lake, which was the one with the waterfall, and took her swimsuit off and washed it then hung it on the nearest tree branch. She went under the waterfall and washed herself with a natural concoction she created using water and some herbs.

When she finished with her body she rinsed her hair with the concoction as well. She sighed and sat under the waterfall for awhile just thinking about what she realized earlier. He probably didn't have the same feelings as her, although, she didn't know what the bracelet said either. Maybe it had a clue to what she was supposed to figure out. She walked over to the edge of the lake and got out, drying herself with a towel she brought. She put on panties and a bra and put a large shirt, which she took from Laxus' dresser, which reached to her mid-thigh.

Stretching and grabbing her bathing suit and towel she went back to her camp that was set up as the base camp and saw that Mira was making a stew and Erza and Gildarts were talking about how Erza should go easy on participants. I hung up my bathing suit above the fire so it would dry. Mira smiled at me. "Want some food, Vienna?" Mira asked. "I'm pretty sure you worked up an appetite today with the training you did."

"You should spar with me, Vienna," Erza said. "It would be a very interesting match."

"It really would be," Gildarts commented. "Besides, last time Vienna spared was with Laxus and her shirt came off." The man grinned while Vienna blushed a lot.

"D-don't mention that you dirty old man!" Vienna exclaimed, crossing her arms over her chest remembering the day.

"And she even kept fighting when her shirt was off too," Gildarts continued. "You should have seen all the guys drooling over her."

"Shut up!" Vienna said, thoroughly embarrassed.

"Laxus was even surprised that she kept fighting and about what she had under her shirt, although he has probably seen it a lot," Gildarts said teasingly, knowing how the woman felt about the man.

"Gildarts, stop teasing Vienna," Mira said, serving out the stew.

"Okay, okay," The man said chuckling.

"Erza," Vienna said, looking at the woman. "I'll spar with you when we get back to the guild."

"That works," Erza said, examining the woman carefully. Vienna nodded and ate her stew silently as the others chatted. Everyone would be here tomorrow so they had to be in their positions by sunrise and have everything ready. Vienna went to bed early, but only to examine her bracelet more. It spelled something out she just wasn't sure what.

She zipped up the tent a bit so the light wouldn't bother her and curled up in her sleeping bag. "What does it mean?" Vienna whispered to herself before falling asleep gripping the bracelet.

-o-o-

'What is this place?' Vienna thought, walking around a rather large house. "Hello?" she called out. A man was leaning against a wall as she walked further, it was a silhouette but as she got closer she realized who the man was. She ran to him and hugged him tightly; he hugged her back, but not as hard. "I miss you so much, Laxus," Vienna said sadly.

"I have a feeling you'll see me soon," he responded, kissing the top of her head. "Then I can explain the meaning of the bracelet."

"What do you mean you'll meet me soon?" She asked suspiciously, looking at him. He looked back and she saw a shot of sadness go through his eyes, but it faded as fast as it came.

"You'll find out soon enough," Laxus smiled, patting my head. I nodded and walked away. "Vienna!" He called after me. "Vienna, I…"

-o-o-

Mira was shaking her. "Vienna, its time to wake up, today is the S-Class exam." Vienna nodded and sat up rubbing her head. She changed into her swim suit and put some turquoise colored shorts on and put her combat boots on and made sure her earrings and bracelet were on. She walked out of the tent and put her bag over her head.

"I'm gonna go see Mavis," Vienna said to the others. They nodded and she set off to the spot. It took awhile to get there, but she still managed to find the spot. Vienna kneeled in front of Mavis' grave and lit an incent, and then clapped her hands together. "Hi Grandma, I just wanted to tell you that the S-Class exam is today. I wonder who will become an S-Class wizard this year. Hopefully its Cana, she has been trying really hard for a long time. Mavis? Could you maybe give her luck this time? She is really strong and could be even stronger. She is a lot like Gildarts, don't you think?" Vienna smiled. "I haven't seen mom and dad for awhile; we weren't exactly on the best terms when I left them. Although, I'm sure you know that. Grandma and Grandpa died recently which was sad…"

She trailed off, "Mavis, do you have any experience with men? See, I got this bracelet from a guy, you probably know who he is, Laxus, the master's grandson; I really like him, you see, but I don't know if he even remotely has feelings for me too. Maybe you could be like a matchmaker and get us together! But, I feel like something bad is going to happen these next few days." She looked at the sky and sighed. "I hope he loves me too."

-o-o-

Hello, I'll be posting every Sunday, so you can look forward to new chapters then. If I can't post then I'll make an Authors Note and take it down when I get the next chapter up. If that ever happens I apologize ahead of time and hope you, as the reader, can forgive me. Until next time, bye!