By the time we had reached the guild hall, the sun was already beginning down, the day had been burnt away and the energy I had used was catching up to me. As I took the last step up the hill I stumbled, I could feel my mind going hazy and my muscles locking up. I tried to say something to warn Romeo, but my voice wasn't there, I could see the ground coming closer and closer. I was about to slam into the ground but then I felt a soft breeze and saw a blur of black and pink
"Are you okay, that could have been a nasty fall." the boy said, I looked at me and he smiled, I looked into his eyes and saw nothing but happiness. I closed my eyes and let my body go limp, I knew I would be safe with him.
The world around me began to form, that huge mansion, fountains, and a rolling gardens. I was at home, the Heartfilia Mansion, before my family lost the right to it. I saw my parents, Jude and Layla, walking through the garden with a small boy. Layla was pregnant and the boy looked as if he was talking directly to the unborn child.
"You're my little, baby sister, Lucy. Even if we haven't met yet, I know that I'm going to like you, because we are family." He smiled, he was glowing with pride that in a few weeks he would be a proud brother to his new sister.
"Now Jacob, we haven't decided on a name for her yet, although, Lucy does have a beautiful ring to it." Jude said, he was glowing with happiness as they continued to walk through the garden. They continued walking, but the woman remained silent, she just stared at Jake and Jude as they played around. I couldn't help but crying, this was one of the greatest moments from his past, before he left, and before he changed. But his dream was quickly fading and he knew what would come next.
The light began to filter in and he could see himself, a little older than he was before, almost 12. People were laughing at him and he was bleeding from his mouth, his eyes looked wild and he was growling like an animal. Everyone around him was laughing and pointing as if he were a beast, put in a cage to be laughed and gawked at. Jake began to change, quickly he cycled through his spirit souls. First he grew a tail, then he morphed into a whole fish, he quickly shifted into a ram and charged the crowd but they moved. He continued to grow until he was a bull and began to attack but then the wizards appeared. Each used a different kind of magic meant to stop Jake from advancing, first was a fire mage, "Come on cow, I going to enjoy making you into a steak." Jake charged and I tried to yell at him to stop, but just like before I was nothing but watcher with no real ability to change anything. Before Jake made contact he changed back to human. The wizard wasn't hesitant though, he still had a large flame in his hand, but he didn't expect his clone. The second Jake kicked him in the back of the head causing him to stagger, while the first moved in to punch. The wizard was prepared, he grabbed him by the arm and launched him into his clone causing them to disappear in a puff of smoke.
"Where did he go, he couldn't have just disappeared, could he?"
"No he's here somewhere, don't let anything get passed you and look for anything… irregular. This kid is worth a lot of money and if he gets away now then we're all screwed." The men continued to bicker while they looked for him. Jake was a small crab hidden in the corner, I could feel the younger version of myself's weakness, he was running out of magic energy and would only last a few more minutes. He had to escape, but he had no where to go, two wizards were blocking the door, he had to fight or find another exit. He began to change again, growing into a lion, not fully grown, but still large enough to intimidate the wizards. One stepped forward and smirked, "We both know that you can't control your powers yet, your dear mother wasn't able to finish the training she started with you. I'm ain't afraid of some kid, especially not one who isn't in control." He put his hand up and taunted Jake, there was an eerie silence in the room, no one moved and you could feel the tension in the air.
Jake lunged quickly, but the man was ready, he moved his hand and a gust of wind launched Jake against the wall causing him to fall over. I could see that the younger version of myself was out of breath and consumed with rage. He spun around to kick-up dust and plunged into the ground before anyone could see him.
"Find him now, he might get away if we don't stop him." The man who challenged me said, but as he finished his sentence everyone was launched against the ceiling. They were crushed against the ceiling and rocks began to launch at the them. None of them were hurt by the rocks but they were terrified of Jake when he rose out of the ground with a bow and quiver full of arrows. He rapidly pulled arrows and pierced each wizard through some limb so that they were incapable of continuing to fight. The only one he didn't injure was their leader, the one who had challenged him before."So you decided to leave me as your challenger, huh, you must be dumber than I thought. This is a dark guild you know, I have no problem killing a kid." Jake didn't respond, but I knew that the anger inside of him was still building. The bow and arrow disappeared in a golden mist and he began to grow horns out of his head. He didn't fully change though, he rushed the man and felt him using his magic to blow him back, but his powers went far beyond growing horns.
"How are you still standing, this wind should he tearing the skin from your body. I will destroy you." As he said it the wind continued to pick up, but Jake wouldn't stop. He continued to run head first at him.
"I won't lose, you can't defeat us. There were so many of us and one of you, how can you be this strong."
"Because I am the son of Layla Heartfilia, the strongest celestial wizard in Fiore. I am the Heartfilia heir." The boy screamed as he reached the man. He picked up his hand and grabbed the man by the arm and pulled him close. "This is your punishment for your crimes." A large tail came from behind Jake and stabbed the wizard.
He instantly fell to the floor, foaming at the mouth and twitching from the poison he had just injected into his bloodstream. Jake knew that he would be dead in just under a minute. He looked down on the man with no remorse for his actions, then he turned away and walked toward the door, leaving all of the wizards to try and survive from their wounds.
I kicked and screamed for him to stop and try and save their live, but it was out of my hands. I had made my decision that day and I wouldn't be able to face my family anymore. Jake slammed the door behind me and the scene began to fade into a white light as I began to awaken from my slumber.
At first I couldn't see anything but white light, then a wooden roof came into focus, things were slowly coming back to me, but I still felt weak. How long had I been out? Who was that boy that stopped me from falling? I sat up and looked around, I was on a bed in some kind of back room. There were two people sitting next to his bed, a blond haired girl and the pink haired boy who had stopped him from falling. The girl was sleeping on his shoulder peacefully and the boy was staring out the window. They looked like a couple and so peaceful that I tried to stay quiet and let them spend some time together, but when I tried to lay back down the pink haired boy looked over.
"Sorry I didn't want to disturb you two, you both seemed to be so happy." I said, he stared at me for a moment and then smiled.
"Oh don't worry, she needed to wake up any way," he leaned over and shook her awake, "Hey Lucy, its time to get up, he's awake." she opened her eyes and stared at him, she was still half asleep but I could tell just by looking into her deep brown eyes, just like mom's. I stared at her in disbelief as tears started coming to my eyes, "I finally found you, my little sister, Lucy Heartfilia."
