Jessica: "…*Pouting* Are you just going to stand here and stare at us, or do you actually want to help me?"

Hold on, Hana is STILL clinging onto you?

Hana: *Hugging Jessica* "I already said it, I can't help myself! Also…why are you wearing that cloak Fire? You look like a guy who is part of a dark guild or something. Not that you're actually manly enough to do so…"

…I'm going to take offense to that statement. Plus, please don't become a second Elfman; one existing is already enough for my taste. Also, I'm wearing that cloak so you guys don't get to see how I look or at least the audience doesn't know it. And yes, the hood is only up to conceal my face.

Hana: "…" *Lets go of Jessica*

Jessica: "Huh? Uhm, Hana? Are…you alright there?"

Hana, why did you let go of…wait…you aren't seriously trying to-

Hana: *Walks towards Fire* "Take off the hood, please?"

...Not happening in a billion years.

Hana: "But Fire, you know how I love mysteries…and you know how I love it even more to SOLVE THEM!" *Throws herself at Fire*

GAH! LET GO OF ME YOU DEMON! DON'T YOU KNOW THAT I HATE TO SHOW MYSELF TO OTHERS!? I'LL DIE OF EMBARRASSMENT IF YOU PUT THE HOOD DOWN!

Hana: "Couldn't care less for you! Now. Take. Off. The. HOOD!" *Grabs desperately onto Fire's cloak*

DON'T YOU DARE! 'G', MIND TAKING A BIT OF MY WORK AND FINISH THE DISCLAIMER!?

'G': "Alright, fine. *Sigh* 'At least I'm getting a bit of attention from somebody else than that demonic strawberry blond. How did she even become a guardian while behaving like this...don't think I want to know that.'

Hana: "I HEARD THAT! ALSO, HOOD OFF!"

DISCLAIMER, NOW 'G'!

'G': "Damn…alright everybody, Fire over there does not own 'Fairy Tail' or any of the characters involved in it originally. He, however, owns Jessica, myself, Hana and every other of his OC's that have, are or will come into play. Is that good enough of a disclaimer for you Fire?"

Perfect, now; ROLL THE NEXT CHAPTER! LET GO!

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CHAPTER 2 – CHANCE OF A (NEW) LIFETIME

He just dropped the bomb of the century at me. Just like that, no big bravado or fancy get-up to make him seem more serious than he already was. This is too much! Breathe! Slow and calm breaths! My mind couldn't handle this anymore. Like, I was on the verge of just walking out of that door and hoping that this is a very, VERY weird dream! Because how big are the odds that I was meeting GOD just like that!?

"I can honestly tell you that this is very much real Miss Layna. This situation surely must be confusing, after all the odds of an ex-mortal meeting my presence is in the millions, if not billions. Please trust me on this, I have no reason to lie to you or make up any stories. It would have no benefit for me or any of my co-workers." He was explaining this to me in a slow and gentle voice like I was a fragile object that could be shattered into a thousand pieces if he was about to say something wrong.

"'G's right Jessie! Sure, it'd be pretty hilarious if what he just said was only some big prank, just to see your reaction!"

At that 'G' turned to Hana, giving her what could be the equivalent of a death glare that was drilling through her. So she decided to correct herself and not cause anymore damage to my already confused mind. "But he never lies when he is talking about his position in good ol' heaven! He usually only lies about his sweet tooth and how he tries to convince us that he isn't sneaking a few pastries here and there into this office."

"That was one time Hana. You can't seriously still blame me for the chocolate muffin I brought as late breakfast in here, can you?" Now he was just hanging down his head in exhaustion about the topic. I really feel sorry for that guy…

"I did, still do and will keep doing so!" She gave him a playful smile as she cheered up, ignoring the fact that she had just stomped on his feelings. "Maybe I wouldn't do it if you had shared with me that day." THAT is why she brought that up, is she serious!?

"As serious as the fact that 'G' is drowning in 'his' paperwork! And that is saying something!" She exclaimed that a bit too cheerful in my opinion, but I guess that is just how her personality works. Also, I still forgot about the whole 'reading your personal mind and thoughts'-thing. I'll defaintly need to remember that.

Giving out a long sigh, he was standing upright again and turned back to his cheerful look. "Now, we were getting off topic again. It sure is funny with all this banter, but I'd appreciate it if we would discuss some…serious matters at this point. So, please take a seat right over there together with Miss Hana so we can begin for real." He pointed towards a white leather couch that (again) appeared out of thin air. This is going to take a while to adjust to.

Not wanting to distract both elders in this room anymore I took a seat on the left side of the couch, just after Hana jumped over the back of the couch onto my right side. Giving me a reassuring pat on the head with a small smile of hers, she made herself comfortable on the fine piece of furniture.

Beginning with the conversation, 'G' spoke up first. "Since you're finally here, I hope that the 3 of us can sort out any misunderstandings before we continue, does that sound good?"

Giving him a small nod, he started to speak up again, but this time in a more relaxed posture. "As you already know, I'm known around here as God or 'G' for the other workers. And the lady that is beside you-"

Before he even got the chance to finish that sentence, Hana jumped from the couch onto the desk, knocking down a few papers of the neatly stacked document pile that was there. She made a dramatic pose and spoke so loud that I was sure that nobody could ignore her. "-Is known as THE BEAUTIFUL HANA, ANGEL EXTRAORDINAIRE and also…" She did a dramatic pause as she then spoke directly towards me.

"...you're personal GUARDIAN ANGEL!"

Now I on one hand was baffled by that show of hers. I was stunned to say the least. But 'G' on the other hand…

"Hana, get down from my desk now, or you I will let you clean up everything that you knocked over and replace any broken items from the past accidents with your funds." You could see an anime vein popping on 'G's forehead and his eyes were covered by a shadow in front of him. He even had a small, yet noticeable scowl on his face. 'He is serious about this!'

That got her off her high horse because the moment he mentioned the cleaning part, she was sitting down beside me, pouting and mumbling something under her breath similar to, 'What a killjoy…'

I decided to cheer her up by addressing my first question towards her. "S-So, you're my guardian? Also, what do you do as my guardian?"

That seemed to push her into the offensive as she was talking with me vigorously about her job. "That's right Jessie, I am your personal guardian, at your service! And to answer your second question, get this. Every person that's alive has a minimum set amount of time he lives in each world. Yes, I said worlds. We get to that later. But whatever, to ensure that you don't get up here too early, every family has a set guardian over the generations. So in short, I am the entity that not only protects you from biting the dust beforehand, I also do the same with older and newer generations of your family. Is this an explanation that suffices for you?"

So...many...words...so fast! My young brain hurts...but I got it. 'I hope.'

Woah…I actually have a private guardian. 'Cue Hana's satisfied smile...' Well, everybody has one, so I guess that it's not too special but still, whoa...

'Whoops, her smile faltered, if just for a second...sorry Hana!' There it was, turning back to the previous version.

"Now that you know who she exactly is, you might ask yourself why you are actually here in heaven, and not alive at this point." So the big question finally appeared. I'm ready for the truth...somewhat.

"Y-Yes, please tell me." I tried to stay polite, but you could hear the anxiety in my voice.

'G' took a big breath before answering my question. "Well…during the last days there had been an issue with a certain counterpart of mine that has his own realm and his own...ideas."

That one is easy to figure out. "Basically the Devil, right?"

"You are correct. Within the last days, he decided to intercept us, by taking one of my fellow workers and a good friend of mine hostage in his own realm. While she had been held captive, Hana over there was one of the first ones to take notice of that. So she decided to take instant counter-measures to get her back."

"Wait, isn't that a good thing if she saved her?" Did he mean that it was bad from her to come to her friend's aid!? That surely can't be what he means.

"Well, as much as I'm happy about the fact that she not only cares so much about her but also got her back here without any big troubles, she did a fatal mistake on her part. You see, your guardian watches you and everybody else constantly and acts instantly when he/she senses danger around you. To our bad luck, however, Hana had been still on her rescuing-mission when the accident happened. So…in other words…" He trailed off.

But Hana finished his sentence. "…I am responsible for your death."

Now she was looking down in shame, her expression turned from happy to somber. Her attitude did a whole 180…

"Hana, look at me." My voice came out with much more authority that I anticipated. That surprised both Hana (causing her to look up at me) and even 'G', who rose an eyebrow at that.

Even I was shocked at the sudden change in intensity...though this wasn't the time for it. I needed to calm her down first...

"Don't you dare blame yourself for what you did. If I had been in your position, I would have also gone for my friend first, no matter what the consequences would have been. So please, don't take it too hard."

I let those words sink in until she gave me an honest, bright smile. "Now I know again why I chose your family when deciding on a family to protect. Thank you."

Even 'G' had a big smile on his face that showed not only his happiness for Hana but also his respect towards me. "Well, since we cleared the past now, do you want to continue?" Responding with a quick nod, he kept going through his plans. "After we found out about the whole incident, Hana had been scolded for running off without telling anybody about her absence." I see why, but alright. "Her punishment had not been severe, luckily. Most of it only consisted of paperwork."

"How can you say that it isn't a big deal 'G'!? Paperwork is the worst thing to do up here since it's so BORING!" Yeah, she defiantly wasn't happy about that.

'The things I sacrifice to make sure you don't get angry Hana…' Poor 'G' must be in his own personal hell then. I mean, all this paperwork alone on his table must take ages to do! If not centuries!

"Well, most of it had been solved and cleared out about the case. But there is one thing left. And as a matter of fact, we're meaning you. Since your lifespan had been unfairly cut short, the two of us and the council that works under my hand decided on finding a way to make it up to you." Wait, I was getting something from them? But why? I mean, sure, due to a mistake from Hana's part I lost my life but wouldn't there be others with the same situation as me? So yeah, why?

Hana gave a small cackle before answering me. Whoops, mind-readers. "You're right. There are at least hundred, if not thousands of other cases like you. However, when I and 'G' took a closer look at the records or your life, we noticed some stuff that made us change our verdict quite drastically.

"We found out that during your life on Earth, most of your actions only consisted of helping and assisting others. You had been so selfless, that over 90% of all your actions and interactions with people involved ended in them getting help."

'G' decided to get straight to the point. So he took over the explanation. "What she is trying to say is, that you had been a candidate for the council that...decided if you were given approval or not."

"An approval of what?"

Then, Hana piped up out of nowhere. "For a second chance or a second life of course, duh! Most of those full-time workers decided that you could deserve another chance to live. The council decided on a 50/50 at the end of the votumn. And in the end, 'G' had the final call on wherever you would end up!"

'I told her not to spoil that….''G' told to himself and sighed, before nodding. "She's right, I wasn't too sure at first, but after a bit of thinking and getting over Hana's screw over, I decided that you will be the first person after a decade to be given another chance at life."

That left me shell-shocked. To be told that you could return to the living after experiencing death. Unbelievable. "I…I can go back to live my life? I…I can see my family and friends! Yeah!"

But I stopped my celebration when noticing both elders freezing. Hana looked to me with a sympathetic expression on her face. "Well, about that part…you can't."

Wait, hold on a moment! "But 'G' just said-"

"He told you that you were given another chance at life. He never said that you could return to your world. See, the problem is this. Once you die in one world, every connection with that world is gone, forever. So as much as we would want to bring you back, there is no way for us to return you…" Well, that was a downer. I couldn't go back to my family, my friends. They are gone.

...Forever...

Well, my facial expression must have betrayed me because Hana instantly panicked and tried to cheer me up. "But look on the bright side! Remember the moment when we said worlds, not world? The reason for that is, that there are multiple worlds that, unlike your own world can be fictional and still co-exist with others. So we had to choose from a few other worlds which you personally know off! Mainly...or rather only...the anime-related ones! Those being 'One Piece',-"

Nope. "I'd get seasick too fast to survive there. Plus the marines, not happening."

"...'Naruto',-"

Also nope. "I don't want to deal with politics and ninjas that could kill you in your sleep."

"'Bleach' and another one of your favorites."

'Bleach' was a BIG nope. "Just for the existence of AIZEN, I'm going to say no to that idea. Plus some of those hollows are terrifying." So far 3 out of 4 ideas had been...horrible.

But wait, what was the last one they had? Didn't they say my favorites? The only one left I could think of was-

...Hold on, they couldn't possibly mean- "You aren't seriously talking about 'Fairy Tail', are you!?" Out of all worlds, the big lands of Earth Land were the most fascinating for me! Magic, Guilds and lots and lots of adventures!? Heck yeah!

'G' gave me a somewhat teasing smirk before announcing: "Jessica, how would you like it if you could travel to Earth Land and have your own adventure in the lands of your favorite anime?"

...

(To be continued…)

(Fire Me): Hello back again to the chapter notes! Well, not really chapter notes because-

Hana: Can't you just show me how you look!? Please? Please? Pretty please~?

*Sigh*…for the 1000th time, NO! I am proud of the fact that I kept my true identity a secret since now and I will do everything to maintain that.

Hana: "Not even for a bottle of cola~?"

No.

Hana: "A full beverage crate of cola~?

…No.

Hana: 'Damn you're difficult to negotiate with!' "What about a full truckload of cola~?"

…Are you serious?

Hana: "Of course I am~!"

...No.

Hana: "AGH! WHY CAN'T YOU JUST SHOW ME HOW YOU LOOK IN PERSON!?"

'G': "Finally cut it, Hana. We're done hearing your pleas over and over for…uhm, Jessica, how long are we standing here again?"

Jessica: "Well, with the whole discussion about the hood and the attempt in bribing Fire, about…*Looks at her phone*…1 hour?"

Alright, so we've wasted enough time with all this bickering at the moment! Can you give me at least a few minutes with the readers of ours so we don't lose them from waiting!?

Hana: "Alright, but only a few minutes; you're not safe from me until I know…" *Sulking*

*Shudder* Okay then dear readers, that was the second release of 'Daylight's End'! I know that the prologue is taking a long time so far but I guarantee that the next Chapter will be the last one! Also about the whole 'Why are you adding cliffhangers?'-thing, well…I just like to write it that way.

Don't want to cut you short but I do that to keep the story interesting. Seriously, I think that the build-up is going ok so far, and until we reach Chapter….I don't know, 5 or so (?) we won't see much of the planned storyline there.

But as last time, I hope you enjoyed the story and keep me hooked up with feedback to write the story to your liking. Till next time-

Hana: "Not so fast! GET OVER HERE!" *Throws Kunai attached with a CHAIN!?*

THE SIR'S OUT! AHHHHHH! (As stated, I keep trying to update the story as often as possible but with school in the way, don't expect TOO much from me. I'm going to be vague and say…an update per week? Yeah, somewhere around that frame of time.)