Once upon a time …
We are … Mages of Fairy Tail are all carrying something, wounds, pain, suffering … _ Mirajane.
A special THANKS to FireFistAce111, my unofficial Beta reader for your advices. This is better now !
Once upon a time, with these three words, like a Faiy Tail, the story now begins ...
« Mum! Dad! We're home! » Gajeel and Allec said, walking in.
« Welc- …Oh no! Not again? »
« Yes. » Gajeel replied.
« Eleven fights! And only this month! How many times will I have to say it damnit! Stop this quarrel with Fillan! » Lylian exclaimed.
« It's not my fault if he's an idiot … » Gajeel said, sighing.
« Hey ! Don't talk back to your mother ! You- »
« Calm down. He is your son after all. He probably had a reason to fight, isn't it kid ? »
« Uncle Judal ! You're back ! » exclaimed the children, smiling.
« Long time no see ! You two grew up a lot ! Like they say in Franconie : mauvaise herbe croît toujours ! Hahaha ! By the way, this dagger … is well done but far from what you can really do. Are you rusty Gowan ? »
« Of course I'M NOT ! » answered Gowan, quite upset
« It's me who did it ! » claimed Gajeel
« Really ? You can do it at such a young age ? You've got your father talent ! »
« We can talk about it later. Right now, I want you to explain WHY you and Fillan fought AGAIN ? » interrupted Lylian
«Mummy, Daddy, don't blame Gajeel. He was only protecting me. It's because Fillan was bothering me again. I'm sorry, big bro, all this trouble because of me ... » explained Allec
« No. This guy is just jealous. He bother you to provoke me. But don't worry ! I'm stronger than him. I can take him and his flunkeys at anytime ! » déclara Gajeel with his usual arrogant smile.
« Big bro … thank you ! You ae the best ! » said Allec, with trears in his eyes.
« He ! Don't forget me ! » exclaimed the third child.
« Sorry ! Gwain and Gajeel ! You are the best ! »
« To protect your little brother huh ... In that case ... Good boy ! » said Gowan, rubbing Gajeel's head « your dad is proud of you ! »
« Stop it ! » protested Gajeel
« Yes, it was good to protect your brother. BUT still, you should try to make peace with Fillan. All those fights are tiring. Why can't you get along ? » asked Lylian
« 'cause he is stupid » answered Gajeel with a shrug, while Allec and Gwain were laughing.
Lylian sighted but smiled « Come on you three ! I'll heal you »
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Thinking about it, I've always be an arrogant and rowdy brat. At eight already, I was used to fight and try to be the strongest. I had to. Dad and Mum always said we have to be strong to protect the ones we love. They also said that sometimes, there is things we can't do all alone. We have to admitt it and accept ohters help. Even if it hurts our pride. That is also a form of strength ... And a lot of other fluffy stuff like that about peace, family, friendship and almost everything. My little brother had a weak imune system. He often missed school because of fever or some illness. Fillan, everybody has probably met someone like him in his life. One of those stupid brats who like to harass the weaker ones. And So I had to be strong to protect Allec. But honestly, I simply liked being the strongest. And fighting. Especially when it pissed Fillan off. Gwain, our friend, was always here to help us.
Excluding the fuss with Fillan, life there was nice. Our parents loved us very much. They were pretty famous as weapon enchanters. Even if Mum didn't really like making weapons and prefered armors. Anyway, she mostly took care of the accounts and stocks. And sometimes, Uncle Judal paid visit to us. He was in a mage guild and always had a lot of funny stories and adventures to tell.
We were happy.
Once upon a time, we were happy.
But that hapiness and carefreeness didn't last …
Yeah, I know. This chapter is a perfect screenplay for Little House on the prairie. But I needed this kind of introduction to my story …
In compensation, there is some references hidden here. Can you find it ?
Maybe we will have his true story one day (crossing fingers). But until that day, Iron Child is my attempt to imagine Gajeel's background ... what do you think ?
Hope you enjoyed ! =D