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"Cobra's point of view" will only happen when Cobra is by himself.
'thoughts'
"normal conversation"
Chapter 2: Adapting
The night went by a flash, and before Cobra knew, the sun was already rising, shining down on earth land. Cobra did have some sleep after staying under deep thoughts the whole night, but, he already made his mind on the offer Gajeel made, Cobra wanted to change but he couldn't find the strenght to do it, maybe joining Fairy Tail would be the best for him...or not, it's a choice he needed to make, a choice that will change his life.
~Cobra's Point of View~
I woke up that morning with my mind set on the thing i've been thnking about the whole night...Fairy tail...i couldn't help but to keep thinking about what is going to change if i join them, if i'll ever make any friends there, or even if they'll accept me...
As i go outside of the cave, i feel the chilling breeze of the morning on my face and the sunlight reflecting it's light on the lake nearby...something i rarely saw when i was spending my time in that cave...since i never really came out of it.
I simply decided to go for a walk on the forest, maybe i could find something to eat along the way, my stomach needed some poison to be satisfied. As i was walking around the forest, i actually did take the time to look around and realize how beautiful nature is...something i never thought of, the beautiful trees shining due to the sunlight and all the happy animals living around there as well. I started noticing things i never cared for...since i was a dark mage, the only thing i cared for was for destruction and pain, but, i'm glad i realized i was wrong.
I found a few poisonous mushrooms near a big tree while i was walking, i simply couldn't resist but to pick them and eat them right away, i was starving...seriously. I kept walking around while enjoying each bite i took from those mushrooms. 'Man i never thought i would ever enjoy to walk around a forest' I was surprised about how good that walk was.
'Oh i've been walking for so long now...i can't even tell what time it is...' I started to get a little worried 'cause i knew someone from Fairy Tail would show up at my cave looking for me, so i decided to start heading back to it, hoping no one came while i was gone. 'They better not send that stupid hothead Salamender to get me...i'll seriously beat the shit out of him if he shows up.' Out of all the wizards in Fairy Tail, The fire dragon slayer is the one i knew i wouldn't get along at all.
~Normal Point of View~
As Cobra was getting near the cave, he heard someone calling his name, the same guy who spoke to him last night, the Iron Dragon Slayer Gajeel Redfox.
"Hey Cobra, don't tell me you ran away...! Are you in there?" Gajeel was shouting from outside the cave.
Cobra knew who that was and man was he glad that it wasn't the stupid fire breather Natsu, he rushed to the cave before the iron head decided to leave.
"I'm right here." He shouted as he came out of the bushes near the cave.
"Oh there you are, so you weren't running away?" asked the Iron Dragon Slayer with a smirk on his face.
"Why would i even run away...are you stupid?" Cobra snapped, annoyed.
"Now now, i'm not here to argue, so, about last night, did you think about it?" Gajeel said.
"Yes i did...i stayed the whole night thinking about it, but i made a decision..." Cobra said while crossing his arms.
"Oh good, so are you comin' then? I talked to Master Makarov and he said he'll gladly accept you there." Gajeel said, trying to cheer Cobra up.
"Interesting...well this is Fairy Tail after all..." Cobra said while letting a weak laugh out of his lips.
"Yeah even i get surprised by them sometimes, since i once had a dark mind, but now i understand how that works, it's something you'll learn eventually." Gajeel explained
Cobra lets a sigh out and says "So yeah...my decision, i'll join your guild."
Gajeel nods and says "That's a good choice on your part, but we're not going back yet, Master Makarov wants me to stay here with you today and then bring you there tomorrow morning"
'Is this some kind of test to see if i really changed...' Cobra thought and then said "I don't get that 'waiting till tomorrow morning' part but whatever you say, you'll have to get food for yourself then"
"Fine by me" Gajeel said and continued- "It'll be a piece of cake"
"You can go search for food in the forest, you might find something to eat there" Cobra said while going back to te cave's entrance.
"Meh, i already ate before comin' here, so i'll just stay here for now" The Iron Dragon Slayer said while sitting on the floor.
"I guess this will be kinda good for me" said the Poison Dragon
"What's that supposed to mean eh?" asks the Iron Dragon
"I'll adapt talking to you, then i'll hae at least one person to talk to after i join your guild" Cobra said, and continued- "And i know i won't get along with anyone there."
Gajeel snapped back "Hey! If you really want to change, you gotta start getting along with most of them...or at least try to get along or even just pretend to"
"I can try but i'm warning you, it won't hapen anytime soon" Cobra said.
"At least you'll try." The Iron Dragon said
Their conversation kept going and going that day, Gajeel told Cobra about the guild and how stuff works there, he didn't tell Cobra about the guild members though, he wanted him to find out by himself.
- Time Skip until night time -
Later that night they decided to walk around the forest together, they didn't go too far though since it was kinda dark, but they could still see thanks to the shining light of the full moon that night, and man it was one beautiful moon.
"Find anything yet?" Cobra said while picking up a few poisonous mushrooms.
"Yep, just the perfect dinner for me" Gajee said in a (rare) happy tone.
"You must've found something good then" As soon as Cobra turned around to see what Gajeel found, he sees the guy holding a big plate of steel. "Uh...what the hell is that?" Cobra asks quite confused.
"It's my dinner, duh..." Gajeel said as if eating steel/iron is something completely normal.
Still confused, Cobra says "How are you supposed o eat that junk?"
Only to be surprised seeing the Iron Dragon slayer taking a big bite from the plate, crunching it as if it's your average rice with beans.
"Whoa whoa what is so wrong...how are your teeth not breaking?" Cobra asks, just as confused as before.
Gajeel swallos the stee he had in his mouth and replies while laughing "Bro i'm an Iron Dragon Slayer, i eat iron to get stronger"
Cobra blinks at him, surprised for not knowing that earlier, after a few seconds without saying aything, the Poison Dragon says "So you're just like Salamender eh..."
"Don't compare me to that brat!" Gajeel snapped while taking another bite of the plate.
"Fine fine, i got my food, let's start heading back" Cobra said while he started going back to the cave.
Gajeel followed Cobra back while enjoying every bite he took from the giant plate.
Back into the cave, Cobra entered the cave and sat on his rock bed, placing the poison mushrooms on the floor. Gajeel was already done with his dinner and was letting some burps out, when Gajeel entered the cae and noticed the mushrooms on the floor are poisonous, he said "Hey hey, did you realize those mushrooms are poisonous?"
"Of course, they have to be poisonous..." Cobra said, and, just like Gajeel, as if eating poison was something completely normal.
"Do you want to die or what?" Gajeel snapped
Cobra smirks and takes a bite from one of the mushrooms, then says "You're not the only Dragon Slayer here."
Gajeel has the same reaction Cobra had, he blinked a few times while thinking 'Dude that's so awesome, i'll finally have a decent partner now!' After realizing he stood there saying nothing for too much time, he said "Oh wow you got me there, so i'm guessing you're a Poison Dragon Slayer?"
"Exactly" Cobra says and finishes eating the mushroom.
"I gotta say, we gotta fight someday, i've been wanting to fight another dragon slayr besides stupid Salamender for a long time y'know" Gajeel says, with his fighting spirit getting worked up
"It'll be my pleasure, but after i get used to the guild" Cobra says while nodding.
"Promise?" Gajeel asked while punching the palm of his left hand with his right fist in front of his chest.
Cobra smirks and says "Yeah i promise"
"Alright then, i can't wait for it!" Gajeel says, kinda sonding like Natsu.
"Now we have to rest...i didn't sleep much last night and i know it's getting late." Cobra says
Gajeel goes and lays down on the floor next to the rock bed and says "Alright alright, i'll sleep right here then, you better get ready 'cause things will be totally different from tomorrow on"
"I'm more than ready." Cobra says, sounding confident.
After that, Cobra lays down on his rock bed and starts thnking about what Gajeel thought...he heard Gajeel thinking about him being happy 'cause he'll finally have a decent partner...what's that supposed to mean? Cobra was also intrigued to learn that Gajeel is also a Dragon Slayer, which made him like Gajeel more than before. He was actually adapting to talking to others, not sounding so rude like he aways did.
Overall, Cobra was happy that he got to know Gajeel better and he was excited to join Fairy Tail now that he knows Master Makarov will wecome him with open arms.
Little did Cobra know what adventures were awaiting for him and his...partner.
To be continued...