*This fanfiction is based off of unashamed-shipper's small fic on Tumblr. All rights of this idea is theirs. *
**I do not own any of the characters or rights from this anime/manga, all rights go to Hiro Mashima-sensei. **
***I will be using many different deities/gods/goddesses from different pantheons. ***
A Small Price to Pay.
Ch. 2: How We Met
The last thing I remembered was cleaning the temple, then a sudden crash as the buildings surrounding the temple fell. Not long after, the temple fell as well. I was with two of my closest friends, Lady Caroline Alberona, and Lady Vivienne McGarden. Both were beautiful in their own way. Caroline has the most beautiful auburn hair. Dark, rich and when the light hits her hair, you can see the gorgeous red hints to it. Vivienne has cerulean hair. The type of color you would see in the clearest ocean. Both women had a tinkling laugh, as if they were wind chimes or little bells. Caroline is one of the high priestesses at the temple of Fortuna. She, Caroline, is a fortune-telling mage. One of the strongest of the psychic mages, for that is why she is the high priestess. Vivienne, my best friend, the official scribe and investigator of the temple of Osiris. If Osiris were here now, I'm certain that Vivienne would be his favorite. For Vivienne, knowledge is almost everything. Though she may not look it, she can hold her own, her magic, I must say is lively, she can make words come to life. Solid Script mage is what she uses, and she always says that she isn't very strong. I, and many others, disagree with her.
And here we lay, waiting for someone to come and rescue us. I was the only one conscious at the time, Vivienne and Caroline were 'down for the count'. Surrounding us were the ruins of the Zodiac temple, and the only thing that remained of the temple was the statue of the Spirit King with twelve golden zodiac signs on his crown, along with the other eighty-eight constellations clustered around him. Finally being able to see little shapes around me, and gaining my breath, I cried out, "over here. Please, help. Please, I know someone is there. Please, quickly." Between each phrase I was able to gasp out, was a brush of pain going down my chest. Most of my torso was being blocked my large pieces of stone, luckily nothing was crushing me nor my friends.
I heard his footsteps before I saw or heard him speak. But when I first heard his voice, gravelly and oh so deep, wrought with power, and undeniably sexy. His voice almost made me melt. And once he came into my line of sight, the little breath I had that was in my lungs, came rushing out in a gasp which turned into a cough. I knew he was speaking and I could hear him saying words, but those words didn't register in my mind. It was just his gruff, melodic voice. He started walking towards us again. His steps slow, deliberate and careful, as if not to disturb the ground or my friends behind me. As soon as he reached the pillar that was above us, there was a golden light, signaling the arrival of a Celestial Spirit. With the light being golden, I could tell it was a Zodiac. The last thing I saw before I lost consciousness was the sight of Leo, leader of the Zodiac helping our savior getting us out of the ruins of the temple, then nothing. Yet, I felt every movement made by both men. What seemed like seconds, or maybe hours later, I felt myself being placed into a wagon or cart of some-sort, and we were off, to Spirit King only knows where…
TBC…
A/N: I know this was a short one, but had some writers block. I'll update this and When Thunder Met the Stars as soon as I can. Please, leave a review, and I'll try and get back to you ASAP!
Love,
~Jesse