Vekin felt her weight shifting as someone lifted her up. Opening her eyes a bit she could make out the blurry outline of Laxus pulling her upwards. A buzzing sound in her ears made Vekin tilt her head to the side stare blankly at him.
"Are you ok!?" Laxus shouted again trying to get her to hear him. After a second the message seemed to have gotten through because she shakily nodded at him. With a sigh of relief Laxus moved in to hug her, but suddenly lightning erupted between then and instead of being able to eat it he was flown backwards into the stone wall. Shaking the dust out of his hair the sound of a voice reached his ears.
"Don't touch her; she's very unstable at the moment."
Moving his eyes Laxus saw that his grandfather was standing next to Natsu, "Why can't I?" he asked confused, "Her magic can't hurt me."
The Master took a step towards him and, "Oh yes it can," he stumbled a bit, "Dragons and Phoenixes should never become close." He stopped in front of his grandson, "Their magic is too different." With one final sigh Master Makarov looked over at Vekin who was sitting in the middle of an indent in the floor, "The two were born to kill one another."
A deadly silence spread through the room as the Master turned from Laxus to Vekin. The lightning dragon slayer was quiet and hung his head. All that could be heard was the sound of Makarov's footstep against the floor. Turning his head the Master order Natsu and Lucy to leave and tell everyone that nothing was wrong. He waited for the two of them to leave and once they were gone he started back towards Vekin, but before he could move to far someone darted passed him.
"You're lying!" Laxus shouted extending his hand towards the girl's. Before they even made contact the same blast of lightning crashed into him again. He struggled to his feet and ran at her again, but the results were the same.
Makarov waited for his grandson to realize that he couldn't go near her. When he saw that Laxus had calmed down he heard him ask.
"Why could I touch her before?"
The Master looked from him to Vekin, "Her memories were still scrambled." He walked over to her, "They've been locked away by some sort of seal, but now that she is starting to remember her magic is involuntary protecting her against a Phoenix's main enemy, the dragon."
Vekin stood up from where she was, "But Laxus isn't my enemy!" Before she could say anything else the Master cut her off with a wave of his hand. He told them to wait there while he figured something out. Turning her head she saw that Laxus was walking towards her. Dust had turned the tips of his blonde hair gray and piece of it had fallen in his eyes; holes where scattered around his shirt from where the lighting had hit and blood was running down the arm he had used to reach for her. Vekin took a step back, "Don't." her eyes shot to the floor, "Please, I don't want to hurt anyone else." When she saw that Laxus as still walking towards her Vekin stepped back again but tripped on a crack floor boar, before she could fall to the ground something grabbed her hand. Looking up Vekin saw that Laxus was standing there, "NO!" She shouted lightning exploded around him but he stayed where he was. She saw that his whole body spazzed in pain but his hand wouldn't let go. Her hand tried to tug away, "Laxus please!" The sound of her words was cut off by the force of being pulled forward.
Laxus felt every muscle in his body twitch in pain as he pulled her closer. His arms wrapped around her as his head bobbed from the electricity. Using the last bit of power he had left Laxus hugged her; his body went limp and the power from the magic drove him back deeper into the wall. His unconscious body fell to the floor with a thud.
Pulling at the ground Vekin moved towards Laxus; the pain from her magic was spreading through her body making it almost impossible to move. Gritting her teeth she pushed herself forward. Please be alright! Her mind screamed. Vekin reached out her hand for him but Laxus didn't move. Her body shook as the last bit of her magic power slipped away. Vekin hit the floor next to Laxus; her hand still stretched out for him.
Natsu's foot tapped against the floor as he waited for Mirajane and the Master to return from the infirmary. A piece of rubble bonked his head; running his hand through his hair Natsu looked around. A huge hole had imbedded itself in the floor and pieces of wood were scattered all around it; windows were shattered and tables where either thrown or destroyed. Blinking Natsu saw Mira walk into the room, "How are they?"
Mira stopped in front of him, "They'll be fine for now. The Master has put on a spell on Vekin that had made her forget about the Phoenix again." Her head tilted slightly and concern filled her voice, "It won't last long though." She turned away and looked at the door to the infirmary.
Laxus rolled onto his side and looked at Vekin. She seemed more relaxed and all memories of the Phoenix had been erased, for now. They had told her that the Guild was attacked and she had stopped them from getting farther. He blinked as she looked at him.
"What?" Vekin asked raising an eyebrow. A frown overcame her face when he didn't answer. Sitting up she held a hand on her stomach where a large burn was, "Come on tell me," she paused and smiled slightly, "bolt face."
He let a pause pass between them, "Are we enemies?" his head turned back towards the ceiling after he spoke. He didn't move when he heard the sound of Vekin getting up. A hand ran over his forehead and through his hair; Laxus closed his eyes. A twinge of pain ran through his body as a small bolt zapped him.
The bed covers shifted as Vekin sat down, "Why are you asking?" she said running her hand through his hair.
Laxus took her hand, "Just wondering." He sat up and pulled her onto his bed. Guiding her back he rested her on his chest. Laxus wrapped his arms around her waist and held her tighter; this time the lighting didn't hurt as bad. Using a hand he turned her head and kissed her.
Natsu marched up to the infirmary door and was about to knock but someone stopped him. Turning his head he saw that Lucy was standing next to the door as well. He grinned at her, "Hey Lucy! Why don't we say hi to Vekin?"
Lucy punched him on the head, "Stupid you can't just go in there."
Rubbing his head Natsu gave her a funny look, "Why not? I want to be sure she's ok."
She huffed at him, "She's fine now Natsu, I think she just wants to rest."
With another grin Natsu picked Lucy up and threw her over her shoulder, "It'll be a quick hello." Natsu grabbed the door handle and kicked open the door, "Hey Vekin you still alive!?" he was about to shout more but somehow Lucy had managed to grabbed a hold of his ear and she twisted it violently. The two crashed to the floor and when Natsu sat back up he saw that Vekin wasn't in her bed. Looking to the next bed over he saw that Vekin was asleep on Laxus's chest and had one arm draped around him. Scuttling up to the side of the bed Natsu sniffed at her; Laxus's arm was wrapped protectively around her and every now and then lightning would spark between them. His dragon slayer logic told him that it would be ok to poke her awake but before he could Lucy grabbed his ear and yanked him away.
"That's enough Natsu!" she said dragging him away, "Let them sleep!"
He flailed wildly, "Ow! Ow! Ok, ok!"
Lucy released her friend once they were far away from the door. She was about to say something to Natsu about how stupid it would have been to wake her up when Happy swooped down.
"Hey Natsu, the Master wants to see you and Lucy for a second." He said nomming on a fish.
Natsu tilted his head and fallowed his friend down to the bar area. Sliding into a chair he rested his head in his hand, "What's up Gramps?" the dragon slayer leaned back in his chair as the Master spoke.
"I want you two to go with Vekin and find who ever put the spell on her." The Master's voice was calm as he spoke, "If we don't find out the reason behind the spell I fear that Vekin may be driven to insanity by the memories that are locked away." His eyes floated to the floor at the thought of losing the new Guild member.
Natsu jabbed a thumb at himself, "Don't sweat it old man! I'll find whoever did this to her and beat them up a hundred times worse!" Reaching over he grabbed Lucy's hand a rushed back to the infirmary while fire spewed out of his mouth as he laughed. Suddenly he tripped over someone's foot and flung Lucy forward as he tumbled on the ground. Shooting up fire covered his hands, "Alright who wants to die!?"
"Is that a challenge?" Gray said ripping off his shirt.
The two had a staring showdown before Lucy recovered and smacked them both. Still snarling at him Natsu asked Gray, "What are you even doing here ice freak?"
"Shut up slanty eyes," He responded, "the old man wants me to come with."
Natsu's jaw crashed to the floor as he stamped his foot, "No fair! This is my mission!" Fire burned the floor as Gray ignored him and walked to the door. The group filed into the room and carefully made their way over to Laxus and Vekin's bed. Natsu saw Gray frown.
"Alright," Gray said looking down at them, "who wants to wake them up?" The thought of angering Laxus made his skin crawl, "I think we should do it careful…"
"HEY VEKIN WAKE UP!" Natsu screamed shaking her awake. When he saw that she had woken up he gave her a large smile, "Glad to see you're ok!" He started to pull her away from Laxus but a large shock of pain ran through him. The lightning dragon slayer had woken up as well, and tightened his grip around Vekin as he thunder punched Natsu straight upward and through the Guild roof. Flailing his arms wildly Natsu screamed for Happy to come save him.
When his sandals touched down back inside the Guild Natsu saw that the two of them had sat up and were listening to Gray explain. Blinking Natsu realized that the ice freak had left out everything about the Phoenix; he just explained that Vekin was in danger and they were going to find a way to put a stop to it.
Vekin listened carefully to everything that Gary had told her. After a split second she nodded and started to rise from where she was. A small tug made her turn around; Laxus had taken her hand and was giving her a look that was difficult to read. She smiled and dragged him up; the four made their way back to the main Guild hall. Once Vekin saw the Master she moved away from the group and stopped in front of him, "Sir, will finding this, this, person really stop my magic from hurting people?"
He shook his head, "I'm not too sure to be honest."
With a smile and a tilt of her head Vekin replied, "Oh well, it wouldn't hurt to try." She turned to leave but the Master stopped her.
"Oh and one more thing," He said, "Tell the others that Erza will be coming along with, but you will meet up later on."
She gave a thumbs up, "Sure thing!" turning on her heel Vekin walked back to the others and told them what the Master had said. She whipped around and pointed at the door, "Alright! Let's go kick some ass!" grabbing Laxus's hand they all charged towards the door.
Ten minutes later….
"Laxus! Caaaarrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee." Vekin flung herself on his shoulders.
He huffed as the girl tried to climb on him, "You were fine ten minutes ago." He flinched as she battered his head with hits.
"Jerk! I thought you loved me!"
Laxus dropped her face first on the ground as everyone around them froze. He waved his hands violently, "I-I never said that!"
Vekin gave him her best Jackass face but after a moment Laxus threw her over his shoulder like luggage. She slammed her head down in defeat; "This isn't what I meant by carry Me." panic went through her as Laxus shook her. The laughter of the others filled her ears as the shaking stopped. Vekin felt a smile spread across her face as they began to walk again.
High above the group an orb of pure magic hummed in the sky. With a flicker and a spark the small transmitter sent the image of the Fairy Tail wizards to its owners. Two figures stood in a darkened room and stared at the image. One lifted their hand trying to grab hold of the girl that was being shaken. The other figure spoke.
"You see now Flint." His voice was cold, "They're coming to kill you."
The man named Flint ran his fingers through the image, and felt empty as the girl turned into wisps of light, "But," he lowered his hand, "how could my Phoenix want to kill me?"