Thunder on the Soul

Chapter 2

By: IceDragonSlayerEmi791 and BellaOfFairyTail

It had been a long eight hour ride on the train from Crocus back to Magnolia. Everyone's bones ached from all the jarring around. The sun was still pretty high in the sky,

although dark clouds were beginning to form over the horizon. It was clear that a massive storm system was headed their way. Laxus looked up at the sky when they stopped, " Fuck yeah it's gonna Storm" he says once hes on solid ground, He looks over at the girls and the remaining members of the thunder legion and smiles a devoius smile as if he was planning something, the first crack of thunder sounds, " YEAH" he yells when it does,Bella nearly shrieks, ducking in behind Bix, hoping not to be noticed. It was supposed to be her secret fear, the only other people that knew about it were Bickslow and Sage. She hated it. It made her feel weak. She had her reasons though, yet another burden she carried in silence. Sage wrapped her arms around Bella, " can we get a move on it? My girls get wet and swell I'm going to turn you into a lighting rod Sparkplug" Sage says as she winks to Bella who was shaking in her arms, She also nudges Bickslow to back her took notice, he hated seeing her afraid. He never really knew why she was afraid of storms, but he did know that she never wanted anyone else to know about her fear. ''Screw that, I'm starving. I couldn't eat that nasty train food, tastes like the same shit the state served. ''He said ushering them along. Laxus hung back " I'll catch up," he says his eyes on the sky, It had been a while since they had a good Storm and he needed a recharge, " Bix have Gramps Stick Sage with the Thunder legion well show her the ropes" he says as he walks away, The storm was growing more intense,Bickslow gave him a nod before hurrying on along. It looked like he was going to be spending a whole lot more time with this other seith mage, and honestly, it didn't really bother him.

They run as the rain starts, From outside the noise that is Fairy Tail can be heard, Upon hearing the noise Sage tenses up, When Bickslow opens the door and she sees the people inside she makes a meep sound and ducks behind him" I'm not going in there, there is to many people" she says,Bella moved as quickly as she could back to the guild with the others ,she would never make it home in time before the storm hit. It wasn't the rain that bothered her, more the lightning than anything, which ironic seeing as how she had feelings for Laxus. Relief washed over her and she was able to finally quit squeezing so tightly on Bix's arm.
Bix was flabbergasted, two terrified women in one day. He shook his head. Coming from being the taker of souls, to being a man of comfort. My how things had changed. He slid his hand around Sage's encasing her much smaller hand,giving it a squeeze. ''We will go up to the second floor, thats stricly reserved for s class. I'll hold your hand until we get up there ok?''
Bella had disappeared into the room, instead doing Bix's job of relaying the message to the master.

Sage nodded and took his hand allowing him to lead her to the second floor, Some seith mage she was, she could take souls but was terrified of people who were nothing but vessels for souls, she flipped her hat around and pulled her Hood to hide her face with her free hand, She trusted Bella and the Thunder legion but was unsure of everyone one else

When they reached the second floor she followed him still hiding in the corner of the table hoping the wall would hide her,

Bickslow sat her down at their normal table, using his body as a shield to hide her. ''Trust me, I'll keep you safe.

Bella made her way up to the second floor, followed by their master Makarov. The small man seemed to have a cheerful look on his face as they both approached the table. Bella slid in beside Sage, slipping her arm around her shoulder. ''I know you're overwhelmed right now, but this is the Master, he has been wanting to meet you. ''

Sage nods, her eyes were going crazy behind her shades, her control had never been all that great and situations like this made it worse, she took a deep breath before answering, "Hello Sir I'm Sage" as she ducked farther behind Bickslow's back hoping his bulk would hide her.

Makarov looked the girl over, being the pervert that he was his gaze settled on her large chest. His eyes went wide and it took him a moment to contain himself. ''Hello dear child, I am the guilds master. Miss Bella here has informed me that you opted to join our family. We will all welcome you with open arms. ''

Sage catches him staring but brushed it off too scared to do anything else but cower behind Bickslow's back, She nods" are you sure I've killed quite a few people, " she says as she watched him, she nudges Bix and Bella both her silent way of asking if she should trust him

Bella understood what she meant and gave her a nod, all the while master makarov was going through the motions a bout what it meant to be a member of Fairy Tail, finally finishing up with ''We are a family, are you ready for that?''

Sage smiled and said " yes, Iam Master" for the first time in her life she had a family,

Makarov smiled at the girl and headed downstairs to get the guild stamp from Mira he figured it would be easier to stamp Sage himself than to have the take over mage do it since, Sage was currently hiding behind Bella and Bickslow,

Bella looked back at Sage.''I promise you, everyone in the guild is someone worth respecting and trusting. They've proven to me time and time again that they are my family. '' Bella gave her the biggest grin. ''It will almost be like were sisters again. ''

Sage returned her hug, Bella was right they would like sister's again, she would wait to see if she could trust anyone else here, Sage had bad luck with people considering the magic she used put people off a bit,

Over the hustle and bustle of the guild, Bella could hear a loud crack of thunder and lightning, seeing the lights begin to flicker on and off briefly. Her heart was racing, she had almost forgotten about to storm raging outside. Mumbling curses under her breath she brought her knees up to her chest, hugging them tightly after sliding in her ear buds, choosing to drown out the noise. Her song of choice was Dysfunctional by Tech9.
Sage puts her hand on Bella's knee pulling a ear bud out " just think of the thunder as Laxus" she whispered to her

From downstairs everyone was looking up to the second floor wondering who the new person was and why they were on the second floor considering it was for S class and SS class wizards, " Hey gramps why is the new guy allowed up there but I'm not" Natsu yells as the master walks by with the stamp in his Hand,

Makarov looked Natsu in the eye, he could be such a troublesome child. '' well, since she's such a powerful mage, even feared by the magic council. Aside from that you brat, shes now a part of the thunder legion as well. Further more, because i said so. '' Markarov tells the Pinkette

Natsu Huff's " then she should fight me!" He yells standing on the table, He wondered what made her so powerful to be allowed up there or a S class wizard,

Makarov sent him a glare. ''Sit the hell down unless you want her to steal your soul. ''

Sage heard them and sent Mama down, the tiki doll bonks him in the head as a warning, her red eyes glowing from her shades

Natsu huffed and puffed, before finally being pulled down by a large breasted blonde. ''Sit down you moron. You heard what he said.'' The doll Mama returning back to Sage as soon as she determined that the threat was squashed

The blonde mage whispered to him " she's obviously a seith mage like Bickslow" rembering her own fight with Bix, if Loke hadn't come she would be on of Bix's dolls,

Makarov made his way up the stairs finally with the stamp in hand,

He made his way to their table, Cringing each time he heard Thunder wondering what his reckless grandson was doing out there.

Bella was doing her very best to keep her fears under control. The storm was raging wildly outside and she clung on to Sage, who was clinging on to her. The master made his way over to the group of mages, looking over the girls. ''Have you decided where you want it and what color?''
Sage looked over and smiled pulling up her hoodie and shirt exposing her stomach which was toned from years of running and fighting, " on my hip in black" she says The master gently ran his fingers over the bare skin, barely able to contain his lecherous thoughts. He grabbed the stamp from off the table, dipping it in black ink. He had to wait a moment for the excess to drip off before firmly placing it against her smooth skin. Once he was finished, he stepped back and admired his hand work.

Sage rolled her eyes at him touching her like he did, she hated pervy men but said nothing about it, once the stamp was on the smiled at it and for the first time in her life she felt like she was home, she turned to Bella yelling " look it's so cool," she blushed before showing Bickslow forgetting that her Gulid mark was on her stomach which was on display,Bickslow couldn't help but notice her tight and toned abdomen and the beautiful ivory skin that covered it. The more he saw, the more drawn to her he became. He wouldnt admit it though, he was too afraid to get his heart broken again. Lisanna was bad enough, imagine how bad it would be of he truly cared about someone. He couldnt help the involuntary action of biting his lip, thankfully his helmet was in place to cover him. ''Very cool. ''Bella noticed the look on his face, very much able to see through the bars. He was interested. She was barely able to contain her laughter, and who was he to judge about her and Laxus...
Sage didn't see the look he gave her, she was to happy just finally having a family, she blushed before putting her shirts down, Sage sat back down leaning with her back on Bickslow holding Bella as the storm raged on outside, She didn't know why but she felt drawn to Bickslow like she had known him all her life, She looked up at him and blushed before she turned her head away

The doors slam open reveling a wet Laxus who looked like he just ate a canary, He grabs a beer from Mira and made his way up to the Thunder Legion table, sitting down in his chair still soaking wet and smiling at Bella " Storm passed, your fine Destructo Jr' he says before taking a long drink of his rolled her eyes, some things would never change. She pushed herself up from the table, pinching her nose. ''You smell like a wet dog, I guess the name Sparky really does suit you now. '' Laxus flipped her off before shaking the rest of the the water off him making sure to aim for Bella, " now who smells like wet dog"he says to Bella, admiring his handy work of her looking drenched he smiles at himself, He leans back putting his feet on the table and puts his head phones on to drown out the bitching that was coming his way, he would still hear her but at least not as much, kinda hard to hear much of Anything with Machine Gun Kelly's Song Gunner in your boiled with anger. She swiped his feet off the table with one hand and with the other smacked the back of his head screaming ''Asshole.'' Before making her way down to the couldn't help but laugh, even with everything that happened, some things wouldn't change over night. ''This is what I'm used to seeing''He said turning to look down at Sage. Sage looked up at him and shook her head " that was uncalled for, funny as it was," she said shooting Laxus a death glare, Sage then got up and made her way downstairs to Bella, She sat down beside her wrapping a arm around her drenched body" you okay, want me to make sing about being a pirate in pirate pants" she said hoping to get the crush mage to laugh,Bella shook her head no, downing a double shot of shine. She was a little irritated. '' You'd think he would act a little different after what happened. ''She tapped the bar ordering two more double shots. Laughing was a little bit out of the question for her at the moment, she couldnt help but dwell on Laxus. She growled in frustration, pulling at her hair. Sage shrugs her shoulders and watches a a white haired girl she remembered from seeing in Magazines pour Bella more shine, She couldn't place her and decided to just let it go focusing on her friend " Maybe he isn't sure how to approach the situation, Bickslow said he normally acts this way, so just give it time" she says, Sage really had no idea what she was doing comforting someone was something she was no accustomed to, She looks up at the second floor thinking of ways to get back at the Dragon Slayer for being a ass hole to her friend, but thought against it since it was probably wrong to hurt your family but making them sing I feel pretty was fair game,Bella downed another shot, making this her fourth. ''I wonder how he'd feel if I started flirting with someone. '' She gave Sage a sly looked around the room before spotting a mage that normally wasn't ever around the guild. Sting eucliffe. The leader of the Sabertooth guild. He was apparently in visiting for the Fantasia parade that happened the day before, having not yet returned to his guild. ''I'm thinking him. ''She pointed at the blonde haired dragon slayer.

Sage looked at the blonde her friend was pointing at and he was gorgeous, Looking like sex on legs, but was to full of himself for Sage, " you go have fun I'll watch Sparkplug for you" she says

Bella worked her magic on Sting, easily enticing him onto the dance floor. She made sure to call Laxus attention to her as Sting slid his arms around her body. She shimmied and shook, grinding her body seductively against his. The blonde mages hands roamed all over her body, almost making her a bit uncomfortable. She paid it no mind though, dipping low and slowly bringing herself up against his chest.

Laxus watched as the white dragon manhandled Bella anger boiling in his frame, he was so angry he didn't even try to control the lighting that was dancing on his skin watching them, he let's a low growl escape his lips, he was unsure of what to do at first but teleported to them pulling Bella back behind him, Growling at Sting making Sure that the White Dragon Slayer knew That the young destruction Mage was his,

Sting took a few steps back, giving his up most apologies. He certainly didn't want to start a war with Fairy Tail, especially over some girl, even if she was incredibly beautiful.

Bella huffed and puffed, stepping between the two. Even though she was short in stature it didn't stop her ballsy attitude. ''Excuse you, I don't believe I'm your property. I can dance with him if I please, asshole. ''

Laxus looked down at her " I'm sorry Bella, I'm not sure how to go about this with you, with Mira it was easy, with you it's not and I'm clueless," he said feeling like a fool for talking like that

'' Well for starters we can stop acting like we hate one another. That actually hurt my feelings a bit up there. ''Bella saod looking down at her feet, she didn't like to admit it. She was already on edge anyway because of the storm, and as it turns out he knew about her fear.

" agreed, I'm sorry about that, " He says looking at her she was scared about the storm, he knew she hated storms and never knew why" next Storm that rolls in I'll miss it and hang out with you if you want" he says hoping she would want that

She gave him a nod, and without thinking, slipped her arms around his abdomen, burying her face. She didn't even care that all eyes in the guild were on them, she just liked the feeling of being in his arms.

Laxus wrapped his massive frame around her not caring if anyone saw them, he already knew the thoughts going threw Mira's mind and he didn't care, without thinking he lifts her chin and presses his lips to hers,

As the two kissed the guild cheered, everyone raising a drink. Bella wondered if the guild had been anticipating them as a couple.

Laxus pulled away and rolled his eyes at the guilds reaction, he turned to Sting " sorry man didn't mean to get so territorial" , he says as he takes Bella's hand in his,

Sting gave him a nod. ''If I had a woman like her, I'd get territorial too man.'' He says smiling as he walked off. From the bar you could see Mira making a b line to the bathroom, tears in her eyes.

Laxus didn't have to see the tears he could hear them," fuck" he mumbled he had to deal with it but wasn't sure how, to even do that, he turned his head towards the bar and growled in frustration why couldn't it be simple?

Bella looked up at Laxus. ''Go to her, I'll be upstairs with Bix and Sage.''

Up in the second story, Bella spotted Bix and Sage sitting together, playing a game of cards. You could tell that both mages were enjoying themselves. It brought a smile to Bellas face, both of them needed to have happiness in their lives. Who knows. Maybe they would find it in each other.

Sage didn't see Bella come upstairs she was to busy playing Rummy with Bickslow, " No that was my pick up" she says as Bickslow picked up the king she had her eye on,

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Laxus makes his way to the woman's bathroom and knocks on the door " Mira?" He asks, "GO AWAY!" She yells her voice cracking with the tears, Laxus was never one to listen so he goes and barrows a bobby pin from Lucy then goes to the bathroom door and picks the lock like Bickslow had shown him once on a job, he struggles for a bit cursing him self wondering how Bix made it so easy till hear the lock click and he opens it, Mira was sitting on the toleit bawling her eyes out and that made Laxus cringe he hated seeing women cry, "GO AWAY LAXUS!" She yells trying to push him out the door, Laxus stayed rooted in his spot, " Mira i'm sorry, I did'nt mean for you to find out this way" The slayer says trying to calm down the she-devil, he really did'nt want to fight Mira, he would get his ass handed to him and he knew it, " Well i did, " She says her voice dark " Mira calm down please, I-I could'nt control it" He tells her and it hits Mira like a ton bricks, Bella was his mate and she was'nt, " She's your mate huh" Mira says still shaking from the tears, That had never Accured to Laxus but it did make sense since he was drawn to her, " I think so" He says, Mira dries her tears and smiles, Yeah it hurt but she was stronger than that, Besides they broke up a year ago because while he did love her it was never enough and he was unhappy, " I'm Happy you found your Mate Laxus" She says as she places a kiss on his cheek knowing it would just feel like a sister or good friend was kissing him. Laxus smiles back at her, they leave the bathroom and he heads back up stairs, Mira wne tback to tending the bar.

Back up stairs Laxus grabs Bella pulling he into his lap were she sighs contentlly Before Evergreen and Freed emerge, Evergreen sees Sage and turns her nose up diqust at the new mage, " Got a problem? Sage asks her feeling Evergreen's eyes on her, " I'm Evergreen, you must be Sage your sense of Fashion is a problem" The Fairy queen says to the young Seith Mage, Sage rolls her eyes before commenting " Ive been runnin since I was 13 it was easy, besides I'm a tomboy and would rather die than to wear a dress", Evergreen looks at her ready to turn her to stone when she feels frozen, " I like to Singa, I Like to sinag about the moon and the june and the springa" While she did the Can Can, As soon as she felt that hold it was gone and Sage looked at her " Let's Try this again Sup I'm Sage" The seith mage says smiling a sly grin, " I'm Evergreen" The Fairy mage says sitting down beside Freed who was watching the girl. He wanted to know more about her.

The Thunder legion, Bella and Sage hang out drinking and joking till the guild closes for the night, Bella leads Sage to her apartment at Fairy hills. It was simple place with a small kitchenette, living room and a small bathroom with a shower that was close enough to the toliet you could sit on it, The living room had a samll tv lacrima and a large brown couch, Bella leads Sage to her room were it has a large double bed with a dresser and a night stand. on the night stand was a picture of Bella and Bickslow both had there tounges out and were laughing at each other's green tounges, Beside it was a picture of her and Bella the day before Bella ran away, Sage looks at the girl in the picture and it seems like a century ago, she did'nt resemble that girl of 13 anymore now she was 20 and thick with curves who dressed like a man becuase she was to afraid to show off her figure. Bella saw the look in her eyes " I rember that day too" She says, Sage takes a look at her Friend she was the same way short and curvy, But Bella was beautiful, the way her thick black curls framed her face and her big blue eyes held so much life in them now, Sage looks down at her own straight black hair and keeping her eyes under control as well as she could she lifts her shades and peers out at her self, she pulls her hoddie and shirt up, " It's time for a change" She says. Bella smiles and agrees thqat tomarrow they would go shopping for some new clothes for Sage, Sage hugs her and Smiles going to lay on the couch putting her earbuds in and tuning her Music Lacrima to 27 by Machine gun Kelly, Her dolls curl up around her and she falls into a deep sleep feeling Safe now.