Hey guys, sorry the second chapter is a little late but I finally got it done, and I hope you enjoy chapter 2. I own nothing, except Kayume. Please leave a review, tell me what you thought of it, what ideas you might have for the next chapter.
"INUYASHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
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"RUN, KAYUME! YOU CAN STILL MAKE IT OUT ALIVE!"
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"MOM!"
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"I love you. Live Long..."
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"NOOOOOOOO!"
Kayumes' eyes flew open as the horrible cries, from two years ago, filled her head once again. She woke up and found herself in - what seemed to be - an infirmary. There were 2 beds in a row to her right, and 3 lined up in front of where she laid. There was a small dresser to her right, with syringes and small bottles of medicine that were different colours. Her bed was to the left of a giant, brick wall.
"F-Fai...ry….." Another image entered Kayume's head. That's right. She thought to herself, I-I'd... collapsed...
Kayume's nose began to wrinkle at the sudden stench of alcohol, that came from the floor below. She also smelled many other strange scents mixed with it. The hanyou's ears twitched under her hood, her best friend Komori had left her with, as she heard people cheering and singing. She could even make out the rhythm of their footsteps as they danced.
She pulled off her covers, wanting to escape this infirmary, when something caught her attention. There were little tubes coming from her wrists and body, which lead to a small machine that was pumping substances into her. She suddenly heard footsteps, getting louder and louder as someone began to approach. Kayume quickly pulled the covers back on and closed her eyes, pretending she never regained consciousness. Who was coming to see her? Who's that downstairs having a riot? More importantly, where was she?
The footsteps eventually stopped next to Kayume's bed. The smell of alcohol was faint on their body, but was mixed in with something else. Something she smelled before, but she was too weak to remember at the moment. Kayume pushed the thought aside as another pair of footsteps joined them.
"The others are looking for you..." An old, stern voice said, breaking the silence.
It was silent again, until the footsteps got closer. The smell of alcohol was stronger now, for the old man reeked of it. It took everything Kayume had to resist wrinkling her nose at the horrible stench. But, eventually she heard 1...5...a million other footsteps make their way up, followed by faint whispers.
"Is she up yet?"
"Is she still breathing?"
"How is she doing?"
So many different voices, male and female, whispered to each other as they observed the hanyou's body. Now the only thing she could smell was alcohol. She could make out a few other scents though, but alcohol stood out the most. The hanyou had enough and threw her body forward, letting out a deep, sickening cough.
Everyone around her stared in surprise, some even gasped. The girl was alright, and recovering faster than they thought. For a normal person, it would take a few weeks to recover from dehydration she was suffering from, but this girl recovered within a few days. Who was this girl? Where did she come from? Is she even human?
Suddenly, a very short old man climbed up on Kayume's bed and stood in front of her. He was completely bald, except for a white mustache and bits of white hair that only covered the back of his head. He wore a dressy shirt with a burgundy vest over top, navy blue plants that only went to his ankles, and a white cape with white fur lining.
"I see you're awake." He said in his stern, reassuring tone.
Kayume felt nervous with all of these strangers staring at her. She brought her knees up to her chest and tucked her head between her legs. Her body became even more tense than before. What was going on? Who were these people? Why are they gathered around her bed? The nerves began to nip at Kayume, and then more horrible images came to mind.
"Kagome... You need to get yourself...and everyone else out of here..."
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"NO NOT WITHOUT YOU... INUYASHAAAAAAAA!"
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"I love you, Live long."
The voices stopped with the fading image of her mother's face, before she was devoured by the dragon's flame. Dragon… That's it! Kayume's head shot up from her knees, her eyes filled with fear. The scent she couldn't figure out, the scent of the boy who stood just inches from her bed. She whipped her head around and stared at the boy with her frightened eyes.
The boy had crazy, rosy pink hair that stuck out in every direction. He wore nothing but a black vest with gold lining, a white scarf that had the pattern of scales on it, and white capries with a black cape around his belt. He had reptile like eyes that stared straight into the hanyou's.
Everyone was silent, confused to what was going on. Kayume began to pant really loud before she let out a loud, horror-filled scream. He smelled like a DRAGON! But not just any dragon, the specific one that destroyed her village 2 years ago! The hanyou pulled on her hood and tossed in her bed, continuing to scream. She eventually threw herself out of the bed, landing hard on the floor, and yanked the tubes in her body right off. She began to cover her face with her hands as tears started to run down her face.
"EVERYONE, GIVE HER SOME SPACE, RETURN DOWNSTAIRS!" The old man yelled over the hanyou's cries. Kayume kept her eyes shut as everyone evacuated the room as fast as they could.
2 Hours Later
Kayume eventually calmed down, and began to talk with the old man who stayed by her side as she cried. The man called himself Makarov, and claimed he was the 'Master' of this place he called a 'Guild'. By his reassuring personality, Kayume knew she could trust him.
"Where am I? How did I get here?" She asked, sounding a little shakier than she intended.
"You're in Magnolia, and right now you're in the Waiting Room of the wizard guild, Fairy Tail." He answered in his stern voice. "You were found by one of our guild members, Natsu, in front of our doors."
"Who's…? Never mind, Why did you save me?" Kayume was about to ask who this Natsu was, but kept it to herself.
"Well, would you leave a beautiful, young lady outside unconscious?!" Makarov said, eyeing her just like the chef did.
Kayume froze in shock for a quick second before slapping him across the face, and then rephrased the question. "No! What I meant by that was - you don't know me - how do you know I won't hurt you?"
Makarov rubbed his cheek where he was slapped, with a perverted look on his face, then went back to being serious. "Because I think everyone deserves a second chance in life, no matter their appearance or relationship status." He responded, thinking of his grandson, Laxus.
Kayume stared at Makarov, his words swirling in her head. Her thoughts went to her family, and how they could have lived on. Tears began to swell in her eyes, so she quickly wiped them away and faked a kind smile at the Master to hide her pain. "You're right." She said, trying not to sound choked up. Makarov just stared at her tears as they ran down her cheeks, and gave her a big smile in return.
"I guess it's my turn to ask some questions, now." Makarov said. "First, what's your name, how old are you, and where are you from?"
Kayume wiped the tears from her face as she answered, "M-My name…" She stuttered for a moment. "M-My name…" She tried again, "…is Kayume Higurashi. I'm 17 years old, and I'm from a village far from here. For a while, I wasn't alone. I was travelling with my best friend, until he decided to abandon me. So, that's when I began to run out of eating, and drinking resources. Then I ended up here."
The Master listened carefully at what Kayume had to say. She told him about Komori, and how her village was burned down to ashes. "My home and parents were burned to ashes by, my mother called it, a...Dragon..." She said the last word very quietly, but Makarov managed to hear it, and his eyes widened.
"So, that's why you reacted earlier." Makarov said, glancing at the ground.
"Yes… I smelt it, it was the exact same scent as the dragon that destroyed my home." She said.
There was a long silence, when the Master suddenly changed the subject. "How would you like to be a new member of Fairy Tail!?" Fairy Tail is NOT a place for suffering, Makarov thought to himself, it's a place where wounds from the past can be healed, where new beginnings can be started, where every day is the start of a new adventure.
Then a memory came into his mind, when he introduced the Fire Dragon Slayer, Natsu, to Fairy Tail. "Whether fairies have tails or not, or whether they exist, nobody knows for sure. So it's an eternal mystery, an eternal adventure...."
Sorry that took so long, please, if you have any ideas for the next chapter let me know in the reviews ;)
