Hello! Did you like my first part? Thanks for reading, I really appreciate it. Please let me know what you think of my story, and what I could do to improve. And sorry this took so long! To Be honest, I forgot about it and, I've been on Quotev mainly for the past month. Anyway here you go! It's a little longer too.
3rd Person P.O.V
Akarui smiles at the the thought of the day she joined Fairy Tail. She loves it at that old, run-down place. Even with it's rickety frame, and the blue letters barely hanging by a nail.
She loves how much everyone cared for their nakama. How much they all though of everyone else as family.
"Oi, Akarui, wanna fight?" Natsu asks her. He is wearing his usual attire. He wears a large grin on his slightly tan face.
"Sure, why not." She replies, while tying up her light blue, gradient hair. She had gotten used to fighting with him, in fact, she quite liked it.
She got off of the table she was sitting on, and threw off her black jacket, revealing a white tank top.
She put her hands up in a defensive position, up near her slim face.
"How about we use all of our power?" Natsu calls out to Akarui from about 20 feet away.
"Why not? I can finally show everyone exactly HOW much stronger I am than you." She smiles cockily.
Natsu bursts into flames at that exact moment.
"As if!"
Akarui whispers under her breath, "Holy Shadows" (A/N just a combo between White and Shadow drive, but looks different.)
Shimmering shadows appear in a circle around her, with white light circling around the shadows like a snake. Natsu's eyes widen just a bit, because she hasn't revealed her full power before this time.
Like always, Natsu takes the first move, lunging at her with fire envoloping his hands and shout, "Fire Dragons Iron Fist!"
Knowing Natsu all too well, Akarui stepped aside, letting Natsu ram head first into a tree. Ha! I'm not even shedding one drop of sweat! Is that all you can do, Natsu? She thought to herself.
She had a cocky look her in eyes as she stood their, patient-looking on the outside but completely eager on the inside, as she knew exactly what the rosy-haired boy would do next: repeat his actions while she was standing with her back to him. And guess what? He did just that, and Akarui countered with a Holy Shadow Dragon's Brilliant Star, with white light radiating from her hands with a beam of shadow in the middle. It hit Natsu directly in his face, sending him flying and inevitably, hitting that same tree again, which already had a dent in it from his large head flying into it just moments before.
"Aki-chaaaan," Natsu whined as he sat up, rubbing the back of his head from the impact.
Akarui blushed at his use of "-Chan" but then was saddened when he called her Aki. It tore her up inside because a person she used to care for, who she now does not know the location of, used to call her Aki.
Akarui immediately pushed her grave thoughts out of her mind. She told herself to perk up, and so she replied to Natsu, 'Me, Natsu, remember? 'Let's fight put strongest,' with a smug smile on her pale face.
"It seems I underestimated your strength. Looks like I have to fight even stronger now!" Natsu called out while standing up and brushing himself off, with a cocky smirk upon his face.
And immediately afterwards, Natsu bright his hands up to his mouth and shouted, "Fire Dragon's Roar!" As Akarui was not expecting him to counterattack so quickly, she could not dodge the flaming "beam of fire" coming towards her, glowing brilliantly. It hit her full on, sending her sliding back about 15 feet, but she didn't fly through the air as she had expected too.
"Natsu! What was that!?" She yelled hastily, after removing her hands from the front of her face.
"Haha, I'm going easy on ya, Aki-chan," Natsu replied while wiping sweat off of his forehead.
"Baka! Stop it! I bet I could beat you even at your strongest! She shouted confidently!"
"As if! I'm the strongest mage in Fairy Tail!" He pumped his fist in the air, and had a large, cheeky grin plastered on his tanned face. At this moment, Akarui saw the perfect opportunity to attack him.
"Light Shadow Dragon's Roar!" Akarui didn't bring her hands up to her face unnecessarily as Natsu always does. A large beam of light came shooting from her mouth, with shadows twisting around it like a snake.
This hit him directly in his defined torso, and he flew towards the same tree yet again, creating one more head-sized crater in it's bark. Akarui giggled like a little school girl to herself-yes, she thought this was quite funny. Even though one of her most loyal and best friends was being injured- by her.
"All right, all right, I think this is over," An exasperated voice Akarui knew all to well. She looked in the direction the noise, was coming from, and lo and behold; Makarov, the miniature sized Fairy Tail guild master.
"Why don't you two go inside before you get seriously injured. I have an announcement to make right afterwards." Makarov's voice perked up a little at the last sentence; it seemed he was giddy to tell everyone the exciting news.
"But Gramps!" Natsu whined childishly, a depressed expression plastered on his face. He desperately wanted to complete the fight, to show how much stronger he was than Akarui.
"No buts Natsu, I bet you will enjoy what I have to say, it tailors right to you."
Natsu perked up a bit at this: he assumed it was something to do with fire, so he eagerly picked himself up off of the muddy grass he was sitting in, and ran to Akarui.
"I won!"
"Nuh-uh," she replied, "I made you fly into the same tree three times. Don't I win?"
"No." And with that, he exaggeratedly stomped off to the entrance of the guild hall, his fists coming up as he does so.
Akarui laughed to herself, immediately following behind, as she was curious as to what Makarov's news will be.
When they walked through the doors, all of the meager amount of remaining Fairy Tail members were crowded around a single wooden table, placed in the middle of the small room. Akarui pushed herself to the front of the small group, probably the most eager besides Natsu.
With a small amount of Mira's help, (which was immensely unwanted) Makarov climbed onto the table, standing atop it.
"Alright, my children. You may or may not have been curious as to why I have called you here. In most of ours' 7 year absence, the guild has become the weakest guild in Fiore. Not one of us is satisfied with that, am I right?"
Choruses of shouts resonated throughout the small room.
"So, some of our guild members who were not at Tenrou Island for 7 years, have informed me of a competition taking place in 3 months, one that will determine the strongest guild in Fiore. I will pick a team of 5 people to represent our guild. And we WILL win, and beat out the current strongest guild; Sabertooth. This competition is called..."
"The Grand Magic Games."
"The team representing us is as follows;
Natsu.
Gray.
Akarui.
Erza.
Lucy.
"For three months, you all must train to become stronger. Be the best you can be. Do not dilly-dally. Do not be-
" YES!" Natsu rudely interrupted Makarov.
"Natsu, just shut up!" Erza shouted from the other side of the room.
Akarui was absolutely delighted. This was for the top members of Fairy Tail, and as cocky as she was, she never thought she would be a part of a team that will determine the strongest guild.
"Ahem," Makarov said, "As I was saying, do not be lazy with this training. We are all counting on you. I highly suggest you begin to train now."
Murmurs chorused throughout the room, different variations of 'Why wasn't I picked,' or, 'They are a great team.'
The group eventually split up, the Grand Magic Games team staying behind.
"Let us start training immediately!" Erza's powerful voice rang throughout the room.
Murmurs of assent followed, and Erza shouted once more, "At the beach!"
