Hey-hey! The third chapter is here, so make sure you read it! And don't forget, Fairy Tail is awesome~!
"That was some story…!" Natsu's face had an excited expression as ever.
"Guess so…" Julie looked up to see the few birds in the sky like black dots on a blue surface "Although it was pretty tough, it was a very important mission and I learnt a lot of things."
"Like what?" the blue Exceed was curious.
"Aah…it doesn't matter…" she scratched the back of her head.
"Tell us." Erza had that scary look on her face that Natsu was so afraid of.
"Well…it's something idiots like you wouldn't understand, you see…"
"Who are you calling an idiot?!" Natsu jumped at her.
"You." Julie cut him off without a trace of emotion.
"Why, you…! Fight me!" he tried to attack her once more, but the results were same as the last time. An ultimate fail.
"Stop charging at me, wimp…! You know ya can't beat me…!" she was picking on the unconscious Natsu.
"Heh" her Exceed, Tako, came from behind and nodded his head in approval of what Julie just said.
A few days later…
"Sigh…Nothing to do…so bored…I know…!" Julie's tired look quickly changed into a devilish glare. Half a minute later she was standing in front of the entire guild. An idea came to her head that she should tell the others about the mission she went on with Natsu, Happy, Lucy and Tako.
Half an hour later…
"…And so the zombies were like 'FVNVCDADAWPOQ MEAAAAAAT!' and I was like 'DIE YOU PESTS!' and suddenly a big BOOM and a glow and Scorpio was here and – Scorpio has really cool eyes – and he blew all the monkeys away and one of them was wearing a sombrero and a rope came down from the ceiling and it was Laxus dressed like a ballerina and – Oh hi Laxus – and popcorn started falling from the sky and –"
"WILL YOU STOP BEING SO RANDOM THAT NEVER HAPPENED!"
After a few moments of silence…
"I tried pineapple once-"
"SHUT UP!" half the guild yelled.
"Yeesh, how rude can you get…"
"YOU'RE THE ONE TO TALK!"
"I have a story to tell!" Gray's story was about his first mission with Julie.
After the story…
"That's not what happened!" Julie protested.
"That's exactly what happened" Gray gave her a weird look, like when you look at a kid that's talking nonsense.
"But what about the lasers, and the plastic spiders, and the 3 foot donuts, and the lady in the rocking chair with a cowboy hat, and the purple-bearded leprechaun, and the goat on roller-skates, and-"
"Julie…"
"Yeah?"
"WILL YOU SHUT YOUR YAP ALREADY?!"
"You wanna piece of me, popsicle?"
"Bring it, blondie!"
Meanwhile, in the more quiet part of the guild, a tall dark man was talking to an Exceed with a scar on the corner of his left eye.
"She sure is a handful, eh?" the man with spiky hair spoke first.
"I sense enormous magic power from her" the Exceed, in a way in agreement, answered his pal.
"She seems pretty close to the Shrimp…"
"Ah, miss McGarden… Still thinking of her, eh?"
"Ahh, what?!" Gajeel turned away from Lilly's curious look "What are you talking about, cat?! I was just using her as an example, that's all. Ya think I like that tiny little shrimp…?!"
"It's a bit too obvious."
"Stop talking nonsense! Where's Salamander…?"
"Changing the topic, are we? Fine, act like you don't think about her, see if people believe you."
"A person can't have a normal conversation with you, cat…!"
"Heh…" the Exceed smirked "There's Natsu, by the way. No wonder you didn't notice him, he's standing next to Levy."
"Shut up you stupid cat!" he said turning around for the last time before calling out Salamander for a brawl.
"This oughta be good…" Julie mumbled to herself, which was the first time since her return that she didn't say something out loud. Flames and smoke were coming out of the cloud that Salamander and Gajeel were fighting in. Only a few insults here and there.
"Oi, Gildarts…! I haven't fought you in a while… so we're gonna fight now!" Julie, worked up from the fighting atmosphere that was always the first thing you notice in this guild, smirked under the shadow of the few hairs that were falling on her cute face "And you're next, Laxus!"
"Now you're being like Natsu…" Gildarts smiled as a sweat drop came down the back of his head.
"No can do" that was the second turn-down in a row.
"Who asked you, anyway?!" she grinned "We're fighting and that's that! But, Laxus, didn't you have a job or something…?" the girl pushed Gildarts almost to the door when she asked the Master's grandson.
"Ah, well… there was a little change in plans."
"Great! Then you're free to fight me!"
"If I recall, I don't remember saying that I will…"
"As I said, I don't need you to agree…! So get out or I'll push you out like I did to Gildarts!"
"Some strongest mage of Fairy Tail you are…!" Laxus smirked.
"You think I tried to stop her…?" Gildarts replied.
"So, who's first?" Julie wasn't paying attention to their conversation.
"I'll go first" Laxus stepped forward and looked down at the girl that was obviously shorter than him.
"Great…!" she grinned and with that, the fight started.
Julie's fist lighted up in a whitish color and she charged at Laxus. The spiky haired man grabbed her arm "That's the best you can do?"
"I haven't even warmed up yet…!" Julie was confident in herself, which the two men saw as a good thing "Energy Dragon's Tail!" she closed legs together and they lighted up with the same color as her fist. With her legs in that formation, she freed herself of Laxus' grasp, jumping in the air and aiming for his head with her feet that were supposed to represent the tip of a dragon's tail. The man blocked her attack by creating a shield of lightning. Then she jumped into the air again and after she yelled 'Energy Dragon's Tornado Breath' a huge energy twister came down at Laxus, who was noticeably impressed by her amazingly increased magic power.
Though, it wasn't enough to stop him. After that attack, the battle got more grounded. The field they were fighting on was covered in ashes and the grass was almost completely dug up.
"Energy Dragon's Wing Clash" Julie's palms lightened up and she clapped them together, creating a huge energy ball that Laxus, once again, blocked.
"You can't beat me… get over it… I'm not the same as I was back then."
"…combined with Energy Dragon's Blade!"
"Whoa…!" she actually managed to hit him this time.
Laxus, realizing that his opponent is not what she used to be, went to attack as well. In the flash of a second, shots of lightning were going through Julie's body. The girl let out a small scream, but she didn't let the pain get the better of her. Wiping the sweat off her forehead, she caught her breath and, seeing that Laxus was finally taking her seriously, turned her palms towards him. A sphere of energy appeared in front of her hands and it started to rapidly grow. Out of the sphere came a huge energy ray which was shot at the Lightning Dragon Slayer. She landed a pretty good hit on him, unlike the other tries. With a few scratches on his face and his left abdomen, Laxus walked towards the girl and put his hand on her shoulder "You've really improved, girl. Almost killed me with that ray just now" he smiled dearly at her, which made her smile as well. But, she wasn't satisfied with the battle ending with a draw.
"No way am I letting you get away from me, Laxus! Finish the fight like a man! I'm beginning to sound like Elfman… How can you be so sure of yourself when I beat you in the finale of the S-Class tournament! Come back here!"
"Sorry, maybe another time. I promised Gramps that I'd help him out with a few things."
"Like what…?!"
"Not for your ears…"
"Cleaning…? Ahahahaha I see…! Laxus the maid, ladies and gents!"
"Shut up, witch."
"AHAHAAH I'm so gonna make Reedus draw you as a maid! Maybe I'll even frame it. AHAHAHAAHAH"
"Baka."
"Well, see ya 'round, maid. Now, Gildarts…your turn…!"
"You should rest, kid. That fight drained out a lot of your magic power, and I don't wanna fight someone that's not fully prepared."
"Who said so?! My power is as full as ever!"
"Come on, let's get back to the guild… you should tell Reedus to draw Laxus as a maid… I wanna see that! Hahahaha!"
"Grr. Fine" she pouted and changed the topic to something totally random. From a distance, when you look at them, you see a father and daughter silhouette walking towards the setting red sun.
The other day…
"Oi, Julie!" Natsu slammed the door of the beer hall open and ran to the chair that the girl was sitting on.
"Hmm?" her mouth was full of watermelon and the juice was dripping down her chin and the corners of her mouth.
"Let's go on a job together!" he said the usual.
Julie spat the watermelon seeds at the Fire Dragon Slayer, agreeing quickly "Sure! But can Lucy come along too? I wanna get to know 'er better…!"
"Of course! Me, Lucy and Happy are a team…! Where I go, Lucy and Happy go!"
"Interesting…" she smiled inspecting Natsu's face "So are you friends or something more than friends, hmm…?"
"What?!" Natsu blushed "Umm… we're just friends…! What do you think…?"
"Alright, I'll pretend that I buy that…"
"Ahh…Anyway, we'll be leaving tomorrow early, so be here at dawn, okay?"
"Deal."
'Always knowing what the others feel…except in my case, that is. Oh, I wish I could say something to you, but I don't have the courage…Maybe someday…'
The next morning…
"Where were you?!" Julie was pissed at Natsu and Happy's sense of time.
"Umm…" Natsu scratched the back of his head.
"He overslept!" Happy said with his usual smile.
"YOU OVERSLEPT?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! YOU WERE THW ONE THAT TOLD ME TO BE HERE AT DAWN! I LOST 5 HOURS OF PRESCIOUS SLEEP!"
"Eh, sorry about that…"
"DON'T start with me, you pink-haired freak!"
"But the tips of your hair are pink too!"
"Umm, guys…can we get going now…?" Lucy sweatdropped.
"Hmph. Fine" they turned their backs on each other and pouted like little kids.
The team's mission was to capture some bandits, who, unknown to them, were zombies. After the return Julie started telling everyone in the guild about the mission, like she did in the old days, and couldn't help but overdo it a bit.
And there you have it…! Hope you liked it! Julie sure is random, eh? Well, R&R after reading it or I will have ballerina Laxus make you put on a tutu!