Chapter 2
5 years later
"I wonder if we'll die" a 14 year old Mirajane Strauss stated as they tretched through the desert
"Well die Maybe" a 12 year old Lisanna Strauss had her arm around Lucy supporting her weight
"Me to, I think I'm going to have a nosebleed" a 12 year old Lucy said covering her nose
Lucy had on Light green top, her sleeves went to her elbows. White bandages wrapped up her wrists disappearing under the shirt. A white rope belt was wrapped around her waist. The slits on the side of her light green top went up to her hips and the end of the shirt went just past her butt. She had on white leggings, black and green boots, and black cloak with a green gem holding it together. Green ribbon securing her side ponytail
Mira had on a light blue shirt, the sleeves went to the middle of her forearms, she had on white gloves. The shirt stopped just above her butt. White pants adorned her legs. A white rope belt was secured tightly at the waist. Black boots were on her feet. A black cloak with a blue gem was on her shoulders. And a blue ribbon securing her ponytail
Lisanna had on a light lavender shirt, the sleeves went to her forearms. White bandages wrapped up her wrist and into her shirt. A white rope belt was tied loosely at her waist. Her shirt went down just below her butt. She had little slits on the side of her shirt. She had on white pants with brown boots and a black cloak with a lavender gem
"What a lack of tension" Mira and Lisanna sweat dropped
"I'm just saying it really hot out here ….ough I can feel it coming
"Look Lucy nobody cares about you stupid nosebleed" Lisanna said
"LISANNA!" yelled Mira as Lisanna fainted
"We don't have any herbs left" Lucy said
"Hold on just a little longer" Mira told her
"Sorry Lucy. Mira, I'm just holding you guys down if this continues even you to…" Lisanna told them "…this is the end for the three of us… we can't even hope to run away…we've sacrificed so many comrades to survive up till now but…"
Lucy had a flashback to the demon that came to her 5 years ago "you'll be successful it's your fate"
"Not yet"
'I haven't done anything yet'
"But….."
"You're not weak so don't cry!" Lucy yelled with tears in her eyes
Lucy had remember what Cobra had said "if it seems to me that you're not following your orders I will kill you…If you run no matter how far or if you fail I will kill you" 'true to his words the ones who failed or tried to run were all killed to serve as a warning…he always has to make an example out of everything'
"That man he's trying to kill us" Mira grimaced
"No. But I don't think he's trying to keep us alive either" Lucy said
"That's the same thing and now were suffering and he's probably enjoying it" Mira exclaimed
"Hello ladies. Glad to see your enjoying your training….but you were all taking so long so I decided to pick you up" Cobra suddenly appeared
"Welcome Back"
Cobra was wearing a long sleeved with a purple open vest and white pants
"I'm amazed you know" Cobra began "I didn't think girls could survive training yet you guys did"
The girls were all wearing yellow and orange sleeveless dress that had a zipper on the front that went all the way down the front
The girls looked up at him from there food
"Which you guys are brilliant… part of the elites already" Racer patted Lisanna on the head
"No hitting my head okay!" Lisanna yelled
Midnight stood beside Cobra
"Oh? Scared that'd you become shorter than you already are now"
"Stop calling me short" Lisanna hit him
"Sorry" Racer apologized
"y-you're not sorry"
"Don't stutter pipsqueak"
"Hey stop that I don't want you infecting our girls with your idiocy" Midnight came
"What your problem" Racer asked Midnight
"Plus you'll make Lisanna cry"
Lucy just sat there munching
'What a brat' thought Cobra
Cobra moved beside her
"There…There are strong female assassins out there you know"
"Huh Lucy looked up at the red haired man
"Our guild doesn't have a lot of them but that doesn't mean you won't make an excellent one"
'I get it'
"And some of them cause real problems for us"
'He's worried because I ate by myself... so he thought that I was feeling depressed being told that I haven't got a chance just because I'm a girl'
"Cheer up! You have potential"
'Of course not...'
"I don't really mind you know" Lucy said
'Potential to be an assassin or the such…'
"Don't worry" Lucy reassured Cobra
'I don't want any of it'
"Besides I don't think that women are inferior to men...However-"
"Women are weaker than this is a fact" Cobra interrupted Lucy
Lucy sat there dumbfounded for a moment
"I'm not weak" she said coldly
"Yes you are" Cobra replied
"Maybe before but now I have become stronger under you"
Cobra walked up and stood before Lucy "no you are weak with your arms so thin and fragile" he grabbed her arms "like a flower you might break easy"
CCCCRRRRRRAAAASSSSSHHHHH! The sound echoed through the hall
Cobra has pushed Lucy into a table
"LUCY!?" Mira and Lisanna screamed
What did you do to her COBRA!?" Mira asked screaming
Cobra stood there smirking at Lucy while she struggled to stand up
'The soup the salad to I haven't finished eating that what a waste'
The soup and salad what spilled all over the cold stone floor
"I'm fine he just dislocated my arm it's not broken" Lucy told Mira and Lisanna who were holding her
Lucy mustered all her courage and she glared furiously at Cobra
Cobra stopped for a second before smiling "I have to apologize to you, you haven't change at all since you first came here. You are still the same, but still you managed to survive so I suppose you're strong in your own way"
"AND YET YOU LOOK DOWN ON ME" Lucy yelled
Cobra grasped her side ponytail "such a childish hair style it's easy to grab and in your line of work in gives the enemy a advantage. You should change it immediately. I'm not saying you haven't got what it takes to do the job but it looks like you'd make a better dog for a noble than a assassin
"Oh? If that's so how about selling them as 'guards'?" Midnight asked Cobra
"Not just yet" cobra answered
'Guards?'
"What nonsense… not that I agree with his opinion but like this man said women look powerless right? There's no way there would be who'd wish to make one as a guard" Lucy said while Cobra tugged on her hair
"I guess I haven't taught you this yet. The nobles favour girls like you and if you have enough skill you can even guard royalty"
'Royalty like princes and princesses? Such things are just a dream talking'
"Well that's just a example there are a lot of other uses for you guys" Cobra said
'I couldn't get close to royalty unless I had been sent to kill one of them'
"Of course what a joke I haven't got the time to play with nobles" Lucy managed to get out
"But still if you throw yourself into the dazzling world. You'd want pretty hair style to match" Cobra told her
"I WONT CHANGE MY HAIR" Lucy screamed at Cobra
"Stubborn"
"You can't judge me for that" Lucy shouted
"You haven't changed your weird hairstyle since you came here" Cobra said and he kept tugging on her hair
It went dead silence for a few moments
"Hmmm" Cobra chuckled "just like I thought you really should become a nobles do I'm certain when you wear beautiful dresses you'd change your hairstyle without any hesitation" Cobra smiled with his eyes sparkling dangerously
'Wah'
"Looks like its settled" Midnight said
'Damn he made his decision'
"Yup" Brain said
"Yup settled"
"No" Lucy squeaked
"No way" Lisanna piped
'There selling me to the nobles'