The Scribe and the Dragon
By Evalynn

Rated: M [Sexual content - you all have been advised]

Author's Note: I do not own 'Fairy Tail' or any of its main characters. I'll try to stay within their usual personality as much as possible. Please, do not bash me, my grammar sucks. Enjoy the story and yes, sexual content will continue as well.

Chapter Two: The Cursed Mermaid Witch

The train ride to Bosco is very eventful, due to the fact that Gajeel keeps screaming and throwing threats at anyone that messes with him while he felt sick from the movement of the train. The ride from Magnolia Fiore to Bosco took them five hours

"Augh! M-make i-it stop…" Gajeel laid flat on the floor of their seat as he felt sick.

Levy felt sorry for him, "Hang on awhile longer, Gajeel. We're almost there."

"Augh…" Gajeel moaned uncomfortably.

"About another hour, hang on." Levy tried to soothe him, "From there, we need to get to Stella right away and that's a five hour train ride."

"A four hours train ride to Joya, eight hours to Minstreal and then eight hour to Midi…"

"Augh! W-what the h-hell!" Gajeel turned blue and turned his body to the side, he held his stomach. "T-that's too long of a t-train r-ride?"

"Twenty-five hour train ride." Levy sadly answered. "I'm sorry Gajeel but it's going to be a quick transfer. Just think, we will get there a day early and it gives us extra time."

"You can regain to full strength when we get there." Levy tried to sound enthusiastic but still feeling sorry that his feeling sick from all the motion. "I'll create all the iron all you want once we arrive to the next stop."

"Augh! F-fine." Gajeel shut his eyes and he took a couple of deep breathe. "W-what sort of D-dragon slayer a-am I t-that I get s-sick f-from this stupid m-machine…"

"Natsu also get motion sickness." Levy said, then she thought of Wendy. "Hmmm… Since Wendy's Dragon is an Air type, must be why she can stand being inside any mobile transportation."

"But all Dragons can fly…"

"L-like I s-said…" Gajeel said sickly, "I-it doesn't m-make any s-sense…"

'Ladies and Gentlemen, your attention please.' The female voice in the intercom sounded sweet and friendly. 'We will be arriving at Bosco Station in the next forty-five minutes. I repeat, we will be arriving at Bosco Station in the next forty-five minutes. Thank you very much.'

Levy noticed that Gajeel passed out and now asleep. 'Poor guy, this won't be easy for him…'

'I'll let him sleep until we get there.'

So she pick up a book and began to read. 'I'll research this quest for a bit. Let see…'

The cursed witch Sulma

Sulma is one of the most powerful witch in Midi but also feared for she is cold blooded. Though she never harmed anyone, Sula kept to herself inside her home. A cave that is located at the rocky shore of Midi which is next to impossible to reach due to the fact that Sulma enchanted the area for privacy.

Years later, a magician came to capture her heart and turned her into a mermaid after he acquired it. Leaving her in her current state until he returns her missing heart.

Legend says that anyone who acquired a powerful witch's heart will gain immortality but the practice is not proven because after the magician acquired the heart of Sulma, he vanished without a trace.

Sulma, a mermaid but still as powerful when she was human continue to live in her cave. Many people tried to get a glimpse at her but everyone returned with their memory erased of their exhibition to her cave. The closest person who managed to get a glimpse at her said that she is very beautiful with long black raven hair with silver fish tail but no other description was given.

Levy closed the book, all others she read said the same thing. 'She's going to be hard to beat if we don't know anything about her.'

'How did Miss Starrwoodshire knew about Sulma?'

'I don't think I ever met her before nor I ever seen Mr. Starrwoodshire either. Though I've heard of him from Master.'

"Sulma the Cursed Mermaid Witch…" Levy softly said, she look around outside the window. The sun is about to raise up from the horizon, they were lucky enough to catch the last train. 'We will reach Minstrel tonight and by tomorrow, Midi…'

"W-what are you mumbling about, shrimp?" Gajeel's voice caught her by surprise.

"Ah, I thought you were fast asleep." Levy look down at the large man on the floor. "Get some rest before we hit Bosco, you're going to need it."

"A-ah, I c-cant s-stand this…" Gajeel groaned, "I-Im going to…. Urk!"

"Eek! Gajeel!" Levy raised both her legs up. "Hang on!"

When they reached Bosco, Levy made sure that Gajeel is comfortable near the next train they'll be riding to Stella. The man couldn't even stand up properly, he leaned over with his head between his legs and breathing very heavily.

Levy rub his back and sat next to him, "Are you alright Gajeel? Do you need anything?"

"Water…" Gajeel said.

"Ok, I'll go get our tickets too." Levy stood up, "Wait here, I'll be right back."

When Levy left his side, he felt really empty. He leaned back on the bench and took deeper breaths to gain some of his senses back. 'Baka, now's not the time to think about that. Damn it, you have a couple of trains to ride…'

Levy waited patiently in line at the ticket counter, there are a couple of people behind in front of her and then four in the back. It gave her time to think of how to help Gajeel to ease his motion sickness. 'Maybe a sleeping potion but he would hate it…'

'Maybe something like Wendy's spell? Hmmm…'

The line moved and Levy got the train tickets they needed for Stella. She stopped by at the corner store and bought a couple of water bottles, she also got some motion sickness potion and sleeping potion just in case.

"Motion sickness? We have a couple of different sort of potion, which one do you need?" The man behind the counter said.

"Something very strong." Levy asked, "My companion is a very sensitive man when it comes to anything that moves."

"I see, let me see what I got in my shelves. Wait a moment, please." The man turned around and opened his cupboards, he took out a case and place it on the counter for Levy to see. "Alright, these are my strongest motion sickness potion, allow me to explain the difference."

"The Red Potion is a small dose, The Blue Potion is medium and the Black Potion is the strongest. I'll set the red aside for now since you say that your companion got a real bad motion sickness. I'll recommend these two instead, the blue and black."

The man continued. "For the blue, only use it for short distance of five hours while the black will last for twelve."

"We are from Magnolia Fiore. The ride wasn't very easy on him." Levy said, "He is so sick that he slept on the floor."

"We're on our way to Midi…"

"I see, well then." The man smiled, "You're going to need a couple for the travel and on the way back. This is what you should do."

So the man gave Levy instructions of how she should treat Gajeel's sickness. Levy is intrigue but also skeptical. 'I hope this would work…'

First, she bought them lunch since they have a good two hour and Levy added some iron bolts on Gajeel's portion. 'This will cheer him up a bit.'

On the way back, Levy is relive to see Gajeel still sitting where she left him. The color on his face have returned and he looked very bored. 'Looks like his back to normal.'

"Gajeel! I brought you some lunch and water." Levy approached the metallic man and sat next to him. "You need your strength and I added some iron in them too."

"Tch. You sure know your way to my stomach, shrimp." Gajeel grinned and took the box from Levy. "Thanks."

Levy returned the grin, "Sure, no problem."

They ate silently, well, Gajeel devoured his and chomped away iron bolts on each bite. When the time came for them to ride the train, Gajeel turned a little green. Levy reached for his large hands with a smile. "I got you, its ok."

Gajeel looked away, blushing at her tiny statement. "W-whatever."

Levy giggled, she squeezed his hand and they climbed on the train together. When they settled on their seat, Levy handed Gajeel the blue potion. "Here, take this. It should help you a little with your motion sickness."

For a second, Gajeel couldn't speak but he took the bottle and drank it down without a word. The liquid was smooth and taste like blueberry and mint which he didn't mind at all. "It doesn't taste bad."

"Good, I have to keep track how long the potion last, that way we have a record of how long I need to give you another dose but not too much that your body might get immune to it." Levy explained, "The man at the store said, only small portion at a time."

"Alright, we will see after the train start moving." Gajeel said.

When the train started to move, Gajeel closed his eyes and wait for the sickness to start. After the train gain some speed five minutes later, he slowly opened one eye and found Levy staring at him. Ten minutes passed by, he sighed slowly and allowed his body to move.

"Nothing…" Gajeel finally said, he look outside the window and watch everything pass by in a blur. He grinned and gave Levy a side glance, "You're keeping track?"

"Yes, I am." Levy answered. 'Yay, a small success!'

"Did you find any more information about this mermaid?" Gajeel asked.

Levy unclip the board on the side and slide it over to set up as their table, "Her name is Sulma, a very powerful witch."

She opened the book and opened the map of Midi. Pin pointing an area at the fast south corner of the country. "Here, this is where she is located but other than what I've read, there's nothing much written about her or what sort of magic she possess. Though, she does have a barrier set up around her territory and whoever step inside gets their memory erased."

"That's going to be tricky." Gajeel said. "We are going to gather info around town first before we set foot into her territory."

"What I'm curious about is what sort of spell she is using on the barrier." Levy thoughtfully said, "If I can figure it out, I may be able to rewrite it for a short period of time and we can get inside without being detected."

"All you need is to get close to it enough, right?" Gajeel said. "That shouldn't be a problem."

"Yeah, but, would it be that easy to even find it?" Levy seriously stared at the map. "They said that a lot of people tried to get to the cave on different location but the result is the same."

"But there is one person who saw the mermaid once and is able to get away without his memory erased but they never mentioned his name."

"Great…" Gajeel gritted his teeth, "Oh well, we just have to ask around…"

"We have to watch what we say though." Levy said, "Midi is another country and they don't like being pestered by outsiders too much."

"So we need to be crafty of how we approach things."

"I get it ya." Gajeel said, "We can't divide and conquer either. That's alright."

"Right." Levy.

"Just don't leave my side, alright?" Gajeel looked away from her, "I don't want you to get into trouble without me around to protect ya."

"I won't hear the end of it from everyone if anything happens to ya on my watch."

Levy slightly blushed. "No problem…"

An elderly woman with a cart passed them by. "Hi, would you lovely couple like to buy some snacks?"

'Eh? C-couple?' Gajeel and Levy blushed scarlet.

"I have some tea, sparkling water, cakes, candies, sandwiches and some meat buns." The lady showcased her items before the two.

"Ummm… I-I would like some ice tea and a strawberry cake please…" Levy answered, she gave Gajeel a side glanced who jumped a little.

"C-coffee and a meat bun…" Gajeel replied.

"Excellent." The woman handed them their purchase and Gajeel paid. Neither bothered to correct the woman and that caused them to blush even deeper.

"Where are two young ones heading to?" The lady asked as she gave Gajeel their change.

"South Village of Midi." Levy answered.

The woman's eyes widen with surprise. "Oh, congratulation! When was your wedding?"

"Eh!?" Gajeel dropped his change and Levy started at the woman in shock.

"Oh, I remember when my husband took me to South Village of Midi." The woman dreamily said, she didn't noticed the shock expression on their faces. "South Village is for married couples only. It's a town that they all settled in to raise a family and everyone knows everybody."

"It's also a tourist sight, a honeymoon spot for newlyweds and you need your marriage identification to enter the village's gate. They don't allow single people entering the village, that's a rule and law of South Village."

The woman continued, "Even the Midi Council have high respect for their law."

This information was news to the both of them, they end up listening to the woman's ramble.

"The story of the Cursed Mermaid Witch is very popular as well." The woman said.

Gajeel lock eyes with Levy who nodded.

"We got married recently and we're having our honeymoon in South Village." Levy said with a sweet smile, she turned to Gajeel. "Isn't that right, dear?"

Nervously, Gajeel smiled back and nodded his head multiple times. "Y-yeah, we d-did."

The woman squealed, then blushed. "Oh, excuse me. An old lady like me like to gossip and I enjoy talking to newlyweds all the time."

"Could you tell us about the Cursed Mermaid Witch?" Levy asked. "My husband and I were reading about it while we were in Fiore."

The woman waved her hand, fanning her face as if she's hot. "The story behind that isn't written as much as anyone would have liked but it's also a mystery to a lot of people. To tell you the truth, I'm not even supposed to tell you about it."

"Eh?" Levy blinked while Gajeel frowned.

Looking around, the lady made sure no one is listening to their conversation. "The witch was cursed by her lover magician because she refused his marriage proposal. Angry, the magician turned her into a mermaid so no one would pursue her. I heard she was very young and powerful."

"How could she be a powerful witch at such a young age?" Levy asked.

"I heard, that she got fairy blood in her which gave her a lot of power." The lady answered. "Another say that her parentage so powerful, she acquired it from them."

"Do you know who they were?" Levy continued to ask.

"It's not 'who' but 'what' her parents was." The lady said seriously. "A parent that raised her since she was very young but vanished before she could even be considered an adult."

"A Dragon…"

Gajeel's eyes widen and Levy covered her mouth, she stared at the man across from her. 'Oh no…'

'Gajeel…'

End of Chapter Two…

A/U Notes: Ta-dah! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I did! Thank you all for ready and continue to support me!