Okay, I was so exhausted when I uploaded the 3rd chapter that I accidentally uploaded the 4th chapter instead of the right one. I'm soo sorry! Here it is, the right Third Chapter! Enjoy!
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It was almost 4 o'clock in the morning , still dark outside. The air was chily and the silence nearly gave you goose bumps. Lexine was standing in front of the Fairy Hills building, looking disorientated. Everyone was deep asleep, while she was wandering in Magnolia for hours now.
'That's strange.'
Lexine nearly freaked out. She turned around to see a sober Cana, wearing her usual clothes.
'What's strange?' Lexine asked back.
'You, here. Do you plan to stick around?'
Lexine sighted and sat down, on the grass. She put her hands on her knees, resting her chin in her palms. She looked back at Cana smiling.
'Why not? It is my home. On the other hand..'
Cana sat down right next to her, looking somewhere in front of her, playing with a strand of hair.
'You're concerned about Laxus?'
'Maybe. About me, too..'
Cana blinked in surprise, now looking at the white haired girl. Her eyes asked the question her mouth couldn't. Lexine smiled at her.
'You know I'm not the safest person to be around.. And with these changes in the guild.. Maybe I should..'
'You should disappear again? No, this time I won't let you. It's your family, your home.. We're your family..'
Cana rested her head on Lexine's shoulder. It wasn't the first time Lexine would disappear from the guild. A while ago, maybe two or three years ago, she went missing for 6 months, not even saying where she was going.
'I found our more about my powers. And, this time, Laxus helped me more than you think.'
'Speaking of which.. You and Laxus? Eh?'
Lexine started laughing and pushed Cana gently. Cana was grinning at her friend.
'Not gonna happen. We're too different..'
'Different..'
Cana put her head back on Lexine's shoulder. Lexine was indeed different from any other human.
'Master knows.. I think he always knew about you. And Mira had a hunch since like forever'
Lexine was a little surprised. Well it wasn't that shocking, if you thought about it. She used Caster Magic which was not like any other magic. She was born like this. If she was born. That question didn't have an answer yet.
'Hmm.. Maybe I'll stay..'
She looked at Cana. She fell asleep resting her head on Lexine's shoulder. She smiled at that image and rested her head on Cana's.
'I missed you, guys'
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Makarov was sitting on the bar with a serious expression, while Mira wiped the wine glasses. Everyone was at the guild's HQ, making a lot of noise, beating the crap out of each other. Lexine walked in the war-zone, feeling amused. This was certainly looking like home. She walked straight to the bar.
'So you came home?' Mira asked with a big smile on her face. Lexine smiled back and nodded nervously. Then she looked at Makarov.
'Master, I need a word with you'
Makarov nodded silently and went upstairs. Lexine followed Makarov, more like tried to follow him, until a wild Natsu was thrown at her. Natsu went straight through her, making Lexine's color and lines blur for a second. She looked at the other side of the room and saw a hole through the wall. Gray surely was in the street. She walked over Natsu, continuing her way to Makarov.
'So, what's this about?' Makarov asked, facing the window.
'I plan to stay here.. for a while..'
'So you're asking for my permission?'
Lexine shivered and nodded nervously.
'Do you still have out guild's mark, right?'
'Well, yes.. I do, how could I erase it?'
'So? What do you want me to say? You're part of this family, you moron, and that sign proves it!'
Lexine smiled amused and relieved. He was right. It was her home, indeed.
'Lexine! Lexine! Come here!'
A hyperactive Natsu was yelling from downstairs. He was with a foot on Gray's face and waving his hand like a mad man.
'Go. We'll talk later' Makarov said, smiling.
Lexine grabbed the stair baluster and jumped downstairs, instantly facing Natsu.
'So you're back! Please, fight with me!' said Natsu, nearly begging. This time, Gray pushed him over Elfman's table, making him spill the beer on Evergreen's fancy dress. Elfman grabbed Natsu by his head and threw him away, yelling how less of a man he was since he ruined a lady's dress. Gray was looking at Lexine, Lexine was looking at him. Somewhere in the corner of the room, Juvia was crashing Max's table with her right fist.
'We missed you, dumbass..' Gray said smiling.
'Yup, me too, Gray' Lexine answered back, stretching her arms towards him, hugging him tightly. She suddenly stiffened up.
'Wait, there are two Dragon Slayers in the guild?'
Gray smiled, pointing to the darkest corner of the guild. Red eyes were looking in their way too.
'That's Gajeel Redfox. Former S-class mage of Phantom Lord. Master let him join Fairy Tail, after destroying it.. He helped Natsu to defeat Laxus, too.. He's not that bad once you get to know him.'
'So, basically, Fairy Tail's doing great!' Lexine stated. 'And the blue haired woman who tries to kill me with her eyes ever since I hugged you..?'
Gray sighted in exhaustion, running a hand through his hair. He only had his boxers on now. Lexine smiled, pointing at his clothes on the floor.
'She's Juvia Lockser, a former member of Phantom Lord's Element Four. As well as Gajeel, a former S-class mage of Phantom's. She joined Fairy Tail a little after Gajeel Redfox. And she has a little obsession ..'
'So she's in love with you! That's great!'
Gray shivered at those words. He was starring at Lexine, grabbing her wrist, trying to say something when Natsu punched him in the face, making Gray fly away across the room. Lexine sighted in relief, when she was hit by a flying bench. Natsu was laughing his ass off, while Gray was shivering in fear now.
'N-no! That was meant for Natsu, believe me!' Gray tried to say.
Lexine pulled up her imaginary sleeves, placed her right hand on some blondie's table, grabbing it and she threw it straight in Gray's head.
'You smartass! That was meant for Natsu, too!' Lexine yelled ironically.
Natsu was still laughing when Lexine turned, facing him.
'And you.. you almost got me KO earlier on the stairs..'
Natsu sweat dropped while making his was out of Lexine's attack range. She followed him, tried to punch him, but hitting Erza in the back of her head instead. The redhead dropped her cake on the floor and turned in slow-motion. Lexine took a step back, sweat dropping.
'That was.. meant for Natsu.. I'm sorry?'
Too late. Erza reequipped in her Flame Empress Armor and hit Lexine's right arm with her sword. Everyone who was in the immediate proximity was pushed a couple of meters away by the power of the attack. Except Lexine who took Erza's attack directly in her skeletal claws.
'Nobody messes with my cake! She tried to hit her again, accidentally hitting Natsu. He got in the fight, too, followed by Gray and Elfman.
Gajeel sweat dropped.
'And I was hoping she was normal..'
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'Wow!'
The white haired woman disappeared through the wall, making the blonde's jaw drop to the floor. She was perfectly amazed. Cana, which sat next to her with no table in front of her, because Lexine took it earlier, grinned.
'Lucy, that's Lexine Leraje. She's in this guild like forever. She joined us 15 years ago, maybe? Anyway, she has amazing powers. If it were for me to classify it.. Caster Magic. Something like Lost Magic, anyway. Plus summoning. And as you seen just now, she can easily manipulate any kind of thing's consistency. She is able to 'choose' whatever she wishes to touch, which can make her intangible.."
'That'amazing!'
