(sneaks around corner, looks out into a dark, emty hall)
Emm...Hi people, Im alive!
Im sorry it have taken me so long to update my story, but I do have reasons! Trust me, I do.
First of all I have been looking for work, applied for a job, been to interview's and finaly gotten the job :D Said job is at least a hole days jurney from home, if you take the easy route. And they were short on staff so they wanted me down there as fast as possible. I had to move before I had found any plase to live (I still don't have one), so I been living in random places. For the most part without acess ti internett... On topp of it all I'm working on my drivers license...
Anyway, heres the new chapter, hopefully the next one will not be as... delied.
I'll be wery happy if you'll leve a review, critics, tips, comments, questions etc. But pleace, no haters, flamers or grammar-police. Im not english so deal with the mistakes. I will however be wery happy if you gently point them out :)
Disclamer: I do not own Fairy Tail, only the OC's.
Chapter 3
Inside the thief's den
''Help...please...'' The voice still echoed in the team's heads, and they couldn't tear their eyes away from those that were suspended above, trapped in the crystal. It was only when alarm flashed across the dark-skinned girl's face, and her eyes turned towards their right as if trying to warn them against something, that Lucy noticed that the thief she and Natsu had been hired to capture no longer stood in front of them. Instead he had run towards the right side of the room, maybe trying to sneak around and past them in order to make a break for door and escape.
Spinning around, Lucy reached for the whip at her hip, and let the Fleuve d'etoiles unfurl and stretch to break the ground in front of the freeing mage and stop him in his tracks. Just moments later, she felt Natsu's warm, strong arm wrap around her waist and lift her into the air as he jumped to avoid the dull, none-shining crystals that exploded out of the floor were she had been a heartbeat before. Turning her head slightly as they landed, Lucy nodded her thanks to the pink haired boy behind her, blushing slightly when he flashed a small smile in return before Natsu's face took stern look as they both turned towards their enemy.
''Be careful, Luce. There is something wrong with this dude, he'll probably do anything to win. If we ain't watching our back's, we might end up joining those two up there.'' Indicating towards the giant crystal with the two young mages within behind them, he chanced looking away from the thief in order to send a quick look at his partner. Seeing her nod of agreement, he turned his onyx eyes back towards the man they were fighting. Just in time to see the thief gesture and notice the magic circle's that was appearing both underneath their feet, forcing the two fairies to jump out of the way again, landing some distance apart. Seconds passed by as the two sides faced each other, both waiting for the other to make a move. The silence in the cave was almost deafening, only the quiet pulsing of the luminous crystals, and the silent presence of the two trapped mages giving any indication that time passed. Narrowing his eyes, Natsu looked their adversary over, he couldn't quite shake the feeling that there was something terrible off about the man.
''Who are you, and why have you sealed two living people in crystal?'' The dragon slayers voice echoed in the quiet, shattering the feeling of time standing still. Lucy looked over to her pink haired partner, taking in the scowl on his face and the ribbons of fire dancing around his body. ''Jupp, he's pissed. Not that I blame him...and he looks really hot...'' Feeling a blush crawl up her cheeks, again, the blond quickly tore her eyes away from the handsome man that was her teammate. Instead she threw a look up at the two in the crystal, noticing that they were watching the battle playing out in front of them with an intense mix on anger, hope, frustration and what she could only describe a worry in their eyes. And now that she thought about it, the light from the crystals seemed to have grown brighter and stronger, and it had stopped pulsing, as if it was reacting to the awakening of the young couple trapped within. Hearing a low crazed laughter, Lucy snapped her eyes away from the sealed ones and back towards their target.
''Why? Why, he asks! Because they are things of beauty, magic and power, why else? Though their beauty did dwindle when they fell asleep... Those are my greatest treasure! As for my name, you can me... Gin!'' Throwing his hood back with a mad grin, he reviled messy silver hair. More than anything it looked he had been electrocuted. Seeing the bewildered and slightly disturbed looks on the faces of the Fairy Tail mages, he again started cackling like a mad hyena getting tickled. What the he didn't notice was the his 'greatest treasure' was very awake and very angry, their rage only increasing the more he laughed, the glow of the crystals growing with it to the point that they light up the cave like a midday sun, and a web of hair-thin cracks started to appear on their surface.
Gin gestured briefly, and needle shaped crystals started shooting up everywhere, forcing Natsu and Lucy to dodge, jump and dance to avoid getting impaled. They were both so focused on not getting hit, that neither of them noticed Gin melting into one of the crystal pillars. Nor that he started moving from one to another in order to get behind them. Just as the thief had gotten behind Natsu, and were about to attack, a voice sounded through the cave, seemingly out of nowhere.
'' Look out! Behind you, he's in the crystals!'' The voice, obviously belonging to the girl in the crystal, was followed by a strong magical pulls that threw Gin's attack off, and caused him to miss by a mile. Not missing a beat, the dragon slayer spun around and slammed a flaming fist into the slightly dull spire behind him, shattering it into thousands of small pieces that glittered in the light. Gin barely had time to escape to another crystal. Swearing quietly, Natsu jumped back, trying to find which spire the silver haired mage had hidden himself in this time. Letting his kean eyes swep over the room, the pink haired dragon noticed that some of the crystals seemed to dull for a short moment, as if something was passing in front of them and blocked the light.
''Luce, he's in the dull ones! Be carefull'' Hearing her partner's call, Lucy concentrated on the crystals, trying to find those Natsu was talking about. Her eyes were not as good as Natsu's, but after a moment she to noticed the slight dulling of the crystals. Giving a sharp nod that she it, the blond kept her focus on the crystals, trying her best to track the path of the thief. Their opponent speed however, was making it a rather hard task.
Gin moved swiftly from crystal to crystal, silently muttering under his breath, cursing his bad luck. How had he not noticed that the two mages he had tricked and trapped 7 years ago were suddenly awake? Or that their magic had saturated the crystals in the cave to the point where he had difficulty controlling them? He sent an annoyed glance up at the two suspended above, if he remembered correctly they had called themselves Dusk and Dawn, starting slightly as he got a pair of rather pissed glares in return. And for the first time he noticed that the stone around them were weakening, swallowing he realised they were trying to break free, and this time they might just succeed. As the reality of the situation hit him, Gin didn't notice that he had stopped, nor did he notice the whip about to hit the crystal he was currently hiding within. What he did notice however was that the spire suddenly exploded into a million pieces around him and sending him tumbling head over tails trough the cavern, crashing through several pedestals holding different magical items. Lifting his head from where he had landed, and shacking the dizziness away, he saw the blond female readying her whip for another attack, and the pink haired flame mage standing beside her. A creepy grin spread slowly across his lips a sinister idea formed in his head. Grabbing an ornate dagger from the ground beside him as he rises, he once ageing melted into the crystals.
Natsu narrowed his eyes as the thief fused into the crystals again, he didn't like the grin that had been on his face, and Natsu was sure he'd seen the man pick something of the floor. More that convinced that the crystal mage was up to something, the young dragon readied himself for an attack, his back against Lucy's and his eyes sweeping across the cave, trying to find their enemy. This time however, it was a lot harder due to the fact that Gin was moving a lot faster. Cursing silently Natsu slipped further into his stance, preparing to move at a moment's notice. And it was not a second to early, as at that moment showers of racer-sharp crystal needles started shooting trough the cave from every direction, seemingly at random. The never ending bombardment slowly forcing Natsu and Lucy away from each other as they tried to avoid being turned into a pincushion. But even in the midst of dodging lethal attacks, Natsu tried to keep an eye on the woman he loved. Dread flashed through his mind when he realised that Lucy was slowly but surely pressed backwards towards a suspiciously tall, flat and dull crystal. Knowing he had no way of reaching her in time, he called out a warning, desperately hoping it wasn't too late.
''Lucy! Behind you!'' Lucy looked up at her partners panicked cry, before looking over her shoulder. She had been so focused at not getting hit by the needles, that she hadn't realised she was being lead into a trap. Her eyes widening in fear, the blond tried to jump forwards, even though she already knows it was too late to escape. Still she cried out in alarm as a pair on tin, strong, black clad arms wrapped around her torso, instantly immobilizing her own arms and hands. Keeping her from reaching her whip or the key's that still hang in her belt. Terror shot through her as her back collided with the smoot surface of the crystal, knocking the air out of her lungs and made black spots dance in front of her eyes. Closing her eyes, Lucy took several deep steadying breaths to calm herself. Second later the tickling feeling of a knife at her throat made the blood in her veins turn to ice, and her eyes snapped open to find Natsu staring at them in terror.
'' 'nless ye want me to slice her pretty little neck bloody, you'll stay right where you are and don't move a muscle, boy! Ya see, kid, this knife here has some really interesting magic in it, all I hav'ta do is make just a tiny cut, just a few drops of blood, and she'll do exactly what I tell her.'' An evil smile spread over Gin's face as he watched rage and desperation mix with the terror in the eyes of the pink haired boy in front of him. But the thief also knew that the young man, he believed the girl had called him Natsu, would not risk the life or safety of the blond woman that Gin was holding captive. Speaking of the girl, the silver haired criminal could feel her testing his grip and trying to break free, he could almost smell her fear. Locking his eyes whit those of the fire mage, he's grin widened as a cruel idea formed in his brain. With a swift move, no more than a blur of his hands, he cut a shallow wound along the woman's collar bone, drawing blood that was immediately absorbed into the blade. Ignoring the cry of outrage from her young partner, as well as the pained gasp from the blond herself, Gin watched in fascination as the blood disappeared. A few heartbeats later, the girl stopped fighting and became absolutely still in his arms, and the silver haired maniac knew the blood spell had taken hold and the blond were now under his control. Quickly he changed his grip, as the pinkete looked just about ready to ignore all warnings and common sense and go for the kill. Gin pressed the handle on the knife into her hand and closed her fingers around it. Grinning evilly, he leaned down to whisper in her ear, making sure to talk just loud enough for the flame user to hear what he said.
''Now, my pet, I have only one order for you... I want you to kill your beloved partner''
