The Second Deal

That afternoon Cana sat in the grass near her caravan, her feet dipping into the creek. The water felt good on her feet, cooling down her whole body; she could feel the wind blowing through her hair and caressing her face, the smell of wet grass that permeated in the air, the grass under her palms soft and newly grown.

Damn, I love Magnolia in this time of the year was a thought that went through her head as she relaxed lying on the grass enjoying the weather.

Feeling a shift on the wind, she pull herself in a sitting position before opening her eyes, however when she did she wasn't expecting what was in front of her, the woman from so many years ago stood there, her dress still tattered and gray, her hair looking as silky as she remembered and her green eyes as captivating as before, she hadn't aged a day since then, or so it seemed, Cana's voice caught in her throat, and her mind went to the date the woman had given her so many years ago, she recalled the woman had said the full moon after she turned 24 however there had been a full moon just the day before her birthday so that nullified those, she still had a full moon cycle to go, so she knew for sure the time wasn't near.

"What are you doing here?" she questioned finding her voice.

"I have a proposition to you" the woman said looking her straight in the eye with her green ones "If you find someone who loves you as wildly and passionately as you love them, I will let you live forever"

"What's the catch?" she asked directly, wanting to know what she was getting herself into, no way was she getting into another deal without knowing all the variables, she wasn't a child of ten anymore, no she was a fully grown woman who would never be mistaken again.

"I see you've grown little gypsy" she remarked "For every rejection you're given, I get to take a day of the time you have established now"

"I thought you didn't have the power to make that kind of deal" she told her suspiciously;

"Don't fret little Gypsy, when it comes to Clive's the Fates have granted me the power to extend or shorten the life span according to the deals made with them, however only according to deals, that means you make your part and I make mine"

She weighted the pros and cons of making such a deal, Cana had never been in love so how would she even know when she was? However if she did find someone she was interested in that way she could just avoid rejection and keep her days, she just had to play her moves right

"I accept your deal" she told the woman extending her hand to her, the woman smiled as she pierced the tip of her finger with her nail, she never stopped looking Cana into the eye, even as she took the bleeding finger to her lips and sucked the blood, moments later she disappeared with a sly smile on her lips.

She leaned back down on the grass after that letting her muscles relax and taking deep breaths. Everything was perfect until she heard some rustling in some nearby bushes, her senses becoming more aware of her surroundings; turning her head in the direction the noise was coming from she was surprised with what came out of the bushes.

"Damn girl, you're place is hard to find"

There in front of her stood the blond man from FairyTail.

She started wondering what the woman was playing at