Fairy Tail: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Chapter 4.
The moon shines brightly on the cold soil of Magnolia's East Forest. The wind gently rocks the branches of the tall trees.
In the midst of the forest, a small girl with long, blue hair wanders around the area.
"Hey," a voice breaks the silence. "Where you goin'?" a scary looking man, with spiky, long hair asked.
"I go all sorts of places." the little girl said, kindly. "I serve the Fairy Queen. I'm sorry, but I have to go now, my Queen, and the rest of the Fairies are gonna be here soon."
"Really?" the red-eyed man asked, with an unsettling smile. "The Fairy King is here in the forest, too. Make sure he doesn't see the Queen, 'cuz she has a wizard kid, and Oberon wants the kid to have as an apprentice. But she won't let the kid go, 'cuz she loves him so much."
The blue-haired girl thought about it for a bit. "You're that mean wizard, Gajeel Redfox!" she exclaimed. "Aren't you the one who beats people up, then laughs about it later? The one they call 'Black-Steel Gajeel', you fight them and they have bad luck."
"Yep," he answered, happily. "I'm Oberon's musician. Everyone, even Oberon himself, sings along and swears a better hour was never wasted there."
Just then, Gajeel sniffed the air, and turned his head behind him.
"Uh-Oh little girl, here comes Oberon." he said with yet, another creepy smile.
"My Queen's here, too." the little girl said.
The night sky is filled with stars, with hardly a cloud to be seen. Two figures approach from opposing directions.
One was a beautiful woman, with long, scarlet hair with a pretty, white flower. She wore a long dress with an intricate, floral pattern which reached down to her ankles. By her side was a young boy with purple hair and red traveler's clothes.
The other figure was a tall, muscular man, with long, blue hair that went down past his waist with a yellow-ish headband, and he had intense, blue eyes. He wore a dark, purple sleeveless shirt, dark blue pants, brown boots that went halfway up his shins, dark blue wristbands, and a long, red cape with a with a button in the front.
"What's wrong Kubo? Jealous?" the red-head teased.
"Ill met by moonlight, Erza." the man said. It was easy to hear the anger in his voice. "Am I not you're love?"
"Why are you here? To see your girlfriend, The Demon, get married, obviously. You've come to congratulate them."
"How could you Erza, look at my friendship with Mirajane, knowing that I know how you feel about Laxus?"
"This is because of jealousy - with your fights, you've disturbed our sport." Erza said, with a stern look on her face, making Kubo uncomfortable. "The winds and sea are raging. Rivers are flooding. The harvest has rotten away, giving the crows a good meal. Diseases are appearing at an alarming rate. The seasons are changing. Snow covers the newly bloomed roses. The mortals want it to be winter. Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter change and the people don't know which is which. Our fighting is causing this."
"Then you admit it!" Kubo said, hastily. "It lies in you. I just want the kid, to be my sidekick."
"I'm not giving you this child." Erza said, sternly. "His mother worked for me. At night, we would talk and sit on the beach. But she died when she gave birth to her son. It's for her, I raise her son, and for her, I will not give him to you."
As Erza finished her story, the two of them stood there in awkward silence for what seemed like hours, until Kubo started speaking.
"How long are you going to stay here in the forest?" he asked.
"Probably till after the wedding." she answered. "If you want to come with me, you're welcome to, if not, I'll go alone."
Once Erza was done talking, Kubo just stared at her for a moment, then he extended his hand, as if he were about to receive something.
"Give me the boy, and I'll go with you." he said, with a smug smile that would make anyone want to punch him.
"NOT FOR YOUR KINGDOM! Let's go, I'll lose my mind if I stay here any longer!" Erza said, as she motioned her fairy servants to follow her.
"Fine! Leave!" Kubo said, making a hand gesture similar to how one would shoo away an animal. "But not until I punish you for your insolence."
End of Chapter 4.