Woot! Another chapter up and I'm so sorry I didn't get it up sooner... I was really lazy :3
And I'm sorry my writing is so confusing; I was looking over the other chapters today and was like: e.e Can they get this?
So yeah, I apologise in advance for any mistakes I missed...
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail. AND NEVER WILL o3o - I only own Reiki Lilieave.
Pairing: Gray x OC - development will be slow, don't like? Don't read.
No flamers, and review if you fancy.
In this little group of ours; Lucy, Mirajane, Erza, Natsu, Happy, Gray and finally me… we all feel a tense atmosphere. It's suffocating, and quiet – too quiet. Softly, right foot after left we descend down the stone stairs until we reach the Fairy Tail basement. What do I do in these kind of gloomy situations? When I'm sad, I sing to get my thoughts focused on another thing…
At least, I want to do that, to lighten up the atmosphere. But the silence is fragile, and I feel that if I do something inappropriate Natsu or one of the others will set their icy gazes on me. Should I do it anyways, I wonder? But... it's too late, because the sight of Master Makarov drinking heartily as though he has no care in the world is slowly coming into our line of vision.
When we approach him, I'm not sure if a headache is coming up, or if it was already there in the first place. "Yo! Welcome back!" He says in a cheery tone, a light pink dusting his cheeks. Is he intoxicated? Then, I can't help it – my lips twitch up into a smile when I hear his friendly greeting, and for a moment I forget about what has happened to the guild. Yet even as I do smile, no one else does - and Natsu especially, doesn't seem so amused.
"What are you doing just sitting around here Gramps?" The boy cries, and I take this moment to take a glance at everyone's expression. When I glance at them for the second time since I've entered, I notice their solemn expressions. They are no longer eating, or drinking, but instead their eyes are trained on us.
The guild master simply ignores the pink-haired Dragon Slayer, and he turns, grinning at Lucy and I. "Did the job go well?" He asks, and I nod. "Y-yeah…" The blond next to me murmurs, her expression; surprised.
"Master! Don't you know what situation we're in?" Erza finally speaks up, and immediately Natsu bobs his head in agreement. "The guild's busted up!"
Still smiling, and in yet another cheery tune, Makarov laughs. "It's fine… it's fine… nothing to get so riled up about," As if to prove his point, he waves his free hand in the air, and along with the movement, the liquid in his cup splashes. "Heh, Phantom huh? That's all those idiots can do?" He utters; my ears barely able to pick up the sentence. He takes another sip from his beer.
"Pff, attacking the guild when no one's here… what's the fun in that?" Master sighs.
"What, no one was here?" Erza asks, and Mirajane nods. That's when I notice her hair colour – a shade lighter than mine, but still seeming to be much more colourful.
"Yes… it seems they attacked during the night…" Mirajane mutters and her eyes are narrowed with worry. I can almost hear her thoughts, because they are so similar to mine: this is just the start of a battle between us two guilds The question is, why would they, out of nowhere, vandalize the guild? Was 'vandalize' even the right word for?
…
Was it to warn us or something? Maybe. That'd be pointless though, wouldn't it? After all, Fairy Tail was known to be a guild that didn't fall to anything. It was resilient.
"So that's why no one is injured…" Erza mutters, and it's true. No one here seems to adorn a bandage, or scratch - anything that could be counted as an injury.
"If they can only manage a sneak attack, we don't even have to give those bastards our time of day. Why should we?" Master laughs.
Silence and then -
Eyebrows furrowed, I stare at Natsu and his now bleeding fist, although compared to the state the guild is in… the hole in the wall beside the Dragon Slayer is nothing. Silently, I make my way towards him, and crouch down to pick up some of the larger shrapnel that flew from the wall and onto the floor. Lucy follows suit, and when the larger ones have been collected, we deposit them into the nearest bin. It's still silent as we do so. Natsu's face is cloaked in rage, and as soon as he opens his mouth to speak up again, Master interrupts.
"This discussion is over. Until upstairs is repaired, we'll take requests from here."
"This isn't time to be doing jobs-"
"I've had enough of you Natsu!"
As soon as Master declares that, his hand stretches out, but instead of hitting Natsu he hits Lucy. On the butt. Yeah, he's so wasted - Natsu doesn't look like Lucy at all!
"Gotta pee!" He adds as he runs off towards a random direction, and I blink. Too much information. I sigh, taking Happy into my hands, and dragging a chair out from underneath a table. I stroke the cat's blue fur, but his attention isn't on me. Instead, we both watch as a discussion plays out.
"If that's what master feels then… there is nothing we can do." Erza says finally, and there's silence in the guild again. It's so very true, and extremely unfair. They were the ones who attacked us first, like Natsu said, but outright conflict between guilds is forbidden by the council.
There's nothing we can do.
"Lucy… I'm sleepy!" I moan, dragging my booted feet across the ledge of the lakeside. "Be careful Reiki, you might fall," Lucy chides like a mother hen, and I nod, a yawn making my eyes blurry. "You know, I actually didn't know whether I was going to join Phantom, or Fairy Tail at first," I glance at her for a moment, "But you know! I'm glad I chose Fairy Tail," The blond adds, and I give her a thumbs up. "Nice choice…" I trail off, as we get closer and closer to her apartment.
"Yeah! Fairy Tail is the best!" As we reach the door, I grab onto the little stellar spirit in front of me, and plop him on my shoulder. Lucy grabs onto the door knob, twists, and pushes it open – and suddenly she's hitting Natsu with her luggage. Blinking at the sight in front of me, I avert my eyes from Gray's half-naked form and inwardly, I scold myself for not being cautious. I should really get used to his creepy stripping habit.
I land on Lucy's bed with a soft 'flop' and sigh in relief as my head hits one of the fluffy pillows. "Not even going to change?" Gray asks, and I murmur into a pillow.
"What?" The black-haired boy asks and I lift my head, eyes still shut.
"Get some clothes on, bluey."
"E-eh?" He exclaims, glancing down in realisation – not that I can see, of course. I hear the ruffling of clothes, and then Gray's talking again. "-And who'd you call bluey, whitey!" He shouts, and my eyebrows furrow.
"My hair's not white! It's silver!" I swear. He must be colourblind… or something.
"Well my hair isn't blue!" But it is!, I'm about to say, but instead I sigh. It is blue… just in the right light…
"Pfft, I guess it doesn't matter anyways. You're so colourblind Gray," I say, flipping myself over and laying down with my arms crossed over my chest.
"Colour blind people can still see what colour your hair is and- I'm not colourblind dammit!" The man retorts, and at this I suppress a laugh.
"Denial is the first step…" I trail off… to what? Denial? It started out so well - and denial is the first step to denial doesn't sound right.
"To what? Love?" Gray snickers, and almost immediately I sit back up, and stare at him in his now clothed form.
"…Really? Is it really?"
Silence. And then, a sigh.
"No… It's not Reiki," Lucy cuts in, a silly smile on her face – enjoying our little dispute. "Well, it could be," I chime in thoughtfully.
"You know…" Erza starts and I jump. She was there? Natsu and Happy too! Wow. These people are like ninjas.
"The incident with Phantom means that they came to this town-""-Meaning, they've probably already looked up where we all live," Natsu interrupts, and Erza nods solemnly. "So it's better if we all stay in groups," She says, grasping a steaming cup in her hands.
Happy and I exchange looks. "That means…" We both cheer, "SLEEPOVER PARTY!" With our fists, or paws, raised in the air, we grin at each other. Natsu, with his arms crossed, exclaims, "We're not here to relax!"
"Lucy… you're a girl of a certain age, so even I would feel uncomfortable with Natsu and Gray," Erza says, a soft smile playing on her lips, "So that's why I decided to keep you company."
"Ah, me too!" I murmur, and Lucy nods, "Wait so… Gray and Natsu staying with me was already decided? And… why is it at my house?"
When I feel a gaze on the back of my neck, I whip my eyes around. It's only Plue. Wait, why Plue in the first place? He points towards the denim jeans I wear and I blink. Plue blinks. I blink again – and then I remember. "Ah," With a flick of the wrist I produce a pink lollipop out of my back pocket, and Plue reaches for it. Once it's in his hands he rips off the wrapper, and with what looks like a grin, he stuffs it into his mouth.
"Ah, look at their laundry!" Happy chimes, and almost immediately I know what he's talking about. With a surprised cry both me and Lucy bolt, and I snatch an offending piece of material out of Happy's hands. Eyes are on me and instead of meeting them, I turn my gaze downwards, and I don't think they need to glance at my face to know that a blush has painted over my cheeks. Hands behind my back in an attempt to hide the underwear, I sigh - at least mine weren't as embarrassing as Lucy's. I swear... how can she wear those things?
"Wha- Plue! What are you doing?" Lucy cries, her attention diverted from the little moment between me and my underwear. Plue continues sucking on the lollipop anyways. "Wah! Look Erza! I found some sexy underwear!" Immediately, I glance at what Happy's holding, and sigh in relief when I find out it's not another one of mine - I don't think mine would be considered 'sexy' anyways. Lucy's nearly pulling her hair out, as Erza's eyes widen and like a flustered school-girl she takes the underwear in her hands and mutters in- was it adoration? Surprise? "You actually wear this…?"
Plue points towards me when Natsu asks where he got the lollipop from and immediately Natsu turns on his puppy-eye charm; I shake my head at him with a smile. "There's a secret stash Lucy has… there," I say, pointing towards the small pink box in the corner of the room.
"I'm hitting the hay, so quiet down okay?" Gray yawns from the other side of the room on the side of the room, on my little make-shift bed. "W-what! That's where I'm sleeping bluey!" I cry, rushing towards him and head-butting his side in a way that I think will get him off my bed. When he doesn't budge – I think he's already asleep – I lay on top of his stomach, effectively squeezing the air out of him. "What are you doing-" The boy exclaims, obsidian eyes now wide open and his arms trying to get my person off him. Unfortunately for him and fortunately for me, he fails to do so. "You asked for it!" I whine on top of him, attempting to apply more weight.
"It's nice to know you guys are enjoying the change of pace in someone else's home…" Lucy sighs begrudgingly, and suddenly Erza turns towards us, no longer staring at Lucy's fancy underwear.
"Ahem, anyways… you all smell like sweat. We're all sleeping in the same room, so at least take a bath." It's true, since I'm lying on top of Gray I get an extra whiff of it. I don't smell that much… I think.
"I'm too lazy!" Natsu cries, and Gray nods, his eyes closed – I don't think me being on top of him and blocking his airway is working anymore. He's not even trying to get me off. "I'm too sleepy," Bluey murmurs, and I sigh, ready to jump on him if it comes to the worse.
Suddenly, I'm toppling off of Gray and onto my bed. I'm surprised to find myself thinking: Gray was warm. Was he really? There's still a patch of warmth of the bed where the boy was, so I'd just curl up there. Simple as that, right?
Yup.
"I suppose I must…" In front of me, Erza has the two boys in a headlock, while me, Lucy and Happy watch. "Shall we take a bath together like we used to a long time ago?" At this, my face heats up, what… what was their relationship?
Lucy voices this out loud and I shake my head in disbelief. Before bad thoughts can seep into my head at Erza's suggestion, I excuse myself and grab a nearby nightgown, to prepare myself for a nice, hot bath.
"…title bestowed by the Chairman of the Magic Council to…" I hear from outside, but instead of going out, I spend my time in the bathroom slowly.
Hoodie off and in the hamper I stare at my foggy reflection in the mirror. At times like this, I didn't mind doing a one-over. Straight, long silver hair tied into a messy bun at the top of my head, murky brown-black eyes. My skin, tanned because of of the many moments spent in the blazing sunlight… I sigh. I could've been a mirror image of my mother. As I finger the ruby necklace, my thoughts wonder over to where, why, and how – were the two mages that were my parents, taken away so easily?
...Nothing comes into mind, and instead of staring at the mirror in front of me, I shake my head. Now, I guess, it didn't matter. I mean, sure, it mattered - but what could I do? I had no clues, except for the accessory that was currently placed on my neck.
For now, I'd enjoy life as it were. Who knows, maybe I'd find out later on.
Maybe.
Hopefully.
As I slip on my yellow pajama pants and top, I exhale slowly. It's time to enjoy life as it is. I know sleep magic, and I have my necklace here with me. I'm safe, and no doubt I'll protect the people around me.
I will – I promise.
"Okay guys! Who's up next?" I grin as I peek outside, but the sight I'm greeted with isn't what I expected.
"No…" Erza pauses, as I slide myself next to the two little figures by the floor, and grab one in my arms that just so happens to be Plue. "If it came to blows, mutual destruction between both Phantom and Fairy Tail is ensured."
"Hm," I tap my fingers on little Plue's deflated head – who knew hot water did that to him? They were talking about Phantom and such.
"Our offensive powers are equal – Master Makarov is said to be on par with Master Jose, who is also one of the ten wizard saints." Wizard Saints: There were only 10 people who were given the title that proved they were one of the greatest wizards in the continent, and indeed, Makarov and Jose were 2 of them.
"Then, there are the Element 4, their S-class level wizards," S-class? Wow. "But… our biggest worry is 'Iron' Gajeel. He's the one responsible for the attack on the guild, I believe… the Iron Dragon Slayer." This sentence was bound to get a reaction.
"Dragon Slayer?" Lucy cries, and I nod. I met one before, by the name of Wendy.
"There are more than Natsu? So that means…" Lucy trails off, and I start for her.
"Yup, he probably eats iron and all that crap. Weird right?" I laugh, but no one else does.
We'd have to watch out for him, and Element 4 as well.
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kmgd14: Haha, hmm well, she thinks of a lot of things- say kind of... perversely? But reacts to them really innocently? Like she thinks she can handle it, but she can't. :shot: ;3;
Yeah, I was actually surprised that the idea of sleep magic wasn't further advanced (although maybe, it'll be put in later chapters of the manga or something...). Thank you for reviewing! Seriously, thank you so much! I'll try to... enjoy this chapter okay? :D
Bareerah123: Oh wow, thank you! Thanks for reviewing, and I'm glad that you find Reiki not to be too overpowered. She's actually really weak magic-wise (hence why she falls asleep so easily - she doesn't have a lot of magic power to begin with), and she's alright with the daggers. She still needs to improve, and of course the plot of Fairy Tail and it's many missions allow that. It's awesome you think she's not a Mary-Sue! I hope I did well with this chapter... enjoy? :3
If there are any mistakes at all, please inform me.
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