Her voice was eerily calm, scary. I just couldn't be afraid of it though. The low rumble, the soft melody behind in. Vibrating in her ribcage and out those soft pale lips, slightly cracked from our previous mission in the mountain winds. Tousled hair, fiery red and beautiful. Hair that I had run my fingers through many times before. Soft and strangely tangled free no matter how messy I got. Skin, he skin was strangely tan, considering her red hair. But it was gorgeous with her almost golden eyes. Burning like bright burning amber flames. Her clothes were a normal loose fitting white tank top, almost khaki like shorts that reach her knees with brown knee high boots. Flat. She hated heels, and it wasn't like she needed the height. She was taller than me by a bit. All of these things. The things that I absolutely adored.
A crooked grin, teeth, straight with small points on the canines. Her laugh, ranging from high pitched squealing giggles to covering her mouth belly laughs. Every laugh captivated me. Every emotion. Even the hatred and anger in her eyes, her lips pulled up in a snarling grimace. The deep growl in her throat. It was meant to inspire fear, but I just kept getting trap in a cycle of admiration and lust. I could just feel my heart pick up pace, my knees growing weak. I leaned back with a smile, looking up at her through my eyelashes. Her hand was now in my hair, not letting me lean back fully as to strain my neck or spine.
"Hi Mallie, how are you dear?" The red head looked at me with those golden eyes, the hate and anger melting away into love and adoration. She pressed a quick and chaste kiss to my lips before pulling away with a grin.
"Hey babe, I'm doing better now that I see your gorgeous face. I got a few chores done, visited the guild for a bit, and picked a fight with Lin again. Sorry. But not sorry. Oh, Jenny asked if we're going to be there at the festival on the twenty third I think?" I nodded easily, still staring at her feminine jawline.
A gagging noise. Almost silent, but I caught it. My movement must have jolted us both out of our haze. Mallie looked back at the Fairies, arms still firmly around my waist. Her chin was on the crown of my head. She scanned the crowd distastefully, until Gajeel stepped forward. Hands in his pockets and a normal straight line on his mouth.
"So you're Madevelynn? Can't say I didn't picture you perfectly. The mad scientist hair matches perfectly." The red head quirked her mouth into a half smile.
"Ah, the infamous Gajeel Redfox. Yes, I am Madevelynn, do call me Mads, Cag Mag, Eve, Maddie, or any other variation you can think of really. I have many a name anyway. How's the missus?"
"Fine, and you?" Mallie gave a crooked grin.
"Dandy. It's great to meet you in person. Heard you were interested in the metal collection I have?" The two were as good as gone. Leave it to Mallie to obsess over her blacksmithing, and Gajeel to follow from the scrap metal. "Take care of my baby Mas, I'm trusting you~" Mason nodded, replacing Mallie's absence at my side. It was an easy transition, fluid. Mason's arms wrapping around my shoulder to take over Mallie's. I smirked and leaned against him with a smile. So overprotective, both of them were. I mentally rolled my eyes.
Mason looked me up and down, noticing my apparel.
"Perhaps you should cleanup for dinner? Or at least find a shirt? Not that any of us really mind, especially Mallie, but there are… for loose terms, guests, in our midst." I looked down and nodded easily. I forgot I was still in my workout clothes. Mallie yelled from her room upstairs. Damn Mason's mind powers, damn twin kinetic abilities.
"Me? Mind? Of course not, just means people can see how lucky I am to have such a sexy girlfriend." Another cough and gag from Lisanna, I don't think anyone is noticing this. Seriously? Oh well, their loss. If a certain someone tries to act on her obvious dislike. Someone will be getting their teeth knocking out by a baseball bat.
I shrugged and snapped my fingers. My gloves shifted first, back to my normal brown and worn gloves. Soft and comforting. My clothes unraveled, shuddering and dissipating into the thin air. Sparks and small waves wrapped around my legs and ribcage, darkening at a steady pace as the white material solidified on my body. Their weight dropping onto my skin as my hair dropped from the pony tail, spiraling in gentle short waves. Tickling the bottom of my chin and my neck with the wispy stray strands.
Erza stared blankly, as if the information wasn't even computing. Gray however, wasn't even looking at me. His gaze was down. As if something were bothering him. He wasn't looking at anyone I noticed. Being strangely quiet for him. Natsu and him hadn't even started a fight yet.
Something felt, really off for some reason. All of them. Erza, she was the most normal, and even something about her was strange. Funny how they would be put off by finding me. Should be me that's odd or acting strange if you follow statistics and normalities. Since after all they obviously wanted me out of the guild. One member always agreed with another. One wanted me out, they all would have. Why should they care where I am now? How I'm doing? What I do with my life. They should give less of a shit.
This really was going to be an interesting mission.