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Apparently no one noticed our brief departure, because when I came back to the group, nothing was said. I was positive if Mira, or anyone really, had seen us kiss, they sure as shit would have said something. We all of course helped clean up the restaurant, considering we we're the ones that made the mess in the first place, with everyone else, and we even got thanks in the form of free desert coupons from the owner.
"I was sure we were going to get kicked out of there for good." I sighed in relief and looked around at everyone as a few of them chuckled; we were still mostly covered in food.
"We probably should have," Evergreen laughed, and was hardly touched by food, where most of the rest of us were covered, "But lucky for us, we clean up after our messes."
"Generally, though Natsu is a whole other story." Mira added in with a small smile.
"I am loving this town and guild even more every day."
"Talking about the guild, I really love where you put your mark." Mira grinned with a wink.
I blushed and shrugged, "I really liked how it looked on Flair, so I kind of copied her I guess."
"Not a bad thing, I say if someone copies you, it's the highest form of flattery."
"Thanks Mira." I grinned at her as we stepped out of the building.
Mira, Evergreen, and Elfman went on their own way, deciding that they needed to stop at a few more stores. Luckily for me, they did not try to drag me with them.
"Thank you, again, Laxus." I said softly, trying to forget about how his lips feel on mine.
He replied with a shrug, and didn't say anything. Not that I expected him too, he's not much of a talker.
We walked in silence for a good time, and reached the edge of the city, where Fairy Hills sat, well, atop a hill. When I turned to take the bags and thank him, something tingled in my nose, "What..?" my vision grew blurry, and I looked up at Laxus, who had dropped the bags. I didn't even hear them fall. 'Shit' It had to be some sort of sleep magic. I grabbed Laxus quickly and built a ball of magma around us, and sealed it just as my vision went dark.
I woke up suddenly, and was glad that Mother had taught me to resist all kinds of sleep drafts. Too bad Laxus didn't get that training; he was still dead asleep.
Something slammed into the side of my ball, sending a shock wave through the rock, and causing it to roll a few feet. When we finally came to a stop, I ended up underneath Laxus. I wheezed under his heavy weight, trying ti push him up'Well, that's not going to be any help' I grumbled to myself, trying to get him to sit back up again. He snored softly in my ear, and it was really hard not to laugh.
"How long is that draft supposed to last?"
"Usually a few hours, but they both reacted quickly so it may be longer than that."
"Then we need to hurry up and break this thing open."
Another hit to the ball, and this time I made sure that I was on top of Laxus. 'I need to get us out of here.' I closed my eyes and listened, waiting for the singing of the blunt object, and right before it made contact. I sent huge spiked out, impaling whoever was holding the weapon. He screamed, and I let the ball drop, standing over Laxus.
"Bad move girl." A brute of a man was standing only a foot or two away, holding his side and bleeding from his left arm, and right leg. His hair was a deep blue, almost back, and he likely stood almost even to Laxus. I rolled my shoulders, and covered Laxus back up, not wanting to have to worry about protecting him and fighting at the same time. I launched myself forward, and kicked the man right in the chest, surprising him with both my sleep and strength.
He and his weapon were both sent flying, the giant hammer went skittering off in one direction, him in another. I turned around to face the other male, finding him staring at me in interest.
He was a lot shorter, with long dark hair, which was currently tied up, and a much smaller build. He smirked at me as he stuck his hands out, smoke starting forming around him. Before I could catch the scent of it, and get affecting by whatever it did, I covered my mouth and nose, sealing the rock up air tight. Which meant I only had a few minutes to finish this fight.
I rushed the male, knowing I needed to finish the fight quickly, but the gas he used was making my vision blurry, and my eyes started to water. I couldn't hit him properly, unable to see or smell him. I had to rely on my hearing, and luckily, that is exactly was saved me.
I ducked quickly, almost not making it as the huge hammer flew over my head, and got really lucky when the hammer hit the smaller male square in the face and knocked him out. "Hm." I looked behind me, and noticed the male was now sporting a mask of his own. Which means I can't take my rock down just yet. "Damn." I growled, already starting to feel the pain in my chest. I armored up my arms and legs and went toe to toe with the man, who pulled out a huge sword from thin air.
As he swung down, I blocked with one of my arms, and broke the blade with the other, smashing it between my molten rock. His surprise gave me an easy opportunity to attack, sending a heavy kick into his temple, and he flopped, falling with his face in the ground, one arm bent in an odd direction, and his ass sticking up in the air.
I ran over to Laxus, covering his face before releasing the rock, and threw one of his arms over my shoulder, "This isn't going to be easy." I huffed as I dragged him across the room to the only door I could find. Unlucky for me, at the end of that hallway was three more mages. I closed the door, hoping that would stop at least most of the gas from getting out, and dragged him forward as my vision started to go spotty. I was going to have to drop the mask soon, or pass out here and end up dead or worse.
A few more feet, and the three started moving towards me. I dropped to a knee, feeling my energy drain right out of me, and knew it was now or never. I removed both of our masks, and took a deep breath, of hopefully fresh air, and my vision returning slowly. I covered Laxus up once more, and looked at the three mages. Two looked like twins, holding hands as they walked, with dark hair and dark skin, and the last was a female, with bright pink hair, wearing almost nothing.
The two twins put their hands together and started chanting while dancing, and were covered in a blinding light. Once the light dimmed, two large beasts sat side by side, huge and black with thick fur, and three rows of sharp teeth. The third female pulled out a flute, and started playing. The beasts shook all over, and when the flute hit a high note, they came running.
"Well, that's new." I covered my whole body this time, and jumped between them. I could hardly keep up with all the limbs, punching where I could, having to build myself a helmet when my hair was nearly grabbed a few times. The flute started to crescendo, and the beasts started to move faster, forcing me back. I had to jump away and throw a blob of magma, hitting one of them and sticking it to the wall, which only gave the other one a change to grab my arm with its teeth. It didn't break the magma, but it did start to shake me around as if I was a ragdoll, and then sent me tumbling back, head over heels style, until I slammed into a wall.
I stood up dizzy, "Man, I really don't want to pull out the big guns," I shook my head, then yelled out, "I would suggest you run, otherwise I'm going to start causing some real damage." I rolled my shoulders, building up my magic inside of me. Either they would run, or this was going to get really ugly.
The two beasts just let out a chuckle, as if I was bluffing, and the one stuck to the wall simply broke the wall, and the magma fell off. The first one waited for the second one, then started to move towards me, the flute getting more aggressive as they got closer. Damn magic boosters.
"Fine, but I warned you."
"SECRET DRAGON ART. MAGMA WINGS." huge wings burst from my back, and launched me forward, dropping bits of molten rock as I few, the live magma lighting up the walls.
"MAGMA DRAGON'S ROAR." I opened my mouth, and hot magma shot across the hallway, blinding the two beats. Their howling was heart wrenching as they took off in a panic, shaking their eyes to get rid of the molten rock. It wouldn't come off, not without magic removal.
The female with the flute dropped the thing and pulled out a wand, waving it around in some design, and then a wall of black magic came streaming at me, and froze my body in place. I growled and struggled, the magic crackling around me.
"No one has gotten out of that hold before." The female snarled and pulled out a few daggers, which ended up bouncing off my armor. Then she pulled out some needles, which did the same thing. She came trudging up to me and full force kicked me in the stomach.
"That tickles." I snarled at her, her black magic starting to crack. So she made a whip out of her black magic and repeatedly hit me. After about a minute of that, I started to feel the pain, and my magic was draining. I had fought for too long against multiple enemies, and held my armor up against a lot of attacks.
I was close to breaking the hold, but she was close to breaking my armor down. It was a race against time. I closed my eyes and started concentrating, pieces of the black magic starting to fall to the ground, and I knew I was getting close.
My armor fell to the ground, and her whip dug into me, lashing across my chest.
"FUCK." I cried out as she brought it back around and hit me in the face, blood welling and dripping down my chin. A second later, the magic around me shattered. She fell back due to the shock of energy, and I stood up, rolling my shoulders.
I took one step towards her and she took off, acidic fear burning my nose, "No." I flew across the room, my wings still attached, and tackled her, knocking her wand away. "You don't get to get away with this." I pinned her arms and legs to the ground, my magma locking her in place, "Once I get the both of us out of here, you'll get to rot in jail." I wiped my face, only able to see out of my one eye. And went back to Laxus, who was sleeping like a rock. I picked him up, and struggled under the weight. As I stepped out of the hallway, it opened up into a large cavern, but at least I could see city lights at the far end. "At least its still night." I mumbled as I stumbled out of the cave.
As I hit the hill, I crumbled under his weight, and we both slid a few feet on the rocky surface. I created a magma sled, holding it in place with spikes, and rolled him onto it, then sat in front of him. I leaned forward, retracting the spikes, and we slid down the side of the mountain, dodging brush and trees alike.
Might make an in between chapter, a special story of Rose's arrival, and what she does when Rinku isn't around. What do you guys think?
