7th chapter- enjoy!
I'm sorry I haven't been able to update soon! I've been busy with some other stories and especially school (projects are popping up!) And then we took the NAT post test last February 22, and then there was the Astro Camp last February 24- 25. Then the NAT last March 14, after that was the 4th Quarter PT! But now that it's all over… SUMMER'S HERE! Which means I can focus on my stories! Well actually, no... You see, were going to the States (for the second time! :D) this March 23 till the end of May. So it's really gonna be hectic... But I'll try to update my stories.
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A Game of Predator and Prey
"A game of what and what?" Natsu asked, scratching his head in confusion.
"A game of Predator and Prey. It's a game that sister Callan made up. We play it with the people we are tasked to hunt down... Well, sometimes anyway." Cassy—or was it Carrie?—informed them.
"Um, who're you again?"
The other twin tried not to giggle, while the one that Gray asked, tried not to punch him. "Ugh! My name's Carrie! I'm always at to the right of Callan when we're together!"
And always hot-tempered, Cassy added mentally, grinning.
"Why doesn't anyone remember that?" Carrie questioned.
"It's because we're triplets." Cassy explained simply.
"Yes. Sorry 'bout that... um, how shall I put this? Ah, bickering." Callan apologized, glancing at Natsu's direction. "And since Cassy already told you the game…" Callan glanced at her sisters, silently asking if they could start already. They shrugged in response.
"We need more details about it… Callan." Erza told her.
"Sure, fine!" Callan chirped, grinning at the male Hunter. "It's real simple, actually. You guys are the prey, while the monsters we will unleash, is the predator. It's actually kind of like the animals in the wild. You know, the deer being the lion's prey. So think that you're the deer and that the monsters are the lions." Callan explained.
"Rules of the game: you can do anything to kill the predators. If you kill the monsters, you win. But if you are the one killed, you obviously lose." Cassy added.
"Nice game," Lucy grumbled.
"Thanks!" Callan beamed proudly.
"But what if we don't want to join your... game?" Erza challenged.
"Oops! I totally forgot to tell you guys that you can't back out! Sorry!" Cassy apologized, giving them a sly grin.
"Even so! We are not joining!" Mere insisted.
"Well, have you asked your, um, friends if they wanna play?" Cassy asked, frowning.
Mere turned to Erza, who shook her head no. She glanced at Lucy who made a strangling sound, which Mere took as a no. But when her gaze landed on the two boys, she frowned. For they were nodding their heads so enthusiastically and so hard, that Mere thought they would come off and roll over to her feet. "B-But..." Mere muttered.
"Oh, c'mon, you guys! We are guild members of Fairy Tail! We never back down from a challenge!" Gray said, punching his palm with his fist. Natsu agreed.
"Oh, you've gotta be kidding meeeeee!" Lucy shrieked, her voice cracking a little.
"Ha! Lucy is such a scaredy-cat!" Natsu joked.
"I am not!" Lucy argued.
"Interesting... So wat'cha gonna do, Gwendal?" Carrie quiestioned.
"Majority wins! Which mean we're not going!" Charlie suddenly announced.
"That's unfair! But what about you and Happy? You guys still didn't tell us whether you're playing or not!" Natsu whined.
Charlie shook her head no in response, then stared at the male cat. "Um... Ah, I'm not r-really sure... I-If I..." Happy stammered. He glanced at Natsu and Gray who were looking at him expectantly. He glanced at Erza who was shaking her head no. "Um... I'm not really-"
"I suggest we don't do this stupid game, we'll waste time! The demons appear at sunset and disappear at sunrise! If we do this game it'll take longer time to defeat the demons..." Mere interrupted.
"So, who cares?" Gray asked, receiving a glare from Charlie.
"Um... ah, if the reason you want to join the game is because you wanna fight... I'm sure there are still challenges to come, right? That's what I said in the train," Mere said quietly.
Natsu and Gray looked at each other, shrugged, then finally said in unison, "Sure! As long as we get to fight!" Lucy and Mere sighed with relief.
"Hmm... Just like what Carrie said, no backing out... But since you insist..." Callan glanced at the other Hunter.
"Eeep!" Lucy screamed. Everyone turned their attention to Lucy, who was being held by the boy.
"Lucy!" Eza exclaimed, surprised.
"Don't join the game, Lucy dies. Which means you guys have to die too. Join the game... well, it depends. If you win, meaning you survive, Lucy lives. But if you get eaten..." Callan paused, smirking.
"Lucy says bye-bye too." The boy snickered.
"Yeah, which is such a shame, she kinda cute, don't you think, Rior?"Carrie asked the boy.
"Whatever," Rior muttered.
"Let go of me! Hey! I'm not just kind of cute, I'm super cute! I said LET GO OF MEEEEE!" Lucy screeched, squirming under the iron grip of Rior.
"Sorry Lucy-chan! Only until your friends win... Unless of course they finally agree on joining the game..." Rior announced.
"Let go of Lucy!" Happy cried.
"Heh! Kitty-cat, didn't you hear Rior? Only until you guys win. And you can't do that till you chose to plaa-aay," Cassy glanced at Erza and Mere. "So decide!"
"I suggest we do this game. For Lucy." Erza sighed.
"We agree!" Natsu and Gray said with enthusiasm.
"Aye sirs... and ma'am!" Happy agreed.
"I'm in!" Charlie muttered.
They were now only waiting for Mere's decision. "Only because Lucy's in trouble," she finally said, though she sounded unsure.
The triplets smirked, clapping. "Yay! This is going to be fun!"
"Alright, now that's all cleared up... Go to any part here int he woods. Don't worry—the predators will still be able to track you down." The other girl Hunter
But when no one moved, Carrie screamed, "Alright people! You heard Sendan! Go anywhere in the forest, but not here! Now scram!"
With one last worried look for Lucy and an angry glare for the Hunters, the group walked away.
oo00oo
When Erza was sure that they were out of earshot, she declared that they were to split up in groups of two. Everyone nodded her heads, except for Mere who groaned.
"What's wrong?" Charlie wondered.
"I just..." Mere shook her head. "I'm so stupid for believing that no knew about that path except for us. The Hunters... they have those wolf-dogs, don't they? Maybe..."
"Aw... Don't worry, it's not your fault you're stupid, Natsu assured her, patting her back gently. But stopped when he noticed Gray glowering at him.
"So you doing the group thing or not?"
"Uh-huh."
"Alright! Natsu and Mere will go together. I'll team up with Gray!" Erza announced. "And of course Happy and Charlie will go with Natsu and Mere." Erza added, smiling at them.
"Aye, ma'am!" Happy exclaimed, saluting.
"W-Wait! It just dawned to me were splitting! But isn't the monster/predator just one?" Gray complained.
"Baka! Those hunters said monsters/predators! Plural! So those monsters are probably two or more. And you even agreed to the whole splitting up thing." Natsu corrected him, shaking his head in nI'm-so-sorry-that-you're-so-stupid way.
Mere giggled, for the first time brightening up ever since they met the Hunters.
"Well, alright, now that it's all cleared up... Let's go!" Erza exclaimed.
"Good luck!" They all said in unison as they parted.
oo00oo
"I thought they said monsters! Not humans!" Natsu complained, tossing a Hunter aside.
"I am also starting to get confused,"
"Even if they explained it?" Charlie asked. Natsu and Mere nodded.
"I mean... One, just like what Natsu said, where are the monsters? They didn't say anything about Hunters! Two, I guess this game would make sense if the humans are cannibals... but they said monsters..." Mere muttered, glaring at a Hunter. She punched the nearest Hunter in the stomach, causing him to groan and run away from her.
"Hmph! Where are all the monsters?" Happy demanded, stomping his paw.
"Oh! You think that the monsters are just-"
A loud roar interrupted Charlie. "Um... W-What was that?" Happy asked nervously.
"Ha! You wanted your predator! Here it comes! Good luck; you'll need it!" The Hunters scoffed, running away.
"Hey! What are they running away from?" Happy asked Natsu.
"How should I know? All-" Natsu got interrupted by something... something that was rustling.
"Uh... Natsu turn around and check this out," Mere mumbled.
When he did, he found himself staring at three gold cat-like eyes.
"Are those... eyes?" Natsu asked, dumbfounded, looking at the now pale Mere. "Those are-" She got interrupted when the owner (or owners) made a low grumbling sound. Then the creature stepped out.
Natsu didn't know if he should laugh, panic, or ask Mere what the heck was in front of them. For the creature looked horrid... but somehow, he felt like someone was pulling his leg. The monster had a body of a lion, a really long tail of a scorpion, the paws of a cheetah, the heads—three heads—of a tiger, the three pairs of golden feline eyes, the tongues of a frog and finally the... the...
"Does the monster have three dog noses?" Happy wondered after a moment of silence, stifling a laugh.
"Yes," Mere answered quietly, her voice shaking.
"Now I know why they call our predator 'monster.'" Natsu blurted.
oo00oo
"Where are the... MONSTERS?" Erza demanded to a poor beat-up Hunter.
"E-Erza... C-Calm down..." Gray sweat-dropped, nervously patting the redhead's back.
"Fine!" Erza snapped, throwing the Hunter to another nearby Hunter. The two mages watched as the remaining Hunters ran away from them.
"Hey... Gray, you here that?" Erza questioned, cupping her ear.
"I don't-" Gray stopped, hearing a nearby roar. Then, Gray noticed three pairs of golden feline eyes staring at them. "Um... Erza look. Eyes." Gray pointed at the bushes.
"Eyes?" Erza inquired as she turned to face the bushes.
Without warning, a monster jumped out of hiding, fully revealing itself.
"What the heck?" Gray screeched. The monster growled in response, showing off its piranha-like teeth and frog tongues.
Erza surveyed the monster. "Huh, not bad."
"Um, what's that?" Gray asked cautiously.
"The monster..." Erza replied slowly, touching the hilt of her sword. "Our predator."
oo00oo
"Are you guys hearin' that? They're about to start!" Sendan cackled, flipping her hair.
"This is going to be fun!" Rior sneered.
"Agreed, Rior!" The triplets mused.
"But you know... I'm pretty sure that Gwendal witch and her friends would still be able to defeat those monsters... And you guys know it!" Carrie said.
"And you're point is...?" Cassy asked, twirling her wheat-blonde hair.
"Why are we letting them play with our doggies when that witch and Fairy Tail jerks would become win against them?" Carrie explained, stomping her foot irritably.
"Simple, sis! Just like what Mere-chan said, if they do this game, they'll have a longer time to finish the demons and they'll become pooped out too." Callan explained, giving her sister a Cheshire cat grin.
"Ooohh!" Carrie exclaimed.
"So don't fret too much, Lucy. We know that your friends will survive... long enough for them to be killed by us." Callan grinned.
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Oh, just to let you know, Erza isn't scared of the monsters (go Erza!), she also knows (just like Mere) that they'll just waste time!
*stretches* Aaah! It's tiring to type all afternoon. Back hurts. But it's totally worth it!
Pray that Japan would be okay (with that earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis). And to all those Filipino people, pray for those Filipinos that were executed in China.
