Chapter Six
"Are you ever going to stop getting in trouble like this?"
I look to my left and see Eri running towards me. She bends down and pulls out her bubbles. Eri uses her magic (which causes bubbles to explode) on me and I absorb the magic to heal myself. I get up to go find that asshole principal but Eri stops me.
"Principal Makarov is dealing with him. We have to get out of here."
I clench my jaw but follow her out. We carefully jump down the side of the robot and land on the ground. Eri keeps a hold of my hand to keep me from running back to help Principal Makarov. I might be outmatched, but I still want to get revenge on that Phantom bastard for what he did. My sister squeezes my hand and I look away from the robot. I guess there's nothing that I can do right now. Principal Makarov will handle this one. He's a really strong mage and I know that he's stronger than that jackass Porla.
As we reach the others, a giant Magic Circle appears in the sky. Erza identifies it as Fairy Law, a magic that destroys the darkness. I watch as the shades disappear and everyone starts cheering. We showed those Phantom assholes just who the greatest school is! No one can stand up to Fairy Tail Academy! We're a real team and we'll always fight for each other no matter what. I smile and cheer along with everyone else. I'm still a bit sore about getting beaten, but oh well. I guess I'll just have to train harder and catch up to everyone else!
Cana walks over and slaps me across the face. I turn and look at her. I'm more than a little confused. We just barely won a war against a mad man that wanted to kill us. Why is she hitting me?! She could have at least warned me first!
"A little warning would be appreciated next time." I grumble.
"Hey, dumbass, I'm going to slap you now."
Cana slaps me again and I cringe. Dammit that actually hurt! Eri rolls her eyes and walks away. I watch her leave and then look back at Cana. That evil grin is not really making me feel any better. She grabs the back of my neck and pulls me forward before kneeing me in the gut. She lets go of my neck and send me flying backwards with a kick in the mouth. I get up and rub my jaw. Why does she have to do this now?!
"I said I'd kill you if you skipped again."
"Well yeah, but I didn't think you meant it!"
"I didn't, but I'm not going to let you get off with just a slap or two."
"So are you done now?"
"Hmm… yeah. I'm good."
~One week later~
"You just had a break! It's my turn!"
"No way! You've hardly done anything!"
"I've hardly done anything?! You've hardly done anything!"
"Yeah, well you're just a Freshman! You need to work harder!"
I throw my hands up in the air, as if rebuilding the school isn't bad enough now she has to keep me from going on break? Sometimes she's so hard to deal with! Cana leans against the makeshift bar and grins at me. She's so evil sometimes. I grab the beer out of her hand and run away with it. She starts chasing me, but I chug it and throw the empty bottle at her. She dodges it as it shatters on the ground and continues to chase after me. We run around for a few minutes before we both collapse. Cana flops down next to me and we both start laughing. Sometimes it's nice to just act our age.
"Come on you two! Work is done for the day, we're going to go celebrate!"
"What are we celebrating, Eri?"
"Another day that we don't have to go to school!"
"I think I'll pass. The last party we had was enough to last me awhile."
"Oh come on! Everyone will be there!"
"Everyone?"
"Okay, so maybe only a few people, but still! It'll be fun! Erza, Mira, Lucy, Levy, Natsu, Elfman, Gray, Jet and Droy will be there! Come on! You two should join us! You wouldn't want me to alone with all of those boys would you Nii-san?"
"First off, you wouldn't be alone. Second, I'm only a minute older than you and finally, you know that pouting gives you an unfair advantage."
"So you'll come?!"
"Oi! Yeah."
"Great! See you at home!"
"You really can't say no can you?"
"Shut up, Cana. Let's just go and get a beer. I have a feeling this is going to be a long night."
~Later that night~
I lie down on the couch and try to stay awake. It's not even that late, but I'm exhausted! Eri announces that it's time to play Spin-the-Bottle and I groan. The couch is comfortable and I don't want to leave. She must have heard me because she quickly says that I can stay there as long I play along. Sighing, I sit up and yawn. Cana throws a beer at me and I catch it just before it can smack me in the face. Everyone sits in a circle and Eri throws a bottle in the middle. She spins it and I watch it go around and around.
Before I mention who it landed on, I should probably say that my sister has a weird way of playing STB. It's more like a competition than a party game. Basically you get points for how you decide to kiss the person that the bottle lands on. A kiss on the cheek earns you 1 point, a kiss on the lips (under five seconds) earns you 5 points, a kiss longer than five seconds earns you 5 points plus 1 point for every additional five seconds, so a twenty second kiss would earn you 8 points. Then there are the bonus points! Bonus points are extra points that are earned by doing things that aren't required, but that you can add to "have a little bit more fun." There are three ways to get bonus points: 1) Hands in the hair (10 points), 2) Hand up the shirt (15 points), and 3) Hand in the pants (50 points). Why 50 points for something that seems so easy? Well there are some people that will kill you for that and it's really a risky move. Now, back to the game.
The bottle landed on… me. Eri groans and walks over and just gives me a kiss on the cheek. She might be competitive, but there are some things that aren't worth the extra points. I sigh and spin the bottle and sit back down on the couch. It spins a few times before landing on… Mirajane. Now this would seem like a pretty great opportunity to earn points, but Elfman is here and I'd rather not die today. I walk over and give her a quick kiss on the lips and earn my five points. At least I have more points than my sister. Nothing really good ever happens in the first round so I'll speed this up a bit. Mira and Cana: kiss on the cheek. Cana and Lucy: kiss on the lips, ten seconds plus hands in hair. Lucy and Levy: kiss on the cheek. Levy and Jet: kiss on the cheek. Jet and Droy: no kiss at all. Droy and Erza: death glare from the latter resulted in no kiss. Erza and Elfman: no kiss, Elfman and Gray: no kiss (because it isn't manly apparently), Gray and Natsu: no kiss. Natsu and me: I chucked my empty beer can at his head and made him sit down. See? I told you first round was always boring.
Point Standings:
Cana: 16
Me: 5
Eri, Mira, Lucy, and Levy: 1
Erza, Jet, Droy, Elfman, Gray, and Natsu: 0
On to round two! I spin and the bottle lands and stops on Cana before gently rotating a little bit to land on Erza. If looks could kill, I'd be dead, buried, resurrected, and then dead again. Why does she hate me so much right now? It seems like one second we're making progress and then she gives me a look like this. Well you know what? Fuck it! I'm gonna kiss her anyway because I feel like it. I saunter over and kneel down before kissing her on the lips. Erza tenses and I wish she wouldn't. She really needs to learn to relax sometimes. After the weeks we've all had, I think this might have actually been a good idea. I put my hands in her hair and listen to Eri call out 10 seconds. At 15 seconds Erza pushes me away and for a second I think that she might actually kill me, but instead she just walks away. Oh hell no. Not this time, dammit.
I jump up and follow her out of the apartment. It would have been rude to cause a scene in the apartment, but now that we're alone, I'm not that worried about it. I gently grab her wrist to stop her from going any farther and block the oncoming punch with my free hand. We stand there for a few minutes. Her glare never falters the whole time and dammit if that doesn't piss me off! I mean yeah, I've fucked up a few times, but I don't think I've given her any reason to hate me!
"Why do you hate me so much? I mean one second we're getting along and then the next second it's like you can't stand me. Why is that? I'm sorry if I did anything to upset you. I really am. I never meant to…"
Erza breaks free of my grip and thrust her hands in to my hair before pulling me close and kissing me. This isn't exactly what I was expecting. I was thinking she'd tell me off for something I did and then we could get past it, but now I'm just even more confused than I was before! Does she hate, does she like me? I don't know because I can't freaking tell! Just as quickly as it started, the kiss is over and Erza is walking past me and back in to the party. Dammit. Why do girls have to be so damn complicated? I sigh loudly before turning around and walking back in to the party. This has already been a long night and it's not even over yet.
"Yay! Now we can continue the game!" Eri giggles as I walk back in.
I roll my eyes; my sister gets obnoxiously giggly when she's drunk. Erza spins the bottle and I sit back down on my couch. It lands on Natsu and Erza gives him a kiss on the cheek. Natsu and Gray: kiss on the cheek, Gray and Elfman: no kiss, Elfman and Mira: kiss on the cheek, Mira and Cana: Kiss on the cheek. Cana spins the bottle and it lands on Eri. Oh geez. Why do I have a feeling that this isn't going to go well? Truthfully it didn't, but only because one of them is my sister. Cana and Eri: kiss on the lips (30 seconds), hands in hair, hand up shirt. And with that Cana scored 35 points off of my sister. Geez I think I found someone that's even more competitive than Eri. Eri and Levy (I feel really bad for Levy, Eri is drunk and losing and this was bound to be an attempt to gain points): kiss on the lips (10 seconds), hands in hair, hand up shirt, and the first one of the night, hand down pants. And like that my sister managed to score 81 points and probably traumatize Levy. Levy and Lucy: Kiss on the cheek. Lucy and Jet: kiss on the cheek. Jet and Droy: no kiss. Droy and Levy: kiss on the cheek.
Point Standings:
Eri: 82
Cana: 51
Me: 22
Mira, Levy, and Lucy: 2
Erza, Elfman, Natsu, and Droy: 1
Gray and Jet: 0
Now it's time for the third and final round. The last round is a bit different. Previously the bottle has been enchanted so that it would only land on each person once (in case you couldn't tell), but now that enchantment has been lifted. It's pretty much a free for all for ten minutes. Kiss limits are set at one minute. Now things should definitely get interesting! Maybe, I don't know. Usually the third round is when things get competitive, but I have a feeling that Cana and Eri are going to be trying to outdo everyone.
First spin! Levy and… Me! In an interesting turn of events, Levy actually decides to score some points with: Kiss on the lips (10 seconds), hands in hair, and hand up shirt for 31 points! I spin and the bottle lands on Cana and the results are: kiss on the lips (30 seconds), hands in hair, hand up shirt (I actually made her put on a t-shirt before this game started, shirts were not optional today), and hand down pants for 85 points! Cana and Eri: it was quick considering Eri kicked Cana across the room, but the sneaky kisser managed to get a kiss on the lips (3 seconds) and a hand up the shirt for 20 points. Eri and Erza: Eri gets denied by the steely mage. Erza and Elfman: Kiss on the cheek for 1 point. Elfman and Mirajane: kiss on the cheek for 1 point. Mirajane and poor, poor, Lucy. It seems like Mirajane has a competitive side as well and Lucy was in for it. Results were: kiss on the lips (1 minute), hands in hair, hand up shirt, and much to everyone's surprise, hand down the pants for 91 points. Lucy and Natsu: kiss on the cheek for 1 point. Natsu and Gray: kiss on the lips (2 seconds) and hand down the pants for a sneaky 55 points. Gray and Cana: kiss on the lips (2 seconds) for 5 points. Cana and Mira: Max points (91). Mira and Jet: Max points. Jet and Droy: kiss on the cheek for 1 point. Droy and Levy: kiss on the lips (2 seconds) for 5 points. Levy and Lucy: Levy shocked everyone by going for the max amount of points! Lucy and Natsu: kiss on the lips (5 seconds) and hands in hair for 15 points. Natsu and Me: Denied for 0 points. Me and Mira: Competition drove me to take it to the max (despite death threats from Elfman)! Mira and Erza: A quick hands down the pants and then it was over for 50 points! Erza and Gray: kiss on the cheek for 1 point. Gray and Elfman: The ice mage finally decided to score with a hand down the pants for 50 points! Elfman and Me: I got a punch in the face for 0 points. Me and Eri: Kiss on the cheek for 1 point. Eri and Cana: Despite Cana's best efforts, Eri managed to score max points! Cana and Jet: kiss on the lips (6 seconds) and hands down the pants for 55 points. Jet and Droy: kiss on the cheek for 1 point. Droy and Lucy: Lucy denied Droy and no points were earned. Lucy and Levy: It seems payback is a dish best served a few spins later, Lucy scored max points! Levy and Cana: Max points! And now the final spin! Since we all know Cana is going to go for max points here! And the next victim is….. Me! Oh dear.
Cana laughs and walks over to me. She doesn't waste any time in scoring her points. She sits on my lap, kisses me, glides one hand up my shirt and one hand down my pants. Then she just wraps her arms around my neck and tangles her hands in my hair and holds me in place until Eri calls time. As soon as the timer runs out, the magical scoreboard flashes the final tallies and no one is surprised when Cana comes out on top. Here are the final standings!
Final Tally:
Cana: 308
Mira: 234
Levy: 215
Eri: 173
Me: 114
Lucy: 109
Natsu: 56
Gray: 55
Droy: 6
Erza: 3
Elfman and Jet: 2
Now… did I forget to mention that the winner gets to pick one of the losers as their personal slave for a week? Cana grins and stretches across the couch and places her head in my lap. She smirks up at me and I already know that this week is going to be hell. Now that the game is over, everyone decides to stumble back to their own homes, except for Cana who promptly falls asleep. I yawn and lean my head against the couch. Eri falls asleep on the floor and just before I fall asleep, I see Erza grab a chair from the table and sit down as if she's going to watch over us all night.
A/N: So I'm sorry if this got a bit confusing at the end. Also what do you guys think about the different parties being the filler chapters between arcs? Write a review and let me know, or if you don't want to do that, you can just PM me. xD Hope you enjoyed reading!
