Erza had been strolling the outskirts of town when someone's shout had reached her ears. She looked in the general direction with a hand on her chin. She wondered aloud, "Hmm, that sounded like Lucy."
"Who's that? Your comrade?"
Erza spun around, whipping out a sword. She hadn't sensed anyone approach her. Her eyes fell on a girl around her own age with long lavender hair. One strand fell in front of her shoulders, tied together with a white ribbon. A scar sat vertically under her right eye, further enforcing the dead serious look on the girl's face. She wore a red kimono that had golden flowers etched in the fabric, shimmering with every step she took.
"Are you with Grim Reaper?" Erza demanded.
"I suppose so. You're one of the little fairies, aren't you?" the girl asked.
"If you want to get steal from the town, you'll have to go through me first," Erza said, pointing her sword at the purple haired girl.
The girl suddenly snorted and looked off to the side. She muttered, "Do you actually think we're actually here for this town?"
"What do you mean?" Erza asked, her eyes narrowing.
"Now who would actually attack Magnolia, home of the famous Fairy Tail? That'd be suicide. Even Rune knows that," the girl muttered, clearly annoyed.
"Rune? Is that your leader?"
"Correct. He's such a capable leader, but he's so obsessed with that traitor that it'll be the end of Grim Reaper."
"Then what is your goal?" Erza asked, putting down her sword. The girl seemed to have no intent of attacking. At least not yet.
The girl sighed and said, "You're smart. Think about it yourself. You think we would just happen to decided to attack when that idiot decided to come back? Especially when it was obvious that you fairies would fight back?"
The truth hit Erza in the face. Her eyes narrowed again with fury as she hissed, "What do you want with Layna?"
The girl started studying her. She replied, "Let me tell you this. Rune is our leader. I respect him, even if I can't stand his goals and whatever else he's thinking up. Don't expect me to give up because I know this plan could be the end of us. I will fight for our survival, whether Rune achieves his goal or not."
Suddenly, the girl's body started glowing as she drew a sword out of her chest. She planted it into the ground, glaring at Erza. She declared, "Give me all you've got, Fairy Tail!"
Juvia stumbled along the streets. She'd lost sight of Rune and his companions a long time ago. She couldn't go back and tell Gray that she had failed the mission he'd given her, so she kept on searching.
She found herself in an unfamiliar part of town. The river was nearby, but she didn't recognize where she was. Just as she was starting to get confused, a woman's voice called out, "Hey! You, over there? Are you lost?"
Juvia turned to face the woman. She was just slightly older than she was, sporting a long lopsided ponytail. Behind her glasses, her eyes were twinkling with laughter. She wore a revealing tank top and shorts, matched with knee high boots and three gold bracelets on her right wrist.
Juvia answered, "Who are you? And why do you want to know?"
"Eh?" the woman replied, putting on a thinking face. She grinned and said, "Because I'm lost too."
Juvia just stared at her, completely unsure whether to take the woman seriously or not.
"By the way," the woman continued, scratching her head, "you know where this place called Fairy Tail is? I'm supposed to be looking for it."
Juvia's eyes immediately narrowed as she demanded, "So you are Juvia's enemy as well?"
"Enemy? Are you talking about me, the one and only Emilia? I'm not here to defeat Fairy Tail," the woman argued, putting on a dejected face.
"Then what do you want?"
The woman broke into a grin and said, "I just want to destroy them for…everything, if you know what I mean."
"Then Juvia will destroy you first!" Juvia shouted, lashing out with a column of water. Emilia crashed into the wall, creating a huge crater in one building. She slowly got out, rubbing her head.
"You're a water mage," Emilia said, her eyes darkening. She pulled off her cracked glasses and threw them aside. "I really hate water for two reasons. Layna, the brat, and Rune, the idiot. Today doesn't seem to be your lucky day, water mage. Don't expect me to go easy on you!"
She raised her right hand into the air. Her bracelets clinked together once. A magic circle appeared above her head and two growling dogs descended onto the ground, saliva drooping from their fangs as their beady red eyes glared at Juvia.
"It's dinner time, my doggies! Go and finish off that water mage, okay?" Emilia said. The dogs leapt into action, baring their fangs at Juvia. She took a step back and summoned two waves of water, aiming them right at the opponent. They backed off, shaking the water off their bodies, growling at Juvia.
"Not bad, water mage, but can you take this?" Emilia said, raising her right hand again. With a clink, she shouted, "Howling Thunder!"
As if on cue, the hounds lifted their heads to the skies and let loose a long, fierce howl. The sky crackled, striking Juvia with a burst of lightning. She collapsed onto the ground, panting for breath.
"How do you like that, water mage?" Emilia smirked, crossing her arms.
Juvia slowly got to her feet and glared at her. She held out her hands to prepare for another attack, shouting, "It's not over yet, doggie woman!"
A mad smile came across the woman's face as she said, "Very well, water mage! I'll see if you're a worthy opponent for me!"
A/N: And here's another strange ending for a chapter.
It's chapter 7 already? I'm already losing count.
I was talking to my friend the other day about this story and a huge dilemma popped up.
Just in case anyone was thinking that Grim Reaper was a person, it's a guild. I'm hoping no one made that mistake...
Anyways, anyone have any name suggestions for the purple haired girl? I'm out of fuel already.
Thanks!
