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Detox decided early on that March was his favorite. The young girl was so cheery and mature that it was hard not to like her. It was no wonder Ryos was so fond of her; she was absolutely precious. To make matters even better, she acted very ladylike for someone her age. He discovered early on that he enjoyed spending time with her, and soon, conversation came easy to them," I hope that Nashi-san is okay. I wish Ryos-san would've let me stay; I could've helped when she passed out."

The purple haired boy shrugged," I wish I could've stayed too, but Ryos knows what he's doing. If he thought that you staying behind would've put you in danger, it's better that you followed his orders."

"I know. Do you think that she'll be okay?"

"Of course! This is Nashi we're talking about. Anyways, if she actually is in trouble, I know that Ryos won't give up until he finds her."

"Neither will Lutz; he has a huge crush on her," March giggled," We need to find him a girlfriend before Winter gets jealous and murders him."

"Winter? Who is Winter? Don't tell me that the hyperactive pink haired pyromaniac landed herself a boyfriend!"

The 13 year old grinned dreamily," He's Gray Fullbuster's son and Nashi-san's soulmate. He just doesn't know it yet."

"Does she know it?"

"Nope," She replied, popping the p," You see, Mira-san taught me the ways of shipping."

Detox rose his eyebrow," What's shipping? Is it a demon power of something?"

The dark haired girl giggled again," No! Shipping is when you put two people together that you think would be a good couple. For example, I ship Nashi and Winter. Do you ship anyone?"

"Uh, one of the only people I know is Ryos, and I am positive that he isn't capable of being in a relationship."

"Is it because you think he's mean? I know that he's a good person-"

"If I didn't think he was a good person, I would've ditched him years ago," Detox interrupted," Ryos just believes that if he lets anyone in, they'll get hurt. For example, both you and Nashi are really important to him, but he thinks that if he is nice to you guys, Clone Wyvren-shit, I wasn't supposed to say that."

"What is-"

"Drop the subject."

March furrowed her eyebrows. This was obviously a touchy subject for the usually light person, which could only mean one thing; they were the reason Ryos was who he was now. Could they be part of the group that attacked them?

She froze. Attack? What attack? March took a deep breath and rubbed her hair, the ticklish feeling from earlier returning. Instead of flickering off like it did earlier, it intensified," Hey, Detox-san?"

"I said to drop-"

"My head feels funny."

The healer stopped so fast that he tripped over his own feet. March tried to rushed forward and steady him, but ended up recoiling and clutching her head again. The boy regained his balance and spun around to face his companion. She turned to face him, her eyes glossy with un-shed tears," I was attacked? What does it mean? When was I attacked?" Her hand strayed to her stomach," Detox, what's happening to me?"

Detox's eyes widened; if she had dropped the formalities while addressing him, something was definitely wrong," Don't panic. Take deep breaths," he carefully took her hands in his. She whimpered and leaned her forehead onto his," It'll be okay, March. I'm right here. Do you want to tell me what's happening? I promise I won't snap at you like I did earlier. You're in a safe enviorment."

Without warning, the younger girl's legs gave out and she collapsed, crying as the pain intensified itself even more than earlier," Ryos-san! Ryos-san!" The ebony eyed boy gently grabbed the girl and sat her up, trying to coax her to open her eyes. The girl only responded in screams," RYOS-SAN!"

Suddenly, March went limp and passed out in his arms. Detox frowned anxiously, frightened for her safety. Why would she be calling for Ryos? Why did she seem so scared? Did she see something that he hadn't? Was there some sort of dragon-slayer connection between them that he didn't have? Did something happen? He prayed that his friend hadn't gone to defeat the dragon by himself, because no matter how strong Ryos was, there was no way he'd be able to defeat it by himself.

No. Ryos wasn't that stupid. Detox rubbed his temples wearily and took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. The pressure of the situation was finally caving in on him. He had fought dark guilds and destroyed bandits time after time with Ryos. This should be nothing to him.

This time was different, though. For the first time in his life, he was scared that his best friend would do something risky and lose his life. He was also worried about the people he had met the day before. He felt responsible for them because he had been the one to convince his partner to retrieve them, and if something bad happened...Detox rubbed his eyes; he didn't want to be alone again. He couldn't handle that. It was bad enough that his own parents didn't want him.

The 19-year-old was forced from his thoughts when he felt March squeeze one of his hands. He stared down at her unconscious form, ultimately deciding that he wasn't going to allow anything to happen to them. He may just be a support magic user, but he wasn't weak. Eventually, the anxiety consuming his mind trickled away. The healer smiled in relief and squeezed her hand back," Thanks, Tiny. I really needed that."

With a sigh, Detox positioned the kid so that her head was on his lap. Once she seemed comfortable, he leaned back and waited for her to wake up. If there was something going on in her head, moving her could cause serious damage.

The boy turned his attention to the clear sky, pondering if whatever happened to March was similar to what Nashi went through earlier. It wouldn't be shocking. From what he had seen and heard about Fahrenheit, practically nothing could take the girl down. He doubted that someone would be able to take her down with brute force. Heck, if she actually did go to conquer the dragon, she probably would be okay.

He glanced back down at March and rubbed her hair, a calm aura hugging him. Despite the looming danger, he knew that everything would be okay.

His serenity was interrupted when he heard a twig crack. Detox groaned in annoyance," Looks like I was wrong."

The boy slowly pulled out his boomerang, preparing to strike. His eyes skimmed the area and pushed himself to his feet so that he was standing protectively over March. They were not alone.

He growled (a habit that he had picked up from his grouchy friend) and poised himself for battle," Come out, come out, wherever you are!"

Just like that, the slight advantage of intimidation he had evaporated.

The boy sweat-dropped," Where's Ryos when you need him-" Out of nowhere, a giant, pitch black monster jumped from it's hiding spot and tackled him onto the ground. The thing was at least twice the size of Detox. It looked like a hound made entirely out of shadow-like dots with pointed teeth and blood red eyes.

The purple haired boy grimaced and kicked the beast off of him, quickly getting back to his feet and whipping his boomerang out," What the hell are you?" He didn't miss the brief glance the hell-hound gave to March, and suddenly, all the pieces put themselves together. The shadow creature was after the girl, just like the demon child had been the previous night (despite trying to hide the attack from him, Detox put the nightmares and the girl's disappearance together. He wasn't an idiot).

The dark eyed boy glared at the hell-hound," I know why you're here. If you think that'll you'll get away with this, you've got another thing coming."

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"NASHI!" Lutz yelled, worry swelling in his chest," NASHI, COME OUT!" He frowned and turned to Onyx, who seemed even more guilty than the blonde was. His friend obviously blamed himself for the girl's abrupt disappearance.

The blue eyed boy stuffed his hands in his pockets, wondering for the thousandth time why he'd gone ahead with this mission. He couldn't defeat a dragon. Heck, he couldn't even look after the people he cared for. The only good thing that came out of it so far was March's blooming confidence, and that hardly affected him. Lutz could see the toll that the mad-cap-hunt was taking on his buddies. If it didn't take a turn for the better soon...the blonde sighed.

His eyes flickered over to Onyx, who was searching in a bush," I doubt she's in there," He smirked. The dark haired dragon slayer snorted and stood up straight, inching his way farther from the spot and into the sunlight. Lutz's eyes in realization," Hey, the dye's wearing off. You're hair's fading green...speaking of that, why is your name Oynx? Isn't that a shade of black?"

"I didn't name myself."

The white dragon slayer almost slapped himself; why did he constantly forget that his best friend was adopted? Probably because both of Rogue's adopted kids fit into Sabertooth so well," Right. Sorry. I just-" He paused, an all too familiar chill creeping up his spine. He's felt this before," Oh god."

Onyx furrowed his eyebrows," What? What's wrong?"

"She's here."

"What-"

"Listen."

"The youngest of fourth was the first to go, I embodied and buried her in woe. The second fourth is the blonde with a beam, but my evil grasp only reached him in dreams. The third little girl with the dark blue hair, is the next victim to be caught in my snare," The ink eyed girl stalked out of the shadows, a leer creeping onto her face," Where is the child?"

Lutz stepped forward," What do you want with-"

"You're not going to get either of them," A surprisingly dark voice growled. The blonde flipped around, only to see his cool-headed best friend surrounded by a dark aura. His face screamed nothing but bloody murder," You're aiming to hurt the people I care about. I may not be from Fairy Tail, but nakama is just as important to me as it is to them."

The demon girl tilted her head at an unnatural level," Fairy Tail wizards are strong. Why would you compare yourself to one? Are you hoping to become one?"

His fists erupted in shadows," Not at all. You see, Fairy Tail has this unspoken rule about not killing anything," Onyx intensified his glare," Sabertooth has no such rule."

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The beast lunged at Detox, missing him by a millimeter. In response, the purple haired boy chucked his boomerang, only to have it swatted onto the ground. The boy frowned and dove to retrieve it, but was pounced on before he could reach his destination.

The hell-hound snapped at his head, causing him to slam on the ground in order to avoid it. Detox balled up his fist and socked the monster in (what he assumed was) the jaw. It recoiled, but didn't release him. Instead, it only tightened his hold on the healer and roared," March! Get up already so you can get help!"

He turned his head to attempt to see if she had awaken, but the monster only swatted his head back to it's original position, slicing his chin in the process. He yelped in surprise and tried to pry his hand from underneath the beast so that he could keep the wound from bleeding.

The shadow beast snarled and hopped up, forcing it's paws into Detox's gut. He choked out a cry and hugged his stomach; He could already identify at least one broken rib. It hurt like hell.

He spat some blood out of his mouth and attempted to slide out from underneath the hell-hound. It only took a growl from his enemy to make him stop and curl into a ball. Why, dad? Why did you have to be in jail? Why couldn't you stay with Mom so that she wouldn't give me up for adoption? Detox felt the monster grab his arm with it's teeth and drag him towards a bush, but he was too numb to care. He didn't have a chance against this thing.

The purple haired boy wearily glanced at his boomerang; he was approaching it fast. Maybe, if he was quick enough, he could reach the weapon and free himself. It was worth a shot.

With one swipe, the boy grasped the wooden object and swung it up to hit the beast in it's temple. It whined and released him, giving him just enough time to hop back onto his feet and throw his boomerang at it. This time, the object hit the hell-hound.

As his weapon came back, Detox realized that he couldn't life his arm to catch it. Dammit, he had been so focused on defeating the monster to remember that it had crunched his arm in an attempt to drag him away.

The boomerang flew right past him and vanished into the forest," Man, today just isn't my day. First I find out that my best friend wants to fight a dragon, then Nashi disappears, and now I'm probably going to die," He cracked a smile, ultimately deciding that if he was going to go out, he was going to do it in style," Eh, I've had worse."

The hell-hound head butted the healer, slamming him into the tree behind him. White, hot pain shot through his body, blurring his vision. His humorous attitude evaporated, chucking him back into his meek persona," No...March...I have to...I've got to protect her-"

"HEY!"

Detox almost cried in relief," March, go get help..." His voice trailed off when he saw the dark aura emitting off of the usually innocent young girl. Her fists were clenched, her eyes were narrowed, and her mouth was positioned in a dangerous sneer. To put it simply, the girl who saw good in everybody and could do no wrong was pissed.

She glared at the beast," Clone Wyvren. You mentioned it earlier, didn't you? Let me guess, it's the dark guild that attacked us all those years ago. That's why Ryos left. He almost killed me."

"March, go get help," Detox hissed.

"I can handle it."

"Ryos said to listen-"

She stomped forward, approaching the two at a scarily fast pace," Do I need to repeat myself? I. CAN. FUCKING. HANDLE. IT," The 13 year old paused and softened, preparing for battle," I'm going to make this right, Detox. It's all my fault that this happened," She glowered at the shadow monster and cupped her hands around her lips," SKY DRAGON'S ROAR!"

The hell-hound received a direct hit from the younger girl, sending it flying back. She wasn't done, though; March sped forward and held out her hands," Combination Sky dragon whirlwind gust!" An enormous amount of power burst from the seemingly meek girl, demolishing any hint of the beast.

Detox stared at the girl with wide eyes, completely shocked. It was over. She had defeated it without bashing an eye. Even more surprising, she said fuck. He was right; it was an off day for everyone," M-March?"

The brown eyed girl stood in the same position, breathing heavily," I remember it. I remember it all," Suddenly, she flung herself forward and wrapped her arms around the 19-year-old. He nearly jumped out of his skin, but relaxed when he saw that she was on the verge of tears," P-poor Ryos. It's all m-my fault."

He used his good arm to rub her back," Don't worry; he doesn't blame you."

"He d-doesn't?"

"Of course not! He did it to protect you and Nashi. Ryos cared-cares-a lot about you guys. Honestly, I think that you guys meant more to him than his own siblings," Detox chuckled and changed the subject," You kicked ass back there! You took that hell-hound out in two hits!"

"R-really? It wasn't that hard-oh my Mavis, I swore, didn't I?"

He bit back a laugh at her worried tone," It was hilarious."

"Please don't tell my mom, Detox-san! She'll ground me for a week! She always says that I should be nice to those around me and swearing is not nice-"

The purple haired boy grinned giddily and ruffled her hair," Don't freak out. I promise I won't tell your parents, half-pint."

March shoved him softly," Don't call me tha-your arm. Did that thing hurt you?"

"Not badly. Better me than you."

She frowned and carefully rolled his sleeve up to examine the wound," Don't say things like that."

"Hey, we found Nashi."

Detox's eyes widened. Ryos was communicating with him, which meant that he was alright. He released a air he didn't realize he had been holding and tapped into his telepathy skills so that he could respond," You did? Is she okay?"

"What's wrong?" March questioned, using the minimal amount of support magic she knew to heal him.

"I'm talking to Ryos."

"Ah, telepathy."

"She's alive."

Detox furrowed his eyebrows," You're leaving something out, aren't you?"

He could practically see his best friend run his hand through his hair," You need to get back to camp as soon as possible."

"Why? What happened?"

"Just get there."

The connection was abruptly cut off. Detox scowled and turned to the girl, who was watching him carefully. He knew that she was back in her innocent mood, but he also knew that hiding the truth from her would sting," We need to get back to camp. They found Nashi, and I'm pretty sure she's in bad shape."

March's lower lip quivered," Oh my, will she be alright?"

"I don't know, but we should hurry."


Hey guys! So, we got to see a bit of Detox/March action there and got to dig a little deeper into Detox's personality and backstory! Next chapter is going to be about Lutz and Onyx's battle vs. the Demon child, so stay tuned! Thanks for reading!

-uprisingdragon