Hey guys. So this chapter is making me feel a little better after my fail last week. Hope you guys stuck with me! I enjoy writing for Ivory this is the first time in the whole story so far I get to really write for her. She is older now and more talking and thinking of her own. This is the point that I have been waiting to get to. Got a couple reviews since my last chapter and that makes me happy. I just need to say.
Maviea. You're up there with some of my favorite people so far. I love when you review because you seem to really enjoy this story and that makes me happy to know that it at least makes one person happy.
I guess that could count as my shout out but I do have to do another because this person has also stuck with me. mira drayer you have also been reviewing letting me know i'm making you happy and that means you deserve my thanks.
I HOPE YOU BOTH LOVE THIS CHAPTER THIS GOES OUT TO YOU GUYS!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of its characters. Hiro Mashima does and I think he just wants to watch this world burn. Seriously has anybody read the new chapter it is so cute at the beginning then it gets sad...
~Time skip. Ivory 8 Years old~
Ivory sits in class at Fairy Tail. The classes were taught my Master Makarov, who is surprisingly still alive. She idly draws on her notebook not finding the lessons on magic exciting. She knows what her magic is. She knows how to use it. Why does she need to be here? It's all because her mom and her dad tell her she needs to be. Ivory rolls her eyes looking outside to the woods surrounding the back of the guild. Pappa lays on her desk dormant for the moment.
A paper airplane pokes her in the temple and lands on her desk. Ivory glares in the direction it came from and see's the shit eating grin's of her friends Lex and Max. Her eyes glow quickly as Pappa is brought out of hibernation and flies in the direction of them. He zooms between them knocking them both upside the head then flying back to her desk, but not before she was caught. "Ivory Strauss!" Her eyes flash forward to the person scolding her. "Yes Master?"
"You know better than to use magic in the classroom."
"But…"
"NO buts!"
Ivory looks down at her desk and Pappa nudges her arm affectionately. She pushes him down onto her desk putting him back to sleep again. The rest of magic class goes as normal. Master drones on and on and Ivory doesn't pay a lick of attention. She gets out of class and Lex and Max are waiting for her. "Sup Ive's"
"Lex don't call me Ive's my name is Ivory and either call me that or don't call me at all." Max shoves his brother. "You know better Lex." Lex shrugs. A little about them they are polar opposites. Lex is the supposed cool one while Max is the book smart nerd one, but they get along better than ever.
Lex shoves his brother back. "Don't tell me what to do ya bum." Ivory rolls her eyes walking out into the guild looking for her parents. Seeing her father's dolls she makes her way to them knowing he wouldn't be far behind also meaning her mom was there too. Making her way over the the area she assumed her father was in. Finding the tall imposing figure that was her dad she sat down near where was standing talking to her family. Kinana comes over asking if she wants anything and she orders a sandwich and a coffee. Kinana leaves to get her her food and drink.
Pappa flies leisurely around her head avoiding her father's dolls at all costs not really wanting to get herself noticed. That doesn't last long because Pappa mess's up running into Poppo, one of her dad's dolls. "Bickslow stops his conversation turning around looking at her. "Hey cupcake when did you get out of class." He ruffles her light blue hair. "Daaadddddd." Lisanna walks over. "How was class." She was about to answer when Master called Lisanna and Bickslow over. Ivory groans setting her head down on the table. "This won't be good." Laxus sits down in front of her. "What's up there kiddo?"
"Uncle Laxus!"
"The one and only. Anyways what happened in class Grandpa just gave me a lecture about my kids and i'm assuming it had something to do with you too since he just called you folks over."
Ivory sits at the table telling her uncle what happened during class. His kids throwing a paper plane at her and her using magic then getting yelled at. He nods. "I'll deal with my kids. I know you guys are all friends but they are trouble."
"Yeah. I have been playing with them for all my life." Laxus laughs standing up ruffling her hair then leaving to go find his sons. Lisanna and Bickslow come back over looking down at their daughter. "Magic in class Ivory?" Lisanna rests her hands on her hips. "You got special permission from Master to keep Pappa with you in class even with the no magic rule. You do not go breaking that rule so you can do whatever you please."
"But mom." This time Bickslow starts talking. "No, your mother is right Ivory. You can't bend the rules to your will."
"I know dad still."
"Still what?" He looks down at her through his dark glasses. She can faintly see green letting her know that he was not too happy about the situation.
Ivory stops talking looking down at her hands. "Sorry." Kinana walks over giving Ivory her food and drink after noticing everything has calmed down. She thanks her taking her food and eating. Her parents sit in front of her giving her a worried look but she ignores them looking down at her food and Pappa who is sitting on the table.
The guild starts to die down when Lisanna and Bicklow decide it's time to go home. Ivory is sitting near the back of the guild with most of the guilds children somewhere near her. Lex and Max sat on either side of her talking away as she stared at the ground. Her parents came over to get her to tell her it was time to go home she sighs getting up with Pappa following right behind her.
They are walking home and Bickslow keeps a close eye on his daughter. "What's wrong Ivory?"
"Nothing dad." He shakes his head. "You know I don't believe that." She sighs. "Why do I have to go to those classes it's not like I don't know how to use my magic dad. You have been teaching me for years." He stops crouching down to look in her eyes. Ivory I know I have but it doesn't do bad to learn more."
"I don't want to learn more. I know this guild thinks of me ok but the other kids other places still think i'm a freak and that doesn't change things dad." He shakes his head. "I know. I know that people will think bad of you but you know better than I do that you're not bad."
Ivory shakes her head walking around her parents back to her house. They follow closely behind and when she gets home she goes straight to her room and straight to bed. She lays on her bed watching Pappa fly above her proving that he mind isn't tired. "I don't want to go to class so why should I have to?" A voice speaks in her head. "Your parents think it is better for you." She rolls her head. "It doesn't feel better I get in trouble a lot so how is that better?" The voice speaks again. "You get in trouble because you blatantly ignore the rules."
"I do not."
"Yes you do." She sighs. "I don't need you telling me this stuff." The voice laughs. "But you listen anyways. Isn't that funny." She rolls her eyes. "Hibernate Pappa. I'm ganna try and sleep." The voice chuckles again. "You're just done because i'm right." Pappa rests on the stand beside her. "Night Pappa."
"Night Ivory."
Ivory gets up the next morning going down to the kitchen finding her parents there. They look at her with excitement. Pappa follows sloppily behind her. She sits down at the table looking at her parents. "Yes?" Bickslow looks at his wife silently asking for permission. "Go ahead Bicks."
"What?" Bickslow looks at Ivory. "Well Ivory we have exciting news."
"And?" He looks like he is ready to jump out of his own skin. "Ivory you're ganna have a brother or sister." She looks at her parents coughing from her food. "What?"
"A kid we're ganna have another kid Ivory." Her mom says. "I get that mom that's just a bit of a, um surprise." Her parents nod. "Yeah we understand."
The rest of breakfast goes on in silence before they are off the guild for Ivory to go to magic class and her parents on a mission. She gets to stay with Uncle Laxus and Aunt Mira tonight because her parents will be gone all day and won't be back till the next day in the afternoon. They get to the guild saying good-bye to Ivory then leaving to go catch the next train out of magnolia. Ivory goes into class sitting down at a desk in the back per normal to ride out her lessons in utter silence. Pappa sits on the desk ready to sleep but before he does he reminds her, "Now no magic in class. Make this a good day." She rolls her eyes. "Yeah sure."
The rest of the kids file into class not long after her Lex and Max sitting across the room from her where they were assigned after one of their class fiasco's. Class starts off slow as always and lesson feel like they go on forever but before long it is time to leave class and she makes Pappa wake up. "Do anything bad during class Ivory?"
"No I did not. Even if I did it's not like you would know because you were asleep." Pappa twirls around her head. "I would know. You wouldn't lie to me." She scoffs. "How are you so sure Pappa?"
"Because I know you better than you think I do."
"Yeah right." She walks over to her Aunt Mira and Uncle Lex who is talking to Uncle Elf and Aunt Ever. Elfman sees her. "Ivory! Jeez do you get bigger every time I see you!?" He picks up Ivory and she smiles. "Hi Uncle Elf. I've missed you that mission was too long." She wraps her arms around him the best she can. "I've missed you too Aunt Ever." She smiles patting her head. "Missed ya too Ivory."
Elfman finally puts her down. "So do you guys know mom's ganna have another kid?" They all stop their conversation and look at her in shock. "Oh. I guess you didn't know. Figured mom would have told you." Mira laughs. "She is probably freaking about telling us because last time when she was pregnant with you Elfman almost killed him for "Defiling" his little sister." Ivory laughs. Elfman mumbles about how no man would ever do that to someone's little sister. Pappa rests on top of her head. "So Ivory what do you want to do tonight now that your parents are out of town." She smiles. "In all honesty I could use some fighting. Been awhile since I got to use a lot of my magic. Having Pappa with me all the time isn't as straining as it use to be." Laxus claps a hand on her shoulder. "Sound like fun let me go get my boys."
Most of the guilds kids except for the ones to young to participate were out in the field behind the guild ready to get this underway. All in count were herself, Lex, Max, Gale (GajeelxLevy), Hikara (GajxLev), and Nate (NatsuxLucy). They haven't done this in so long. Everybody squared off with a partner. Ivory partners off with Lex the way it has always been. Everybody else gets their partner. Max and Hikara, Gale and Nate. Gale and Nate are always interesting being as though they are both dragon slayer kids their fights were always extreme.
Laxus stands off to the side to watch over everybody in case someone gets hurt. Which has happened before. Ivory starts battling with Lex. "Lightning Dragon Raging Storm!" Lightning surrounds Lex before building up and shooting straight at Ivory. Ivory just has enough time to get Pappa in front of her. "Shield!" The lightning deflects off the shield back in the direction in came. "Lighting Dragon's Roar." Ivory jumps up dodging the attack. "Straight Line!" Pappa shoots forward faster than the eye can keep track of slamming into Lex's shoulder. He stumbles back. "Nice one!" She smiles. "Lightning Dragon's Fang!" He bursts towards her at the speed of lightning slamming right into her lightning surrounding them both. Ivory yells out as pain burst through her shoulder.
Laxus hears the yelling running over to her. "Ivory are you ok?!" He gets over to her and she is laying on the ground clutching her shoulder. Lex looks down at her. "I'm so sorry Ivory." Tears run down her face as the pain keeps persisting in her shoulder. Laxus looks at the rest of the groups in battle. "Battle over! Back to the guild!" He bellows. Everybody stops what they are doing looking over at the group of 3. Laxus picks up Ivory careful not to move her shoulder too much. The bad part was the Wendy was on a job with Romeo so they had to patch her us themselves. Taking Ivory into the infirmary they start to try and figure out what's wrong.
Do you guys read these? Haha. If you don't oh well.
What did you think?! I like this chapter better than the last one!
School starts on Wednesday for me so there is a couple ways this next chapter might work. Don't get your hopes up to high about this this is just a maybe.
I might be able to get you a new chapter by Friday as I would on the normal 4 day basis that is if i'm not busy with all beginning of the year school shit. Now if I can't then I will be starting the 7 day schedule and you won't get a new chapter till next Monday.
Till next time. 09/04/15 or 09/07/15
Kawaii-Bijin
