Ah, finally chapter 10! Sorry if it seems a bit rushed, but I really had to move the story along =3= I'm still not sure how long it will be. Thanks to everyone that's been following the story! You people rock!

I only own the OCs and grammar mistakes. Enjoy ^^

Ch.10 Resolution

"Oh… Hi there…" Moon blinked, seeing the blue-haired boy.

"Um… S-Sorry!" Julian bowed again, feeling far too uncomfortable. "I just… I just wanted to know what happened to my parents… Mister… um…"

"The kid's name's Laxus," the doc quickly spoke, seeing that Dreyar was still out of it.

"Yes, Mister Laxus said he knew them…"

"Oh, I see…" the elder man spoke. In truth he wanted to leave and not intrude this conversation, but his instincts told him to stay. And when he thought about it, the Mage would probably need some support on the matter.

"Well, hope you don't mind me staying here, enjoying a meal," he knew it was the right choice, when he saw the grateful look the Dragon Slayer gave him.

As all eyes feel on Laxus, he spoke: "Yes… I knew them," his voice was quiet, as if ashamed and guilt-ridden. "They were good people…" but right now, the blonde was buying time to figure out how to tell the boy about what happened…

"Ah, I'm glad they haven't changed," the blue-haired one smiled, visibly relaxing at the news.

"Laxus…" Moon's voice echoed in the said man's head.

"Yeah, I know… But just how can I tell him?" Dreyar bit his lip, wondering what to say next. And that's when he decided… He just has to tell him. If he keeps drawing it out like this. When he finds out, he'll be more devastated than if he knew right away.

"Julian…" Laxus' voice changed, now harder and emotionless. The blonde knew he had to speak this way; otherwise his own emotions would get mixed with everything.

"Your parents… They're dead…" his eyes didn't leave the boy, who went from smiling to shaking.

"W…What?" his voice was trembling, as he tried to smile, thinking what the Mage said was a lie. It had to be a lie, right?

"I know this is hard to believe, but they were in the landslide… So was I, but my powers kept me alive," the Dragon Slayer didn't flinch or anything. He had to be very calm right now not matter what.

"Laxus, why did you-?" the doc's voice came mentally again, but the wizard stopped him from speaking any further.

"Because he needs to know… If he hates me, that's fine. I'd rather have him hate me, than him not knowing how I know all of this…" he answered the half asked question.

"You… were in it as well?" Julian's voice was starting to break, as tears streamed down his face.

"I was," Laxus still kept the same, even voice.

"And you have powers? You're Mage?" his voice was becoming quieter with each word.

"Yes."

"Then… why didn't you save them?" the dreaded question wasn't filled with anger or hatred like the blonde thought. No, this was far worse. It was as if he was lost.

"I couldn't," he answered truthfully, clenching his fists under the coat.

"Couldn't?" Julian repeated, raising his empty eyes at the Dragon Slayer. "Or wouldn't?"

There it was. The hatred Dreyar was just waiting to be shown. In a matter of moments, those empty eyes were filled with a burning rage; he knew he was the cause of.

"I couldn't," the blonde repeated steadily, eyes still locked with Julian.

"Liar," it was an extremely quick respond, in the form of a hiss. "You didn't bother!" raising his voice, the blue-haired boy's eyes were glassed over as he stepped closer.

"I did try, but there was nothing-"

"Yet you lived!" and the tears came again, as did the shaking, but the boy kept walking. "You're a wizard aren't you? You said you have power! What good is that power, if you can't save people!" he almost yelled, and despite his calm appearance, Laxus was stunned on the inside. It was something Makarov used to tell him all the time.

*Flashback*

"Laxus! Why are you just sitting around?" Makarov tapped his foot on the ground, looking at the boy.

"Well what am I supposed to do? Every mission around here is way too easy for me," the 20 year-old Lightning Mage smirked, feet on a table.

"Well then, why don't you help some of the other members? They could use some extra power."

"Help those weaklings? You're joking right?" the blonde sat properly, still smirking.

"I'm entirely serious Laxus. With all the power you have, you could help them be better."

"Ha! Like I care about those guys! If they're too weak to do a mission, then they have no place in this world. I mean, if a wizard's weak, he's gonna die sooner or later right?"

"Laxus…" the Guild Master clenched his fist and narrowed his eyes.

*End of flashback*

"You don't d-" Julian would have continued, had he not suddenly collapsed. His eyes rolled to the back to his head and as he was about to hit the floor, Doctor Moon was there to catch him.

"Hey, easy there little guy," Moon whispered and gently laid the boy on a bed in the room.

"Why did you do that?" Laxus' voice made the doc look at him with an apologetic smile.

"I thought it was better… His state of mind is in total chaos. If I hadn't knocked him out mentally he would have collapsed from the stress," the elder man explained and sighed, looking back at the boy.

"I hadn't really expected him to say that," he frowned slightly, before looking back at Dreyar.

"H-Hey! What are you doing?" Moon blinked before practically jumping and moving to the now standing Dragon Slayer.

"I'm leaving," was the simple answer as he found his garments and started changing.

"But-But you're not ready yet. Mentally or physically!" the doc tried to stop him, but it was useless.

"I can't really stay here… You can't take care of two of us," putting his shirt on, Laxus turned around. "Besides, I can handle it on my own now… The kid just triggered a memory that… made me realize a few things… I was thinking about 'em before, but they didn't really make sense. Now they do."

"…Where do you plan to go?" deciding it was pointless to try and stop him, Moon sighed.

"Not sure… Might head for the desert… nice and abandoned. I still need more control of my power and there isn't anyone I can get involved there."

"You should stop by a place before heading there… You'll need some stuff and a lot of water if you want to live thought that burning hell."

"Right, I'll do that… But will you do me a favor?"

"Sure, what is it kid?"

"Take care of Julian… if possible… change the conversation so it didn't end like that, but with him thinking it really was my fault."

"Are you sure about this?"

Glancing at the sleeping form of the blue-haired boy, Laxus nodded: "Yeah."

"Well… take care of yourself then… and if you're ever around here again, come and visit."

"Yeah, sure old man," and with a final handshake the two said goodbye and the blonde left.

"He said I need to find a place with equipment for the desert… It has to be around here," frowning, the Dragon Slayer looked at the signs. He had just arrived at the edge of Joya and was hopping that a shop around here had what he was looking for.

"Hey! You! Tall and blonde!" someone called and made the Mage turn around.

"Yeah?" he raised an eyebrow when he saw a middle-aged man run towards him.

"You shouldn't be standing here. It says a sand storm is going to be here soon," the man explained, looking around a bit panicked.

"Oh, thanks… But I haven't got a place to-" the wizard started when a sudden strong wind flew past him and brought along the sand from the desert.

"Oh, no… it's here far too early!" the man screamed and ran away.

Turning to the boarders of Joya, Dreyar could see a tornado making its way here. But there were still some people in the streets, either making their way back home or enjoying the night. In a few moments, the news of the tornado spread though the town and the people started panicking, running around aimlessly and clinking to their loved ones.

"Hey, why is everyone so freaked? Isn't this a normal thing around here?" the blonde assumed it was, the way the man from before said it.

"It-It is! But this one is far bigger than the others! Our houses aren't built for this!" a woman, carrying a baby, shook her head as he buried the babies face into her chest, whispering.

"Tch, why the hell is it… everywhere I got somethin' bad has to happen?" gritting his teeth, Laxus saw a cloak flowing in the wind and grabbed it.

"Well… since it's my mess, I better take care of it," smirking, he knew it wasn't true, but it sure as hell was a good and awesome excuse. "Better hurry to, or it'll be to close," he charged his lighting at his feet, before his whole body transformed into a bolt and he flew towards the strong wind.

"Last time I tried stopping a natural phenomenon, it didn't end well. Those were two at once… This is one and third one… Three's the charm right?" he smirked and landed a bit away from the tornado, clenching his fist and yelling: "Lightning Dragon's Breakdown Fist!" bent the arm and then extends the fist forward in a punching motion, creating a large-sized-lighting-fist.

As the lightning and wind met, it almost felt like an explosion, as it send out powerful wind currents that almost knocked the Mage off his feet. But when the dust settled, the tornado was gone and all that was left were a few flickering lightning marks.

"Well, that worked better than I thought," Laxus chuckled before turning around and heading back to the town. He still needed the supplies for his journey.

"Thank you! Come again!" a shop keeper bowed as Dreyar walked out of his shop with a bag full of dry food, water and some shirts. He kept the cloak from before as he started heading to the boarder again. None of the citizens even knew what or who stopped he tornado, only that they were alive. And that, made the Dragon Slayer happy, even if no one knew he did it.

"Desierto here I come!" he smirked and put on his headphones, before entering the desert.

Well, that's it for this chapter. Next we enter a new part of the story, as you can guess xD. I hope you enjoyed and tell me what you think by reviewing!