"Hello Cana!" I give a sarcastic smile to the drunk brunette. Romeo and I just finished a training session, and now I need Cana's help with "training" Lucy. She glares at me as she finishes her mug.
"What do you want?" Cana was clearly less than pleased to see me. She continued to glare at me most likely wondering what I was up to.
"Well, well… Is someone mad that she has to actually care for herself now?" I mockingly pout at her as I've noticed that since I forced her to eat and drink something other than alcohol Mirajane has been holding her to that standard. Her glare only strengthens as I step closer to her.
"I say it again what do you want?" She basically growls at me. It was clear she was struggling with her new regime. Hopefully she likes me enough to help out.
"I need your help. You see… I'm going to show Lucy how strong she is." I smile happily at the drunk as confusion falls on her face. It didn't take long for her to question me. It was clear she has no idea what I meant.
"What do you mean? How are you gonna do that?" Her glare had completely disappeared. Her face was full of confusion, but it was clear she was trying to hide her intrigue. I had her right where I wanted her.
"Well Lucy is incredibly strong as she has to be if she's to hold open gates between realms with magic, but Lucy is also very special. You see excess magic just follows her around, and the way magic in general flows through her is breathtaking." I smile as I remembered her showing off Plue and Lyra. Quickly I came back to reality as after a moment Cana realized what I was talking about, and her look of astonishment confused me.
"You can sense how magic flows through somebody!?" She hadn't quite understood what I was talking about, but I was more surprised that she couldn't sense magic like that. After a moment I realized this was just another thing that made me different from everyone. Now I'm going to have to give a lecture on how magic works.
"Yeah I can sense all magic. Magic is in every living thing, but sometimes there is extra magic that isn't needed to keep something alive. That's excess magic, and it surrounds Lucy. I want to help her access it. So I'm going to bring Lucy to the training area, and I need you to make sure we stay safe. Oh and so you can hold onto her keys after I take them from her." I smile at her as her mouth opens and she stares wide eyed at what I just said. Then she finally processes it all.
"No… You can't take her keys are you insane! Lucy will die before she lets her keys get taken if she's not in battle! Even then she'll do everything she can to keep that from happening!" I blink for a moment taking in what she says. Cana will be perfect to help me out.
"Well then… You better be there to keep us from killing each other! I'm bringing Lucy to the training area now!" I give her a sweet smile as I turn around and head towards Lucy. Cana stares awestruck at me then quickly but quietly follows me.
I told Lucy that I wanted to show her something Romeo taught me. I watched Cana follow us as she cursed under her breath at how insane I was. Cana sat on a bench just out of the way of the training area glaring at me.
I felt that strong, protective, calming sensation as Lucy and I passed through the training barrier. I lead her to one corner of the area saying she could see best from this angle. She smiled at me excitedly, and I spun around her showing off my outfit so she wouldn't pay attention to my hands. My two elastic bracelets covered my wrists as I had on a white and red tie dyed tank top with dark blue denim shorts that were mid-thigh, and of course my classic brown-black boots. Though it was that my hair was pulled up into a tight high ponytail made it so she wasn't focused on my hands because it was rare to see my hair pulled back, let alone in a tight high ponytail that kept all little pieces of hair out of my face. The bottom half of the ponytail was bright red and flowed as I spun behind Lucy letting my hands swiftly grab her pouch of keys. Then I swiftly moved to the other side of the training area.
"I'm sorry but I forgot my water bottle! I'll be right back!" I yelled towards Lucy and let slight irritation flow threw my voice so she thought I actually forgot my water bottle. Once she nodded in understanding I sprinted off towards Cana. I had left my water bottle on a picnic table just past Cana so I could hand her the keys while grabbing it. As I sprinted by I gently tossed the pouch of keys on to Cana's lap.
"Holy Shit!" Cana quietly exclaims as the pouch lands on her lap. I fight a giggle as I grab my water bottle and race back to the training area.
Lucy watches me once again after staring off into the distance. I slow down and take a breath, and happily gulp down some of my water. Then I put my water bottle off to the side, and show off a few moves. I had to keep reminding myself to hold back though. After that I took a deep breath and backed up with a giant smile, that was trying to turn into a smirk.
"Wow Arrona That was amazing!" She ran over to me with a smile and wide arms. I think that was the first time I was surprised by Lucy's actions. She engulfs me in a hug. No one has ever hugged me back before. I stood there shocked for a moment, and then shook it off.
"Thanks! Now it's time for the real reason I brought you out here!" My cheery smile paired with deavious eyes lead Lucy to take a step back and gulp.
"What are you talking about?" Lucy's voice was riddled with worry. I simply fought giggling at this.
"I brought you at here so we could train! I didn't say this because then you would have kept a close eyes on your keys, which Cana is holding for me." A smirk smile thing fell upon my lips as I pointed my thumb towards Cana sitting on the bench. Lucy eyes widened in horror and shock as she realizes her pouch of keys is on Cana's lap.
"Don't worry she'll keep them safe. Right now I'm going to train your magical abilities." A smirk falls upon my face. I'm not like anyone in Fairy Tail whether they believe it or not. I'm quite good at controlling my emotions and actions, but at times I can be… a mischievous bitch.
"What has gotten into you Arrona!? I need my keys to do that!" Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion at my current behavior. My demeanor had completely changed. I laughed at her.
"Well I guess I have to give another crash course on how magic works." I let mock disappointment into my voice. I also sighed as I vaguely looked toward the ground upsettingly. Lucy's look of horror/shock and confusion never left her face.
"You see Lucy… Magic is in every living thing, but there is also excess magic that living things don't need to survive. You are unlike anything I've ever seen before. Excess magic surrounds you. Not only do you not use it you don't even realize it's there. Some of the magic around you gets used up because you always stay by such powerful mages. If you weren't in Fairy Tail you would gather so much excess magic that you could be tracked two towns over." I let a slight chuckle leave my lips at my last sentence. My voice was filled with mischievous confidence. I simply flashed my eyes at her as she took in my words. It took her what felt like forever to get a grip.
"Okay so… How am I going to access it?" I sensed her deep steady breaths as she contemplated what I was possibly going to do. Her eyebrows were still furrowed with confusion, but the horror had gone away. I smirked at her and put my hands on my hips.
"You are going to let magic flow through you just like you do with your keys, and we are going to spar." Lucy's eyes widened in shock at my words. The instant it took for her stutter out a response felt like an eternity.
"What! But you don't use your magic! You're much stronger than me! This can't go well!" I closed my eyes and nodded disapprovingly towards her or the ground. I didn't realize until now how little she believed in herself.
"Yes I am stronger, but I'm not going to use my magic. I don't need it to spar with you. When it comes to protecting others you never hesitate, but the moment you have to care or protect yourself you lose all faith in your abilities." My demeanor changed back to that caring confident 13 year-old, but it didn't last long. She took in my words and contorted her face to show how she was ashamed that that was the truth. The look of a smirk and a face of understanding is what I showed as my demeanor twisted back into one of mischief.
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