Chapter has been edited!
Omg! Have you all read the new chapter for FairyTail!
Now for this chapter. If you ever seen Moulin Rouge, imagine that tango and song for their dance. I was going to make it one more chapter before starting it with Lucy but I promised chapter 10 to be the chapter so...
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Akira stared wide eyed across the stage at Gray. Her green eyes trailed over his body. He was wearing a very tight white button up shirt tucked into some black slacks. Akira felt a blush creep onto her face as she gazed at him, feeling eyes on him Gray looked over at her. She unconsciously crossed an arm over her chest.
She looked down at the back dress they had put her in. If you want to call it a dress, it clung to her skin so tightly, showing off every single curve she had. The dress was backless but covered her stomach. To hide her FairyTail mark of course. The length was modest, it went to her knees, but had a split up the side of her left leg. Her pink locks her being held up in an elegant bun and she didn't even want to know what kind of make-up they put on her. Black heels adorned her feet.
Gray gave her small smile and she smiled back hesitantly. She heard Mr. Richio speaking and she took a deep breath as he introduces them. The first sounds of the music started to play, and she locked eyes with Gray, partly confused until it hit her. She had to dance with him!
Not missing her cue, she stepped out and started her part of the dance. They were doing a tango, which was way to intimate for her. Oh, she was so glad nobody from the guild was here to see this.
Akira placed one foot down and she turned her head away as her she stuck her hand out, it was grasped tightly by Gray's and she was pulled towards him. Her eyes met his as they danced. At one point she had to fight the blush off her face when her back was pressed tightly against his front and his hand had to skim across her waist. In retrospect, Gray was fighting his own battle.
He knew Akira was beautiful, he'd be a fool not to see that for himself. Yet, as they danced he was gaining a new perspective for the dragon slayer. He watched the way her body moved, the way her eyes looked at him so shyly, the way her lips stretched into that beautiful smile of hers. His heart did a small skip. What was this?
Akira saw the other dancers join them and soon the whole stage was full of dancers as they all danced a very tantalizing tango as a group. Akira scanned the crowd as the music hit its crescendo, the violins were growing increasingly louder. As soon as the music hit its peak, she saw it. The shadow moving about the crowd. Vaguely she caught Gray's attention and motioned with her eyes. He nodded and as one they jumped off the stage but continued to dance as they moved through the crowd.
The thief looked their way and after connecting eyes with Akira, spun on his heel and went to run. Akira smirked and parted from Gray as they ran in opposite directions. She looked up towards the rafters and thrusted her hand out, a vine shooting out to latch on a wooden beam. Using the momentum, she swung into the air just as Gray froze the floor, making the thief slip and start sliding.
The crowd had started to panic but moved out of the way nonetheless. Akira landed in front of the thief and stuck her foot out, stopping his sliding across the floor. With a wave of her hand she wrapped him in vines as Mr. Richio rushed towards them, he obviously forgot that there was ice on the floor and slipped.
Akira rolled her eyes at the man and looked down at their captured target. "That was way too easy." She said as she looked up at Gray, he nodded his agreement. Keiko flew over and hovered next to Akira. "This doesn't feel right." She stated as Mr. Richio and the authorities appeared next to them.
"Whatever do you mean? You caught the thief, so what's wrong?" Mr. Richio asked as he crossed his arms looking the young pink haired girl over.
As on cue, an explosion sounded. Akira was thrown back from the residual shock wave. Groaning, she pushed herself up and looked towards the side of the building, or what was left of it. Three masked figures stood in the hole that was created, a young blond woman in front of them.
"Miya! What are you doing?"
Akira glanced over at Mr. Richio, as he shakily climbed to his feet. The poor man was staring at the blonde woman with shock. Akira blinked, realization hit her as she used herself to her feet. She saw Gray in her peripheral, he was holding his arm but was otherwise fine.
"You are such a foolish man, it was so easy to infiltrate your little circle and get access to your fortune." The young blonde laughed as she tossed her hair over her shoulder. "All I had to do was bat my eyelashes and you fell head over heels for me. Disgusting."
Akira heard Mr. Richio choke on his breath and bit her lip as anger caused through her. Walking forward, she stepped in front of the poor man and looked over at Miya. "I hate to spoil your fun, but if you think you're getting away with all that money you're dead wrong."
"Deal with this ignorant girl." The blonde woman growled to the men behind her.
Akira just sighed as they charged towards her. She watched as magic circles appeared on in each of their hands. So, they were wizards huh? She easily side stepped the first punch and ducked to avoid the second. An icy blast against her back, had her glancing back to see an ice wall just behind her. Looking down, she took notice of the sharp point of a sword.
"Sneaking up behind someone to attack is just dirty, and to a woman no less." Gray's ice melted as he came to stand behind Akira, his icy gaze leveled on the man that tried to get a cheap shot in. Akira's attention was brought back to the men in front of her, her hand came up on instinct and she turned her head around to stare at the man who's fist she had caught.
Her gaze flickered to her hand when she felt it heat up some. "A fire user huh?" She smirked. "Your flames are pathetic and aren't even hot. Let me show what REAL flames feel like." Her smirk turned into a smile as her body ignited into flames.
Now let's explain. Akira found out that she could use not only the lightening Laxus shot her with that one time during training, but she could now control fire courtesy of Natsu. It was strange, and she didn't know how she could do it, but unlike with Laxus lightening; the flames were her own.
A vague memory had resurfaced when she and Natsu discovered she could use flames. Igneel had taught her the basis of fire magic, she couldn't use it like Natsu of course. Her body was quipped for Nature Magic, so she couldn't eat fire and she wasn't fire resistant either. Only a small bit.
The man's eyes widened as her flames crawled up his arm and over his body. She used his distraction to deliver a punch to his solar plexus, knocking the wind out of him and effectively knocking him out. She jumped backwards to avoid a kick from the third man she had forgotten about, but a swift punch from Gray had him seeing stars.
She smiled up at her icy friend and looked over towards the blonde woman, who was wide eyed. Her shock wore off and a look of fear covered her as she turned to run away. Akira flicked her fingers and a wall of earth rose up, blocking the woman's escape route.
"Sorry lady, but you're not going anywhere."
Miya growled and swung around, a magic gun forming as she turned towards them. Gray was quicker than her and quickly froze her in her tracks. Akira dusted her hands as the flames disappeared.
"Well then, now that that's done."
Akira felt bad for Mr. Richio as the authorities showed up to take his wife away. Yes, Akira was surprised when she found out that the woman just married the man to steal from him. Made her want to beat the woman up. Their employee thanked them and paid them, through his tears and heart break as they left his establishment.
"I think that was the oddest job outcome I've had." Akira said as her, Gray and Keiko departed and headed towards the train. "Even though it was full of embarrassment, they pay off was nice." Keiko giggled next to her.
"Oh? You mean the embarrassment of being in Gray's arms?" Akira felt her face heat up as she glared at her cat. Gray coughed and looked the other way, his cheeks sporting a soft shade of pink
"Let's just get back to the train and get home."
Akira groaned as she held her stomach as a wave of nausea hit her. "Do we have to? I can walk back." Gray rolled his eyes and grabbed her hand, leading her towards the train station. Akira pulled her arm, as tears poured down her face the closer they got to the death trap on tracks.
"NOOOOO!"
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"Wah! It's huge!"
A blonde-haired girl exclaimed as she looked up at the massive building in front of her.
"Welcome to FairyTail!" The blue cat said as he looked back at their new blonde companion. The blonde, a young woman named Lucy, felt her smile widen as she took in the sight of the Fairytail building.
"I can't believe I'm actually here!" She yelled excitedly.
The pink haired boy next to her sniffed the air and a wave of anger hit him as he charged forward and kicked the door open.
"We made it back alive!" He and Happy yelled. A chorus of welcome back greeted them and Lucy felt excitement slam into her even more as the sight if the guild hall came into her vision.
"I heard you went all out in Hargeon Natsu, had to go starting trouble did..." a buck tooth man started. Lucy gasped when Natsu promptly kicked him in the face and started to scream about information being fake. She watched as a full-on brawl started around her but, she was to absorb in the fact that was standing in the guild hall to take notice.
"I can't believe I'm actually standing in the FairyTail guild hall." She gushed to herself. Her attention was brought to her a dark-haired male who was half naked, she gaped in shock at him.
"Gray! Your clothes!" Lucy looked back at a brown-haired girl, who was only dressed in a bikini top and some capris. She watched in amazement as the woman lifted a barrel of alcohol to lips and started to drink.
"What is wrong with these people?" She asked herself as a very large man appeared behind her, spouting nonsense about real men. Natsu and the dark-haired man quickly knocked him out.
She crossed Loke of her list and turned when she heard a voice behind her. "Its Mirajane! In the flesh!" Hearts filled her eyes as she stared at one of her idols. "Shouldn't we do something to stop them?" She asked as she looked around at all the fighting people.
Mira giggled. "It happens all the time, so you don't have to worry about it. I mean, it's actually kind of fun this way." She said as a bottle sailed through the air and hit her on the side of the face, making Lucy freak out.
She heard a groan of annoyance and looked over her shoulder towards the other end of the bar. Her eyes widened when she caught sight of a pink haired girl. She watched as the girl spun on her seat and glared off into the crowd of people. Lucy took notice of the fact that girl had shocking green eyes. White wrappings covered the girl's chest and a vest like Natsu's only black and green instead of orange. Black shorts covered her lower half, and Lucy could see her FairyTail symbol on her lower right abdomen, her left had a strange X shaped scar on it.
"Natsu! Give Gray back his underwear!" She yelled as she punched Natsu in the face as he waved Grays's underwear around in his hand.
Lucy shrieked as the dark-haired male stood up next to her, she looked away from his naked form as he asked to borrow her clothes. "Pervert!" The pink haired girl yelled as she kicked the man known as Gray away from her.
Lucy whimpered when Loke picked her up, only to be punched away by the white-haired male, and then to be kicked away by Natsu. Lucy watched as the pink haired girl grabbed Natsu and punched him away as well.
"You butt out!" The Pinkett yelled at Natsu as she dodged a flying chair. Lucy squeaked when green eyes connected with hers. "You must be new. Hi, I'm Akira." Lucy took the girls offered hand and shook it slightly.
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Akira smiled at the new girl, but her attention was taken away as Cana declared for them all to knock it off. She smirked as Gray, Elfman, Loke and Natsu answered Cana's call for magic. She pursed her lips and debated on whether she should join them, involving magic was always the best part of the brawls, when Master suddenly appeared.
"Would you fools stop bickering like children!"
"He's huge!" The new girl exclaimed as she stared up at the master. Akira chuckled when Makarov stepped on Natsu. Akira smiled and turned to look at Gray as Makarov greeted the new girl. She moved towards him and handed him his discarded pants.
"You may want to put these on." Gray looked down at his nearly naked state and took the pants from her. She looked up towards Master as he jumped towards the top banister, only to misjudge the distance and hit his head on the way up.
"You've gone and done it again you fools! Just look at all the paperwork the council sent me!" Akira stiffened when Makarov looked her way but relaxed when he called Gray's name. "Good job on sweeping out the smuggling organization, but you walked around naked in town afterwards and then ran away after stealing someone else underwear that was being dried!"
Akira couldn't stifle her laugh as she looked over at her friend. He shot her a glare in return.
"Elfman! You assaulted a VIP while escorting him!" Elfman scratched his jaw as he looked away mumbling sheepishly.
"Cana! You drank fifteen barrels of alcohol and then charged it to the magic council. Loke, you were flirting with council member Reiji's granddaughter!" Akira watched as the master tore into each of them, she could only hold her breath as Master Makarov got closer and closer to her and Natsu.
Makarov sighed and slumped forward as he looked down at the papers in his hands. "And then Natsu and Akira." Akira winced and looked away. "You two destroyed the Devon thief family but in the process destroyed seven other houses belonging to the townspeople! Akira YOU DESTROYED the clock tower in Tully Village, Natsu you burned down a church in Freesia, damaged parts of Lupinus castle, and destroyed half of Hargeons port!"
"Hey, I wasn't involved in that one." Akira said as she held her hands up in defense. Master Makarov turned his angry eyes on her.
"No! But you sure did blow a hole in Peace Village! You destroyed the sacred rock of the Ambage people and... blew up councilmen Seigrain's summer home." Akira opened her mouth but promptly shut it as she absentmindedly rubbed the back of her arm.
"That was an accident." She mumbled lowly as the master called out other names and their faults.
"Have you all lost your minds! All you kids are good for is getting the higher ups mad at me!" Makarov yelled as he clenched his fist and started to shake from anger. "However, I say to heck with the magic council!"
Akira chuckled as Makarov lit the complaints on fire and tossed them out into the air. Her and some others laughed when Natsu leaped into the air like a dog to catch the burning papers.
"Show off." Akira mumbled, earning a wide fiery smile from her brother. She glanced at the new girl to see her completely entranced by what the master was saying. Not that she should blame her, it was amazing to listen to Master.
"Listen up, any power that surpasses reason, still comes from reason, right? Magic isn't some miraculous power. It is a talent that only works when the flow of energy inside of us and the flow of energy in the natural world are in perfect synchronization." Akira felt a smile start to form on her face as Makarov spoke. She could tell that everyone's morale was starting to strengthen just by looking at everyone's faces.
"To perform magic, one must have a strong mind and the ability to focus it should take over your being and come pouring out of your soul!" Makarov said as he looked over his children. "If all we do is worry about following rules then our magic will never progress. Don't let those blowhards on the council scare you. Follow the path you believe in!"
Akira's grin widened, and she couldn't help but look over at Gray, his eyes met her own and he smirked. Elfman clapped her on the shoulder and she looked up at the big man as she bounced on the balls of her feet.
"Because that's what makes the FairyTail guild... NUMBER ONE!"
Akira yelled with the rest of guild as she stuck her hand up in their hand signal. She felt Natsu wrap an arm around her shoulders and laughed along with her brother as he chuckled beside her. Keiko and Happy were cheering next to them.
After the excitement died down, Akira found herself sitting at a bar with Gray, Elfman and Keiko. She was munching on a burger when she noticed Natsu get up and go towards the request board, the blonde-haired girl came up behind him and showed him her new mark.
"I hear you're taking a break from jobs Akira."
Akira looked up at Elfman and nodded. "Yeah, that last job I did paid well, and my injury still hasn't fully healed either." She said as she rubbed her leg. Her last job was to get rid of some pesky thieves, one of them got a lucky shot in and cut a pretty deep cut into her leg. Usually that wouldn't bother her, but the sword was dipped in poison, so her leg still stung a bit.
The new girl, Lucy came and sat down next to her at the bar. She took a bite of her burger and nodded in thanks to Mira when she sat her usual glass of tea down.
"You should probably get it looked at them." Gray said as he glanced at Akria from the corner of his eye. Since that whole dancing job, they pulled together a few months ago, hers and Gray's relationship had changed sort of. They spent more time together now, well more than they usual did anyways.
"Nah, I'll be okay. You know us Dragneel's, stubborn dragons we are." She smiled and noticed that Lucy turned to look at her funny. Akira opened her mouth to ask her what was wrong when Romeo's little voice caught her attention.
She frowned as she listened to Romeo plead for Makarov to send someone to get his father. She looked down at the table when Romeo punched master in the face and ran out of the building crying.
"That's got to be tough." Lucy said as looked over her shoulder. Akira bit the inside of her mouth to keep her emotion under check.
"I know it sounds like the master doesn't care, but he really is worried." Mirajane explained, her back to them.
The sound of something being broke had Akria looking over and seeing Natsu remove his fist from the request board. She watched her brother leave the guild hall and sighed. "I know Natsu, I feel it too." She whispered to herself, obviously loud enough for Gray to hear because he raised an eyebrow at her in question.
"Why did Natsu get so upset?" Lucy asked as she turned around to look at them.
"Because he sees himself in Romeo, they have a lot in common." Akira said, making Lucy look at her. Akira took in a deep breath and picked up her glass bringing it to her lips but not drinking it.
"Just because we're members of FairyTail doesn't mean we don't all have our own personal issues." Mira said as she absentmindedly cleaned a glass. "We've all had our fair share of suffering and loss."
Flashes of Midori, Igneel, and Lisanna flashed within Akira's mind and she sighed. "Natsu can relate to Romeo because many years ago Natsu's father left and never came back." Mirajane said as making Akira trace the necklace around her neck. "Well technically it wasn't is real father, but the one who raised him. He was actually a dragon."
Akira chuckled when Lucy fell out of her chair in shock. She nudged Gray when he scoffed and rolled his eyes next to her.
"Natsu was really raised by a dragon!?" Lucy yelled in shock. "How can I believe that...!?"
"You don't have to believe it, but yes he was." Akira interjected as she placed her chin in her hand and looked over at Lucy. "My brother was raised by the fire dragon Igneel. He taught him how to read and write, and how to use fire magic. One day though, Igneel disappeared and never came back. Natsu lives for the day he'll see Igneel again."
"So, Natsu was telling me truth? He's really searching for Igneel?" Akira nodded at Lucy's question. "Wait! You said brother. You and Natsu are siblings?"
Akira smiled at Lucy. "Yes, we are. He's my big brother, although he doesn't act like it."
"I guess the pink hair does give it away. So, were you raised by Igneel too?" Lucy asked her.
"No, I wasn't, Igneel was my uncle, however I do look forward to seeing him one day again." She stood up from the bar and after tapping Gray's shoulder walked away and out the guild doors. She sighed and felt something land on her shoulder. Keiko's soft fur brushed against her neck.
"Are you going to follow Natsu?" Akira shook her head at Keiko's question.
"No, he needs to do that on his own." She stuffed her hands in the pockets of her shorts and walked down the streets of Magnolia. "Let's go to the park, shall we?" Keiko nodded and let her wings appear, flying above Akira as they walked.
I need a Beta reader! If anyone would be willing to help, that would be fantastic. I'm suffering in alot of areas and with my depression being so bad right now, its difficult to keep the writing up...
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