Author's Notes: Okay, my lovely readers! It's story time! I would like to thank all of you for being patient while I tried to figure this mess of plot lines and stuff! It truly means a lot to me!
Anyway, we'll skip to the chapter you all have been waiting for! Enjoy it because this story just might be ending earlier than I expected...
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Disclaimer: I would be working on the next chapter of Fairy Tail if I owned it, and this would be a part of the anime, not a part of a website for Fan Fiction!
The Day We Disappeared -
Chapter Ten:
Terra's Point of View
I began to pace back and forth while everyone else sat lazily around, waiting for Aquamarine to show up. I was worried about her; it's been hours, and she can get a little air-headed sometimes...
And just as I was thinking about Aquamarine, she appeared from that white hole in the sky, just like us. I alerted the others, and we all flew up to meet her. It was then that I noticed the crystal-like building floating above the stillwater lake.
"Uh, guys..." I said nervously. Something didn't feel right about that place... It was like something bad was going to happen, right next to that building... I couldn't quite place my finger on that foreboding feeling, so I just shrugged it off, though that feeling stayed with me.
"Well, look who finally decided to show up!" Igneel said as he landed on the ground. The others followed suit and landed in the clearing under us. I cast one last, long glance at the building below us before landing next to the others.
"Well excuse me for being late..." Aquamarine muttered. I smiled, allowing the memory of that building to be pushed away. "I decided to look for you guys; is that so bad?"
"Don't listen to Igneel!" Astra said. "He's just upset because he had to wait. You know how impatient he is!" Aquamarine giggled at the remark and Igneel scoffed, not being able to find something to say.
"In any case, we need to find out where we are and where the Grand Magic Games Stadium is," I said. Then I felt an enormous magical presence behind me. I felt my blood run cold as I looked behind us and saw an enormous black and blue Dragon behind us.
"Guys..." I said, backing up slowly. The Dragon flew higher into the air, then began to dive. "Guys!" They all stopped talking and looked up into the air. By this time, the Dragon was heading at us in full speed. "Run!"
We all spread our wings and shot out of the valley. Only minutes after we flew off did the valley behind us explode. I looked behind us and saw the Dragon fly up and head straight towards us.
"Guys, he's catching-" Lumin said, but didn't get a chance to finish, because he was knocked out of the air by the Dragon.
"Lumin!" Nebula screeched. She went after him before any of us could stop her. The Dragon stopped chasing us for a moment and headed after Nebula and Lumin.
"Lumin! Nebula! Meet us at the Domus Flau in Crocus! And don't forget to come as you-know-what!" I yelled out. I then turned to the others. "We have to stick together now, or that Dragon'll pick us off one by one."
"Yeah, you're right; we shouldn't split-ugh!" Aquamarine said as the Dragon tackled her. She went tumbling down towards the forest, and we all ceased movement.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't my old friend Igneel!" the Dragon said, and Igneel growled at him. I looked at the two in confusion. How did this Dragon know Igneel?
"We're hardly friends, Acnologia!" Igneel hissed out. "Why are you bothering us?! We made a truce; if you don't attack us, then we won't attack you!" Igneel got into a battle stance, and the rest of us followed suit. Something told me that this was going to be an intense battle, and we were going to need all of our strength.
"Yeah well, about that..." Acnologia trailed off, and before we knew it, he was in the middle of our circle. "It seems the Magic Council wanted me to get rid of some Dragons. I need to make up for not getting rid of Fairy Tail while they were on Tenroujima." I saw Igneel visibly stiffen.
"You what..." he growled. I had never seen Igneel as angry as he was in his entire life.
"And now, it's time for get rid of you and reclaim my place with the Magic Council!" As soon as he said it, there was a bright light and an explosion before I blacked out.
- Outside of Crocus-
When I came to, I saw that I was near the outskirts of the city. Using what was left of my magic, I cast the spell to transform my body from Dragon to human.
Damn... I've got to find the others... I thought as I stumbled my way into the town. I saw people stopping and staring at me. Did I still have wings on my back?
"Miss, are you okay?" A guy with black hair asked me.
"Yes, I'm fi-" was all I managed to get out before I passed out again.
~With Fairy Tail~
"So... Who was that guy...?" Lucy said as she walked with Nova back to HoneyBone. The sun had already set, so they had a few hours before midnight. They decided to walk around a bit before heading back to the hotel.
"Who?" Nova said. Lucy narrowed her eyes at Nova.
"Don't play dumb! You know exactly who I'm talking about!" Lucy said. "Who was that guy you were fighting? And don't tell me you don't know, because I know you do!"
"Oh, him? I ran into him before the fight, so it was a little distracting..." Nova said. "He seemed like a nice guy, but I guess I was wrong..."
"Hey, don't feel so down," Lucy said as she bumped her shoulder against Nova's. "I have to cheer you up because your brother asked me to, so maybe taking a nice bath will help! And then we could sit down and watch corny movies while eating junk food!" Nova giggled at Lucy's attempts to make her feel better.
"Sounds like a good idea to me!" She replied while entering the hotel, only to run into a very angry Erza.
"You guys are late." She stated. Lucy and Nova immediately began apologizing, which satisfied Erza for the moment. "Now everyone's here except for Wendy..."
"What!? Wendy's still out there?" Lucy said, imagining what it could do to the little Dragonslayer.
"Lucy, nothing's going to happen to her..." Nova said while sweatdropping. "Well, I'm going to bed now; it's been a long day and I'm tired." Everyone said good night and Nova headed to the room she shared with Roxie and Divina.
No one was in the room so Nova decided to take a long, hot bath. While in the tub, Nova thought over the day's events, and about Rogue. She did believe he was a nice guy, but that he was just lost, like Gajeel and Juvia was. Sighing, she drained the tub and wrapped herself in one of the hotel's towels and exited the bathroom, only to find Rogue entering the room through the unlocked window.
Nova's first impulse was to scream, and she did. Rogue ran over to her and covered her mouth while making a shushing motion. she pushed his hand away from her mouth and glared at him angrily.
"Why should I be quiet?" She said. "I suggest you leave before my brother gets here, or you'll be in for a world of pain!"
"Look, I just came here to apologize for earlier... If Sting wasn't there, then that whole thing could've been avoided..." Rogue said while looking away. Nova was stunned. He was apologizing to her...? The silence that befell them was broken when someone began pounding on the door.
"Nova? Nova! I heard you scream! Are you okay!?" Aster yelled through the door. Luckily, Nova locked the door to prevent people from walking in while she was dressing.
"That's Aster; You have to leave before he breaks down the door!" She began pushing Rogue towards the window, but before he could jump out she grabbed his wrist. "You'll... You'll come back later, right?" Nova could feel her cheeks heating up after asking such a silly question.
Surprisingly, Rogue smirked at her and said, "Maybe, maybe not." before jumping out and disappearing into the shadows. Nova was stunned by his response and almost forgot to unlock the door.
Almost as soon as she unlocked the door did Aster push it open. Behind him was Lucy, Natsu, Gray, Erza, Divina, and Roxie. She put on her best annoyed "you-just-interrupted-my-bath" look, and moved out of the way for them.
"Nova! Are you okay? You were screaming and-" Aster started before Nova cut him off.
"Oh, that? I just thought I saw a rat," She replied, shrugging her shoulders as if it wasn't that big of a deal. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'd like to go back to my bath." Nova started to close the door, but Aster stuck his foot out and stopped it. Then he pushed Nova out of the way and stepped into the room.
"Where is he?" He growled. Nova feigned for innocence and blinked in confusion, though she new who exactly her brother was talking about.
"Who are you talking about?" Nova asked, hoping she sounded innocent enough. Aster narrowed his eyes at her and continued sniffing the air.
"Rogue. Where is Rogue? His scent's fresh in here..." Aster said. "You can smell it too, can't you Natsu?" Natsu nodded his head, his mouth set into a snarl.
"What are you guys talking about?" Nova asked in her annoyed voice. "No one's been in here; the door was locked, remember?"
"Yeah, but the window's open," Aster said while looking under the bed.
"I just opened it; maybe Rogue just happened to walk by and his scent blew into here," Nova reasoned. Aster stopped looking and nodded, as if coming to an agreement with what she said.
"Yeah, you're right... Sorry for bothering you; your bath's probably cold now..." Aster said as he left the room. Nova nodded before closing the door and sighing.
"He sure is protective of you..." Rogue said while leaning against the window. Nova jumped, then placed her hands on her hips.
"You know you could've waited until I was dressed..." Nova said. "It's not safe here... we need to go somewhere else..."
"I... know a place..." Rogue said while looking away. Is he... blushing...? Nova thought.
"Well, let me get dressed and we can go!" Nova said, but before either of them could take a step a bright light illuminated the window.
"Welcome to the Preliminary Event of the Grand Magic Games!" Mato, the pumpkin-headed mascot said.
Nova and Rogue looked at each other and knew this was bad.
Author's Note: HELL YEAH! I finally got the chapter done! It took a lot of brain power for me to finish this! Hopefully you all haven't forgotten about me...
Also, I want to say a big THANK YOU to Rinny-Senpai 32 for telling me she loved my story! I really believed that not many people liked the way I set up the Grand Magic Games, but she proved me wrong!
So what's going on with Rogue and Nova? What happened with the Dragons? And when is the next chapter of Fairy Tail going to come out?
You'll find out whenever I finish making the next chapter of TDWD (Except for the last one; we'll find out next week!)!