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9: The Demon Fairy
Two travelers were making their way down the road. Both men were visiting the city of Lille, hoping to make a good profit on their goods. One steered the cart while the other sat next to him, laughing merrily.
"I tell ya my friend, her assets were this big!" The one guy said, spreading his hands out. "Quite the looker this girl was. Nearly slapped the mess out of me she did."
"That' what you get, you perverted bastard. You're lucky she didn't call the knights on ya." His friend laughed. Suddenly, a bump made the cart fly up. The guy stopped the ox from moving. "What the heck did I just hit?"
"I'll look under the cart, hope you didn't hit something important." He hopped form the cart and peered under the cart. "Good gracious! You hit a young woman!"
His friend hopped up from the driver's seat and gasped. Indeed they had hit a woman, her short black hair frayed and her dress ripped a bit. Her black cloak as torn at the edges.
"Oh no, what are we going to do now? Is she alive or is she dead?" He panicked, running frantically around her.
"Hey but she has a pretty nice body. I don't think it would hurt if I…"
"Don't you dare! What do you think brought us in this mess in the first place?!"
"Relax, I'm just going to touch a bit of skin that's all. Now will you stop-."
He stopped, his friend stopped panicking too as the girl rose up from the ground and glared at them.
"I don't appreciate you hitting me with your cart. I could've been killed." She scolded them, crossing her arms. "You better be glad I don't kill you right here and now."
The men screamed as they scrambled to get back to their cart. They were suddenly stopped by purply shadow hands that grabbed them from behind. Hotaru sighed and walked in front of them, leaning over.
"Surely you gentlemen can take this poor, helpless lady into town on your cart can you?" She asked sweetly, her assets showing a bit.
The two men got over their cowardice and smiled perversely. "Sure thing ma'am!"
"Why that sounds wonderful! Thank you very much!" Hotaru smiled brightly, laughing to herself on the inside. What a bunch of losers…
"Are you sure you want to be dropped off at this town?" One of the drivers said.
Hotaru shook her head. "Yes this is fine, thank you for letting me ride with you."
"After what you did to us, how could we say no?" The other said, shuddering slightly. "Have a good trip young lady."
"Thank you again guys, you really helped me big time!" She called to them, waving her arms. She put the black cloak back on her and walked into the town.
I wonder if my father is doing well. I hope he hasn't forgotten about me. She stopped and looked towards the sky. The search for my uncle has commenced, no turning back now. Time to get in gear and get my uncle back!
Her stomach gave a low grumble. Her face paled as she rubbed her belly. Maybe I should get a quick bite before I do that.
Hotaru sighed contently as she finished up her meal. The people in the tavern gave her an array of looks as she placed her fork down.
"Did that lady just eat a whole plate of meat?"
"I'm more concerned that she downed a barrel of ale!"
"I didn't know a lady could eat so much rice."
"Is it unhealthy for her to eat all that food?"
Feh…food is food. Besides, I eat big meals all the time. Even during training with Acno, we always had a big feast after training.
Hotaru placed some money on the table and smiled politely. "Thank you for the food sir." She told the owner, who was still flabbergasted on how much she'd eaten.
"No problem miss, I just didn't expect someone of your size to eat that much food." He admitted.
A sudden commotion from the center of town made her curiousity pique. She turned to the owner. "What's going on in the middle of town?"
The owner smiled. "That must be the Fairy Tail wizards that came here to get rid of our demon problem. They left a few weeks ago and have finally returned. Must've taken them quite some time."
"Fairy Tail is here? I wonder if…" Her voice trailed off. If Fairy Tail was in this town, then perhaps her uncle would be here too. Saying one last goodbye to the owner, she hastily left the tavern and headed towards the center of town.
"Thank you for saving our village from disaster!"
Avalon grinned as the townsfolk cheered for her, Hikari, and Senji. They had successfully defeated their demon threat in the name of Fairy Tail. It wasn't an easy job, but they'd managed to finish it. The town rejoiced and sent them off with the huge bounty and reward that came with the mission.
"Shishishi! No problem you guys. We just wanted to help our poor struggling guild." She said, waving at everyone. "Just remember to tell your friends that Fairy Tail is still number one!"
"Avalon is truly trying to help the guild out, but is this the best way to do it?" Hikari asked Senji, who was shaking his head in shame.
"Hikari, you are still so young and so innocent. Never grow up to be just like her." Senji simply put, grabbing Avalon by the ear. "And don't you slander our guild's name with your stupid publicity stunts!"
"Senji you need to lighten up! Master Macao would want us to put Fairy Tail back on the map shishishi!" She commented, ignoring the pain on her ear.
"Pardon me, but did you say Fairy Tail?" The trio turned around to see a young woman in a black cloak looking shyly at them. "Is that the guild you guys are in?"
"Yes we are miss! Nice to see that our guild is still talked about!" Avalon said. "You seem like you know the guild well."
The woman blushed and looked towards the ground. "I…I…I may know a few things." She fiddled with her hands. "And I was hoping if I could accompany you back to….Magnolia."
Senji raised an eyebrow at the woman. She seemed nice, but he thought she was hiding something. Hikari smiled at the woman, sensing no ill intention from her. Avalon just grabbed her hands, startling the poor girl.
"Well why didn't you say so? Our guild would love new members!" She spun her around. "And just think; we'll be the best of the best in no time!"
The poor girl nodded, clearly traumatized by what had just happened. Senji made Avalon release her.
"Pardon her, she's just really overexcited. My name's Senji Amano, that's Avalon Starr, and Hikari Kujo. We are Fairy Tail members and we'd be happy to show you our guild."
The woman shyly nodded. "I can be of service to your establishment. I have magical experience and expertise."
"That's great to hear. Come along with us! We'll make sure you have a fun time!" Hikari exclaimed, taking the girl's hand in her own. "By the way, what's your name?"
"My name, its Hotaru Dragonia, I come from a place very far from here. I wanted to join Fairy Tail," She put her hands on her cheeks. "But I got lost and some bandits attacked me. I tried to get away, but my magic proved useless. So I asked some guys to bring me here and well here I am."
Avalon was moved to tears by her story along with Hikari. Senji, however, was a bit skeptical about her story. It just didn't add up at all. How could she have known they were here?
"Don't worry, we can help you Hotaru! Come with us and we'll take you there ourselves!" Avalon took her hands in hers. "I promise you!"
"Thank you Avalon you're too kind. I hope I won't be much of a bother."
"Not at all, let us gather our things for the trip. You can help out too Hotaru." Hikari said, taking the girl with her. Hotaru grinned and allowed herself to be dragged.
Uncle Natsu…we will be reunited soon. She thought.
Hotaru Dragonia…just what are you hiding? Who are you really? Senji wondered.
So it seems that Hotaru has gotten friendly with the new trio of wizards. Next time she'll see the guildhall, Team Tenrou's return, and a chance reunion with family.
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