Chapter 11: Paradox

I was on a ship. I could feel it rock under my legs as it sailed to its unknown destination.

No wait, it wasnt unknown. I know where we were headed.

My strong hearing picked up on footsteps. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. A set of black boots appeared in my vision. I wouldnt dare look up:I knew who it was.

"Kuma. We finally found you." My back hunches and I cower in fear. He couldnt be here. Not now. "You know that boy gave you over so quickly. You should really be careful of whom you trust. Well there is no point in learning that leeson now. You are a sacrafice."

"Where's Mom?"

"Your mother died a long time ago. Scarlet is not your mother."

"The hell she isnt! WHERE IS SHE?!"

"Dont worry she's a sacrafice too. You two can both die together, side by side. He is a most gracious person is he not? He just wants us all to be in heaven. Even low life demons like me." I struggled against whatever was holding me back. I growled, snarled, and thrashed vigoursly. Thats when I heard it. My head turned to my wrist, which were tied to a mahogony pole of the ship.

Black chains.

The memories were all to much.

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What happened?

Sitting up I wince and hardly had the mental preperation of seeing my mother's arms embrace me. She moved so freaking fast that I hardly noticed that tears streaked her cheeks.

"Momma?"

"Your ok! Your ok! Your awake! Everythings gonna be fine I promise." Hugging mom back I see that we are in the guilds infirmary. Part of the building that wasnt destroyed by Phantom Lord.

Suddenly Mom backed away and scowled. Well that was fast. Happy time is over I see.

"What POSSESSED you to FIGHT a DRAGON SLAYER?! Especially the fact that he was from PHANTOM!" Flinching, my eyes look for any place to rest on instead of those piercing gray ones. They finally decided to settle on the crest on Mom's armor. "Well...they hurt Cousin Levy...I wasnt going to let them get away with it—" "That is not your problem, let FairyTail take care of it." Pulling up my skirt I show her the guild symbol on my thigh. "I AM part of Fairy Tail Mom! They are part of my family too. Its like if you were hurt because of another guild. Im not gonna sit by and cry like a little princess!" Mom's face contorted in almost rage. "BUT YOU SHOULDNT FIGHT A BATTLE YOU KNOW YOU CANT WIN! I THOUGHT I TAUGHT YOU THAT! YOU HAD US WORRIED SICK!" I wasnt backing down. I couldnt. Why was Mom over reacting like this, I cant understand it!

"WELL HOW DO I KNOW I CANT WIN IF I DONT TRY?!" Mom simply sighed and walked out.

What just happened? Mom NEVER yelled at me like that.

Later on in the day; Uncle Natsu, Uncle Gray, and Aunt Lucy came to visit me. Appearently Master had proclaimed war on Phantom Lord. Aunt Lucy was kidnapped and Uncle Natsu rescued her. Now we waited.

About an hour later Jadin came. I was angry with him. No scratch that—enraged.

"What the hell did you do?!" I whispered, bewildered. Although his face was completely blank I saw his hand flinch. "I had to tell her what happened."

"But telling her I fought Gajeel? I thought I could TRUST you to keep it to yourself! I guess I was wrong." He laughed darkly and stalked to my hospital bed. His eyes hardening into a gunmetal gray. Jadin's strong arms fell on either side of me, making it impossible to escape even if I didnt want to. His eyes are what unnerved me though. It put me on edge.

"If you couldnt trust me, I wouldve turned my back on you a long time ago. Making sure that I can protect you is all I have going for me. Im not going to screw that up because your afraid of a little dicsipline from your mother." He was seriously pissing me off. Protecting me? Afraid of dicsipline? Ha! If he was protecting me he wouldnt want me to go through the pain of arguing with my mom.

"I wouldve been fine! No one TOLD you to take matters into your own hands! I had everything under control. About my reasoning for looking like this and about my reasons being out late at night. But appearently I have to be treated like a child by the almighty Jadin who thinks he knows best! Honestly I should have kept it to myself."

"Oh and add ANOTHER thing to the list of things you keep from me? You already have this secret life that you wont tell me about. And I bet everything I own that it had something to do with that Magic Council member." I cant believe this! So he seriously thinks that Im a child. But how did he pick up on me hiding things? Either way he wasnt going to find out. Well not from me anyway.

"Just leave me alone."

Jadin laughed in frustration.

"So thats it huh? I hit a soft spot?! You know your hiding something from not just me, but everyone in Fairy Tail. Every one you call 'family' or 'nakama'?! Wow. Seriously. Whats this big secret that a little girl like you can stop to know end to hide?"

Family and friends. Everyone at Fairy Tail. I loved them so much. That's why I kept these secrets. "YOULL NEVER UNDERSTAND! So why dont you get back to Yokai, I bet Pricella misses you." Jadin's eyes widened and then narrowed into slits.

"Sure why not? After all someone actually cares."

My mouth dropped. So now he thinks that I dont CARE about him?! He walked out and slammend the door shut.

I broke down and cried.

Everything went so wrong in only a day. I lost Mom and Jadin.

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"Jani! Jani! It seems that your apprentince is not confident enough to keep moving on. Maybe she shouldnt be the one who bears the crown. Maybe you should give it to the Wind Dragon Slayer instead." A young fairy babbled, flying around a large beast.

The beast was brown but had scales of earthly tones like red and green. Sometimes when the light of the burning embers reflected off of him they shone a pretty purple. Jani was a dragon. And he had an apprentince that he taught seven years ago. Whether the fairy believed him or not, he actually missed the girl he taught. But he HAD to leave.

"You loose your faith to quickly, Laevaatan. Everythings she's been through, this is the second time she's cried. And she is remarkbly strong. She will make a fine queen. No one else in all of the generations is more suited for the responsibility. She's loyal and has a fierce drive to protect the ones she loves. Yes. She will make a fine queen indeed." Turning to the crystal ball, the girl is frustratingly wiping her tears away, cursing herself. "Im a dragon slayer!" She exclaimed, "Why am I crying like some wimp?!" Jani chuckled at her stubborness to not show emotion.

"Yes. You will do fine, Kuma Akashiya."

A.N:Whoa! Kuma Akashiya?! Wooooww shocker! Is it true? Guess youll have to stick around to find out. So who's ready for new charecters? I know I am. Hopefully starting chapter 13 we will!

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