Hellooo! So, this chapter, things will be getting interesting…. Ooo! Enjoy!
Chapter 11. The Easy Way, and the Hard Way
Romeo & Wendy
"Wenddyy, are you less tired now, I'm getting sore. You're not fat or anything, but…" Romeo trailed off. He and Wendy had been walking- correction, he had been walking and Wendy had been resting in his arms- for a while.
"I guess," Wendy had liked being carried, but she understood if he was getting tired. She didn't understand what happened when he dropped her onto the ground and sat down. The little blunette rubbed her butt sorely, and scooted over to him.
"Come on, the sooner we get out of here the better," Wendy grabbed Romeo's arm, and yanked him up with surprising strength. He nearly flew forward. Wendy supported him slightly while they waked; something in this cave was doing bad things to him. It felt like his strength and magic was slipping away. He didn't tell Wendy because she will freak out. But, he was sure she could tell by the way she kept looking over at him. He would just smile and look forward. But soon, he started to smell something. He couldn't remember though, his brain was foggy. He kept trying, and the smell got stronger.
"Romeo." Wendy whispered
"Hmm?" He hummed, looking over.
"Look." Wendy pointed, and something moved.
"PRETTY LADY!"
Gray & Juvia
"Hey, Juvia," Gray murmured.
"Yes, Gray-Sama?" Juvia chirped.
"Do you think this could be Hakobe Ice? Like, from that mission Natsu and Lisanna went on?" Gray picked up a chunk and turned it over in his palm.
"Juvia was thinking that, and was sure that the others are too, but I think that it was only in that mountain. And Natsu would know and have warned Lucy."
"Are you sure?" Gray raised an eyebrow.
"Yes… No." Juvia sighed. Gray continued to study the ice as they walked, hand in hand. The ice glittered, and he tried to control it, but it felt like the ice tried to take control of him. He sighed, and threw it over his shoulder.
"Gray-Sama, when did you start to like Juvia?" Juvia asked casually. Gray opened his mouth.
"Well- I-*Cough, cough, cough*" He started to hack. Luckily, he had seen something that had scared the shit out of him.
"Gray-Sama!" Juvia placed a hand on his back as he got back up, and his coughing ceased. He put a hand up to her to show his was fine. Another little cough escaped, but he was running towards a giant ice cube.
"No way…" Gray murmured.
"Is that?"
"Yes. It is," He said shakily. He had never been more terrified of ice.
Mira & Laxus
"Laxus?"
"Hm." He grunted. He had his arms folded over his chest to give him warmth. He had given his jacket to the shivering Mirajane.
"Would you like this back? Your breathing is shaking, and your teeth sound like drills." Mira giggled. That warmed him right up.
"Nope. I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" Mira asked. He nodded.
"Laxus, do you think that Ever likes Elf-nee?" Mira asked, grinning slyly.
"Definitely." Laxus smirked at her.
"Good. Elf-nee likes her. It's a bit sad. He's really desperate, but won't take advice. He says-"
"Let me guess. 'A man gets his own girl! On his own! Manly!" He flexed. He didn't realize that Mira was as pale as the ice around them.
"Laxus." She murmured. He stopped flexing and looked over. He tried to follow Mira's eyes, but he didn't need to once he saw the ceiling.
"I didn't do this."
"I- I know."
"Well, this is more than I put up. We're, well, I dare say fucked."
Erza & Jellal
"HEY, ERZA, JELLAL, ONCE WE'RE OUTTA HERE, I'LL GET YA OUTTA THE WALL!" Natsu yelled.
"Dear Lord. Natsu! WE'RE NOT IN THE WALL!" Jellal yelled.
"I think his head is." Erza murmured. Jellal chuckled.
"WHY DIDN'T YA SAY SO?" He yelled.
"So anyway, Jellal, how's things with Meredy and Ultear?"
"Good. Great even. We have taken out…" He thought. "62 dark guilds." Erza's eyes widened slightly.
"What? They're weak, unorganized, and quite annoyingly cocky."
"That's amazing! Have you 'redeemed' yourselves yet?" Erza made air quotes. Jellal shook his head, and the scarlet haired re-quip mage sighed.
"Why?"
"Because-"
"Erza?" She hadn't finished her sentence.
"Who. Made. This?" her voice quaked with fear and anger.
"What?" She turned his head to what she was staring at.
"Jellal? Erza? Are you okay?" Lucy asked. She got no reply as the two mages stared at their terrifying past.
Happy & Carla
"Carla, I can carry you!" Happy said. The white exceed shook her head.
"No need. I can walk- Happy!" A blue tail wrapped around her waist as she nearly fell. She had put too much weight on her foot, and it had given out.
"You have already used up too much magic carrying me before!" Carla tried to pry his tail off, only to have it coil tighter.
"Carla! Your. Hurt! I'll always have magic if you're hurt!" Happy squeaked.
"I can fly Happy." Carla smirked.
"WHATTT?" Happy nearly dropped her, but waited until she had spread her wings. "Why didn't you say before?"
"I was tired, and my magic wasn't full capacity."
"Yeah well, mine's no capacity!" Happy yelled as his wings poofed away. This time Carla grabbed him.
"Thanks Carla."
"No thanks needed Tom-Cat." She said professionally. They flew a little while longer. Then Carla nearly veered off into an icicle.
"Carla!" Happy squealed.
"Happy. Look." The she-cat weakly said.
"What?! Fish?!" Happy snapped his head forward, only to have the same reaction.
"Carla." Happy murmured. He saw the Carla's coffee brown eyes dilated and glassy as she remembered her memories.
Gajeel & Levy & Lily
"Levy, how are you soo warm?" Lily purred.
"I don't know, I think it's Gajeel, he's really warm."
"Mmm, I don't think so. Your arms are really soft too!" Lily smirked at Gajeel. Damn cat's lucky I'm not strangling him. Although, it's so dark that Levy wouldn't see… Gajeel growled at Lily.
"I moisturize." Levy smiled.
"You do smell good!"
"Lily!" Gajeel roared. The cat just snuggled into Levy, pretending to be scared.
"What, am I gonna wake the 'inner dragon'?" Lily smirked deviously. Gajeel blushed more than Natsu could blow fire.
"'Inner dragon'?" Levy asked.
"Yeah, Gajeel has-"
"A big lizard in my stomach, and if you smell like fruit or like those lotions, I get hungry." Gajeel rushed. Glaring at Lily. Who was trying hard not to laugh.
"Fair enough."
"Hey. Gajeel."
"What, cat?!" Gajeel snapped. Lily didn't flinch unlike Levy.
"Look." Lily knew that Gajeel wouldn't do this. Again.
"That's-"Levy smacked her hand to her mouth, tears forming.
"I know." Gajeel growled. He was gonna kill whoever made his past mistake.
Lucy & Natsu
"Natsu? Do you miss your dad?" Lucy asked. She didn't miss hers, but she wanted to know what a real one was like. Even if it was a dragon.
"A lot, but everyone takes my mind off of him. Actually, before you came, all I did was look for him." Natsu put a finger to his chin. Lucy hung her head in front of him, she had stubbed her toe, and had broken it, so she was riding on Natsu's back. He didn't mind.
"Hey, what was your dad like Luce?" Wrong question. Lucy's muscles tightened, just slightly, but Natsu had felt it.
"What… is he dead? Sorry Lucy-"
"He's not dead. Just, umm don't ask."
"Okay. So, what did you do at your house?"
"Let's talk more about you." Lucy tried to keep her voice steady.
"Okay. Hi, I'm Natsu, my favorite thing is fighting, favorite food is fire, or anything spicy, I love Fairy Tail- What?" Lucy giggled.
"Not a resume, a story."
"Oh. Well, one time, I went on a mission with Erza, Gray, and Happy. We were just there to break a curse, but it turned out that-" Lucy grabbed his shoulder, and Natsu felt her hand shaking. He felt the fear coming off her in waves.
"Lucy, hello sweetheart! Where are your sisters?" A cold voice chirped. Natsu swung Lucy down and held her princess style. She clutched him tightly, but look at the figure surrounded by darkness with defiance and fear. It was an even mixture.
"I don't know who you are-"
"Jude Heartfilia. Nice to meet you." Lucy tensed up again.
"Dad?"
O.O Whoa! I didn't know I was gonna take it there, but okay brain! I think I gave a lot of obvious hints, but I think that was a serious plot twist. Let me know what you think is gonna happen in the reviews. Also, leave one while you're down there! JByyeee!