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Why am I acting like this? She asked herself before drifting off to sleep. Her brother on the other hand grinned. They would look good together like Sting and that Yukino girl were his last thoughts before going off to sleep.
Normal P.O.V
Sabishii and Tōketsu were already up and about by the time the sun came up. They had eaten breakfast and had gotten ready before they ran to the guild. Since they both run really fast and there were no pedestrians on the streets, they were able to reach the Fairy Tail guild in 2 minutes even though their inn was on the other side of town. They jumped in through the window that Mavis opened and greeted her good morning. "Ohio, you two, just so you know, Master is in the infirmary with the fighting team because of last night and he would like you two to go there to talk" she said with a smile.
"Alright Mavis, are you coming?" Tōketsu asked while putting his hands behind his head since he couldn't put on his neck (if you don't remember they both wear hoods outside of Sabertooth). The spirit nodded and grabbed their hands before leading them to the infirmary. "Ne Mavis, why is it so quiet?" Sabishii questioned as they walked on the second floor. "Well, you do remember what happened yesterday right, 'Dagger'?" Tōketsu asked with an amused tone.
Sabishii, now reverting back to being called Dagger, huffed lightly while muttering something along the lines of 'baka onii-san.' Mavis giggled and dragged them to the infirmary. Tōketsu, now being called Ice again, knocked before they all entered. Everyone inside was awake already with bandages on some areas except for Wendy, Happy, and Charle (but she still got squished -_-).
Lisanna and Juvia had some bandages around their heads and were clutching them because they had some very strong headaches (haha). Natsu had bandages on his mid-section and around his head from the head butt that 'Butch' gave him. Gray was lying on his stomach because of the fall into the basement when he landed on his back and Wendy was next to him healing the injury as much as she can. He also had a bandage wrapped around his ankle from when he was grabbed and then swung around by Butch.
Mira had a bandage on her cheek and on her arms. Apparently when she crashed into the wall her arms took the most from the impact but it resulted in her arms being bruised and nearly sprained. Erza had bandages around her head and stomach. The stomach injury was from when Butch punched her and her head was from when her head hit the wall and when Butch kicked her forehead.
Happy was next to Charle and was soothing her by gently rubbing her head since she had some body and headaches from being smushed. Makarov, who was sitting in a chair, perked up when the three newcomers came in. "Ah, hello First, Sabers, oh is it ok to call you that?" he asked and received nods for confirmation. "Thank you, now, I asked you to come here mainly because I was curious" Makarov said.
Ice and Dagger were confused at this. "He means that we were wondering about last night" Mavis explained as she floated over to two chairs and gestured for them to sit down. After they took their seats, Makarov nodded at Erza to ask her questions and glared at Natsu who looked like he wanted to say something. "As Master has said, we are curious on how easy it was for you two to capture that man when we didn't even make a scratch on him." Erza said while her gaze was focused on those two.
"Yeah, you two must be really strong and you must have taken so many other missions before doing this one" Lisanna said, wincing a bit due to her headache. The others in the room were also gazing at them in curiosity and awe. "Actually," Ice said, in his emotionless voice, while crossing his arms, "this is our very first mission since joining the guild" Everyone except for Mavis, who already knew about this, looked at them with large eyes.
"You mean that you've never been on a single mission besides this one since joining Sabertooth?" questioned Gray who was in shock. The two Sabers nodded in confirmation before Dagger held out her hand to Makarov. In a small flash, money appeared on her palm which she still held out to the Fairies' guild master. He blinked before stretching out his arm and gently taking it out of her palm. He counted it and then looked over to them in confusion.
"Um, not that I'm complaining or anything, but I'm pretty sure that the flyer said 500,000 jewels for each guild, why did you give us an extra 150,000?" he inquired after counting the money twice. "We decided to give you most of the award because we felt as if we had let you and your guild members down since we didn't really do anything, we are very sorry Makarov-dono" Ice said while he and Dagger stood up and bowed to everyone in the room.
"Ah, why are you bowing, please stop, if anything we should be the ones to apologize" Mira said while waving her hands. "Mira-nee is right, we were the ones who caused more damage than good" Lisanna backed up her sister while everyone else just nodded their heads. "But, you guys fought so hard and we were asleep most of the time while you guys now have injuries" Dagger said quietly, a hint of shame could be heard through her emotionless voice. Mavis walked up to the two and pushed their hooded heads back up.
"They said it was fine so you don't need to apologize anymore" Mavis said with a grin. The two looked at each other before nodding to the First. "FIGHT ME!" Natsu finally yelled out in frustration for not being able to say it for this long. Erza just smacked him over the head with a glare telling him to shut up. Ice looked on with curiosity. "Why should we fight you?" he asked the pink-haired man who looked up at him.
"Well, your strong so I wanna fight you" Natsu explained with a grin. "Sorry, but no, we've got better things to do than beat up an already injured man" Dagger stated bluntly before she and Ice turned over to Makarov. "We'll be leaving now Makarov-dono, Mavis has told us that she wanted to show us something" Ice said before Mavis floated over and grabbed their hands before dragging them out the room with a giggle.
Natsu was sulking since he couldn't get that fight that he wanted but Juvia had on a serious face as she directed what she had to say to everyone in the room. "Natsu-san, do not complain and be happy that they did not accept your request to fight. I have no doubt that you are very strong and that those injuries really are nothing to you but something is off about those two Sabers. Juvia suspect that they are hiding their power and they might not have even needed it to put you in your place" she said calmly but was deep in thought about those two.
"Juvia is right. They had beaten Butch with only one spell and a kunai, and I suspect that they could do more than just that even if they were only allowed to make 5 moves each" Makarov said. Everyone thought about this and Wendy subconsciously rubbed her neck where there was a purple bruise on it, but it was small. "Wendy, are you alright? Is that bruise irritating you?" Mira asked the little dragon slayer. "Eh, no no Mira-san, but I was wondering where I got it from. I was not part of the fight so I shouldn't have passed out like that, even my magic level was still high so that could not be the case. And I distinctly remember something hitting me right here before I blacked out" Wendy said in thought, everyone also beginning to wonder the same thing.
"Well, if that is all, we'll solve Wendy's mystery later but she, Happy, and Charle can leave if they would like, but I expect the rest of you to stay here and rest up" Makarov said before he and the people that could leave exited the infirmary.
Over to Ice and Dagger (time skipped to 5 in the afternoon) Sabishii/Dagger's P.O.V
We were heading over to the forest on the outskirts of town where Mavis had set up the meeting. I had decided to tell them who I really am and how I joined the guild but nothing more than that; I will not even show them my face. We walked for 8 minutes, getting deeper into the forest before we came across the clearing where I saw Mavis standing with the five people who still cared for me. I felt tears well in my eyes as I gazed upon their guarded faces.
Gajeel had his arms cross with a scowl on his face. Pantherlily was on his shoulder mimicking his partner's stance. Levy stood by them with a frown and Wendy stood a bit behind her with Charle who had a scrutinizing gaze on her face together with a frown. Gajeel stepped forward, eyes narrowing. "Show it to us" he demanded and I immediately stepped forward and equipped the necklace around my neck, the dragonfly sparkling beautifully in the sun.
"Who are you, Dagger of Sabertooth?" Lily asked in a commanding tone and I felt a tear leak from my eye and a small smile broke through my face. "I am Lucy Heartfilia" I said in a whisper that was carried in the wind towards them. "Prove it" Charle said flying out of Wendy's arms, her own crossed. I knew that they were going to say that but I did not want to call any of my spirits out so I recalled all of our memories together, starting with Levy, then Gajeel, Wendy and Charle, and finally Lily.
I reminded Levy of the times when we would take trips to the library or her house to read and discuss about books, the guild, missions, and boys. I told Gajeel of the times when we would talk about fighting tactics and past battles while on missions that we would take together every once in a while. I recalled the times that I used to tuck in Wendy into my bed with Charle every time she slept over after giving them dinner. Finally, I retold of the times that I would coach Lily on what to do during a battle during a specific situation while he took breaks from his training; we ate kiwi and drank water.
I did not say anything past 3 weeks after Edolas. All of them stood frozen in shock with tears beginning to spill from their eyes including Gajeel who wasn't aware of that fact. I looked to Tōketsu and Mavis who both nodded before I ran to them. I tackled Gajeel down and brought the girls and Lily down with me for a giant hug as I finally let my tears escape from their prison. "I missed you… so much…" I told them as they snapped out of it and hugged me back. We stayed like that for some time before wiping our tears and getting up.
We began to talk about what we have been doing and I told them about how I joined and about how I 'met' Tōketsu; well the fake story anyway. "Why won't you lower your hood?" Lily asked after a while. "I have not shown my face to my guild yet so I won't show it to anyone before them" I answered and they nodded in understanding. "What about Tōketsu-san?" Wendy asked curiously. He just grinned and shook his head. "Sorry little one, but if you want to see my face or Lucy's new one, why don't you come to the guild after a few weeks? She would have revealed her face by then" he suggested while ruffling her hair, making her giggle.
"That sounds like a great idea! I'll notify you of when we'll go to visit" Mavis said excitedly with sparkles in her eyes. "Your coming too First?" Levy asked while hugging Lily. "Of course, I would also like to speak with Master Jiemma" she answered happily before she stood. "Lucy, can I walk you back home? I want to ask you about how your training went" but Mavis did not wait for my reply and began to drag me away while chatting animatedly, leaving Tōketsu with the Fairies.
Normal P.O.V
"Arigatou" the ice mage said startling them. "What for?" Charle asked from above Wendy. He grinned at them happily and if they could see his eyes, they would be glittering like polished silver frozen in ice. "As you can see, Lucy has built a barrier around her heart which is the reason for her new identity; Sabishii. She does not want a repeat of what happened in Fairy Tail but meeting with her friends again, the ones who truly cared, you have created a crack on that barrier; now all that we need to do is let Sabertooth handle the rest" "Hey, why should we let them handle it?" Gajeel asked in slight irritation.
"Because it is her new guild, Gajeel, and she needs to open up to them, us, more than anyone" Tōketsu answered before he began to walk away. "OI, fight me some time, ya bastard" Gajeel called out and was answered with a confirming wave while the rest just waved back. "Hm, why don't we drop you guys off at Fairy Hills, it's getting dark" Lily suggested while pointing towards the horizon which glowed peahy yellow, purple, and pink.
They all walked together with happiness in them, knowing that their friend was safe and starting anew; knowing that they were going to be a part of her new life.
Tōketsu walked into the room to find a shower of golden sparkles and Lucy waving goodbye with a smile. He stripped out of his clothes before ploppling onto his bed with a grin. "Looks like I've got new sparring partners" he said as he recalled the way Gajeel and Pantherlily assessed strength using their instincts and eyes. Lucy just rolled her eyes and re-equipped into some shorts and a white tank before letting her midnight hair fall from its braid. Her icy eyes were sparkling with a warmth that Tōketsu had not seen in person (he saw in her memories remember).
Then a light bulb dinged in his head and his grin broadened. "You know~ we haven't sensed anyone from Sabertooth following us" he said as he used his magic to make the top of the light switch freeze making it slide down to off the lights. Lucy sighed in defeat but he knew that she was happy when she lifted up her head to reveal that the sparkle in her eyes increased its shine. "Well, why don't we make it a grand entrance then?" she asked mischievously which made her brother laugh. "I've got the perfect idea, we just need to get Master to help us since he has already seen your face" the white haired man said with amusement in his voice as he told her the plan.
OH MY GERD I AM SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SORRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY~ TT^TT. FORGIVE ME FOR NOT POSTING BUT I HAVE BEEN BUSY SINCE MY GRADES ARE DUE EARLIER THANKS TO GRADUATION! I am also sorry for the short chapter, but~ I wouldn't want to spoil anything for my dear readers *glinting eyes* Ok so I'll be finished with school in TWO weeks so please hang on until then. I didn't want to get your hopes up by posting an author's note so yeah, I obviously didn't do that -_-
On a different note, I hope that I cleared up the OCC problem that some people were having with Lucy. I didn't exactly change her, just gave her a 'shield' to hide behind. Ok, I am also going to change the rating to a T later on probably because I don't think K+ is the appropriate rating for this story. Again, I am EXTREMELY sorry for not posting and don't worry I punished myself.
My punishment was to NOT watch the new Fairy Tail episodes and I was KILLING myself for that but I thought that I deserved it. NOW, I shall post this and go watch Fairy Tail 180 before I DIE!~
Thank you to the people who were waiting for me, LUV YA~ And i currently have exactly 14,000 viewers WOOHOO~
