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Chapter 11: Hands up


A sparkling tear elegantly slipped out of the corner of my eye when I saw her. My sister looked so beautiful. Then there was my brother, too. He looked buff. I had to chuckle because I was used to the slender young man in Edolas. They just stared at me and couldn't believe that I was back.

"I'm home, brother, sister…" I silently let out the first words since I had entered the guild. "I'm home…"

In the periphery of my view, I detected Levy. It was a load off my mind that she was up, standing and, strangely, not kicking Lucy's ass. The blonde was right next to Levy and looked so sensitive; nothing like the dominatrix I knew on the other side. Everything corresponded with my first impression of her when I first saw her. She seemed to be a kindhearted and reserved person. And then, if it wasn't for Natsu, I would have been attacked by vicious hugs and embraces.

"Natsu, what in the world is wrong with you. It's not manly to keep a brother away from his own sister!" Elfman tried to get pass the dragon slayer.

"It's okay, Elfman. You can't come close…" I said and he instantly backed away. "I have this condition and any mage who gets too close will be drained of their magic. This way, I almost killed Levy…" I turned to apologetically look at the blunette. Yet, her comforting smile ascertained that I was forgiven. It was an accident after all. That was what Natsu kept telling me on our way back here. I should not beat myself up over that.

"What do you mean, Lisanna? There's no such thing…" Mirajane fought hard not to approach. She knew that there was a very good reason for the distance between us.

"But Natsu touched you!" Elfman still tried to contradict.

"I'm a dragon slayer, I'm sure Lucy had explained to all of you that my powers are not easily sucked in by an Anima, right? So I can touch her for a little longer than ordinary mages can…" Natsu explained.

"I don't believe it" Elfman pushed Natsu aside and placed a hand on my shoulders. Instantly, the Anima inside of me reacted and he collapsed to the ground. Still breathing and conscious, Mira rushed to his side. It was proof enough and everyone freaked out.

"So what do we do?" my sister wanted to know and searched for clues around her. No one had an answer.

"I will find a way to rid her of the burden. I'm her boyfriend after all" Natsu kept referring to himself as such now. I'm not saying that I dislike the sound of it. It was just too much of a hassle at the moment. I couldn't have him worry so much about me or invest himself too much into me, because in the end, chances were reasonably high that I will have to run away again. Call me pessimistic, but as of then, I had difficulties seeing things the way the salmon haired mage did.

The master walked in and I honestly missed his face. He was even smaller than I had remembered. It was too adorable that I wanted to charge at him.

"Lisanna, I believed…" he started to say and paused for a second. "Everyone raised in this guild is a child of this guild. And what parent wouldn't believe in their child?"

"Master…" tears gathered in my blue eyes. "I'm home, aren't I?"

"That's right. This will always be your home. Welcome home, Lisanna…"

Everyone yelled welcome home, Lisanna. I was so happy to feel such warmth and completely forgot about my condition. This was my family and whatever was wrong with me, they would do their best to help me through all of it. I wanted to hug him so badly. Instead I just cried. I was really home.

"I do have good ideas, don't I?" Natsu wanted me to say that he was right for taking me home. And I could have shouted it at the top of my lungs if he had not pecked my cheek with a sweet kiss. I blushed right then and everyone was in awe.

"We have to celebrate!" Natsu proclaimed noisily and spouted flames while walking with his hands up in the air. "But no one apart from me touches her…"

"Wow, Natsu's possessive…" I heard another familiar voice speak. It was Cana sitting on a table drinking her tea… sort of. I wholeheartedly smiled while looking at everyone.

I couldn't keep on running and hiding. I needed to cut myself some slack. I had been crying too much. Thanks to Natsu, I was going to live my life happily.


Next on Under my Skin: Will everything be okay or is something really bad going to happen?