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"We should have stayed in bed today." Rain yelled at me, clinging to the back of my shirt as we trekked to a cave near the top of Mt. Hikabe. I didn't respond and continued walking, my feet freezing and my fingers long past numb from the cold.
"Come on I think I see the cave up ahead. The sooner we get there the sooner we leave." I yelled back at her as the wind howled and sent snow and ice into our faces. Suddenly I heard a roar and looked up just as a wyvern dived at us holding something. I dropped to the frigid grown as fast as I could, clutching onto Rain as it barely missed us both.
"I think that's the monster." Rain yelled into my ear as a pile of snow fell on top of us forcing us to dig ourselves out.
"Come on!" I yelled finally digging myself out and looking around for the crazy weapon wielding creature. Using the momentary pause in the surprise attack I summoned my weapon and armor.
"Duck!" I heard someone scream just as I felt something huge slam into my back forcing the air out of me. I hit the snow hard and rolled becoming partly buried in the process before I was able to get up and look around.
"Ashley!" I heard Rain yell just as she appeared in front of me with tears in her eyes. "You're okay!" She yelled clinging to me as I looked around, this time prepared for any attack.
"Yeah, I'm sorry I didn't listen to you." I told her still looking around for the wyvern as the blizzard continued to rage around us.
"What do you mean?" Rain asked me just as I caught sight of the wyvern flying towards us. Reacting purely on adrenaline and instinct I pushed Rain to the side and jumped at the wyvern cutting it's wooden weapon easily with my sword making it scream in rage.
"Yes!" I heard a voice yell as I landed on the ground and spun around just as the wyvern attacked again. I grunted and felt it push me back as it screamed in my face angrily. Suddenly I no longer felt hard ice and snow beneath me and fell back screaming.
"AHH!" I screamed trying desperately to grab onto something as I fell down the side of the mountain. Suddenly I felt a hand grip mine and I struggled to hold on.
"The armor...get rid of it!" someone yelled in a strained voice as I dispelled it and grabbed their hand with both of my own.
"ASHLEY!" I heard a scream followed by what sounded like a wolf howling.
"RAIN!" I screamed as the person helped me back up onto the mountain. I scrambled to my feet as her screams silenced along with the howl and I ran forward.
"RAIN!" I screamed again praying for her to answer as a hand latched onto my wrist and I turned to see a boy with short snow covered hair and bright blue eyes staring at me.
"Wait, she's fine don't worry." The boy said and whistled a sharp note as I jerked my wrist out of his grip and looked at him curiously just as a wolf appeared carrying Rain in his mouth.
"Rain!" I yelled as the wolf dropped her and I ran over to her falling to my knees in front of her and hugging her tightly my fear of losing her vanishing slowly as I clung to her. Before she could respond I heard a screech and looked up just as the wyvern came into view. I dropped Rain and raised my hand instinctively calling my sword to my hand as I swung at the creature. With a flash my sword appeared and the wyvern fell to the snow, dead in a second.
"Wow! That was amazing! I never thought you could do that, Ellie!" The boy said seeming to jump in place as I wiped my sword clean and turned to look at him curiously.
"I think you have the wrong person, this is Ashley not Ellie." Rain said as I stared at the boy blankly and watched as his smile slipped and he looked at me confused.
"Ellie don't you remember me? I know it's been a while but it's me! Jeremy!" The boy said walking towards me with the wolf at his heels. I raised my sword at him in defense and looked at him again. He wore a simple outfit; warm pants, long sleeve white shirt with a turquoise shirt over it, and snow boots, his hair was blond like Lucy's but styled like Laxus' his eyes where ocean blue and his skin was tanned but not deeply just deep enough so he wasn't pale.
"My name's Ashley, not Ellie. Thanks for saving me but we need to go." I said slowly and turning ran ignoring the boy's yells to slow down as I raced down the mountain with Rain flying close behind.
"Who was that guy? I don't know anyone named Jeremy! Do I?" I asked myself silently as Rain grabbed the back of my shirt and I jumped off the side of the mountain. With expert ease her wings grabbed the air and we glided down the mountain in silence.
"Ashley, you okay?" Rain asked me as we landed near the town that had sent out the request. I nodded as we walked toward city hall to get our reward from the mayor before catching our train back to Magnolia.
"Just forget about it, he probably confused me with someone else." I thought to myself but something told me that wasn't the last time I had seen him.
time skip to a few month later
"Mira, can you tell Ashley that I've gone on a mission with Lucy and the others? I should be back by tonight but just in case I'm not can you tell her?" Erza asked the white haired girl as Natsu and Gray fought behind her.
"Not a problem, be careful alright." Mira told the red head who smiled before turning to see a dancing Gray and Natsu sporting a few bruises.
"Alright, let's go!" Erza said as Lucy walked up with Wendy and Carla.
"Erza, do you care if Wendy comes with us? Cana doesn't want her to go on mission alone and she wants to go with us." Lucy explained as Wendy and Carla stood watching Erza.
"Sure, come on. We have to catch a train and a boat to get to the town." Erza said smiling as she heard Natsu whine and saw Wendy smile brightly.
"Thank you Erza!" Wendy said as they left before turning to Lucy to talk to her about something.
"Hopefully Ashley will be alright when she get's back from her mission." Erza thought as they walked to the train station making jokes among themselves and laughing.
"And so as you can see if we combine the stone that has been passed down through my family for generations with the another stone than a great miracle will occur." a big headed blond prince told a small group of people that stood in the shadows.
"I have finally found her! The girl that carries the other stone! In a few days the 400th anniversary of Veronica will occur and I wish to combine the two stones in front of the people to show how great I am!" The prince continued turning around and throwing his arms open wide.
"And what do you wish for us to do, Highness Kreem?" A man with long light mint green hair asked not looking at the prince.
"I want your guild, Carbuncle, to bring me the other stone and the girl. You will be well rewarded. Including protection during the celebration and fees I will give you four hundred million jewels." He said and dismissed them.
"Four hundred million, he said." A large man covered in muscle said bringing a glass to his lips as he looked at his companions.
"So all we have to do is capture the girl and bring her and the stone to him? Such an easy job!" A woman with long blond hair and a cruel smile said laughing with the muscled man.
"Chase," the leader of the group said without turning to look at someone behind him wearing a long cloak with the hood up and a cruel mask on his face. Without a word the man stood up and took off.
"Like the jewel on the forehead of the creatures of the night. We shall put our guild, Carbuncle, reputation on the line and retrieve it with no trouble." The light mint green haired man said raising his glass into the air with magic and clanking it against the other two's glasses before both of them burst into laughter. Not noticing the two cloaked figures at the counter listening to their every word.
"So Ashley how did your mission go?" Mira asked the pre - teen sitting down at the counter staring at her glass of water in thought.
"Huh? Oh it went really well, we were able to help the family get all their new cattle branded." Ashley said absently before turning back to her glass of water.
"Don't worry Erza will be back soon. Until then why don't you go swimming in the pool with the others?" Mira asked making the girl's face turn bright red.
"I'm not worried about Erza and I'm not going swimming." Ashley said defensively earning a teasing look from Mira just as Natsu kicked the door down and walked in.
"We're back!" He yelled walking into the loud guild happily.
"Oi! Natsu! How did it go?" Macoa asked Natsu who stopped and grinned at him.
"We failed big time! Zero reward!" He said making everyone laugh with him as Juvia ran up to Gray who was leaning against the bar lazily and looking around the room.
"Oh! Gray! I am so glad you're back! My life without you is like an ocean without water!" She said loudly making me want to gag at her over show of affection before she muttered something to herself and looked around the guild sneakily.
"Juvia, if you don't stop talking to yourself people are going to think you're crazy." Gray told her making me laugh as she looked hurt and mumbled his name weakly.
"Hey there little bit," Erza said hugging me from behind and startling me.
"Erza!" I yelped as she squeezed me tighter as I tried to move out of her grip much to Mira's amusement.
"She's been waiting for you to get back since she got back with Rain about two hours ago." Mira told her making my face turn as red as Erza's hair.
"I was not!" I yelled making both women laugh hysterically.
"Awe that's so sweet," Erza said and hugged me tighter, ignoring my protests.
"Where's Lucy?" Mira asked Erza as she let go of me and sat down beside me instead.
"She went back to her apartment." Erza told her before Mira leaned over the counter and whispered something in Erza's ear.
"Really?" She asked as Mira nodded her head. Suddenly before I could think about reacting Erza lifted me up and carried me outside to the pool where Lisanna, Cana, Levy, Bisca, little Azura, Rain, and Evergreen were all swimming.
"Erza! Put me down! I don't swim!" I yelled as she ran to the pool laughing. I screamed as she jumped into the air and we hit the water quickly sinking to the bottom. I opened my eyes underwater as Erza re - equipped into a two piece swimsuit and swam to the surface with me close behind.
"Erza! I was trying to tan!" Lisanna yelled playfully from a floating chair a few feet away just as Levy and Cana tipped her over much to everyone's amusement.
"Why did you do that?" I asked her when she quit laughing and I re - equipped into a one piece black and yellow swimsuit.
"It was Mira's idea," she told me with a smile as we continued to swim around until everyone got out and changed clothes.
"Come on let's head inside," Erza told me while she swam to the edge and climbed out, easily re - equipping into her normal clothes and armor.
