A/N: Soooooooooooooooooooooooo...
How have you all been? Hope you had a wonderful day. For today, we have the Rakurai herself, AKENO!
Akeno: Good day.
Danni: HIT 'EM WITH A DISCLAIMER GIRL!
Akeno: Daria isn't here? *Cue Danni head shaking* I'd rather not. *Walks away*
Danni: NOOOOOOOO! Akeno! Don't leave me disclaimer-less!
Daria: I can do it.
*Akeno runs back in to say it in unison with Daria. Cue adorable posing*
Kuroshima Sisters: Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima! Dumb author/Author-chan only owns the storyline and her own characters. Thank you to our OC creators!
Danni: You are unbelievable...
Chapter 12: First Mission as Team Daria!
Akeno woke up from bed, yawning and stretching out like a cat. She hummed as her back clicked and hopped off the bed. She strode into the shower and scrubbed herself clean, relaxing under the warm water for ten minutes afterwards. She slipped into her floral white kimono top and her black hakama-styled skirt. Just as she was about to make some breakfast of toast and orange juice, she heard a voice behind her.
"Akeno-nee? Why are you up so early?" Daria said. Akeno turned to see her little sister rubbing her eyes tiredly. "It's like four in the morning."
"I left a lot of paperwork unchecked so I have to do it before Marcus gets to the office. He's always there at six sharp so I have to hurry." She said, sitting down and munching on toast. With her other hand, she was checking the bills for their dorm apartment.
"Oh!" Daria helped pull Akeno's hair into a high ponytail before sitting and drinking a glass of juice. "Akeno-nee, did you hear the news? Xavier is joining my team!"
"That's..." The woman grit her teeth. "Nice."
"We're going on a mission today. Wish us luck."
"You don't need luck. You have talent and cuteness to get you through." Akeno said, pulling Daria's cheeks. The younger girl whined before smacking her sister's hands away. Akeno put on her straw sandals and placed her sword on her back. "I'll be off now."
Daria waved as Akeno disappeared down the stairs. Daria sighed and jumped back into her bed, instantly going back to sleep.
"Morning guys." Xavier said as he walked into the guild, rubbing tiredly at his eyes. Hearing no answer, he opened his eyes and blinked in surprise. A guild fight had broke out. 'I never thought they actually had these here...' He thought, watching as Nene was sent flying into table by another girl's punch.
Nene got up and instantly tackled the girl, sending both of them rolling into the wall. Next to that, Kichirou lay unconscious, a broken bottle beside his bleeding head. Daria was freaking out and trying to remove all the shards still in his forehead. He gazed over the destruction and sighed.
People slowly dropped out of the battle or were knocked out, leaving only a few people. Suddenly a magic circle appeared on the blonde woman's hand.
"Sand Dragon's Ir-" She was interrupted as she suddenly leapt backwards, a bullet whizzing past her face and clipping a few red highlights from her bangs. "Holy shit! Marcus!"
Her ruby eye glared up at the balcony above her. Marcus lowered his sniper rifle, jumping off the railing and landing right in front of the dragon slayer. "You would have fucking killed me if I didn't have such good instinct!"
"That's the whole point. Did you think at all about the damage you have caused and the amount you would have caused if you used magic? I am not going to deal with your paperwork if so. If I see a single extra piece of damage, you are signing all my papers for a week." He said, glaring with his startling blue eyes.
"Goddamn. Why are your panties in a twist?"
"I will not miss next time..." He warned, grabbing a pistol from a holster on his thigh and clicking off the safety. Nene clicked her tongue and sat down at the bar, looking very much like a grumpy child. Marcus strode out the door, a mission in hand and a lot of weapons strapped to his body.
Xavier looked in wonder at the weaponry he had on him. Rifles, shotguns, pistols, knives and... were those twin swords? Damn...
A few seconds after Marcus disappeared out the door, a childish voice rang out. "Can we come out now?"
Everyone turned to see Maiko, Luke and Lavanda's heads pop out from a table that was tipped on its side. There was a collective sweat drop as the three children stepped out of the hiding spot. Lavanda scurried off to read while Maiko dragged Luke to plan an evil scheme.
Xavier began to chuckle. This guild was weird but fun. He actually liked it here.
"What happened in here?" A strong voice echoed from the doorway.
Forget that earlier statement. He fears for his life here.
The tone of voice was terrifying and Xavier felt like his fear was choking him. He looked up and for a second he couldn't recognize the person standing there.
Her graying pink hair was in a fishtail braid and her usual business attire was swapped for a more casual blue dress. But her eyes were the things that messed with him the most. The swirl of blues was darkened into an angry stormy color. She took a step forward and the pressure increased. He looked around and noted there were only a few others who had a similar reaction. The rest seemed almost, used to it?
A gentle hand caressed his back in an attempt to soothe his rapidly beating heart. He relaxed as a herb was shoved near his nose, it's sweet aroma making his body stop it's trembling.
"I leave for a few minutes to talk to Maiko's teacher and I get this?! YOU BROKE THE MIRROR!" Sayri held the shards of glass and growled. "Where are Marcus and Akeno?"
"Marcus went on a mission and Akeno-nee fell asleep on the desk because of paperwork." Daria exclaimed, retracting the herbs from Xavier's face and moving her hand off his back.
"At the same time?" Sayri's blue eyes were blazing.
"No. Akeno left early in the morning and passed out a lot earlier. Marcus left just now." The green eyed girl said. That seemed to placate Sayri somewhat.
"I want this all cleaned and spotless by the time I get back from my meeting." Sayri said. Only then did everyone notice the bags she had with her.
"Meeting?" Maiko asked, hopping up to her aunt.
"I am going to the annual Master Meeting. I would have gone by the train service but I heard there was a commotion going on with the trains so I think it will be faster if I run." She said. Sayri crouched down to her niece's height and kissed the pink haired girl on the cheek. Maiko rubbed furiously at the cheek. "Bye baby girl. If I hear about any pranks..."
"You'll forbid me from entering the guild for a week. You tell me this every time you leave for these things." Maiko grumbled, looking away and puffing out her cheeks. Sayri smirked and stood back at full height. She sent a dark look of warning to the rest of the members before turning to the door.
"Be good children. I don't want to have a migraine when I come back."
And she turning into a glowing figure before suddenly vanishing.
"What the hell was that?!" Xavier shrieked, terrified.
"Sayri uses light magic and she has the ability to temporarily turn into light and move at that speed. It's like teleporting to us but for her, she is actually moving and refracting off surfaces to move faster. Or something like that. I'm not sure." Daria said thoughtfully.
Xavier sighed.
"Let's do this mission!" Daria said, pointing at a random mission poster from the board.
"I am not dressing up like a girl again, Daria." Xavier gave her a straight look forcing her to back away from that particular mission.
"How about this?" Xavier leaned over Kichirou's shoulder to see the poster.
"What is it? What does it say?" Daria couldn't see past Xavier's tall frame. She whined pathetically.
"We have to stop some mercenaries from Screaming Banshee... Why is that so familiar?" Xavier asked, rubbing at his chin thoughtfully.
"Well, I guess we'll know when we get there." Daria said, grabbing the paper from Kichirou. "Maia! We're taking this mission now!"
Enthusiastic knocking echoed through the house, followed shortly by yelling.
"Daria! There's a bell right there!" Xavier yelled.
"Oh! Well push!" She pushed the button once. Twice. Thrice.
"Daria, stop." Kichirou grabbed her hand back. She pouted cutely, looking a lot like a child. Her green eyes glittered with tears.
"But Kichi-san!" Just as she said that, the door was opened. They immediately turned to the man with bright smiles. "Hello, sir!"
His brown eyes blinked in confusion. He stepped out and closed the door behind him, turning to face the teenagers and adjusting his hold on the baby in his arms. "Umm... hello?"
"Phoenix Wing was assigned a mission and we had to meet at this address." To prove his point, Xavier lowered his hoodie to show the electric blue mark on his neck. Daria and Kichirou also exposed their marks. Suddenly, his face flooded with understanding.
"Oh! That was Ren's mission but she just left to buy some food for the baby. I know the details though so it should be fine. Come in." He opened the door and led them into a living room filled with fine art.
"Daria?" Kichirou called to the girl who was marching ahead. She turned to face him as he grabbed her wrist and dragged her the opposite direction. "It's this way."
Xavier laughed out loud as they walked further up the mountains. They could start to see how this place would be a good hideout. There were thick forests, many caves and tunnels and a good supply of animals and water. Surprisingly, they hadn't encountered any traps or people yet.
"Daria. Just stay behind me." Xavier said. Daria sighed but moved to the back of the group anyways.
"Not cool guys..."
"It's not your fault you can barely find the bathroom. With clear instructions." Kichirou face palmed as he said it. The girl was hopeless with directions.
"But sti-" She was cut off when she felt something wrap around her. She screamed as she was suddenly dragged away. Kichirou turned first and lunged forwards, reaching out for his best friend but he was just a second too late. The shadow hand lifted Daria into the air and squeezed. She screamed and coughed, feeling herself being crushed.
"Daria! Bring her back down!" Kichirou shouted, gaining no response. Xavier kicked into action. A large magic circle appeared beneath the two boys.
"Brace yourself! If they won't bring her down, we'll have to go up!" As he said the final word in his sentence, a mini tornado erupted from under their feat, blasting them up and towards the shadow hand.
"Takeover: Kitsune Soul!" A ball of fire erupted from Kichirou's body, covering him before it exploded outwards, showing his transformed form. Kichirou's hair turned a fiery orange as his eyes faded from green to a warm brown. He had on a pair of black knee length shorts. Light orange fur covered his back and his legs, forming spiky sideburns on his face.
"Blaze sword!" Fire licked up Kichirou's arm before turning into a sword. He sliced at the hand holding Daria but was knocked aside by a second hand shadow. Xavier, slowed his flight down before changing direction and flying towards Kichirou.
"I got you Kiro!" Xavier caught the younger teen and floated safely to the ground, dispelling his wind in favor of making sure his friend was alright. Once Kichirou opened his eyes again and stood up slowly, Xavier turned to face Daria. The shadow hand lessened it's force and lowered her to the ground again albeit far from the two boys, keeping an iron grip on her.
Slowly, two men walked out from the bushes. One turned to Xavier and Kichirou and the redhead gasped. His irises were blood red and his black hair was slicked back, similar to Antoine's style but less wild.
The second one had dark, empty irises. His green hair was wild and messy, as if he had just woken up, and his clothes were wrinkled. He turned back to face the shadow hand and walked up to Daria. He grabbed her chin and moved her head, observing her face. His eyeballs turned entirely green, data flowing through them in blue figures as he stared into her eyes.
"Daria Kuroshima, adoptive sister of Rakurai, Akeno Kuroshima. 16 years old and a member of Phoenix Wing since 14. Quite pretty but not very bright. Best friends with Kichirou Tendo, also 16, and good friends with Xavier Reed, 18 years old. Uses plant magic which have strange white roses that can even heal injuries." He said in an almost robotic tone, releasing her face and jotting it down on a notepad, his eyes back to the endless black. The click of a camera was heard as he put the item (that randomly appeared) back into a satchel.
"Who are you?" Xavier said, briefly glancing at the fuming, but silent, Kichirou.
The dark haired man smiled at him. "I am Steele. This is Kuro." Steele gazed meaningfully at his companion who's eyes went green again.
"Kichirou Tendo, 16 year old Take Over mage of Phoenix Wing. Joined a few weeks after Daria Kuroshima. Introvert but quite powerful. Take caution. Can control lightning and fire if transformed. Blossoming trust with Xavier Reed. Intelligent and good looking but not confident." Kuro's freaky eyes turned to Xavier, data flowing incredibly slow. "Xavier Reed, 18 years old. Newest member of Phoenix Wing and a wind mage with... ERROR."
The boy's green eyes flickered to normal for a second before going green.
"No further information."
Steele's gaze turned intrigued and he looked at Xavier, obviously interested at the lack of information. Kichirou completely ignored the statements and stalked over to the two. As he passed, Xavier briefly noticed the change in height and blinked in surprise. Kichirou was quite a bit taller than him now.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Steele held up his hand and crushed it into a tight fist. Immediately, Daria gave a scream as the shadow hand tightened up. Kichirou froze and stepped back, prompting Steele to relax his grip.
"Let her go." Kichirou growled in a low voice. Xavier scanned their surrounding silently, trying to form a plan.
"I'm afraid we can't. Our master is very interested in Miss Daria." Steele said, shrugging nonchalantly. Kuro took a photograph of Kichirou's transformed state before his eyes suddenly went completely blue. The same as when they were green and looked sort of like camera lenses but instead, they were blue.
"Master is calling for us to return." He said, before his eyes looked natural once more.
"Well, I have to go now. But, since I find you two interesting..." Steele's red eyes locked onto Xavier. "I'll give you a hint." He began, turning his back to them.
"As the frosted wind blows, a periwinkle traps the rose. The rose's thorns are plucked and used by another. The flame rages as the shadow and snow circle, watching in earnest. Will the storm retake its catalyst? Will the familiar return its witch? Or maybe, will the spirit prevail?" And with that, Steele and Kuro disappeared into the shadows.
With Daria.
A/N: YEAH! Finally got this chapter up! Sorry for the wait guys, I have no excuse... TT ^ TT
Anyways, here we start the first serious arc of the story. Daria was taken away, Kichirou is angry and all Xavier has to help save their friend is a strange poetic riddle from Steele.
Also, I just love Kuro! He has normal eyes. The whites of his eyes are white while he has black irises. However, when I write they went completely green, I meant completely green. A good reference is the All-Seeing Eyes from Kekkai Sensen. They look like those but in the color I described with!
BTW, I am sorry if I get confused later since we have a character named Kuro and Kichirou is nicknamed Kiro. Plus, U and I are next to each other so I apologize in advance.
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Sayonara, de gozaru!
P.S Damn, that was a long Authors Note...