Hi, minna~! This update is fast, right? XD Today is Sunday, so I have much free time to write~!
By the way, this is just a bonus chapter that explained how Erza and Mirajane met. I don't know if this chapter makes sense or not, but.. well, read and review so that I could know what you think~
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-NxE-Forever: Hehe, you'll know why later. Cause the plot twist will gt a little more complicated after this bonus chapter! XD
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-Beta5200: Well, I think Erza's memory loss is a big hit for the previous chap, huh? XD The guild will still stand, I hope.. XP
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I'm planning to make this fic the longest fic I wrote so far, so I'll have to twist the plot. I hope you don't mind, minna! I'll try my best to write this story! Tehehe..
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Chap 14. Erza VS Mirajane
Today was just a noisy day as always in Fairy Tail. As Lucy Heartfillia began to walk towards the bar where she usually had a chat with the bar girl, Mirajane. But unusually, today Mira wasn't at the bar, and she spotted Lisanna instead. Lucy took a seat at the bar and asked Lisanna where Mira was.
"Eh? Mira-nee? She's out with Erza somewhere.." Lisanna answered with a smile.
"With Erza? That's unusual.." Lucy muttered. "But I think it's already unusual for Mira-san to be out somewhere.." she put her fingers under her chin.
"There's no helping it. Maybe you don't know about this, Lucy. But Mira-nee and Erza use to be out somewhere every year on this day.." Lisanna said as she wiped the glasses.
"Why?" Lucy asked as a question mark appeared on her head.
"Well, a lot happened when they first met. And on this day, it's the anniversary of their I-don't-even-know-how-to-describe-it relationship.." Lisanna smiled nervously.
"What is it? What is it? I'm really curious now!" Lucy asked excitedly.
"Well, you see. Mira-nee was a really weak child when she was born and she often got sick. Our family found out that it was because of the overwhelming magical power inside her small body. When she was two, my Mother gave her a bracelet that would restrain her power until the time she can control it herself. But Mira-nee was often clumsy and she would accidentally destroy something with her strength.."
~10 years ago~
The little white-haired girl ran all the way through the hall and her small footsteps echoed around the place. Her long, flowing white hair was tied into a ponytail with dark purple ribbon. She finally stopped in front of a room. She swung the door open and greeted the people inside.
"Sorry I'm late, Mother, Father, Lisanna, and Elfman.." the girl, Mirajane, the eldest child of the Nevegliz Family-one of the richest family in the Oak Town- apologized while bowing sincerely.
"Mira-nee!" Lisanna cheered happily at the sight of her elder sister as she jumped off her chair and ran towards her. "You're finally here!" she cheered again.
"Ah.. Yes.." the girl blushed slightly and nodded. She faintly smiled at the sight of her small family, her Father, her Mother, her sister, and her brother, gathering in this room to celebrate her birthday.
Her Father, Mark; and her Mother, Elena approached her and patted her head while smiling kindly at her. "Happy 9th Birthday, our precious daughter, Mirajane.." they said in the same time.
Mira smiled widely at her parents. "Thank you, Mother, Father.."
Mira-nee was the dearest daughter for my parents. But I was never jealous of her. Since Mira-nee loved me as much. Since Elf-niichan and I were little, we saw Mira-nee as the kindest big sister ever. Our parents were both nice. Nothing was wrong with our Family. Until that night..
The whole mansion was filled with fire as it brightened the night. Inside one of the rooms, Mira sat on the ground, ignoring the heat as she stared with eyes filled with grief at the two figures lying cold before her. The blood was everywhere on the ground and her sight was filled with the red blood and raging fire.
'Never took off this bracelet before you can control your power, Mirajane..'
She remembered what her Mother said to her. And it was her fault to take it off just because she wanted to know what'll happen if she did it. She was a fool. She killed her own parents.. with her own hands.
Just when she finally thought about ending her own life, someone pulled her hand from behind. She turned around just to see Lisanna panting heavily and her body was filled with light burned marks. "I was searching for you everywhere, Mira-nee!" she said as she pouted lightly.
"Li-Lisanna.." Mira muttered. She lowered her head and bit her bottom lip. "..Run away, Lisanna. At least you have to escape . Let me redeem my sin by dying here.." she muttered.
"What are you talking about, Mira-nee?" Lisanna kneeled down so now she was on the same level as her. "What are we going to do without you? At least the three of us have to live on. Live for Papa and Mama's part too.." she said.
"Lisanna.." Mira muttered again as she looked directly at her.
"We wanted out most precious daughter to be a reliable mage someday. Once you can control your power, use it to protect the weak, and use it to stand for your loved ones.."
Mira nodded lightly and Lisanna smiled, then she pulled her hand. Mira looked back at her parents as some tears began to flow. "Good-bye, Mother, Father. I will definitely.. come up with your expectation.." she muttered.
~3 years later~
Mira-nee had to pay for our life costs, food, and all the things we needed everyday. I knew it was hard for her as the eldest sister. She changed much after we lost our parents. She became more brutal as she began to control her power little by little. She went gambling everyday, she used her own body and power to gamble and fight. She would always come home with lots of bruises and cuts all over her body, but she would force out a smile and said: "It's alright, I got the money here.."
It was around those gambling days, when she met Erza..
"Erza!" Makarov called.
The redhead girl turned around. "Do you need anything, Master?" she asked formally as she walked towards the shorter old man.
"I heard someone made mess at the gamble guild in Oak Town. Can you, like, take care of that for me? It's becoming so messy since all the fighters who participated would break their legs or arms, or anything. Some even lost their lives. They complained that they can't win no matter what and the gambling arena is becoming disadvantage for them. And the reward is quite high. Why don't you try it?" Makarov explained.
"If you say so, Master. I'll try to fight that tough fighter.." Erza smiled with confidence as no one on this Earth had ever beaten her up, and to think about it, no one could even nearly reach her level.
"Well, just for information. The fighter is a girl around your age, white hair, ocean blue eyes, and punkish outfit. Her nickname is 'Demon Mirajane'.." Makarov said.
"Mirajane, huh? What a feminine name. Got it.." Erza said as she picked up her bag and walked out of the guild.
Erza wandered around the town to search for the gamble guild, 'Bloody Snow'. She asked several people on the way and no one could answer her. She came to realize that this Bloody Snow was a dark guild. Then, instead of asking ordinary people, she decided to ask people with 'gambler' face.
In less than ten minutes, she found the place. She didn't forget to praise herself for being such a genius and promised herself to get a cheesecake when she's done with this job.
Then, she entered the small house just to meet many people gambling. This place was like a casino in many ways. But she ignored the sight as asked the bartender about the gamble fight arena.
"You're searching for the fight gamble's arena? Are you serious, young lady?" the bartender asked in shock.
Erza nodded.
The bartender immediately laughed. "You're here for what? To gamble or to fight? But anyway, a girl your age isn't allowed to enter that place. Shoo, shoo.." the bartender shooed her away.
"I'm talking seriously here.." she threw a very deathly glare at the bartender as her right eye covered by her bangs.
The bartender trembled and sweated. "Don't kid around, missy! You can't enter that place! Only Mirajane the one who's allowed to enter.." the bartender lowered his voice.
"I'm here to meet this 'Mirajane', fool! Now, spit it out! Where's the gamble fight arena?" she shouted at the bartender. Suddenly, she heard a small girl's voice.
"Please tell me! Where do you keep Mira-nee?"
Erza turned around to see a small girl, younger than her, with white hair and ocean blue eyes. This girl's criteria almost fit perfectly to the description Makarov told her earlier. But the difference is, she didn't look tough at all. And she didn't wear punkish outfit. And did she just said 'Mira-nee'? Was she talking about Mirajane? So this girl is Mirajane's little sister?
Erza concentrated on hearing the girl's conversation with the guild master.
"Please. Mira-nee didn't go home for week. You must be hiding her somewhere here!" the little girl cried, tears flowing out from her blue eyes as she asked for the whereabout of her sister.
"I told ya, I don't know where your fucking sister is. Now get lost, kid!" the guild master said while snickering as he slowly suck his cigarette.
"Liar! You're hiding her, I knew it!" the girl yelled stubbornly, she believed her sister was here.
The guild master groaned. He raised his hand up, ready to slap the girl on the face as hard as he could. But when he swung his hand, someone block his move.
Erza looked up with anger in her eyes as she threw his hand away and glared at him. "You're being so impolite to a little girl. How low.." she hissed, her hands warily holding the end of her sword, ready to drew it out if this fight turned out bigger.
The guild master chuckled. "You're quite tough, young lady. Well.." he smirked devilishly. "..why don't I give you a special permission to see our ace, 'The Demon Mirajane'?"
"And why do I have to be lured by your offer? You think I'll forgive you for what you did to this girl just because you'll let me finish my job?" she gritted her teeth as she felt like slicing him into pieces right now.
"Not just that, young lady. If you win in battle against my sweet Mirajane, I'll give her back to her little sister over there.." he grinned as he pointed at the little girl. "That's if you win..", he laughed and entered one of the room.
Erza twisted her mouth in disgust, but she quickly turned around to face the girl with slight concern. She patted her shoulders. "Are you alright?" she asked.
The girl nodded. "A-are you going to save Mira-nee from them?" the girl asked with hope.
"Eh?" Erza jerked backwards. "Err.. This is a little different to the job I was supposed to be assigned on, but.. I think I'll do my best to save your sister.." she patted the girl's head.
"Really? Hooray!" the girl jumped on her and hugged her happily. "Thank you! I'm Lisanna, nice to meet you!" she cheered.
"I'm Erza.." she smiled.
Lisanna walked towards the dining table, holding a plate of curry and put it on the table in front of Erza. Then, she took one for herself too before she sat on the chair.
"Don't hold back, feel free to eat, Erza-san.." Lisanna smiled at the older girl. Then she lowered her head and smiled sadly, "Even though my cooking isn't as good as Mira-nee's, at least it's edible.."
"You don't need to use formal language. " Erza said as she took a spoon on the curry and stuffed it inside her mouth. "It's good.." she smiled.
"Okay. Then, just 'Erza' is alright, right?" she said. "Is that so? The food's good? Then.." she began to spoon the curry. "..itadakimasu!"
Erza looked around the living room. "This small house.." she turned to see Lisanna. "..Is it your sister who paid the rent?" she asked.
Lisanna nodded. "Mira-nee was working out there to fulfill our living expenses. She never told us where she worked, but by the time I found out where she works, she didn't go home anymore. I figured out that that scary guy hide her and doesn't allow her to go out anymore because he thinks my sister makes money for him!" Lisanna said as she began to sob.
"Lisanna..?" someone suddenly entered the living room. Lisanna turned around and walked towards the person. "Elf-niichan. You shouldn't go up from your bed. You're still sick, right? You need to rest.." Lisanna scolded the older boy. He had tan skin, white hair like Lisanna and probably Mirajane, and black eyes. Wow, he had different eyes from the two girls.
"I'm much more better now, Lisanna. We need to do anything to get Nee-chan back.." the boy, Elfman, said determinedly before he coughed.
"Calm down, Elf-niichan. I have this person over here who'll help us to get Mira-nee back!" Lisanna happily pointed at Erza who's sipping a cup of tea Lisanna served for her a while ago.
"Who is that, Lisanna?" Elfman asked.
"She's Erza. She helped me in the gambling guild where Mira-nee is hidden. She said she'll do her best to help Mira-nee to get out of that place.." Lisanna explained happily.
"Eh?"
The man walked inside a dark room. There are several leather sofas and a mini bar inside the room. He looked around the room for a certain white-haired girl. When he heard the clattering sound of steel falling to the floor, his lips formed a smirk.
"I know you're there, Mirajane.." he said as he took a seat on one of the sofas.
A small figure appeared from the dark as he could see the outline of the person. Her hair was tied into a high ponytail with a dark purple ribbon and a skull in the middle, using a black belt-like choker around her neck, wearing a pair of dark purple bikinis, white belt with an owl's face made with metal in the middle, and finally, a pair of black stockings and black boots.
She put her hands on her hips. "I thought I told you not to enter my room as you please, baldie!" yelled the white-haired girl with her signature punkish style.
"Now, now, calm down, sweetie. I have a job for yo-" before he could finish his sentence, Mirajane had pulled his collar and showed her annoyed expression.
"Don't 'sweetie' me, you piece of shit! I'm here to rest! I told you not to bother me for three days! THREE DAYS!" she shouted at him while pointing three of her fingers.
"I know, I know! But you see, I've already made a deal with a someone. This is the last time. Okay?" he begged while sweating. Then he took out a black suitcase and opened it. Mira could see the suitcase was full of money, but she turned her glare at the older man.
"I don't need this!" she shouted as she slapped away the suitcase, resulted the money to scattered on the ground. "Let me rest, bastard!" she added.
"Listen here, Mirajane. If you win this fight, I promise I'll transfer all this money to your brother and sister. Can you imagine? They don't even need to move a finger to get food supply and clothes everyday. If you win that fight, that is.." the man smiled nervously. He intended to threaten her but he changed it into plead.
"Oh.." her eyes sparkled as she imagined that. "..Why didn't you say that earlier?" she smiled as she brushed some dirt from his shoulder. "Of course I'll gladly win that fight!" she gave him a thumb up while winking her eye.
"You're so easy to manipulate.." the man mumbled while sweatdropping.
Day of the Battle
Erza walked downstairs and she could see Lisanna and Elfman serving the breakfast. She narrowed her eyes to get a better look of the food. She realized it's not a thing a human should eat. What the heck is that? She showed a disgusted expression.
When she approached them and asked them what the hell they serve, they explained that they made some energetic food for her so that she could win the fight.
"Ah.. I think it's not necessary. I think a cheesecake is enough to motivate me into fighting.." she smiled nervously.
"What?" Lisanna yelled and leaned towards her as Erza jerked away instead. "There's no way you can fight Mira-nee without these food, Erza! Mira-nee is as strong as an international boxer champion!" she exclaimed.
"B-boxer champion?" Erza asked nervously. Is this girl exaggerating?
"Yeah! Mira-nee was like, born with the power of superman! When I was little, she was almost hit by a four-wheeled, but the four-wheeled was broken instead!" Lisanna said.
Erza's jaw hung opened. "No way.." she muttered as she imagined it.
After the morning of suffering from eating those inedible foods, Erza walked towards Bloody Snow with Lisanna since Elfman was still sick and Lisanna forbid him to go.
When they were in their way, they noticed that the sky darkened and slowly, the white crystals of snow fell from the sky. Lisanna looked up to the sky and smiled widely. "It's snowing!" she cheered.
Erza smiled at her. "Ah.." she muttered. 'I hope I can finish this fight without hurting Lisanna's sister..' she thought to herself as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath before she continue to walk.
Erza and Lisanna arrived in front of the Bloody Snow. They slowly and carefully entered the guild and felt the tense inside it. Everyone was looking at them, and several were whispering about them.
"Hey, that red-head girl was the one who challenged Mira-chan, right?"
"Idiot! She didn't challenge her, but she challenged our Master!"
"How dare she! Who does she think she is?"
Erza's mouth twisted in disgust. Those damn bastards. They're talking too much.
They met the bartender and he brought them to a room where the Master was and then excused himself. The Master was smirking and Erza could see a white-haired girl standing beside him, cross-armed and also smirking. She could tell that it's Mirajane by how her features resembled Lisanna.
"Mira-nee!" Lisanna exclaimed.
"Lisanna?" Mirajane raised an eyebrow. "Oh my gosh! Why are you here?" she asked.
"I'm here to fetch you, Mira-nee! Please, go home with me.." Lisanna yelled at her sister.
"What kind of shit are you talking about, Lisanna? If I don't work, how can I fulfill our living costs?" Mirajane put her hands on her hips.
"But, Mira-nee! There are plenty of ways to make money! You don't need to put yourself in danger just to make sure we can eat!" Lisanna yelled again.
"You're still young, Lisanna. You can't understand how difficult it is for children like us to avoid danger in this world. If we don't have any money, we'll end up sitting on the street.." Mirajane explained while scowling.
"But.." Lisanna muttered.
Erza stretched her arm in front of her telling her not to continue. "No words can reach her now. Just leave it to me, okay?" she said to Lisanna and she nodded.
Both Erza and Mirajane began to enter the arena so that they could start the battle. The guild Master and Lisanna sat on the audience bench.
"Heh! You're quite a brave one to challenge my Master, huh? Red-head fatty?" Mirajane mocked as she crossed her arms.
Erza flinched. "What did you say? Fatty? Which part of my body looks fat, punky girl?" Erza shouted at her.
"All of them.." Mira smirked. "Oops.." she covered her mouth. "No, that's wrong. I didn't mean 'all'. Since the chest part is a bit flat.." she mocked her again.
"What?" Erza growled and clenched her fists.
"You wanna go?" Mira positioned herself in her fighting pose and used her hand to motioned Erza to come.
Erza warily gripped the holder of her sword and narrowed her eyes to the white-haired girl. "I won't hold back.." she hissed.
"I don't need you to.." she smirked.
~To be continued~
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Next: ~Chap 15. Red Blood and White Snow~