Happy was laughing. He was breathing hard, out of breath. Ella was about ready to strangle him.
"You walked into a host club!" Happy said.
"We've been over this!" Ella said, seriously contemplating the idea.
"I just can't get over it," Happy said.
"Happy, want to hear my new ideas for my magic? I think you'll like them!" Ella said. Her face was red.
"Does it involve making fish?" Happy said.
"Is that all you ever think about?" Lucy said. "And how does wind make fish?"
"I don't know," Happy said.
"Well," Ella started, "I think I have figured out how to read minds and how to strangle people!"
Happy looked afraid, and said, "She's almost as scary as Lucy!"
"No, no, no! I can be much, much scary than Lucy, and that's without demoning out!" Ella said.
"You can read minds?" Gray pondered. He looked half worried, half interested.
"I think I figured out how, but I'm not sure if it'll work and I haven't tried it out yet really. It's just like magnifying my hearing except I have to tune into the air in their brain," Ella explained.
"That could really help if you can tune in on people's thoughts in the hallway. Look for any suspicious thoughts," Erza said.
"So if it works, you can access or thoughts any time?" Gray asked.
"Pretty much," Ella said. "So, who wants to be my test subject?" She said the last part with a mischievous grin.
"Why are you making that creepy face, Ella?" Happy asked.
"I do! I do!" Natsu cheered.
"You do realize that you are volunteering for your mind to be read," Gray said.
"Too late!" Ella said, afraid of losing her volunteer.
"Is it working?" Natsu asked two seconds later.
"Shut up or fight with Gray or something! Don't talk to me!" Ella said.
"Put some clothes on, Gray!" Ella yelled. Magically Gray had stripped.
"Why? Why, Natsu?!" Ella shrieked.
"What?" Erza said summoning a sword.
"I read his thoughts!" Ella said, "And I never want to do it again!"
"Why? What did you read, hear, read?" Lucy asked.
"Natsu thought about getting in a fight with Gray and taking his underwear," Ella said. "Oh, and called gray a stripper."
"But, Gray, put some clothes on. Seriously," Lucy and Ella said.
"I knew you could do it!" Erza encouraged.
"I don't like this!" Ella said, "But Happy, I want to try my other new trick on you!" Ella was still pissed at him.
"Natsu, help me! Ella's scary, like Lucy!"
"Shut up you damn cat!" Lucy and Ella called together.
"Grilled cat sounds good, doesn't it, Lucy?" Ella asked.
"Delicious," Lucy said.
Happy was now taking shelter behind Natsu.
"I think I can do it from here! Tell me if you feel strangled!" Ella said.
She held her hands out and acted like she was strangling someone. Slowly hands formed in the wind. They could only be seen if you were looking very closely. Slowly the hands drifted towards Happy and he started coughing. No one saw the hands except Ella. Almost immediately, Ella brought down her hands and quickly the wind hands vanished.
"Did it work?" Natsu asked.
"Yes, yes it did!" Ella said, looking directly at Happy.
"Ella's scary!" Happy cried.
"Did she like demon out just now?" Lucy asked.
"I'm right here!" Ella complained, "And when I demon out I'm pretty sure I just gr."
Erza said, "This will be a great help." She was lost in strategy. She seemed to still be stuck on the mind reading.
"Do you think she's stronger than Erigor?" Natsu asked Happy.
"Natsu, she's on a different level," Gray tried to explain.
Lucy tried to help, "They do different things."
"They have the same kind of magic though, "Natsu said, very confused.
"Ella's magic seems more… more based on imagination," Lucy tried.
"Exactly," Gray agreed.
"While Erigor's isn't, like everyone else's," Lucy went on.
"So, she's weaker?" Natsu said.
"I was thinking she was as strong, if not more so," Lucy said.
Ella was faintly paying attention, "Huh?"
"Why'd you say that?" Gray said to Lucy. "Now he's going to want to fight Ella!"
"Oh, you're right! We just won't let him!" Lucy said.
"You think she's stronger?" Natsu asked.
"No, no, no!" Lucy screamed.
"Oh," Natsu said looking sad.
Lucy quickly cracked, "Well, me and Gray don't actually know…"
Gray gave her a grim look.
"So, she might be stronger?!" Natsu said re-energizing.
"Probably not…" Lucy's voice cracked.
"Are you lying, Lucy?" Happy asked. "Your voice is cracking."
"Of course not," Her voice continued to crack.
"I think she is, Happy," Natsu said.
"Ella!" Natsu cried.
"What?" Ella asked. She hadn't been paying attention.
"Let's fight!" He said coming close to Ella, ready to fight.
"What?!" Ella screamed. "No!"
"Come on, Ella!" He cheered.
"No!" Ella was running away.
"Where's Erza when you need her!" Lucy said.
"Natsu!" Happy called, "Ella's scary! And do good!"
"Okay Happy!" Natsu called, jumping at Ella. His fist was on fire.
"How did I not know you were a fire wizard?!" Ella cried. Tears were brimming in her eyes.