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Kera yawned as she woke from her beautiful dream. For once in her life she didn't have a nightmare and instead had a very pleasant dream that she didn't want to wake from. And that didn't happen so often.
Stretching her arms out, she looked around the apartment. Lucy was still in her bee sleeping peacefully as she was. Kera smiled softly. She still couldn't tell Lucy how grateful she was that she could live with her. After a while she didn't even try to search for another apartment because living with Lucy wasn't bad at all. At least she had someone to talk to and they weren't insane.
Yes even the great Elemental Dragon Slayer think that their guild is crazy at some points.
Carefully and quietly Kera got out of her bed and into the bathroom. She quickly got herself cleaned up and ready so she could head out early. Lucy would probably still be sleeping for a few more hours.
That is if Natsu didn't come to wake her up. Sometimes the pink haired Dragon Slayer would just come into Lucy's apartment and do whatever. But of course, best friends do that. They come over unannounced.
Kera tip toed around Lucy's bed. She grabbed her black jacket from the chair that was standing in front of the desk and walked out the door. Letting out a sigh of relief the brunette now could easily leave the apartment without worrying she would wake the blonde up.
Kera took in a deep breath of the fresh air. "Let's see what today will bring us." She said with a smile before heading out into town.
After a little bit Kera was walking around a market. This week salesmen and vendors from all around the continent would come to Magnolia to sell new and exotic merchandises. This was one reason why she wanted to get a head start. Now the stalls all opened up and there weren't so many people around. In a few hours this place would be packed.
Walking through the street the brunette looked at all of the stalls. There were so many. And they were all different. There were people selling food, candies but also armors and weapons. This place would have everything. Anyone would find something here.
"Maybe I should get the guys all a gift. We've been through a lot lately and I could show them my appreciation." Kera said to herself while walking around. She could get Lucy a new book, Wendy a doll, Erza maybe a little novelty or sweets, because armor and weapons was just damn too expensive, for Gray maybe a glass figurine and for Natsu maybe something about Dragons.
Thank god she went on a mission before this market came, or else she would have been hopelessly broke.
So that's what she did. Going to several stalls and vendors she bought several things for her friends. She bought a book about different worlds and spirits for Lucy. She thought she would be interested in something like that. Since she was a Celestial Wizard and had spirit friends.
For Gray she got a glass figurine. There was this one stall that had so many beautiful figurines made out of glass. It was so hard picking one but she thought she found the perfect one for Gray. It was a woman doing ice magic and she was standing in an amazing pose while casting her magic. She knew she hit the jackpot.
For Wendy she got a cute little doll with a book of fairy tales. She thought the little girl would be interested in that. Even a little girl should have the opportunity to dream of a fantasy land.
For Natsu she bought some spicy candy. They were so hot that no man was able to eat them without burning themselves. Natsu would have no problems eating them. Also they are supposed to taste really good.
Now for Erza she bought a package of little cheesecake chocolate truffles, made from the best baker in all of Fiore. They were a bit pricy but she hadn't given Erza anything for a while. With the sweets she also bought her s silver necklace. It was a simple one but it had the heart kreuz symbol on it. She thinks she would love it.
"There now I got something for everyone." Kera said in success.
"Ah, I see you're buying gifts for your friends." Turning her head around Kera saw a man at one of the stalls giving her a warm smile. She smiled and nodded to him. "Yea just a little something for everything they have done."
The man nodded. He was middle aged… maybe around forty. He had black scruffy hair that went everywhere. His eyes were a sharp blue and he seemed to have a slight scar above his right eye. "But dear have you bought anything for yourself?"
Now that she thought about it… she hadn't thought about herself at all. She just wanted to get her friends something. She shrugged her shoulders. "I guess I didn't think about myself."
The man smiled. "Do you like chocolate?" he asked.
At the mention of the delicious sweet her eyes lit up. "Like it? I love it!"
The man chuckled and waved her over. "Well then dear I think I got the right thing for you. I have the best chocolate of all Fiore and even better I make the best hot cocoa anyone has tasted!"
Those words drew Kera to the stall like a moth to a flame. "Oh! Can you make that hot cocoa to go?" she asked eager to get the delicious liquid.
The man chuckled again and nodded his head. "Of course, just wait a minute and I'll prepare it for you." With that the man started mixing things together including ingredients she never seen before. A few minutes later the man had a cup of hot cocoa to go. He handed it to her. "Try it and tell me how you like it?"
Kera took in the smell of the delicious chocolate and couldn't believe the amazing smell. Without any other thought she took a sip of it and when she did she thought she died and went to heaven. "Oh my god! This is so good… no this is amazing! Even better than amazing! It's heavenly!" she stated while taking another sip. It tasted so good.
The man smiled. "I knew you would like it."
"Mmh so good… how much?" Kera asked.
"It's on the house." He said with a smile.
Her eyes went wide. "Really?" she asked shocked. The man again nodded his head. She couldn't believe her luck. "Thank you so much! This is exactly what I need. You just made my day sir."
"Now don't make me blush here." The man replied while chuckling.
Kera smiled as she took another sip from the chocolate. "I think I'm coming here every day for the entire week just to get this delicious chocolate."
"Then I will be waiting for your next visit." He said politely. Kera nodded her head with a smile. "I will! Bye!"
With that Kera took her leave and headed back to the apartment with the hot cocoa in her hands. She still couldn't believe how good it tasted. Maybe if Lucy was awake she would leather try some…
But just maybe…
By the time she got back to the apartment the beverage of hot cocoa was all in her stomach. It had been so good that she almost went back to get another. Unfortunately she couldn't stand at the stall all day and just drink hot chocolate.
Kera entered the apartment wondering if Lucy was still there but when she opened the door she found her answer.
The blonde had already left and was probably at the guild. "Well then let me just get my other jacket and I'll head over there too." She said with a smile.
She walked over to the closet where her other jacket lay in but sudden pain stopped her. She cringed and buckled over. "W-What the…" she muttered. She had been fine just a few minutes ago! Where did this pain come from?
She tried to head for her bed but all of a sudden her vision started to go blurry. Her head was hurting, her stomach was hurting and truthfully… it felt as if her entire body was on fire. "Oh god… what's happening to me?" she asked aloud while clinging to her stomach. The pain was just unbearable.
Her vision grew even blurrier and her feet finally gave up. She hit the floor with a thud, her vision going slowly black. She had no idea what was happening to her but she didn't have a lot of time to think about it because in mere seconds she was pulled into unconsciousness.
At the guild hall everyone was laughing and enjoying their time. It was another one of those days where they partied for no reason at all. Everyone was having fun…
Except for one person…
"Where is she? She should be here at this time." Erza said worried while she sat at one of the tables with a cheesecake in front of her but she wasn't feeling like eating it. She was worried about Kera. She hadn't heard anything from her since last night.
Lucy shrugged. "She was already gone when I woke up. She's probably just finishing some errands in town."
"It's past noon. She should have been here now. I think something is wrong." Erza muttered while leaning her head on her hands.
"Don't always think it will be the end of the world." Lucy told her. "Kera can take care of herself so you don't have to worry about anything."
Erza sighed as she nodded her head slowly. "I guess you're right."
The two girls sat there in quiet, Erza still not touching her cheesecake. She must be real worried that something must be wrong. She never ate her favorite desert when something was bothering her.
Out of nowhere Wendy popped up with a huge smile on her face. "Hey guys! Did you know that there's a market going on in Magnolia?" she asked glancing at both girls. "It looks like everyone from around the world is here!"
Erza blinked. "Yea, the annual market is here. Maybe Kera decided to go there today. That would explain why she's so late."
Lucy smiled at her. "See? There's nothing to be worried about."
Kera groaned as she slowly regained consciousness. Her head was pounding and she still felt a little dizzy. Ugh what happened? She wondered while looking around. She found herself still in Lucy's apartment, but for some strange reason everything was bigger.
The brunette tried to rub her head but for some strange reason she couldn't feel her fingers. What the… she wondered again while looking down at her hands. When she did she almost screamed out in horror.
Her hands were paws! Her hands were PAWS! What's going on!? She tried to talk but nothing but a strange noise came out. Okay… why couldn't she talk!?
Don't freak out, don't freak out there's probably a good explanation for all of this. Probably one that she wouldn't understand. She walked over to the mirror Lucy had and bopped nothing was wrong. Or at least too wrong.
But when she looked into that reflecting glass she screamed.
She was a fox!
A freaking fox!
Why was she a fox!?
Okay calm down, freaking out won't help me at all. How did she even turn into a fox? It's not like she drank a potion or ate anything that she didn't know so why…
She froze when something popped into her little red furry hair.
The hot cocoa!
That man turned her into a freaking fox! Oh he was so going to hear from her…
After she found a way to turn back to normal of course. But how? How was she going to turn back to normal?
She needed help and fast. Maybe her friends could help her. Well that is if she could somehow convince them that the fox was her! But it was worth a try. Turning her head she glanced at the clock hanging from the wall. She cursed. It was already two in the afternoon! She was passed out for hours!
Okay I have to get back to the guild… but how?
She looked at the door and noticed that she probably couldn't get out that way, so she had to find a different way. Looking around the room she tried to find a different exit that could help her.
Lucky for her there was a window open by Lucy's desk. Thank god for Lucy! She thought running towards the desk.
Crap… how am I going to get up there? She wondered. Looking around she finally came to a conclusion. She had to get on the bed, jump to the chair and climb onto the desk and head for the window. That was the only way to get out.
Okay let's see what I can do. With a lot of determination she headed for the bed and climbed up it. She had to bite in the covers but that was the only way she could get up there. After a few struggling minutes she was able to get on the bed. Turning around she saw the chair. Okay I have to jump now. I can do this, I can do this.
Gritting her teeth Kera ran towards the edge of the bed and jumped heading for the chair.
She just missed it and hit the desk instead. Ow! Shaking her head she tried to throw the pain away. That had hurt. Okay this is harder than I thought. Looking back up she sighed slightly. Hopefully the second try was better.
It wasn't…
She had missed the chair again and hit her head on the floor. After a few minutes she was back on the bed and looking at the chair. Third times the charm. She thought before running towards it again. She flew over the empty space and successfully hit the chair. Yes! She cried out in success. Now she could easily climb on the desk and head for the window. She climbed up to it and successfully got out of the apartment. When her four little feet went over the ledge she realized something.
There was nothing beneath her!
Oh crap! With a yell she fell down. This is going to hurt.
With a thud she landed in something. Popping her head out she noticed that she landed in a pile of dirt. Someone underneath them was planting flowers. Thank god! She climbed out of the pile of dirt and shook her body. Well now she was dirty but that didn't matter at the moment.
I have to get to the guild now! With that set in her mind she scurried off towards the guild hall.
For some strange reason it didn't take her that long as she would be on foot. She was running but for a little fox she was sure fast. So in fifteen minutes she arrived at the guild with no problems.
She walked towards the doors of the guild and wondered how she was going to get in. Luckily for her she didn't have to think about it long because the doors were smashed open by two familiar boys.
Gray and Natsu.
Quickly she ran through the doors and was finally in the guild. Ha! One success down! Now I just have to look for Erza or Lucy. Wandering around the guild hall she saw that no one noticed her. She was so little that no one even saw her. Looking around the guild hall she finally found the people she was looking for at one of the tables.
And it seemed Erza was bickering with Lucy and Wendy. If she had to guess it was probably about her.
She was about to run towards them but felt something or someone pull at her tail. She let out a small screech and turned her head.
Asuka was holding her tail. "Pretty fox!" she called with a huge smile in her face. Kera tried to run for it but Asuka grabbed her and hugged her as hard as she could. Her breath was squished out of her.
Great… almost at my goal and Asuka ruined everything! Agh why do you hate me crew world?
"Look mommy a fox!" Asuka called as she carried the fox back to Bisca. The woman smiled down at her. "Now where did you get that little creature?"
"I found him!" she called proudly.
Kera just hung in Asuka's arm definitely not feeling amused. She did not train for years, going through dangerous missions and fighting people who wanted to kill her, just to end up someone's pet…
Even if it was Asuka…
She struggled to get out of the little girls' grasp without hurting her. She wanted to get out but she also didn't want to hurt her. This wasn't Asuka's fault and she definitely didn't want her to pay for this.
"Can we keep him?" She asked to her mommy. Bisca cocked her head. "I don't know sweetie, for starters that fox is a girl. And second… we don't know where it has been." She took the fox from Asuka and started examining her. Kera felt so ashamed. This was not how she wanted it to go! Even for a damn fox she seemed to be smaller than usual.
Ugh how she hated life…
"Please mommy! I'll take good care of her!" Asuka pleaded.
Bisca sighed as she held Kera the fox. "Well… fine, but I think we would have her get shots before you can play with her."
SHOTS!?
Immediately she bit in Bisca's hand, the woman dropping her to the ground. "Ow! For gods…" Bisca had to hold her mouth so she wouldn't curse in front of her daughter. Kera then dashed for it getting away from the two. There was no way in hell that she was going to get shots! No! No way!
She scurried between people, the other guild members finally realizing that there was a little fox running around in their guild. Kera saw both Lucy and Erza and quickly ran over to them. She tried jumping on the bench they were sitting on, but ended up hitting it and landing on the ground again. She ran under the table before hiding behind Erza.
The red head blinked in confusion. "What the… a fox?" She asked looking underneath the table.
"That fox bit me!" Bisca shouted walking over to them.
Erza decided to grab the fox and pick it up. She looked it up and down and smirked slightly. "This fox bit you?" She asked.
Lucy grabbed the fox and smiled. "Why would this cute little animal bite you Bisca? It's so cuddly and cute and…"
"We get it, it's adorable." Carla muttered from Wendy's arms.
Asuka looked up at her mommy. "So can we keep her mommy?" She asked again with those cute little eyes.
Bisca sighed and shook her head. "I'm sorry honey but I think a fox is a little big for you. And that one bites." She said while giving the fox a glare.
Kera smirked slightly knowing she had won against Bisca but she also knew that this wasn't the end. She finally reached Erza and Lucy but now she had to convince them that she was Kera.
Lucy looked at her with those eyes. It made her sick… "So where did you come from?" She asked with a smile. "Are you lost?"
No I'm not lost! I'm Kera god damn it! She tried to yell at the blonde but she couldn't say anything except let out a few strange noises.
Erza shook her head. "I don't have time for a fox. Kera's still missing and I know something's wrong."
Kera looked at Erza trying to somehow show her that she was right here! The red head shook her head. "That's it, I'm going to your apartment and see if she's there or not." She stated while getting back on her feet.
Lucy sighed but nodded. "And when we get there I promise you she'll be fine. It's not like she disappeared or anything." She said while picking up the fox with her.
Erza gave the blonde a confused look. "You're going to take that with us?"
"Of course! She's cute!"
"Ugh… this is going to be annoying…"
Kera sighed as she was in Lucy's arms. She hadn't found a way to tell them that she was right there in their arms. Instead now they were walking back to the apartment where she had needed almost a half hour to escape from.
Lucy looked down at the fox and smiled. "Wow, you're dirty." She said brushing some dirt off of her head.
I swear, if she is wanting to do what I think she wants to do then I will bite her.
"I think I'm going to give you a bath!" Lucy stated with a huge smile.
Oh god damn it!
Erza sighed looking at Lucy. "It's a stray animal and you're going to bathe it?"
Lucy nodded. "Come on Erza. She looks so cute! And we have a little companion with us! You know, now that I think about it, there aren't that many foxes around Magnolia. I wonder where this one came from." She asked looking at the fox. She could have sworn it was giving her a glare.
It took them a few minutes before they reached the apartment. Lucy got her keys and opened the door. They walked in and couldn't believe what they were seeing.
It was a complete mess.
Kera had to curse. She completely forgot that she probably made a mess when she tried to get out. The desk was a mess, things were thrown everywhere. It seemed almost like…
"This doesn't look good at all. Damn it! I knew something happened to Kera!" Erza cursed as she looked around the room hoping that there was any sign of where Kera was or what happened.
Lucy let Kera go and started to look around as well. Now I have a chance to show them it's me! Kera thought as she ran over to her jacket. She pulled at it and dragged it to the ground towards Erza. She hoped she would understand her.
Erza, who had been looking around but when she saw the red fox with Kera's jacket in her mouth she almost flipped. "No! That's not for you to eat!" She said while grabbing the fox and pulling the jacket out of her mouth.
Kera growled. Oh come on! Don't you realize that I'm trying to tell you something!? How stupid are you!? She flinched when she heard herself thinking that. Erza would kill her if she found out.
Lucy sighed as she shook her head. "I can't find anything."
Erza growled slightly. "I just knew something was wrong! Why didn't I go sooner!? Damn it!" She shouted while throwing the jacket she was holding towards the bed.
Kera stood there and frowned. Okay if you don't want to go the easy way, I'll do the hard way. She was about to go to the desk and see if she could write a letter or something with her mouth, but unfortunately Lucy grabbed her. "Well you go ahead to the guild. I'll give this little girl here a quick clean bath and I'll be right with you."
Erza pinched the bridge of her nose. "Just bathe that thing and I'll look around the place. There has to be something here! Kera's missing and I won't just stand by."
Lucy sighed as nodded her head. "Just calm down Erza. We'll find her. Don't worry."
"I'll stop worrying when we find her." She said walking out the door to see if she could find any clues outside.
The blonde sighed and looked at the red fox. "Sometimes she can get a little overprotective over Kera, but she has a good heart. Now come on, let me give you a bath."
Kera wanted to cry. I don't want to! Lucy went to the bathroom and got the water running. Kera swallowed hard. This… is going to be a nightmare.
After what seemed to be a terrible ten minutes Kera was now traumatized after living a nightmare. Lucy was holding her as she and Erza walked back to the guild. The red head hadn't found anything outside. Of course she wouldn't find anything. Because she was in Lucy's hands!
Erza had almost run back to the guild because she was extremely worried that she couldn't find her. She didn't blame her, but they weren't listening to anything she was trying to tell them.
What was she going to do?
"Jo, where did you two ran off to? Wendy said something about Kera." Natsu asked as he saw the two girls head back into the guild.
Erza closed her eyes for a moment. "Kera's missing. We can't find her and Lucy's place was trashed."
"What!?" Natsu shouted shocked. "But how!? What happened?"
"We don't know! That's the problem!" Erza snapped at him.
Gray walked up to them and noticed the animal in Lucy's arms. "Uh… what's with the fox?"
Erza waved her hand a little annoyed. "It ran into the guild hall and Lucy and Wendy decided it would be the best idea to keep it."
"Oh! What's it's name?" Natsu asked leaning down towards the fox. Kera growled and showed her teeth at Natsu. She was way annoyed by Lucy she didn't need that flame brain now!
He backed away slightly. "Wow, that thing is feisty."
"That thing has feelings and a name." Lucy shot back while giving Natsu a glare.
Natsu snorted. "What kind of name are you going to give him? Fluffy? Snorty? Clawy? Grumpy?"
Grumpy!? Oh I'll show you grumpy. Kera growled as she glared at Natsu. Everyone glanced at Natsu with a smirk. "Looks like the fox hates you Natsu." Gray laughed while patting him on the shoulders.
The Dragon Slayer rolled his eyes. "Well I hate him."
"It's a girl genius." Lucy told him. "And no, I'm going to call her… Foxy!"
Foxy!? What the hell Lucy? Kera thought as she heard the name. Can't you come up with any better name!?
Erza sighed shaking her head. "Lucy we got more important things to do than name a fox."
The blonde nodded. "Oh yea, Kera's missing."
"You didn't find her?" Wendy asked walking over to them when she saw them. Carla was this time not with her and probably with the other Exceeds.
Both Erza and Lucy shook their heads no. They were all worried. This wasn't usually Kera's way and so they believed something had happened.
Natsu clenched his fists. "Well then, there's only one thing to do. We got to find her!"
"How idiot!? We don't have anything from her. You can't even sense her." Gray snarled while giving the Dragon Slayer a glare.
The pink haired boy rubbed his nose. "Actually I've been smelling her all day, so I think my nose is broken." He said.
They all gave each other a confused look and Kera finally had enough. She struggled to get out of Lucy's arms but the blonde had a tight hold on her. She sighed as she knew what her only escape would be. I'm sorry Lucy, but you're giving me no other choice! With that she bit into Lucy's hand just like she did to Bisca.
The blonde screeched and let the fox go. Kera landed on the ground smoothly and dashed towards a table. She climbed up on it and gave them all a glare.
"Foxy bit me!" Lucy said shocked as she glanced at her hand.
Natsu turned to the fox with narrowed eyes. "What the hell? Why did you do that!?"
The fox growled at Natsu and tried talking… well squeaks and sounds came out that didn't sound like a voice at all. Sighing she looked around to find anything else that could help her. She saw Reedus painting a pictures and dashed for it.
"Someone grab that fox!" A shout was heard and Kera knew that this was going to be brutal.
Other members of the guild saw her running and lunged for her, luckily for her, her tiny feet were quicker and she jumped out of the way from everyone. She missed a lunge from Elfman and quickly jumped on his back towards Reedus.
The painter looked shocked of the fox and jumped back. Kera landed on the painting and knocked it down. How convenient that it was a picture of her and Wendy together.
The others finally reached her and looked down on her. Lucy immediately tried to grab her. "Bad Foxy! Bad!"
Kera growled and tried to bite Lucy again so she wouldn't grab her. Immediately the blonde retracted her hands and watched the fox. Kera scratched the picture where she was on and looked up at the others hoping that they would understand.
Unfortunately…
They didn't.
Erza sighed and grabbed the fox by the tail. "Okay this animal is way out of line. We can't keep it."
Kera couldn't believe it. Erza was grabbing her by her tail! Let me go Erza! God damn it! The red head pulled the fox up so she could glare at the animal but Kera done the most stupidest thing she ever did.
She scratched Erza across the face so she would let her go.
Everyone else looked shocked as Erza yelped and took a step back as she grabbed her face. "That stupid fox!"
Natsu and Gray gave each other worried looks. "That fox is dead!"
Kera knew this too so she had to find a way. She found Mira putting down a cup of hot cocoa for Romeo. Immediately she ran for him and jumped on the table… well more climbed and ran over to the boy, knocking the drink over.
"Hey!" Romeo shouted but saw the fox licking up the beverage.
Lucy ran over to Romeo and grabbed Kera. "I'm so sorry Romeo. I don't know what's wrong with her. It's like she's trying to cause trouble!"
"Yea, no kidding." Erza muttered while giving the fox a glare.
Kera was out of ideas. They weren't listening to anything! Seriously!? How stupid could they be?
"You know… it's kind of strange that she only attacked those things that are related to Kera." Wendy spoke up.
Yes! Wendy gets it! Finally! Thank you Wendy! Thank you!
Everyone else just gave her a dumb look. Wendy shook her head. "Don't you see? Lucy said something about the fox trying to eat Kera's jacket? Then she knocked over a picture of Kera and now the fox was drinking hot cocoa? I think there's something up with that fox."
I love you Wendy! I love you so much! Kera shouted in her mind. At least someone in this guild had brains!
Lucy gave the fox a strange glance. "So you're saying that this fox has something to do with Kera and why she's gone?"
"Maybe, it's just a theory but that fox, after biting Bisca, hid behind Erza for protection. Doesn't that seem a little… you know… Kera like?"
Now everyone was looking at the fox. Kera gave them all a dumb look. Yea, finally you idiots get it. She muttered in her head.
Lucy blinked. "But how are we supposed to know what the fox is trying to tell us?"
"Let the fox write it out." Gray suggested while picking up Reedus' painting canvas and a paintbrush.
They put the canvas on the table and the fox on it with the paintbrush. Kera looked at the paintbrush a little stupid. At least they're giving me a chance. Finally I can tell them what's going on. With her mouth she grabbed the paintbrush and started drawing on the canvas.
"Do you guys really think that this will work? It's a fox! It doesn't know anything!" Erza shouted. "We have better things to do!"
"Just let the fox do its work and we can see if it's just a mindless animal or has something to do with Kera's disappearance." Lucy said with a smile.
"This is ridiculous." Erza muttered.
"Or maybe not…" Natsu stated.
Erza glanced at him and saw him with a shocked expression. Looking around the place she saw that Wendy and Gray held the same expression. When Lucy looked down she also was shocked.
Now getting curious the red head looked down at the fox.
She couldn't believe her eyes.
The fox was writing on the canvas with the paintbrush spelling…
I am Kera!
Everyone around the table was speechless. The fox spat out the paintbrush and looked up at the wizards.
No one said a word.
Kera sighed, she forgot one little detail. She had no idea how they were going to react. If they were even going to believe her for that matter.
Natsu bent down the table and looked at the fox. "K-Kera!?" He asked. The fox nodded and the pink haired boy jumped back. "Holy crap!"
Erza blinked. She wasn't really believing this. "Wait… are you trying to tell me that this fox is Kera!?" She looked down at the red fox and then back at the others. "That's ridiculous! I will not believe this!"
"If this is Kera… how do we even know?" Gray asked looking at the fox.
Kera groaned. You've got to be kidding me! She shouted. She grabbed the paintbrush again and wrote one word on the canvas again. Ask. It said.
"We should ask you?" Lucy looked at the fox and the animal nodded its head.
Erza shook her head. "This is unbelievable. We're not spending our time with this animal!"
"Come on Erza, at least give it a chance." Natsu told her. "What else do we got to lose?"
The red head sighed and nodded. "Fine, let's give this a try." With that they all sat down around the fox.
Natsu cracked his knuckles. "Alright Foxy, first question. How much is three times forty-five?" he asked.
Kera gave him a dumb look. Idiot.
Gray shoved his head away. "Not questions like that you idiot. Questions that only Kera would know!"
Lucy rolled her eyes and turned to the fox. "Alright, if you're really Kera. Where do you live?"
The fox blinked and then walked over to Lucy nudging her. She smiled. "Looks like that one's right."
"Anyone can know that!" Natsu shouted. He turned to the fox. "Alright Kera, did you have powers from the beginning." The fox shook its head. "Alright, when did you get your powers?"
I can't talk you idiot! She looked around and sighed grabbing the paintbrush again. With it she drew across the canvas the number twelve.
Natsu blinked. "Well… I guess that's right."
"Oh screw this." Erza said as she lowered herself towards the fox. "If you're truly Kera then only she will know this." She glared at the fox so hard. "On the day we went to Porlyusica together for the first time what where you there for?"
Kera raised her arm and humped around as to indicate that she had a broken arm. Erza nodded. "And what was I there for?"
With one of her paws Kera went over her eye. Erza cocked her head.
"That still won't explain…" Natsu started but Erza raised one of her hands to stop him. She kept her eyes on the fox and saw those green orbs… they were the same as Kera's. But she had to ask her one last question.
"What happened during the night after the S-Class trials?" She asked the fox in front of her. She waited for it to do anything and show them that this animal was stupid. But she froze when the fox walked up to her. It scratched at her armored chest before pulling something out from beneath it.
It was a necklace.
Erza couldn't believe it. Not anyone knew about that necklace. The only person who really knew was…
"Kera?" she asked looking at the fox. The red furred animal nodded.
Erza was speechless. "H-How…" She asked while picking up the animal. She couldn't believe it. Kera was a fox! Her sister was a fox! How was that even possible!?
Lucy quickly looked at the fox. "Did someone do this to you?"
Kera nodded her head. Erza turned the animal towards her. "Do you know who?" Again she nodded. "Do you also know where he is?" She asked and yet again, and thankfully, Kera nodded her head.
Natsu frowned. "That person is going to pay for this." He said cracking his knuckles. "Lead the way Kera!" He shouted.
Erza let her down and immediately Kera ran to the door. She was really glad that they now knew that she was a fox. She lived through enough horror.
The group of wizards and the fox ran through the busy streets of Magnolia. Since there was the annual market there were more people here than normal. The five wizards dodged the people as they tried to keep up with Kera. For a fox she was really fast.
They kept on running until Kera stopped at one booth. She scratched at the wood until the others arrived. Erza picked her up and they looked at the stall.
It was empty.
"Are you sure this is the place?" Lucy asked as she looked around the booth. "There's nothing here."
Wendy looked at the sign and noticed something. "This is a hot chocolate booth."
Erza glanced at Kera. "You drank it, didn't you?" She asked. The fox had a sad face and Erza sighed. Can't be mad at a fox. Damn it…
Natsu sniffed around. "He's not here, but… I have his sent. I think I can track him!"
Gray cracked his knuckles. "Well, start smelling and start tracking!" He said as he shoved the Dragon Slayer.
Natsu tripped and growled but didn't care about that at the moment. He closed his eyes and concentrated on the smell. It was a little harder since there were so many people in this town but he could sense it.
His eyes snapped open and he pointed down the road. "That way!"
Without any other words Kera jumped out of Erza's arms and ran down the road, the others following them. Kera wanted to be a human again and this jerk was going to pay for it. When she gets her hands… well paws on him he will wish he hadn't turned her in a fox!
She was a little ahead of the others but Natsu pointed this way so he had to be here somewhere. She kept on running until a cage stopped her. What the…
"Looky here! We got ourselves a rare red fox boys!" The man laughed as he looked down at her.
Oh crap… Kera thought while looking at the man with fear.
"Kera!" Voices shouted. She turned around and saw her friends running towards them. The man had picked up the cage but Natsu was faster. With a fist encased in fire the pink haired wizard punched the man hard, letting him drop the cake.
Erza dived for the cage and quickly caught it before it hit the ground. "Phew…"
The men gasped slightly and took a step back. Natsu glared at them all. "Who else wants a fist to their face?"
The others took a step back shaking their hands and heads. They definitely didn't want anything to do with this Dragon Slayer.
Natsu snorted as he watched them run. "Yea wise choice." He said.
Erza opened the cake and Kera walked out. "You okay?" She asked and the fox nodded her head. The red head picked her up and held her in her arms. "You're going to stay here with me. No need to run away. You'll be safe."
Natsu sniffed the area. "He's close, come on!" He shouted and everyone ran after him.
They all ran with so much speed down the road that they almost knocked people down to the ground. Natsu turned a corner and saw a man packing his bags in a carriage. Kera saw him and struggled in Erza's arm. That's him!
"That's him!" Erza shouted as if she were reading her mind.
"HEY!" Natsu shouted.
The man turned around and saw the wizards standing there with a specific fox. "Oh crap!" He yelled before ditching his bag and running for it.
"Oh no you don't!" Natsu shouted running after him, Gray quickly on his heels. They were not letting this guy go.
While running, Gray quickly decided to ice the floor in front of them. The ice spread out to the man that was running and he slipped as he touched the frozen ground. He screeched before falling and hitting the hard, but still frozen ground. "Ow…"
Natsu and Gray were by him in mere seconds. Natsu grabbed him by the collar. "Okay buddy, want to explain why you chose to turn our friend into a fox?"
The man turned his head and saw Erza with the fox in her arms. Kera was growling at him baring her teeth at him. The red head smirked. "Give me one reason why I shouldn't let her eat your face."
"Agh! Please don't! I… I didn't mean to! I was ordered to! Please don't kill me!" He pleaded.
They blinked in confusion. He was set up to do this? Lucy butted in and looked at him. "Wait… you said that you were ordered to do this? By whom?"
"I-I don't know!" He shouted. "H-He wore a mask a-and he didn't give me a name! He j-just told me to give a drink w-with a potion to the E-Elemental Dragon Slayer." He told them.
Natsu frowned. "I don't know… maybe he's lying."
"Or he's telling the truth." Wendy suggested. "We don't know."
The man knew that he was in trouble and started to panic. "Please! Don't hurt me! I… I h-have the antidote! J-Just in c-case something went wrong!"
"You do?" Lucy asked cocking her head. The man was shaking his head furiously. "Y-Yes! I-It's in my suitcase! I swear! I'm just a pawn!"
Natsu pulled him closer. "Hm… I don't know. He's the reason why Kera's a fox. So maybe she should decide."
Erza walked up to them and held Kera out to him. She was growling at the man. Looking into his eyes Kera noticed the fear in them. So after a second she stopped growling. Everyone looked at her and then at the man. Natsu smirked. "Looks like you got out lucky." He smirked. "She believes you."
The man sighed out in relief. He just got lucky.
They were standing by the carriage that was about to take him. The man was going through his bag until he held out a bottle to them. "This is the antidote. Make her drink all of this and she should be back to normal."
"She better be or else we'll be hunting you down." Erza said while giving him a death glare.
He swallowed nervously but nodded his head. "Y-Yes, I-I u-understand."
Erza grabbed the bottle and looked at Kera. "You ready?"
The fox nodded. Yes! I don't want to be a fox anymore! I'm tired of it!
The red head opened the bottle and Kera opened her mouth. The red head poured the liquid into her mouth and she willingly drank it all. Kera coughed a few times as she choke on the liquid but still kept it all down.
Erza set the fox down and everyone waited for something to happen. At first nothing did, but then a bright light blinded them. They had to shield their eyes for some time. When the light subsided they hoped that they had succeeded.
Looking back where the fox was Gray and Natsu's eyes went wide. Lucy shrieked and covered Wendy's eyes.
"What?" Kera asked as she gave them all a confused look.
Erza lowered her head and held out some clothes. "You're naked…"
The brunette blinked and then looked down at herself. She shrieked as she quickly grabbed her clothes. "What the hell!?" She shouted.
Natsu and Gray kept on staring but were hit in the heads. "Look away you idiots!"
Back in the guild Kera had explained everything to the others. From shopping to the booth to the turning into a fox and trying to get their attention.
Lucy rubbed her head. "We're so sorry we treated you like a fox. We didn't know!"
Kera rolled her eyes. "Yea… because I had so much fun. You bathed me Lucy! You bathed me!" She shouted.
"Well you bit me!" Lucy shouted.
Erza nodded. "And you scratched my face. I should kill you for that." She sneered.
"Well you were trying to get rid of me! You were bathing me and calling me Foxy!" Kera shouted at the two girls.
Erza put a hand on her shoulder. "Listen, we're really sorry for everything. If Lucy had known that you were… well a fox she wouldn't have bathed you and I wouldn't have tried to kill you."
Kera sighed and rubbed her face. "Yea, I get it, but ugh… being a fox was not fun."
"Asuka sure wanted to keep you as a pet." Wendy said with a smile.
"Never again!" Kera groaned. "Never again am I going to drink anything from strangers." She said.
Lucy thought about something. "But… that doesn't explain why the apartment was trashed."
Kera blushed. "Uh, yea, that was me… I had some trouble getting out of the apartment and may have ruined a few things."
"Oh, then… I guess that explains everything." The blonde said with a smile.
Kera shook her head. "There is one thing."
"What's that?" Erza asked glancing at her sister.
"HOW COULDN'T YOU KNOW IT WAS ME!? IT WAS SO OBVIOUS! EVEN WENDY KNEW IT!" Kera shouted.
The rest of the day went by with everyone talking about how Kera was turned into a fox and how the brunette was embarrassed in town. She was never going to live this down. But only something like this could happen in Fairy Tail.
Hope you enjoyed it! Kera lived through some things that she probably never want to see again. So tell me what you thought about it! Leave a review and/or a request!
Until next time!