Laxus and Kylie are on there way! Also, sorry for the crazy long no updates period. I really really had a writers block with this story, so I wrote a bit for my Hetalia fandom stories, but now I'm back! So please enjoy!


"What's taking Kylie? I hope she wasn't hurt..." Cole asked as they ran through the underbrush, still moving as fast as they could with Romeo being slowed down by carrying Wendy.

The sky dragonslayer's condition was worsening, she was still shivering heavily, and her eyes looked hollow, unseeing.

"Wendy, please say something. Talk to us. It'll help you."

Romeo begged, trying to make Wendy do something that would help her stay conscious.

After a few moments, it seemed that Wendy responded.

"Do you remember when I first met you?"

Romeo was immensely relieved to here Wendy's voice.

As the shadows of the trees whipped over them, and the distant shrieking of dragons, mages, and spawns alike surrounded them, Romeo replied, out of earshot of the other running children.
"Of course. I was only six. It was before tenrou."

"When I saw you, I thought you were adorable. You were so excited and you were sitting on your Dad's shoulders and grinning from ear to ear and you were funny..." Wendy's voice was shaky and rattling on, she was talking nonsense to fulfill Romeo's request of her talking to him.

"Really? I would never think I was cute."

"Then I saw you again when we came back and you weren't little anymore. It was so weird. We were the same age...you were actually a bit older."

Romeo chuckled.

"Not even a year." He replied.

Wendy's head swayed in what could have been called a shake of the head.

"Guess so. You were still really cute and I really liked you but so much nutty stuff happened to the guild that we couldn't get to know each other."
Wendy's chest bucked slightly as she giggled softly, the noise barely making it to Romeo's ears.
"Remember the cat with the great big hat and the glasses?"

Romeo forced a smile.

"Oh, yeah, his name was Samuel, right?"

"Uh-huh...he was sillllllllly."

Wendy stretched the word out and Romeo's smile became a bit less forced.

"How are you feeling?" Romeo couldn't resist asking.
"I feel...sick. Really, really, sick. What happened?" She asked, eyes unfocused.

"What do you remember?"

"I remember pushing Jack away from a blast. I got hit, right?"

"Uh-huh."

"Is that why I feel sick?"

Romeo shoot his head to her as he gathered his legs under himself and leapt a log blocking the path. Shoulders aching from the extra weight, the flare mage landed on the other side and continued running.

"No. I wanted to help you, so I unlocked a new spell I didn't even know I had. I healed you."

Wendy giggled again.

"Your a flare mage...everyone knows that. You don't heal. Thats my job."

Romeo was slightly surprised. Everyone assumed that he was a flame mage, but Wendy knew the proper term.

"Well, I couldn't let you die, so I tried my best to save you. I'm sorry if you feel so bad because I botched the job."

Wendy smiled dreamily.

"If I'm alive, then I guess it worked huh? Y'know, Romeo, I really like you a lot. Your funny and cute and you can heal stuff too, we have more in common then I thought."

Romeo felt a blush race across his cheeks.

Really likes me a lot? Is that the sickness talking!?

He thought frantically.

After that, Wendy indulged into mindless chatter that Romeo paid close attention too every word, keeping her talking was keeping her awake. And keeping her awake could mean keeping her alive.


With Kylie and Laxus.


The unlikely duo touched down in a bolt of lightning in the clearing with the hole that led into the castle.

"They aren't here!" Laxus barked.

Kylie's frantic eyes roamed the field, until she spotted the path she'd run off down.

"That way!" Kylie pointed from her place, seated on one of Laxus's shoulders. The man's broad shoulder length gave her plenty of room.

"Alright." Laxus said before launching from the ground again.

With lightning lancing from his feet and all around his form, Laxus hurtled down the path, flying along at incredible pace, until shadowy figures came into view.

"There they are!"

Kylie cried out joyously as they gained on the stumbling group of children.

"Guys!"

Laxus vaulted over them and skidded to a halt, stopping them in their tracks.

"Laxus!" Jack nearly cried with relief when she saw the towering slayer. Seeing a man like that, knowing he was on your side and would protect you, was enough to bring a tidal wave of release from the stress that had been building crashing through the young girl.

Kylie leapt down from Laxus's shoulder, landing after the drop and bending her knees, before scampering up to Jack.

"I did it! I found my way to the castle and brought Laxus back here, just like you said too!"

The armored rose mage let out a shaky breath and knelt, wrapping Kylie in a bear hug.

"Thank you, Kylie. You did a great job."

Meanwhile, Laxus had strode right over to Romeo, who was quickly tiring, for he still carried Wendy.
"I hear you brought her back to us and kept her here." Laxus said in a flat voice.

"I tried my best, but she's still hurt." Romeo murmured.

Laxus nodded as he took Wendy into his arms.

"She'll be alright." He said.

Laxus looked down on Romeo for a long moment, than spoke.

"Y'know, when you were a shrimp, I never thought you'd grow up to be all to tough. Guess I was wrong."

Romeo blinked, then a vague smile came onto his face.

I suppose that the closest thing to a complement I'll get.

He thought, before Laxus turned to Cole.

Cole looked weary, as if holding off Shadowlogia's influence was finally getting to him. He had dark circles under his eyes and was fisting and relaxing his hands over and over again.

Laxus sighed, he had to get all of these kids back to the castle, and fast.

"I can only teleport two at a time. Three if I take both the shrimps at once."

"Hey!" Kylie and Asuka exclaimed in unison.

"But that's not gonna work. I'm not leaving any of you alone in the woods any longer, the trees are crawling with dragon spawn. You guys are lucky that not many have charged you."

Laxus said firmly.

Jack nodded.

"So we keep running?"

Laxus agreed with a firm bob of his head.

"Let's get going, who knows what'll come out of these woods next."


Argh...raise your hand if you hate writers block. This is so short compared to my other chapters too! I ran off and wrote like three stories for Hetalia and I come back to this and feel the strong urge to bang my head on a brick wall. Oh well, I did it, I hope you all enjoyed it! I know nothing really happened in this chapter, but Laxus did find the kids, so now I get into the giant climax battle part, which should be easier for me to write. So, please favorite, please follow, please review! Thanks! (Also, any Hetalia fans, please check out my East Asia stories, mostly centering around Japan, on my profile!) Bye!