And Onto the Story!
Ultear's PoV
"Say what now?! Ultear, you told me she had died to seal Deliora away?" Merudy asked in shock as she tugged her older sister over to her bed by her hands, both of them sitting on the foot of her bed, the only part not entirely covered stuffed animals and pillows.
But the part that scared Merudy the most, was not the words her sister spoke, or even the look of grief on her face. But how broken she looked, her eyes overfilled with tears, lacking the usual pale warmth in her cheeks... Ever since Ultear had found her in a burning village, she had never seen her big sister cry.
"She did, and I thought that I was going to be able to finally say by and let go on Galuna island... But he brought her back. He saw through my disguise, tore down my walls, and gave me the best gift possible all without asking anything in return!" Ultear ranted, finally letting everything loose with the one person she truly trusted.
This person, who was beyond confused as to who she was talking about.
"Woah, woah, woah... 'Tear, cmon, who are you talking about?" Merudy asked in surprise as she pressed her small hands over Ultear's mouth, preventing her from saying anything further and confuse the pink haired mage any further. But, Ultear was already used to Merudy's childish mind, that was incapable of focusing on anything for a long period of time.
"Natsu Dragneel, The Fire Dragon Prince, the sixth wizard saint," Ultear said quietly, slightly embarrassed that this pink haired mage had been such a constant in her mind recently, even so much that she had been considering turning on Jellal in an attempt to make it up to get closer to him.
"Woah, woah, woah. Wait for a second here, The Natsu Dragneel?" Merudy said, a cute blush on her cheeks as her pupils dilated, making Ultear smirk, completely aware as to how Merudy felt about the Sakura Saint.
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. Eaaa!" Merudy squealed as she bounced up and down on the bed before crashing down in the mountain of stuffies on her back as Ultear watched, a small smile on her face as she watched her younger sister fangirl over her celebrity crush.
And she continued to fangirl for the next three minutes, as the older sister watched very amused, and feeling the weight on her mind slightly lessen as she watched her sister finally calmed down.
"SO he really is all they say he is huh. Handsome, kind, and smart?" Merudy asked, her cheeks flushed as she sat up and looked at Ultear, clutching a red dragon plushy to her bountiful chest, as she struggled to look Ultear in the eyes.
"Well, I wouldn't really say smart. He's honestly a complete idiot when it comes to everything but magic, but it's all so very endearing." Ultear explained, a small blush on her own cheeks making Merudy smile, realizing they may have something else in common.
Until she remembered what had sparked this entire conversation in the first place.
"Wait... so how on earth did he revive Ur?" Merudy asked softly, as she unwrapped her left arm and held it out to Ultear, and holding her right hand.
And the Ultear showed her the entire recording, from when Natsu had first started talking to Ultear in the cave until Deliora had been obliterated.
Natsu's PoV
"Ugh, there's someone at the door," Natsu said with a sigh, his chopsticks less than an inch from his mouth, his voice interrupting the two women's conversation, but not rudely.
"Who is it?" Mira asked, partially worried that the council meeting was over and they were here to incarcerate Natsu.
"Icicle pricks for sure, but he's not alone... Cana? Maybe Gloria and... Wait... Are that Romeo and Macao?" Natsu answers, pausing to strain his ears, and nose, while Mira and Juvia remained silent, understanding why he stuck his nose in the air and sniffed.
"But there's one scent I definitely don't recognize..." Natsu said as he gently stood up, leaving Juvia and Mira at his island before he made his way out of the kitchen towards the front door, leaving both women in a tense silence.
There was another knock on the door, but this time accompanied by a voice.
"C'mon flame brain, Master told us you were here, let us in!" Gray complained from the other side of the door, very muffled.
"Gray he's tired, give him a break," a feminine voice scolded, confirming Gloria's presence as Natsu reached the door.
"Yeah yeah, keep your shirt on, oh wait," Natsu said, a tried smirk on his face as he pulled open the door, meeting Gray's eyes first before trailing to the ice mages cheat, poking at the man for having stripped, again.
Until he saw the woman in his arms, her unconscious state instantly garnering his attention.
"Is this her?" Natsu asks quietly, as he turns to look at Gloria, absently noticing both Macao's and Romeo's presence, their presence in its entirety now making sense.
"Yep, please, please tell me you can help her," Gloria said in a small voice, her eyes catching sight of both Mira and Juvia who were approaching the door quietly, making Cana smirk as she locked eyes with the model, who pouted in annoyance.
"Please come on in, I promise to do what I can... What are you doing here buddy," Natsu asks, his tone doing a complete one-eighty as he turned from Gloria to Romeo, stepping to the side and lowering into a crouching position, allowing Gray to bring the comatose woman inside with Cana following, patting Natsu on the shoulder as she entered.
"Well, when Gray asked my dad for help to save someone, I just had to see it!" Romeo said excitedly, not picking up on the somber tone of the air, his childish excitement to see cool magic making Natsu smile.
"We'll come on in buddy, I'm sure Mira can get you some milk and cookies as you watch it all okay?" Natsu said carefully as he looked at Macao, before turning back to Mira, asking permission from both, only to receive a nod and a smile.
"Come here, Romeo! Want to meet Juvia?" Mira asked carefully, calling the young boy forward, who ran on his short stubby legs, before tackling her knees in a hug, before turning to the bluenette beside her.
"I assume you are here to provide me magic?" Natsu asks as he stands up straight, ignoring the chatter from inside his house as he looked the father in the eyes.
"Sure am, but kid, I-, I'm sorry," Macao said with a heavy sigh, making Natsu quirk a brow in shock.
"For what? You're not-" Natsu began, confused as to what the man could be sorry for.
"I'm sorry for everything. For ignoring you, not helping you, everything. I should have stood up for you yesterday. But instead, I stood back... I, may not agree with how you fought the Phantom, but without you, Master could have died, and my son could have been left without a father. You've grown into a good kid," Macao explained, looking at his clenched hand, unaware that tears were building in Natsu's eyes.
"Seeing you with Romeo yesterday... It, it made me realize that you've matured, you've learned. And that's something none of us saw. And that's our own fault. And sure, I may no longer be the strongest Fire Mage in Fairy Tail... But I'm sure there's still something I could teach you?" Macao said in an unsure tone as his eyes met Natsu's, a smile growing on his face when Natsu simply extended his hand.
A sign of forgiveness, a sign of peace.
"I'd like that... I was always curious as to how your fire had that sticky aspect." Natsu said with a smile as they shook hands, before walking into his home, no longer any hostility between the two as they prepared to save a life.
"Of course! You ask for my biggest secret!" Macao bemoans dramatically as he entered the kitchen, with a chuckling Natsu following behind, letting them see Juvia, Mira, Cana and Romeo sitting at the island, all enjoying a glass of milk and a plate of Mira's cookies.
Where they came from, nobody knows.
But Gray and Gloria, they were in the living room, with the unknown woman in a recliner, laid all the way back with Gray and Gloria standing by her side.
And that made Natsu get serious.
"Alright, can you explain what is going on?" Natsu asked as he walked past the cookie squad into his living room, with an equally serious Macao following behind, his mid lamenting on the fact his son was almost left fatherless, inspiring a more mature overall outlook in life.
"We... I had got a job. We were so excited, we could finally leave the homeless shelter..." Gloria explained, her eyes almost looking off into the distance as she recounted what happened, while Gray held her hand, not saying a word.
"Was this for Jude?" Cana asks, interrupting the story making Gloria snap out of her state, making her turn to the lush in surprise.
"Yes, it's why we were so excited. We would finally have some extra money, no longer below the poverty line... It was a big step for us," Gloria explained, a lone tear rolling down her cheek as she looked back to the young woman on the chair before her, gently squeezing Gray's hand in appreciation.
"Hmm, and what caused your friends to enter this state of... Comatose?" Natsu asked, not as if he was asking an actual question, but simply searching for the right word making Gray role his eyes, but he didn't comment.
"We were at the bar, celebrating and trying anything and everything we wanted because Jude had provided a pre-placement check so that I could meet his required state of dress. But it was soo much." Gloria explained, surprising everyone present.
That was not a normal business protocol, and given how dirty Jude was it seemed as if he was preparing to blackmail her ahead of time. And as smart as Gloria seemed to be, she was easily swayed by what seemed like a stroke of luck, without considering the fallout.
"And the last thing I remembered was that Kagura was talking to this cute guy with blue hair..." Gloria explained making Natsu's eyes shoot open wide in shock, before settling into what seemed to be a light glare, his face hardening entirely as he approached the unconscious woman.
Mira was instantly worried by Natsu's change in disposition, even though it wasn't quite that large.
He hovered over her body, his eyes scanning over her entire form as if he were searching for something. She had long dark purple hair, with an angular face, her skin clear and a very, very light tan. She was wearing a simple pair of sweatpants, and a black t-shirt.
And then he reached forward and began to pull down the sweatpants covering her legs to her ankles making everyone's eyes widen in shock.
"What are you?!" Gloria screamed in anger, reaching forward to tackle Natsu away, only for Gray to hold her to his chest, his firm arms wrapping around her waist, allowing Natsu to continue.
All women present, however, did walk forward, curious as to what he was looking for, knowing he wasn't going to do anything indecent, without consent.
Natsu continued analyzing, his pupils shifting to slits as he scanner her lower body, before frowning as he pulled the sweats back into place.
His hands moved to the hem of her shirt, before pausing and looking at Gloria.
"She has a bra on?" Natsu asked as he looked the assistant in the eyes, who had stopped struggling the second she realized Natsu was being clinical in his search.
"Yes, but what on earth are you doing?" She asked softly, a hint of fear in her voice as she watched Natsu pull her shirt up, to the bottom of her armpits, before frowning and snapping his fingers.
Instantly, rings of fire appear around her body. Wrist, shoulder, neck, head, lower back, hips, knees, and feet were instantly covered by rings, before they began to lift Kagura up, supporting her body as she rose into the air, a ball of fire appearing under her body, and proving light.
And Natsu finally found what he was looking for.
A small, dark brown for that looked almost like a freckle on her lower back making Natsu sigh.
"Well that's it right there, Natsu said with a sigh, his pupils reverting from slits, leaving everyone confused.
"What?!" Gloria cried in shock as everyone instantly ran forward, to look at what he was pointing at, confused to see a mole.
"That is a magic circle, banned by the council coun forty years ago because of how it was used. Originally, it was a good way to keep patients unconscious for any operation needed for, but then it was used by dark mages to transport slaves back and forth." Natsu said with a sigh, surprising everyone by how simple thins seemed.
"Wait, so you mean that she has been under a spell for over three years?!" Gray cried in shock, leaving Natsu surprised.
"Wait.. she's been like this for three years?" Natsu asked, his face shifting into a contemplative look as he looked at Kagura before turning to Macao.
"Yeah... Is that bad? Will-" Gloria panicked, worries that her friend may never wake up, only to be cut off by Natsu, as Gray gently squeezed her hand... Something Mira noticed.
"She's going to be okay... But whoever cast this spell must be crazy strong to hold it for three years, as it constantly siphons magic as it's used... And the second the spell is broken, this blue-haired man will know," Natsu said as he looked to Gloria, before turning to Macao, making the old man sigh as a magic circle appeared in front of his chest, his classic s pendant on his chest shining in the light.
"Purple Stream!" Macao said softly as torrent flame shot out of the circle, making Gloria scream in fear before she saw all the fire siphon into Natsu open mouth, leaving her completely shocked.
"You get used to it," Gray said as they watched this continue for thirty seconds, the fact the room never heated in the slightest is a true testament to both Macao and Natsu's control to some extent.
Macao quickly cut magic to his spell off, his only sign being the sweat trailing down his cheeks.
"Okay, just trust me alright?" Natsu said as he turned to the woman in the air, his hellfire flames enveloping his right hand, and his pure green flames erupting in his left before he brought the two together.
The ball of fire swirled together in a perfect mix, green and maroon mixing and twirling together in his hands, and casting an otherworldly glow on his shirt and arm wraps.
Cana, Mira, and Juvia stood by in a weird mix of pride, affection and a tad of surprise, while Romeo was gobsmacked at how smart Natsu was. Macao, however, just felt worse. Natsu recognized something that nobody else probably would have, whether it was knowledge gained through his work as a saint, or from his own personal experience was irrelevant. It was just more proof that this kid, who's barely an adult, probably had the same type of knowledge regarding magic that Gildarts or even Makarov had. And that, in itself, was astonishing.
The saint himself looked Gloria in the eye one last time before he pressed the ball of fire right onto the magic circle is hidden on the woman's back, making the flea envelop the unconscious woman completely, before vanishing as Natsu lowered the woman back down onto the recliner, confusing Gloria.
She expected something different, until a flash of bright light exploded from the body, with no physical force behind it, almost blinding everyone for a second, before it disappeared, revealing the woman lying on the recliner.
But this time, it was different.
Her eyelids were moving, as if she was dreaming, her right hand slightly twitching, making Gloria gasp in surprise.
Because now? Her friend could wake up any second now.
"Ta-da," Natsu said tiredly as he walked towards the large window to the right, sticking his hands in the drapes and pulling them back, revealing the setting sun.
"Feel free to stay over tonight, it's pretty late. I'm going to hit the hay," Natsu said tiredly, as if he hadn't just saved another life, and changed another completely, as he disappeared towards the staircase, sounds of him reaching the second floor echoing through the silent house, as everyone looked around, meeting each other's eyes as they considered his request.
"We probably shouldn't move her, plus it's safer for her here if what Natsu said is true," Gray said as he kneeled beside Gloria, who was holding the woman's hands with tears slowly rolling down her face.
"Okay Romeo, let's get you to bed," Romeo said as he turned to Mira, silently asking for her to show them a room, making the model smile as she led the father and son down the hall across from the living room, leaving Juvia, Cana, Gray and Gloria alone with the now sleeping woman.
"...helping you guys is the best thing that I've ever done. I owe you, and Natsu so much, I'll never be able to pay you back no matter how much I help Makarov with paperwork and orders," Gloria said from her spot on the floor, breaking the comfortable silence, and surprising everyone present.
"I Told you, welcome to the team," Gray said gently, making Cana roll her eyes.
"Is Natsu-sama usually like that? To just save someone and act as if it doesn't matter?" Juvia asked surprised, a bit of awe in her voice as they stared down at the sleeping woman in the bed.
"Yes!" Everyone chorused, including a happily crying Gloria, making Juvia blush.
But what they didn't expect, was for their combined volume to awake the woman on the chair, her eyelids beginning to flicker as she excited rem REM sleep, making everyone stare in shock as her eyes slowly flickered open, revealing serious, olive green eyes to the world in the first time
"Welcome back, Kagura..." Gloria whispered softly, as she watched her best friends eyes take in her surroundings, unable to wheel the feeling of elation building in her chest.
And everyone else just smiled
Merudy's PoV
"Wow..." The pink haired teenager muttered in shock as the picture in Ultear's Lacrima orb, a multitude of emotions painted upon her pale, perfect skin.
"How... Wha-. What the hell was that?!" Merudy finally screamed, her young, mind and immature carefree personality not allowing her too completely grasp what she had just seen in that recording.
"That was the power of the Prince of dragons... A man who could summon other deities and beings once lost to Earthland." Ultear explained, making Merudy gape, that type of power only seen by people like Master Hades, men who were complete monsters on the field of battle.
"... He really is all they say... he almost died... But what happened to Deliora?" Merudy asked, confused as to why there was no corpse, no sign of Deliora's actually existence other than the destruction that he wrought in his wake.
"And that is your mission, Master Hades also found it was strange that nothing was left of Deliora, and that is your cover. I need you to keep an eye on my mother, and assist him as much as possible to ensure she wakes up." Ultear explained, a distressed look of urgency in her eye as she pleaded for her little sister's aid, even though she was exhausted from her previous mission, the bags under her eyes visible in the vibrant light that reflected off the ceiling and floors.
"Of course I will go help! But, what if she needs-" Merudy said as she squeezed her sister's hand in a comforting manner.
"Please, do whatever it takes. I'm finally so close to saving her, and this time I won't... I won't have to hurt anyone to do it. This time, this time I can keep a clear conscience," Ultear said, a solitary tear running down her right cheek as she held eye contact with her younger sister, the intensity in her gaze making Merudy suddenly realize just how much strain her actions had put on her heart.
"Its okay, I'll do whatever it takes to bring Ur back," Merudy said as she squeezed Ultear's hand in an attempt to seem supportive, even though the blush on her cheeks betrayed her true intentions.
"You just want to go meet Natsu don't you?" Ultear said, a knowing smirk on her face as she watched her little sisters cheeks erupt in a deep, scarlet blush.
"Ultear!" Merudy cried embarrassed, flopping back onto her mound of pillows, her entire body hidden by their soft, cuddly bodies, leaving a slightly relieved, but mostly happy Ultear sitting quietly on the foot of her sister's bed, another tear running down her cheek as she realized she may not see her mother for a long time.
"There's one last thing I need you to do, I need to tell him he is being sent to go kill the Oracion Seis. That is his punishment," Ultear asked making Merudy shoot out of the plushies like a dolphin, question marks dotting her face as she looked at Ultear confused, scared, and worried.
Kagura's PoV
"G-Gloria..? Wh-Where a-are w-ee" Kagura spoke up, her tongue and vocal cords partially numb from lack of use, suffering a form of muscular atrophy, from lack of use over the three years she was comatose.
"Kagura? Kagura! Thank God, *Sob*... You have no idea how nice it is to hear your voice..." Gloria cried out, her voice dulling to a whisper as she continued to hold Kagura's hand in her own, confusing the purple Haired woman who attempted to sit up, to see why her best friend was so distressed.
But she couldn't, because of the small, warm hands gently holding her shoulders down, preventing her from completing the action. But it only made the waking woman more worried, because Kagura was beside her, so who the hell was behind her?!
"Calm down, Don't strain yourself, you haven't moved in a while, just take it slow alright?" A soft angelic voice said, their small, feminine hands slowly sliding off her shoulders, and down her arms.
And as creepy as it sounds, it was actually a tactic used by nurses to allow patients to know where they were at all time, rather than leave the patients panicked as to where they had gone to.
And slowly, a white-haired woman came into view, her perfect, clean platinum hair glistening in the lacrima light on the ceiling, triggered since there was no longer any light coming in through the windows.
"My name is Mira, is there anything I can get you, water, food..." Mira trailed off, specifically leaving herself specifically inside of Kagura's small field of view.
"W-where-" Kagura began, only to be cut off by Gloria who rose up, joining Kagura's point of view now, bent over Kagura bringing most of her torso and her face inside Kagura's point of view, thoroughly confusing the purple haired woman because she looked so much older than she remembered.
Gloria had matured a bit, her brown eyes were wiser, her freckles had begun to fade, while lines had begun to grow at the corner of her eyes. Her glasses frames had changed as well, they were now a thicker, black plastic, the lenses themselves were more rectangular than ovular. And this made Kagura happy. originally Gloria had always bought the frames that were less noticeable, almost as if she didn't want people to notice she wore glasses. But now she wore her glasses proudly, integrated into her sense of identity.
"You're at my friend's house, he actually helped heal you. Are you okay?" Gloria asked softly, knowing not to try and bring attention to the fact that she had been in a magically induced comatose state for a good three years or so.
"W-wait.. h-heal me? w-what do you mean, w-why do you lo-ook older?" Kagura asked, panic clear in her face, eyes, and tone, making Gray and Cana wince, having had not wanted to bring this topic up so soon, her mind doing its best to try and adapt to this three-year gap in her consciousness.
"You've been asleep, But its okay, because you're here now!" Gloria cried out, losing control of her excitement as she tackled her best friend in a hug, making the present Fairies sigh, knowing they too, would not have been able to hold themselves back either.
"W-what do you-, for how long?!" Kagura cried out as she shot up, her voice box finally beginning to work itself back to where it was before. The voice box and tongue were some of the only muscles that nurses could not exercise as a patient was comatose, their muscular control in their hands, or even bowels were not as controlled either.
"Three years," Gloria whispered, making Kagura's eyes shoot open in shock, attempting to sit back up only to be held down by Mira still, as another woman came into view.
She had deep blue hair, like the clearest water and deepest seas, a stark contrast from her pale porcelain white skin. She was taller than the woman currently holding her down, but with her introduction, she felt almost as if there were even more people int the room, just out of her view.
Gloria said they were helping her, at what cost? What would she-
"Here's some water," The blue haired woman said as she came closer, a cup of water in her grasp as she stood beside Mira, allowing Kagura to have a better look at the taller woman, but her mind was somewhere else.
"Where am I, who are you people, what's going on!" Kagura shouted as she struggled to get up, fear of betrayal and blackmail clouding her mind due to a past of fear and misfortune.
"We are mages from the guild Fairy Tail, let her up Mira, restraining her simply makes her worry more. My name is Macao, this is my son Romeo. The lady with blue hair is Juvia, the saucy brunette is Cana, and that, right there is Gray. You are currently in one of our senior mages home," Macao explained with a sigh as he stood up, the stern tone in his voice prompting Mira to back up, gently removing her hands as she looked back to Macao hesitantly, as both Mira and Juvia backed up, while Gray, Romeo, and Macao entered her field of view, giving Kagura the time she needed to gently lift herself to a sitting position, with Gloria standing at her side, holding the woman up as she scanned the room, and its inhabitants for the first time since she woke up.
Macao was clearly the oldest, and tallest person present. He had long, dark blue hair pulled back, and was wearing a white overcoat with navy blue accents, black slacks, and a black t-shirt with a large white S pendant spanning across most of his upper torso. But his overcoat was half off, clearly displaying the violet Fairy Tail guild mark on his right bicep.
Beside him is what Kagura immediately assumes to be his son, due to their resemblance, matching hair color, and even similar clothing, wearing a green shirt with a large white S on his shirt.
The next person she saw was whom she assumed to be Gray, with black, spiky hair, a pair of simple black cargo pants, and a black t-shirt pulled up to the top of his right pectoral, displaying a black Fairy Tail guild mark on his chiseled chest.
And in front of the young man was Juvia, the blue-haired woman who brought her water, was wearing what appeared to be something akin to a schoolgirl's uniform, with a green collared white shirt, and a simple blue skirt with a white doll pinned to her shirt.
And beside her was the first woman, the kind, gentle Mirajane, who was wearing what almost liked like a black, gothic lolita maid's dress, but without an apron. The edges were trimmed in white frills, and she had a black ribbon tied around her neck almost like a choker collar, but she still retained her sense of angelic beauty. But the most surprising part was that she had her skirt pulled up to her hips, revealing the platinum guild mark upon her left thigh.
"W-what happened? Why am I here?" Kagura asked as she continued to look around the room, already feeling out of place in the clearly comfortable, modern, and expensive room she was in. The clean, white shag rug, the rich, but smooth black leather, and the fine, hardwoods encompassing the room.
"You've been under the influence of a spell for over three years. And you're here because it was broken." Cana interrupted as she placed her hand on her hips, still growing used to being properly dressed, actually wearing a white button-up shirt, even if it was unbuttoned to the point it revealed the blue bra, but it was still a great improvement.
"Wait, what?! Three years?! What she- *Cough*" Kagura yelled, only to start coughing, her tongue and through still not used to such movement in three years, not to mention screaming. Juvia quickly walked forward, the cup of water in her hands, as she offered it to Gloria, not wanting to overstep her bounds, especially since Kagura was so rightfully paranoid of strangers.
And they all watched as Gloria carefully patted Kagura's back, easing her coughing before raising the cup to her friend's lips, allowing her to take the drink herself, as she slowly tipped her head back, not noticing that Gloria simply pulled her hands back incase Kagura's hands were not as they once were.
But they all watched as Kagura easily finished the glass, something that at least proved the hospitals worth in their treatment, even if they were either incompetent or a part of the entire scheme as a whole.
"They can't- It hasn't-" Kagura panicked as she met Gloria's green eyes with her own amber eyes, not wanting to believe it true, even though Gloria would never attempt to pull off such a cruel trick.
"It has been, a long time, the ear is now x784..." Gloria said sadly, not wanting to ever see someone she cared for in such pain. For someone to know they didn't just lose a few years or months. But a little over three years, which were to be some of her best, especially since she is now an adult, having had been deprived of the rest of her childhood.
And then Kagura fell silent, wanting to stay strong, and unwilling to let Gloria or even the Fairy Tail mages before her see her break, and crumble. And it lasted like that for five, long, painstakingly minutes, with the mages watch in pity as Kagura simply stared at her hands, a solitary tear rolling down her cheek.
Romeo really did his best to stay silent, but he had begun fidgeting, bored in the long uncomfortable silence, something that no glare from his father could delay. But luckily, it was not enough that Kagura broke from her disarray.
"w-What happened?" Kagura asked silently, making Gloria sigh as she stood up, motioning for everyone to take a seat, before looking around for a chair she could sit beside Kagura, only to be surprised when a card landed on the floor beside Kagura's chair, and a second later, a small, but comfortable wooden chair appeared, making the former assistant give Cana a nod in gratitude.
"What's the last thing you remember?" Mira asked kindly as she crossed her hands on her lap, sitting on the loveseat beside Juvia with Cana resting against the back of the couch with her arms crossed on the headrest, while Macao, Romeo, and Gray all sat on the couch across from the recliner, all having the same matching black leather.
"W-we were at the bar, celebrating Gloria's new job... And this man approached me, he was sooo handsome, with his royal blue hair, and that red tattoo on the left side of his face. He bought me a drink... and we started talking... I remember him telling me about stories from previous missions, having had been a mage himself... And then... And then..." Kagura continued to explain, unaware of how Macao and Cana's eyes widened at the mention of a blue-haired man with a tattoo, too focused on how suddenly her memory stopped there. With no else, no feeling or recognition past that last point.
"And then what?" Gloria asked kindly as she rubbed Kagura's back, supporting her sister through everything as The fairies hearts went out to her, unable to comprehend just how it would feel to lose not only years of your life but to also change physically, especially since she will stop growing soon.
"And then nothing! I can't remember anything, do you-" Kagura blurted, scared to imagine what that man could have done to her, feeling scared and afraid, until a calming sense of warmth encompassed her, calming her. She had no idea where it came from, or who was responsible, but even as she looked around, she felt no signs of magic coming from any of the fairies before her, and none of them seemed to feel it either.
"It is more than likely that he is responsible for the spell that held over you, I'm just not sure-" Gray responded, making Cana try to roll her eyes, as he was clearly trying to seem intelligent, in an attempt to impress Gloria.
"It was one of the Wizard Saints, Siegrain." Romeo interrupted, making everyone turn to the child, shocked not only that he knew who had done it, but by the fact that one of the nations greatest protectors were responsible for such a misdoing.
"How do you-" Mira asked worriedly, knowing that most of their members, especially Gray would not be able to fight the man on an equal standing. Meaning that this was just another fight that Natsu might not walk away from. There's no way he would let the others take that risk, something that made her love him and worry about him even more.
"Grampy Maki told me! When dad was out working he would tell me stories of the council, and the saints..." Romeo interrupted with a shrug, and a smile, unaware of how helpfully he was actually being.
"But why on earth would a wizard saint risk everything to put Kagura in a coma... And did that have anything to do with why the hospital was unable to heal her?" Mira asked worriedly as she rubbed her chin, making the room go silent, as the moon retook its place in the sky.
"There's a chance... You seem to be taking this well?" Macao commented as he rubbed his chin in worry, his eyes locked on the purple haired woman, not for perverse reasons, but because he wanted to make sure she was okay.
"I am not new to loss, first my family and now time... I'm just grateful that I have the opportunity to continue living... Which of you is responsible for saving me?" Jaguar asked, her tone maintaining its cold accent, as she looked over each and every mage before her.
"Actually it was none of us, the owner of this house is," Macao responded with a small smirk, making Kagura's eyes widen before she sighed.
"Get some rest, this house is safe," Mira said with a smile as she leads Juvia to one of the guest rooms, with Cana and Gday following, both wishing to be here in the morning, while Macao and Romeo headed for the door, giving the others some space as they headed home.
"How can you be so sure? You said the man responsible is a wizard saint?" Kagura demanded making Gloria roll her eyes, grateful, but annoyed that Kagura maintained her slightly... Bossy, personality.
"Because the owner of this house is the sixth Wizard Saint," Gray said with a smile as he turned back, locking eyes with Gloria, silently asking her if she wanted him to stay, nodding slightly when she shook her head no, and following Mira towards what he hoped, to be a bed, silently wondering where Happy had been, hoping the blue cat wasn't too upset about earlier.
And onto the reveiws!
Guest-20- END Dragneel- thank you for your honesty reveiw, and Ill try my best to keep your thoughts in mind. Sometimes, I feel as if I don't explain enough, especially chapter 30 onwards. But I will try and cut out anything unnecessary.
Everyone- What happened? I cut my hand at my parttime job, Got nine stitches, and its at a point on the back of my thumb that when I move my other fingers, I still risk pulling the stitches. Sorry for the small chapter, but, These were unforeseen circumstances.
