The dragonslayers searched the forest, tracking an individual scent that occasionally mixed with others, weaving through the woods. The dragonslayers stopped, all of them at the base of a tree.
The scent stopped where'd they go?! Did they teleport?! -Natsu
They didn't disappear Natsu-san, I think they went up the tree. -Wendy
Natsu then, at least for a short while, stopped being an idiot, and climbed up the tree. When he reached the top he found someone he wasn't looking for, Anastasia.
"Oh right, I have the same scent of my sister. Well c'mon, Imma bring you to her, cause Rogue's gonna find her." Anastasia said, skillfully climbing down the tree. Natsu followed, although his mood was thoroughly dampened.
~*##*~^+ GaLe +^~*##*~
Gajeel walked through the forest, Levy's scent sticking out like a sore thumb. He arrived at the base of an old oak, and then feet kicked him in the face. Gajeel didn't even stumble, he simply tugged on the feet and Levy fell into his arms. He then threw her over his shoulder and walked towards the cabin, Levy not caring anymore, simply reading the book she had in her hands this whole time. Beauty and the Beast.
~*##*~^+ StingYu +^~*##*~
Sting wandered around, following Yukino's scent to a birch tree. He immediately climbed up the tree, but found no one. Thoroughly confused, sting climbed down the tree, on the same side⦠He was then smacked on the back of the head.
"Idiot. Didn't you think to check the other side of the tree?" Yukino said, Sting turned on his heels to face her. He picked her up and ran towards the cabin.
~*##*~^+ KinaBra +^~*##*~
Cobra ran through the forest, knowing that if he didn't find her soon he'd have to face a girl who can use WAY more than one magic. He did find her, lounging on a tree branch like it was a bed.
"Cubelliosssā¦" Cobra spoke, ending the word like a hiss. Kinana looked down and saw Cobra so she rolled of the branch and landed on her feet. Only for them to be brought together and turned purple, her arms cinching to her body. Eventually she was a very angry snake.
"What? You're easssier to carry thisss way." He said, Cubellios wrapping herself around him. Cobra walked to the cabin, laughing at the thoughts of the mates.
~*##*~^+ MirAxus +^~*##*~
Laxus walked through the forest, already knowing where his mate is. He arrived at a massive Red Maple, and under it, her skirt acting like a puddle, sat Mirajane.
"Mira." Laxus said, helping her up.
"Hello Laxus, I suppose that this spot wasn't really a hiding place." Mira said, remembering this spot from when she was younger. Laxus didn't say anything, he simply lead her to the cabin.
~*##*~^+ Rogue +^*~*##*~
Rogue walked through the forest, following the scent of Vanilla and Strawberries. The scent stopped at the base of an oak, so he climbed it, but the person at the top was not Anastasia.
"Anastasia. Where?!" Rogue asked, his dragon instincts believing that he was tricked.
"No I'm not my sister, but I know where she is." Lucy said, slightly scared by the tone Rogue was taking. She climbed down the tree like a normal person, whereas Rogue slinked down the shadow of the tree. They walked further into the forest, deeper into the woods until they ran into the very people they were looking for, literally. Well Lucy and Anastasia ran into each other.
"Hello, we were looking for you." They said in unison, then laughing about it. The dragonslayers were simply glaring at eachother, angry that their mate was with another dragonslayer. The twins held the hand of their dragonslayer and were lead towards the cabin.
~## &*^%$( At The Cabin )$%^*& ##~
The mates were in the living room, talking and playing games, waiting for the twins to show up. Their dragons were in the next room over, the door between them open, growling, chirping, and roaring at each other. Or so it looked for the mates, they were actually talking about the missing slayers, and whether or not they found their mates.
"My guess is that Flame-Brain forgot how to tell 'em apart!" Gajeel laughed, which dragons can do, surprisingly.
"But Rogue's out there." Sting countered.
"He's probably arguing with Ash-for-Brains, trying to convince him that he has the wrong girl or somethin' like that." Gajeel dismissed. At that point the door opened, catching everyone's attention. In walked Natsu, Lucy, Rogue, and Anastasia.
"What took you so long? Forgot which one's yours?" Gajeel taunted, but only the dragonslayers understood him.
"How could I forget? Luce is mine!" Natsu exclaimed, the only word that wasn't in Drakonic was 'Luce', which caused the girls in the livingroom to tease Lucy.
"Their scents are identical, we were following the wrong one." Rogue said simply, sitting down next to Sting.
"In any case, it's time to get ready for the feast." Laxus said, standing up and walking to the kitchen.
