Chapter Thirteen - Levy, Part Four (and a Little More Laxus)

Master Makarov stared at the four of us, his eyes darting between our group and Levy, who was getting her guild stamp with Enno.

"Elle, you took Laxus and two five year olds to take down bandits!"

"Actually," Cana interrupted. "I'm six."

We turned to look at her. "We'll be talking about this later," I told her. "We don't just not celebrate your birthday, Cana."

I turned back to Makarov. "Yes, I did, and I wouldn't change a thing. Especially since Laxus and I alone were able to take down all of the bandits with only three attacks."

He paused and blinked. "Three attacks?"

I smirked. "Three attacks."

"How?" he asked.

"You already know we're pretty powerful, especially for our age," I told him. "Also, you know how strong Lost Magicks are."

His eyes widened. "I know Laxus has the lacrima, but I never knew you have Lost Magic, Elle."

I nodded. "I'm practicing Planetary Magic. So far, the only one I can use is Earth. However, sometime soon, within the next year or so, I was hoping that I could spend some time on Tenrou so I could learn Venus, Mars, and Neptune."

Wide-eyed, he just sort of nodded, said, "No more missions without adults until you're thirteen," and went back to the second floor.

"Listen up, brats!" he yelled, though still in a sort of shock. "Today is a special day in history. Today is the day when our children snuck off to another town, saved a kidnapped child, and took on an entire group of bandits, despite their age. Let's hear it for them, and for Fairy Tail; because we're number one!"

Everyone held up the L sign Laxus came up with, including me and Cana. Juvia and Levy looked at us confused and shrugged before doing the same.

Laxus was blushing. Damn tsundere.

I laughed and we all went to the training room, followed by Levy. She had read most of the book on Solid Script Magic on the way there, and was interested in testing it.

We spent the rest of the day meditating and training, as I watched Levy try Solid Script; Water, as a sort of dedication to Juvia, who managed to cut her binds with her water.

Afterwards, I walked Levy up to Fairy Hills with Cana and Juvia, and unloaded her things into her room, leaving the magical items in my requip space for another time.

"Get some rest," I told her. "And don't forget to eat. You can unpack everything tomorrow morning, alright."

She beamed. "Alright, Elle-chan. Thank you."

I smiled at her. "Goodnight, Levy."

That being done, I teleported home, exhausted, and collapsed into bed.

"What do you think?" Mavis asked.

"I think she's insane, and I don't like it," Makarov grumbled.

"Oh, please, I know that you like her."

"So, I like her, she's being reckless!" Makarov yelled.

"What if it was worse in the original timeline?" Mavis asked.

"We don't even know the original timeline!" Makarov said.

"Well, I like her," Mavis said. "She has a good heart."

"She kidnapped my children!"

"I don't think it's kidnapping if they willingly followed her," Mavis said.

"I don't care if they willingly followed her! She could probably try to bring Zeref back to life and they'd follow her!"

"Exactly."

Makarov froze. "What?"

"The kids all look up to Elle - and all she's doing is expanding your family. I know that you like Levy, and I know that, despite your misgivings, you think of Elle as one of your own.

Makarov looked away. "So I care for her a bit; I don't like this!"

"I think you should trust her," Mavis said.

"I don't want to!"

"What about Ivan?"

Makarov paused. "That's different. He actively hurt her, and...what he did to Laxus..."

"Yeah, and she told you about it. She actively changed it; changed the guild for the better. I think you should trust her."

Makarov sighed. "Fine. I'll continue letting her have free reign. But if this gets worse, I"m having a serious discussion about the future with her."

"That's fine," Mavis said. "And I'll probably join you."

The next day, I cornered Laxus, and brought him to Makarov's office.

"I'm going to take Laxus to the woods to train," I told Makarov. "You can have him back in a few days."

He looked at me, who grinned confidently (alright, and maybe a little evilly) to Laxus, who gulped upon seeing my smile.

Makarov (who was a sadist at heart) smiled at me like the kindly old man he was. "Well, you kids have fun then!"

My smile grew and I grabbed Laxus's hand, teleporting us to a forest near my house.

"Alright," Laxus said nervously. "What now?"

"Do you remember the Roar you did at the bandits' place?" I asked him.

He nodded.

"We need to practice that," I told him. "It was weak."

His eyes bulged. "WHAT? How was that weak? It totally destroyed them!"

I gave him a look. "It's a roar of a dragon, dumbass. You know, those giant, element-breathing lizards?"

"Element-breathing? I thought it was fire." Laxus said.

"Laxus, your spell incantation is literally Lightning Dragon Roar. That means that there is a Lightning Dragon. Come on, haven't you ever seen a dragon breathe something other than fire?"

"I've never seen a dragon, ever," Laxus told me.

I ignored him. "So come on, let's practice your spells! Once you get used to your dragon magic, the rest should come to you in time."

He looked around the forest warily. "I don't really want to destroy Magnolia's forests, Elle."

I rolled my eyes. "That's what I'm here for. My magic ought to fix the things you break. Well, most of them, anyway."

"Now," I grinned at him. "Let's get started."

Later that night I brought Laxus to my cottage and showed him inside.

"You actually live here?" he asked. "That is sooooo cool. I wish Jiji would let me live on my own."

I gave a sad sort of smile. Yeah, it was kind of nice, but damn, was I lonely.

Maybe I should get a pet.

Like an Exceed.

I mean, come on, the dragon slayers can't hog all of them. And if they can, then mine can just be Laxus's officially and mine under the table.

Except the Exceeds don't come to Earthland until X778.

Dammit!

You could get a regular cat, my thoughts suggested.

I sighed and spoke aloud. "Yeah, but I'm a bit lonely, so I'm gonna get a pet. Probably a cat. Maybe a dog, then I could take it to the guild…"

I shook my thoughts off and turned to Laxus. "Anyway, did you bring the clothes I asked you to?"

He looked at me. "What are you talking about, Elle? You never told me to bring clothes."

"Damn it!" I yelled. "I knew I forgot something. Aghghgh, just get in the shower, I'll get some spare clothes from your house. Towels are in the cabinet under the sink."

I teleported into Laxus and Makarov's house, and Makarov jumped two feet into the air as I appeared beside him. "Elle, you can't just do that! At least have the common curtesy to teleport outside the house, and knock on the doors!"

I rolled my eyes, but kept note of it. Maybe. I kinda like sneaking into people's houses. Now I understand why Natsu, Gray, and Erza break into Lucy's home all the time.

"Laxus forgot clothes, so I'm here to pick them up."

Makarov sighed, gesturing to what I assume was Laxus's room. "Since you guys went on the mission, he decided to keep a suitcase full of the things he'd need under his bed."

"Thanks," I told him. "'Night, Master."

I grabbed the suitcase under the bed, and popped out.

I popped back into my room, knocked on the bathroom door, and yelled, "Laxus, your suitcase of shit is right outside the door!"

"Okay," Laxus yelled back.

I turned to the kitchen and put water in a pot and set it to boil. I noticed the sound of shower being turned off, and I saw a hand reach out and grab the suitcase.

A few minutes later, Laxus came out fully dressed. "What are you doing?"

"Making noodles for dinner."

"Why noodles?" he asked.

I shrugged. "It's easy to cook, and I'm too tired for anything more complicated."

We ate dinner and I pointed him to the guest bedroom, and then I collapsed on my bed.

I was asleep before my head hit the pillow.

Which is probably why I missed and hit the headboard instead.

"Owwwww," I moaned, clutching my head.

"Elle? You okay?" Laxus shouted.

"Yeah," I shouted back. "I'm good."

I climbed into bed like a normal person. "Goodnight, Laxus."

"Goodnight."

A week later, we returned to the guild, Laxus a lot more confident in his dragon magic. While practicing, he also ended up casting Lightning Dragon's Breakdown Fist. When he saw it, he excitedly turned to me and said, "Elle, Elle, it's like yours! Except lightning!"

Damn, why were all of these kids so adorable?

The two of us were glomped by the three other kids the moment we got back, who all had things to show us. Cana had created the cards for her Summon Lightning Aerial Attack, and Juvia wanted to show us Water Lock, which she also made. Levy excitedly showed us Solid Script; Lightning and Solid Script; Earth, excited that she could do all of our elements.

I smirked. "Hey, Levy, do you trust me?"

"Hmm?" she asked. "Of course I do, Elle-chan. Why?"

"I need you to send your lightning spell straight at Laxus."

"What?" she yelled. "But I could hurt him!"

"Nah, he'll be fine," I said.

Laxus nodded, eager to try eating lightning.

"Alright," Levy said nervously. "Solid Script; Lightning!"

We all watched as the attack went straight to Laxus, who opened his mouth and swallowed it.

"WHAT?" all three girls screamed.

I laughed. "Laxus is a dragon slayer, and slayers eat their element."

Laxus finished eating, and took a deep breath. "You're right Elle, I finally feel full again. I was wondering what was wrong."

I smiled at them. "One more surprise, Levy. I brought treasure!"

Like before I spread my arms and emptied out the jewelry of my requip space, allowing a pile of treasure to appear before me.

"You can find a necklace of your choosing and keep it, Levy. It's my welcome to Fairy Tail gift."

"We all have one," Cana said, pointing at the amethyst around her neck.

"Juvia has a sapphire!" Juvia said excitedly.

I pointed at my moonstone. "They insisted I have one too. I always wear it. So go on, choose."

Levy searched through the pile and pulled out a necklace with a metal-like pendant on it, with a cobalt blue stone in the middle of it. "This one," she said excitedly.

I requipped the other things back into my space and smiled at her.

Meanwhile, in my head, I was hoping that I had enough blue jewelry for everyone. It seemed to be a favorite, and I know Lisanna and Mirajane have blue eyes too.

Three days later, Laxus cornered me. "Elle, I can't stand it."

"Can't stand what?" I asked.

"I'm surrounded by girls!" he yelled.

I looked at him flatly. "I'm a girl."

"I know that! But you said that these are all people who would join Fairy Tail eventually, right?"

I nodded.

"Well, can the next person be a boy?"

I laughed and smiled. "Yeah, and I know exactly who I'm gonna pick, too."

Laxus gulped at the look in my eyes. "I change my mind."

I cackled.

"Elle, I said I change my mind!"

My cackling got louder, and I vanished.

At home, I put on my astral projection helmet and thought of a specific person, and then I was flying above the clouds.

Who is it? Care to take a guess?

No seriously, please guess the best parts of reviews is when they guess something or point out favorite parts. :)