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Chapter Sixteen - Freed, Part Three

As we got back to the training room, (grabbing some food on the way, for me) Juvia turned to me. "Onee-sama, what about Levy-san's treasure?"

I blinked in surprise. "Oh, I'm sorry Levy! I wanted to keep it in my requip space so I could make it bigger, but I guess I just forgot about it. Let's go through it now, and then anything none of us want, we'll give to the rest of the guild, alright?"

There were some keys, too.

Levy nodded. "Yeah, that's fine."

Keep talking keep talking I don't think I have the energy right now to requip all that shit.

"Let me finish my sandwich first," I said, very slowly eating a sandwich.

After realizing it was probably going to take a while, Freed turned to Levy. "I hear you like to read?"

"Yep, I love to read!" Levy said eagerly.

Finishing my sandwich, I excused myself and went to the bathroom, taking my time.

Eventually, I realized I couldn't stall anymore and left for the training room.

"Okay, guys, I'm back!" I said. "You ready to go through the treasure!"

"Yay!" Juvia shouted.

I emptied out Levy's section of my requip space, keeping it separate from Freed's. Freed looked at the pile in awe. "You held all of this, and packed my things as well?"

Damn it, this was supposed to happen to Laxus.

"Yes," I said. "So, Levy, I'm assuming you already have Gale-force reading glasses and a light pen?"

She nodded.

"Alright," I said, "If you guys don't have one, grab some. Anything left over, we could donate to the guild library."

Juvia took a pair of the glasses and Cana took a light pen. Laxus and Freed didn't take anything, and I had one of each at home already.

I moved those to the side, and pulled out the ColorS. "This changes the color of your clothes. Anyone want one?"

All the girls grabbed one, and I took one as well. The boys, once again, did not take anything.

The next thing I grabbed was a box of magical headphones. "Anyone want one of these?"

Laxus immediately raised his hand, and grabbed the pair of SoundPods excitedly. Cana and I took one as well.

The next bag I opened up held packs of blank cards. I passed them to Cana. "You can have others incorporate their magic into it, so you can have more attacks."

She looked at them before handing one to Freed. "Can you put one on there that would allow me to put down barrier runes, without me actually having to write them?"

He nodded. "It would only be standard, but by drawing this card in the area you want the runes, they should appear."

She beamed. "Awesome."

I pulled out the next bag. "I've got magical instruments here. Anyone interested in learning anything?"

"Hmm…" Juvia said. "Could Onee-sama hold onto them for awhile?"

I smiled. "Sure. That being said," I separated the violin (and anything needed for it) and requipped it separately. "…I've always wanted to learn the violin."

Dammit, Elle, stop requipping so much things, you're going to give yourself magical exhaustion you idiot!

I pulled over the next bag. "Next are weapons." Looking through it, I grabbed specific things.

"Here," I said, handing a small dagger to Freed. "It says that you can program it with specific runic spells, to make it easier to cast. You ought to have some defensive spells put into it, so that way you can still fight if they take your sword."

He nodded. "Thank you Ella-sama."

"Cana," I said, pushing a bag over to her. "Those are full of throwing stars and throwing cards. Even if you don't want spells on them to use in battle, I want you to practice throwing them, because it should still help with your aiming for your card magic."

She nodded.

"There are some basic magic-restraining cuffs in here," I said. "That are mostly used to help people with excessive magic control their strength. It pulls extra power into empty lacrima gems. I don't think any of us need this just yet, but I think I might have use for these in the future, so I'm gonna hold onto these pairs."

In total, there were nine handcuffs.

And by 'use in the future' I meant 'Natsu Dragneel'.

I moved onto the longer weapons. "Does anyone have use for magical swords?"

They all shook their heads.

"Well, if you don't mind Levy, I'd like to keep them in my requip space for defense."

She nodded.

I pulled the last bag over. "Levy, these are your books. Look them over; if there are any you don't want, hand them back, okay?"

"Alright," I said. "Why don't you guys practice with your new things? I need to talk to Master."

I popped up to Makarov's office (dammit Elle stop using magic!) where he jumped. "Dammit Elle, what did I tell you about doing that?"

I shrugged. "If you pay Freed 4,000 J, he'll ward the room for you." $80 seems fair, right?

"That's the new member?" he asked.

I nodded. "Do we have a place for boys to stay? I mean, the girls have Fairy Hills, but what about boys?"

He sighed. "I've been thinking about building a place for them, but I'm not quite sure where."

I shrugged. "Put it at the bottom of the hill. And call it Fairy Valleys or something."

That's a stupid name, Elle.

'Fairy Hills' is stupid, too.

No it isn't. It sounds nice.

He shrugged. "That could work, but I have no place for him to stay right now, unless Laxus will share."

I laughed, picturing the look on Laxus's face. "Nah, it's fine. He can stay with me for now. But I want that place built soon."

He nodded. "Understood."

I popped back downstairs.

Ahhh, just fucking walk!

"Hey guys, so Freed, you'll be staying with me until Fairy Valleys is inhabitable."

"What's that mean, Onee-sama?" Juvia asked.

"Livable," Levy said. "You know, safe to live in."

Juvia nodded. "Thank you Levy-san."

"Also, Freed, I told Master that you would ward his office for 4,000 J, so don't be surprised if he asks. Also, he might ask you to do his house as well."

Freed nodded.

"Hey, Elle-nee-chan?" Cana asked as she threw another shiruken at a target. "Are you gonna practice with your sword?"

I shrugged. "That depends." I turned to look at Freed. "Do you actually know how to use a sword? Don't worry, I have a spare you can use for actual fighting, but do you know any of it?"

He shook his head. "I was taught a bit of fencing, but not really."

"Hmm," I muttered. "Then maybe another time…"

Yeah, I'll probably need a teacher. Maybe I'll ask Makarov at some point…

But for now, we had work to do.

Later that day, Freed and I walked home.

"Why are we walking?" Freed asked.

Because I don't have any magic to teleport us home.

"In case I'm not there, I don't want you to get lost if you go to the guild by yourself."

He nodded.

We entered and I showed him the guest bedroom, requipping out a few of his clothes and pajamas. "Is there anything else you want specifically?" I asked him. "I don't want to empty all of this out of my space just yet, I don't really have a place to put it."

And I don't want to use more magic, much less requip your giant-ass bed.

"This is fine, for now," he said. "Maybe the books I grabbed from my family library, if it's not too much trouble."

Nodding, I requipped the books he grabbed from there, and handed them to him, before smiling at him and saying, "Goodnight. I'll be sleeping soon. If you would like to read, that is fine, but make sure not to make too much noise. I generally go to the guild at around ten, so try to get enough sleep."

He nodded. After the long day he had, plus the training, a large dinner at the guild, and the walk back to my house, I wouldn't be surprised if he was tired.

Right before I closed the door I told him the same thing I had told Laxus. "I know that it's a bit of a temptation, but please don't go through the room with the closed door. That is my private study. If you want a book from there, I have a list you could look through, and I can get it for you, but I'd like that to remain private, please."

He nodded. "Goodnight, Ella-sama."

I smiled. "Goodnight, Freed."

I went to my study and requipped the keys to check them.

I flipped open the book and matched the symbols.

Musca, the fly. Known for spying magic.

Well, that seems handy.

Chamaeleon, the chameleon. Known for invisibility magic.

Cool.

Pictor, the easel. Known for Picto Magic.

Hmm…that's what Reedus uses, right?

And the last one was Caelum, the chisel. Known for offensive/transformation magic for weapons.

Nice…I thought to myself. It's only been a few months, and already I've gotten a few members of the guild training earlier, and a few more weapons and techniques for some in particular.

I requipped the keys, left the room, and stumbled across the hall to mine. Slowly, I brushed my teeth in the bathroom before collapsing into bed.

I was exhausted.