So some of you guessed about Lucy breaking Aquarius's key/Lucy promising to protect her spirits, which I don't really count as breaking a promise.
When she said that, she meant it in an abusive way; she'd always protect them. She fights with them all the time, and as a result, they do get hurt; she can't always protect them from harm. Hell, in the Tartaros Arc, Aries and Taurus got absorbed by Franmalth, Virgo and Loke got blasted with Jackal, and Torafuzer sliced through Aquarius's shoulder.
No, she broke a promise when Future Lucy died in her arms, and she swore she'd never close the Gate. Future Lucy tells her she didn't close the Gate, and Lucy says (verbatim; in the Dub, anyway): "I promise I won't either, no matter what."
No one got it right. :(
But as a consolation prize y'all can PM me some prompts (ONE SHOTS ONLY I ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH IDEAS FOR MULTICHAPTER FT STORIES) and I'll see if anything happens, alright?
This is probably going to backfire. Oh well.
Also, several people mentioned something special happening for this chapter: which is why the beginning was added. Enjoy. :D Happy One Hundredth Chapter!
Chapter One Hundred - Another Day
The problem with being a member of Fairy Tail is that there's never really a 'normal'. Yes, there will be a brawl, and fighting, but something different comes everyday.
This particular day, horror struck.
"Alright, WHO THE FUCK GAVE ORGA COFFEE?" Laxus roared.
"What's wrong with giving me coffee?" Orga said, vibrating in place more than Jet normally does. "I like coffee. Not black though, so I added sugar and cream, and it was really good! I missed you so much Nii-chan, and you haven't spent much time with me since you trained the other slayers. Will you play with me? Come on, I want to fight!"
Orga grabbed Laxus's arm and started trying to drag him outside. Laxus, who would be seventeen in three months (a weird thought) and was practically all muscle, didn't move, as Orga started slipping on the ground as he tried to pull him forward.
"Someone is going to die," Laxus hissed.
I sighed. "Go play with him, Laxus. His rush should wear off eventually, just try to speed it up. I'll make sure no one gets any more coffee."
"What?" Natsu shouted. "I WANNA TRY COFFEE! NO FAIR."
"NO WAY!" Laxus roared. "ABSOLUTELY NOT!"
I glared at Natsu. "No. No one is getting any coffee, and Orga isn't getting anymore either."
Orga let go of Laxus and raced over to me, staring me straight in the eyes and pouting. "Nee-chan, why? Don't take away my coffeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
I stared him down. "I will take away your coffee. Go enjoy it while you can, and play with Laxus."
He looked like he was about to cry, but Laxus grabbed him and hauled him over his shoulder, taking him outside.
I turned to the giggling culprits in the corner. "Guys…"
"It was an accident!" Lyon protested. "It wasn't meant for him. He just ended up drinking it."
"Still...I'm surprised to see you involved," I said, crossing my arms and looking at Simon, Nab, and Jet and Droy, who were next to Lyon.
"I had to leave Erza and Jellal alone again," Simon muttered. "Millianna and Kagura are spending time together. Sho and Wally are doing something with Richard and Sawyer, and Evergreen, Freed and Bickslow are busy planning something."
"Pretty sure Levy is with Gajeel, reading or something..." Jet muttered. "And I think Ultear is with Lucy and Brandish and Cana."
"Sorano is watching over the younger ones again," Droy said.
"That takes care of most of the troublemakers," I said. "But that's not all of them."
"Erigor's probably flying around somewhere and I think Warren is still scouting the town," Nab said. "And I saw Erik, Macbeth, Laki and Max hanging out together. And Kinana, of course. Erik's still latched onto her."
I pinched the bridge of my nose. "Were the boys glaring at him?"
"Yes," the kids said in unison.
"Great," I muttered. Max had trouble adjusting with certain people because he was still a bit wary about me, and some people (Laxus, Erik, Macbeth, etc) are not happy about that.
I mentally rolled the list of people through my mind. I looked at Lyon. "Where's your brother? And Juvia?"
Lyon shuffled nervously as he tried to come up with some sort of excuse.
"Where are they?" I asked, as I glared at him, my arms crossed.
"Gray froze over the pool so he and Juvia could go ice-skating!" Lyon finally burst.
I sighed.
How did I end up in charge of all of these kids? It's not like I'm the oldest. I'm like...not even in the top five oldest!
"I guess those two will be okay..." I muttered, turning back to the group. "Who was the coffee even meant for?" I asked. "Why did you guys even have itin the first place?"
"Well, if we don't give caffeine to Cana she ends up drinking alcohol instead…"
The group froze up, and I realized this was meant to be a secret.
Lyon was looking very upset at his slippery mouth.
I sighed. "Already? Jeez, she's only eleven. I thought she'd be able to wait a few more years."
They relaxed a bit.
"Where is she?" I asked.
They tensed again. "I think she's trying to get more coffee from Enno…" Nab suggested.
I nodded, and walked out into the main guild hall, hearing the other boys split into different directions behind me; probably so they could escape Cana's vengeful wrath. "Cana, can we have a talk?"
She hopped down from the bar and followed me into a spare room, where I sat down. It would be better for me to stare her down (more intimidating) but I had been standing for a while now and I wanted to sit.
I sighed. "Cana, have you been drinking alcohol?"
She sank into herself.
"Listen, you don't need to explain," I said. "You did it a lot in the other timeline, so I'm not surprised. But I hear you're drinking coffee now?"
She nodded.
"Look, coffee is much better to drink than alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant, and coffee is a stimulant…" At her confused look, I elaborated. "Alcohol makes you extremely sad, and coffee makes you happier and wakes you up; it gives you more energy."
"So…"
"So, if you need to drink something," I said exasperatedly. "You should drink coffee."
She nodded.
"Does your dad know?"
Her eyes widened and she shook her head.
I sighed. "Alright, I want you to tell him later when you go home, alright? He should know, and it's better for it to come from you than accidentally finding out from someone else."
"DAMMIT ELLE, CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE HELP?" Laxus hollered from somewhere.
I slumped over. "Coming. Stupid tsundere."
"I HEARD THAT!"
I got up and walked through the building, coming outside and sitting down in the grass.
Laxus was standing in place, and Orga was continually attacking him, bouncing all over around him and batting at him, though he didn't seem to be doing anything.
At the speed he was moving, I would've said that he was a speed mage, rather than a lightning mage. But he didn't seem to be using any magic at all, instead just trying to physically attack Laxus.
"Who do I need to kill?" Laxus asked, not even moving from where he stood. It reminded me of how Natsu would attack Gildarts, and Gildarts would bat him away like a fly.
"You're not killing anyone, Laxus," I said, rolling my eyes. "It was an accident."
"Fight back, Nii-chan!" Orga demanded, jumping around Laxus.
Laxus raised one hand and planted it on Orga's back. The kid flew directly into the ground, and was extremely still for a bit.
"Laxus!" I scolded.
He shrugged. "He asked for it."
Orga sprung up again and continued trying to attack Laxus.
I couldn't hold in my giggles. Yep, just like Natsu and Gildarts.
And speaking of Natsu...
"FIGHT ME, LAXUS!" Joining Orga in his quest, the two of them attacked Laxus, trying to get one over on him.
It didn't work.
Orga's coffee high eventually crashed, and he ended up passing out in midair and falling on Laxus, who did not appreciate it.
Natsu just laughed over that, which led to him getting shocked.
We went inside the guild hall, Laxus holding Orga's unconscious body.
The kids burst into giggles at the sight, and I rolled my eyes.
Just another day in the guild.
"Why is this so difficult?" someone hissed.
Erigor stopped where he was walking (when he was busy moping, he actually preferred physical exercise, rather than flying, and he was still upset over what he'd seen) and turned to see what it was.
The week had started out so well (Elle had even given him her blessing! (which he also hadn't thought would be a problem in the first place)) and then it all went downhill today when he saw the way Macbeth was smiling at the Wood-Make Mage.
Macbeth didn't smile at anyone like that, except him, sometimes Erik (which was allowed, because they were best friends), and sometimes Elle (which, again, was allowed because they were like siblings).
He shook it out of his thoughts and returned to the present, looking into the room.
Enno and Macao were sitting at a table, looking at a large sheet of paper and going over things.
Macao glared down at the paper. "Can't I just...set it on fire?"
"No," Enno said, before putting her head in her hands and curling into Macao's side. "You know this will work out, I'm just worried about the speed of it…"
"You still want to get married in August?" Erigor spoke up, leaning against the wall.
Both of their troubled faces told the answer plainly as they looked up at him.
"I might be able to help," Erigor offered, walking forward. "What seems to be the biggest issue?"
The two exchanged glances and sighed, before Macao kicked out the chair so Erigor could sit down.
"The bridesmaid list," Enno said, putting her head in her hands.
Erigor's mouth opened in understanding. "Oh. You wanted...Layla...as your maid of honor…"
Both of them looked away, sadly.
Enno sighed. "And now I don't know who to pick…"
Erigor paused, thinking. "Alright, I think I know what to do…"
He eventually sat back.
The couple looked at him with wide eyes. "You're pretty good at this, Erigor," Macao said.
Erigor blushed, trying to hide a smile. "Well, I and Macbeth like...planning..." And his face darkened.
"What's wrong?" Enno asked.
"He's jealous," came a voice from the doorway.
They all turned to see Erik there, surprisingly, without Kinana attached.
Erik glared at Erigor. "Alright, I'm only going to say this once, so listen."
Erigor nodded, a bit wary.
"And I'm only doing this because Macbeth is my best friend," the fifteen-year-old snapped. "And because your thoughts are so damned loud I can hear them halfway across the guild, and I want that depressed shit out of my head."
Erigor nodded, even more wary.
Erik glared at Erigor before sighing. "I get that you're jealous, okay? It's not like I haven't been before, so…"
"But Kinana only got turned back," Erigor pointed out. "And she doesn't really spend time with a lot of people…"
Erik glared at him, blushing all the while. "That...doesn't matter, okay? And don't fucking interrupt me."
Erigor bit his lip, obviously getting that Erik had a secret crush… "Sorry."
"Anyway," Erik looked away, before referring to what Erigor had seen. "Look, Macbeth has been hanging out with Laki because they get along really well. They have…similar interests, one being...er...interesting...methods..."
Erigor nodded.
Erik continued. "But Macbeth isn't…straight. Or gay."
"What?" Erigor asked, confused.
"Look, he's not heterosexual, or homosexual, or bisexual or whatever. He's..." Erik took a deep breath. Macbeth was so going to owe him for this. "He's Erigor-sexual, and even that's not entirely certain. He doesn't really have real type of attraction to people. You are the first and only one he's ever seen as a possible romantic partner. But he's not really sexually attracted to anyone. Except possibly you, but even then I don't know. But actually, the asexuality is another thing he has in common with Laki."
"…oh." To be fair, Erigor didn't know what he was exactly supposed to say, but he could feel his cheeks burning.
Erik cleared his throat. "Anyway, uh…bye."
And then he spun out of there.
Erigor wasn't long to follow (though he ran off in a different direction), leaving the couple to look at the two retreating teens in shock.
The door burst open. "Elle, I need your help!"
I looked up at Erik from where he stood in the doorway to the training room. "Okay?" I asked him wearily.
"But Erik!" Sorano, who I was meditating with, protested.
"Later, Sora!" He grabbed my arm and started pulling me out. "Come on!"
I was dragged up and into the storage room, and I thought that it was really lucky that Laxus wasn't there, and was instead picking up Wendy from Porlyusica's, (which she visited once a week to learn more about healing methods).
"What's the problem?" I asked, sitting on a box.
"I'm not gonna be the local therapist!" Erik said desperately. "Please, please, fix things."
"Erik, I can't fix things if I don't know the problem," I said irritably.
"Then I'll tell you the problems but please fix this!"
I sighed. "Okay. Is there anything specific you'd like me to fix right now?"
Erik hesitated. "…No?"
I stared at him blankly. "Then next time, wait."
And as that happened, Laxus ripped open the door, looking very very unhappy (murderous would probably be a better description, but that wasn't going to happen, so I wasn't going to use it).
"Calm down, baka," I said, giving him a hug. "Geez. You stupid tsundere."
Laxus grunted. "Are you just going to keep insulting me?"
"Yes."
"Gajeel?"
The soft voice made him look up. "Yeah, Shrimp?"
Levy McGarden's face scrunched up, and she hit him with a book she had in her hand. "You're not much bigger than me, baka!"
Ow. Gajeel rubbed his head. He had heard from Natsu that Lucy's kicks were ridiculously strong. The Fire Dragon had even claimed that she had 'legs made of awesoranium'. When Gajeel, who knows just about every metal on the planet, asked what the fuck awesoranium was, Natsu said that most metals end in '-anium', so he added it to 'awesome'.
Awesoranium still wasn't an element, but if Lucy's powerful legs were made of it, so was Levy's arms; probably from carrying so many damn books.
"Yeah, but I'm growing," Gajeel said, standing up, resisting the urge to rub his bruised head so she doesn't know how powerful her book smacks were. He stood up straight and stared down at her. While he was about half a foot taller than her, he still wasn't much taller. "What it it? We finished our reading lesson for today."
Levy started blushing. "I'm gonna be one of the flower girls...and Virgo made everyone dresses. But...everyone else has their ears pierced, so..."
She turned to look at him. "Will you please do mine, too?"
He smiled at her. "Gihi, sure. You pick out the ones you want to wear, or do you just want plain metal studs?"
She smiled at him. "Elle pulled out the treasure for us, because I also think she wanted to give some to Enno and Macao as a gift. She said we can pick a few things for the wedding."
She took his hand and started pulling him to the private room they were preparing, and he tried to hide the blush on his face.
On August 18th, Macao and Enno were married.
Maggie was the Maid of Honor, and Mari and Ur (who both hid their pregnancies with magic) were her bridesmaids. There was never any question on who the Best Man would be.
Enno also took away his pipe for the ceremony.
His face when she told him he couldn't have it was priceless.
I was the flower girl, despite the fact that fourteen seemed a bit too old to me.
I also had a legion of other flower girls, and Juvia, Cana, and Levy trailed behind me. I know that Enno probably wanted Lucy to join the flowergirls, but she'd also feel bad about not including Brandish and Evergreen because of the timing of when they joined the guild, and at that point, it's just too many girls. (It was already probably too many girls.)
Nab was the ringbearer for his aunt (and soon to be uncle), and Macao luckily remembered to give them to him (because Macao can be more forgetful than me, sometimes).
It was a beautiful ceremony that lasted way too long, and I told myself that my wedding to Laxus would be half an hour, max.
And then my face wouldn't stop being red for the rest of the night.
Wakaba's Best Man speech pretty much consisted of, "Can't believe Enno married this idiot, of all people!"
It wasn't well thought out, but it was Wakaba.
Most of the couples paired up. Lucy was dancing with Natsu (who was once again on a leash; this wasn't the Royal Palace, but it was still a wedding reception). Gray and Juvia, Gajeel and Levy, Lyon and Cana, Simon and Ultear, etc etc.
I danced with all of the kids, even the boys (especially the adorable tiny ones), and this usually ended up with Laxus yanking me away before I could finish.
I didn't mind, and the dragon slayers all thought it was pretty funny, except for Erik, who was grumbling along with Macbeth, Jellal, and Freed, who all wanted longer turns dancing.
But Erik was cheered up by Kinana wanting to dance, finally having confidence in her new legs. Erigor finally approached Macbeth and asked him to dance (like actually, literally dance, not just stand in the corner, talking). No one said an insulting word towards them, and I couldn't help smiling. Erza, her face a deep red, commanded Jellal to dance with her, which turned him just as red.
Which only left Freed. Poor Freed. The only one who wanted a longer dance with me and didn't get a person he liked to dance with him.
Evergreen finally danced with him, though I could tell she was only doing it so they wouldn't feel left out.
I can't wait for the Strauss siblings to be here.
I mean, I probably won't have to do anything about Evergreen and Elfman.
Maybe just lock them in a closet, once.
As for Mira and Freed, they might be a good match. Both darkness magic, both refined (kinda; Mira was after Lisanna died, anyway), and both hardcore shippers (I mean, Freed had to sit down when he saw me and Laxus dancing together all dressed up).
Of course, it takes more than a few things in common to make a relationship, but they could try.
Orga started a dance circle, and Laxus was okay with that because I was holding his hand on one side and Lucy's on the other side.
By the end of the night, we were all exhausted, even little Yukino, despite the fact that she, Wendy and Rogue barely did anything other than a few dance circles, again.
It wasn't that hard to get Sting to join the dance circle (it was actually a hell of a lot harder to get Gajeel, but again, Levy worked her magic…literally. She bribed him with IRON when he got embarrassed about dancing with all of the kids).
I'm still laughing over the fact.
In the end, we waved them off on their honeymoon, and then they didn't return for a few weeks. And not long after Enno and Macao had a new beginning, two others did as well.
Headcanon: Erigor and Macbeth are the best wedding planners in the guild, mostly because Mira and Meredy haven't arrived. Macbeth is great at arrangements. Erigor is good at music and planning. The only thing they're not allowed to do is pick the clothes. (Seriously, have you seen what they fucking wear?)
No males in the Fairy Tail universe should be allowed to dress themselves. They must be kept far, far away, from all closets.
ALL OF THEM.
Next chapter: We have the birth of the SilvUr Twins! :D
