Chapter Five : Girl's Hangout
Natsu's P.O.V -
I splashed my face with water, trying to look more alive. I let out a deep breath.
"Happy?"
"Yes, Natsu?"
I put on a plastic like smile, "How do I look?"
Happy cuddled with my arm, "Sad."
"I'M ALL FIRED UP!" I shouted.
After the words left my mouth, I grew tired. I flopped back onto my bed, dreading the party tonight.
Mira's P.O.V -
After the guild shut down, I set up a round table for all the girls. I brought out some snacks from the back along with some drinks. The girls helped set up and after a few minutes, we were all settled.
"Ah~ it feels so good to be out of the house!" Levy stretched.
"How's Mavis?" Lucy asked.
"She's good! But very loud,"
"Aww! Juvia-san can't wait till Mavis and Levy-san can come to the guild regularly again!" Juvia poured herself a glass. "Mavis and Asuka-chan will most definitely get along."
"Levy-san! You're a mom!" Hikari jumped toward her. "What is it like?"
"Hehe you seem to be interested in babies," Levy chuckled. "Well I love her with all of my heart. It's like a second soulmate. Do you like kids?"
"Mhm," Hikari nodded eagerly. "Love them."
"You'll probably want a lot of kids!" Levy said.
Hikari smiled, "Well I would but I can't have kids."
Everyone went quiet.
"I-I'm so sorry," Levy apologized.
"Oh don't be!" Hikari was not offended at all. "After all, we've known this for awhile now."
"Yes," Nakina agreed.
"I'm so glad to see you've become more open, Nakina-san," I changed the subject.
"Nakina-san has always been open. She's just very cautious," Hikari explained.
Nakina laughed, "You see, a week ago we weren't going to stay here. But after while, Tanoshi and everyone decided they really liked this place. So I guess now we can all be aquantanced."
"We can be better than aquantanced, we can be friends!" Lucy smiled.
Juvia agrees along with me, "Nakama!"
Nakina stood up and moved in front of everyone. She looked at us intently until finally, she dropped onto her knees and put her head on the floor. Hikari followed after her.
"We would like to formally apologize for the trouble we have caused all of you," Hikari began.
"Oh no no no please get up!" I rushed over to them.
Juvia also stood up, "Yes, it was no trouble at all. In fact, Juvia also caused Fairy Tail much trouble in the beginning."
"Yes, but we've never gotten the chance to do this formally," Nakina said.
"All is forgiven, please get up," I held out my hands for them.
After some talking, we decided to get to know one another a little more.
"So what kind of magic do you guys use?" Hikari asked.
We went around explaining and demonstrating our magic. They were extremely impressed. Soon it was Juvia's turn. When she began to show off her powers, Hikari and Nakina froze.
"W-Water?" Hikari asked nervously. "Haha I'll never mess with you Juvia-san."
"Juvia is confused," Juvia tilted her head.
"Oh! Umm it's nothing haha," Hikari looked away.
Despite knowing it was most definitely not nothing, we decided to move on. Afterall, some things take more time - more trust - to be explained. When it was Erza's turn, she hesitated.
"Is everything alright?" Levy asked.
Erza took a sip of her drink, "Well I've been having some problems with my magic, that's all. But there's no harm in trying."
She held out her hand and focused. After a little, Nakina spoke.
"Normally when you can no longer use magic, it means you are physically drained,"
"Really?" Erza pretended to act surprised. "Well I have been having a little trouble sleeping lately."
"Why?" Levy asked worried.
"Nothing serious," Erza smiled. "Just been thinking about whether or not I should go on a long term S-class trip."
"Woah!" Lucy leaned in. "Wait….by yourself?"
"Maybe, not sure yet. I feel the need to improve my skill,"
I knew Erza was lying because of how she's been acting, but I didn't call her out. Afterall, she would come to me if she needed help….I hope.
"So Hikari-san, Nakina-san, what magic do you use?" I asked.
"Oh!" Hikari stood up, excited as she pulled out a big bag from underneath the table. "Are you ready?"
We all nodded eagerly. She began to move her fingers. Slowly, the zipper began to move. A hand shot out from the bag.
"AH!" Lucy and Wendy jumped and hid behind Erza while Levy and Juvia moved behind me.
A body crawled out of the bag and moved on all fours. It was a wooden figure.
"Puppet magic," Hikari laughed as she commanded the puppet to wave at us.
"Woah!" Levy moved towards the figure. "So you can control this in battle as well?"
"Yes," Hikari explained. "It can be quite deadly when I want it to be. Otherwise, it's just a doll."
"Amazing!" Levy said as the puppet hugged her. "Can it hold weapons?"
"Mhm, it can do anything a human can. But it obviously doesn't have a consciousness or emotions or any of the five senses!"
"That's good, then it won't feel pain in battle!" Lucy stopped hiding. "Can you control more than one at once?"
"Two is my maximum,"
We all admired Hikari's magic as the puppet danced for us and served us more food. Then, Nakina stood. Erza seemed uncomfortable.
"Are we gonna see...your shadow friend?" Erza asked.
"No, I'm sorry for that," Nakina apologized. "I'll explain in a moment. Would you all mind looking at me?"
We faced her. Suddenly, all of us were on a beach, laying on the sand. The water would cover our feet, only to move away after a few moments.
"Teleportation magic?" Juvia asked.
"No," Nakina grinned. "Levy-san, would you mind if I demonstrated something on you?"
"Not at all!" Levy seemed eager.
We were all moved into a white room with something playing on one side of the wall. It was a video of a house? The camera moved around the kitchen until we saw the living room. Gajeel appeared on the screen.
"Hey shrimp!" he hugged the camera, which we all realized was Levy.
"Hi~," she cuddled against him. "How's Mave?"
Levy's face began to turn redder and redder, making us all a little uncomfortable.
"She's been looking for you all day," Gajeel laughed as he carried her to the couch.
"How can you tell?" Levy giggled. "She can't even talk."
"I can see it in her eyes," Gajeel smiled. "She has your eyes."
"She has your hair. Oh-I cooked some fish for you," Levy said. "Though it got a little burned…"
"I'm sure it's great," he kissed her cheek. "Do we have any metal?"
"Yeah I put it on the side,"
"Thanks honey,"
The wall turned white again.
"H-How did you…" Levy was as red as Erza's hair.
Juvia stared at Levy, "Juvia didn't know Gajeel-sama could act...cute."
"Hehe looks like we got a little sneak peek," I teased.
"Wow…" Lucy was blushing too.
Erza was closing Wendy's eyes protectively as she said slowly, "Levy…"
"N-Nothing even happened! Why are you closing her eyes?" Levy asked.
"Levy…." Erza repeated, completely taken aback.
"You guys are so cute!" Hikari giggled.
"Well to put my magic simply, I can go into your mind and I can take you into mine," Nakina said.
"So you can basically see all of our memories?" Levy asked.
Nakina hesitated, "Well...I can see a few fragments of memories and choose whichever I want. Though I never know what it is until I watch it."
"Woah…" Lucy's mouth was open.
Nakina returned us to the guild, exactly where we were. It felt like I had woken up from a daydream.
"Amazing," Wendy smiled. "Does that mean you could also show us your memories?"
"Yes...I could show you anything I please since it's up to my imagination. I could even take you into your own minds to explore," Nakina thought as she spoke. "But I normally don't do that. It can get a little...personal."
"I see," Wendy nodded.
"But if there is something you'd like me to do, just ask," Nakina grinned kindly at Wendy. "Keep in mind I'll see everything too though."
Wendy was ecstatic, "Thank you!"
"So, where are you guys from?" Lucy asked.
Hikari looked at Nakina before answering, "Umm…maybe we should save that for another time."
"It's quite a long story," Nakina added.
"Don't worry," I reassured them. "You never have to feel pressured to share if you don't want to. Over time we can all open up to one another in our own time."
"Thank you," Hikari gave a sigh of relief. "That means a lot."
She hugged me.
"No problem!" I laughed cheerfully.
"It's getting really late, I think we better start closing up," Erza stood up and began to clean.
"Oh my! Poor Gajeel," Levy helped along with everyone else, at the end, we all got ready to leave.
"Master told us to sleep here for tonight, but we'll see you guys tomorrow!" Hikari waved goodbye.
We said our goodbyes and went home.
That night we all learned a little bit about one another, but we also learned that there were a lot of secrets too. Erza and her personal struggles as well as Hikari and Nakina's past. It didn't take long for all of them to come tumbling out into the open, causing chaos for all of us.
Hello! Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and got to know the new characters a little more. Keep reading to learn why Hikari and Nakina can no longer have children, why they are afraid of water, and many more interesting facts ;) Stay tuned for the next chapter about the boy's night out together. Feel free to leave comments on the bottom!