A/n: Decided to bring back the mission with Romeo since I liked it.


Chapter Nineteen: Romeo's Big Day

Noelle was finally free of Porlyusica's care, and she was feeling much better. She was very grateful for Porlyusica's care, but the woman was so damn mean! Noelle had tried to thank her for her hospitality and was chased out of the old bats house with a broom.

Noelle shook the thoughts away and finished getting ready. Noelle was wearing a light blue leather jacket that stopped under her breast. White fur lined the collar of the jacket and the cuffs of the sleeves. Under it she was wearing a form fitting black tube top. For bottoms she had on light blue shorts, as well as white leggings and blue combat boots that matched her jacket and a red scarf was wrapped securely around her neck.

Marlow sleepily came down from upstairs and rubbed at his eyes. "It's so early. Why are we leaving so early?"

Noelle picked Marlow up and held him against her. He was wearing a hoodie that matched her jacket and a red shirt underneath it.

"With the construction of the new guild going on everyone is going to be racing to get jobs. I want a chance at getting a decent paying one, so we can make rent."

"I hate our Landlady." Marlow hissed.

Noelle chucked and ruffled his fur. "Don't say things like that. Come now, let's get going before all the good jobs are gone."

"Well, walk faster then."

Noelle sighed and rolled her eyes.


"But why can't I go on a job?!"

Macao sighed for the hundredth time today.

"I already told you Romeo, you're too young to be going out on jobs by yourself. Now go on, if Erza see's me slacking she'll have my ass." Macao shuddered as he thought of the redheads rage.

Romeo frowned. It wasn't fair! He's a wizard of Fairy Tail too, which means he should be able to go out on a job when he wanted to. Romeo looked down at the job request crumpled in his hands and read it over once more. Apparently, there was a group of bandits hiding out in Mt. Hakobe - which wasn't too far away from Magnolia. He could be there and back and no one would ever know!

Romeo grinned to himself. All he needed to do was get past his dad and he'd be set to go!

"Hey Romeo. What's that you got?"

Romeo froze.

"Oh, hi Noelle," Romeo said. "It's nothing!"

"Oh yeah?" Noelle raised a brow. "It looks like a job request. You're not thinking of leaving, are you?" Noelle placed her hands on her hips and stared down at the boy. "You're too young to be running off on your own, Romeo. It's not safe out there for kids like you."

"You sound like my dad." Romeo scoffed.

"You'll understand when you're my age," Noelle smirked and ruffled his hair. "Let me see that - hey! - thank you very much," Noelle giggled and read over the job. "Bandits, huh? 20,000 jewel isn't a lot but it will definitely help towards Lucy and I's rent."

"What?! You can't just take my job!"

"What are you going to do?" Marlow said. "Cry?"

Marlow's eye twitched when he seen tears welling in Romeo's eyes.

"Hey, hey! Don't cry!" Noelle groaned as he turned up the water-works. "If you stop crying...you can come with me, okay? I don't think your dad will mind as long as you have someone with you, but you have to promise me that you'll behave and listen to me, okay?"

"Really?! Oh wow! Thanks so much Noelle!" Romeo grinned and hugged her leg. "I'll be good - I promise!"

Noelle sighed. She had a bad feeling about this.

"Let's go already! The faster we get there the faster we get to kick butt!"

"Slow down there, kid. If we're heading to Mt. Hakobe then than you're going to need more than a shirt and shorts. Go change into something warmer and meet me back here."

Romeo eagerly nodded his head and took off.

"He's going to be a pain. I can already feel it." Marlow frowned.

"Ease up. He's a kid," Noelle sighed. "Everything is going to be just fine."


"Romeo! Stop getting ahead."

"Sorry!"

Noelle was very much regretting her decision to let Romeo join them. So far, Romeo had taken off on her twice, and ran into a group of assholes that Noelle had quickly dealt with. She was contemplating making him hold her hand so that he couldn't leave her sight.

Actually.

"Rome! Come here," Noelle said. Romeo flinched as did as she told him to. "Take my hand," Noelle said holding her hand out. "This way, you won't be getting into any trouble."

Romeo pouted but did as he was told.

"This is so embarrassing." Rome grumbled. He would duck down whenever someone looked at him. Passing ladies giggled at the two of them and whispered how cute he was. Romeo blushed and moved closer to Noelle.

"You wouldn't have to hold my hand if you would listen."

"I don't know why you agreed to this," Marlow said. "He's only going to get hurt. Not that I mind."

Romeo stuck his tongue out at Marlow making the cat roll his eyes.

Noelle groaned and pulled Romeo towards a carriage that would take them to Mt. Hakobe. There was nothing more she hated in this world than vehicles...but it was the fastest way, and she wanted this job to be done and over with.

The carriage driver greeted them with a kind smile as Noelle hoisted Romeo in. Marlow was next to go and Noelle reluctantly followed after and squeezed in next to Romeo. She got comfortable in her seat and prepared herself for the hell she was about to be in.

"Hey Noelle! What kind of magic do you use?" Romeo asked excitedly.

The carriage began to roll and Noelle groaned. She could already feel her stomach turning.

"Dragon Slayer Magic...Ice..." Noelle groaned in answer.

"You use the same magic as Natsu?" Rome's eyes widened. "So does that mean you were raised by a dragon like Natsu?!"

Noelle nodded.

"That's so cool! What did she they look like?! How big were they?! What kind of magic did they use?!

"You ask too many questions," Marlow scowled. "She looked like a dragon ice sculpture. Really big. Didn't you hear her say ice? Wow, you're super annoying."

Romeo frowned and looked at the ground. "I'm sorry. I'll stop talking."

Noelle sighed and forced herself up. The world felt like it was spinning and she had to fight back the need to vomit her breakfast back up.

"It's ok Romeo. don't take what Marlow says personally...it's just the way he is," She sighed and slumped back against the seat. "Let's all just get some rest for now, okay? It won't be too long until we reach Mt. Hakobe."

And then she could finally get this job over with.


"This is more my style!" Noelle grinned.

Mt. Hakobe is a mountain with snow that last all year long no matter what season it is. It's frequent to blizzards and is home to mountain vulcan and blizzardvern. Noelle wasn't too worried about vulcan attacking seeing as they aren't the strongest of creatures, but a blizzardvern could cause them some trouble is one decided to appear.

"It's so cold," Romeo shivered and pulled his coat closer to him. "Aren't you cold?"

Noelle smiled and shook her head. "I've had a lot of practice dealing with the cold weather, and my magic make it where it doesn't affect me."

Noelle smiled and crouched down in front of Romeo.

"Here," She said taking her scarf off and wrapping it around his neck. "It's not much, but it should help a little. Try to stay close to me, okay? A storm could break out at any minute, and your dad wouldn't be too happy with me if I lost you."

Romeo's face was red. He nodded and stuffed his hands into his pockets.

"So where do you think these guys are?" Marlow asked as he perched himself on her shoulder.

"Most likely they're hiding out in a cave somewhere," Noelle said. "It was pretty smart of them to decide to hide out here - not many people will come up here because of the weather. We should be able to find their footprints somewhere around here, and then I can sniff them out."

Even in a snowstorm did break out it wouldn't hinder her senses. She was built for this kind of weather.

"Hey Noelle...where did the kid go?"

"What do you mean? He's right...Romeo?! ROMEO?!"

The boy who had just been at her side a moment ago was now missing. How was he able to do that?! Noelle ripped at her hair and resisted the urge to scream.

"This kid is such a pain!" Noelle screamed. "ROMEO! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?!"

"Is that him over there?"

Noelle blinked. Her face paled and a sweatdrop rolled down her neck. It was Romeo alright, and he was getting dangerously close to a blizzardvern...the one thing she hoped they didn't encounter.

"Romeo!" Noelle yelled/whispered. "Get away from that thing!"

Romeo's curiosity overshadowed his thinking process as he crept closer to the sleeping beast. He had never seen anything like it before! Was this what Natsu's and Noelle's dragons looked like? Romeo couldn't contain his excitement as he crept closer to the wyverns nest.

"Romeo!" Noelle yelled. "Don't go near that!"

Noelle ran after Romeo deciding to put and end to this once and for all. However she was a moment to late. Romeo had stepped on a loose branch from the nest and awakened the sleeping beast.

Everyone froze.

The blizzardvern raised its head into the air and looked around it's surroundings. When it spotted Romeo near its territory it let out a fearsome growl and rose to it's feet. It was easily the size of a building!

Romeo whimpered and backed away from the wyvern. The blizzardvern roared and lashed its claws out at him. Romeo cried and threw his arms of his face to provide some form of protection. He didn't want to die. Not like this!

"Ice Dragon: Crystal Lance!"

Romeo gasped as he felt himself being pulled away from the blizzardverns attack. He looked up to see that Marlow had grabbed him and that Noelle was fighting the wyvern down below. Her right arm has turned into ice and formed a crystal sword that she used to plunge through the blizzardverns chest.

"Ice Dragon: Spike Trap!"

Noelle flipped backwards as the blizzardvern swiped its claws at her and slammed her fist onto the snow covered ground. Hundreds of icicles shot up from the ground and pierced through the blizzardverns body. The blizzardvern cried out in agony as it fell to the blood stained snow.

Noelle panted and her arm returned to normal. Marlow dropped Romeo back on the ground and flew over to the blizzardvern with stars in his eyes.

Romeo froze as Noelle glared down at him.

"I-I'm-"

"What the fuck where you thinking!? Are you trying to get yourself killed?! What would posses you to do something so dumb?!"

"I didn't mean to!" Romeo yelled with tears filling his eyes.

"Don't you dare!" Noelle said. "Crying isn't going to save you this time. I'm taking you back home. I knew this was a bad idea! I should have never let you come, you're too young for this!"

"Maybe you'd be better of without me then!" Romeo screamed and shoved Noelle to the ground. "I HATE ALL OF YOU!"

"Romeo!" Noelle yelled.

It was too late. Romeo had already taken off to Isoldeth only knows where!

"Unbelievable!" Noelle screamed and pulled at her hair. "Marlow!" she snapped at the cat. "Why didn't you stop him?!"

The cat blinked as he looked up from the dead blizzardvern.

"What?"

"Forget it! Come on, we have to find Romeo before something happens to him."

"Would that be a bad thing?"

"Yes!"


Romeo was trekking along the mountain, unaware of were he was going, or were he was. But he knew that he couldn't turn around as that would only prove Noelle and her stupid cat wrong. He was just as much of a wizard as everyone else! He was tired of being treated like a stupid little kid.

"I'll show her. I don't need her! I don't need anyone. I can do fine all by myself." He sniffled as he trekked up the mountain. Romeo shivered and hugged his arms around his tiny body. "S-so cold." he reached for the scarf around his neck, only to discover it was no longer there.

Romeo frowned.

"I didn't need it anyway. I'm fine." He tried to tell himself.

Romeo kept walking as he tried to ease his nerves. He hadn't even noticed that he had stumbled across a campsite...with people occupying it.

"Oh, what's this? It seems a barn(A/n: A barn is Norse slang for a young child/infant) has wondered into our territory. How interesting."

Romeo stiffened as he came face to face with a woman. She's a tall, slender woman, with dark skin, and long, dark curly brown hair and bright green eyes. She wears a fur vest over a dark brown dress with brown fur lining the bottom. She wears a large pair of fur boots and on her head sits a helmet similar to a viking.

Romeo whimpered and backed away from her.

"Stay back!" He yelled. "I-I'm warning you!"

"Oh? And what are you going to do?" Velencia smirked and she stepped forward.

"You don't want to mess with me!" Romeo said. "I'm a a member of the strongest guild in all of Fiore; Fairy Tail!"

The woman stopped mid-step. Romeo grinned thinking he had her, but then the woman started to laugh with glee.

"A Fairy Tail wizard, eh? Well, if you're really are a part of that guild then I suppose they wouldn't want anything to happen to you, right?"

Romeo paled. He went to run away but ended up running into another person.

Romeo started shaking as a large man, packed with muscles glared down at him. The man has light skin and blond hair held back in a braid. His eyes were blue and cold as ice. He has on a brown tunic, red-brown pants, and one black boot, and one...steel boot? A wolfs pelt was tied around his neck.

"What a pathetic excuse of a wizard." The man said as he kicked Romeo.

Romeo cried out as he hit the ground.

"Now, now, Vidar, the less injured we leave the boy, the more money we can squeeze out of them," Valencia smirked and knelled down before Romeo. "Listen good boy," she snarled as she grabbed him by the hair. "Your going to lead my friend and I here to your guild, where we'll exchange your life for let's say...one-million jewel. If your guild fails to comply, well, it's bye-bye for you."

Romeo shivered. The guild couldn't afford one-million jewel! They didn't even have a guild at the moment! All the members were working really hard to try and help out the best they could. It's the whole reason Romeo wanted to take a job in the first place...he just wanted to help out his family.

"I'll take your silence as a yes," Valencia said. "Hagen!" Valencia called. "Get out here!"

It took a moment but eventually a giant, heavyset man with thick, long, dark brown hair, and dark brown eyes stumbled out of the cave. He had a thick, bushy beard, and was wearing a giant fur coat over a tan tunic and brown pants tucked into brown boots.

"Oi! What's the problem, lass? I was trying to have a nap," Hagen blinked when he seen Romeo. "Oi, who's the lad?"

"Our ticket to fortune." Valencia smirked.

They'd been hiding out in these damn mountains for over a month now and they were beginning to run low on food and supplies. It seems they didn't have to worry about that anymore - not with there little hostage here. If Fairy Tail valued the life of their "family" like they said, then they should have no problem coughing up a few jewel.

"You think so, huh?"

"Noelle!" Romeo tearfully cried. "How did you find me?"

Noelle held the scarf up to him. "I was able to track your scent. Are you okay?"

"I-I'm fine."

"Good," Noelle turned her attention to Valencia. "I'm going to have to ask that you release my little friend there before things get ugly."

"Too late." Marlow snorted.

"You must be from Fairy Tail," Valencia said. "My friends and I were just on our way there to have a pleasant chat with you all. We believe we deserve a reward for rescuing your friend."

"We of Fairy Tail don't negotiate with people like you. You aren't worth our time. I'm only going to ask one more time. Release my friend, or else."

Valencia scowled and snapped her fingers. A set of magic circles appeared on both sides of her and glowed.

"If we have to dispose of you first, then so be it. Beast Summoning: Sabertooth!"

Two massive saberooth tigers appeared at her side and roared at Noelle.

The saberooth tigers launched at Noelle and the wizard quickly flipped to avoid being torn into. One of the sabertooth reared behind Noelle and sunk it's fangs into her arm. She howled and punched the overgrown cat in the face, but it didn't release it's hold.

"Aren't they just lovely?" Valencia purred. "Tear her to shred my pussycats!"

"Ice Dragon: Crystal Lance!"

As the other sabertooth was rearing to attack, Noelle thrust her lance into the sabertooths skull latched onto her arm and threw its dead body aside. The other was met with a lance through the chest as it jumped at her.

"My sabers!" Valencia cried. "You bitch! You'll pay for that! Beast Summoning: Mammoth!"

Noelle "tsked" as the massive elephant appeared. Valencia narrowed her eyes as Noelle plopped down on the ground with her palms pressed against each other.

"Praying won't save you now." Valencia smirked. "Get her!"

The mammoth charged at Noelle just as an explosion of snow and ice happened behind her. The mammoth halted and Valencia's eyes widened.

"You know summoning magic too?!" She screamed.

"Only one, but it's the only one I need," Noelle smirked. "How's it going, Bolthar?"

"Little one! It's always pleasant to see you. Why have you summoned me today?" Bolthar then noticed the blood staining Noelle's jacket and glared. "Snowdrop, who is responsible for your injuries?"

Noelle glared at Valencia.

"I see," Bolthar said and withdrew his hammer. "I will not show mercy to those who hurt my friend. Prepare to die!"

While Bolthar was dealing with Valencia, Noelle started to search for Romeo.

"Noelle!" Marlow yelled. "Over there!"

Noelle glared as she seen Romeo knocked unconscious and tossed over the shoulder of a blond haired man.

"Where do you think you're going?" She asked with a murderous glare.

"You dare challenge The Mighty Vidar? Is death what you wish?"

"Funny," Noelle said. "I was thinking the same thing."

Vidar chuckled and tossed Romeo aside. He took a step backward, then suddenly lunged an Noelle with impressive speed. Noelle scowled as she was barely able to dodge his attack. Vidar smirked and spun around and slammed his steel boot into Noelle's gut. The Ice Slayer was sent flying into the side of the mountain.

"What...the hell was that?..." she grunted as she struggled to stand.

"The only weapon I need is my Magical Boot."

Noelle paused briefly before breaking out into a fit of laughter.

"Magical boot?! That's the lamest thing I've ever heard!"

"You laugh, and yet you can barely stand." Vidar said.

"It's going to a lot more than that to keep me down," Noelle said. "I don't think you've realize the gravity of the situation here, pal. You hurt my friend and in doing so, you've awakened the dragon. You see, we dragons are protective of our family - and we don't take kindly to those who hurt them."

"What is this dragon nonsense?" Vidar scoffed. "You're but a pathetic whelp. As if someone like you could match the strength of a dragon."

Noelle only smirked as Vidar charged her.

"Ice Dragon: Roar!"


"There he goes!" Marlow whistled as he watched Vidar fly through the air. "You're up next and by the looks of you - you bleed a lot." Marlow grinned cruelly at Hagen.

Hagen's eyes widened. He glanced from Valencia who was buried under a pile of snow, and then to Vidar who was limp on the ground, and then his eyes landed on Noelle who was glaring murderously at him with red eyes. He then looked down at Romeo was who unconscious in the snow.

He made to move towards him.

"If you even think about it I'll kill you!"

Hagen gasped when the Ice Slayer appeared in front of him. Noelle hit him with her Ice Dragon: Diamond Fist attack and sent the large man flying.

He landed in a heap unconscious.

Noelle huffed and hissed and she clutched her arm. She looked down at her bloodstained jacket and frowned. There was no way she was going to get the stains out of it. What a shame, she had just bought it too.


"Romeo, wake up, come on Romeo, get up." Noelle said as she shook the child.

"Noelle?..." Romeo mumbled as he cracked his eyes open. "What happened?"

"Everything's been taken care of. Come on," She said, helping him onto her back. "Let's go back home, okay?"

Romeo wrapped his arms around Noelle's shoulders and pressed his face into her back.

"I'm sorry...I didn't mean to cause so much trouble."

"Why'd you want to go on a job anyway?"

"To help the guild," Romeo said. "Everyone is pitching in to pay for the repairs...and I wanted to help."

"I can understand that, but taking off and getting yourself into trouble isn't helping, Romeo. If something would have happened to you then Macao would have been devastated, and I would have never forgiven myself."

"I'm sorry." Romeo cried into her shoulder.

"I'm not mad anymore. So stop crying." Noelle patted his head.

"I didn't mean what I said...I don't hate you."

Noelle chuckled and adjusted him on her back a bit.

"I know you don't. Get some rest, Romeo."

Marlow rolled his eyes at the two of them.


"Romeo! Where the hell have you been?!"

Romeo winced as Macao's voice echoed across the yard.

"Do you know how worried you've had everyone?!" Macao yelled.

"Your dad was about to put together a man-hunt." Wakabba said.

Romeo shrunk under his fathers glare. He didn't know what to say.

"Sorry about that Macao," Noelle said. "I let Romeo tag along on a job with me. I probably should have let you now first," Noelle laughed and scratched the back of her head. "Everything was okay in the end though, right Romeo?" Noelle nudged him in the side.

"O-Oh yeah. Everything was fine." Romeo smiled.

"Are we talking about the same job?" Marlow deadpanned.

"Alright. I'll let it go this time, but next time give a warning, will ya? I almost had a heart-attack."

"Right, right. Sure thing." Noelle smiled and was thankful that he hadn't noticed her arm. She had wrapped her scarf around it to hide the blood, but if you looked closely you could see it.

"Your kid is a menace," Marlow glared at Macao. "Next time use a condo-"

"Ok then! I think it's time Marlow and I get going!"

"Thanks again Noelle!" Romeo smiled. "Maybe you and I could go on a mission again some other time."

Noelle sweatdropped.

"Yeah...when you're older."

Noelle sighed to herself. After this experience...she wasn't sure if she wanted kids anymore.


End Note: In Norse Mythe, Vidar is the son of Odin who was killed by the wolf Fenrir, and because of his fathers death, Vidar took his revenge by killing the wolf with a boot that had been crafted for that situation and had been infused with magical properties. In case you were wondering why Vidar has a Magical Boot lol.