N So, yeah, before you assume this 'does' involve the same OC characters from 'chapter 8' so if you weren't into that, chances are you won't like this. I apologize to the readers of 'TheHappy', but it was simply just a gift for a friend who was, and has, been nice to put these stories in his after I was getting flamed so much for involving OCs... despite there being a tag for it. Meh. If you do so happen to 'like' this, I hope it's a good enough story. If it's simply 'cause Happy didn't write it, that's fine too. Wasn't sure there to put it... so. There was that. Hope you all had a good holiday and new years!.
This is thehappy! If you read this and don't like it that's up to you. But I don't want to hear negative shit about this from random reader's or 'guests' who don't even have a profile. Darky worked really hard on this so it would be appreciated if some nice things were said...or at least not mean things. Anyway...this is a stand alone one-shot! Which means it really has no bearing to the multiverse I post or Dragon of the COG. This is just a late..christmas story that he worked on. But you'll be happy to know I did touch it up a bit and wrote a short love scene for Dragneel and Cana. So I hope some of you can find enjoyment in this!
|| Cross Over Panic ||
December 24th, Year: Unknown
Universe 137-C
Snow drifted down as a young woman with long blonde hair worn in a singular side ponytail tied with a blue ribbon that drifted to her abdomen. She wore a slightly thick navy jacket, plaid skirt, black leggings, and brown boots that reached to her shin. As she traveled through the streets of Magnolia, she tried making her way to one of Fiore's famous guilds 'Fairy Tail'. She was surprised, well, not a lot, that despite all the things that she had heard, that the town was still able to celebrate the festive holiday. Roofs were strung with lights and twinkling ornaments. Perhaps the 'funniest' she had seen was how they decorating the large statue of Dragneel & Juvia. Continuing onward, she stopped for a moment on the side of the street. Remembering fondly what that spot meant to her. How long had it been since she came to 'this' spot. Well, even in her world it wasn't quite the same. Despite the two places being practically the 'same' world, there were lots of differences she had to write down as she began this 'traveling' life of hers. Though, this life of hers wouldn't have started until she came down this street, crying. That was where she met 'him'. Looking back on that memory since that time, a whole lot of worlds opened up to her, not just the idea of 'parallel' universes with other Fairy Tails, but other universes as a whole. The life of her's would never have started if this incident had never happened. Everything felt like she was 'retracing' her steps, when actually, she was just making her way to the Guild. She had called ahead of time, well she called 'this worlds' Levy, and asked whether or not Dragneel and the others were going to be around for the holidays. While it should have been an obvious answer, she remembered hearing that a war was going on in the world of 'Sera' and well, war never truly stops, even for the holidays. Nevertheless, after everywhere she had been, she felt there was something she had to do. And well. It wasn't like there was anyone waiting for her.
Making her way to the front of the Guild, nothing had ever changed. It was still a large building with the word 'Fairy Tail' in large letters on the top of the building. She didn't even need to be inside to know that they were here, namely because she could hear the laughter and cheering of everyone. Regardless of the Universe, Fairy Tail was indeed, still Fairy Tail. It was that kind of welcoming feeling that always made it easier during her travels. Though, just as she had opened the door, she was greeted to, literally, what she knew was going to happen. Everyone in the Guild was drinking, laughing, cheering, and of course. Fighting. Standing there a little hesitant, she didn't want to get involved at all, and, thinking that she should make her way in before anything happened. But life was going to work against that. Before she could even react and pay notice, all she saw in the last couple seconds was the blur of a naked man being flung straight towards her. And, before she knew it, she wound up knocked into the snow bank that was piled against the wall.
Getting up, the Ice Mage, realizing that he had crashed into something, or someone, turned, "...Oh shit..." he realized as he noticed the passed out Celestial Mage in the snow. He hadn't talked to 'this' specific Celestial Mage, but he did know for a fact that the last time she was around, she was with a particular person. "Lucy!" shaking her just a bit, "Please te-"
"..." out of reflex she grabbed his hand. A little dizzy, her focus came back relatively quickly after hearing who it was that crashed into her. The naked man that crashed into her, of course could only be one person. "Gray…" kindly calling out to him, she smiled, "It's verrrrryyyy cold out, and this jacket costed me 700,000 jewel..." she told him. While it was just a 'kind smile' it was the kind of smile that would murder a thousand and then, afterwards, go out for tea. "Now... I know that it wasn't your fault... but you do realize the compensation if you ruined this, right?~"
Gulping, he didn't know why he felt 'fear', especially having fought so many Locust before. Perhaps, since it was the same smile as 'Mira' and the fact that she was literally the parallel version of 'his' girlfriend, it didn't bode well, "...Sorry...L-let m-"
"Oh! I wasn't going to ask you for money..." standing up as she dusted the snow off her coat "Well, It's fine. Nothing was damaged and- [Constellation: Capricorn]"
In a blink her body flashed on blackened runic tattoos that trailed to her face. Grabbing onto the hem of his boxers, in one fell swing, she launched the Ice Mage out of them and shot him back into the roaring Guild. A loud *CRASH* followed, as the Ice Mage was smashed through the bar, falling a little limp from the impact. Forcing himself out, he held his head a little as dizziness skewered his motions. This was compounded by the fact that he was smashed through the bar. Though, just as he managed to shake the dizzy spell from him, he was soon met with another 'problem'. Namely, the roadblock that appeared behind him.
"Ughh... That's it... I'm goin-" stopping frozen, he came face to face with the youngest of the Dragon Slayers in the room, Wendy Marvell. "You can't do anything! I'm wea..." though his mind came to a halt as he realized there was a draft in an area where he shouldn't have. Because of this, he had to resort to his 'Phase 2' plan. "Wendy,... This may be hard to believe but..-"
Cutting him off, the little Dragon Slayer launched herself in a blink of an eye, her tightened fist wrapped in a condensed spiral of air, "NO NUDISTS ALLOWED!" before slamming her tiny fists, the added mixture of spiraling condensed air began launched as he was rocketed straight out of the Guild and into god knows where. Spinning halfway, with a cheer in her step, "Sammm!" calling out to the brunette woman, "I did well didn't I?" Looking up at her with a smile.
"Yes... You did very well, Wendy~" smiling, she knelt down and patted the Dragon Slayer on the head, "But man, who put the hurt on Gray? They deserve a medal" turning, she went to face the pinkette, surrounded by various women at the table, "Hey! Dragneel! Did you do that?"
Placing his drink down, his arm around the Rain Woman, "Do what? Waste my time on the Ice Princess?" dulling his gaze at the brunette, "As if MJ here would even LET me out for a second" referring to the silver-haired woman wrapped around the right side of him. Despite the clingy nature of the Demon, with a smirk, wrapped his arm around her, pulling her in closer.
"Alllrighhtt~ Who wants Snow baby's boxers~" snickering a little, Lucy twirled them around her finger as she strolled in, the tattoos slowly vanishing by the second.
Everyone stopped for a moment realizing that it was 'Lucy' that was the one that flung Gray into the wall, just before being attacked by the tiny Dragon Slayer. After recognizing that it wasn't 'their' Lucy, the Guild Hall roared in laughter as they all swarmed in on her in cheer. Smiling, she tossed them over at the 'waiting' Dragneel who was waiting for her to toss it over, watching as he lit it on fire mid-air. Not a moment longer the little Script Mage made her way over. A little happy to be seeing that she was 'doing all right'. She had noticed on her way in how decorative the Guild Hall was. Decoractions were laced on the upper levels, adorned with bows and ribbons. There was even a small Christmas tree planted on the corner of the bar.
"Levyyy~~" Smiling, she embraced the Script Mage as she started squeezing her almost to death. "It's been so long, how have you been?"
Suffocating just a little, "D-Doing... Just...F-inn- gahh!" finally being released from the Celestial Mage's grasp, she caught her breath, "How'd you get this strong?! You were weaker than Happy the last time I saw you..." feeling a little worn, "Then again... shoving me against your tits doesn't quite help..."
"Ehehe... Sorry..." scratching her cheek just a little, "I've been.. training just a bit..." she mentioned before raising her arm as she held her bicep, "Not really 'super' tough like Erza, but it does wear me out from over exposure..." exhaling, she relaxed, "I got a little worked up..." Lucy finished as Levy looked at her in curiosity.
"...What?..." falling back a little, "W-why are you staring at me so closely?!"
After a short moment, she fell back and cracked a smile, "Nothing. But don't just stand there, I wanna hear all about your travels!" saying as she happily dragged the blonde off to a table. "We can sit here~"
Looking around, Lucy sees that Macao, Wakaba, and a few others already seated. "But... Someone's alr-" before she could finish, Levy, evicted the occupants from their seats. "...Nevermind..." she trailed off while smiling a little nervously. Unbuttoning her coat, she folded it over her arms as she took a seat, watching as the Script Mage took a seat beside her, "So! What do you want to hear first?" Lucy asked. "More alternate Fairy Tail Universes? Orr..."
Once more, she leaned in, "You said you went to a place called 'Japan' right? Where things are just abnormally normal. Like, no magic, demons, monsters, or anything else?" slinging more terms one after the other, "I mean... when you popped in and gave me this ...phone?" saying as she pulled up the smartphone, "I almost couldn't believe the kind of technology that these 'normal' worlds have!" a little amazed.
"...Eheheh" a little nervous, she looked at her parallel friend, "Well... There's not much really to say..." she began to say, "I mean, I don't go there too often... and when I do... I'm kind of...'babysitting'...of sorts?"
Curious, "Hmm...?" the blunette looked at her a little off.
It was then that Lucy explained to Levy the kind of things she had experienced in the short moments she would go to Japan. Telling her how, from what her boyfriend had explained that it was different from the other versions that had existed. The one that 'she' goes to, was a world she stated was filled with things once only thought to be read in science fiction! While it wasn't as highly advanced as most futuristic cities, she still talked about trains that sped off like a bullet. Even those that managed to hover a few inches over the train tracks. The concept that was still a difficult thing for her to grasp was how the education was done. While she hadn't necessarily been to other places, it was still completely new considering it was a place she hadn't known could exist. Things like how schools were broken down into three levels, and every student had to pass an entrance exam at the end of the year to apply to higher level schools. For example. A 12 year old would attend three years at 'junior high school', and if they wanted to pursue a high leveled career, they would have to take an entrance exam near the end of their last year, just in order to apply for 'high school', where they would repeat the process depending on their career path.
Watching her friend's mind slightly take in what she was being told, the Celestial Mage then began to tell her about a 'special school'. There wasn't much she knew about this particular school, other than the only way one person could enroll, had to have two requirements. One of them, was that the student had to be already in high school. That part was simple, however, when it came to the second, and most important part to even be considered, was that they needed to excel in some area. Looking back in her thoughts as she discussed and explained this to her friend, she mentioned how it was different from 'prodigies' as the students who went to this particular school did not need to apply. Rather, someone from that school would scout them out personally.
"...Man... to think they're THAT far ahead..." Levy said with amazement, "I mean... It sounds like Lacrima's, but more like Edolas...?" she pondered. "Still... To think 'normal' worlds like that exists... How do you even handle that...?"
"Mmm... nothing too different" answering her, "Like I said, they have a lot of things to keep people busy, and particular, the one I babysit has NO problems keeping herself busy..." scratching her cheek slightly nervously, "All day... and night... when she's not out at school... she just sits in front of her T.V. ... and plays video games until she passes out...Sometimes she even manages to play TWO games at the same time. Her friends hooked her up with a sort of 'Super Gaming Pad'."
"...Two...Video...Games...at once?!" her mind was boggling at this point, "...I'll take a break from this..." trying to calm her brain. "Shouting on over, Kinana!" calling out the young woman with short purple hair, "Can you and Milli bring us some..." taking a short moment to look at her friend, "Err... You don't want a drink by any chance do you?"
Shaking her head gently, "No thanks,...I still have 551-G to check up on...then I'll head on home."
"...Ahh... Too bad..." trying to alleviate the situation, "Well! You can at least have hot chocolate~"
Smiling, it was the least the blonde could do since her friend made such an insistence. Even though everyone had, and was currently still going through hard times, the fact that everyone could 'relax' and enjoy the holidays as they were was something she could smile about. Almost everything was like 'he' said. No matter the time and place, everyone always made sure to spend the time they needed with their loved ones. Though, if she had to be honest, the stories she had heard made it harder for her to realize how people were able to do that. Scanning around the room, she still couldn't help but let out a sigh, people were being lovey with one another. Sharing drinks with one another. Nothing about this had made her feel the least bit' better though. Considering the fact that she was purposely avoiding it, didn't make it that much easier.
"All right!" crashing in through the Guild doors was a loud angry scowl, and as everyone turned to face, they had noted that it was 'Lucy Heartfilia' of this actual Universe. The difference was primarily simple. Her hair was shorter than the Lucy that was currently sitting in the Guildhall, "Who's the wise-ass that stripped my boyfriend and sent him flying to the middle of Magnolia!?" she yelled out, noting that she had dragged in a half unconscious Gray by the wrist.
Seeing no problem, most of the inhabitants, save for Dragneel and the surge of women around him were namely indifferent to the blonde's slight sense of 'rage'. "What's the matter blondie?" coming in with a snarky smug on her face was the brunette, Sam, "Crying over your guy getting his ass kicked?"
"Ohohoho..." feeling a vein tick, Heartfilia promptly dropped the Ice Mage on the ground as she began to crack her knuckles just a bit, "Of course it would be you" trying to manage a smile, her vile hatred seething out, "You've been teaching Wendy to beat the shit out of Gray whenever she sees him, so of course it would be your fault.",
Loosening the kink in her neck, "I didn't teach Wendy to beat up Gray" Sam replied to her rival. "I taught Wendy to beat up sick perverts who walk around naked"
"Funny, considering the last time I saw Gray he was covered head to toe in clothing!" the blonde shot back. "So I, for the life of me can't imagine why or how he could ha-" then her eyes shot open, "Oooohhh, you biiittttchhh" her anger peaking, it was getting harder to keep the 'safe' smile on her face, "You damn well knew Gray's habit of stripping peaks back out when he's drunk... just how many 'free' drinks did you give him?" she asked in anger as she grabbed the woman by the collar.
Reaching her limit, Sam snarled back to the blonde. "You wanna start something slut?!" she barely got out as she smashed her fist into the blonde's face, flinging her back against the wall. Watching as the blonde immediately began to recover, she prepared herself as she kept tapping her fist against her palm, "After all, Tis the season to be jolly on your ass."
"Season's greetings, BITCH!" Lucy spouted in fury as she lunged forward and slugged the brunette in the face.
Before anyone, well, who were they kidding. From the moment Heartfilia first popped back into the Guild with her slightly unconscious boyfriend in tow, it was almost inevitable that she and Sam were going to start another Guild fight. And again, not to anyone's surprise, the entire Guild itself began to break out into another inner brawl. Well… for the most part. Sam and Heartfilia of course, were focused on beating the shit out of each other. Wendy was watching from the bar alongside Carla, who was watching in earnest as the brunette was fighting with blonde. Taking it as learning more than she could from her current teacher. The two of them continued to slug one another as they knocked each other back a few steps. Having enough of it, the brunette slammed her fist straight into the blonde's abdominal's, causing her to crash against the table where Gajeel and Lily were sitting.
"Fucking blonde" the Raven haired man rose, "Ya'll need to ca-"
Annoyed, she struck the Iron Dragon Slayer into another table, "Shut up!" groaning, feeling her vein continue to twitch.
"Grr... I'm going to get you blondie!" Gajeel ranted with a grunt as he picked up one of the bar tables and threw it.
Ducking right under the thrown table, she watched as the table went flying and crashed against Freed, who in turn, bumped against Lisanna who got knocked against the wall. Unfortunately for the iron-dragon slayer, Laxus was right there. Checking to make sure Lisanna was okay, the blonde man stood tall. "All right... That's it!" he shouted while shrouded in lightning. Flickering over to the other side of the hall, he dropped kicked the Iron Dragon Slayer straight through the wall.
People were flying all over, punching one another, and generally kicking the shit out of each other. Macao and Wakaba were at it, knocking one another back and forth before one of them managed to accidentally barrel their way into Cana, causing her to spill her drink all over the floor. With a vein ticking, she grabbed Wakaba and spun him around, before launching him straight into Knightwalker who was trying to finish the book she was reading while taking a bite from her lime ice cream. Having spilled her favorite treat all over her, a sense of fury overcame her as she smashed the table she was just using before turning to face the brunette out of rage. Sending away the book to her pocket space, the two of them began throwing punches and throwing one another against other mages. Both Heartfilia and Sam, however, were still dishing out blows to one another as their fight raged on.
"Dragneel, not gonna join?" The scarlet-knight beside him asked, "Usually you get all riled up when there was a Guild fight going underway."
Taking another drink, "Eh" saying as he eyed the blonde sitting next to the Levy, "It's Christmas time, no point in getting all riled up" passing a smug look, "But don't let me hold you girls back~" saying as he took another swig.
"It's fine~" the Demon beside him said with a smile, "Only tin-canned brutes fight like children on Christmas Eve~" saying with a smile, passing a sly look to the Titania across from him.
Crushing her drink with her hand, she passed a dark look over at the Silver-haired Demon, "...Care to reiterate that?" her smile twitching, using every fiber of her self-control to not outright beat her senseless for that comment, "Last I checked, the only 'brute who likes to fight like children' is the Demon harlot sitting right on the other side of Natsu" the vein on her forehead twitching a little.
"Oh?" tensing her grip on the Dragon Slayer, "That's not how I remember it…"
As the two bickered back and forth, Dragneel could only sigh, taking another drink, "If you girls are going to fight, do it away from me, please" a little dulled about the situation.
Like everyone else, the Demon and Titania began fighting, grabbing chairs and flinging them at another, ducking out of the way only for the Knight to kick her against the large bar. As for Heartfilia and Sam, the two were trying to strangle another with tinsel as they rolled around, banging into others that were already fighting. Sitting there, Lucy could only look on in slight embarrassment as she didn't realize how much her parallel self loved to fight, something she had not seen from all of her other selves. Back and forth the blonde and brunette fought, punching and throwing each other all over the Guild Hall. Crashing and breaking stuff, the two of them were too involved in beating up one another. By the point they were both bruised and slightly cut up as they were grabbing another by the collar, slamming the other against the walls or other people. Whenever other people were getting involved, the two of them would have a small truce and knock the interloper out before resuming their own fight. Dodging the things that would fly straight at her, Lucy just idly sat by with a smile on her face as she took a sip from her hot chocolate.
That was, until a large presence was made known and kicked the door open, getting everyone to stop fighting for the moment and pay note to who was passing in. As they watched, it was a large man, built, with slightly long raggedy brown hair. He had a large coat around him, alongside a patched work on the left side on his lower abdomen, and a prosthetic arm on his left. Gildarts Clive, covered in snow, came bumbling in, his [Crash Magic] having blown open the door. Snow was covered all over his back and shoulders, assuming he had just come back from his notable SS or SSS-Ranked Quest to take a moment to see how everyone was.
"Well... Well... Christmas Eve and you guys have a party without me?" as a sort of dangerous smile crossed his features. "Good thing I've drifted back into town" he grinned before looking over. He had noticed that the brunette, Cana was in a grapple-hold with Knightwalker as the two hurled insults at each other. "Cana!" his expression suddenly changing to extreme 'cheerfulness'. "Aren't you happy to see your father home for Christmas!?" he asked before jumping in for a hug.
Feeling a vein twitch, she kicked him back out the Guild, "Yeah! But having him around the other 365 days of the year would be better too!" the bar lush yelled as she scolded him.
"Hahah..." chuckling as he sat up, "This is 'Fairy Tail'" saying to 'someone' out the door, "Are you sure this it the place you were looking for?"
Curious, the brunette commented, "Uh... Pops... who're you talking to?"
"Hmm? Oh" realizing, he turned to 'that' person, "Come on in, I'm sure that she's here..."
Just then, a small looking girl walked right into the Guild, tiredly yawning as she covered her yawn with her hand. She had strawberry blonde hair, with a more pinkish hue, that curled at the bottom, and a gaming-pin in her hair. The girl wore a half white-half pink jacket with a sort of bunny hood, noted by the small floppy ears and anime-like designs zipped up to the top over what seemed to be her school's uniform, that was also tucked under her beige colored skirt. Long black stockings were worn, reaching her mid thigh, accompanied by the school's shoes. It also caught to the attention that for a girl of roughly 5'2", she had a decent bust. Strapped onto her back was a brown teddy-bear backpack. Looking around in the Guild, her eyes were wandering around, looking for someone. Though, she was then swarmed by everyone who came up to her, leaning into her trying to see who she was and more so, why Gildarts of all people had brought her in. Though, she wasn't necessarily intimidated from them. Rather, she was feeling slightly welcomed. Tt still didn't help the fact that she still felt a little uneasy, being around all these strange people that she didn't necessarily know in a world that she wasn't all too familiar with. Heartfilia, seeing that everyone, especially Sam, was busy taking noticed of the situation took a crack and slammed her fist into the brunette, knocking her out for a bit.
"HEY!" she yelled in anger as Cana leapt onto the Crash Mage and grabbed him by the collar. "What hussy did you just now realize you knocked up?!" shaking him violently, though the mage in question just had a dumbfounded smile on his face.
Curiously, Macao was the first to ask, "And... You are-"
"Chiaki?!" a voice cracked. Everyone turned to face the Blonde that was sitting on the table next to the Script Mage. Especially Heartfilia who had a shocked look on her face as the 'other' Celestial Mage, rushed past her and pushed through the crowds of people to meet up with the girl, "What are you doing here? You said you had semi-finals?"
Rising up, 137-C Lucy kind of barged into the conversation. "YOU! How long have you been here!" she yelled in anger and frustration. "Wait... you're not the one that fucked my room over were you?" glaring in on her.
"S-Sorry...!" She smiled a little nervously, "I forgot... I kind of... borrowed your room the last time I was here... and...might have accidentally-"
Interrupting her, Luce glared at her double. "You know how HARD it was scrubbing your guys' scent out?" she began, "Well. I don't know personally, you'd have to ask the company I paid fo-"
"Right... That's what I forgot..." searching around her jacket, she pulled out an envelope and handed it to Heartfilia, "Sorry... for all that... I would have apologized earlier, but a lot had been going on, but I made a note to remember to at least try and pay you back for the damage we kind of caused... like the wall... the bed... the shower... welll... you get the idea..." she smiled a bit awkwardly, having just said all of that out loud, "But..." watching as she took the envelope, "I'm not sure it's enough... but it's about... I think 1.2million Jewels?" thinking over it, shocking the rest of the people that 'this' Lucy had managed to scrounge up that much, especially after hearing that 'most' Lucy's tend to be 'broke' or find it relatively difficult to pay her own 70,000 Jewel rent.
A bit curious, she checked the envelope, "...This'll do..." sighing, "Sheesh... if you guys wanted a room I could have done something about it, well, no use bitching over things like that" Luce replied as the two finished their business. "Well, whatever,...sorry for interrupting you and your friend."
"...Don't think I'll ever get used to her..." scratching her cheek a little. Turning on over to her friend, she had noticed that she had already shaken off all the snow that was covering her. Standing in silence, her hands were busy as she started playing her 'Game Pro Advance' Looking almost mindlessly pushing down the shoulder buttons and other in a quick, relaxed, responsive manner. "..." dulling her eyes a little, she realized she must have taken too long. "Urmm... Chiaki...? It's fine... I'm not busy."
After a short moment, she paused the game, "Sorry... Everything kind of... feels..." looking around, the eyes looking over at her as she pulled down her rabbit hood, "New..." answering her simply, feeling a light sweat as she decided to focus on what she was doing, "But... I managed to pass my exams for now..." letting out a sigh, "It's really... difficult...being the [Ultimate Gamer]..." explaining to her, "Somehow I managed to work with an underclassman and were able to present our 'exams' at the same time. Him for Programming, and me for 'Gaming'..." the young woman explained to her. Though, her expression fell a little bit, "...So... have you heard from 'him'...?" feeling a little unease.
"...No...Sorry... still no-" as she pulled up her phone, her words were cut off as she realized the mass amounts of texts she had received and failed to answer, "...So...I must have been caught up and missed your messages..." feeling a nervous sweat fall, "Well..." sighing a little, she turned to face the rest of the Guild, "Well... You might as well introduce yourself... seeing as you're already here" it was a little 'complicated' for her, considering she wasn't prepared for something like this, "Don't worry... take your time..." assuring her with a smile, knowing well that she had a slight problem meeting new people, having the need to sort of formulate everything she needed to say before saying them outright.
Keeping close to the blonde, she looked over at everyone, a little hesitant, "...My name is Nanami Chiaki" introducing herself, "At my school, I am known as the [Ultimate Gamer]. Video Games are kind of my hobby and I enjoy all ty-" though before she could finish talking, she was soon 'snatched' by someone.
"So YOU'RE 'Aki'~" MJ had said, cheerfully grabbing hold of the of the 5'2" girl in her arms, "I saw pictures of you~ ..."
A little flustered, she tried holding onto bits of her whereabouts, considering that the silver-haired woman was spinning her around, "...You saw pictures of me...?" looking at her a little confused.
"Mhmm~" saying with a smile, "The last time he was here he showed me pictures of you... How're you two doing?" smiling cheerfully.
Feeling slightly left out, Lucy felt a bit awkward, "Ermm... Mira... you didn't ask me that..." slouching slightly from feeling a bit depressed.
"We're doing fine..." shyly looking away, "I see him every now and then... other than that, I've just been going to school... working on graduating... It's a little unfair... but he made me a promise that he would do something if I continued doing well with my 'studies'" as she gained the curiosity of the Silver-haired Demon.
It was then, she rose up her left hand, and as she pulled down her sleeve, as her long hoodie sleeves were covering half of her fingers, there was a small silver ring on her ring finger, and with the back of her hand facing everyone, showed off the small diamond that was embedded onto it. The look on Mirajane's face went blank for a moment, almost lifeless as she saw the gem on the high school girl's hand. Processing, it was then everyone turned to face Lucy, well, 413-T Lucy, who was standing right next to them. Feeling the pressure, she felt like she had no other choice and, as did with the 5'5" girl held in the air, rose up her left hand, showing off a similar ring on the same finger. This had led to a *CRACK* in Mirajane's mental process, as well as Cana's, Juvia's, and especially Erza's, who then glared at the man trying to casually enjoy his meal. Taking this opportunity, the berry-blonde girl looked around a bit, and somehow managed to slip through the Demon's grasp, taking the opportunity of her shocked reaction to her advantage. Yawning slightly a little more, she rubbed her eyes a bit before making her way up to the Celestial Mage, looking a little out of it.
"...Did you even sleep at all last night?" she asked, noting how tired she was, "...Please don't tell me you were up all night again..."
Slowly passing out, she started teetering back and forth before falling to 'sleep' while standing up, "...I won't tell you then" though, during the midst of her daze, she noticed a blue cat was standing on top of the table, wearing a bandana as a scarf. Taking a moment, she rubbed her eyes a little more thinking that it couldn't be real and she was still probably dreaming of it. "..." almost immediately, she curiously made her way over to the Exceed and leaned in a little, trying to get a closer look. "...Is it..." reaching out, she patted Happy's head, "It's really there...!" turning around she turned to face 'her' Celestial Mage, "Lucy! There's a cat that can stand on its own!"
"Y-Yeah... That's Happy..." remembering she hadn't necessarily involved too much of her own life with her.
Tilting her head a little, "Happy...?" turning to face the Exceed again.
"Aye!" smiling he rose up his paw, "I'm Happy!"
"...He's cute" blushing a little, she kept petting him.
Instinctively, she snatched the little Exceed and held him in the air, amazed and still taken back by how 'cute' he was. Almost curiously, she was still amazed with how much movement he had, and confused at the same time about if all cats were like this or if he was an exception. Either way, she had occupied herself with playing with the little cat. Though, unfortunately, during that moment her little 'bubble' of happy curiosity had popped by the likes of a raven-haired man.
"Cute?!" he bellowed, catching her attention, "Cute just mean's he's a little weakling."
Looking over, she tilted her head, "Happy isn't weak~" commenting, her eyes flickering yellow. Her slightly dull expression as she looked over was oddly 'unfitting' for the light of her eyes glowing.
"Definitely, weak! My Lily could beat that puny exceed no pro-"
Before he could finish his statement, suddenly, even to Happy's own surprise, the tiny blue Exceed flew up and punched Gajeel through the wall, drawing everyone's attention. Everyone looked as the small-ish girl was standing there, a holographic headset with microphone and hologram 'single lens' slid over her eyes. In her hands, she held a dualshock GameStation 4 controller that materialized in her hands, "[Game Start]" As the world around her slowly digitized in her view.
"Gah..." forcing his way back out, "That... was a lucky punch!" saying, "Lily! Go show him your Full power!" he ranted while maddeningly pointing over at the blue Exceed.
Feeling a light sweat drop, "Fighting doesn't seem wise..." disagreeing with his 'partner', "After all, both Happy and I are exceeds and-"
"Finnnee! I'll do it-" Again, just as he charged in for a strike, he was met with a countered strike as 'Happy' once again getting another lucky punch through.
Everyone just watched the expert level button pressing and maneuvers, watching all how it affected the tiny Exceed. Rolling, 'dashing', the entire Guild watch the tiny Exceed skillfully dodge and fall in to strike the Iron Dragon Slayer, each hit being 'strong' enough to push the raven-haired man back a bit. Standing there, inputting commands most had trouble keeping track of, her relaxed expression kept focused as she continued her 'game'. In her vision, as well as overhead for all to see, there was 'health' bars for both 'her player', Happy, and the 'Opponent', Gajeel. Every hit wasn't doing 'much' but it was still slightly hacking away at her enemy's hp. Hoping around the Guildhall, the little Exceed was in a slight panic and a little of a rush as he was managing to 'fight on par' with the Iron Dragon Slayer. Eventually, as the Dragon Slayer eventually began to use a controlled breath attack, she, having seen the ways to use Happy's wing magic had him fly to the air, rolling to the side and avoiding the strike before diving in and unleashed a viscous 'gust' flinging the Dragon Slayer back against the bar, taking out a large chunk of his hp. Yawning slightly, she tiredly focused, keeping herself on guard as she waited for her opponent to get back up. Unfortunately, not even the exceed knew what was going on, Dragneel, despite being 'bothered' by his loving girlfriends, caught on almost instantly.
"...Hmm..." having made his way next to 'Lucy', somehow prying himself away. "Let me guess... Invokement of 'demonic' powers that mess with the fabric of reality?" he asked with his arms crossed.
Sighing just a little, the Celestial Mage held her face into her hand, "Yeah... I'm guessing you already know about it?"
"It's familiar" he explained, "MJ mentioned a while back about it. Reciting that 'Demons' bring the world chaos and destruction. As such, their 'unique' abilities take on the form that will allow them to tear the and control the fabric of the world based on 'who they are'" telling her what he knew, "Taking that into consideration, it began to make a little sense. You were mentioning to Levy about how the 'girl' you watch does nothing but play video games all day and night. Your boyfriend bears the weight of sins and the tragedy, Gravity. You, however... Curious to know what 'you' can do" passing a slight smirk.
Feeling a bit embarrassed, "That's none of your business!" she shot back while flustering a little, "I Forgot you probably already heard our entire conversation... Those Dragon Slayer senses..." sighing just a bit. "I swear! You're just like 'my' Natsu. Well, from Universe 413-T... Not 'my' like..."
"No, I got it" assuring her, "...Heartfilia over there told me the 'rundown' while you were off banging some stranger on the side of the road" chuckling despite her futile attempts to 'hurt' him. "Glad to know you're comfortable to talk to me... "
A little nervous, "Yeah... It was hard, but..." paying slightly more attention to Chiaki, she had noticed something was a little 'off'.
"..." dozing off a little, she was having trouble keeping her control of the Exceed, as the digital game-like world began to flicker around her, "...Need to finish this off..." saying aloud, though she had meant it to be a mental thought. "Okay, 'Happy'. We're going to use your 'special attack'!"
Shocked, everyone looked around, especially the Exceed, "I have a Special Attack!?"
"Yes" nodding, "Every character has a special attack, and we're going to unleash yours..." falling slightly, she stumbled a little, "...Before I can't... anymore... Are you ready?"
Nodding, the Exceed, who was just now going along with all of this just nodded, "Aye!" though to be curious, "...though I have no idea what you're talking about to be honest..." scratching the back of his head, "All I could do is that [Air Gust] thing..."
"Trust me..." getting in the mood, she forced herself to be awake and full of determination. Almost immediately, she had him rush towards the fallen Gajeel, inputting command after command on the controller. Though, of course that meant that it was showing up as the Exceed, sliding and rushing back and forth, "Just.. one mo-" though, just in that moment, everything 'faded away'.
The virtual 'video game' world that manifested for everyone to see, as well as the controller and the headset she was wearing slowly began to fade away. "Crap... she's passed out! ...[Constellation: Virgo]" invoking as her eyes went pitch dark, and runic symbols etched onto her face in the manner of stars forming a constellation.
Immediately, her body felt light as air, as she began to sprint towards the passed out girl. Honestly, she should have done something sooner about it, knowing that if she was already yawning, there was no telling how long it would be until she fell asleep on the spot. Thinking about it, even she had a hard time using her own abilities for a continuous use of time like the two of them were doing. The world around her 'slightly froze' as she took the first step, launching herself straight towards the girl that was falling down. Her 'Virgo' was a strange type she had used since, unlike her 'Celestial Spirit' there weren't as many uses she had found it for, except for speed and endurance. Though, she didn't necessarily want to comment on 'why' there was such a huge endurance boost whenever she used this type of magic. However, this kind of physical enhancement was a little harder for her to control. However, a blur rushed right passed her, beating her to the slumbering girl and saving her from falling straight to the floor. As the two of them 'stopped' in their tracks, the world resumed back to normal, as she got a look of who was the one who went after the Gamer.
"Damn... Didn't think you were that fast" Dragneel had mentioined, smirking lightly as scales began to fade back away, "Even Heartfilia can't go that fast" commenting as she slung the young girl over his shoulder.
Seeing how he was treating the girl sparked her a little, "[Constellation: Capricorn]"switching as another constellation overlapped the current one. "Don't touch her!" Narrowing her gaze lightly at the Dragon Slayer.
"Calm your tits" groaning a little, "I'm just going to take her to a spare bed... sheesh... You really think I'd take another guy's girl? The last thing I need is to piss him off" saying slightly casually, "Well, not that I can't handle him" chuckling a little. "Yeah... that seems to be missing" pondering over it a little, "Is it Christmas there in 413-T?" asking.
Releasing her 'magic' and returning to normal, she looked on over to him, "Christmas...?" thinking aloud, reciting his own question as if she were unsure what he meant, "Yeah... It's Christmas Eve there" simply answering him. "I was going to go back home after going all over..." letting out a sigh, remembering why she left, "Wh-..." seeing the large grin on his face, she knew EXACTLY what he was planning. "NO. No way! You're NOT going over I forbid it!"
"...You're 'forbidding' me from going to another Universe?" dulling his eyes at her, "You DO realize I can just punch your universe in on the IVD... and go to it... right?" reminding her.
It wasn't that she didn't know that, rather, she just didn't want him of all people going around to her universe and making things a complete mess. Though there was 'another' reason why she didn't want any other Universe to come over to hers, "Seriously... It's Christmas Eve... people are having fun... I think... we should all-" though before she could finish her 'persuading argument', he was already getting ready.
"All right!" with a large smile he looked on over, "Christmas Eve party over in 413-T!" he shouted out to the Guild, "Who wants to come?!"
With a mighty cheer, a lot of the people she was especially afraid of the ones who 'wanted to come'. Dragneel of course, was all in for it. However, because of that it was no doubt that Knightwalker, MJ, Sam, Cana, Juvia, and Scarlet wanted to join. They weren't going to 'ever' abandon their man during a time like this. Levy, of course was eager to go, considering that she, Lucy, hadn't really told her anything about her own Universe, and of course since it was the holidays, that she was slightly really intrigued to see how the holidays were. Even if there were no differences. However, she wouldn't have minded if it were Levy, well, from what she remembered, it was just the fact that Dragneel, of all of them, who was the most energized about the idea. And there was good reason. From all the stories she and Levy exchanged, especially the way 551-G handled her Universe, the last she wanted was for them to go there, because of a certain person. And considering already how hectic things were already, things were already stressful enough as it was since she was doing her best to 'avoid' stress. And now since that Chiaki had made her way over to 'find her', she had to deal with that as well.
"Well, it's settled" Dragneel said, taking in the votes who wanted to come. "Milli" calling on over to the Cat Mage tending to her lover, "You and Gajeel over there going to come on by?"
Grunting, the Iron Dragon shunned them a little, "Go if you want, Tch... Can't believe a tiny blue cat kicked my ass..." grumbling about the damage that he had received.
"M'rawwww~" saying as she cuddly clung to the Raven-Haired man, "But you looked so ccuuuuutttteeee~" commenting, nuzzling her cheek against his.
A little taken back, he tried pushing her away, "H-How does that even work?!" trying go figure out her logic, "Urrgghhh... Nevermind..." letting out a sigh.
Walking on over, she counted all the people that were coming on in, "If we go... be on your BEST behavior! Okay?" pointing a finger at them, "ESPECIALLY... you two!" pointing over to Scarlet and Dragneel, "I don't want any violence or anything."
"Why are you making us an exclusive?!" Scarlet had impatient batted, "If anyone has a problem here it's Mira who you should worry about!..."
Narrowing her gaze a little, "What was that, Red?" glaring.
"..." thinking for a moment, "Shit... that's right" saying before turning over to the Eldest Strauss sibling, "You... have to follow that as well" commenting. "I mean... I've been to 551-G, and they told me the kinds of things you dealt with..."
Looking at her, they were especially more curious about it, "...What's in your Universe anyways...?" Scarlet had asked, "You seem REALLY desperate for us to not go... Is it filled with monsters or something...?" asking. Though, she was met with a negative response, "...Sex Traffickers?..." again, just another shake of her head, "Then what's the problem?" asking her.
"...It'll be faster and easier if they explain..." letting out a tired sigh. "Let me take you guys. The last thing they need is to think they're being invaded by some outer inter-dimensional force" saying. Honestly, she had, with as much coercion as she could, but seeing as none of them had a reputation for 'listening' as it was, there was no point in trying to stop them. Checking to see if she had everything, she looked over at the sleeping Gamer Girl and, knowing that she 'at least' had her own belongings still intact, it was safe at the least, "...Levy, before we go. I'm just going to let you kn-"
Though, as if she knew what she was going to say, the Script Mage smiled softly at her, "I know. Jet and Droy" commenting, "It's fine... I think... spending a Christmas with them will be okay... Just... honestly, it's going to be a little 'awkward' seeing Gajeel there trying to impress 'your' Levy" giggling a little, "Seriously... Most of the Universes there's a Gajeel trying to hit on a Levy, and for the life of me, I have no idea what she see's in h-" though, she saw the look of a person trying not to lose composure, "What?" a little worried.
"N-nothing..." trying not to laugh a little, she stifled it, "Just... really? You and Gajeel? I mean I saw that in 551-G, but they're THAT common?..."
Struck, "...Tell me... who am I dating in your world..." though, she wasn't given a response, "...Lucy!..." grabbing onto her lightly, "Tell me! Is it really that bad? You have to tell me... Who do I date in your world?!" shaking a little.
"~" smiling with a large grin, "You'll see~"
Things had taken a turn for the worse, at least, for the Script Mage, considering she now feared for her life who her 'other' was dating. Despite there being a slight worry over what Dragneel, Scarlet, and MJ would do, the fact she could at least shock her Parallel-Friend, with the news of who she was 'fated' to be with in that world. Holding out her hand, a key materialized with the worlds 'Home' carved into the handle. Calming her breath, she allowed her eyes to go pitch dark, as the brown-eyes suddenly went pale purple, glistening as her body was surrounded in the same color. The world around them suddenly 'broke' like glass, as the space around them was taken to the stars, surrounded by limitless doors that went in every direction. A loud sound covered the space, drowning out the sounds of the party and filled with the sound of doors shifting, gears turning, and the sound of a large grandfather clock ticking. And, as she made the motion to insert the key in her hand, a door materialized with the words '413-T' carved into a gold plate on the top of the door. Twisting the key in the lock, the door began to glow in a glistening light before opening up. As she did, she sighed and took a step forward through the door, turning around, she motioned them all over to follow her, knowing that it was 'safe' to go through.
Universe 413-T
As the party traveled through, it was like they 'never left'. At least, this was normal for Lucy. Tired, she let out a sigh as she made her way back home, in the middle of the Guild. Everyone had stopped what they were doing and paid mind over to the 'supernatural event' that was taking place just in the middle of the Guild Hall. And, not like she wasn't surprised, they were all busy chatting drinking, nothing out of the normal was happening. The Guild Hall was decorated with reefs and stockings. There were at least two large Christmas trees in the guild, heavily decorated with ornaments and other decorations. One was placed in the corner of the room, and the other was placed on the opposite side, placed near the entrance. Nothing was in the least too different from the one she was just in at 137-C, perhaps the Guild was slightly more decorated, and of course, there were still Guild Members who were alive, that weren't alive there. Eventually, everyone who wanted to come on through made it out of the door that she had manifested in the middle of the Guild. Dragneel with Chiaki slung over his back, Scarlet, MJ, McGarden, Alberona, Knightwalker, Sam, Lockser. Even Heartfilia and Fullbuster came on through the gate, just out of pure curiosity, and figuring it was going to be a little bored if everyone just went up and left. This was also one of the 'few' times Fullbuster had made any real contact with other Fairy Tail's, namely, the only one he could remember going to was the one back in 200-AB.
Waiting just a little while, making her way partially back in through the 'Celestial Door', she looked around just to make sure that no one else was going to make their way back in, and while she figured it out, she made her way back through and closed the door behind her. Soon, the scene of the cosmos that once littered around the place, breaking through reality, soon fixed itself and went back to 'normal'. As it did, she noticed that Mira, well, 'her' Mira, was a little perplexed, and made her way over to her with a 'frightening' aura lingering around her. She wore a green elf suit, skimpy. It was a single cut sleeveless top that traced her figure perfectly, giving off her cleavage. It was accompanied by a traditional belt, as well as a green and red skirt. Unlike most Mira's, her hair was still held down, her bangs brushed down with a red ribbon holding her pony tail. Other than that, she wore long white stripped leggings, under knee-high boots, as well as green and red-trimmed gloves that reached her elbow.
"Lucy~" she called out to her, giving off a 'smile', "When you said you'd be away for the holidays, I assumed you'd be back with one... maybe two guests... but" looks over at the people from 137-C, "Can you explain why you brought half the Guild from an 'alternate' Fairy Tail with you?" feeling her vein tick.
A little blank, MJ popped in on the conversation, "Wait... you guys aren't shocked about seeing 'other' versions of you?" peeping in, "Usually... I don't know, you guys have questions or are surprised..."
"Of course not~" conversing with her parallel self, "This hasn't been the first time Lucy decided to drag back another Fairy Tail with her" answering her, "You guys are from Universe 137-C right?"
Some of the guests were a little struck, "Wait, you know of us?!" McGarden has asked, "Did Lucy tell you stories... or..."
"Well... Kind of" saying, "Half of it was Lucy, the other was 'your' Lucy who popped in one day by accident... and we heard a lot of stories from when Lucy brought the 551-G Fairy Tail over, when she heard about them" saying with a tired sigh, "As interesting as it was, their Natsu and Mira talked about you guys a lot" saying before turning over to Dragneel, "As such...Youuuu, must be Corporal Dragneel, am I correct?" smiling she held her hand out, "I've heard A LOT about you" saying with a kind smile, "That Natsu talks like you're his big brother or something."
Taking her hand, the Fire Dragon Slayer shook it, "...Handshake... that's new" aimlessly talking, "Kind of... I just teach him life lessons" looking around, he noticed the Guild is a little empty, "Where is he anyways? Lucy hasn't told us, but there was a reason why she was 'very' hesitant on bringing us here... Kind of thought he'd be here by now considering you guys seem like you're having a party."
"...Lucy" turning to face the Celestial Mage, "You didn't tell them?"
Feeling a nervous sweat fall, "Not... Exactly..." sighing, "What was I SUPPOSED to tell them? Most of the Universes seem to universally have the same reaction about that person so It's not...necessarily easy bringing it up... especially since I can't defend them properly."
"...Who?" a little irritated, Scarlet was the one who popped in, "Obviously it's someone Natsu and I...well, and to a lesser extent, Mira, know of..."
Sighing just a little, "Well... you see..." though, before Lucy could continue on with that subject, she was interrupted by the doors to the Guild were more or less, kicked open, followed by a small group of people arguing, "...Well fuck..."
Startled, just from their argument alone, she could tell who it was. Stumbling in, were the sounds of two young women bickering followed by a young man leading them tiredly, his hands resting behind his head. He had light pink/Salmon spiky hair with a traditional red-white Santa hat worn on the top of his head. Because of the 'holidays' he wore a Christmas variant of the clothes he normally would wear. It was a red long-sleeved tunic with his trademark scarf worn around his neck. His pants were normally white, so aside from his black sandals, he wore slightly thick brown boots. Behind him, the two young women that were 'bickering' back and forth, were both dressed the same. One was a young women with long scarlet hair that drifted down her back, bangs that swept over and covered her right eye. On her left shoulder, she had a blue Guild Mark placed slightly on the side of her bicep. The other, however had shorter azure-blue hair that reached just past the nape of her neck. Bands of blue that drifted slightly down the side of her face, and most notably, had a Purple Guild Mark that was stamped just slightly about her left breast. Though, the most distinguishable feature about her was the red intricate tattoo was traced around her right eye and speared slightly into her cheek. Both of them were wearing a sleeveless, short red dress with white fluffs trims around the top and the bottom. However, the one with blue hair wore white gloves, accompanied by long white stockings and red knee-high boots, while the Scarlet one wore black leggings, with long brown knee-high boots, and red clothes.
Both of them continued fighting over something trivial, something that displeased the young man in front of them. Though, unlike the two of them, he noticed the company that was there and came to a halt. After registering it slightly, he turned to Lucy and gave her a dulled, slightly annoyed look. Passing a slight nervous smile while scratching the back of her head was really the only thing that she could do.
"Anddd! As I said, Big Sister Erza..." the azure-haired began to complain, "I made him cum the most, so immediately, that means I get to be Mrs. Claus, and You have to be his Elf Assistant."
Feeling a light vein tick, "How?!" grumbling to her, "We BOTH were at it, how does it mean you automatically claim that as a win?" asking, "For all I know, he came because of my breasts, Celeste" narrowing her gaze, crossing her arms under her ample bust, "Meaning YOU are the assistant elf, while I get to be Mrs. Claus."
"Ohhhh?" feeling her patience being tested, she did the only thing she thought of that was reasonable at the time. "Well!...Well..." shaking slightly, anger rising and boiling up inside. "...Natsuuuu!" crying fake tears she turned and clung to the Dragon Slayer in the Santa outfit, "Big Sister Erza is being mean to me..." sniffling lightly, "You think I'm a pretty Mrs. Claus...right?"
Following after, "Natsu! Don't fall for her crocodile tears! You know-" though, as she tried to pry the Azure Mage off of the pinkette, she noticed that his attention was already preoccupied. Tracing up to meet where he was looking at, she noticed that she was coming face to face with another Fairy Tail. As well as a slightly sulking Lucy. "...Lucy...Did you-"
"Already did that, Red" shrugging, Mira had interjected, "More importantly..."
Taking a slight breath, Erza realized what she was talking about. Aside from all of them, the 'other' Fairy Tail was a little fixated on the young woman that was clung to her lovers arm. Though, the looks weren't really, 'accepting'. There was a mixture of confusion and slight sense of being perturbed as if they were trying to figure out the identity of 'Celeste'. Well, they looked as if they had seen her somewhere, but not exactly.
"...Dragneel..." the other 'Erza', the one war-torn and standing next to him spoke in confusion, "...Have you ever seen a woman like that before?" she asked, "I mean... theoretically, every Fairy Tail has the 'same' people... right? Even if some are missing..." The more she gazed, the more that 413-T Erza could tell she was trying to avoid the undoubted truth of the matter. "But... I haven't seen her well... at least I don't think I have...?" questioning herself a little. Though her expression was naturally darkening, as if she already knew.
Placing the young Gamer Girl into Lucy's arms, "...I swear I caught this scent somewhere before... caught it a lot..." saying aloud, his arms crossed, "Blue hair... Red...tattoo..." It was then his eyes grew dark, glaring as he realized who it was, "It's Jellal" growling lightly, "Different face,...body... this is LITERALLY Jellal but a female version."
Crossing his arm in front of Celeste, the 'other' Natsu from 413-T quickly blocked the Azure-haired woman from the instant reaction of the others getting defensive, "This ISN'T Jellal" he shouted while defending the woman. His onyx eyes soon fell golden as his pupils began to slit, "...Shit... Again? Just how many Jellals are going to do this to her..." Natsu thought as he looked back at the angry version of himself. "Her name is Celeste..."
Tensing up, the ones from 137-C were already preparing to fight. Dragneel was holding himself back. Scarlet had already drawn the Lancer strapped to her armor plate and held it up, aiming through down the sights. "Let go of her Natsu" she commanded to him, "I swear, I am not afraid to take you both down if I have to" she told them in a hard tone, finding it difficult to bottle her anger. "You can't trust a Jellal. Not in ANY Universe. For all we know she could be plotting something with your Erza!"
"Just one minute!" Erza shouted before slipping into her Purgatory Armor. Brandishing her blade, the growl of the soul in the armor was escaping, "Celeste has done NOTHING wrong... For you have no experience in our universe what right do you have judging a member of Fairy Tail?!" Amassing thousands of her other blades, all pointing at them, "I've heard about you guys. All the death and destruction...all the horrible things you fight and the loss of so many loved ones... I can understand why your like this. But you will not harm her!"
Exerting her own magic power, Scarlet dispersed Erza's materialized blades in moments, as well as her strongest armor. This left the woman in nothing but her skimpy santa outfit. Pointing the Lancer towards her, "Nothing!? He killed OUR FRIENDS!" shouting at her, "Do you know how many Universes I've been to where Jellal has murdered, raped, even SOLD us off as slaves on the market?!" she screamed at her double, eyes brimming with anguish. "Sure, she seems fine now, but for all we know she COULD be biding her time! It's happened before it'll happen aga-"
Twitching at the words, the Azure-haired Mage began to change in aura. "Are you 'threatening... Big Sister Erza...?" Celesete muttered as she looked toward the group. Rising up, her eyes started glowing a light blue. Seeing the change in her tone, Dragneel and Scarlet stood by, the Dragon Slayer slowly readying himself to advance his scales if needed. Scarlet continued to clutch her rifle, her hands steady as she waited for the chance."Cosmic Magic: Meteo Annihilatio-" before she finish her spell, she was interrupted by a light chop to the back of the neck by the Dragon Slayer.
"Ooowwwww... Beloved Natsuuuu" she whimpered with a whine as she rubbed the sore spot. "She was gonna hurt Big Sister Erza..." the woman pouted, wanting to cry a little. "...I'm sorry... Natsu..." falling limp on him, "I'm always causing you and Big Sister Erza problems..." clutching to his arm, she buried her head into his shoulder, covering her face as if she were ashamed.
The mere act alone was enough for Dragneel to calm himself, at least lower his magic just a bit as he watched the scene "...Fine...We'll hear you out" he told the mages before him. "This must have been what Lucy was afraid of us finding out" he voiced internally before turning to Erza. "Scarlet, lower your weapon" he ordered her. The red-head refused to comply however and instead kept focus. It wasn't a mystery why she of all people would continue to be on edge.
"Scarlet!"
"Tch..." grunting, she bitterly lowered her Lancer, "Fine... what's your explanation... If I think it's bullshit, I'm plugging a bullet through her skull and going home"
Sighing, the Celestial Mage looked to the rest of the members, "Well!...If you guys want to sit around, I can fix you guys up something after I take Chiaki to the resting room..."
Seeing that not all of them wanted to get involved, and if Lucy of all people could be 'relaxed', most of the people that came along from 137-C followed and dispersed to some of the empty tables. McGarden ran into Jet and Droy of this world, and greeted them. It was still difficult for her to accept the fact about her bad experiences with her friends, but considering Lucy was her friend, she could at least try and enjoy her time and stay. Oddly enough, she had noticed that Gajeel was off with this worlds Milianna as well, thinking perhaps it wasn't that bad. Heartfilia and Fullbuster however, just didn't want to bother dealing with the drama around Dragneel and Scarlet. Instead they decided to go sit at a table while waiting for Lucy to get done settling Chiaki in one of the resting beds, leaving a clone of herself via Constellation: Gemini. Alberona left with Lockser, thinking that they should leave before getting mixed up in something bad. Well, the honest thought was because Lockser might go into 'Juvialand' as it was commonly known and fight the other Fairy Tail out of some misconception of them mocking her Natsu. Alberona just wanted to enjoy the holidays with her friends, not start some three-way guild fight. Sam and Knightwalker joined and looked around the Guild, not wanting to take part, but stayed close just in case Dragneel and Scarlet needed back up,... if that was even possible. Mira on the other hand, paid mind to MJ, and was interested in her gothic look. Her thoughts trying to figure out how this version of her was still sporting her old style.
This had left just Natsu, Erza, and Celeste alone with Dragneel and Scarlet. The tension between the two groups were still rising, and despite the former trio feeling the overwhelming presence from the latter duo, the Dragon Slayer hadn't faltered, even if he could sense that his double could crush him easily. It wasn't a surprise that he could feel it, the magical power the man gave of could be felt through the whole guild. This alone was half the reason why he stopped Celeste in the first place.
"It's fine..." Dragneel spoke, "We're willing to hear you guys out" he replied, hoping to ease his parallel self. "If Natsu from 551-G has been here, there's no doubt you guys already went through this. The only difference is that they haven't the nightmarish situations we have. But make no mistake, they've had problems with their own Jellal."
Feeling the stand-off ease, he released his draconic powers while his eyes returned to normal, "Fine..." turning to face the Azure-haired woman on his arm before pulling her to close, he properly introduced the female. "Her name was Jelene Fernandes" he explained to the two soldiers as she smiled at his friend and lover. "She's the younger twin of Gerard Fernandes."
This had caught both of their attention, "Twin?" Dragneel had asked in confirmation. Looking on over, he saw that both Natsu and Erza had nodded in reply to what he was saying. It was slightly intriguing to the scarred man, as this was the first time he had heard of a an actual twin relationship. Usually Jellal had pretended to have a sibling named Siegrain, working on the Magic Council. "So from many of the other realities we've been too, Jellal Fernandes has been guilty of building the Tower of Heaven off Akane Resort" he momentarily paused as he relayed the information to the three before him "Most universes indicate that in early August, Natsu, Erza, Lucy, and Gray, took part in the battle. Although many universes have Juvia helping as well along with some variations such as Levy or Mira helping out. Some took place earlier like 551-G, and some places took later like mine compared with 200-AB"
"I didn't want to build it!" the azure-haired Mage cried out from the Dragon Slayer, "Gerard made me..."
Her eyes flashing anger, Scarlet lashed out. "How could he MAKE you?!" she cried before being restrained by her boyfriend. "Dragneel! Let me go!"
"Let her explain, Scarlet. Remember that one universe where it was reversed and you were left behind in the tower? We have to give them a chance" he stated flatly, meeting her glare with his own. Turning to face the others, "As you've heard, Jellal in many universes have claimed he was possessed, that he was 'made' to do all the horrible things he did without any action involved. However, the clear sign was not possession, but merely his dark emotions had just been amplified and brought to the surface."
Letting out a sigh, Natsu felt as if he heard the same story over and over. Well, in fact he had only heard it once but it seemed endless to the man. "Dragneel?" he called out to his double. "You could judge a person's character by the horror's they've seen, right?" Natsu asked as he hoped the other man would be willing to see into Celeste's soul. "I only ask because Natsu from 551-G said all you guys have that look in your eyes...no matter how hard you try to hide it. I can only assume if you look at her you could see for yourself"
Looking over to the blue haired woman, he smiled gently in reassurance. "Celeste has suffered. Her brother planted a parasite inside of her so that it would bend her to his control, mentally, physically. With a simple command, he could instruct the parasite to go on 'autopilot' when he wasn't personally controlling her" nudging her slightly. "Go on... nothing bad will happen... okay?" flashing a grin at her as he gave her an assuring embrace.
"...O-Okay..." hesitant, she turned to face the other Dragon Slayer, shaking as she approached him. Words couldn't express how terrified she felt. "We've heard the stories and rumors from the members that arrived from 551-G. Lives shattered and soaked in blood, suffering and war...hundreds of thousands people dying in single battles...They're terrifying when angered. That other Erza said Scarlet decapitated 'her' Jellal. These mages...are frightening..."
Pulling out his Boltok, he pulled it back before holding it, "You have a choice" he said, "Will you allow yourself to die if you're telling nothing but lies?"
"...Yes" she answered, trying not to show an ounce of fear. "I always caused Natsu and Big Sister Erza so much trouble... They almost got expelled and named as accomplices when they refused the Magic Council to take me away..." the woman replied as she started shaking, tears beginning to pool, "I don't deserve any of this... I don't deserve their kindness... the love they give me...the time they put into making sure I could move on from everything... living with them... helping me adjust into this Guild..." tears began to fall, streaming down her face. "All of it... and I couldn't save Wally..." sobbing just at the thought, "I couldn't stop him from killing Sho..." her tears getting harder, "I hurt Milli... Simon... Kagura... All because I was weak!... I couldn't stop Gerard from planting... that thing in me..." falling to her knees, her tears were getting harder, "I didn't want to do it... I miss Wally... I miss Sho... and I hurt Big Sister Erza!..." breaking down. In a rush, she grabbed Dragneel's hand, holding the boltok, and pressed it to her head, "Please... I don't wanna live like this anymore... Nothing I do could ever make up the fact he used me to hurt so many people, ple-"
Letting out a deep sigh, the hardened soldier looked down at the crying women begging for death. Staring into her eyes, Dragneel knew that she had suffered just as many in his universe. "I see it... the horrors of lives taken beyond your control. The fact that no matter how hard you fight...people die"
Before she could finish, she was cut off as pair of arms wrapped themselves around her, pulling her into a close knit embrace. Caught off guard, she came to realize that it was Dragneel, who had made his way and held her close to him.
"Your good...far better than me and all I've done. I can see it in your soul. Just stay on your current path and I think you'll be fine" he replied with a fore-lorn tone as she cried into his chest. The Azure-haired mage simply clung to him and let it all out, crying and bawling her tears into his grey T-shirt. Even Scarlet, who was a little hesitant about the situation, realized she couldn't necessarily find a reason to keep being angry with her. They were the same tears and pain she herself felt when she lost her own friends, when she almost lost Dragneel on numerous occasions. Biting down a little, she wasn't sure how to look at the others, feeling a little ashamed that she had to make someone like that remember something as painful. Though, Erza had assured her with a gentle hand on the shoulder, trying to reassure the doppleganger. Standing on over, Natsu had watched the two with a smile, his hands rested behind his head as the Eldest Strauss sibling herself pulled him into a hug, resting her head against his shoulder as the two of them watched the embrace of the other two.
"You can never forget what you've done, but if a man like me can have bits of happiness, so can you" Dragneel had bluntly told her, "And I'm sorry for pushing you this far on Christmas Eve no less" he replied while brushing her tears away. "While we won't give up,...We'll try being more open to the fact that maybe not ever single Jellal are monsters. However...not a single one will be allowed to date Erza. She is Natsu's woman no matter the universe" he told her. "Sorry... Lucy kind of warned us... and I sort of understand why now she had decided to withhold that information from us before leaving... however..." turning to face the Celestial Mage, who was looking a bit shocked, "It still would have been nice for SOME warning!"
Feeling slightly exhausted, "...Honestly,... I'm not even sure how I could... You and that dumb boyfriend of mine instantly flip over stupid things..." groaning a bit.
"Oh yeah... where IS he?" Natsu called out, aimlessly looking at her, his arm slung around the Demonness, "Guy literally just pops in... and then pops out..." feeling a sense of dread, "Actually... it's probably good he doesn't come on b-" though just before he could finish that response, Lucy was glaring at him slightly more terrifying that, "...I hope he comes soon..." relieved as she let off, "Damn it, It's still unnerving how terrifying you've become!" complaining lightly.
Chipper, she skipped along to them, patting onto Natsu's head mockingly, "My my how have the tables turned..." ignoring the fact the Mira had let out a hiss, squeezing the Dragon Slayer tighter.
"Haha! Your still scared of the women!" Dragneel shot out in humor, a light chuckle escaping past his lips.
"Grrr! Oh yeah! Then why don't you share your big secret...other me!" Natsu shouted back as Mira continued to glare at the blonde.
"Sure. All you have to do is fight locust, the living dead, cannibal mutants, and really evil dark mages. Do that, and any woman's fury is as effective as a kitten"
"Oh...well I guess I'll just stay on their good sides..." Natsu replied shyly while rubbing the back of his head.
For a short moment, the small group of them settled, waiting until Celeste calmed down after her little breakdown, and while she had shown to return to her more or less 'happy' self it was still a slightly tensed hair, leading them to make way to the table where Heartfilia and Fullbuster were situation. After explaining the rundown about 'Celeste' the two of them were slightly wary of the fact that in this Universe, she was a female Jellal Fernandes, but grew more or less to the idea after the fact Dragneel spouted about there being a 'Grace Fullbuster' in some other Universe. Sitting down, the girls around 'Natsu' took seats next to him, with Erza on the right side of him while Celeste on the left side clung to his arm. Mira just sat next to Celeste, figuring the woman could use some comforting by Natsu. Lucy, not wanting to stray too far, as the connection between her and Gemini would be less of a strain on her, took seat between Fullbuster and Dragneel.
"So... Erza... 'Celeste'... Mira..." Dragneel began counting out, "Not bad, Natsu... anyone e-"
Before he could respond, the Guild doors flung open, "No! I'm not doing that, Ever!" a female complained lightly. Everyone had turned to see two other young women that had forcibly made their way in, "It's embarrassing! I'm not like Erza or Mira... nevermind Celeste" Bisca cried out as her friend just giggled at her predicament. With her long pale green hair rolling past her shoulders, she forcibly made sure that the large trench coat she had around her was tightly closed shut. "Maybe he's not here yet... after a-" frozen, her faced dyed red as she saw Natsu in his Santa-inspired outfit, alongside another Natsu.
"...Aaannnndddd ta~da!" the brunette behind her, Evergreen cheered out as she took advantage of the frozen stare and ripped the trench coat off of Bisca. Once removed, the guild could see a revealing elf costume similar to Mira's, but more revealing. Only the top was cut, showing off her curves and navel while wearing green-white stripped socks. "Natsu. Bisca said she was going to be your naughty elf..." Evergreen teased before finally catching on to the situation, noticing Dragneel and Scarlet, "Two Natsu's...hmm..." pondering for a bit, she gave her friend a light push. "Better hurry! Take advantage of this Christmas miracle while you can"
Flustered, she stumbled a little, trying to cover herself a little more by pulling her skirt down with no success. "N-Natsu... Hi" she greeted, keeping her eyes closed in embarrassment. Shyly, she rubbed her arm while averting her gaze, "I told Ever this was a bit... too much."
"Hey, Bisca" the male said with a grin, despite Mira's anger. "I thought you weren't planning on dressing up for Christmas?" curiously looking her up and down, taking in the supple, female form. "Either way, I think you look amazing in it" he told her, catching the Gun Mage off guard. "Try and have a little more confidence, any guy in all of Ishgar will be lucky to have an amazing woman like you" though by the note of his comment, the three young women sitting on the side where he had gotten up from passed a stern glare, an added hiss from Celeste. "Oh come on..." slinging his arm around the Gun Mage, "I don't see how you can be threatened by Bisca, do you?" he asked the three of them.
Looking at one another, they felt a bit wary, "It's not that we're jealous... least... not me" Mira poked, "I'm fine considering I'm the 'First Wife" she mentioned in a tone of smugness, despite the glares from Celeste and Erza. "But... you've been spending a lot more time with her lately..." narrowing her gaze at him.
"Ah! It's not his fault though" the green-haired woman interrupted. "I wanted to get stronger,... at least up to your guys level, so... I've been asking for some training sessions, just so I can help a bit more" she explained to them. "Right now I have a good damage output, but so far, I can't manage any thing close range. And...strength isn't necessarily a specialty for a Gun Mage."
"Right..." Dragneel commented as he studied the mage. "Bisca, you use a sniper, right?"
"Yes" saying with a smile, "But I also use this" she replied while holding out her hand. "Requip: Dual Eagles" she said while manifesting a single handgun. Bulling back the barrel, she held aim before pulling back, "I modified it slightly, but I can make compressed bullets, and control the power of them depending on the compression and the amount of magic used" saying as she sent it away.
Holding his chin, Dragneel observed the magical firearm a bit, "Hmm... Not bad Bisca..." he commented while eyeing her figure. "Damn, I know she's been wanting to go on some missions with me, but I keep thinking of her as just Bisca. That might have to change..." he thought to himself before speaking up. "Have you ever tried using real bullets?"
"Well...I DO have some... But right now they're not needed" she responded to his earlier question. "Here..." Manifesting the same gun, she tossed it over to Dragneel for inspection, "Like I said,... I modified it."
Inspecting it around, he held it carefully before ejecting the magazine, "I see..." sliding it back it, he pulled the barrel, if anything out of habit, "So you have bullets just in case you guys...?" waiting to let them fill the blanks. "This IS one of the friendlier universes...right?" he questioned yet again.
"Errmm..." sweating just a little, "We've had a few moments... here and there" Lucy commented as she studied the scarred man. "It's not like yours... but... better safe than sorry, right?" she asked
"Good words to live by. You never know what tomorrow will bring." he replied casually before tossing the pistol back to the Gun Mage. "What are you doing anyways?" he asked the Celestial Mage.
"Hrm?" looking at him a little curious, "Oh" realizing he was talking about the runic symbols on her face, "I'm watching over Chiaki" commenting, "So it's a little odd,... half my vision is on her, and the other half is in here" she noted. "Basically... That same thing I was using. I can increase my speed & endurance tremendously by absorbing the constellation of 'Virgo'" explaining to him, "Right now, I'm using the power of 'Gemini'. So Half of my vision is dedicated to 'that' Lucy in the resting room" she finished while smiling a bit in embarrassment.
Thinking, back, he noticed that not once Lucy had summoned a Celestial Spirit in the time they had been together. When she first arrived in 137-C's Fairy Tail Guild, when she went after Chiaki. And seeing as she was using 'Gemini' there was not a trace nor sign of magic being 'active'. "You lost your keys..." he asked while coming to the conclusion. Dragneel's statement caught the attention of Scarlet and Heartfilia, the latter especially BECAUSE she was a Celestial Mage. Though the look on her face, the content and yet not despaired look hadn't flickered across, "No... You haven't lost them. You 'absorbed' them?"
"Something like that..." holding her had out, her open palm facing the ceiling. Slowly, a white light emitted from her hand as all twelve golden keys manifested, hovering just above her hands, "My Keys are my source of magic" she explained to him. "I'm merely using Instant Cast" she commented."It's more battle-oriented, quick to use, but... right now it uses too much magic..." holding one of the keys, she grabbed the 'Key of the Lion', "Star of the Lion! Leo!" she shouted out before snatching another, "Star of the Lamb! Aries!"
In a bright light, two large key holes appeared and unlocked as two Celestial beings were manifested from the bright light. One was a young looking man in a fine fitted black suit. He had wild flared orange hair with feline shaped hairs made with his hair. His hands tucked in his pants pockets, he smiled and grinned lightly at the people through his small-blue rectangular glasses. The other was a meek, shy young woman with pink hair, curled at the bottom, with yellow curled horns on the side of her head. Her attire was simply a wool-like dress, and white gloves with stockings.
"Miss Lucy!" the young man had spoken, "It's been a while since you've summoned us" proudly crossing his arm over to his heart as he kindly bowed.
A little stuttered, the girl with pink locks stood close behind him, "I-Is there something wrong?" she asked timidly.
"N-no..." trying to assure her, "I have a guest in the room, and I was wondering if you could look after her while I relaxed a li...ttle..." sighing, "Never mind... she woke up."
Yawning, everyone drew attention to the young girl, making her way out of the resting room, to the guided leadership of Gemini. "Ah... Loke... Aries..." a little dazed, she looked over at the two spirits, "Morning" waving with one hand, she rubbing her tired eyes with the other.
"Chiaki!" Loke cried out before rushing on over, the Celestial Spirit grabbed her hand and knelt on one knee. "My wondrous Sleeping Maiden" he praised before leaning in, "To see you waken from your slumber, you've grown even more beauti-"
Sighing, the Celestial Mage held the key and drew it across him. "Okay, we talked about this... You're going back. [Banish]" interrupting him, forcefully sending Loke back to the Celestial World. "S-Sorry... Aries, do you wanna go back with Leo?"
"I could never leave such a wondrous Sleeping Maiden!" the man said as he came back, this time his arm slung around the girl's waist from behind. "Tell me.. Have you done something with your hair... a new moisturizer? Perha-" though his expression fell shock as during is hand tracing to hers, his finger brushed against something, "Don't tell me..." pulling her hand up, he noticed the ring on her finger. "...How long as it been... my pure maiden... stolen from me..." at that moment, he let go of her, and crumbled to the ground, "...Don't tell me..."
Dulling her eyes slightly at the Spirit, "How is 'she' a Pure Maiden? I'm your owner... sort of."
"Because~" saying as he knelt in front of the Gamer Girl, holding her hand as if to propose, "Do you not see the innocence in her expression?" saying as he hovered his hands over her cheeks. "The relaxed nature... and..." tipping her over, he held her by the back and her wrist before dipping her. "One who has yet to experience 'True Love'..."
Looking up at him, the berry-blonde girl simply tilted her expression curiously, "It's okay, Loke..." she told him, "We're still good friends, right?"
In that moment, his heart cracked into pieces. "Miss Lucy..." tearing and crying a little, creating a new awkward situation. "I must depart. Please call me back later... I assure you I'll be in better spirits..." saying as his body began to glow, just before dispersing into particles of light.
Frantic, the Sheep-girl panicked a little as she realized she was the only spirit left out. "L-Loke! Don't leave me..." tripping a little, she tearily looked over at Lucy, "I-I'm sorry" feeling weighed with guilt, she began to bow apologetic several times before her own body began to glow in a whitish light, just before dispersing as well into tiny little light particles.
"...Rejected by a 'young maiden'..." the cast of people over there murmured as they watched her make way over, plopping herself tiredly against the Celestial Mage, the one that she knew. Without much of a problem, she had just simply bypassed the fact there were new faces, probably because she was still lightly out of it.
It was a little rare that she hadn't just popped out her game, but considering that she had almost immediately went back to sleep by the moment she made her way over to the blonde, clinging a little to her shoulder slightly. Everything about this girl, to the eyes of everyone except Lucy slightly astounded her. Just a little over fifteen or twenty minutes ago, she was awake, having passed out recently, a lot of people had assumed that she would be out, at least for a couple hours. Though, just before them, she had stumbling out of bed, and made her way over, falling asleep one more, ignoring almost everything around her. It was a little envious of a couple, that she could do that, though, at the same time, some of them knew that she probably did know, but wasn't sure how to approach it. After all, she JUST found out that there are cats that can walk and talk, and, obviously, capable of speech.
"...Huh..." snapping herself out of her own sleep, she rubbed her eyes again, "Did I fall asleep again...?" looking around. It wasn't that hard for to realize there were even more 'new' people around her, and that she was in a slightly 'new' looking place. "..." a little silent, she thought for a moment, trying to think of something to say, "..." feeling a little frustrated with the words she wanted to speak.
However, the girls, especially the azure-haired pushed her lover aside, "I don't know who you are... but you're delicious looking~" propping her head up with her elbows pushed off the table. A light fluster popped on her face as she gazed at the young berry-blonde girl with hunger in her eyes, "~ I'm sure your fiancee wouldn't mind right? Just a litttlee..." just as she was about to reach out, she was instantly pulled back by her love.
"Heel" lightly glaring at her, "You can't just gobble up every girl you see... well, not if they don't want to."
Crossing her arms under her ample bust, "But she looks so yummy!" pouting, "I may never get a chance..." though her target changed before her train of thought could keep up. Resting her cheek against her closed hands, she turned to face the Gun Mage that was a little terrified by the gleam in her eyes, "B~is~ca~" calling out to her sweetly.
"Y-Yes...?" a little terrified, she took a step back.
Holding her cheeks, her eyes fawned a little, "I can't have my berry-blonde... so... I was wondering iff... I could substitute it for some... Lime~" licking her lips a little lust filled.
"N-no!" flustered, she wrapped her arms around herself, backing off a little, "Besides! I'm saving myself for-" though, at that moment, she stopped herself, realizing the faux paux she would have made had she continued, "I mean..."
Curious, Scarlet looked on over, "...So... You're basically a woman who doesn't mind who she sleeps with?" asking the Cosmic Mage*.
"Hah?! Of course not!" a little insulted, "My sweet lovey wuvey Natsu is the only one I want plowing me~" saying as she rubbed her cheek against his, "He's such a Dragggonnn~ dominating... ramming..." the more she talked, her face got redder, "Oveeerrr... and Ov-"
Then it was 'Erza' who cut her off, "Ssh!" trying to quiet her, "You needn't say anymo-" cut straight off. Before she could comply, Celeste, had somehow switched her way over and grabbed her breasts from behind, "Ce-Celestteee... Not here..." biting down on her lip, she instinctively leaned back into the Mage.
"Hooo~" it was as if 'another' Celeste took over. The once bubbly and obsessive girl was now a slightly cold and malicious being who dragged her tongue of the Knight's cheek, "Big Sister Erza thinks she's so prim an proper~" breathing a little hot around her cheek, pressing it slightly, "Mmmn...~ So sweet, like succulent Strawbe-"
Stopping her just there, "Celeste, down girl" in a blue flash, he traveled from one spot to the other, his eyes glistening blue with a tint of red as light blue scales slowly dispersed, "We have a veryyy sensitive guest~" pointing to the Gamer Girl, "Now... you wouldn't want to make company feel unwelcomed~ right?" smiling a little light.
"..." a deep fluster spread across her face just from his words, "n-Nooo~..." letting go of her grip from the Titania, well, the one from 413-T.
Shaking her head slightly, she was once again fumbling the words together. "It's okay" telling her, a light flush across her face, "It's just very difficult speaking because Lucy is the only person I know here. So, I have to take some time to think of what I want to say before answering..." commenting, looking at them a little shy.
"So is it just Lucy... or..." Dragneel was the next to speak. "You seem to know Loke and Aries fairly well to talk to them?"
Again, she thought carefully of all the things she had wanted to say. "..." a little frustrated with herself, she puffed lightly before getting to what she needed, "Lucy... is Lucy" telling him, "She comes over to visit me whenever I'm lonely because I get swamped with my studies, and I don't necessarily get to see 'him' a lot... well..." thinking lightly, she looked up, counting, "...Five... Six... months?" thinking aloud, "I haven't seen him in that long of time."
It was then everyone's mind went a little 'shocked' of how long Chiaki had gone without seeing her boyfriend. Lucy, of course was aware, as it had been a slight while for her as well since she last saw him, but also because six months seemed to be a little 'too' long for someone who was planned and promised a concept of marriage. It was then the others from 137-C had also looked over at her, Lucy, because if the younger looking one hadn't seen him in that long of time, it was only a wonder of how long it had been since SHE had seen him. Everything seemed to have felt at least a 'little' well, but at the revelation that she was left with that kind of time away. Suddenly the mood seemed to have dimmed, well, at least at the thought of the situation the two of these girls. Heartfilia didn't know much about the situation, having never spoken to the man, but at the very least MJ and Dragneel did. And with what they have heard, it was a little more of an understanding how how and why things were as it did.
"...It's not bad...Not like I'm mad at him" the Gamer Girl spoke as she pulled out her Game Pro Advance, turning it on, "...We met by accident as it was. But he stayed with me till everything was okay" playing her game mindlessly, "The only thing I can do for him is continue with what I'm doing. It's our promise..."
Curious, McGarden who was sitting on the other side leaned over, "Lucy said you're quite the gamer..." she commented, trying to keep up with the madness on the screen, "I mean, I've played some Video Games myself when we visited New York, but nothing... like that..." her eyes felt like they were going so spin out of control just watching the screen.
"I'm the [Ultimate Gamer]... Video games are the only thing I'm good at" replying, not paying too much mind as she focused, "They're fun though, even some of the terrible games are. That's why it's always fun to go to some of the Gaming Competitions back home. They host a large variety of games, and if I'm lucky, they'll give us a sneak peak at a new one~... speaking of which, this game is a work in progress..." commenting, "Some Game corporation contacted me through the competition contact sheet and offered to pay me to check out their current game they're developing..."
Shocked, "Wait, What?!" Lucy grabbed her shoulders, "You're getting paid by companies to test out their games?!" a little shocked, "I mean I know they have testers... at least, logically they would.. but... how much are they paying you?!"
"...mmm..." pausing the game, "1,775,582.50 Y per game?" telling her a little curious. The expression on the Celestial Mage's face widen, "...Is that a lot?" curiously, she asked her.
McGarden, having little knowledge of Currency began to calculate it, "...that's about $104.500 American currency... translating it into Fiore's currency, a dollar per 100,..." just the thought of how much took almost everyone by surprise. "...that's 10,450,000 Jewels... per game..."
"...Is that a lot?" curious, she peeked over.
Smiling, just a little nervous, McGarden scratched her cheek, "...Well... it's the standard for a S-Rank or SS-Rank job..." she commented. Seeing the continued confused look, "...Basically they're REALLY hard Quests. Some take days or WEEKS to complete, and they're usually VERY dangerous. I mean It's not much with Dragneel over there..." pointing to the Dragon Slayer with scars, "He ransacked about 50million recently. But then he robs parallel versions of Phantom Lord for funds too" she commented.
"Well... I don't keep all of it" telling them, "I can only help them on the gameplay, theme, basically everything that remains as the 'game'... my friend, who is an [Ultimate Programmer], was responsible for the ultimate 'game' I was to complete for my Exam. So. I give my friend half the pay if there's any programming advice he can find about it" smiling a little soft, "It's always a little more fun when you share things with others, so of course we'd work together."
Popping up from the table, it was Mira, from 413-T, "I got an idea then!" smiling with a large grin, "How about we all go ahead and have a Christmas gaming party?" sounding a little excited, "I mean... They can't be that hard,... right?" smiling a little hesitant, a bit of sweat dripping down her head.
"Heheheh..." rising up, McGarden flicked her nose, "You've no idea, Mira~ You should see the high score I got in something called [Artificial Actor]~ I even beat Dragneel at the thing and he's the one that showed it to me~"
Lowering his gaze, he eyed the Script Mage, "You just got lucky... I get stuck playing with Scarlet, who is absolutely terrible at that game."
"You played Artificial Actor?!" pausing the game, Chiaki looked up, "What's your score?"
Taken back slightly, "915,261... why?"
"...That's one of my favorite games" smiling brightly at the Script Mage. "I think I must have played that game for about two days straight when it was first released" commenting, "I think... the max score you can get for that is 1,100,000" pondering slightly, "I keep getting that every time I play it, but it's still fun."
It was then everyone set out to hurry up and get everything set up, seeing that it was a spur of the moment. Dragneel and McGarden, took the IVD and went back to 'their' Fairy Tail, getting all the gaming equipment that they stowed away in a safe place, alongside some portable generators so that they didn't have to stress too much about finding a power source compatible enough to play on their consoles. Lucy and Chiaki had gone back to the latter's world, just in the event to bring along some of her favorite games and systems, hoping to bring enough controllers for everyone that wants to place, thanks to Lucy's ability to travel slightly easier, leaving the rest of the Fairy Tail mages back in 413-T just to get things set up and situated. It was a little odd for 'this' Christmas Eve in Fairy Tail, that instead of spending it as they normally would have, namle just hanging out, eating and drinking, things got a little more festive than they could imagine.
About an hour or two later...
Soon, almost everyone in the Guild had gotten invested in what everyone was doing in the Guild. Mira, with help from MJ, began baking cookies in almost record time, having Erza and Celeste get supplies whenever needed, well, whenever Celeste was pried off of the Knight. This was so that everyone could start decorating, or well, in most cases, just began to eat what was decorated. It was a little rough of a transition to get most people involved, but they had let it out just for the sake of their curiousity, just in case. As for the rest, they decided to bring in all the other stuff and placed it on the stage, normally where they'd have performances, as it was the only place that was spacious enough for all the equipment. Dragneel and McGarden brought in the systems and screen to play on, while Chiaki and Lucy joined on in, having taken a little longer than she wanted, saying she wasn't sure what games she wanted to bring. Luckily for her, Lucy just ported them from the Stage, directly from her room, letting her able to just walk in and out of it the Cosmic Door whenever she needed, or if she forgot anything. The atmosphere, if anything seemed a bit more festive, if anything. Though, not like it was any bad than it was before, it just seemed slightly more 'joyous' with everyone doing something fun while the holidays were around.
People were still laughing and chatting away, drinking and eating, but people around the Guild Hall were getting involved with other things, even simple as Cana and Juvia, of both 413-T allured as the brunette slyly tricked the Water Mage into a heated kiss, by placing a mistletoe above them, having just downed a few glasses of Mira's 'special holiday egg-nog'. Having just witnessed that, Alberona and Lockser, seeing that, grew slightly flustered of another, doing their best to avoid a similar situation. Heartfilia and Fullbuster sat at the table, joined by Gray and Lisanna, as the four of them talked idly, mainly the curiosity of how Gray and Lisanna got together. Sam and Knightwalker, having done walking around the place and relaxing, took a hint at what Drangeel was doing and popped in on over, especially the brunette, who seemed a little more than excited that Dragneel broke out the games, leaving Natsu and Bisca to make 'gingerbread' houses, something that the Gamer had mentioned.
Sitting there, the four of them sat, Dragneel, McGarden, Lucy, and Chiaki, for the moment the two of them had played several other games together in the beginning. It started with them taking turns playing a 2-player fighting game, starting with Lucy and McGarden. Cheering them their partner on was Chiaki and Dragneel, respectively, as they watched their teammate battle it out all on the big screen.
"You can do it!" the Gamer girl had said, encouraging Lucy.
While the time limit in the match was set to 'infinite', it was only because in her, Chiaki's experience, Lucy panicked slightly more about time remaining in conjunction to her health. "i'm trying!" A little dizzy, her mind was spinning as she and McGarden began playing, "I don't get to play this game as much as you do!" panicking slightly, getting wailed on by massive combo's and supers, "Wait! No!" trying to fight against Mcgarden's onslaught, "When did THAT happen?!" seeing her health bar go down.
"Hehehehe~" laughing a little evil, the tiny Script Mage was hacking away at the Celestial Mage's Health bar, "Thattt..~ That" mashing the buttons in an expert manner, "annnddd! Just to finish you off!"
The blonde's eyes popped out, "NOOO!" forced to watch as the blunette activated her Ultra-Special hit combo, locking her in a final animation that decimated the rest of her health points, "I was so close too!" slumping down as she handed the controller over to the Gamer girl.
"You at least did better" smiling softly at her, taking seat in front of her, leaning up against her.
Nicely popping behind the Script Mage, the scarred Dragon Slayer snuck up from behind and snatched the controller away from McGarden, "To think you almost lost to Lucy~ Sheeesh, you're shit at this game" he snickered, jokingly pulling her into his lap.
Gaining a flustered look, she pushed herself out, "Don't sneak up on me like that!" she scolded while panicking a little.
With a sly look, he looked up at the flustered Mage. "If I can't sneak, whats the point in being a great soldier?"
Grumbling and fumbling in her flustered mess, she kicked him onto his back. "Kick his ass, Chiaki!" making tiny flustered stomps to the side.
The two of them went to the character selection screen, "...Choosing Juri?" he commented, "She's one of the lackluster characters to play as though" he noted selecting his character.
"She's fun to play as~" commenting, "Mmm..." mulling over what 'Ultra' she wanted, "Hmm... I think this one would work just fine" commenting as she chose her preference. "I like playing as all of them, but right now Juri is my favorite" saying with a soft smile. "I like her 'Feng shui Engine', makes her a fun character to amass and string combo's with."
Curious, "Really? I haven't quite managed to see it used a lot..." mentioning, selected 'Ryu' as his character, "It's hard enough as it is to keep locked onto the other fighter, and the Ultra meter drains so fast?"
"I practice with him and Lucy a lot..." she replied, covering her face as she let out a tiny yawn, "He likes to charge in... Lucy runs away a lot" reminiscing on Lucy's first time playing.
And then began to gaming competition between the of them. "...I get to see the [Ultimate Gamer] in action..." McGarden thought to herself, making sure she got a clear view of the large Screen.
As the game started, the two members of the teams that weren't playing watched their team mate go at another, well, including Sam and Knightwalker who idly stood behind watching the two of them go at it. At first it was seemingly even. Dragneel was dishing out nice combo's, and once Chiaki had blocked, she retaliated with her own set of combo's. The two of them were doing a decent job insuring that their opponent hadn't been allowed to go too far. The people in audience at first didn't think too much of what it meant to be an Ultimate Gamer, especially McGarden. To the Script Mage, she had assumed that the 'title' just assumed that the girl was an 'expert' and flawlessly won things without much difficulty. Though, the more she watched, she understood what it meant. Chiaki was a girl who could enjoy any nature of game that was thrown at her, and the more she watched, she got a little more curious. Then, her perspective of that entire notion seemed to be slightly more wrong than what she had previously assumed of.
"Hnn..." The Dragon Slayer let out a light murmur as the game match went on, "You're doing pretty well" commenting. "Though, I wonder if you're just still outta it..." watching as her eyes focused on the screen halfway. The match was going back and forth, Dragneel, with 'Ryu' was landing hits, firing off well-timed supers against her 'Juri'.
The current status of the battle was that Juri's health was drastically dropping, having stabled it slightly from the beginning of the fight. What was once a back and forth fight, became slightly more one-sided, as Chiaki soon had her character avoid even more hits, the closer she was to 0. Dragneel on the other-hand, was doing decent, having only been struck a few times with combo's here and there, connected supers every once in a while. Thus, his health had only lost about a small chunk of his health. And was able to block the majority of her hits.
"Hnn... I really thought that [Ultimate Gamer] meant something awesome..." McGarden commented, "You know... like... flawless victories... or at least she would overwhelm him?" thinking aloud her expectations.
Though, Lucy was too busy fixed on the fight, "...!" having just realized what Chiaki was doing, she felt a slight chuckle well up, "Mmm... Just keep watching..."
"Hm...?" Curiously looking at her, she turned to the screen as the match was close to ending.
Curious, even Corporal wasn't sure what she was talking about, watching the screen. But then, as he carefully observed the screen, he realized what had happened. "Ah fuck!"
In a flash, the Gamer had struck his character with Juri's [Drilling Windmill]* allowing her to activate her 'Ultra Move - Feng Shui Engine'. Almost immediately, after watching as character recover, she dropped in from above, landing a blocked hit. Though because of the Ultra Move's unique properties, she was able to instantly string up moves after moves, locking him in a tight combo. In nearly just a small fraction of the time actually spent in the fight, the audience watched as Dragneel's characters HP drastically sunk with each hit. Even when he blocked, he had accumulated too much damage and got stunned, allowing the berry-blonde girl to promptly finish him off with an [EX. Drilling Windmill].
"..." a little silent, they watched as she simply yawned and smiled, "She baited him..."
As if the character's taunting of 'Did I hurt you' didn't leave quite a light salt in the wound, it was bad as it was already since she had dominated him, "That was fun" simply saying with a gentle smile on her face.
"We still have one more round!" saying as he clicked on the 'go on' option, "I should be able to at least claim a win since you're so low on health."
Though, the little berry blonde girl just sunk a little into the blonde behind her, feeling the Mage's arms wrap around her a bit, her, Lucy's, head resting on top of the gamer's. "That's fine" saying the two continued once more. "It's just fun playing with everyone."
By the beginning of the 2nd and final round, judging by the current amount of Hit Points for each of them, it should be easy for everyone to deduce that Dragneel was going, at most, to tie the game until the final round. But as time passed, her true abilities began to peak out, as, barely any damage was done to her already 'wounded' character, as she professional jumped in and trapped the Dragon Slayer in an endless spiral of demolition. Barraging him with combo's and supers, faking him slightly. McGarden was slightly taken back by how much force she was applying, mixing with the casual light look on her face as she continued to play. And then, before he and anyone else, well, of course aside from Lucy who just smiled casually as if mesmerized by the game, was a bit dumbfounded that it had all ended like nothing.
"...Good game" he uttered, still slightly stunned it ended all fast like that. "Ah it's just a game. Nothing to get worked up about"
Smiling, she was playing then with McGarden who took the controller away from Dragneel, "As long as you had fun, that's all that matters" saying with a smile. "Win or lose... Even I have my losses" saying, "If you have fun, then we all win."
"...You're just an overall nice girl aren't you?" he asked, though it had elicit a light off look from Lucy, "What? Just asking... This whole time I couldn't quite wrap my head around how a nice girl like you wound up with a blood-stained madman like that guy, that's all."
Covering her mouth slightly, letting out a slight yawn, "He's nice too..." rubbing her eyes a little, "...Just busy a lot..."
"I hear that..." Dragneel commented before he noticed how Lucy and Chiaki were situated, and thought of something clever.
With a carefree thought, even for a slip moment, he pulled the Script Mage onto his lap once again. "! Ahhh!" instinctively, "W-What are you doing?!" flustering deep, hearing the fact that she had already lost because of him. "Gah! I lost because of you!" the short blunette cried before beginning to 'hit' him. Well, just in the sense that she made attempts to cause him physical harm, but the battle-hardened man just too them all, considering she wasn't really putting too much of an effort to 'actually' hurt him. "Stupid stupid jerk!" and in her deep flustered state, she jut her foot out at him, knocking him onto his back.
"Damn... I want in on this" Sam said, lowering down between them, "Yo Dragneel! Since tiny here is busy kicking your ass, you don't mind if I take your turn right?" snickering a bit as she already had taken the controller. Turning on over, she faced Chiaki and Lucy, "I saw you kick his ass. I don't know about him, but I like playing this, as well" saying with a light smile. Crossing her legs, the woman took her coat off, leaving herself in just a tank top with her cargo pants and boots. "I like Chun Li" she commented, "Her or Cammy. Them and their sexy thighs"
A bit shocked, she drew the attention of her friends around her, "Wait... what?!" McGarden especially cried out.
"What?" looking a bit off at her, "I'm bisexual... didn't any of you idiots know that?"
Blushing a bit, the short woman with the scar tried not to stutter. "N-No... just..." she started before flustering a bit more. "Now that I think about it... it starts to make a little sense..."
Though, thinking she had slightly 'more' reason she then bombarded him. The two could only giggle a bit at the misfortune Dragneel was having at the moment. Time began to pass, alternating the controller as the rounds came and passed. Soon, the five of them began six, then seven. It wasn't bad, the fact that everyone eventually got around, wanting to see what was up was enough for them to share, after all, that was the point in bringing it out. Even MJ and Mira, both of them taking the time out from what they were doing, took part in 'fighting' another on the game, to the point that they'd choose practically the same character, making it just more confusing for everyone else watching to see who was winning and which one was losing. That made cheering for the winner highly difficult and even they would get mixed up on who was who, leading to more confrontations. While it 'was' all for fun and games, the teams were usually split on 'Team Dragneel vs Team Chiaki', namely because even though Scarlet was from the same Universe, she couldn't really comply with her own Mira and decided to get even and play on the other team.
The others, however, namely Bisca, Natsu, Celeste, and Erza, were off on the side still making their gingerbread house. Once the red head and the azure head mages managed to finish what it was they were supposed to do, they decided to take part to see the attraction of what Natsu and Bisca were doing. And, because the two of them were eerily eager to always outdo one another, they turned it into a sort of competition. Though because of that, they would peek glances at the other, stealing the icing from the other to somewhat thwart the others advances.
"You seem to oddly enjoy yourself" The Gun Mage had commented passing a smile slyly to him. She had already finished constructing the 'basic' model for the gingerbread house, and was working on adding candy decorations to the house. "I thought Mr. Impatient would have gone all angry and smashed it for it taking so long?"
Chuckling a little, the Dragon Slayer grinned, "I thought so too!" honestly answering her, "It... seems fun..." thinking for a bit the words he wanted to say, "Making something is always fun... and what's better than making a house you're ALLOWED to eat?" commenting a bit more.
"Woosh... Thank god our house isn't edible" The Exceed said plopping down beside him, "Natsu would have eaten it all in his sleep, and we would have lost our home!" faking being upset.
Instinctively, he was ready to sort of 'explode' into slight anger from the misconception about him, but even he couldn't necessarily do that, trying to be cautious about his 'proud construction', "If the house was made of fish, we would have lost it loooooooooooooonngggg ago" he remarked back to the exceed.
This got the exceed thinking however. "W-Wait! If Natsu can build a house out of candy, that means I can build one out of fish?!" his eyes began to sparkle.
Dulling his eyes, the pinkette looked at his friend, "Please don't..."
"Urm... Natsu...?" calling him out was Bisca, "It's the holidays, dontcha think if Happy wants to try, he should?"
Mulling over it, "Hrmm..." thinking deeply, his arms crossed, he then turned to the Exceed, "Fine, go ahead" patting him on the head with a smile.
"Haaaa?!" his eyes lit up, "I'll go right away and ask Mira if I can!" in a chipper tone, the Exceed sped off.
Giggling a little, the Gun Mage continued to focus on decorating the House, "Still the same no matter how the years pass, hm?" saying as she gave him a simple smile. "You shouldn't be strict with him all the time though, it's fine to let him, every now and then, just do what he wishes" using some of the icing to decorate the edges of the roof top.
"Sounds like some sage advice" saying with a large smile, "You'll make a great mom one day"
Though, as innocent as the comment seemed, the green-haired gunner flushed at the thought, instinctively squeezing out a ton of icing by accident onto the rooftop. "Aaahhh! My roof!" a bit distraught at the state of her house. "Can't even make a fake house, let alone be an actual parent" smiling a bit embarrassed.
"Help me on this then" saying as he pushed his slowly built Gingerbread house towards her, "I'm really just eating them instead of actually applying it on the house" scratching his cheek a bit nervously, "Besides, you were doing good on there till I ruined it. Besides! If we work together, I bet we could make it into one awesome lookin' house!"
Blushing a bit furiously, the Gun Mage was a little glad the Dragon Slayer was either a little dense that he hadn't picked up on the state that she was in, or that he knew and was just being kind enough to not talk about it or mention it. Erza and Celeste, however, weren't the least pleased with how the two of them were acting so 'flirty'. For a moment, at least till the remainder of the time they were spent working on the houses. For the duo, it was perhaps the fact they had focused on their 'rivalry' a little too much that they spaced out on the looming threats that were infact 'other' possible women that were going to home in on their territory.
It wasn't hard to see the seething glares from both the Star Goddess* and the Knight, the fact that it could feel like they were peering and intensifying their glares into the side of her head was more astounding that it was burning a hole through. "Erza... Celeste" she called out to them, "If you guys want, we can link all our houses together?" asking, "Or at least place them together in the same area."
"What?" a bit caught off, she didn't think her 'enemy' would ask something so friendly, "...Don't think you can trick me with your kindness!" brandishing a sword, she pointed a sword, "You plan on taking Natsu away from Celeste and I."
Dulling his eyes, the pinkette looked on over, "Really?" questioning the logic, "You girls really think I'm just going to drop all you girls for Bisca?" asking.
"Big Sister is right" narrowing her gaze at him too, "Tch..." biting the back of her thumb, "I knew the slutty Elf look should have caught his attention, I was too fixated on beating Big Sister Erza."
Shaking her hands a bit, she quickly did her best to deny those claims, "I don't want to steal him..." a bit nervous about the thought, "I mean... I don't..." flustering, she sank to her seat a little more, too embarrassed to continue, "Natsu and I... We're just..." for a moment, the Gun Mage went dizzy in a bashful mess. "Unngh... You must really think low of me..." using her hat, she pulled it over her face to hide her embarrassment. Slyly, she peeked out from behind the hat, wanting to see the expression of his face, though, she was taken back slightly by the slight shocked look on his face as if he didn't know. "I thought... It was obvious?" asking, "I mean, didn't' you wonder why I wanted to spend a lot of time... or wore this... shameless thing?"
"Actually..." a bit embarrassed himself, he scratched his cheek slightly, "I hadn't an idea about it. I figure it was easier since Mira was forceful about her declaration... Erza...well, was as well and Celeste-..."
Though before he could finish, a loud noise came barreling through the Guild doors, in the form of a tiny blue-haired woman and a large man with blond hair. "Merry Christmas, Everyone!" greeting in such a joyous tone. "Sorry We're late, Mr. Grumpy here refused to wear his costume" as she pointed to large built man beside her, dressed in a rather big Elf costume.
It was Levy and Laxus. With a bright smile, the Script of 'this' world was wearing a more 'refined' Santa outfit. Similar to the other girls in the Guild, only the main difference was that hers wasn't as quite as revealing, and was fitted to be more of an actual modest version. It resembled slightly more of a sundress, in terms of outline, adorned with a white fluffy trim, a frill reaching just her knees. With candy-cane like stockings, she wore pure white gloves like the others, and was accompanied by a Santa Hat. Laxus however, as stubborn as he looked, wore a tightly made Elf costume. It had light occasionally ragged parts around the shoulder slightly bagged pants, and brown boots that were slightly curved upward at the front of the shoe. and almost as much to 'his' displeasure, even wore the hat to complete the outfit.
"Oh God... I'm dating Laxus?!" a bit stunned, McGarden looked, a bit of life leaving her as she imagined all the possibilities, "Every Universe... I'm always paired with a Dragon Slayer... what are the odds of that..." ironically falling back up against Dragneel who simply had a smug look at the thought.
"Hey...at least it's not Grey"
"Oh...shut up Dragneel" McGarden replied in a short tone as she studied the recently arrived couple.
Though, despite the cheerful look on her face, the 410-T Script Mage hopped onto the table, "In the spirit of Christmas~ I have devised a fun holiday little spell to make things interesting. The slightest contact with someone you're sexually attracted to~, regardless of the mutual thought, you'll be forced to kiss!~" she smiled before continuing. "Such as!" as she said that, she grabbed hold of the Lightning Dragon Slayer, and as she did a rather large mistletoe appeared over them. And, as she leaned in for a kiss, she was met with his hand. "Mmmnn..! You're not supposed to do that!"
"I'm not kissing you in front of the entire Guild" lightly leering at her, "I agreed to wear this, but anymore m-" through the midst of his rambling, the tiny blunette snuck past and planted one on his lips, suckering him in as she pulled him in for a hard and deep one. Despite the blush on his, he somehow managed to pry the woman off of him. "Gah..!"
Smiling in the sense of victory, she clung to him happily, "Basically! Failure to comply with said kiss will have some detrimental side-effects~ but what they are, you'll never knoww~" finished her statement with an impish cackle.
"You seem more like Krampus at this point..." he commented, not necessarily minding the sense of affection she was giving.
Snuggling a little more into him, "What?!" a little shocked at the claim, "I'm just trying to help spread the Christmas cheer!" trying to convince him. "Besides. You shouldn't have to worry about me~" saying with gentle smile, "I'll be around you as much as possible."
It was then everyone was a little paranoid, well, curious about another as they tried enjoying the time together. This was a little alarming to Bisca, considering she didn't think such a 'travesty' would have to occur. Erza, on the other hand, knowing the mindset Celeste would have, had whacked her away with a board, knocking her way across the Guild and landing next to Sam, Dragneel and the rest, who fell a little dizzy from the impact of both crashing and the impact from the weapon. It wasn't that she was afraid of the woman's inane lust for her and the pinkette, but rather, she would not have to deal with it 'now', and more importantly, she didn't want to deal with the 'side effects. And, as she dusted her hands off, having dropped her trusty weapon, she looked over, and froze. And there was a simple reason for it. There was a mistletoe hung over Bisca and Natsu.
"T-This isn't what it means-!" the Gun Mage cried, covering her face, "I mean...! I'm attracted... but Erza of course! and... and..." though, in the midst of her rambling, she felt a hand pop onto her head, stopping her short. After a second, she felt it console her, allowing her to calm a little as she looked over at the Pinkette.
"It's fine" he assured her with a large grin, "If you don't want to do it, I'm sure we can convince Levy to do something about it."
Lovingly gazing at him, she could feel the beating of her heart pound in her chest, a steady beat as her cheeks warmed up. Biting down on her lip, she tried finding the words. "No..." shaking her head, "I... Natsu. I... I'm not sure how much... but... for a while now... I've...!" and before she could finish, she turned to face the Titania, who stared at them with a somewhat blank glare, "With of course your permission, Erza... I mean... I'm not going to 'steal him' I know he means a lot to you, especially you, but..."
For a moment, she paused, not knowing what else to say. Though, a few seconds later, she simply sighed, and passed a gentle smile, "No... It's fine" letting her know it was okay. "I can't necessarily say much, considering Celeste and Mira... but, we'll talk about the rules and stuff later... just continue on, Bisca."
Feeling a sense of relief, the green-haired girl faced the pinkette, "Natsu... if... if you're willing... I would want to know if it's okay with you, that we could... maybe... start dati-"
Cutting her off, the pinkette pulled her in for a gentle kiss, "That would be fine, Bisca" letting her know. "Urmm... Bisca?" as he focused in a little, realize that the Gun Mage had gone slightly 'blank' a light fluster on her face. Taking a moment, he broke away slightly and paid mind to the Titania who rushed in from behind to try and help shake their friend back into consciousness.
"What did you do!?" the Knight began to scold him, trying to help shake her friend awake. "Nat-..." though cut off, he dulled his gaze at her, "What?" without saying anything, he simply pointed above her. As she did, she noticed there was a Mistletoe popping up over her and Bisca, causing HER to flush, "It's not me. I swear!" Erza panicked slightly.
Trying to still help her awaken, Erza continued to shake green haired woman. "Then who else could it b-" at that point, the two of them turned to look down at the slightly unconscious Gun Mage in their arms.
"...Nnnm..." slightly waking up, she held her head slightly, "Sorry... it was so sudden... and..." turning her gaze up, she noticed yet 'another' mistletoe. "...I'm sorry" covering her face with her hands.
Looking at another another, they both let out a slight sigh, "No... It's fine... I'm used to it" the scarlet Knight commented, "C'mon... Let's get this over with... I don't wanna know what horrible thing Levy devised in case we don't."
"...!? Wait.. no... it's fi-" and, despite her 'protest', the Gun Mage was then kissed by the Knight, a shock so great, that it caused her to pass out once more, ridden with a light blush on her face, "...Ha..." a little more dazed.
Looking at the state of the newest addition to their little 'group', the two of them smiled a bit soft as they gazed at another, and without being forced to, the Knight rested her hand on the pinkette's cheek, and pulled him in for a deep kiss, the Dragon Slayer obviously returning it. Soon, almost everyone in the Guild was falling prey to the 'prank' set by Levy. Gray and Lisanna. Fullbuster and Heartfilia. Soon couples all over the Guild were having mistletoe's popping all over between them. Even Mira and MJ, both who had accidentally bumped into one another while playing were kind of, well, neither had any hesitation and both plunged into for a kiss. One of the most 'curious' preys, being Celeste, who, upon recovering from her daze, had stumbled to see the beauty of her life. Well, the third,...fourth,... the point was, she saw one of the most attractive things to ever grace her eyes. The brunette woman in the tank top, Samantha Byrne. Her eyes lit up with lust, and of course, a mistletoe popped up over them. And before the woman in question had a moment to recognize the 'reason', she was pounced by the azure-haired woman, who had pressed her lips almost feverishly on hers, and surprisingly found no struggle, and perhaps, a willing participant for satiate her cravings to devour someone.
"Hnnn..." smiling up at the red-tattooed woman, licking her lips slightly, "Interesting..." commenting as she felt the woman's hands slightly run up her stomach. Curious, she turned over to look at Dragneel, who, alongside McGarden, was watching MJ, Mira, Chiaki, and Scarlet playing Mario Kart as the two sat on the table a good ways away from the TV, just so that everyone else had room, "Dragneel, I'm going to take a leave~ Mind if I take this cutie back on home? for a bit?"
Shrugging, "Sure, just not in my fucking room, Sam"
"Ooohh...?" licking her lips, the Azure-haired mage, ran her hands lightly, "I don't think I could leave my sweet beloved Natsu~" lowering, she whispered in her ear, "I know a good place~ My treat~" smiling a little sultry.
Smirking, she held the woman's chin slightly, "Oh? Works for me~" Standing on up, she helped her rise to her feet as she brought her own jacket with her, "Well. It seems miss blue wonder over here and I are going to clock in for the night" she commented, slinging her arms around the woman, "Don't be too jealous, Dragneel" passing a wink before bringing Celeste along with her.
Even as she focused on playing, the Gamer girl focused just slightly on playing her game. As much fun as she was having with the time passing, she couldn't help but feel slightly jealous that couples all over were being so close and intimate with those. Slowly and slowly her ability to focus in her gaming was diminishing, distracted by the thoughts of everyone else. She didn't want to blame him, knowing how busy and complicated things were, she knew that it was going to be difficult with how things were, especially in her situation.
"Bzzztt... Bzzztt..." suddenly a slightly instrumental song began playing loudly, "Bzzztt... Bzzzttt"
Thinking that it was hers, the Celestial mage fished around for her phone. As she eventually found it, "Who could be call-" though, she froze for a moment, seeing who it was on the Caller ID, and clicked it. Holding it up to her ear, "Finally! What took so-... Is she here?" looking down at the berry-blonde girl who lightly twitched at the sound of Lucy's response, "Yeah... She is. How did you kno- Oh... You did?" talking to the person on the phone, "We're playing games... What?! It's not our fault we started without you! We didn't even know if you were going to come back around the holidays or not..." lightly scolding him. For a while, everyone around them were half distracted, paying half attention to the game, and the other on what was going on with Lucy. "You want me to what?... Finee..." letting out a sigh, "You better have gotten me something for Christmas!... Or... at least stay longer this time..." finishing up, she held the phone up to Chiaki's ear, "Chiaki~ He wants to talk to you."
"..." just as the phone was lightly pressed against her ear, the Gamer girl could feel her heart beat faster, shaking, a little unsure what it was he was going to say, "...This is Chiaki..." a little afraid. Why was she so hesitant?
And, after waiting for a bit, she heard him speak. "T'was the night before Christmas~...Wait, that makes it Christmas Eve, right?" that first line, knowing that only 'he' could say, was enough to send jolts to her heart, "Anyways! T'was the night before Christmas, aka, Christmas Eve~ And Santa was being attacked by Evil Grinches who looks like ravagers who won't leave me alone!" in the background she could hear some other woman commenting and the sounds of flames crashed near the phone, "Yuela! Carry this! I'm fucking pissed... I'm trying to make a nice Christmas call after JUST getting outta that one-month coma, and these guys are ruining it! [Inferno]!" through all the scuffles she heard, and the blasting of flames, she couldn't help but lightly giggle a bit, "Back to the point~ Urmm... ignore all that! Anywho! Santaaaa, was travelling through with his lovely sweet Elves! Until.. Oh, you finally got it set? Well punch it in!" and almost at the end point of that conversation, there was a loud distorting ripple running through the Guild Hall, her heart getting louder.
Before anyone could sense what was happened, a tiny girl, about five foot tall and dark onyx twin tails popped through a swirling rip in space, wearing a fairly revealing elf costume. Unlike Bisca's, this young woman's outfit was practically a tube top, and a skirt, fixed with green checkered stockings and her trademarked belted boots. She wore finger-less gloves and on her left, was a mass of technology, like a wrist pad, watch, There were a couple scars engraved on her stomach, and her shoulder. Two handguns were strapped around her waist, playfully decorated in Christmas themed reefs.
"Shit! I forgot, doesn't work on multiple people... yet..." she commented. Looking around, she noticed the people staring at her, "Errr..." a bit of sweat dripped down the side of her forehead as she pulled up her left wrist pad. Typing in a few things, "Ah! | Ishgar : Fairy Tail Guild - Universe 413-T | " reading what was on her device, "...Now! I just have to rework the algorithm... tweak it just a little... and..." in the midst of her talking and rambling, she was typing near the speed of light, the screen on her wrist pad quickly screening down, "Done!" saying as she hit 'Enter'. Looking over, she saw McGarden and Dragneel, especially the latter, looking at her, "...Yo!" smiling, saluting slightly, "Uhh..." wanting to say something, "Hey McGarden, can you check this for me real quick? I want an expert looking in on this."
Curious, she looked over, "Urmm... Sure..." the tiny Script Mage from 137-C popped on over. "What did you need me to look at?"
"Nishishishishi~ This!" wrapping her arm, she counted down, "5... 4... 3... 2..." twirling her finger, she pointed it over at...
And before anyone could then comprehend next, 'something' or 'someone', crashed onto Dragneel, bashing him through the table, "Aannnddd! Santa is here!" in a cheery voice, as the dust cleared, showed the appearance of a young man with flared onyx hair, dressed in a over-sized Santa suit. A cross-hatched scarf wrapped tightly around a zipped up raised collar. "Urmm.." stepping around, "That's odd... why's there dirt in the Guild...~" and in the next instance, he jumped away, avoiding a 'fiery fate', landing on the table just adjacent to the one he destroyed. "Oh look, Krampus is here~" snickering a little. "Ops" holding his arms out, a young woman, slightly taller than the previous one that fell out, well, fell out as well, falling into his arms, accompanied by a rather large bag the size of a monstrous boulder that crashed and left a crater in the middle of the guild.
She had hair pure white as snow, with fair strands of dark gray. Her hair was short, the back ranging to just the nape of her neck, and her long bangs covered thickly over the right side of her face. A light monotonous, almost robotic look was present on her face, and as she looked up at the young man with her gray eyes, a small blush burned onto her cheeks, her arms wrapped around his neck, while still firmly holding on the bag. Much like the other young woman, she wore an elf-themed attire, though it was perhaps the most clothed one compared to the other woman in the area. It was a green tunic, with red trimmed around the collar and the sleeves. Gray-White gauntlets, detailed with a monstrous bone-like design encased as she stared up at him.
"...Ah" looking above, her face flustered more as she saw the mistletoe appearing above them. "M-My husband... t-there's..." almost slightly stoic, hints of flustered emotion peeked through.
Wondering what she had meant, he looked up to see what she noticed, "Ah~ Welp! Christmas rule~" and without hesitation, he pulled her close, planting his lips against hers, sending her into a feverish state. "...~" peeking slightly, he lightly pushed the young woman aside, who was still dazed as he dodged an incoming fiery strike from the scarred Dragon Slayer, "Draagneel I know you're jealous, but I don't think of you that way" jokingly saying as he quickly stripped out of his Christmas jacket, and blocked both strikes with his own arms, the heat reflecting off of his crimson-black gauntlets.
"Oh fuck you" he commented, a smirk on his face, "Dropping on me like that, you piece of shit... just when I was finally enjoying Christmas..."
Letting out a light laugh, the Lad responded, "Oh, I was too~ Then I had to see YOUR trashy ass here..."
For a moment, the two of them struggled, locked in a stalemate as one was trying to strike, and the other was continuing on his defense. Tensed, the table beneath them began to quake, then the floor. Soon, the entire Guild was shaking almost violently, until they both fell back, causing everything to settle. Staring down at another, glares lingering, a pause littered before them. And then...
"Hahahahah... Fuck, man... How you doin?" breaking out in a chuckle, he sent his gauntlet's away to a pocket dimension before swinging his hand into a hand shake, the two of them shaking, "Haven't seen you since... well... a while"
Chuckling, the Dragon Slayer responded, "Damn straight... Shit..." a grin on his face, "What brings you 'round here?"
"Christmas!" saying with a happy glee. "I finally woke up after that whole Civil War thing..." Drowning slightly at the thought, "Don't remember much... I think I went max out and went for complete annihilation decimation... then I woke up" smiling a bit nervous, "But enough about that, Yuela!" saying, he snapped his fingers.
Immediately, she saluted him, "Already on it" commenting as grabbed hold of the tied opening of the bag, untied it, and opened it, as a large pile of presents started flowing out.
"Sorry about that, by the way" he said, "Normally we could get here and there no problem, buuuuttt..." sulking a little, "Apparently the new and improved [Universe Manipulator] has issues with bending space between two points... when you're carrying large stuff..." pointing to the large mountain of presents, "It's been tweaked to instant travel like [Instant Warping] but!... right now it can't handle large objects..." letting out a sigh, "So instead of that,... she ripped open the 'door' to space...and we literally had been running from entry point to entry point... while being chased by Ravagers..."
Groaning, "I'm ssooorrrryyyyyy" lightly darting her eyes on him, "I was busy! It was either find out how to make this~" runs her hands up and down her outfit, "Look sexy as fuck for you~ Or work on something and NOT look sexy... and honestly, I think I made the right decision at that moment~"
"Nice to see you're still the same as ever, En" the Corporal chuckled a bit, "So what, you made all these presents...? Awfully nice of you."
Stretching out, "Heeh? Of course not, I'm crap at this whole gift giving thing... I need a year an advance for just a few people!" complaining just a bit, "But Nah, these arree..." picking up one of the presents, he read out the tag, "To: Natsu (413) ; From: Natsu (551), right gifts frommmm... the multiverse?" questioning, "I went around and picked up presents..." saying as he tossed it back to Yuela, who placed it back in the large pile. Scratching the back of his head lightly, "Some of these actually are 'from' here as well... but En got those... I got and exchanged the ones to 551..."
With all the commotion finally settling down upon the appearance of those three, the Gamer girl, along with the Celestial Mage, continued to sit there. She, Lucy, who held the berry-blonde girl in her arms had noticed that she had put up her good, noted by how the floppy white + pink ears were lightly in the way. She had the controller propped up against her face, scrunched up as if she was trying to 'ignore' everything that was happening all around her, and focus purely on the game. And as she traced her to the game, she could note that she was picking up where she was slacking a bit from earlier. While it was 'still' Mario Kart, and it was primarily luck based, her ability shone through how well she handled and maneuvered through and around the course. As she picked up items, she was able to shoot them off, wrecking the other drivers as they passed by.
Smiling a little to herself, she could tell what she was thinking. Even with how cut off she made herself look, deep down the blonde knew that she was 'happy'.
"If you want to see him, he's right there" saying as she comforted the berry-blonde, smiling a little soft. "Isn't that why you traveled all the way from home?"
Slipping just a little onscreen, "..." a little silent, she wasn't sure how to say, or rather, how her response should be, "You've been waiting for him too" she commented. "I'm just a girl who plays video games... goes to school... hangs out with friends...well, occasionally" correcting herself slightly, "I don't think he'd still be interested in someone like that... I think."
"Hmmn...~" Letting out a gentle sigh, the Celestial Mage rested her head on top of the girls' head, "You should still go see him."
Sitting there, she was playing as she somehow managed to gain the lead, and made her way to the final lap of the match. It was a little discerning for her, whether or not she wanted to complete the race, or follow on through with what she wanted. But, then it began to make a little sense, what was more 'fun' for her to do. Then, the movement of her character stopped to move, slowing down as all the other characters began passing her. Pulling her hood a little more, not wanting to really show how embarrassed she was, she got up, and began making her way over to the Lad who was slightly engrossed in a conversation with the Dragon Slayer. Standing, as she caught wind of the sight of his back, she froze a bit. It wasn't fear of him holding her back, but perhaps the fact she didn't know what was going to happen. How expressive he would be, or if she could rightfully express how she felt. Keeping a firm hold on the hem of her hood, she pulled it more, discarding her gaze.
Though, all that had changed the moment she felt and noticed a presence moving forward. With a simple 'pat', she felt a hand drop lightly against her head, the feeling of knowing 'his' palm was there, rubbing her head slightly as a slight blush burned into her cheeks. Feeling her heart begin to race slightly, she hurriedly turned her gaze up only for him to have pulled her hood down and placed a kiss onto her forehead, having her eyes widen open, and her cheeks burned even more. And as he broke away, smiling down at her, she felt the warmth inside her burst around.
"Merry Christmas~..." Saying lightly and soft, pulling her into a close embrace, "I stopped by when I first left and everyone told me you just up and 'left'... well... okay no, not that, but... they already sort of said it was okay?" trying to remember, "Sheesh... Christmas, and you didn't want stay around? Doesn't Ibuki like to blow up the stage with her music around this time of the year?"
Tucking her head into him, her arms traveled around him, "...But you didn't answer me" murmuring to him, "...I'm always busy with classes... and I miss out when you call..." tightening her hold just a little more.
"..." his arms around around her, the other rested pressed against her head, he looked over to the young goddess with white hair, and after he received a slightly bitter nod, he, nuzzled into the Gamer's head slightly, "Well, I'm here now~" saying, feeling her squeeze a little harder. Smiling, he looked up at the Celestial Mage, who was smiling a bit gentle at them, looking a bit 'unwanted', "Thanks for lookin' after her, Lucy" smiling.
Frantically waving her hands, she shook her head, "I-I didn't really do anything" nervously looking over at him, "You know... she's really...surprisingly easy to handle... aside from the horrible state of her room" mentioning, "Well... and the fact there was a time she went almost an entire day without eating... sleeping... I'm not sure but I don't think... there was a moment she actually 'moved' from her spot once... It's hard to tell but she kind of...just sits there... or lays there... kind of amazing actually..." reminiscing the time she thought something horrible had befallen the little cinnabun girl.
"Ah!" that reminds me" saying as he instantly let go of the schoolgirl, "I got you guys something too!" smiling large and bright, he fished around, pulling out everything out of his 'pocket', "No... not there..." grumbling, discarding random clothes and jackets, "Where... did I..." pulling out his half black and half white bear hoodie jacket, "Hmmm... No... this wasn't it..." randomly tosses it, only for the berry-blonde girl to catch it, and sort of possessive hold onto it. "Where did i..." smiling a bit embarrassed, he turned to face the Gunner. "Hey urm... En? Where did I put 'those' presents?"
Crossing her arms, she pondered, "Lemme check..." scanning through the list in her optic eyes, "Oh! Yuela has it! You were afraid you were gonna lose it so you gave them to her" mentioning as she turned to face the young goddess. "Well...?" though, she crossed her arms and let out a 'hmph', "Don't be a party pooper!" scolding her.
"...Tch" letting out a grunt, she narrowed her gaze away, "Spending all that time, didn't really get me anything..." a little disheartened.
Lowering his gaze, "Eh? Of course I did" flat out telling her, "But En has it... Like I'd trust myself with things I lose..." smiling a bit bashful.
"...Yup!" smiling, she pressed a button on her [Universe Manipulator] and disappeared in a cackle of blue electricity, only to reappear in the same effect a couple seconds later. However, this time, she appeared holding a small present. It was a slightly medium-sized box, wrapped in silver paper and blue ribbons, "Ughhh Thank God! I made it back before waking up that whore..." groaning, though, in the midst, she had shown her the tag 'To: Yuela | From: Kazuto', "See?" grinning, "Hid it specially so you wouldn't know where it was~"
Flustered, she quickly tucked herself close, fidgeting with her fingers, "I-... I see..." mumbling a little to herself, "W-Well... If that's the case..." holding her hands out, two similar sized presents, "H-Here..."
"Tha-" just as she was about to move away another inch, a chain materialized around his neck, pulling him back and nearly choking him, "Gaahhh! The Fuc-" stumbling, he bonked straight into the Gamer girl, crashing them both to the ground. "Nhhhghh..." rubbing his head, as he opened his eyes and came face to face with her, "Chiaki... are you..." though as he paused for a moment, he looked and noticed something strange about her. There was a chained collar attached to her neck as well, and her face was burning red as she began to gasp for air.
It was then the lights went out, as illusionary snow drifted, a spot lot focusing on the two, "Heheheh~ You've failed to deliver the kiss! And now you'll pay the ultimate price" saying as everyone turned attention to the Script Mage of 137-C, "Your deepest and darkest desires are shown~" saying. "Those with the desire will fall into heat, and won't stop until extreme measures are procured."
"Urmm... What's she mean?" he blankly looked around.
Sighing, the Dragon Slayer of 137-C walked on over, "Well, apparently Levy there placed an enchantment. Any people who have sexual desires towards one another, a mistletoe will appear... but she never stated what happens if you don't kiss the person..." though, based on the situation the Lad and the Gamer was in, "Hmm... I'm guessing it should be fine" shrugging nonchalantly, "Just have sex with her I guess and it should go away."
"I can't have sex with her!" saying aloud, "I mean,...Well I could, that's not a problem..." saying with a large grin on his face. Though, he frantically shook that thought away. "I just can't-" though, just as he was about to finished, she tugged on him, pulling him close down to her lips, "...Hmm... Wait..." his face flustering, he turned to face her, "...they gave you WHAT for a Christmas present!?" only for her to pull him back down to whisper a little more, "...I... I see..." coughing just a bit, he rose straight up, carrying her in his arms, her arms tightly wrapped around his neck, "Well!... We're going to urm... find some alternate way to get this off... and-"
Coughing on purpose, the Dragneel snicked, "Alternative way my ass... " saying with a smirk, "The girl just told you her friends got her a 30 packed box of condoms for Christmas!"
Everyone gasped, focusing on the Gamer girl whose face burned redder than any Titania's hair could. Embarrassed, she tucked herself into him, knowing that it was bad enough that her friends gave her that as a 'joke', well, mostly a joke, some of them were slightly serious about the intent. Holding her closer, he himself was a little embarrassed, looking in the eyes of the innocent girl in his arms. Shit. It was then he knew it was started to affect him as well. Resonating, they felt as if they were both beating in sync with another, their faces burning as they lovingly gazed at another. Using ever fiber of his self control, he tried looking around, pushing it aside as he noticed Yuela was too busy locking herself in curiosity with Scarlet, as the two 'inspected' another, and En, who was carelessly gaming despite the perverted gazes, only for it to instantly die down the moment she pulled out one of her guns and let a bullet fly out, just barely scraping against their hair.
"Welp... That's that I suppose" smiling a bit bashful, he turned around to face everyone, "I guess I'll see you guys later? Tomorrow works" grinning a bit impish, "Lucy? You ready?"
Backing slightly, her face burned, "W-What do you mean?"
"Hmm?" looking at her a little off, "I was gonna ask you for sex?" questioning, "It's been a while, so I thought you'd wanna catch up face to face... and I'm not sure how long I'll be with bunny-girl here" pondering a little more, making a light remark to the Gamer Girl in his arms.
Fidgeting a little, "Urmm... W-Well..." blushing deeper, "I was thinking about grabbing something for dinner?...Maybe a nice fancy restaurant... but" fumbling, "I didn't think you'd pop on during Christmas,... didn't think Chiaki would either..." feeling a slight awkward weight crumbling her, "Or En... Yuela was a surprise as well..." everything was bogging her down. "Well,...I suppose we ca-" though before she could finish, he popped on over and pressed his lips up against her lips, "Nnmm..." dazed, she looked at him, "You owe me a one on one date~..." grumbling lightly at him.
"Sure~" Smiling sheepish, he grabbed hold of her, causing the three of them to warp out of the room in a light burst of air.
As Christmas Eve began to come to a close, everyone was left to their own holiday vices. Even those from Universe 137-C spent the time they would with their own loves and traditions, courtesy of the ones from 413-T, giving them a bunk to sleep, may it be in their own places, or some of the guest rooms in the Guild. Some even stayed around the Guild, taking part in what entertainments there were. Drinking, chatting, or even singing carols. Yuela and Scarlet, after Dragneel had left with Cana, spent the time mesmerized by the walking tiny cat that was making an attempt to build a house out of fish, while McGarden and En got together talking about scientific theories and ways they could improve their own work.
Celeste & Sam - Hotel in Fiore
Barreling around in the sheets in one of Magnolia's most luxurious hotels, both the brunette and the azure-haired woman wrapped around another, the latter's arms and legs tightly clinging onto the woman as their lips feverishly crashed against another, feeling another invade the others mouth, probing around until their tongues met, tangling and brushing against another. Light gasps and moans filled the room as the two of them fought for dominance, pushing the other down. Eventually, the Cosmic Mage had given up, for the moment, allowing the Seran woman to assert her reign. Pulling her lips from the other woman's, she traveled down her neck, latching her lips around the base as she waltzed back and forth across her shoulder and her neck. Her hands ran up the sides of the woman, brushing up against her sides as slid them across her stomach, pushing up further until she grasped onto two large and slightly firm breasts, hiding behind the strapless Santa dress.
"Haaa~~" the bluenette let out a moan, "Mnghh... haa..." gasping, feeling the other woman grip and knead her breasts, "You can... take them off~" smirking, bringing her in for another kiss. "But...~" slips her hands under the woman's tanktop, feeling her toned body, "You can guarantee I'll be doing some gobbling~" placing a long hard lick up her cheek.
Biting down on her lip, the brunette stifled herself slightly before pinning her down, "Thirty minutes..." gazing at her hard and lovingly, "Give me thirty minutes of you without interruption... and~..." lowering herself, she placed soft kisses on her neck, "I'll let you do whatever you want~" lightly biting down onto her neck.
After letting out another piercing moan, the azure-haired mage smirked with a lust-filled smile. Without resisting, she relished as the woman lovingly tended to her, letting her hands roam around. Slowly, she could feel the Seran woman slip her hands around her body, finding the zipper to her outfit. Slowly, she pulled the zipper down, sliding the outfit off as she gazed at the woman's luscious body. Skin, slightly pale, reaching the Water Mage's tone, was brushed with loving hues. Cupping her breasts was a lacy purple bra, strapless, and well as her undergarments. Luckily for her, she wasn't shy about another person gazing at her, at least, not a person she would be in bed with. Licking her lips, the brunette watched as the Mage from 413-T presented herself for her, teasing her slightly by the removal of her bra, keeping them covered while beckoning her over.
Natsu & Erza - Natsu's House
Back in Natsu's house, Erza and Natsu, had made their way back after making sure Bisca was okay making her way back to Fairy Hills. With the place all to themselves, knowing that Celeste was off 'gobbling' up another woman, and Mira, still locked in a 'battle' with her parallel self from 137-C, it was a rare opportunity for them to actually be 'alone' with one another. And considering that it was Christmas Eve, the two decided to 'spice' up their lovemaking. It was especially lovely for the Knight who had to step up her game if another person was going to flock into their circle of loves, meaning that it was time to prove herself that she was 'always' going to be the best of them all. Nothing seemed to have proven better than 'taking over' him, as she smirked, looking down at him, having tied his wrists together and pinned him to the head board as she taunted him, mounting him and bouncing up and down his large thick shaft at her own pace.
"You know~..." smiling up at his lover, watching as her bare breasts bounced every moment she rose and dropped down his shaft, "Once I get out of this, you're going to regret doing tying me up... Erza~"
Running her hands over his hard carved abs, she rested them to a stable point, allowing herself to pick up the pace, relishing in the feel of him scrubbing her folds with every inch of him she could handle, "Hnnmm...~" biting down on her lip, she couldn't help herself as she raced harder, wanting it more and more as she jammed it straight against her walls, feeling the tip scrap into her, "Oh goodd... yes...~" ignoring him, she rose and dropped herself harder, faster, "What's... Stopping you~" gazing down at him with a seductive look, "Mr. Big...bad...Dragon~"
Smiling, he burned the ribbons tying his hands up and grabbed hold her of waist, slamming his entire length into her. Her body spasmed slightly, arching as her eyes began to lightly bug out as she felt him slamming into her core. Over and over she ran up as length, only for him to force her down, feeling as he started to thrust into her, ramming their hips together with every movement. A lewd smile crept to the Knight's face as every pound sent her mind blanking. Faster, harder, she desperately tried clinging onto him for stability as he pounded her mercilessly.
Dragneel & Cana - Gildarts House
Pushing the door open, the two mages quickly moved in before Natsu shut the door behind him, keeping the cold weather at bay. Looking around, he expected a messy house with pornography magazines strewn everywhere. But instead, it was clean and well kept. Removing their shoes, they quickly determined the man was out on a mission and would not be disturbed at all.
"Hmmm.. Looks like this version of my dad is a bit of a neat freak" Cana mentioned as the two quickly moved to the bedroom.
"Right? I was expecting a pervert's paradise" the man chuckled as they reached the bed. Facing his woman, Natsu didn't waste a second more before capturing her lips in a heated kiss. Cana tried to resist as she always does, but found herself being overwhelmed by the male. Feeling his tongue battling hers, she did the only thing to level the playing field. Breaking away, she promptly pushed him onto the bed as the springs gave a slight squeal in protest. Shrugging off her coat, the card mage moved onto her bikini top as it too fell to the ground.
"I was planning on teasing you a bit..but fuck, I need you now" she told him before climbing ontop of him and straddling his waist. Lowering herself once more, Cana kissed the man she loved with passion as she took control of the situation. Tongues and lips battling each other, neither relented as the minutes ticked by. Finally noticing that the dragon slayer was still dressed, a seductive smile graced her face. Sliding down his body, she found herself at the bulge in his pants. Her nimble fingers made short work of the belt and buttons before tugging them down to reveal what she wanted. Giving the head a light kiss, she took it into her mouth before bobbing her head in earnest.
Letting out a throaty moan, Natsu could only watch as Cana managed to slide seven inched of the shaft down her throat before needing a gasp of air.
"Holy shit Cana..that feels fucking amazing..." he trailed off before shedding his shirt and tossing it away.
"What can I say? I really love your big cock" she replied in a sultry voice before going back to her task, sucking and licking the hardened organ. "This is making me fucking horny...I really need him inside me soon" she told herself as she ran her tongue along the side. Taking it back in, the whole cock was now glistening with a light coating of her saliva as the card mage continued to work. The sounds of sucking and slurping filled the room, increasing the lust of the two. Finally bringing her head up after a thorough ten minute blowjob, Cana looked down at Natsu. Staring into her eyes, she could see how badly he wanted her as the man traveled his stare up and down her body.
"Yeah...your losing the pants" he finally stated before rising off the bed. Shedding his own articles of clothing, Cana was doing the same. Coming in for one more kiss, he quickly broke it off before trailing his lips along her neck. Letting out a small moan, she could feel his hot breath near her ear.
"Soo...how do you want it?' he asked in a whisper. Feeling a slight shiver run up her body, Cana simply turned away and bent over the edge of the bed. Bracing her arms against the mattress, she looked back over her shoulder. "However you want me. I'm yours and your mine" she told him as the male started to line up with her damp entrance.
"That's right..you are mine and no one else's" he stated with authority before sliding in. Cana grunted in mild discomfort, the size always getting to her no matter how many times they make love. But it passed within moments as the male started to slid his shaft in and out.
"Everytime...It feels amazing everytime..." she gasped as Natsu filled her inner walls. She could feel his pulsating meat within her, always stretching her passage to the limit. Lowering herself down, her face was resting against the bedsheets as her nipples tickled the fabric. "Natsu...please...harder..." she gasped out before the man did as she asked. Hammering into her pussy, their thighs met in a resounding slap as flesh met flesh, the sounds of heaving fucking filling the room.
"Oh my god! He's so fucking deep!" her inner thoughts cried out as he continued to hammer her from behind. Feeling his calloused hands around her hips, Cana soon found her rhythm as she started to buck her hips backwards. This of course caused new moaning to erupt from her lips as that hard cock found a particularly sensitive spot.
"OH FUCK! I think your all the way in!" she cried out as the minutes continued to tick by, the two adults in a flurry of love making.
"But you love taking it! Your the one that said harder!" he teased as he gave one more hard thrust. Pulling out, he gave Cana a minute to compose herself as the woman gasped for air. Both of them were covered in a light sheen of sweat, but this was of little concern as the man simply flipped the brunette onto her back. Lining up once more, he slid in despite the thrashing she just received. Filling her completely, Cana spread her legs wide apart to give the man easier access. Raising up her arms, she started to run her palms against his hard abs, tracing feminine fingers along his scars. Moaning loudly as her womanhood continued to moisten, she grabbed her ankles to keep her legs in a wide 'V' shape.
"You look hot as hell right now..." he whispered as the male continued to pound her, his full nine inches deep inside with every hard thrust.
"Your not so bad yourself, stud" she grinned while slowly licking her lips. "Now fuck me hard and I'll let you cum wherever you want!' she cried out as the passion continued to escalate. Pushing her legs back behind her head, the dragon slayer fucked her relentlessly as her breasts heaved with every thrust and movement. Natsu maintained this position with the card mage for the next ten minutes, the female being completely ravaged by the hard trusting.
"Oh shit..I think...I think...!" Cana's orgasm hit hard and fast, her fresh juices covering the joining at their hips. Gasping for air as Natsu slowly pulled out, Cana just laid on the bed as Natsu brought his hardened cock above her lips.
"I think you need a warm treat..." he trailed off as the female started to lick her lips in anticipation.
"Please...fill my throat with your hot cum..." she begged as Natsu continued to stroke his member. Seeing a slight shudder, the man thrust his hard member into her mouth as a steady stream of cum shot out. Gulping down spurt after spurt, she sucked him dry before the love of her life collapsed to the bed next to her. Looking over at the stunning woman, he pulled her close as he shared his warmth with her.
"Merry Christmas, Cana"
"Merry Christmas, Natsu" the two said to each other as they quickly fell asleep amongst the messed up bed sheets.
Kazuto & Chiaki & Lucy - Lucy's Place
Time was lost to them, namely the Lad and the Gamer as he pinned her against the wall, her legs tightly fashioned around his waist, her delicate arms, one wrapped around his neck, clutching to his back, and her other, gripping as hard as she could onto his shoulder. Dressed in only her baggy rabbit hoodie, she pulled him into a close kiss, her gasps and moans pounded out as she felt him ram his length roughly against her folds. Tearing, her eyes streamed as struggled holding onto him, trying to keep her drool from getting too much. She could feel her freed bust, bouncing from the violent pound, brushing slightly across his hardened chest only made her resistance crumble. Struggling, she tried hard to keep her mind from crashing as she dug her nails into his skin, she could feel him picking up the pace, drilling into her harder. Her eyes bolted open as she felt her core being pummeled, feeling her legs weakening, and her grip over him slipping as her nails dragged over his scratched up back. If It wasn't for her first encounter with him, there was a chance she wouldn't have been able to handle the violent thrusting that was causing the wall behind them to crack with every piston. She couldn't recall the last time they had done this, but all she knew it had been far too long, and she was going to cash in on this as much as she could.
"He's... He's close..." holding onto every fiber of mental strength she could muster, she could feel him crumbling her mentality as his hips crashed into hers. Slipping, she tried grabbing onto him only for her legs to loosen from pleasure weakening her further. "Nnn~~" her head falling back, her eyes forced themselves open as he increased his pace further, her folds desperately trying to grip onto him as they tightened around him, "Ka... Ka...su...I..." gasping his names, out, he wasn't listening, "'m... gonna... haaa.. haa..." trying to keep her composure, it was no use, as he pummeled his way into her, her mind was blanking whiter with every crash against her poor core, "ha.. ha...ngnhh..." digging his nails in, her walls spasmed, tightening around his thick length as her body stiffened. " aahhh!~~" a loud ear piercing moan rang through the apartment, feeling as her own release splashed out onto him and onto the ground.
Her own release had triggered his own, jamming it deep into her as he felt his jewels tighten, letting out a large load. "Nnghh...~!" letting out a growl, he pushed deeper into her instinctively, feeling it fill up the condom. "Ha..." limped up against her, pulling her lips into kiss, the two of them trying their hardest to match them up.
"I want... can I...have this one?" weakly asking him, breathing a bit hard. "I want... my hips… to rest a bit..." giggling a little.
Feeling a bit embarrassed, "S-Sorry..." only for her to respond with a soft kiss to his forehead.
Slowly, he pried his member from the depths of her folds, and gently placed her down on the ground. Dazed, not helping that normally she's that way, he watched as she lightly poked the piece of plastic that was on the verge of breaking. She had to admit, her friend did a good job fixing her these special condoms for them, even if she was still ashamed the fact she had been carrying these around nearly the entire day. Carefully, she pulled it off, keeping it closed as she carefully opened her mouth, pouring the filled up condom, drinking his bottled up release. Trying to handle the load, she took a moment, swirling it around her mouth before swallowing it all. A little hesitant, she took his length and dragged her tongue against it, licking up any excess that didn't make it before wrapping her lips around the tip, lightly sucking it.
"Nmmch..~" slowly running her hand up and down his length, "I wish... I could have it directly..."
Running his hand under her hood, he ran it through her strawberry-blonde locks, "I know..." telling her, "I wouldn't mind... but... you said 'Graduating' would set you for life right...?" reminding her, "Getting you pregnant now would be disastrous... especially since you have that dream and all..."
"But..." letting it rest against her face, its scent filled her, feeling her mind hazing, "...Someday... right?"
Smiling, "Definitely..." cupping her cheek with one hand softly, "How much more do we have? I'm up for another round if you are~"
"Mmmn..." fishing around her pockets, "...24?" thinking aloud, "But..." puffing her cheeks, "My hips... need rest. You already 'broke' Lucy..." pointing to the side to an slightly unconscious Celestial Mage, twitching slightly with a lewd grin, tongue popped out as thick white seed covered her, as well as pouring out from her lower holes, "Fives clones was too much, Kazu..." lightly scolding him.
Letting her lick, sucking him lightly, he ran his hands through her hair, "I know I know... but she could have 'ignored' my offer... her eyes lit up hearing I was going to gang bang her so..."
"Still..." kissing his tip, she stroked him as she let the underside run across her tongue, "Nnm... Can... I have..." before she could finish that sentence, she watched as he split off, creating a temporary clone of himself standing next to her. "H..eh?" a bit surprised, feeling as he moved around, his hands around her hips, running his raw length against her wet lips, "B-But... the..."
As the other moved forward, "...Just this once...okay?" he told her, "But! You're taking one of the pills En has... and she isn't going to be happy losing out on three days of raw sex..." saying as he pressed the tip in, spreading her lower lips slightly.
"...Then don't do it..." facing him with a smile, handing him a condom, "We won't be able to go back to this if we do it raw 'just once'... so just wait till we can do it freely... okay?" a soft warm grin shining at him.
A long silence passed, seeing that sweet smile of hers. "... You really are too nice for a corrupted person like me..." saying as he took the packet, ripping it open with his teeth before sliding it on his member, plunging it back into her, pushing it deep until he knocked up against her womb. "I'll make up for it all when you're 'ready'..."
The moment she felt it crash against her core, her tongue popped out, gasping in ecstasy as she firmly held onto the clone in front of her. Seeing that large dripping thick piece of meat in front of her made her drool and water. It wouldn't have been long until the second one had firmly ran his fingers through her locks before letting it her wrap her lips around, feeling her tongue brush and trace over every inch as he pounded her from behind, pounding it against her core with each thrust. Her slightly big breasts swayed violently as she dug her nails in the others hips, sloppily trying to keep hold of his shaft before feeling him plunge it into her mouth, sucking on as much as she could, running and brushing her tongue up against it, finding a rhythm to breathe as she's plunged from both sides. It had been six months since the last time she had last seen him, and if her friends gave her that much, she was going to use as much as of them as possible to get her fill of him as she counted the days down till she could be with him without worry.
As the holidays came and passed, everyone from all across the multiverse were able to enjoy and settle around the times when it needed to be. Even those from the world of Sera, a world currently in chaos and despair, or even a world devoid of everything 'abnormal', settled around the holidays. And as the morning came to be, everyone, those who had spent it separate to spend the night with loves, friends, or even family, all came together in the Guild, ready to spend the day of care and love with one another. Dragneel and co were off, watching those from 413-T open the gifts they had given one another, and from across the universe, even were a little shocked that 551-G had also had them in their thoughts, and was surprised to receive gifts from a Fairy Tail they didn't exist. The Natsu of that world had given him a record of how many 'S-Class' jobs he finished, stating 'One day I'm going to beat you! So Till then, don't you dare lose!'. Scarlet received, from her parallel part a ruby necklace with a golden place, dragons carved on the sides. Chiaki, along with her boyfriend, spent the time sitting as she played her game, wearing a special necklace with the same retro design as the one she wore in her hair that she had gotten from him, causing her to give him the gaming pin in her hair to 'remind' him to live and to come back to her any moment she could. To her surprise, she even got a picture from her friends back home, Class 77-B, bunched together for a Christmas photo with the words, 'Merry Christmas! Love, Class 77-B'. Lucy, had received the coordinates for all the 'safe zones' in his world, so that if she ever wanted to see him on a normal-ish basis, she would be able to know where he was, as well as a sapphire gem, embedded into a necklace.
Despite the mass roar of gifts being passed around and opened, everyone in the Fairy Tail Guild of 413-T spent the day frolicking in joy and love, spending the time with one another. Friends, New friends. It was a time of love that they were able to spend. Helping one another, sharing with one another. Those who fought through hellish things, those who passed through hard times and moments. It was a day for all of them, to relax, savor, and enjoy the happiness that would spread around, and surely, one they would never forget.
*Constellation: A Form of 'curse' that physically enhances the user tremendously through the power of the Zodiacs.
*Cosmic Mage/Star Goddess: Wasn't really sure what tag like to give Celeste, but I thought since she uses celestial magic, but different from Lucy, it would have fit better.
A/N: If you got this far, thank you. I hope you enjoyed it. Yes, it is a hint towards Danganronpa... so mixing that... and Fairy Tail... and Gears of War... _ . Also I had never really wrote Chiaki before till now... so I hope to be better just in general for the future. I hope you all enjoyed it. If you didn't get here. That's fine. To 'TheHappy'. I hope you enjoyed this. I really tried putting as much as I could, but it still wound up being this much... sorry.
