Light and Dark Collide

by CyrusLibera

Life has a way of keeping her down. But when she runs into a guild of loving members, she is thrown into wild adventures as her past and purpose in life are unraveled before her eyes. But can she protect those she has come to love? Can she stay strong when she knows she has failed loved ones before?

9. Chapter 9

Okay...I have nothing really to inform you with...so...OH! I just thought of something. I'll be posting the next chapters of this story all at once until this story is done. (When I move on to Light and Dark Collide 3, AKA: LADC3) So be ready for a bunch of new chapters!
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Stranger!

Time Skip

Three years pass, and I am still working my butt off for the witch of a woman I have to call 'Mistress Ivory'. But my kindness, and good nature stays with me. It's only stayed this long, because I will always sit in my favorite tall tree when it rains, thinking about what Gajeel had told me about how I shouldn't change my heart. I often also think of Eltana, just a few miles away from me. Many times I wonder how she is, how much she's grown, and if she misses me or not. Sometimes, when I can't stand this place anymore, I will sneak out at night and sleep in my tree, waking the next day with the birds and animals.
It's raining lightly, and I gently close the back door. 'Mistress Ivory' is resting in her quarters, since she came down with a violent flu. I think Heaven for that, cause now I have a longer break time! Once in my tree and comfortable, I close my eyes and feel the world around me. Long chocolate brown wings appear on my back, like Happy's do, and sheild me from the cold and view. My wings developed shortly after I began my training in Dragon-Slaying. My eyes suddenly flicker open. Something is chrashing through the woods towards my tree and I! I wrap myself tightly with my wings, covering my face with them, and hang by my legs upside down. Something small and light lands on the branch above where I'm hanging. The blood pressure on my face starts to make itself known to me in a matter of seconds, but I ignore it.
"Come on! She won't see you up here if you climb fast enough." A high-ish voice yells, from the area the first being landed. I slowly pull my hair under the cover of my wings, so no one will see it and suspect anything. The pounding of feet grows louder, then there's frantic climbing given away by the snapping of several twigs and small branches. All falls silent, other than the suppressed panting, from the second being, who climbed the tree. Soon I detect the sound of a third being thundering through the brush.
"WHERE ARE YOU, SCOUNDREL!?" A furious female voice cries to the sky. Whoever or whatever is in this tree with me, stiffens and holds it's breath, apparently not wanting to be found. From the sound of the female, I wouldn't want to be found by her either. I hear the female stomp off, growling to herself. After a few moments, a sigh escapes the bigger being, and I dare to silently part my wings enough to peek through them. The first thing I see are sandled feet, baggy white pants with a black band, that ends the pants, around each calf, and a...blue...tail!?
"That was close." A boy's voice breaks the silence.
"Now you know not to take Erza's strawberry cake when she's not looking." The higher voice from earlier speaks.
"You got that right! But it was still fun." The boy smirks goodnaturedly. "Now the question is...What the heck is this big thing?" The boy taps the most sensetive part of my wing with his heel much too hard.
"OW!" I yelp. A strange sound comes from the boy, followed by the sound of splitting branches beating a body around, and finally a heavy thump. A very faint and weak moan drifts up to my ears. I sit up on my branch, wait for the dizziness to leave, then look down, stroking the part of my wing the boy had hurt. With the boy still temporarily paralyzed, and my wing feeling better, I glide down to the ground, landing next to the gasping male. His fall has knocked the wind out of him, making me giggle at his contorted faceal expression.
"Are you alright?" I ask in a fake british accent with fake concerne. How dare he come onto 'Mistress Ivory's' property like he owns it! I'll be dead if 'Mistress Ivory' finds out! Quickly, I dissolve my wings, so they won't get in the way and so 'Mistress Ivory won't find that out either. I examine the boy, whose eyes are closed from pain. His salmon pink hair has moss and tiny twiggs all through his hair, courtesy of his fall. The white scarf he wears around his neck forces images of the scarf I have, given to me by Universe. Half through my "Friend or foe" examination, he opens an eye to look at me. I immediately look away before he can figure out what I was doing. I don't want him taking it the wrong way! Slowly, he sits up, placing a hand on the back of his head.
"Where the heck did you come from?" He asks me, rubbing the back of his head, one eye still closed. "And what kind of accent is that? That is an accent right?" I giggle again before answering.
"Yeah it's an accent. British. But it's fake." I am about to ask what his name is, but a dreadful, all too familiar, buzz interrupts me, making me wince involuntarily. The boy looks around wildly for the source of the sound, and I grab a black walky-talky from my back pant pocket.
"Slave! It's time for my lunch. I want medium rare steak, with a side of potatoes. Don't forget the gravey this time! Oh, and I would like some well cooked and buttered carrots with all of that in 1 hour. 1 HOUR!" Mistress Ivory shrieks into the walky-talky, but ends with hoarse coughing and hacking. She has obviously awoken. That's my que to book it to the kitchen and start the meal up. I press the speaker button on the side of the machine.
"Yes, Mistress Ivory. I'm on my way. I merely got side tracked. My deepest apologieze." I shift my jaw as if I am eating something sour, when I speak her name and say my apologie. I release the button, turning my attention to the boy. "Sorry, but I have to go, or I'm toast." I stand the very moment more buzzing sounds off.
"Well, DON'T let it happen AGAIN!" Mistress Ivory squawks again, stiffling another bought of coughing before closing the line for me to answer. I wince again, and turn to start back to the building to start the meal's preparations.
"Who was that? Did she just call you 'slave'?" The boy forces himself to his feet, sounding irritated. His tone of voice freezes me in place.
"Oh." I stare down at my feet. I don't really want to talk about this, so it's time for a quick get away. "That was my Mistress. She calls me that, since there is really no better name for what I do anyway." I spout the words out quickly. "I really need to go." I turn to go again.
"I don't like that." He complains, stopping me once again.
"Niether do I, but there's nothing we can do about it. She bought me in an auction, so I'm stuck here." I cross my arms.
"That's not fair!" He barks like he's five.
"Life isn't fair, Bud." I become impatient.
"You live here?" He pionts to the fancy building I should be cooking in right now.
"Yes, now I have to go!" I spin around and trudge towards the building.
"WAIT! Where's Happy!?" The boy looks around wildly. "Happy! HAPPY!" He starts to call for his suddenly missing friend.
"Who?" I raise an eyebrow, looking over my shoulder at him.
"My exceed! Happy!" He calls again, becomming frantic.
"Yeah? What? Why are you yelling for me? I'm right here." That high voice answers from infront of my left leg, ust out of the boy's line of view. I stare down at the blue cat, then my animal lover's side takes over. I squeal an "AWE!", pick Happy up and hug him gently, aware that no one likes rib crushing huggs.
"Oh, you're so cute! I bet you love fish! Here." I hand Happy a random fish I had, him still in my arms, and I face the boy again, eyes wide. "You never said your friend was an adorable, talking, flying, blue cat! I would have helped you the second you said 'cat'!" I freeze in my track, face turning red with embarassment, when the boy looks at me funnily. I set down Happy carefully, then turn away from them.
"What!? I like animals, and one of my favorites are cats. So what. I have to go. Bye!" I dash off to the back door I had sneaked out of earlier to refreash my mind in my tree before either of them can respond. At lightning speed, I start to prepare Mistress Ivory's meal, straining to remeber her request exactly right. I listen in on the boy and cat's conversation with my boosted senses. 'Crap! I didn't get the boy's name! Shoot!' I realise silently, then Happy's voice catches my attention.
"I like her. She's nice and gave me fish. How did she know I love fish?" Happy's cheerful voice brightens my spirits.
"Lucky guess. Well, at least we know where she lives. We could maybe visit her sometime to help out a bit, cause this place is really big. She must be so exauhsted doing everything on her own all the time. What do you think?" The boy blabs.
"Yeah. I wanna come see her again. She's really pretty, isn't she." Happy answers, a hint of teasing in his voice.
"Yeah...Wait, what!?" The boy's shocked tone puts a smile on my face. 'That sly cat!' I hear Happy stiffling a laugh.
"You liiiiiike her." He chants. I blush a pink tint. 'Jeez! They can't even see me and I'm still blushing!? I don't even know the guy!'
"WHAT!? WHY YOU! I'M GONNA-Happy...We don't even know her name...HOW DO YOU THINK I LIKE HER IF I DON'T EVEN KNOW HER NAME!?" The boy hollars.
"That is a problem...But you do waaant to know her name...riiiiiight?"
"What are you trying to pull here!?"
"Oh, nothing."
"QUIT ACTING LIKE MIRA!" Their voices fade as they leave the premisis, and I rush around to finish up Mistress Ivory's meal. I set her meal on a silver platter, then rush up to her chambers, a hardly noticeable blush frozen on my cheeks. I've never had anyone like me before...Not a guy.
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Yeah. I bet you're thinking the romance is happening too fast, but I just felt like getting it started a bit early on one side. Like, come on. She's a girl whose never been loved by any male figure! But trust me. There will be lots more to this story read. The next chapter is going to take forever to type up, so I ask for kind patients. I also think I nailed the boy (in case you haven't figured out who he is) and Happy. Remember to please review me. Thanks. Love you awesome readers! XD!