Oh man I'm on my friend's grandma's farm, and she has the best view in the US so far that I've seen! They have blackberry bushes, mulberries, a garden with the most beautiful plants, and I can see horses and hear goats in the distance! There's even a lake, or the ocean! NOT SURE WHICH BUT STILL!
SOOOO COOOOOOL! –Quote from Jason, reporter of Sorcerers Weekly.
All right, this party is finally getting started! More action and story will now commence! Fairy Tail is here!
(Mirajane's POV)
"Gah! Yatto! Finally! We made it!" Mirajane fell on her back, lying in a wide area of grass. She waved her arms and flattened the grass to create a makeshift angel. Her brother and sister were just as tired, but deigned to stay on their feet, so as to not be anyway rude to the owner of the mansion at the top of the hill.
"Nee-chan! Get up! This isn't our house you know!" Snorting, the eldest sibling sat up.
"Sheesh, fine. But he said we could rest at his place didn't he?" Lisanna scowled and shook her head.
"It did say in the job description he would provide us a place to rest if the job lasted more than a day, but that doesn't mean you can dump yourself onto his lawn!"
"Why not?"
"Because it's not proper manners!"
"Why's that?"
"We haven't even met him yet! At least ask him first!"
"You can do that, I'm just here to bang some heads"
"Nee-chan…" Lisanna's voice dropped threateningly "If you're going to be like this, then I won't help you with your chores…" Mirajane paled.
"No please! Anything but that!" The elder sister was much too lazy to do her own laundry, make her own dinner, clean up the house and such, but being the kind little sister she was, Lisanna did those chores for her. Growing accustomed to this, Mirajane never bothered to learn how to do them herself. Lisanna had once carried out the very same threat and the results had been disastrous, or even hilarious depending on your point of view. Clothes had somehow transformed into the colour pink and sprouted frills, or some other cursed girly curse, dishes broke into millions of pieces, and the house had become even messier than before. Mirajane swore never to try anything like that again. Hopping on her feet, she got off the grass and stumbled back to the rocky path, apologizing and promising like it was prayer.
"GOMENASAI! I'm so sorry! I'll never do it again! I promise I'll be more careful next time!" Her sister nodded, satisfied. Elfman kept his gaze forward, the little episode tucked in a corner of his mind for later examination.
"Ikuyo. Let's go" He grunted. His siblings followed his lead and continued down the slithering snake pathway.
(Natsu's POV)
Swish
Swoosh
Fwooh!
Natsu flew through the trees at speeds that would shame an Olympic runner, all while not really trying, his anger fueling his energy even more than usual.
"Baka dragon… Fetch my apples… I'll give you a second basket… You can skip lunch… GRAH! HE PISSES ME OFF!" Blasting flames from his mouth in rage, he flew farther faster in a matter of seconds, heading for the specified Amai Orchard.
(Lisanna's POV)
The trio had managed to reach the mansion without any other problems, and when they knocked, a maid answered the door and showed them in to a large living room. It was rather plain, two large leather sofas on opposite sides of a table, similar to the train's layout. Only when you glanced upwards, the most beautiful pictures of little naked angels flying and half-goat half-human men danced around. Men and women laughed, enjoying wine and delicious looking poultry, and the valley they preformed on vibrant with plants. Even Mirajane took a second to be impressed, and that was saying something. A man opened another large wooden door at the other side of the room and pranced in, hopping from foot to foot, humming in a shrill singsong voice. It seemed that most of the employers for Fairy Tail were required to be weirdoes by an unwritten rule.
"Thank you for coming! I am the master of this house! Mr. … Yeah! So glad to see the great mages of Fairy Tail accepting my request" Lisanna grinned and accepted the compliment with grace. Unlike her sister.
"Why thank you Mr—"
"DAMN RIGHT WE'RE THE GREATEST! AND YOU'D BETTER REMEMBER THAT!" Smile frozen on her face, Lisanna reached out, and promptly pinched Mirajane's cheeks, hard.
"OW, OW, OW! Sorry, sorry, I said sorry already, ow!" Mr. Morbis didn't seem to mind or care how rude she was; in fact, he seemed to welcome and enjoy it.
"Ohohoho! Of course! I chose only the best of the best! So about my request…" He sat on one couch and the siblings sat across form him.
"I wish for you three to take care of a certain apple thief. I do not care how you do it. Trap him, persuasion, putting him down, anything. So long as he stop taking MY apples" Mirajane leaned forward.
"Don't worry, we'll take care of this guy. And it won't come to killing, that's just disgusting" The president nodded.
"Excellante! FABULOOSE! Then, about your stay…" They discussed lodgings and how they would go about their duties for a good half hour, before Mr. Morbis dismissed them with a wave of his hand.
"Now off with you! Rest up, then catch me my thief!"
(Natsu's POV)
Natsu sniffed the air, trying to locate the exact direction of the orchard. He caught a whiff of a sweet, earthly smell, stopping to put his nose to the air, and followed the scent. His pace had shortened to several far leaps, then a sniff, and the cycle repeating itself. It wasn't long before he spotted the familiar lacrima charged fences…
(Elfman's POV)
The room was okay. It had a painting over the big bed, and another pretty big window with a view of the garden. Yeah. It was pretty big. Elfman wasn't one for excitement. He rarely liked to do anything, but his pride and sense of duty gave him the feeling he should protect his family, as was only honorable. His few joys consisted of watching his plants at home grow, his sisters fight/play, sleeping, eating, and if either other sibling asked him for something, he would do all in his power to do what they asked. Setting his suitcase onto his bed, he sighed. He would have preferred that they all been in the same room, but the mansion was so spacious, his sisters had immediately claimed the fancy rooms more to their taste. His was plain and simple, just how he liked it
Knock, Knock
"Elfman. Oi. We're supposed to have dinner with the Yataka dude, Lisanna said so. You coming or what?" Elfman mulled it over. He could refuse, as Mirajane had only asked if he wanted to go or not, meaning the choice was his, so he could just stay in his room and be alone. Or he could just go eat and watch for his sisters. He decided to do a bit of both.
"Yeah, I'll just grab some food and walk around the house. We can switch when you're done eating" Mirajane cocked an eyebrow and threw her thumb behind her head.
"You sure? A rich bastard like him should have some pretty decent food" Elfman shook his head, he had already made his decision and wasn't about to change it.
"I'll be back soon" Not wanting to see Lisanna upset that he hadn't gone to dinner, he opened the glass skylight, and hopped four stories down. Not even mildly surprised, Mirajane just shrugged and closed the door.
As the wind stung at Elfman's face, he estimated that he had fallen far enough.
"Beast Arm: Stone Bull!" Rocks and stone enshrouded his arm, magic enhancing his physical strength. As his face was about to smash the floor, his arm connected with it first. An explosion of dust erupted form the earth, a crater beneath the unhurt mage. Unfurling from his crouched position he got up and surveyed the damage. Then he sweat-dropped.
'Uh oh. Lisanna's not going to be happy when she sees this hole in the floor' He scanned his surroundings, making sure there was nobody looking before he dug his heels into the dirt and sprinted away.
The night air was cool and felt good to the boy. Exerting little effort, he ran for what seemed like forever, the billionaire's backyard non-too short of space. Enjoying the simplicity of the run and evening view of the starry. Elfman flexed his leg muscles, and jumped as high as he could go, he floated high and dropped slowly, gazing at the dimly lit moon casting her shining light over flora and fauna alike.
Fwooh
A flicker of light sparked at the edges of his vision, long enough to be sure it wasn't an illusion, but short enough to hide it's presence. A Will-o-the-Wisp. Elfman lightly landed on a tree's outstretched trunk. Where was that light…?
Fwooh
Left.
Fwooh
Right?
Fwooh
Uh…
Fwooh, Fwooh, FWOOH
The series of flares all pinpointed to a single location. Elfman crouched and hopped to the ground. He quickly tiptoed to another large tree. It seemed to be spurting fourth the bright lights. If these kept up, the whole forest would burn down. Weren't Will-o-the-Wisp's known for burning things? They were floating bits of fire after all. Cautiously, quietly, Elfman whispered
"Beast Arm: Steel Bull" He set his arm back, tightened his grip, crouched low, silently gave a powerful vault, and whipped his arm at the tree, intent on destroying the source of flame.
(Natsu's POV)
Finally. The orchard. He had already ran far enough, so comfortably nestling himself in a tree's arms, he tore a bite out of the closest apple. Ah~. Delicious. These were great. He spat out slightly burning apples seeds, but Natsu made sure they puttered out before causing any actual harm. This was the life... Not much could be better than this. Resting here forever wouldn't be a bad idea. Maybe he should just fall asleep…
Crick
Natsu's eyes flew open, and purely out of instinct, he flung his body to the side.
Smash
What struck Natsu as an iron hand snapped the poor tree in half, where Natsu had been laying seconds ago. His eyes adjusted rapidly, due to the shocking adrenaline boost. When had it gotten so late? Cursing, Natsu regained his balance, landing on his hands, and flipping back to his feet. Where had this guy come from? Whatever, it didn't matter. He had attacked first, so he should be ready to ne attacked back.
'If I don't finish this quickly, then I'll be in a world for a world of pain when I get back to Igneel' Natsu shuddered at the thought of it. He needed to win, fast.
(Elfman's POV)
This guy was good. Too good. Elfman was losing this battle and he knew it. They had been at it for less than a minute, and Elfman had received many a scar and burn from this mysterious intruder's fire attacks. Blocking a flaming kick, tried to shove him backwards, but the figure jumped a smaller distance, twirled on his hands, and his feet twisted into a flaming wheel, heat and impact pushing Elfman instead. Roaring in defiance, Elfman punched the floor, splitting earth in two. But again, the acrobatic man pushed of the ground and spun in a cartwheel in the air, pounding against Elfman's unprotected face.
Forced to the floor, Elfman put his hands on his knees and tried to get up despite the barrage pummeling against him, but failed, succeeding in only giving himself an even worse beating. He fell to the floor, unable to summon the energy to even stay awake. There was nothing he could do if the man decided to finish him off. Elfman clenched his fists. He had been unable to complete the job he had been assigned with, but worse still; he would die without being able to protect his sisters. He waited for his death, but instead, the figure bent down, SMILED, and said
"Nice punch ya got!"
But the figure disappeared, as Elfman's vision turned black and the night blended with his vision, concealing whatever might've happen next. The last colour he had seen though, was a streak of silver hair…
Well, I'm pretty sure most of you can guess what happens next, so it's not really a big cliffhanger, but if you don't know, then I guess it's better than I thought! More action and story in the next chapters! MUHAHAHAHHAHA!
- Justin, Lover of anime, enemy of haters, and family to all my otaku brothers and sisters. Welcome to my world! XD