When the Gnome was picking the team, he basically chose Team Pinkie. Lioness, Tigress, Ice Prince, Pinkie and Blueberry. Is that my nickname for the small one? Well, it is now. Lioness didn't like that I was split from her, but accepted it. I wanted to be part of these games, but the gnome had different plans.
The old man had me, Bubbles, Vixen, Devil and Aqua become Team B. We were supposed to ensure that Fairy Tail got a place in the games. While I didn't like the idea of possibly fighting Lioness, I looked forward to the games. Gnome was nice enough to repair my damaged pants and cloak, I think it was payment to make sure I stayed on the team. It was difficult to see, but it had the mark of Fairy Tail on the back.
The old man entrusted my odd tablet things to Devil. She would make sure I took them, she even had a copy of the schedule that Lioness put together. Bubbles was still grumpy about his nickname, but Vixen found it rather funny. He liked his own nickname as well. Vixen was a very curious character, one I didn't understand very well. Aqua was creepy and putting her on the opposing team of her love interest sounded like a terrible idea. Devil was like a mother, but I preferred Lioness. Bubbles? He was more dominant than I expected but I just guessed it was because of his human side.
I didn't like being against Lioness. It felt wrong. Bubbles and Vixen allowed me to sit on my own. Aqua sometimes talked to me, but not much. The two dragons subconsciously understood I had no desire to converse with them, not that I could. Aqua was scared of me. She tried to hide it, but it seemed that showing off some of my power had done more damage than I wanted. Devil wasn't scared of me though. She was reminding me all the time of things I had to do, and while I could tell that it frustrated her at times, she always kept control of herself for my sake.
I didn't like the train ride there. I didn't like the walk in the city. I didn't like the hotel we were made to stay in. I wanted to be with Lioness. Devil was trying to make me feel comfortable, but I sat quietly in my corner. The little black cat I named Todd waddled towards me, looking up at me with a knowing expression that was similar to the Gnome. I looked down at him.
"You can't just hide in the corner." Yes, I can. "It'll only be the week. After that, you'll be able to spend as much time with her as you want." It was the waiting that I couldn't stand. Time didn't normally bother me. A month could go by and I wouldn't notice. Now that I had someone who gave a damn about me, time was suddenly catching up to me. Hours felt like centuries. "I think she'd be happy if you tried interacting with the others." She would? "I'll be with you." That was comforting.
I finally moved towards the other four and were pleased I had left my corner. Aqua was a little nervous but the others were fine. I didn't know what they were talking about and I wasn't interested in paying attention to them.
I can't believe this.
The old coot knows! He knows, yet he put the runt in the games anyway! What the hell?
I think this'll be an excellent learning opportunity.
Shut it, Weiss.
You're just jealous that my son isn't like miss Juvia.
Burn!
Gonna need some of Antarctica's ice for that.
Fuck you! Mercuphobia isn't anything like that water witch.
Dude. He turned an entire village into fish because they wouldn't notice him.
Don't you start with me, Tal!
Gihi.
And stop with that stupid laugh! It's grating on my nerves!
1, you don't have nerves. 2, I don't give a shit!
Literally.
Thank you Skia!
It's a pleasure to torment Levia whenever I can.
At least you aren't picking on me for once.
Zir-de-clothe-conis.
Fuck you!
Ha!
"Yo." I looked up at Bubbles. They didn't like it when my voices were able to steal my attention. Didn't like that I had them at all. They weren't cruel about it, but it worried them. I could smell it. "Hey Mira, when're those things meant to kick in?"
"Lucy said he's been on them for a little over a week and after the games, she's going to take him back to the Doctors. She doesn't think it's working." I felt Todd move into my lap. It was oddly calming. He seemed to know what he was doing so he must calm Vixen down a lot. "Blue. I know it'll be hard, but when we're playing in the games, you need to block them out. You might get hurt. While you'll probably feel nothing, it'll upset Lucy." I felt like I was being manipulated. I hissed in response.
"Keep yer attention on the fights or whatever. If they start yelling or some shit, break something that ain't too expensive. Bunny girl will have faith in ya, she trusts you to live with her after all." I liked Vixen more now. I smiled at him. "He's like a giant cat," I heard him quietly say to Bubbles. It was at a frequency the other two couldn't hear.
"What iron-head said," Bubbles grinned confidently. The confidence I wished I had. "He's got a skull thicker than a Vulcans but he's telling it straight. They start acting up, break something! Makes us feel better when we're upset. We always break stuff." This was the kind of thing I sort of expected from a Thunder Dragon. They voted. These two, even if they weren't aware of it, have formed a pack. Fascinating. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Lightning is attracted to iron after all.
"Yeah," I responded. I wanted to stay close to these two. While they were definitely weird, I doubt I could stand normal people. They were good for me. Little Todd was right, it was good for me to leave my corner. I would take his advice again in the future.
I requested that I see Lioness. I wanted to make sure I knew where she was, it just made me feel better. They let me go. Devil looked tired, Aqua looked relieved, but the other two were fine. They had confidence in me and it was encouraging. I liked that others wanted to take care of me, but I also liked the trust that was so freely given. I left our room and followed Lioness' scent. I found Pinkie's scent close to hers and didn't like that for a moment.
I ended up stopping when I smelt two other scents. Two dragon scents. Dragon Slayers appeared to grow on trees around here. Curious, I walked in that direction. When I managed to move through the crowd, I saw two children. One was blonde and one had some kind of emo thing going on. The people beneath them didn't have much magic compared to them. It was like a mouse fighting cats.
"Anyone else wanna try?" Said the cocky blonde.
He was a White Dragon Slayer. They were passive and didn't enjoy conflict. They spent their days collecting knowledge and passing it to any creature who requested it. White Dragons were naturally compassionate and for one to even raise their voice at you was a sign that you had done something very, very wrong. They were the grandfathers of dragons because they lived so long and there was no real reason to kill them. Not even demons bothered killing them because they were more useful alive.
The other was a Shadow Dragon Slayer. Shadow Dragons were a bit tricky. They liked to hide in dark places and usually only came out at night. They didn't like other dragons because Shadow Dragons' magic was mostly defensive. They looked scary, but that was just the way they evolved. They found it difficult to communicate to others outside of their type, but they often joined packs of dragons. They weren't as compassionate as White Dragons, but Shadow Dragons avoided conflict because it was a waste of their time. They weren't pushovers but weren't aggressive either. They didn't start fights but would be fine attempting to end one without anyone getting too hurt.
These two were the near opposites of what their elements represented. When you gain a dragons element, you get stronger if you behave and act like the dragon whose element you possess. It makes your magic stronger and less chaotic. You were in more control. While I knew White Dragons were capable of fighting back, they didn't really have the magic for it. Or the heart. I immediately didn't like these two. I would teach them a lesson for pissing on their elements.
Don't go too hard on them. They're young.
Young. Dumb. And full of cum.
Why must you ruin everything Durham?
Because why not?
"I will." I stepped in, glaring at them dangerously. The two didn't think anything of it and thought I was some tool. They noticed the marks on my chest and the blonde twat started laughing.
"Are they so desperate that they're bringing in hobos now?" I used to be homeless, but I wasn't anymore. I didn't visibly react to them. I knew that not reacting to someone angered them. I would think about how I knew this at a later time. "You'd be wise to scram, Fairy. You're no match for the Twin Dragons!" More like Twin Twits. I crossed my arms and took one step forward, my expression as blank yet serious was before. "You really want your ass to be beaten, don't ya?" To the others, he must've looked really fast. To me? He was creeping to me. He went for a punch, and I stopped him with my little finger. "What the hell?" I flexed it and I watched him get thrown back to his pal.
"He's a Dragon Slayer," said a smell maroon cat. "Fairy Tail must've found him somewhere." I didn't have any care for the cats. All I cared for right now was that I needed to beat this kid blacker than a Shadow Demon's stripes. I would also have to find out how I knew that later.
"Blue!" I stopped and turned to Lioness. She looked deathly worried, and while I was happy to see her, I didn't like the man beside her. "What're you doing? You can't go around picking fights!" I glared at the blonde who was currently guessing if he should react to me or not.
"Natsu Dragneel," chuckled the blonde idiot. "So the rumours are true. You're entering the games." I was already coming up with many plans to beat this kid into the centre of the earth. I hated him.
"Dragon Slayers," I said in a mocking tone. I gave him a look that told him 'Come at me' and I could see a flash of anxiety in his eyes. Good. "Twin Twats."
"So they're the Twin Dragon Slayers?" Pinkie said in his dumb tone. Lioness walked up to me and wrapped her arm around mine. She had a pleading look in her eyes, and I backed down. I knew I was stronger than these brats, I shouldn't be acting like this.
"You should call us True Dragon Slayers," Said Cocky. "If we had been on Tenrou, we would've beaten Acnologia." Lioness protested. She yelled at them, telling them that they weren't there and they couldn't claim such a thing without seeing it. "Oh please. Me and Rogue-" It's Rogue and I. "-Are one a completely different level to you guys. You're a first gen dragon slayer, Laxus and that Cobra guy are second-generation, but we're third-generation. Taught by dragons and have lachrima. Acnologia wouldn't stand a chance against the two of us!"
The irony is fucking beautiful!
"Did your dragons disappear in the year 777x?" I didn't know what Pinkie was talking about, but the year meant something to me. I didn't care why.
"We killed our dragons, becoming true dragon slayers."
I started to laugh. I wasn't sure why, but I was laughing. It was hilarious to me. The blonde didn't stand a chance against me. I... I've killed a dragon. Yes. I remember I've killed a dragon. No, dragons. Plural. I've killed dragons. These two wouldn't be able to handle a baby dragon let alone two adults. The twin idiots didn't like that I was laughing, but I couldn't help it. In anger, the blonde tried to attack me. His arm was enveloped in bright white light, but when I grabbed his wrist, I didn't even feel it. My laughing had started to slow, but I was still incredibly amused by the mere idea of this fool killing a dragon.
"You've never killed a dragon," I said in draconic, a language I assumed they had learned. By the expression on his face, I was correct. "You're no slayer... You're just a little boy with an awful taste in clothing trying to be a big man. I look forward to showing you what a *real* dragon slayer looks like." I let go of the fool.
Thank you.
Ok, Weiss, you've got a lot to answer for.
I'm sorry. It was the only way to explain our predicament to our children.
Bullshit Skia!
It was better than leaving them without answers!
And look where that's gotten them.
I was tired. I walked away from Lioness, something I wouldn't have done unless I felt I had to. I had a lot of anger inside of me right now and I didn't want to let her see it. I didn't want her to be scared of me. I didn't know what the cause for my outburst was, and I feared it.
"Blue!" I heard her running up and I paused. I turned around to ask her to go, but she hugged me instead. I felt like breaking down, crumbling into her protective arms. While small and frail, she was like a shield from all things around and within me. I hated that I couldn't be with her. Even though it had been only a week or maybe two, I felt connected to this person. I never wanted to leave her side. "A-After the games, I'm gonna take you to a better doctor, ok? We're going to keep this from happening again, ok?" I nodded, forcing my body to stay as still as possible. "It was a bad idea suggesting you go into the games... It was a horrible idea." I felt wetness on my chest.
"No..." I didn't like her crying. It made me want to cry along with her. I very gently moved my hand to lift her chin up and wiped away a tear with my thumb. "No cry. My fault... Feels angry. Not sure why. Not your fault. No cry, no sad." She still felt responsible even though I said she wasn't. She wouldn't understand draconic so I couldn't explain to her what she shouldn't be so upset about. It didn't stop her from keeping such a tight grip on me. All I could hear was that she was sorry, but I didn't know what it was for...