Disclaimer: I do not own Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail nor any professional work associated with it and I do not own the concepts of WIRED and acknowledge this episode is in the dedication of their channel and interview concept. All original plots and characters are mine.
In a land far, far away lies the kingdom of Fiore, a small, peaceful nation of 17 million, and a place filled with Magic found in every home, bought and sold in every marketplace. For most, Magic is merely a tool, a mundane part of everyday life. For some, however, Magic is an art, and they've devoted their lives to its practice. These are the wizards. Banded together into magical guilds, they ply their skills in search of fame and fortune. Many such guilds dot the landscape of Fiore. But there is a certain guild in a certain town that soars high above the rest, one from which countless legends have been born. A guild that will no doubt continue to create legends well into the future. Its name...is Fairy Tail.
YouView was the greatest way to pass the time and she was set on doing it. Homework laid before her, unfinished and in dire need of attention. Her room was a bit messy and laundry needed to be taking downstairs before it overflowed the hamper…
…but YouView first.
KNOCK. KNOCK.
A bespectacled man poked his head in with a rough look scar to match. "Have you finished your homework, Miki?" His eyes narrowed when he saw his daughter on her tablet. "Miki…" he started to growl.
Miki rolled her eyes as she paused a YouView video. "Dad, we both know you're not going to get mad," she sighed. "And I finished…"—her eyes slid away to her assignments on her desk—"remembering I have homework?"
Her father rubbed his temple. "Miki, you—"
"Seiya, don't try that whole 'angry' act." A pretty blonde made an appearance with her VR headset in check. "Let her be. It's her break." She punched a fist, showing off her VR gear. "Awesome! Mama's still got it!" She took off her headset to show off baby blue eyes.
"Makoto," Seiya tried to stop.
A wink was thrown at her daughter as Makoto shoved Seiya out. "Don't worry, Miki! Just make sure you finish homework before ten!"
Seiya tried uselessly to fight against his wife's antics. "Makoto…!"
BANG!
Miki giggled to herself before turning back to her tablet. "Score two for Mom," she whispered. A notification appeared and her dark eyes widened. "Oh! WIRELESS dropped the video!" She tapped the video for an image of Nashi Dragneel and Gary Fullbuster on the thumbnail with Nashi's horrified blush on display as Gary knelt down on one knee.
The video starts with Nashi hissing to someone off-screen. "You stupid dog, if you start stripping, so help me—!"
Gary coughs as he walks onto the screen and straightens the cuffs to his button-down. Both of them look good. Nashi settled for a black dress with loose material, a white-collar folded down with a cute little ribbon tie and hair in fresh waves while Gary was in his white button-down and blue shorts. "Shhh, Angel, not in front of the children," he teases as he sits in his chair. Later, he mouths to her.
Nashi rolls her eyes, but she turns the camera. The wide-eyed look appears. "Oh, sh*t, are we rolling?"
"Yeah," comes disembodied snicker in the sea of chuckles. "Keep going. We'll edit this out. Start your intro, please."
Nashi smoothens her hair and a well-rehearsed smile comes out as she holds up her board. "Hi! I'm Nashi Dragneel, the Angel of Fairy Tail!"
"And I'm Gary Fullbuster, the Ice Devil of Fairy Tail," Gary introduces with a cheeky grin as he slings an arm over the back of Nashi's chair.
"And this is…"—Nashi gestures to Gary for him to finish with her or just elbows him to stop him (no one is sure)—"the WIRELESS Autocomplete Interview…!"
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Wake up to play the game of truth
A pride of lions runs about
You've lost your mind but keep fighting
For wonderful fellows
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Fairy Adventure 041
Nashi Dragneel & Gary Fullbuster Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRELESS
天使と悪魔は最も燃える質問を完了します！これらの質問は真実を明らかにするでしょうか？
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Autocomplete suggests the most common searches on the lacrinet
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Nashi flips her hair after the WIRELESS introduction cuts back to her and Gary against a backdrop. Both she and Gary are handed boards, but Nashi is too busy fiddling with her bra strap. "I feel like this is going to show the entire time."
"You're fine," Gary soothes. "I'm more concerned you're going to screw up your mic this way."
Nashi nearly wheeze when she saw Gary stripping out of his shirt. "Oh my God, put your shirt back on, you—!"
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So WIRELESS asked Nashi Dragneel and Gary Fullbuster the Lacrinet's burning questions
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Nashi looks at her board and begins to laugh. "So this is saying 'What Nashi Dragneel'…?" She looks around at the crew behind the camera. "Should I be nervous?" She looks at the screen. "Well, just so everyone knows, I'm a human."
"She's an Angel," Gary cuts in. "Godsent, let me tell you. A goddess among men—!"
Nashi not-so-subtly hits Gary with her board. "Ignore him, everyone, he's drunk," she laughs off as Gary mouths I'm not. She begins to peel off the tape and cringes. "Ugh. This is going to drive me crazy." She keeps peeling and reads the question word for word. "'What is Nashi Dragneel's…favorite ice cream'?"
"Vanilla. All the time," Gary says matter-of-factly. "Hands down. She will never try another ice cream flavor. She's racist."
Nashi's jaw drops comically. "Wha—? I am not 'racist'!"
"Sorry, of course you're not, my darling Angel," Gary says sweetly as he goes to cover her ears. To the viewer, he whispers, "She's flavorist, the most dreadful type of person."
Nashi shoves Gary aside as he laughs. "Oh, shut the Hell up, you stupid dog," she growls at him. To the viewer, she states, "People, I am not whatever he just told you. Ice cream is amazing in all flavors, but…he's right." She begins to peel the next tape. "Vanilla is bomb. Okay, next!" She peels the next one off and Gary reads this question.
"'What is Nashi Dragneel's…age'?" Gary reads off. "Too young for the person living in their mom's basement who kept questioning this. All right, next question."
"No," Nashi refuses. "No, I'm seventeen, thank you, but if you thought I looked older, thank you. I was born July seventh which means I am a proud Cancer, something my uncle will not let me live this down. But, yes, whoever kept questioning this, I'm too old or too young for you." She goes to the next tape. "Next question."
The tape is peeled off.
Nashi and Gary's eyebrows furrow. "'What is Nashi's Dragneel favorite position'?" they both read. A meaningful look passes between them, one of embarrassment, the other of pride.
"Well," Gary begins loudly, "not to brag or anything, but she—!"
"Next question!" Nashi chirps with a high laugh and rips off the tape. "'What does Nashi Dragneel…live'?" A beat of silence. Laughter belts out of Nashi and Gary as they look at the question. "Oh, my God, that's so weird and creepy!"
"Think about that," Gary pleads. "Someone had to goggled that a lot for that to make it on her…and that's not even grammatically correct!" As Nashi snuffles her laughs into giggles, Gary coughs another chortle. "Learn your grammar rules, people! But, uh… So what does…? What does Nashi Dragneel live?" he asks Nashi.
Nashi wipes her cheek. "Um, well… She lives pretty well," she supposes. "She's alive, obviously."
"She likes to live dangerously," Gary adds.
"Oh, yes, very dangerously. Oh!" Nashi hits Gary as a memory comes to her. "Remember that time I had ice cream before dinner?" Gary cannot keep it together as Nashi gives a thumbs-up to the audience. "Dangerous, people. I'm a fierce queen out here." While Gary continues his laughter, Nashi peels hair from her mouth and behind her air to continue. "Okay, next question… 'Is Nashi Dragneel…Thimbleweed Thunderbird fan'?"
Gary gives Nashi a look as she gasps. "Why does everyone keep asking me this, I am not a Thimbleweed Thunderbird fan and I honestly think you have been stalking me," she tells the viewers.
Gary crosses his arms in mocking. "Have something to confess there, bandwagon?"
Nashi groans. "Okay, listen, I was literally a fan for one time"—a groan comes from somewhere—"one time!" she emphasizes. "I was stupid back then and thought we only cheered for the winning team, so I jumped ship on accident." She sends a friendly glare to Gary. "There. Happy?"
Gary makes a show of taking his board. "Bandwagon," he insults in good nature.
"It was one time!" Nashi defends. "Don't blame me! I was a kid!"
"The excuses," Gary tells her, shaking his head. Nashi tries to retort, but Gary shows off his board. "All right. It's my turn and this board is…" He looks at the search engine bar. "'Is Gary Fullbuster'…" He makes a face. "Okay, this 'is' sounds a little more troubling that you're 'what'." He pulls off the first tape for Nashi to read.
"'Is Gary Fullbuster single'?" Nashi recites.
"No—"
"Yes, he is," Nashi interjects. "I can give you his number right now—"
"But then you'd be all alone," Gary points out. "Ladies, sorry, I'm technically single, but I'm not looking. I've got eyes on someone special."
Nashi blushes as lightly slaps Gary away from his intense staring. "Shut up. People are going to think things and my parents watch these!"
Gary smirks as he gets to the next piece of tape. "Good. Let them think things. Makes it easier for me." He peels off the tape. "'Is Gary Fullbuster…have multiple personality disorder?'." He points at the screen. "First off, grammar. Secondly, no, I do not have multiple personas, but I think they're trying to ask me about my Devil?" He looks at Nashi for confirmation who shrugs. "Anyways, my Devil isn't me—he's his own being. We share a body but have separate consciousnesses. But, actually, someone did accuse me of that."
Nashi raises her eyebrows. "Seriously?"
"Yeah, they thought I was mentally ill and needed to get help," Gary tells her in a laugh. "You think my Devil would service in an institution? Jesus, he'd be in a straight jacket the second he started growling."
Nashi waves off her amusement. "But, guys, mental institutions don't actually put you in straight jackets and they are amazing resources for help."
"Yeah, sorry, crap, I didn't mean to disrespect psych wards," Gary fumbles in apology. "They really are great places. They help you if you need it."
Nashi just stares at him. "This is getting awkward. Next question."
Gary looks relieved at the change and goes for it. "'Is Gary Fullbuster…in Yoko on Ice'?" Nashi groans as Gary brightens. "Yes, thank you." He eyes Nashi smugly. "See? People remember that!"
"Next question," Nashi begs as she tries to take the board.
Gary holds it hostage. "Whoever kept asking that, thank you. I was in Yoko on Ice. I performed a free skate from the show Tale of Two Skates. I was, eh, sixteen at the time, I think? But, thank you, for remembering that."
Nashi poutingly frowns at him. "Done?"
Gary nods. "Now I'm done," he agrees. "Next question." He peels the tape off. "'Is Gary Fullbuster…returning to Sego Lake Comic-Con'?"
Nashi raises her eyebrows as Gary draws a long sigh. "That gets asked a lot? I feel like that's a lie."
"Okay, for those of you who don't know what I'm being asked, SLCC is a huge convention the west and the biggest in the world, second to Comiket in Giltena, and New Azaela Comic-Con is a third," Gary explains. "So there's GuildCon that commemorates guilds internationally, but one year, Fairy Tail was asked to do a panel as SLCC which was"—he rocks back and forth—"amazing. People cosplayed in our guild outfits and everything, the fans were amazing." His shoulders slump in memory.
Nashi nods. "I think I remember that. My mama and papa were speakers with Master."
"It was unbelievable and I loved it"—Gary gets ready for the final question—"and thank you for reminding me of it because I really liked speaking and I hope I get to do it again." He peels the next question.
Nashi and he read: "'Is Gary Fullbuster…left-handed'?"
"He is, but he's a lot more dominant with his right hand," Nashi does not hesitate to answer, then quickly blushes. "I mean…" She coughs and tries to cover up her bashful nature. "H-How would I know?"
"I am," Gary agrees with her. "I'm dominant my right, but I write, paint, and play bass with my left. And well"—he slips his hand into Nashi's and she visibly turns read—"I like holding Angel's hand with my right hand."
Nashi clears her throat and detangles herself to pick up her board. "Oh, look, my turn. This is for the… 'How Nashi Dragneel'?" She goes for the first question. "'How is Nashi Dragneel doing'?" She blanches. "People ask this. Do I seriously not look okay?"
"She's doing great," Gary answers. "Wonderful. Actually, we're both a little tired from last night's job."
Nashi's eyes widen in remembrance. "Yeah, the job was a beast," she confirms. "We had to take a red-eye to come to Los [] for the filming and the time change was disgusting." She smiles for a finishing touch. "But thanks for asking." She peels the next question.
"'How is Nashi Dragneel's…Magic possible'?" Gary reads aloud.
Nashi puffs hair from her face. "My Magic is called Take-Over: Angel Soul for those of you who don't know. Take-Over Magic allows those to either change into things they really know down to the cell or capture souls and biomerge or resonate to use a different power. I happen to have two Angel souls to do that. As for how…"—she gives a shaky shrug—"I don't know. Magic, man."
Gary gets to the next question. "All right. 'How Nashi Dragneel…what does she think of you?'"
"I feel like this is a quiz you can take which is creepy," Nashi adds.
Gary gestured to himself. "Well, what does Angel think of me?"
Nashi does not hold back. "You're a pervert. A stalker. Completely weird. And you have an off fetish for winter."
Gary hisses playfully as he holds his heart. "The pain! The heartbreak!"
"But"—Nashi sets a hand on top of his—"I think you're sweet when you want to be, even if a little weird. You're caring and…you're a great partner to have."
Gary blushes slightly. "Angel is perfectly perfect in every way," he compliments, touching her cheek.
Nashi flicks her eyes to the camera before backing off. "Mm-hmm," she coughs. "Anyways…" She gets to the next question. "'What is Nashi Dragneel's hair and how'?" She sighs. "Look, people, we live in a world where colored hair is the norm now, so I can't tell you anything except science, genetics, logic."
"My mom can make it storm if my dad says he has to reschedule date night," Gary confesses.
"And my mom travels in and out of the Celestial Realm," Nashi tells the viewer. "Logic." She gets to the next question. "Okay… 'How Nashi Dragneel…likes butterflies'?"
"Oh, Angel is a fanatic," Gary starts as Nashi begins to squeal.
"Ohmygod, I love butterflies!" Nashi bursts. "What do you mean 'how'? They're incredible and so unique!"
"They're freaky," Gary cuts in. "Don't trust them. They literally drink tears."
"Shush-a the face," Nashi hushes. "Just because you're scared of them—"
Gary quickly takes her board and throws it. "All right, I'm up!" he intervenes while Nashi gapes at him. He reaches to get his board and shows it to the audience. "Okay, I'm not liking this 'Does Gary Fullbuster' already," he tells everyone. "I don't know, guys. Does Gary ever?"
He doesn't, Nashi mouths as Gary gets to his question.
"'Does Gary Fullbuster…have a tattoo'?" Gary grins. "You tell me." As Nashi laughs, Gary says, "No, I do have a couple. I have the one on my back from my Devil. Outside my Fairy Tail one, I have one on my arm that's a snowflake with the initials of my family. Um…"
"You also have that one on your ankle," Nashi brings up.
Gary gives the board to Nashi and raises his leg to show his ankle tattoo. "Yup. It was a stupid ankle tattoo with some anime characters I like." He rolls up his sleeve to show his wrist. "I also have my wrist tattoo that says, 'Ohana' to remind me that family is my everything." As he rolls down his sleeve as he adds, "But, hopefully, I'm running some designs with our good friend Orochi to get a tattoo that commemorates Angel."
Nashi looks at him in surprise. "Seriously?"
Gary simply shrugs. "Well, yeah. Eventually." He goes to pluck the next question. "'Does Gary Fullbuster…have an accent'?" He hisses in a breath.
Nashi quirks an eyebrow, a half-smile on her face. "Okay, now why would people ask that?"
"So," Gary starts, "there was this job I had to do that was in a heavily Suertish community—"
Nashi bursts into chortles. "Oh, God, wait, I saw that YouView video!" she cackles as Gary shamefully shakes his head. "Your accent wasn't that bad on the video actually."
"Apparently not because it was so convincing that people thought I was faking my Fioren accent for the longest time," Gary tells her. "So, uh, I do technically have an accent—a Fioren accent—but that's about it." He turns to the board. "Next question." He peels off the tape. "'What does Gary Fullbuster…look like'?" He gestures to himself. "Here I am. The final product. Tell me what you think in the comments below." He goes to peel off the next tape. "'Does Gary Fullbuster…have…a daughter with…'?"
Nashi blinks at the finish of the question. "'Dazzler Lafayette'?" Something goes into her stare as she looks up at Gary.
Gary forces a laugh. "No…! Nuh—No, I do not have a child with Sparkles," he assures everyone though he makes sure he looks at Nashi. "No, I know why this was in the search. Someone photographer—"
"Okay, next question," Nashi cuts in, peeling off the tape. "'Does Gary Fullbuster play Haru in Future Fish!'?"
Gary squints his eyes at the question. "Wait. Who is that? I've never heard of him."
Nashi hits his arm. "He's from that Cipangese anime, remember? The one Luna likes?"
The video cuts to Nashi and Gary holding an L-Pad with Gary's furrowed brows and Nashi bobbing along as the characters speak in Cipangese while a catchy C-Pop song plays in the background. As the video ends, Nashi hands the L-Pad off to a staff member while Gary nods. "I get why people ask that, but no, I don't. But thank you though. That guy's ripped." He goes to the next question and peels the tape.
"'When did Gary Fullbuster die and how'?" Nashi throws back her head and laughs as Gary is so stunned.
"What's so weird about this is people are so sure I'm dead, they're now asking when I died and how," Gary tells. "Well, I hope I die in some awesome way like fighting a bear or something. But when?" He hisses another breath. "I don't know, guys. Let's hope not any time soon."
Nashi throws her board while Gary picks up hers. She looks at him. "Am I peeling off the questions then?"
"Go on ahead, Angel."
"Okiedokie then…" She peels off the tape. "'Where did Nashi Dragneel go to school'?" She flicks the tape off her finger. "Now I get this question because interviewers ask full-time Mages this all the time and Gary can back me up on this." He nods in agreement. "So full-time Mages have two options: we can be homeschooled or do online schooling. My mama got her teaching license along with some of my Celestial aunts and uncles to teach us up until high school, I want to say? So I am currently doing online schooling and then…" She shrugs. "I don't know. I've been looking at some universities, but we'll see."
Nashi goes to the next question. "Okay, now this is 'when did Nashi Dragneel…go to Joseo'? Oh… Right!" She sits up all eager-like. "Okay, so, I went to Joseo on a sponsored job—"
Gary looks surprised. "Really?"
Nashi smirks at him. "Yes and you're failing at your stalker duties," she ribs him. To the viewers, she said, "So I was about fifteen-sixteen when I got a sponsored job to go to Joseo and meet with this girl group ICY for their collab project and it was amazing."
"So you did a song and MV and everything?" Gary wonders. "Now I gotta see this."
The video cuts to the two crowding around the L-Pad with a small screen showing the girl group ICY of five girls with Nashi as their sixth member, their concept of self-love and confidence. Nashi mouths their lyrics while half-heartedly doing the hand gestures while Gary bobs his head, enjoying the music video. He hands the L-Pad back. "Geez, I never knew you could do that, Angel. Have you been holding out on me?" As Nashi snorts, he questions, "Do you remember any Josean? Any of the lyrics?"
Nashi hums. "Mmmm… I remember the introduction we had to do." She twirls her hair around and does a cute bow into a wave. "Keep on walkin', keep on talkin'! Hello! We are ICY! Annyeonghaeseyo…!" She giggles a little as Gary applauds her.
"A regular J-pop star, everyone," Gary teases.
Nashi winks. "Kamsahaminda." She goes to the next piece of tape. "Next question is…"—she rips it off dramatically—"'when Nashi Dragneel go to the GMGs'?" She smiles sarcastically. "Never. Thank you. The trauma you just brought up will fill my nightmares for weeks." She goes back to the board as Gary breaths a chuckle. "Moving on, next question. 'Is Nashi Dragneel…famous'?" She looks at Gary. "Honestly, what qualifies as being 'famous'?"
"Seriously," Gary agrees. "I remember asking my dad that and he said it's when you get free drinks at the bar without even trying."
Nashi hums laughter. "Well, if that's being famous, then yes, I'm quite famous." She goes to the next piece of tape. "'Why is Nashi Dragneel'…? I mean can any of us really say?" she asks around. "No, 'why is Nashi Dragneel have pink hair'? Not even 'why does'—its 'why is'."
She adjusts her dress. "Okay. I'm sure everyone is well-versed in genes. My dad has pink hair, his dad had pink hair, etcetera. So, y'know, since science and all, I have pink hair and so does my brother Luke and that's all there is to it."
Gary throws the board. "Yup. That's all there is."
Nashi gets Gary's board. "You're up."
"I'm already nervous seeing the 'when', but all right." He peels off the tape. "'When did Gary Fullbuster become a Magi Prince'?" He throws back his head to puff out a breath. "Okay, this is really weird that people searched for this often and I think Angel is right and you're all stalking me, but here we go. I was a Magi Prince only once."
Now Nashi is impressed. "Really? You, a prince?"
Gary beams. "Yup. I'm a regular, ole Prince Charming," he jokes. "Nah, I wasn't him. I wasn't an 'official' prince or anything, but, for a job, I got recruited to go to MagiWorld and be Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid for a couple of days."
Nashi cannot believe it. "No way… Did you have to dance and everything?"
"Yeah, they taught me routines and everything," Gary verifies as he reaches over for the next piece of tape. "Wasn't the best experience, but hey. I was a prince for a couple of days. Not too many people can say." He tears off the next question. "Who is Gary Fullbuster's best friend'?" Both he and Nashi hiss together at such a question.
"Why would you ask something so controversial, yet so brave?" Nashi wonders.
Gary takes a deep breath. "Well. On the record, I have many best friends. Off the record—"
"Dazzler is his best friend."
"Yeah, Sparkles is my best friend and she'd kill me if I said otherwise," Gary finishes with a sure nod. He goes to the next question. "'Does Gary Fullbuster have a house'?"
"No, he's homeless," Nashi tries to say.
Gary nudges her. "Not true. I live on Sumac Lane in Magnolia next to a ladder street. I live in a condo complex and I also own a studio a couple of streets away. But no house. Not yet anyway, but maybe someday." When he sees Nashi's raised eyebrows and her mouth a question, he goes, "Yeah, I thought about it one day if we'd have a family." A sly smile spreads over him as Nashi flushes. He peels off the next question. "'How much is Gary Fullbuster worth'?" He sighs. "Okay listen," he starts as Nashi begins to giggle. "This question isn't about net worth and—what?" He notices Nashi hitting his arm. "What, you want to tell the story?"
Nashi nods as she tries not to burst. "Fairy Tail has people auctions every quarter to give back to the community, but someone had this idea of us doing charity dating for a fundraiser event for an orphanage. You would not believe how much people were willing to put down on us for just a date!"
"I was worth more than I ever f*cking thought," Gary confirms. He peels off the last question of this board. "'How tall is Gary Fullbuster'?" He thinks about that. "So Quickipedia says I'm five-eleven which is a lie. I am six foot and have the proportions to prove it. Boom."
Nashi merely stares at him while Gary tilts his head like a dog. With a shake of her head, she proffers her board to someone off-camera. "Give him the next board, please." Boards are exchanged and Nashi reads her searched question. "All right. 'Does Nashi Dragneel have siblings'?" She nods, glancing at the camera. "Yes. I have two brothers Luke and Igneel and my little sister Luna." Then, a mischievous grin takes over. "But believe me, I wouldn't mind another siblings, wink wink."
She goes to the next piece of tape. "'Does Nashi Dragneel have a religion'?" She simply looks at the camera. "Nope." As Gary snickers, she ticks off the next tape. "'Does Nashi Dragneel meet her fans'?" She scratches her nose, squinting in thought. "No, not as much as I thought. And actually"—her shoulders sag—"I wish I had more time to meet with fans. I mean I'm still only just coming to the scene, but it's getting harder and harder to be one-on-one with people. I like meeting people personally and not being able to do that…"
She looks at her hands. "It makes me sad, honestly, that I don't have the time to respond to fan letters or even thank-you letters from people I've saved or worked for. Back when I first started, I used to keep up with people after the job, reply to every letter, and now, I'm completely backlogged and the people who supported me in the beginning… As sucky as it is to say, I can't even remember their names.
"You know, I remember getting a letter from this brother around Mystogan's age," Nashi goes on. "He wrote to me his sister—his sister who was Luna's age at the time—had died and attached the last letter she wrote to me. She was a huge fan of me and it was at the time people were still only recognizing me as the daughter of Lucy and Natsu Dragneel and not the Angel of Fairy Tail. She kept wishing people would see me from out from my parents' shadows." She sniffles. "I went to the funeral and met her brother and it was just…such a horrid feeling. Like it was just so surreal.
"Fairy Tail does a lot with the Crocus Clinic and University Hospitals and medical centers and orphanages… I loved being able to make kids smile and laugh." A fond smile slips over her face. "We'd come in our guild costumes and show them a trick or two… It brought them so much hope they would get better to be in a Magic Guild someday. U-Um…" She wipes her cheek. "But then being told by a parent their kid I just visited had passed away… Being told by a nurse when I stopped by a center to hear another one was in the ICU and wasn't going to make it… It was devastating."
Gary pulls her close to kiss her hair as she wipes a tear from her eyes.
"You don't even know how to feel in those situations when people who you just saw smiling and laughing are just…gone," Nashi murmurs. Her eyes close as she leans against Gary for a moment as he thanks the person off-camera for the tissue. He daps Nashi's face with it and kisses her hair once more. Nashi shivers, gasping for breath and goes back to an awkward smile. "I'm sorry, we got…way, way off-topic, um… But, yes, I do like to meet my fans." Brightening herself, Nashi steals the next piece of tape. "'Is Nashi Dragneel on Celebrity Chef'?" Her smile is large. "Well if I told you, would you still watch next week's episode?" She goes for the next question. "'Would Nashi Dragneel date me'?"
"No," Gary instantly answers. "She's taken."
"She is not taken nor spoken for," Nashi buts in with a look. "I mean I don't know if I'd date whoever asks this question, but if you can cook and you'll see buy me thinks, probably. What?" she tacks on at Gary's look. "Ya girl needs a sugar daddy, all right?"
"And here I thought you were all for your independence," Gary chides.
"And I am," Nashi defends, "but I'm just saying I can be independent and have a man pay for trips to Caracole Island and fashion week in Pergrande." She goes to the last question on this board. "Okay, this is my last question so it better be good… 'Is Nashi Dragneel…royalty'?" Her chin is up and her eyes shine. "Yes, yes, thousand times yes. I am a princess, but I'm on the run, so shhh."
Gary throws down her board to pick up his own. "Okay, last questions and I am getting so sad this is ending so soon. Okay, speed round." He peels off the first question. "'What is Gary Fullbuster's favorite food'? Shrimp fettuccine alfredo. I actually just love seafood and rice, next." He whips off the next tape. "'Is Gary Fullbuster related to Linus Vastia'? I'm insulted. No. Next." The next piece of tape is gone. "'What music does Gary Fullbuster listen to when he paints'? Um, a variety of music. Changes on the day. Today I'm listening to acoustic, piano, and violin Běifāng Zhōnghuánese music. Okay, next." RIP. "'Who inspires Gary Fullbuster'? My guild, my family, my friend, but mostly Angel inspires to to be the best me that I can be."
Nashi blushes at that.
"Next." Gary goes to the next question. "'Was Gary Fullbuster in a musical'?" He looks at the camera. "Yes, I was when I was thirteen, but I'm not saying what it was because it's embarrassing. Next." He rips the next piece of tape. "'Is Gary Fullbuster married'? No, but I'm working on that."
Nashi is burning up at this point.
"Last question." Gary makes a show of ripping it off. "'Is Gary Fullbuster a werewolf'? No, but I know why this is getting asked. Everyone who read werewolf fiction books thinks my Devil and I are like this, especially when that vampire versus werewolf erotica came out. But, no, I am not a werewolf and my relationship with my Devil isn't like that." He throws the board behind him. "Done. We are—"
"Wait. We have one more for you two," comes a crewmember.
Nashi and Gary cannot hold back their surprise as another board is given to them, but the search bar has both of their names. "Oh," Nashi says, "people search for us both?" She looks at the crew. "Do we have the time for this?"
"Oh, please, this is going to be their thumbnail or clickbait or something," Gary assures her, "they will make the time." He takes the board into his hands. "All right, looks like we only have a couple of questions starring the both of us, so let's do this."
Nashi is the one to peel the first question. "'Are Nashi Dragneel and Gary Fullbuster dating'?"
"No./Yes."
Nashi and Gary have a staredown in which Nashi caves first and fires, "We are not dating! We're just friends!"
"Okay, she's right," Gary concedes. "We're just friends…for now."
Nashi sears him with a glare as she gets the next question. "'When did Nashi Dragneel and Gary Fullbuster move in together'?"
"Soon," Gary promises. "We'll live together soon—"
"No," Nashi retorts. "We are not living together. Gary, you know I have issues with couples living together." She looks at the camera. "Listen, guys, I am all for you living with your partners and sh*t, but I'm that paranoid person who needs a wedding ring on her finger before it happens or else if we break up, that lease is the only thing keeping us together."
Gary sighs. "Don't worry, Angel. When we live together, even if we did break up, I'd want you to have the place. I'd never want you to feel like you're trapped. You can keep our place."
Nashi is taken back. "Um… Wow, Gary… That's so…" She shakes her head. "Okay, that was strictly hypothetical. Last question." She rips it off—
Her eyes widen and Gary whistles as the question is blurred out.
Nashi claps her hands together. "Okay, well, I think we did all the questions, so…"—she hits the board out of Gary's hands and her beam is back, yet nervous—"it's time for us to say thanks to everyone who asked us those questions. I'm sure you guys didn't think we'd actually answer these questions, but here we are."
"Also, thanks to the make-up artists and everyone here," Gary adds on. "We don't normally look this good, um…" He scratches his neck. "I mean Angel does, but I don't. But they made me look better. Normally, my hair is all over the place and I'm half-covered in paint, so, um thank you for making me look good."
"Yeah, thanks, WIRELESS, for the interview," Nashi says in gratitude. "It was really fun. I hope everyone learned something about us that they didn't know and, if you want to know more, then do your research. Or, well, they are doing their research," she laughs as Gary does and the crew. "No but seriously, thank you to everyone for your questions and um…"—she looks over at Gary with soft hickory connecting with loving cerulean—"yeah, that was it."
"And we have finally completed," Gary starts, "the WIRELESS—"
Nashi puts in: "—Autocomplete—"
"—Interview," Gary and Nashi chorus. They start to wave as goodbyes are said.
"AAAAAAnd…cut!"
Nashi groans as her shoulders slacken. "Ugh, my lower back is killing me," she complains as she tries to take off her microphone. "That job was Hell on Earth Land and…" She catches Gary looking at some off to the side and grows suspicious. "Gary," she begins when he gets up, "what are you…?"
Gary's grin is cheeky. "Sorry, Angel, but we had to think of a thumbnail somehow." He adjusts his shorts as he gets down on one knee.
…and Nashi is growing mortified as red creeps up on her neck. "Gary…!"
Gary slips Nashi's hand into his own, dwarfing them in comparison, and his charming smile is boyish and loving. "Angel, my darling…will you—?"
The video ends.
Dārin, Dārin
Kono mama zutto tōku de mi te iru
Yowamushi na watashi ni
Sotto mahō kake te dōka kono
Kyori o motto chikaku e
TO BE CONTINUED…
Huh! I never thought a filler could be a YouView Video… And so short! But don't worry! The next filler should be longer! Tune in for the next one on Fairy Adventure!
Chibi-Luna walks into an empty classroom, but she is startled when she sees a camera crew. "O-Oh! H-Hello! Can I help you?" She blinks as the camera crew says something. "Oh, the entire school is off for their summer break. I'm sorry."
The camera crew says something else.
Chibi-Luna laughs. "A Fairy Lesson personal video, huh? Well, sure!" She looks at the camera. "Hi, everyone! I know it's weird to see your teacher on your break, but I have a Fairy Lesson for all of you today! Today's lesson is the Minstrish and Fioren-Minstrish pronunciation of 'Magi'." Chibi-Luna goes over to the board and spells out the word MAGI.
"Okay." She taps her chalk on the board. "So there are two ways to pronounce this: the insult and the appropriate noun." She begins to spell out the pronunciation. "So the Minstrish version pronounces this like ma • gee with a hard G sound like in geese. This is the insult towards Mages. It's the plural noun of the insult 'Magus'."
She spells out the Fioren-Minstrish version. "But the correct pronunciation is ma • jee with the soft G sound like in apology. You'll see this word in MagiWorld, MagiLand, Magimon—"
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
Chibi-Luna checks her Compact and pouts. "Oh, it looks like I have to go," she tells them. "I'm sorry. That's all the Fairy Lesson time we have for today. I will tell you this episode's opening song came from Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra called Pride of Lions and the outro is actually a character song for my sister and Gary from 7! ( Seven Oops). The song's called My Darling. For most filler episodes, you'll witness more character songs, but for OVAs, the songs will fit straight into the theme of it and—"
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
"I really need to go." Chibi-Luna looks sorely apologetic. "I can't reveal what the next episode is, but you might have a couple more fillers until the next arc. Please be patient with the director and the board. They really are working hard to make sure this next arc runs smoothly!" She bows to them and brings herself back up. "See you next time on the next Fairy Adventure! And we hope you caught the reference earlier in this episode to two characters who made brief appearances in a Fairy Tail manga filler chapter!"