When I arrived back in Magnolia (finally!) I headed straight back to Fairy Hills. It was extremely dark, so dark that I could see all the stars glittering in the sky. I tried to see if I could spot any constellations, but with no luck. The constellations were the celestial spirits weren't they? Did that mean that the celestial spirit world was above us or something? I liked to think of the celestial spirit world as a type of magic heaven place. Imagine if when we died we were all reincarnated into celestial spirits? It was a nice thought. I opened the front door to Fairy Hills and walked up to my room.
I turned the door handle and pushed open the door. There, I found Bluebell curled up on my bed. Asleep. She looked ever so peaceful. I didn't want to wake her. As I walked across the room, I stopped to glance at my reflection in the mirror. I fingered my uneven hair, Rogues words echoing in my mind once more. Long hair doesn't suit you. I shouldn't care about what he thinks. What is the likelihood that we'd ever see each other again? I shook my head. I could just walk into the guild hall tomorrow and get Lucy to summon Cancer - my hair would be back to normal once again. Long hair doesn't suit you. I pulled at my hair. Why did I care what a kid thought of my hair!? This wasn't like me. Without thinking, I picked up a pair of scissors. Why do we have a pair of scissors just lying around. I snipped off a chunk of hair just under my chin. I snipped off another and then another, as neatly as I could manage. I had only realised what I had done when I was finished. Staring back at me from the mirror was a small girl with pale blonde hair and dark emerald eyes. Her blonde hair fell a few inches below her chin. I noticed that the hair didn't look wavy any more. It looked straight. I felt a smile come to my face. I felt more like me now.
Quickly, I changed into some pajamas that were lying around. A mint green shirt and pale grey shorts. They were a lot more colourful than my usual attire of black. I stared at the ripped clothes that Haze wore. They wouldn't be much use for me know accept for memories. I walked over to the wardrobe so I could lay out some clothes for tomorrow. When I opened the double wooden doors, I was confronted by a mass of black fabric. I sighed. I have no idea why I usually went for black clothes. I guess I could blend into the shadows. Nobody would have to notice me. That's how I liked things. I spotted the dress I would usually wear. The gift from the village near Mt. Hakobe. I didn't want to wear that tomorrow. I didn't know why. Instead, I spotted a short sleeved black dress with white rims. It would show my guild mark. It was perfect. Now that was decided - it was time to get some rest. Since Bluebell was on my bed instead of her own, I would have to sleep on the floor. I gathered some blankets that were bundled up under my bed. I spread them out across the floor, and with that, I drifted off to sleep.
I found myself in what looked like the Fairy Tail guild hall. In front of me, I could see my parents facing each other. They were still. I walked up towards them. They didn't turn or speak or move. They seemed lifeless. Like statues. I waved my hand in front of their blank faces. They didn't blink. Suddenly, I found myself in a town... Or city. I was unfamiliar. Looking upwards, I could see - towering over the many houses - was what looked like a castle. I've never seen anything like it. I looked forwards. There I could see a figure. The shadows obscured their face. They beckoned me forwards. I walked forwards. Who were they. Now I could see them clearly. A woman. She wore a familiar smile upon her face. Her hair was as black as night, and fell over her shoulders in faint waves. The same colour as her eyes. She looked familiar. Where had I seen her before? She looked me over. "Nice hair." she spoke. Her voice. It was smooth and gentle. It sounded elegant. This woman was beautiful, in a mysterious way. I fingered my hair. It was short. I had cut it. I remembered I had cut it. She wore a black dress with beautiful golden patterns. The dress reminded my of military. I couldn't tell why. She wore a blood red silky scarf over her shoulder. Her scarf had pearly white delicate frills along the wore dark navy leggings. They were so dark they looked black, along with a pair of black knee high boots. She held up her left hand, showing me what looked like the silver mark of a dragon. Was she a generation zero dragon slayer? "I know what you're thinking," She walked forwards so that she looked me straight in the eye. "But I am not only a generation zero dragon slayer, but I am a dragon slayer of EVERY generation!" I felt a pain in my stomach. I looked town to see that she had stabbed my with a sword I had not noticed before. Requip? "I'd love to stay and chat... But I have other things to do..." her voice faded as I closed my eyes - falling into death...
I woke up in a sweat. I looked around the room. Just my normal room. No strange castles or towns. No strange girl wanting to stab me. I sighed. What sort of dream was that. I looked over towards me bed. Bluebell wasn't there. I turned around to see her standing behind me. "What did you do to your hair?" she asked me. I bent down and hugged her.
"It's good to see you too Bluebell." I let go and stared into her dark eyes.
"How was the job?" she asked. I winced as I remembered the pain I felt from Onna.
"Demonic." Was my reply. Bluebell looked confused, so I ended up explaining what had happened on the job. When I had finished, Bluebell laughed. "Did you seriously cut your hair just because a kid told you that long hair didn't suit you?"
"No, of course not." I replied looking away. I sat up and get dressed. I opened a draw to retrieve a black ribbon. I tied in in my hair as a headband. My amethyst pendant was still at the guild hall. I sighed. "Let's go Bluebell.2 She nodded as we walked towards the guild hall. That was when I noticed that she hadn't mentioned anything about the training she and the other exceeds had been doing. I wondered what they had been up to when I was away. How long had I been away?
75,000 jewel wasn't enough to pay rent. That was my first thought when I stepped into the guild hall. My second thought was: Why is everybody staring at me? Oh right. My hair. Just then everyone starting fussing over me. I sat down beside Levy - as usual. "What have you done with your hair Faya?" she asked staring at the short pale blonde locks.
"I cut it," was my reply. Levy sighed.
"It's really uneven," Levy turned and called towards Lucy, "Hey Lu! We need your help over here!" Lucy came as fast as she could. All she needed was one look at my hair to realize why Levy had called her over. Had I really cut it that badly. "Open gate of the giant crab, Cancer!" Cancer began to work away at my hair, neatening it up. When he had finished, I heard someone call from the back of the guild hall. "Hey Cancer!" It was Lilias, "Please can I have my hair longer. A little below my shoulders would be nice!" Lilias's hair took longer than mine. When she was done, I noticed that she now had two braids at the front of her hair. "What do you think?" she asked.
"It's nice," I answered. It did look good on her.
"Hey Miriza!" she called, waving towards the red headed girl. Miriza walked towards us. "Are you going to have a hair cut?" Lilias asked. Miriza shook her head, "I'm fine thank you."
"Are Lokni and Xavier still on their jobs?" I asked.
"Lokni is on his 3rd job with Lisanna now, or is it his 4th job. Maybe 5th? Anyway, Xavier still hasn't returned though we received a note from his client saying they were very happy with the work he did. Anyway, I'm sure he'll be fine." I nodded. She was probably right. That's when I noticed something different about Miriza, "Where's your necklace?" I asked, "The one you got from the village near Mt. Hakobe."
"Oh, I lost it." She replied. Somehow I didn't believe her.
The next day the wizards who were going to be chosen for the S-class promotion trial were going to be announced. I wondered if anyone from our team would be chosen?
