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Chapter 5

Laxus watched as Gajeel re-entered the guild and sat with Levy and Rouge. But Saphira was nowhere to be found.

'Where is she? Did she go home…where does she live anyway? … There's no way she would live in Fairy Hills, Ever always complains about how loud it is. She must have a house or apartment somewhere in town…'

Laxus's thoughts were interrupted when he caught Gajeel smirking at him. So he narrowed his eyes and glared at him. 'Now what does he know that I don't,' Laxus thought.

(Line Break)

An hour later, Saphira walked back in through the guild doors. She briefly glanced at both Gajeel and Laxus then briskly walks over towards the youngest dragon slayer. 'That should freak them out a little bit,' she thought with a smile as she continued on her way.

"What the fuck was that about?" Laxus muttered.

"Hey Wendy!" Saphira called.

"Hello Saphira!" Wendy replied while smiling brightly.

'Aw such a cute kid! With her being so young I should be able to get a somewhat unbiased opinion from her. And better yet, she has no reason to lie to me.' Saphira thought as Wendy ran over to her.

"What can I do for you?"

Saphira squatted down to look Wendy in the eye and whispered to her, "I have a couple of questions to ask you. Could I borrow you for a little while?"

"Sure, what do you want to know?"

"Not here, could you tell Carla I'll bring you to Fairy Hills when we are done? Tell her I promise to keep you safe. I know how she worries."

"Okay! I'll be right back!" Wendy turned on her heels and ran back over to her exceed. It didn't take very long for her to turn away from Carla waving and start to run back.

'Good, she must've agreed, besides anyone would have to be suicidal to even think about attacking me in the first place. Although it is nice to know Carla trusts me. Should probably head home using lightning… it is the fastest and I can't hide it forever…'

"Okay Wendy, I need you to hold on tight to me. We are going to travel using lightning. Don't let go."

Wendy's face lit up, "You mean we are going to travel like nii-san?!" She exclaimed excitedly.

"Nii-san? You have a brother?" Saphira asked completely confused. 'I thought she was an orphan like most of the other slayers.'

"He's not really my nii-san, but he has been helping me learn how to better control my magic and defend myself. He had to teach himself all about slayer magic so he knows a lot!" Wendy beamed.

"Oh really? Sounds like a great guy. Who is he?"

Wendy turned her head to her right and yelled, "Laxus nii-san!" while waving fanatically.

Saphira's eyes widened as Laxus turned his attention towards them and waved. 'What the hell?! No way! Laxus? Holy shit he just smiled?! That's it; the world is going to end.'

Wendy turned back towards Saphira and said, "My nii-san is awesome!" As she still smiled from ear to ear.

"I bet he is. Alright hold on tight, here we go."

Wendy wrapped her arms around Saphira's neck and Saphira's arms went around her tiny waist. There was a flash of light and they were gone. Two seconds later there was a loud BOOM, marking their arrival at Saphira's house.

(Line Break)

When he had heard his name called by Wendy, he had been surprised to find that Saphira was also with her. 'Hm… that's interesting,' he thought as he waved back to the young slayer that looked up to him. As he did he couldn't help the small smile that made its way across his face as he looked at the pair. But most of his attention was on the beautiful woman squatted next to Wendy. 'She looks shocked? Wonder why…' Only after they had disappeared did Laxus realize what she had done. 'She just traveled using lightning?! That's not a core element, so how can she use it? Damn… another fucking question.'

(Line Break)

"WOW! That was so cool! My arms and legs feel tingly though." Wendy exclaimed while she shook her arms.

Saphira laughed and said, "That's normal, don't worry. Once your body becomes accustomed to traveling at light speed and electricity you won't feel it anymore." She walked over to her door, unlocked it and let Wendy go in first.

"Amazing! Your house is beautiful!"

"Thank you Wendy, would you like something to eat or drink?"

"No thank you, Carla likes to cook dinner for us. Sometimes even Happy comes over!"

"That's nice, so how do you like the guild? I heard you joined not too long ago. Well, if you don't count the seven year gap you guys have." Saphira inquired. 'If I get her talking about the guild it won't be difficult to get her to talk about Laxus.'

"Oh! It's great, everyone treats me like family. I love Fairy Tail!"

"I can see why, you are just too darn cute!" Saphira said as she reached over and fluffed Wendy's bangs. "Who are your favorite people in the guild?"

"Weeelllll… let's see… there's Lucy, Natsu, and Gray for sure! And Happy, Carla, and Lily… Oh and nii-san!" Wendy listed, and then she blushed a little and got quite.

"Ohhh… is there someone else perhaps a little more special to you?" Saphira prodded.

"Hmm…yea…there's….um…r…Romeo." she muttered.

'Poor girl has almost turned into a tomato! How cute!' the older woman thought.

"Romeo Conbolt? Macao's son? That's great Wendy. He's going to grow up to be an amazing mage."

"You really think so! Ever since the topic of mates was brought up I've been hoping that Romeo is mine." Wendy gushed while holding her cheeks and swaying.

"Hey slow down! You are still too young to be thinking about mates! There's still quite a few years ahead of you until you have to worry about that young one."

"Alright," she sighed. "How about you Saphira-san? Do you know who your mate is?"

"Hmmm…maybe….maybe not." Saphira smirked.

Wendy gasped and shouted, "You do know! Does he?"

"No. Want to try and guess? I'll give you only one hint, he is a dragon slayer." Saphira said. 'Alright… let's see how much this child knows.'

"Hmm, okay! Well it can't be Natsu because I'm pretty sure he really likes Lucy…"

'Basic knowledge.' Saphira thought.

"…and Gajeel definitely likes Levy for sure and after the Grand Magic Games Sting was kinda protective over Yukino…"

'Perceptive little kid.'

"…so that leaves Rouge, Laxus, and Cobra."

'Wow she narrowed it down to three… wait, hold the phone…' "Who is Cobra?" Saphira asked.

"Cobra is a poison dragon slayer. He was part of the dark guild Oracion Seis. I think he's still in prison so I guess it would make sense that you haven't heard of him… and that also means he's off the list! So it's either Laxus or Rouge!" Wendy said feeling very pleased with herself.

'Chikushou… she actually knows quite a bit.' Saphira thought to herself as she went over the new information in her head. "You are close! Why don't you tell me what you think about them? I've been gone for so long, and I've missed a lot."

"Well I don't know a lot about Rouge… he's a shadow dragon slayer and he's polite and very quiet. Unlike his partner Sting. Though Natsu beat both of them in the GMG… And big brother is very kind and a great teacher. He's super strong! When I came to the guild he wasn't here and people said mean things about him… but when I met him on Tenrou Island he was nothing like they had said! They were all wrong, so master let him back in the guild and he's been nothing but nice since then." Wendy finished.

To say Saphira was shocked would be putting it lightly. Stunned, astonished, and flabbergasted all seemed to fit her current thoughts more. Clearly things had changed while she was away. Admittedly the atmosphere in the guild was definitely different than the one she left. 'Here I am questioning myself again. Could such a drastic change happen? And if so, what caused it? I want to know this new Laxus…oh looks like it's time to take her home.'

Wendy let out a big yawn and stretched. "Alright time to take you home little one."

She hopped out of her seat and followed Saphira to the door.

"Are we going to use magic again?" Wendy asked.

"Yea, if it's the fastest way. Are you okay with that?"

"Yes! It was really cool."

"Alright then just like last time, hold on tight and don't let go."

Wendy did as she was told and they arrived in front of Fairy Hills with a loud crash.

"Okay Wendy I'll see you at the guild tomorrow."

Wendy started to walk into the girls' dormitory but stopped and turned around. "Say, Saphira-san?"

"Yes Wendy?"

"Laxus nii-san is your mate, isn't he?" Wendy asked seriously.

Saphira stood there stunned yet again, then smiled and said, "Good night Wendy."

Wendy smiled back and said, "Goodnight nee-san." Then turned and continued inside.

Once Wendy was safely inside, Saphira turned and started to walk back to her house. 'Big sister huh? Definitely too smart for her own good. It's too late to use lightning transportation again; doing so would make the entire town mad at me. Besides I need the time to clear my head anyway.'

As Saphira walked home she came to the Eastern Forest. 'Hm I wonder if they are still here.' She thought as she took a detour through the forest.

(Line Break)

Just before she vanished into the thick forest, Laxus came around the corner on his way home from the guild. 'Why is she going into the forest this late? Whatever… I'm sure she can handle herself.' He thought as he continued on his way.

A couple minutes later a loud howl broke through the night and Laxus immediately spun around and muttered, "Kuso!" as he took off sprinting back towards the forest.

"I think this is the place…" Saphira muttered as she lifted her hand towards her mouth and let out a high pitched whistle. One that wouldn't be heard by human or slayer ears. After a couple minutes passed the bushes in front of her rustled and out came a large, sleek male wolf with piercing yellow eyes and a fur coat that would put even the darkest of nights to shame.

"Hey Ryuu, I'm sorry that I've been gone for so long." Saphira said as she sat down on her knees.

The midnight black wolf bounded over towards her and nuzzled her face with his, and Saphira wrapped her arms around his thick neck. She felt a small pinch at her back of her mind, knowing the feeling she relaxed and let Ryuu's thought mesh with hers.

'Where have you been? The pack has been restless for the past 120 moons.'

'Sorry Ryuu, I was injured. It took a while to heal, and I wasn't ready to come back and face him.'

'And now you believe you are?'

'Things have changed. I am choosing to believe in the future this time.' Saphira responded as she stood up.

"It's been far too long since the last time we ran together! Shall we?"

Ryuu let out a loud howl, calling the rest of the pack, and then they were off running into the night. Saphira thought back to the many nights she had spent with the pack. Out of everything she left behind ten years ago, this is what she missed the most, running through the forest, dodging trees, and leaping over large fallen branches. The feeling of absolute freedom, and the wind rushing through her hair.

In all her excitement she failed to notice that her magic had surged with her emotions, all flowing towards her third origin. Saphira's nails and canine teeth grew longer and sharper, cheekbones higher, and her eyes were bigger and her pupils changes into dragon-like slits. And her sense of smell became much more pronounced… and she could smell Laxus following her.