Blue walked side by side with her master in the village. Her brother and Lyon were walking behind them. Blue kept looking up at Ur and then back to her feet. Ur was going to ignore the quiet girl but finally gave in after the tenth time.
"Yes Blue?" Ur asked.
Blue grimaced and coughed awkwardly, she never did understand how Ur always knew when something was up. She said, "Um Ur…why haven't I been able to do magic?"
Ur sighed, she knew she would get this question from her eventually and figured to tell the truth. After all she was never one to sugar coat things. She said, "I'm not sure honestly. There could be a chance that you can't do magic at all."
She watched the little girl's face fall. Blue said, "But Gray can do magic."
With the mention of his name Gray listened in to the conversation.
"Having magic in your bloodline helps but there's no guarantees I'm afraid." Ur replied and glanced at the crestfallen girl. She put her hand on Blue's head and ruffled her hair, "But we'll keep practicing, I won't give up on you."
The smile returned to the gray haired girl's face, "Thank you Master Ur."
The group was in a nearby town to pick up some groceries. Ur let the kids stay out on the bench while she grabbed the food. Back out on the street Blue was staring at Gray.
"What?" He snarled at her.
Blue was undeterred by his malice and asked, "How do you do magic?"
Gray scoffed and said, "I'm just better than you."
Blue didn't reply but instead attempted an ice-make shield: but as always the magic burst in front of her, sending her back on her bottom.
The people around them stared as she got back to her feet and tried it again and again and again. Each time falling back and injuring herself more and more.
Gray ignored her attempts and stared up at the clouds. Lyon tried to get her to stop.
"You should stop before Ur comes back; we're not supposed to do this without her here!" He reasoned. But Blue kept trying.
"I just need more practice!" She said, "I can do it."
Another attempt blew up in her face resulting in a bloody nose.
"Blue!" Ur's voice carried over the crowd forming. She pushed past people, yelling at them to move on then grabbed Blue's shirt. "What are you doing?!"
Blue's eyes watered and her bottom lip quivered. Ur set her jaw then put her in her arms, holding the girl in a tight embrace, "When we get home we are going to have a serious talk about this."
Despite her harsh tone Master Ur rubbed soothing circles on her back. The four headed home for the day, finally reaching their comfy home just as the sun was about to set.
"Blue!" Lyon exclaimed. He ran into Blue's room and shoved a book in her face, "Look what I found!"
The silver haired boy didn't let the latter respond, he flipped open the book and said, "See this page! I found it!"
"Found what?" Blue finally managed to get out. Her eyes skimmed through the paper before the book was taken away.
"This here!" He said and held up the book, pointing to a chapter on magic types. "It says some people are born with an elemental type. Many mages born with a type have a difficult time learning other elements other than their own. So even if you can't do ice elemental maybe you can do something else!"
"So I might be able to do other magic?" She repeated. Her face lit up, "Really!? Can I see that book? What other elementals are there?"
Gray leaned in her doorway with his arms crossed, "You shouldn't give her false hope Lyon."
Lyon crossed his arms as well, "It's not false hope it's just regular hope."
"That's dumb." He rolled his eyes.
"Well I think she can do it!" He argued.
Blue watched the two bicker back and forth before Gray stormed out. Lyon turned back to Blue who was reading the chapter. He smiled slightly and turned away. Before he left the room completely Blue said, "Thank you Lyon."
"Lyon- Thank you, L-Lyon…" Blue Fullbuster muttered in her haze. Her eyelids struggled to open as her brain played memories while she slept.
Lyon was conscious enough to hear her, "What are y-you thanking me for brat? Y-You're the one who saved me."
Blue didn't reply, her head was throbbing and she felt the ground shake and spin underneath her.
"Deliora." Lyon muttered. He wanted to go to the demon. This was the only way he could prove that he surpassed Ur. "The one thing Ur couldn't beat, I will defeat it myself!"
He slowly got to his feet and glanced at the girl struggling for consciousness on the floor. Deliora roared in the distance and they both cringed. Lyon noticed her frail body, bruised and beaten but still fighting. Finally she opened her eyes and looked straight at Lyon. His sterling silver eyes met her crystal clear orbs and he scowled angrily, "Dammit!"
Lyon looped his arm around her body and hoisted her up, "Hold onto me." He said.
"Okay." She whispered. They made their way to Deliora, who was finally free and aiming a punch for Natsu. Natsu leapt off a boulder and screamed, "Fire dragon roar!"
Meeting fist to fist, Deliora crumbled at the first touch.
"No… it can't be." Lyon's eyes widened and he shuddered as his dreams came tumbling down.
"He's- He's-."Blue stuttered in amazement.
"Deliora…was already dead." Lyon croaked.
Water from the ice poured through the cracks in the temple. Lyon struggled to keep his composure and both him and Blue slid to the ground. He grit his teeth, "For eight years…Ur has gradually depleted the demon's life force. And what we just saw was nothing more than its last dying breaths." He slammed his fist into the wall next to them and whimpered through tears, "My dream is dead…there's no hope now. I will never surpass Ur."
Natsu stood with Gray, a few feet a head of them. Natsu said, "Man, Your teacher was pretty awesome!" The salamander was completely oblivious to the three crying mages.
"Ur- she's gone…she saved us-." Blue's normal happy go lucky expression was replaced with sorrow. Her face was red and blotchy and the tears would not stop coming out of her eyes, "You saved us again- Thank you Ur…"
Finally the water slowed down to a trickle and the other fairy tail member's were able to get into the temple.
Gray said, "Natsu, can you grab Lyon?"
Natsu shrugged and helped the older ice mage to his feet. Gray helped his sister and followed Erza outside.
"Hey Blue." He said quietly.
"Hm?" She sniffed.
"Y'know, I'm sorry right?"Gray asked.
"Yeah I know." She nodded.
"And y'know I love you and stuff?" He replied.
She smiled lightly and said, "Yeah, I know that too."
He paused and then said, "I've been terrible to you…If mom were here-."
He stopped himself and grimaced. Blue's smiled softened and she said, "I know it's hard to talk about them, but after all of this…after what we've done." She gestured to the temple. "I think they'd be proud of us."
They made it outside and Gray nodded. The water glowed under the moonlight, and reflected the stars in the sky. "Yeah, where ever they are- I suppose Ur's with them too."
Blue snorted to herself then giggled.
Gray asked, "What's so funny!?"
"I wonder if Ur will tell them about your stripping habit." She giggled. Gray's complexion paled and Blue laughed even harder.
Gray grumbled then said, "Oh yeah, well I bet she's already told them about the time you cut your hair with Ur's kitchen knives!"
Blue's pale face became red with embarrassment. The two bickered back and forth until Erza interrupted them.
"Aren't you all forgetting something?" She said. Her arms were crossed with disappointment. "You came to this island to help the villagers. The request was for you to return them to their original forms. You still haven't completed your S-class mission yet."
Lucy stuttered in denial.
Blue grimaced and said, "Well, I wasn't the dumb one to break guild rules, I'm free to sit this out right?"
Gray glared at her and set her down on the ground. "Traitor." He said.
"This curse never had anything to do with the demon. The villagers have been affected by the intense magic energy released from the Moon Drip spell. So, Deliora's death isn't going to change their current situation whatsoever." She explained.
Natsu grinned moronically, "Then we oughtta go change them back!"
He and Happy high-fived. "Aye Sir!" Exclaimed Happy.
"Yeah, but we don't know how." Gray muttered. He turned to the pouting ice mage next to Blue. "Lyon, do you know?"
"To be quite honest, I don't have a clue."
"You don't know?!" Natsu exclaimed.
"What?" Happy agreed. They both crossed their arms and glared at him suspiciously.
Lucy added, "But the villagers told us that the curse started when you guys first got here."
Lyon said, "When we first arrived three years ago, we were aware that there was a village somewhere on this island. But we had absolutely no reason to communicate with the villagers, so we left them alone, and they never came to the temple to see what we were up to."
"In three years, you've never met?" Asked Erza.
"I don't get it, it's weird that the villagers could see the light from the moon drip ceremony but never came to investigate." Lucy nodded.
"The villagers weren't transformed by the moon drip. It doesn't affect the human body." Lyon said.
"What? No way." Natsu exclaimed, "You're just saying that so you and your lackeys will be off the hook!"
Lyon picked his head up and rolled his eyes, "Just think about it, I've been exposed to it as long as they have, and my appearance hasn't changed one bit. I wouldn't trust them. Those villagers are hiding something, but I'm sure you guild wizards can handle it."
"Wait were not done with you-." Natsu started to argue but Erza grabbed his cheeks.
"They were only doing what they thought was right, we will not punish them for that. Now come on." Erza led them away.
Gray turned back to Lyon and Blue. Lyon caught his eye and growled, "What are you looking at?"
"I know you don't want to hear it but you really should join a guild." Gray said softly. "You make new friends, meet new rivals, and maybe even find a new dream to live for."
Lyon's face turned red in embarrassment, "Whatever. Just get out of here."
"Yeah yeah, I just gotta grab Blue."
Lyon ground his teeth and crossed his arms.
Blue however, said, "I'm gunna hang back for a bit."
Both Lyon and Gray's eyes widened. "Blue." Gray said warningly.
She just smiled and said, "I'm serious Gray. It's Lyon, he's not gunna hurt me."
Lyon huffed; he didn't like being talked about as though he wasn't even there. Gray glared at Lyon and said, "Fine. If you're not back by sunrise, I'm sending Erza after you."
Blue smiled hesitantly and sweat dropped, "Got it."
Gray left, leaving Blue and Lyon left alone.
"I don't need your pity. You should just go." Lyon spat.
Blue crossed her arms and raised her brows. "Are you being serious right now?"
"Of course! I've been defeated and humiliated what else are you going to take from me?" He growled.
She rolled her eyes and smiled warmly, leaning her head on his shoulder she said, "Just your time."
Unbeknownst to her, the 'cold emperor' blushed. She could hear his heart beat in his chest and despite his scoff he held onto her hand.
"I miss my best friend, you should come with us." Blue said.
Lyon swallowed and said, "I can't, not with him. I know I'm to blame for this but he was the blame for the last time…and I'm not ready to forgive him."
Blue nodded, nuzzling into his chest. Lyon's breath caught in his throat as she replied, "I know it's hard. It's hard to forgive- but aren't you tired Lyon?"
"Hm?" He asked.
"Aren't you exhausted from holding this grudge for so long? I think you'd be a lot happier if you could learn to let it go." She said softly. Her crystal blue eyes looked up at the sky, "We used to watch the stars all night long, just like this."
Lyon took a deep breath and nodded. "I seem to recall catching you sneak into our room a dozen times before I just joined you on the roof." He mused.
She smiled and rolled her eyes, "It's not my fault that the ladder was in your room!"
Lyon chuckled, "Then we'd make up stories using the constellations."
They both looked up and pointed out a few.
Blue laughed and said, "Wouldn't this be great? You could come back with us and we could do this all the time."
"I don't know Blue- why don't you come with me?" He asked. Blue shook her head sadly.
"You know I can't leave Gray." She replied and picked up her head. She stared at him hopefully.
Lyon shook his head and argued, "Gray is a big boy, he can take care of himself can't he?!"
"Lyon-." Blue was cut off.
"Cold Emporer!" A girl's voice exclaimed. The two looked up to see Sherry, Yuka and Toby running towards them.
"Ah, where have you three been?" Lyon said irritated. He explained what happened and apologized to them. "I'm sorry that I've put you all through this, it wasn't right of me.
"No big deal, Deliora's dead right?" Toby noted. "Then it was a success!"
Yuka nodded in agreement.
Sherry exclaimed, "Do not apologize Cold Emperor, thanks to the power of love we are all in safe hands!"
Blue smiled, "In a very roundabout way that's kinda true."
Lyon glanced at her and smiled, "Blue, this is Toby, Yuka and Sherry. Guys this is Blue, she's a childhood friend."
Blue waved and smiled at them.
"Are you part of Fairy Tail?" Yuka asked.
She nodded and pulled down her shorts to show them the white fairy tail guild mark on her thigh. "Yup!"
Lyon choked and exclaimed, "What are you doing?!"
Blue frowned and turned to him, "What did you want to see?"
"Pull up your damn pants!" Lyon exclaimed.
"Since when did you become a prude?" Blue smiled then stuck out her tongue. They bickered back and forth.
Yuka chuckled, "I've never seen Lyon so flustered."
Sherry glared at Blue, "Something tells me the power of love is working more in her favor than in mine."
"We should go." Toby said.
"For once Toby, I think you're right." Yuka noted.
Toby argued back and they left.
Lyon and Blue stopped arguing and sat back to watch the stars again. Blue let her eyes droop comfortably and let herself succumb to the most peaceful sleep she's had in years. Lyon watched her sleep for a while before drifting off as well. Besides, he needed that time to make a decision.
Blue woke up the next morning back in the village. She was confused at how she got there; she swore she was with Lyon when she fell asleep.
"Lyon?"
Climbing out of her covers she found a note addressed to her.
Dear Blue,
I didn't want to get you in trouble with your brother and 'Erza', whom I'm assuming is the stern red-head, I had Toby take you back to the village. As to your request I have to decline, I can't come with you guys but I won't stay away for long. I'll be back for you and next time I hope you'll come with me. I know the promise you made to your mother is important, but things have changed and you shouldn't have to be responsible for your older brother anymore. Think about it Blue. I promise I'll be back, so I hope you'll decide by then. Also I'll be in touch, I know I didn't say it before but I missed you too. As soon as I find out my next move I'll write to you at your guild.
Love, Lyon Vastia
She read the letter three times through before her heart stopped hammering in her chest. "Why do I feel like this? This is crazy, do I feel guilty for not staying with Lyon? Why can't I breathe?"
Her thoughts raced and she read through the letter one last time before folding it up and putting it in her pocket. She thought, "I'll just figure that all out later…"
Outside, the Fairy Tail wizards were saying goodbye to the village of demons along with Yuka and Sherry.
Lucy turned to Blue and said, "Is Lyon not coming to say goodbye?"
Blue's hand held the note in her pocket tenderly as she replied, "No, why would he?"
"I just- it seemed like you two were close or something?" She said.
They got on the Pirate ship together.
Blue shrugged and said, "We were- but I guess we both have some things to figure out."
Lucy nodded and wrapped her arm around Blue. "I'm sure it'll all work out."
Blue smiled in return, "Of course."
A thin pirate came up to the girls, his long greasy hair was tied into braids and he wore no shirt.
"Hey ladies, shall I show you how to man the ropes?!" He grinned his black and black toothed grin.
Blue exclaimed, "Yeah!" As Lucy exclaimed, "Hell NO!"