NOTE: Whenever this comes up: (12 years ago). It means that it was 12 years previous on some random day. Also, in this case, Maemi's years haven't been taken from the monster yet, so this means she's a whole year older than Natsu right now. Remember, after fighting whats-its-name, it took 2 of her lifespan from her, making her one year younger than Natsu.
Disclaimers: I do not own Fairy Tail OR Hiro Mashima.
Claimers: I do own Maemi. c:
(12 Years Ago…)
Maemi tagged Natsu and ran off. She, Gray, and Natsu were playing Tag because why not? Natsu turned around and chased after her. Naturally, she was faster than the Fire Dragon Slayer boy. She enjoyed running quicker than him. Gray then ran out of a hiding spot, not knowing Natsu was 'it.' Maemi approached Gray and he darted off, afraid to be tagged. Instead, he went to Natsu. Natsu punched him in the face.
"Tag! You're it, Nudey!" Natsu yelled at him. Gray held his face.
"Damn it, Fangy! That freakin' hurt! Isn't Mae 'It'?" Gray shot at Natsu with some ice.
"She tagged me, DUH!" Natsu shot some fire back. Maemi gasped and hid behind a pole. She didn't want to get into a fight, especially with her magic beginning to grow stronger. Erza was out on a mission, meaning things could get out of hand. Just as they were about to fire a stronger blast from both sides, lightning came between them.
"Dragneel, Fullbuster. I can here you even over my loud music…" A teenage boy's voice boomed across the guild. "That ain't supposed to happen." Attention quickly turned to Laxus Dreyar, who sat on the second floor, looking slightly relaxed. "Looks like your giving little Mae a worry attack too…"
"I'm not little!" Maemi frowned. "I'm a few years younger than you!" She complained.
"I call you little, 'cause you seem little to me…" Laxus frowned back.
"Well that's 'cause I'm not on the second floor right now!" The S-Class mage frowned, twirling her bleach blonde hair around her finger.
"…Whatever. You two," Laxus pointed at Natsu and Gray. "Quiet down. Listening to music is difficult, y'know. Especially with two loud idiots." Natsu and Gray looked at each other, trying to figure out now who might be the louder one. They didn't fight over that, since they didn't want to be electrocuted to death. They saw Erza enter through the door, and ran over to see the scarlet-haired girl. Maemi shrugged and went upstairs. When she got to the top, she saw Erza wave at her.
Maemi waved back and found a seat easily, since there were many seats open. She sat away from Laxus, figuring he would prefer that. She watched as her guild mates, her family now, talk amongst each other. She didn't see Laxus move his seat to sit next to her. "Heh, you're right. Your not that little…" Laxus's voice surprised her, and she jumped up. Laxus laughed, quietly so the guild couldn't hear.
"Damn it, Laxus. You scared the crap outta me…" Maemi groaned.
"Since when does innocent Maemi cuss?" Laxus raised an eyebrow.
"I am not innocent either!" Maemi argued, crossing her arms.
"Alright, alright… I'll take your word for that…" Maemi went back to staring across the guild. "You do know what innocent means, right?"
"Yes, I am well aware of what it means Laxus…" Maemi laid her head on the railing.
"Tell me, I'm not sure if your definition is correct…"
"You don't know what it means do you?"
"I-I know what it means!"
"You hesitated."
"No I didn't! I choked on air!"
"Mhm."
"I seriously mean it Dyslin!" He bonked her gently in the head.
"You seriously want me to tell you the definition?" Maemi looked at him.
"Yeah…"
"Fine… It means pure and uncorrupted by evil, sin, or experience of the world."
"…Oh. I… I guess my dad isn't innocent then…"
"No one is… Unless you're a baby!" Maemi joked.
"I want to be a baby then…" Maemi started to crack up. Laxus looked at her confused, paused for a moment, and then realized what you said. "Not like that!"
"Ha! I totally planned this conversation out PERFECTLY!" Maemi laughed out. Little did he know, the whole guild heard him say: 'I want to be a baby then…'.
"M-MAEMI!" He stammered, hiding his face in embarrassment. "Damn it…" The guild laughed loudly. He felt someone nudge his shoulder. "Go away…"
"Come on, Lightning Boy. It was funny as hell. Admit it!" Maemi poked his cheek playfully. "Admit it, admit it, admit it, admit it!"
"I guess it was pretty funny…" Laxus chuckled. He started to laugh along too.
(12 Years later. During the two months Maemi was there)
"Hey Laxus!" A now older Maemi laughed out. He turned, curious as if why the girl was there. She had only been back for about a month now, and she was back to her old joker self. She thought it was surprising enough to see how Laxus grew, but for Laxus, it was just as surprising on how she grew. He thought she'd be shorter. And less curvy… But, puberty did it's toll. Her voice clearly got deeper…
"What Mae?"
"Do ya remember the time that I tricked you into saying you're a baby?" Maemi giggled. Laxus raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah… You told everyone about it, didn't you…" He sighed.
"Yep! I reminded everyone who was there, and told all the new people about it! We're gonna have a laugh-a-thon, wanna join in?" Maemi looked energetic.
"Nah… Contests aren't my thing… Apparently…" He muttered the last part, remembering about The Battle of Fairy Tail.
"But it's about laughing…"
"I don't laugh, remember?"
"You did 12 years ago…"
"That was 12 years ago, Mae."
"But it WAS funny!"
"And mean, so get your point across please…"He muttered please. He knew she could hear him, but figured to still mutter it. She huffed up her cheeks.
"Man, you're boring," Maemi sat down next to him, her cheeks filled with air.
"What are you doing…"
"I'm not gonna breathe 'till you join the laughing contest," She sputtered out.
"Maemi Dyslin… What are we gonna do with you?" Laxus sighed. "You can breathe now."
"No." She kept holding her breath.
"Are you serious?" Maemi nodded, her cheeks turning blue. "Oh my god, Maemi. Just breathe."
"Not… Until you join… THE LAUGHING CONTEST…"
"Fine! I'll join in! Now can you please breathe, you look like you're about to die…" Maemi took a big gulp of air.
"Let's go Lightning Boy!" Maemi grabbed Laxus's hand. She tugged at it, and fell down onto her bottom. "Let's go! It'll start soon!" She whined. Laxus breathed out and got up.
"Alright, I'm up- Whoa!" Laxus was being tugged away by a girl smaller than him. "Okay, for now, can we call me something else?"
"Like what?" Maemi asked while running down the stairs.
"Maybe… Thunder Dude or Lightning Man or…"
"Sparky!"
"No, not Sparky!"
"I like Sparky! We're using Sparky."
"Fine Tiny."
"What did you call me?"
"Tiny. It's smaller than small. And clearly, you're not that innocent…"
"At least I'm not a baby!" Maemi turned around and did a playful wink.
o-o I so failed at the filler. I have no idea where this came from. Is it good? That's my only question for this. IS IT GOOD? Okay, so the next chapter is… DRUM ROLL NATSU!
Natsu: -Rolls around with a drum- NAILED IT.
OKAY. I'LL TEACH HIM LATER ON HOW TO USE A DRUM. :D NEXT CHAPTER IS… Gray. -.- Drum Roll CORRECTLY.
Gray: -Rolls the Drum around on the ground-
…OKAY SCREW THE DRUM ROLL. THE NEXT CHAPTER IS:
Laxus VS Maemi!
Yes, a fight.
Yes, between Laxus and Maemi.
No, they do not hate each other.
YES, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED WITHIN THE TWO MONTHS SHE'S BEEN HERE. -3- You guys ask a lot of questions…
R&R
~Strawberrycheezecake~