A.N. Hey guys and gals, time for another chapter, but first off. Stat Chart:
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Ok, so Persona doesn't like the story, as we've established, and I thought I should say that the only reason I actually write these stories is because I find enjoyment in it, like most writers.
Anyways, I'm looking over all the arcs and decided to keep him at the Empire with small appearances in some of the following episodes, an appearance in the Edolas Arc, and his return in the Tenrou Arc. Let's begin
The following days James spent with Dimaria and Jhivaro were some of the best in his life. They trained together, fought together, and shared moments together like a real family. He also met up with Invel, also known as the Winter General, and obtained some new books. He had also received word of a Dark Guild by the name of Oracion Seis attempting to activate something called Nirvana.
James didn't bother worrying as he knew Natsu and the others would deal with the problem. While reading in the library, with a bored Dimaria by his side, James decided to ask where Lord Zeref was.
"You didn't hear? He disappeared some time ago. No one is worried, more like curious." Dimaria responds.
After a few more minutes Dimaria fell asleep on a small couch, and James left her sleeping and found his son.
"Jhivaro, how would you like to visit a far away place where I grew up."
"Where would that be father?" Jhivaro asks.
"To the East, in the land of Fiore."
"That would be an interesting experience. When will we leave?"
"Now."
James summons a portal, and the two find themselves in the front of the Fairy Tail Guild Hall. He then took a moment to catch his breath, a portal opening at that great a distance took a bit more magic power than when he was at the border.
"Now, we're gonna probably meet a very close friend...so...she might kiss me like your mother does...just don't ask questions and don't say too much."
Once inside Jhivaro could see a variety of people doing different things. He followed his father to a short elderly man sitting on a counter.
"Hello Master. I've returned for a while." James says.
"Hmm, so it would seem. And who is this little one?" Makarov asks.
"This is...*cough*," James leans in and whispers, "My son."
Makarov spits out his drink and just looks back and forth between the two.
"Uhh, how..."
"It's...an interesting story to be sure, but I wanted to show him the sights. I'll be seeing you around."
As they were leaving they ran into Cana, who pulled James into a deep kiss.
"Hey you big lug, how've you been?" Cana asks, pulling him over to a nearby table.
"I've been doing alright Cana. It seems like you've been doing fine too." James says, gesturing for Jhivaro to take a seat.
"Oh yeah. I did a couple jobs and now I plan on drinking for the next few days...by the way who's the kid?"
"He's a relative of mine." James responds.
"Oh cool. Hey, why doesn't chat with Romeo while we have a conversation of our own."
Cana pulls James up to a room while Jhivaro met with Romeo.
"Romeo, right?" Jhivaro asks.
"Yeah, that's me. Who're you?" Romeo asks.
"I'm Jhivaro, a relative of James'." Jhivaro replies.
"Wow, did he train you himself?"
"In a way yeah. My mother uses Take Over magic, and Fath-I mean James helped me master my own Take Over Magic."
"Cool."
"So what's your magic?"
"Oh I use Fire Magic like my father, but haven't really progressed yet."
"That's understandable, since you're so young."
The two continue talking for the next hour, and eat some snacks given to them by Mira, and finally see James and Cana approaching them with smiles on their faces.
"Alright bud, time to head out." James says.
Jhivaro gets up and says goodbye to Romeo before the two leave the Guild Hall and continue walking around.
"That was the girl, I assume." Jhivaro says.
"Yup, that was Cana. Listen, don't mention this to your mother ok? It would just send the wrong message."
"So you just expect me to be ok with this?"
"No, I don't, but you need to understand that Cana and I were an item before I met your mother. None of us are actually married to each other, but even so I don't expect you to be doing this sort of thing when you're older. Also remember don't talk about this with your mother or we're both dead." James says.
"I always knew you'd be the death of me." Jhivaro replies.
The two wander the area and James introduces Jhivaro to a few others, including Natsu, Gray, Erza, and Lucy. Once it got dark James opened a portal back to the Empire and the two entered to find themselves at the edge of the cliff by the ocean. Dimaria was there with her back turned to the two, and James quietly signaled Jhivaro to go back to the castle.
"Dimaria? What're you doing up so late?" James asks.
He's surprised to see tears running down Dimaria's face when she turned to him.
"I thought you'd left me again, taking our son with you this time." Dimaria says.
"Hey now, come on. Don't cry, it doesn't suit a strong warrior like you." James responds.
"I'm not just a warrior. I'm strong, I know that, but isn't it human nature to have fear and be scared?"
"Yes, it is. I, of all people, know those feelings all to well. I'm sorry I frightened you, I really am. I just thought we could have a father son outing and let you rest for the day."
"Well, next time, leave a note at least."
"Will do."
"Now that all this drama is over, let's go to bed. Tomorrow is more training." Dimaria says, wiping the tears form her eyes.
The two then got some well needed rest, and the next day they oversaw the training of some of the soldiers against Jhivaro. He was handling himself well, with James giving a few pointers here and there.
Soon Jhivaro was left with his parents for some private training. His goal was to try and take the form of Poseidon. He was able to get both arms or both legs, but that was as far as he could go.
"Don't worry son. It took me a while to take full form." Dimaria says, "Of course I had a plethora of instructors."
"I'm sure you'll get it eventually son. Just need some more practice." James inputs.
The next few days passed by un-eventfully, with James spending some more time in the library enjoying some of the books he used to read. After some time he remembered a special event that was to occur soon. He cornered Dimaria in an empty room to talk.
"So, what did you want to discuss?" Dimaria asks.
"There's to be an event in a few days. It's the displaying of a Rainbow Cherry Blossom Tree and I thought it would be nice if you'd come with me." James says.
"Possibly. It sounds intriguing. Sure, why not. It'll give us time to bond more, in a way."
"Yeah, oh, fair warning there's a woman that has also...taken an interest in me."
"Oh, a mysterious lover from your past? I'm even more invested into this event now."
"You aren't...jealous?"
"Of course not. I actually thought that you had someone you left behind when you first arrived. Doesn't mean I love you any less." Dimaria says, planting a kiss on his cheek.
After a few days passed James and Dimaria told Jhivaro where they were going in a few days. On the specific date James opened a portal for the two, with Dimaria placing a glamour charm on herself. Dimaria took notice of how cheerful everyone was, and had to remind herself to relax and enjoy herself. She held on to James' shoulder and the two watched the Bingo Game from a distance.
"Shouldn't you be with your people?" Dimaria asks.
"I could, but I wouldn't want to leave you by your lonesome." James replies.
"I'll be fine here. Go enjoy yourself."
James gives Dimaria a kiss on the cheek and makes his way over to the others. He then joins in on the festivities and takes a look every now and again to see if Dimaria was still at the spot, which she was and gave him a reassuring smile every time. Dimaria noticed a gifted brunette kissing James every now and then, but didn't react too much. Realistically she knew that James might get taken away, and if that did happen then she wouldn't be angry, because she knew that she was the one that bore his first offspring.
Soon it started to get dark, and James and Dimaria just sat down and marveled at the beautiful colors that the Cherry Blossom Tree displayed.
"I'm not one for these kind of things, but I'm glad we could spend it together." Dimaria says.
"Me too. It's nice to just take time and relax every now and then." James replies sleepily.
"You sound tired."
"Mmm..."
Dimaria re-positioned herself so that James was resting his head on her "pillows" and soon sleep overtook her too. The next morning she woke up to the sun in her face, and gently shook James awake. The two went to a nearby restaurant for breakfast, and afterwards they teleported back to the Empire. They found Jhivaro doing his morning training and decided to let him be.
The two decided to sit in James' Room and talk about last night.
"Last night was actually quite enjoyable." Dimaria says.
"You didn't interact with anyone." James replies with a small chuckle.
"Exactly, that's what made it so enjoyable."
"Haha, it was nice. Just playing around with the others...like old time."
Dimaria started brushing James' hair with her hand.
"Your hair's getting long."
"Yeah, I was gonna let it grow in the back to get a ponytail."
"Hmm, Are you gonna keep it?"
"I don't know. All depends on how it looks."
After a few more minutes of relaxing the two decide to get up and practice their hand-to-hand combat training. The following days again passed uneventful, but on one day James could feel a strange energy before falling asleep.
[Edolas]
James tended to the crops of his farm when an elderly figure approached him.
"Greetings my king. What do we owe this honor?" James asks.
"I am no longer the king, my good sir. Who might you be?"
"I'm James Winter. I'm nothing special really just a humble farmer." James replies.
"Is someone here dear?" Dimaria asks from an open window.
"Yes dear, the previous king. I was just going to invite him in." James says.
"Oh no, you don't need to-" Makarov starts.
"It's our pleasure sir. Please come in."
The Previous King entered the house and James closed the door behind them.
A.N. That's it for this chapter. Don't really have any left to say so...yeah
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Anyways stay awesome guys and gals of the world, and I'll see you next chapter