Lost Bonds*
Disclaimer: I do not own Dairy Tail or any of its characters...*tear* This is a story request from PV7*
Hope you enjoy! ;)
Chapter 6
"W-wait! H-hold on! I don't know how to do this!" Kaida exclaimed as Natsu handed her a fishing rod. He and Happy froze to look at her, "You've never gone fishing before?" He asked and she shook her head.
"How did you survive?" Happy asked and Kaida blushed slightly. "Well, I just always made the fish come out with a wave of the water. It's the only way I learned to catch fish," Kaida said slightly embarrassed and they gaped at her.
"Hey, Natsu. I hope you're not bullying the young lady into something she doesn't want to do" a gruff yet kind voice said and Natsu grinned at the brown-haired man as he walked towards them.
"Gildarts! Have you come here for a rematch? Alright! Here I come-!" Kaida paled slightly at the male's strength when he hit Natsu on his head and made the boy crash into the ground. "You...win" Natsu mumbled while Happy tried to shake him out of it.
Gildarts looked at Kaida and smiled, "You're the new one I've been hearing about! Welcome to Fairy Tail" he said and Kaida blushed slightly. "Thank you" she said and he grinned just like Natsu.
Natsu grabbed his leg and Gildarts smirked at the boy. Natsu tried to get a hit in but Gildarts was the only one hitting. Kaida caught glance of scars on Gildarts' body and the replaced limbs.
What happened to him? What did this to him? She thought in horror and her hand covered her shocked mouth.
A determined glance made her face and she walked towards him. "What is it?" He asked confused and she pointed at his chest. "Take off your cloak" she ordered while blushing and everyone looked at her in surprise.
"Aren't you a bit-" Gildarts stopped talking when his cloak suddenly fell on the ground and she held her soft hands against his scars. A blue Magic Circle appeared beneath her and her hair slightly floated up as the Magic traveled to her hands.
A pulse shot through Gildarts' body before he felt his organs heal from the battle of the deadly dragon. "Water Dragon Special Art: Regeneration" she said and the water behind her hit the ground hard.
They all looked at her with wide-eyes as she healed his inner organs as well as the scars. The Circle disappeared and the river calmed down. "There, you should find that they're restored. I'm sorry, but I can't restore your lost limbs," Kaida said swallowing back her disorientation and picked up Gildarts' cloak.
"H-how did you do that?" He asked while Natsu and Happy just gaped at her. "It took a while to learn but I can heal most injuries with the power of a Water Dragon," she said as he tapped his chest. The once sore chest full of scars changed into a healed chest with healed organs.
"Now, you wanted to teach me how to fish right?" Kaida asked Natsu and he snapped out of his gaze before grinning. "Yeah! Let me show you, it's really simple!" He said.
Gildarts threw his cloak over him and stared back at the pink-haired girl. I heard from her powers by the Master but I didn't know she was this powerful. He thought and touched his chest with his unscathed arm. I'm in debt of her kindness. He thought and smiled.
"Hey! Don't start without me!" He said grabbing a fishing basket, he had brought with him earlier and sat next to Kaida. Her rod was already inside the water and all she had to do was wait until something bit.
Meanwhile in the streets of Magnolia...
"So you want to make it a special night for Kaida?" Erza asked as she, Wendy, Carla, Lucy and Lenia walked between the shops. "It was Natsu's idea. We already had a welcoming party for her at the Guild but it's just something to make her feel more at home," Lucy said and Wendy's eyes sparkled with Erza's eyes.
"How sweet! I know the perfect place where we can by the best quality of cakes!" Erza said and they all nodded except Lenia who was in her own world.
"Wait, what type of cake does Kaida-san like?" Wendy asked and everyone looked at Lenia.
"She's the Strawberry type of person," Lenia said before they stepped into a cake shop. The owner immediately smiled when he saw Erza's familiar face, "Welcome back, Erza-san! What can I do for you today?" He said and she smiled at the variety of cakes that he sold.
Lenia's eye caught a Strawberry Short cake and Erza followed her gaze before pointing at it. "I'd like this one boxed," she said and he smiled.
"We, you're choosing another pretty cake today. Oh, are these your friends?" He asked the people behind her and she nodded.
"Is there any particular reason for the cake?" He asked pulling out a box to put the cake in. "Yes, we have a new family recruit", Erza said and suddenly cursed mentally for letting it slip.
"'Family recruit?'" They all asked and Lenia swallowed hard. "Yes, I thought everyone in Fairy Tail is family to one another" she covered up in her usual tone and they smiled.
"You're right about that," Lucy said but can't help but feel slightly suspicious. "Please deliver 49 of them later" she said and everyone gaped at her.
"E-Erza, it's only going to be us," Lucy said and she smiled back at them. "They're for me" she said and everyone just stared at her.
Wendy rubbed her cheek, "You sure have a sweet tooth, Erza-san" she said. Lucy paid for the cake before they walked out. "This should be the last thing we need before preparing dinner," Erza said and Lucy nodded.
"Did you already buy the rest, Lucy-san?" Wendy asked slightly confused and Lucy shook her head. "We're going to make the rest," Lucy said and Wendy smiled.
"Let's go" Erza said and they headed for Lucy's apartment.
It felt like forever and Kaida still hadn't caught anything. The men next to her were catching fish by fish. "Hey, Natsu! Stop taking all the fish!" Gildarts shouted at the Dragon Slayer and he grinned sheepishly.
"Come on, Kaida! I know you can catch one too!" Natsu said and Kaida felt her cheeks warm up. "Y-yeah" she said and Gildarts laughed at her blush. He quickly glared at Happy who was about to steal a fish.
"I never said you could have one!" He said and Happy quickly pulled his paw back. Kaida closed her eyes and wished for a fish to bite until she felt it. A huge shadow lurking beneath the surface of the water.
"Stand back" she said as she stood up and her fishing rod started to twitch.
"That's it! Now just pull it out!" Natsu said and Kaida dug her heels into the ground while trying to pull it out. "This is going to be a huge one!" Natsu said before their eyes bulged as she shot towards the water with a yelp.
"Kaida!" He exclaimed and grabbed onto her. "Hand on!" He said as they tried to pull out the large fish.
Kaida tried not to think about Natsu holding her but it was futile. Her eyes suddenly widened when she felt a slight spark in her muscles before pulling out the fish and throwing it over her head. Gildarts' eyes widened as the fish fell on him and everyone laughed.
Kaida held her hand in front of her mouth as she laughed lightly before walking into the forest. "Where are you going?" Natsu asked and she smiled back at him.
"I'm just getting some spices for the fish, don't eat everything up!" She said and disappeared behind some trees.
Kaida sniffed around for anything that could give the fish some taste and smiled when she came upon non-poisonous mushrooms.
She plucked them out of the ground and felt a strange sensation run up her arm. Her eyes widened and she quickly covered her mouth with her unaffected arm to muffle her yell.
She tried to calm down her breathing and waited for the affect to disappear. W-what's happening? Kaida thought before gathering the mushrooms and walking towards the laughing group.
The large fish was already on a campfire and Happy was devouring the smaller fish. Kaida made sure to watch Natsu while spicing the fish so he won't steal a bite out of the fish.
"There, now you can dig in" she said at Natsu grinned. "Alright! I can't wait to taste it!" He said and his mouth watered.
He went to take a bite but only bit air and felt something land on his head. Kaida watched in amazement as the fish fell in cubes and some of them fell in her hand. "Now we can enjoy" Gildarts said with his own grin and no one needed to tell Natsu twice.
They each took a bite before tears weld up in their eyes. "So good!" They exclaimed before eating more. Kaida smiled and ate her fish slowly. "Where did you learn to cook?" Gildarts asked as Happy and Natsu devoured the fish.
"Someone special taught me and showed me some ways to look for spices in areas that weren't poisonous" she said and finished with the others. Natsu and Happy let out a pleased breath while holding their bulged stomachs.
"Now that hit the spot," he said.
"Aye, sir" Happy commented and everyone lay on their backs while staring at the blue sky.
As we lay there that time I felt content, Puraimu. It was as if I was finally able to touch and feel the warmth of the light. The darkness of my past never seemed to exist and I wished for this feeling to never disappear.
"Thank you for the meal, Kaida. I hope we can go fishing sometime again," Gildarts said and Kaida nodded. "That would be fun," she said and Natsu grinned.
"Then I can finally show you that I'm stronger!" He said before Gildarts hit him into the ground. "Natsu! Are you alright?" Happy asked and he shook his head.
"No..." He rasped out and Gildarts chuckled. "I'll see you around" he said walking away and waving.
Natsu stood up while rubbing his sore head. "I'm gonna beat him someday" he said and Kaida smiled. "I can't wait to see it," she said and Natsu blinked at her before grinning.
"We should head back to Lucy, its getting dark" Natsu said and Happy saw on his shoulder. "Aye, sir!" He said before they walked on.
As if to break the silence, Natsu's stomach growled and his face fell. "I'm hungry," he said and Kaida giggled. "You ate like a few hours ago," she said amused.
"That's Natsu for you!" Happy said and Kaida made Magical fire in her hand. "Here, it should last for a while" she said and handed Natsu the fire.
"Thanks! Your fire tastes great!" He said and Kaida blushed lightly. "M-my pleasure" she said and they kept walking further in silence.
Kaida sweat dropped at the pink-haired Dragon Slayer as he climbed up the window. "Uh, there is a door to go through. There's no need to sneak in like a cat burglar" she said and got a small glare from Happy. "N-no offense" she quickly said.
"It's more fun this way. Come on" Natsu said and pulled Kaida up by her waist making her blush deeply. The lights turned on as soon as they entered the room and closed the window.
"Surprise!" Erza, Lucy, Wendy with the two female Exceeds said and Kaida was frozen in shock.
"Guys..." She whispered before Lenia hit her on her head. "A thank you should be in order. I worked my paws off today," she said and Kaida smiled.
"Thank you" she said and saw Natsu and Happy run past her. Before they could come near the food, Lenia had them under her strong arms. "You shouldn't act like animals," she said and they pouted.
"W-why did you do all this?" Kaida asked and Lucy put a hand on her shoulder. "We just wanted to welcome you in our own way so we decided to do something small," she said and everyone smiled at her.
"Then I won't let your efforts go to waste!" Kaida said and everyone dug in. They all took one bite out of the cake and moaned at its delicious taste.
Kaida never tasted something more delicious in her life. "This is the best cake ever!" She said and Lenia smiled seeing her sister's happiness.
"This get this party started!" Natsu exclaimed as fire burnt from his mouth but Erza was quick to hit him. "Don't burn of the apartment!" She said in a low tone that made Natsu nod.
Kaida and Lenia laughed as Erza chased Natsu around while Lucy tried to keep her apartment intact. "I hear you can use sky magic, Kaida-san" Wendy said and she nodded.
"Yes, but I'm far from mastering it. Also, I can't heal like you do but it comes in handy sometimes" she said and Wendy nodded. "It's stil amazing that you can restore lost organs, Kaida-san" Wendy said and Kaida looked down with a deep expression.
"Yeah, but I still can't heal lost limbs… but I'm going to try to master it so I can help more people!" Kaida said with determination and Wendy smiled. "Then I'll also train hard with you, Kaida-san!" Wendy said and Kaida smiled.
It wasn't long until the two girls were all tuckered out and sleeping against each other. Erza had left and only Natsu and Lucy remained awake with the three Exceeds.
"Aw man, I'm so tired," Natsu said as he relaxed in one of Lucy's couches. "Tonight was fun. I hope we made Kaida feel better," she said stretching in her pajamas.
Lenia smiled smugly and crossed her paws over her small body. "Look at that smile" she said and everyone saw the smile on the pink-haired girl's face as she slept peacefully.
Dun...Dun...Dun...* That's is peoplez!
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