Lost Bonds*

Disclaimer: I do not own Dairy Tail or any of its characters...*tear* This is a story request from PV7*

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Chapter 7

A week later...

"Mmm..." Kaida watched the request board while looking for a job she could go on for a first. "Mmm..." Lenia stood beside her also looking for something interesting.

"Have you found anything yet, Kaida?" a friendly voice asked behind her and she smiled while shaking her head. "I don't know on which one I should go, Lisanna" she told the white-haired beauty and she pointed at a request.

"How about this one? It should be perfect for a solo job," Lisanna said and Kaida took off the request. "It's perfect! Thank you," she said and Lisanna nodded.

"Wait, we can't let this young lady go by herself" Makarov said and Lenia huffed before walking in front of Kaida. "I'm going with her," she said but the Guild Master caught eye of someone who wasn't doing anything but eating.

He smiled, "Gajeel will join you," he said and the whole Guild turned quiet. "Like I'm going on a job with female Salamander" he said and Kaida huffed.

"I wouldn't want to go even if you were the last man alive," she said and a dangerous atmosphere surrounded them. "Where's Natsu when you need him?" Lisanna thought aloud standing next to Mirajane feeling uncomfortable.

"Then it's settled! Of you go!" Makarov said and everyone gaped at him. "Master?" Mirajane asked confused but he kept his goofy grin.

Panther Lily felt Gajeel's anger and looked back at Lenia making his stomach twist uncomfortably. "Fine" was all Gajeel said before walking behind Kaida and exiting the Guild.

"I don't think that was such a good idea, Master," Wakaba said doubtfully and Makarov took a sip of his drink. "They'll be fine and she couldn't go alone now, could she?" He said but all the Guild members still felt uneasy.


Only silence surrounded the two Dragon Slayers as they walked through a path of a forest. They were both against taking transportation and decided to walk the rest of the way.

Lenia felt Lily's stare all the way and it was getting hard for her to push the blush on her cheeks down. "We should arrive there at sunset," Kaida said and Gajeel only grunted. "Are you going to keep staring at me, Lily?" Lenia asked walking behind the two Dragon Slayers with the dark Exceed.

"N-no, sorry" he said looking away and Lenia sighed. He can't even say what he's thinking. What happened to the men of this generation? She thought.

Kaida heard a small growl of someone's stomach and bit her lip not to laugh. "Let's take a break," she said and once again, he only grunted. What is this guy's problem?! She thought before looking around for something to eat.

Her eyes caught fruit hanging from a high tree and Lenia followed her gaze. "Lenia"

"Hang on" she said and wings spread on her back as she lifted Kaida up to the fruits. "Could you wait for a bit so I can turn them into iron?" Kaida asked and Lenia huffed.

"You're too kind for your own good sometimes, Kaida" she said and Kaida looked down with a sheepish smile. "I know," she said and they disappeared between the branches.

"Tch, what an annoying brat" he said and Lily glanced at his usual scowling face. "She may be annoying but she's trying to have a descent conversation with you at times," he said and Gajeel glanced at him before muttering something incoherent under his breath.

"Don't think I haven't seen how you look at the Female Salamander's cat, Lily," he said and sweat trailed off the side of the Exceeds face. "I do not!" He retorted and looked away.

Gajeel felt something hit his head before falling on the ground. He raised an eyebrow at the iron fruit before picking it up. "Eat it! It's made out of complete iron!" Kaida shouted from the treetop but Gajeel kept a raised eyebrow.

He took a bite and found the taste rather good for iron. Lenia brought down Kaida and she had a few iron fruit with normal fruit for them to eat.

"It should last until we get to the city" Kaida said and didn't even bother to concentrate on hearing a 'thank you.'

Kaida stared at her fruit intently and felt like eyes on them. "Hey, you better eat too. I don't want your stomach hurting my ears on the way" he said and snapped her out of her haze. Kaida didn't bother to get angry and just ate her fruit.

"You can try to be nice sometimes. It doesn't hurt that bad" Kaida said finishing her fruit and standing up.

"Come on Lenia, Lily" she said and continued the journey. The entire week he hadn't spoken to her once or he did but he only insulted her most of the time. Despite that Kaida hid the hurt, she was still nice to him but he wouldn't budge.

Just as Kaida said, they arrived at sunset by a small village. The board above them read clearly, 'Sunset Valley' as they entered and a few stalls were in the streets. Kaida smiled as she saw a couple dance in the middle of the town and the people cheered.

Kaida's self-consciousness reminded her of the grumpy Iron Dragon Slayer and she sighed. "Let's go check in somewhere before we head over to the requester," Kaida said and he grunted.

She rolled her eyes at his usual scowl and made sure that there were two separate beds with two separate bathrooms.

"What do you think?" Kaida asked gesturing to the room and he took a sniff. "Looks decent enough," he said before walking and sitting down on a couch.

Kaida's eyebrows twitched before she walked to the bathroom and closed the door. Lenia sighed and sat on one of the beds.

If this keeps up Kaida will snap at him and it wouldn't turn out so well. She thought and saw the two men sit with both their eyes closed and arms crossed in front of their chests.

Kaida finished up in the bathroom and stepped out with her hands on her hips. "Make yourself comfortable for the night. We'll head out tomorrow, if that's alright to you," she said and he grunted. A tick mark appeared above her head before she exited the apartment.

"Aren't you going to follow her?" Gajeel asked the tiger-like Exceed and she shook her head. "She just needs to blow off some steam" Lenia said and Gajeel closed his eyes once more.


Stupid, self-centered, red-eyed, idiot! Kaida scowled in her mind. I try to be nice but he just loves making me mad. She thought and sighed.

She glanced left and right to see most of the stores already closed along with a scrap store. That's just great. What will that iron-pain eat now? Kaida thought before seeing one open store.

"Flowers for sale! Get them at a special price!" A shopkeeper advertised and she stopped to look at them. Kaida, if you're thinking of feeding that idiot again I will personally hit you. She told herself and smiled at the shopkeeper.

"It's a lovely bunch for this time of year," she said and he nodded with his own warm smile. "Would you like to buy a bouquet?" He asked and Kaida but her lip.

Hey! What are you thinking?! He's a jerk and now you want to buy him flowers?! A voice yelled and she bit harder. Even if he's one, I can't let him sleep on an empty stomach. Kaida thought and brushed the voice aside.

"I'll take that one. There's no need to wrap them," she said and he nodded. She paid before exiting the shop and walking back towards the apartment.

By the time she reached it, it was already night and there was no life once so ever among the streets. Kaida held tight onto the flowers and it wasn't long until they turned into metal.

When she stepped into the room the lights were off and the only light visible was the light of the moon shining through one of the windows. Kaida closed the door as quiet as she could and put the flowers on the desk.

Gajeel lay on his bed while his breathing was steady and the two Exceeds were fast asleep. He looks so peaceful when he sleeps. She thought before climbing into her own bed while making sure she didn't wake up Lenia and closed her eyes.

I just hope this job can quickly end. She thought before falling asleep almost instantly.

Gajeel opened his eyes to look at the sleeping Mage before he glanced at the iron flowers on the desk. He huffed and closed his eyes, Idiot. He thought before he finally fell asleep.


Kaida's brows twitched as she woke up with the sound of munching and the sound of metal hitting metal. She opened her eyes and sat up in bed. The sun was just shining over the far mountaintops and it was still in the early morning.

She felt an uneasy feeling wash over her as if being watched and she could've sworn she saw a shadow moving outside the window.

"How long are you going to stay in bed?" Lenia asked and Kaida jumped slightly. "Don't scare me like that!" She yelled and climbed out of the bed.

"Sorry, I'm just getting a bad feeling" Kaida said and Lenia's brows furrowed. "Don't brush it off. You're instinct are usually right about these things" she said and Kaida nodded before she quickly changed.

When she came into the living room, Gajeel finished eating the last of the iron flowers. "It's about time you woke up. We still have a job to do," he said and Kaida ignored him. She walked towards the desk and pulled out a bag that she traveled with out.

"If you don't mind, I want to get this over with" she said and walked out. "What's got her so pissed off?" Gajeel asked and Panther Lily came next to him.

"Maybe she doesn't like you rude behavior" he said and Gajeel's eyes narrowed. That's not it. Something's been bothering her since we came here. He thought before exiting the room with his Exceed.

As soon as he exited, they walked towards a large building in the middle of town. Kaida knocked on the door and waited for someone to open it. A young man with brown hair opened it he wore usual black pants and normal shoes with a white top and greenover jacket.

"Can I help you?" He asked and Kaida nodded.

"We're here for the job request. We're wizards from Fairy Tail" she said holding up a piece of paper and his eyes widened. "Please, come in" he said and they stepped inside with Gajeel eyeing the youngster.

"Welcome! I'm so glad someone finally came" an elder man wearing a white robe along with sandals and a staff said walking out. "Sir, can you be so kind and tell us what exactly it is we need to find?" She asked and he nodded.

"Of course! Have a seat while my son makes something to drink," he said and they sat down. "I have to thank you for accepting this job. Everyone refused to help us because they were afraid of the thieves," he said and they listened closely.

"About a week ago two thieves came to this Holy place and stole a very precious jewel." He said and his son served them each a drink. Gajeel shook his head when the young man offered him one, but the others drank.

"It's a symbol of the town's history and I need your help to get it back," he said. "Do you know where we can find these thieves...uh, excuse me for asking but what's your name?" Kaida asked and he smiled.

"I'm Goro and this is my sun Edward. He gets the name from his mother," Goro said whispering the last part to Kaida. "We recently found an abandoned building with suspicious activities happening around and inside the building." He said handing Kaida a map.

"I'm sure you fine wizards will be able to bring the jewel back to the town" he said and Kaida stood up after finishing her drink. "You'll have it back at the end of the day," she said and he smiled.

Edward showed them out and wished them good luck. Kaida stared at the map, "Do you know how to read a map?" Gajeel asked and Kaida gave him a slight glare. "As a matter of fact, I do" she said and looked back at the map.

"We should arrive there when the sun's rays are at their warmest," she said and Gajeel gave his usual laugh that sounded like, 'Geehee.'

"What? Did I say something amusing?" Kaida asked and he shook his head. "Nothing at all" he said with a smirk and Kaida eyed him before continuing the path.

After a while of walking and almost reaching their destination, her body started to feel strange and her head swam. Although she tried to brush it off, it came back.

Kaida clenched her eyes shut before opening them again, hoping the feeling would disappear but it was avail. "We should be near the building they were talking about" She said and they stopped to look around but there was no abandoned building anywhere.

"Are you sure you're reading that thing right?" Gajeel asked annoyed and Kaida glared at him. "If you don't believe me then look yourself," She said and he took the map out of her hands.

His brows furrowed, "There should be a building here" He said and Kaida crossed her arms over her body, "I told you so" She said and took a step forward only to freeze.

"Kaida-"

"Don't take another step" She said and Gajeel raised an eyebrow before taking a step. "Idiot!" She shouted at him and pushed him away just as the ground gave in.

"Kaida!" Lenia exclaimed and jumped in after her to catch her but she found that she had no Magic power to do so. Panther Lily grabbed her paw while Gajeel grabbed his Exceed before they could fall into the hole.

Kaida gritted her teeth and shot her hand out. "Earth Dragon Catch!" She shouted but nothing happened. "What?! How can I be out of Magic Power?!" She asked herself before she made ready for impact.

She fell through something hard before landing on a soft surface. Kaida coughed up the dust she inhaled before pushing herself up to see she landed on a strange cushion. "Where am I?" she thought aloud as she stood up and dusted herself off.

"Kaida!"
"Female Salamander!"

Kaida looked up to see a little light shining in from above. "Lenia! Gajeel! I'm fine but it seems I'm out of Magical Energy!" She shouted before seeing she was in a ruined church.

"Idiot! You should've made sure you had enough energy before we left!" She heard Gajeel yell at her and she growled. "I did you iron-jerk! It just feels like it vanished on the way! Besides I told you not to take another step but you just had to be cocky!" She snapped before sighing.

"Just try to get down here. I think I found the building they were talking about!" She shouted. "We'll try to get down there but it seems I and Lenia are also out of Magical Energy!" Lily said and Gajeel cursed.

They heard laughter echoing through the forest and they jumped up. "Who's there?!" Gajeel yelled, turning his arm into a iron object.

"You fell right into our trap," The voice said and their eyes widened when the person stepped out of the shadows.


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