I sat at a table on my own just staring at the water in my cup. Kuimori was talking to Happy, Carla, Amee and Pantherlily while Natsu had buggered off somewhere saying he had something to do.
Hearing someone take a seat across from me I looked up to see a teary eyed Magena.
"Um...Ren... There's some stuff I wanted to say to you which I probable should have said a year ago..." She paused and looked up at me "I'm sorry for hitting you because Natsu liked you"
I smiled at her.
"It's fine, I wanted to be friends with you all along but I didn't think you liked me"
It was nice to finally get this sorted.
We both giggled a little then she got serious again.
"The other things... I don't think you'll want to...to hear" She whispered.
I bit my lip anxiously.
"Th-the first is that Laxus broke into... Into my house and tried... To kill me because... I hurt you"
I looked at her in shock. I didn't even know he was back in Magnolia.
"No! I said it all wrong! You see, it wasn't Laxus, he was possessed by something!" She corrected herself.
"The other thing... Is a little different from that" She whispered.
"Mhm" I nodded slowly.
"You can't just kiss girls when you feel like it, asswipe!" Gajeel shouted at Natsu who was leaning against a wall.
"Natsu would never kiss a random girl..." I wandered out loud.
"Um... Ren... The other thing was that Natsu kissed me" Magena squeaked.
"He what?!" I whispered a little too loudly.
"He... Dragged me out of the guild and pinned me against the wall and... Kissed me so... I k-kicked him"
She looked a little intimidated and I realised I was staring her down.
"I-I'm going to find Fried" she excused her self and got up.
I ran outside after Gajeel and Natsu. They were stood facing each other like they were about to fight. That didn't matter to me. I was angry! Really Angry! I didn't even know why. It's not like I was dating him and my feelings for Laxus were...NO..Laxus was gone! I turned my attention back to Natsu. It didn't matter if we were in a relationship or not, he had led me to think that I was the one he liked, the one he cared about. I had actually started to like him too...but i was wrong...He never stoped loving Magena. He led me on. Just the thought made my blood boil.
The sky was bright but there was a light rain shower.
Perfect! The rain could tell me every move that little brat made! He won't be able to land a single attack!
I leapt into the air and swung my arms down.
"WATER DRAGON WING SLASH"
Gajeel stepped out of my way leaving my attack free to hit an unsuspecting Natsu.
"You bastard!" I yelled "I thought you cared!"
Natsu pulled him self to his feet and launched an attack but the rain told me before it even started.
"FIRE DRAGON ROAR"
I jumped it with ease and launched my next attack before my feet touched the ground.
"WATER DRAGON ROAR"
I got a direct hit and Natsu was struggling to stay on his feet.
My heart was raging, my anger becoming uncontrollable.
I lifted one hand up to the sky.
"Water from above, bellow and beyond! Hear me and come to my aid!" I called, as if too the heavens.
Dark clouds smothered the sky and the rain became extremely heavy but not a single drop touched me. Water flowed from all around me, too me, to my hand, ready to attack on my command.
Before I could launch my attack someone grabbed me from behind and pulled me back. My hand dropped from the air and the clouds and rain disappeared leaving only the drizzle that had originally been falling.
"Alright gorgeous, calm down!"
That voice, that was the voice I'd been waiting to hear for over a year!
I spun round to face him, pulling my hands from his grip as I went.
"L...Laxus."
He smiled at me.
"Where the hell have you been?!" I yelled.
His smile faded and he gave me a guilty look.
"Iv been waiting over a year for you too come back!"
"I'm sorry it took so long."
I looked at the ground and tried to hide my tears. For ounce they weren't because I was sad.
"You kept your promise."
Laxus put a finger under my chin and lifted my head up just like he'd done before.
"Of course. I know how much promises mean to you. And it looks like I got here when you needed me the most. What did your boyfriend do to deserve this?" He joked.
"He kissed Magena. And he's not my boyfriend!"
Laxus looked at me then to Natsu. I could see anger flooding his face.
"Laxus its fine, leave it." I warned him.
"But what he did-" I cut him off
"Was wrong, yes I know but I think I dealt with that perfectly fine. I'm not a little girl that needs protecting."
"I just couldn't live with my self if anything happened to you."
I put my hands against his chest and pushed him back.
"Then why did you leave me for a year?"
"Ren...I'm...I'm sorry." He sighed.
I softened my glare.
"It's okay."
Neither of us said another word. We stood looking at each other for a few minutes. It was still raining a little and the rain told me that Natsu was still watching but Gajeel had gone back in.
I was the first to break the silence. "I'm going back inside."
"I'd come with you but they won't appreciate me in there. Don't worry I'll see you much more often now." He smiled.
"Okay"
I smiled back then turned around and walked back into the guild.
I sat down at a table in the guild and tried my best to hold back tears. I failed. It was great that Laxus was back but I couldn't believe what Natsu had done. It hurt. It hurt a lot.
Magena must have seen me crying because she came over on her way out.
"Are you alright?" She asked sympathetically.
I wanted to tell her I was fine but the best I could do was nod a little.
"If its because of Natsu, I think Laxus likes you." She whispered making sure no one could hear.
I gave her a funny look as if she was messing with me but she just smiled and went back over to fried.
I stepped out of the warm bath and wrapped a towel around myself. I was about to dry my hair when I heard a sound from my bedroom.
I clenched my fist which sent water swearing round it. I really didn't want to fight anyone in nothing but a bath towel.
Imagine if it came off...actually don't imagine that.
I quietly opened the bathroom door and peeked into my bedroom to find Laxus sat on a chair in the corner of the room. I relaxed my fist and opened the door fully.
"What are you doing? I though I was going to have to fight an intruder wearing nothing but a towel."
Laxus laughed.
"Well we didn't really get a chance to catch up earlier. It's been a year."
"Yes, and who's fault is that." I scowled at him.
"Your not gonna let me off lightly are you?"
"Nope" I smirked. "Right, I'm going to dry my hair and get dressed, then we can talk."
Laxus looked at my dresser then around the rest of my room.
"How? There's no hair dryer?"
"I don't need one."
I lifted a hand to my head and used my magic to pull the water from my hair and leave it dry. I was left with a round ball of water hovering above my hand.
"That's cool." Laxus said.
I walked into the kitchen to put the water down the sink then went into the room that came off of it.
"I'm going to get changed now. I hope your okay with me putting on my pj's because you don't get a choice." I called to Laxus.
"That's fine"
I pulled on a vest top and pyjama shorts then went back to my bedroom and sat on my bed.
"So...nice place you got here."
Laxus looked round the room and whistled.
"Yeah, it's not bad." I smiled
"How were things while I was gone?"
Laxus looked back at me.
"Um...I beat Raven then she turned into a demon and almost killed me. Fried died but me and Wendy revived him. That's the main events I think."
"Wait, Raven beat you up?"
"Yes. But then she got kicked out of the guild"
We sat in silence for a few seconds then I laid back on my bed and stared up at the stars through my window. Laxus came and laid next to me and the silence continued for a little longer. After a while Laxus rolled his head over to look at me.
"You've changed." He's said softly
I rolled my head over to face him.
"I have?" I wondered out loud.
"You've gained confidence. The Ren I left was shy and anxious."
"I guess being in Fairy tail has helped" I smiled
"You ain't kidding. I didn't think I'd ever see you beat Natsu up like that."
"Yeah." I gave him an awkward look.
"Seems like your stronger too. I recon you'd give me a run for my money." He laughed.
"I think you mean I'd beat you"
We both laughed.
"No, I don't think so." Laxus said proudly.
"I guess we'll have to find out one day" I smirked
"I guess we will" Laxus smirked back.
I didn't really know what to say so I just smiled and giggled a little. Unexpectedly He rolled onto his side and leaned on his elbows so he was looking down at me. I stared at him in shock and confusion as he placed his hand in mine and intertwined our fingers. I could feel my heart beat faster and I wouldn't be surprised if Laxus could too.
"La..Laxus?" I mumbled
"Shhh"
He leaned down and pressed his lips against mine. My eyes widened in surprises but his were closed. After the realisation kicked in I shut my eyes and kissed him back.
Was this actually happening? I couldn't believe it.
Laxus slowly pulled his head back and we both opened our eyes. His cheeks had gone a light shade of red and from the heat on my face I expected mine had too.
He lifted his arm up and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Ah sorry, I got carried away."
He climbed off the bed while I sat up and continued to watch him silently.
I was still shocked.
"I should go...See you around."
He started to walk to the door.
"Wait!" I blurted out as I jumped off the bed and grabbed his wrist before he could leave. He turned to face me and I wrapped my arms around him tightly.
This was a strange sense of déjà vu.
"It's okay." I mumbled with my face pressed against his chest. "You don't have to leave, Kuimoris out with the other Exceeds tonight so I'm kinda lonely."
Laxus hugged me back and gave a little cheerful sigh.
"Okay, but you should go to sleep, it's past your bed time" he joked.
I looked up at him and scowled.
"That's not funny. So I'm ruffly 6 years younger than you. Big deal, it's just a number."
"So's your bed time."
I let him go and took a step back with my arms crossed.
"Alright, alright. It's just a joke."
