Until we meet again my fair maiden - Chapter 5

(Nina & Gray)

*whispers*

"Do you hear that?" Mutters Nina.

"Yeah, what is it?"

"It's the spirits, they say there screams and cries can be heard within the walls of a cave."

"Wait, I hear running water,"

"We can contact the souls of people in the river, they know everything that happens on the Island so they could tell me what happened that night."

They keep walking at a steady speed and at last they reach the river. Meanwhile Natsu, Erza and Lucy are at the top of the temple and searching for any lead on what may have happened.

"Hey, check this out!" Says Lucy. Natsu and Erza run to see. "You see these gashes here and the dents over there they are only on this side of the temple the other side is completely untouched."

"I see, this suggests a fraction of the battle must have taken place hear taking the damage, but the only question is when?" Erza pieces together.

"Do you think it was before Nina blacked out or after?" Asks Natsu.

"I think most likely before because after studying the damage in the village, this attack has had a much smaller impact." Says Erza.

"I hope Gray and Nina are having better luck than us." Sighs Lucy.

(Back to Nina & Gray)

"We're hear, you sit hear and I'll contact them, it can be quite traumatising if you've got no experience in contacting any sort of spirit."

"Voco animas, arcesso tu ad auxilium mihi." She chants. Gray breaks her fall and rests her head on his lap. He screams her name, but no reply. Her eyes open and are completely black covered in darkness. Half an hour later she closes her eyes. Gray calls for her again fear in his voice, she wakes up back to normal lying in his lap, "Hey, I'm okay you don't need to worry." She says. She strokes his face gently soothing his pain. His expression suddenly turns cold.

"Don't scare me like that and I won't have to worry." He says with a slight bit of anger in his voice. He suddenly gets up and grabs the backpack. "Ya fine to walk?"

"Yeah," she gets up immediately and they set off to tell the others.

All is quiet except for the sounds made by Mother Nature. The two continue their journey in an awkward silence not making any sort of contact. They catch up with the others at the beach and decide to head back to the hotel.

"So what did those spirit, soul stuff say?" Asks Natsu.

"They said, after my mother died I channeled a lot of power so that must have wiped my memory. I hit the army quite well but they captured my niece and I surrendered then they took advantage and umm..." Nina says and falls silent.

"What do you want to do now?" Asks Erza with a bit of compassion.

"I think it's best if I had a break for a while like from the quests and the guild, but I want you all to go back tomorrow and continue with your lives. I'll be back before you know it. I just need some time to think about my life and actions." Says Nina.

"We'll respect your decisions and support you for anything," says Happy

"And We'll guide you to the right path if you need us too," says Erza.

"Look around, If you agree we will happily accept you in our family," says Natsu.

"We may not be perfect, but hey what family is." Says Gray.

Tears start to form in Nina's eyes.

"Even when you forget us we will never forget you. Because that's what fairy tail is like." Says Lucy

They reach the docks and Nina tranforms in to wind and disappears quickly before they change her mind. The rest dissapointed head back to the hotel.

"I was sure, that her heart would melt and she would stay with us." Cries Lucy

"Some people take time to realise what they need. When she does she'll be back." Says Erza.