[Author's notes – Guys I am extremely sorry it took so long for me to give you all the next chapter. I apologise to all of you. I know it is small but I promise to give a longer chapter next time. Enjoy. ]
Beta note: Five months. Five months. I am so, so, so terribly sorry for the wait, it shouldn't have taken this long to finish... *bows humbly*
Chapter 3
"Hey, guys, you all did realise one thing, didn't you?" I asked. Lily glanced over.
"You mean Fairy Tail, right?"
I nodded. "You know the guild's here somewhere."
Rose look skeptical. "We do, but we don't exactly know where."
Lily wasn't having any of it; "But if we find it, we'll join, right?"
"Of course!" Allison assured her "But we have to be wizards and mages to join…"
I nodded and stayed silent. Then I realised something, and excitement flared from within me: "We're in our avatar forms – does that not mean that we also get our powers?"
A hum of consideration from Rose. "That might just be true."
Her opposite (Lily) leapt to her feet- "Let's try it on then!" When Allison tried to settle her, she just waved her away and tittered, "Quit being a grandma!"
"What… I am not!" the brunette objected, turning to me "Crystal, say something!"
"Okay: let's try out our powers."
Shooting me a look, the full-sane girl sighed exasperatedly as Rose just watched the show. "Why do you always support her weird decisions?"
An innocent look and shrug. "Come on Allie, there is a reason you call us the wacky duo, remember? Her ideas are fun, and anyway, we've got a rep' to protect."
When I tried to convince them, Rose deadpanned. "We will, but after we see what happens to you guys."
"As you wish," Lily hummed. She tried to find something to experiment on. "I think I have to go out and find an animal or something. I just hope that when I try to talk to them, I don't look like old Mr. Grunt when he's talking to his furniture." She shivered as the recalled the memory of her neighbour kissing his tables and shoes, causing the rest of us to laugh. "Tell Miss. Anna that I will be back soon."
Allison parried her request: "If you've decided already, then I wanna see you try."
"No problem," I puzzled "but I don't think that I can actually produce water or ice from thin air like Juvia and Gray do."
Our conversation was melting into a heated discussion about suggestions on how to use our powers when Miss. Anna returned. Hearing our talk, she had a scene of happy tears where she told us how glad she was to have found us, and how she had always wanted daughters.
"Where is Lily, though?"
She needn't have asked – as soon as she did, footfalls thundered towards the door before it slammed open.
"THIS BIRD JUST SPOKE TO ME!"
Our automatic reaction was, "What?"
She looked ecstatic. "I swear, she told me to pet her!"
We gazed between each other; "If your powers work, then so should ours..."
"Yeah… I think so," Allison said slowly, still unsure.
I was more demanding - "Okay, Lily, how did you make it talk?"
The aforementioned girl huffed. "I didn't torture her, you know. It just came out naturally; when she spoke, I could just hear. That's it… unless it was because I was concentrating beforehand. Who knows?"
'...One step forward, two steps back.'
Beta'd by Otaku Neko Ninja Miko Tenshi.
[Author's Notes-It can be some time before I upload again as my exams are starting.]