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Chapter 4: Siblings
"ONII-CHAAAN!"
Jellal groaned and opened his eyes, eyeing the cute little girl beside his bed. Wendy's small face was framed in her messy dark blue hair, her cheeks puffed out as she glared at him with all her might. He chuckled, and then raised his arms to cover his eyes from the sun's evil raise.
"SIEG nii-chan!" She shouted once more, her little voice filled with annoyance.
As soon as he moved his arm he heard a squeal of delight beside his bed. Once his eyes were well adjusted to the brightness he sat up and stared at the now beaming little girl.
"Well, good morning to you too sunshine" He gently moved her head near him and kissed her little forehead. "Go get ready while I prepare breakfast, after eating we'll go out."
"YAY!" Wendy's chocolate brown eyes widened in delight, nodding vigorously at her older brother. "I'll take a bath then!" she declared as she ran barefooted to Jellal's bath.
Jellal slowly shook his head, smiling as he made his way towards his kitchen. A few weeks ago, while they were video calling he had promised his ten year old sister that he'd take her to a theme park once he's settled down. Upon hearing his promise, the little girl had begged their foster father, Roubaul Marvel, to bring her to his place. Roubaul reluctantly agreed.
"Para-Para-Paradise" He belt out the lyrics of the song he'd been listening to before he slept. Bobbing his head rhythmically while he fixed a neon-pink apron on top of his clothes.
"When she was just a girl, she expected the world ~ But it flew away from her reach"
He sang as he systematically opened his cupboard, taking out a skillet, a huge bowl and some other utensils he needed for cooking.
Jellal turned on his stove, and placed a skillet on top of a coil. He opened his refrigerator grabbing a few eggs, he then expertly broke each egg and placed its contents on the bowl. He grinned as he remembered his last encounter with eggs. Laughing softly as he remembered how flustered she was when he was chewing her sand paper eggs.
"And the bullets catch in her teeth, life goes on, it gets so heavy" He took the bowl into his hands, and proceeded to whip its contents.
"The wheel breaks the butterfly, every tear a waterfall" His movements came to an abrupt halt as soon as he uttered those lines. Frowning feeling his heart drop as he recalled her sobbing form.
"What a sad song" Jellal whispered to himself as he continued to prepare their meal.
The sun was glaring fiercely that fine morning. It was too bright for Jellal's liking. He narrowed his eyes as he fumbled for his sunglasses. He sighed in relief as he put in on, his teal eyes relaxing as it was now safe from the sun's abusive rays. Jellal watched his surroundings in a tinted view. It was barely 11 AM in the morning, but the park was already jam packed with people. Couples, families and vendors roamed around the park. He could hear children screaming, cheering and laughing, people calling out to each other and the clanking ride chains. He breathed in deeply, enjoying every bit of the chaotic scene. It had been ages since he last set foot in an amusement park.
His gaze turned to his companion as he felt her small hands break away from his grasp.
"Uwaaah!" Wendy gasped in disbelief as she stepped inside the gates of the Ryuzetsu Amusement Park. Her chocolate eyes widened, sparkling in glee as she gazed at the huge amusement park. Taking in the bright colors of the rides, the sweet scent of cotton candy and popcorn, the loud music blaring from the speakers and the sound of running feet tapping on the concrete floor.
Her small feet wide apart, and her hands outstretched, while her small head moved slowly shifting her gaze, left to right, as if trying to measure the size of the theme park. "It's soo big!" she exclaimed, a huge grin plastered on her heart shaped face.
Jellal chuckled, watching her intently. "Where do you want to go first?" He asked, as he gently grabbed her small left hand, enveloping it in his.
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Ryuzetsu Amusement Park is the biggest amusement park in all of Magnolia, it boasts of over a hundred rides, sights and attractions for kids of all ages. They have a huge Ferris wheel which stood tall in the middle of the park, several roller coasters in all sizes were strewn across their area, a very popular and spooky haunted house occupied the southernmost wing of the park. Other rides such as swinging pirate ship, mazes, fun house mirrors were scattered around the unbelievably huge park.
To Jellal and Wendy it seemed like the amusement park had everything. And they were determined to at least try most of the rides. So they started with the log ride, and then proceeded to tea cup ride, sizzler, swinging pirate ship, mazes, fun house mirrors, and a mini roller coaster.
Much to Wendy's delight, and to Jellal's misery he had discovered a weakness of his. After the roller coaster ride, he had hurled his guts out in the nearest rubbish beside the ride. Onlookers watched the awkward scene as the ultramarine haired teen kneeled in front of the rubbish with a small girl was patting his back worriedly.
Jellal cursed in his head. He felt humiliated, and he felt bad that he might've ruined his sister's day. "Sorry Wendy." He apologized, after wiping himself and drinking water.
Wendy hugged his arm and leaned on his body. "It's okay nii-chan. Thanks for bringing me here" she beamed at him.
Jellal stood up, placed both hands on her armpits and proceeded to lift her off the ground. Her small face leveled with his. "Thanks" He smiled and kissed her forehead.
The little girl pinched the young man's cheeks. "I'm not a baby! Put me down Sieg nii-chan!" She pouted, her little face flushed in red.
Sieg laughed heartily, gently placing her back down. "My bad, my bad" He said, as he playfully ruffled her hair.
She snorted and glared at Jellal as she used her little fingers to comb her now messy hair. After fixing her hair, she tugged on his sleeves. "Let's roam around for a while Sieg-nii"
"Yes, yes your highness"
The siblings wandered aimlessly inside the vast area of the park, marveling at the street performers, eating food, and taking pictures with the random cosplayers and mascots they came across with.
*Meow*
Wendy's ears perked up as she heard the unmistakable meow of a cat. She stopped and turned to where the sound had originated. She tugged on Jellal's hand and led him towards a small building, inside of it were dogs, cats and birds. The sign outside of the building was read as Ryuzetsu Pets.
The pair stopped in front of a small old man who was cradling a small white cat in his arms. Wendy peered silently at the cat, her small hands nervously stroked the kitty's head. She squealed in satisfaction as the cat purred. Its wide beady eyes stared at her brown orbs.
The old man smiled tenderly, "Her name is Charle"
"Charle…" The young girl repeated, her eyes glued at the white furball.
"Is Charle for sale?" Wendy tilted her head up as she heard her brother's deep voice. The old man nodded, and she felt her heart beat fast. "onii-chan…" she said her voice quivering in anticipation.
"Do you want her, Wendy?" He stared down at her pleading face.
"YES!" She nodded happily "Very much!"
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Jellal sat down in a bench, a cat's cage resting beside him. He watched his little sister happily playing with the white cat named Charle. He would've never guessed that she would become a happy little girl. He was glad, thankful that the girl he had found drenched in the rain grew up to be a sweet and happy child. He closed his eyes, as a torrent of memories flooded his thoughts.
He remembered that night vividly as he had just ran away from the Scarlet family's mansion.
A thunderstorm was terrorizing Era that time, drenching his entire body, and the winds that accompanied the storm were unforgiving, every gush of cold wind felt like knives slicing his already prune like skin. He ran towards a small alley that seemed to be shaded. His small eyes widened in fear, shuddering as he saw a young girl, a tender age of three or four he surmised, standing in the middle of the narrow alley. Even in the dark he could see that just like him, the girl was soaked from head to toe. "Hey" he said, his voice cracking because of the cold. She neither moved, nor spoke – completely ignoring his presence.
He walked towards her, approaching the unmoving girl wearily. "Are you okay?" He asked, stopping when he was merely a few inches before her, a lightning suddenly gracing the sky.
His eyes widened in horror as he saw a glimpse of the girl under the lightning's light.
Her eyes were cold, and lifeless. Her small face and body was decorated in cuts and bruises. He let out a whimper of despair. She was hugging a lifeless kitten in her chest, its white fur coated blood, his eyes unintentionally travelled down to her bare feet, choking as he noticed blood dripping from her inner thighs.
Without a warning, the girl collapsed to her knees, Jellal quickly caught her tiny form in his arms. He removed the kitten from her grasp, as he carried her little form on his back. He started to move.
Running, and shouting in the middle of the night desperately crying for help.
After what seemed like hours for him, someone had finally heeded his cries of help. That person was, Roubaul Marvel.
Jellal checked the time in his watch it read, 4:15. He stood up from the bench, "Wendy, it's time to go home." He said with a warm smile etched on his handsome face. He was stretching his arms, waiting for her small hands to take hold of his bigger ones.
Jellal grunted in annoyance as he felt his phone vibrating inside his pockets, he stopped in the middle of a crowd to answer the call, releasing his little sister's hand in the process.
A woman's screaming voice assaulted his right ear. "Yea, yea" He answered irritably, ending the call before the woman was able to say something else.
He placed the phone back inside his pocket. His hand then grasp around for his sister's hand. "Wendy, are you ready to..." His voice drifted off, as he stared at the empty space where he thought Wendy had stood moments ago.
"WENDY!" He screamed as he surged past countless people, laughing parents pushing strollers, teenagers locked at the hip, blocking his view. "WENDY!" His gaze flicked to the nearby ring toss, where a row of gigantic plush bunnies begged to be grabbed by little fingers. Nothing. A thousand distractions blocked his view-bright balloons, hot dog carts, juggling clowns. He ran desperately shouting her name in agony.
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One of Erza's relaxation activities was jogging, on her free days she'd get her ipod, her jogging shoes and sprint of the house. This Saturday she'd decided to jog around Ryuzetsu Park, she forgot how much people went in parks on Saturdays and she almost regretted the decision. She hated the lustful leers from men, and the jealous glares from women.
Not that anyone could blame them; Erza was currently dressed in blue short shorts which perfectly showed the roundness of her bum, and a black sports bra, baring her well toned abs. Her scarlet tresses which were tied up in a high pony tail, swayed with her every movement. She was really a sight to behold.
Erza stopped in front of a vending machine, she cautiously slid in coins, and pressed the button for water. She slowly walked towards the bench beside the vending machine, and gulped the contents of the bottle down. After quenching her thirst, she slid the earphones off her ears. She frowned as she heard sobs beside her.
Erza glanced suspiciously at the space beside her, thinking that her minds were just playing tricks on her. She almost jumped in surprise as she saw a young girl bawling her eyes out, she seriously did not notice the girl a while back.
"What's wrong?" Erza asked, her voice soft and mellow
The girl, who had a white cat on her lap, looked up "I got separated from my brother" She cried, more tears spilling from her eyes.
Erza smiled at the girl, "Tell me your name" she beckoned.
"Wendy…" Wendy answered meekly, as she gazed at the beautiful woman beside her.
"Well Wendy, I'm Erza, and i'll help you find your brother, so don't cry anymore, okay?" Erza stood up and patted the young girl's head.
The younger girl sniffed, and wiped her tears with the sleeve of her dress. Eyeing the person who had just offered her help, she sighed inwardly in relief, the lady looked like a trustworthy person.
"Nee-chan, can you bring me to this address?" Wendy took a folded paper from her pocket, thankful that her brother actually had the presence of mind to give her the address of his house – if only he had remembered to write his cell number.
Erza read the contents of the paper, the address was more than half an hour away from the park. "Come on then, let's get you home before it gets dark." She said at the small girl who was still holding the white cat near her chest.
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Jellal had cold sweat all over his body, he had been running all over the park for over thirty minutes already. Workers from the park ran around with him, promising to search for his dear sister in every nook and cranny inside the park. He suddenly stopped running as he needed to catch his breath, cursing himself because of his stupidity. Suddenly, he'd remember a conversation that he had with his sister that morning.
"When you get lost, I want you to go to the police and ask them to take you to this address" He instructed as he gave her a piece of paper.
Wendy nodded and tucked it safely in her pocket, "Yes, nii-san"
Jellal slapped himself for having forgotten something that important. He dashed towards the road, stopping a cab with his body. He entered the cab, instructing him to take him home as fast as he could.
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"Here!" Wendy dropped Charle on the floor as they had finally reached the house of her brother.
Erza eyed the newly painted two-storey house before her, it looked nice. "Here? Are you sure?" She asked, watching the small girl play with the cat who was purring in contentment.
"Yup" She patted Charle before looking up "Thank you for bringing me home" She smiled, tears of happiness on the verge of bursting from her eyes. "I was so scared" she sniffled.
Erza panicked, she didn't handle crying kids well. "It's alright!" She waved her hand frantically, trying to stop the girl from crying "You're home, and safe!"
"WENDY! WENDY!" a desperate shout echoed in the streets.
Suddenly, a man was engulfing the little girl in his arms. Gripping her clothes tightly, as if the girl would disappear if he were to let go.
Erza stood silently as she watched Wendy's brother, who had ultramarine hair hug the young girl. Her heart skipped a bit. Ultramarine hair?!
Jellal hugged his little sister tightly, a wave of relief flooding his entire being. He was so happy to see her safe from harm. He felt someone gazing at them, and so he raised his head to see who it was.
Brown met Teal.
"ERZA?!"
"YOU?!"
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Chapter 4 is over! This is a bit dark… well they kind of have dark pasts so yeah.
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