Hey guys! I am back! Whoop!
Here is chapter four! And this is where all the action is going to happen! Yay! I hope you guys have had a great start to the new year, I know I did! I hope you guys really enjoy this chapter! I will make it sort of fluffy, but sort of not... Yeah... Well...
I have decided to add in some Nalu and Gale... Maybe even some Jerza and Rowendy... But yeah!
Have a fun time reading!
Disclaimer:
I do not own Fairy Tail or any of it's characters. All the credit goes to Hiro Mashima! I just wrote the story... :0)
Last Time on Masked!
Happy: So on the last chapter of Masked, Jose drained Juvia and Gajeel's powers, making them have to escape on there own.
Carla: Gajeel never escaped...
Happy: Really? Wow...
Ice: Guys! Get your heads in the game!
Happy: Help! Ice wants to eat me! *flies away*
Carla: *sighs* So, anyways. Gray was sent to the castle to scope out the place, and while in the middle of it, Juvia slipped and Gray saved her from falling to her death. After escaping into the forest, Juvia and Gray figured out it was the people they loved right in front of them...
Happy: But what will happen next? What about Lucy, and Gajeel, and the rest of the guild members? What will Erza do to Gray... Oh my gosh, he is going to die!
Ice: Follow the script!
Happy: There is nothing else on the script!
Carla: Good bye! Have a great reading!
Ice: *slams hand on forhead* -_-
Lucy woke up with a start. Her eyes stung and every inch of her body ached. She groaned and reached her arm down to wipe her eyes, but her wrist strained and refused to move more than two inches. She looked up, to see her wrists clasped together by shackles and chains. She yanked the chains, the cold metal piercing her skin. She huffed and looked around. She was in a damp, cold cell, there was a moldy mattress on the floor beside a rusty metal toilet. Lucy looked away, disgusted.
"L-lucy?" Lucy whipped her head around the room, but there was no face to the voice. She squinted her eyes, trying to peer through the darkness. "Lucy Heartfilia?" The voice echoed again. She turned to her left. Peering through the bars from the other cell over was a short, old man. He wasn't like just short, no, he had to be like a leprechaun. He had the beard and everything!
"Do I know you?" She asked scooting as close to him as the chains would let her. He gave her a hopeful smile.
"Lucy. I am Makarov. Surely you know of me." He said jokingly. Lucy's eyes widened.
"Master Makarov! What... What are you doing here?" She squeaked out. What is the Master doing in a place like this? He tilted his head.
"I should ask the same as you. I thought your cover wouldn't be blown?" She shrugged.
"I thought everything was fine! I don't know why I was thrown down here... I never slipped!" She shook her head. Jose would have to be able to read minds to know the real reason she worked at the castle.
"Jose must know something we don't... Did you at least get any new information?" The jailed king stuck his head farther through the bars so he could listen better.
"Well, it's been a little harder to get all the secrets... Jose got his own personal maid, so I just serve Princess Juvia... Only every once in a while do I hear little bits and pieces... I know I heard something about marriage, but other than that the talk had died down..." She sighed. Her job was getting harder and harder by the second. Makarov took in a deep breath and sighed.
"There isn't much time left... The Shadow isn't going to keep me down here forever... I was scheduled soon..." The Master pulled his head away from the bars and began to pace back and forth. Well, as far as his ankle chain could take him.
"It's ok Master. Fairy Tail will rise up again! I will get out somehow and collect more information... We can get you out so the darkness will go away and the light will return," Lucy reassured him. Makarov looked at her and grinned.
"Thank you Lucy..."
Suddenly, Lucy's cell door swung open with so much force, that it fell off of it's hinges. Jose stomped over to Lucy and put his hand around her neck.
"You little runt..." He glared at her and began squeezing her neck, choking her.
"Jose..." Makarov banged on the bars that separated them apart. The Phantom Lord grinned evilly.
"Hello Makarov. Been a long time. You are looking well." He tightened his grip around Lucy's neck. She wheezed and gasped for breath.
"Let her go Jose. I am the one you want." Master Makarov said giving The Phantom King a cold glare.
"I don't think so. It looks like this little rat is on my list as well." Jose moved in closer to Lucy and Makarov growled.
"I'm going to have a lot of fun with you, pest."
Juvia peeked her head out from the tree she was hiding behind. She peered around through the darkness for a minute then looked behind her. "Clear." She whispered to Gray behind her. He nodded and went to the tree in front of her.
"Clear." He responded waving his hand for her to follow. They both walked silently to the guild, every once in a while turning there heads to look behind them for any guards following.
"I like your outfit." Gray glanced at her with a one of a kind grin. Juvia blushed florescent red and aimed her head down to hide it.
"Thank you Gray-sama..." She muttered under her breath, earning another smile from the ice wizard. A cold shiver was sent up Juvia's spine and she turned her head slowly to look behind her. There was a man following them, he wore the palace guard uniform, and Juvia could see out of the corner of her eye a stunt-gun dangling near his hip line. She whipped her head back around and nudged Gray. She tilted her head behind her, signalling to him about the guard following them.
Gray laughed hysterically and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. She stared at him with confusion, but he gave her a look that said, "Just go with it." She put her hood up and giggled along with him, and the two stumbled around the alley looking drunker then ever. Gray peered at the man. He seemed to be walking away, but Gray could tell the guard was still suspicious.
Gray laughed again and fell to the ground, pulling Juvia down with him. He ended up on top of her, just like at the party. Juvia's eyes widened and she stared at him in silence. She shook her head and gave out a loud giggle. Gray laughed and gave her an apologizing look. He slowly moved closer to her. Closer, closer, closer. There noses touched and their lips were centimeters apart. The scene seemed familiar, but this time there were no guards, no screaming of her name. Just silence.
Juvia took in a deep breath and closed her eyes. Gray's lips brushed against hers, and Juvia's heart was thumping out of her chest. Suddenly, he pulled away and got off of her. She opened her eyes and looked at him.
"The guard.. left..." He held out his hand and helped her up. She was still staring at him in shock. He scratched the back of his head and smiled nervously. "Sorry about that... It seemed like the best idea to get the guard away..." Juvia swallowed the huge lump in her throat and nodded.
"Y-yes..." She stuttered biting her lip. She felt her cheeks heating up furiously, so she tilted her head down again. Gray-sama and Juvia almost kissed! The thought kept repeating in her mind and it took all of her strength to not scream in happiness. But they didn't... And it is for the best... Juvia cannot pull Gray-sama into this big mess... She told herself as they both continued their walk towards the Fairy Tail guild.
"Are you ok?" Juvia looked up at Gray's worried face. "Oh, no. Did I hurt you when we fell?" Juvia looked at Gray's lips and blushed even harder.
"J-Juvia is fine..." She said pulling her bangs behind her ears, only for them to fall in front of her face again. He smiled at her and Juvia could have sworn she saw a tinge of pink in his cheeks.
Gray stopped in front of a large building. Fairy Tail. "We're here." He said and Juvia bit her lip.
Will the people here except Juvia? Juvia has heard many rumors... As long as they don't know Juvia is the princess, she will be fine... Juvia thought to herself as Gray opened up the huge doors.
"Oi, i'm back!" Gray announced as he charged into the guild. He ran over to the bar counter and started talking to a red? No, scarlet haired girl. Juvia stayed still at the entrance, not knowing whether she should walk in or not.
Juvia looked around. There were fewer people here than there were at the party, and it looked a lot more calm. They all looked rather worried.
"Hello!" A voice called from the side of her. Juvia turned nervously to see a beautiful woman with long white hair. "Are you visiting someone?" She asked her. Juvia stared at her in awe. This was Mira-jane. She is the beautiful wizard Juvia would always see modeling in Sorcerer Weekly. She was even prettier in person!
"Uh... J-Juvia..." She stuttered nervously. Now a lot more of the guild members were staring at her. Mira tilted her head, but smiled brighter.
"Your a wizard! Oh, you have a strong aura! What magic do you use?" Now everyone was practically looking at her. Gray quickly rushed to her side.
"Everybody, this is Juvia." Gray announced. A girl in the back stood up.
"How did you escape?" She asked. Her hair was blue and up in two high pony tails. Gray looked at Juvia and she blushed.
"J-Juvia was locked in a tower... And to escape she climbed down..." Juvia answered and flinched as she clutched her injured hand.
"Are you hurt? Oh my gosh! Here." Mira rushed over to a counter and grabbed some gauze, then rushed back over, sitting Juvia down at a table and beginning to wrap her injury.
Juvia looked up to see a girl with short blue hair and a yellow headband looking at her sadly, her eyes bursting with wet tears. She sniffled and walked a little closer to her. "What about Lucy-san. Where is she?" The girl asked and Juvia's heart practically melted.
"Lucy is still in the castle." Gray answered for her. The girl sat down as more tears streamed down her face. "Levy. We will get her out... I promise." Gray put a hand on Levy's shoulder and the girl nodded with hope. Juvia glared at the girl. A love rival? Juvia shook her head. She can't think of that right now. Gray was just comforting Levy, nothing more.
Mira finished wrapping Juvia's hand and walked over to a small jar on the counter, Juvia and Gray following closely behind. Mira bent down to look at a tiny person in the jar, it looked like that weird pink haired boy Juvia saw Lucy hugging at the party.
"Natsu, its time." Mira said and Natsu yelled loudly.
"WELL IT'S ABOUT TIME! I NEED TO SAVE LUCY!" He screamed murderously, although with his size, he was just as loud as a cricket. Mira was just about to open the jar when...
"THUMP!" Everybody's head swung to look at the door. A figure was approaching through the falling rain, it looked familiar. He was slumped over, scratches covering his whole muscular body. He stepped into the light to view the familiar face of Gajeel. Gajeel fell to the floor, creating a loud thud.
"Gajeel-kun!" Juvia exclaimed rushing to his side. Gajeel grunted and managed a smirk.
"Juvia..." He breathed loudly as he tried to get up, but he just fell back down in pain.
"Who is this?" The scarlet haired woman walked over, bending down to inspect the iron dragonslayer.
"Gajeel-kun is Juvia's brother... You're hurt!" Juvia exclaimed turning her hand into water to try and clean his wounds. Gajeel flinched and rolled on his back, his breath ragged.
"Wendy!" The scary woman shouted and the young girl with blue pigtails came running over. Wendy bent down and put her hands just above Gajeel's body and closed her eyes as light appeared out of her hands. Slowly, his injuries were closing up.
"What happened?" Gray walked over, crossing his arms over his chest. Gajeel's breathing became more sturdy as he started talking.
"Juvia and Lucy told me about this place... And.." Gajeel breathed a little more. "How you were close to... Lucy..." Levy's eyes widened and she bent down beside him, listening intently. "We need to hurry... Lucy hasn't got much time..."
Juvia's eyes widened, but she tried to look calm. "Gajeel-kun, what happened?" Gajeel nodded and managed to sit up, leaning against one of the wooden tables.
"I broke down the door to my cell, and went looking for you... But ran into Jose on the way... He was hurting her... I tried to stop him, I did. But, he was too powerful..." Gajeel put his hand over his eyes and shook his head. "I am really sorry..." Juvia's eyes softened and she smiled.
"It's not your fault..." Levy said giving him a smile. Wendy slumped over and put her hands on the floor as she regained her breath. Sweat was dripping down the sides of her face. She put her hands but up to begin again, but a small white cat stopped her.
"Wendy, don't push yourself." She warned but the girl tried to ignore her.
"Carla, I can do this... I got the major wounds cleaned, now I have to get the smaller ones.." She bit her lip and continued her work. But she fell back into the cats arms.
"You need to rest, we will just let him heal in the infirmary." Carla opened up her wings and carried Wendy to a nearby chair. A flying cat... Ok.
The next thing anyone knew, the glass that was holding Natsu shattered. Natsu quickly grew big again.
"IM OUT! LETS GO GET LUCY!" Natsu yelled bursting out the guild doors.
"Erza..." Gray said looking at the scarlet haired girl. Erza looked back at the rest of her guild mates.
"Lets go get Lucy!" She shouted pumping her fist in the air.
"Yeah!" All the Fairies cheered rushing out the door.
"Levy, I want you to stay behind and look after Gajeel while he is in the infirmary." Erza shouted at Levy. The blue haired mage pouted.
"But I want to help!" She talked back. Erza glared daggers at Levy and she shrunk down. "Fine..." She huffed taking off her mask and beginning to help Gajeel up.
Juvia glanced at Gray, he had his black mask over his eyes once again. He smiled at her, holding up another mask similar to his own. "Ready?" He asked. Juvia's heart skipped a beat. She took the mask and put it on, her bangs dripping over the black leather. She smiled up at him.
"Ready."
So... I have decided to add in some Nalu and Gale! Maybe some Jerza... But, yeah! Yaya! Hope you liked the chapter! Please continue to review and stuff, it really helps me work harder! Haha! And add little hints you want me to give with couples!
To the people who reviewed! Wow, I got a lot last chapter!
NollyLvn: Omg, thank you! Haha, I will try my bestest to keep the story good.. But, you know what normally happens to a fan-fiction with a lot of chapters... It normally goes off topic... But I think I can keep it on track! Thank you soo much for the support! Whoop! You rock!
To musiccat13 who was too lazy to log in: Lol, I don't think you are lazy! I do the same thing don't worry! And, yeah! It was originally a Romeo and Juliet story, but I gave it a little twist that involved some fairy tales. Like, Rapunzel and Cinderella... Yeah... Well thank you! That makes me sooo happy that you like it! Haha! I feel so special! Whoop! Thank you soooo much for reviewing!
Pearlsnow8: Oh my gosh! Thank you! Haha! Its magicalness! And, don't you worry! There is going to be sooo much more fluff coming! Thanks for the review!
Mgaa: Haha, I know, I'm sorry! Haha! Lol, I let him out... Thanks for the review! You rock!
PurpleRose328: Haha, thank you! Here is the next chapter! And I know right! I wrote is as like a hook to get everybody interested... Haham looks like it worked! Thanks for the review! I really like your username by the way!
RoseTiger: Muahahahaha! Don'y worry! But I can't tell you what happens either! Thanks for reviewing!
Thaysh: Haha! You will have to wait! Kissing can't come too soon, but it can't come too late! Let's just say I will put it in the middle... Lol, that sucked... Never mind... You will have to wait and see! Thanks for the review!
NeverInYourWildestDreams: Lol! I seriously hated the way I wrote the end, I just thought it sounded cheezy.. But you like it, so YAY! Thank you for reviewing! You are like my most frequent reviewer... Thank you! Hehe! Love your name by the way! Its awesomeness!
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Cinnamaemae: Yay! GRUVIA! And...
Angelic Cyborg: Haha! You are welcome! And you are one to talk! You are the best Miss AWESOMENESS! Keep updating with your stories woman! Thanks for reviewing!
Forever South: Haha! Thanks! Happy New Years! Lol! It is always Awe-san! Haha, and I will not tell you! They can't kiss this soon in the story! And... Well, who knows what will happen to Gray-sama! I dunno... *snickers* Muhahahahaha! Love you South-san! Aye-sir!
Whew! That was a lot! Thank you sooo much you guys! This makes me feel so happy that all you guys are taking your time to leave me your comments and feelings. It really means a lot to me.. Thank you! :0)
Sorry for the lack of updates lately... I am getting better! I guess school is giving me homework now that Winter Break is over and everything...
Well, I think I am going to be starting another fiction, but I swear I will not stop writing this one! I actually will start writing more to get this one finished up! Haha!
So, the story should be done in like three chapters... Sorry, but it must end!
Well yeah! Have a good weekend everybody!
Cya all later! Until next time my fairies!
~IceWatermage