Gomen Ne! Agh! EPIC FAIL! Gomen... -_-''... I had so much to do and I got sick so, um I won't make excuses! I'm really sorry. Anyways, like what I've mentioned in the previous chapter, my family (And some pesky friends, except for Ree-chan, who is our friend-sibling-but-is-really-a-friend) are going to play matchmakers. My siblings would do the honor of thanks...
Jade
Hello. First of all, Ja-chan (Jade) doesn't own FT. Second, she hates being called Ja-chan, so people who want some fun, call her that. Whatever we type or our opinions cannot be changed or deleted once we type it. And yes, she got sick and had sprained her foot we had to ask Chewy-chewy to walk her around. Oh, and not to mention that she also sprained her right wrist so she had a lot of trouble writing also, She hit her head on the wall. What a klutz that poor thing is, eh?
Blair
Ok. Enough of my sisters. We would like to thank:
NaLu Seirei
HaylieandKaylie
PunkPrincessChrissy
Sarah
Ella-May Nation
Soka
Astrella Lynn Kurosaki
Agatstone
Lunalovegood67
HeartGold12
Midnight-chan (1. Jade wants us to call The Midnight Shadow Star that and, 2. I'm creating a small flag of truce.)
Eldan Aranye
And the one to whom we owe this chapter to:
Alsarnia
That's most of it. We really hope that you enjoy this. And Chewy-chewy is our classmate, so no weird ideas ok? We call him that since he's extremely good at dancing the chewy-chewy dance. Before we start, 'Natsu' means 'summer', right? I have quite a diff. meaning with the name. To see our pen names and our other siblings (yes, even those who are really just our friends), please check Jade's profile. : ) Oh, and, neither of us own Fairy Tail. : ) Give credit to Hiro Mashima.
Draco
Come Back Song
Lucy sighed for the -enth time. She looked around her compartment, and the compartment on the other side- rather, their private compartment- and began stroking Natsu's hair. On her lap, a sleeping pinkette; To her right, Erza and Jellal slept; to her left on the other side, Gray –half naked- absentmindedly stroked Juvia's hair; in front, Levy was curled up in Gajeel's arms; beside them, Lissanna slept, hand entwined with Laxus. She smiled and looked at the moving view. Trees, buildings, and grasslands flew from her view. She stopped stroking Natsu's hair and took the request out of her pocket, stared at it for a minute, smiled and placed it back again. Hopefully, we survive their insanity. She thought, and continued running her hands on his hair and thought back. A melancholic smile slinked on her face.
~Flashback~
Lucy growled as she entered her guild, a wailing Natsu slumped behind her. Happy flew above them, a silver fish in his mouth.
"Luuuuucy! I said I'm sorry!" Natsu wailed, an 'I know I'm a failure, but forgive me!' look was written on his puppy dog face. Lucy growled at him. Happy hid behind Natsu.
"Natsu, Lucy's scary." The scared cat stated, cowering behind the pink haired dragon slayer. Lucy turned to them, the image of murder in her eyes.
"Tell me that when you learn to not barge in my room, and of course, MY BATHROOM!" Lucy screeched, causing Natsu to cower at her aura. Before she could deliver her final retribution, something caught her eye. She and Natsu turned to look at the request board, only to see the entire guild crowding over it. Everyone mumbled a thing or two about it. Others even reached out to get it.
"CLEAR THE WAY! IT'S NOT FOR YOU!" Mira said, showing a tiny bit of her demon side as she snatched the paper from the board and walked over to Lucy. Lucy glance at their group's table; Laxus, Lissanna, Gray, Juvia, Erza, Jellal, Levy and Gajeel were mumbling and nodding to themselves before glancing at Lucy. Their luggage sat beside him, except for Erza and Jellal. You could see two mountains beside them. Lucy took a look at the request and her eyes widened. So did Natsu's and Happy's. It read...
REQUEST:
LUCY HEARTFILLIA AND CO.
ACT AS BARRIERS, PAIN-ABSORBERS AND SHEILDS FOR THE THREE-YEAR ENGAGED CHILDREN OF THE BLURIDGE FAMILY AND THE SULFUR FAMILY.
ALSO, THIS WILL SERVE AS A VACATION
THIS REQUIRES:
TEN STRONG MAGES (WITH LUCY HEARTFILLIA)
CLOTHING TO LAST ONE WEEK
VERY ROWDY
ETC.
REWARD:
100, 000, 000 JEWELS
Ps:
The offer will expire the two days after it was posted.
This mission also includes the well being and acceptance of each person
Requestors request the ability to be able to endure backbreaking activities and beatings
Lucy stared open-mouthed before laughing.
"I completely forgot!" She said, laughing idiotically before rushing back home to pack. After an hour, they were on their way.
~End of Flashback~
Lucy led the way to the Sulfur manor. It was obvious how ecstatic she was about going there, even the densest, a.k.a. Natsu, noticed.
The place was neatly trimmed; bushes; grass, heck, even trees! The long trail was a lot like Lucy's own manor, except for the different statues that stood at the sides.
"Luce, who lives there anyways?" Natsu asked, practically jogging after the running Lucy, a worried expression on his face. He didn't like the way Lucy was acting. It was as if it wasn't her. Lissanna giggled.
"Yeah, Lu-chan, don't keep it a secret!" Levy said, walking alongside Juvia and Lissanna. The blond stellar mage just laughed and ran forward before smirking evilly at Natsu.
"A hint, they're all adopted." She stopped to think. A faraway look appeared in her eyes. "Yeah, they are. Anyone care to race?" Lucy said, creepily back to excessively ecstatic self, jumping on a confused Natsu's back and prodding him forward with a stick. Happy and Lily flew overhead.
"Lucy's so mean!" Happy said to Lily before they started counting off. The girls were perched on top of the guy's shoulders, readying themselves. Gray had to be careful with Juvia. She was slowly melting. He sighed . Some things never change. A gentle breeze picked up and caressed their faces.
The strange, EXTREMELY ecstatic Lucy was obviously affecting the girls. Natsu really didn't like it. He tilted his head, sniffing the air. It was strangely sweet, and really mysterious, as if it were taunting him to discover its secrets.
"Lucy, you've been acting weird." Lissanna said, her face filled with worry. "Are you sick?"
"Nope. Just pretty excited."
"3"
"2"
"1"
"GO!"
They all sped forward, leaving the two eksheeds literally eating the dust. Lily coughed. This was way far from the Lucy they knew. She was almost –scratch that– even crazier than Natsu.
"Wait for me!" Happy yelled, speeding forward, Lily at his tail.
Meanwhile...
Long fingers strummed the guitar in a dark room. Music was heard from five teens on the stage. Another sat on the couch with two kids. Nine canines littered the room, each grinning with pleasure as their masters played onstage. Nine eksheeds cheered on the sidelines, one of them looked longingly outside. In a heartbeat, the music stopped. The fingers that were playing stopped. A mischievous smile appeared on the shadowed face. Blue-green eyes glowed in the dark room.
"She's here." A feminine voice that belonged to the blue-green eyed person spoke. Her voice wasn't high. It wasn't low either. A chuckle erupted somewhere to her right. Two ice-blue eyes glowed beside her.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. My beloved sister, you're not the only one who can smell her." The ice-blue eyed one said, his masculine voice was husky and playful.
"That' right, Nii-san. We can all smell them." Two emeralds glowed in the dark, a feminine giggle accompanied them. Aside from the canines and eksheeds, other eyes glowed in the background. Two silver ones gleamed beside two gold ones; hard chocolate brown eyes softened beside two cheerful onyx ones, beside them, two ocean blue eyes shone. Soft giggles and laughs can be heard from the inside. Outside, they could hear insults, yells, cursing and laughter. The silver eyes seemed to cock to themselves.
"They're a noisy bunch, aren't they?" The silver-eyed male spoke, his eyes rolled in exaggeration. The blue-green eyed girl scoffed.
"What do you call our bunch, huh?" She said, eyes shining with ferocity.
"Oh, boy. Here they go again." The two ocean blue eyes said, a big sweatdrop formed on her head.
"Oh, I see. So I'm noisy, Sparky?" Blue-green.
"Well, it's true, Dew Drop!" Silver.
"THEY'RE HERE!"
"SHUT UP!"
"CURSE YOU!"
"WANT TO GO?"
"SHUT IT!"
"WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING WITH MY SISTER, YOU FILTH?"
"We didn't do anything, green-minded Nii-san."
Outside...
Lucy ruffled Natsu's hair. Beside him, Juvia was allowing Gray to drink her ~she's water after all~. Jellal was wheezing while Erza pulverize-erm, patted his back. Lissanna was beaming at Laxus, holding his hand. At the very tail, Gajeel was munching on a five feet long piece of metal while Levy laughed at him and pet the two eksheeds. Lucy looked at them and sighed.
"Welcome to the Sulfur manor." She said, waving a hand that looked thrice as big as her old home.
"It's a lot bigger than yours." Gray commented, Natsu nodding behind him. Erza stood her ground, looking as blank as she could muster even if she was shaking, while Jellal stifled a laugh. The others could just stare at it in awe. Happy smirked.
"Aye! Captain Erza's malfunctioning again!" The blue Exsheed happily commented. Erza stiffened in response.
"They're a handful, so please be nice." Lucy said, her hand reached out for the doorknob. It didn't reach its destination. When it was a centimeter away, the door broke open and a blur of maroon, blue-green, black, and apple-green jumped on Lucy. Erza readied her sword just as the others prepare to attack, before they realize that it was just a girl. The girl hugging Lucy whimpered.
"Lu-chan! You never wrote! I was stuck with the idiot for three frickin' years!" She wailed, tears formed on her eyes.
The girl cocked her maroon head. Two tame blue-green eyes looked at her. Her maroon hair, that went down to her waist and her side bangs bounced on her chest, was tied in a cap-hair style. A green ribbon seemed to hold it in place. Lucy laughed before patting her head.
"Get off, baka. Lucy wouldn't want an idiot pig on her." A silver eyed, unruly haired blond teen said a smirk on his face. Beside him, a boy with jet-black hair and gold eyes sighed. Unlike the guy beside him, his hair flowed in a graceful British wave. Both had healthy complexions, dressed in jogging pants and multi-colored shirts. Natsu wanted to go closer but noticed the queer smell. He looked over and saw the expression on Gajeel's face. He wasn't the only one who noticed.
"His hair is yellow!" Happy exclaimed excitedly. Pantherlily solemnly nodded behind him.
The maroon haired girl stood up, all adorable-ness gone. What's left was an aura a million times scarier than Erza and Jellal combined. Erza and Jellal shakily stood their ground, the rest... Let's just say that Gajeel, Gray and Natsu heroically cowered in the background.
"Don't pick on my sister!" A girl with razor cut orange hair and startling emerald eyes flew out and kicked the black-haired boy on the head, who whimpered feebly. Her black skirt swished as she readied herself for battle. Lissanna raised a brow at them. They weren't a handful. They were a lot more than chaos and Hades combined. A few more kicks punches and screams were exchanged. The Fairy Tail team got caught in the attacks, except for Lucy. She seemed to be used to this chaos.
"Calm down. I don't think that it was him. It was probably, you know, so don't kill anyone, Sis. Behave yourself." A boy with spiky brown hair and ice-blue eyes chuckled, pulling his orange-haired sibling from doing further damage. His silver shirt blended with his brown cargo pants. Juvia stared at his ice-blue eyes as he glanced at Juvia. She smiled and looked back at Gray. This dude somehow reminds her of Gray's warm heart, despite his cool façade.
"They're crazy." Pantherlily said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Aye." Happy said non-cholantly.
"Ano, I don't think that that's the proper way to treat our guests." A shy voice said. All eyes turned to see a pretty teen with ocean blue eyes and blond-orange hair smiling at them. She was wearing a dress, a lot like Wendy's, only longer. Behind her, a miniature Natsu and Lucy happily sped towards Lucy. The little Natsu did look like Natsu, except his eyes were chocolate brown. The little Lucy had dark, onyx eyes that gleamed with joy.
"She's so pretty!" Levy said, as she, Erza, Juvia and Lissanna surrounded the feminine young girl. She looked so tame. And she was. In five seconds flat, the five of them were walking around happily, enjoying a loose conversation. Happy stared at the miniatures while Pantherlily huffed and turned away in a bored manner. Gajeel grunted as Gray's eyes grew wide at the two.
"Natsu, Lucy, you have kids!" Happy exclaimed, slyly putting his paws over his mouth. Lucy sighed.
"He looks like me!" Natsu piped up, reaching to pat the young look-alike, but little Natsu was already gone.
"We didn't. Natsu and I d-" Lucy wanted to say something, but a sturdy weight jumped on her.
"Lulu-san!" The little girl screamed, jumping on Lucy. Lucy laughed as the little girl hugged her. The miniature Natsu, however, once the little guy saw Gray, he growled and tackled the ice mage, screaming insults at him.
"Freaky popsicle!" The little boy yelled, charging once more, but he had unexpectedly bumped into an invisible wall. He shook his head and looked up at the wall, a.k.a. Gajeel, and growled.
"Why the heck do you look annoying, Scrap Metal?" He yelled, preparing for another attack when miniature Lucy caught him in a sturdy headlock.
After a few minutes of screeching, kicks, punches and an accidental trip to the top of a tree, Lucy began to introduce her guild mates to her childhood friends.
"This is Lissanna, the youngest take-over mage." She said, smiling at the silver haired girl. She turned to Juvia and started to speak, but was cut off.
"Ne, you smell like water! I like that!" The maroon haired girl said, hugging Juvia the way a little girl would hug a puppy. Fog started to form at their feet. Juvia looked stunned but the girl released her and ran back to her siblings, screaming how refreshing water smells like, before being bonked on the head by the silver-eyed teen. After a few growls and a swollen cheek, Lucy looked over and continued.
"Anyways, that is Juvia Loxar and yes, she's a water mage." She couldn't help but giggle. "Going back, this is Levy McGarden, a solid script mage, and of course, Erza Scarlet, our beloved Titania." Lucy finished, only to see all the girls crowd Erza, Juvia and Levy. The guys had no other choice than to move away before they get the "girl virus", which is said to appear when girls gather. Lucy got dragged in, somehow. After a few lively and insane minutes, the guys decided to introduce themselves. Laxus seemed brave enough, or was he?
As soon as he got close to them, the other young blond walked up and began sniffing him, like the way Natsu sniffs food. He cringed.
"I'm Laxus Dreyar, New gen. thunder dragon slayer. You?" He said, extending his hand. The young blonde's silver eyes looked at him with suspicion. Then he did something unexpected, boy bent and sniffed Laxus' hand before sneezing thrice. A cold gust of wind came and left before the Black haired teen stepped forward, sniffing him as well. The others narrowed their eyes. The boy's eyes lit up. He doubled over, laughing hard.
"Laxus, you and this idiot smell the same!" He said, nearly rolling on the ground. The young blond nudged him to stop, his face slightly red. Laxus blinked thrice. What?
The orange head with glaring emeralds stepped forward and scrutinized Gray, earning a glare from Juvia. She stopped, smirked and playfully hit him on the back, causing the ice-mage to fall flat-face on the ground. The girl burst into a fit of giggles.
"Gray-sama!" Juvia said, taking a step forward, the orange head's eyes gleamed. She roared with laughter, startling the Fairy Tail mages. She wiped her eyes and took a deep breath.
"He smells a lot like you, Nii-san. Ice and snow!" She said, before cupping her mouth with her hand. She glared at Gray and punched him in the gut. "You made me say something weird." She stated. Juvia came down on her knees and began tending the groaning Gray. Who knew that she had such a strong punch? The male brunette and the raven-haired teen laughed.
"That's my little sister for you." The brunette beamed.
"Gomen. We usually act like this." The raven-haired teen said, his members nodding behind him.
"Hey, your name's Gray Fullbuster, right?" The blond-orange haired teen said as she bent to the coughing Gray's level. Her ocean blue eyes scanned him. She stood up and walked towards Jellal, and looked at him up and down. "You're a weird bunch." She muttered, looking from one male member to another.
"You're one to talk." Gajeel muttered. A split second later, little Natsu kicked Gajeel in the face, cursing during the process. As he launched himself for another attack, little Lucy grabbed him by his hair and threw him somewhere near Lissanna's feet. The boy got up and cursed. How lovely!
"You have a very colorful language." Lissanna said, patting the little boy's head. He looked up at her with innocent round eyes before smiling.
"Li-san, you look so tame, yet, you smell so fierce." He stated. Lissanna looked at him with surprise. Before she could react, little Lucy ran towards her and nodded.
"Li-san, he means that you're really strong." He stated. Levy bent to little Lucy's height. She smiled and ruffled the blonde locks.
"You really look like Lu-chan." She said, Lissanna nodded behind her, a smile spread on her face. The little girl smiled.
"My name is Aquamarine Sulfur. But please call me Aqua." She said, curtsying before them. She looked too much like Lucy herself. Levy and Lissanna cooed in delight. They grinned at Aqua as little Natsu approached Natsu.
Little Natsu looked at Natsu and squinted. Natsu (the bigger one) squinted as well. A smile spread over his face. (Bigger Natsu's face)
"What's your name?" Natsu asked, crossing his arms over his chest. The little boy frowned.
"Caes Bluridge. And you are?" The little boy crossed his arms over his chest.
"Natsu Dragneel. Why the heck does your name say 'Says'?" The little boy fumed.
"IT'S CAES! C-A-E-S! CAES! GET IT RIGHT, YOU IDIOT!" While fuming, small flames danced on his body, just like Natsu. Upon seeing this, Natsu set himself on fire. Happy gasped.
"He's a fire dragon slayer!" Happy said.
"Yep. He's a new Generation fire dragon slayer." Aqua said. Erza looked at the two Natsus glaring at each other. They were similar. But something was bothering her ever since they set foot in the mansion. She looked at Jellal who nodded. The two shared an expression that looked as if their lives were on the line. Jellal went to the girl with blue eyes and extended his hand.
"I'm Jellal Fernandez. What's your name?" The teen blinked at him before smiling. She touched his hand and twisted it a bit, making the blue-haired mage flinch in surprise.
"You look like a Heavenly Body user." She stated with bored eyes before letting go and walking towards the black haired boy. The male brunette sighed and approached Natsu and Caes before they cause anymore damage. Gajeel glared as the fiery orange haired girl went up to him, squinting.
"I'm Gajeel. Gajeel Redfox. And you are?" Gajeel wanted to state this with simplicity. He didn't want Levy to think that he introduces himself the same way Natsu does. The orange haired girl nodded.
"You'll find out soon enough, Godzilla." Gajeel could feel his pride being ripped away from him as the girl stalked past. Then he stiffened. She smelled quite strong, in a sense of power. (A/N: Jade: Onee-chan, you did that on purpose. Blair: And so?)
"Oh, Onee-chan, you're being rude again." Caes stated while throwing a punch straight at Gajeel.
In three hits, Caes was being dragged away by Aqua. Who knew that the girl had as much fight in her like Lucy herself? For some strange reason, a fight broke within the guys, Natsu and Caes in the middle. Along the sidelines, two figures were fuming. And both were looking deadly, but one seemed to hold back. The other one, however,
"INTRODUCE YOURSELVES PROPERLY, YOU IDIOTS!" Erza beat the other fuming figure to it. The entire area was covered by Erza's terrible aura. The maroon haired girl looked over at the re-equip mage and smiled at the controlled chaos. Natsu was gripping Caes' shirt, who had a kick planted on Natsu's stomach. Gray's foot was gripped by Natsu's other hand while he had Laxus in a wrestler's hold, who was in the middle of strangling Gajeel, who caught Jellal in a headlock while who seemed confused as he stepped on Gray's face. Lucy most of the Fairy Tail girls stood shivering as Titania's rage cast a scary aura on the field. The young female, who seemed to be the calmest with her ocean blue eyes, sighed as she came over and introduced herself.
"Hi. I'm Rimi Turquoise Aurora Bluridge. It's nice to meet you." She said, extending her hand towards Erza. Titania smiled.
"Same to you." She said, shaking hands. The male brunette smiled and walked over to Natsu. He grinned widely as Natsu looked wary of him.
"I'm Draco Natsu Nura Bluridge." He smirked at Natsu before explaining. Natsu's eyes grew wide. (A/N: Jade: Nii-san, I know you chose that nickname, but why that? Draco: Live with it. Blair: Don't complain, idiot.)
"I met my beloved sisters and little brother during summer, so that's why." He stressed, Natsu crossed his arms and scrunched his nose. Aside from the weird choice of name, he smells really peculiar.
"Nice to meet you." Natsu said, still wary of Draco.
"You want to play that game, Draco? I'm in." The young blond said, silver eyes gleaming. He strolled past Gray and smiled sweetly at Juvia, causing Gray to fume and the maroon haired girl to snort in disgust.
"The name's Iron Gray Sulfur. No explanations. Mom and Dad chose my name. Live with it." He stated, making Gajeel mutter under his breath. The raven haired boy laughed and spoke to Gajeel.
"The name's Brasse Tourmaline Sulfur. Call me Brasse for short." He smirked once more before prodding the orange haired girl, who pretended to gag and wiped the place where Brasse poked her. (A/N: Blair: I do that to him in real life. Jade: Quit butting in!)
"I'm Blair Ember Blaze Bluridge." She stated, crossing her arms over her chest. She whipped her head towards the maroon haired girl beside her.
"This is my little sister, Argon Jaden Siberite Bluridge. No idea why she chose that name. Call her Jade if you want to live." She snickered. "Or Ja-chan if you could live with death." Jade fumed, and the sky darkened. (A/N: Draco: This is the real scenario if you are unlucky enough to EVER catch them in a murderous fight like this. Jade: Give me a break! This is not supposed to be here!)
"You might want to take that back, Onee-chan." Jade said dangerously, murder was written all over her face. Blair shoved her face close to her sister and grinned mockingly. The mages from Fairy Tail were shaking like human maracas.
"I don't think so, Ja-chan." She said, a wicked gleam in her eye told everyone to be terrified of her. The sky grew dark and lightning flashed. Natsu and Caes shook harder in unity as Gray tried not to cower.
"I'm giving you one more chance to take that back." Jade growled, making Natsu sniff at the smell of rain. He looked at Juvia and decided that it was definitely not the rain woman. He turned to face back at the siblings.
"Live with it, Ja-chan." Blair hissed and then all Hades broke loose. The scariest thing was, you could smell death in the air. A few seconds of terrible silence hung in the air.
"Die!" Jade yelled, pure evil was written on her face as she threw a punch at her sister, only to hit Natsu in the face. Natsu stopped shaking and growled at her. He didn't like getting hit on the face.
"Watch where you're aiming, idiot!" He yelled before attempting to roundhouse kick her, but he only succeeded to kick Gray in the face. Gray hissed.
"YOU watch where you're aiming, twinkle toes!" He growled, throwing a punch which unexpectedly hit Gajeel instead.
"Aye!" Happy exclaimed randomly as Gajeel blindly hit Laxus. Let's just say that the fight lasted for half an hour.
~With the Fight Over~
The teens in the manor led them inside. Lissanna was nursing Laxus's sore bump as they walked in. Jellal hung on Erza's shoulder, occasionally coughing as smoke curled off his clothes. The Sulfur and Bluridge adoptees and the four dragonslayers paused. The two clans looked at each other and resumed walking as if they heard nothing, each sighing. Iron raised his right hand, motioning for them to stop. They looked at him, and he began to count down with his fingers.
5
4
3
2
Lucy squeaked while everyone dodged or at least ducked. Two flashes of pink flew towards her, one was obviously Natsu. The other was a pink eksheed. It clung on Lucy, crying. The girl on the floor laughed as she stood up. Lissanna smiled.
"She looks like a pink version of Happy." Lissanna said with a laugh. The said cat twitched his ears. It had pretty chocolate brown eyes and a purple ribbon on its neck.
"Aye!" Happy exclaimed, flying towards the female cat. Pantherlily walked closer as his heart began to beat louder. Natsu could just stare at the two figures, one cradling the other. He never knew that he would feel this when he sees this side of Lucy. The female eksheed finally pulled away.
"Lucy, you left without telling and then you really left me. You're so mean!" The female cat said, tears welling in its eyes. Iron rubbed the back of his head, sighing loudly.
"Really now, Hyacinth, how did you manage to get away from the others?" He asked, causing Lucy to laugh. Natsu still stared at Lucy with his eyes wide. Erza, who was observing her surroundings suddenly tensed. Jellal straightened and stepped beside her. Levy, Juvia and Lissanna stood side-by-side in formation, getting ready to defend themselves. Laxus, Gray, Pantherlily and Gajeel perked their ears, each getting strangely worked up. Happy floated above Natsu who stood in front of Lucy and Hyacinth. The owners of the mansion, however, stood in a straight row, bracing themselves. In a flash, a variety of colors tackled them down, each house owner laughing as the people in Fairy Tail (except Lucy, mind you) were picking their jaws off the ground. Lucy giggled.
"Tch. Getting worked up for a bunch of animals." Gajeel growled, mocking the nine dogs and eight eksheeds. Rimi glared at him, which he brushed off with a 'tch'. The owners stood up silently.
"Please don't mock our family again." Jade growled, eyes narrowing as Caes followed her example and lifted his lips up to a growl.
"Aye! Gajeel should be more respectful!" Happy said, earning a glare from Gajeel. The others stood slightly embarrassed at his reaction. Erza glared at the Iron Dragon slayer. A few more seconds of awkward silence passed before Draco sighed. Smiling at the tense atmosphere, he coughed to get their attention.
"Let's move on now, shall we?" Draco said, placing a hand on the large dog that sat beside him and the ice-blue eksheed beside him. "Please say hi, guys." He urged them. The large dog sighed before standing on all fours.
"My name is Kavїk." The dog said, shaking its silver fur and pricking its ears forward. He faced the rest of the pack. It looked like some sort of Arctic wolf. Erza's jaw dropped first. Followed by Happy and Natsu.
"The dog on Jade-san's right is Shasta and the one on her left is Nashi." It said, motioning at the two dogs, both pure white, but the one named Nashi had flopped ears while the other looked like a Northern wolf. The dog continued as the others stared, gaping like fishes at the talking dog.
"The dog... Talks." Happy said, eyes even wider than saucers.
"The dog beside Blair-san is Molly. The one beside Caes-kun is Flare. The one beside Aqua-chan is Spirit. The one beside Rimi-san is Angel. The one on the left of Brasse-san is Gold and the one on Iron-san's right is Crys." The dog rambled on, going past a light brown dog, a maroon one, two blond ones (which could only be distinguished by the brown sock-like pattern on the paws of Spirit and Angel's floppy ears), a golden colored one with white ears and a silver colored one, all of which are the size of Aqua when standing on fours. Lissanna giggled and Erza smiled as the dogs walked around them, sniffing and reintroducing themselves.
"It's good to meet you." Levy said, patting Angel, who muttered a shy 'you too'. Jellal had to smile at the Gold, who said he smelled like a strong Heavenly Body mage. Hyacinth, who had been nuzzling Lucy flew up and grinned.
"I'm Hyacinth." The pink cat said happily. It flew towards the silvery-gray cat beside Jade and nudged it. The cat smirked and landed on Jade's head, who scratched its chin and adjusted the silver pendant on its neck.
"My name Glachan." She said, falling down and landing on the girl's arms. "Ne, introduce yourselves already! You're being too quiet!" it said with a huff.
"I'm Ice." The ice-blue colored eksheed beside Draco piped up, glaring at Gray with annoyance since he saw the Ice Mage remove his shirt. Juvia noticed this and gave Gray back his clothes, who was surprised to see it off.
"I'm Allia." The white cat beside Blair chirped as it approached Levy, who patted its head.
"I'm Red!" A maroon eksheed flew from Caes' arms and landed on Juvia's head. The water mage smiled at the flying feline.
"Lacey here." An amethyst colored eksheed flew from Rimi's head towards Jellal and Erza circling them in excitement. Erza smile at the adorable eksheed.
"Please call me Heart." The peach cat beside Aqua formally curtsied before Natsu, who tried to return the movements but failed miserably when he slipped and landed face-first on the floor. The female eksheed giggled a bit before helping him up.
"I'm Thunder." A blond cat said zipping past Iron and grinning at Laxus. Laxus raised his hand in greeting.
"Yo, I'm Set." A black cat said, extending a paw towards Pantherlily, who shook it.
"I'm Pantherlily." Pantherlily stated simply. Gajeel huffed and turned away. Levy took notice of this and nudged him.
"Aye! I'm Happy!" Happy said as Red approached. Meanwhile, Levy was talking to Gajeel through glaring.
"Ne Happy, are you that happy? Or is your name Happy?" Red asked, causing the eksheeds to giggle good-naturedly. Happy smiled.
"Aye! My name's Happy!" Happy repeated. Natsu laughed with Lucy, their voices transcending those of the others.
"You don't have to repeat it Happy." Lucy said in a fit of giggles. The only ones who weren't laughing were Levy and Gajeel. (A/N: Jade: Ani! You baka! You have your own computer! Don't bother me! Draco: Thanks for the help Jason. Jason: Don't bug me, little sister. Jade: I'm your twin, dummy. Blair: ENOUGH YOU IDIOTS!)
After the laughter subsided, Blair shushed everyone.
"Actually, your mission here would be more like a vacation." Blair grinned, extending her arms to show them that they're welcome. Natsu grinned widely as Gray smirked. Draco coughed.
"Alright then, I'll be touring you around the house." He said with a grin before turning to his siblings and soon-to-be-siblings-in-law.
"Iron, Jade, prepare dinner." He instructed the two, who looked like they were gonna protest until Draco glared at them. And mind you, it was not a pretty sight. Imagine the horror of Erza and Jellal combined. Draco looked at Blair and Brasse.
"Blair, Brasse, Rimi, Caes and Aqua, please prepare the room." He instructed the rest before facing the eksheeds and dogs.
"You may play now, and don't forget to tour Happy and Pantherlily." He said with a gentle smile. "Just don't break anything, k?" He was about to turn when he heard someone shouting. (A/N: Jade: Onee-chan! Don't put that part on, please? Blair: REVENGE!) Jade and Iron stood, head to head, growling at each other.
"Cook with you? I'd rather die!" Jade said as the room dropped a good two degrees.
"Why would I want to cook with you, puny!" Iron hissed.
"Pervert! You smell too idiotic to be in the kitchen."
"You want to go?"
"Don't make me prepare your funeral."
The bickering continued as Erza clenched her jaw and Lucy sweatdropped. Laxus looked away and decided to pull Lissanna away from Jade, who was throwing a fit now. Gray and Natsu nodded at each other and looked at the two with newfound respect while Juvia stared at them blankly. Levy seemed to notice this for the first time and stopped glaring at Gajeel. The eksheeds, however, flew off to play. Jellal tapped Draco and motioned him to come closer. (A/N: Jade: Since when did this become a true to life story? T_T WHY IS IT THERE? QUIT PUTTING IRRELVANT THINGS! Blair: -_-" Since now. And because I want to put it there.)
"Aren't you going to stop them?" He whispered, shooting a wary glance at the center of attraction. Draco shook his head.
"Something would stop them sooner or later, and, isn't it more entertaining this way?" He said, crossing his arms over his chest. True to his words, runes floated around Jade and she glowed. Iron yelped as the glow grew brighter and made it unbearable to look at. When the glow faded, a boy with messy maroon hair and blue-green eyes growled
"Curses." He cursed, clenching his fists. Gray stared.
"Weren't you a girl?" He asked, the boy glared at him.
"And so? This surprises you? Have you never heard of gender switch runes?" He asked, removing his shirt and revealing a water-drop shaped birthmark inside a circle of rune birthmarks. He threw his shirt at Iron and hissed at the growling teen. Erza's eyes glowed.
"Jade, your shirt." Erza hissed, causing the boy to look at her. He looked surprised and snickered.
"I'm not Jade. My name's Jaden." He said, smirking at Erza and taking his shirt and putting it on. Grabbing Iron by the ear, he dragged him towards the kitchen. On the way, he started glowing.
"You are lucky-"His glow faded and there was Jade, the girl with long maroon hair. "- that I remembered Ani." She said, disappearing into a corridor, Iron in hand. Levy looked at Blair in confusion.
"You're not gonna turn into a guy, are you?" She asked Blair who sighed and shook her head. The girl and the other people who were assigned to fix the room walked to the other corridor. Once they were out of sight, Draco smiled.
"This way please."
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Erza and Jellal walked close to each other as Draco pointed out various rooms. Gray was holding Juvia's hand, since he really felt this was definitely not their territory, and that the owners are scary. Natsu was studying Lucy and he realized that she was thinking of something deep.
"And this is the indoor pool." Draco said as they entered a room with glass ceilings and glass walls. A large pool sat in the middle, and a bridge arced over it. Beside them, a stage decorated with rubberized roses gleamed in the sunset. Natsu looked and saw the beautiful sunset. Smiling, he looked at Lucy, who had her eyes closed as she rested her head on the handrails. He noticed how silky her hair looked like and turned away, trying to hide the blush that decided to torment his face.
"It's so pretty!" Lissanna said as Laxus took a deep breath. Levy's eyes gleamed as she noticed the beautiful stage on the northern side of the pool.
"When can we use this?" Levy asked Draco with a sweet smile. Draco smiled back and Gajeel glared. (A/N: Draco: You never forget things like that, do you, Blair? Blair: Jade's the one with the short term memory loss, not me.)
"You can use the pool after you finish the tour, eat dinner, unpack and get your swimsuit ready." He said with a *pukes*handsome smile. Levy flushed a bit as the two of them went ahead. Gajeel glared as the others walked past. The only person who seemed to notice him was Jellal, who actually decided to walk by the glaring metal dragon slayer. He raised a brow at Gajeel.
"Why are you sulking like a five year old whose candy has been taken?" He asked plainly as Gajeel 'tsk'ed in response. Jellal shook it off as they entered the garden.
Levy marveled at the beautiful trees, Erza even picked a large apple and munched on it. Draco turned to them, a smirk on his face.
"This is, as you can see, the garden and back yard." He said, spreading his arms to show the place. Juvia smiled when she looked up. The sky was so clear, and blue. Gray looked up at the sky then looked at her.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" He asked; his eyes on Juvia's face. The water mage saw him looking and blushed like crazy.
"J-Juvia thinks that the sky is pretty t-too." Juvia said. Gray chuckled beside her as the rest forged on ahead, marveling at the luscious, heavy-laden trees and the wide grassland that was scattered with beautiful wildflowers. A breeze flew by as Gray touched Juvia's face, forcing her to face him.
"I'm not talking about the sky, Juvia." He said with a smirk. Juvia couldn't take it anymore as she passed out, causing Gray to slightly panic. "Oi, Oi! Juvia, stay with me! Wake up!" In the end, he had no choice but to carry her.
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After they visited the living room, the music room, the movie room (Complete with 3D glasses and was completely attack-proof), the concert room (the only difference to the music room is that it had a stage), the battle room, the library (much to Levy's delight), the kitchen (they found Jaden and Iron having a cooking contest), the dining area, the lanai, the terrace, the rooftop(with its own pool), the sauna, the cold pool, the steam, the gaming room, the closet(Which was used for emergency purposes), the indoor pool, the garden, the pond, the bamboo forest (with an extremely large and flat stone in the middle), the maze garden (where Erza got lost), the training grounds (that gave Laxus a hit in the face when he insisted on pressing the *push me* button), the shed, the boating lake, the Freya Mirror Beach, the beach house, and lastly, the Karetior Forest (where Draco said they must never enter without help), Draco led them to the Guest room. He turned to look at them once more.
"This is the guest room where you will be staying." He said before turning to leave. Gajeel grunted at him. Natsu, after being strangely quiet, like Lucy, spoke up.
"Hey Draco, do you have food?" He asked, causing Lucy to facepalm herself. Draco turned to look at him and at once, Natsu felt his body go rigid. Draco smiled and Natsu felt his body relax once more.
"Can you make it down in an hour?" He asked, before continuing on. Natsu scratched his head and looked at Lucy who shrugged in the process. Erza cleared her throat.
"Let's see what this place looks like." She said, opening the door to reveal a spacious room. It had cream colored walls and white marble floors. Six pairs of double-deck beds filled the sides of the room, making space for a tea table on top of a large, maroon, circle-shaped carpet which was crested with a sun. Large oak cabinets stood beside every double-deck, and the group was surprised to find all their necessities already inside. Parallel to the door, a beautifully arced glass door led to the terrace, which had a remarkable view of the forest, the grasslands and the ocean. Windows that were 6 feet high and 4 feet wide decorated the sides. On either side, parallel to each other, two doors led to the bathroom, which had white walls and ceilings with ocean-blue floors.
Lucy smiled as she went out in the terrace while Natsu and Gray decided to explore the bathrooms; Gray on the right, Natsu on the left. Lissanna and Juvia opened their drawers, revealing a few notes inside with their names, indicating that the siblings had already decided who owns what. Jellal looked around and found a note on the bed. Picking it up, he read it silently before passing it to Lucy. Grabbing Erza, he pulled her to a double-deck on the North-East and discovered that their names were written in paper and place on the bed. Laxus laughed.
"Sleeping arrangements? They sure are weird." He said, Erza raising a brow at him.
"Idiots, you mean." Gajeel said, as Levy nudged him to be nice. Lucy smiled.
"Guys, they said that dinner's almost done and we ought to change into our swimsuits because after eating, we'll go directly to the pool." She said, Lissanna looked at her with confusion.
"But, wouldn't you puke if you jumped in after eating?" She asked with Jellal nodding behind her. Gajeel grunted once more as Levy decided to think.
"Lissanna's right. That's just a bit insane." Laxus said. Just as Gray and Natsu approached, a voice chuckled. From the sound of it, it was Jade.
"Actually, we prepared something light to fill our stomachs. Then we would swim until 22:30 and eat heavy dinner to remove the fatigue, reasonable enough?" The Jade said. Gray and Jellal looked around, but they didn't see her.
"Where are you?" Erza asked, looking around in confusion. This time, Aqua and Caes could be heard giggling.
"We're in the dining area." They said in unison. Natsu whipped his head towards the sound, looked up and saw a speaker attached above the entrance door. They could hear Brasse laugh lightly in the background.
"Figured it out?" Brasse asked. "Be down in 15 minutes." He added. The rest nodded. A flutter of wings and a few barks could be heard then..
"NATSU~!" Happy cried through the voice-over. "They make delicious food! Red and I are gonna finished this if you don't come fast!" Happy said. A flutter of wings could be heard.
"Aye! Speed up!" They heard Glachan's voice as she flew around. Gray smirked.
"I don't want to eat nothing." He said, removing his clothes. Who knew that his boxers could also be swimming trunks? The rest nodded, shoving clothes off and on themselves before sprinting out the door.
~After an hour of eating and a massive food fight~
Jellal smiled as he entered the indoor pool. Looking up at the glass ceiling, he could see countless number of stars. Chuckling, he dipped into the pool. The others, being ahead of him, were already splashing about. Lissanna giggled as Laxus splashed her with water, only to be submerged by Iron and Draco. Lucy was riding on Natsu's shoulders as she faced off against Juvia on Gray's shoulders which ended up to both boys getting sore foreheads. Gajeel was resting on one of the beach chairs, 'moonbathing' as he called it. Levy was playing underwater tag with Jade and Blair. Aqua and Caes could be seen playing with the eksheeds and dogs. Jellal smiled as Erza dipped next to him.
"You're pretty quiet right now." She said, leaning on the pool wall behind them. Jellal laughed.
"Well, it's pretty quiet." He said, only to be surprised by the sound of subwoofers blaring music. Blow by Kesha started to play. Looking up at the stage, he saw Rimi smirk.
"Silent you say?" She asked. Jellal laughed and shook his head at the girl but she cannonballed beside them, causing a great splash. Gajeel looked at her and glared. She was ruining his 'moonbathing'.
~Let's skip that, shall we?~
One by one, they got out of the pool. Seems like Juvia got along well with Jade and Iron got along with Laxus. Blair and Erza also seemed to get along. Levy, Lucy, Lissanna and Aqua were busy chatting about books while the others just laughed. Gajeel lay on the beach bed, not minding them. The dog, Angel, came to him and gently nudged him. He glared at the dog that averted its eyes.
"Uhm, Gajeel-san, i-it's time t-to leave." She said, pawing the floor with nervousness. Gajeel 'tsked'. Levy paused and looked at him. Urging the other girls to go on, she stepped forward. As she went closer, she saw that the Angel was slightly shaking.
"Leave me alone, stupid dog." He said, causing Angel to whimper. Turning to leave, she saw Levy, who bent down to her eye-level and patted her head.
"I'll talk to him." She said. The dog blushed and barked a thank you before running off. Levy stood up, eyes never leaving Gajeel's face. He averted his eyes as she glared at him.
"What's with you? You've been mean to them for no appropriate reason! Why?" Levy yelled at him, causing him to look at her. For a change, he felt hurt. Grunting he sat up.
"None of your business, shrimp." He said. Pain choked her heart as Levy clenched her fist. A stray tear rolled down her face. Never have she felt so ignored by someone. Gajeel found it hard to look at her.
"N-none of my b-busin-ness?" She said, shivering. Gajeel looked at her only to see her teary face. Guilt struck his heart.
"After all-" She yelled but stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Gajeel glared at Draco who patted Levy's back.
"Levy, I'll talk to him. You can go back." He said, a sad smile on his face. Levy looked at him with teary eyes.
"But-"
"No buts. Please, I'll talk to him. Go get to the dining room, they're preparing dinner." He said. There were a few seconds of silence before Levy nodded, running away from them. When Draco was sure that she was gone, he glared at Gajeel.
"Ok, I know why you're hostile towards us but, we're not gonna do you any harm." Draco said, crossing his arms over his chest. With the subwoofers out and no one splashing, it was really quiet. Gajeel looked at him straight in the eye when he felt his body go stiff. Draco smirked
"I'm a body puppet mage. I can control the movements of one individual." He said, releasing eye contact with Gajeel who looked breathless. The Iron Dragon Slayer glared at him.
"You're more than that." Gajeel growled at him, standing up. "What are you?" Draco smiled at the question.
"I'm the son of an Ice Dragon Slayer, making me the Ice Dragon Slayer." He said, ice frosting at his feet. Gajeel growled while Draco smiled coldly.
'I'll make you a deal, Metallicana's spawn." Gajeel winced. He didn't like the way Draco called him. The Ice Dragon Slayer smirked.
"I'm listening." Gajeel growled, glaring straight into the cold eyes of Draco. Draco smirked.
"Sing a song to appease Levy and-" Gajeel's jaw dropped. "- I'll help you." Draco said, smirking evilly at the gaping Gajeel. A pregnant silence hung in the air. Draco finally sighed, a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. Dragging the still shocked Metal Dragon Slayer, he brought him to the library.
~Meanwhile~
Levy sighed as she picked at her food. Don't get her wrong. It looked, smelled and tasted delicious, but she really can't get what Gajeel told her.
It's none of your business, shrimp.
Tears started to form in her eyes. She glance at the chair beside her, Gajeel's chair, and glared. Shaking the tears out of her eyes, she decided to observe the table. Lissanna was animatedly chatting with Juvia, Blair, Lucy and Aqua. Jade, Natsu, Iron, Caes and Gray were caught in a food fight. Brasse was debatin-erm, discussing weaponry and magic with Erza, Jellal and Laxus. Happy, Pantherlily, Hyacinth and the other eksheeds were munching on various dishes. The dogs were also chowing down. Levy continued to poke her food before looking around. She noticed that Draco wasn't in his seat. Looking around, she also noticed that Kavїk (Draco's dog) and Ice were eating. She tapped Jade beside her who suddenly changed into a guy. Jaden half-glared at her.
"ano, uhm, Jaden-san, w-where is Gajeel?" She stuttered as Jaden glowed brightly and a pretty female teen sat there. Jade smiled.
"He's probably, erm, how do I put this in a not-so-scary way." Jade stopped to think. Natsu looked at her with a grudging smile. There she goes again with the sudden scent change.
Jade opened her mouth to answer, but the door burst open, and Draco came half bouncing in with an extremely irritated Gajeel on his tail. Draco smiled.
"Sorry if we were gone, but I have to make an announcement." He said as he took his seat. Gajeel went beside Levy, and looked at her with an expression she really couldn't match to his proud personality. . . Repentance and Misery
Time slowed down as she saw that expression. Blinking it off, she decided to ignore him and focus on what Draco was saying. Then decided against it, for Draco was stuffing himself with white spaghetti, pork chops, meatballs, French bread, pizza, strawberry shortcake and some iced tea. (A/N: Draco: Jade, I don't eat that much. You're the one who eats that much, maybe even more. Jade: Then, how come I'm pretty slim? Blair: You're the most athletic one here, remember? It's natural. Jade: Really? I thought I was the bookworm. Draco: Let's just say both...)
It seems that he finished his announcement, and she didn't hear it. Sighing, she went back to her food, and this time, ate it.
~After dinner~
Gajeel noticed that Levy was avoiding him. Crossing his arms, he looks at the blue-haired solid script mage who was way up front. Before they entered the guest room, Gajeel swiftly grabbed Levy out of the way. Natsu looked at him curiously, and he glared it away. Shrugging, Natsu went in. Getting over her shock, Levy wriggled free of his grasp and glared as hard as she could at him.
"What do you want Gajeel?" She asked, clenching her fists. Gajeel looked away, unable to reply. Levy could hear Erza asking for them in the room. Natsu answered her which was something that sounded like 'He wants to talk'.
Huffing, she turned on her heels and reached for the knob. Once again, he caught her. Levy frowned but the frown shivered a bit as she heard Gajeel's breath hitch in a nervous breakdown.
"I'm sorry." He stated simply as the lights in the room went off. Levy frowned again. She released her arm from his reach and reached the doorknob. Before opening it, she looked sadly at Gajeel.
"I'm not yet accepting your apology." She stated, her brown orbs meeting his dark red ones. She sighed and continued, a sad smile crept on her face. "I know you're trying to protect me from them and I know that I don't know why but, you don't have to be like that since they're not hostile. You're hiding something to protect, and I don't want to forgive you for hiding something especially when you're hiding it from me."
The door closed on his face as he heard Levy breathe in a shaky breath. He also heard her step inside the washroom. Sighing, he went in, grabbed his toiletries (A/N: Draco: Does he even have those? Jade: Maybe?) and went inside the other unoccupied bathroom.
~The next day~
The pounding rain woke Levy up. She groaned as she rubbed her eyes open. She couldn't sleep last night. Looking around, she saw that everyone was gone. Half-panicking, she turned to her table and saw a note:
Levy,
Good Morning!
The others are gone. Erza, Gray, Jellal, Juvia and the eksheeds are out buying food supplies with Blair, Brasse and Rimi. Lissanna and Laxus are probably exploring the bamboo forest with Caes and Aqua. Iron, Natsu, Lucy and Jade are probably training in Karetior Forest. I'm not so sure about Gajeel's whereabouts, but from what it looks to me, you may be the only person home.
Draco
Levy stared at the letter and sighed.
"Why did this happen to me?" She asked herself as she stepped near the balcony. Between the fat raindrops pummeling the glass doors, she could see Karetior Forest and the Freya Mirror Beach so close together. She smiled as the wind blew through the eaves. No wonder it was cold. Then, out of the blue, she could hear someone playing a song she knew, pretty well. Wait
Levy blinked. It was performed. The audio was performed by someone, and by the sound of it, it was not played by the original singer. She turned around and saw no one.
To her right. None.
Left? No.
Her eyes grew wide as she saw the mounted speaker and recognized the voice.
I woke up again this morning
And wouldn't you know it... pouring rain
"Gajeel?" Levy said in utter disbelief as Gajeel's rough voice washed over her.
Gajeel stood there, gripping the mic. He can't believe Draco. Utterly forcing him to wear something so... formal. He was in a white tux, with sunglasses on, when it was raining. Twitching, he continued.
I went and burned a pot of coffee
And like us I poured it down the drain
Levy looked at the speaker and made up her mind. She dashed out of the room and into the corridor.
'Cause I didn't know I needed you so
And letting you go was wrong
She dashed from one room to the other. But none of them contained the singing Metal Dragon Slayer. She concentrated and thought. Where could he be? Her eyes snapped open.
"The music room!" She said as she rushed south.
And baby I know you got your radio on
So this is my my bad, come back song
Gajeel smiled, he was doing motions already, like gripping the mic. Sheesh! He was even dramatizing it. Opening his eyes, he could see the gray clouds over the beach. From the other end of the house, he could hear Levy calling him. Asking him where he was.
Levy whipped her head to the right. The oak door had a plaque on it. Music Room. Levy breathed in. She pushed the door a bit, and heard the strums. They were coming from inside.
Levy swung the door open and stared in shock as the instrumental ended and was replace by the Iron Dragon Slayer's voice, for in front of her was a speaker. It was blinking, which meant it was on. Levy blinked. The Concert Room!
I know I said I wouldn't miss you
Levy stopped in her tracks and looked at the speaker with tears in her eyes.
But now I'm saying I'm a fool
Gajeel licked his lower lip with anxiety. Yeah. He thought. I'm repenting alright. He smirked brighter as he continued, swaying as well.
Levy ran down and opened the door to the Concert Room. Gajeel still wasn't there. Levy closed her eyes. Where could he be? Then her eyes brightened. She gritted her teeth in a smirk.
"Found you."
You're on the feel good side of leaving
And I'm the backside of a mule
Honestly, it felt good to insult himself for being stupid to Levy. He could hear Levy, still pretty far away. The thought of the solid-script mage made him smile.
Levy smiled as she ran along the hallway. She could never stay mad at that heartless idiot. She smiled brighter. At least, he was her heartless idiot.
And I didn't know I needed you so
He gripped the mic stand with both hands and leaned in. He released the mic and gripped his chest. Thunder rolled over the skies, synching with the song's beat.
And letting you go was wrong
Levy tripped and panted. Three feet from her was a heavy mahogany door with a gold plaque. The words 'Music Room' was etched on it.
And baby I know you got your radio on
She placed a shaking hand on the door, her breaths rushed and ragged. She placed a little force on the door.
So this is my so sad come back song
Levy collapsed on her knees as she looked at the blinking subwoofer. He isn't here.
"Where are you?" She yelled. No one answered. She listened. She listened to his ever so soft words. Hard to place with his personality but, there you have it.
And now I'm laying down without you
Levy blinked, tears rolling down her fatigued face. Who the heck wouldn't be tired after running around this castle of a mansion?
In this king size empty bed
Levy looked up, catching her breath. She gritted her teeth. She'll find him.
And I wish I had my arms around you
Gajeel lay on the biggest sun bathing bed, mic in hand. He curled to his side. Levy was somewhere far off, breathing hoarsely. She was gathering her thoughts. He could almost hear her mind running.
Now I'll just dream of you instead
He closed his eyes, a playful smile on his lips.
Levy shakily stood up. She was so tired, early in the morning too.
'Cause I didn't know I needed you so
And letting you go was wrong
Tears streamed down her face. She walked forward, limping slightly.
Gajeel stood up, walking back on the stage. He re-placed the mic and clung to the mic stand. He could hear her tears plopping on the floor.
And baby I know you got your radio on
So this is my get back, come back
Levy smiled. Finally.
Hey, I didn't know I needed you so
And letting you go and letting you go was wrong
And baby I know you got your radio on
So this is my my bad, come back song
He allowed every word hit him, hard. He deserves it.
Oh yeah yeah
Levy walked faster. She knows where it's coming from. He's here. Fresh tears streamed down her face.
I know I said I wouldn't miss you
I said I wouldn't miss you girl, yeah
She could feel his voice vibrating through the long, cream walls. The sound of thunder beating with his voice made her anticipate. She hesitated and walked slowly.
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
He was fifteen feet away from her. He stepped back. He could hear her nervous, anticipating steps. A few more and they'd see each other.
We all sang na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na, yeah
Levy opened the door. She saw the angry, gray clouds and thunder rolling free on it like stallions in a meadow. Gajeel was on her left. He smiled at her; a very un-Gajeel like smile. She tried to take a few steps towards him, but her feet were planted on the ground. Gajeel coaxed her forward.
Come on now
She took some baby steps towards him, then she stopped. He moved in closing the few feet of space between them.
This is my my bad, come back song
He touched her face, wiping the tears out of her eyes. She gave him a tear-filled smile.
"Sorry, bookworm. Come on back." He whispered. The thunder cackled overhead in agreement. She gave him a hug, and looked into his eyes.
~Meanwhile~
A figure sat on a peach chair. All around him, lacrimas of different sizes illuminated the dark room. His Ice-blue eyes twinkle as he watched the two in the pool area. He yawned and scratched his brown hair, just then one of the lacrimas glowed and Jade's grinning face appeared in the gazing sphere.
"About time." He yawned, facing the lacrima. "Where are you?"
"Coming in through the pool just as requested. I've brought some game." Jade grinned. Draco smirked.
"Good, good. Hurry." He said dismissively.
~Levy and Gajeel~
His face was only a centimeter from hers when the door burst open. Both mages whipped their heads to the sound.
"TADAIMA!" Jade and Natsu said, their hands raised in united greeting. When they saw the sight, they're jaws dropped to the floor.
Levy blushed. She couldn't move. Gajeel's grip tightened as Jade and Natsu's eyes bulged out of their sockets.
"Scram." Gajeel said with a terrifying growl for good measure.
"Aye!" The two intruders yelled as they slammed the door shut, screaming the definition of PDA over the thundering rain.
Gajeel looked at Levy. He smirked and landed a sft kiss on her lips. Levy smiled with surprise and hugged him.
~Skipping~
At the dinner table, Levy and Gajeel were laughing while holding hands under the table. Blair smiled at Draco and winked. Draco grinned in response. Jade whistled in agreement.
"Looks like you two made up." Blair said with a wink. The metal dragon slayer turned away, catching everyone's attention. Levy flushed.
"I-it's n-not l-li-k" Levy stammered. Jade smiled smugly.
She cleared her throat and pointed down. Everyone got the message. As rude as it was, the Fairy Tail mages peeked under the table. Gasps could be heard as well as whispers of 'finally'.
Lucy came up guffawing first. She winked naughtily at Levy.
"Levy-chan, you never told me about this." She said with a tease. Lilly nodded.
"Juvia is happy for you." Juvia said, Gray smiling in triumph beside her.
Gajeel groaned as the people around the table picked at them. Levy could only sigh.
This is going to be a long night.
Jade: I know it's not much, but I have an announcement. I am passing the story to my older siblings for THIS SAGA AND THIS SAGA ONLY!
Draco: Be light on us, k?
Blair: Jade will be working with her brother, Jason in finishing another one we would mention next time. So, for now, any comments? Expressions? Violent reactions?
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