CHAPTER:4 FIRST JOB
NO ONE'S POV
Toru made her way down the streets of Magnolia, heading to the train station to meet with the others. She was in a slight hurry as she over slept this morning, but still took the time to enjoy the new scenery.
It was very different from what she was used to seeing.
TORU'S POV
Flash back:
Darkness…that's all I saw….all I heard where screams of pain, cries for help.
"Minami! Please don't leave me!" I cried as I held her limp, cold body in my arms. She was my only friend…my dear friend.
And I….I...killed her….
Flash back end.
I stopped in my tracks. No…it won't happen this time…I will make her proud. I started walking faster, running almost. I wanted to get that horror out of my mind. I made my way to the train station.
LUCY'S POV
"What did you say ice princess!"
"You heard me flame brain!"
They were going at it again. I wish those two could stop fighting all the time but, it wouldn't be the same so I won't try to stop them.
Wishing Erza or Toru would show up soon so we can go there really late, I wonder if anything happened?
"Hey! I'm sorry I'm late!" I hear Toru from a distance.
"It's fine." I tell her
NO ONE'S POV
Once Toru caught up with the rest, her and Lucy turned around to see two boys half dead with a red headed knight over them. Once Erza noticed Lucy and Toru's presence she turned around.
"Good to see you two are here." She told them
"Y-you too" both girls responded.
They soon got onto the train, and as usual Natsu had immediatly gotten motion sickness.
"Does he get sick every time he is on a train?" Toru asks
"Yup, ever single time." Gray told her
The group looked at their motion sick companion. Feeling bad for him as well.
"Why are you so pale and skinny?" Gray asked
Before Toru could answer Erza hit him and start telling him how rude it was to say that to a girl.
"Toru I'm sorry for his rudeness. You don't have to answer that if you don't want to." She apologized to Toru.
"It's fine, I don't mind." She took a breath "The reason I'm so thin and pale is because it's a side affect of my magic, Devils magic."
"Devils magic?" Lucy said "I've never heard of any magic like that." She continued.
"We can continue this later, we are here." Erza said.
TORU'S POV
Once we left the train we headed to our clients location. I knew exactly where we where, this is a set up.
"Erza... I think this is a set up." I told her.
"We don't know until we see the client." She told me.
I looked at her, she was a fool if she thinks we're safe. I'm going to have to take charge or she'll get up killed.
"This place doesn't smell right.." Natsu said siding with me.
"Erza...STOP!" I yell. I saw her...but how she's dead. How is she alive?
"What was that.." She told me in a warning tone. I was done playing games with this one.
"I said stop before your foolishness gets us killed. I know why you took me on this mission. And I know your afraid of me...so stop." I told her firmly. Almost like scolding a child.
While she was trying to reply to my comment and the others where dumbfounded, I kept my eye on her and saw more of them ready to attack.
"Then how about you tell us what you really are cause your not human far from it.." She said. Ahh... I was waiting for her to let it slip.
"Umm are we interrupting?" Came a voice behind us.
"No not at all!" Lucy said " It's good to see you Sting, Rouge."
NO ONE'S POV
After questioning why the twin dragon slayers where here,they team found out they where here for the same reason as them.
"So..who is she?" Rouge asked indicating to Toru.
"I-I'm Toru Midnight it's nice to meet you." She said flustered.
At this the team Natsu was shocked, Toru has never talked like that to anyone before.
"I'm Rouge and this is Sting." He said pointing to his partner.
TORU'S POV
We don't have time for these games! More of them are grouping up, and these idiots don't even notice.
Its starting.
I pull out my sword, it's time to fight.
"Toru..what's wrong?" Lucy asks me with a worried face.
"I was right..now we must fight."
I channel my magic into my sword and attack.
"Demons from the past, present and future lend me the power to stop all in my path. Activate: demon mode!" I chant my magic spell and enemies come flooding out of the forest around us.
"What the hell!" Natsu screams behind me.
"I told you it was a set up!" I tell him as I beat down our attackers.
The others soon followed me as fought my way through the mob, heading towards the familiar face I once knew to well. Then I was trapped.
"Ahhh...To-chan it's been so long...I missed you." She said.
"Minami...h-how are you alive..I thought.." I stumbled with my speaking to happy and confused at the same time.
"Toru!" I hear the other shout and run towards me only to be trapped in runes as I was.
"No no no..you can't come any closer." Minami says to the others.
How did she survive? I thought she died when I lost control...there's no way.
"I thought I died to To-chan" Minami tells me "But Mistress Eva brought me back to life, so I could bring you back to her!"
"I don't want to go back... I'm scared of that place. It's so dark and cold and the test...I CAN'T GO BACK!" I scream. Streams of tears roll down my cheeks as I re" call the horrors of the past. I black out.
ROUGE'S POV
I watched the girl I had just met break down in tears, recalling her past. I don't know why but I don't want her to cry, it angers me to watch. I soon started to try and release myself from the runes around me.
"Now what do you think your doing?" A voice asked behind me.