Chapter 32: Haven Tower: Chess Fight

At the base of the tower

"For a spell that traps enemies, it can help with breathing underwater." "Funny how you survive with a bubble smaller than the others." "For the last time, I am not in love with Gray!" "Lucy need to show prove to Juvia!" Natsu then spin Lucy and kiss her. * bonk* "Why did you do that!" "Because I don't want Frosty to have you. Plus even Juvia shouldn't have the thousand Years of pain." "Gray-sama! Protect Juvia!" * clung* "Why do you grab the left arm!" they had to the next room after beating some guards and Lucy summon Virgo for some dry clothes, only be changes in the room by force. "Kyaaa!" "Don't change in here!" "You already have a girlfriend!" Nastu slam Gray's head toward Juvia's chest. "Gray-sama!"

The cat room

Happy wake up with Millanna hugging him. "And then the kittens live happy ever after in Fish Island, the end." "Zzzzzzz." "Well, that was easy." Hinata carefully pull Happy out of the sleeping girl's arm. "Sorry for hitting you Happy, But we need to get to the tower in secret." "You own me a bunch of fishes." "Got it, just go help Natsu before he get eaten or something." "Hey, you shouldn't leave-" * crash* Hinata punch Wally. "What, he should be knocked out as well."

Hall of Music

'I can't believe my day, first Erza's past cut up to her, next one of her friends try to be the hero after sealing her into one of his cards, then Natsu grab Lucy to find Happy as well bringing that metal jaw guy, leaving me with HER. And if that not bad enough, MY ARM WON'T STOP WRAPING ON HER SHOULDER!' Gray keep staring at his arm, as Juvia try to keep her form. Soon sounds of a guitar was filling the room as Juvia follow to the rhythm. "Juvia listen to Gajeel song so much that Juvia love music, thought Juvia love the drum the most." 'Okay, learning the drum seen to back fire by a lot.' "Oh, yeah! A babe is into my music!" Juvia was piss because the guitar dude calls her a babe. (Only Gray can call her that.) She attack but the so-call rock star absorbs the water. "Don't think you can leave without trying!" he then plays his music and take control of her and change her outfit to match his rocking style. "Yeah, let's rock!"

'This feel so wrong, Juvia isn't this crazy, and my heart hurt.' Gray like the normal Juvia better, even thought she was a bit stalk-ly. Gray attacks the enemy only for Juvia to counter it. 'Damn it! I kill that bastard for using my girl! …What the hell!' 'Juvia sense that Gray-sama loves me! …Huh?' (Juvia talk normal for a bit.) Gray try to freeze Juvia, but she was to melt through like a hot knife through cold butter. 'Danm it, she must have got better at heating her water faster, even flame breath need time to get through my ice.' Gray was too into his thought that he was caught into Juvia's water and was barely breathing. 'What is wrong with me, my heart shouldn't be hurting this much.' 'Juvia sorry that she hurt Gray-sama.' 'Juvia? How is it that you speaking to me?' 'Juvia think that since Gray-sama inside me, we were able to hear each other thought.' "That right." And both were knock out.

White void

"Where are we?" Gray stood up before help Juvia. "Somewhere between life and death." Gray frozen by the voice and slowly turn toward it. "Master Ur." Ur was smiling with tear in her eyes. "I see that you grow well." Before she notice Gray hug her while sobbing (Juvia smile knowing her love is release his pain). "I'm sorry for let you die like that." * bonk* "That wasn't your fault, like it wasn't my fault that my daughter was taking from me under my eyes." She then explain that she visit Lyon, who also cries by the guilt he had, and Ultear, who she some family time with. "Well, now that out of the way. We must focus on saving your girlfriend." Gray's face was red while Juvia was overheated. "She not my girlfriend." "I know you have a hard time with love after losing so much, but sealing yourself won't do much." "Okay, I give it a shot, but slowly." "Good enough, though I should tell you about the secret of being a true god slayer."

Real world

"Ice Make: Ice Geyser" Gray break free from Juvia water and catch his breath. "You rock hard in her, better crack up the volume!" the dude play his guitar as Juvia charge at Gray, who breath in. "The book I left in our home only contain half of the techniques, the rest are in the frames so the only I should tell you is that god slayer has two color, black to attack, and white to defend. Since you mastering putting black magic in ice, you do the same with white magic." "Ice God: White Rage" Gray release he attack and Juvia in white ice, cracks appear in the ice then Juvia break free from it and is in control. "How are you free?" "Simply really, while black ice destroy everything it touch, white ice seal what you targeting." "And now we will defeat you with our love!" Gray sweating bullets. 'I Think Master might have increase Juvia's drive.' "Rock' n' roll will win!" "Unison Raid" A jet stream of water and both black and white ice over concur the wave of music and not only knock out their opponent, but also destroy his hair. *thonk* "Gray-sama, you okay?" "Yeah, just tire. I can't wait to show ash head who stronger."

Justice Room

"Achoo! Stupid frost bite." How o you know that Gray talk about you?" "I never forget this sneeze." "Sure…" As the two were running up the stair, the owl man appears in front of them. "Hoo-Hoo! All you evil doer will never win against justice." The couple huddles together and whisper. "Hey Luce, do you think this guy know he on the wrong side?" "I think he is talking about dark justice." "You are the bad guys!" the weird dude attacks, leading to Nastu flying through the air by jetpack while Lucy avoid being eaten. "Bullet charge" Happy appear out of nowhere and breaking the arm that is holding Natsu then head but the owl on the head. "Natsu, Lushi, there you are!" He hugs Lucy as Natsu gain footing. "Hey, buddy, where you been?" "It was horrible! A cat girl was squeezing me to death, and Hinata hit me for ruining her and Naruto undercover!" "Hoo-hoo! You fell for my trap." Suddenly, the floor move and the threesome fell down the pit fall.

Bottom of the pit

Before they hit, Happy summon his wings and Natsu launch fire to steady while Lucy create her own wings. "Man, that guy so is tricky." "We better come up a plan to defeat him." "Too bad we can't double ourselves and half would distract him so the other charges up a strong attack." 'Naruto right, Happy become smart at the right moment.'

Minutes later

The owl guy hovers down and looks around. "Hoo-hoo! Don't think the darkness will hide you." "How about a bit of light." "Regular impact." The owl was launch back by the attack before he was scratched but was able to dodge an axe chop. "Hoo are you." "My name is Loke, the bull is Taurus and the crab is Cancer. We here to protect our friend." The three Zodiacs warriors keep the so call hero distracted until Happy use Bullet Charge to stun him then Natsu and Lucy appear and push a Unison Raid Rasengan to knock him out. "Yahoo, we beat him!" "Thank guys." "No problem, shrimp." "Anything for my lady." "Your body is MOOO-re than enough!" they left in a flash of light. "Damn that cow, she my." "I want fish." 'I think Happy need a girlfriend.' Far away, a white cat sneezes next to her dragon slayer.

The training ground

"Give it up; none of your armor can handle my sword." 'She right, it time to see if Naruto-san's lessons have improved me.' "Requip" Erza transform into her basic form with her parent swords. "Nee-chan, it another strong armor?" "No, just basic fabric." 'Made by my blanket.' "Making it easy to be defeat?" As the swordsmen girl prepares to cut, Erza flash back to her training.

Flashback

"Judgment Cut" Erza cut down a tree without destroying the boulder nearby. "I did it Naruto-sempai!" "Yes you did, thought you also cut all the trees in a quarter mile radius." Those trees fall later on "I almost have it, what went wrong." She sat down with a gloom face, Naurto soon follow and rub her back. "It probably the technique fault, when I made it, I find out that it cut all that is in your path. So focus on what you want to cut and it happen, just remember to not use it for fun." "Hai!"

Return

"Judgment Cut: Cross X" Erza swords broke its target while glowing rune marking. "Your swords can neutralize magic?" 'So that what he mend.'

Another flashback

"Dragonize Stone?" Erza was with Hinata for more sword practice. "It what my and Naruto-kun weapons are made of, and it seem your parents are connect to the clan that the knowledge to make weapon from the strong material ever." She explains how they know of this and relieve more secrets. "The swords have names, the broadsword is Excalibur while the katana blade is Razor Air, thought the Runes on them look weird." "What Runes?" "Sorry, they are too small to see, but it the way they where place that it remind me of the seals of my ninja days, (she wasn't a ninja back then) but there two Runes system. The first act like a shield of some sort, while the second one …fusion them." "Can you explain that?" "It more like they aren't in their true form, and I think it a lost and rare sword." "Come again?" Erza get more confuse by the second. "Excalibur mean it famous while Razor Air mean that it cut the air. There is only one blade that matches this, one with many forms and was use by a halfa. His journey with his friends to find the curse jewel pieces has opened his heart. But the one you have is magic basic copy. " (It's Inuyasha)

Return

'Let's see if I can release it.' Erza charge with her swords next to each other, (Excalibur behind Razor Air) the runes show again as the blades begin to morph. "Judgment cut" A shine of light blind the room for a moment. After it past, Erza was holding a fang like blade with saw like ridges one the back. "A weapon made by a giant dog fang. Hound Blade." Her opponent fell as Erza get a headache.

Mindscape

'Where am I?" Erza see that she in a baby room and saw a baby girl with red hair. 'Wait, is that me?" she look in the blanket and saw her name. 'If that me then, I am remembering a lost memory.'

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Erza hear a male voice in the hall so she places her ear to the door. "Yes, there no need for me to use Hound Blade again. Plus, it is a nice gift to give to Erza when she is ten. Just make sure you won't mess up." "Okay, beside I don't mess up because I didn't half of our reward on dresses every time." "What that supposes to mean?" "Well, you rarely wear them after you heard my opinion." "Maybe if you didn't attract every girl in every mission, then I won't try to make myself pretty!" "It not my fault I look like this!" Erza hear the noise of a fight and wonder two things, one is that her parents (nice guess) fight when they argue and two is her baby self is still asleep. "Say I'm the prettiest girl you ever seem!" "Okay, just don't wake Erza up or rip my arm off." "Go on." "You're the most beautiful girl I met." "Better than I want, now say you will change Erza's diaper for the whole week." "How does that relate-Ooww! Okay, I'will changes my baby girl's diaper. Happy?" Silence was in the hall as if nothing was there until cries break through the wall in a blast. "Honey, you okay?" "Yes dear, it just… why do you pick me? Out of all the girls around, why do you want the monster?" Erza felt her heart stop and took a dive. "It because of your hair, your strength, your kind heart, and because your eyes have the look out an outcast, the same look I once had in my childhood."

And before she knows it, Erza is hearing her parents' childhood life. Her mom was once shy and timid until her family start harassed her to the point of her breaking her shell to get even with them. Her own mother drunk them out one night in dinner and beat them up to the pointy of having scars before taking half of their jewel and become a mage to support her life. Her dad was actually from the Element Nations before his clan sees him as the runt because he doesn't have chakra and was about to take his birthright until he set the house on fire and runway with all the scrolls he could caries in his arms what fit in his pack, leave them with deep burns. He took a boat that went out to sea, a storm break it and he woke out at a shore and was treat by a clan with magic, which now flow in his chakra network. They both meet one day while on a mission and decided to journey together as friends before confess their love for each other after almost dying while fighting a beast king.

"Do you think she still love us after the things we did?" "If we explain to her when she is ready, then she will understand." Erza hear footstep and decide to hide in the closet. Her parents enter the room and reach in the crib to hold their baby. "She has your hair." "She also has your eyes." "I hope she not easily get anger like her mother." "Just as long there no idiots to annoy her, thought why she always bite the strawberry pillow." "Probably a habit."

Return

'Mom, dad, thank you for loving me.' Erza regain herself and cries. "Erza-nee-chan, are you okay?" "Yes, just remember something a long time ago."

Camera room

Jellal watch all the fights with Naruto. "Are you sure you don't want to stop this?" "I'm sure, plus I think Erza no longer love me." * Bonk* "Baka! Don't give up without trying, beside, you get a second chance after we explain what happen." "You right, but are you sure I be okay?" "Maybe, thought the only damage you get is temporary memory lost when you wake up." "Oh."