Loke brought Leora back to the guild. The two of them appeared right in the middle of another brawl. Everyone in Fairy Tail stopped to look at Leora. Lucy immediately rushed over to her. "Leora-chan, what happened?!" asked Lucy worriedly. "Long story short, I got beat up by the bandits before I electrocuted them." said Leora as she walked towards the bar with Loke's help. Leora sat on the stool and bent her head backwards to face Mirajane. "Mira, can I get a glass of orange juice?" asked Leora. "Sure. Coming right up." said Mira as she poured a glass of orange juice and handed it to Leora. "Thanks, Mira. And thank you too, Leo-nii." said Leora. Loke sighed and looked at her with a soft smile. "We should be the one thanking you, Leora." said Loke. "Why's that?" asked Gray curiously. "Before we answer all your questions, let's get Leora patched up first." said Loke.
"Um... Maybe I can help." said a blue-haired girl. Leora looked at the girl and the exceed beside her then turned to Lucy for an explanation. "They're our new members." said Lucy. "Nice to meet you. I'm Wendy and this is Carla." said the blue-haired girl with a bow. "Nice to meet you too, Wendy, Carla. I'm Leora Redfox. And you're a dragon slayer too, aren't you?" asked Leora. "Yes. How did you know?" asked Wendy curiously. "Yeah, Leora. How did you know that?!" asked Natsu. "I don't know. It's just a hunch." said Leora with a shrug. "Shouldn't we take care of her injuries first?" asked Carla. "Ah, that's right. Leora-san, I'll heal you right away." said Wendy as she used her magic to heal Leora.
A few moments later, Leora was almost completely healed. "Thanks, Wendy. You're a big help." said Leora with a grin. "You're welcome." replied Wendy with a smile. "Okay, now back to the topic." said Leora. "Let me handle this, Leora." said Loke. Leora nodded for him to continue. "Remember our battle with Aries's previous owner, Lucy? Before you summoned me, I was going to treat Leora's wounds." "And then Aquarius-nee bandaged me up." said Leora. "And after me and Aries got shot by Caelum, we returned back to the Celestial Spirit World. Leora saw our injuries and jumped out of her bed. She used Transfer on both of us." finished Loke with a sigh. "Come on. At least I'm all better now, Leo-nii." said Leora. "That was really stupid of you, Leora." said Erza. "Yeah, the master already forbid you from using that spell." said Gray. "There's no way I'll listen to that and you guys know it." said Leora. "If she can't use that spell then she just have to get stronger!" yelled Natsu bumping his fist together. "I guess you're right Natsu. Another glass please, Mira." said Leora.
As Mira handed the glass of orange juice over to Leora, Leora's vision suddenly turned black, causing her to drop the glass. It shattered across the ground, gaining everyone's attention. "What's wrong, Leora-chan?!" asked Lucy worriedly. "I... I can't see." said Leora. "Ga-" Gajeel immediately wrapped his arms around Leora without letting her finish her sentence. "Leo, calm down first." said Gajeel. "It must have been the spell she was hit with." said Loke. "What kind of spell was it?" asked Erza. "A blinding spell. I got hit on the side of my head. My vision got blurry before turning back to normal." said Leora. "The spell must have kicked in now." said Lucy. "There should be a way to reverse it by the caster." said Erza. "No, I'm afraid not. The caster never learned the reverse for the spell." said Loke. "There must be another way to cure Leora-chan!" said Lucy.
"Perhaps. But even I too don't have a solution." said master Makarov. Everyone was looking down to the ground, sad because of what had happened to Leora and frustrated because they don't have a solution.
"Cheer up, everyone." said Leora, getting everyone's attention. "I'm just blind. I can still eat, play and sleep. I just have to count on my other senses for the time being." "Well, you are a dragon slayer." said Gray. "Yeah, so don't worry about me. Besides I live in the guild, so I won't get lost." said Leora. "If you say so." said Lucy with a small smile. "But, don't tell anyone else about this." said Leora. "Why?" asked Natsu. "It's dangerous if words get out that Leora in now blind. She'll be targeted." replied Erza. "If she really is targeted, we'll just have to beat them up!" yelled Natsu, fired up. "We ain't letting anyone know, Salamander!" yelled Gajeel. "Not even Laxus." said Leora as she touched the headphones hanging on her neck. Everyone just stared at her. "If you guys happen to see him, don't tell him about this. He's already traveling around. I don't want him come back here just to look after me." said Leora, not letting anyone to ask questions.
"Oh, by the way. Wendy, what kind of dragon slayer are you?" asked Leora. "I'm a sky dragon slayer." said Wendy. "Can you use a roar attack on me?" asked Leora. "Are you nuts? This isn't a time for you to be fighting." said Carla with her arms crossed. "Just do it, please. I'll show you sometime amazing afterwards." said Leora. "Well. If you insist, Leora-san." said Wendy. "Sky Dragon's Roar!" The attack went straight toward Leora, everyone was worried sick. Leora herself just grinned and opened her mouth to suck the attack. Everyone was stunned. "Thanks for the meal." said Leora. "How can you eat so many magic?!" asked Natsu while shaking Leora. "I don't know." said Leora shaking her head. "But I do know one thing. Natsu, try and hit me." said Leora with a smirk on her face. "Hit you?" asked Natsu. "Just do it." said Leora. "Okay." said Natsu. Natsu lunges towards Leora but she dodged him. Not only did she dodged, she also managed to flip him with his back on the ground. Everyone was shocked. "How did you do that?!" asked Lucy. "I just felt the air around me. Plus I can smell Natsu's scent." said Leora with a grin. "That's amazing! Will I be able to do that?" asked Wendy. "I'm not sure Wendy. This power is the power I had when was little. I just needed a dragon slayer's magic to revive it." said Leora. "But you didn't eat my flame to be able to use fire!" complained Natsu. "I dunno, Natsu. I've told you before. My past memories are all foggy." said Leora as she touched her head.
"Well, I better head back and give these news to the others. Take care, Leora." said Loke as he kissed Leora's forehead. "You too, Leo-nii." said Leora. Gajeel held onto Leora as soon as Loke returned to the Celestial Spirit World. "Come on, Leo. Time to rest your body." said Gajeel. "But I'm not tired..." whined Leora. "You can't fool me. You're not completely healed yet and you've just gain a new power. It had taken a toll in your body." said Gajeel as he lifted Leora up bridal style. "So, you're going to sleep. And no, you can't feel the tables so I'm not letting you walk." Gajeel didn't even gave Leora a chance to fight back so she decided to close her eyes and let him carry her to her bedroom.
The others all watched Gajeel carried Leora back to her room without making a sound. "Never thought I'd see that guy act like that." said Gray. "Hm! That's not something you see everyday." said Mirajane. "At least we know he cares for Leora-chan." said Lucy. "He's her brother after all." said Natsu. "They love~ each other~" said Happy only to get punched away by Erza. "Watch what you're saying." warned Erza. "That's right! This is love between siblings!" yelled Lucy.
Gajeel set Leora down onto her bed gently. "Thanks, Gajeel-nii." said Leora. "Anything for my little Leo." said Gajeel with a gentle smile. "Are you gonna take the headphones off?" "No. I'm wearing them to sleep." said Leora as she held onto the headphones. "I can't find them if I take it off."
Silence filled between the siblings, but was soon broken off by Gajeel. "Are you sure you're alright, Leo? I'm here for you." said Gajeel as he placed a hand on Leora's head. Leora nodded and took Gajeel's hand into hers. "I've grown up now, Gajeel-nii. I'm not a crybaby anymore." said Leora. "You just cried not too long ago." said Gajeel mockingly. Leora huffed and let go of Gajeel's hand. Gajeel sighed and shook his head on Leora's actions. He then ruffled her hair. "I'll be outside in the meantime. Just shout for me." said Gajeel.
Gajeel then turned and opened the door. "Remember, I'll always be there for you." said Gajeel before he left the room.
Leora turned to the door as soon as she heard the door closed. She sat up and laid on the headboard. "Of course I'd remember, Gajeel-nii." muttered Leora. "I'm scared, but I'll face every challenge that comes my ways. I'm a mage of Fairy Tail after all! I'll have to train more to keep it up with everyone!" yelled Leora in full spirit.
Gajeel leaned at the closed door, smiling after he heard Leora's yelling. "That's my Leo." said Gajeel softly to himself. He then returned to the main hall, where everyone was looking at his direction. Gajeel ignored their stares and then sat at one of the bar stools with his arms crossed. "She's fine." informed Gajeel. Everyone let out a sigh of relieve.
Levy and her group who just came back from the mission heard what has happened when her group was out from Lucy. "I'll look up some books to see if there's something that's able to cure Leo-chan's condition." said Levy. "Thanks a lot, Levy-chan!" said Lucy. "It's the least I can do for Leo-chan." said Levy.
Levy had finished reading all the books, but there was no solution. "Well, you did your best, Levy-chan." said Lucy. "We'll just find some other way to help Leora-chan." "I don't think that's necessary, bunny girl." said Gajeel as he approached the girls' table. "What do you mean?" asked Levy. "You all should know Leo by now." said Gajeel. "She's not someone that needs help." "But she can't see now." said Lucy. "He's right, Lucy. Leora's strong. You've just seen what she did to Natsu." said Gray. "I'm gonna pay her back!" yelled Natsu angrily. "I understand that she's strong but she needs to be cared for." said Erza.
"That's right, Erza. But you're thinking of the wrong method." said Mirajane. "What do you mean?" asked Erza. "It means we shouldn't treat her like something fragile." said Carla. "So then how should we treat her?" asked Happy. "Geez, you really don't understand." said Carla, shaking her head in disappointment. "I think it means we should just do what we usually do." said Wendy. "That's right. Gi Hi." said Gajeel with his usual smirk on his face.
"That's something so simple that even flame brain can do that." said Gray. "What did you say, ice princess?!" asked Natsu angrily. And thus, a fight has been started and soon it turned into the usual brawl among everyone.
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