"It looks amazing!" yelled Leora happily as she reached Tenrou island. "Don't jump off the boat just yet." said Gildarts. "But why?! I want to get out of this boat as soon... as possible..." said Leora feeling sick again. "Make sure that you have everything you need." said Gildarts. Leora swayed herself into the direction of the edge of the boat and fell out from it. She returned back to her normal self after a few moments for the motion sickness to wear off from her body. "I've double checked my bag before I got on the boat." said Leora. "All right then. I'll see you in a few days." said Gildarts. "Hn! See you then. Bye, Gildarts!" yelled Leora as she waved goodbye to Gildarts. She then swam onto the shore to rest for a while before entering the forest.
As soon as Leora entered into the forest, wild creatures appeared and attacked her. One by one, Leora brought them down either by using steel to knock them unconscious or wind to blow them away from her. She soon found a cave to seek shelter in and kept her things in there. She created a steel door to block the exit to prevent any creatures from entering the cave. "Hm... Shelter's done. Next is food and water." said Leora to herself. She slung her bag on her shoulders before going out of the cave to search for some food and water.
Leora used her sense of hearings to find a river. She heard splashes of water just nearby her cave. She followed the direction of the sound which got louder and louder the nearer she got. When she arrived at the river, she smelt another person's presence. "Who are you?" asked Leora. "You don't remember me?" asked the person. Leora shook her head. "That's right. I sealed your memory. You wouldn't remember me." said the person. "Why did you seal my memories?" asked Leora. "Before I answer that question, why are you wearing a blindfold?" asked the person. "I got hit by a blinding spell." replied Leora. "There's a spell where you could see for a short while. It's dangerous, but would you like to try it?" asked the person. Leora thought for a moment before walking towards the person, taking off her bandanna in the process. "I want to give it a try." answered Leora.
"You can open your eyes now." said the person. Leora slowly opened her eyes. She could see a figure of the person that she's with. "I can see..." said Leora with a smile. Suddenly, pictures of the memories of Leora and the person in front of her flowed into her brain. She took a moment to take in the memories before turning towards the person in front of her with a big grin. "I missed you so much, Zeref-nii!" yelled Leora happily as she hugged the guy. "I missed you too, Leora." said Zeref. "But you know that you should not be standing so near from me." "It's fine. You won't kill me." reassured Leora. "Can you teach me how to use the spell? And what made it so dangerous?" "It's a forbidden magic. Those who cannot endure the spell will die, but even if you do survive you will only be able to use it for a short amount of time and this will happen." said Zeref as he looked below Leora's eyes. Leora flew something trickled down her face and touched the liquid on her face. She saw blood covering her fingers. "Blood will flow out of your eyes as long as you use this magic." explained Zeref. "Then teach me now! The sooner I learn it the sooner I can get the out of my blood-losing condition." said Leora impatiently. "Alright. Here's how you do it. First you use a hand to cover both your eyes and focus your magic both on your hand and your eyes and say "I here trade my blood for the sight of my eyes. Oculus Opticia."." said Zeref. "Thanks, Zeref-nii." said Leora as she dispelled the spell on her eyes, wiped the blood off her face and wore her bandanna back on.
"Remember not to use it too often. Use it only in critical times." warned Zeref. "Got it, Zeref-nii." replied Leora. "Now that that's done, time to fill my bottle." Leora leaned down towards the river and filled her bottle. "Water's done. Next is some food. Have you eaten yet, Zeref-nii?" asked Leora. "Not yet, but I did see some apples nearby. Follow me." said Zeref as he lead the way. Leora followed behind Zeref by following his scent.
"Here they are." said Zeref as he placed an apple on top of Leora's hand. Leora bit the apple and smiled. "The sweetness is just right." said Leora as she finished the apple and packed some apples into her bag. "Let's go to my cave and talk there. It's safer there." said Leora. "Alright." said Zeref with a smile. Leora took his hand into hers and lead him to her cave.
"Your skills have improved." said Zeref. "You bet! My other senses too! I've enhanced them." said Leora proudly. "Why did you seal my memories? Did you seal my powers too?" asked Leora. "I did." answered Zeref. "But why? I couldn't even remembered Gajeel-nii..." mumbled Leora sadly. "What do you think would have happened if I didn't seal them when you feel too sad?" asked Zeref. "I would have destroyed or hurt something or someone... again..." replied Leora. "So that means you sealed my memories after I had the outburst for the first time." said Leora. Zeref nodded in return. "When the time comes, you'll remember everything." said Zeref. "I believe you, Zeref-nii." replied Leora with a smile on her face.
"Leora, do you know who I am?" asked Zeref. "You're Zeref." answered Leora. "But do you know the title I've been given?" asked Zeref. Leora thought for a moment before shaking her head. "I am the Black Wizard, the darkest and most evil mage in the Magic World." said Zeref. "But you're also my Zeref-nii, the one who loves and cares for me." replied Leora with a grin. "Besides, the ones who you did killed were the ones who went up to challenge you without a pure mind. They're not like my family." "What's your family like?" asked Zeref. "They always fight but when one of us is in danger, we unite and protect each other." said Leora as she thought about everyone in Fairy Tail. "Sounds like you found a wonderful home. Your home." said Zeref. "Yup, but you're part of my family too." said Leora. Zeref just smiled and patted Leora's head.
Silence formed between the two of them once again. "What would you do if there's a fight between me and Fairy Tail?" asked Zeref suddenly, startling Leora in the process. "I won't let that happen." answered Leora in full determination. "The world is full of possibilities. If it really happened, you'll be standing right between me and your family. What would you do?" asked Zeref. "Me... Between Zeref-nii and everyone else..." muttered Leora as the words from what Zeref said replayed in her mind over and over again. "I... I dunno!" yelled Leora as she ran away from the cave, leaving a shocked Zeref behind.
Zeref immediately got up and went to search for Leora. After a few hours of searching, he found her sitting quiet the edge of the island. He walked over to Leora and sat down beside her. "I dunno what I'll do..." muttered Leora. "It's alright. You're still young. You'll know what to do when the time comes." said Zeref. "Really?" asked Leora, turning her head to look at Zeref. Zeref nodded in reply. "How old are you now?" asked Zeref. "16." replied Leora. "I haven't seen you for 7 years." "I was travelling by myself, avoiding people." explained Zeref. "I'm lucky to find you here then, Zeref-nii." said Leora with grin. "Indeed. You are truly a lucky girl." said Zeref as he caressed Leora's cheek. Leora accepted his touch and rubbed her cheek back in affection.
"Your hand is warm." said Leora with a soft smile. "Is that so? I don't recall my hands ever being warm." said Zeref. "Your warm is from the inside." said Leora as she leaned against Zeref's side, head on his shoulder. "You're the only one who accept me even though you know of my dark past." said Zeref with a sad smile. "Everyone has a dark side, even me, but mine is more towards chaotic than dark." said Leora as she remembered her past outbursts. "My friends got hurt by me. I couldn't control my powers. How can I protect everyone when I'm the one who's hurting them?" asked Leora as she drew her knees closer to her body. Zeref patted Leora's head. "Don't be afraid of who you are. You have to choose your own path to walk." said Zeref. "My own path?" asked Leora as she went into her own deep thoughts. "I'll just continue being myself then, but without hurting my friends too much except when we get into a brawl." "This is the Leora I love. You always be yourself." said Zeref. "Thanks for everything, Zeref-nii."
At night, Leora showed Zeref her powers. "What do you think?" asked Leora. "You're still far behind before you reach your full power." said Zeref. "I'll reach it in no time! Nothing's gonna stop me!" yelled Leora in determination. "Do your best." said Zeref in encouragement. "You bet I will." said Leora with a grin.
"Leora, promise me one thing. Don't tell anyone that I'm the one who taught you that magic." said Zeref. "Why?" asked Leora. "That spell uses black magic. It's forbidden. If you told anyone that I, the Black Wizard taught you that magic, you'll be in danger." explained Zeref. "You'll be reckoned as a black wizard as well." "Okay. I promise I won't tell anyone, Zeref-nii." said Leora. "Good. Take care of yourself from today onward. You won't be seeing me for some time again." said Zeref. "Okay. Take care of yourself too, Zeref-nii." said Leora as she gave Zeref one last hug before he left.
Sorry for making Zeref like an OC, everyone. I tried my best to make him stay like him.