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Nobody's POV
"Are you sure it's this way?" Natsu asked for the hundredth time. "For the hundredth time, you pea brain! Yes! I know his smell than you do! Even though Aunt and Uncle gave you a sniff on his shirt, I know his smell in a million miles! I've been with him when we were still kids! Now stop asking!" Artemis yelled in frustration and Ellie was trying to calm her owner down by rubbing her soft face to her. 'Why did even Aunt and Uncle let me accompany them when I and Ellie could do it alone?!'
Asking where they are? They were in a very dense and dark forest. Why? Artemis said Karasu's scent was inside there. She was leading the group and she didn't let Natsu lead. Even though Natsu wasn't leading, Natsu was also smelling the air just to be sure. "So Artemis-chan..." Lucy went her. "Drop the 'chan' and what?" Artemis glanced at her. "Okay...So why do you have a snake-like partner instead Exceed like the other Dragon Slayers?"
"Hate cats. They are annoying. And didn't find a exceed egg." she replied bluntly. In the background, Happy was fake crying. "Hate and we are annoying...? Natshhuuuuu! She is meaner than Lucy!" Happy went to Natsu's scarf and continue his fake cry. "SHUT UP, CAT!" Artemis and Lucy turn their heads and yelled at the poor cat. But Natsu wasn't listening. He was smelling the air aggressively.
"What's up, Natsu? You smell some food around?" Gray joked. He was crossing his arms on his bare chest. Artemis calms down and looks more serious. "No. The Prince's scent change..." Natsu said. "What do you mean change? Maybe it was the kidnappers scent you are smelling." Erza said as her eyebrow raised. "No. I'm positive. His scent is now...feminine?" Natsu pinched his nose hard and smelled again. "Yup. It's feminine."
"You sure Natsu? It's a Prince. Prince is a boy. That's not possible." Lucy stated. She was now crossing her arms. "I'll answer that question but for now, his scent change into feminine. Follow that scent. When we find him, all answers will be answered." Artemis had now a very worried look. 'No. Karasu's magic ran out thus this makes... We have to act faster.' Artemis then ran straight. "O-Oi! Wait!" Gray yelled and then he ran after.
The other followed suit with more questionable look. "Why can't you answer now?" Wendy asked politely. She was already panting. They were running fast and she struggled to keep up. "No time." Artemis answered. Then Carla carried her owner. "I'll just have to carry you now, Wendy." Carla said. She smiled at Wendy. "Thanks, Carla."
All of them turn and was at the cliff. "The feminine scent is stronger here and the rest of the way is too." Natsu said and Artemis nodded in approval. She then turn around and continued running where they were supposed to ran straight.
They continued running like this for hours and it was already dusk. "Artemis. Let's *pant* rest for *pant* a while..." Lucy said between her pants. But Artemis didn't listen. She just continued running. Erza then understood this and requip a sword. Artemis didn't notice and so Erza ran faster and stop in front of Artemis. She then pointed her sword at where we could feel our heart pulses. "Stop. We need rest. If we arrive at the place, we are now exhausted and out of energy to fight thus making our mission failed."
Artemis stopped and was panting vigorously. The others were too except for Wendy who was already put down by Carla. Artemis look at the sword and closed her eyes. "Fine. There is a clearing nearby. Let's camp there."
The tents were already up and the bonfire is already set. Erza, Lucy, Wendy and Carla shared one tent and Gray and Natsu shared one. Of course with their ridiculous and pointless fight and being stop by Erza. Again. The usual. And Lastly, Artemis and Ellie shared one tent that was made out of crystal. Though the funny thing was it wasn't transparent.
"How did you do that?" Natsu touched the crystal and lit his hand in fire. "You can't melt it. My crystal could be either hot or cold and how did I do it? I made a fog inside my tent." Artemis said as she lean on her tent. It was neck tall for her and Natsu kept on rubbing his hands on the crystal. "Give it up, flame brain. She said you couldn't melt it." Gray was leaning on a tree neck to their tent but Natsu just kept on rubbing his fire-hands.
"Oi, Pea Brain! Stop. I'm going to sleep now." Artemis stated. She kicked Natsu and went flying to Gray. Natsu crashed into Gray and so they destroyed the tree. "Damn! Karasu better had a good reason for being weak and getting kidnap!" Artemis face palm and sighed.
"No that you mentioned it. Karasu..." Gray said. "Karasu..." Natsu also said. Then both of them had clouds above them. Inside Gray's cloud was a crow flapping and cawing but Natsu, being Natsu, a goblin appeared on his.
"Crow!"
"Goblin!"
They stood up and yelled. Then they turn to each other. They then smashed their heads together and glared.
"Karasu means crow, idiot!"
"It means goblin, damn ass!"
"Crow!"
"Goblin!"
"Crow!"
"Goblin!"
While the girls who were sitting on a log near their tent sweat drop. "Natsu-san..." Wendy smiled a little and a cold sweat appeared on her face.
"Natsu..." Lucy face palm and bowed her head. "Idiot..."
"Natsu needs to be educated again." Erza's eyes darken but then glinted in mischievousness. A delight smile appeared on her face.
"Crow...Goblin. Crow goblin is a nice name for the jerk. Nice work, guys!" Artemis chuckled and Ellie was laughing that was sounded like a squeak. The boys then stop. With much surprise, they smiled at her with sweetness. "You're welcome!" They exclaimed.
"Crow!"
"Goblin!"
"Crow!"
"Goblin!"
But then they continued their ridiculous argument. All of them double sweat drop. Erza, who couldn't take it anymore, went to them. "Gray. Natsu." She said dangerously. Both boys froze. "Ye-Yes, Ma'am?" They turned their head to Erza like a rotten puppets. She then grab both of their heads. Natsu and Gray tighten their jaws waiting for their heads being smashed together.
"I'm so very proud of you guys. You please the Prince's fiancé." Instead smashing their heads together, they got smashed into Erza's hard armor. Natsu and Gray lost their consciousness and their souls were flying away from their bodies.
"Fi-Fiancé! That's bullshit! I'm two year older than him!" Artemis had a little blush on her face but at the same time a angry and disgusting look.
"So that makes you 16, Artemis-san?" Wendy asked. Carla was already sleeping on her arms; with a huge white earmuff covering her ears. Artemis nodded her head.
"But then...Why are you in such a hurry to save him?" Erza asked her. She dragged Natsu and Gray by their foot and throw them inside their tents. All of them sweat drop. "We-well...Uhmm..." Artemis couldn't even answer Erza's question. She was looking around; trying to find an excuse. 'Well, Uncle and Aunt didn't say about telling them...' She thought.
The others were starring at her and was also waiting for her to answer. 'A half lie wouldn't hurt...' Artemis sighed. "Aunt and Uncle had also a daughter. Her name is Zika but nobody know of this because she posses a very rare type of magic. She couldn't fully control of it that's why if somebody tried to kidnap her, they would easily accomplish their greed. She is the one I want to rescue. Not the crow goblin." She said without stuttering. 'A half lie indeed.'
"Really? Then why didn't the King and Queen said this to us?" Lucy asked.
"Like I said, she posses a rare kind of magic. Uncle and Aunt still don't trust you guys."
"What kind of magic she posses?" Wendy asked. 'Shit just got real! What is the good excuse for this?' Artemis thought of a magic on a very fast time.
"Liquid Magic." 'LAME!' At the back of her upper body was her right hand fingers being cross.
"Liquid Magic? I never heard such magic. Well, I guess that's why it's rare." Erza said and crossed her arms. She nodded her head in approval.
"Yeah. Liquid Magic is a magic that could control anything that is liquid." Artemis explained. Erza then eyes widen.
"Even blood?" She asked. 'Thank you, Titania!' Artemis thank mentally.
"Yeah. Even blood and even the liquid is inside them, she could control it." 'Lame! Lame! Lame!' She thought.
"So you mean even the liquid is in the inside, she could also control what's in the outside?" Wendy asked. Artemis only slowly nodded.
"So she could control almost anything without the victim resisting?!" Lucy asked as her eyes became wide Artemis also slowly nodded. 'I never been good at lying so thank you!'
Though in the background, Erza wasn't satisfied. "A very rare magic indeed." She muttered under her breath.
Zika was sleeping on the floor where she had pass out. 'Damn, Zika. At least sleep on the bed!' Karasu's voice echoed but Zika can't hear him for she was already sleeping. Then their cellar door open. Stood there was a dark man. 'Shit! ZIKA! WAKE UP!' Karasu's voice echoed louder. "Hehehe...Hello, Zika." The man went near to Zika and picked her like a sack of potatoes. 'ZIKAAAA! WAKE UP! DAMN IT! WHY ARE YOU NOT WAKING UP?!' Karasu's voice became louder.
"Hehehehe... Let me guess. The Prince is now yelling for you to wake up? Such a pity. The boss had already cast a spell on you when you fall asleep. You couldn't wake up until for a hour." The man laughed as he carried Zika out. Her upper body was swaying on every step the man took. 'Damn it...'
After minutes of walking and turning directions, they finally come into a halt. They were in a dark place but the man seem to see where he is standing. He turn to his left and push that seem looks like a door. "Boss! I got the girl!" The room was only lit but candles on every corner and in the very front of the room was the man who captured them. "Ian, how many times do I have to tell you, call me master. Not boss."
The man who was named Ian just laughed. "Sorry boss but I don't like calling you master! And where should I put the girl?" Ian walked to his boss and the cloaked man pointed his front. "Just here. I need her to be awake. After all..." Ian puts her and down and the cloaked man smirk. "...We wouldn't want the Princess to miss her separation of counterparts."
'What?! Is he mad? Separating us is impossible! Ha! Like that could happened!... I hope.'
-Back to the camp-
Erza wasn't sleeping instead she was at patrol. She was the first to do it. Though, she was already keeping a good eye to the Crystal Dragon Slayer's tent. 'I know she's lying. But...Why?' Then the bush near her rustled. She requip a sword and point it to the bush. "Come out or I'll make you." the bushed shook harder and a blue feline flew out.
"ERZA! I FINALLY FOUND YOU!" Happy landed at Erza's face as he cried. "Happy! I thought you were already asleep!" Happy's outburst cause everyone to awake. "Happy? I thought you were inside out tent." Gray and Natsu crawled out of their tent. "No! I wasn't! I was lost in the forest when were running! Because I saw something but it was only a tree! But when I turn back, you guys were gone! So I searched all over the forest and saw a abandoned warehouse but I ig-!" Happy was cut of the Artemis.
"You saw a abandoned warehouse? Where? Is it near?" Happy nodded. "It's only 40 kilometers away from here!" All of the their eyes widen. "Everyone! Pack up!" Erza commanded. 'It's near! But then why can't I detect their magic?' Artemis thought as she melt her crystal.
After packing, they started running north with equal speed except Wendy was being carried to the sky. "Guys! We're almost there." Carla speed her flying so they would be a little ahead of their team.
Then finally, they come to face into the warehouse. "Yeah! That's the one!" Happy exclaimed. "Come on, Let's go in." Erza said.
Zika regain conscious and she was about to open her eyes. 'ZIKA! DON'T OPEN YOUR EYES YET!' Zika was startled but she did so. 'Why? Is something going to happened if I open my eyes?' Zika asked her counterpart. 'Yes. A big one. The one who kidnap us will separate us when you woke up but I believe that's impossible. But...I have a feeling that he could do it so don't open your eyes yet.' Karasu explained but Zika being stubborn and effected on what her counterpart said when they were still in the cellar, she open her eyes.
'ZIKA, YOU IDIOT!' Karasu yelled. 'Shut up! I'll be the one who will do the action now!' Zika yelled at him. She could saw the surprise expression of Karasu on her head. "Ah. Finally awake." Zika looked up and saw the cloaked man. She saw a glimpse of his eyes which was the color of poison green. Zika was about to stand up but the cloaked man kicked her across the room.
Zika coughed up her saliva. 'Zika! Damn! That hurts! Are you okay?' Zika only ignore Karasu and the pain. She slowly stands up and glared at the man. "Put down that cloaked." She commanded. "Why would I?" the man asked. "Because I want to see your hidden ugliness." Zika smirked at the man. The man snarled at her and disappeared.
Zika looked at every way but it was futile. She got punch in the gut hard. Zika spit more saliva. 'Zika! Stop it already. I could feel your pain remember? So stop it already!' But she ignored him again. The man step away from Zika and she clutched her stomach. "Hmm...Since you're a Princess. I guess I should introduce myself." Zika jerked her head to the man.
The man removed his hood and she then finally see him. Like she saw, he got poison green eyes and had a messy shoulder length black hair. He got long eyelashes, had some hair framing his face and had no scars. "My name Nathaniel Drake. You can call me Drake, Princess." Zika blinked once, twice, thrice. "Why are you hiding your handsome face?" Zika said her thought.
'Zika! He's an enemy! Never compliment a enemy!' Karasu voice echoed. Drake chuckled and cup her chin with his fingers. "Really? I am handsome? This is new. A person who was about to die in my hands complimented me." Zika couldn't move because on what he just said. Drake licked her cheek and Zika shivered. "Oh? You like it?" Drake smirked at her.
'Get that filthy hands off her, pervert!' But the unexpected happened. Zika kicked Drake's family jewel and stuck out her tongue to him. "Got you!" Zika ran away and she heard a loud laugh on her head. 'Awesome! You were acting all along?' Zika smile. Please the she please her counterpart. "You bitch!"
Drake then suddenly was in front of her and she kicked her side. She was thrown to the side and was hit by a metal instead of a brick wall. "Well, then. Let's start." Zika was then chained in the metal that she was hit. The metal was shape in circle and 2 set of chains. One was for Zika and one for Karasu.
'He's serious!'Both Zika and Karasu thought. Drake was in front of them smirking. Zika's eyes widens. "Say bye-bye to each other cause this would your last." Drake chuckled.
Drake's picture is on my blog. You might found him familiar but oh well. I don't own him.