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Chapter 5. The midnight conversation
In the dead of the night Natsu suddenly woke up. He looked at sleeping Happy and wondered why he had awakened.
"I know. My stomach wants some of these sweeties which Mirajane cooked yesterday," he said to himself.
Natsu get out of the bed and leaved the room noiselessly. Walking into the darkness he saw a slight light behind one of the doors.
"Who doesn't sleep at this time?" thought the fire mage.
His curiosity made him look through the keyhole. He saw Frosin who was sitting before a shining magical orb.
He was speaking with someone… and the conversation obviously was not easy.
Natsu noticed how worried Frosin looked like. His eyes have lost their shine and his forehead was wrinkled. He was nervously running his fingers through his black hair.
"Those were his words," he said and bit his lips.
"So you are sure that Bixlow is coming to the guild," said someone's voice. It was definitely a male voice.
"Yes, I'm sure. Under the circumstances I can't let him see me…" answered Frosin.
"You understand what a threat is Bixlow! Don't forget that the magic will be ruined if someone…"
"I know, I know! I can't let this happen. Tomorrow I'm going to be out of city."
Silence followed. Natsu didn't dare to take breathe. He felt an unspeakable wish to hear more. Mirajane was right. That man had something strange about him… but what was it? What? What magic were they talking about? Was there some kind of a plot…? Maybe the guild was in danger? Natsu's fire nature wanted to break open the door and wrest the secret by force but his reasonable side told him to be patient. After a few seconds hesitation he chose the second option. Well, it was unusual for the pink-haired Dragon Slayer to pay attention to his reasonable side but this time he decided to listen to it.
The conversation continued. Natsu pricked up his ears.
"It was your wish to join Fairy Tail," said the voice. "I asked you, remember? And you told me…"
"Yes, it was my wish. And I don't regret about it. But sometimes it is more difficult than I expected," replied Frosin. There was a taste of sadness in his words.
"There is no other way…"
"I know. You and the good fortune itself helped me to join Fairy Tail. So now I have to be careful."
"And more importantly – be patient."
The shine darkened. Frosin sighed and covered the orb with a cloth.
"And yet I wish I could see you, Bixlow…" he whispered to himself.
Natsu withdrew noiselessly.
-ooo-
Natsu returned to his room completely forgotten about the sweeties. The conversation that he had heard was so strange. But one thing was sure – there was some secret about Frosin. An important secret, there was no doubt. And he would discover it at every cost. But first he had to get some more sleep, he was so tired…
After a minute he was asleep.
-ooo-
In the morning Natsu woke up with a feeling that he was forgotten something. But what was it? He strained his memory and…
"Happy!" he yelled. The little cat jumped and looked at him in fear. "Stand up! I have to say something important to Erza and the others! Hurry up!"
-ooo-
When Natsu and Happy went to the request board, they found Gray, Erza and Lucy there. Mirajane was preparing some coffee for them.
"Oh, Natsu, Happy, you are just in time for a cup of coffee!" said she.
"We have already chosen a job. Take a look. We are going to destroy the monsters in the forest near to the city of Muaketta," said Erza.
"Very well, but there is something that I have to tell you. Something very strange…"
When Natsu told the others for the midnight conversation they remained surprised.
"This story becomes more and more complicated," muttered Mirajane.
"So you have heard Frosin's dialogue with an unknown person," said Erza.
"That's right," confirmed Natsu.
"And he said that Bixlow can ruin some magic?" continued she.
"Yes, that was the meaning of his words."
"What is this magic? I don't understand!" said Lucy.
"I have never seen Frosin so worried," added Natsu.
"It is very strange…" said Gray.
"What do you think, Mira-san?" asked Lucy.
"I don't know but I feel…" Mirajane couldn't finish her words because Frosin entered the hall.
Everyone remained silent. They stared at him but there was nothing unusual. He looked in a good mood, handsome and smiling as always.
"I see the four of you are already here!" said he seeing Natsu's team.
"You mean the five of us!" Happy corrected him.
"I count you too, of course! Please forgive me. Are you ready? Shall we go?" asked Frosin in his usual light-hearted tone.
In that moment master Makarov entered the hall. He held a list of paper in his hand.
"Erza, take a look! I have an S-class mission for you!"
"But now I'm going on a mission with Natsu and…"
"Don't worry, Erza! We can handle this work without you!" said Natsu. "Let's go!"
"Aye, sir!" exclaimed Happy.
Erza nodded. "Well then, but please be careful. This job is dangerous. Remember that the bite of these monsters takes the human's life energy away."
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