The 'Blood' Dragon Slayer
Sienna woke up in a bright room, feeling comfortable and warm. Then suddenly the last thing she remembered seeing. She quickly sat. She suddenly realised that she was in the guild infirmary, and that she had been treated and her wounds covered with bandages.
"You're awake then," said Natsu. Sienna looked up and saw Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy standing at the bottom of her bed. They all had bandages on various parts of their bodies. Sienna couldn't believe what she was seeing.
"Why? Why the hell won't you kill me?" Sienna said clenching the duvet.
"Why would we? You have nothing to be guilty for!" Wendy said. Sienna looked down.
"Are you kidding me? I've turned into a monster...I've hurt all of you...I could've wiped out Fairy Tail and yet...and yet..." she snapped her head up "You say I'm not guilty! I'm a monster, a beast, can't you see that! I'm nothing but a demon, so just kill me already!" Sienna said loudly, almost yelling.
"Shut up!" Gajeel shouted. A look of surprise swept across Sienna's face. Gajeel strode across to her bedside and grabbed her shirt and brought his face in close. "Listen, for the last time. We don't give a shit what you've done! We're not gonna freakin kill you, you here?" Gajeel barked.
"Gajeel, calm down. She hasn't fully recovered yet," Wendy said calmly. Gajeel took a few moments before dropping her shirt and standing back to lean on the wall behind him, his arms crossed. He looked mad.
"Then at least tell me why you want to keep someone like me alive. You at least have to tell me that much," Sienna said quietly.
"Isn't it obvious?" It was Natsu who had spoken. She looked across to where he was. "Because you're a wizard of Fairy Tail! Does that mark on your neck mean nothing to you?" Sienna raised her hand and placed it on her mark at the bottom of her neck. "The master thinks of everyone in this guild as his children, including you. That means we're all family. We won't kill another member of our family no matter what they've done. Yeah sure you hurt some people, but believe me, Gajeel was way worse when he was with Phantom!" he said.
"Shut up, Salamander!" Gajeel yelled. Natsu just stuck out his tongue.
"Oh very mature!" Gajeel said sarcastically.
"Enough you guys!" Wendy said. She then looked at Sienna. "Look, this wasn't your fault. You were taken over by something else. What happened as a result of that is not your burden to bear," Wendy explained.
"Oh yeah, that's what I really wanted to ask you! Just what in hell's name is that thing inside you, anyways?" Natsu asked.
"You're not helping you idiot!" Gajeel said towards Natsu.
"What!" he said exasperated.
"It was 3 years ago," Sienna's voice brought the boys back to their senses. They stopped arguing and looked at Sienna. Visions of that dark night appeared as she spoke.
"The night I changed, the villagers had upped arms and were prepared to slaughter me, just for having magical powers," The voices of the villagers tormented her.
"Even my best friend...Sho," Sho's face that she saw that night flashed in front of her. "My friend, who was more like a brother than a friend, wanted me dead," She remembered how he had given her the scar she still wears to this day. The faces of Wendy, Natsu and Gajeel were plagued with a look of sympathy and shock. "I was terrified! The people that had looked after me for so many years had turned their backs on me in a single night. There was only one person I wanted to see right then..." The image of her and her dragon became clear. "The dragon that raised me...Biagon," A few moments passed before she spoke again. "And that's when it happened. I didn't know what it was at first but, I think I know what it is now...it is a demon that dwells inside me. Whenever he can, he'll steal my body and reek havoc..." her voice began to break as she was trying to hold her tears back, which she managed to do. She exhaled. "I didn't have it when I was with Biagon, but every time he can...he takes over," she said looking down at her bed sheets not looking anyone of them in the eye.
"Hold on! Are you trying to say that...?" Natsu said.
"Yes," she said knowing what he was going to ask. "I believe...that it was Biagon who gave me this, this demon. The demon who names me 'Blood' Dragon Slayer! The reason I've been living on the streets, moving from one town to the next, for 3 long years!" Sienna said furiously. Everyone in the room was silent for a few moments.
"But, that doesn't make any sense. There's no way that your dragon would want to you to be controlled by a monster," Wendy said.
"She's right. I don't think even my bastard dragon would do something like that," Gajeel said.
"Well how else do you explain it then?" Sienna snapped. A few seconds past before Wendy spoke again.
"Maybe he didn't mean it for you to be possessed by this demon or whatever, but it was the way it was formed,"
"Huh?" Gajeel said completely lost.
"What do you mean, Wendy?" Natsu asked.
"This. Say before the dragons disappeared, your dragon, Biagon, left behind you a power of some sort. A power that you had to overcome, but so far you've been unable to control yourself, and so the reverse happens; you get controlled by it. If that's the case then it would mean he left it with you because he thought you could handle it; it meant that he trusted you and believed in your powers," Wendy went on to say.
"Really? You think so?" Natsu said excitedly.
"That does sound plausible I guess," Gajeel said stroking his chin.
"But obviously that's just a hypothesis. I don't know whether it's right or not," Wendy said.
"But all of this doesn't change the fact that I shouldn't even be here," Sienna said.
"Oh God, not this again! Right listen up," Natsu said sounding annoyed. He walked over to the bottom of the bed and punched it with both his fists, staring straight at her.
"The Master has already said that you are a member of Fairy Tail, and as such you should be treated like one! We may never forget what happened, but that doesn't mean we can't forget the past and move on. Gajeel and Juvia may not be forgiven for their crimes, but we are all willing to move on from it, rather than living in the past. Fairy Tail is more than just a guild; it's like a home for us members! They gave me a home when Igneel disappeared," Natsu said.
"It gave me work when my guild was disbanded," Gajeel added.
"It gave me a home when my guild turned out to be nothing more than an illusion," Wendy went on to say.
"Don't you see? This is a place where you'll always be welcomed, and you'll always be treated like family. And deep down you know it!" Natsu explained. A look of confusion appeared on her face.
"Why else would you choose to come here after 3 years of living on the streets? Because you WANT to live! You knew that Fairy Tail is a home for any wizard without one. You want to be in a family once more, and learn to laugh and have fun, just like before! If there's a demon inside you that wants to control you, then we'll help you to defeat whatever it is, and if we can't we'll just stop you every time you do change," He stood up tall and bent his arm "Because that's what we do as Fairy Tail's Dragon Slayers!" he said proudly. Gajeel and Wendy were silent but they still had smiles across their faces.
"I think he's right. Why the hell haven't I killed myself before now? Maybe, deep inside, I wanted to have what I had before, Biagon, Rufus, and Sho, everyone in Warren. All I've ever done is run; it's been a part of me for so long now. Maybe it's time for me to stop running, and to start to rebuild my life once more…Damn that Natsu!" she thought.
"How?" Sienna asked looking down. Natsu looked confused. She looked up and saw tears were falling from here eyes.
"This is the first time I've cried, in 3 years!" she explained. "I thought that, by not crying I would be paying respects to the people I've killed. How did you manage to make me cry after all this time?" Natsu beamed happily. He stuck out his fist as she wiped away the tears from her eyes.
"Huh?" she said. His face was now full of joy.
"So what do you say, Water Dragon Slayer? Ready to accept the task of being Fairy Tails' 4th Dragon Slayer?" He had referred to her as the Water Dragon Slayer, not by her nickname. It had been years since anyone had called her that. Sienna looked on as both Gajeel from the left and Wendy from the right, placed their fists with Natsu's, to form a square with 3 sides. All of them were smiling. She then let out a sigh, and then for the first time in a while, let out a smile.
"Why not, eh?" She stuck her fist along with theirs to form a full square. All of them let out a little chuckle.
"So that's what she looks like with a smile...It suits her!" Natsu thought.
A little while later, Sienna was fit enough to get out of bed and rejoin the rest the guild, partly down to Wendy's healing magic. The rest of the Dragon Slayers had chosen to stay with her despite numerous protests. So when Sienna felt like going back, they all went together. As soon as Wendy opened the door, so that everyone could see all four dragon slayers, they all fell pretty much silent. Master Makarov walked forwards towards them.
"So?" he asked. Everyone looked on with baited breath.
"Well Gramps...It seems like we have a new dragon slayer in Fairy Tail!" Natsu yelled. Everyone in the guild instantly started cheering. Sienna felt herself blush. This was also a renewed experience.
"I think it's time to party!" Master Makarov called. More cheering began and pint glasses clunked together. Sienna was getting redder and redder by the second.
"Um, Natsu?" she asked.
"Yeah,"
"What is it with you people and trying to embarrass me in any way shape or form,"
"Well you attitudes changed!" he said cheekily.
"That is not funny!" she yelled at him. Natsu laughed.
"It's Fairy Tail tradition, c'mon!" he said as he squinted his eyes. Sienna couldn't help but smile.
"Family, huh?" she thought to herself. "Guess I could deal with it I suppose." She thought as an image on Sho and Rufus came to the forefront of her mind. She looked at the guild with a new light. "Well Fairy Tail. You best sure are good at turning people around." She smiled. She noticed Lucy sitting at the bar with Mirajane. She went over to where they were. They were laughing when she got there.
"Hey, Lucy?" Sienna asked timidly.
"Yeah?" she said grinning.
"Well, I err...Natsu kinda told me what happened...I'm really sorry," she said.
"Oh don't worry about, I'm always getting my butt into trouble so it's not really new for me," she said still beaming.
"Well that's true!" said Happy. Lucy's face dropped.
"Shut up you stupid cat!" Sienna stepped forward and hugged Lucy.
"Huh?" Lucy asked confused.
"I mean it Lucy. I so sorry about what happened. I promise, I'm going to find a way to make myself stronger, so next time, you'll never end up in that situation," Sienna said and released her hug. Lucy started smiling again.
"Well, I'll help too! I'm just glad you're smiling again to be honest,"
"I think I'm glad as well if I'm being true to myself," Sienna said smiling back.
"So, do you want to go on a mission with Fairy Tail's strongest team?" Lucy asked winking.
"Why not? It seems like you guys get up to a lot of awesome stuff while out on jobs,"
"Well, yeah, we do live up to Fairy Tail's reputation," she said as she remembered all of the many towns that Fairy Tail's strongest team have managed to destroy.
"I'll look forward to it then!" Sienna said. Just then the both of them heard some ruckus nearby.
"Oi, Natsu, you fire breathing jerk, give me back my underwear!"
"Not until you fight me you coward!"
"Oh you think I'm a coward do you? I'll show you"
"Now real men wouldn't resort to fighti-" Elfman said but he was interrupted.
"Stay out of this!" Natsu and Gray said in unison, both punching Elfman at the same time. He was sent flying knocking over Gajeel.
"Hey you idiot! I was in the middle of eating!" He turned his arm to iron and tried to hit him but missed and instead, hit Erza's cake which ended up on the floor. Erza stared in shock at her cake. She then retaliated.
"You're gonna pay!" she said swinging her swords at him. Before they knew it, the entire guild was fighting. Lucy let out a sigh.
"Well, welcome to Fairy Tail!" she said half heartily. Sienna smirked a bit. She lifted her glass towards her to take a sip when Gray managed to knock it out of her hand fighting Gajeel. Like Erza she stared at her spilled drink.
"Gray!" Gray looked round confused, and then got a punch to the face. Lucy watched as Sienna got involved with the fighting.
"Did she get a whole new personality or something?" Lucy asked
"Well at least she's enjoying herself," Mira replied. Lucy suddenly felt down hearted.
"Why do I get the feeling she's gonna be like Erza? Super powerful and a really bad temper!" Lucy said as she banged her head on the bar counter.
"I wouldn't bang your head like that Lucy. You don't want to lose more of your brain!" Happy said.
"Shut up cat!" Lucy yelled.
"Hey Lucy, don't you think that Sienna's got some good fighting skills?" Mira asked Lucy. She lifted her head off the counter and stared behind her to look at the chaos. She noticed Sienna as she fought.
"Oh yeah," she said as she remember when Natsu almost pushed her off the edge of the second floor. The way she fought was like she was then. Really swift movements as though she knew what was going to happen next. "I guess she learnt more than dragon skills from her dragon, huh? Either that or she learnt it while stealing food," she said with a condescending tone.
Later that day, and a few guild members had left. It was just after sunset, and so some people wanted to go home, while others wanted to spend some time drinking. Lucy, Sienna and Lucy were sitting at the bar talking about odd with and most other guild members were either drinking or talking.
"Hey guys I'll be right back, I just need to use the bathroom," Sienna said.
"Sure thing," Lucy responded and Sienna left the girls at the counter. Then the guild's main door opened. Not many people were interested in what was going on but Natsu looked at the entrance. In walked in two people; a man about the same age as Macao, with dark brown hair, a bit of stubble on his chin, wearing a plain tee with some smart/casual trousers, and a boy around the same age as he was, with blond scruffy hair, wearing a red top and black skinny trousers. The boy was looking around the guild hall, as though he was looking for someone.
"Can I help you asked Makarov who was standing in front of them but a bit of a distance away,"
"Yeah, we're looking for a certain wizard; we were wondering if they were in this guild," the man said as the two of them made their ways further into the guild.
"I see, well who exactly as you looking for?"
"We're looking for a girl, her name is-" the boy began but at that moment Sienna walked back to the guild and was stunned by what she saw. She stared at the two of them in disbelief. The boy was looking in the direction of Sienna when he spoke.
"I think our search is over," the man said. Sienna couldn't believe her eyes. She leaped at the boy sending him to the ground.
"How the hell was she that fast?" Natsu asked.
"Not a clue," said Happy.
Sienna was squeezing the boy tight. The words were hard to master but eventually she spoke.
"How is it possible you're still alive?" she asked.
"It...might help if you get off me...you're sort of crushing...me!" the boy said. Sienna suddenly realised she had all her weight on top of him. She got off him and stood up, allowing him to do the same.
"Sienna? Do you know these two?" Makarov asked. A tear strolled down her face.
"These are my friends...Sho and Rufus," she said. At the mention of his name, Sienna suddenly turned around to hug Rufus. He embraced her willingly, and smiled. She let go and then turned to Sho.
"Sho...I'm so sorry..." she said. Sho looked confused.
"Sorry? What have you got to be sorry for? I'm the one that should be apologizing! I'm the one who gave you that," he said lifting up her fringe to reveal her scar and stroked it.
"But I...the things I did...but more to the point how are you alive?" she asked.
"Well, you never killed me," he said. Sienna looked confused. Sho recalled the night in question, when he saw Sienna turn into a beast.
"You see when you transformed, you never went for me," he said as he remembered the terror of her eyes. He was frozen solid when the beast attacked, but he saw the beast not going for him, but the people behind him. "Even though you weren't conscious, you still had the power to stop that thing killing me," he explained.
"But...I saw you on the ground...not moving..."Sienna said.
"Yeah that was kinda my fault," he said rubbing the back of his head. "I was trying to stop you but I kinda hit my head on a falling piece of rubble, hence no movement," he explained.
"But...the things I did that night...don't they bother you?" Sienna asked.
"They do, obviously. But we're not so blinded that we can't see that the things that happened that night were not the result of a 12 year old girl," Rufus said.
"Besides, we want to help you, not to keep reminding you of the past. Isn't that what family does best?" he said as both of them smiled at her. Their smiles warmed her heart in a way she hadn't felt in a long time.
"He llliiikkkeess her!" Happy said. Sienna instantly felt pissed off.
"Shut up! Cats shouldn't talk anyway!" Sienna moaned.
"Well, he's got a point," Natsu said.
"Shut up, he does not, stop encouraging him you fire breathing nutjob!" Sienna yelled. Natsu and Sienna began speaking in calm but aggravated voices.
"That sounds like a challenge to me,"
"Bring it on smoke breath. I can't wait to wash your mouth out with water!" The two of them instantly began fighting. Lucy looked like the two of them were beyond belief.
"Ok, her personality really has done a 180 hasn't it?"
"Well, I guess it's better than before, I think..." Mira said.
"You think? Now we've got one more hyped up dragon! I thought we had enough to deal with already!" Lucy exclaimed. Sho was looking on with a puzzled look. He had never seen her happier, and she was free to use her magic. He stood there and laughed a bit. Rufus joined in too.
"Huh?" Sienna said, looking up to see the two of them laughing. She smiled and began laughing herself. The only one, who wasn't laughing, was Natsu who was stuck in Sienna's headlock.
That night, Sienna laid on her bed, in the girl's dorms, thinking to herself.
"Man, today sure has been eventful. I woke up thinking I had nothing, and now...I have a whole new family, in Fairy Tail, and my old family have come back to me,"
"Stop getting all sentimental,"the voice startled her. "I'm not sure how you stopped me, but it won't happen again! Next time, you'll never return!"the voice said cackling, but it was interrupted by Sienna's own laughter.
"Hey! Oi, what's so damn amusing?"it questioned her angrily.
"You really don't pay attention, do you? Me and my friends, we're going to stop you, and find out why you even exist. I've stopped you once and I WILL do it again, just you wait and see, because I'm no longer threatened by you!" Sienna thought confidently.
"Keep telling yourself that! It'll make it all the sweeter when I erase your very existence!"the voice said as it faded away.
"No. I know you will be defeated. By me and my friends in Fairy Tail..."