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Chapter 4: Secrets

"Yep that's what happened" Roku sighed and finished

Everyone in Fairy Tail seemed to crowd around Roku telling his story. Some were wide eyed and some were even crying "That can't be it, right? What's next?" Someone yelled in the crowd.

"Well I guess after that I started searching for a way to get magic, I knew I wouldn't be able to protect her without any magic. So I wanted to join a guild and learn magic." Roku explained

"So what guild did you join?" Levy asked

"Uh, actually I never joined one. I met up with my master, Master Grote. He's an old guy with a big beard, he wore purple robes and told me 'all magic manifests in it's own way I can not teach you magic until you find your magic yourself' and after I found out how MY magic worked he trained me and made it stronger until the point that he decided that I could go searching for Erza. That was three years ago." Roku said.

"So what's your magic? I know you can turn invisible but what else?" Natsu said.

"Wanna find out?"

"HELL YEAH! Let's go right now!" Natsu yelled

Natsu headed outside with fire already in his hands. Roku followed with his hands behind his head and walked out casually. The rest of Fairy Tail followed them and Makarov didn't even stop them, he was curious to see what the new visitor could do.

"Ready yet?" Natsu asked, while rolling his arms.

"Ready when you are!" Roku said spreading his legs and putting his hands into fists.

Lucy sighed and crossed her arms, "Do you really think that they should be fighting?"

"Well he seems fine, maybe he heals fast?" Mirajane responded

Natsu charged and Roku's hands were surrounded by mini tornados. They both punched at the same time and hit each other's right fist. They jumped backwards and Natsu recognized the magic. "Wind magic right?" Roku just had an emotionless face.

"Natsu's seen that magic before he can handle it!" Happy said but the rest of them were a little nervous and anticipating this fights end.

"My bets on Natsu, he's powerful all right," A man whispered to another.

"I don't know how Roku's gonna counter Nastu's fire" He whispered back.

Like before, Natsu sent heat into the air and sucked the air into a higher altitude. Roku's fists lost its surrounding wind. "Hah, How's that?" Natsu yelled

Before Natsu could boast anymore, a lighting bolt struck his chest and he sent flying into a tree. "Wha…?"

"Storm magic, winds that can tear down houses, while lighting that can kill." Roku crossed his arms and said, "Are you done?"

"Not yet! I'm all revved up!" Natsu yelled and charged.

"Oh boy," Roku responded and took a stance, but something was wrong. Roku's eyes lost a little gleam in them and he fell to one knee. He was clenching his chest tight and was groaning in pain. Natsu stopped his fists and watched his opponent crumble.

"See I told you he couldn't fight," Lucy stated.

"AAAAAHHHH," Roku yelled and a small black magic circle popped up on his chest. Four black chains started to emerge from the circle. "Quick… ugh… knock… Ah! me out!" Roku said. Fairy Tail was mostly frozen except for Erza who walked up to him and proceeded to punch him in the gut as hard as she could to knock him out.

"Looks like he still has things to tell us after all," Makarov said

20 minutes later

Levy, Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Wendy, and Happy were all in the room and circling Roku on the same infirmary bed.

"I wonder what that was about?" Lucy asked.

"I think he's a pirate, you know with the chains and all," Happy stated.

"Happy that's ridicules! He must be a dolphin riding clown!" Natsu nodded and agreed at his own statement.

"I don't even want to know how you came to that conclusion!" Lucy yelled at Natsu.

Erza stared at Roku carefully 'Roku… who are you?' Erza said.

Roku woke up just like how he did last time, minus the handcuffs.

"Thanks for that, uh… wait I don't know any of your names," Roku said. They blinked at each other and realized also that they didn't give out their names the first time they met him.

"That's funny, I told my whole life story to you guys and I don't even know your names," Roku smiled.

"I'm Natsu!"

"Lucy"

"Gray,"

"Happy!"

"Wendy, hi,"

Erza stayed silent, and thought 'Why shouldn't I tell him? What if this is another Erza somewhere else? But he did mention requipping…' She was in a thinking pose.

Natsu noticed her hesitation and yelled out "And she's Erza!"

Roku looked as if he never said it at all, "Nice name,"

"Wait you don't even look like you missed her!" Lucy yelled.

"I've seen Erzas from green to purple hair, you though, got the hair down." Roku responded.

"What makes your think that I'm not the Erza you're looking for?" Erza said

"I'm looking for a woman around the age of 26, you look like you're the same age as me.

She has scarlet hair, and can use requiping magic."

"Oh, I can explain that!" Wendy said with a smile.

25 minutes later

"You mean…" Roku started.

"Yep stopped for seven years." Wendy said with a smile

"Well can you requip?" Roku turned to Erza in anticipation looking at her carefully.

Erza glowed for a moment before turning back to normal with her armor off. She was wearing her normal white blouse and blue mini skirt. Roku got up and carefully and made his way to her. Before she could respond, Roku wrapped his arms around her and buried his head into the crook of her neck. Erza could feel hot tears on her shirt and Roku muttered "…Erza… I've looked forward for this for 15 years…" She didn't know how to respond, and remained silent

The rest of the gang headed out of the room. "They might need some time," Lucy said.

Erza started to feel hot on her face. Was she blushing? 'No I can't be blushing.' She thought and kept her arms at her sides.

Roku noticed and put his hands on her shoulders and backed away to get another look at her face. He saw a faint pink but only noticed the look on her face. He hasn't seen her for 15 years, he was crying for her. Yet she looked dumbfounded and wasn't reacting the way Erza would after all this time. "Erza, it's me, it's—

"

"I…don't remember," Erza stated.

"Come one Erza stop playing,"

"I don't remember anything before being at the tower. I'm sorry, I don't know who you are."

Roku froze at that moment and clenched his fists. He wiped the tears off his face and looked up and threw on a smile. "Yah of coarse. Uh… I need a little air." Truth was he wasn't anticipating this. He was ready to throw himself at her but now he wasn't sure what to do. He left his master a long time ago. He's been on the road for three years, where would he go?

Roku headed out the door with his hands in his pockets. A few people stole glances at him and then looked at Erza for explanation. She was leaning on the doorframe of the door and had her eyes downcast to the floor.

Roku walked into the nearby forest and cleared his head to think.

Back In The Guild

"Erza what did you say?" Lucy asked and half yelled.

"I told him the truth, I have no idea who he is," Erza said.

"You could have been nicer to him," Wendy said shyly.

"Well I don't know who he is… I didn't know how to react." Erza responded and started to rub her temples with her fingers. She sighed and asked "Where is he now?"

A big explosion could be heard outside the guild. "Well we're getting a lot of action today aren't we," Makarov said with a little chuckle. Erza, who was already heading outside, saw a tower of smoke coming from the forest. She ran with the gang behind her.

She found Roku was in a clearing in the forest, surrounded by at least 20 people on the floor with white lab-coats and goggles on their faces. Roku was shaking one of them, "Where is it now!"

"It's just over the mountain, please don't hurt me," Roku punched him in the face and headed off in the direction of the distant mountain.

"What were they talking about?" Erza asked, while Roku was walking away.

Roku stopped in his tracks, "something just over the mountain" he said sarcastically.

"Who are all these people," Lucy and the others just showed up and saw the scene.

"That's what I would like to know," Erza crossed her arms and put her weight on her right leg.

"That thing that you saw earlier, those chains…I wasn't born with them. It happened a year ago. They put something in me. I was planning to never show it you, Erza, but it's like a bucket, that fills up a little bit every time I use magic."

"What exactly is this something?" Natsu asked with a confused face.

"I really don't know myself, I black out and the next thing I know I'm somewhere else." Roku answered.

"So that's what happened last time," Erza said.

"Yah, but they got something I need, in a walking lab right over the mountain," Roku added.

They all looked at Roku in anticipation. "And that would be?" they said in unison.

Roku put is hand on the back of his head and put on a half smile, "My sword,"