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Chapter 6: Starting Over
Lisanna could be heard screaming when it dark. She was tending to the livestock when everyone heard the scream. Everyone rushed outside, while Wendy felt a tinge of déjà vu. At the tree line, there were four people. Natsu and Gray were holding Roku's arms on their shoulders and Lucy was supporting Erza with her shoulder. The guild cheered but when they came into a closer view the cheering died down to whispers.
The five by-pasted the crowd and headed into the guild without saying a word. They entered and the guild followed. They sat Roku down on a chair and Team Natsu sat down and sighed, "Well glad that's over and done with," Natsu said and smiled.
Gray managed a smile as well but Lucy was still shaking a little. Erza put her arms around Lucy and cradled her head, "Lucy, he's not like that. He couldn't have been in control when it happened," Erza tried to be as comforting as she could. The guild saw the intimate moment and walked away to talk in their separate conversations.
Later, Makarov came from upstairs and saw the four people in the infirmary this time. Natsu and Gray were snoring on bed next to each other. Roku and Erza were across from them bandaged up and sleeping soundly. Lucy explained to him what happened at went to work on something involving the incident.
20 minutes later
Roku opened his eyes and saw Natsu and Gray in bandages. He looked to his right and saw a peaceful Erza on the bed next to him. 'She's still so cute' Roku thought. He saw no Lucy in the room and panicked 'DID I… DID I?'
Lucy walked into the room with food and water. Roku's eyes went wide and then relaxed to close. He sighed and asked calmly "What happened?"
Lucy had her eyes downcast, "… you almost killed me," she blurted out. Roku closed his eyes tighter fearing, she would say that.
"And I stopped you," Erza had her arm perched under her head and rested it on the bed. Her face was emotionless but a little stern.
Roku opened his eyes and looked at Erza with a disheartened face. He put his sight to the floor and muttered a thank you. Lucy dropped off the food and walked out, but not before Roku stood up on his bed and yelled "LUCY I'M SO SO SORRY! I didn't mean to, it wasn't me it was him." Lucy stopped at the door and turned around.
She was smiling and a big smile at that, "I know." She said it calmly and walked out the door.
Roku started to be a little tearful, and clenched his fists. Erza reached out and grabbed his hand. Roku looked at his hand and trailed up her arm to look at her face. "It wasn't your fault,"
"That wasn't supposed to happen, I got angry and blacked out," His hand tightened around hers.
There was a pause, and then Erza spoke, looking away from his shyly "What do you say we start over?"
Roku gasped and stared at her. She had a sincere glint in her eyes.
"I mean, I don't know anything about you. I'm sorry that I can't remember but why don't we start over, you know to get to know each other again?"
Roku just stared but caught himself and smiled, "that would be great,"
Makarov stepped into the room. He yelled, "problem solved!" making Natsu and Gray wake up.
"What's solved?" Natsu said sleepily, rubbing his eyes.
"What problem?" Gray said kicking the sheets off of him.
Roku let go of Erza's hand, and left a little tinge of loss.
"Roku's problem!" Makarov said it proud and everyone was shocked to hear it.
"How? Did you really find a way?" Roku yelled. Roku rose to his feet only to fall back down on the bed. "Sorry I don't think I have any juice left, he drains it."
"Well you just have to put this on," Makarov held out a headband with bunny ears hanging out of it.
Everyone laughed imagining the sight of Roku walking around in bunny ears for the rest of his life. "I CANʻT WEAR THAT!" Roku yelled.
Makarov laughed and slowly caught his breath, "I'm just joking, it's this," He held out a plain black necklace with a white streak going through the center of it. "It will work,"
"Thanks Gramps! But how does it work?" he put it on and focused on his body for any change.
Makarov closed his eyes and pondered for a while. Everyone in the room was anticipating the answer. He opened his eyes and looked deep into Roku's eyes saying, "I don't know," Everyone dropped. They weren't expecting an answer like that.
"How does it work?" Roku asked again.
"Truth is, it's complicated seal magic and I won't go further than that. It's a lot like Mirajane's magic so I researched it a little." He nodded to himself in acceptance.
The group sighed in unison, "Well that settles that. Nice first mission!" Natsu yelled.
"So what are you going to do now?" Lucy walked in and asked.
Roku tilted his forearm to see the blue mark, "Well I guess I'm a member now, can't leave town like I used to. I guess I'll start with getting an apartment."
"Oh oh, I know a place!" Happy yelled and flew around the room.
"An all you can eat fish restaurant isn't an apartment." Charle flew from the window and pointed out. Happy landed and put his head down.
Natsu patted his head, "I'm hungry so lets go to this fish place soon."
Happy agreed with excitement, "Aye sir!"
"If anything I know a good place to stay," Gajeel was in the room now chewing on a piece of metal. "I had to find a place to stay before and found a good place to stay, cheap too."
"What's it called?" Roku asked.
"The Lucky Dragon," Gajeel said. It made Erza's eye twitch a little.
"Isn't that a place with gambling and filled with bunny girls?" Erza asked.
"Pervert," They said in unison at Gajeel.
"What? It was temporary,"
"Well I guess that ones out, any more suggestions?" Roku scratched the back of his head.
"I got one," They looked behind them to see Panther Lily standing on the windowsill.
They continued to stare. "What?"
1 week later
Natsu, Lucy, and Happy were walking down the side of the waterway "Lucy that's dangerous," a man from a boat shouted.
"Ya, Natsu I can't believe that Roku got an apartment just two blocks down. Maybe you can sleep in his bed instead of mine." Lucy said.
"Naw, your bed is comfy," Natsu gave Lucy a toothy grin and Lucy just rolled her eyes.
They looked down the waterway to see Gray picking up a box in his hand. Lucy waved and ran towards him. "Oh hey guys, your about to see the last box put away."
There were footsteps coming from the doorway and Roku stepped out with Erza behind him. "Your friend really picked a nice place. Cheap rent too." Roku grinned. Roku was wearing normal clothes. He had tan shorts on with a plain green T-shirt along with slippers.
"I don't remember you having any stuff when we met you?" Natsu said thinking hard.
"Hm? I didn't but Erza helped me put together what I need and decorated my room. Natsu could only imagine a room full of pointy objects and armor if Erza decorated it. "It looks great, Erza did a great job." Natsu still only saw torture tools and weapons in his imagination.
Erza blushed a little behind Roku but just shook it away. "Why don't you see it yourself?"
"Aye sir!" Happy flew ahead and went on through the window.
In Roku's Apartment
Roku's apartment was at the right corner of the building so he had two big windows on two of his walls. Light poured in and revealed a room twice the size of Lucy's apartment. He had a bed with a blue blanked and matching sheets. It was a big queen sized bed.
"Why do you need a bed that big?" Natsu asked.
"I'm not sure, Erza just said it was the best one," Roku answered with is hand on his chin in a thinking pose.
He had a couch under one of his windows on the right wall. It was green and next to it was a black standup lamp. There was a small desk in the left corner of the room. On the wall was a flat screen T.V. "How did you get that!" Lucy shouted/asked.
"You didn't think that I was just sitting around for a week did you?" Roku asked.
The floor was wood but was covered with a big blue carpet in the middle. On the ceiling was a fan with it's own light under it. Roku even had a mini kitchen with a half-sized refrigerator, microwave, and stove with oven.
"Well what do you guys think?" Gray asking Lucy, Natsu, and Happy.
Lucy's eyes were sparkling, "Erza you did a great job! But what is the rent on this great place? It must cost so much."
"Actually it's 70,000 jewels," Erza stated. Lucy started wining and streams of tears started running down her face.
"This place is awesome. I want to hang out here all the time!" Happy yelled already landing on the queen-sized bed with a relaxing sigh. Natsu followed him and went to sleep. Lucy was in the back wining about how it was the same rent as her small place.
"Natsu that's my bed! I didn't even get a chance to sleep in it yet!"
Gray put down the last box on the counter. "Well the last box is here, what's inside?"
Roku reached in the box and his eyes widened. "Awesome!" He held out a plasma globe. Natsu got up to see it too.
"Woah," They all said, "What does it do exactly?" Erza asked.
Roku plugged it in and the lighting in the ball appeared. "It's just to look cool, and it does, doesn't it? I used to use this for practice." Roku unplugged the globe and the lighting shut off. Roku put his hand on the globe and it came to life again.
"Cool!" Natsu yelled. Let me try. He put his hand on it and nothing happened. "Huh? Hey what gives?"
"I have lighting remember? You have fire." Roku plugged the ball back in and the lighting followed Natsu's hand. They let out an ooo sound and they were all touching it soon enough. They were so caught up with the plasma ball that they didn't notice Roku walking toward the window. He stared out the window blankly, 'start over huh?' he thought.
The Next Day
Roku was walking in the street. It was pretty crowded today, it must have been the grand opening of some big restaurant. Sure enough a big building had a "grand opening" sign on it. Under the sign was "Magnolia de Luca." Roku saw a big line with people still lining up. He looked up and smiled, 'Hm, Maybe Erza would like it here… Wait Erza? Why would I take her to dinner?' Roku shook his head and kept walking. He bumped into someone "Sorry,"
Roku turned to meet green eyes. The man was tall and he had a hood over his head. Roku didn't know what it was, but he ticked him off. The man removed the hood to reveal blonde hair. He had a scar the shape of a lighting bolt going through his eye. He was wearing what seemed like headphones with spikes coming out of it. They both were gritting their teeth. "Watch your step little man," Laxus responded.
"You wanna go?" Roku asked. They butted heads and lighting started to spark around them. They didn't even notice the growing crowd surrounding them.
"Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight…" The crowd started chanting. Wendy and Levy were shopping nearby.
"Aw, finally done," Levy sighed. Levy and Wendy were holding at least six bags each.
"I can't believe Natsu and Gajeel's fight destroyed the bar, they have people all around town trying to replace all the liquor we lost." Wendy said with a tired smile.
"Ya Cana can't go without it for too long." They laughed at the joke, but Levy noticed the people gathering in a certain spot. "Wonder what's going on over there."
Levy and Wendy were on the outside of the crowd, "Levy I'm too short, I can't see." Wendy started floating and looked at her back, 'wings?' "Oh hi, Charle just in time." She looked into the center to see Roku and Laxus circling each other. "Levy its Laxus and Roku, they looked like they're about to kill each other."
"What?" Levy pulled something out of one of her bags. "Wendy I have a plan, put this on" Wendy flew to the center of the circle over the two. Levy made her own way through the crowd. When she reached she was just in time to see Roku and Laxus start to throw lighting at each other, "Solid Script: Rubber!" They Rubber absorbed the lighting and left no harm.
"STOP!" Wendy and Levy yelled in unison. Roku and Laxus looked around to see where it was coming from. Levy ran and skidded to a stop between them. Wendy landed and they were in matching Referee uniforms. Normal stripped shirt with short shorts. They blew their whistles. "This fight is postponed!"
"Huh?" Roku backed up and straightened up.
"The fight between Laxus and Roku will be held tomorrow at 8:00 pm at the great Sakura tree." Wendy explained.
Levy continued, "You are not allowed to fight until then. You have until 8:00 pm tomorrow to train and get ready. Until then calm down."
"Tch," Laxus flew his coat around his shoulders and walked away. Roku stood and watched him leave.
"What were you thinking! Challenging Laxus out of nowhere. You just joined! There's no way you can beat him." Wendy lectured him.
Roku shook his head and slapped his head a couple times, "I don't know. That guy just makes my blood boil," He smiled at Wendy. "Well I guess I have a fight tomorrow."
Roku started walking away, but turned around. "Oh… Where's this Sakura tree anyway?"
Levy started yelling, "What! How could you possibly fight Laxus, a powerful and former Fairy Tail wizard, to a fight when you don't even know where stuff is in this town."
"Laxus… I'll beat him."
Back At the Guild 20 minutes later
"HE DID WHAT?" Erza shouted.
"He challenged Laxus to a duel, crazy right?" Levy said.
"AAAAHHHH, He's gonna die!" Natsu added rubbing his face.
"What doesn't Laxus eat lighting magic? If that's the case Roku's storm magic toast." Cana added.
"Damn it!" Erza rushed out of the guild in search of Roku.
"Where are you going?" Gray asked.
"I'm gonna stop Roku he's no match for Laxus."
"ERZA!" Makarov yelled. "There will be no stopping of the fight. Last time Natsu versed Laxus and we had a festival that racked in quite a lot of dough. We're gonna do it again, and have some faith in Roku will you?"
Erza stopped and sat at a table. She sulked 'Roku… what have you gotten yourself into?"