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CHAPTER 8: To the Grand Magic Games

NORMAL/POV

Selene, Erza, and Jellal reentered the room where the treatment was. The guys were still whimpering in pain.

"How long is this going to last?" Natsu looked at Ultear with pleading eyes, wanting the pain to stop.

"I don't really know when it will stop, probably a couple of minutes or so, maybe even hours."

"Hours? I can't take this for hours!" Lucy grunted between her squeals."

"Stay strong Lucy-san." Wendy was curled up into a ball.

"Yep, I'm glad I didn't go through with this." Selene looked at the group of mages on the ground. "Wait, where's Gray?"

The bathroom door opened up showing a half-naked guy clenching his stomach.

"I'm over here. Damn this hurts." Gray muttered, but soon collapsed on the ground like everyone else.

"Oh I forgot!" Selene snapped her fingers.

"What?" Erza turned to Selene.

"I think I know a spell that helps with pain and not cancel the effects." Selene smiled as silence filled the room. Erza and Jellal sweatdropped.

Selene drew a circle in the air, making a light blue magic circle appear. She chanted, " Take the pain away and send it to me! Mellifluous!"

Suddenly the pain the group had suffered was slowly diminishing. The energy of nerves flowed from them to Selene. Erza could feel it in the air.

"Thanks Selene, but why didn't you use it earlier?" Lucy got up and dusted her legs off. "Selene?"

She was standing like a statue.

"Hey is something wrong? Selene!" Lucy was about to put her hand on her shoulders, but Erza cut her off.

"Don't touch her." She whispered.

"What? Why?" Lucy looked at Erza like she was crazy.

"Didn't you hear her chanting? She said 'take the pain away- send it to me.' That pain you endured, is just a fraction of what she's going through right now."

"I don't get it. Why would she be hurting?" Natsu rubbed the back of his neck.

"That spell takes the energy from your nerves to hers. In other words, she's feeling the pain you've got times four!"

"The purple magic is still surrounding us, that means we still are going to get stronger, but she's taking the hit for us." Wendy stood up and looked at Selene, almost giving her pity.

She stood still, not moving an inch. The pain coursed through her body, pumping though every nerve it could. Yet, Selene did not scream, she did not flinch. She only stood like a frozen statue. She may not have acted like it, but in her golden eyes, Erza could see the little girl screaming and crying at the torturing pain.

SELENE/POV

After I casted that spell, I could feel the pain they were suffering from go to my nerves. It was like a jabbing pain on my skin, it hurt so bad I couldn't move a muscle.

I was so glad that Erza stopped Lucy from trying to make me move. If she did touch me, I would've probably shrieked in pain. Erza saw the relief in my eyes when she explained to the rest of the group what I was going through.

I don't know how, but she knew exactly what was happening, just from hearing me chanting.

Honestly, I could care less if I got hurt or felt pain, I would just be glad I helped my friends, my family.

NORMAL/POV

"Well, we'll be taking our leave now, we'll watch you at the GMG's from afar. Good Luck." Jellal, Meredy, and Ultear left the room leaving only the Fairy Tail mages.

Erza examined the girl a little further, she was still in pain. Knowing that she couldn't go back to the other room, Erza asked Lucy and Wendy if she could stay the night in her room instead of theirs.

"Gray, go sleep with the girls just for the night. I'll let Selene sleep in your bed since it's gonna hurt her pretty bad to take her across the hall. She's already in a lot of pain. So if that's okay with you Lucy."

"Hold on, why does Gray have to sleep in their room?" Natsu shouted at Erza.

"Why? Is it that you want to sleep in her room?" Erza gave a grin.

Natsu looked away, "It's just that I don't think a stripper should sleep in a girl's room."

"Well it's better than having you crawl into Lucy's bed." Erza countered.

"You liiiiiiiiiike her." Happy teased.

"Shut up Happy!"

Lucy giggled, hiding her slightly blushing face, "Of course. I don't want my cousin to suffer too much for us. I'll get her clothes so she can change for the night." Lucy walked out and returned a minute later holding a neatly folded stack of a t-shirt and shorts.

"Here you go." Lucy handed the clothes to Erza.

"It's best to go to sleep now. It's getting pretty late now that I think about it." She looked out the window before taking Selene to the small bathroom.

Lucy and Wendy returned to their room, followed by Gray who traded rooms with Selene for the night.

Erza helped Selene get dressed, being careful not to make her pain worse than it already was. When Selene was in her night clothing, Erza picked her up gently. Selene actually moved a bit, but it was just her flinching again.

When she walked out of the bathroom, Natsu was already passed out in his own bed.

She carefully laid her in Gray's bed. Selene's faced scrunched up at the pain, but soon relaxed as it died down a little.

Erza thought to herself. "She's strong just like you Lucy."

"Morning everyone! Pack your bags and get ready! We're leaving in half an hour." Erza reminded the group of wizards.

"Ugh do we have to go by train? I'm getting sick just by thinking about it." Natsu's face started to go purple.

"Why don't I just teleport us home?" Selene walked out into the hall in her normal outfit, over the pain from the night before.

"Oh yeah that's right I forgot. You can teleport to places you've been before." Lucy smiled.

"Wait you can teleport?" Gray jumped in surprise.

Selene hummed a yes.

"But only to places you've been before." Erza repeated.

Lucy nodded, " That's how we came home from our first mission with Selene."

"Can we please teleport? I don't want to go on a train." Natsu pleaded Erza.

"Okay, but let me return the room keys first." Erza went downstairs to the lobby.

"Yes! No train!" Cheered Natsu who was no longer purple.

They headed downstairs with their bags and met Erza at the doors of the hotel.

"Okay Selene, do your thing." Lucy put her hand on her shoulder.

She nodded and with a snap of her fingers, they turned into mist and traveled to the front doors of the guild.

When Gray, Erza, and Wendy turned into a misty substance, they were shocked. None of them had ever felt so light. Before they knew it, they arrive at the entrance of Fairy Tail.

"We're here guys!" Selene greeted as she busted through the guild doors.

"Oh hello? How was training?" Mira asked while picking up a few plates off tables.

"It was wierd, but good." Selene jumped onto one of the stools at the bar.

"Hey Lu-chan! Guess how much stronger I've gotten!" Levy waved to the blonde.

"A lot knowing you." Lucy smiled and waved back.

"Hey Salamander." Natsu looked behind him and saw that Gajeel was standing tall and proud with a grin on his face. "When this blows over, I wanna fight you."

"Deal."Natsu smirked. "But I ain't holding back."

"Me neither."

Selene leaned her head slightly to the right, "Mira, do they always want to fight or something?"

"Pretty much, but it's entertaining though."

Selene sweatdropped, "Well at least I can knock those two out if they mess with me."

"I heard that Selene! I wanna rematch!" Natsu looked at Selene, throwing his fists in the air.

"Hold on a sec, Gajeel. Where did you disappear to after I kicked Natsu's butt?"

Gajeel was silent.

"He wimped out." Levy rubbed the back of her neck.

"Oh come on shrimp, I thought you wouldn't tell anybody!" His rough voice made Levy jump a little bit.

"What she deserves an explanation! You did leave her hanging sorta." Levy shot back.

"Enough bickering children." Master Makarov walked out of his office. "It's time to announce who gets to participate in the GMG's."

The guild silenced as they waited for the master to finish.

"The ones who will represent us this year are Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Lucy Heartfilia, and Selene Dargon."

"Aww man, I wanted to get picked. Not very man." Elfman whined.

"It's okay big brother." Lisanna patted Elfman on the back.

"Make me proud my children."

"We will!" They shouted.

"Also, I want to see Gajeel, Mira, Juvia, Cana, and Laxus in my office."

"Eh?" Gajeel paused chewing on random pieces of metal and walked up the other the master called up.

They were up there for a few minutes and came down grinning.

"What's with the sly faces?" Natsu noticed.

"It's none of your beeswax." Gajeel went back to eating iron in the corner.

Master waltzed back out, "We're leaving today to go to Crocus. Pack your bags and meet here in three hours."

All of the member left to get their things.

LUCY/POV

"Hey Selene? Did you get everything? Clothes, snacks, and what not?" I asked grabbing enough clothes for me to last a week.

"Yep, plus some extra stuff in case we get bored on the train ride." Selene dumped some more stuff into our suitcase.

"Natsu said he'll meet at the front of the complex. Is he there?"

Selene looked out the window and hummed a yes. "They're here." She waved to them, signaling that we'll be down in a moment.

"You done yet?"

"Just finished." I said, zipping up the suitcase.

"Alright, let's get going!" Selene opened the door and pulled me out the door, dragging me and the luggage.