Chapter 13
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Chapter 13 Late for Midnight
June's POV
Being at Sabertooth has been great, everyone's nice here but the Master's still terrifying. I've managed to get a small apartment using the money I got from doing missions with Sting and Rogue, and occasionally Minerva or Yukino. I've befriended Yukino a while ago
I was sitting at the bar holding alpha in my arm while drinking a strawberry-mango juice, "Hey Firefly, did you hear the news?" I heard someone behind me say. I turn my head to face the source of the voice, "What news?" I asked, "The Fairy Tail members are back from Tenrou." Sting said, Wait, they're back, you mean I'll finally be able to see them again. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaait, I still hate them for killing them. I guess now is my chance to take my revenge, "Uh-oh, someone's gone crazy" I heard Lector say. Then I realized I was rubbing my hands together with an evil expression on my face, "Let me guess, you're planning you're revenge on them. Is what they did to you that bad?" He said. I just stared at him before replying and also pulling Alpha away from my drink which he was trying to get while I was distracted, "You have no idea, do you," I said getting up and walking to the request board, "Did they eat your cake?" He asked as he started walking with me, "No, it was much, much, much worse than that." I clarified. "Did they eat 2 of your cakes? Lector questioned, "You guys are silly," I laugh.
Time Skip: 1 week
"Wow, so this is Crocus," I said clearly enchanted by the beauty of the Capital city. We arrived here for the Grand Magic Games, I excited and yet nervous. Also, some rumors have been spreading that Fairy Tail's gonna be competing this year, which might make this 10 times better or 10 times worse.
"Yeah. This your first time here? You've been missing out." I heard Sting say with Rogue next to him and their exceeds by their side. My wolf sized Alpha was walking calmly by my side with his tongue out, though some people were staring and others were frightened. "So what do we do before midnight," I ask turning around to face him, "Whatever we want," he said smirking. I continued to explore the city while Sting watched in amusement an Rogue had his usual face on. Eventually we wander away from each other and I just continue to roam Crocus
The flowershere are so pretty here, it's no wonder they call it The City of Flo-"Uoff!" I bump in to someone. I look up to mush taller person while rubbing my head. He turned around to see who bumped into him. "Gray," I unintentionally whispered surprised, looking up at the familiar cold face. "Hey. Watch where you're going, shorty," He said. It feels weird. First time we meet since my death, and tells me to watch where I'm going, then he calls me shorty.
I know I shouldn't be anger and it's not his fault he doesn't remember me, that didn't stop me from screaming "WATCH WHERE YOU'RE STANDING, YOU STIPPER!" WAIT. NO. I JUST BLEW MY COVER. Maybe if I go with it he won't suspect anything, "STRIPPER?! How do you know of my habit," he argued as if arguing with Natsu… I am becoming Natsu aren't I? "LOOK DOWN YOU IDIOT," I growled while secretly thanking the gods that he stripped when we started the argument. Looking down in realization and then screaming and searched franticly around. I me and alpha sweat dropped in unison noticing a blue haired girl in a stylish attire holding out his clothes while hearts floated around her head as she tried to offer his clothes to him but he was too distracted looking for his clothes. After the few seconds of watching Gray swipes his clothes from Juvia whom gave it to him happily. After that happened he stomped over to me just looked at me before finally speaking,
"Who are you?" he demanded. I look to Alpha who was just staring at us. I wink at him hoping the training I did with him paid off. He waves his tail around until it lands in my hand. 3. 2. 1. He starts running as fast as he can away with my holding onto his tail flying behind him. I look back seeing Gray running after us but couldn't catch up so gave up. Alpha stops by the Leaning Crane Inn where our Team would be staying tonight. "Good boy, Alpha," I said petting his head and taking a treat out for him. It was convenient can't feel pain in his tail, I figured that out the hard way. I walk up to our room where Orga was sleeping, Rufus was reading, waiting for the rest of the team.
"Where are the twins?" I said. "We thought they were with you," Rufus reply. "It's 30 minutes till midnight," I said running out the door and beckoning Alpha to follow me. The rules state that if the entire team is not at the designated Inn, they'll be disqualified. As soon as I made it out, Alpha grew to the size where his head was only a few inches lower than my head. I hoped onto his back and said "Find Sting and Rogue," he nodded and started through the city dodging pedestrians, following the scent of the dragon slayers.
Natsu's POV
10 minutes before
"Wow Happy look at this. They have chocolate-covered fish. CHOCOLATE-COVER FISH!" I exclaimed. "Coming to Crocus was a great idea. Why didn't we come here before before." Happy said chomping into the fish.
"Hwy," Happy said looking to a crowd of people who seemed to be watching something. "Let's find out," I said as I started to walk towards the large crowd of people. I crawled my way through the crowd before reaching the front in the center of the crowd. In the middle was a guy with a smirk on his face and spikey blonde hair and another guy with black, longish hair and a emotionless face. By their sides were a pair of exceed, one which was red and the other green in a pink frog costume. Surrounding the two guys were a bunch of beaten up people lying on the ground.
"Anybody else want some," the blonde one said stepping on a guy's head while back to back with the other guy. "Man these guys are nothing but a bunch of losers," the red exceed said, "Yeah, big time losers," the exceed in the costume agreed. "What's going on," I blurted out.
The two turned to face me, "Looky here," the blonde one spoke, "Is that Natsu Dragneel?" the raven-haired boy said. "KITTIES?!" Happy exclaimed, looking at the two other cats in front of him, "Get a load of that stupid looking blue pussy cat," said the red cat rudely, "He's stupid," agreed the pink cat, "AND THEY CAN TALK?!" Happy said surprised.
"Yeah that's me but who are you," I questioned. "Has this guy never heard of Sting and Rogue: The Twin Dragons of the Sabertooth Guild before?" "They're the main force behind the strongest guild in Fiore," two men from the crowd said. "Ya think you're hot stuff?" I shot at them somewhat pissed at them.
This Sting guy start laughing as he approached me, "So the rumors about you entering the Grand Magic Games were true after all." He said. How do you know who I am," I questioned again ignoring his last comment, "Everybody knows," he answered bluntly. I scowl at the Dragon slayer who bent down to reach eye level to seem more intimidating, "You're the so-called dragon slayer that couldn't actually slay a dragon," he said. I scowl at him again, "doesn't sound like much of a dragon slayer to me," he continued as he stepped back, "The sad part is that I actually used to look up to you, and my friend was a big fan of Gajeel's," he said gesturing his partner dressed in black.
"It was more of a curiosity as he was known as a fellow dragon slayer," the other one corrected. Wait, he said fellow dragon slayer, does that mean, "You gotta be kidding me! You both are dragon Slayers?!" I said. "We would prefer that you call us true dragon slayers instead- because unlike you, we could of easily slayed Acnologia," he said. "You can't say that, you weren't even there to witness what he can do," Happy shouted, "This pussy cat sound as tough as he looks," The red exceed said, "Yeah, you're way smarter than him Lector," the pink exceed agreed.
"It doesn't matter if we were there or not," the guy Rogue I think was his name, "What it all boils down to is that we're far superior," Sting offended,
"Let me explain something to ya," spoke the red exceed, "Natsu and those other two are what's known as First Generation Dragon Slayer, 'cause they all got their magic power directly from dragons first hand. Your ole buddy Laxus and that guy Cobra from the Oracion Seis got their magic from dragon lacrimas implanted in their bodies, we call them Second Generation Dragon Slayers. But Sting and Rogue here are way more powerful 'cause not only do they have dragon lacrimas inside 'em, they were also raised by actual dragons who taught them how to use their magic," he explained, "so they're Third Generation Hybrids!"
"Third Generation?!" I exclaimed, "In other words, they're the ultimate Dragon Slayers," the annoying red cat finished, "You guys think you're so much better than everyone else?" I shot at them again, 'They don't just think they are, there's a huge difference in skill between First Gens and Third Gens Dragon Slayers. You wish you were half as strong as they are," the cat spoke again.
"Tell me something, did your dragons disappear in the year X777 too?" I asked, "Yeah, you could say that," Sting said, "More to the point they died," Rogue said. I gasp."The creatures that pasted down their Dragon Slayer magic techniques to us, we eliminated them with our own hands, so that we could earn the title of True Dragon Slayers," he finished.
"Is that really true? Humans killing dragons?" Happy said with a sad expression on his face. I couldn't describe the anger I feeling towards them for doing such an action. "You scum! THOSE WERE YOUR PARENTS!" I yelled at them. Sting was about to reply but was when he saw something in the distance. I turn my head to see what stopped him before his sentence. It looked like a person- on some kind of dog-approaching rapidly. Soon it reached us and the crowd parted.
"THERE YOU TWO ARE! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT TIME IT IS?!" a girl with hair shaded similar to Erza's but in a loose braid. "No." Sting replied, "IT'S 10 MINUTES TILL MIDNIGHT! WE'LL GET DISQUALLIFIED IF NOT ALL OF THE PARTICIPATING MEMBERS ARE AT THEIR INN BY MIDNIGHT!" she yelled again. "What, it's that time already?" Lector said surprised. The girl got off her dog creature thing and walked up to the two, then grabbed them by the collar with one hand and walked back to her creature. She looked at me before speaking up, "I apologize for my comrades' behavior," she said before taking off with the so-called Ultimate Dragon Slayers flopped on the back of the beast, both with motion sickness? I wonder what was that creature? Who was she? Why does it feel like I've met her before? Why does it feel like I'm forgetting something?
"Natsu, Ya know she's right," Happy said, "Huh?" I said confused, "We're gonna be disqualified if we don't get to the inn quickly" He said. "SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS FORGETTING! C'MON HAPPY WE GOTTA RUN!"
How'd you like it, I feel like I failed, I also had to watch that one scene in episode 155 over and over again to get this chapter right. If you liked it, favorite, follow, and review. Bai!