Chapter Thirteen
I continued running for as long as I could, and with Laxus' rather large body he'd have a hard time maneuvering through these woods. Eventually, though, I had to stop. I'm sure I've got a little while.
Of course, though, I had to be wrong, Laxus had caught up before I even finished sitting down. Now, here I am, in Laxus' arms trying to get away from the food he's trying to force into my mouth, feeling his chest rumble with laughter behind me.
I had no idea Laxus had a playful side, of course that could just be the spell and he's getting the playfulness from me.
Eventually, he just plugged my nose, waiting for me to open my mouth to shove the bread in. Once he succeeded in our little game, he shot me a smug smirk, then turned to continue walking in the direction I was running.
That's odd. That's the second time I've completely taken the lead, and both times he hasn't needed to change the direction afterwards. Maybe Polyusica was right about us being able to read eachothers' thoughts. Just not quite actual thoughts, more like the intention or something, that might be why I just ran in the direction I felt like I should go to.
"Oi, girly, you coming?" I looked up to only see trees.
"Damn." I muttered under my breathe, then stood up to go in the direction I felt was right.
"Laxus? Where are we even going to?" I yell.
"I'm already there so you'll see in a few minutes." I sigh and start to jog, I really don't want to be out in the woods all night.
I finally make it to a break in the trees and the first thing I see is a beautiful lake with large stones and boulders surrounding it, and a large clearing with the occasional tree or boulder, the entire area bordered by one large cliff, I look at the lake to find the source of the roaring sound I hear and see a large waterfall coming down the cliff into the lake.
"Oh my gosh, this place is gorgeous, I had no idea a place like this even existed. How is it with how much time Natsu spends in the woods he's never come across this and told me about it?" I turn to see Laxus smirking.
"Natsu can't get within two hundred feet of this place, nobody can, other than the Raijinshuu, gramps, and me. And apparently you."
"What do you mean?"
"My house is right over there," I look in the direction he's pointing and see the most beautiful house I had ever seen before in my life, not overly large, but not small, stone exterior with a wood door and porch, with a small balcony on the second floor, "and I like my privacy, so I had Freid put up a rune barrier. Nobody can get in unless I am with them, other than the Raijinshuu and gramps."
"What did you mean 'and apparently me'?" Looking back to him after ogling the house.
"You ran right through the barrier, even though I was far enough behind you that you should have just hit the wall."
"That's interesting, maybe it was the spell, you should ask Freid about it tomorrow. Or get him to make other runes involving only one of us and see if the other can still go in that area." I put my forefinger and thumb to my chin to think about other possibilities.
"Doesn't matter as long as it's only you, don't bring anyone else though." I look to Laxus, confused.
"Why would I be coming here?"
"This is where I'll be training you, and until you can be trusted in town around other people, you'll be living here."
"What!? No! I refuse! I live alone, there'd be no one in any sort of danger."
"Aren't you the one always complaining about people at the guild breaking in and just doing whatever they want?"
"So then have Freid put up a barrier around my house." Laxus just shook his head and sighed.
"They're gramps' orders, talk to him about it. Tomorrow. Right now you have to train."
"But-"
"First you're learning how to summon the lightning to you." He interrupted me, the jerk.
"I thought this training was to learn to control it, not use it?"
"You can't learn to control something if you can't even get it to work. It'd be like trying to tell your spirits to do something but not even knowing how to summon them to do it."
"I guess that's true. So, how do I do it?" He looked at me and after a few moments of thought he shrugged his shoulders. "How can I learn if you can't teach me how you make the freaking lightning?"
"Not sure, it's just second nature to me. How do you summon your spirits?"
I thought about it, I guess it is difficult to explain something you just know how to do.
"Well, I guess I summon my magic and send it into the key, and say the chant."
"Then, try doing that but just sending it in front of you."
I nod, close my eyes and raise my hand, "Don't just raise your hand and aim at anything!" I open my eyes, annoyed, it's what you told me to do! "At least aim at the cliffside, not at my house or me." I understand why he yelled. I huff and go sit on a lone boulder, looking at the cliffside opposite his house.
Once again I close my eyes and raise my hand. I call my magic and attempt to push it outside my hand. I feel my fingers tingle, and I think I hear a spark, but all too quickly I feel my magic draining. After another hour, I have no magic left to speak of.
"I can't do it. It uses to much magic." I grumble to myself.
"At least you got a few sparks, try again in the morning before we head to the guild." I turn to see Laxus standing slightly behind me to my right.
"I thought you went inside."
"I did for a few minutes. Come on, I'll show you to your room."
I got up and shuffled my way to the house, I'm exhausted, I'm almost happy I don't have to walk all the way home.
Once I was through the doors, I had to stop myself from gasping. The inside was just as amazing as the outside, if not more. Glossy pine wood floors and stone walls, to my right a wonderfully sized kitchen with ceramic countertops. I could only imagine the bedrooms and bathrooms were done in the same design. Deep brown leather furniture, with dark brown curtains and even tan blankets on the couch.
"Wow, I didn't thinks most guys had curtains. Or blankets on their couches."
"I didn't always. Ever brought the curtains because she felt a house needed them, and she got sick of sticking to the couches, so she got the blankets to sit on. But, not before complaining about it with Bix here and him making a comment about her sitting on him instead of the furniture." I had to laugh at that. I knew how Bixlow could be, and sometimes he just went that little bit too far with his comments.
Laxus started walking up some stairs and I soon followed. Once up the stairs, I saw Laxus pass a few doors then stopped at an open one.
"This is the room Ever usually sleeps in when she stays. I told her you'd be using it. She wasn't happy but she didn't object. She also said, 'if your clothes get ruined training she has some you can borrow, but only if absolutely necessary'. As far as I know she only uses the closet so you can get some clothes from your house tomorrow and put them in the drawers. The bathroom was the first door at the top of the stairs. My room is right next to this one in that direction." He pointed the opposite direction of the stairs.
"Um, thanks, but I really don't have to use Evergreen's room."
"You'd rather use the ones the guys use?"
"No, I mean I could sleep on the couch or something."
"It's not really her room anyways, she's just the one who uses it the most. Go to bed, it's late."
"Kay, good night."
"Night."
Hello, my muses. I know it's been practically a month and I'm sorry. I'm just really stuck and I really wanted to get you guys a longer chapter than the last few. This was the longest I could get out of my brain. I keep getting distracted by other thoughts in there.
But anywho, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Keep sending me inspiration, I could really use it. I hope to see you all soon.