P.O.V Aurora
We have been riding for a while now. Chatting, teasing and laughing as if we were old friends ''' He won't betray me, what do you think Cheshire?''' i asked my good friend who was following us next to me.
'''He is a good guy''' he purred as a cat.
I giggled- Yes, he is- i said out loud without noticing it.
-He is what?- asked Laxus crooking an eyebrow confused, making me giggle a bit more.
-Nothing darling, nothing- i shacked my head giggling a bit more.
-Now it's my time to ask, when are you going to stop calling me darling?- he asked me with an annoyed tone but his amused expression betrayed him.
-Never- i sang going a bit faster and laughing at his sigh of annoyance.
-Then would you at least tell me, why do you call me darling?- he asked catching up with me.
-Well one of my favorite stories since i was a kid was Alice in the land of Wonderland- i began surprised at his interested gaze "He wants to know about me?..."- And my favorite characters are The Cat Cheshire...- Cheshire laughed next to me- ... and The Red Queen who always calls everybody darling (I took this idea from the T.V Show: Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)... i think that i read the story so much times that it ended up being a habit- i shrugged from shoulders not giving it too much importance.
-You really are strange- i heard him mutter, i bet that he didn't notice that he said it out loud.
-Thanks- i said, head up and back straight.
-Someone calls you strange and you thank them, what is wrong with you?- he asked to no one in particular.
-Nothing is wrong with me. When you call me strange, you are calling me rare, unique, interesting and special. I see it like that, and if i tell you the truth- i smiled brightly at him- I'd love being strange!- we both laughed together.
'''We are here, it's time!''' Cheshire told me.
Suddenly i stopped laughing and my expression turned serious- Are you ok?- Laxus asked me concern. I stopped my horse in front of his- Hey what are you doing?!- he exclaimed.
P.O.V Laxus
-Thanks- she said, head up and back straight. I didn't notice that i had thought out loud.
-Someone calls you strange and you thank them, what is wrong with you?- i asked to no one in particular "What is wrong with this girl?... she is really strange... and interesting...".
-Nothing is wrong with me. When you call me strange, you are calling me rare, unique, interesting and special. I see it like that, and if i tell you the truth- she smiled brightly at me like if she was telling me that she was proud of herself- I'd love being strange!- we both laughed together, i because she was right at all she said.
Suddenly she stopped laughing and her expression turned serious- Are you ok?- i asked her concern "Is she hurt anywhere?". She stopped my horse in front of mine almost making me fall- Hey what are you doing?!- i exclaimed angrily "What is wrong with her?". Out of the blue she began to emanate magic energy that surrounded us... as if it was covering us like a blanket... as a shield... "This is her magic..." i thought impressed. Her magic felt warm... but cold at the same time... "How does she do that?".
-Laxus Dreyer- she started gaining all my attention "She didn't call me darling... This must be serious..."- This might be a simple mission for you but for me my life it's in game- my eyes widened in surprise "Did she know about it?"- Of course i knew about it- she scoffed "I reformulate a question i once did... Can she read minds?"- But my father doesn't know, i know... i'll tell you everything once we get to the safe house but i have to know one thing... Can i trust you?- her voice was soft... like it would break in any moment... but at the same time determined.
I locked my gaze with her's... i felt like her dark eyes were capable of looking in my soul... i thought it for a moment... "Can she trust me?... would i give up my life for her?..." i asked myself while recalling the brief moments i spent with her... we acted as if we knew each other from always... she could be... no she is a good friend of mine...
-You can!- i told her seriously.
I sighed relived and smiled gently- That's good... and i want to tell you that you can trust me- she assured me- So please follow me- she said before starting to ride, well she was racing more than riding, her horse being followed by me in silence "This isn't the way to the safe house" i thought noticing the path she was taking... and that she is still using her magic "It's as if she was protecting us from something... or hiding us... she can handle herself quiet well alone... maybe she isn't such a daddy's girl as i thought..." we continued racing for another ten minutes until she stopped in front of a small cottage that had it's own horse stance. We left the horse there and entered the cottage... it was very clean- Sit down please- she pointed at the sofa while she sat at the arm chair in front of it, i took a seat and waited for an explanation- You know that i'm in danger because a secret society wants me dead- she began- Well that society has people working in my mansion- "What?!... How does she know all this?"- They know about where we were going and are waiting us there to ambush us, that's why we came here. No one knows about this place, after all it belonged to my secret magic teacher... and was passed to me when we... passed away...- she stiffened a bit as she did when she told me about her dead aunt but shrugged it away- My father was going to hire one of the ten saint mages to guard me... but the traitors convinced in a way to Gaston, one of my father's closest men, without him noticing that the best choice were you... Laxus.
-Why me?- i asked confused.
-Because the society knows about your past... they know that you tried to take over the place of Master of Fairy Tail...- she murmured not being able to look at my face "She doesn't trust me... and i that would have liked to be her friend..."- They thought that if they promised you help to become the Master... you would give me to them...- she finished.
-How dare they?!- i exclaimed punching the table and smashed it into a lot of pieces- I would never do that- i assured her.
-I know, now i do- she flashed me her soul reflection smile, calming me down "She trusts me that's a beginning..." but there still something that was bothering me- How did you know all this?- i asked, this time not hiding my curiosity.
-With magic- she smirked playfully- I'm a ghost mage, you might never had heard about us because we are very few.
-Ghost mage... could it be similar as a Seith Mage?- i guessed remembering my friend Bickslow.
-No, Seith mage use possession magic... if you want to find similarities with another magic... you could say that the most similar one is Celestial magic- she explained "Celestial?"- We ghost mages help the souls of dead people who didn't find peace to pass to the other world... when we do that we make a contract with their souls... we would be able to summon them whenever we need aid and they'll fight along with us. However, our magic it's not that simple- i notice that her hands began to shake- When we help a tormented to pass to the other side... we suffer their deaths...- her voice was a simple whisper but i could hear her.
-What do you mean by suffer their deaths?!- i asked a bit alternated.
-If someone died in a fire... an i help his/hers soul pass to the other world... i would feel myself burning even though i'm fine...
-That magic is a curse!- i exclaimed worried for her - How could you be so cheerful all the time if you had felt death... i don't know how many time?!
-Fifteen times- she murmured 'Eh?' i replied not understanding what she meant with fifteen- I had felt death fifteen times- she told me this time her voice regaining her cheerful tone "Fifteen times?... and not going crazy?..."- And do you know what i'd love each time- she said proud making me look at her as if she was crazy... and maybe she was- I had helped fifteen people to find peace... and i'm proud of it... i'm proud of who i am... i don't see my gift as a curse... and i don't care of what anyone thinks... not even you- she finished.
I looked at her surprised... and amazed at how she knows who she is... and loves herself... not being vain at all...-You truly are strange- i remained her with a smile.
-Thanks! I still didn't tell you how i discovered all this. The most fascinating thing about ghosts is that if you are not a ghost mage it is impossible to notice them if they are not attacking someone, they are perfect for gossips- she winked playfully at me "She used ghosts to know what was her father hiding from her... amazing"- Also, i can turn myself into a ghost, create illusions, summon all the sixteen ghosts i made a contract with at one, curse, break curses, talk with the souls in the other side, predict deaths and fight with a sword. However, i'm not good at all at hand combat or using my magic offensively without summoning ghosts- she lowered her head ashamed "So she is better at defensive than offensive...".
-You said sixteen ghosts?- she answered my question with a nod- But you only made a contract with fifteen ghosts... how is it possible?
-There are souls that did really bad things when they were dead- she began explaining- They are not allowed to pass to the other way even though we try to help them... they are well known by the ones that can't see them as maligned spirits. They are chained to this world living on pain and hater all the time for the rest of eternity- my eyes widened in shock "You can end up like that?!"- However there is a way of freeing them. If a ghost spirit founds one and performs a ritual in which the mage makes the maligned spirit see their mistakes... if the mage is able to open the eyes of the ghost, this one will be free from the pain and hater but will have to stay in this world until he makes enough good actions to pay for the bad ones he made when he/she was alive. The majority stay with the ghost mage that helped them and pay their mistakes by helping the mage with whatever they need.
"Her magic is... kind of complicated... but interesting too"- So you have a maligned spirit?
-Yes, i do. Since i was seven years old- she smiled sweetly, maybe recalling the moment when she made the contract with the ghost. For the experience i had with mages that work with contracts with creatures from another world, they could be tyrants or best friend... i bet that she is the second one- His name is Cheshire, let me show him to you- with a wave of hand a man of about her age appeared behind her with a creepy big smile. He had purple hair and green eyes- When they open their eyes they forget their names... so the mage gets to name them... as i told you before since i was small i loved Alice in the land of Wonderland... so when i saw Cheshire's smile it remembered me from the cat in the story... that's why i named him like that...- she explained blushing embarrassed while gazing the floor. I blinked a few times and then... broke in laughter as i had never done "She truly is strange!"- What are you laughing at?- she shirked- Stop it!- she pouted i could feel the salty smell of her tears... which made me laugh even harder, if that was possible, "She is so childish! But at the same time mature... what a strange girl...". My laughter seceded when a pillow hit my face, i took it and gazed at Aurora emotionless- Ups!- she just smirked and shrugged from shoulders.
-If you wanna play...- i smirked evilly throwing a pillow at her which she dodged.
-Nananana- she sang while dodging pillows and sticking her tongue at me- You can't catch... Ita!
-Yes!- i shouted happily because i hit her "She has good reflects... i won't have to work too much one her...".
-Cheshire!- she said out loud and i began to be hit by a lot of pillows from everywhere.
-That's not fair!- i exclaimed.
-Who said that?- she asked cockily "If we are gonna play like that..." i turned into thunder and locked my arms around her waist from behind using her as a human shield- Hey! That's not fair!
-Who said that?- i murmured teasingly in her ear.
Then i slipped with a pillow falling in my back, it didn't hurt because the floor was almost all covered by pillows, we both laughed so hard that we almost stopped breathing "It's been a while since i had last laughed like this".
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