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Poll CLOSED! I'm still leaning towards Mystogan, Zeref, or both of them, but I'll consider other options as the story goes on.
Enjoy!
As the years went by…
Hayden giggled with Levy and Cana as the little blue 'dragon' landed on Natsu's head.
Lisanna raced towards her make-believe 'husband' gently removing the odd flying cat and hugging him towards her chest.
"Let's call him Happy!" she suggested to Natsu. "Because that's what he made us!"
"Yeah!" he agreed with a wide smile.
"Hey, Levy!" Droy called.
The small blue-haired girl turned towards the two boys with odd haircuts.
"Yes?" she asked quietly.
"Team up with us!" Jet suggested.
"Uh…um…" Levy frowned a bit.
She didn't really want to team up with them. She's heard their discussions about trying to find another team member, and were only asking her because they didn't think that she'd say no.
(AN: I'm not being harsh, that's just what it seemed like to me during that episode where Team Natsu went to the past for the day and we got to see everyone when they were younger. It was later on that their crushes on her started.)
"Sorry boys, Levy-san already agreed to team up with me for a while." A voice came from behind, and Levy turned to see Hayden smiling at the boys apologetically.
"Oh." Jet said, shoulders slumping a bit. "Okay."
"Maybe next time." Droy agreed.
And they left, muttering about asking Laki.
"Thanks." Levy said with a sigh of relief, turning back towards her friend. "I wasn't sure how to turn them down nicely."
"Not at all! Of course, now that means we'll have to go on jobs together for a while." Hayden said with a laugh, winking at her.
"R-really?" Levy asked, wide-eyed. "Are you sure? I'm not very strong…"
"That's fine, neither am I!" Hayden assured her. "We'll grow stronger together!"
Levy grinned at her, though she didn't think the other girl was giving herself enough credit. With how much she trained and how many different types of magic she dabbled in, she was practically on the fast track to becoming an S-Class mage!
Hayden stared down at the ground as her mind whirled, trying to register what she was being told.
'What is this pain in my chest?' she wondered absentmindedly. 'Oh. I need oxygen.'
She breathed in through her nose.
It didn't help.
She brought her hand up to cover her mouth in an attempt to hide the sob that escaped.
Three days later she stared at Lisanna's coffin being laid into the ground.
Hayden walked towards Levy, before sitting at the bar next to her and laying her head down at the table.
"I miss her." Levy said with a sad sigh, being sure to speak quietly enough that Mira couldn't hear her.
The older girl had started working at the bar. After all, she couldn't make a living taking missions that required magic, since her grief and guilty conscious had caused her magic to leave her. Elfman was having similar issues.
Hopefully they would get better.
"So do I." Hayden said sadly. "I hate seeing the people around me get hurt."
"And losing someone is even worse." Levy murmured, wiping away a tear.
The two girls were quiet for a long minute.
"You know what this means." Hayden said. "We need to get stronger so that this doesn't happen to our nakama again."
Levy turned, looking her right in the eye before giving her a determined nod.
From across the room, Natsu could hear their conversation. The last thing he wanted was to be reminded of Lisanna's loss, but he couldn't turn off his dragon slayer senses.
He froze thoughtfully as he heard Hayden's declaration.
She was right. The stronger they were, the harder it would be for someone to hurt them.
He'd better get training.
Please review!
You guys will find out more about Hayden's magical abilities later. Just note that it's not unusual for mages to be able to use more than one type. Erza, Mira, Laxus, Makarov, Mystogan, Natsu, Freed, and Evergreen, for example.
I was tempted to let Lisanna stay, but I realized that Hayden logically wouldn't have been anywhere near where the Strauss siblings were when she 'died.' Oh well, she'll be back later on.
And yes, that's right-there will be no Team Shadow Gear. While I love the name, I really don't like Jet and Droy. They're annoying, a bit possessive, and I don't want them trying to mess with Gajeel and Levy's budding attraction any more than necessary when Gajeel eventually shows up.