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The wagon wobbles as it run along the rocky road to Fairy Tail. Inside...
Hibiki just looks at Reika with eyes full of pity. She has a really terrible motion sickness that any tiny movements of the carriage will make her throw out the next moment. Her face had already turned greenish blue.
Well, what else he can do? As if he can cast Troia on her, he would probably done that hours before they started their journey. Again, Reika coveres her mouth as the wagon shifts to the side rapidly.
''Don't you have any methods to overcome this (horrible)problem of yours? '', he sweat-drops while folding his arms.
''I..*uuurrppp*...think there's o...*uurrrp*...one way...'', she answers with the last of her energies left.''...*uurrrpp*...pu...punch m-me...''.
His eyes widen. ''HUH? YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!''
''No...I-I'm*uuurrp*...not'', her body is already as limp as mashed vegetable." It's better for me to pass out *uurrp*rather than living in hell..."
''There's got to be another way...'' -No way I'm gonna hurt a lady...- ,Hibiki glances at Reika which has turned white.-...ESPECIALLY in that state!-
" Maybe we should talk about something, you know, like attracting your mind to other things. Maybe it's just your mindset that was keeping you inside the box. So let's-"
"- I'm not in a box! We're in a freaking moving wagon!"
He facepalms. -Now I understand Lucy's suffering when she's dealing with Natsu...-
" What I mean is to make your mind undistracted by this vehicle in motion and focus on telling a story to me and stuff...understood?"
Reika lifts her head to see Hibiki. " And what *uuurrp*...should I te-tell*uurrp* you about?"
"Let's start with your past."
She seems to be thinking for a while and she shifts from the lying position to sitting.
Reika's POV
Okay, first of all, my parents had passed away when I was a child. I can't even remember their face. I *uuurrp*...was retrieved by a man named Marn at the orphanage.*uurrp*... He said he's one of my relatives and claims that he had promised my parents that he will took care of me if something happened to them. I know nothing that time so I just*uuurrrp*...went with the flow.
As if it was fated to be, when we were walking*uurrp*...down a street, it suddenly rains. I looked around to fetch myself something to shelter with, but he just raised his arms above my head and the droplets of*uurp*...water is deflected! I was moved by his actions because he sheltered myself from the rain but not himself. He was drenched. I asked him," why didn't Marn protect himself from the water?"(she was a kid so that's why she was talking a bit like Juvia).
He answered," I want to be one with the water..."
"Why?"
"You're still a kid and I don't expect you to understand though...As you can see, I'm a water mage," he smiled. He twirled his index finger and a small water ball formed at the tip.
My eyes sparkled because I was in awe. " Can I be one with water too? I want to play with the ball."
"Not so fast, Reika-chan," he stopped twirling his finger and the water ball diminished." Magic is not something for you to play, it was a power to protect your loved ones."
I blinked. He sighed." Yeah, you're still a child so, sure you wouldn't understa-"
"-Can you teach me?"
"Huh?"
"Can-you-teach-me, Marn?"
He froze." For what?"
I grinned." I want to protect you!"
He seemed startled but he smiled afterwards. -This kid sure gonna grow up to be something later-
And so, he taught me the ways of a water wizard. At the beginning, I often passed out because of the harsh training he gave me. But after a while, I was used to it. My body can control a small amount of water in a beaker or jug. Marn's was at a higher level in which he can control the downpour of rain at certain villages. He normally get called by the townsfolks to help them prevent flood or drought from happening. Some of them also asked Marn to sprinkle water to farms or feeding herds of animals with water. But surely, he was paid for that. We became really close that the villagers often call ourselves as the Water Duo. We accomplished the small missions within the village areas to get ourselves something to eat. The people there were also very friendly towards us and treated us like one of the residents.
" So, where is he now?", Hibiki seems so focused.
Reika's face turns gloomy. He smells something fishy.
"He's dead", she retorts.
As a well-known water mage in the residencies, he has made a lot of friends as much as his enemies. They envy Marn and had done numerous ridiculous things to him, just to make him misuse his power to 'innocent' people. Their dirty hearts and minds led to this unforgettable tragedy...
Marn and I was walking downtown to buy some groceries when suddenly someone grabbed my arm. My hands that was gripping Marn's palm slipped away without him realizing. Maybe my hands are too small to stimulate his senses and a note was placed.
Come to Road Allegro at 4 p.m. If not, wave your beloved Water Twin goodbye.
(You-know-who)
I was very startled that time so I didn't struggle much to escape. Maybe it was my fault for not putting much effort into releasing myself as I was hoping that Marn would come and show them who's the real boss in the small rural area. But , really, I have no idea that they would be that serious in which they put a knife at my throat when Marn showed up at the end of the street and started to punch the troupe.
"Kid", he said," be a good girl or this blade will send you to the angel."
That time, I realized that this group has no intention of letting me go to Marn even if he had beat them to pulps. Hence, with the petite body of a ten year-old girl, I bit his hands and launched some small attacks to help Marn. Much to my dismay, they only inflict small injuries to them that was similar to a scratch. I panicked.
The man earlier that threatened me with a knife, got up after struggling with the pain in his bloodied hands(I bit him, remember?) and shove his pocket knife towards my direction. I turned back and-
SHHHRRAAAKKK!
Bloods splashed across my face. Marn's ribs was torn by the knife! He was trying to protect me. PROTECT ME!
I was shocked because I can see his wounds very clearly which wasn't supposed to be seen by an underage child. Yeah, I was scarred for my whole life, plus with Marn in the picture, anyone could get traumatized.
While hiding his pain, Marn walked towards that man and grabbed him, tightly. He whispered something to him which caused him to shudder from frightedness. I thought I heard something like ,"lay a hand on her and you can go to Hell with me..."(That's not fair, Marn should go to Heaven!)
Marn yelled ,"Reika! That spell!"
"What spell?"
"The one..."
My eyes widen. No...Not that...
"Hurry!", his grips started to weaken. The culprit was trying to run away!
"I don't want to!"
"Reika!Now!", his shirt was soaked in blood as he shouted in rage.
"...Or else, you want someone else to be murdered like me!"
THUMP!
I realized something. I remembered something.
-Magic is not for you to play, it was a power to protect your loved ones-
-I want to protect you-
I browsed through my mind. Yeah, sure, I wanted to protect him but I love the villagers too. I want to protect them too. What's the use of learning magic for four years when you can't even protect your most important person?
Therefore, I raised my left hand to form a small 'o' while my right arm bent to the side, like pulling a slingshot.
-I want to protect them!-
My left hand aimed for the wicked man.- Wait, I want something more...Yeah. His head. I want a headshot.-
I smirked.
-Feel my wrath, asshole!-
-Something's not right here. This isn't myself. What's 'asshole', by the way? I always heard that coming from Marn's mouth but never asked him for real. I don't want my attacks for vengeance, I want to protect! This isn't right!-
I aimed back to his body and my right hand dashed forward...
-I'm sorry I couldn't protect you, Marn...-
"HYDROGEN BOMB!"
Almost half of the street was blown backwards. Dusts flew to the air, along with the shattered bodies. My body wrinkled from the dehydration of the attack, but there's abundant of fresh air flowing to the surrounding. I didn't know what was what anymore. What I know that time was that my magic had depleted rapidly.
I fainted.
When I woke up, I was on a bed in an infirmary. A nurse came in and greeted me. I asked her what has happened.
She claimed that I had been transferred to a nearby orphanage as there are no more people who wanted to adopt me. I had no other relatives except Marn. Since that, I learned to be physically strong (since magic alone isn't enough) and fully use my specially-gifted poker face because I want to hide my feelings...
Reika went silent.
Hibiki moves to sit beside her. He stretches his left hand.
" You felt insecure, that's why you keep frowning to yourself", he says.
He takes Reika's right hand and puts it onto his left palm." You know which person you can open up to, so I won't force yourself if don't want to show your real feelings to me."
-That calming pair of eyes...-she thought,- It was exactly the same as Marn.-
She don't know why, but she feels safe by being next to Hibiki.
"Hey, flirty."
"Yeah?"
"Can I cry?"
"Of course."
With that, I end the third chapter...hehe
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This chapter is a bit sad and I promise the next chapter, I would write a more happening scene because she has set her foot into ...
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