Yo! 'Sup? :D Okay, I sorry for the LATE update. Hontouni sumimasen…. T^T
Seriously, I had a tough week. I had to sit in an exam for a week, and the lateness is self-explanatory, I think. That's why this chapter is longer than usual. : ) Bonus for you readers!
I was a bit weird when nobody had ever asked me about Marn's or Ayumi's appearance. :/ Did you all had imagined them yourself? Because I thought of Ayumi as a girl like the long-haired Angel but her eyes are bigger, blue hair, and…..that's all. Marn's…..o.O Naahh, just stay with your original imagined figure.
With this, I present to you…..The fourteenth chapter!
I don't own Fairy Tail. : ) I only have Reika and the plotlines…
THAT AWKWARD MOMENT when you failed to kiss him/her and the two of you have to share the same bedroom the next moment.
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It's uncomfortable. Yeah, I know.
Ayumi sleeps soundly at the place near the wall. Reika, lying down in between Ayumi and Hibiki, is spacing out while staring at the sober-colored ceiling. She reminisces back the hug before.
-What should I say to him tomorrow? This is just too awkward! And did he intend to kiss me just now? Or maybe he wants to whisper something? ….But that gaze wasn't something that he usually shows, and I was really sure that he looked straight at my lips…..If we managed to do it back then, I wonder what would he taste like?...-
She slaps hard her cheek as wild thoughts come rushing into her mind. Seconds after that, she winces without making a sound, as the slap turns out to be aching her more than expected. She covers her mouth as she can't stand the stinging pain, trying hard not to wake both Ayumi and Hibiki.
As the cheek's starting to cool down, she heard a snuggling sound beside her. She glances.
He is staring at her with a questioning look. Actually, he was also sleepless because of the embarrassment. Before this, he had never triggered any kiss. All of them were initiated by the ladies. Not to mention, he was also nervous.
Unfortunately, when he shifted his sleeping position to un-face her, he heard a whisper like "Argh~". So he turned his body around to take a look.
Both of them look at each other. Then, blush starts to creep at their faces, but the darkness of the night prevents it from showing the colors.
"Uhhh….Are you okay?", he asks, after making sure that the sound was made by her. She shooks a little. "I'm fine."
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"Okay, good night."
"Hn."
"Did you said that you rented a room in Da Costa Inn?", she jerks her brow.
"Yeah, why?"
Excitedly jumping to his front, she exclaims, "Oh my God! If you didn't mention about that, I would have left her corpse bind with this city's crumbles!"
Reika and Hibiki give her a weird face. Ayumi explains, "Actually I wasn't trapped in this town to begin with, I'm on undercover."
Silence….
"What? You don't believe me?"
They stare at her, unconvinced. "Seriously! I'm a spy! No- WE are spies!"
"We?"
"Yeah, we. Me, Christine and Julie."
"You, who and who?", they ask.
"Julie's an Exceed. She is always browsing the town, hovering from the sky at night. A white cat. Christine….", she looks at Hibiki, "Christine is a blackflame mage. She's on undercover at the inn you had rented days ago. And…She has the hots for Hibiki."
Reika is astounded. She glimpses at Hibiki and Ayumi. "Him?", she points out at him.
Ayumi nods. "Yup. No doubts."
He smiles proudly. -another prey coming-, he thought. "Guess I'm too attractive to resist, eh?"
"Sheesh, you're more of a jerk who likes to play around with women."
"You just don't waste every opportunity to belittle me every time you have the chance, right?"
"I'm not belittling you, it's the truth."
"And I guess the ladies won't really care about me flirting around."
"But I care!"
He takes a glance at Reika, not believing what she had just said. "Why do you care?"
"Because if I'm just gonna let you go hitting on the girls out there, it was kinda like ditching my own species of genders."
They facepalm. "You don't have to worry about that, if you wanna know. Even I myself don't really care about her liking him. And let alone the other females", Ayumi counteracts.
"Yeah, you're just over-thinking things."
"Reika, don't bite more than you can chew. It will just burdening you eventually", she adds.
Reika gives them an disturbing look. "Y-You don't care about them, Ayumi? Shouldn't we ban the abusing of women? Are you sure…you're a female?"
Ayumi glares at her. " Since when did flirting is categorized as one of the abusing ways? I am freaking sure I am a female, like you. You want a proof? I can show it….", she gives them a bemused smile.
"Oooohhh, show it!", Hibiki encourages her, receiving a smack at the head by Reika. "Perv. Be quiet."
Somewhere around Lust town….
"Oy, Hibiki! We're here!", Reika yells.
"Great! Ayumi?"
"Right at your tail!", she smiles.
"Wait. You're gonna drive this thing?"
Hibiki looks at the both. "Yeah, why?"
The magic car races through the city full of rubbish at the sidewalks. Ayumi and Reika are at the back seat, wobbling, nearly unconscious. Hibiki is driving with an SE plug attached to his wrist. "Just great. Now I've got two to take care of."
After escaping from the chasing shopkeepers, he makes a stop at a cliffy area.
"It's so fun robbing around items!", she shouts as the wind is blowing slowly at the hill. "Sure is. And by the way, we're not robbing, we're borrowing", he replies. Smirk crosses his face.
The next day, at the West side of the town…..
"How many of them?"
"Around 40."
"Can you handle this, Reika?"
She nods confidently. "Don't worry about me. Just go and get the survivors."
"Okay", Ayumi rushes into the building and Hibiki follows her behind. Then, his steps stop before he could go farther from Reika. He turns back. "Be careful."
She beams. "I will."
That night…
"Okay. Ayumi, you're really sure that these guys are the only ones left at the Western side?"
"Yup."
"Then the Western side is finished." The map of the West of Lust town fades away from the Archive screen. "Tomorrow, we're gonna ambush the Northern side."
They agree. "Go get some sleep. We have a tough day ahead."
At the Northern side…
"Reika! Are you done?", he calls her from the outside.
"Not yet! These scumbags are stubborn!"
While talking to Hibiki, Reika does not realize one of the men are dashing at her with a bat at his hand, trying to kill her in one strike. Once she turns her face….
An avalanche out of nowhere swipes the man away. The snowstorm also brought along the fallen group together in the pile. Ayumi steps closer to Reika, who are staring at her with eyes of disbelief.
"Snow Dragon Slayer. And where's my thanks?"
Reika snickers. "Tch. In your dreams."
Night came…..
"That was a close call! Thanks Ayumi!"
"Look! Even he says thanks to me, where's mine, Reika?"
"I think I'd made it clear, .DREAMS."
"Damn! Why do you have that stupid ego? Is it that hard to give me a word of gratitude?"
She pouts. Ayumi continues, "I should have let that man hit you till you're dead."
Looking away, Reika says with a tone similar to a whisper. "Thanks."
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"What?", Ayumi looks at her. Reika stays silent. "I only say it once. Now, good night." Hiding her blush, she stands up and walks to the bedroom. Hibiki and Ayumi in the room are still astonished by Reika's 'word of gratitude'.
"See? She wasn't that bad."
At the inn…
"I'm Christine. Nice to meet you."
"It's nice meeting you but not a really nice way to meet at the dumpster of the inn."
Hibiki covers his nose a bit with his fingers, being polite in front of a lady. While Ayumi and Reika are closing their nostrils (and mouth) with full two palms, groaning of the smell.
"I'm sorry. We had to meet at a place like this. They wouldn't let me go anywhere unless I said I was going to throw the garbages from the used rooms."
"Enough chitchat! We are dying here! Christine, right? Nice to meet you." While giving her stress-free grin, Reika holds out her right palm, wanting to shake hands with her. Christine accepts it without any hesitation.
"Christine Okumira, at your service."
"Hibiki Laytis", he does not miss the chance to shake hands with her too. Blushing hardly, she takes hold of his palm, shaking it lightly. "Ohh….I know."
"Yeah, I know that you know."
Confused, she tilts her head to the side a bit. "How did you know that I knew you?"
"Ayumi."
Ayumi grins. "Of course I know. And I've already told him that you llllllllllllllllllllllliiiii iiiiiikes him~"
Her face turns crimson red in an instant. "What!? You!"
As she is about to chase Ayumi, Hibiki takes hold of her arm. "There, there. Don't blame her. She was just talking about her teammates. We insisted her to blurt them out, so…..Just let it go."
If only it was not Hibiki that was restraining her, she would have just dragged that person along to go after Ayumi. She sighs. "Guess I'll just let her this time. Besides, don't be bothered by that statement. I have no intentions of getting in your relationship with Jenny."
He flinches a bit. "Jenny?... Oh yeah, right. Jenny…"
-Almost forgot about her*Phew!*-
"We got six here, one at this building, ten at those barns and seventeen at the hospital there", she commands them. Her index finger is pointing at the places at the screen. "We got about six minutes in each places, so be punctual."
They nod together. -Oy, Hibiki. She has the leader aura more than you.-, she takes a quick look at him.
He looks at Reika. -Shut it! I don't care! As long as we can destroy this town for good.-
-You still couldn't snap out of it?-
-You're crazy? I was molested and you want me to just forget it?-
-Yeah…..Molested. That sounds milder.-
-Whatever words that you describe won't be the exact same as what I've been through. This town is gonna pay!-
After three days of rescuing victims and sending them to the Christina back and forth, they are now ready for the final blow. Christine had escorted the last escapees together with her, taking in charge of the last trip to the ground.
"Reika, are you sure you want to do this by yourself?"
"Ayumi. Go. This town is gonna be exploded."
Julie flies and tags Ayumi's skirt. "Ayumi, let's go."
They had found Julie yesterday while 'cleaning' the Eastern area. Julie bears a resemblance to Charle but she has a more childish eyes, unlike Charle who are matured in and out. Complementing the fact that she was taking care of Wendy.
Julie spreads her wings, ready to take flight. "Reika. Don't you dare die on me! I'll make sure you're alive the next time we meet!", shouts Ayumi as she lifts to the air. "Heard that, you raven hair?!"
"Shut up! You're noisy! Of course I'll live!"
Ayumi looks at Reika for three more seconds before looking away. "Be careful, Nee-san", she whispers with a worried tone.
Reika stares at the flying figure until it diminishes into nothing. Hibiki walks to her side. "You've made some great friends, you know?"
She turns to him. "What do you mean?", she shoot her puzzled face.
"Oh, you didn't hear it?" He thought for a second before realizing that it was his telepathy that enables him to hear Ayumi's whisper. He smiles. "Let's just get ready for the next move."
"To all dear townsfolks, I, Reika Dragneel, hereby to gladly demolish this beloved Tsul a.k.a LUST town of yours for the sake of our mission. For those who treasure their lives, I give you 5 minutes to evacuate. I will give you only one chance, whether to continue living at the real world down there or die together with the crumbles of this city!"
Stompings start to echo in the town. Many of them chooses to live from the looks of it. Reika smirks. -You dirty-minded people are not going anywhere.-
As the people have safely escape to the ground, they are surrounded almost instantly by the Royal Army.
"Seize them!", says the leader. His underlings march towards them and forms a perfect trap for catching all of the people. A few minutes later, they are escorted to the prison.
"Where's Cahynn?" One of the head's right hand realizes that Cahynn is nowhere in sight.
"I guess that's about it", she jumps off the tower. After announcing the destroying mission to the people by using the telepathy, she happily runs back to Hibiki. He, on the other hand, is still searching for a perfect place for them to blow up the town.
"Okay, Reika", they crouch down at the street, "You will implant small Hydrogen Bombs at the edges of the town. Make sure they are in hexagon, and will explode at the same time. And I need a big one at the center of the city. Can you do that?"
She nods. "What will you do?"
"I'll guide you to the places where you must place the bombs. And don't use the pendant to call me. I will fully use my magic to connect to you because you must preserve your magic for the bombs."
"Okay, that is the fifth one."
"Now move to the next location. I'm sending the map to you" His fingers types at an incredible speed on the keyboard. While he is too focused on his work, a chubby silhouette appears at his back, holding an empty beer bottle.
SMASH!
"Hibiki? Hello? Hibiki?"
Her pace slows down after realizing that Hibiki is not online anymore. She becomes worried.
-Where the hell is he? We don't have much time left before the explosion occurs.-
She tries to connect with him through the pendant.
"Oy, flirt! Answer me!"
"Argghhh…."
She freezes. Why is he groaning?
"Hey! Are you okay?"
"Reika? Is that you?"
"Yeah. You suddenly went silent and I was worried something might happen to you."
"You called me through the pendant?! Didn't I tell you not to do this?!"
She is taken aback by his tone. "And why do you have to be so mad?" Her voice sounds distant.
"It's….just ….Argghh. That guy, Cahynn….He hit my head with a bottle while I was too engrossed with my Archive."
"Is it serious?"
"I'm fine. Just go plant the last two bombs."
"Hibiki, are you sure? You might have a concussion…"
"I SAID I'M FINE."
She went silent for a few moments before disconnecting the telepathy. -Tch. Arrogant, ego, hard-head, flirt, hypocrite….blah blah-, she curses him silently while sprinting to the last two locations.
-But still…..Why did I feel hurt by his words?- Without her knowing it, tears starts to form at her eyes. -I'm not sulking! I'm not crying!... He chided me somehow.-
He tries to sit upright after collapsing from the hit. Silently, he curses Cahynn. -Coward. If you're a real man, meet me face-to-face! Don't act like a stray cat!-
Snapping his fingers, the Archive shows up again. When he wants to concentrate at the screen, his vision suddenly colored with red. He moves his left hand to touch the spot where he'd been hit. A warm pool of liquid is there. He looks at his left hand and saw…blood.
-Shit!- He tries to connect with Reika back but is blocked by an unknown reason. -Shit shit shit! Reika! Don't block me, damn it! I'm bleeding to death here!-
Once again, he tries to connect to her but fails. -SHIT!-
Angered by her, he stands up and walks quickly to the last place where the final bomb will be planted. -Don't you dare blaming me for doing this, Reika. You forced me to.-
After arriving at the center, he saw Reika activating her Hydrogen Bomb. He waits at the side, letting her to finish placing it first. Who knows, maybe it will explodes if he interferes that particular time?
Finishing her task, she turns to face Hibiki who are staring at her with fiery eyes. "Oh, hey Hibik-"
"-Why did you block me?"
She looks at him. "Because you were mad at me-"
"Yeah! And I am still angry at you!"
Avoiding his stare, she looks away, afraid to face the raging Hibiki. "Do you know how dangerous you would put yourself into? Cahynn is still lurking out somewhere in this city and you're all alone! This is a job, Reika! For God's sake, Don't act like a spoiled child!"
She bit her lips, feeling hurt by his words. -Yeah…I am a child trapped in an adult body. Can't you see?-
"Stop sulking now. Let's go to the Christina. Sensei is waiting for us", he tries to reach Reika's hand but she pulls back slowly and walks forward. She is still hurt by his words. Watching her actions, he sighs. "Fine. If that's what you want."
"MEN~! It's been a long time since we last met, my handsome men, Hibiki!", says Ichiya while pointing out his index fingers to both of them who had just aboard the Christina. "And hi to this lady. Reika Dragneel if I'm not mistaken? Men~?"
-Boy, how did I was dragged into this mess?-
"Yeah…I'm Reika. Nice to meet you, Ichiya-san."
"Please, just call me Ichiya, MEN~", he holds her palm and kisses it lightly. "What a beautiful fate that has fall upon us. It was a pleasure meeting you…Men~" Hibiki, who were standing at the side, ignores the two and starts to do the countdown of the explosion.
Laughing nervously, she pulls back slowly and tries to find an excuse. "Well, Ichiya, if you would allow me, I have a town to destroy now. So….Can I?"
"Of course, men~, do whatever you have to do."
She stands beside Hibiki. Both maintain their serious face. No smiles and all, unlike their usual meetings. He is angry at her, and so was Reika. Ichiya, who are watching the two, senses a dark aura in the atmosphere.
"So, Men~…..You are positive that the town is free from any living things?"
Both of them snicker. "I'm pretty sure that there's one special homo sapien left behind."
"What? Then we can't fly the Christina away! We must go back and fetch him or her! Men~"
Reika replies, "There's no need."
Then, Hibiki follows, "Because he is better dead anyway."
"Just let him die with the city", say both of them in unison. Death aura is emitting from their body. Ichiya gulps. -Better for me not to say anything anymore….Men~-
The center of the city is left empty by the townsfolk when a glowing ball planted at the mid-air enlarges and…..
KABOOOMMMM!
The center is turned into dust and vestiges seconds after the explosion. And it did not stop there. The heat explosion spreads to the places surrounding it. All are smashed to bits within minutes.
Some small lumps of soil and bricks of buildings are still left unbroken by the center explosion and they are flying outside, heading to the ground below the moving town. Seconds after that, The small bombs implanted in hexagon explodes, making the flying excesses crumbles to the ground in dusts. Smokes fly to the sky after every inch of the town are destroyed completely.
"Reika."
She doesn't reply.
"Mission accomplished."
When he is about to continue, Reika collapses to the ground. Her skin wrinkles as she hyperventilates. Shocked, Hibiki squats down to take a closer look at Reika, feeling worried about her sudden change. He puts her head at his laps, slaps her cheeks lightly while calling her name.
"Reika!"
She still does not reply.
"Oy Reika! What happen?!"
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I actually don't know what to drabble here, because the abrupt ending is a bit too…what do you say, alarming? So….Till next chapter. :3