SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 1 out, this is Chapter 2 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?
Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny and my OC.
Chapter 2: A New Healer?
"Where the hell did that girl go?" Gray muttered, running around Magnolia. "Geez, disappearing without a word like that. What the hell was Gramps thinking, making her my responsibility? Okay, that's something new." He blinked, as a chilling mist erupted from the forest. "Is she in there? Damn, I can't see anything. The mist is too thick. Found you. What do you think…" he began his tirade. "What the…" he trailed, seeing Ami floating on the banks of the lake, surrounded by streams of dew water. Moments later, the dewdrop jets collected around the inverted vase of amrita she held in her palm and entered the small vial.
"You know, you shouldn't run off like that." Gray made his presence known. "Especially since you don't know your way around very well."
"I'm sorry." Ami apologized.
"Never mind that." Gray waved. "So, what are you doing here?"
"Collecting dew drops." Ami answered.
"Huh?" Gray blinked.
"Dew drops in the early morning are one of the best healing mediums." Ami explained.
"I didn't know that." Gray admitted. "Looks like Wendy has competition, which is a good thing, considering she can't use her healing magic for too long."
"Oh no, I won't dare to put my abilities in Wendy's league." Ami flustered.
"Aren't you too modest?" Gray wondered.
"Eep!" Ami squeaked, and turned away, blushing.
"What's wrong?" Gray asked, concerned.
"Your clothes…" Ami's cheeks turned redder than what one Hyuuga Hinata could muster.
"When did…" the habitual stripper hurried off to find his discarded shirt.
Later that day…
"Gray," Mirajane sighed, the ice mage sat on his usual chair at the bar. "Your clothes…"
"Ah!" the half-naked teen took off.
"Don't worry, you'll get used to it." Mirajane assured their newest member.
"I doubt it." Ami muttered.
Sometime later…
"What's this?" Gray peered over Ami's shoulder, after returning to the Guild after a job.
"Quiet, Gray." Jet chided, both Levy and Ami were huddled over a chessboard.
"It is so hard to make a move." Levy complained.
"What are you saying?" Gajeel retorted, shifting one of Levy's knights.
"Gajeel, don't interrupt!" Levy pouted.
"Checkmate." Ami ended the game.
"Finally!" Jet and Dory sank into the bench.
"Man, watching them made me tired." Wakaba sighed.
"Gajeel, now you made me lose!" Levy whined.
"So?" the Steel Dragon Slayer chomped on a steel bar. "This was boring."
"Boring?" Levy shrieked, instantly going into righteous mode.
"Cool your horses, short stuff." The taller mage teased, his hand on her forehead and preventing the flailing script mage from doing any permanent damage.
"You'd think those two would just stop dancing around each other by now." Mirajane joked, placing Ami's cup of camellia tea on the table.
"We aren't anything!" Levy protested, Gajeel splattering something not comprehensible.
"Gajeel, I demand a showdown now!" Natsu posted his normal challenge.
"Here we go again." Ami sighed, dodging a flying mug as yet another fight broke out.
"Idiots." Lucy muttered, she and Happy taking refuge under the bar counter.
"Agreed." Ami concurred. "Mind if I join in?"
"Be my guest." Lucy shrugged.
"Aye!" the blue Exceed raised his paw.
"Aspirin?" Ami offered the pill bottle.
"Thank you." Lucy replied.
"You know, it's times like this to take a job." Ami suggested.
"Right on!" Lucy agreed. "Mira, Ami and I are off on a job!" she informed, grabbing a request leaflet from the request board.
"Right now?" Mirajane blinked.
"We have to get away from this chaos, somehow." Lucy shrugged.
"You got a point there." Mirajane sweatdropped.
"Stop this, you brats!" Makarov hollered, breaking up the fight, after the two girls made their getaway.
"So, how's the job?" Mirajane welcomed the two girls back two days later.
"Surprisingly well." Lucy admitted.
"I think what she means was there's not much infrastructure damage." Ami explained, presenting the repair invoice to Mirajane.
"That's a new low." Mirajane praised.
"Well, unlike some people," Lucy cast a knowing look at Natsu and Gray. "The two of us do have some degree of self-restraint."
"That's true." Makarov nodded sagely, ignoring the two boys' indignant exclaims and sipping his beer. "You two brats could learn something from them."
"DODGE!" Lucy grinned, Ami's solidified water senbon came close to nicking both elemental mages.
And dodge Natsu and Gray did as Mirajane and Makarov looked on in amusement, seeing the two boys get their just desserts.
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