BlackLynx17: Yeah! Mest met Wendy in the first chapter! I hate stories where they don't see each other until like... forever (cough, two chapters, cough, cough). Anyways, thanks for my reviews, I hoped you like the first chapter to this story and the ones to come after!
"Looks like you were right about the circus being nothing but a joke Doranbolt. We must have been waiting at the plaza for three hours with no sign of them at all." Jamie complains, rolling his neck around.
"I wouldn't say that." I tell him back.
He hums lightly, ignoring my words as he sulks, but Max and Lahar on the other hand actually listened to me and I catch their eyes staring with their eyebrows raised.
"I saw one." I confess, deciding not to keep them in the dark for long.
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"Wait- wha- YOU SAW ONE?!" Jamie explodes, a bright grin on his face.
"Yeah, I made a stop at Kana's bakery on my way home and saw one there; I thought she was a hobo when I first saw her, she certainly dressed and cursed like one," I say.
"Are you being serious right now?" Lahar asks.
"It's not nice to lie Doranbolt." Max agrees.
"I'm not, honest. She was strange, but a hundred percent authentic. I saw her little act at the plaza; she made fliers fly into the air like airplanes. It was pretty... interesting." I say thinking back to it.
"Oh man! What the hell?! I wanted to see that! I told you guys we should have stayed for an extra hour!" Jamie yells jumping out of his seat, "that's it! It's settled then! I'm going to their show this Saturday... go with me Max?"
"No." Max answers, plain and simple.
"Come on! I can't go alone! I'm not even going to bother asking Lahar, which only leaves you Doranbolt. Please go with me? Don't let me go alone?" He begs.
"Just don't go, think of the consequences." Lahar warns.
"Actually my parents haven't said anything because they think I know better than to go." Jamie confesses.
"Then they think wrong and must know absolutely nothing about you." I joke.
Jamie laughs and punches my shoulder, "I take that as a yes. Huh Doranbolt?"
I shrug, "you'll owe me one."
"I'll gladly accept those conditions."
"You can't be serious Doranbolt, think of what could happen? This could all be a joke! If someone important sees you there this could follow you for the rest of your life and career! How can you get a job in the council if they have dirt on you?" Lahar stresses out to me.
"Relax Lahar, I know what I'm doing with my life." I tell him.
"Yeah, don't make him back down when I need him. Thanks Doranbolt." Jamie smiles.
"I suppose it could be interesting, a nice life experience." Max says.
"That's the spirit! Come on Lahar, if anything you can tell your parents its for research purposes." Jamie tries to sound reasonable.
"No way." Lahar tells him stubbornly.
"Leave him alone for now, he'll break down in a couple of days," I say.
"Sweet! Circus here I come! I wonder if they'll have a bearded lady?"
"What is with you and the bearded lady?"
"Doesn't that just seem awesome? I mean if Lahar can't grow a beard and this lady can then what does that make Lahar?"
My mind wanders and starts daydreaming, something it never does in school, about the world, about the circus, about Wendy. Her bright eyes, her bright dress, her bright smile, her surprisingly dark hair. Bright hair would have made more sense, a blonde or bright brunette, not a dark cobalt blue hair like she has. Nothing in the circus makes sense though and her blue hair really suites her. I couldn't imagine her without it honestly.
School is a blur, the walk to the train a blur, talking to nearby people I knew is all just a giant blur and I only wake up when I'm sitting on the train, looking for people to offer my seat to if need be. There is hardly anyone on it though, a lot of people must have missed the train which is strange because it always leaves ten minutes later than usual for the late people. Shrugging, I take a bite out of my dumpling I vaguely remember buying as I think of all the things I have to do today before bed.
So deep in thought, I barely notice the seat get taken next to me until I hear sniffing noises. I see Wendy staring at me with her bright eyes and her mouth open when I turn my head, drool slowly leaking out the corner of her lips. I blink, thinking this is all a dream, and hold it out for her without a word. I realize it isn't a dream when she takes a bite out of the dumpling in my hand like that isn't the rudest thing to do in the world before taking it whole and stuffing the rest in her mouth without a word.
"Thanks, still the third best dumpling though. Hey Doranbolt, when I said I hope to see you around I didn't think it would be this soon." She tells me.
"Hi Wendy." I say back because it seems like the most appropriate thing to say.
She smiles and it seems like we are going to talk and probably have this long discussion before one of our stops appears, but we are cut off from all of that when someone else calls her name. She turns her head, a scent of something salty, but not salt, hitting my nose as her hair whips around. She stands up and walks away from me, her dark green bottom to her dress waving behind her, the same ugly and huge yellow shoes with a yellow bow in her hair this time around. She heads over to a teenager looking a little bit younger than me, but he might have been older and just short.
His whole outfit consists of the color red with lots of white and black patches randomly on his suit and tie, his hair a bright and punk pink with sharp shark teeth as he talks to Wendy. They are talking rather loudly, I'm sure everyone in the train can hear their conversation and are just minding their own business. I am wrong yet again though. Everyone is staring at the two of them, their eyes being drawn to the vibrant colors, the unique outfits, and the sailor mouth the pair have.
They seem to be arguing about the town and the people, everyone quickly realizing that they aren't from here and are probably from the circus. That's what I would have deducted if I didn't know any better. The pink fellow starts talking about advertising for their show and, with a sigh, Wendy shakes her head before nodding.
"I'm tired so you owe me a big one Natsu." She tells him.
"Come on, don't act like you don't want to." He tells her right back, digging in his coat pocket and pulling out a red nose.
I blink and Wendy giggles as he places it on his nose before he helps her stand on top of the chairs, holding onto the bars for balance as the train continues to move.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Hello!" She says cutely with a giggle.
I find myself smiling lightly.
"You may not know the two of us and that's good, fair even since we don't know any of you." She says, cracking a joke. "But soon you will know us, though we still might not know all of you, again that's alright since we wouldn't remember any of you anyway. My lovely assistant and I are apart of the wonderful, super, spectacular circus that has decided to grace your small town with our presences, Fairy Tail!"
Her friend comes walking down the cart, addressing each and every person in it.
"Now I'm sure you all are thinking, do fairies even have tails? And to answer your question I'd like to snap my fingers," he says snapping them again.
It isn't just a regular snap though, when he snaps fire comes out. A small flame appears above his finger, capturing everyone's attention once again including my own as he waves his hand, the fire getting bigger and forming a shape.
"And tell you all yes. Fairies do in fact have tails and as us, me and MY lovely assistance being fairies, we have tails as well." He laughs.
A fairy appears from the fire and starts flying around the cart, dazzling everyone. Wendy smiles and starts singing out loud, objects flying around; people's hats, newspapers, books, food; with the fire fairy dancing around it all. More start coming from Natsu's fingertips and soon the cart is filled with them, flying objects and fire.
"Hey, I think it's time I start hogging the spotlight." Wendy says, stopping her singing as small little tornadoes of wind appear.
It surrounds the fire fairies and turns them into rainbow confetti, flying down on all the people around them. It really appeals to the kids while the adults try to catch their things that had just been flying around them. The train mentions a stop and Wendy and Natsu share a look.
"I hope you enjoyed our little sneak preview and if you want to see more our first showing will be this Saturday at seven p.m. in the floating tent at the edge of Era. That's right folks, floating. So make sure you come on down, you hear?" Natsu asks grabbing Wendy's hand.
The two of them laugh and cause a little mischief before exiting the door as soon as it opens, pushing people who try to come in out of their way. Wendy's eyes locks with mine at that last second as she grins, talking to me.
"See yeah Doranbolt."
So she isn't the only one with a special power. She could control wind, her friend fire. It makes me wonder what else her friends could do, and I'm sure everyone on the train is wondering the same thing as well.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if I saw each and everyone one of them at the show Saturday.