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Chapter 33

Guess Who Showed Up?

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Frea was headed up at the side of a mountain, following an almost invisible path, the scent of the Mage she was after, getting stronger. With each passing moment she was getting more and more angry, she hated people who thought they could get away with whatever they want. Hated people who hurt her family. The continued walking had started to tire her out already, but her anger was fueling her enough to keep going. She kept picking up the scent of the dark Wizard, and she picked up faint traces of something else... but she couldn't put her finger on it. She pushed it to the back of her mind, she was getting closer to finding the Mage responsible for starting this challenge, and she had to keep her head, or she might end up walking into a trap.

The path lead her through some dark trees for awhile before it widened back out and the Mountain top stretched out in front of her. She stopped as she heard rustling to her right and snapped her head in its direction. Claws flashed in the pale sunlight as a large creature that stood on four legs, was a dark grey color and looked like a cross between a wolf and a bear sprang from the trees toward her. She jumped to the side, missing the claws by a few mere inches and the creature skidded to a stop, turning to face her, teeth bared.

"What is up with all of the Monster attacks lately?" Frea hissed under her breath. The creature sprang toward her again and she spun out of its way, should I use Magic? She narrowed her eyes in frustration, no I cant... I have to save whatever Magic Energy I have left for fighting this damn Mage. Her nose picked up on that second scent she had noticed earlier and she blinked, it was getting closer.

The last thing I need is another enemy right now... She thought in frustration. The Creature roared and sprang forward at an alarming speed, "Shit!" She hissed, knowing all to well she wouldn't be fast enough to dodge this time. Just before the creature hit her, it was thrown away by a flash of yellow light and the creature was knocked aside. She caught sight of blonde hair and a travelling cloak, as someone hit the creature and knocked it away into the trees, it didn't come back.

Frea stiffened, now this was not what she had been expecting at all.

"Laxus?" Frea said quietly as she gazed at the Mage in front of her, the Lightning Dragon Slayer turned around and started walking toward her, eyes focused on the ground in front of him. As he got closer he looked up and he froze, for a minute they simply stared at each other, both Mage's surprised to see the other. "Laxus, what are you doing here?" She asked. He blinked, and she sweatdropped when he suddenly stood in front of her and peered down at her, eyes narrowed.

"Frea?" He asked and she blinked, she still found it odd that he had started using her name other than calling her 'Little Demon' like he used to.

"Who else?" She replied and his hand fell on top of her head as he gave her a genuine smile.

"I thought you were dead." He told her and she blinked a few times, a little confused.

"Who told you that?" She asked and his hand left the top of her head, and she grew even more confused when he looked a little nervous.

"I saw a grave for you in Magnolia." He explained. She narrowed her eyes slightly when she saw that his eyes lit up with... sadness.. at the thought.

This is really weird... he's never this nice to me...

"Well the Guild pretty much thought I was for awhile." She told him. "But I woke up in a forest about four months after my fight, and headed back to Magnolia." She told him and he narrowed his eyes.

"Why not tell me the whole story?" He asked and she sighed.

"I would," She told him and took a step back. "But I am a bit busy at the moment." She turned to leave and glanced over as he caught up with her.

"Busy with what?" He asked and she sighed again.

"Lucy, Erza, Gray, and Natsu were hurt and a spell was cast on them. They wont get better until the mage that cast the spell, is defeated." She explained. "That's who I'm looking for." She told him. "What were you doing out here anyway?" She asked him.

"Been travelling around for awhile, and just happened to stumble upon some poor sap being attacked by a monster." He said and gave her a smirk. "I thought I might help out, and it turns out, that sap was you." He explained and her eyes widened a little.

"Wait a minute, you were going to help out a complete stranger?" She asked in disbelief, "Who are you and what happened to the Bull-Headed, arrogant, fool-hardy Laxus I know?" She asked, with a hint of amusement in her voice and he shrugged.

"Excuse me for saving you." He replied and she looked away.

"Fine, thanks Laxus." She murmured. She was aware that he didn't stop following her as she followed the scent up the mountain, and she glanced his way again. "Are you following me for a reason?" She asked,

"I want to hear what happened before you 'died'." He told her. "And I'll keep following you until you tell me." Frea quirked an eyebrow at him, why was he suddenly so interested?

"Fine," She sighed, but kept walking. "I'll tell you, but you have to keep up." She told him and he nodded, smirking a little at his win. "I'm sure you already know I couldn't remember anything before I joined Fairy Tail." She started slowly, eyes narrowing as she relived all that had happened. "I was on a mission with Team Natsu, when I was captured by a Dark Wizard named Kasumi the Key Maker. Kasumi practiced her own branch of Maker Magic known as Key Make, she could take the souls of anything or anyone and turn them into a Celestial Key, one that she could use however she pleased." Frea's eyes were trained on the ground, as she kept walking and checking to make sure she was still following the scent. "She sent two of her Sprits' after me, and I blacked out. When I woke up she was preparing to split Winter and Shadow's souls from my own, so she could turn them into Celestial Keys. She told me that she had been the one two put Winter and Shadow's souls inside of me, after she captured me the first time when I was younger. Her spell failed, and Winter and Shadow were released from my body, Shadow ate Kasumi." She murmured. "Kasumi had placed a memory sealing spell on me so I couldn't remember her, or my life before she captured me. That spell, was broken when Kasumi was killed." She closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. "I remembered everything, and I remembered why she had put Shadow and Winter's souls in my in the first place." She paused, wondering whether or not she should tell Laxus about the next part, she hadn't even told Master or the rest of the Guild.

"And that would be?" Laxus asked, he seemed to sense that she was reluctant to tell him, but he pressed anyway.

"Kasumi wanted me to Destroy Fairy Tail." She said quietly. She was aware that the man walking beside her had stiffened when she said that and she glanced over at him, frowning a little. "I would never do that." She told him firmly and he looked away.

"I believe you." He replied and she blinked in surprise. "But how about you continue with that story?" He suggested and she nodded.

"Shadow started attacking Team Natsu after they showed up to find me. And not to surprisingly... They were losing. I jumped into the fight alongside Winter, and I did a Unison Raid with her. After that, well... I don't really know, all I remember is waking up in that forest. Shadow and Winter are both gone though." She finished her story and found that the scent was way stronger now. The land had flattened out considerably, to her right there was a stretch of grass land while on her left the land ended in a jagged cliff.

"Hmm..." Laxus murmured and she glanced over to see his eyes narrowed in thought. "That's interesting... So what happened to you this time?" He asked, motioning at the small length of bandages on her arm, and the ones surrounding her torso where her shirt didn't quite cover it.

"I got hurt when I fought with Senna, she was going after the Guild." She explained and he blinked.

"Who the hell is Senna?" He asked and she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Maybe Death Harbinger would ring a bell?" She suggested. Laxus looked a little surprised,

"The Mage who was killing people?" He asked and she nodded. "Are you ok? Is the Guild ok? What happened to Senna?" He asked quickly and she was surprised at the worry in the man's voice. "Don't tell me she won against you!" He growled and she smirked.

"I'm fine, the Guild is fine apart from Team Natsu." She told him, "And I won. Do you have so little faith in me?" She asked him and he sighed, before smirking a little.

"All I gotta say is, you damn well better have won, especially when you can hold your own against me." He told her and she sighed a little as some of his arrogance returned in that one sentence.

"Ah," Both of them stiffened as an unfamiliar voice reached their ears. "I see at least one of the Fairy Tail Wizards decided to accept my challenge." Both Dragon Slayers turned and rested their eyes on a man who stood behind them, arms crossed and smiling widely. "So, are you ready?"

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