Hello everyone! Sorry it took me this long to post another story for the next prompt of Gajevy week. This one is for Day 4- Trouble Twins.
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Word count: 2.4 k (shorter than usual, but good quality [I hope so])
When Wendy and Romeo accepted this job, they never believed it would be this hard. But here they were in the middle of the room back to back, each one tied up tightly to a chair with no possibility to use their magic to get free.
Their enemies were indeed formidable. They had managed to bind both young mages in an instant and place a rune script to prevent them from using their magic. Now, two of their foes were approaching menacingly towards them. Their steps were slow as if taunting the two mages to try to save themselves from their impending doom. Their weapons pointed directly at each mage; the end of the cannons glistened in the dim light of the room.
"Now, do you give up?" The third enemy said with cockiness in her voice from her position on the far end of the room. She sat proudly on her 'throne' with eyes that gleamed with mirth at the sight of the two defeated mages.
"We can't!" Wendy's voice quivered slightly with fear but still roared in determination. She strongly believed that Fairy Tail mages never gave up, no matter how strong their opponent might be. Besides, the alternative for standing their ground was just impossible.
Behind her, Romeo squirmed slightly to try to get the binding around his torso to loosen up a little bit but it was futile. "Stop this!" the fire mage said but their enemies' grins just widened in response.
"As you wish…" The 'queen' narrowed her eyes at them. "Ready your weapons!" She commanded the other two foes who were now four steps away from Romeo and Wendy. These two raised their guns and pointed them directly to the mages' heads. Wendy's eyes widened when she realized there was no way they would come out of this unscathed.
The 'queen' smirked at the fear in the mages' faces, pointy canines could be seen in her grin. "This is what you get for trying to stop us! Fire!" she slammed her fists on each side of her 'throne' and her two allies did as they were told.
"No!" Romeo yelled and closed his eyes when their enemies pressed the trigger of their guns.
Splash!
"What are you doing?" Lily stood up by the threshold of the room in his battle form while holding three grocery bags in his arms.
There, in the middle of the living room, he found Wendy and Romeo tied up to two of the kitchen chairs with what seemed to be several of Levy's headbands. A couple steps away from them, stood Asuka and Yajeh shooting at them with two water guns without any mercy even when the other two mages were squirming trying to get free from the unyielding assault. On the other side of the room, Shutora was laughing evilly while sitting on what looked like a makeshift throne made out of a huge pile of cushions and pillows stacked up on the couch.
"Lily! Make them stop!" Wendy pleaded and was attacked by another blast of water from Yajeh.
Lily sighed and placed the bags on the table beside the entrance hall before closing the door behind him and putting on one of his most serious glares.
"Yajeh! Asuka! Stop your firing at once! Shutora, get down here right now!" The kids stopped in what they were doing when they finally noticed the black Exceed in the room. Yajeh and Asuka put down their weapons and Shutora quickly climbed down from her 'throne' to stand beside her brother.
The two siblings put on their most innocent expression and beamed at their favorite uncle. They looked like little angels but Lily knew better than to fall for that trick.
"Hi, Uncle Lily!" Yajeh said in a cheerful voice and rapidly hid the water gun behind his back. Asuka noticed this and did the same as her friend. At the same time, Shutora did a quick movement with her left hand behind her back, dispelling the runes around Wendy and Romeo.
The two older mages were finally able to remove their bindings and soon, they stood up from their chairs and made their way to stand behind the children, dripping water on the floor with each movement they made.
Lily ran a hand down his face in exasperation. He was used to the twins' mischiefs but this time he honestly was surprised, and even slightly impressed. Wendy, Romeo and Asuka were supposed to be there helping Lily babysit the twins while Levy and Gajeel left for a mission not far from Magnolia. The Exceed had mentioned that he could take care of the twins by himself but Gajeel and Levy insisted on him having some help since the kids seemed to be more and more troublesome with each passing day. Apparently, 'the help' were in dire need of help themselves.
"Can someone tell me what happened here?" Lily asked after taking a deep breath to calm the headache that was starting to pound in his head. Romeo explained everything calmly.
The Exceed had gone out for 10 minutes. 10 minutes. He went to the grocery store and back as quickly as he could because they were almost out of juice and snacks and hungry and thirsty kids were the worst to control. In that time frame, Shutora, Yajeh and Asuka managed to tie Wendy and Romeo up to the kitchen chairs, place magic-cancelling runes around them, create a throne over the couch and attack the two defenseless mages with water guns. And, according to their tale, it took them longer to stack up the pillows and cushions on the couch than it took them to bound Wendy and Romeo.
"Thank you for saving us, Lily" Wendy grimaced, droplets of water still falling from her hair and clothes.
"We wouldn't have gone so far if you had agreed to give us some cookies" Shutora argued while crossing her little arms over her chest. There was no doubt she was Gajeel's daughter for the cocky attitude she proudly displayed any time she got.
"Shutora, I went to the store because we were out of cookies…" Lily said in a firm and kind tone that showed love and discipline at the same time.
"Oohh…" The kids chorused when realization reached their minds. That explained why Wendy and Romeo refused to give them cookies… which lead to them being tied up to the chairs.
"Asuka, why did you betray us? I thought you were on our side." Romeo asked the young shooter mage who looked up at him.
"Well, they offered me a water gun. How could I refuse?" Asuka grinned and shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly.
Lily face-palmed and groaned when he heard the rustling sound of grocery bags being examined by two pairs of small eager hands.
Maybe it would be a good idea to play outside on the backyard. The weather was nice and the twins seemed to have too much energy to be playing indoors. Maybe some outdoor exercise would be good for them.
Maybe it wasn't that good idea to play outside… Lily admitted inwardly by contemplating the sight before him.
He had gone inside to get some juice for the children. 3 minutes at most. And now he found Wendy and Asuka sprawled out unceremoniously on the ground with eyes spinning around in dizziness. Not far from them, Romeo was jumping as fast as he could, sweating profusely, and his face showed only one emotion: panic.
The twins held each end of the jumping rope and made it spin faster and faster, bringing their arms as high as they could only to bring them down as low as possible in a quick motion. Even for Lily's sharp eyes it was hard to keep track with its speed.
The inevitable happened when Romeo missed a step and tripped with the rope. It all happened in the blink of an eye and somehow Romeo ended up tumbling head over heels and landed hard on his back beside Wendy.
"Yeah! We won!" Yajeh exclaimed and Shutora fist pumped to the air in excitement.
Yes, Lily had suggested to play jumping the rope in an attempt to burn out some of the twins' unlimited amount of energy but apparently Lily completely forgot that they liked to spin the rope instead of jumping it. Lily sighed, scolding himself inwardly for not foreseeing this outcome.
"Uncle Lily! Now it's your turn!" Shutora exclaimed and waved at him to get in position for jumping the rope.
"Maybe later, sweetie." Lily said and made his way to the defeated mages that were still trying to get rid of the dizziness.
The twins' shoulders sunk in disappointment but Lily knew he couldn't let himself be fooled by their act. The twins had this rule about him not being allowed to use Aera while jumping the rope, for obvious reasons, and even with Lily's fit physical condition it was hard to keep up with the pace to which the twins spun the rope.
"Well! Then, come on Wendy! It's your turn again!" Shutora said and made a motion to her brother to start spinning the rope. Wendy just groaned and refused to move from her spot on the ground.
"How do you keep up with them Lily? They… they are…" Romeo commented while trying, and failing, to sit up. He was still too dizzy to stop hugging the grass.
"A handful." Lily supplied and chuckled when both Wendy and Romeo nodded in agreement. "They just have too much energy. Guess it has to do with having dragon slayer's blood."
"Yeah… but, still-" Wendy started but was interrupted by the twins calling after her again. "Uhm! Asuka! It's your turn to jump the rope!"
Asuka blanched when she saw the speed to which the twins were spinning the rope. She was supposed to jump into that horizontal tornado?! "Uhm, not happening… I think I still can't feel my legs" She sat up and start rubbing her sore thighs and feet.
"Aww, come on!" the twins groaned at the same time, getting frustrated that neither of the others wanted to keep playing.
Suddenly, two figures rushed past Wendy, Romeo, Asuka and Lily and jumped right into the middle of the spinning rope.
"Mind if we join in?"
"Mom!"
"Dad!"
"Gihi!"
Levy and Gajeel had just returned from their mission and when they saw their kids spinning the rope in the backyard they couldn't help but join them in the fun.
"Yaay!" the twins exclaimed excitedly and started to spin the rope faster and faster. Levy and Gajeel were facing each other while jumping from one foot to the other keeping up with the speed of the rope. All the while, the couple was grinning playfully and challenging each other with their glares.
"You can do it Dad!" Shutora exclaimed from her end of the rope.
"Come on, Mom! Show him who's the best!" Yajeh shouted without slowing down.
"Ya cannot win against me, Shrimp." Gajeel taunted. It actually was quite amusing seeing Gajeel jumping the rope since his height was quite a problem with how short his children were. He had to bend down slightly to avoid the rope from hitting him in the face.
"We'll see about that, Black Steel." Levy smirked. Even when Gajeel was more physically fit than her, Levy's short stature and slim body allowed her to be quick in her movements, which was incredibly helpful when competing against a dragon slayer in jumping the rope.
On the sidelines, Wendy, Romeo and Asuka stared wide-eyed at the couple that seemed to have no problem in keeping up with the pace the twins set.
"J-just… how?"
"Are they even touching the ground?"
"I think they are cheating… there's no way for them to be jumping that fast!"
Lily chuckled at seeing the dumbstruck expression on the three mages. He was quite used to the antics of the family and he even joined them from time to time. So, it was to be expected for the three guests to be this impressed by their game.
Oh and it's about to get even better. Lily thought and chuckled once again.
"Let's see how you can keep up with this!" Levy exclaimed and did a quick movement with her left hand. "Solid script magic: Rope!"
A second rope was materialized through her magic and the twins grabbed each end of it with their free hand. Their grins widened when they understood what their mother's intentions were and they started to spin the second rope at a fast pace too. The two ropes were spinning in opposite directions, crossing at the middle without colliding. This caused Gajeel and Levy to quicken their jumps and their smiles just grew wider at the challenge.
"Go, Mom!" Yajeh cheered.
"Do it, Dad!" Shutora exclaimed.
"Oh, it's on Shrimp!" Gajeel gihi'ed and kept on jumping without missing a step.
Romeo, Wendy and Asuka's jaws were on the floor at the demonstration of how far a competitive spirit could twist a simple game like jumping the rope.
"Uhm, I think we should leave now…" Wendy commented and stood up, helping Asuka and Romeo to their feet.
"Yeah, see you around Lily." Romeo said as he turned around with Wendy to make their way to the entrance of the house. Lily nodded and waved them goodbye.
"Bye, Shutora! Bye, Yajeh!" Asuka waved goodbye at her friends to which they replied with their "G'bye, Asuka!" at the same time without slowing down their pace at spinning the ropes.
"Thank you for everything guys!" Levy exclaimed, still jumping quickly from one feet to another.
"Yeah, thanks! See ya around!" Gajeel yelled happily and focused his eyes on his feet to not miss a step.
Lily just laughed again at the sight of Gajeel and Levy jumping the ropes and the twins making an effort to spin them faster and faster. It was true that the twins were quite troublesome but they matched their parents' personalities. If anyone could keep up with the energy the twins have was Gajeel and Levy.
Oh, I better get the camera. Lily thought as he rushed to the house to look for the desired object.
When he found it, he heard a loud crash on the backyard followed by a loud 'Dammit!' and loud laughs. Lily looked out from the window on the second floor to see Gajeel lying on the ground unceremoniously and Levy and the twins rolling on the ground while holding their stomachs from how hard they were laughing.
Just another day in this troublesome family.
Thank you for reading! Hope you liked this chapter. I know it's short but I'm trying to write short stories too.
(I sometimes get fic ideas that start to get too complicated and so wide that I just don't have the time to write them down and they just vanish into oblivion. If I practice writing shorter stories maybe I'll be able to write that idea down, simpler story, shorter, and not let it vanish).
I'm kind of unsatisfied by how I ended this chapter, but my brain couldn't come up with other fluffy idea that could give a good closure to this story. So, meh... sorry if you don't like the end but I'm still new at writing fanfiction. If you have any advice go ahead and shoot, please! It will help me lots!
I know I said on tumblr that I was going to post 'First Date' but it didn't come out as I wanted so I deleted all of it (pfft, 3 pages in Word, not that big of a deal). Still, I now know what to do with that prompt and it should be ready by next week (fingers crossed). With more reviews and shares/likes on tumblr I get more and more excited and start working a little bit faster (just as a side note... do what you want with that information gihi).
On other news, I already filed up my application for a scholarship for a master's degree :D (Yay me!). I just have to wait now for the committee's decision on whether I'll be granted the scholarship or not (hope it will go on my favor!)
Thanks again! Have a nice day!
WTF (Where'sTheFood)
