Jessica stood there, talking to the land-lady, deciding a price on the house.
"Look, I can give you the rest of the money within a week."
"How are you going to get that much money within a week!"
"I have my ways, lady. Did your head get so far up your ass you have to mind my business?" the girl retorted.
"How does that even make sense?" the land-lady face-palmed.
"Look," the girl said. "I really need this house and I'm going to get it. We can do this the easy way, or the hard way." She said, letting that deep blackness engulf her irises again.
The land-lady stood there, shocked. She bowed deeply.
"I-I'm sorry! You can have the house for free if you like!" she squeaked out.
The brunette smiled, laying a soft, pale hand on her shoulder. "No, I'll give you what I said I would." And laid out the money in the woman's palm. She let her eyes return to their original form, a sweet azure blue.
The lady smiled at her queen's kindness. "Thank you, my Quee-"
Jessica laid a hand over her mouth. "Shhh! Nobody can know! Do you understand me?" she commanded.
The lady nodded as the girl released her hand.
"Thank you, ma'am. I will be taking leave to my new house now."
"Of course. Goodbye!" she said to the girls retreating shadow.
Jessica stopped for a moment. "Where's…Drew-kun?" she asked herself. "SHIT!" she cursed and raced to the guild.
Tumbling into the guild she stopped a few feet in front of her brother who was coming up behind Lucy.
"ANDREW!" she boomed in a Queenly voice, catching everyone's attention.
Andrew turned around, an emotionless expression etched onto his features.
She walked up to him, crouching to his level. She whispered to him. "It's not time…We will befriend her first. Only then will we Take her."
He looked at her confused. But said nothing, knowing the destructive powers his sister held, and also the authority. That of a Goddess's.
She stood, walking over to the bar letting her hand rest on her cheek.
Natsu walked up to her. "Hey, Jess! Did you finish what you had to do?" he asked.
"No, not really. But I got the house." She smirked.
He jumped happily. "I wanna see it!" he exclaimed, grinning ear to ear.
"No. I've heard you like to destroy houses." She said plainly.
He pouted. "How about you meet Erza and Lucy? I would say Gray but…" he trailed off, a distasteful look on his face.
Jessica smiled. "Sounds good" she agreed, standing up walking with Natsu to where Erza and Lucy sat.
"Lucy, Erza!" he shouted, catching their attention.
Erza looked at him, then noticed the girl standing next to him. "Hello there. What would your name be?" she asked, standing in front of her.
"Jessica. And my brother…" she looked around the room. "Well, wherever he is, his name is Andrew."
Erza chuckled, smiling slightly. "Well I'm Erza" she said, extending her hand.
Jessica shook it with a smile.
Lucy stood cautiously, eyeing the girl suspiciously.
"Hello." Jessica greeted the Celestial Mage. "My name is Jessica, as you already know." She said warmly.
The blonde nodded slowly. "I'm Lucy…" she said warily.
The girl smiled softly. "I've heard so much about you. Are you really a Celestial Spirit mage?" she asked, not trying to keep the excitement out of her voice.
"Yeah, I am" she said, surprised that this girl knew so much about her.
"Just the person I was looking for…" the brunette mumbled, looking at the ground, a sad, distant expression forming on her face.
Lucy looked at her surprisingly. 'Looking for…me?" she wondered. 'This girl is nothing like the girl from my dream…"
She shook her head, ridding her mind of the thoughts, ones that she would no longer be able to contain if she didn't get help soon.
Natsu spoke up. "Hey, how about we let Jess join Team Natsu?" he exclaimed, grinning his famous fanged smile.
Erza smiled and nodded. "I think that's a wonderful idea."
"Wait" Lucy began, "Shouldn't we introduce her to Gray first?" she offered.
"Gray?" Jessica asked confused.
Erza placed a hand on the girls shoulder. "Let's go meet him, shall we?" and led her to where the Ice Alchemist was sitting, boxer-clad.
"Gray, meet Jessica." Erza introduced each other.
Gray looked up from the mug he was holding and stared at the girl wide eyed. 'W-wow…she's so…beautiful…" he thought, his face burning a bright red.
Jessica raised a fine eyebrow at him, an amused smirk etching onto her face. "I'm Jessica."
Happy, Natsu's blue kitty companion, flew over to Gray. "You liiiiike her" he said slyly, flying away before he could get hurt.
Gray stood, meeting her eyes. "I-I'm Gray…" he muttered, pink still tainting his cheeks.
Erza stepped in. "Would it be alright if she joined the team?" she asked.
Gray nodded, smiling childishly. "Yeah, yeah, of course!" he urged.
Natsu grabbed her arm. "Hey, wanna go do stuff together?" he asked, a big smile on his face.
"S-sure…"she agreed, letting him lead her out of the guild.
Drew was sitting at the bar, doing nothing.
Mira looked at his bored expression. "You alright?" she asked, concerned?
Drew sighed. "Yeah…Just thinking." He said.
The Ex-S class mage looked at him. "Oh? What about?"
"Something…secret. You'll learn soon enough." He said, an eerie edge in his voice.
Jessica was in town, walking with the destructive flame mage, smiling and laughing, having a good time.
"Jess, look at that!" Natsu shouted, pointing to a black teddy bear with an amateur-ish red flame on its belly.
"It's cute. Do you want it?" she asked.
"Yeah! Let's get it!" he said, leading her into the shop. The old shopkeeper smiled and nodded at them.
She smiled back and gave a small wave. She walked over to the teddy bear. "This one, right?" she asked.
"Yeah!" he said, steam lightly coming from his nose in excitement.
The brunette looked at the boy with a sympathetic smile. "You poor thing…" she said, sarcastically.
Natsu looked at her weirdly. "Huh?" he said, confused.
She shook her head, grinning. She picked up the bear, heading towards the counter where the old man stood. "I would like to buy this, for my friend here." She said, handing him the bear.
The old man smirked. "Boyfriend and girlfriend, I see?" he asked slyly.
Jessica blushed while the Pink Headed boy looked at him funny.
Natsu scowled and said "No, we're just friends, nothing more."
The young girl stiffened for a moment, the blush spreading across her cheeks. Nothing more…Why was her heart pounding? Why did she feel like she just wanted to reach over to him and kiss him? Why did her heart tighten at his words? Why did she feel so hurt, the girl who murdered her own mother…she couldn't have fallen for Natsu so easily...could she?
Natsu looked the other way, regretting what he had said. Of course he wanted to be more than friends with her! She was so beautiful, seemingly smart…what more could he ask for? He had never quite seen her magic though…he'd have to asked her about it later.
Jessica cleared her throat. "S-so how much?" she asked the old salesman.
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Back at the guild, Jessica and Natsu were sitting at a table, Natsu admiring his bear, Jessica sitting with her chin resting on her hand.
Suddenly, a girl not much older than Jessica strode in with long, silky black hair, brown eyes flaked with gold, coffee colored skin, walking up to the brunette.
Jessica looked at the girl in surprise. "Nee-chan? You're back!" She said, standing up. "You've been a while! Did you get the information?" she asked in a whisper.
The girl grinned evilly, just as Jessica had before. "Yes." She responded simply.
Jessica shared the same psychotic smile, a red gleam in her eye. "Good work, Cheyanne."
Natsu looked at the smile his crush was giving. She looked…insane! He hadn't seen that smile since that day… He met the girl of his dreams that day, and she had the same inhumane smile. Could she be…?
The teenage brunette's smile faded, mind lost in memories.
-flashback-
"Mama! Where are you? MAMA!" cried the young Jessica, tears streaming down her face, her young mind unknowing of what her mother had done. She opened the door to the address, the one that would lead her to her mother. She walked inside, there was what the average house would have, a couch a coffee table, a television set, the usual. She heard talking coming from the bedroom, so she investigated. Following the voices, she was shocked. She saw her mother, the woman her father had loved so much, in the arms of another man. She stood there, eyes wide, mouth gaped open.
Her mother sensed her present an-
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She felt a sharp pain against her cheek, a light hand print across her face.
Cheyanne looked at her friend, her sister. "Stop! I've told you not to think about it!", she yelled for the sake of her only friend.
Natsu walked up to the two girls. "What's going on here?" he asked.
Jessica stared at the ground, unable to move, paralyzed in sadness. "M-mama…"she whispered.
"Jessica," Cheyanne said, "Don't worry ok? I'm here for you." She said soothingly.
The girl nodded, a soft smile on her face. "Thanks."
The raven haired girl smiled. "Anything for my sister!" she said, a girlish edge to her voice and walked away.
The flame mage looked at his crush curiously. He took her face in his hands, studying it closely.
Jessica blushed. "N-natsu? W-what are you doing?" her face going redder at his intense stare.
"Observing…"he murmured. This can't be…ran through his thoughts. The same deep azure blue eyes…he needed to be sure. He needed to piss her off somehow. Letting go of her face and drawing his hand back, he slapped her, the sound echoing throughout the guild walls.
The teenaged brunette stood in shock. Had Natsu just…slapped her? She craned her neck slowly towards him. She felt hurt, emotionally not physically. Her heart felt like breaking. The man she was sure she loved had slapped her, no reason behind it. Her irises flamed a deep raven black, a glare pouring into Natsu's soul.
It was those eyes! It was her! Natsu smiled happily, his face lighting up with sweet old memories.
Was he smiling? He had slapped her and he was…smiling? This was bull shit! Tears began to spill, the black fading to that deep blue. She ran out if the guild, tears trailing behind her.
Erza walked up to Natsu and punched him. "Natsu! Why did you punch your own team mate?" she demanded.
Natsu looked at the ground ashamed, though he meant no real harm in his actions. "I…I needed to see something." He said, seriousness in his voice.
"I don't care! You go apologize to Jessica right now!" she boomed.
He nodded, zooming out of the guild.
Jessica was in her room crying, embracing her younger twin. "H-he slapped me! I didn't do anything and he slapped me!
Drew, not quite understanding, patted his sister on the back, hating to see the person that he cared for the most cry. "It's ok, Nee-chan. I'm sure he meant well." He comforted, and having an effect on her despite his young age.
She looked at him softly. It meant a lot to her for her brother to comfort her. He barely understood the situation, yet he said soothing words to her. Of course, she had taught him to care for others no matter their pasts. "Thank you…"she said, resting her head on his small shoulder. Suddenly, she sensed an unknown presence. Pushing her brother behind her, she looked out the window. What she saw surprised her. A pink headed boy was clinging to the ledge of her window, climbing his way to her. She opened her window a scowl on her face. "What do you want?" she asked rudely.
"I wanna talk!" he said, a pout on his face.
"Why?"she exclaimed "You slapped me…"she said, a sad look on her face.
"I needed to see something! I'm sorry, ok? So can I come in now?" he asked.
Her face softened at his apology. "Come in." she said, moving aside.
He jumped in through her window, landing on the hard wood floor of her room. "Hey…Jessica?" he asked.
"Hmm?" she asked, sitting on her bed, looking up at him with soft round sea blue eyes.
"What's your last name?" he inquired.
Jessica became stiff, her gazing at the floor. "I-i…don't have one. I figured I didn't need one so…and I was never given one." She muttered softly.
He looked at her wide eyed. Just like that girl. The girl without a last name. It was her. He had finally found her. He quickly stepped over to her and embraced her tightly, tears threatening to spill.
"I've finally found you…"
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Yays! Finally finished the chapter. Now I need to start back on my other story! Ok here's the plan: I make one chapter for this one, then I make another for the next, sound good? Great! Thanks for reading! :D
