Chapter 14-The Bond We Share
As the day continued to commence, Selena and Zane continued walking through the streets talking to each other.
"So, what's the most insane thing you do with food?" Selena asked.
"Alright, I'll tell you." Zane answered "I like to put chocolate on hot dogs."
"Wow that is so embarrassing." Selena commented as she started laughing.
As Zane and Selena were about to kiss, Happy flew right towards them and interrupted them.
"Hey, you guys!" Happy shouted.
"Happy, what are you doing here?" Zane angrily asked.
"I just thought I'd check up on you guys." Happy answered.
"Did my father ask you to watch us?" Zane continued asking.
"I'm not at liberty to answer that." Happy continued answering.
As the day continued, Zane and Selena walked through the streets as Happy flew above them.
"Don't worry. I know how to lose him." Selena whispered in Zane's ear "Follow my lead."
Selena then backed away from Zane's ear so she could speak loudly.
"Zane, I think I see a large kiosk of tacos!" Selena shouted.
"Where are they?" Zane shouted.
"I think they're over there!" Selena shouted as she pointed in front of her.
Zane and Selena then ran fast which Happy started to notice.
"Hey! Where are you two headed?" Happy asked loudly.
As Happy was flying over to them, Zane and Selena proceeded to run even faster in order to tease him. Soon enough, the two were running into a crowded street and began to run through a lot of people which made Happy lose sight of where they were. Zane and Selena then started walking in opposite directions as Zane went left and Selena went right. As soon as Happy was through the crowd, he wondered where Zane and Selena had ran off to. Happy flew back up high and suddenly saw where Zane ran off to and flew back down towards him.
When Zane noticed Happy flying down towards him, Zane looked beside him and saw a large set of tables and proceeded to run underneath them. Zane then slid down under the tables and used his right fist to make a fire blast so he could continue sliding until he reached the end of the tables. Zane's fire made a trail behind so Happy wouldn't fly underneath the tables. Happy flew above the tables dodging the people surrounding them. Zane then kicked the tables up so they would bump into Happy.
Eventually, Happy flew right into the hole of an antique that he ended up getting stuck inside. Zane continued running and heading off so he could get back to Selena. Due to being stuck, Happy was unable to get out of the antique hole. The owner of the antique noticed Happy inside and lifted the object up looking upon Happy in anger.
As soon as Selena and Zane succeeded at getting away from Happy, they rejoined each other and started to laugh as they continued walking until they reached a high peak in the middle of the streets.
"Did you see Happy's face?" Zane asked.
"I don't think we could since we were running from him." Selena answered.
As soon as Selena stopped laughing, she caught the eye of an island that was in a really far distance. She held out her hand to imagine herself holding the island in her hands. Selena then noticed Zane's hand moving right towards hers as he grabbed it. After Zane grabbed Selena's hand, the two turned to their sides and looked upon each other.
"I see you've admired that island over there." Zane commented.
"What do you know about it?" Selena asked.
"A while back, I made a promise to someone that I would meet him over there when the time would come." Zane answered "I'm planning on heading over there…tonight."
"Why are you telling me this?" Selena continued asking.
"It's because I want you to come with me." Zane continued answering.
Selena was silent for a moment as she felt a bit grateful for Zane to request such a thing. At that moment, she smiled and continued speaking.
"Who is this person you're meeting?" Selena asked.
"I'm not going to tell you until we see him." Zane answered "So, are you coming or what?"
"Yes, I'll come with you." Selena answered back.
At that moment, Selena kissed Zane on the lips. Zane and Selena then stood right there holding each other as they looked towards the island they were heading to tonight.
Meanwhile, at another part of Magnolia, Terra, Thorin, Layla, and Rosalina were walking together while on their wizard job. During that time, Thorin was a bit annoyed by the presence of Layla.
"Hey, Thorin, why do you have a scar on your right eyebrow?" Layla randomly asked.
"Oh, I got it from something called 'None of your business!'" Thorin answered tensely.
"Whoa, don't get hostile on me, crazy guy." Layla replied.
As Thorin continued walking, Layla jumped on a tree and hung from a branch that he walked right towards.
"Are you bipolar?" Layla asked.
"No, I'm not." Thorin answered.
"Your father Laxus seems bipolar." Layla commented.
"Look, I'm trying to be nice." Thorin commented back "But you're being seriously rude and I'm done talking to you."
Thorin then moved over to continue walking.
"Hmm, you don't have to be so uptight about it." Layla said.
As Thorin continued walking, he took out an object from his pants pocket but it soon slipped out of his hands. As Thorin turned around to pick it up, he noticed that Layla had picked it up before him.
"What is this?" Layla curiously asked.
"That is my locket." Thorin answered "Now give that back!"
"Why do you carry a locket?" Layla continued asking.
"Give me back that right now!" Thorin demanded.
Layla started running away from him and Thorin proceeded to chase after her. As Thorin continued to chase Layla, he started to get really angry. When Thorin was enraged, he randomly shot a burst of lighting which hit Layla right in the arm and made her fall down and drop the locket. Layla started crying from the pain of Thorin's lightning attack. Thorin picked up his locket and then walked off on his own. Terra noticed this as he turned around and proceeded to console Thorin.
"Layla, Rosalina, I'm going to go talk to Thorin." Terra said "Don't run off anywhere, okay?"
As Terra walked out to search for Thorin, he noticed him sitting by a high rock peak overlooking a lake. Terra then sat behind Thorin and put his arm around him.
"Thorin, is there something wrong?" Terra asked.
"I'm really not in the mood for lecture." Thorin answered in an upset tone.
"Why did you snap like that?" Terra continued asking.
"I'm sorry. It's just that I couldn't handle it back there." Thorin continued answering.
"Listen, you need to let go of that intensity inside you." Terra advised "Only then can you truly find happiness inside yourself and part of that involves letting people in."
"I've never been really good at friends." Thorin commented.
"What are you afraid of?" Terra asked.
"I told you before, I'm afraid of people." Thorin answered "I just hate them judging me all the time."
"You have got to let that go." Terra advised.
Terra and Thorin then stood back up on their feet.
"Listen, Thorin, I'm going to teach you how to live your life." Terra explained "First thing you need to do is to stop worrying about what others will say about you. Second thing you need to do is focus on what you want to do. What do you want?"
"I don't know." Thorin answered "There's a bunch of things I want to do. If I could, I would jump off this cliff into the water down there."
"Then why don't you?" Terra suggested.
As Thorin turned to his side to look down into the water which was a 10 foot drop down below, he turned back towards Terra and noticed him stripping down to his underwear. Terra then undid his long braided hair and waved it back and forth as it flowed freely.
"What are you doing?" Thorin asked uncomfortably.
"What do you think I'm doing?" Terra asked back.
Terra then proceeded to jump off the cliff into the lake below. Once Terra landed in the lake, Thorin looked down to see if he was alright. Terra then poked his head out of the water.
"Come on down, Thorin." Terra requested.
"Are you serious?" Thorin asked.
"Yes, I'm serious." Terra answered "What? Are you a pansy or something?"
"No, I'm not." Thorin answered back.
At Terra's comment, Thorin then took off his shirt so he could jump into the lake from the high peak. As soon as Thorin jumped in the water, he swam back up and towards Terra. Terra and Thorin then began swimming in the water together and a moment later they kissed each other while putting their arms around each other.
Terra and Thorin then got out of the water and stood on a nearby boulder as they were drying themselves off. As Thorin was sitting down, Terra sat down right beside him putting his long black hair back in a braid. When Terra finished braiding his entire hair, he turned his head to look towards Thorin.
"Thank you, Terra." Thorin said as he looked towards Terra.
Thorin then kissed Terra on the lips and held him in his arms. Terra put his arms around Thorin in return as they continued kissing each other.
Terra and Thorin then went back to Layla and Rosalina to continue heading to the location of their wizard job. Along the way, Thorin talked to Layla.
"Hey, kid, I'm sorry for shocking you earlier." Thorin said "I didn't want to do that."
"Don't worry. I forgive you." Layla replied "But I do take that as a challenge."
"What did you say?" Thorin asked.
Layla then stood in front of Thorin and pointed her hand up his face. To display her seriousness, Layla looked upwards and breathed a gust of fire into the air.
"When I'm older and become much stronger, I will challenge you to a duel." Layla explained "And I will do my best to beat you."
"I'll…take you up on that offer." Thorin replied.
"Thank you, my friend." Layla replied back as she held out her hand in a fist.
Thorin then gave a fist bump to Layla and continued to walk with Terra and Rosalina to their desired location.