Previously...
This is turning out to be the best time of my life! Meeting Fairy Tail, reading them fics, and hooking them up! This day just couldn't get any better, and nothing can absolutely ruin this-
"Cousin, I'm home~!" I heard an annoying voice call that absolutely broke and destroyed my train of thought. I started to shiver and sweat hard.
"Pen-san?" Dani asked. "What's wrong?" I looked at her slowly, my eyes wide and trying to hold back my fear. Just my luck.
"H-he's here!" I exclaimed. At that, Dani's eyes widened. She knew who it was, and she shared the same opinions as I did.
"Oh no!" she exclaimed. This day just turned from good to bad to worst! Oh, man! How can I get rid of my annoying cousin this time! And how can I hide team Natsu and Crime Sorcière from him? I need to think, fast!
Chapter 7:
Nuisances and Secrets
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MY P.O.V.
I was frantically pushing Erza, Jellal, Natsu and Happy to a secluded area of my house. Basically, it's the attic. I was shoving them to go up the elavated platforms to a hidden entrance in the ceiling, and I was really hoping that they wouldn't resist. I need to hide them from my cousin. But, as luck would have it, Natsu kept on pushing back. I wasn't really in the mood for his straight-forwardness right now.
"W-what's goin-!" He was going to shout, but I quickly covered his mouth with my hand and put a finger on my lips.
"Please, just go up here!" I whispered. "You need to get away from him!" I almost pleaded when I heard some dishes breaking from downstairs.
"Cousin, a, uh... rat broke your plates!" he shouted from downstairs. "Where are you, anyway?" At that, my eye twitched in utter annoyance. Here he goes again. Getting a bit desperate, I pushed Natsu and the others while they were distracted, and finally got them all up the attic.
Once there, I sat them all down before I closed the entrance by covering it up with a square like plywood. After checking if everything was fine, I went and sat down with them. All of them had confused looking faces, of course. But Natsu had a rather irritated one to add to his face.
"Just what the hell is going on?" he asked. I sighed, placing a hand on my forehead before shaking my head. I didn't need his temper right now, especially since my cousin is reeking havoc downstairs.
"It's my cousin." I said. "I need you to hide from him for a while."
"But why?" Erza asked. "And what about the others?"
"Dani-chan will wake them up, and they'll be here in a moment." I said. "And as for why, let's just say, he's got issues with anime..."
"What's that suppose to mean?" Happy asked, gliding down onto my lap. I stroked his fur, and it made him purr. I smiled at him for a moment, then faced the others with a more serious expression.
"He keeps saying that it's a big disgrace for normal people." At that, all their faces went pale with shock. I continued, despite my nerves that kept telling me to scram. Something was gonna happen, and I don't like it one bit. "He says that only losers who sit around doing nothing about their real lives like anime. And I quote, 'Anime lovers should crawl under a hole and die.'"
All I saw after was a white flash. And when I looked, I saw Erza had changed into her Heaven's Wheel Armor. I sweatdropped, mostly because I already knew something bad was gonna happen, but it's also because I never expected them to react like this. It was like a small rat facing a rampaging bear. A bear that could use swords and armor.
Then, as if making things worse, Natsu punched a hole in one of my most priced antiques! Well, I wouldn't call it an antique, but it's a precious family portrait that my great grandfather passed down to my mother. I almost screamed if not for the fact Happy covered my mouth with his tail, causing me to sneeze instead.
"He thinks that way?!" Erza asked, rather furious. "Then we should teach him a lesson!" Beside her, Jellal was doing his absolute best to calm down. I'm no psychic, but if he didn't calm himself down, he might open Abyss Break again. But that wasn't my main concern for now. I'm slightly tearing up, looking at the family portrait that had a large, burnt hole in the middle.
"N-Natsu..." I muttered. The pink-haired guy looked at me, and didn't seem to like the fact that I looked like a child going to cry if you didn't give him any candy.
"W-what's wrong?" he asked. At that, my temper snapped.
"What's wrong..? What's wrong?!" I asked, my aura getting darker and darker. He started to crawl backwards to the edge of a wall, while I kept my glare at him. "You're asking what's wrong with me? What's wrong with you?! You broke our family's portrait, and you're asking me what's wrong? Geez, I don't know?! Maybe it's something to do with the portrait! Was my mom there? Was there a dog there, too? Maybe! But I'll never know now, will I? Because there's a huge, gaping hole in the damn middle!"
Good thing I had my voice under control, or else I would have attracted attention from my cousin. And the last thing I want him to do is to insult anime, or die. When I snapped out of my rage, I saw Natsu covering his head with his hands and cowering a little. I couldn't help but stop for a minute, then giggle at his silliness. Who would have thought that a good lecture could get Natsu afraid? But I'm still really angry about the portrait.
"I-I'm sorry..." he stammered. "I-I'll find a way to fix it. Just... just no more yelling..." My eye suddenly twitched. Natsu is asking nicely? I'm not used to that. But I need to calm down first. So, I turned away from him with a huff and looked back to Erza and Jellal. They were both having mischievous smiles.
"What's with that look, guys?" I asked. They must have been in a daze, because they blinked before shaking their heads. Then, they looked at me with confused eyes.
"Oh?" Erza asked. "You were done lecturing Natsu?"
"I thought it might last longer..." Jellal added. I couldn't resist laughing at that. I thought they were having a shared conversation inside their heads or something. Not really expecting that they were enjoying Natsu getting lectured about his destructive attitude. I shook my head, and reminded them to stay quiet. More quiet than me.
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DANI'S P.O.V.
"Lucy! Lucy! Come on, wake up!" I whispered while shaking the blonde a little. While doing so, I heard some glass breaking from downstairs, and I sweat dropped at that. I didn't know who this person is exactly. But Pen-san told me some stories about his cousin, and I can't believe he's this obnoxious!
"Cousin! Where are you?" he shouted. "You're aquarium got a little, um... leak." That caused me to panic and start shaking Lucy a bit faster, hoping that it'll wake her up. Lucky for me, she started to stir. I let her go and moved on to Juvia, who was sleeping beside Gray.
"D-Dani...-san..." I heard Lucy breathe. "W-what's going on..?" she asked me. I was trying to wake Juvia that time. I turned to her, still shaking Juvia, with a serious expression on my face.
"Help me wake up the others!" I said. "We need to get to the attic!" She was about to ask why, but I cut her off. "There's no time, hurry!" I saw her shut her mouth and nodded. She then started to wake Meredy up. By the time we woke everyone up, the noise from downstairs got even more annoying.
"Oops!" Pen-san's cousin said. "More rats broke your grandma's China!" I gritted my teeth and started to get irritated. If I had a cousin like him, he'll go 'missing' in a matter of days. I feel sorry for Pen now. He has to go through all this every time his cousin visits? This has got to be hell!
"Who's that?" Levy asked me. "Is he a friend of yours?" I shook my head with disgust. I mean, a guy who hates anime in any form? No way I'll ever get along with someone like that!
"No way!" I exclaimed. "Anyway, we need to get to the attic!" I saw some of them weren't satisfied with asking, but those questions can be answered later. "Now!" I almost yelled, causing them to just nod. Then, we sneaked our way to the attic. Good thing the hidden door was at Pen-san's room.
I took a long stick placed near his drawer. Then I tapped the ceiling to search for a hidden entrance. Once I tapped the area near the upper right corner of the room, it loosened and it opened. I smiled, then asked everyone to get in. I asked the guys to support the girls first, then follow afterwards.
When Gray lifted me up, I squealed in delight. Gray was holding my waist, him and him alone! I was blushing and giggling the whole time, not even bothering to notice Juvia's death glare at me from the attic.
"Juvia..." Juvia said. "Juvia will get back at you!" But before she could do anything, Lucy tapped her shoulder and dragged her to the inside of the attic.
"Now, now, Juvia..." Lucy said. "Let's just hide, okay?" Juvia looked at Lucy for a moment, gave me one last glare, and then went to hide somewhere in the attic. I sighed afterwards, then got tickled by Gray's fingers holding me. I'm in absolute heaven! But, unfortunately, it had to end when I was pulled up by Lucy.
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MY P.O.V.
I watched them all being lifted up to the entrance of the attic. I saw Dani-chan getting up, and she was like blushing all the while. I think I might have an idea of why. If the jealous glare of Juvia from beside me didn't give me any clue, then I don't know what would. As Dani-chan neared us, I gave her a smirk, which caused her to raise a brow.
"What?" she asked. I sighed, then shook my head rather knowingly.
"How's the ride?" I asked. She tilted her head, and I giggled. "I mean how'd it feel like to be carried by Gray?" In a flash, her face turned crimson and her hands waving at me.
"It was magical~!" she sang. I giggled, placing a hand to cover my mouth. But I suddenly felt steam surrounding me. I turned my head slowly, partly because I want to see how Levy and Gajeel would get up, and also because I'm afraid of what I'm gonna see. And just as I thought, Juvia's glaring turned to steam, literally. She was boiling up and her fists where so tightly clenched that it started to turn white.
"Juvia..." she said. "Juvia will destroy you!" She was about to attack poor, helpless Dani, but a shield of ice blocked her path. Shocked, she turned her head and saw Gray crouching on the floor of the attic, his eyes looking tenderly to Juvia. This made Juvia return to her non-water form, and blush like crazy.
"Calm down, okay Juvia?" he asked. Juvia nodded vigorously and placed a fist on her chest where her heart was at.
"Y-yes, Gray-sama!" she stuttered. I know that was too short, but inside, I know she's thinking, 'Gray-sama~! You do care for Juvia!' or something like that. But anyways, since we've all gathered here, I explained to them the situation. From why we were hiding here up to why my cousin must not see them.
"He might think you guys are cosplayers and..." I drifted my eyes after seeing their enraged expressions. Gray and Gajeel had the exact same look as Natsu's whenever they get serious.
"And what..?" I heard Meredy ask. I gulped down my fear and faced them slowly. These guys are just too darn persistent to let me slide. But it's okay, they deserve to know.
"And..." I started. "He might tell you to go jump off a cliff or something..."
"But why on earth would he do that?" Ultear asked me. "That's so irrational."
"Well," I shrugged. "that's my cousin for you... He's so full of nonesense. He thinks that all anime are just things that people know they could never do, and thus, people make in a fantasy world..."
"But we're real!" Levy suddenly exclaimed. "We're here, aren't we? We're here with you two, aren't we? You're narrow-minded cousin deserves to be punished after all I've heard!"
"That ain't bad, shrimp." Gajeel smirked as he pounded his fist to his hand. "I say that brat needs a good beating! What do you think, guys?"
"That's right!" Natsu exclaimed, his mouth ready to shoot out flames of anger. "Let's go burn him to a crisp..!"
"Or freeze him to death..." Gray smirked, his hand eminating his freezing magical powers. I stared at all of them, each having the same determination and conviction. Even though it's my cousin they're trying to kill, I couldn't help but smile at their actions. So, I sighed and clapped my hands.
"Okay, okay..." I said. "Maybe... we could give him a lesson or two... What do you say, guys?" I heard them all cheer, but I quickly shushed them. If my cousin founds out where we were before we put our plan into action, it'll be all over... for him, that is. So, we started to go down the attic, one by one.
After everyone's a counted for, I took Ultear and Meredy to my side. Everyone seemed to be confused, but then I winked at them, which made it even more awkward. I've never winked at anyone before, never! But, it's just a plan, so they need to be in on it.
"My cousin likes girls with, um... exploding body measurements..." I chuckled nervously. Everyone else sweatdropped while Ultear only giggled. "So, while we're down there distracting him, you guys come in and surprise him, okay?"
"Got it." Everyone said. I nodded, and the three of us made our leave. As we went down the stairs, I heard the sound of wood breaking.
"Uh-oh..." he said. "Grandpa's not gonna like this. He didn't even notice that we were heading towards him. He's the same age as me, but do NOT compare me to him, ever. That Warcraft addicted, spiky-haired fool won't know what hit him.
"Hey, Michael!" I called him. My cousin known as Michael turned around to greet me, but I saw his jaw drop when he saw the two girls in my arms.
"P-Pen-Pen..." he muttered. I hated that nickname. Saying my name twice won't make it any cooler, if he didn't know! Still, I kept my act on and planted a smirk on my face.
"What's wrong, cuz? Why look so shocked? These are just a couple of my cosplayer friends. You know, anime-lovers?" I emphasized the word 'anime' by putting a lot of stress on it. At that, I heard a grunt of disappointment from him and then he averted his eyes.
"O-oh, I see..." he said. "T-then I'm not interested..." He said, even though his nose was like a faucet leaking blood. I sweatdropped at that. Such a pervert. I can't even believe he's my cousin. "B-but-" He was going to say something, but Ultear stepped in front of me. Then, she giggled softly.
"Let me try something..." she whispered to me. I nodded slight, still curious about what she's gonna do, but I let her do it anyway. She seductively walked towards my cousin, I mean, really seductive. She was licking her lips while flaunting her curvacous hips, and even going as far as making her breasts jiggle with every step. I averted my eyes from her actions. It wasn't right to use this kind of tactics.
"Not for children..." Meredy said. I nodded in agreement, then thought about Ultear's rather, impulsive act of self-expression. I think she wants to increase the pressure of the nosebleed every time she takes a step. By the time she was inches away from him, the floor was bathed in red color, and my cousin had been completely drained of his blood.
"N-not... interes...ted..." he muttered before collapsing to the ground, leaving Ultear to laugh at him. She picked up his almost lifeless body and threw him in one of the sofas.
"I guess that was easier..." she giggled. "Now, let's clean this place up." She then began to use her magic to restore all the broken things Michael had broken in the first place. I cheered as all the things that my stupid cousin broke returned to normal.
"Thanks, Ultear~!" I cooed. She gave a warm smile in return. Then, she turned back to where Michael was lying. Her eyes turned serious, and I can't help but break a cold sweat.
"Now, what do we do with him..?" she asked me. "Should we take him back to his home?" To that, I shook my head, since I don't want to go out of the house for now. And because his house is like, really far away from ours. Well, not that far, but still! I don't want to carry a sleeping guy to his home! That'll be weird, and awkward.
"No." I said. "Let's just leave him be. He'll wake up and then leave on his own. Don't worry, Ultear." I saw Ultear lose that glare of hers, and replaced it with a happy look.
"Good! Then let's go up now." I nodded in agreement, and we headed up. I took one last glance on my knocked out cousin, his imaginary soul trying to fly away from him, and his face purple from the loss of blood. Who knew that it was this easy to contain his destructive attitude. He's even more destructive than Natsu, Gray and Gajeel.
But as I poke my head up in the second floor to greet the success of the plan, I was grabbed by Meredy and barely dodged a miraculously flying chair. My eyes got wide again, and I suddenly became a bit afraid of what's happening up there. But what I heard next calmed me down just fine.
"I told you! I'm not GAY!" I heard Gray yell. Then, I heard people laughing wildly. Were they doing something fun? Without me?! Unacceptable! So, Meredy, Ultear and I ran up the stairs. What I saw was going to haunt me for the rest of my life. For sure.
I remember that outfit. It was the outfit Lucy wore during the S-Class Advancement Exam. The Celestial clothes that were white and something. But the details weren't important. What's important was who was wearing it! It was none other than Gray, being circled by everyone as they kept laughing at him.
"It suits you, Gray!" Loke jokingly commented. He was back again with Virgo right beside him. Right next to them, Dani was taking pictures using her IPad.
"I wonder why he doesn't try to take them off?" I asked myself while walking towards the group. Ultear and Meredy separated themselves from me and went to join Jellal and Erza. They were a little behind the group, and they were talking about something that I couldn't quite catch. The laughing was too loud to even hear what they were talking about.
"Oh, Pen-san." Lucy called me. I quickly turned around to meet her gaze. "You're back already. How about your cousin?"
"He's... taken care of." I laughed nervously. Then, I looked at Gray again. His face describes his disgust in wearing girl clothes, and the irritation that he couldn't take them off. I was still wondering why, until I saw magic restraits that were tying his hands behind his back. All the while, he had crimson cheeks and a scowl.
"Get these things off me!" he yelled as he tried to free himself. He failed again, obviously. But that didn't make him stop trying. Everyone was still making fun of him, but Juvia was just watching him stumble on the boots that were so hard to walk on. Then I heard Lucy laugh a little nervously.
"Yeah..." she said. "They're... having fun, alright." I just shook my head, and looked back to Loke and Virgo. That got me thinking, but in the end I just sighed. Apparently, Lucy heard me again.
"What's wrong?" she asked me. I opened my mouth and was going to say something, when I heard someone shouting. We turned to see Natsu holding Gray's underpants, and he had a smirk on his face. Lucy decided to wave off her own question and run off to where Juvia was. Because by the looks of it, she was likely thinking of what Gray was hiding under there. But given his reputation, they must have seen it at some point. I mean, Lucy saw that before, and so did Erza.
"Give it back, you bastard!" the raven-haired man yelled. He was having a hard time moving in the dress, and Natsu wasn't making things any easier for him. He was a little closer, but he was facing the group of girls. Mainly Lucy, Juvia, Ultear, Meredy, Dani-chan, and Erza. At that, Natsu smirked once more.
"Now, Levy!" Natsu yelled. Beside Gajeel, the blue-haired script mage nodded. In thin air, she wrote the word, 'Wind', and sent it straight at Gray, who was still standing in front of the girls. The wind caused the skirt of his Celestial clothing to fly up, which caused the girls to squeal and hide their eyes, while the man tried to hide what's supposed to be his most private body part.
"Damn it, Natsu!" he yelled, turning away from the girls and sitting down to force the wind to stop. I sweatdropped at their rather awkward pranks, but it was funny, in one way or another. But enough is enough, and I want to read the JerZa story again. I clapped my hands to get all of their attention.
"Hey, guys. Wanna read some fics?" I asked them. They all said, 'Yeah!' at the same time, and we arranged a seating for us all. Natsu, Lucy, Jellal, Erza and Happy would be reading with me. While Gajeel, Levy, Gray, Juvia, Ultear and Meredy would be reading with Dani-chan.
"Alright! Let's begin, shall we?" I asked them again. Everyone nodded, and so me and Dani-chan proceeded with the story. But before we could, though, I stopped for a while. "Have you guys read the last chapter?" At that, everyone, except for the people who were with us earlier, sweatdropped and shook their heads.
"Guess we have to back-track, huh?" I heard Happy said. I nodded, then started to tell the story. When everyone heard about the words Jellal were saying in the story, the girls couldn't help but squeal at the romance, and the guys kept teasing him about being mushy and stuff. It took a few minutes, but everyone seemed to be satisfied and anticipating the next chapter.
"Well, that's that. Let's move on." Dani said while sliding herself a little bit closer to Gray. And that got Juvia to glare at her again. I shrugged indifferently, and proceeded to read the story with everyone else. Before starting, I looked over to Jellal and Erza. They had smiles on their faces, but I didn't get why, though. It was strange. Their smiles carry something that I couldn't see. Something I haven't felt from anyone. But it wasn't directed to me, either. It was directed, to each other? I don't know about that, but I needed to finish the story.
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"My One and Only"
by: ArmorStar
Rate: T
A/N: H-hey... *stutters* S-so, I-I posted a-another ch-chapter early... I-I kept feeling this strange aura that someone's out to get me if I don't finish this up, quick. ( Jellal: *smirks evily* Me: *sweatdrops ) *shivers* That being said, this is going to be the final chapter of "My One and Only", so, please enjoy it. And hopefully, that strange feeling would disappear! ~This is told in third person POV.~
Erza was still laying on the ground. And after listening to Jellal's story, her eyes went wide. ( Lucy: But why? Levy: Maybe because she's shocked, Lu-chan~ ) She was finding it hard to believe that Jellal was telling every detail of how he felt during those moments. ( Ultear: I surely can. *giggles* Meredy: True... )
"Jellal..." she said, slowly sitting up. She blushed slightly when Jellal helped her up, ( Dani: So sweet~! Loke: I wish I could her more LoLu... *puppy eyes* Me: You guys are still here? Loke: *nods* We wanna hear how this ends, right Virgo? *looks around* Virgo? ) but continued in what she was going to say.
"I-is that all true? We're you feeling that way, all this time..?" She looked at Jellal, and he averted his gaze for a moment. But Erza could see a faint blush decorating his cheeks. After a little while, the blue-haired Star Mage looked at her again. This time, his face holding a more tender and affectionate expression. ( Gajeel: Mushy... *chuckles* Natsu: *chuckles along with him* Jellal: *sighs* )
"It's... true." he said. "I-I never want to see you hurt, so I, I defeated him." He held her hand, feeling the tenderness of it since her armor had been taken off. ( Juvia: Juvia wishes Gray-sama could hold her hand! *clasps hands* Natsu: He can't. Cause he's gay. Gray: Shut up! )
"I wanted to say this for a long time now..." He took a deep breath, which made Erza nervous a bit. "I-I... I love you, Erza." With those words, Erza's face lit up. ( Erza: *blushes* I-I... Happy: She's blushing~ ) She had known of Jellal's feelings before, and she was expecting this, but it was still a surprise to hear him say it. What with him lying to her about having a fiance and all.
"Jellal, I-" She was about to say that she felt the same, something that could take a lot of courage, when she felt a pair of soft lips pressing against her own. ( Lucy and Levy: Oh my gosh~! *squeals* It's finally happening! Natsu: *pats Jellal's back* Good job! ) When she had realized Jellal was kissing her, all logic left her mind, and she became immersed in their action.
Jellal wrapped his arm around her waist, while the other clung to her hair, his hands entangling themselves in her scarlet hair. Erza held onto Jellal's clothing with her hands, and she tugged at them to deepen the kiss. She felt him nudging her lip with his tongue playfully, and she gladly opened up to let him in. ( Levy: Such... *blushes* Lucy: Detail... *blushes* The guys: *wide eyes, focused on the story* )
They kissed for a while, not caring about the world and only enjoying each other's company. They hadn't realize, that the rest had woken up and was watching them along with Ultear and Meredy. ( Jellal and Erza: *eyes wide* What?! *blushes* Lucy: *giggles* Busted~! Meredy: Not for children... *stares at screen* Me: *laughs nervously )
"Another happy ending..." Lucy sighed. Natsu nodded in agreement, and grinned widely before doing something outrageous. ( Everyone: Typical Natsu... *shakes head* Natsu: Hey! *growls* )
"Hey guys!" he yelled. "Don't forget to breathe!" At that, the two's eyes widened before separating abruptly, a deep red blush decorating their faces. This had everyone laughing softly at their actions. Jellal and Erza joined in the laughter a few seconds later, glad that their friends are accepting their decisions. ( Levy: When's the wedding? Erza: *blushes* Jellal: I hope it's soon... Lucy: *coos* Ooh~ *giggles* )
"Jellal..." Erza whispered, leaning closer to him. The blue-haired man caught her in his chest and wrapped an arm around her waist. "I love you, so much..." This made him smile in contentment and kissed her forehead.
"I love you, too..." he said. "My one and only, Erza Scarlet..."
.The End.
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I sighed with a smile on my face. "That was a great ending!" I exclaimed. I heard everyone cheer in agreement. It was so touchy-touchy~! I wish Erza and Jellal could reneact this right now! Speaking of which, they haven't reacted as much as I thought they would. And the way they were smiling at each other earlier, plus the story now, got me wondering. I'll go talk to them about it later.
After the story, and a bunch of fake congratulations for the not-yet couple, everyone decided to do their own things. Lucy, Levy and Meredy began rummaging through my school books, trying to learn more and more about this world. Ultear and Juvia were talking about things that involved Gray. How to get Gray's attention, to fix his lunch, what's his type, blah, blah, blah. Natsu and Loke were still having fun teasing the ice-mage about the story before, and Dani-chan's doing her best to defend the poor Gray. Virgo was preparing snacks for everyone, and gave Happy some fish to nibble on. Gajeel was standing near a window where you can see anyone going in or out of our house. As for Erza and Jellal, I haven't seen them yet. Maybe they went somewhere.
"Hey, you." Gajeel called me suddenly. I turned to him, confused as to why he hasn't learned my name yet, and as to why he's calling me. I went closer to him with a brow raised.
"What is it, Gajeel?" I asked him. Instead of an answer, he pointed towards the window. Curious, I looked outside to see what he was talking about. Then, I saw my cousin's wobbly walking. He was leaving the house, just like I anticipated.
"See? I told you he was going to leave." I said to Gajeel. "Don't worry about him. He won't be a problem anymore." Gajeel looked at me with a rough expression, before turning his head back to the window. Then, I saw him pick something out of his pocket. It was a piece of iron. From the way it looks, it was from Levy's. He then started to eat it, then took another one. I guess he was satisfied with my answer.
But I still have this feeling. Why was my cousin here, when he knows that I'm the only one here? He was trying to tell me something earlier before Ultear knocked him out. But I needn't worry about it for now. I shrugged it off and went to enjoy our activities.
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MICHAEL'S P.O.V.
"That damn idiot..." I groaned to myself. "Using such dirty tactics to catch me off guard. I'll get back at him, I swear!" I stopped talking to myself after that. I was beggining to look like an idiot. I kept on trudging back to my home, but I can't shake what I saw. They thought that I was completely knocked out, but they were wrong...
I saw it. I saw that 'cosplayer' lifting those plates and fixing them without even moving. So was that real? Or was it a dream? But when I got up earlier, the plates were all back to normal. So it wasn't a dream. And that means that what that stupid Pen-Pen kept on saying about 'anime being real' is true. Well, I still have my doubts, one way or another.
My thoughts were halted when I came to cross the road to my house. It was just a few blocks away, and I can't wait to go home and rest. Although I'm still bothered about the whole 'magic' thing, I guess I'm used to it by now. Finally, after turning to a corner of the street, I reached my house.
It was a bit bigger than Pen-Pen's, but it was always empty. My family's working and all, and I have school same as him. We go to the same school, but we don't actually agree on things since I hate anime. But, that was before. I was going to tell him that, but he didn't listen. I guess I need to bring them along the next time.
I opened the door with little effort, and stepped inside our comfy, now crowded home. Well, it's a little too crowded for my taste.
"Hey! I'm home!" I said. Then, I heard footsteps coming from upstairs and our dog barking. A few seconds later, our Siberian Husky-like dog tackled me and licked my face.
"Okay, okay! Stop it!" I said as I tried to get him off. Then, I heard more footsteps coming from downstairs.
"Oh, welcome home, Michael-san." a beautiful girl with long, pinkish-white hair greeted. "We were just finishing up in cleaning your room. And your little friend here wanted to help us."
"Man!" I heard someone say from upstairs. When he got down, his ever so noisy geta were irritating, and beside him, was another girl with shorter pinkish-white hair appeared.
"Oh, Michael-san. Welcome home!" the other girl said. "We were just about to get some snacks. What would you like?" I shook my head, and stood up.
"It's fine." I said. I looked at them all with a disappointed expression. "He didn't believe me..."
"Oh..." the long-haired said. "Well, maybe next time we should come along. That way, he'll know the truth."
"But I think he already does..." I said. The woman hummed in question, and I sighed then started to explain. "Your friends are with him. And they're a lot."
"What?" the bulked-up man asked. "You mean someone like us were with him?"
"Could it be Natsu?" the other girl asked. I shook my head and shrugged indifferently. I honestly have no idea who they're talking about, and I have no interest in finding out.
"I don't know who this 'Natsu' is, but I guess he's there, too. The bottom line is, if you find you're friends, you're going to stay with them, right?" I asked them all. Just then, I heard a small girl's voice squeaking. A few moments later, a little girl with long blue-hair came rushing down, along with two flying cats. One white, and one black.
"But I don't want to leave this place, Michael-san!" the girl cried. "I've been good friends with Bob-chan over here." She pointed towards our dog. Bob was currently jumping at the two cats, who were just hovering above his reach.
"Don't be so annoying, little dog." the white-furred cat said. She huffed then flew over to the little girl. The black one kept hovering over him, not caring about him at all.
"We can't just leave." he said. "We don't even know if they are the people we're looking for. And besides, we think you could use the company." At that, I tried to hide a small blush creeping across my cheeks.
"I-I don't!" I said. "F-fine, if they're not the people you're looking for, I guess you can stay..." I muttered the last part. Everyone was smiling at me, it was embarrassing! I turned my head away from them, and I couldn't help sigh as I heard the girls giggling.
"Well, I'll go prepare some dinner, okay?" the long-haired woman asked.
"Fine." I answered. "Just be sure to be kept a secret, okay?"
"Got it." the big guy said. "We won't be getting out of this area, so don't worry."
These strange people were so nice to me, and I don't even know their names yet. So, I turned to them once more. That blue-haired girl and the other white-haired one were playing with Bob and that white cat. The big guy and the black cat were sitting on the sofa, while the long-haired woman was getting some ingredients from the fridge.
"Um..." I started. The blue-haired girl heard me, and looked at me innocently. So innocent, I might just die if I don't hug her.
"What is it, Michael-san?" she asked me. Okay, I need to calm down. All I need to do was ask their names, and that's it.
"Uh... I forgot..." I said. "What were... uh... your names, again?" At that, the little girl smiled at me, and walked closer to me. She took my hand and shook it gently, as if this was the first time we've ever met.
"Nice to meet you again, Michael-san!" she said.
"...My name's Wendy!"
A/N:
Hello everyone~! I missed you all so much! :3 I'm so sorry I've been gone for a long, long time! I have my reasons, and I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, okay? Well, I was just sitting here, uninspired, and then I saw that "Me and Fairy Tail" had gotten 100 reviews! That lifted my spirits up and that gave me the energy to write again! Our exams have finished and I could finally focus on my stories!
Back to the story, you weren't expecting that, now were you? XD Still, more excitement awaits the next chapter! And, in celebration of getting 100 reviews, I have a contest to propose!
Do you guys want to be part of the story, too? Just like Dani-chan ( a.k.a. MystiqueBlue ) ? If so, PM me or post it in your reviews! I'll be needing two special characters! And it'll be from you guys! You starring as you! Isn't that fun?! XDD
Just tell me why you want to be in the story, your attitude, your likes and dislikes, and which characters would you want in the story to be with! Here are the list of characters that are taken already by me and Dani-chan! XD
Me: Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Erza, Juvia and Happy
Dani-chan: Levy, Gajeel, Ultear, Meredy and Jellal
So, that's the list! You guys already know who Michael has, right? -3- Anyway, you can have up to 6 characters each. The TWO special guests will be revealed to you in the upcoming chapters! And fair warning, Sabertooth's Twin Dragons are taken! You wanna know by whom? Keep on supporting this story and find out! XD
If you're wondering about the other stories, I'll be posting them at random times from now on, not in schedules like I planned before. So will this! XD Now, I wonder how many people would sign up? I hope we can all become good friends~! :D
Ja Ne~