Chapter 30: Hear the Roar of a Dragon Call!

-Flashback-

A twelve year old Kuma arrived at the Fairy Hills dorm after school. Back then she was in a school closer to the guild. She just got done visiting Lissana's grave. She sat there for an hour or so talking about what's been going on at the guild. It had begun to pour still she would have stayed and talked if it wasnt for Natsu. "We cant get sick now, could we? Lissana would get angry!" He had said and lifted her up effortlessly, giving her a piggy back ride home. He was always going to drag her away from that grave. "Bye Li-Li." Kuma whispered, tearing her eyes away from the stone.

In the lounge she chatted with Mirajane, Kana and Levy for a bit before heading upstairs. Mira sighed. Kuma still hadnt reverted back to her smiling self and its almost been a year. The white haired S-Class looked up to the cieling and asked her little sister in heaven what she should do.

Walking upstairs she opened the apartment door and threw down her bag. "Mom! Im home!" She called out but she recieved no answer. It was strange, she could sense her mother's magical energy. Walking towards her room, Kuma peeped in to see Erza sitting at a desk.

Erza just sat at the desk staring down at something. Moving closer Kuma saw that it was her sketchpad. Almost running she look over Erza's shoulder to see the page turned towards the end. On the picture was a drawing of a man with blue locks and a red scar. Without a word Kuma grabbed the sketchpad and laughed. "Do you like it? It took me like an hour to draw! It was for an assignment. All wizards in the seventh grade had to draw a member of the magic council." Kuma had to force her heart to stay under control. She acted like it was no big deal when in reality she was pissed. She knew not to let her skethpads lay around! She doesnt remember what she draws in them!

Erza's hair was covering her face so Kuma couldnt see her reaction. Why was she freaking out? Oh yeah.

She had read Erza's journal when she was out on a mission.

Her mother knew everything. The tower, Jellal, everything! She just didnt know that Kuma was part of it.

"Why him?" Erza questioned simply and Kuma shrugged, scratching the back of her head. "Cousin Ever showed me this months issue of Sorcerer Weekly and he was on the list of ten wizards who would most likely wanted to be someones boyfried or something like that. He was number three and a classmate of mine dared me to try and draw him." Erza nodded and stood.

The knightly mage stood and a flick of her hair jumped into bed.

"Kuma Scarlet you are a notorious liar. Just like your mom."

-End Flashback-

-Kuma PoV-

"FINE THEN! I WANT TO FEEL THE POWER OF A DRAGON SLAYER! SHOW ME WHAT YOUVE GOT!"

"Be careful, Uncle Natsu!"

I couldnt see a thing, but I could tell things were about to get heavy.

I heard flesh agaisnt flesh and the sound of powerful blows roared through my dragon hearing. Mom groaned Uncle N's name and I want to pour my soul out to her. Ask her for forgiveness and to see if she hates me. Sure she was glad that I was alive, any sane person would. But that didnt mean she still saw me as a loved one.

"Ive had enough! Now that I know your power is laughable I can finally quench my curiosity! You can go to heaven, we'll meet you on the other side!" Jellal yelled and I gasped. Cobalt's arms squeezed around me tighter. "He's casting some type of spell. There's this small ball of...space?" I thought through all of those dark magic spells I studied throughout the years. "Wait...What way is our shadow being pulled?" I questioned slowly and as if I asked Mom she let in a sharp intake of breath.

"Why is my shadow bending towards the light?! That spell! IT COULD KILL NATSU!" Jellal bellowed with laughter and I couldnt help how my mouth dropped, mortified. What was happening? I couldnt see a damn thing. Just when you thought things couldnt get anymore freaking complicated.

"You dont wanna loose your sacrafice to Zeref, do you?" Mom's voice rang through the tension filled air.

"That would be a problem. For this to work I am in need of a wizard in strength comprible to one of the ten wizard saints. But...your not the only one who fits that bill. Hell your own daughter can suffice! Although I'll worry about that...AFTER I KILL YOU!"

Those words scared the living HELL out of me. "Cobalt. Whats going on?" I was afraid that if I scream something terrible will happen. "I-I dont know.." He whispered back. All of a sudden Mom screamed for a guy named Simon. I could then hear voices seeming to be whispers so I couldnt make out words. If only I could see, I could read lips...

All of a sudden Jellal was laughing like crazy. I slammed my hands on the lacrima surface, thinking all was lost. I hadnt expected for my sight to immediately return. I looked up to see Mom leaning over the man who I called the Terminator at the casino and Uncle Natsu was staring at them in shock. He saw me looking at him and he winked at me. Shaking my head knowing I didnt understand he smiled and nodded. I guess that meant he knew I wasnt blind anymore.

Slowly he reached down and grabbed a piece of lacrima. I turned towards Jellal and he was just finishing up his scentence about not letting any of us leave this stupid tower. My anger was rising. Without even thinking about my feet, which are probably unfixable, I ran towards him and hooked him right in the jaw.

"SHUT THE HELL UP!"

...And now Im back to being blind. I blinked, just seeing blurs of colors again and stumbled back. I feel Neeya's tail around me and she hoists me up. "So it can be reversed..." She murmured and I wave in front of my face, again just seeing a blur of white. "What do you mean?"

"When your hands touched the lacrima, all that raw magical energy stuck in your feet flew back to its original source. As long as your hands touch the lacrima, your sight is back."

I loved Neeya. She's so smart!

Cobalt was behind me and he held me. I hadnt known why till I heard the lacrima shake.

"YOU MADE MY GIRLS CRY!" Uncle Natsu screamed. "I MADE A PROMISE AND IM NOT GONNA BREAK IT! HURT EM AGAIN AND I'LL KILL YOU!"

Whoa...

"Cmon, Kuma. Cobalt's gotta plan!"

They steered me away from the colors and Cobalt began to quickly drag me somewhere, my feet still of the ground.

"Ok look so your gonna jump off the tower and—"

"BACK THE HELL UP! Jump of the tower? I may be blind but Im pretty sure thats a high jump!" Neeya sighed and Cobalt's hands were on my forearms. I somehow knew he was looking into my eyes. I could see blurry spots of his blue eyes.

"Look, Im gonna be at the bottom alright. I'll have Mum help me make a cyclone. You'll have to transform one more time at a certain wind breaking point to keep from crushing your bones when we catch you."

"But Im half vampire. If the bone crushing part doesnt kill me, the water electrofiying me will."

He was making me really nervous. Basically my options were die as a vampire or die as a human. I dont wanna die...

"Do you trust me?" "Wha..?" "Do. You. Trust. Me?" Sucking my teeth I slowly nodded. "Yeahhh..."

"Your confidence in me makes me wanna cry." Cobalt stated and I laugh nervously. I hear wind and I know he jumped. Neeya just confirmed my thoughts as she pats my head with her paw. My heart is pounding. I hear Uncle Natsu and Jellal fighting. I wonder who's winning.

"Are you really gonna do it?"

I jumped at Mom's voice. Nodding I feel her arms wrap around me. "Becareful sweetheart. I promise I'll bring your Uncle home." She kissed on the forehead and lingered before letting me go. I heard Cobalt and Juvia scream for me to go at the bottom and I stepped backwards from Mom and let myself slide off and fall, my feet burning from the little contact from the lacrima.

And in that moment as I fell, I saw a bright red and fiery light. That light burned brighter than any other that Ive ever seen before. His roar penetrated through me even as gravity took me lower and lower away from the tower. And for a quick second I thought it was an actual dragon, flying down to grace the presence of a mortal. There was one thing that I learned as my ears popped letting me know it was time to transform.

No matter how hard I'll train and how hard I'll try, I'll never be able to become a true Dragon Slayer like Natsu Dragneel had become. So I'll stay by his side if he'll let me. And do the best I can to help through his journey, as well as my own.