Chapter 8: Why Are You Here?
(-Arion's PoV-)
"You what?!"
"You know where Igneel is?"
"And Grandine?"
"Yes and I'm sorry that I didn't tell you. I wasn't sure how you would take it."
"And this is SO much better!" Gajeel's voice was angry. I knewshe could never forgive me.
"Big sister, why did you lie? Don't you know what this means to us?" Wendy Asked timidly.
"Of course I do! How could you ask me that-"
"THEN WHY DID YOU LIE TO US? AREN'T WE YOUR FAMILY? DIDNT YOU ONCE SAY THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU WOULD TRUST US WITH ANYTHING EVEN YOUR LIFE?!" I was shocked by Wendy's sudden outburst and it would seem that every one else was as well. Tears began to stream down the little girl's face and she sobbed endlessly. The forest grew quiet and no one said anything as the girl cried.
Natsu had decided to break that silence. "You said once that we were Children of the Sun. Now I don't know what that meant but I didn't care -" He was interrupted by Gajeel. His anger at boiled over and before Natsu could finish, he had charged at me with his iron sword.
"Gajeel! Stop!" Erza demanded.
"NO! Let him get it out. Dont worry he can't hurt me." Though the words I spoke were true, they only served to anger him more. He came at me stronger than before. I flash Erza a smile as I continue to dodge Gajeel's attacks.
"THIS IS FOR METALICANA!" He sent an Iron Dragon Roar in my direction that I didn't bother dodging. I just stood there.
"ARION MOVE!" I heard Gray yell to me.
"GAJEEL STOP! YOU'LL HURT SIS."
The blast was at the the tip of my nose when I quickly sucked up his iron power. "What the? How the hell?" he questioned with a perplexed look on his face.
"Gosh. I dont know how you can eat that iron all day. That stuff is disgusting." I say jokingly. "Look Gajeel. I don't want to fight you."
"I don't know how you did that but I'm gonna-" he began to charge but before he could, I appeared behind him and smacked him in the back of the head with all of my strength causing him to be launched into the ground head first and create a Gajeel sized hole. Everyone stood there in shock.
I bent down to where he lay in the dust, knowing that he was still conscious. "Listen Gajeel, I want you to know that I was lying to protect you. Get angry all you want but, you know it's true. You can hear it in my voice can't you?"
No answer.
"Fine be that way. But remember Sun Child, anger is the worst ally for you to have and you will never be able to find Metalicana or any other dragon if you can't forgive me for the pain I have caused you. I truly am sorry." I leave from by his side and I look around to all the other with shock still spread on there faces. I could feel the intense aura of tension gathering so I went back home using my dragon speed and left without a trace before any one could question what happened.
~Time Skip~
Click. I heard the jingle of Lucy keys as she unlocked the door. I quickly jumped out the window and swung myself onto the roof. "Arion!" she called. " Where could she be?"
I sat on the roof until I smelled Natsu and Happy. I looked over the edge and saw him running down the street. "Arion!" he yelled. These people were relentless.
I guess I had no choice "Dragon Form: 2nd Release." I say as scales and appear on my face and my talons, wings, and tail all appear as well. In second release, I have all the the properties of a dragon though I am human sized with my human features (face, body, hair) still in place.
I look around to make sure that Natsu couldn't seem me and took off from the roof. I flew around for a couple hours noticing every timemy little search party called for me. After a while I returned to the forest area where the events of toady took place. "Release" I sighed releasing my second form. I noticed the hole where I had left Gajeel. I must have hit him a little too hard because there had been a Gajeel face print in the rock complete with piercings and a defeated facial expression. I truly was sorry.
Night soon fell on the forest. The stars lit up the sky like fire dragon when they did their annual burning sun dance every summer. I miss that dance this year I would have gotten to participate if they weren't all in jail. They would be furious with me especially cousin Igneel. He always looked forward to it and watched with when Mother Griffiin or the Tribunal dragons couldn't.
I drifted off into a deep sleep until I heard a twig snap. I shot up off the ground ready to attack but, then I saw Gray holding a broken stick in his hands. "Oh Gray it's just you." I sigh in relief. "And look you're even wearing clothes." He wwas wearing a white coat with blue trip with baggy green pants that fell into black boots. Under his coat he wore what appeared to be a black turtle neck.
"Knew you'd be here." he spoke.
"How could you possibly know that?" I say returning to my seat.
"Criminals always return to the scene of the crime." I couldn't help but to burst with laughter at what he was saying to me.
Serious now I asked, " Do you think I did the right thing, Gray." I shift my gaze to the Ground.
He sat down beside me against the tree and took my hand. With his free had he softly gripped my chin and turned my face to look at him, navy meeting emerald. "I think you did what you thought was right."
"Gee thanks, Gray! Care to elaborate?" I slap his chest light and he playfully cringes in response.
"Well...maybe you just-" he was cut off by a sudden gasp from me. "What is it, Arion?"
"Look. It's snowing." I say as a single snowflake drifts from the sky and gently lads on Gray's nose. I grab his had and pull him from against the tree. "Come dance with me."
"With what music?"
"Who needs music when you have the sound of the nature around you?" he gives me a confused look and lazily began to dance with me as the snow began to fall heavily around spun me around and around. We danced in that snow for what felt like hours until I was pegged in the face by a snow ball. I wiped it away dramaticly only to reveal a challenging smirk that resided on his face. "it's on Ice Boy."
Soon we get into an all out snow war. Using our magic in creative ways to get the upper hand. I was obviously winning until Gray pulled a dirty trick by trapping in his ice prison and shooting me with snowballs from his ice cannon. To this I retorted by using breaking the bars of the ice with a sky roar followed by a barrage of snowballs that were about half my size. To be honest this went on literally forever. He just wouldn't give up. Eventually I just raised my white flag in defeat and leaned against a tree.
"What giving up already?"
"Yeah that's exactly what's happening right now." I respond sarcastically. He chuckles and takes off his jacket only to put it around me and take a seat in the snow. "Oh, I don't need this."
"I know. It's because of that whole dragon thing, right?"
"Yeah. But thanks anyway." I start to take the jacket off when he stops me.
"Keep it."
"You sure? You might need it for those days when you are actually fully clothed." I jeered at him while resting my head on his shoulder and watched the continuos snow fall.
He nods which initiates some sort of awkward silence. "Hey, Ari?"
"Yes."
"I just um-" he looks at me.
"What is it?" and I look at him. Our eyes meet, emerald staring into navy.
"I u-um..." he starts leaning forward
"Spit it out, Gray" I whisper. I could hear his heart beating out of his chest.
He continued leaning towards me while putting his hand under my chin to bring my face closer to his "Arion-." is this really about to happen?! Gray is going to kiss me! Our faces were only a mere centimeter apart when a voice suddenly spoke. A very familiar voice.
"Play time is over princess." I turn my head slowly and shot the figure a death glare.
"Why the hell are you here, Griffin?"
"I think a better question would be, why are you?"
Okay so I don't usually do authors notes or any thing like that but I felt the need to apologize. I was really being awkward when I wrote this so hence the awkward fight and fluff. Yeah so that's it...
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DQA out. Later, hatchlings.