Chapter 41- Announcement

"By the way miss… have I mentioned you're extremely beautiful." said Loke glancing at Rena.

"Not so bad yourself handsome, and it comes with being a Goddess." she winked.

Lucy sweat dropped.

"There personalities clash!"

"You don't say," Lisanna giggled with her.

The white-haired pin-up model waltzed gracefully onto the stage in the guild hall before everyone. The time of war and hard battles was coming to an end.

"I'd like to thank everyone here today, for their contributions to saving our nakama. Thank you Crime Sorciere, for assisting us in times of need without question. Thank you Juvia Lockser, even though you don't yet remember, you were very brave and saved us all. Thank you to Rena, Nina, and the other members involved in the rebellion against Silence, you put your lives on the line and did what was right and helped us. Thank you to every member of Fairy Tail who fought hard and didn't give up. There is a reason we hold the title of the strongest guild in Fiore. Today is also the day that we'll be saying goodbye, for Crime Sorciere will be leaving us tomorrow due to the nature of their guild. With that being said, there is a good luck, fare well and celebration in order!" exclaimed Mirajane.

The guild cheered, partying was a custom and a part of everyday life in Fairy Tail, it brought them altogether, allowed everyone to be themselves, and everyone to be forgiven.

Gray nodded at the announcement and exited the guild. He sought comfort in a place where he often found himself in the early years of Fairy Tail. Back when the brawls with Natsu and Erza were more out-doorsy. He sat on the hill next to a shrub, looking down on the narrow river of water running by.

~o0o~

"Cana…" said a low voice,

The drunken brunette faced the blonde known as Laxus.

"What?" she asked,

"You're drinking again." he said.

"Yeah and… what of it? Isn't that what I usually do?" asked Cana.

"You are normally not such an irritated drunk. What's wrong with you?" he asked in reply,

"Nothing. Now mind your own business!" Cana groggily spat.

Laxus turned away from her again shaking his head. Girls like her were a lost cause.

~o0o~

"Gajeel…" whispered Levy.

"What? You haven't spoken in days and all you have to say is 'Gajeel…'" he mocked her.

"Gajeel… It hasn't been days. Why can't you understand?" she asked with a pleading look in her eyes.

"What do you want me to understand? I can't tell what you're thinking." he grunted with arms folded.

"Gajeel, I thought… maybe you'd understand…" she quietly shied away into the darkened corner.

"What do you want me to understand dammit!?" he demanded.

"I KILLED SOMEONE GAJEEL! WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT I'M AFRAID. WHAT IF YOU HADN'T GOTTEN OUT OF THAT ROOM IN TIME? WHAT IF I HURT SOMEONE THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO ME!?" she broke down.

Gajeel simply stared at her. The frail bluenette was shaking and teary. He really hadn't understood. He didn't hold remorse, nor regret.

"Say… Gajeel… what do you think of me?" asked Levy timidly calming down,

She pressed pause on the waterfall sprouting from her eyes and attempted to stop her shaking but failed.

"That's a stupid question." said Gajeel simply.

"Answer it anyway." she tried to answer firmly but ended up shaky.

Gajeel sighed. The girl was crazy. There was a long pause, a severe case of the spontaneous disease called word-loss. Then finally he spoke.

"You do know it was only a thought projection right?" he said to her.

"Didn't you hear? The thought projection only evolved into a separate personality because her soul was severed and partially embedded into the projection. In other words… Her original self died simultaneously. And you're changing the subject." she added coldly.

"Come on shortie, don't act so glum it's not you. Plus, next time talk in English." he said in an abysmal attempt to comfort her.

Levy was incredibly shaken up, and incredibly infuriated. She stood up in her mourning corner of woe and strode a few paces over to Gajeel.

"Gajeeeeeel!" she screeched.

She smacked the palm of her hand across his cheek which was now stained with a red mark. She continuously began to beat his iron chest with her tiny fist as tears fell endlessly between sulks.

"Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you!" she repeated beating in time with her fists.

Gajeel just sat there taking every hit. Her eyes were squeezed shut but she realised he didn't really feel a thing, but she just needed an outlet for … just everything. Just then two mages walked past, Mira and Rena. Mira gave a sympathetic and saddened look toward Levy. Rena however just rolled her eyes rudely and nudged Mirajane. Rena materialised an ice sword into the palm of her right hand and sent it sailing at a rocketing speed towards Gajeel. There was a flash of alarm in the iron dragon slayer's eyes, and then the sword stabbed the wall right next to his head clipping off a chunk of coarse black hair. The girl gave Gajeel a deathly glare and then sampled a hugging motion before pointing aggressively at the smaller girl beating his chest. He sent back a flat stare but a second sword to the other side of his head was slightly more convincing. Gajeel wrapped his arms around the small girl and pulled her closer to him. Levy ceased beating his stomach and wrapped her tiny arms around his ribs. Mira gave Rena a mischievous smile and the two high fived leaving the scene.

~o0o~

"Jellal." murmured Erza.

Jellal turned away from Ultear and Meredy and faced the scarlet haired woman looking at the floor. Ultear and Meredy nodded at each other before walking away to leave the two alone.

"You're leaving again." said Erza still not making eye contact.

"Yeah… but believe me… it's not for good." said Jellal.

"How long?" asked Erza,

"I can't say how long we'll be gone…"

"I mean how long… how long until we're back to how we were as kids?" she said finally gazing into his green eyes. "We used to have a reliable friendship… We were there for each other, and we had fun together even despite everything we were going through. I'm still waiting for you to truly come home. Tell me now, are you going to come home? Or do I need to move on?" she asked finally making eye contact gazing into her green eyes.

"Erza… I… I wish we could go back to being side by side… always together. But I've committed crimes, I've killed people you loved, and I have sins to atone for. I'll be back again Erza… But you don't deserve to be left waiting. You don't have to wait around for me, if you want to move on, I understand. I'm still not a free person… I'll always be bound by my sins. I'm sorry." he explained to her.

"It's okay, I get it. I'm just glad you understand the value of your life, and how you'll serve the world to make up for what you did. Make sure you remember who you're doing this for, Simon's life was taken away. Don't forget okay…" she told him with the best small smile she could muster.

"Erza wait!"

But the red head was already on her way.

The boy looked longingly after the girl.

The girl walked away hiding the tears streaming down her face.

The boy was unaware.

~o0o~

Mira took to the stage again after a brief chat with Gildarts.

"Fairy Tail! We have another announcement! Master and I have decided, that we would like to invite Rena and Nina to join our guild, and our family!" she announced.

The guild cheered in a positive response.

"Do you accept?" inquired Mira making eye contact with the girls.

Rena looked at Nina.

"I think we should. You've been looking for Zeref for hundreds of years now, cut yourself some slack!" said Rena lightly punching her.

"Well…. we are sisters… well not by blood but… if you're joining, I will too. But I'm not giving up my search for Zeref." nodded Nina.

"YES!" replied Rena immediately after her 'sister' finished.

After more cheers from the guild, Mira approached the two with a stamp and a bright smile.

"So where do you want your insignia?" asked Mirajane.

Rena pointed to her left cheek. Nina looked at her sister who inspired her decision, she pointed to her right.

"What colours?"

"White." said Rena.

"Black." said Nina.

Name: Rena Milkovich

Age: Unknown, but appears as 19

Magic: Goddess of Winter

Alias: Snowflake

Likes: Flirting, her pet Yukihime (yet to be introduced), stripping, assisting Mirajane with matchmaking

Dislikes: Losing her apples

Notes: Rena is a bubbly mage who addresses everyone with 'chan', but 'san' in serious or indirect occasions and 'sama' when trying to seduce people. Rena is known to be interested in both females and males, however takes more interest in men. She is normally teasing, happy, and claims to be a mutual being. She may randomly snap and acquire an insane and or creepy persona which often occurs in fights like with Juvia Lockser. She is helpful, caring and protective, however she often withholds vital information and causes other people problems from time to time.

Background: Over 500 years ago, Rena once stood amongst the Gods in the realm of the High Order. However, she was kicked out and sent to Earth suppressed into human form. This was because her mutual ideals enforced by the beings of High Order swayed too often and her judgement was supposedly clouded. She still possesses some Goddess magic, which is still a lot more than the average mage and enough to remain immortal. While on Earthland her seductive and flirtaceous nature resulted in the pregnancy of Ul Milkovich's grandfather. She is the great grandmother of Ul, and the great great grandmother of the 'Ice Master' Luka.

Name: Nina Karlomere

Age: Unknown, appears as 17

Known Magic: Sword magic

Alias: Souless

Likes: Zeref, her 'family'

Dislikes: Not having a soul

Notes: Nina is often brash and sour, but deep down caring and happy enough. She believes actions speak louder than words, and is comparatively quiet. She has nothing against friends, but hardly makes an effort to make any because they always end up dying around her while she's immortal. Nina is immortal because she is half Celestial spirit and half human from stepping across the divide seal between Edolas and the Celestial world in creation. Her life goal is to find Zeref and get her soul back, but it's also partially because after hundreds of years, she is still in love with him. No one has ever seen Nina's key, 'the lost key of the swordsman', so it is questionable whether it actually exists.

Background: Nina lived over 500 years ago in Earthland, with parents who were arranging her marriage. Whilst deciding to rebel she was kidnapped and taken to old Edolas and sold as a slave. Her master raped her, but after being caught out by his wife, Nina was just abused and thrown out of the house without being actually allowed to leave due to slave laws. Nina met the slave of next door Eleanor (Virgo) who ended up saving her with a Prince (Loke/Leo) and took her to live with them and one other (Zeref) in a shack in hiding. She helped cook with Zeref for the building number of slaves they were trying to save and support. Soon after this system was started, authorities found out and imprisoned everyone including the Prince and sentenced them to death. Zeref was the only escape. On the day of execution Zeref saved the slaves by sealing them away from Edolas in the world now known as the Celestial world. Nina didn't want to leave Zeref's side and stepped across the divide last minute. Being caught between two world, she slowly began to deteriorate and die. Zeref saved her by stealing her soul to preserve so she'd become immortal. She ended up being cast into the Celestial world severely injured and wasn't able to return to Earthland for many years. The only upsides to this crazy dilemma was that she had successfully ran away from home and was granted magic like she had always wanted.

I tried to create their profiles like the manga so it was a little clearer about… well … everything.

Just randomly, I am beginning to hate how Nina and Rena rhyme. Gaarrrrr.

I'd appreciate any opinions on OCs. Is there too many OCs, what do and don't you like about them?

Glossary- (Because I tend to invent new words… or at least words that aren't saved in the Microsoft word dictionary)

Out-doorsy;

Something taking place out-doors rather than indoors. (In context).

And by the way, I rewrote chapters 1 and 2 so you may or may not want to go back and read them? A little more Lyria (Lyon x Cheria) is included.

I'm sorry about not updating every week or something soon and regular like that all the time. Unfortunately I'm one of those writers how writes numerous stories at once so I'm always writing different ones. Normally I'll update the one with the most reviews first, or the one I haven't updated in the longest time. But if you're interested in reading them,

Fairy Tail- 'Lucy Leaves' 'Fairy Tail festival'

Sword Art Online- 'Carnival Online'

Durarara- 'DurararRaWrR!'

Soul Eater- 'Soul Eater!'

Well please review!...?

~Hermit!