inucrossoverlover: And here is chapter 9!
Vixenique: And this is going to be fun!
Gray: Beach fun!
Yamibri: Oh goodie.
Vixenique: Don't be mean Yami-chan!
Gray: Don't start you two!
inucrossoverlover: I don't own anything other than my own original characters and the plot. Now Chapter Start!
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
Chapter 9: Beach Fun
*Flashbacks*
Dreamscape
'Thinking'
"Speaking"
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
Recap: "We'll have to take on a lot more missions." Gray suddenly sighed. Vixenique looked at him in confusion for a few moments before she rolled her eyes.
"No we don't. Us sleeping in the same bed is comforting and you know it." the girl said with an eye roll. Gray blinked in confusion before he realized what the girl was talking about.
"I wasn't talking about that. I meant we need to take on more missions since your adventures in shopping are going to start taking a toll on our finances." Gray said with a sigh. Vixenique looked thoughtful for a moment before she shrugged and started bouncing. Gray sighed yet again.
"Come on! We have to go get ready for tomorrow!" Vixenique grinned happily as she tugged Gray along. The boy yelped as he was pulled through town.
"Vixenique!" Gray yelled.
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
"Hi everyone!" Vixenique greeted the next morning as everyone met up at the train station. Her white, knee-length sundress, complete with purple flower designs, swayed around her form. Her white flip flops smacked the ground as she bounced in place. They all returned her greeting.
"Hey." Gray waved as he yawned. He wore a simple white tank top and white jean shorts that reached mid-thigh. On his feet were white Air Force Ones. The reason for his exhaustion would be the girl next to him. Vixenique had been restless all night and as a result, Gray had been awake most of the night.
"Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!" Vixenique chanted excitedly. Yamibri rolled her eye and slapped the back of the flare princess's head. Vixen held her head as her eyes teared up.
"Ow! Yami-chan!" Vixenique cried.
"I think I broke my hand." commented Yamibri as she shook and flexed her hand.
"Jeez! Can't the two of you get along for anything?" questioned Gray with an eye roll.
"She's mean!/annoying." the two female demons said. They blinked before turning to each other. Yamibri rolled her eye when Vixenique stuck her tongue out at the she-wolf. Gray sighed with a chuckle at the two.
"Hey, where's Kean and Midnight?" Natsu questioned as he leaned against Gajeel. The Iron Dragon Slayer had an arm wrapped around his mate's waist.
"Kean doesn't do well at the beach. He turns as red as a lobster within an hour. He's miserable for days afterwards, so it's just better if he doesn't go. And Midnight refuses to leave his mate alone if he can help it." Gray explained with a sigh.
"Why doesn't he just use sun-block?" Wendy questioned.
"That is with sun-block." Gray deadpanned. "Without he burns in about twenty minutes." Everyone sweat-dropped at that information.
"Let's go!" Vixenique grinned as she grabbed her brother and cousin's arms and dragged them towards the trains. She ignored their protests the entire time.
"Dammit Vixenique! Let me go!" Yamibri snarled. Vixenique ignored her as she continued on her way. Gray just sighed as he rolled his eyes. Their guild mates just sweat-dropped as they followed them.
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
"Whoa! It's so pretty!" Vixenique said as the group arrived at the beach. There was golden sand as far as the eye could see. The water was crystal clear and a beautiful blue color. The beach was nearly empty, making it perfect for the rowdy guild.
"Awesome!" Natsu shouted as he looked around. The guild split up down gender lines to go get changed.
"Yay!" Vixenique squealed as she bounced in place. She wore a black bikini with a white trim with purple stars printed on it. Gray grinned happily in his dark blue and white swim trunks before he glanced at his cousin.
"Uh, Yamibri-san? Aren't you going to go get changed?" Lisanna asked.
"No." Yamibri stated curtly as she stood in her normal attire. Everyone sweat-dropped at that. The silverette headed over to the spot the guild had claimed as their own.
"That girl." Gray sighed as he went to follow the she-wolf. Once everything had been set up, the girls lounged around Yamibri while the guys, for the most part, went to go play in the water.
"Ne, Yamibri-san? Why aren't you wearing a swimsuit?" Lucy asked as she grabbed a bottle of water.
"I don't like swimsuits." the silverette stated.
Her female cousin perked up before she grinned. She shot up before running over to grab her brother and drag him off. The male twin just barely had time to grab his bag before he was dragged passed the site. Everyone blinked in confusion before shrugging it off and going back to what they were doing. After a month of being a part of Fairy Tail, the guild members had gotten used to the girl kidnapping people.
In the half-hour it took for the twins to return, Yamibri's attitude had become more volatile, mainly due to her spike in temperature. The only people she had yet to snap at were Wendy, Romeo, Lucy, and the Exceeds. Oddly enough, she also had yet to snap at Laxus. The two of them were friends, which definitely freaked out Gray. The boy could later be heard muttering about the end of the world. He refused to elaborate when questioned.
Anyway, the twins returned to find the guild cowering away from Yamibri. The two of them glanced at each other and sighed.
"Yami-chan! Stop terrifying the guild! We brought you something to cool off!" Vixenique ordered as she skipped over the silverette. She ignored the glare being thrown at her. She grabbed her cousin's hand and dragged her off towards the changing rooms, a shopping bag around her other wrist. The she-wolf was grumbling all the while.
"Thank God!" Natsu cried as he launched himself at Gray. The submissive squealed as he was manhandled into a hug.
"Natsu! Ah!" Gray yelled as he struggled. His struggles resulted in the two of them losing their balance and fell, Gray back first with Natsu on top of him.
"Ow." Gray groaned as he tried to sit up, only to blink when he realized that Natsu's face was buried in his neck.
Gajeel turned red at the sight of his mate straddling the submissive, who was now of mating age.
"What the hell?" Vixenique blinked as she and Yamibri returned, the silverette now in a more weather appropriate outfit. It consisted of a sleeveless white hoodie that was cropped under her ribs. She also wore a pair of knee-length, baggy white shorts. On her feet were white flip-flops. The she-wolf looked much more content and cooled down.
"Hi." Natsu grinned, not removing himself from Gray. The two females stared before Vixenique shrugged and Yamibri snorted as they moved on.
"Natsu!" Gray shouted, shoving the pinkette as he squirmed. His squirming resulted in Natsu turning red. Gray sighed in relief as Gajeel pulled Natsu off him. The submissive sat up and smiled up at the Iron Dragon Slayer.
"Nii-chan! Come on! Let's play!" Vixenique said as she grabbed her brother's hand, pulling him up. She dragged him towards where some members of the guild were setting up a game of volleyball. The twins ended up on opposing teams where they grinned at each other.
Lucy and Vixenique glanced at each other and smiled while Gray and Laxus got into position. Levi bounced the ball a few times before serving it to Gray's side. Freed spiked to Laxus, who shot it over to the other side. Erza managed to knock it back which Gray countered. Lucy and Vixenique moved to knock it back, only for the two of them to miss. The girl's eyes narrowed before the game really got into action.
The rest of the guild just watched in interest. Natsu and Gajeel raised a brow when Yamibri squirmed. The silverette remained stoic, at least on the outside. Inner Yami was flat out drooling at the sight of hot women jumping around in skimpy swimsuits. Marakov was openly drooling at the game.
Gray grunted as he drove to the ground to spike the ball. He suddenly grinned.
"Hey guys! Let's liven this up a little." He shouted. Everyone looked confused before Vixenique, who had the ball, smirked.
"Okay! Hellfire Strike!" the girl called as she shot the ball to the other side, her arm surrounded by purple flames. Gray grinned happily as it sunk in for everyone. Laxus shot the ball back using his lightning magic.
"Gate of the Bull, I open thee!" Lucy called as she summoned the bull. He drooled before knocking the ball to the other side. Everyone grinned as they continued the game.
"Wendy! Look out!" Gray shouted. The girl turned only to see that the volleyball was coming at her at high speed. She looked stunned before doing the only thing that came to mind.
"Roar of the Sky Dragon!" she blew out a tornado, which shot the ball out into the sea, farther than could be seen. The girl panted as the shock wore off. The rest of the guild rushed over to her.
"Are you okay?" Vixenique asked. The pre-teen nodded as she grinned at them. Everyone sighed in relief.
"Well, now that we no longer have a ball, why don't we take a break and get some lunch?" Marakov offered. The guild cheered happily at that.
"Meat!" Vixenique shouted. Yamibri and the four Dragon Slayers nodded in agreement.
"Teriyaki?" Offered Gray. Everyone thought about it before agreeing. Gray grinned happily as everyone got partially dressed, just enough so as to not kicked out of a restaurant.
Gray nibbled on his skewer of beef as he watched his guild mates. Laxus, Gajeel, and Natsu were fighting over one of the skewers. A skewer that Wendy stole, not that the three males noticed. Erza and Yamibri were conversing quietly to themselves while Cana was drinking next to them. Yamibri kept an eye on Vixenique who was next to the drinker. She was determined to keep her younger cousin sober. The flare demoness was more interested in the conversation that she was having with Lucy and Juvia. The Take-Over siblings were talking amongst themselves, with Elfman occasionally yelling about manliness. Marakov and the Thunder God Tribe were conversing among themselves. Gray giggled happily at the antics of his second family.
His head suddenly jerked to the side as he sensed something. His midnight eyes narrowed as he slipped out of the booth. The only person to notice was Gajeel, who raised a brow and followed him.
Gray looked around as he walked, following the presence he felt. He followed the presence in a daze, his eyes going unfocused.
'I felt this before, but where?' he thought in his daze. From behind him, Gajeel frowned as he hid in the shadows.
'What the hell is he doing?' the Iron Dragon Slayer thought when he noticed the daze Gray was in.
"Dammit! This isn't good." Gajeel muttered when he realized where Gray was headed, the seedier part of the town. "With his looks and the way he's dressed he going to be raped."
"Hello there Young One." A voice stated. Gray snapped out of his daze and turned to the side. Standing there was an old woman with a noticeable hump on her back. She had long frizzy hair that covered most of her face except from her long nose. She wore a long black cloak that hid her frame.
"Um…hi." Gray stated as he started to back away.
"You come looking for something. Something like this yes?" the old woman cooed as she held out a large wrinkled hand. Gray gasped at what she held.
Hanging from a simple black chord was what appeared to be a diamond sphere about two inches in size with what appeared to be a snowflake made out of crystal inside of it. Gray reached out with wide eyes. He blinked when the jewel was pulled away.
"You want, you do something for me." The woman said as she waved a finger in Gray's face. The submissive bit his lower lip.
"What so you want me to do?" the submissive questioned.
"You want pretty jewel, you earn the jewels paid for it." The woman chuckled as she gestured at the building behind her. Gray's midnight eyes widened as he backed away.
"N-no way!" Gray stuttered.
"Pretty little thing. Make a lot of jewels. Have to stay." The woman said. Gray shook his head and yelped as he ran into someone. His waist was grasped, pinning his arms, and he whimpered.
"No! Let go!" Gray growled as he struggled. He jerked up, wrapping his legs around his captor's neck and dragged him down. "Ice Make: Arctic Bind!" he said as ice wrapped around his captor. He turned to the woman and hissed, showing off his large fangs and snapped his jaws. The woman yelped as she tossed the jewel in the air. Gray grabbed it and turned on his heel, growling all the while. He was grabbed around the waist and he whimpered. He relaxed as he glanced up and realized it was Gajeel.
Whatever Gajeel was going to say died in his throat at the sight of teary midnight colored eyes. He sighed before he let out a soft rumbling growl. Gray's eyes widened before he nuzzled into the larger raven's chest and sobbed. Gajeel kept up the growl, soothing the submissive.
"Thanks Gajeel." Gray said after he had calmed down. The Iron Dragon Slayer shrugged as he led the younger male towards the restaurant where the guild was.
"Why the hell did you go off like that?" Gajeel asked with a low growl. Gray winced and glanced down at the jewel he held.
"This is the Arctic Crystal." Gray said as he held it up to glitter in sunlight. Gajeel sighed, realizing that something in Gray wouldn't allow him to not search out the jewel. It was instinct that made him go find the jewel. Gajeel nodded in understanding and Gray grinned up at him in thanks.
"Nii-chan! Gajeel-chan! There you are!" Vixenique greeted as soon as she spotted the two. The two waved. Gray yelled as his sister jumped on him. He staggered before falling on his ass with his sister in his lap.
"Vixenique! Get off me!" Gray yelled. People in the streets stopped to watch the scene while the rest of the guild laughed at the situation.
Back at the beach, everyone was sunbathing and playing games in order to pass the time until they could go get back in the water.
Gray was currently lying on his back on a deep blue towel. His arms were crossed behind his head and he had one leg propped up. Vixenique was settled on her stomach with her arms pillowing her head. Her long black locks were tossed over one shoulder to keep it out of the way. She laid on a purple and black towel. The two were enjoying the bright shining sun. Yamibri, on the other hand, was not. She was pissed sitting under a large umbrella which blocked out the sun. She glared out at the ocean.
"If you don't like the beach, you could have stayed home Yami-chan." Vixenique stated. The green eye slid over to the girl to see that the both the twins were staring at her. The girl blinked at them before looking away.
"I promised to protect you. I couldn't do that when we were younger." The silverette stated. The twins' eyes widened before glancing at each other.
"W-What the hell are you two doing?!" Yamibri roared. Everyone turned to find the twins hugging their cousin. The silver wolf was turning bright red with her eye wide. Her mouth was opening and closing in shock.
"Don't worry Yami-nee. We forgive you." Gray said as he buried his face in the girl's hair. Vixenique nodded in agreement as she rubbed cheeks with the silverette. That was what snapped the she-wolf out of her shock.
"Get the hell off me!" she roared. The twins shrieked and ran off with their cousin following at their heels. The twins were screaming as they ran from the silverette who was yelling death threats at the two.
"Not good, not good, not good!" Gray yelled as he dodged his cousin. Vixenique just screamed as she ran for her life.
"We're gonna die!" she screamed.
"I blame you for this!" Gray shouted.
"I didn't do-ahh!" Vixenique started, only to yelp as she tripped over something. She dragged her twin down with her. They tumbled and rolled down a slope. They screamed until they landed right in the ocean.
"Cold! Cold! Cold!" Vixenique screeched as she shot up and shook like a dog. Gray swam to the surface and shook out his hair.
"Okay, let's not do that again." Gray muttered as he slicked his hair back to wring out extra water. Vixenique whined as she flopped onto her stomach on the shore. She cuddled into the warm sand. Gray bent down to pat the girl on the head.
"Come on, let's get back to the others. I think Yami-nee will be happy that we rolled right into the ocean. That should calm her down." Gray said. Vixenique pouted up at her brother before she sighed and stood up.
"Fine." She huffed as the duo started on their way up the slope. By the time they reached where their guild mates were, Vixenique was twitching as she was clenching and releasing her fists, while Gray growled lowly. Both of them were flushed a bright red color.
"I fucking hate perverts!" the female twin hissed. Gray just looked pissed.
"What's wrong with you two?" Yamibri asked, appearing to be ill.
"Hmm, oh never mind that Yami-chan. It was just some perverts Gray and I decked…You look sick. What's the matter?" Vixenique asked in a concerned tone. Yamibri's face was hidden by a curtain of silver hair and she remained silent.
"Yamibri?" Gray asked in a small voice. He was honestly starting to be afraid for his cousin. She was never this quiet. Everyone started to crowd around her in a worried manner.
Lucy, being the kind soul that she was, made a move to touch to her. Yamibri looked up as she did. The expression on her face had some of the guild blushing.
Her green eye was half-lidded and dark, her face was sweaty and she was flushed. She was panting heavily.
"W-what the hell is going on here?! Yami-chan hasn't been cute since she was born! She's vicious!" Vixenique cried in an exasperated tone.
"Yes she has. Remember that overly hot heat wave when we spent a few weeks at Hell Manor?" Gray asked as he leaned away from his cousin slightly. Vixenique blinked in confusion.
"You're an idiot. Anyway, she got like this. It's because of her tendency to overheat, which can lead to heat-like symptoms. Dump her in the ocean for a while and she'll be back to her regular, highly irritable, and emotionless self in no time." Gray said with a flippant wave. He grabbed a can and a handful of ice out of the cooler. He dropped the ice down his cousin's back. She moaned softly at the cooling sensation. She whimpered when the ice completely melted.
"Laxus, drop her in the water." Gray ordered. The blonde stared at him wide-eyed before turning to the she-wolf. He flushed slightly and shook his head.
"Oh for the love of!" Gray hissed. He placed a hand on his cousin's shoulder. He then yelped as he was dragged into the she-wolf's lap. He flushed as she rubbed against him, purring happily. He squirmed out of her hold and did a backflip to avoid the girl's lunge. He continued to do the action as his cousin continued to lunge. He stopped as the she-wolf yelped as she landed in the cold water.
The girl surfaced, purring happily. Gray edged his way out of the water, leaving his cousin to coo and cool off.
"Give her about twenty minutes." Gray said as he took a seat on his towel.
"Thank god! Yami-chan was cute but creepy. Very creepy." Vixenique shivered.
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
"This was a nice break." Gray said as everyone left the beach later that evening to head towards their hotel.
"Un! It was a lot of fun! Especially Yami-chan!" Vixenique grinned.
"Shut up you brat!" Yamibri snarled at her. She was still wearing her clothes, which was damp from her trip into the ocean. Gray had been right and the girl was back to being her usual self. Everyone laughed at the girl.
"Now they'll be four girls to a room, you can decide how you want."
"I claim Wendy, Lucy, and Juvia!" Vixenique called. The three girls agreed as they nodded. Erza, Yamibri, Cana, Mirajane, Evergreen, and Lisanna glanced at each other.
"I claim my own room." Yamibri said.
"Sorry Yami-chan. Looks like you and Evergreen are sharing." Marakov said. Yamibri twitched at the nickname and glared at the small man.
"The guys get three to a room." Marakov continued.
"Why are our rooms smaller?" Gray asked.
"They're the same size space wise, but there are fewer beds because you guys happen to move around a lot more than the girls." Was the answer he received. No one could argue with that as everyone turned to stare at the male Dragon Slayers. The three had the decency to blush, knowing that they had a hard time sitting still.
"I'll take Gajeel and Natsu." Gray giggled.
"I'll take Freed and Bickslow." Laxus said gruffly.
"Good. Wait! That means I have to share with Elfman." Marakov nodded only to cry in despair at the end. Everyone sweat-dropped at that. "Oh yeah, there's a hot spring here that's open to us."
"You should have said that earlier!" Vixenique said as she ran off, heading for the hotel. Everyone sweat-dropped before Gray heaved a sigh before taking off after his sister, to help keep her out of trouble.
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
"Ah! This is great." Vixenique said as she sank into the water of the hot spring.
"Hmm? Oh you decided to come here as well." Erza said as she entered the area. Vixenique shot up and glanced at her comrade.
"Un! This is wonderful." Vixenique said as she sank even deeper. The redhead nodded as she sank in across from the other girl.
"Why didn't the others join you?" Erza asked.
"Oh, Wendy was exhausted from the beach, Juvia was exploring the hotel, and Lucy wanted to work on her writings and then go to bed." Vixenique explained. She tossed her head back and enjoyed the water. She was unaware of the brown eyes that eyed her frame.
Vixenique suddenly shot up and looked around.
"Vixenique?" Erza asked, also looking around.
"It smells like someone's watching us. A male from the scent of it." The girl whispered only loud enough for the redhead to hear. She winked at her before she whistled. Shiki, who had been napping near the edge of the spring, perked up. He then ran off.
"I sent Shiki to go get some food. He hasn't eaten since lunch and you saw what that turned into." Vixenique giggled. Erza noticed the slight twitch of her eye.
"Yeah, but at least nothing got destroyed." Erza grinned at the girl.
"If there's one thing I miss about Hellfire, it would be the hot springs." Vixenique sighed wistfully, keeping up the illusion that nothing was amiss.
"Oh, there were a lot of them there?" Erza asked.
"Un huh. Very common. You could find them everywhere." The dark-haired girl grinned. A loud growl, followed by a shriek as Shiki found his target. A large seven foot tall version of Shiki's kitten form appeared over the top of the gate that guarded the spring. He dropped the person over onto the edge of the spring onto the walkway.
It was a male with dark blue hair, pale skin, and an odd red mark on the left side of his face. Vixenique got closer to the male. She shrieked as she was grabbed.
An arm went around her neck while the other grabbed at her wrist. She struggled and Erza got ready to attack. The redhead stopped when she realized who it was.
"Jellal." The redhead breathed.
"Erza!" Vixenique cried as she tugged at the arm around her neck. The redhead snapped out of it and moved to attack.
"Now now Erza, you don't really want to do that." The man said as he tightened his hold around Vixenique's neck. The girl tugged at the arm even harder and cried out at the hold. One of her eyes slid shut at the hold.
"Er…za" Vixenique said as her eyes started to slide closed. Erza backed away some and Jellal allowed his hold around Vixen's neck to loosen. The girl tilted her head back as she got more air in her lungs.
There was a blur of red and Vixenique was released. She coughed as she rubbed at her sore neck, whimpering slightly. Erza rushed over to her and pulled her into her arms. Vixenique panted heavily as tears welled up in her eyes. She glanced over at what had attacked her attacker and her eyes widened. Her scream echoed throughout the hotel. That was what alerted the rest of the guild that something was wrong and they came running.
"Eh?!" Gray, Vixenique, and Yamibri's shout sounded once they caught sight of the figure on Jellal.
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
inucrossoverlover: And this is chapter 9!
Vixenique: Should I be worried?
Gray: Why was Jellal spying on Vix and Erza?
Yamibri: Who the hell was person who saved that baka? (Jerks thumb at Vixenique)
Vixenique: Hey!
inucrossoverlover: So many questions. They'll be answered next chapter. Say bye guys.
Entire Cast: Ja Ne Minna-san!