Because I'm a 'dedicated student' I finished my work early and typed this up at school today. Points for anyone who can guess my middle name!
Ata-chan (me): Gajeel.
Gajeel: ROSE DOESN'T OWN FAIRY TAIL!
Ata-chan: Cute but you know that's not what I wanted.
Gajeel: *Mumbles*
Ata-chan: I can't hear you~
Gajeel: Ata-chan is the bestest and I love her but I still love Levy more!
Ata-chan: I didn't say anything about Levy…
Gajeel: LEVY!
Ata-chan: I'm typing! I'm typing!
Also, for all of you out there in case you didn't know… OVA 5 is coming out. Yes, yes, people put it in your calendar that July 17 is the suspected release date of OVA 5. The trailer had been released and can be viewed on Youtube :)
-Lucy-
I sit on the bed beside Rogue and scribble furiously on several bits of paper. I enclose them in envelops and draw magic circles on the outsides. Rogue doesn't take his eyes off me the whole time I'm there. When I finish I stride over to the window and thrust it open. I throw the envelops into the air and they vanish before they hit the ground.
-Cana-
I lift my mug to my lips and swallow, the fiery contents runs down my throat and grates on my empty stomach. Guildarts takes it from me and drains the rest.
"Hey! I was going to drink that!" He doesn't answer and instead passes me a muffin. I pick it up and nibble on it. A flash of white light scares the crap out of Guildarts and sends me into a fit of laughter. I look at the cause.
On the table sat an envelop, slightly crumpled, baring the words, Cana Alberona mage of Fairy Tail. I stare at the writing for a minute wondering who could have sent it. Eventually I pick it up and read it. When I finish I smirk, I grab my bag and a handful of Jewels from Guildart's wallet and saunter out of the shop.
"Where are you going young lady?"
I turn and blow him a kiss. "A friend's having girl trouble. See you back at the guild daddy!"
-Erza-
I tuck the presents for Lucy under my belt and drag the my bounty towards the town. After a vigorous thanks from the mayor I collect my reward and I leave. I stop at a cafe and order strawberry cake. I eat it slowly and savor the sweet taste. I pay 50 Jewels and am about to leave when a flash of red light appears above my head. I draw my sword, ready for a fight but it's not anything sinister. Something rectangular and white appears above me and flutters down to the ground. I catch it and read the words on the front. Erza 'Titania' Scarlet mage of Fairy Tail. I open the letter and scan the contents I smile and re-sheath my sword. I take the handle of my cart and make my way to the hotel yo check out.
-Levy-
Juvia and I laugh as we tease Mira. It was so obvious that she'd fallen head over heels for Freed and now that we'd been 'paired up' it was Mira's turn.
"Imagine their babies!" I squeak. Mira flushes scarlet and drops a bottle on the floor. It shatters, contents spilling everywhere and she ducks down under the bar to clean up the mess. Juvia and I roll around laughing.
"Mira?" Freed's gentle voice comes from behind us. In her haste to stand, Mira hits her head on the underside of the bar.
"OW!"
"Mira? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine! I'm fine!" She laughs but doesn't turn back to face us.
"Okay." He gives us a pointed look and Juvia and I giggle together and walk away. Gray snags her around the waist and pulls her close to him. I sigh and rub my stomach. I'm hungry, but I don't want to go over there. Mira's blushing Fifty Shades of Red (XD) and Freed's leaning over the bar looking totally in control. Then, out of nowhere, three balls of light flash in the guild. An orange one near me, a dark blue one near Juvia and a pink one near Mira. A crisp letter flutters down and lands at my feet, the rest of the guild ignores it and continues with whatever they were doing before. I pick up the letter and immediately recognise the neat, cursive writing as Lucy's. I tear open the letter but am disappointed when only a few words are written on the inside.
Lahrwood Grove,Tekura in an hour. Emergency girls conference. Transportation Lacrima in the top draw in my apartment Mira has a key.
I look over at Juvia and Mira judging by their expressions, they've received the same message. I walk over to the door and wait as Mira hugs a blushing Free and Gray pulls his fiancee in for a passionate kiss. They both hurry over to the door and the three of us make our way to the Lucy's apartment, still teasing Mira on the way.
-Lucy-
I wander around the kitchen, putting away groceries and keeping a metaphorical ear out for Rogue. I pick up a torn bag when something catches my eye. A silver gate key. I examine it and realise it's the Larger Dog. Canis Major. There's a little ribbon tied around the handle and a little tag attached that reads; To Lucy, From Sting (And Lector probably)
I laugh and hold the key at the ready, it seems to vibrate in my hands.
"Open! Gate of the Larger Dog! Canis Major!"
Let's just say the spirit was not what I was expecting. He was supposed to be a dog. But, no, my life hates me and he was a dude. Like a human. And he was… Well, yummy. (A.N: I have no idea what this means. My friends say certain boys are yummy and I know it's a good thing. Hope it's in the right context) He was about the same hight as Laxus and had short brown hair. His eyes were a mesmerising gold and he had distinctive canine teeth. His ears were slightly pointed at the top like Cobra's and he had a long burn mark down the length of his forearm. He wore black pants, which were torn off at the knees, a baggy shirt and no shoes. I could tell he was really well built and though he seemed scary I couldn't help but like him. (A/N: Picture Jacob Black)
"Yo." He says smirking.
"Hi. I'm Lucy."
He nods. "Hey Lucy! I'm Canis Major."
"That's a mouthful."
He laughs. "Yeah. You can call me Major or Sirius if you prefer." He steps closer and ruffles my hair. "You can count on me Lucy, I've heard really good things about you from other spirits you know. One of my friends is on her way here right now."
I clap my hands together excitedly. "Who?"
"Not telling. That'd ruin the surprise."
After a few more minutes of talking we work out his contract and I put his key between Lyra and Crux's. I had arranged for the girls to meet in an hour, they should be able to manage that right? I yell out to Rogue that I'm leaving and he grunts in response. I open the door and see a very tearful Fro. I bend down, pick her up and cradle her.
"What's wrong Fro?"
She sobs and shakes her head burying her head in my neck. She blubbers on about something I can't understand until a sentence catches my attention.
"Lector left me there."
My eyes narrow and I hold her closer.
"Wanna have a girls day with me? Some of my friends from my guild are coming. We can have a picnic."
Her sobs quieten and she nods.
"Rogue! Fro's coming with…" I turn and see Rogue inches away from me. He strokes Fro's head and she sniffles.
"Have fun." He says. He pulls his new Sabertooth-mark-free cloak off the rack and fastens it around my shoulders.
"What happened to mine?" He grins sheepishly and holds up a shredded bit of black and gold material. Our cloaks were almost identical, but his was silver lining rather than gold and of course if was much to big for me so it trailed on on the ground a bit. But it smelled like him and Fro seemed more comfortable having his scent around. So I let it be.
"We'll be back later okay?" I turn to the door and am about to turn the handle when he puts his hand over mine. He presses his lips to the back of my neck softly and I'm frozen.
"Stay safe." His lips move against my skin and I shiver as his breath warms me. Then the pressure is gone and he gives me a slight push out the now open door. It shuts behind me with a soft click and I stand there for a while before moving. The only thought in his head, was to keep me there. To force me to stay, so he could claim me. So he could make me his. But, he let me go. He must've really fought with himself, I could tell it wasn't an easy thing for him to do.
Leave, before I drag you back inside. Please, go. Lucy.
His thoughts snap me back into consciousness and I hurry away leaving Rogue behind.
-Erza-
It's lucky I was only a few minute drive from the town Lucy had specified. I had procured a Magical Vehicle and after attaching the SE plug to my wrist I sped away to Tekura. I hum to myself and look at the ring of keys I had taken from my fallen opponent from my last job. They jingle together and I smile knowing that she'll be pleased with the additional four keys. Though they were all silver, she'd be ecstatic all the same.
~At the park (Because I'm lazy)~
I park the Magical Vehicle and detach myself from the SE plug. Under a large tree was a figure clad in a black cloak. I see the blonde hair and a smile tugs at the corner of my mouth. I can see Cana beside her chatting and drinking at the same time. I stride over to them and Lucy waves when she spots me.
"Erza!" She calls. I raise a hand in greeting and sit on her other side.
"Hello Lucy, Cana."
Cana nods and tips back her head, gulping more drink, but she frowns and shakes it slightly but it's bone dry. She tosses it into a basket and pulls a new one out of her bag.
"Fro says hi!"
I look down at the voice and see a small green Exceed wearing pink frog cosplay seated in Lucy's lap.
"Since when do you have an Exceed companion?"
"She's not mine." I raise an eyebrow and I could've sworn she blushed. "She's Rogue's."
Cana chokes on her her drink and Fro demands to be told what was so funny.
"Are you and Rogue getting along?" Cana asks. Lucy's eyes widen and I find myself smirking. "Never mind, tell us later. What's so important that you had to call us both here?"
"And Levy-nee and Jubia-nee (intentional) and Mira-nee!" Fro cheers.
"When the others get here." Lucy mumbles. She shifts and her key make a clanking noise against her hip.
"Oh, Lucy. I've bought you a gift." I rummage in my bag. "On my last job I fought with a Celestial mage and won… Ah!" I pull out the keys and hand them to her. "One of the spirits requested to be bought to you."
"What happened?"
"Does it matter?" Cana asks.
"It does to me."
I settle back against the tree and recount my encounter with the spirits
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Flicking my hair out of my face I ready my sword. This was the last one, these guys sure had given me a run for my money. This one was particularly ugly. He had hair longer than mine, that would have once been blonde, but was now a dirty black and hung in scraggly clumps. His beady eyes were too small in proportion to the rest of his face and were a dark shade of blue, like Gray's. But Gray's eyes were warm and held affection. This guy was a complete and utter 'basket case' as Lucy would've put it. He grins and levels a dagger at me. The handle is blood red with black cord criss-crossing through it and the blade itself is warped and twisted. I can see his teeth are yellowed and I shudder.
"I'ma have meself some fun tonight." I glare at him. Lucy'd be yelling all kinds of bad words at him right now. He charges and I drive my sword through the little gap between the palm of his hand and his blade and flick upwards. In doing so his dagger circles above us in an arc and lands handle first into a tree and lodges there.
"Don't matter. I've got meself 'ver tricks up me sleeve." He pulls out a key similar to Lucy's only it's a much brighter color than her silver ones.
"Open! Gate of the Skywalker, Navi!"
A woman with blonde hair appears from a magic circle. She dons a snow white strapless dress with ruffles creating a mullet skirt and embellishments on the upper half of the dress while blue ribbons are intertwined with her partly braided hair. I remembering Lucy doing that to my hair once a 'waterfall braid' she had called it. Her hair was a few shades lighter than Lucy and her kind face held the sincerest apology.
"How may I be of service to you today master?" She is softly spoken, even more so than Aries and her voice quavers at the end.
"I didn't summon you to speak to me you little bitch!" He pinches her bottom and she squeaks and take a few steps away from him. "I'll have to punish you later." The way he speaks I'm sure I know what he's getting at.
"You sick bastard." I hiss. "How dare you treat your spirits like that. Lucy would kick your ass."
The woman looks at me. "Do you mean Lucy Heartfilla? Current owner of Aries?"
"Yes, that's her." I say in mild surprise.
"I've heard things about her. From others."
"What the fuck are you talking about? Shut the fuck up and do your job you little whore!"
I fought Navi, she seemed to be incredibly weak so the battle was short. When her 'master' had been defeated she had spoken in rapid session.
"Please take my key and the others to Miss Heartfillia. I understand if you don't want to, but please. It would mean the world to me. So please."
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"And then she faded." I make a whooshing noise. "And here they are."
-Lucy-
I hold the new keys in my hand. Three I recognised one I did not. There was Apus, the bird of Paradise, Columba the Dove and Cygnus the swan. The one I did not recognise was a slightly different shade to the others, I decided that this one must be Navi the Skywalker.
"Do you like them?"
I look up at Erza, her eyes are worried, like she's done something bad.
"Yes! I love them. Thank you Erza."
"Thank you! Erza-chan!" Fro squeaks.
"Which ones are they?" I look at Cana.
"The Bird of Paradise, the Dove and the Swan. And Navi."
"All birds?" Cana raises an eyebrow. "Must've had a fetish for 'em."
I shrug. "It's not uncommon for Celestial Wizards to collect a type of key. Some people might like to collect the hunting dogs, or reptiles or spirits with human forms. Some wizards don't care which but others do."
"Lulu-charma~ Fro wants to see the Sky Lady!"
I pet her and smile. "I'll show you when we get home okay? I'll make a contract too."
"Okay!" She replies happily, but I'm not really paying attention. I'm distracted by a pulsating light in the middle of the park. It grows larger and larger until Juvia tumbles into the grass, before she can get up though, Mira fall on top of her. Levy comes next but her descent is graceful and she lands on her feet.
"Lu-chan!" She runs over to hug me.
"Hey Levy!" I say returning the hug.
"Levy-neechan! Hey Levy-neechan! Fro is Fro! Fro says Hi Levy-neechan!"
Levy looks down at the Exceed who is squished between the two of us.
"Aw! You're so cute!" I leave her and Mira to fawn over Fro while Juvia, Erza and I set up for the picnic I'd promised Fro. Erza's eyes sparkle with delight when I pull out several varieties of cake from the basket. When Fro and I went shopping for food, I had mentioned that 'Erza-nee' liked cake. This, of course, possessed Fro to make me buy one of each kind of cake. There were sandwiches, tarts, cakes, biscuits, slices and other things that Fro had just thrown into the basket when I hadn't been watching. I pulled out a child's juice-drink for Fro and she sucked on the straw happily.
After a few minutes of munching, Mira cleared her throat.
"So, Lucy." She begins. Fro is lying in her lap, and Mira's stroking her and I have a sudden vision of Mira in a dark room commanding evil forces. "I know you didn't call us all the way out here, to invite us to a picnic." She's not asking if that was the reason. She telling me she knows that there's a second motive.
"Well, you got us all buttered up now, so spit it out."
The barrier in my head was still going strong, but I needed to be sure the weren't going to judge me too harshly. So I pull it down a bit and let their thoughts come to me. (You should be able to tell who's thinking what)
Oh, I hope Levy's right and Natsu kissed her and she doesn't know what to do! I'll tell her to confess and they'll have gorgeous pink-haired babies! Oh, they'll be sooo cute! They'll have two, a boy and a girl Igneel and Layla. Oh, so cute!
Juvia isn't sure what's going on. But Juvia can see that the cloak Lucy-san wears is too big for her. Maybe Lucy-san is cheating on Natsu-san?
I know your secret Lu-chan. I can see those marks on your neck. I read the book, and you did too. I wonder who it is. I hope it's not Natsu he won't treat you right Lu-chan.
This cake is wonderful. So delicious. Perfect texture. Yum, yum, yum.
You smell like a guy Lu. Been getting down and dirty have you?
I wince. So they had an idea of why I asked them to come here. So it's not like I'd have to explain everything about it. Though I'd have to be careful how I phrased things. Only Levy and Mira were allowed to know what I was doing here and with who. I suck in a deep breath and decide to just spit it out.
"I've got boy issues."
If you want to see Navi's dress google: 2012 Strapless White Chiffon Venice Lace Gold Beaded Evening Dress, Party Dress Size 4-6-8-10-12 E5737
Also, Devianart cover competition is drawing to a close those of you who haven't completed or uploaded it yet better jump to it! Also, because I'm a MEGA troll I've decided not to update.
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Until I get 150 (nice) reviews for this chapter. And to all those people who gave me flames. I understand you want your ship to happen, but there's no reason for you to call me names and abuse my writing the way you did. If you want to criticize my work, then please do it with an account, because hiding behind a computer screen and posting no-name reviews isn't a very nice thing to do. So, please try and be nicer to me okay? I'm still fairly new to this site and this is my longest story yet.
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