TIS THE SEASON TO BE HAPPY (Aye!)
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(dude... Christmas is LOOOONG over...) I don't care haha! I was writing this chapter in Christmas Eve (midnight), feeling so... blissful. And POOF. A bunch of inspirations boomed into my mind, so I couldn't resist and started spamming words into the next two chapters haha. Btw, my Christmas present(I'm still young at heart) is Happy's pop figure! :3 :3 :3
Oh yeah. Currently, the poll is doing well. I haven't decided on the ships yet. Nalu is way too common... Nali...um...maybe...Naza might make it up there, Nami too. Nawen's possibility will depend on you haha.
I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL. IF I DID... HELL WITH BREAK LOSE MUAHAHAHA
"Welcome back...Oh my gosh..."
Lucy, Gray, Lisanna, Wendy and Romeo trotted into the guild with small cuts and bruises scattered around their body. Gray was helping Lucy while Wendy was carried by Lisanna. Mirajane immediately stopped cleaning the plates and rushed towards them and their injuries as if it was a big deal.
"Eh...Mira-san, it's only cuts and bruises..." Wendy choked out before a string of coughs ran out of her mouth. Lucy limped towards the bar, with Gray holding her shoulders as support. Mirajane helped Wendy to the bar as Romeo and Lisanna decided to go home.
"Gray, what happened? Wasn't it just a few dark mages?"
"Mira, it wasn't just a few, it was many. Twenty dark mages to defeat, when each of their power could rival us!" Gray grumbled as he sat on a chair by the bar, his legs crossed. "We were pretty lucky to return without dying... "
Mirajane raised an eyebrow. "How did you manage to escape? Did you guys complete the job?"
"Eh..." Gray seemed a little troubled answering the question.
"Mira-san, we didn't escape. Someone helped us defeat them... so I couldn't say we completed the job, though... but we did get the reward..." The Sky Maiden explained. "We were separated when battling. When Gray, Romeo and I have cleared our side, we were out of magic power. Lisanna and Lucy were also out too, but the dark mages that were attacking the duo didn't stop. Luckily, someone came to help us. He even sent the dark mages to the magic council, got the rewards from the council, and return to us before we could reach Lucy-san and Lisanna-san. He...He had an incredible speed."
Mirajane looked surprised. She opened her mouth to prepare for another question, but was stopped by the Master's appearance.
"How did your savior look like?" Makarov asked as they walked towards them and sat on the table at the bar, his hands holding a tankard of beer.
Wendy and Lucy looked at each other. "He... He had a cloak on... so... "
Makarov raised an eyebrow. "Is it a black cloak? Was he barefoot?"
Wendy and Lucy immediately nodded their heads. "But Master, how did you know?"
Makarov took a sip of his beer and sighed. "He has been reported all over Fiore for his destruction. Although he had destroyed so many buildings, it seemed he neither got a fine, nor had any grudge with the council. Are you sure you met him, alone?"
"Yes master"
"Hum. All of the reports had stated that he was the leader of a trio. None of them said he went alone. Oh and some even said he was in a team of five..."The tiny man closed his eyes. "A man cloak of the darkest night. A girl cloak of the deepest sea. A lad cloak of purple. The other two had brownish-yellow and yellowish-orange cloak respectively. The interesting thing was that all five of them had a dragon-like symbol behind their back, with a heart the color of their cloak in the middle... Gray. Calm down."
Said mage was shaking, his hands clenched into a fist. "Black, blue, purple. Black, blue, purple. It can't be a coincidence. Master. Those three... I think they were the ones that took Natsu's scarf!"
The young take-over mage sashayed through the forest, with happy flying beside her. The forest had a refreshing atmosphere surrounding it, making her feel so peaceful, so relaxing. She was sure that Happy felt the same way too, for the blue feline closed his eyes, enjoying the gentle breeze.
She gently touched the bark of the trees. How beautiful. Mother Nature indeed is wonderful. Happy grinned. He sure enjoyed the scent of nature itself.
"...has been placed inside the guild. They won't know it yet. Let's go!" A familiar lady voice called out. The two immediately wiped their heads around to see three cloaked figures talking behind a tree.
"Hey Blizzard. Did she even look like a human?" The black cloaked man questioned warily. Lisanna's eyes popped out. Blizzard? Why does this name sound so familiar?
"In-fer-no-san." The girl in the dark blue cloaked pouted, dragging each syllabus of the name. "You cannot underestimate my powers. And, Chivo made sure she had at least had an IQ level of 100."
Inferno, Blizzard, Chivo. A cloak of black, blue and purple.
"Stop right there!" Lisanna shouted until she was sure she would get a sore throat the next day.
"Oh dammit! Chivo Now!" Blizzard hurried as she tapped his shoulder. In a flash, they were gone. However, Inferno stood there, shocked. (Blizzard at the background: Chivo, you forgot about Inferno!)
"Those two bastards left me here again. Dammit." Inferno gritted his teeth in annoyance.
Eyeing the cloaked mage suspiciously, Lisanna turned into her Cat soul. "You! You were the one that stole my Natsu's scarf! Return it to me right now!" Happy nodded as he picked up a stick, ready to fight.
Inferno glanced at the blue exceed, and glanced at the platinum-haired lady/cat.
"Your... Natsu?"
Lisanna immediately clapped her paws on her mouth. "Eh... I meant... Our Natsu. Y... yeah!"
Inferno scratched his cheeks. "Who's Natsu? Your boyfriend?" He stumbled at the last word.
Lisanna blushed at the word boyfriend."N...not like that... Eh..." The scarf! "Grrr. Why must I even talk to you! Give me back the scarf!"
"Why must I?"
Lisanna dropped her fighting stance, her tail fell onto the dirt.
"That... That is the last thing I... no... we have from Natsu."
Inferno took a step back. "Why would you care so much about him? "
Lisanna raised her paws to wipe the trail of tears the trickled down her chin. Happy hugged her leg, trying his best not to show his grief.
"Natsu... He is my... partner... "Happy paused to hold a sob before continuing. "He saved us so many time. He helped the guild so many times! He fought bravely against Phantom, he helped the guild through the battle of Fairy Tail. He saved many lives from the false resurrection of Zeref... even though... Zeref is still alive. He was determined to save his friends in Edolas. He didn't give up when we were almost defeated by Grimoire Heart. And... Acnologia." Happy immediately broke down at the last word.
"Everyone shared their experiences with Natsu on his funeral. His smile would forever be missed... by every single one of us. He saved Gray from Iced shell, telling him that killing himself only means running away from the battlefield. He saved Erza, taught her not to die for her friends... even though he did the same to help everyone. For countless times, he unknowingly saved everyone." Lisanna glanced down at the ground. "NATSU! HOW EVERYONE WISHED YOU WERE STILL ALIVE. WHY MUST THIS HAPPEN? YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH EVERYONE SUFFERED! ROMEO ALMOST SUICIDED! "
Inferno flinched slightly, unknown to the pseudo-mother-and-son. They... suffered... so much...
*thud*
A loud noise led him back to consciousness. He glanced around to find Lisanna, but she was gone. When he looked down, he gasped.
Lisanna kneeled down in front of him, with her hands on the ground, her head low. Happy did the same. "Please. I beg you. Natsu's scarf means everything to us..."
A hand rested on her shoulders. She looked up to see Inferno looking down towards her, a tear trickled down his flushed cheeks. He gave a slight smile towards the two before reaching into his cloak and taking out a long, familiar white muffler. Lisanna gasped.
It was really Natsu's scarf!
But, why did they...
"Aye-rigatou!" Happy beamed with tears in his eyes. "But sir, why... why did you take Natsu's scarf away, and return it to us so willingly?"
The cloaked man shrugged.
"Lisanna."
The young mage look up at the cloaked man in horror. How... how did he know my name?
"Happy."
The blue exceed had the same reaction. S...Stalker!
"I... I am so sorry."
Lisanna and Happy looked at each other in surprise, before asking in unison, "Sir, how did you know us?"
"Um... I saved you, from the mission! Y... yeah! T... the m...mission! Yep!" Inferno laughed awkwardly before turning his back towards the two.
Behind his back, was a symbol.
A red dragon with a black heart in the middle.
Exactly the same as their savior's design.
"Oh. My. Mavis."
"Aye!"
"Thank... thank you so much! By the way, do you by any means know Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail?"
Inferno opened his mouth, hesitated a little, before closing them again. He closed his eyes and waited, before saying, "He... is my friend."
Lisanna looked at his suspiciously. Natsu didn't say anything about an outside friend...
As if reading her thought, Inferno immediately (though almost too immediately) added, "Ah... He thought I was... missing. I don't really talk to him much anyways...I'm with my own... Eh... team? The other two you've met are part of our five-member team."
"Ah I see... "
Inferno glanced down, seeing the young take-over mage clutching the white muffler, as if in pain. He bit his lips in frustration. Mustn't show, mustn't show.
"Ever since Natsu is gone, an empty feeling invaded my heart. I tried my best to move on, I did, but I just can't get this empty feeling out of my chest! Gah!"
"Going to the Grand Magic Games?"
Lisanna tilted her head slightly. Grand magic games?
"Oh... You don't know? Hah! I'll be there. Oh, I wanted to show you something, friend of Dragneel..."
All your suggestions won't work! You don't know, they are extremely strong!" Makarov raged, waving the tankard of beer in his hands. Everyone sweatdropped instantly.
"Honestly," Mirajane stood up, "Even though they took Natsu's scarf, we shouldn't attack them right now. Not just that they are too strong, but also... we have to spy on them!"
"Why, Mira-chan?"
"Why would anyone want Natsu's scarf? To sell? To keep as a souvenir? That's why we have to spy on them! Check what they are up to!" Mirajane exclaimed. Others nodded in agreement.
"GRR! I wonder what those three bastards are up to! Sheesh! I bet Flame-brain would just burst out of the guild doors and kick their ass. How dare they..."
*POW*
The guild doors were being smashed pitifully. Everyone turned around to see a harpy standing by the door.
"L...Lisanna?"
"GUYS! LET'S COMPETE IN THE GRAND MAGIC GAMES!"
Echo: I apologize for this lousy chapter... I'm busy with changing schools haha. Oh yeah! Happy New Year guys! Hope you have a fun-filled year ahead!
Romeo almost suicided because Natsu died. I mean, it's tolerable right? Well, I hope so.
This book will be on hiatus for some time, maybe a few weeks. I have to complete the other book fast haha.
Ja-Ne~