Hey guys! I hope you liked that last chapter! Yeah so I don't know what I write about half the time, I just make it up as I go. Just so you know why I introduce a new character every chapter. Anyways, I hope you like this chapter!
Disclaimer ~ I do not own Fairy Tail
"Crystal…." Haru says, reaching out.
His blonde hair plastered across his pale forehead. His green t-shirt and jeans that he always wore. I remember it all like it was yesterday. He was like a brother to me, although he's actually my cousin. Not by blood, but he was adopted by my aunt. I was the one responsible for the death of his real parents.
I move back, trying to avoid him.
"I'm sorry, I can't talk to you right now," I say, keeping my head down and trying to walk past him.
He grabs my arm and without thinking I yank my arm back and teleport back to my grandmother's house.
When I get there, I feel dizzy. My head starts spinning.
Why'd I do that?
Somehow I find my way around the house and I race to my grandmothers room, hoping she's okay. Kurumi stands at her bed, holding her hand tightly.
Kurumi looks at me sadly and shakes her head.
I approach the bed and Grandmothers eyes are shut and I can no longer hear her breathing. I lay my head on her chest, but I hear nothing.
Kurumi leaves the room and I sit with Grandmother, trying not to cry.
I can't take it anymore. I start sobbing and, through blurry eyes, I see my tears fall onto my grandmothers face.
My head starts hurting but my tears won't stop now.
"Tell Mother that I'm doing fine when you get up there," I manage to say through my sobs. "Tell Father that I'm trying to be as strong as I can. Grandmother, I love you. Promise me all of you will wait until I get there."
I stand up and wipe my eyes, so I can get one final and clear look at her.
I've never seen her look this peaceful before.
Standing at the door, I look back at her. It almost looks like she's asleep. I close the door quietly, as if not to wake her up. Not like she ever would.
I'm about to leave, when I hear someone call me.
When I turn around, Kurumi is standing in front of me, a little too close.
"Crystal, your grandmother left this for you. She told me to give it to you before you left," Kurumi says.
Kurumi hands me a leather bound book, an envelope and a vial with some sort of glowing liquid. I open the envelope and inside there is a letter.
I unfold it and read it to myself. The letter says:
Dear Crystal
I have much to tell you, but I'm sure now that you're reading this, I'm already gone. I don't have very much space to explain but I think you know where to go to find out what happened and why your brother tried to destroy us. If you don't know, I've left a trail leading there. You'll know once you see the beginning. It starts just outside the village, and only you will be able to see it. I've gotten too old, but I'll be with your parents soon. Make sure you don't follow us too soon. Goodbye, Crystal.
P.S. The liquid in the vial is a healing potion. It'll regenerate your strength, but it only has enough for one person so use it wisely.
I decide to keep the vial for later, in case of a life or death situation.
I'm about to leave through the main door, but then I remember Haru. It'll be troublesome if I run into him as I'm leaving.
I teleport there instead, but this time I don't feel that drained, although I probably won't be able to use another spell.
I turn around I come to a place I've only heard of. The place where I was raised until I was a year old. The place not even the strongest wizards dared to go.
It's a very dark place and although it's only a cave, it's sinister. I hear someones' footsteps behind me, but I know who it is so I don't turn around.
Hoping he won't follow, I enter the cave. It's a lot longer than it looks and takes me awhile to get to the end. I see a bronze door and knock on it three time. The door swings open and I walk slowly towards the back.
It seems to be a dead end, but I step on something and end up falling down, through what is probably a trap door.
There seems to be a cliff and the only way to get down is probably through the many streams of lava pouring down the sides. Otherwise it seemed like your typical dark evil cavern. There are ghosts and many other dead things that I can't identify.
I see a throne of sorts, probably the closest thing they had to a throne down here, but it stood out. It was made out of stone and seemed to shine under the red light of the lava.
Sitting on the throne there seems to be a man. He doesn't look like the others inhabiting the area, but they keep their distance from him for some reason.
I guess that's where I need to go to get my answers.
Before I can even begin to think of a way to get down, the man in the chair looks at me and grins.
"It seems like you've finally found your way down here, Crystal," the man says. He has orange hair and hazel eyes. He dresses kind of like Elfman, with similar jeans and a t-shirt, although he's not as tough.
I wipe my hands on my leg and try not to look scared. I hold my hands behind my back and lean on one leg. Taking deep breaths, I somehow manage to say "Hello Father," without stuttering.
"So you've found out," He says, signalling to someone. All of a sudden, I'm swept off my feet and land in front of him.
Now I know why all the demons are keeping their distance. He gives off an evil vibe and in his presence, you feel like you should bow or at least avoid his eyes.
"I imagined you'd come here soon," the man says. "I didn't think you remembered me at all."
"I didn't, but I was sent here by Grandmother," I say. "What happened? Why was I sent away?"
"That was so long ago, I think I've forgotten," The man smiles a little. "I might remember if you beg me."
"Father…." I say.
"I'm joking," He says, although he didn't sound like he was.
Is this guy really a demon?
"Anyways, you want to know what happened that night, don't you," He says.
"Y-yes," I stutter. Do I really want this? What if this is information that could possibly hurt me? There's only one way to find out. "Yes, I want to know."
"Then let's start from the day you left me and your brother." The man says, waving his hand.
I'm scared…..
Yay! Fun times! Sorry for the late update, I had friends over and I was struggling for a bit with this chapter. The next chapter is going to be different from what I usually do, but if you like it, then I'll do things like that more often. And yes, I realize that this is no longer Fairy Tail. It's more of "What's going to happen to Crystal next?" but yeah, I feel like her character has like little description (Although this story is all about her) and I realize that I really need to stop adding characters. No one in this part of the story is going to show up again anyways. So yeah, I'll see you all next time! Bye!
