Yay, next chapter! So Important stuff here. It falls into the reason why I made this story in the fist place, other than making a yaoi.
Anyway, DISCLAIMER! I do NOT own Fairy Tail or it's characters. They belong to Master Hiro Mashima. I only own the plot! Enjoy!
Chapter 7
Gray's POV
A knock came on the door.
"Come in," Mistress Heartfilia responded, stopping her story for a moment. A slave with orange hair and shaded glasses came in.
"Ma'am, it's time for your and young Master Dragneel's walk. The Master has a few other slaves waiting for you in the garden. These two here will have some time off while they wait for you to come back," he explained.
"Ok, thank you Loke. Come on Natsu, it's a beautiful day out, and the bluebeards are in full bloom!" Mistress Heartfilia exclaimed excitedly as they stood up. Unsure of what to do, I remained seated along with Levy. The orange haired one called Loke opened the door wider for his young Master as they walked out. Just as he was about to close the door, the Mistress popped her head back in quickly.
"Oh, and before I forget. Levy, I put another one in your room. You can bring Gray there and show him. You too Loke." She smiled to other man that time. He in return bowed not saying another word. She then pulled her head back and proceeded down the hallway with Natsu-sama following closely behind. I turned back to the grinning small slave.
"Come on." She went to the door and walked out with Loke. I sat there for a few seconds longer before chasing after them. They stood out in the hall waiting for me. Levy then turned around and walked down the corridor. I walked next to Loke in silence.
"So…your name is Gray," I heard him comment. I glanced to him and nodded.
"And you're Loke." He nodded as well.
Without much else to say, the silence continued. After about five minutes we arrived in front of a plain wooden door that lead to a simple bedroom. There wasn't much in here, compared to my temporary room. Mine was basically a smaller version of Natsu-sama's. This, here, was probably a more appropriate slaves room in the Big House.
Levy walked over to the bed and picked up a something. It looked like a bunch of paper stacked together. Loke went over to her and sat down beside her as she opened the large packet.
Wait….
A newspaper?
I backed up into the doorway. They were reading a newspaper…. Reading. To a slave, that was forbidden. Yet here were two slaves doing it comfortably.
"What is that?" I asked, the fear setting in me like ice. The two slaves looked at me, surprised, then realization registered.
"It's a newspaper. Don't worry, no one but Lucy-sama and a few other slaves know about this." I didn't relax. I was a second from making a break for it. I didn't want to be caught looking at something I wasn't supposed to. The fear of punishment had me fingering the knob.
Loke sighed. "Gray, we've been doing this for a year now. We haven't been caught once. So long as we're quiet, we're safe. Just come over here. We have something important to show you. Lucy-sama gave this to us for a reason," he told me, patting the spot next to him. When I made no attempt to move, he gave me a stern look.
"Seriously Gray. We need as many slaves to know about this as possible. If we get caught, Levy and I'll take all the blame. Just come here and listen to this." I sighed.
"If we get caught….," I began.
"Like I said, Levy and I will take the blame. No worries. Besides, it's doubtful we will. Just sit down."
I turned around and locked the door as a precaution before I proceeded over to them, eagerly. Maybe a little too eagerly. I guess maybe I was a little curious in seeing this oh-so-important thing.
I looked at the page, trying to decipher any meaning to the symbols on the paper, but it all looked like chicken scratch to me. But it looked as though Loke and Levy were reading it fairly easily. We sat there in silence, as they looked over the article. Finally, they looked up, excited smiles on their faces.
"Looks like we're making progress," Levy said.
"On what?" I asked.
She turned to me. "There's a rebellion out there. Slaves are rebelling against their Masters."
I looked at her, dumbfounded. This couldn't be….
A rebellion…..?
A rebellion…..!
There hasn't been a rebellion in over a hundred years, when slavery became into existence in Fiore. Because of that rebellion, the Bistros were forced into slavery and the Mortus were called Masters.
"There's another rebellion? How long has this been going on? And how did you guys learn how to read?" I asked. A million questions filled my mind and before I could stop myself I could feel the anticipation rising from deep within me.
"Well, Lucy-sama is very kind, and she thought the 'no reading' rule was ridiculous. Or being uneducated at all. She doesn't like slavery one bit. The rebellion itself has been going on for about two years now. Our young Master has kept us updated. Other Masters are taking out new weapons and giving more brutal punishment to keep the slaves in line and in control but our Master here is actually against slavery as well. He doesn't show it, though, because he cares more about money and reputation, but he's been funding a small amount of money into the resistance." She stopped there to let this all sink in.
A rebellion…. How about that…. I've heard about the First Rebellion, and I was taught that it was a terrible thing, since it ended badly for the Bistros in the first place. From an oppressed race to slaves within a few years. Now people, even Mortu Masters, were fighting back. The idea scared me. What does this mean for me?
"So there's a rebellion out there. Why are you telling me this? What am I supposed to do about it?" I asked, even if I did already know the answer.
Loke smiled, mischief gleaming in his eyes. "We want you to join in. And we want you to get to the Dragneel Plantation through young Master Dragneel. If we can get the largest Plantation owner on our side, we can bring an end to all this slavery and find true equality."
Tada!
Raise your hand if you were surprised by the rebellion
Me: (raises hand)
Raise your hand if you want more GrayxNatsu moments
Me: (raises hands)
Raise your hand if you can't wait for what the next chapter will bring
Me: (raises hands)
Soooo, how was it? Sorry for the wait, I was having some minor writers block and laziness. Hope you enjoyed! Comment, like and do tell me if there's anything I can do better!