I turned my back from the Vanish Brothers, sighing at the destruction that surrounded them. I wrung my hands behind my head, my elbows in the air. "Man, those two were weak…" I muttered. I started to look around, "Now...where the heck is Lucy and the others." I started to look around. I looked behind me as a light shone. I saw Virgo starting to get up and lept at her, grabbing her onto her uniform as she disappeared. I swear I saw a city made of stars before I appeared in the sewers.
"Did I hear my Master summon me!" Virgo shouted. My stomach lurched as I perched on her shoulder.
"Virgo, fetch me that book!" Everlue ordered, pointing at Lucy who was holding Daybreak. Natsu, Happy and Mizuki were behind her, and they were accompanied by a tanned man wearing a blue striped shirt, dark trousers and white boots. He had a ring chain in his right pocket and a hairdresser tools' bag on the left. He also wore a golden necklace and held a pair of scissors. He also wore sunglasses with green lenses and had six crab legs protruding from his back.
"Yui!" My friends gasped,
"Yeah, it's me!" I confirmed.
"What is the meaning of this?" Everlue exclaimed.
"What are you doing up there?" Lucy asked.
"I have no idea!" I shouted down to her, "One minute, I was in the house, this chick starts to get up and I grab her to stop her and now I'm here!"
"So you grabbed a hold of her inside the house?"
"That's what I just said!"
"But that means...you must have passed through the Spirit Gate with her! That's impossible!"
"What the heck do we do now?" Natsu asked.
"Finish what you started Yui!"
"Virgo! Clean up this rubbish!" Everlue ordered as I lept off the pink-haired woman.
"As you wish Master." I jumped out of the way of a punch from Virgo.
"Now Natsu!" I exclaimed. "Eclipse Dragon!"
"Fire Dragon!" Natsu continued,
"Roar!" A mixed set of silver and red flames shot at Virgo, knocking her backwards. Lucy had already wrapped her whip around Everlue.
"You make me sick!" He was thrown across the room. Natsu and I hit the side of our fists together as Lucy and the Crab, who I assume is Cancer, finished off Everlue.
"Does this look fabulous or what?" Cancer asked.
"Oh yeah, way to go Crab Man." Natsu complimented. The room started to rumble.
"We gotta get out of here before the whole place collapses on us." I stated. Natsu, Happy, Lucy, Mizuki and I rushed out of the sewer and stood in front of Everlue's mansion as it slowly sunk into the ground. I massaged my temples as Mizuki gently rubbed my shoulder.
"I like your style!" Natsu said to Lucy, "Out with a bang! You are definitely gonna fit in at Fairy Tail."
"I'm definitely gonna be sleeping on the couch for a week." I groaned.
"It's ok Yui." Mizuki soothed,
"But aren't we not supposed to destroy stuff?" Happy inquired.
"I hope I don't get blamed for this." Lucy whimpered.
TIMESKIP
We abandoned Everlue's estate quite quickly for a small group such as ourselves, and we returned to Kaby. Lucy offered Kaby the book. "But I requested this book be destroyed." Kaby reminded us, reluctantly taking the book back. "Why on earth are you handing it back to me completely unscathed?"
"If you wanna burn it, I'd rather you do it yourself." Lucy said.
"I most certainly will burn this trash. I never wanted to see it again."
"I completely understand why you feel the way about this book, Kaby. You wanna protect your fathers legacy, because you're actually Zaleon's son, aren't you?" There was a pause.
"Yes, that's true."
"Have you read it yourself?"
"No, I...could never bring myself to do it. My father told me it was garbage."
"You we're just gonna burn it?" Natsu questioned.
"I was." Natsu raced forward and grabbed Kaby by the collar,
"Without bothering to see what's inside!" I steppe forward, grabbing Natsu's ear, "It's the last book that your dad wrote, right! Some of us would kill for that kind of memory!" I pulled Natsu back from Kaby,
"Natsu." I said softly, "He had a different relationship with his father than we did with ours. Let him explain himself before you jump to conclusions."
"Please. That book caused my family great heartache and shame." Kaby explained. Kaby then went to tell the story about how Kemu returned home after three years and chopped off his hand with no explanation.
"Well, that's morbid." I muttered.
"Not long after that, my father passed away. However, the anger and betrayal I felt towards him lived on. But as the years passed by me, that anger slowly turned into remorse. And now...it's too late for me to ask for his forgiveness. So I decided to make amends by destroying the final work that caused him so much unhappiness. This is the only way...the only way to preserve his legacy." Kaby lit a match, "I'm sure this is what he'd want."
"No, you're wrong." Lucy argued. The match then went out and the book in Kaby's hands started to shine. "Kaby, look! A spell has been cast on this book. It's the work of Kemu Zaleon, or should I say, Zekua Melon."
"A spell? Dear Kaby…"
"That's right. This book is his letter to you, disguised by a spell that rearranged all of the letters of the words so no one else could read it." The book then suddenly opened, letters swirling around the room in a beautiful swirl. Mizuki laughed, flying around the room among the letters. "He didn't stop writing because he was ashamed, he'd stop because he had finished his masterpiece! A novel containing everything he wanted to say to his beloved son. And when you read it the way he intended it, it's easily his best work ever." The letters returned to the book and it closed, resting back in Kaby's hands. "And now that the spell's been broken, you can read it for yourself."
"Thank you Father." Kaby muttered, holding the book to his chest as he knelt on the floor. Mizuki landed on my head, her tail wrapping around my shoulders. "I swear that I will never let any harm come to this book."
"Mizuki's sad we're not getting the reward." Mizuki sighed from above.
"Yeah, everyone would have done good with a little bit of that Jewl." I added.
"Aye!" Happy agreed.
"Huh!" Lucy exclaimed.
"We were supposed to destroy it." Natsu started to explain, "We didn't finish the job."
"Even so, let me do something." Kaby insisted.
"Yeah, it's not our fault he decided not to burn the book after we got it back for him." Lucy said.
"Lucy, don't be so greedy!" Happy said, "You're totally ruining what was was a touching moment!" Natsu and I started to walk away.
"I need the cash!"
"We don't want the money!" I called behind me, "But thank's for offering Mister Melon!"
"Uh, yes we do want the money! I need to pay rent!"
"I think it's time we all go home." Natsu suggested. "That means you too Mister Melon, go back home." I stopped in my tracks, lifting my nose to the air and taking a sniff. I hummed before following Natsu out the door.
TIMESKIP
Lucy trailed behind the group as we made our way back to Magnolia. After riding a carriage towards Shirotsume, and then another one to Everlue's mansion and back, Natsu and I were over the whole 'let's get motion sick to get places quicker' so we decided to walk, not that I'm complaining, I'd rather walk then puke my guts out. "Who in their right minds would turn down two-million jewel!" Lucy complained.
"If we had taken the money it wouldn't have looked good." Natsu explained. "You gotta think about Fairy Tail's reputation."
"Aye." Happy agreed.
"But we made him happy, right?" Lucy argued. "We got the job done and now we're walking home? And then to find out they're not even wealthy? They were just renting that house so everyone would think they were rich. It's not like it matters, we would have taken the job either way."
"I don't know about you…"
"Of course I would have!"
"Sure greedy." The five of us soon set up camp. Natsu had made the flame and was cooking the food we had managed to grab. I was sitting beside the fire, wrapping the presents I had got Sting, Ryos and Rini. I had gotten Sting a little lacrima that simulated small fireworks, a had gotten Ryos a new book he had been wanting recently, and Rini was a baby...so I just got her a little stuffed animal shaped like a fish. Mizuki was asleep on one of the blankets that Natsu has bought for her and Happy to sleep on.
"By the way, the house, how did you know it wasn't really theirs?" Lucy asked.
"I didn't realise until Natsu pointed it out, but it just smelt like it wasn't theirs." I explained.
"I couldn't tell that, my nose isn't as good as yours. But, I was still lost in the clouds from reading that book."
"I've got you figured out." Natsu stated. "All those papers I found on the desk at your place, you're writing a novel, are you?"
"Oh, so that's why she's such a bookworm!" Happy realised.
"Promise you won't tell anyone about that, ok?" Lucy pleaded.
"Why not?"
"Because I'm a horrible writer and if anyone read my stuff I'll die of embarrassment!"
"Don't worry, no one's gonna read it." Natsu said.
"Yeah, that doesn't make me feel any better."
TIMESKIP
The next morning, we were all trudging through the forest to return to Magnolia. We were walking through a swamp by the looks of it. Natsu and I were wading through the water, Happy was on Natsu's head while Mizuki was safe in my arms. Lucy, however, was being charted around inside her clock, Horologium. "'I don't know about this guys, are you sure we're going the right way?' She asks." Horologium repeated.
"Happy say's this is the way home so this is the way we're going, is what I answer." Natsu stated.
"Have some faith, I'm a cat I have a great sense of smell." Happy declared, "My nose will lead us home." Mizuki lifted a paw and touched her own nose with a frown.
"'It's dogs that have great noses. And what does smell have to do with direction?' She asks quite haughtily." Horologium said.
"Why don't you do your own walking for a while." Natsu suggested as we left the swamp.
"'Because I'm tired' She groanes exhaustedly."
"Oh, brother." Suddenly, the bushes rustled and Natsu threw his pack off, leaping at the green. "Who's there!"
"'Do you always have to fight?' She inquires woridly." Natsu and whoever was behind the bush continued to fight until they jumped up, revealing Gray in his boxers.
"Gray!" A voice called as another figure broke through the treeline. My sister, carrying her cat partner Luna.
"Hey guys." I greeted. "What are you doing here?"
"Gray was taking forever to find a bathroom." Luna sighed.
"Why would you strip down before you found one?" Natsu asked, "And who the heck ever heard of a bathroom in the middle of the forest?"
"I wanted some privacy, I didn't expect an idiot to barge in." Gray retorted.
"They're so childish!" Lucy complained. I guess Horologium left.
"Hey, Lucy, I'm not sure if you and Minnie have been properly introduced." I realised as the females and cats of the group sat down, ignoring the fight raging on between Natsu and Gray a little bit away. "So, Luce, this is my little sister, Minnie and her partner Luna."
"Hey." Minnie greeted, "I saw you at the Guild yesterday, sorry I was too distracted to say hi."
"It's ok." Lucy assured. "What kind of Magic do you use Minnie?"
"Oh, I'm a Dragon Slayer."
"Another one! So are you an Eclipse Dragon Slayer like Yui?"
"Oh, no, I'm an Earth and Crystal Dragon Slayer, however, I'm unable to combine the two as Yui has."
"The perks of being the big sister." I gloated, leaning back, "I get to do everything first!"
"Are you two actually related?" Lucy asked, looking in between Minni and I, "Because the only thing that is even remotely similar about you guys is your hair." I sobered up, sitting up again.
"No." I replied softly, "We're not blood-related siblings like Mira and Elfman, but we are close like them so we just decided to declare ourselves sisters."
FLASHBACK
I held Mizuki close as we trudged through the forest. My clothes were ripped, there was mud covering my entire body. My eyes were bloodshot and my cheeks were stained with tears. "Selene!" I sobbed loudly, "Helios! Mum! Dad! Where are you?" I heard a rustle in front of me and I screamed, jumping a foot into the air.
"Ow!" A voice yelped. A brunette crashed into the clearing before me, and I took a shaky step back. Mizuki whimpered, cowering in my arms. The figure dusted themselves off to reveal a girl a couple of years younger than me. She was wearing a plain pair of shorts and a worn top. She got up and dusted herself off. Her eyes met mine and she grinned. "Hi there!" She greeted. I took another shaky step back. "You looking for your parents?" I nodded. "I am too! Did you know that my parents are Dragons." The other girl puffed out her chest.
"M-My Mum and Dad a-are Dragons too…" I muttered.
"Realy!" The other girl got in my face and I fell down onto my backside. "Why don't we look for them together!" The other girl shoved her hand into my face. "I'm Minnie." I shakily let go of Mizuki with one arm and held my hand up, taking Minnie's and pulling myself to my feet.
"I'm Yui." I greeted softly, "And this is Mizuki." Mizuki meowed in my arms.
FLASHBACK END
"You two have gone through a lot." Lucy muttered.
"Yeah, but we've stuck together and grown." I replied softly, "We managed to find Fairy Tail and without Minnie, I doubt I would have been able to find my Mate, let alone ask her out without Minnie's insistence." Pretty soon, Gray and Natsu finished their fight and had sat down with us.
"So you two are on your way back from a job?" Lucy asked Gray as Minnie pulled out a deck of cards. The two of us played against each other while Happy, Mizuki and Luna were all trying to fish. Lucy, Natsu and Gray all sat in a circle talking.
"Yeah, there's a shortcut through these woods that'll get you back to town in no time." Gray explained.
"See, I told you so." Happy gloated.
"Yeah, well if your nose is so great then how come you didn't know Gray was right in front of us, smart guy?" Lucy questioned.
"There's some things you don't wanna smell."
"What'd you say?" Gray asked.
"Amen to that." I agreed, placing a card down on the pile, "Nothing smells worse than a poop-filled diaper." I shivered, "I've had to change so many…"
"Again!" Minnie exclaimed, "How do you keep winning?!"
"I'm just too good."
"I agree with Happy." Natsu stated, "So go on home and we'll smell you later." I looked up from shuffling the cards and saw Gray standing up.
"Fine, I will." He said, "And unless you want trouble you should too."
"Why do you say that?" Lucy questioned.
"'Cause Erza's due back any time now." I laughed at Natsu's scared face.
"The Erza? Woah."
"Yeah, she's one of the most powerful women in all of Fairy Tail." Happy said through a mouthful of fish.
"I can't wait to meet her! But you know I've never seen a picture of her in Sorcerer Weekly or anything, what's she like?"
"Scary." Everyone but Mizuki and I chorused.
"Wild animal." Gray suggested,
"A vile beast." Natsu added.
"More like a full-on monster!" Happy corrected.
"She's like the size of a house." Minnie said.
"She's not that big. Humans exaggerate everything." Luna sighed.
"She's big enough for me." Natsu stated.
"One thing we can all agree on is she is definitely that scary." Gray said, "Well, maybe a little scarier."
"She's so scary and huge she can take out a mountain with a single kick." Minnie revealed.
"What? I guarantee you Erza could take down at least three mountains with a single kick."
"You don't need to exaggerate like that Gray it's more like two." Happy interrupted.
"You know guys, even if she is able to kick down a single mountain, it's still scary." Lucy admitted.
"I don't know what your all talking about." I commented offhandedly, "Erza's been nothing but sweet to me and my children."
"Like I said, we should get back." Gray stated.
"Crap, let's get movin'!" Natsu exclaimed. Suddenly, there was an explosion of rocks and Minnie, Natsu, Gray, Lucy and I sunk into the earth.
"What now?" Gray groaned. I looked around frantically, trying to find Mizuki, however, I couldn't find her.
"Mizuki!" I shouted, "Where are you!"
"Yui!" She cried. My head snapped over to where I heard Mizuki's voice. I growled, trying to get out of the sandpit I was stuck in.
"Yui." Minnie sighed, "I've got this." Minnie placed her hand on the ground, and five pillars rose from the earth, carrying us up a hill. We looked down and saw Mizuki, Happy and Luna tied to a spit-roast with a group of mages...and what appeared to be a large chicken, surrounding them. I snarled, my eyes narrowing at what I saw.
"You let go of them!" I shouted.
"Those are our friends you're tryna roast buddy." Natsu stated. "Sorry, but you guys are gonna have to make other plans for dinner."
"You're all Wizards, aren't you?" Gray questioned, "What guild are you with?"
"I'm not telling." The goblin-like person said. "Get 'em!"
"I'm coming Mizuki!" I shouted, jumping down from my spot. I dodged the other Mages, next to the large chicken. "Stay away from them!" I roared, punching him across the field and away from Lucy and the cats. I dodged out of the way as Minnie soared past me with a fist coated in stones. She punched the goblin-like mage and pretty soon, the entire group was taken out and tied to a tree. Mizuki, the poor thing, she was shaking like a leaf. I held her close to me as she gripped the fabric of my shirt, her tears leaving a damp spot where her face was buried in my chest. I held her protectively, glaring at the mages that dared hurt her.
"Don't you think you might have gone overboard Natsu?" Gray questioned, only in his boxers.
"So what if I did?" Natsu questioned, "I got the job done right?"
"Grow up already, you're an embarrassment to the guild!"
"What! Shut up!"
"You shut up!"
"L-Lullaby." The goblin-like mage grunted. "Is…" Suddenly, something knocked us off our feet. What seemed like a hand made out of shadows grabbed the tree we had tied the mages to and pulled it into the ground.
"What was that?" Lucy asked.
"Who was that?" Natsu added.
"Whoever it could have been they were lightning fast." Minnie stated, Luna standing on her shoulder. I sniffed the air,
"Whoever it is, they're gone." I agreed, "Their scent is still in the air, lingering, but as if they're long gone."
"But...what could this mean?" Natsu wondered.
"Lullaby…" Lucy muttered.