So, I`m back again! I just figured I`d say this now, but daily updates will not be a constants. I now that may be upsetting, but when I run low on the drive to update, I just can`t handle one or two chapters a day. It won`t work. Sorry!
Nashi found it rather impressive how well Ultear hid the wound from everyone. No one else seemed none the wiser that she was hurt, but then again, Ultear's mother so worried about her when she coughed, so Nashi could understand the secrecy. What she and the others couldn't understand, however, was why Ultear needed their help. Ultear, as much as she tried to deny, was a very powerful wizard. S-class. She wasn't on par with Simon, or god forbid, Damien, but she was amazing. The fact that she needed help worried Nashi a little. Whatever she had run into, was clearly a big problem. Of course, Nashi could've known if she could find a way to sneak out. Her parents figured that they'd stay up all night and talk. Nashi was just trying to escape. Sighing, she opened her window and perched on the windowsill. If she had to jump out the window, she would. Neither parent would find it appropriate for her to leave at 11 at night. Nashi landed gracefully and started walking in the direction of the gate, wondering how much shit she was going to get in for leaving so late, and for something dangerous no less. Nashi had been contemplating getting a room at Fairy Hills, purely for a little more privacy. It wasn't like she had none at home, but she could've done this a lot easier if she was at Fairy Hills. Levy was the headmistress, and she would've thought nothing of it. Especially since her daughter and Ultear would've left with her. Nashi buried her face into her scarf as a fierce wind battered her.
"About time you got here" Nashi heard Elise said as she rounded the corner towards the gate. Everyone else was already assembled, waiting for her. " Have trouble getting away, did you?"
"I had to jump out the window, but I managed." Ultear laughed.
"That's all you had to do? I knew it was a mistake to stay at my parents place for a little bit. Mom wouldn't let me leave."
"In any case" Drake interrupted. "Can we know why you dragged us out here?" Ultear sighed.
"Once we get on the road"
"Where are we going?" Elise asked. Ultear responded by leaving, and they had no choice but to follow her. Nashi couldn't get back in the window without someone helping her, and she doubted anyone would. As they rounded a hill and left Magnolia behind, Ultear tuned to face everyone.
"I need you guys to help me in taking out the last branch of the bandit clan from the job I took."
"You didn't take 'em all out?" Drake inquired. Ultear gestured to her leg.
"It would've been a bad idea to do that, seeing as the guy that did that to me is there. That being said, I wouldn't feel very confident about going in alone. And god forbid my mother found out I was hurt."
"So you needed us to complete your job for you?" Elise asked.
"The job was too take out the west branches, which I did. This is personal." No one said anything, partially because Nashi was thinking. Why was this such a big deal to Ultear? It wasn't like she'd bumbled the job or anything. "That and I only learned about this secret part of the clan recently."
"So ,what's the name of this clan anyway?" Nashi asked. " I mean, not like it matters."
"The Enchanted Blades" Ultear responded. "Which makes sense, seeing as the sword that cut me must've had something on it to cut through me regardless" That made sense to Nashi. If it managed to slash Ultear while her body was water, it had to be enchanted.
"So, where is this clan located?" Drake asked, yawning.
"All the way across Fiore" Nashi sweat dropped.
"We better get going, then"
They arrived in a small town two weeks later. Nashi had hoped they've been home by now. She and the others often spent their long hours on the road joking about what the guild thought happened to them. Nashi would've thought they would panic a little, seeing as they had all disappeared without a trace. Drake joked they'd send people looking for them. Ultear kept saying her mother would flood the guild hall with tears. Elise said her dad wouldn't worry, but her mother probably would. Nashi felt bad thinking about the lack of evidence they'd left for their families. Of course, she'd been more worried recently about eating. Ultear, in her infinite wisdom, hadn't brought much in terms of supplies for the road. She'd brought a tent for them, that was about it.
"We're here!" Elise shouted happily. Drake collapsed.
"So... Hungry..." Nashi could understand his fatigue. The most she'd eaten today was a few berries and a small raccoon they'd caught. She, in her rush to eat, had charbroiled it, only making it edible for her. It hadn't tasted that good anyway. Ultear sighed and brushed her hair behind her ear.
"Can we find a restaurant first?" She moaned. "I'm so hungry seeing Nashi eat that raccoon."
"I apologized her turning it into a rock" Nashi hissed. "It isn't my fault you guys couldn't eat it"
"It kind of is, actually" Elise growled. "And it looked pretty tasty too" Nashi sighed as she followed Ultear through town, before they found a small restaurant, and went in too sit down. A cute waitress walked up too them.
"What can I get for you?" She asked sweetly. Nashi sighed instantly when she felt Drake's inner male activate.
"Depends " He asked. "Are you on the menu?" She giggled.
"I'm not sure you can say that while in the company of three girls" Ultear chuckled.
"Yeah, Drakey, what gives?" She asked sweetly. Drake sighed. Nashi turned too the waitress.
"How about everything?" Nashi asked hopefully. She grinned as she wrote the word down.
"You folks must be hungry." She said. "Speaking of which, we don't get many visitors here. How far have you traveled?"
"From Magnolia" Elise responded. "We're her on a job" The waitress' eyes widened.
"Are... you people in a guild?" She asked slowly. Drake looked confused.
"Yeah, we're in Fairy Tail" He answered, lifting up his sleeve to show her his dark purple guild mark.
"Are you here to save us from those bandits?" She whispered, so that the others in the restaurant couldn't hear her. Nashi nodded slowly.
"Most likely" She replied. She smiled gratefully.
"Then this is all on the house. My gratitude in advance for your help!" She sped away, probably too get all our food ready.
"That was kind of her" Ultear noted.
"Those dicks must be causing problems" Drake added. "Maybe we better hurry up" Elise brandished her fork at him.
"AFTER we eat. I'm am not waiting, I'm starving"
"Agreed" Ultear said. "We will eat and get some rest, then deal with them" Nashi noted the intense glare Ultear was giving the window. She and the others still hadn't figured out why Ultear was so angry about this guy who wounded her. (Which was another reason they'd taken so long getting here, was her leg giving out several times). Nashi could understand payback, but Ultear was acting like this man had killed someone right in front of her. Nashi wouldn't pry.
It took them half an hour to figure out the sleeping arrangements at the hotel. No one wanted Drake to sleep with them, and he finally gave up one the two beds and slept on a chair in the corner of the room. Elise got one bed, while Nashi and Ultear shared the other, which she didn't mind. Everyone was drifting off to sleep, except Nashi, who couldn't get comfortable. That was when she heard Ultear mumbling.
"No... no...I'm sorry..." Nashi turned to find Ultear twisting and turning. "I... I couldn't protect her... I'm sorry..." Nashi watched as she started sweating. What was she talking about? couldn't protect who? Nashi turned to find Drake propped in his chair, watching her. He nodded. He'd heard it too.
What exactly just happened?