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~Dark~ This is new so yeah...*Turns away and starts whispering to a guy friend* The tests are getting harder...and Light is planning-
~Light~ This was something Dark wanted to post and it's kind of old and is what started A New Member! Hehehe *Looks over at friend talking with twin*
~FS-Chan~ Dark-sama! If Light-san does that the readers will-*Gets tackled by twin*
~Light~ Zip it! You'll spoil everything! *Growls to friend as twin sweat drops* We don't own Fairy Tail just the OCs and if you don't R&R I'll kill the author and no one will know the ending of ANY of our fanfics!
~FS-Chan~ I think she's serious. *Looks over as Light slowly strangles Dark* Light-san! Let go of Dark-sama! *Tries to separate the two.* Remember *Grunt* They don't *Get's slapped* Own Fairy Tail! *Ducks another swing* Don't bite Light! *Screams at twins*
"Hey Namina watch this!" A young boy around eight yelled excitedly as he produced six small and different colored balls of light; blue, yellow, green, white, a faint pink, and one that kept changing from yellow to orange. After a minute they separated into two group of three and began spinning until the formed two small rings about an inch wide.
"Good job Lee, you've gotten much better." I praised him making him smile brightly before he yawned causing his magic to dissipate with a soft pop. I turned away from the small brown haired boy and looked down at the glowing city beneath us, cautiously I pushed our carpet down to land in a deserted alley.
"Nee-chan! Can you please spar with me?" Lee begged giving me a puppy look as we both got up off of the carpet and I dusted him off.
"Maybe later, and I've told you not to call me nee-chan." I told him in a tired voice as I carefully began looking around the alley as I rolled the carpet up, passing Lee our only bag.
"But you are my nee-chan, why wouldn't I call you that? Besides I wilk ven seaful book mirrored," Lee said the last part muffled as he looked inside the bag for his apple he had gotten from a kind farmer we had run into near the outskirts of town. I ignored him and took the bag from him, tossing the non-ripped strap over my shoulder while lifting the small and old carpet up off of the ground.
"Hey!" He said indignantly before shrugging and following me out of the alley and into the crowded streets of the city.
"You already ate the apple an hour ago, come on. If we're lucky we might be able to find some more food and a couple of other things." I told him while navigating the crowded streets towards a group of stalls that sold various wares. "Hopefully someone will be willing to pay for this carpet. We need the money for some food and Lee's clothes are getting to small. Maybe, if we have enough I'll be able to buy some cloth and I'll stitch it onto his clothes." I thought to myself as we walked past a small happy family in the crowded street. I frowned as I saw the familiar look of want on Lee's face as he caught sight of the man lifting his tiny son up into the air while the mom and other two children laughed.
"Daddy! Put him down!" The oldest girl said laughing at the sandy blond haired man as he began to spin around with the boy in his arms laughing the whole time.
"Hey," Lee whispered still staring at the small happy group.
"Hmm?" I asked as we continued to watch the man set the dizzy boy on his shoulders and quickly kiss the woman on the cheek as the oldest girl and her younger sister laughed and grabbed their mother's hand, dashing off with her into the crowd.
"Are we still a family even if we don't have everyone?" Lee asked me slipping his smaller hand into mine and looking up at me with his baby blue eyes. I nodded and gripped his hand tighter making him smile a little before we continued our search for a carpet man. After a few minutes we came across a large carpet stand filled with expensive and colorful carpets and walked over to the man in front of it wearing fancy tan and brown robes and a white turban.
"Excuse us but-" I started only to have the man give me a disgusted look and step away from us.
"Be gone filth! I do not do charity!" He spat in a strange accent grabbing a large gnarled stick and swinging it at us. I felt it hit my side and gasped before I glared at him before dashing off with Lee, who stuck his tongue out at the man before we turned down an alley behind a large restaurant before stopping to look around, checking to see if we had been followed.
"Sorry...Lee..." I gasped clutching my side where I felt a bruise forming from our flight before looking over at him to see him rubbing his eyes. Seeing him upset made me immediately feel guilty. A little kid like him shouldn't be in a life like mine, but I couldn't bring myself to leave him. After a few minutes we sat down on the carpet, leaning back against the brick wall behind us while leaning towards each other for warmth.
"It's okay, people are just jerks." He whispered after a few minutes of silence. We sat silent for a minute before a door swung open to reveal a man with short spiky light green hair and an apron tied around his waist holding a garbage bag. Moving quickly I grabbed Lee and our small carpet before the man could yell and dashed down the alley out of sight. Once I was sure we were far enough I stopped and looked back to see the man staring after us, after a moment he threw the bags into the bin and went back inside, leaving the back door wide open. I was about to turn back around and keep walking but before I could I saw the man walk back out with two small packages, I watched him look around before setting them on the ground and walking back inside to the sound of yelling before he shut the door with a loud bang.
"Wait here," I whispered to Lee as my curiosity piqued and carefully set the carpet down before running over to see what the packages was. Once I was there I quickly grabbed one of the packages and eased it open a little to reveal two small warm loaves of fresh bread. I felt grateful for the food and quickly grabbed the other package before I nodded at the door and ran back to Lee only to see him curled up in a small ball against the carpet looking tired.
"Lee, come on. Let's find somewhere warm to sleep for the night." I told him and quickly broke a warm loaf in half and passed him a piece, placing the leftovers in our bag and grabbing the carpet.
"Where'd the bread come from?" Lee asked as I unrolled the carpet and sat down near the front of it with him right beside me. I shook my head and carefully lifted the carpet high above the buildings into the dark star riddled night sky. "Where are we going after this?" Lee asked drowsily as we flew through the cold air above the bright and happy city. I didn't respond and he shrugged before laying down beside me and drifting off to sleep. He wasn't even asleep for a minute when I caught sight of a large park filled with trees.
"That looks like a good place." I thought as I let the carpet drift towards the ground near a few trees and stood up. "Looks like we'll have to go without a fire tonight. Oh well I've got the carpet to make a small shelter and the blanket for Lee to use." I thought looking around carefully before opening the bag and laying the thin hole filled blanket around Lee, who woke up for a minute and let me lead him to the base of a small tree big enough to provide some stability before working on building a make-shift tent.
"Nee-chan," I heard Lee whisper and looked over at him as I dragged an old fallen tree limb, about four feet tall and a few inches thick over to him.
"What?" I grunted setting the limb down and grabbed our only knife out of our bag.
"Can I have some more bread?" He whispered as I stabbed the ground trying to make a dent in the cold dirt that was deeper than half an inch. I stopped to look at him before nodding, allowing him to scramble over to the bag near my side and grab the opened package. I watched him carefully open it and stare at the fresh bread in awe before carefully lifting the half loaf out and biting into it. His eyes closed as he smiled in pure delight before closing the bag and giving it to me.
"It's time to eat!" He said happily and waited until I had half a loaf in my hands before smiling brightly and taking a bite. I gave him a rare smile before quickly eating my half of the bread, forcing myself not to eat the other half as I got back to trying to set up the tent with my stomach growling loudly. After a few minutes I gave up and let the stubborn limb fall to the ground at my feet, staring at it blankly as I felt my emotions prick my eyes.
"Damn this world!" I thought as I grabbed the fallen limb and dragged it away from us.
"Nee-chan, do you want me to help?" Lee asked me distracting me and I quickly rubbed my face before turning to him and shaking my head before pulling the carpet over to him and setting it up on the ground next to him.
"Here, we're going to sleep with the carpet around us. It's to cold to use just the blanket," I explained when I saw him give me a strange look before nodding and laying down comfortably. After making sure our bag was safely between us I pulled the empty half of the carpet over us and closed my eyes; listening as Lee's breathing slowly evened out until I was sure he was asleep.
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"Mmmm, look at'em. All snug together, it's a shame really." I heard a voice say as I woke up with a jerk as I was yanked out of the small warm cocoon I had made with Lee.
"Oh! Look at this one!" Said the person holding me as I heard Lee yell out in the dark before I heard the hard crack of skin hitting skin.
"Leave him alone!" I yelled as my vision adjusted and I realized it was close to dawn. I heard two voices laugh before seeing Lee get kicked by a man with thick boots, a worn navy blue coat that reached his knees, no shirt, and a pair of simple black pants.
"Ow," I heard Lee whimper as the man set a boot on his side and kicked him over onto his back before resting his foot on his stomach casually, making Lee gasp for breath as he tried desperately to fight the man.
"You want me to leave him alone?" The man said a cold smile on his face as his dark eyes flashed with a sick happiness that made my insides squeeze. I tried to keep my face from betraying me as I nodded but I knew it had when the man nodded at whoever was holding me and I was thrown to the ground and my arms pulled back behind me to keep me in place.
"I'll leave him alone, I just want my things is all." The man said and I paled as he kicked Lee again and made his way over to our things. I tried to wiggle out of the man's grip but only earned pain as he yanked my arms up, almost popping them out of place but not quite.
"You can't take them!" Lee cried struggling to his feet with tears in his eyes as he looked at the man.
"And who's stopping me?" The man said with a smirk as I went limp forcing the grip on me to loosen just as I saw Lee fly at the man with his eyes closed, his fist raised to hit him. I reacted out of instinct after that and jumped in front of Lee as the enemy suddenly moved quickly.
"You idiot!" I yelled pushing him out of the way just as I felt something slip into my lower back hit the ground on top of Lee. "Keep your eyes open next time." I muttered before getting up and turning to look at the man as he used our carpet to wipe blood off of his small knife.
"Ooo look at that, still able to stand on your feet?" The man asked as I carefully touched my back where the knife had hit and clenched my teeth as pain rocked my body at the light touch.
"Tell your friend to stay where he is or he might not be able to help you." I said loudly as my surrounding came into sharp focus and I heard the man behind me take a step. With a small chuckle the man looked away from me and nodded his head once before looking back at me with a crazed gleam in his eye.
"I haven't been able to have much fun lately," he said licking his lips as his eyes roamed over me making me feel sick as Lee scrambled to his feet and moved to stand behind me, his back slightly brushing mine, just enough that I knew he was there but not enough to cause me pain.
"I got him," Lee whispered softly his voice shaking a little but I knew he would be able to hold his ground.
"Be careful," I whispered just as softly before pouring everything I had into me as I ran at my opponent, surprising him slightly at my sudden attack. "Try somewhere else!" I yelled getting a punch into his gut before jumping back as he swung his knife at me again. I watched him smirk and twirl the knife in his hand before kicking his foot out at me forcing me off balance as he punched me in the jaw sending me to the ground before trying to jump on me, only for me to barely roll out of the way and kick out at him landing a blow on what I was pretty sure was his arm as I got to my feet and spun to look at him as he flew towards me with his knife held out to stab me again.
"Shit! I can't avoid it!" I panicked and raised my arms to form an X so I wouldn't be stabbed in the chest just as the knife began cutting into the thin skin on my right arm driving itself deep and making me scream at the pain before falling to my knees and holding my arm close to me as the knife wielder jerked the weapon out of my arm and jumped back laughing loudly.
"Oh don't cry little girl, you'll ruin my fun! Though I'm sure you won't last to much longer with poison running through you!" The man said in an joyful voice as I felt my world narrow till it consisted of him, pain, and me. "Poison!?" I yelled silently as I felt a strange rush go through me as I looked at him and saw his smile falter, before being replaced by uncertainty. "Larval! Get over he-" he started to say as he leaned over me but before he could I was already kicking straight up and connecting with his chin knocking him completely off his feet before spinning to look at his partner, taking him in for the first time. He was completely bald and incredibly fat, he had multiple bruises and was rubbing where his eyes probably where beneath all the fat on his face with two oversized bowling ball hands.
"Lee," I said looking around for him only to see a small object move. I stumbled over to him and kneeled down to look at him as bruises formed on his face. "Dammit!" I screamed before grinding my teeth together at the force of the burning pain coursing through me as well as the fact that the only person I knew who didn't fear me was hurt.
"I'm okay," Lee said looking up at me and smiling weakly as I turned to look at the fat man as he blinked and seemed to realize I was standing there.
"You're dead!" I hissed before jumping and hitting him as hard as possible with a dark flaming left fist covered in a strange armor that felt natural but looked strange. My arm was covered in the strange red skin with small square scales forming on it as strange dark blue and black flames flickering around it making the man's eyes widen as he released a scream that vanished as I hit him hard enough to turn his eyes entirely white as they rolled up into his head and he crumbled to the ground with a slight boom. I stood over him panting watching the claws on my hand melted into me with the rest of the strange demonic appearance as my adrenaline began to fade away until I was shaking uncontrollably as I half fell half stepped over to Lee and tried to lift him up with my scaled arm that was now more human than demon.
"Come...on...Lee," I said weakly as he slowly came around. I looked at the smaller boy before pulling his arm over my back and painfully began to move over to the leader of the duo who attacked us. "Hey bastard...keep the carpet." I grunted before grabbing our bag and leaning on Lee, forcing us off deeper into the sunny forest.
"Nee-chan, you're hurt real bad." Lee said as we walked and I grunted in response, holding my useless arm close to me before stopping and leaning against a tree. Without a word I began to rip our only blanket into strips before tying a few of them around my arm and back to staunch the bleeding as best as I could before looking at Lee, who sat in front of me fidgeting in place and not looking at me as I took note of his already swollen left eye, bruised jaw, and split lip.
"You saw me didn't you?" I asked in a tired voice as I leaned back against the tree as the sound of children's laughter drifted towards us. I watched as Lee nodded his head slowly and sighed before looking down at my hands blankly before turning my eyes to watch as blood slowly began to seep through the rough binding I had made on my arm. "I guess I should've used my curse sooner. Then Lee wouldn't be hurt." I thought as the burning pain pulsed through my body, giving me a strangely satisfied feeling as I forced myself back to the current situation sitting in front of me.
"Did you get hurt anywhere else?" I asked him after an awkward silence watching as he shook his head no and a sense of relief filled me. "Alright, come on let's get mov-ah!" I gasped as I tried to move and felt the pain increase dramatically until all I could do was sit there as still as I could until the pain passed.
"Nee-chan!" Lee said grabbing my shoulder and forcing more pain onto me. I hissed in pain and tried to take deep breaths until the pain passed. "Are you okay?" He asked me softly looking at me with worried blue eyes before both our attentions were jerked to a set of loud voices that quickly revealed themselves to be two kids a little older than me.
"Oh my god! Are you alright?" A girl with pink hair and brown eyes yelled running towards us as a boy with spiky sandy blond hair gasped and looked at us, his eyes wide. "Evermen! Go back to the guild and get some help, this girl's bleeding really bad." The pinkette said snapping the boy into action as he dashed off and quickly vanished from sight and hearing.
"I'm Layla by the way, they boy was Evermen a friend of mine. We're going to help," Layla said talking fast as I struggled to my feet panting as pain raked my body in waves. "You shouldn't be moving, just stay still while Evermen's getting help." Layla said putting her hands out as if to stop us as I collapsed against Lee for a minute before slowly supporting myself.
"Lee, get moving...I'll...I'll catch up..." I winced and tried to catch my breath as my vision went in and out as well as my hearing until I fell and no longer moved.