Energy Magic [Fairy Tail]

Chapter 2- Travels

Chapter 2

Travels

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Frea looked down at the ground as she followed Gajeel closely, with her hands hooked behind her back. The group of three were trekking up the side of a steep and rocky slope. They had fallen into silence about an hour ago, as they kept up their walk to Jogenen. Frea glanced up to stare at Gajeel's back, he had told her to keep up and she had no problem doing so, though she knew they would reach Jogenen faster if he had decided to take the train as she had suggested.

She let out a silent sigh, she was very aware that Gajeel didn't exactly trust her, though she wished he did. She liked his attitude, and she liked the fact that even though he may not seem like it at times, he actually did care about Fairy Tail. The Iron Dragon sort of reminded her of Laxus in that way, though there were several differences between the two men. It was because he cared for Fairy Tail, he was alright in her book.

She side-stepped as a few rocks slid down the rock face toward her and she glanced up to see that they had made it to the top of the slope. And none-to-surprisingly, neither of them had even broken a sweat during their climb. Gajeel didn't pause, and he just kept walking so she kept up with him. Frea breathed in deeply to scent the air, and she caught the scent of rain on the breeze. Glancing up at the sky she saw dark clouds were beginning to cover the gray that the sky had turned.

Having been going on plenty of jobs over the years, she was fairly familiar with a lot of Fiore. With that in mind, she was fully aware they wouldn't reach Jogenen before it got dark. She glanced up at the sky once more, they probably wouldn't get very far before it rained for that matter.

Though the Iron Dragon didn't say anything, she knew he had realized those two points as well. As they kept walking in silence for another hour, rain started to fall and they were forced to stop off in a cave. Gajeel sat at the back of the cave and leaned up against the smooth stone walls, arms crossed over his chest.

Frea sat near the entrance and glanced outside. Her eyes immediately went up to look at the flash of lightning in the sky, and she looked back into the cave as she heard someone let out a small gasp. Both Dragon Slayers glanced at PantherLily curiously as the black Exceed stood trembling in the middle of the cave.

"Oi, what's wrong with you?" Gajeel asked his partner but Lily was trembling to much to answer. Frea narrowed her eyes as thunder rolled outside and Lily flinched. Frea sighed and leaned forward, picking Lily up and placing him on Gajeel.

"He's afraid of the Lightning." Frea explained and Gajeel cast a glance between Lily and the Energy Dragon. Frea leaned back against the cave walls and closed her eyes. "I don't think the rains gonna let up any time soon, might as well just relax." She murmured and Gajeel nodded, though she couldn't see it, and he held the trembling Lily to his chest.

Silence settled down between them again and it seemed to last for a long time before Gajeel decided to break it. "Silver," He grumbled and she opened one eye to glance his way. "Why did you join Fairy Tail?" He asked and she stayed silent for a minute.

Frea was slightly surprised he had asked the question, and she was a little confused as to why he would want to know. She glanced away and opened both eyes, maybe this was the way she would be able to get to know him better. If Gajeel didn't feel comfortable talking about his life, maybe if she opened up first he would relax.

"I didn't have a reason." She finally murmured. Her eyes were fixed on the cave wall in front of her as she kept on speaking. "At least not a reason I could remember... Kasumi had wanted me to destroy Fairy Tail..." Frea said quietly, deciding she ought to just tell the truth about Kasumi's original plan for her, to try and gain Gajeel's trust. She had a feeling that he would probably be among the few people who would be able to handle hearing that she had been sent to Destroy Fairy Tail. She could never be quite sure how the others in the Guild would react to it.

She hadn't told anyone other than the Iron Dragon sitting there in the cave with her, and Laxus on the day she almost died.

Gajeel's POV

Gajeel watched the Silver-eyed mage silently as she turned away from him and fixed her eyes on the cave wall. He wanted to know why she had joined Fairy Tail, he had always told everyone he just needed to work, and originally that's what it was. He hadn't believed at the time that Makarov had asked him to join the Guild, especially after all of the horrible things he had done to them before then. Though he would never admit it, he actually enjoyed being in Fairy Tail.

Gajeel quickly glanced down when PantherLily flinched after a loud crack of thunder swept through the air.

"I didn't have a reason..." He glanced back at Frea when she spoke, and still she wasn't looking at him. Her face was neutral, "At least not a reason I could remember... Kasumi had wanted me to destroy Fairy Tail..." Frea spoke quietly. He couldn't help but stiffen a little at her words, he had been there when she came back from four months of everyone in Fairy Tail thinking she was dead, and even then she hadn't mentioned that.

"But as you can already see, I never did..." Frea told him and he could see memories flash through her silver gaze. Painful ones, happy ones... sad ones... "Kasumi didn't think her memory sealing spell through... But even when she had my prisoner the first time, I refused to do it. No matter how many times she yelled at me... or how many times she hurt me..." Frea murmured and he saw the pain flash in her gaze.

He had never thought about it before now, because when ever he looked at her, he saw strength, power. Even after everything that had happened to her, Silver never actually seemed bothered by it. But right now, he could see it in her eyes. How much Kasumi had hurt her, how much the Key Maker must have put her through.

"After Kasumi sealed off my memories, I showed up in Magnolia." Frea continued. "I was running around in the rain, didn't remember hardly anything, and didn't know what to do." Frea explained and she smiled a little. "But Master found me, and took me in, let me join Fairy Tail. I've been there ever since, growing up with the Guild." Frea told him.

"And even though the Magic Council fought against Master as soon as he let me join, he would never let them arrest me, and he always made sure I stayed in Fairy Tail." Frea closed her eyes and smiled little wider. "He always made sure I had a home, a family, I could come back to."

She went silent as she smiled at all the happy memories she had and he looked away.

"I hope you understand Gajeel, Fairy Tail is your family, no matter what you do, even if it seems like the Guild is going against you, just know that I will always stand up for you when you need me to." Gajeel looked back at her in shock, and she was looking at him with a toothy smile on her face. "You're Fairy Tail, and you're my family. Don't forget that." She told him and he simply stared.

He was confused, shocked... He had been receiving glares and mistrust since he joined the Guild. And even though he had been apart of Fairy Tail for while, and some of its members had warmed up to him, he was still treated like an outsider by some. His first reaction would have been to think Frea had just said that, but she didn't really mean it. But seeing her smile so warmly at him, and hearing the sincerity in her voice, he quickly shook the thought away.

Because he couldn't think of anything to say back, he simply looked away and let out a huff. "Whatever..." He grumbled.

Frea's POV

Frea couldn't help but smile wider at the Iron Dragon's reaction, she had seen his face, and she knew all to well that he just simply couldn't come up with anything to say to her. But it didn't matter, she was getting somewhere at least, and she had meant every word of what she said. He was hot-headed, silent, and a bit rude sometimes... but he was still Fairy Tail, and she would stand up for him no matter what.

That's what Family Members did for each other, and she was willing to do anything for her Family. The Family that had taken her in, put up with her occasional slips... her destruction, and her attitude. The one that had taken in a Demon, and fought to protect her from plenty of things.

And even on the rare occasion when she had changed in Shadow and destroyed many things, and at one time even hurt her own Guild-Mates, they had still let her stay. Still kept her as a part of the family.

Frea smiled more, if they were wiling to deal with her then, she was going to give Gajeel a chance. He deserved it, even if she was one of the few people willing to give him that opportunity.