Red Roses

Chapter 2: White rose bud

"What do you mean?" asks Jellal.

"I'm looking for someone. Well... I don't even know if she exists." answered Macbeth.

"How the hell can you even find someone who doesn't exist?" Sawyer pointed out. "Who are you looking for?"

"I don't know. I just want to see her with my own two eyes. If you guys don't want to join me, I'll go alone."

"We didn't say that! We'll help you out. That's what family is for right?" Meredy smiled.

"That's love, yes!" Richard added with a big smile.

"Thanks. I'm not in a hurry, so we can continue our journey as usual." Macbeth added.

"Hey, you didn't answer me. Who are you looking for?" said Sawyer, slightly annoyed. Not bothering answering him, Macbeth ignores him once more.

"Alright. Thanks for letting us know. We'll do our best to support you so let us know when you need our help." Jellal told the sleepy mage as he stood up. "Let's call it a night and rest up for tomorrow."

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(Macbeth's POV)

"Welcome back Ma-kun!"

She was there again, waving at me excitedly.

"Hey, (y/n). How are you?"

For some reason I can only remember her name when I'm dreaming. I forget it the second I wake up, which is why it's so hard to figure out who she is. She has long (h/c) hair and is a little shorter than me.

"Same as usual, tired from all the work I gotta do though." she sighs. "What about you?"

"Same here. Sorano and Sawyer were fighting earlier over stew, but that's it."

She chuckled. "Sounds just like them! I wish I had friends like that."

We always did small chats like this ever since we were kids. Her existence is what kept me sane during the events of the Tower of Heaven. Without her, I would have definitely lost it. We don't necessarily have any much in common. However, ever since we were young we had one thing in common. A single braid on the side of our faces.

"(Y/n)?"

"Huh?"

"Who are you? Where are you? I don't know anything about you. Can I go meet you?"

She looked a little uneasy. "Oh... I don't know. To be honest, I don't remember much about you when I wake up. And besides..."

"Hmm?"

"Nevermind. I'd love to meet you. The actual you. Not just in our dreams."

"Yeah, me too. I hope we can meet soon."

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(Back to third person POV)

Waking up, Macbeth noticed everyone else packing up. He reluctantly gets up and packs his own items.

"Where are we heading again, Jellal?" asked the cute pink haired Meredy.

"Northwest from here. It seems like some Dark Guilds are grouping up and working for someone. We must stop them before innocent people are involved." he replied, pointing at a town on his map.

"Please don't tell me we're going by train." Erik begged.

"It's either 5 hours by train or 3 days of walking." Sawyer answered as he finishes packing up.

"Hell no. I'm going to walk. Who's with me?"

Silence followed his question.

He sighs. "Who's taking the train?"

Everyone raised their hand.

"I hate you all."

"At least there's gonna be a station in between so we can rest there if you're feeling too sick." Jellal reassured him. "Is everyone ready?"

They all nodded and head towards the train station.