ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴ ɪɪ (ꜰᴀɪʀʏ ᴛᴀɪʟ ᴇʀᴢᴀ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ)

Chapter 277 - Homecoming

Chapter Cover: Eve clashing against Minerva with golden flames dancing around her body as Minerva's hand was glowing as well (Child of Heaven memories)

I was standing there looking at the inside of the Fairy Tail guildhall. I was barefoot, dressed in a blue skirt and a long-sleeved shirt, that barely reached my stomach. My tail was dancing behind me as I stood there looking at the group of people that I had risked everything to save. I was breathing heavily too from how hard I had run just to reach the hall, wanting to see them all.

"E…Eve?" Levy spoke out, her voice loud.

There was the sound of running footsteps before a small form with blue hair tackled me straight in the middle pushing me down upon the ground along with her. I glanced down toward it, finding that it was Wendy who had tackled hugged me. The blue haired girl had started to cry as she was tightening her grip upon me and all at once, the rest of Fairy Tail reacted as they all rushed toward me and soon enough I was encircled by the members of the guild.

"Eve…when did they let out of the hospital?"

"Where are your shoes?"

"I can't believe you're awake,"

I stayed seated on the ground with Wendy hugging me close to her. I couldn't help the small smile upon my lips as I stared down toward her. Just being here in this room, with them, I hadn't realized just how much I had missed being in the presence of Fairy Tail.

"Now, now let's give her some room to breathe," Mira spoke out looking at the group that had circled around me, before she turned her attention toward me a small frown upon her features, "we told the hospital to notify us when you woke up so we could plan a welcome party when you would return to the guild…"

I stared at the white-haired girl, completely baffled at the welcome that I was getting. I had expected anger…at least as far as they know, I was an enemy…a traitor to Fairy Tail.

"W…Why aren't any of you angry?" I asked, confused.

Mira looked down at me with confusion in her eyes, similarly along with Cana, Levy and the rest of the group. Wendy had pulled up from the hug that she was giving me, her brown eyes looking up toward my own eyes. She still had tears falling from her eyes but there was determination within them that surprised me.

"Mavis told us everything," she said, "She showed us that you never betrayed Fairy Tail in the first place."

I blinked, confused.

"She showed you?"

"Yeah," Cana told me taking a seat beside my seated form, "It was strange too. When Zeref was defeated, there was this golden light that shoot out from the sky. Next thing I know, images started to flow in my head like someone was showing us their memories."

Mira nodded.

"She showed us the many meetings you had with her on Tenrou Island during the past year when Fairy Tail was disbanded," she told me, "She showed us everything."

"Then…you know…the truth?"

"About being a Demon?" Levy said, "Yeah, we know…and we know that you are also our friend. Someone you was ready to lay down her life for this guild….for all of us without even us knowing about it."

"I think you look manly with the horns," Elfman told me with a small nod.

Seeing their smiling faces looking down at me with warmth and kindness caused the tears that had started to fall when I saw the cards in the hospital to return once more. I couldn't help crying and I felt Cana taking me into a one arm hug, as she was gently comforting me. Wendy stayed right where she was as she had taken hold of my arm with a large grin upon her face as being here again.