A/N: Sorry for not updating yesterday. Wanted to write but I read some really sad stories and I can't stop crying (I'd say the author is great haha). I mean, life is pretty sad enough, and I wanna get away to a world that isn't sad even if it isn't real and it's only temporary (Sorry if it doesn't make any sense). Shall continue now...
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- Timeskip -
"It's been like half a year since we started searching for Myste. Just where is she?! Argh..." Rai groaned in frustration.
Laxus and Rai got to another town and were wandering around hoping to find some clues as to where is the person they wanted to find. Rai was mumbling "Myste Myste Myste where are you" while looking around. Just then, someone called out to her.
"Ano... Are you looking for the wizard Myste by any chance?" A fruit seller that both of them had passed by asked.
Rai looked at him with a surprise face and replied with excitement, "Yes! Do you know where is she?"
"Well, there has been a commotion in this town saying Myste the Wizard came and lots of Wizards from all over the place has gathered here. I believe you can go and take a look at the next street." The fruit seller smiled.
Rai thanked the fruit seller and both of them set off to the next street.
"Laxus, do you think it's real?" Rai couldn't help but wonder. Afterall, it's been half a year since they started looking for her, and is there anyway that she can just appear out of nowhere like this?
"Since she's unpredictable, we can't be really certain about this. Let's just check it out before jumping to any conclusion." Laxus stated calmly.
"Yeah, you're right... Let's go then." Rai was praying in her heart that hopefully it is her.
- Timeskip (again) -
"Haiz... I just had a feeling it's a fluke." Rai can't help but sighed.
"Well, I guess she's famous to that extent."
"Those imposters... They're really... Argh." Rai grumbled.
As they started heading back to the inn that they stayed in, Rai shouted out of a sudden.
"What? What happened? You alright?" Laxus grabbed Rai and turn her around to check if she's alright.
"I'm fine! I just remembered something that Poluchka told me. Oh god, how can I forget such important detail!" Rai exclaimed as she face palmed herself.
"Gosh, you don't have to scream like this. I thought you're in pain or something. Tsk." Laxus clicked his tongue, but Rai can see that he was really worried. At the thought of this, Rai blushed and her heart starting pounding fast.
He's really worried about me... Does this mean... he... still loves me? Or am I thinking too much? Rai shook her head and shrugged off the thought.
"I'm sorry. Anyway, Poluchka mentioned Myste hated crowds. She prefer somewhere peaceful and quiet. So we should try looking into those places!" said Rai, and the both of them went around to ask for the quietest place here in this town. They went slightly out of the town and into the mini forest.
"This looks like it," Rai said.
"Look, there's a hut over there," says Laxus as he pointed in 1 o'clock direction. Rai followed the direction he pointed and indeed there is a hut in that direction, a few hundred metres away from them. Both of them looked at each other, and gave a nod, signalling to go.
As they reached, one last look at one another, and Rai knocked at the door.
"Hello, anybody home?" Rai asked as she knocked.
The door opened, and they saw a woman busy working with some medicine look-alike stuffs.
"What do you want?" The lady asked coldly, without turning around.
She's kinda intimidating, isn't she? Rai thought to herself.
"I'm sorry to intrude but are you Myste?"
The lady stopped for a moment, but continued doing whatever she was doing after a few seconds.
"Yes I am. And may I know who are you guys?" Myste answered flatly with her back still facing Rai and Laxus.
"Well, I'm Rai and he's Laxus. We're from Fairy Tail. Actually, Poluchka asked me to look for you."
When Rai mentioned Poluchka, Myste stopped whatever she's doing and turned around to face the both of them. Myste took a good look at the both of them before started speaking again.
"My my, you had some trouble magic on you isn't it?" Myste looked at Rai.
Both of their eyes widened, and Rai nodded.
"I was fighting Oddball, and when I got distracted for a second, it attacked me with its weird magic and I ended up like that." Rai said as she looked down.
"How long has it been since you got hit by the magic?" Myste asked.
Rai was puzzled by her question but answered anyway. "Half a year."
"Well well, you're lucky to have found me. This curse magic is strong. It drains your magic when you use it and if you did not get rid of it within two years, it'll drain your life. You'll be dead by then." Myste explained.
Both of them were shocked to hear that. It was really lucky for them to find Myste before everything is too late.
"So... what do I have to do to dispel the curse magic?" Rai asked, still a little shaken.
"Well, there is only one way to do it. It is rather ridiculous though." Myste stared at Rai.
"W-what is it?" Rai asked nervously.
"Believe it or not, the first thing you have to do is to find your true love. Next, you'll have to become one with him on a full moon's night. (A/N: Is that how you call it?) And this has to continue for 12 months. That is why I'd say it's lucky for you to have found me in half a year, and that this method is as ridiculous as it sounds. But it'll dispel the curse magic for sure. You have those marks on you, yes? Those marks will disappear one by one, but that is if that person is your true love. And of course he must make love to you, to put it bluntly." Myste just threw a huge bomb on Rai.
Somehow both Laxus and Rai blushed at what Myste said and neither of them said anything for a few minutes. They then thanked her and bid her goodbye.
Both of them got back to the inn. Neither of them mentioned anything along the way. In fact it was pretty awkward and they did not speak to one another at all, even after reaching the inn they head back to their own room without saying anything. (A/N: btw just wanna say their rooms are beside each other.)
"This method is really ridiculous! True love huh... Could it be... him? But... is it even possible? And this month's full moon night... It's tomorrow isn't it? Oh god, this can't get any worse, can it?" Rai mumbled as she sunk herself under the hot tub. First of all, she was not even sure if Laxus is the one. And she was not sure if he still loves her. Plus of all things why does it have to be THAT. Can it not be a kiss or something? But wait, that sounds like a fairy tale or something. The more she thought about it, the more frustrated Rai gets.
This is gonna be an insomnia night.
But what Rai did not know was Laxus has been thinking about it too. And she will never believe what is going to happen tomorrow night.
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A/N: I'm sorry that it took really long before I start the romance part. I guess I spent too much time in front talking about what happened huh. The next part will have the romance part. But it might be OOC for Laxus... And erm I have zero idea how to write lemon, so I'll just fast forward the process and leave the imagination to you guys. >.<
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. " -- Confucius
