Stuck in Runes

Chapter 5

(Freed POV)
I take a drink on the ice water Mira had brought me.
"Dude? What is going on with you?" Bickslow said.
"Nothing I'm quite alright" I said placing my water back in the table and looking at him. Now that she wasn't near me I had calmed down. I mentally prepared, if I had to meet her again.
Bickslow was looking at me and took me away from my thoughts.
"What? Do I have something on my face?" I said touching my chin. He snapped, taking me off guard.
"Is it a girl?" He said.
"N-no" I said putting my hands up defensively. "My head just hurts from falling is all." I said. "You know I am not currently attracted to Someone." I said, which was true... Right? She was only the most beautiful girl I had ever seen... was she in our guild? Will I see her again...? I started running. Questions through my head.
"Oh, just your head? Do you want to see Wendy while I pound that girls head in?" He said beating his fist into a hand. I felt the blood drain from my face.
"NO! No punching women who are not evil, Bickslow!" I said almost too loud but calmed my voice.
"But she ran into you..." He said the edge leaving his voice ever so slightly.
"Yes, but she was apologetic." I said, his face was no longer hard and he nodded.
"Fine." He said. Laxus got up without a word and walking into the crowd.
"Where's he in a big rush to go?" Ever said taking a long annoying slurp of tea.
"Probably to see Mira" Bickslow said laughing under his breath.
"Well he knows what is best." I said. I had been devoted to Laxus from the day master told me to watch over him. I am almost 3 years younger than Laxus and he has always been like my older brother. I would follow him around and he took care of me and me of him. He would protect us, I helped with shelter and food. We were paired well. We eventually took on Ever and Bickslow, and although they bicker or whine we all became inseparable. We formed into the team we are today, suffering through losing him and fighting the clock, being gone 7 years, and then the dragons. we were the in the running for the closest team in magnolia if not further out.
"And he really does love her..." Evergreen said, her eyes glazed over and she sighed.
"Thinking of Elfman?" Bickslow said pounding his fists on the table.
"UGG YOU LITTLE!" Ever said now covered in her spilled tea. Bickslow was cracking up and pounding the table harder.
"YA! TABLE POUNDING IS MANLY!" Elfman said and pounded the table once with his large fist, he was hold back his strength, if he had hit harder he would have easily broken the table.
Ever's face turned white, red, then a dark angry red.
"I'm going to go get new clothes." she said grinding he teeth.
I chuckled as I watched ever stomp away, Elfman watch her every movement, and Bickslow trying not to laugh and Evergreen. "Only our guild would be this odd" I said, my chin tucked in my chest as I laughed silently.