G I R L O F F I R E A N D I C E ( Natsu X OC X Gray X Laxus)

H O M E

T H E N E X T M O R N I N G
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A M E L I A

I woke up to someone lightly shaking my shoulder. "Uhhhhhh" I groaned, not wanting to get up. "Come on Amelia, you're gonna be late for the train! You're going home today" the voice said. I shot up at the last sentence, a burst of excitement flowing through me. I turn toward the the voice to see Mest, a smirk on his face. "Good morning." He said, backing away from my bed. "Good morning" I say, jumping up from the cozy mess of blankets and pillows. "What time does the train leave?" I ask excitedly. "It leaves at 11:00 and it's around 9:30 now. We have a little less than an hour before we need to leave" he said. "Oh gosh! Get out! I need to get ready!" I say, pushing him out of the room. "Ok ok! I'm out! I'll go warm up the pancakes" he said as I shut the door. "Thanks dude!" I say as I get what I need out of my suitcase and head to the bathroom.

I quickly hopped into the shower, trying to calm my excited nerves. Once I was done in there, I got out and put on my clothes. I wore my regular outfit, the one that Lucy gave me. Then, I covered up my Fairy Tail mark with some concealer; I don't want to be recognized while on my way home. I looked down, to make sure my anklet from Fycell was still intact. Good. It was there. After that, I slipped on my long vest and followed the smell of pancakes.

As I entered the kitchen, I was greeted by all of the boys, dressed in their uniforms, ready to go. "Good morning Amelia!" Kari chimed. A smile appeared on my lips at the sound. "Good morning guys" I say as I sit in between Kari and Kosey. Then, I started gobbling down the giant stack of pancakes on my plate. "Are you exited to finally be going home?" Mikel, who was across from me asked. "You have no idea" I answer after swallowing a large bite. "Can someone pass the sweet tea?" I asked. "Here" Mest says as he passes the pitcher. "Thanks" I say back.

"Are you guys ready for the mission today?" I ask with a straight face. "Definitely. We are going straight to HQ after we drop you off at the train station" Kosey answered, a determined look on his face. "Is anyone else going?" I asked, stabbing a piece of food with my fork. "Well, it's us four, falcon, Zaire, and Lahar's whole set of troops." Mikel explained. "Wow, why is his entire unit coming?" I question. "Isn't that a bit of overkill?". "Well, it's called the Custody Enforcement Unit" Mest reminded me. "All of them are required to go". "Ah, I see" I say, realization coming over me.

"Well, it's 10:25 and the station is a good 30 minutes away, so we should get going" Mest said as he cleaned up the table. I nodded and went upstairs to get my bag.

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"I call shotgun!" I yell as I run out the door. "Amelia! You got it last night!" Kari wined as I opened the door to the front seat. "You can get it after I leave, ok?" I say. He sighs."fine" he grumbles as he takes the seat behind Mest. Mikel and Kosey followed. Finally, Mest joined us, sitting on the drivers' side. "Let's go!" I yelled excitedly. "on it" he said as he started to wrap the SE plug around his wrist. I grabbed it, making him look at me. "Let me plug in. You need to save your magic energy" I say in a stern voice. "You guys have work to do. I'm going on a train ride. Let me do it; as a thank you for helping me.". He sighed and handed it to me. "Thanks" he said as I hooked it to my arm. Then, he started the car and we drove off.

T I M E S K I P
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We had arrived at the station right on time. Now, I was with the boys about to board. "Bye Amelia!" Kari said as I hugged him . "We'll miss you". I smiled as I let go. "Me to. This was really fun" I say as I head over to Mikel. "You are welcome to visit any time" he said as we embraced. "I will definitely take you up on that" I say with a smirk, then I go to Kosey. "Watch yourself, ok?" He said in a somewhat serious tone. "you to" I say as I give him a hug. "Good luck today guys" I say as I let go and head to Mest. "I'll come and visit in a few days ok?" He promised as we hugged. "I'll be waiting." Then, I let go. "I have a feeling that I'll see you guys very soon" I predict. "Bye!" I say sweetly as I turn to get on. A chorus of farewells could be heard as I entered the train.