【Re:Freezing】 | Gray Fullbuster x OC

65. Remembrance

As usual, the Fairy Tail was lively. Everyone was enjoying their time at the guild, some were drinking in broad daylight, others were getting ready to head out on a job, some were returning home from a job and recounting their experience, while others simply enjoyed socializing with their guildmates.

Pandora was chatting at the bar with Mirajane and Evergreen.

Van was carrying some boxes with Elfman from the archives' room. Lisanna was with them, guiding the way.

As for Karissa...

She was sitting at a table, looking like she was in a daze. The mango drink she got from Kinana was left untouched in front of her...

"Ugh... what is happening..." She mumbled to herself, shaking her head.

"You're still getting a headache?" Lucy spoke, worried.

"I don't know... I just don't feel well..." Karissa pouted, annoyed, as she began tugging her sleeves of her oversized bread themed hoodie.

The occupants of her table included herself, Gray, Lucy, Juvia, Wendy, and Cana. She sat in between Gray and Cana, across from Wendy who sat in between Lucy and Juvia.

This morning, she woke up fine and in a good mood.

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"Let's eat outside today for breakfast!" Pandora announced as Karissa came down the stairs in her pajamas.

Van perked his head up from the couch. "Huh? But I thought we were going to eat pancakes for breakfast... I was ready to help out..."

"I don't know why you want to make them from scratch." Pandora huffed, putting her hand on her hips. "That will take forever, and," She pointed to their baby sister who was looking forward to the idea of eating outside. Even though she wasn't a morning bird person, she wouldn't oppose to the idea unless she was on one of her accursed red days. "Her tail is already wagging."

Karissa did a double take. "Hey!" She deadpanned. "The only tail wagging in this family is yours! Miss Lovergirl!"

Of course, she would never admit she had one wagging too for the same reason.

Pandora choked on the water she was drinking from a cup. Van snorted at the sight and pointed at her.
"Yeah. Don't think we know about that. You two never change it's hilarious."

Pandora shot her brother a glare. "And just what is that supposed to mean?"

Karissa chuckled and started heading to the couch to join her brother who immediately wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "It means that you're still going to the same café to hang out with Laxus." She shrugged before chuckling with her brother when her sister's ears started turning red.

"I swear— you two! Are you following us?!"

"Hey now, I take offense to that." Van droned. "I saw you guys there when I was helping Lisanna with the guild's groceries once we exhausted it all after the Grand Magic Games."

"And I saw you there when Gray and I came back from our job from freeing a frozen village. It was amusing to see Gray shocked at the sight."

He personally bore witness to the sight she spoke of for the first time. Like most people, he saw Laxus and Pandora argue like cats and dogs before reaching a more... amicable stage in which they tolerated each other. However, no way in hell did he think they liked each other!

Pandora was at a loss for words. Why did it seem like her siblings had the uncanny ability to come across her private moments? The first time at the Royal Palace should have been the first sign.