-Fire and Snow- A Fairy Tail FF-{ON HOLD}

~Chapter 2~

Heyy~ KawaiiNutellaKitten here! I just wanna say a quick thanks for reading this far, this is my first Fairy Tail fanfiction ever, so I'm really trying hard to make it a good one! Feel free to vote, comment, and give Benja and I suggestions for our stories!

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I woke up feeling something wet on my forehead. There was a wet cloth on my head and my legs were bandaged. I was in a small clearing of grass, surrounded by woods. I tried to sit up, but winced. My everything hurt, and I felt hollow on the inside. I hoped, prayed even, that the events that had happened yesterday were just a dream, and that I would wake up in my bed, excited for my birthday and the festivities that would happen that day. I felt my lip tremble as silent tears flowed down my face.

"No, no use in crying. That won't bring them back.That won't fix anything." I thought to myself. My tears were pointless. I needed to try to find survivors. Maybe my parents- no. Don't Ember. They are dead. The thought of the word "dead" made me feel cold inside. Death, one simple word that changes "is" to "was".

"You're up." A tired voice said. Gray walked, or hobbled, into the field with a bag slung over is back. He had bandages wrapped around his chest and his foot was twisted at an awkward angle. "How long was I out." I asked in a monotone voice that sounded flat and foreign on my tongue. "A day or two." He said, setting the bag down and sitting next to me. There was concern in his eyes. "What was that thing.." I asked, my voice trailing off. His eyes became filled with hate as he spat out "That was Deliora, The Demon of Destruction, a creation of Zeref." He balled his hands into fist. "That demon will pay for what he did to us!" I was shocked by the hate in his voice.

"....Are there any other survivors...?" Gray didn't look me in the eyes as he said "I don't think so." I felt my eyes water up. I was hoping that some others had survived Deliora's rampage. Rose, Mr. Kazuto, all my other friends...gone along with my parents. I felt my eyes water up with tears, but I wouldn't let them fall. I need to focus on getting better. I need to learn how to survive without them. Now I have to live. I have to live for the ones who have lost their lives.....

....But I don't want to be alone....

"Gray.." I said, my voice still sounding flat and hollow. "Hm?" He said, breaking out of his day dream. "Promise you won't leave me alone." A small, grim, smile formed on his lips as he said while talking my hand "I promise."

~Five Weeks Later~

"Gray, you need to stop obsessing over Deliora. Killing him won't change everything. Our homes will be still destroyed, our friends and family still gone, you won't accomplish anything from it!" I almost screamed at my companion. Gray hasn't talked about anything but killing that demon and getting stronger, and it was starting to affect the way he behaved. He became bitter and often lashed out at me, due to his now short temper.

"I thought you of all people would be supportive of me! You know first hand what he did!"

"I'll support you with anything!" I said, truly meaning it. "Anything but a suicide mission! Gray, you don't stand a chance against him!" Gray scowled at me. "I'm going to a nearby town get books about ice magic." With that, he stomped out of the cave that we had made our shelter in. I sighed. Why have we been fighting so much? Maybe it was because he does ice magic and I do fire magic. Or is it something else?

"He'll see reason soon. This is just his way of going through grief. He dosen't really think he can take on Deliora." These were the thoughts that were running through my head as I waited for Gray to come back. "Ember!" Gray yelled joyfully as he ran into the cave. "I found out there's a ice mage around that town closeby! She could teach me how to kill Deliora!" He said all this while packing up our rations.

"Whoa whoa whoa, slow down a bit." I said while putting my hands on his shoulders. "Gray, what do you think you're doing?" Gray's smile slowly faded from his face and was replaced with a determined look. "Well, we need to start packing if we're going to meet her. I think her name is Ur or something." I frowned. "Gray.. I don't think this is the best decision for us." I wanted to tread lightly, so there wouldn't be a fight, but as I said those words Grey snapped back at me. "What do you mean 'best decision for us'?! This is great news! I can become stronger and learn to defeat Deliora!"

Something in me snapped as he said that. "Deliora this and Deliora that, well, what about me!? All you have ever talked about after we both recovered was Deliora, you base all your decisions about him, well I'm sick of it! What about what I want?! What about my perspective on the situation!?" I yelled. "Well, if you don't believe me and have faith that I will pull us through this situation, well fine!" He grabbed his pack and swung it over his shoulder. "I'll make you eat your words! I will kill Deliora, with or without you by my side!" He then left me, alone, in the cave, shocked.

"What about us..." I whispered to myself, feeling tears fall down my face. "You promised you wouldn't leave me alone.."

My legs gave out and I sat on the cold cave floor, feeling lonelier then ever..

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I packed my stuff and left our little cave shelter without looking back. I've been waiting for days for Gray to return, but he hasn't, so either he's found that ice mage or he just doesn't want to be with me anymore. Either way, it hurts. "What will I do now with my life?" I said to myself. I've been making a habit of talking to myself lately. I think that's the first sign of going mad, but I really just don't care about that at the moment.

When night came, I learned something new about myself, something I'm not proud of. I'm scared of the dark now. My heart started to race and I broke out in a cold sweat as I walked down the shadowy forest path. I lit a fire in my hand and used that to light up the area a bit, but I was still jumpy. All I could think about was the darkness that consumed me while I was stuck under the runes of my home town. All I could think of was Deliora, and the destruction that he had done. The screams of my parents echoed through my head.

Gray was filled with bitterness when Deliora attacked. I was filled with a newfound fear. I don't know what that means about me. Am I a coward, for being scared of the things that remind me of the rampage he went on? I soon set up camp for the night under a large oak tree that reminded me of the one I that used to spend all my time under. I lit a fire and tended to it for a bit before falling asleep.

I dreamt of all my parents and my friends. I dreamt of the time when I scraped my knee when I was little and Mom ran over to me to kiss it better. Of Rose and I goofing around. I even dreamt of the little stray dog that once tried to follow me home. I begged and even cried, trying to get my parents to let me keep it, but they were firm and no meant no. I woke up the next morning feeling at peace for a split moment, then the loneliness returned.

I smiled, despite feeling lonely. I then decided that day that I will lift my head up and smile for them for now on. They wouldn't want me to grieve for them forever and let my life pass me by. I will always remember and love them, but I have to keep moving forwards. For them.

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.......But I was still scared of the dark.