The striper's sister (Editing stuffs)

Chapter 4: The figure in a tree

Lucy's PoV

It's only been a day and I'm still crying. I can't get it out of my head. I finally found him and he's got an entirely different life. As I think this Porli notices and asks me to go hunting for tonight's dinner. "We'll have a magnificent feast!" She smiled, trying to cheer me up. I fake smile back and grab my favourite bow and arrows and a basket for the berries. "I'll be back before nightfall!" I call back as I close the door behind me. As I'm walking down the dirt path I look up to the vast, bright blue sky. Are you up there? I smile to myself and shake my head. Those are thoughts for a child.

Gray's PoV

I wake up bright and early and to the guild to wait for the others. When I get there Mira, Lizanna, Elfman, Master, Wakaba, Macao and a few other members are the only ones here so I sit at a table and wait. After a while, I start tapping my fingers on the table and start shaking my leg. Seeing my inpatients, Mira comes over to me. "Hey, Gray. Can I get you a drink?" She asks sweetly, worries painted over her face. "Yeah, sure," I mutter not really paying much attention. "I'll go get you something then." She says and hops happily back the bar. Soon she comes back with a strawberry milkshake. "It was all she would drink when she spent her time here," Mira adds and walks off to serve some other members. I tear up as I look at the milkshake in front of me. That's always been her favourite. When we were younger and we were still together our mother would always make us strawberry milk shake every Sunday. It was a tradition. I've never tasted one better since. There was something about her's that made them special. Something, magical. I take hold of the glass holding the pastel pink liquid and chug it down in one gulp. Memories from my past start flooding back to me. Even the memory of the day Lucy was born. It was the sunniest day I've ever witnessed.

Lucy's PoV

Soon enough I come across a small clearing and sense animals approaching so I quickly jump up a tree and hide with my bow drawn. After a while, I start to get bored but can still sense the animals approaching, so I wait patiently. By midday, they still haven't come.

Gray's PoV

Members begin trickling in. After a while the group to accompany me to Porliusica's run up to me. "Sorry, we're late Gray-San! I'm afraid I may have slept in a bit more than I was supposed to!" Wendy cries animatedly as she bows repeatedly. "It's alright Wendy. By can we get going now. I want to be back by nightfall." I stand up and start walking. "He's really serious about this, isn't he?" I hear Flame brains say to Ersa. "Juvia loves Gray-Sama like this." Juvia squeals. "She's family Natsu. What did you expect." I can see Ersa smirking behind me in my head and I turn around. "Are you coming or what!?" I turn back around as the group runs after me. "I'm all fired up now!" Natsu's annoying voice pipes up and I feel like punching him but...I couldn't have said it better.

Lucy' PoV

I start packing up but suddenly hear a rustling sound. Quickly, I hide again and draw my bow. I see 7 figures in front of me and I take the shot. The satisfying ping of the bow rings next to my ear as the arrow flies at the tallest figure. "Look out!" I hear some calls out the figure dodges the arrow. I begin rapidly firing the arrows at the figures as they scatter for cover. One of them seems to sniff the air and looks in my direction. "This is sacred grounds! What rights do you have to trespass here!?" My booming voice makes the figures stop and I stand on the branch I had been laying on. "We are here in search of a healer named Porliusica!" A feminine by deep voice replied. "What business do you have with her?! Are you carrying ill?! Porliusica doesn't take much care to humans!" I reply in a sour tone. One of my jobs for Porli is to protect her from unneeded guests. Mainly making sure humans don't end up on her door step. "We would like to see her student! Lucy Heartfilia!" A more feminine voice pipes up. That voice seems familiar in some way. Where have I heard that voice before? "What do you need with her?" I ask curiously. What would they want with me?

Gray's PoV

We walk through the same way we did when we first met up with Lucy. "Look there's the clearing! We can sense her from there!" Natsu happily runs over to the clearing. "I don't know you guys? It's kind of got an eery feeling to it." Wendy grabs her arms and quivers. "Look out!" Happy screams and I dodge an arrow flying by my head. What was that?! We all look up and see a black figure standing on a tree branch looking down on us. Who is that?!

Lucy's PoV

"We want her to come to our guild!" A some how familiar voice called to me and my eyes began to tear up. "A-and what g-guild would that be?!" I say, less menacing than before. "Fairy Tail!" The light of the sun moved slightly and showed a pink haired man looking extremely serious. What?! How did they know where I was?! I panic in my head and just stare into space. "Oi! Are you listening!?" The voice repeats. I quickly do a back flip and jump to another tree to escape. I jump from tree to tree ignoring the cries from behind to stop. Soon enough I come across the tree house I had made a while back and decided to hide there. Seconds after I had hidden I heard many footsteps approaching my treehouse. I cover my mouth so the dragon slayers can't hear my breathing and I sink lower to the wooden planks. "Natsu! Wendy! Can you smell her!?" The feminine but manly voice shouted again. I remember now! That's Ersa's voice. "I can't remember her scent. I apologise Ersa-San." Wendy's squeaky voice pipes in. "She's close." I hear Natsu mutter thanks to my dragon hearing. I start to panic when feel footsteps walking to the piece of land on me. Then I hear a cracking sound and feel the floor beneath me break. I fall from my hiding place and wait for the solid hard ground. When I land I don't feel pain but I land on a softish surface. "Ow. What was that?" A groaning manly voice speaks from under me and I come to my senses. I start sprinting in the direction of Porli's. "Hey! Wait!" Gray's voice shouts from behind me and I feel something pull at my heart strings, but I ran even faster.

Nastu's PoV

Suddenly the figure on the branch starts jumping away from us. We run after her. After a while, we lose her and Ersa asks Wendy and I. "Natsu! Wendy! Can you smell her!?" Wendy can't but I feel a familiar magic force around me and I walk up to a nearby tree. "She's close," I mutter and touch the tree. Suddenly, I hear a cracking noise, then a weight on my body. "Ow. What was that?" I groan and the weight on my body lifts and Gray shouts. "Hey! Wait!" And we all, again, start running after the figure.