Citizen V

Control

August 21, 2015
Fairy Hunters Guild
4:57 p.m.

"There." Silver hands Zeref a bottle of pills, "That should hold you up till Makarov and I can find a stronger dose for you."

Zeref nods, "Thanks..."

"Are you okay, Zeref? You look like you haven't slept in a week."

"It's because I haven't slept in a week. I keep seeing her. I can't stop seeing her whenever I close my eyes."

"I see... What about Zera? How is she liking it here?"

"Zera... She's so much like her mother, it's insane how closely related they are. She seems to be adjusting fine. I am still trying to find a suitable school for her though. Adds to my frustration but, the job of a parent."

"I had to raise Gray. I understand how you feel although, I think boys are more complicated than girls are."

"You don't need to give your child the talk about that time of the month when she gets older."

"Oh... Good luck with that."

"Fuck you, Silver."
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Rogue was cleaning up at the coffee shop. Silver had given him the night shift since he could see rather well in the dark and be able to handle if any robbers decided to bust in. Gajeel was also here earlier but, Rogue insisted that he'd be able to handle the rest of the cleaning so, he went back to the guild.

"To think... Not too long ago, I was still a slave..." he says to himself, stopping mid-mopping to think.

It's been several long years since he saw the faces of his lovers, let alone the person he called his brother. It bothered him that he wasn't able to remember their faces well and yet, he remembered their names so perfectly.

Sting Eucliffe, his first love, his first kiss, his beloved boyfriend who protected him even though he was hurt in the end.

Yukino Aguaria, his second love, his first girlfriend and just an angel who believed that every star shined for a reason.

Kagura Mikazuchi, his third love, his mermaid, his defender and just someone he felt safe around.

They were so important to him. They were his family, his loves, the only other people he let into his heart other than his brother.

And he lost them.

One after the other, taken in those godforsaken games that the bloodsuckers made them suffer through.

Separated, never to see each other again.

Until, he was saved by the girl he thought of as a sister and his big brother.

And now, here he was. Living a somewhat more peaceful live, sweeping the floor of the coffee shop right before closing hours.

He could only hope that the peace around them would remain just for a little while.
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"A tazer?" Rogue was confused when Gildarts handed him the tazer that morning.

"Gajeel told me about your separate personality. We want to see if you can summon him without such drastic measures." Gildarts explained and Rogue began to shout.

"T-This is a tazer, a gigantic stun gun! These aren't drastic measures?!" He was pretty freaked and they couldn't blame him, "How do I know this won't kill me?"

"Just an experiment. Rogue... You have to learn how to control him, have to cooperate and use him to your advantage. Besides, you're an immortal. Something as meger as this won't kill you." Zeref sat in his seat, eyes serious and deadset on Rogue's own.