Fairy Tail: Secrets within the deep ocean (Laxus X OC)

Chapter 24: Leaving for Crocus

The Third Person's Pov

"Thanks for letting me stay." Jamie bowed to the half-asleep blond whose still wearing her pink pyjamas, rubbing her eyelids, trying her best to stay awake. It's six in the morning and not much people are awake from their deep slumber. Jamie, who doesn't want any attention from the civilians of the city, decided to leave the city early. There will be trains towards the capital of Fiore, Crocus: also known as Hanasku Miyako, the flower blowing capital. Due to it every year exciting, appealing event, the Grand Magic Games, the competition between guilds and the place for members fought fiercely for the honour and glory of their guild, the people in the capital can easily found work there to maintain their daily lifestyle.

"Are you sure that you will be fine alone in Crocus?" Lucy who finally woke up from her sleep, spoke with worries in her voice. Despite the child who could only barely use her magic become a outstanding guild master, in Lucy's eyes, she's still a child from seven years ago. Jamie, who realised her friend's intentions, brought a bright smile on her face and withal soft voice she spoke.

"It's fine, this is the decision that I came out with." She turned around facing the raising sun, smiled at the signal of a the beginning of a new day.

"Even though you guys are trapped in the island for seven years, time continues on without you guys. Things changed and people will become mature, at least when you guys aren't here, I learnt that I'm still weak. Even when the Twilight Ogres members treated us like trash, I wasn't able to protect the one that I should protect. Even now, I hold the highest position in the top guild, I was still running away from my problems." Jamie clutched her fist as she stared at the emptied hand. She although re-establish the vibe of the guild, made the guildmates smile, she's still feel the fear, the fear that someday she will lose them, abruptly disappeared in thin air just like her family and Thunder God's Tribe. Therefore, she chose to forge her death, to protect the ones that she loved.

"I couldn't do anything for my guild, same goes for Fairy Tail, my family. Then I realised how weak I was. Not physically, but mentally. Yet that's my way on protecting my family. It's a coward way, but that's the best I can do right now." The smile with her eyes slightly closed plastered on her face. One hand on the her wine red suitcase, Jamie walked away with a wearily smile.

"I'm not saying that I'm fated in this way, leaving everything behind and walked away from both guilds as if I was never a member of them, yet I know it's the best for me to stay behind the scenes for now. For Sabertooth to learn and for Fairy Tail to stop and think again." She then turned around and give the celestial Mage a bright smile.

"Well see you again, Lucy!" She skipped away while silently muttered the unheard words.

"That is if you even see me again...."

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"Ah~ I'm tired~" An man with a black hood over his head and a elaborated visor shadowed over his eyes, which made him more of an knight appearance, yawned at the arrived of the early train.

"Are you still sleepy? You've sleeping through the whole trip." A woman with her chestnut wavy long locks and a signature glasses, stood in annoyance waiting for the man to walked down to the plate form.

"You're too arrogant for making Laxus to wait, Bickslow. Just get off already!" Another man beside the woman with his unusual long mint hair, shouted at the black hood man as if he's the loyal servant angry for making his master wait. The Thunder God Tribe had finished their mission quickly and took the first train from Franzin back to the capital, Crocus, and transferring to the next train back to Mognalia town.

"Yea yea, sorry for the wait, Freed the loyal dog."

"I'm not the loyal dog."

"Well then, Wasabi."

"How many times I told you, despite the fact my hair is green, it doesn't mean you can call me wasabi!!!!"

"You guys, where does Laxus go?" The woman, who's also known as Evergreen, called out for the quarreling two's attention as she realized the Thunder God is missing.

"Oh no! We need to find him! He may become lost or caught up with some dark guild mags!"

"Dude, he might have gone to the washroom, so chill out."

"Well, how about we start searching for him?" Freed nodded at Evergreen's suggestion and retained his cool demeanor. He quickly gave out orders for the remaining two and searched the station. A certain Lightning dragon slayer came out from the washroom door from the corner of the entrance with his expression presented a sign of relief, feeling somehow better from the motion sickness that he felt from the first train. Even though he tried hard to hold on and didn't show on his face, the motion sickness had caused him having nausea and headaches. He was able to get rid some of the feelings by secretly vomiting in the bathroom alone, yet he still feels the knocking of his head. He walked back to the area where the Thunder God Tribe were standing before, yet he wasn't able to spot the recognized faces.

Well, they can find me later.

Sitting down on the bench on the platform and waited for the member to pick him up, he peered on the passengers in the next train stepping down from the train and walked out from the platform. Throughout the observations, a young woman with short black hair captured his interest. She helping an old lady down the stairs, who has difficulity on walking down the stairs with her suitcase and her walking stick. With some sort of familiarity, he continued to stare at her figure as her back facing him. The old lady smiled brightly as she slowly held the blue suitcase that the woman is holding.

"Thank you, young lady. I'm grateful that you had helped me."

"No, it's fine."

Laxus blinked as if he had misheard the well-known voice. Cautiously, he heard the woman continued speaking in a familiar tone as his eyes widen when the woman starting to turn her face towards the lighting dragon slayer.

"I am glad that I helped." With the benevolent smile on her face, she waved at the old lady as the old lady waved back. The features on her face and the unique blue-black hair, Laxus walked toward the crowd instantly when he recalled the familiar facial feature. Yet he wasn't able to reach her quickly, because of the huge crowd walking towards the exit. He quickened his steps and reached out to the woman.

Jamie!

Grabbed the arm of the woman, which causes the woman looked at him with widened eyes, he was able to catch the woman on time before she walked out of the platform. Breathing heavily, he started to smoothen his breathing by breathing in and out. He stared the woman with a straight fringe across her forehead and long sides shaped her pale face. Her turtleneck sleeveless red shirt and the blue skirt had shown her thin legs and arms, tightly shaped the curves of her body. He smirked at victory as he straightens up.

"Jamie, I have found you."