Fairy Tail : Next Generation

18. Rocky Relationships

Two years ago...

"Ultear and Hunter were able to subdue her." Wendy said quietly. Her eyes had dark circles under them. Jace knew why. To his understanding, she had spent the last 6 hours healing as many guild members and citizens as she could non stop; she was beyond exhausted. "Master Laxus is keeping her locked in the guild cellar until he decides what to do."

That was all Jace wanted to know so within a split second he was already heading out the door of the infirmary and down to the cellar. Saying he was angry was an understatement. He was furious.

He was furious that Magnolia was in ruins.

He was furious that he could see his family suffering so much.

He was furious that he wasn't there when he was needed most.

Jace stood in front of the door of the cellar with his fists clenched by his sides. He didn't know what he was going to do or why he felt the need to see her.

Swallowing all the profanities he sure as hell wanted to scream out, he wrapped his fingers around the cold metallic door knob and turned it. He entered the room slamming the door behind him; the whole room seemed to rattle from the impact.

In the middle of the room sat Alexis bound at her ankles and wrists with steel cuffs. Jace towered over her glaring down fiercely. She met his gaze with a blank stare.

"If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were angry." Alexis said disregarding his obvious state of ferocity. "Maybe take a nap and you'll feel better." She added wryly.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Jace seethed, his tone was unrelenting and belligerent.

Alexis ignored his threatening posture and shrugged. "A lot of things actually." She replied. "Though you might not want to hear me talk for that long."

Jace strode towards Alexis as fast as a bolt of lightning. He grabbed the collar of her shirt balling it into his fist. "You ruined everything and you don't even care!" He hissed, his eyes glowering with hatred. "Hunter might lose his eye! Did you know that?"

Alexis tilted her head completely unbothered by Jace's words. "No I didn't." She shrugged once again. "It could've been prevented if he didn't have such a stupid girlfriend." She retorted. "But you know Ultear, she lets her emotions get in the way of completing simple tasks."

"At least she has emotions. Do you even have any ounce of remorse for the damage you've caused?"

There was silence. Unnatural silence before Alexis chuckled hollowly. Her blonde locks fell past her eyes and a sinister grin appeared on her lips as she spoke her next words. "You know what, Jace? You all - my so-called family - can rot in the depths of hell for all I care."

End of Flashback...

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"Everything- I mean everyone is just so awesome in Fairy Tail. I love them all." Alexis said basically jumping with excitement.

For the past hour of walking through the forest, Jace listened to Alexis' many stories of how she much she loved the people of Fairy Tail. He'd be lying if he said he didn't enjoy it. It was kinda cute to him.

"Hey Jace..." Alexis paused hesitantly catching Jace's attention. He raised a brow at her curiously. "Do you think me and Ultear could ever be friends?"

"Hmm..." Jace rubbed his chin thinking about it. To him it was pretty obvious; there was no chance at all but he wasn't about to crush Alexis' spirits. "Of course you could." He said with a reassuring grin and two thumbs up.