Colors of our Souls

18. Fairies in the Wind

Pandora:

I'm flying above the magic mobile, and I can barely keep up, 'cause Erza's going so freaking fast. Gray's holding onto the top of the vehicle, and Kari's inside, probably flirting with Natsu or something.

Or she would be, if she wasn't dying. Ha ha, sucker.

Suddenly, the magic mobile below me jerks to a stop, nearly sending Gray flying off the top. I land right next to the car, staring down at the scene below the cliff we're perched on. There is a damaged train, the same one the we were on earlier stopped with a crowd gathered around it.

I peek inside the car to see Natsu listening carefully to whatever conversation is going on below. I wonder if all Dragon Slayers have the same heightened senses as Kari... Speaking of Kari, the poor sucker is curled up in a ball in the corner of one of the seats, still recovering from Erza's crazy driving.

Natsu starts talking quietly, probably repeating whatever they're saying down there.

"Some guy with a scythe and a bunch of his lackeys took over the train." He says, "Someone thinks that they're the dark guild punks who've been hanging around for the past few week."

"Hmm, a train doesn't seem like the greatest getaway vehicle." I say quietly.

"Well, they may only be able to follow the tracks they're on, but they are quite fast, " Erza states.

"I guess it's up to us to figure out where those Eisenwald guys are going in suck a big hurry and why," Gray says, now inside the vehicle next to Happy. And he's not wearing a shirt! God, my heart's about to fly out of my chest. "You're naked Gray." Kari mumbles. Damnit, why does she have to go and ruin everything!
"Am I?" He asks nonchalantly, glancing down at himself.

"We should keep moving," Erza says, taking off again and leaving me behind.

"HEY! Wait for me!" I shout, flying after them.

A few minutes later, we're speeding through town, Gray, now unfortunately fully clothed, is back on top of the magic-mobile.

"Slow down Erza! You're gonna overload the S.E. plug!" He shouts over the roaring wind as Erza makes a particularly sharp turn.

"There's no telling how many innocent people could die if Lullaby's song is played! I can't slow down, we have to stop Eisenwald before it's too late!" Erza replies, now steering with both hands.

"At this rate you're gonna use up all you magic before we even start fighting!" Gray exclaims.

"Well then, I'll just have to rely on hand-to-hand combat. That's what Kari does, correct?" Erza asks the last part.

"Yeah, but she's trained herself for years to fight without magic. It's natural for her. You on the other hand still need your magic to be a real threat to Eisenwald." I reply, immediately rising a bit higher above the car in case she decides to strike me for that last comment.

"Then it will all be up to Kari, Natsu and Gray." She replies, leaving me out for some reason.

What am I? Chopped liver?! I'm just gonna kill everyone anyway.

Kari's leaning out the window of the vehicle, and I decide to go down and check on her.

"Kari, your gonna fall out!" I say loudly.

"That's my goal," Kari grumbles, hand over her mouth. I can see one of Natsu's hands on her waist, making sure she doesn't actually fall out, but that's not good enough for me.

I laugh a little bit, because boy am I gonna pay for this later. I unceremoniously shove her back into the magic-mobile, making her tumble out of Natsu's grasp and straight to the floor. I then look over at Natsu, curious to see how mad I made him by shoving her. He looks like he wants to punch me! OH SHIT! He actually cares about her! It's still freaking hilarious though! I laugh again, this time nearly falling out of the air.