Colors of our Souls

27. Complications

Lucy:

Alright, I've had enough of this.

I'm woken up fairly early by Panda's chainsaw-like snores that're literally shaking the entire building.

"Panda, wake up!" I half-yell, not wanting to make Kari mad.

Panda doesn't move, figures.

"Panda!" I repeat, shaking her somewhat gently

Still, no response. It actually seems like she may be snoring louder now.

"Panda wake up!" I exclaim, shaking her violently.

Once again, nothing.

Fine then, I'll find something that she just can't possibly sleep through!

I go into the kitchen and grab a cup from the cabinet and fill it with cold tap water. Walking back over to Panda, I splash a little bit of the water on her face.

She doesn't even flinch.

I dump the rest of the water on Panda's face. And I still get no response. Panda's snores continue to make the building shake, and I have absolutely no idea how Kari is sleeping through this racket.

I stare at the snoring winged girl for a while, before getting probably the worst idea I have ever had. I go back into the kitchen and refill the glass. Then I pull out my gate keys.

"Open: Gate of the Water Bearer, Aquarius!" I half-yell.

Aquarius comes on command, and looks like she wants to strangle me.

"Why did you summon me, you insolent brat!" Aquarius shrieks, not caring that Kari is trying to sleep. "And what did I tell you about summoning me from weird places?!"

"C-can you p-please wake up Panda?"I ask tentatively, instantly realizing my mistake..

Aquarius lets out a looooooooong sigh. "Fine. But don't summon me again! I have a date with a hot guy!"

Aquarius floats over to where Panda is sleeping, and simply flips her urn upside down so ocean water is pouring down onto Panda and flooding the apartment completely.

"Okay okay, don't flood the apartment!" I shout at her.

With one last glare, Aquarius disappears, and Panda is still snoring away like it's no big deal.

"UGH! Fine, have it your way, you spoiled brat!" I yell at Panda's sleeping form and storm off to my room.

A few seconds later, I barely manage to hear a knock at the door over Panda's racket.

"Come in, it's open!" I shout.

The door opens and Erza, Gray, and Happy and walk/fly in.

"What is this horrible racket?" Erza asks.

"That would be Panda." I sigh, gesturing to Panda's dripping wet form.

"What am I going to do with that woman?" Gray sighs. "And why is she all wet?"

"I dumped the ocean on her, and she managed to sleep through it. If you think you can wake her up, be my guest." I explain.

Without hesitating, Gray walks up to Panda and shakes her gently. Almost as soon as he touches her, she wakes up and falls off the couch.

Pandora:

Why am I soaking wet?

"Morning sleepyhead." Gray laughs. When did he get here?! And why am I on the floor?