Gray's Little Sister

Erika's Dragon Slayer Magic

"Natsu, the reason I hid my magic from everyone is because," Erika paused for several seconds, "it's because I hate it!" Erika exclaimed to me. My eyes went wide. How could any dragon slayer hate their magic!?! I thought to myself. I was completely dumbfounded by her statement.

"Erika.....w-why? How can you hate dragon slaying magic!?!" I shouted. Her head shot up and she had a pained expression, like I just did or said something terrible.

"I don't hate dragon slaying magic all together. I hate my dragon slaying magic. From the day that I learned the name, I knew that something was going to go wrong when I got older." She tilted her head down to where I could barely see her eyes. Tears began to fall down the side of her cheek. She's crying?!?! I stepped forward and gave her a hug. I rarely did this to her and to the other girls in the guild. Well actually, it was only her. Erza would get the wrong idea, and Lucy would just start blushing. But Erika, she's different. She had this pained expression on her face when she walks home from the guild.

"If only you saw the entire battle between me and that monster. I held back on it, and I was getting beaten pretty badly, so..." She trailed off into her thoughts, spacing out. I released her from my embrace. Moving to where my eyes met her's; those eyes were somewhere other than here.

"'So...' what? What happened after that?" It was out of pure curiosity, but I didn't realize that I had said that until the last minute. Erika's head shot up, her eyes filled with regret, and frustration. But the tears seemed to never stop fallng.

"I got carried away. I didn't know what was friend or foe. Avery told me that I was about attack her until I realized that she wasn't the monster."  Her voice was shaking with fear. Was she scared that she might have went on a rampage?? Was she scared that she might hurt the people that she loves the most??

"My consciences wanders somewhere else. My thoughts are a mess. I can't think straight. I sometimes wonder why I...me...of all people, was given this type of dragon slayer magic." Her voice was quiet, and almost distant. She leaned up against the brick wall. Her small figure radiated a feel of discouragement and disbeliefe. She was banging herself up with the thoughts of having this magic.

Erika's eyes were staring at the people that walked past the alley; I had almost forgotten that the world, all the people that continued their everyday lives, was going on with out us.

"I almost wish that I wasn't like this. Having this kind of power...it might take my soul, and I might not stop." She spoke softly, not directing her words towards me, "I'm sorry, I can't be here!" I didn't get the chance to grab her before running off. I headed in her direction, but she vanished within seconds.

"Where did she go?" I asked myself aloud. When I turned to go back to the guild, I saw Gray standing behind me. "Gray? What are you doing here?" I spoke while walking towards him.

"What did you say to her?" His voice sounded defensive, and I stopped behind him. Our backs facing each other, I thought of what to say to him. Should I tell him the truth? Or say a lie?

"Nothing really special. She just told me a few things that she was afraid of doing." I wasn't going to tell Gray what exactly happened with me and Erika. If I did, then she would hate me forever.

"Are you sure?" Gray started to question me, like he doesn't even trust me. No, it's more like he can't trust me for what I did last night. I turn back and look at him.

"Listen...if I go any further with my statement..." I paused, "let's just say that I might not live to see tomorrow." Gray could sense the serious tone in my voice when I spoke. I walked away, hoping that I could see Erika tomorrow. Will she be there? Or have I done something that she will never forgive me for? I don't know, it's hard to tell what she's thinking at times.

~~A/N~~ Sorry for it being so short; I just kinda thought that this would be a great place to end the chapter. It leaves the reader thinking about the next chapter and what might happen within the story. Again, I apologize for the short chapter! *Howls goodbye* ~~A/N~~