Worlds Away From Home

Chapter Two

Fire surged all around (Name) as she looked down from her spot, the surroundings clear but the faces are still blurred; she could hear those little footsteps dawn closer to her body in a frantic pace, the sounds of "find it!" rang in her ears until that voice spoke up, "____! You have to hide! T-The village is comming, so please hide!"

(Name) was given little time to react as the ground rumbled and shook, snow fell from the top of the entrance as ice fell in the back; the girl cried out softly and rushed over to (Name), shivering and crying her little heart out, "Please hide... I dont want you to--"

(Name) woke up with a loud gasp, eyes wide and heart racing like crazy; she clutched her head in pain as her wrist throbbed in response, she slowly got out of the bed and sighed, "That dream... it felt so real..."

She sighed and rubbed her head, feeling a little out of place in her own body; last night was a struggle to find a place to stay, getting lucky to find an inn to stay in by comming to an agreement with the woman. (Name) sighed and looked out the window, the morning light rising up on the waters with a shimmering affect. (Name) opened up the closet, which was litterally filled with nothing, and frowned at the emptiness, "...I should go shopping..."

"Ms. (Name)..." The voice at the door said as she knocked, (Name) cracked open the door to see the woman from the reception room there holding a box for her, "A delivery came in for you this morning..."

"Oh, thank you!" (Name) said happily as she took the box from her, she closed the door and walked to the bed; a note was left on the box as she opened it up, clothes were left inside for her to wear as she picked up one of them. It was a simple plain white shirt with an infinity emblem on the corner of the shirt and simple black pants, nothing fancy in (Name)'s mind but she was greatful none the less for the attire; she examined herself from head to toe, smiling lightly at her outfit with a small nod as she slipped on her boots.

(Name) walked out of the room with a small smile as she pocketed her key, locking up the door beforehand and proceeded down the stairs to the small kitchen-like area for breakfast; she peaked into the room to find an old man, the cook in the kitchen, and a few empty tables, "Must've gotten here early... there isn't a lot of people for a local inn..."

(Name) sat down at the bar table and ate the pancakes she ordered, bidding farewell as she turned to leave out the door; she nodded at the old man to acknowledge his presence before he spoke up, "I reckon yer be goin' to that Fairy Tail, Las?"

"Y-Yeah... how did you know?" (Name) asked as she walked back over to him, he motioned for her to sit down across from him; she noticed that he was blind by his walking stick, but there was this air of knowledge and authority around him, "I'm (Name)..."

"The name's Jackie, but friends call me "Grandpa Jack"..." Jackie said as (Name) shook his hand, "I know a thing or two about Fairy Tail... I was in my late 40s when those youngsters went into that guild, sweet fellas..."

"Yeah.. they're really nice..." (Name) agreed as the lone waitress brought over some coffee mixed with cream and sugar already, "What do you know about Fairy Tail, Mr. Jackie?"

"They're a destructive bunch of wizards with a heart of gold, I tell you." Jackie chuckled as he sipped on his coffee, pancakes brought over to him as (Name) listened in wonder, "But ooh man, does that Lucy fella look hot! wouldn't mind havin' her as me wife!"

(Name) sweat dropped at Jackies' statement as he continued, "Or miss Mirajane, she's a real cutie!"

Jackie chuckled to himself as (Name) shook her head a little, "You may not know this, Las, but I was once an adventurer like them... taking on missions and doin' quest, but age has taken its toll and kids grew up..."