Fairy Tail: Secrets within the deep ocean (Laxus X OC)

Chapter 53: The Grand Ceremony in the Castle

"It's the post-game party for the Grand magic Games!!"

In the glamours grand hall, people who were given status from the king, such as merchants, nobles were socializing, chattering peacefully. Yet within this pleasant environment, there was a crowd of vigorous mages celebrating their success of protecting their capital. Mages were excited about this luxurious party since it might be their first and last time to be attending such a magnificent ball party. They dress appropriately for the party, which surprising showing a different side of themselves.

Is master going to join the party?

In the middle of the hall room, a man with blond hair and white suit skimmed through the area, looking for a certain person. His hand held a bottle of white wine as he walk around searching for his target. Sting then sighed in disappointment while he couldn't see his target.

Is she not joining the party?

With a glommed expression, Sting held the bootle of white wine in his left and decided to change his target. He have planned to introduce Jamie to the other guilds since his mysterious guildmaster, Jamie Quintana have never show her face in public. He wanted to borrow this grand party to introduce her and announced that she is still alive. However, Sting have searched through the whole hall and still have yet found his guildmaster.

If she not here, then I should just leave it. Guildmaster always wanted to keep herself under the water. And beside I should apologise to the other guilds about our ruthless actions.

Sting then turned away from the center of the hall and approach the Fairy tail member with the bottle of white wine and two glasses. However, Sting have not notice that his search during this whole time have been watched over by two woman at the side.

"Pfft, but they really don't fit in with suits."

Raising their glasses gaily, eating with a stomach full, the mages enjoyed the party without realizing the two woman at the sidelines watching over them. The woman in a black dress attracted the attention of most of the male population in the party, yet due to her aloof attitude and cool gazes, none had the courage approached the woman. At the opposite side of the spectrum, the expression of the woman standing beside her was filled with warmth as her gestures and postures were elegant and gentle. However, they never noticed under the shade of her white cape, her eyes were glittering with amusement.

"Don't say that. Though I agree that they look better with their usual outfit."

Minerva who had a glass of campaign slightly swirling within her hand before taking a sip from the glass. She then stared at the woman in a white cape quietly, wondering if the woman will join the crowd. They were in the party ever since the party have started, yet they have yet join the mages in the other side of the room.

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"Bothersome."

The man with white outfit and blond hair annoying sighed at the desperate women in the ball. Laxus was irritated with all those flamboyant women in the ball who are trying to flirt him, yet he helpless to the situation since he know that he's attractive. There are similar people that tried to get closer to him because of his appearance, his strength or his background.  This situation have never changed ever since he was young. He was annoyed at those people whose trying to gain opportunities by getting near those close to him. Though, Laxus was relieved that his guild mates weren't these kind of people. The cold breeze and the night sky have calm his irritation, as he continued remembering his past since he have no intention of getting back into the ball.

I wonder where did the locket have gone. I have searched everywhere for the locket and it wasn't anywhere. I even went through the trouble of searching around the stadium and there's no result.

Sighing in disappointment, Laxus raised his hand, staring at his palms as he felt a sense of emptiness, miserably open and close his palm.

"Aren't you bored out here?"

Laxus was deeply in thought that he couldn't realized a presence approached him quietly. Eyes widen, he hurriedly turned around as a woman with a white dress and cape stood in front of him. Despite the close distance between the two, Laxus somehow couldn't see the upper section of the woman's face.

This woman cast magic on her cape to overshadow her eyes. Who is she? she have a familiar scent.

"Tch. It is none of your business."

As a dragon slayer mage, their five sense are much sharper to average mages, especially their sense of smell. Laxus recognized the aroma that the woman processes, oddly distinctive and nostalgic. However, he couldn't remember the reason behind this nostalgic feeling, somehow his memories about this scent were hazy.

Though there's someone's scent smell similar to this woman, but that's-

"How rude. Shouldn't you be more kinder to the ladies than I have remembered?"

The woman's voice have interrupted his thoughts as he saw the woman in front of him pouting with her hand crossed. Laxus, who still couldn't recognized the person in front of him, annoyingly straighten his back. With both hands in the pockets of his white trousers, he straighten his back and stared at the woman with irritation.

"Stop talking As if I have known you decades ago. I never met such annoying woman like you."

The woman's expression is replaced with bewilderment and then dejection. She dramatically dropped to the floor as teardrops dripping down to her chin. With one hand on her chest, she weeped in sorrow.

"Aw~those hurtful words. My heart is bleeding from those vicious comments. How dare you crush a fragile woman's heart like that?"

You are the one that started the talking! This woman is troublesome.

Laxus' eyebrows twitches in displeasure as the woman continues to complain, babbling her overwhelmed sadness. Laxus tried to control the emotions that are emerging within himself by closing his eyes and ignoring the woman's babble. When he heard the woman stopped her complaints, he was able to hold back his curse towards this woman. When reopened his eyes, he saw the woman in shivering silently. Laxus who thought that he had gone overboard, worriedly reached out for the woman, when the woman busted out her laughter.

"Ptf-HAHAHA! I didn't know that Laxus-nii would become this irritated with just woman's babbling! HAHAHA!!!"

Lauxs could feel his anger have exploded when he heard the woman's laughter. However, it somehow stopped when he heard the way she have called him.

Did she just called me-

His expression and body froze as his mind is processing quickly with different possibilities of the this woman's identity. The woman teary stopped her laughter and smile cheerfully, reconfirming Laxus' suspicion.

"You seem to confuse, Laxus-nii. Still couldn't figure out who I am?'

The woman raises her hand and dropped the hood that was over her head, showing her short black hair and familiar facial structure.

"Well, it's quite understandable. Seven years have been passed since the last time we see each other."

She opened her eyes, revealing the navy color hidden beneath. Bewildered, Laxus couldn't bring his words to his lips. The girl, whose now a woman, didn't comment at his surprised figure and smile gracefully.

"It's been a long time, Laxus-nii."

"Jamie...."