Lava Shards: A Fairy Tail Fanfiction

6 years ago... Akito Vanguard and The Serpent

Disclaimer: These last few chapters have been a set up for this chapter. It goes without saying, this chapter is really important. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a point to these last few chapters. There is some "disturbing" content. But please try to skip it and read the really important parts!

I popped the can open with my middle finger and feel my stomach sink when I breathe in some of the scent. The heavy smell of syrupy pineapples in some soda form made my throat sting the same way as throwing up.

Irene went to the bathroom to dry herself off so I took the time to really be "grateful" for her efforts and dry my clothes off too. I put the can down before I started getting dizzy and took off my jacket. There was a heater in the room so I placed it on top of it.

While it sizzled I could finally see my wound clearly. Heavily red and still bleeding down the side off my body, flowing all of the way to my waist. A jolt of pain makes me grab my shoulder and looking at my hand afterwards was more than concerning. My whole palm was covered in blood. I was losing too much...

I wondered if I could make it back to the guild before passing out. I wondered if Irene could help me. I asked myself why Irene couldn't ride trains. I wanted to know why Irene was still stuck in my mind and why my pulse got faster when she was.

With that girl on my mind I picked up the can of soda again and put my nose over it again. Surprisingly, it wasn't as bad as the first whiff. So I just asked myself, why not? Irene busted her ass to get it for me. I could show my gratitude for at least pretending to enjoy it.

My left hand quickly brings it to my lips and raises the bottom up for one quick but big sip. My gag reflex has other plans. Like closing my throat and making me choke on the sappy fizzy shitty pineapple flavor.

I struggled to swallow it down an during that time I couldn't breathe. I was being choked by pineapple soda! My right fist repeatedly bangs against a counter near the bed in panic.

"Hiraku-kun?!" I heard Irene coming from the bathroom and that's when I swallow the whole mouthful down. The scent alone kicks my throat on the way down but the taste gets me the most. That overly sweet and pineappley flavor that makes me gag almost makes me throw up.

"I'm alright!" I coughed with one hand back. The coughs get harder and I do that weird almost vomiting burp thing an pound on my chest with the obsidian arm.

"Hira-"

"I'm fine! I'm fine!" I couldn't let Irene know that the drink made this happen. If she knew, she would think I wouldn't be grateful of her effort and probably wouldn't want to be around me again! But why did I care so much about it so suddenly?

"I drank it too fast. Haha, I'm dumb!" I cover my mouth again and face my partner. When I turned over she was just inches away from face. The sudden closeness makes me literally jump back, my heart also gets insanely faster. But that wasn't the most important detail.
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She was shirtless!

But, even better, naked! Nothing but a pair of white panties and a hand towel around her neck that censored her breasts.

The "view" makes me go back even more. My mind tells me to go forward, but my body brings me back. My whole face gets bright red and flaming hot.

"A-are you okay?! You're bright red and your nose..." Irene kneels towards me quickly and I almost see under that hand towel. Her bare, exposed...