Can't Touch You (A Fairytail Fanfic) (LaxusxOC)

Prologue pt 5

On her way to give presents to her brothers and her best friend, Saike Shiro encounters three strange inhuman creatures. Who are they, and what do they want? And why do they seem casual about they're encounter with Shiro, as if they don't even need to bother with intimidation? Is Shiro's fate as certain as these creatures seem to think or can she avoid whatever they have planned for her?

Saike Shiro

"C'mon, don't call me Dad in front of the human."

"Whatever, Dad."

"Yeah, leave her be, Gildarts." The smoking non-human male chides the more athletic one.

"Hey, you stay out of this, Wakaba!" Gildarts-san growls back.

"Um, guys, you have to introduce yourselves too. I mean, I suppose she can call us by our real names, but you know that we're supposed to introduce ourselves by our job." Cana/Beer turns back to me, "Sorry, human, but this is Violence, my Dad, and Tobacco."

"That's great," I start, "But who are you?"

"We just told you," Wakaba/Tobacco-san mutters gruffly. "Beer, Violence, and Tobacco."

"What I meant by asking for your identity was to question how exactly your identity correlated to mine and what you mean to accomplish with this meeting. By learning who you are, in relationship to me, I can-"

"That's enough." Cana/Beer-san snaps. "Look, we're demons."

"What does that mean for me?" I ask, starting to get impatient.

"It means we're here for your soul." Gildarts/Violence-san offers a wry, half-grin.

"..." I consider it for a moment. "Why my soul?"

"Girl," Wakaba/Tobacco-san smirks around the cigar, "Your soul is both powerful and easy to get."

My hackles raise and I lower myself into a stance, keeping the bag of gifts in my left hand. I have been learning martial arts, just a little. "What leads you to believe that?"

"Because," Cana/Beer-san leans forward. "Your cute little family is dead if you don't sell your soul to us."

I clutch the bag, examining them. Are they lying? I notice a figure, in the distance, clearly my friend's. I look around wildly, noticing a female figure with spikes running down her back on a nearby building. The figure holds a gun, aimed straight for my friend. Horror fills me as I dimly notice that she had frozen midstep. Whatever these demons are planning, clearly, I'm the only one to experience this. No one can save her, except me. "All of them have snipers, correct?"

Gildarts/Violence-san nods. "Make this easy. Say yes."

"What are your terms?" I ask, slumping slightly.

Wakaba/Tobacco-san answers this. "Don't fall in love. Don't contact your family. Do as we ask, whenever we ask. Train under Gildarts for six years. And last but not least, talk simpler, 'kay?"

"Yeah," Cana/Beer-san agrees, "Wakaba has trouble understanding your big words."

I look down for a moment. "I will endea― I mean, I ag-" I stop, attempting to find smaller words, "'Sure'?" I agree although it sounds more like a question. Why do people use that as a word of agreement anyway? It usually refers to certainty, so why use it instead of 'yes'? By using it, am I indicating that I am certain I can comply? If so, the words I just spoke were lies.

Gildarts/Violence-san grabs my arm. "Saike Shiro, come with me. And remember, if you ever disobey, your friends will be better than dead: they'll be in eternal torment in Hell."

With that, he teleports me away, to somewhere else, leaving the presents behind.