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Assistant: Title: The Stars Chosen
        Author: Substixu Substixu 
        Chapter: 4/26 
        Summary: Myriame thought her life was as eventful as it got, a full-time job, the best apartment a girl like her could get right in the hustle and bustle of Queens, enough money to get her by all the while enjoying her guilty pleasure of manga and anime. That was until she woke up in an unfamiliar bed in a very familiar universe. It’s ten years before canon even starts, but she plans to change as much as possible with this second chance.However, a dark evil staining the history of Fiore for centuries reappears after Myriame's arrival, threatening her newfound happiness and family. To protect what she holds dear, Myriame will pay any cost, no matter how steep, but when threats lurk closer than she thinks, how far will she truly be able to go?
        Contents: Chapter 4: The Heartfillias
    

    


      
        
          
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    “Altair’s Bolt!” the white beam of light shot straight into the ground and I groaned. I had hit everything, but the target and the tree I was aiming for still looked pristine, the ground around it was crisped to a fiery cinder. Sorry, Mother Nature…“You’re not gonna get it perfect first try,” Laxus was meditating a few feet away from me in the clearing. He squinted open an eye to stare at me. “I wonder who told me that- Oh wait? It was you.” Snarky ass kid. I had half the mind to Bolt him, but it would probably misfire and hit me instead.“Shut up! At least I’m trying to work on my aim! Do I need to remind you of the lightning pancake?” Breakfast had been delicious as usual, until Sparky here decided to try shock therapy on his gramps for every time he started checking out girls way too young for him. That’s how I ended up with electrified pancakes and why Laxus still had a red bruise on his forehead. I should’ve hit him harder…Laxus blushed scarlet. “Maybe you should keep working on yours before you comment on mine!” he yelled and went straight back to meditating. I sighed and started up my magic. A white magic circle about the size of a dinner plate appeared in front of my outstretched hand. I found it much easier to cast if the circles aligned with my hands or eyes. Okay, deep breaths. One. Two.“Altear’s Bolt!” The white-hot beam shot forward and- nothing. “D@mn it!” I ran my hands through my hair and flopped to the ground face first, whining into the dirt. This was all Myran’s fault.When I started reading this morning, I looked through the table of contests first. The fairies/stars had separated the spells into four sections; spells for beginning star mages, a series of basic battle spells and enhancement spells; spells of enchantment and complex enhancement, a collection of weapon spells as well as ability enhancing spells available to star wizards; complex battle spells, which included several stars putting their abilities together to cast (stuff like groups of stars within constellations and those with similar attributes); and finally, ancient stars and weaponry.Turns out Myran is an ancient star, a star so old that its powers have grown past the extent of their magical containers and the freaking astral plane. There were only three of them that were written about, although there were some allusions to a Fairy Queen spell, but I had no clue what that was. I decided to leave that section for later since I wouldn’t be near powerful enough to cast those anytime soon, so I started off with the easiest spell listed in the book. Real simple- Sure… I’m gonna tickle the cr@p out of Myran the next time she appears.I meditated for a while after that with Laxus, and he gladly joined me, probably happy I wasn’t unintentionally trying to burn the forest down. I didn’t really know of any ways to improve magical accuracy. I think the best thing would just be to keep practicing, but that obviously wasn’t working. I opened my eyes and looked at Laxus, calm and composed on the grass.He had ditched his usual long-sleeve plus atrocious t-shirt combo for the day and had instead worn a soft black tank top with his usual dark pants. He had taken off his shoes to further connect to the magic flow in the area. I had followed suit. Thirteen-year-old Laxus was more built than I was expecting. His voice still hadn’t gotten deeper and he obviously wasn’t as big as he would be, but he didn’t look like the average thirteen-year-old growing teen. I wasn’t complaining because that meant a few extra years with little Laxus. He may be an @ssh@l@ most of the time, but he could be really sweet too. I hope getting rid of Ivan would change him for the better and he’d never have to consider what he did at Fantasia.“You okay, Ame?” Laxus was staring right back at me and I sprung backward, sprawling out on the grass. Sh@t, I had been staring for a while. Does he think I’m creepy now? Am I? “Ame?” he asked again, an amused but equally confused little smile on his lips.“I’m okay, just thinking about ways to figure out my aim.” I held out a small finger gun and put it up to his head as if aiming, one eye closed. “Still can’t hit the stupid target. He swatted my hand away and jumped up onto his feet. The blond held out a hand to help me up. I took it and rocketed to my feet, slamming into his shoulder.“I have an idea about that actually,” he thought for a moment and then pulled out a small, neatly folded pink paper. “I used to be pretty bad, so Enno set me up with one of her old friends. She’s a celestial spirit mage, contracted to this crazy spirit archer. He helped me a lot.” Laxus rubbed the back of his head. Hold up, celestial spirit mage, crazy spirit archer. At this point in time, who would Sagitarrius be contracted to?“Is her name, Layla? Or possibly a servant or friend of the Heartfillias?” It was a shot in the dark, but if this was her, I could get to know Lucy and put her on the magical bandwagon early. This could help solve a ton of problems. Layla… the Eclipse Gate could be opened by anyone from a Stellar bloodline. I had to save her in some way. Lucy doesn’t deserve to grow up without her mother.Laxus’ eyes widened. “How’d you know?” I wanted to laugh at his awe-struck face but kept my mouth shut.“Just a hunch, that’s all…” I’d have to tell him at some point, but not now.__________ The Heartfillia’s estate was a lot bigger than I had first thought. In the manga, sure, it was a large estate and all, but not this huge. After Laxus gave the small paper to the servant at the door, we were led inside to a small sitting room. The furniture looked expensive and there were gold finishes on practically everything. This room alone could’ve probably paid for several months of rent in NYC. Lucy was one lucky kid… at least, before Layla died. I pushed the thought out.“Do you think they’d even notice if they were missing a decoration or somethin’?” Laxus glared at me from his spot on the violently red couch. I couldn’t even look at it without getting a headache. “I mean, maybe the servants, but I doubt the Heartfillias themselves would see anything wrong. Hey, that hurt!” He had zapped me right in the back.“Good. Now stop plotting and sit down,” the blond looked noticeably peeved and practically growled at me. Maybe he really was rabid. I pouted and sat down beside him.“You look like you’re gonna bite something,” I murmured. “Ouch!” Stupid dragon slayer senses. I rubbed the back of my arm, ignoring the pointed look Laxus threw at me. Feral. The ornate doors swung open on the other side of the room and Laxus straightened. Reluctantly, I followed suit.Layla Heartfillia entered, along with her daughter, and… No way? Brandish? It was her with the same green hair and green eyes. She stood shyly behind Lucy and almost cowered away from my glance. I thought they never met before she ended up in Alvarez, so how the hell was she here, with Lucy. I resisted the urge to massage my temples at the massive headache this was giving me.“I’m sorry to keep you both waiting. My name is <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON> and I run the estate alongside my husband, Jude. This is my daughter, Lucy,” Lucy came forward and bowed her head with an adorable little smile. “...and this is my dear friend’s daughter, Brandish.” The small girl did the same as Lucy minus the smile. She looked more uncomfortable to be there than anything. “Now that the formalities are out of the way, I understand that you’re looking for Zania. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but she passed away not long after an ill-fated mission to Galuna Island.” Layla’s face fell and a sad gleam welled in her eyes.I had no idea things would be this weird here. Sagittarius wasn’t even slightly connected to the Heartfillias before the Galuna Island arc. Did getting rid of Ivan cause all this? Or was it my arrival here that skewed things? Everything seemed backwards and I wanted to scream and blame Myran for ruining the d@mn timeline. Laxus ran his fingers through his spiky hair.“I didn’t know. Sorry for coming on such short notice then.” he stared at his shoes. “She told me she’d be staying here for a while and my friend and I need some training specifically with aim, so I thought… maybe,” he stuttered at the end, at a loss for words. Even if Zania had only helped him out a little, it still must’ve been a shock to learn about her death. I wanted to hug Laxus, even if he was a huge pain in the ass.I took a deep breath. “Well, I guess we shouldn’t stay much longer then,” I’d only have a short amount of time to set my plan into motion, but I hoped it would be enough. “It would’ve been really cool to see a celestial spirit, though. Especially a Zodiac! I heard they’re super powerful and cool-looking!” I wasn’t very good at playing things up, but I hoped this would take, even if it was just a little bit. I smiled when Lucy’s face lit up with wonder. Even Brandish looked a little interested.“They are wonderful,” Layla remarked as if remembering a different time, “and I would’ve loved for Lucy to learn magic, but she’s to run the Konzern one day, and very happy to complete her duties.” the fond mother smiled brightly at her little girl. “Oh, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to get off track. If you both need anything else from us, please ask.” She looked at Laxus, who met her eye after a moment. “You were a friend to Zania, so you’re a friend to me. Maybe I could help you out with your training? I can’t summon him for you, but I am holding onto Sagittarius' key for the time being.”Laxus looked at me and I thought it over. She couldn’t really help us much, but even a small amount of time with Lucy and Brandish, showing them magic and maybe becoming friends. This could help to kickstart Lucy’s love for magic and drag Brandish away from Alvarez. It was worth a shot. I shrugged.“Yeah, sure. If you know anything, we’ll gladly take a little bit of help.” Laxus smirked and crouched down to Lucy’s level, even though she was probably about twelve times as mature as him. She met his eyes curiously. “And maybe these two ladies would want to learn a thing or two as well.” He gestured to Brandish as well and she blushed, tucking herself further behind Lucy.Zappy helped my plan a ton without even knowing it. A small smile pulled at Layla’s lips and she rested a hand on Brandish’s shoulder. “I’d be glad to teach all of you a little about magic.” She pulled both of the girls under her arms. “But we’ll probably need a bigger space than this.Layla led us all out to a courtyard and sat down on the grass. Brandish and Lucy followed suit and tucked up close to the woman. Me and Laxus joined up last, settling down on the grass opposite the three girls. I crossed my legs and stretched out.“While I can’t use magic myself, I can at least help you with some techniques and such.” Layla sat up straight and rested her hands on her knees. She closed her eyes and took deep, controlled breaths. Laxus and I were quick to follow. I knew a meditation technique when I saw one. I had been trying all kinds of ‘em while stuck in bed. Lucy and Brandish did the same, but I’m pretty sure it was because everyone else was. Why did all these kids have to be so d@mn cute?“Start with deep breaths and take in the magic flowing all around you…” While I knew Layla couldn’t use magic, I’m almost certain she just meditated sometimes to feel the nostalgia and ache of her lost magic. Magical Deficiency disease robbed her of ever using her spirits again. But meditating wasn’t the same as casting, so I was happy she had this at least.We just meditated for several hours, sitting there and feeling the magic in the wind and earth. It was nice to be so still for once actually. I enjoyed those hours. When Layla had finally said we should go inside and eat dinner, Lucy and Brandish refused and instead kept meditating. I admired their dedication and all, but I was starving over here. I profusely thanked the servant who brought out small sandwiches and juice for us all the while ignoring Laxus staring at me like I was a begging dog. I didn’t care… much.The youngest of us eventually shared hungry glances and abandoned all manners to dig into their fill. Layla laughed as we four kids, including me, made a mess of the snack tray. I would be finding jelly and cheese in my hair for the next several days, I was sure, but it was worth it to spend time with good company. I really hoped Lucy and Brandish and especially Layla would become a part of Fairy Tail’s growing family.I lay in the grass with my head resting on Laxus’ stomach. Brandish was entangled with my arm and Lucy had found a comfortable spot between the crook of Laxus’ neck and Brandish’s side. I smiled at Laxus and he only sighed back, but I knew he was comfortable too. Layla sat beside her daughter and caressed her hair gently. The two young girls had fallen asleep out on the lawn.“Thank you for this, you two,” Layla addressed Laxus and I. “If you hadn’t come searching for Zania, I wouldn’t have gotten to have this time with my girls.” That’s right, even though Brandish never really got to meet Lucy, Layla still was probably kind and gentle with the green-haired girl. As shy as she was, Brandish probably didn’t engage Lucy. I felt a wave of relief flow through me for Layla. She had gotten the two to play together despite the fact that they had never met before, even in the old timeline.“We’re glad to be here and thank you, for all the help with our magic,” I said, grinning madly at Layla. I wanted to get up and hug her. “Besides, I don’t think lightning for brains would have been opposed to staying so long. He loves a free meal.” I hissed as a small zap struck me in the shoulder. Layla giggled.“You two should get along more, and please, you both are welcome to come again! I think Brandish and Lucy have taken a shine to you, Ame.” Layla brushed a piece of hair behind Brandish’s ear and she curled further into me, nestling her head closer to my chest. My heart’s gonna explode, these kids are too d@mn adorable!Laxus sat up slightly and I whined when my head slipped into his lap which was so much more uncomfortable than his stomach. When I got the hang of Altair’s Bolt, I was so gonna get payback. “Where is Zania buried? I’m sorry to ask, but I want to go pay my respects.” That same sad look crossed Laxus’ gaze before it disappeared into indifference. The horrible things that Ivan did. I wanted him to pay for it all. He made Laxus so afraid to express himself and now he couldn’t even openly mourn his friend.“I was going to ask you about that as well,” Layla answered, eyes turning upwards to the growing twilight-covered sky. “If you two want to, please stay tonight. Lucy will probably make a contract with Sagittarius soon and when she does, you both can train with him and she’ll get to train as well. My husband will be away for another little while and Brandish’s mother is currently in Alvarez attending to family business.” Her voice grew sadder with each word.“I suppose, what I’m trying to say is that the girls have been lonely and so have I.” Layla really was just asking for a hug now. I gently placed Brandish’s head on the soft grass and crawled over to Layla. The woman looked confused, but I pushed forward and wrapped my arms around her. I had always wanted to hug Lucy for every time she felt lonely and if Layla was feeling the same, I’d d@mn well share some love her way.“We’d love to stay for a while,” I whispered with a firm grip on the woman’s shoulders. “Your girls are growing on me as well!” I smiled, ignoring the way my voice broke at the end. I was becoming such a f@ck@ng crybaby. Layla wiped away the tears and smoothed my cheeks with the practiced hands that only a mother could possess. I settled down slowly.When I had finished crying, the girls had woken up and saw my puffy eyes. I sniffled when Lucy crashed into me and Brandish tugged at my hand, holding it in her smaller one.“What’s wrong, Ame? Why are you so sad?” Lucy asked, tears welling in her eyes as well. I smiled and laughed a little.“I’m not sad, I’m just so happy to be surrounded by all of you guys!” I felt tears coming on again but swallowed them back. In my past life, I never had this type of relationship with my family. My mother was an addict who tried to sell me for heroin, and my father walked out when Mom got ‘too pregnant to be sexy anymore.’ I had never been able to rely on anyone ever, and now I was surrounded by people who loved so fiercely. It made me so happy.I was glomped on by Lucy, Brandish, and Layla. Laxus joined in a little bit later and we rested on the ground for a while. This was sooo nice. With Laxus’ supernatural heat and the softness of the girls’ dresses, it was like resting in some kinda bed of heavenly comfort. I could’ve fallen asleep right then and there, but Layla broke the bubble of softness and warmness with a sigh.“I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I think it’s bedtime for you two.” The two girls whined and protested, but you could see the way their eyes drooped with sleepiness. Layla picked up Lucy like she was a baby again and the little blond snuggled right into her mother. Brandish looked at the ground, obviously feeling left out. I was glad I didn’t have to tell Laxus what to do as he scooped Brandish up. She gaped for a moment before settling into Laxus’ arms, a light blush feather dusting over her cheeks. They were so freaking cute, I could cry all over again!We took the girls to bed and Layla took us to a large guest room. It had a huge bed in the center of the room and a personal fireplace stocked with wood. Fancy rugs and plush armchairs surrounded the fire. The walls were covered in gorgeous paintings and golden finishings. This room could buy me a freaking house.“Sorry for only one bed.” Layla glared at the single California king-sized bed. “The servants only had enough time to prepare one bed.” I wasn’t complaining. Hell, Laxus was basically a heater and this bed was bigger than my last apartment.“Don’t worry about it! All good things for me!” I grinned and shoved my arm over Laxus’ shoulder, effectively pulling him downwards to my level. He growled at me, actually growled. Like an animal. I sputtered into laughter. Layla covered her mouth to hide her own amusement.“Hey!” Laxus practically shouted as Layla turned to leave, “You said you’d tell me where Zania was buried.” Layla’s face fell.“She’s buried at the top of the hill about three miles north of the estate. Her parents wanted her buried near where she grew up.” Layla smiled sadly at the both of us. “She’s buried among a field of lilacs.” It was brutal to me, to hear that her parents outlived her. They must have been so heartbroken.“Thank you…” Laxus had his head down again, fists clenched at his sides. “Goodnight, Layla.”“Goodnight, children. Please, feel free to sleep in tomorrow!” Layla gently shut the door behind her, and I listened as her footsteps faded away down the hall.Laxus eventually sat down on the edge of the bed, his hands on his forehead and elbows on his knees. I hopped up beside him on the bed and placed my hand over his broad back, rubbing up and down in comfort. Zania was his friend, and while practicing and meditating distracted him, it sounded like he really loved her. I could almost taste the sadness coming off of him.The blond’s chest heaved. He suddenly curled into me and large wracking sobs took over his body. He sputtered and wiped at his eyes as I held him. It was shocking to see Laxus break down so completely. Maybe this was the accumulation of everything he had been through lately. The fact that he had been taking on a boatload of jobs supported my theory. He wanted to get his emotions out and instead of violence, now he was truly letting them fly.The air around us crackled with lightning at each harsh breath he sucked in and I ignored the small shocks that caught me sometimes. Pulling Laxus further onto the bed, I laid down and held him close to my chest, hoping just a little comfort might be enough to slow down his quaking shoulders. He gripped onto me, arms wrapping around my waist and nose burying into my neck. I didn’t mind the wet trails of saliva or snot, not while this was Laxus’ first real time to actually behave like a child and cry out like this. I stroked his hair gently.After about an hour or so, his sobs turned into light snores and a servant I didn’t recognize came in and turned out the fire. It had to be close to midnight at least. She bowed her head to me and exited with a soft click of the door latch sliding into place. I couldn’t sleep for another hour or so, so when Laxus finally loosened his grip on me, I got up and changed into the pajamas Layla had set aside for us.The soft cotton clung to my skin and I sighed at the warmth. Turning back to Laxus, I shook my head at his still-booted feet and unlaced and pulled them off. After covering him up, I went outside and sat in the grass. If I wasn’t gonna sleep, I might as well meditate.“You must be the champion… It’s nice to finally meet you.”I jumped up and spun on my heel, facing the unfamiliar voice. My eyes widened. This wasn’t supposed to happen yet! Sh@t, he shouldn’t be here yet! I wasn’t ready for this. I pulled my hands out in front of me and two small magic circles lit up my hands. This was seriously bad.
  
  

    
      
        
        
          Sorry for the cliffhanger, but not really. Also, does anyone have any suggestions for more kids Ame can recruit for her army? Brandish and Lucy are already so adorable, so let's bump up the cuteness factor!'
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