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Mystogan x Reader (Fairy Tail) Chapter 11
After recovering from the attack and other recent events, Y/N and Mystogan continue their search for clues about the dark guild.
Y/N's POV
I seem to have sobered up a lot. Finding the bathroom all demolished and full of blood, as well seeing Mystogan's half-dressed body will do that do you.
Since that shower, my hangover has also been getting gradually better.
I'll never drink again, I chuckle, or at least not until the next time Cana invites me out.
Fully dressed, I knocked on Mystogan's door. The sound of what was presumably his staff falling to the floor was followed by hurried footsteps and the door opening.
The man still had this expression on his face that I could only determine to be a mix of embarassment and defeat. For a moment, I felt the deep urge to tease him just a little but opted against it. Business before pleasure.
"Why don't go out and discuss our next plan over breakfast?"
After a slight pause, Mystogan straightened his back, appearing as professional as ever.
"That sounds like a good idea to me."
Shorty after, we were already strolling around town, eating our breakfast to go.
"If you have recovered enough, I believe it would be wise for us to continue our investigation", I started.
"I'm not sure if it would be wise for us to return to the forest. We do not know what could await us and I am starting believe that it is not just monsters we need to be worried about", the man halted to thow his napkin into a nearby trashbin. How he managed to eat croissant with his mask on I will never understand.
"I agree with you. Obviously, that arrow was shot by a human. However, if we regard the time and place, I do not believe in a coincidence."
Finishing my own croissant, I let my napkin fall into the trash bin as well.
"That is most likely true. There's something I've been wondering anyways. According to what little information we had before this mission, this networks consists of guilds full of monsters. But surely they could not consist exclusively of monsters. These kind of creatures do not possess the intelligence nor the sense of affiliation to form a guild. Even if they did, they already live in packs. What use is there for monsters to form guilds. They must be controlled by someone."
"That seems likely. In order to not be victim to any more suprise attacks, we need to find out how many actual people are in this guild and how they control the monsters. Creatures like would usually only live by instinct. You cannot reason with them. This must be the work of some form of magic."
Like this we continued to walk through town, exchanging theories and opinions and forming our next plan.
In the end we had to admit that we would need more information before attempting any kind of offensive attack.
By the statements of the few town people that spoke to us, we noticed that all monster attacks occurred on the outskirts of town. They have never actually entered the town.
Our plan would be to find a hiding place with a good view of the outskirts. When monsters appear, we will take this chance to observe their behaviour for any hint to their objective or the identity of the mages among them.
On that note, we decided to use the rest of our day to scout the area and rest until nightfall.
As soon as the sun went started to hide behind the far mountains, Mystogan and I set up camp. During our previous scouting, we had found an abandoned farm house right next to the outer town wall. The second story protuded just over the stone wall and had large openings giving us a good view.
In a place like this, luckily no townfolk would discover us either.
If I had to point out one downside, it was the fact that this building has evidently been abandoned for a long time. Many holes and slits in the ceiling and walls invited the chilly wind right in.
As for my currently biggest problem. The ladder to the second story, another victim of time and mother nature, was completly dilapidated.
Mystogan, being the unnecessarily tall and lean man that he was, of course had need for any such tools as ladders. With one jump in the air he grabbed onto the wooden floor and one swift movement he had already disappeared into the hole of the second floor.
After confirming that the spot would indeed grant us a good view and that the building structure would most likely not instantly collapse under us, he returned to the hole.
I admit that I was a little irritated and tremendously envious of Mystogan. I'm not fragile or weak but I must admit that I am also not as physically strong as Erza or Cana. It also did not help that I am a few inches shorter than them as well.
Looking at Mystogan through the hole in the ceiling I was almost ready to admit defeat and ask him for help. Just almost.
With all the power I could summon, I jumped up in the same manner as he had before. To my disappointment but not necessarily to my surpise, my fingers did not nearly reach the ceiling/floor boards.
After several more tries, I did not know whether my red face stemmed from physical exhaustion or just my embarassment.
My head hung low and I swear I could hear a chuckle. Surely I misheard because my polite and attentive fellow mage would surely not laugh at my struggle against physics.
"Y/N, would you mind stepping aside a little?".
I complied with a slightly sour nod.
My tall and physically fit partner jumped down, only to elegantly land right in front of me. And this time nothing could be atributed to my imagination. His eyes were slightly narrowed, the corners lifting up ever so slightly. If this was no indicator, then surely his trembling shoulders were.
"Fine, feel free to laugh at the short girl with no stamina", I grumbled, feeling my cheeks turning red once more.
"No, no. I'm sorry, really. Please accept my apology. Allow me to redeem myself", he said, the look in his eyes never fading.
Seing this man so light hearted made all my childish frustration dissipate onto thin air.
"Alright. If you could please help me get up there", I turned my face away, not sure if the embarassment was still visible.
"Very well. Then please excuse me."
I could not supress the shriek as two hands firmly grabbed my side and lifted me into the air as if I weighed no more than a feather. As I emerged and held onto the top floor boards, Mystogans hands slipped from my hip to my thighs and then my legs until he could be sure that I safely found ground upstairs.
A million different thoughts went through my head and at the same time it was all blank.
I was able to mostly regain my composure just before Mystogan appeared once more. Not out of breath in the slightest.
For a moment we gazed into each others eyes.
"Thank you", I mumbled with a defeated smile before approaching the window opening. No actual glass was used for this, only a few boards framing the open hole.
"It appears we need to lay low quite literally", I pointed at the opening which reached almost down to the floor. If we were to sit so close to it in an upright position, we could easily be spotted from the outskirts.
Mystogan nodded and started to gather some of the hay from around the room. I immediately understood what he was trying to do.
We managed to make a small mat out of the hay so we at least would not have to lie on the cold hard floor. After all, we could not be sure if the enemy would appear soon or even tonight at all.
In the spirit of stealth, we also opted to not light the lantern we found in the farm house.
Lying next to each other, on our stomachs with our arms barely touching, I think I never thought of a herd of monsters as something to save me.
But this situation might be it.
Mystogan x Reader (Fairy Tail) Chapter 10
After a really long wait, here is chapter 10. I am very sorry to anyone who has been waiting for a continuation. I have no excuse. As someone who has a few nights of good sleep because of unfinished fanfics, I am awaiting my judgment.
Warnings: Borderline lemon thoughts?
By the time Mystogan lowered Y/N onto the matress, she had been fast asleep.
Everytime the man attempted to gently cover her with the blanket, she managed to kick the fabric off her, drunkenly mumbling " 's too hot."
Her face was indeed flushed. However, between entering the suite and being moved to bed, she managed to pull off her stockings. When she fell asleep on the couch only moments later, Mystogan released a breath he didn't know he was holding.
He was not sure if he could take anymore.
One arm under her back and the other under the now bare skin of her legs, a sigh left Mystogan's lips as he carried Y/N to her room.
Which led to the current fight over the blanket.
Her trashing around caused Y/N's dress to ride up, exposing more of her thighs than Mystogan had been prepared for. With a stern look, he firmly tucked the corners of the blanket underneath her and left the room without so much as a look back.
Though he laid down on his bed, the man soon had to admit defeat to the turmoil taking place in his mind. In an attempt to calm down, Mystogan made his way to the bathroom.
His clothes and mask were soon discarded on the floor as he stepped into the shower. As he washed down his body, he let his mind wander just a little too far.
Images of Y/N smiling brightly at him, showing concern towards him and healing him soon turned into pictures of the blush that had crept to her cheeks when he had complimented her beauty.
Then these turned into pictures of the inebriated woman lying in the adjacent room, her small frame with the yet long legs. Just as his mind started to wander to the upper part of her body, a rare curse left Mystogan's lips.
One look down and the effect of these thoughts was very prominent. He could not deny the itch to relieve this tension to the thoughts of her.
As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Mystogan turned the water off and abruptly left the shower.
'No', drops of water fell as he rubbed the towel over his hair.
'No', he inwardly yelled into the fabric.
'This cannot happen. To have such thoughts...', anger, disappointment and shame came washing over him all at once.
'This sweet girl is sleeping right next door for Mavis' sake.' Mystogan finally met his own eyes in the mirror. The usually covered cheeks flushed and his hair disheveled. 'Like the pervert I apparently am', he thought.
He did not dare look down anymore, but his eyes seemed to look right through him, mocking him.
What a fine gentleman. The girl lets her guard down, and you're ready to jump her bones!
Mystogan wanted nothing more than to disagree with his inner voice, but he felt too dirty.
A prince, I believe she called you. More like a wild animal...
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Waking up to sunshine and a clear blue sky was a wonderful thing. Mostly.
"Does it have to be this bright?", Y/N grumbled with a splitting headache.
She felt much too sick and dehydrated to even care about the fool she had made of herself the night prior.
Reeking of alcohol and sweat was not exactly helping the nausea, so Y/N decided to drag herself to the shower first. Stumbling into the seating room, she noticed no sign of Mystogan.
Maybe he was also hungover or just exhausted from the events of the previous days.
Entering the bathroom, Y/N started by splashing some cold water into her face. A measly attempt to wake up.
Looking at herself in the mirror, it took a moment for horror to show on her face.
The mirror was shattered, a big portion missing in the middle and the edges being cracked. Drops of blood were visible, and a closer look revealed them to be dried. Her hangover was forgotten.
Her heart beat faster as Y/N held her fingertips to the red stains. It was Mystogan's.
A scream left her throat and she immediately dashed towards his room, only to collide with something hard. Hard abs, as it appears.
"What's wrong?", strong arms held onto Y/N's frame, and she let out a relieved sigh.
Her hands were still on his torso, and she withdrew them quickly. Mystogan was only wearing pants and his mask. The ensemble looked curious, to put it mildly. And yet, a strange feeling washed over Y/N as she took in his appearance.
"What happened to the bathroom mirror?", she asked, her voice cracking ever so slightly.
Mystogan's eyes widened as if he had just realized something, and he brought his hand to his face.
"Nothing. Just a small accident last night", he started, when Y/N suddenly reached to grab his hand. It was swollen and there were cuts on his knuckles and fingers, though not actively bleeding.
He let her examine the wounds in silence, frantically searching his mind for an explanation he could give the woman. It's not like he could tell her about his existential crisis over his desire for her.
She pulled him to sit down on the bed and gestured for him to wait. When she left the room, Mystogan noticed that she had probably just woken up. The dress she had worn yesterday was now wrinkled, her hair was messy and make-up smudged.
Seing her like this made the man realize one thing.
He had not just been enticed by her beautiful appearance last night. Even this morning, he could hardly look at her without a small smile creeping to his lips. Or some other kind of reaction.
Internally cursing himself, Mystogan made sure to give Y/N a gentle smile when she re-entered the room. Not that she could see it, other than his eyes softening.
"Let me disinfect the wound first. Then I can either cast a healing spell on you or just bandage up the wound."
Magic came in handy, especially for healing, but Y/N always thought that one should not rely on it too heavily. When the body can heal itself, it should be given the chance to do so.
Looking up, she met her partner's gaze.
"Just a bandage will be fine." 'Maybe this will be a firm reminder,' the man thought, looking at Y/N's handywork. The wounds were now clean. Only a few cuts still showing open flesh.
"So what happened?"
"I was trying to catch a fly."
The answer came much too quickly, besides being utterly ridiculous. Mystogan kept avoiding Y/N's gaze as anxiety filled him.
However, the truth would be something he took to the grave. For him to be so rattled by the reaction and feelings this woman triggered in him. To have such shameful thoughts.
If she knew, she would run away and never look at him again. Or worse, those eyes full of respect would turn into disdain for him.
To think he felt such rage at his lack of self-control, he shattered the mirror with his bare fist,
But there was no way Y/N would believe this obvious lie.
"Did you catch it?", she asked, her tone not revealing much.
"...yes?"
"That's something at least. This fly must have really driven you insane." The smile on her face was genuine.
"You have no idea", the mage muttered as all tension left him.
Both of them knew that Y/N let this one go intentionally. She caught onto Mystogan's anxious and embarassed demeanor and decided she could go along with it as long as this did not interfere with the mission.
Mystogan registered the woman leaving to shower, but as he let himself fall back onto the mattress, he only had one thought.
'This woman is a saint.'
Will there be more chapters of the Mystogan X Reader?
Absolutely! So sorry I haven't updated for a while, I wasn't really in the right mind to write. Though now I've continued on and think this week I may be able to post the next chapter ☆
Mystogan x Reader (Fairy Tail) Chapter 9
I finally finished this one and already got started on the next chapter. If you have any suggestions, headcanons, dialogues, I’m always grateful for input. ★
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"Dinner is ready", Misa entered the lounge and noticed that only Mystogan remained.
"Thank you. I'm sorry it seems the girls are still playing upstairs, something called dress-up", Mystogan explained unsure of whether he should remain seated or search for his partner.
"Then I will get them. It seems our Mio has caused some trouble again", the mother let out a sigh but was betrayed by the soft smile gracing her lips. She showed Mystogan to their secluded table and he noticed how lavishly decorated it was. Paying it no mind, he sat down and waited for his partner to arrive.
Minutes later he could hear Mio run down the stairs followed by Y/N murmuring something inaudible to Mystogan.
When the door opened to reveal her Mystogan forgot how to breathe for a moment.
The young woman looked completely different than 30 minutes before. She was now wearing a F/C dress with a V neckline, the hem of the skirt ending just above her knees. The look was completed by matching stockings and heels. Her H/C hair was in a half up-do and framed her face perfectly. Even the make-up seemed much more extravagent than her usual casual look.
"I didn't know Mio would take playing dress-up so seriously", she laughed nervously. Mystogan seemed to sense Y/N's embarassment but no words seemed to form from his thoughts.
He swiftly stood up, hitting his knee on the table in the motion. Taking two steps around the table he pulled back the second chair and motioned for Y/N to take a seat.
The mage wasn't sure what he was doing but at least this seemed the least inappropriate action he could think of. The woman gratefully sat down and when Mystogan joined her at the table he could not help but stare again. Swallowing thickly he decided he finally had to say something. The weather? The guild? I could discuss the next steps for our mission or- "You look beautiful", the words left his lips before his mind could catch up. Immediately blood rushed to his cheeks and he seriously considered using mist body to disappear. But when he finally gathered the courage to look Y/N in the face again, her cheeks seemed to be just as red.
"T-thank you, Mystogan", her voice barely more than a whisper but the smile on her face ultimately reassured Mystogan. If a compliment could put such an endearing smile on her face, Mystogan wanted to do nothing else than compliment her until the end of time.
Fortunately there was no time for awkward silence. Misa came out of the kitchen and served the mages several delicious looking dishes.
"Oh my, the way our Mio dressed you up, it looks like you two are on a date," she smiled. When she stood behind Y/N she winked at Mystogan encouragingly. The man could only bring a hand up to cover his the little part of his face that was revealed. Y/N didn't seem to notice his dilemma and started to dig in, "This is great. I haven't seen so many dishes on the table since the last time I went on a job with Natsu."
"Do you often go on missions with Natsu and the others?", the man asked, glad about the change of topic.
Y/N seemed to think about it, "Sometimes. I'm not on any specific team, but if my healing abilities are needed or I just need to make some money, others let me join them on missions. The Master isn't that comfortable with letting me take long journeys by myself."
Mystogan nodded understandingly and was curious about which other teams she joined occasionally. "I like joining Shadow Gear since they're also fun but not as rowdy. The Thunder Tribe also let me join on a few missions and unexpectedly it went better than I thought", she chuckled at the memory of Evergreen reprimanding the guys whenever they were rude or inappropriate.
"You even get along with Laxus?", the blue-haired mage was mildly suprised.
"Well in the past I did my best to avoid him but still be polite. But recently, he has really changed. Surely the good beating he received on the Fantasia weekend had some merit after all", she cackled and Mystogan noted with great amusement that even she could be a little mean sometimes.
"By the way, thank you for protecting Fairy Tail, then and always. I realize we never seem to get the chance to thank you." Now this tucked at Mystogan's heartstrings. He was used to appearing and leaving without his guild comrades noticing, but only now that he received such a simple expression of gratitude, he noticed how much he had longed to hear this. To be acknowledged as a guild member. He could feel the smile forming on his lips, " Even if I can't show myself easily, I'll always protect Fairy Tail."
In between their conversations, Y/N accepted Misa's offer of wine, telling herself she deserved it after the last 24 hours. The mages kept chatting about their experiences on missions and travels. As the time passed, spent drinking and laughing, the sun had already set by the time the Fairy Tail mages left the restaurant. Y/N managed to talk Mystogan into joining her in drinking, but as it turns out he had a higher tolerance than the younger woman. She was a giggling mess, occasionally stumbling over the pavement but catching her balance just in time. Every now and then she would stroll off ahead or to the side to look a the closed shops or town monuments. A small sigh escaped Mystogan's lips, although he did have to admit that seeing his partner so free and uninhibited was amusing. In this moment, she actually appeared her age, as apposed to her usual calm conduct.
Lost in his thoughts he noticed too late how two men had approached Y/N, asking her to join them for drinks. "I'm sorry, I won't go with you", she made herself clear but gave them a polite smile.
"Oh come on, I'm sure you'll have a good time", one of the guys reached out to grab her hand. He had no chance to though as Mystogan reached his arms around Y/N's shoulder and collarbone, swiftly pulling her into him.
"She's going with me", he clenched his jaw and towered over the two men. Grumbling an apology, they disappeared into the night. Letting out another sigh, he hooked his arm with hers and kept her close to his body, "You really are too popular to be walking around drunk."
Y/N looked up at him with wide eyes, "Fret none, I wouldn't have gone with them. Besides, you're much more handsome anyways."
"I thought you didn't look at my face yesterday," he chuckled, not really believing that she had looked.
"Of course I didn't!", she gasped, "but I don't need to see your face to know that you are attractive. Besides," she turned towards him and put a hand on his chest, "I did see your body though." The smirk on her face caught Mystogan off-guard and all blood rushed to his face. Y/N's flat palm on his chest seemed to burn a hole through his body.
"You're such a flirt when drunk", Mystogan placed his hand over hers, trying to ignore his throbbing heart beat. The woman laughed out, "How funny. Laxus said something similar once." A strange wave of discomfort washed over Mystogan and he tightened his hold on Y/N's hand.
"Are you alright?", she gazed at him with a puzzled expression.
"O-Of course", he yelped and released her hand at once. He couldn't believe himself. Was he really jealous at the thought of Y/N complimenting another man? It couldn't be. This would mean that he held special affections for her.
Too absorbed in this inner conflict, Mystogan almost didn't notice they had arrived at the inn. Walking up the steep stairwell proved to be no easy task for Y/N in her intoxicated state. When she lost her balance only Mystogan's quick reaction prevented her fall. One hand grabbing her arm and the other steadying her lower bacl, the man could only sigh for the umpteenth time today as Y/N slurred out an apology. This was followed by a shriek when she was lifted up in his arms as if she weighed no more than a grocery bag. The initial surprise soon faded and she snuggled into the warmth of his chest comfortably.
"Carrying me like this makes you look like a real prince", she tried hard not to slur her words.
You have no idea, Mystogan though to himself.
Chapter 8
Mystogan x Reader (Fairy Tail) Chapter 8
Warning: Mentions on blood
3rd POV
Everything was a blur to Y/N. As if in a trance her body moved on it's own. Meanwhile her mind was blank while at the same time a hundred thoughts crossed her mind.
She managed to carry Mystogan into a small hut almost completely covered by trees and bushes. She still worried about the enemy discovering them here but she had to patch up Mystogan first before even thinking of moving them elsewhere.
There was no actual furniture besides a small table, so Mystogan would have to make do with the floor.
Y/N took off his cloak and shirt but left the mask on. If she could avoid it she would prefer to respect the man's secret.
Therefore she directed her attention to the mage's injured arm. After wiping away the blood, the flesh and skin around the area showed a clear reaction to poison.
She used body scan to determine the damage and started treatment immediately. The method was similar to the infusion she gave Mio just yesterday. Additionally, Y/N used her knife to cut her own arm and draw some blood to prep and mix with the infusion for Mystogan. It took a few hours as the process had to be repeated several times.
By the end Y/N embraced her own exhaustion and fell asleep next to the injured man.
She awoke again only when she noticed Mystogan stirring in his sleep. The woman immediately leaned over him only to see the mage sweating strongly.
Taking out a fresh handkerchief, she wet it with the water in her flask and strted wiping down his body. When her gaze drifted to his face she let out a sight.
"I'm so sorry Mystogan. I promise I won't look but I really have to wash your face as well."
She squeezed her eyes shit and her hands fumbled to take off his mask. It was strange how she did not bat an eye when she washed Mystogan's firm chest and abs but now that she was wiping his face gently without even looking at it, her face was on fire.
When Mystogan came back to consciousness he felt a wet cloth and soft fingertips brushing his face.
He reveled in the touch until he noticed his was face exposed and his eyes shot open.
Taking in his surroundings his nerves were immediately calmed when he watched Y/N with her eyes closed and mumbling apologies.
Mystogan also noticed that his body already felt much better. The numbness was gone and even the pain in his arm lessened noticibly. He took Y/N's hands in his and called out to her.
"Oh god Mystogan! How are you? I swear I never looked at your face", her shriek turned into rambling.
"I can see that", amusement laced his voice, "Thank you for the trouble and for saving me. I'm much better already."
He put his mask back on his face and let Y/N know that he is ready. As soon as she opened her eyes, tears escaped them. She threw her arms around his neck in relief.
"I'm so glad you're alright!"
"Thanks to you", Mystogan placed an arm on her back in a comforting manner.
"But I lost sight of you. I should have been by your side sooner", her voice was full of guilt.
There was a moment of silence and it dawned on Y/N that she was hugging her very much shirtless patient. She hurriedly let go of Mystogan and mumbled an apology.
"You have to stop apologizing. An arrow hit me seemingly out of nowhere and I was lucky that you saved me. You were amazing", he gently patted Y/N's head.
"Let me look at your wound. I was able to remove the poison from your system so I'll now cast a simple healing spell to close the wound. Hopefully it won't leave a scar", Y/N rambled as she took Mystogan's arm in her hands. A blush crept onto the man's face as he watched Y/N. Her gaze was cast down onto the wound which gave Mystogan a chance to get a closer look at her appearance. He couldn't see any injuries except for the scrapes on her arms and knees, probably sustained during her fall. Her previously tied-up hair now fell down her shoulders and she looked exhausted.
"You worry about scarring when my whole body is covered up at all times?", he blinked.
Y/N seemed offended, "Of course! You will see it and I will know it. Just because nobody sees your body doesn't mean you can be reckless."
The mages discussed the events of the day but could not come to a conclusion as to who shot the arrow and why they remained unseen even after Mystogan was surrounded by monsters. They decided to lie low in the hut until morning.
Leaning their backs against the wall, they sat side by side. Mystogan noticed Y/N shivering and wordlessly offered his cloak to her.
"Oh no. How could I take my patient's cloak in this freezing weather?", she drew her brows together.
Mystogan seemed to think for a moment before draping the cloak back over his shoulders. He lifted the hem to the right side and gestured for Y/N to slip under.
She laughed nervously but did as told. Their arms touched and Y/N's head was pressed against Mystogan's shoulder. She drew the hem of the cloth up to her nose and savioured the warmth.
The woman was soon fast asleep, missing the adoration in Mystogan's gaze.
Morning came just a few hours later. Mystogan tried to wake Y/N gently but ended up shaking her shoulders with just enough force for her eyes to flutter open.
The mages moved swiftly through the forest and Y/N let out a sigh of relief when the town wall came in sight. Back at the inn the two agreed to have some much needed rest.
To her surprise, Y/N woke up before Mystogan this time. When she entered the main room, his sleeping figure came into view. Of course he sleeps with his mask on.
She decided to let Mystogan rest today. After leaving a note on his nightstand, Y/N left the inn to go check up on Mio.
As soon as she entered the restaurant the madam engulfed her in a bone crushing hug.
"Thank you so much!"
Taken by surprise, Y/N was not sure how to respond. When the woman let go of her, Y/N felt a hand on her shoulder and turned around to see the owner.
"It's really incredible how much our Mio recovered thanks to you." His previously stern face was now friendly and smiling at her.
"That's great to hear, sir. I actually came here to check up on Mio", Y/N broke into a smile.
To be honest, her body still ached from yesterday but hearing about the girl's recovery let Y/N's spirit rise again.
The couple led her to the lounge once again where Mio was sat on the couch with a book in her hand. Flipping through the pages she hummed happily before noticing Y/N.
"Miss fairy!", she exclaimed and run up to her.
A smile played on Y/N's lips, "You can call me Y/N. How are you feeling?"
"I feel great and I'm not sick anymore at all", the girl smiled at her.
"That's great, Mio! If it's alright I would like to draw a drop of your blood just to make sure you are fully cured now." Mio immediately agreed and after some tests, Y/N was able to confirm that the treatment was a full success.
As a thank you the owners offered free dinner to Y/N and Mystogan. "By the way, where is your husband?", Mio asked with big eyes. Y/N almost spit out the fresh tea the madam had brewed for her.
"Wh-who? Mystogan isn't my husband", she brought her hands up to her burning hot cheeks. Involuntarily, a picture of Mystogan entering a house and softly greeting 'I'm home' popped up in her mind and Y/N buried her face in her hands.
"Why not?", the small girl asked.
"We are only work partners. Other than that we don't even know each other that well", Y/N attempted to explain.
Y/N had informed the owners that Mystogan may join later on so she would wait before having dinner together. In the meantime she kept Mio company by playing together and sharing stories. However, Mio seemed to always circle back to the same topic.
"Do you not like Mystogan? Is it because of the weird mask?"
"Of course I like Mystogan! He is incredibly kind, considerate and has helped me out a lot. I also do not mind that he covers his face, even if it does strike me curious sometimes. He is a great man and I am sure that his future wife will be very lucky", Y/N spoke fondly and Mio listened attentively.
"So why can't you become his wife then?", the girl looked up at her with big brown eyes.
"I don't think that's possible for me Mio. Why are you so interested in this?", Y/N queried with slight amusement.
"Because you cured me, so I want to repay the favour. But I only know about love stories, because my mother often reads to me", it started to dawn on Y/N and she wanted to melt because of the sweetness.
"Does Mystogan hate you then?", Mio asked straigh-forward and Y/N had no time to think of a suitable response when a low voice resounded from behind her.
"Of course not. And I can hardly believe that anyone could hate Y/N."
The girls turned around only to see Mystogan leaning against the door frame casually. Of course his expression was hidden but his voice carried a smile. This made Y/N wonder how much he had heard of their conversation and blood started to rush to her cheeks once again.
"Mystogan, you are here. I hope you rested well", she tried to redirect the conversation to any other topic.
The tall mage gave a small nod, "I did. I was surprised that you left first. Please take care of yourself as well."
"Thank you, I will. Are you hungry?"
"Famished. Let's have dinner."
Before Y/N could fully get up from the couch, Mio pushed her back down, "Wait! I will go help my mother prepare your dinner. You can just wait here until we call you."
Y/N and Mystogan looked at each other bemusedly but ultimately agreed.
Mio ran out the door and Mystogan instead took her place on the couch right next to Y/N.
"How is Mio's illness?", he asked although he could see that the girl's condition had improved visibly.
"She is fully cured!", the H/C coloured mage's smile was so radiant that Mystogan had to blink.
Regaining his composure he leaned back on the couch, "I'm glad to hear that. I've noticed this before, but you are really good with children."
"I'm not sure about all children, but Mio is just so cute and bright. I wonder if that's what a little sister must feel like", her smile was soft but Mystogan couldn't help but feel that she seemed a little lonely.
Before he could say anything in return the door of the lounge opened to reveal Mio with an immensely proud look on her face.
"Your dinner will be ready soon. Before that, won't you let me play dress up with you Y/N?"
Although she had a bad premonition about this, in the face of such cuteness Y/N did not have the heart to deny Mio's wish. She agreed and was led upstairs, while Mystogan remained seated in the lounge.
Chapter 9
One of my People - Yami Sukehiro x Reader
The woman who swore to seduce Yami is paying a visit to the Black Bulls.
Warnings: flirting, suggestive remarks, drinking, smoking, fluff
Oneshot - I might still have an idea for a second chapter, so let me know if you are interested 🍀
The Black Bull headquaters were uncharacteristically quiet. Or at least as quiet as it gets. The squad just came back from a mission and everyone received a few days off. Some went home to their families or friends quite most decided to spend their time leisurely at the headquaters.
The captain was seated on the couch, half-asleep, when the door opened to reveal a hooded figure.
"Who is it?", Finral and the rest assumed defensive postures, whereas Yami did not even bother to open his eyes. The Ki already told him all he needed to know.
"No worries. If the wizard king isn't out to get us, she's no danger", he lit up a cigarette.
"Right! I'm just here to visit my favourite captain", the stranger removed their cloak only to reveal a young woman grinning widely. "Nice to meet you all, I'm Y/N", she gave the group a small bow before walking over to Yami.
"What do you want?", he opened one eye at her.
"How cold. I don't get to leave the palace that often on private business", she pouted at him.
"What did the captain mean earlier?", Vanessa came around the couch, wine glass in hand. Y/N sensed the stares of the other knights as well.
"I work for the wizard king, mostly discreet stuff and security."
Yami snorted, "More like she's the country’s best assassin." Gasps escaped the knights.
"And prettiest!", she added seemily offended. "No wonder I can't get a boyfriend when you always introduce me like that." She would never openly admit it, but having assassination magic could lead to a rather solitary lifestyle even if she wished to be around people more often.
Yami seemed to understand her current mood even past the smile on her face. "Right, sorry. Let me take responsibility for that", the captain stood up and was now only inches apart from the woman. She looked up at him and placed a hand on his firm chest.
"I thought you'd never ask."
Both of them left just like that, whereas the Black Bull knights remained frozen in utter shock, followed by a turmoil.
"Who is she?"
"What's their relationship?"
"She seems to be strong!"
"How could such a beautiful woman go out with our captain?"
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"So, how's everything?", Yami questioned, exhaling a puff of smoke. They were strolling through town, their destination being their usual pub.
"Good. Our wizward king can be a piece of work though, but you already know that", Y/N shrugged her shoulders. Yami's face contorted at the memory of the many bothersome tasks he's had received from Julius.
"Tell me if he bothers you too much", he gave off an ominous aura.
"You’re going to stand up for me? How awfully sweet of you", Y/N's smile was bright when she placed her slender arm around Yami's back and leaned into his side.
At first he told her to get off him but as usual it had little effect. It was ludicrious how Y/N could be such a stupidly affectionate and bubbly person and at the same time the most feared assassin in the empire. A ruthless force to be reckoned with, Julius generally sends her after the most dangerous criminals and state enemies that don't necessarily have to be brought back alive. She works in the shadows and only a few other knight captains as well as Julius' close subordinates know of her.
Over the years some kind of friendship formed between Y/N and Yami. Many of the other captains kept their distance either out of fear or suspicion, but Yami remained unchanged in his blunt, if not rude demeanor. Being treated so normally she immediately took a liking to the foreigner and announced proudly that she would seduce him. Yami scoffed at that but deemed the girl interesting anyways.
After a few drinks Y/N won another round of cards, sealing Yami's fate of buying drinks. When she sat across him, feeling a little tipsy, an idea came to her mind. Lips curving into a devious smirk, she stretched her leg and touched her heel to Yami's tigh.
"You know, if you're low on cash we can also play for clothes."
The man felt his breath hitch but masked it well. Something about the way Y/N was so bold in her pursuit but still got flustered easily was most entertaining to him.
"A kind offer but", he leaned over the table, lips mere inches from her ear, "if you want me to undress", his voice became even lower, "then you'll have to rip the clothes off me yourself."
Y/N's lips parted but no words came out. Meanwhile her face turned bright red, an expression Yami could never get enough of. She wanted to make a smart comeback but her mind was filled with rather inappropriate thoughts of the man across from her.
"Shut up and get another drink", she grumbled eventually before downing her drink and smashing the glass onto the table.
"Are you sure you want to drink more?", Yami smiled but his tone carried a hint of worry.
"'f course. Why, 'you worried I'll take advantage of you?, Y/N mocked. The man let out a hearty laugh, "Wouldn't that rather be the other way around?"
The girl raised her hand up to ruffle his hair. "Nah, you don't have it in you to take advantage of me."
Don't test me, Yami thought to his own surprise. "Still you shouldn't be so careless around men", he muttered under his breath.
Y/N scoffed, "No worries. The last guy who tried to feel me up is six feet under", at Yami's knitted brows she added, "all part of the job of course."
Yami knew that she could take care of herself, yet he couldn't help but care and it annoyed him to no end.
After a few more drinks the two were on their way back to the Black Bull's. Y/N insisted on walking the captain home, saying that it is part of her plan to seduce him.
The sun had set hours ago and the cold breeze caused a shiver to run down Y/N's spine. Yami took off his cloak and draped it over her shoulders worldlessly. She couldn't help but smile widely at the sight of the Black Bull emblem on herself.
Taking two steps forward she turned around and smiled up at Yami, "How does it look?"
The captain was silent but eventually took a step towards her, "Beautiful".
Unprepared for the compliment she was at a loss for words. "Look at you being all charming today", she responded bashfully to which Yami only grunted.
"How nice. I've always wanted to wear one of those." It was a casual remark but Yami knew that Y/N's work and magic caused her to live a rather solitary life. She wasn't part of any knight order, lived alone and out of the few who knew her identity, most people feared her.
"Then keep it. Or I can have a new one made for you", a puff of smoke left his lips.
"I'm not even part of the Black Bull. You shouldn't give out those cloaks to just anyone", the woman chuckled but felt extremely grateful for the sentiment.
"You're not just anyone. I'll make you an honorary member. You'll always be one of my people." The smile on his face and affectionate gaze in his eyes gave Y/N courage.
"Thank you. This means a lot to me captain", she stood on her toes and softly pressed her lips to Yami's cheek.
His face remained stoic but was betrayed by the faintest blush gracing his cheeks. "If you want to seduce me, you'll have to do it properly. Let me show you." In one swift motion he took Y/N's face in his large, calloused hands and captured her lips in a passionate kiss.
It felt incredible and Y/N had to hold onto Yami's firm chest in fear of her legs giving out. She kissed him back with just as much passion. The need for air forced them to part and they gazed at each other for what could have been hours. The Black Bull captain took pride in the way Y/N's lips were swollen, cheeks tinted a rosy colour and eyes twinkling adoringly.
He cleared his throat, "It's late. You should stay with us tonight."
The woman thought about it for a moment. "Alright, if you say so captain", she grinned at him.
With a smirk on his face he ruffled Y/N's hair affectionately, "I could get used to this."
Mystogan x Reader (Fairy Tail) Chapter 7
Warning - Graphic depictions of violence, blood
Y/N's POV
"Y/N... Y/N"
I heard a soft voice calling out to me but could not pin-point who it was. I like the voice, but who would be in my bedroom? Oh right.. I'm on a mission with Mystogan. Mystogan!
I sat up so abruptly, I collided with something.
"Ow"
"Ow"
Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes I saw Mystogan standing next to my bed, rubbing his head.
"Oh god I'm so sorry! Are you alright?", without thinking I stood to reach up and inspect his head.
"I'm alright, it's my fault for standing here," he chuckled but I swear I could see the faintest blush reach just up to his eyes.
Upon taking a closed look I could see that he was already full dressed, only missing his cloak. Even though his face was concealed by his mask I couldn't help but find him handsome. I must be out of my mind.
Without the cloak it was visible that although the tall man wasn't exactly brawny, he was rather well-built.
My eyes couldn't help but hover over his muscular arms covered in bandages as well as the abs showing the slightest bit through his dark shirt. Strands of his thick, blue hair fell into his eyes and that's where my gaze halted. Those dark green eyes were sharp but never held anything bus respect and warmth when they look at me.
Suddenly I felt guilty. Yesterday I assured him that I do not mind the mask, but now I'm overcome with the urge to rip it off his face. Get a grip Y/N.
I averted my gace quickly, hoping that Mystogan did not notice me staring. If he did, he did not show it.
"you did not exagerrate when you said you are a heavy sleeper," the man chuckled as he handed me my morning overcoat.
Only then did I notice that I was only wearing my nightgown.
"I'm terribly sorry. I only ever seem to trouble you," I hid my face in my hands.
"Don't say that," and not knowing what else to say Mystogan added, "Why don't we have breakfast and then you can show me the place where the latest monster attack occurred."
Giving him a nod I decided to let go of my embarassment for now and prepare for todays mission.
3rd POV
After breakfast the two mages left for the outskirts of town. Mystogan once again took notice of how different Y/N looked in contrast to her casual outfits.
Her H/C hair was tied up for convenience and she wore a F/C turtleneck top. Underneath the dark brown boots she wore black overknee thighs that ended only inches before her dark shorts. Between shorts and thighs, leather straps held two pouches in place. Her slender wrists and fingers were covered by gloves that only revealed her fingertips and a dark cloak protected her from the cold wind.
Not wanting to stare at his new partner for too long, Mystogan cleared his throat, "We're almost out of town. Please stay near me for now. We don't know what might await us."
"Alright, but please don't worry too much about me", Y/N reassured.
Outside the city borders a mountainous landscape awaited. Y/N took out her map and led Mystogan to the area of the reported monster attack. Once they arrived it was hard to miss. Fallen trees and snapped branches littered the ground.
The mages made their way to the center, careful not to trip over any of the rubble.
"Luckily only a few people were injured. They heard the monsters from afar and were able to make a run for it", Y/N explained as she inspected the surroundings.
"It looks like after they were here the monsters spread out in different directions, this makes it hard to say in which direction their nest is. If we're lucky it would be close to the guild quaters", the blue-haired mage deducted.
"Say, do you believe that the monsters are all gathered in the same place now?", Y/N questioned.
"I do think so. It appears they become most active starting evening which would mean that they are resting at this time. Why do you ask?"
"Should I locate them then?", the girl grinned at him.
Mystogan came to a halt and looked at his companion with mild surprise, "Can you?"
Y/N looked around and saw the bloodied spots on the ground and rocks in the area. She had heard that the citizens were out here to harvest fruit from the trees and collect herbs. But some of them also brought guns to protect the group from beasts. The guns didn't do much to fend off the monsters on their tail but it would be realistic to say that they must have at least lost a few drops of blood here.
Y/N really didn't know where this courage came from but Mystogan has been nothing but considerate and understanding towards her. She wanted to see if maybe she could show him this part of her. How was it fair for her to hope that the man would take off his mask for her if she wasn't willing to do the same?
"If I find even a drop of blood I can trace their current location", she explained while moving towards a bloodied spot on the ground. When her fingertips came in touch with the dried-up substance Mystogan approached her slowly, "May I watch?"
Y/N surpressed a smile, "You may", is all she said in response before drawing a magic circle into the ground covered in blood. Her eyes were closed when she muttered a spell. She turned to Mystogan and pointed her finger, the dried blood still evident on the tip, towards the forest entry. "It's this way."
The two made their way through the woords in silence as Y/N led the way.
"We're getting close", she whispered watching her fingertip that seemed to guide the way on it's own. Perhaps it did.
Mystogan nodded before using his arm to shiled Y/N's face from the branches as they entered a narrow path.
After several more minutes Mystogan was taken by surprise when Y/N pushed him into a tree. "We're there", she whispered.
The man followed her gaze beyond the tree to see a shallow valley and sure enough, easily a hundred monsters lurked below them. Mystogan tried hard to concentrate on the task at hand and not Y/N's hand on his chest.
"Well this is a lot", he noted soberly.
"Do we have a plan?", Y/N stood on her toes to lean up to him and speak as quietly as possible.
This became dangerous fast, Mystogan thought, not to mention the monsters waiting ahead of them.
"It would be good if I could go arround the valley to place traps", he leaned down to whisper into Y/N's ear and a shiver ran down her spine.
They agreed that Y/N would wait on this side while Mystogan placed the traps. Of course only after Y/N insisted that she will be alright by herself and call for help should anything happen. She tried to keep her eyes on her partner as he disappeared into the shade of the trees. When she couldn't see him anymore she made sure to keep her eyes trained on the valley.
Mystogan had just made it to the other side and had already placed two traps on the way when something hit him in the arm. Pain seared through his upper body as he gripped the arrow and pulled it out of his flesh. A hiss escaped his lips and almost too late he noticed the bushes rustling right next to him.
A monster of wolfish appearance charged right at him and he was only barely able to duck out of the way. He held up his staves but instead of fighting he had to lean on one of them for support as a wave of dizziness hit him.
The damn arrow, he realized beforethe beast charged at him again, successfully draggind him down the valley.
In no time Mystogan was surrounded by monsters of all kind. Hi immediate thought was Y/N. He couldn't protect her like this. But he had to.
With all strength left in him he propped himself up on one knee before casting the Five Layered Magic Circle Sacred Song. At this time Y/N was already sprinting down the valley. She had only noticed something was wrong when all monsters moved towards one spot. That was when she saw Mystogan at their feet, blood dripping from his arm.
She had almost reached the middle when she saw a beam of violet light take out numerous mosnters. However, over half of them were still alive and charging at the injured mage. Mystogan did his best to fend them off, even if it seemed impossible a task. He became weaker by the minute and was soon on his knees, using one of his staves to keep himself up.
Suddenly monster after monster started to explore from within, blood splattering everywhere.
And there, in the midst of utter chaos, Y/N emerged. Her hands were held up in a commanding manner and the colour of blood stained her clothes as well as her hair and porcelain skin.
Mystogan fought to stay conscious as he could not take his eyes off her. Her once bright E/C eyes had taken a crimson colour and her gaze emitted an authoritive if not dangerous aura.
The monsters could not even touch her as they kept exploding one after another. When Y/N's eyes met Mystogan's they immediately returned to their usual colour. Within seconds she was on her knees in front of him.
"Mystogan! Are you alright? Oh what am I saying, of course not. Were you poisoned?", she asked after one look at his wound. When he nodded she placed his arm around her shoulder in an attempt to help him up. Even the last of monsters had been wiped out at this point but there was no telling what might await them next.
"Don't worry, I'll get you out of here", she told Mystogan but it sounded more like she was trying to convince herself.
It was soon clear that Y/N was simply lacking the strength to move Mystogan away in time. She fought to move forward but it proved difficult as the hill was getting steeper. Her legs started to shake and her hands had a death grip on Mystogan's body to keep him in place on her back. At least until she inevitably fell onto her knees, almost getting crushed by Mystogan now lying on top of her.
Damn it I've really lost my edge it seems. And why is Mystogan such a giant?, Y/N felt frustration take over her mind instead of despair and gladly let it. Just when she was about to push both of them off the the ground again, Mystogan whispered into her ear. "Go on without me Y/N. We'll never get away in time with me slowing you down."
"The poison must have gotten to your head. Don't think for a second that I would leave you here", Y/N raised her voice. The tone of her voice left little room for argument.
Summoning every last ounce of strength, Mystogan used wind magic to alleviate the weight on Y/N's back.
"I'm sorry, this is the most I can help you in this state", his breath was laboured, "Although I'm not sure for how long I can keep this up."
Y/N wanted to protest and tell him to not strain himself, but she also admitted that her strength alone did not suffice. Not wanting to waste any more of Mystogan's strength she immediately got up and started running at full speed.
Now that it felt as though there was no additional weight on her, the H/C mage sprinted up the hill and into the forest.
When they were far enough into the forest Y/N was relieved to sense no presence in the area. However, this was also as long as Mystogan could keep up the spell.
All strength left him and the spell dissolved. Y/N was able to keep him up but had to lean onto a tree.
"I'm sorry", he whispered into the nape of her neck.
As consciousness slipped away from him the last thing he noticed was the scent of his partner calming his nerves.
Mystogan x Reader (Fairy Tail) Chapter 6
3rd POV
Y/N kept chatting with Mio seeing as how it distracted her.
"It seems to be a bad virus, probably transmitted through direct contact. Did you hurt yourself before you got sick?", she looked between Mio and her parents.
"She did cut herself on a broken pipe in the backyard. We really should have removed that rusty thing," the mother snivelled.
Y/N checked the wound on Mio's leg and confirmed that it is not inflamed, proving her theory that a virus was probably transmitted through the wound instead.
"It is a bit worrisome that her condition has already come this far. I'm afraid of a possible sepsis if we don't start with treatment soon. I also don't believe just medicine will cut it at this point", Y/N explained her findings.
"But will she recover?", the father demanded to know as she stroked his daughters hair gently.
"That is my opinion, yes. There is something I can do. It's advanced treatment that should help Mio recover within the week. But I'll understand if you want to stick with more conservative treatment methods." The couple exchanged glances before asking Y/N to elaborate.
The whole time Mystogan was amazed at his fellow mage. Not only did she conduct herself professionally, she also did it in the most friendly and caring manner. Mio seemed rather shy and scared in the beginning, as any child would. But with each of Y/N's words and smiles, the girl relaxed and trusted her. Y/N explained the option of a prepped blood transfusion. For this she would take a small amount of Mio's blood, filter the affected cells out and replicate the healthy cells that already contain the properties and attributes to clear out her whole system once injected back into Mio. Y/N gave them some time to think about it while she and Mystogan waited outside the lounge. "You're really incredible," Mystogan proclaimed as a matter of fact.
"I suppose this is one of te few positive uses of blood sorcery", she admitted quietly.
"Not only that, but the way you offered your help without a second thought. Even after that doctor was so rude to you, the only thing on your mind was saving the child", Mystogan crossed his arms as he leaned against the wall.
Before Y/N could respond, the door opened to reveal the restaurant owners. "Please treat out daughter. We will pay any amount if it means our Mio will get well again", the man implored.
"My name is Misa and this is my husband Yusei. I apologize for our lack of manners," the mother bowed respectfully.
"It's okay, I know you have other things on your mind. I'm Y/N and this is Mystogan", at this the blue-haired man behin her gave a small nod, "I don't require any payment, but is there any room I could use to prepare the infusion?"
The couple was so grateful, they immediately started to clear out the office on the first floor. Y/N informed that she would get some medical equipment from her room at the inn and then come back to draw Mio's blood. Mystogan waited at the restaurant and helped Y/N set up her equipment once she returned.
"Thank you for going along with this," she uttered as she took syringes and vial out of her small suitcase. Mystogan took the items to place them on the desk.
"It's for a good cause and we don't have any more plans for today anyways." A smile graced Y/N's lips. Even if her new partner didn't speak much, there was no doubt that he is an extremely patient and considerate man. After desinfecting all equipment Y/N went back to the lounge.
"Alright, I'll have to draw some of your blood. Just the tiniest bit, you won't even notice", she reassured the girl. "And then I won't be sick anymore?", Mio had a hopeful, if tired, look on her face. "Of course! You'll be full of energy in no time," the mage smiles as she patted the girl's head. "All the other doctors said they couldn't help. Are you a fairy?", the child asked with wide eyes.
At this, the blue-haired mage cracked up, "In a way, she is." This earned him a mock glare from Y/N. However, Y/N was glad to have Mystogan with her. He did a splendid job at distracting Mio while she drew some blood. It surprised her to see Mystogan being so good with children. Little Mio was not scared of him, despite the fact that a tall masked man could very well strike children as scary.
Afterwards Y/N locked herself in the office and Mystogan respected her wish to prep the infusion by herself. Using her magic in front of others has always been a touchy subject. She could never shake off the feeling that blood sorcery is just so obscene, not to mention that it borders on dark magic depending on how it is used. The young woman would hate to show this kind of side to Mystogan.
By the time Y/N was finished and gave Mio the infusion it was evening. "Mystogan, was it? Although your girlfriend said she won't accept our money, please let us offer you dinner," Misa approached Mystogan who was waiting in the hall.
"O-Oh, she's not my girlfriend", he stuttered nervously, "But I'll speak to Y/N. Actually it would be of great help to us since we had not even thought about dinner yet." The middle aged woman seemed surprised, "I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions, it just seemed like-"
"Misa-san?" We are done," Y/N's voice rang behind the door. The raven-haired woman gave Mystogan an apologetic smile before entering the lounge. The masked mage was not sure whether he wanted the woman to finish her sentence or not. Y/N gave detailed instructions to the restaurant owners on how to proceed with the treatment. She also let them know that she would stop by for a check-up in a few days. The two Fairy Tail mages gratefully accepted the free dinner before they left for the inn.
"Thanks again for today", Y/N expressed softly as they entered their room.
"It was no trouble. I admire how skillfully and selflessly you treated this child," Mystogan's gaze met hers. They bid each other good night and Y/N disappeared into her adjoining room.
Chapter 7
Mystogan x Reader (Fairy Tail) Chapter 5
3rd POV
Even though the sun was out, the weather in the north was harsher than Y/N is used to. Therefore she was happy to see Mystogan arrive at the market place shortly after her. She immediately waved him over with a smile, although she also seemed slightly dejected.
"Did everything go well?," Mystogan asked, relieved to see Y/N free from any injuries.
"Yes and no. Everyone was very nice but I didn't get any information on the dark mages. I do know where the latest monster attack happen though," she let out a sigh. When Mystogan told her that he was more successful in this regard Y/N felt her spirit rise even if she was a bit envious. She really wanted to show Mystogan that she can be helpful on this mission.
As if she was an open book to him, the blue-haired mage scanned the area before suggesting, "How about we find a restaurant and have lunch? The wind is a bit cold and inside we can exchange information. I'm curious to hear what you found out." Y/N beamed at him and pointed towards a restaurant on the other side of the market place.
They found a secluded table in the corner of the room. After ordering Mystogan took a look around to ensure there weren't any people around to overhear their conversation. "So, what do we have partner?", Y/N placed her face in her hands, propped up on the table.
"It seems the monsters in the mountains might be controlled by the dark guild. The guild exists, but the man who told me about this said that no one knows where the guild is located. However, members of the guild come into town and threaten the citizens regularly. They also extort protection money from all store owners."
"Those bastards!", Y/N exclaimed before clasping her hands over her mouth. Mystogan's eyes widened the slightest bit but soon held pure amusement when he watched the girl stammer apologies with a bright red face.
"I see you must have spent a lot of time with Natsu and Gray," he chuckled.
"But it really is terrible. No wonder the people here are afraid to speak about it," Y/N's gaze help worry and sympathy for the people of Vecca.
"I agree with you Y/N. And what did you find out?"
At this, Y/N rummaged through her bag and pulled out a map. "Well, it isn't much but this here," she pointed to a circled area on the map," is where a group of monsters attacked three days ago."
Mystogan thought for a moment, "This is good information, we could take a look around this area tomorrow. Perhaps we'll find some hints about the dark guild." Y/N agreed and just at the right time the food arrived. Watching Mystogan eat his meal in a laborious way promted a snort to leave Y/N's lips. Her hand immediately moved to cover her mouth, "I'm sorry, I can't believe I've only been showing you such an unsightly display. The way you eat just looks so absurd, I'm not sure if I should laugh or pity you for this predicament."
"It's okay, you have been nothing but a delight. Actually I have to thank you," Mystogan admitted softly.
"Oh, for what?", Y/N blinked.
"For your consideration. Not once have you probed me about the mask."
"No need to thank me. It doesn't impact this partnership, so even if I'm curious it's none of my business. I'm sure you would tell me if you could, so don't worry about it," Y/N's smile was soft and reassuring.
Mystogan did not move, maybe he didn't even breathe. It was as if he couldn't believe his ears, but seeing the earnest look in Y/N's eyes he relaxed visibly. "Thank you," he uttered before averting his gaze to his meal. Meanwhile, Y/N's eyes were trained at the counter. There seemed to be a commotion but Y/N could only judge by the expressions on the faces of the owner and what must be his wife. The woman had tears in her eyes and through a gap in the door the mage saw a doctor with a stern look on his face.
"Even the doctor can't say what is causing her illness."
"Then we'll bring in another doctor!", the man whisper-yelled.
"What if they just tell us the same thing? We can't afford any more doctors," the woman sobbed.
At this point Mystogan has also directed his attention to the couple. He almost missed it when Y/N stood up and approached them.
"I'm sorry", she caught their attention, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I overheard that someone is ill?", she inquired politely.
"Don't worry, our kitchen is clean and steril," the man reassured without looking Y/N in the eye.
"Oh no, I'm not asking about that. I just travelled here from Magnolia and I specialize in healing magic," Y/N explained carefully. The man gave her a skeptical look which Y/N understood considering the kind of experience they have made with the dark mages here. He was about to say something when his wife grabbed Y/N's hands over the counter, "Please help my little girl!" She also nudged her husband and gave him a desparate look.
"I can take a look at her. Is she here?", Y/N asked to which the lady tugged on her hands to guide her around the counter. However, a hand on Y/N's shoulder held her back. When she looked back, Mystogan's face came into view, eyes golding a hint of worry.
"Is it alright if I accompany my partner? I feel restless leaving her alone for too long in an unfamiliar place," he requested respectfully. The couple watched him quizzically but eventually agreed. They guided the mages into a small lounge at the back of the restaurant. Y/N's eyes immediately went to a small girl lying on a couch. Her black her was sprawled out in thin strands and her skin was ashen. Her eyes were closed her breathing was heavy. The girl was also so skinny that Y/N wondered aloud how long she has been sick.
"Over two weeks now. Three doctors have been here but nobody can find the cause, let alone a cure," the man explained.
"And you think this woman can do more for the girl?", the doctor from earlier came up behind them.
"I can't know that yet, but my magic allows me to see things not visible to the sheer eye", Y/N explained calmly.
"Oh please. You think anything can be solves with a little magic, when you don't even have the slightest knowledge about medicine. An overconfident breat is just what we need," the doctor bellowed. Y/N was just about to respond when Mystogan stepped in, effectively shielding her from the doctor's glare.
"My very much qualified partner will need a quiet environment to treat the patient. If you cannot remain silent perhaps you could also wait outside," the blue-haired mage declared politely but his voice was as sharp as a knife.
Y/N had to bite back a smile and decided to no longer pay any mind to the rude doctor. She crouched down next to the couch in order to be at eye level with the girl.
"Hello, my name is Y/N and this here is Mystogan. May I ask for your name?", the young woman introduced herself softly. Heavy lidded eyes fluttered open to reveal dull, sunken eyes. The colour still appeared topaz brown.
"I'm Mio. Are you also a doctor?", the girl whispered in a raspy voice.
"Nice to meet you Mio. Actually I'm a mage. Is it okay if I touch you?" Mio nodded. Y/N placed her hands over the girls chest and stomach. "Body scan", she whispered before speaking to Mio.
"How old are you Mio?"
"I'm almost eight."
Chapter 6
Mystogan x Reader (Fairy Tail) Chapter 4
Mystogan's POV
Sitting on my bed I watched the sun rise, wrapped in dawn's colourful display. After going to bed early yesterday I woke up early but well rested. The same couldn't be said about Y/N. Not a single sound has left her room since last night, indicating that she was probably still asleep.
So I took my time showering and getting ready. When it was past eight and there was still no sign from my new partner, I grew worried. And so I knocked on the adjoining door only to receive no response. My hand reached the door knob before distancing itself again. This went back and forth as my though spiralled. Hoping that Y/N would forgive my invading her privacy, I finally opened the door. What greeted me was the sight of sprawled out on her bed, the covers only half shielding my view from her delicate form. She seemed to be sleeping peacefully and so I closed the door and went down to get breakfast instead.
When I came back, the door to Y/N's room was open and granting me view of her pacing about the room. In her nightgown no less. Luckily she was also wearing some kind of overcoat.
"Good morning", I greeted but it came out sounding like a question.
A shriek left Y/N's lips as she turned around so abruptly she lost her balance and stumbled over her travel bag. Instinctively I reached out and she fell into my arms.
"Is everything okay?", I asked while steadying Y/N.
Her eyes shot up to me. "You're safe!"
I blinked, "Why wouldn't I be?"
"Because I woke up and your room was empty, I was afraid something happened to you", she exclaimed and a blush crept onto her cheeks as she realized the misconception. My face also started to heat up but for a completely different reason. I noticed my hands still on her shoulder and arm, so I moved them up to ruffle Y/N's hair before averting my gaze. "I just went down for breakfast since there was no telling when you would wake up, sleepyhead."
Y/N's face started to awfully resemble Erza's hair colour. "I have a deep sleep! Just wake me up when we need to get ready next time", she stuttered.
"Okay, I will. I brought you some breakfast from downstairs", I motioned to the paper bag on the table, "Why don't you get dressed and have a bite before we go out?"
Y/N hummed in response and disappeared into the bathroom. While I waited in my room I couldn't help but notice how awfully sweet it felt for Y/N to worry about me like that. I've been working alone for so long, there hasn't been anyone to worry about me really.
She didn't take long to get ready and eat her breakfast and so we soon left to scout the town. After seeing the reaction of the bakery worker yesterday, Y/N deemed it best to dress casual and less like a guild mage. She wore a cute winter dress with the thigh high boots and hat to complete the look.
In the little time I've known her I couldn't help but notice that she looks good in anything really. Beautiful even. Pushing such thoughts aside I suggested that we gather information separately and meet up again later. Since Y/N already put effort into blending in and looking approachable, she will probably have more luck without me. Admittedly my appearance doesn't exactly strike trust in the hearts of regular citizens.
"Will you be alright by yourself?", I furrowed my brows at Y/N.
"Don't worry. As promised, I won't stray too far, won't go anywhere shady and will stay in public places with lots of people around", she snickered as she used her fingers to recite all rules I previously established.
I watched Y/N disappear into the busy streets, before making my way to my first destination.
Before long I was made painfully aware that all attempts to get intel on the dark mages were just as unsuccessful as yesterdays's encounter at the bakery. I've been to a blacksmith, three pubs and even a magical device store but none of the citizens would reveal any information. The people would always evade the question about any dark mages, only advising me to beware of the mountains behind the borders. At least I found out that there is an adventurers guid hall a few streets ahead. Independent mages and mercenaries get their jobs and intelligence from there.
Inside the building I first went to the mission board and noticed that although there seem to be monsters lurking in the mountains, none of the quests ask for them to be slayed or driven away. At the bar counter I was able to strike a conversation with a few adventurers and mages. However, when I brought up the topic of the monsters and dark mages everyone once again shut down and gave only vague answers, if any.
Letting out a sigh I left the building but was abruptly grabbed by my collar and pulled into the next alley. It was dark and narrow, so I couldn't see the man's face very well but he seemed to be an elderly man, perhaps a past adventurer even, judging by the appearance. Multiple scars littered his skin and the man still wore a leather belt with a small sword attached.
"Asking around town won't get you anywhere. Are you a mage?", the man ushered, keeping his voice down. He let go of me and stared at me intensely.
"Yes, I'm from Fairy Tail. Can you tell me anything about the situation here then?", I asked hurriedly, afraid he might change his mind.
"I can. But first, do you think you're up to it? It's going to be dangerous and if you're just gonna get yourself killed you better go back while you still can", the man grumbled.
"Do not worry. My partner and I are here to take down all monsters and and the dark guild. Last week I took out a dark guild in the west but it turned out to be part of a guild network. I believe another guild division to be quatered here", explained calmly and the man seemed to relax slightly.
"I'm sure you already know about the monsters roaming the mountain side. But those aren't regular monsters, it's almost as if they are commanded by mages..", and so the man explained the situation to me in detail. I didn't even get his name or the chance to express my gratitude. As soon as he finished speaking he left as abruptly as he appeared.
Checking the clock I noticed that it is about time to meet up with Y/N again and got on my way.
Chapter 5
Mystogan x Reader (Fairy Tail) Chapter 3
Alrighty, Chapter 3 is finally finished and I already got started on Chapter 4! :) _______________
Mystogan's POV
The next day I awaited Y/N in front of her apartment at 09:00 sharp. When she opened the door and greeted me with a small smile on her face, I immediately noticed a change in her appearance. Yesterday's cute and homely dress was replaced by short pants and a turtleneck top that hugged her form just right. Y/N was wearing combat boots over her overknee tights and the cloak draped over her shoulders hid the various items attached to her belt. For a moment I could swear I saw a dagger reflecting the light.
Once again unsure of what to say, my eyes glanced down her form to her travel bag standing beside her. "Let me take that", I muttered as I picked up the bag. Putting it over my shoulder I turned around and started walking up the street. I could faintly hear the H/C haired woman chuckle before she caught up to me.
"So partner, where are we going?", she inquired glancing up at me.
"To the train station. I was able to find some clues before returning to the guild yesterday. Several dark mages were seen in a city north-west, which could mean that one of their divisions may be located nearby." As Y/N nodded at me in understanding, I offered to discuss possible strategies on the train ride.
After we boarded the train we sat in silence for a while as Y/N gazed at the moving scenery. My gaze, however, was on her. After Master explained her circumstances to me I still had a few questions, but he deemed it best if I were to ask her directly. I soon came to the conclusion that there was simply no good time to start this conversation and let out a small sigh. It was beyond me how she would have heard it through my mask but it seems she did. The girl sat up straight and looked me in the eye before saying, "You know, we were paired up so suddenly, I understand if you have any questions about me."
Taken by surprise I let out a chuckle, "Can you read minds?", my voice was laced with humour and Y/N stared at me with wide eyes and her mouth agape. Wow. I'm the slightest bit cheerful and people are shocked out of their mind. Perhaps I should re-visit my social skills after all.
"Not really. Although I can establish a link to someone through a ritual. It'll allow me to sense the other person's physical status and get a rough read on their emotions", Y/N explained calmly but her eyes looked uneasy. I could imagine that she is afraid of my reaction to her speaking of blood sorcery. Therefore I lieaned back in my seat and responded respectfully.
"That's an interesting magic. I have also heard of your superb healing abilities." When she broke into a smile I knew it was a good idea to start the topic by speaking of something she is comfortable with. Y/N chatted on about the ways she uses her power to heal. She would pause and apologize for her rambling to which I would assure that I don't mind in the slightest. I also answered any questions Y/N had about the spells I use and what kind of missions I usually do.
"If it's alright for me to ask.. what do you do for self-defense?", at this question the girl across from me stilled and I hastily added, "it's just that Master Makarov assured me you will be able to wipe out any monsters, but I just want to know what to expect if we face any other type of danger. I did promise to bring you back safe and sounds after all." I gave her a smile, hoping to would have any effect at all even with my mask covering my face.
She seemed to be deep in thought for a moment before her briefly strained features softened. "Please don't worry. Although I don't use sorcery on humans I have spent many years training combat and I've also taken up a few tricks." Since Y/N does seem like a reasonable person I felt relieved to hear that. Although I will keep an eye on her in any case. God knows what the guild would do to me if anything happened to her.
3rd POV
It was afternoon by the time the two Fairy Tail mages arrived at Vecca. They immediately started to look for an inn, but didn't leave out any opportunity to gather information.
Currently they were making a stop at a bakery. Mystogan didn't miss the way Y/N's stomach growled as they walked by and so he casually noted that the bakery would be a good source of information.
"Two melon pans, please," she beamed at the cashier. The man visibly blushed and returned her smile. "And sir, we're new here so I was wondering if you know an inn that would have us?", Mystogan added as he passed him the money. The man behind the counter gave them the name and directions to the inn.
"Thank you!", Y/N smiled softly before lowering her voice, "Say, is it true that this region is occupied by monsters and dark mages?", Y/N's voice was laced in fear. The man's expression morphed into one of fear. "I don't know anything about dark mages," he mumbled, "but the mountains are dangerous and monsters do tend to appear there. I advise you to not stray too far past the town borders." With a small nod he turned away and approached another customer.
Y/N and Mystogan wandered the streets, side by side.
"The bakery worker was totally hiding something", Y/N voiced as she happily munched on her melon pan. She had offered her second pan to Mystogan, which he politely declined. Y/N had a feeling that he just wants to avoid taking his mask off and so she wrapped the bread and insisted he keep it for later.
Mystogan couldn't help but feel delight at how considerate the girl was, especially towards him. She never questioned him. She never asked about his mask or secretive nature. The way she accepted him and even called him 'partner' sparked mixed feelings inside Mystogan. Although he couldn't name it, he did find himself smiling involuntarily.
"Let's not worry too much. We can rest for today and tomorrow we'll start to gather information," he assured Y/N before holding the door to the inn open for her. They were in luck and got two separate rooms connected by an intermediate door. This way they each had their privacy but could also meet up at all times. While Y/N thought this arrangement was convenient because they could discuss further plans in private, Mystogan was relieved to know that he can protect the girl at all times if needed.
"Good night, Mystogan", Y/N smiled as she caught his eye.
"Good night, Y/N," Mystogan spoke softly before leaving her bag in front of her and closing the door behind him.
The north was known for it's harsh weather but as Mystogan took off his mask and unwrapped the pan Y/N gave him, he felt strangely warm.
Chapter 4
Mystogan x Reader (Fairy Tail) Chapter 2
Y/N's POV
While Master explained my background to Mystogan I had to busy myself to calm my nerves. It was strange to know that the two of them are talking about me and I was also nervous about Mystogan's reaction.
But he's an S-Class mage, surely he wouldn't be afraid of me right?
After cleaning the dishes I explained to my friends in the guild that I would accompany Mystogan on his mission for a few weeks. As discussed with Master, I named the reason to be my healing abilities especially in the field of poison. As this was a field that even Wendy had difficulty with, nobody questioned it.
"It'll be lonely without you Y/N. Please be careful!", my best friend Mira gave me a hug. Cana convinced me to have a drink to celebrate before my departure.
"And you gotta find out what's behind this mask!", Cana yelled as we touched glasses. Lucy was seated next to us and pondered, "It's true that this is a secret yet to be lifted. I wonder what Mystogan looks like."
" I bet he's super ugly and that's why he hides his face!", Natsu giggled.
"Then he'd still be better looking than you moron", Gray sneered. Of course Natsu was instantly aflame.
"You wanna go ice princess?!", to which Erza gave both of them a good beating. "I'm sure he looks just fine. Whatever the reason for his mask is, Master trusts him so he should have our respect", she stated cool as ever.
I gave my friends a smile, "Yes and it's not like I'm planning on tearing that mask off his face", I giggled.
Cana smirked, "Wouldn't be too sure of that. With just the two of you and the lonely nights-",
"NO WAY"
Macao and Wakaba jumped to their geet but struggled to keep balance after the many drinks they had.
3rd POV
In the meantime Mystogan had packed his belongings and went to Y/N's aparment only to find nobody home. He was about to leave a note with tomorrows meeting place and time when he could faintly hear the loud voices and laughter from the guild. It was just a few streets ahead but still amazing how the buzz of the party could still be heard.
Thinking that most members were probably drunk out of their mind, Mystogan decided that he could drop by this one time.
As he entered the guild there indeed weren't too many eyes on the masked mage. When he arrived at the counter he spotted you dancing with Mira, Cana and Lucy at your sides.
"Speaking of the devil!" Wakaba yelled as Macao placed his hands on your shoulder protectively (or to steady himself, it wasn't quite clear).
"There better not be any funny business going on between you and our sweet Y/N." he glared towards the blue-haired man but was shushed by Y/N. She came forward and stood shielding Mystogan. The mage in question had to supress a smile as it looked almost ridiculous considering you must be half his size.
"Don't scare away my new partner. I'm sure Mystogan is a perfect gentleman", she puffed her cheeks. This time he didn't even bother to supress the smile that crept onto his face. Hell, nobody would notice it with the mask on anyways.
"Please don't worry. I intend to keep Y/N from any harm and bring her back to you as soon as possible", realising that this was probably the first time he spoke to so many guild members at once, Mystogan suddenly felt embarassed and scratched the back of his neck awkwardly.
"See? A perfect gentleman", Y/N smiled as he proved her point.
Cana let out a snicker "I'm starting to think Mystogan is the one who has to be careful around Y/N".
At this, Y/N's cheeks heated up and Mystogan couldn't help but chuckle at her disheveled state. Cheeks flaming red, slightly tipsy, strands of hair loosely falling into her face from the earlier dancing.
Did Mystogan just laugh?, Y/N thought before convincing herself she must have imagined it. Everyone soon started to chatter amongst themselves again. It relieved Mystogan to not be the center of attention anymore.
"So what brings you here, partner?", Y/N smiled as she handed him a drink.
"I wanted to give you the meeting place and time for tomorrow. When you weren't home I figured you might still be here." At this Y/N's eyes twinkled. When she told Mystogan about how her comrades decided to throw a farewell party, the man could see how much she appreciated the gesture.
When she asked at what time the two should meet, Mystogan offered to pick her up at 09:00.
"Sounds good. But then I should probably head home now and pack my stuff", Y/N pondered.
"Then please let me walk you home", Mystogan offered and Y/N accepted with a smile.
The walk to Y/N's apartment was peaceful and it surprised both mages when Mystogan was the one to break the silence.
"I can see how much our guild cherishes you. It makes me feel bad for taking you away on a mission."
The girl gave him a soft smile, "You don't have to. It gives me a chance to get to know you. And you are just as important to the guild. We just see you to rarely to show it to you."
Y/N could swear that her new partner was smiling, at least his eyes seemed to give it away. When Mystogan dropped her off at her apartment Y/N looked him right in the eye, "I know you usually work alone but that doesn't mean we can't make a good team. I'm looking forward to it!"
Mystogan was taken aback by this, unsure how to respond. He found the before him endearing, just as his other comrades did. But after years of travelling alone and putting everyone to sleep upon his returns, this situation was unfamiliar to him. After a few moments of silence the man had given up on finding an adequate response and nodded his head saying "I will see you tomorrow", before disappearing into the night.
Y/N was puzzled but guessed that Mystogan was simply a man of few words.
That's it! I will bring Mystogan out of his shell during this mission. Well that, and slay monsters I suppose, she thought to herself as she entered her apartment.
Chapter 3
Protector of Sorts (Levi Ackerman x Reader)
The Survey Corps, all soldiers and all squads fighting the titans are doing their best to keep on fighting for humanitys future. They keep protecting the civilians of the inner walls.
But who is that mysterious person, protecting the Wings of Freedom? Noticing someone not belonging to the military, pulling all kinds of pranks and stunts to support the survey corps, Levi is set on revealing that person.
And when he finds out, more questions seem to appear instead of being answered.
Hello there! So this is the first story I am publishing (along with my FT Mystogan one) so please let me know if you have any feedback :) This will be a series although I’m not sure yet how many chapters there will be.
Chapter 1
Levi's PoV
'tch', clicking my tongue I made my horse go faster by the second. Seeing as a horde of titans was right at our toes. Some abnormals were even able to make it to our left and right side, running disgracefully between trees. And all in all we were in a shitty situation.
It was a rather small mission in comparision to something as fucking annoying as that time we sealed the hole in wall rose. For the mission this time, only my squad and the one of Shitty-Glasses were needed. Apparently.
Wait, what kind of insolent idiot thought that two squads were enough to send beyond the walls? Whatever, gonna kill the bastard with that suggestion later. Surprisingly no one has died yet. In a cart behind us, the cadets Springer and Blouse were lying injured, though nothing life threatening, as those brats were lucky that I saved their sorry asses.
The goal of this mission was to capture Titans. Precisely one normal and one abnormal Titan, just for the experiments of that mad woman.
Usually I'd rather stab myself before helping her with this crazy shit, but orders from Erwin were orders from Erwin. So the plan consisted of us leading two Titans into the forest and holding off any number above that. Shitty-Glasses and her squad have set up the traps and will be hiding in the trees by now.
But there were a hell lot of those filthy beasts wandering around, of course all following us instantly. And in addition to that I had those brats pulling my leg. Though for cadets they didn't do that bad of a job, but they were still brats. I'll admit that cadet Ackerman was of help at fighting away the Titans that were approaching too much for comfort. I guess I didn't complain about having someone with brains like Arlert, too. And Jaeger was just the shitty brat he always is. Going on and on with the crap of killing the titans now, not using his brain at all, wanting to shift into Titan form and the list of shit coming out of his mouth is endless. He's not half bad at fighting but he still needs more of, like everything? Self-control, brains, logical thinking, experience and to start off: Patience.
Well, the other brats all needed more experience. To gain that experience, you need to survive long enough though. And like that my thoughts drifted to our current situation again. One look around told me, that it wasn't the best, with one Titan to our right, but another one just about ten metres behind the first Titan. Both 10 metre-class. To our left were two titans of similar height approaching. And behind us right at our toes were three- no, two 12 metre-titans. But wait, last time I checked, I saw three ugly faces behind me. It's unlikely for a Titan to go another way, when the only prey was right before their eyes. Glaring over my shoulder at the cadets, I raised my voice.
,,Oi, Brats! Before, there were three titans behind us. None of you took down the third, right?" Hearing that, the cadets glanced over their shoulders in awe as well. "No Captain, no one did", Blouse answered, holding her arm, as it was slightly broken.
"Something's fishy..", I commented.
In this short moment, everyone had their concentration way more on what wasn't there, than on what was actually right on our tails.
The sound of movement cutting through the air caught our attention, but it seemed futile, since the titan was already crashing down his hand on the soldiers. One of the titans to sides had come up to the troop way too close for comfort. Now, his hands crashed down from above the cart the two injured cardets lied in, in hope of grabbing some flesh. Luckily Arlert, who was riding the horse with the cart attached, managed to evade it.
Wich doesn't mean that they were saved. The impact when the fist collided with the ground, sent lots of chunks and rocks flying. One wheel of the wooden vehicle got hit and broke away quickly. The cart got out of control and the blonde boy on the horse could only do his best to come to a stop alive. But then again, coming to a stop acutally meant death as well.
I mentally cursed how this little mission seems much worse than other expeditions. Many thoughts crossed my mind. On the battlefield it was not a rare necessity to leave injured comrades behind when there's no chance to escape together. I was trying to think of a resolution but these damn brats had other things in mind, it seems. As soon as the cart fell behind, the cadets former of 104th squad did the same and came to a halt.
I concealed my surprise instantly when I turned my horse around as well. Those brats would be cleaning the shitty toilets and stalls until their fingers were bleeding. "So what great plan do you shitheads have now? I hope not to wait to get fucking eaten.", I glared at them. Captain, I have to turn into a titan!", Jaeger screamed at me, horrified by the six titans that were coming closer from every side.
Before I could say anything, his step-sister raised her hand. "No, I should be able to take them out, or at least create an opening", she shouted over the noise from trampling steps.
"You brats are not to do anything! Remember our objective, we need to get one normal and one abnormal shithead to this mad woman.", though I said this, I was thinking we need to take some action as well. I made up my mind and raised my voice.
,,We're going to-", screaming cut me off.
Everyone looked behind them, to see that one of the 12-meter titans had grabbed the cadet Springer and lifted him up. Everyone unsheathed their swords and Kirstein was already up in the air to rescue his comrade, but just as he was only few meters away from him, another hand swung after him. One of the 10-meter class titans from our sides was trying to grab Kirstein, but he managed to defend himself just in time. With another titan between them, it was hard for the cadet to come to the aid of his comrade. Horror begun to show on the faces of Spinger and the other cadets. The horror of losing someone.
I have steeled myself more for this kind of situations, but it was still an unbearable feeling. To see how quickly the lives of good soldiers come to an end and to surpress the thoughts of the mourning and crying friends and family who will miss the soldier. When I first joined, I always wished for some kind of wonder in those situations, but I'm long finished with waiting for wonders.
When the titan held up the cadet to his mouth and his friends and comrades were trying desperately to save him in time, nobody could look away.
And in that instant, blood splashed around. Like crazy. The young soldiers momentarily stopped breathing, their eyes open wide. But they didn't even have the time to turn their faces away in agony. Everyone was still looking at the scene and then, they witnessed the wonder they had all secretly wished for. There was so much blood, it was even hard to see clearly. But none of this blood actually belonged to their friend. The titan that had captured Connie Springer, fell to his knees and then flat on his stomach. His neck was slashed accurately and very deeply. Not only that, but a trail of cuts went from the back of his legs, up to the hip and then his upper body up to where it had held his victim.
After the dust from the impact had faded away, nobody knew what was going on, but they were looking for their comrade anyways. And that's when I saw it. Standing firmly on top of the titan, a dark green cloak swayed in the wind behind her back. Swords already sheathed and both hands supporting the cadet she was carrying on her shoulder.
Thud
The cadets stared in awe, as the mysterious savior jumped off of the steaming body and landed in front of them. It was only a short moment where they had the time to look at her, but it felt like an eternity. Though she still had a hood over her head, I could see it was a girl and she wasn't very tall [AN: Who's sitting in the glass house.. ^-^]. I couldn't see her face very well, because her hood kept it in the dark. Only some strands of [h/c] hair were visible, but she had probably tied her hair up. She was wearing the 3D maneuver gear, but that and the colour of her cape were the only similarities to the Survey Corps' uniform. She was wearing tight fitting black trousers and a beige shirt with string tassels at the collar, as well as dark brown combat shoes. I saw that she had additional to the straps, two little pouches and a few other details I couldn't see clearly on her waist.
But well, we didn't really have the time to gawk at that person, if our lives were dear to us. There were still at least five titans left, four to kill, if we consider that one is for shitty four-eyes.
"Pull yourselves together, brats! We are not in the slightest finished, we need to move our asses soon.", I yelled and the cadets got out of their trance, "And now you. You are not a soldier, state your name and business outside the walls." She might have saved a soldier, but I couldn't afford to get friendly around strangers now, not that I'd get friendly with anyone anyways.
She let out a sigh and put down Connie Springer, he was unconscious. After that she hold up her hand slightly, like she was telling me to wait. That person has not even spoken a word and she's already getting on my nerves. No one saw it coming but she suddenly shot her hooks up to a tree about 8 meters away, her body following soon afterwards. Thinking that she was trying to escape I was about to chase her, but stopped when I saw her going for the nearest titan, the one who had tried to grab Kirstein earlier. In flight she grabbed her hand grips and attached new blades, when she came up to the titan she sped up and hopped onto his shoulder, not giving him a chance. My eyes slightly narrowed when I saw her crossing her blades like an X before stabbing them like that in the flesh of his neck. Once inside, she pulled the blades out of the X-form and slashed the neck deeply in process. She jumped off of the titans shoulder and when she landed, she pulled off her hood.
The cadets that gathered around springer looked at her in awe. I guess I admitted that she didn't look half bad, her face had something pure to it, although she looked mostly elegant and mature (not in age, but in features). Her [c/h] hair was tied up in some braids, what made her look a bit like a fair lady.
Though I scrached that whole sentence the next moment.
After pulling her hood off, she walked a few steps in my direction, while inspecting her bloodied blades. "Oh it's an honour," she said, the sarcasm clearly audible. "I guess the name is [F/N] [L/N]. The business..", she swung her blades around, cutting the air sharp and shaking of the filthy blood. And her last swing went into my direction. I felt drops of blood on my shoes and instantly grabbed my second blade as well.
This piece of shit.
"...would be to save your asses.", now she looked me straight in the eye. I felt an enormous provoking atmosphere around her, but that was gone as quick as it came. She started to talk swiftly, her voice lacking emotion.
"Cadet Springers unconsciousness is nothing serious, the grip of the titan probably just blocked his airway too long. He's alive", she looked around and saw the titans, two to our right, one on the left and two from behind approaching. Every one of them was now, only about 5 to 7 metres away from us and everyone prepared for the fight.
"Corporal Levi Ackerman, Sir.", she adressed me awfully respectful but in her voice was nothing of the sort audible. I just gave her a wary look. "May I suggest that you take the single titan on the left to the leader of the 4th squad-leader, Hanji Zoe. I shall take over here.", she presented her suggestion. I raised a brow at her. How would she know all this?
"You actually do have eyes, or do you not?", I said flatly and she blinked at me. "I couldn't care less about you brat, but we have two injured soldiers and the cart is damaged. And I don't trust you in the least."
Now after blinking in surprise, she looked extremely annoyed. She actually grabbed inside her collar and took something off before tossing it to me. "You shouldn't be wasting your time doubting me. With the consent of the 13th commander of the Survey Corps, Erwin Smith, I shall take over this situation for now.", she screamed the last sentence on top of her lungs, so all the cadets heard her loud and clearly. And I actually couldn't believe what I was holding in my hands. Attached to a leather band was a golden ring. This ring belonged to the first commander of the Wings of Freedom, the king at that time gave it to him, that's what I heard. The first commander then gave it to the second commander and this became a tradition, so now the ring is the posession of Erwin, he told me about this in the first place. Do I have to trust this outrageous woman now?
The first titan begun to swing his hands at the cadets on the front and [L/N] begun screaming orders at the top of her lungs.
"The titans are standing right in front of us! Ackerman and Jaeger, take them down! As a human, Jaeger!", the two said soldiers gasped at her commanding voice, but nodded in approval and then, even saluted! Tch. To this woman.
They got to their tasks instantly.
"Arlert, get over here and distract the single titan, he will be the objective. And Kirstein is to get Springer in the cart and protect him and cadet Blouse at all costs!", two other salutations and they started to move. They're all going to clean horse shit until they can't smell anything else.
I looked at the girl, daring her to order me around.
,,So, Coporal Ackermann, Sir. Would you do me the honour of a fight, side by side? I haven't done this in a long time and it's thrilling me.", now her expression showed nothing of the sarcasm, povocations or that commanding tone. It felt truly respective this time, but also like a michievous child that's about to eat her birthday cake. Truly strange girl. To be honest, letting everything on my very own mission and my very own squad, go after the orders of an unknown, strange girl, didn't settle well with me at all. Neverthless did I nod my head slightly, shooting my hooks to the other side of the battlefield where two titans remained for us. All the while I was clutching Erwins ring, the proof of her words tightly, before sliding it in my pocket.
Just what the hell was happening here.
Mystogan x Reader (Fairy Tail) Chapter 1
When Master Makarov assigns a duo to bring down a network of dark guilds, an unlikely team is built.
Mystogan, the mysterious reclusive working together with Y/N L/N, the bright and cheerful girl who usually assumes her role as the guild barkeeper. Will these two polar opposites clash or be exactly what these two need?
CHAPTER 1
3rd POV
"Another round please!", Wakaba yelled as he joined glasses with Cana.
"Coming right up", Y/N said as she signalled Mira that she's already on it.
The guild was abuzz with the usuall chatter, celebration and the occasional fight. At least until everyone seemed to be hit by a wave of drowsiness and soon Master Makarov remained the only one awake.
"Welcome back, Mystogan", the older man greeted nonchalantly.
Mystogan gave a small nod. "I'm sorry Master."
This caught the guild master's attention.
"Although I was able to destroy the dark guild, it appears they are part of a network. Some of the guilds part of it do not even have any human members."
Makarov gave it some though before inviting the masked mage into his office for a full report.
Not long after the two men had left, the rest of the guild woke. Although slighlty puzzled, they have already grown accustomed to the S-Class mage's sleeping spell.
While some members grumpled about their spilled drinks, Y/N was already known for her positive lease on life.
"Man, I wish Mystogan was around with this spell of his whenever I can't fall asleep", she laughed as she cleaned the tables and re-filled any spilled drinks.
The others only signed in adoration. Y/N was known for her sweetness and patience, but also for her sense of humour and sass when needed.
"You're too nice Y/N-chan! We ought'a give this guy a good talking to!", Macao yelled and Romeo instantly retorted, "Brave words considering you've never faced the man awake", to which the guild burst out in laughter.
"Y/N!", Makarov yelled and it took meant girl a moment to make out where he was.
Finally spotting the master on top of the railing she saw him signalling for her to follow. After Y/N closed the office door behind her she was surprised to see Mystogan standing near the window. Not that she was afraid of the mage, if anything she was more curious. But she has never seen him in such close proximity. She would usually see his back in the distance as he left after taking a job offer from the board.
Noticing that she was staring and not wanting to be rude, she held out her hand with a smile.
"Nice to meet you, Mystogan! I'm Y/N."
Slightly hesitant, the blue-haired mage took her hand and was happy the mask on his face covered the slight blush creeping up his cheeks. He only gave a slight nod, to which the Master sighed and mumbled something along the lines of "No manners in front of a pretty girl".
Y/N took the seat offered to her and Makarov began to explain the content and result of Mystogans last mission.
Y/N's POV
"So if I understand this right, then Mystogan was able to destroy the dark guild Wild Hunt but found out they belonged to a network of dark guilds?".
The Master and Mystogan nodded at me and I continued, "As interesting, although dreadful, this is I'm not sure why you are telling me this", I spoke honestly.
Master Makarov looked uneasy which did not bode well with me. He cleared his throat, "You see, the network is called Specters. And it seems that befitting of their name, there are guilds solely consisting of various types of monsters."
I simply stared at Makarov. Although I had a felling as to what this is about and noticed the Master's uneasyness, I had to hear it from himself. Master looked between me and Mystogan.
"Not knowing how many monsters will be awaiting our attach, I want you to accompany Mystogan on this job".
That I had a bad feeling about this was an understatement, but I also knew that Makarov would not ask me if it wasn't important.
"Alright", I responded and saw Master relax immediately. At the sight I let out a chuckle, "Don't be like that, you knew I couldn't say no to you Master." Makarov grinned and after thinking for a moment he proposed, "You kids could be gone for a few weeks, so I would say we tell the guild that you'll accompany Mystogan because your healing abilities are required."
It made the most sense so I could only nod in agreement until I head Mystogan clear his throat. Oh damn. I had completely forgotten that he was still here.
"I don't mean to be impolite, but for what will Y/N-san be needed on this mission?", he looked at me and his gaze softened, "I don't mean to say you are unneeded but as you may know I usually work alone."
I gave him a smile, "I figured. But I believe Master put though into this decision. As for my abilities, it's such a boorish story so I'll leave it to gramps to tell it." Getting up, I opened the door and left after telling Mystogan my address.
For a moment there, I almost felt sad but it was short-lived as I was soon engulfed in the energetic atmosphere of the guild hall.
Mystogan's POV
Master Makarov motioned for me to take a seat this time. Seeing that he was trying to find the right words I waited patiently. To say I was not curious would be a lie. During her stay in the office I could not detect anything that would give away the type of magic Y/N used. It also did not help that I could however see why the other guild members adored the girl. Her bright E/C eyes that looked directly into mine with a warmth that was unfarmiliar to me. The way her H/L, H/C hair framed her face perfectly. Her F/C dress hugged her figure just right and was adorned by the cute apron she seemed to wear when she worked at the bar.
Makarov seemed to have gathered his thoughts and began to speak. "Other than most of us, our Y/N has not learned magic on her own accord. She lived in the captivity of a dark guild since she was born. Over a long period of time they mixed her blood with that of a demon. A demon from Zeref's Book nontheless. I don't believe it is my place to speak about the circumstances of her captivity. Just know that she was forced to do terrible things which is why she abhors using her magic and never does so towards humans," Makarov paused and I realized how tense I had become.
"Through the experiments, she was forced to take on blood sorcery", Master saw my eyes widen and continued. "She is able to control and manipulate blood in any form. As you may know, this type of magic is incredibly strong. However, especially when used on the battlefield, the demonic blood in Y/N rages and can overpower her if she is not careful. She would never use this magic against humans, but against monsters it makes her nearly invincible."
No words would leave my mouth so I just nodded and cleared my throat. "Do the other guild members know?", I finally asked. Makarov responded while glancing out the window, "Yes and no. Most know Y/N to have a dangerous magic that is hard to control. Only a few have seen her in action when we took out the dark guild many years ago. Since then Y/N has learned to practice blood sorcery differently. She has delevoped healing techniques that allow her to specialize in treating diseases, blood loss and poisoning."
Makarov had returned his gaze to me and this time he had a small smile on his lips. In this moment he looked a lot like a proud grandfather.
"It is impressive, to believe she was able to turn something so deadly into a healing power", I noted.
"Of course! Our Y/N is not only beautiful but smart as well!", Makarov boasted. "Anyway, I hope you understand why I assigned Y/N to support you on this mission."
I nodded in agreement. Even if I prefer to work alone, I trust the Master's judgement and we still don't know how many guilds consisting of monster are out there.
Chapter Two