Firefall || Fairy Tail

7 : t o . c r o c u s

"I hadn't even thought about tracking down the other two again." Kia thought for a moment before paling, "They kept growing up. Does that make them the oldest now?"

Anna could hold back a chuckle, "It is odd seeing them about the same age as Natsu and Gajeel."

"I'm a little lost." Verani continued to look between the two that were chatting.

"Okay," Kia turned her body to face the whole group. "Imagine if Wendy hadn't been on the island with us and we came back and she was older than Natsu and Gajeel."

There was almost no pause before Verani broke out in loud laughter while Amber chuckled. It was hard enough to think of little Wendy growing at all, let alone the idea that she could be older than the other two Dragon Slayers.

The pink-haired girl sighed, "I don't know what you think is so funny. If we hadn't ended up on the island with them, you would be physically older than Laxus."

Verani's laughter abruptly stopped as a shiver ran over her body. "Please don't ever say those words again."

"Well with that," Amber offered up a fish on a stick, "food's ready."

||~x~||

Kia sighed, "Are you sure you won't join us?"

"No, but thank you," Anna shook her head, "I think I got enough excitement from just watching them on the first day. Though I am happy that you decided to go see them."

She shrugged, "What kind of sister would I be if I couldn't embarrass my little brother from the stands?"

"Can I help with that?" Verani grinned wickedly.

"You have your own brother you can embarrass, leave mine out of this."

"But Laxus is so hard to rile up."

"Exactly," Kia pushed V with her elbow, "which means you need some practice, not an easier option."

Amber sighed at their antics as Anna couldn't help but chuckle. The Celestial Mage spent so much time traveling and being on her own, it was nice to be around the girls, even if it had only been for the one night.

"You also know that you have a better chance of taking Natsu than your brother in a fight," Amber added.

"What are you saying?!" the blonde whipped around.

"You know exactly what I'm saying."

Kia stepped to the side, turning to her old friend with a smile, "Sorry."

"No," Anna shook her head as she was smiling, "It's nice. I can tell that you have managed to find somewhere where you belong."

"Yeah." A softness came over the pink-haired girl's features. She had managed to find somewhere she and Natsu belonged. The first place she could call home.

||~x~||

Though this wasn't the Mythics' first time in Crocus, they had never seen it this busy. There was no mistaking that there was something big going on and that was exactly why they were there. A grin formed across Kia's face as she stared down from the cliff's edge.

"Do you want to tell me why we had to go over the mountain instead of using the road like everyone else?" Verani whined.

Amber rolled her eyes, "You could have just zapped yourself to the top, so why are you complaining?"

"That isn't my point!"

Kia ignored half of their banter, "I felt a few life readings up here that I wanted to check-in with."