Timed Love (A reader x Natsu and Gray story)

New life

As soon as I walked out the door, a bar-type setting appeared around me. I was standing in the middle of either a very old-fashioned themed bar with barrels as chairs or this was a very interesting Renaissance festival. A faint voice rang from the back of my mind, "you have one year starting now." My face twists confused as the apparent bartender yells at me to buy something or leave.

I stroll out of the building and am faced with a heavily hustling and bustling road, staring at everyone as they walked in my general direction. only one question formed in my mind as I focused mostly on the ancient and whimsical choices of clothing. 'When am I?" My eyes scan the surrounding area, landing on a crushed building with four older men standing in front of it.

Waiting for a clearing to cross the cobblestone street, I saunter over and tap one of the men on the shoulder. "Excuse me, what happened to your house?" I gesture towards the broken materials on the ground that has now been broken down into peddles.

"Those damn wizards at that guild did this. They are always fighting and causing trouble! They ought to pay for repercussions!" He yells at you, obviously upset his building can now be used as throwing stones for skipping rocks.

"Wizards? Guild? I apologize sir, but I'm unsure-" one of the other males cut their obviously private conversation they were having to examine me closer.

"You're from Fairy Tail aren't you? Your clothes say it all! You and your pals have to pay!" He bends down, grabbing a fairly hefty rock, and reels it back as if he were preparing to throw it at me.

"Wha-what? I don't even-" My eyes become saucers and my legs take a shaky step back, my arms ready to deflect any objects that shall be thrown.

"Don't lie! You will pay!" another jumps in and picks up an even bigger part of the foundation and threatens to hurl it my way as well. My body jolts and twists to scurry away and evade their attacks as rocks kept hitting the ground in my peripheral vision, rounding a corner as a slightly distant "yea you better run!" was bellowed over the very talkative community. 

I keep walking along the next streets ahead, eavesdropping in and out on the different conversations ranging from one guy cheating on his supposed wife to a shop owner dealing with a known thief, but most of the conversations orbited around this infamous destructive guild of wizards and mages. Lost in thought over what this league of people could do if given the chance a loud boom comes from your left, signaling two hardwood doors being slammed open, from what could be seen is a whole mess hall amid an all-out brawl.

My eyes widen and my teeth clench shut, knowing well enough that it's none of my business. I go to start walking when I spot that the ground around me has grown darker, my gaze shoots up to the sky only to be faced with a wooden table that will be turned into splinters, about 3 seconds from my face. I throw my arms up preemptively trying to brace for impact and hear a loud crash, signaling the table has hit...apparently not me. My eyes flutter open and widen at the igloo of ice formed around me; my hands glowing a faint glow of blue light.

"H-How the- why did-WHAT?" I question myself as the ice quickly melts, sound flooding in and two fairly young muscular boys arguing over them almost hitting me catches my attention. "Huh? What happened?"  I scrutinize over them then back at my hands that have long since returned to 'normal', seeking some kind of explanation for what mythical black sorcery just happened.

"Nice going stripper! You almost killed a villager!" A spikey pink-haired boy yelled, headbutting a pale, dark-haired guy, fire engulfing the first male's arms.

'Fire? Fire!' I reach my arm out towards the pink pyro and a powerful water cannon shoots out towards the two, extinguishing the flames. 'What the fuck!?' I cover my face as I seemingly go further into insanity, questioning what is wrong with me and if I need a hospital or a psych ward. The two 'alpha males' make their way in front of me, shocked and curious.

"Who are you?" The darker-haired one asked putting one of his hands on his hip and the other ruffling his hair in curiosity.

"Why did you put out my flames? How did you put out my flames?" The salmon pink-haired one crouching down to my level and leaning in closely. Only now have I realized that my knees have given out and I am now one with the ground. My eyes flickering from my fingers to the onyx eyes piercing mine and to the now completely naked frame slightly behind him. I can feel my cheeks get hot and blood spluttering from my nose before the sight before me fades to black. The cobblestone is the last thing I see.

(Tiny question from the author: I like putting random anime videos and pictures at the top of the chapter for you guys to enjoy while you read, Do you want me to keep doing that? Too bad they won't let you put Tik Toks in)