Chapter 16
Out Of Your League

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"Hmmm..." Frea hummed under her breath softly, her eyes locked to the familiar sight of the ceiling of her room overhead. Her hands were woven together over her stomach lightly, eyes glittering, laying in bed- and her mind probably couldn't be farther from her home.

Her senses were cast further than that, out toward the town, to the people- every single living person with their own unique Energy Signature. She recognized many, having spent years searching for them in the entirety of the town from that very same room- but it was the lack thereof of several Energy Signatures now she was really curious on.

There had been quite the wash of anticipation and excitement following the proposal to enter Fairy Tail in the Grand Magic Games. Not at all surprisingly, the Tenrou Team as a whole seemed more than ready to jump in and give them a try- for money, or fun, or bettering the Guild's reputation- it didn't really matter. They were willing, and excited... Even if it seemed something of a long shot.

She seemed to have encouraged it though, more than she realized she would- her simple comment of thinking the Guild 'had a chance' seemed to have caused quite the stir, that even she had been a bit surprised by.

She wasn't even sure why she thought they had a chance, she just did- some feeling in her center that didn't go away. Anticipation, almost... there was something, some event coming, and she could feel it deep down inside of her. The same feeling that had her feeling that this years GMG were going to be something to remember...

Magnolia was lacking in persons of near everyone who had come back from Tenrou this morning- including Master Makarov...

I suppose everyone wants to get as much training in as they can for the Games, hmm..?

Frea shook her head slightly, smiling a little to herself as she sighed- then halted.

Hmm?

Her eyes narrowed at the ceiling, a flash of gold appearing in her minds' eye, a flicker of a thing that made her nose twitch and her body tingle slightly.

... now what's this..?

Her eyes flashed in the dim of the room as she tapped her fingers slightly,

... are you coming to see me?

She smirked,

Now that is odd of you.

"Morning, Sunshine." Frea smirked, her hand tapping lightly against the doorframe as she leaned against it. The door swung open in front of her, the bed set straight across from it groaning as Corbynn shifted atop it, his hair all messed up and blue eyes glittering frostily as he peeked his head up from the comforter.

"... what do you want...?" Corbynn growled lowly, Frea smirked a tiny bit more at the less than enthused reaction.

"Mind cooking me up some breakfast real fast?" Frea smiled, his eyes narrowed.

"What in the hell for..?" He growled, letting his head fall back under the comforter so his face was hidden and his voice became muffled- Frea heard him easily still, as he knew she could.

"I'm hungry, of course." Frea answered easily. "Besides, you're supposed to be hanging around with Wendy and Carla today, before they head off to train, yeah? Can't sleep the whole day away, kiddo."

Corbynn didn't answer straight away, and though she couldn't see his face- he was frowning slightly, because he immediately picked up on 'you're supposed'.

"... and where the hell are you gonna be?" He asked immediately, "Aren't you coming with?"

"We'll see, maybe." Frea replied coolly, Corbynn sat up straight, throwing the cover off his head and giving her a flat stare from across the room she only smiled at. She stepped away from the door with a wave over her shoulder,

"Take your time.. just not too much, kiddo. Hehe~"

Corbynn watched her go, before the door shut between them with a snap of her fingers, his stare icy on the door as he sighed under his breath.

She was acting off... she had been since the Tenrou people came back. But this was a little more so- because he could tell when she wasn't telling him about something, and it pissed him off when she did that.

He sweatdropped slightly,

... usually when Frea kept secrets it was because she was trying to protect him... or ditch him.

And either way he did not like the sound of it.

... she's not... losing it... right...?

He growled, rolling out of bed and getting himself ready, before starting to stalk toward the kitchen. Frea was seated at the bar with a small smile and she turned to him and his arrival. She sat in content silence for him to finish cooking up some food- clapped her hands together and dipped her head toward him with a smile.

"Thank you."

They hardly said anything to one another as she ate, and he settled across from her, nibbling at a bit of the food while eyeing her constantly.

Why is she acting weird?

His eyes narrowed at the familiar gesture of her head tilting to the side, her eyes closed- it usually meant she was paying attention to some Energy Signature or other- but the weirdest thing of all was she smirked.

"... hehe... he's definitely headed this way..." She chuckled lowly, her silver eyes glittering in amusement as she glanced toward the door. "It seems like I probably won't be joining you today, kiddo."

"Who?" He asked instantly, and why does she seem... excited?

He wasn't sure he liked this look.

"You'll see pretty soon." Frea hummed, leaning back in her chair as she lift her hands above her in a stretch. She linked her hands together and cracked her knuckles with another small smirk,

Now you've got me interested- you've never dropped by for a visit before, Lightning-Boy.

Frea stood up from her chair, oblivious to the icy stare Corbynn had on her or uncaring- she settled her hands on her hips and shook her head at herself.

I hope you're coming for something exciting... somehow I am already bored of not working any jobs.

Corbynn narrowed his eyes at her, biting down on the inside of his cheek and not all that pleased with the lack of an actual answer- even from her, this much evasiveness was... Weird.

"Shouldn't you be heading off to meet Wendy?" Frea asked in an oh so not so subtle way of reminding him his time constraints- and still avoiding the topic. He stepped down from his stool when gave her a stare, she just smiled and waved a hand at him.

"Come on Kiddo, I'll see ya out the door." She chuckled, leaving him behind just slightly as she started toward said door. He followed her slowly,

... What in the hell...? Out the 'door'?

His attention diverted passed her as they exited the house, and his jaw dropped slightly.

What the hell?! Ain't that... That's that guy who just got let back into the Guild, right..?!

And sure enough, there stood a large blonde man standing not a few feet up from the house, his arms crossed about his chest and eyeing the smirk that Frea set on him warily. Corbynn drew up beside her a little, glancing between her and the other man quickly.

"... This is who you were waiting for?" Corbynn asked lowly, Frea hummed.

"Sure is." She smirked, Laxus narrowed his eyes at the reply.

"... You knew I was coming?" He grumbled, Frea's hands fell on her hips as she chuckled.

"I could feel your Energy Signature getting closer since you left your house." She replied easily, Corbynn grimaced slightly at that. "But away from that, am I to hope this surprise visit is because you want someone to spar with?"

Laxus huffed a little, though for a small minute it looked like he smirked at the question- Corbynn however, looked thoroughly unamused at the question.

"Everyone keeps saying you've turned into the strongest Wizard in all of Fairy Tail, and you've even told me yourself I don't stand a chance." He grumbled, "Now I don't wanna just take your word for it, but if you're really that good, it won't do any harm to throw everything I have at you, will it? I can't go all out against anyone in the Guild even if I want to, but I take it that won't be a problem against you?"

Frea smirked, her eyes flashing in clear amusement as well as intrigue to the words.

"Not a problem at all." She hummed, "I'm a bit bored already, so it'll be interesting to see what you bring to the table, Lightning-Boy." Her smirk turned into something a slight bit more malicious and cold, for just a split second.

"Maybe you'll start to see just how far behind you are, Laxus."

It was gone as she smiled down at Corbynn beside her,

"We'll be back by the end of the day, Kiddo." Frea told him lightly. Corbynn quirked an eyebrow, looking less than thrilled with the words. "Best we go somewhere we don't have a chance of burning down the whole forest."

Corbynn blinked, a look of knowing flashing across his expression for a moment before he scowled.

"You ain't ditching me." He snapped lowly, Frea chuckled.

"You were supposed to be hanging out with Wendy and Carla today, weren't you?" He stiffened, biting the inside of his cheek at being reminded so suddenly- but he didn't want to just let her run off to fight.

"You're still not healed, idiot." He shot back, she shook her head at him.

"I'm fine, besides- that's better for Lighting-for-Brains anyway, it'll level the playing field a bit for him." She smiled, she heard Laxus let out a huff at the words. Her hand fell on his head as she ruffled his hair a bit, he just frowned.

"Honestly, don't worry about it. I'll be careful, promise- now you go have fun with the girls, alright?" She chuckled, pulling her hand back. Her silver gaze cast toward Laxus, and her hand raised beside her. "You ready to go, Laxus?" He blinked at the question, unsure of what it meant- but she never waited for a reply anyway.

She twirled her finger in air as silver started to circle around her, and Laxus both- they were out of sight in seconds and Corbynn was left alone in front of the house.

"... Tch... I can't even tell if she I losing it or not... Shit."

There was the sensation of his feet leaving the ground for a small moment as silver light blinded him- and then the sound of window through the trees hit his senses, and his nose was filled with the scent of plants and wildlife- but not the same ones from seconds before.

This was a completely different forest, and he had no clue where- it was lush and green around them as his eyes moved across it quickly, before landing on Frea a few feet across from him. She wasn't in the clothes she had been beforehand, she had changed into those clothes she had had on the day the Tenrou Team had come back to the Guild- spare something knew, a pendant on the collar around her neck. Sunlight filtering through the trees flashed as it hit and bounced off the metal,

"Welcome to my Mountain." she hummed, he blinked. "Feel free to destroy whatever you want, we have the whole mountain to ourselves- so don't hold back." His eyes narrowed as he watched her demeanor shift suddenly, her smile fading entirely.

"You said you wanted to spar. Well, have at it." Frea murmured lowly, a neutral and even bored look suddenly stretching about her face. Her hand moved up, her finger curling in her direction in a small flash of a challenge. "You get one whole day before you head off with the Thunder God Tribe. One whole day, you can throw everything you have at me- no worries about hurting me, going too hard- none of that." He stiffened slightly, his eyes narrowing slightly at her- the Energy Dragon Slayer that was looking at him with the most cold and steely gaze he had ever seen from her.

"Try and give me a bit of a challenge if you can, Laxus."

Lol this story hasn't been updated in a long while! Sorry about that, hopefully I can post a bit more now that Slain Among Ice and Fire is moving into the GMG a bit more ~!

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