Erza and Gray questioned me on what happened but I told them that she's dead and that I don't want to talk about it anymore. Go home first once we're back to clean up, so I'm not questioned on the blood. Erza and Gray wait for me the we go. Get to the Guild to almost everyone there, see Natsu and Lucy sitting at a table side by side with some of the others. Look around and notice a little black Exceed sitting at the bar with Pantherlily, Happy and Carla.
"Kage?" I ask, approaching her.
"Rin!" she says, turning around and flying over to me then lands and transforms into a bigger version of herself like how Pantherlily can. We embrace in a tight hug.
"Oh my, yo-you're back to normal! But how?" I ask, once we let go but I have my hands still on her shoulders.
She is all black with one green eye and the other a medium blue. I see her insignia still on her stomach which also shrunk with her. She's very pretty for a female exceed. (Kind of looks like the Queen Exceed)
"I don't know but I think your father had some sort of spell on me to keep me in a human state but once he died, I bet the spell wore off." She says and I nod.
"More than likely." I say. "Sounds like something he'd do."
I'm joyed to have her back to normal then realize.
"Wait, can you still do dark and light magic?" I ask then suddenly feel light headed for a sec, gripping onto her shoulders for support and she grabs my arm to steady me.
"You ok Rin?"
"Ya, just got dizzy." I say, holding my head then notice my hands starting to glow, one hand with shadow and the other with light. "No way, I got my magic back!"
"Maybe because we made contact it might have transfered!" Kage says.
"Probably!" I say happily.
I tell Erza and Makarov who couldn't believe it then we all started to celebrate, but I didn't feel like celebrating much so I sat up on the roof by the bell, going over what Solna told me. Shedding a few tears as I do.
After a bit, I have decided that I can't stay here, I need to leave for a while... Till the time comes at least.
After a little while I hear someone coming up. Look behind me and see Mira with a few drinks in her hand.
"I thought I would find you up here." She says sweetly. "What are you doing up her all by yourself?"
"Just thinking." I say, looking back up at the moon and she stands beside me.
She hands me one of the drinks.
"Here, I brought you something." She says and I'm hesitant. "I know you don't wanna celebrate but we should. Kage is back to normal and you have your powers back."
I take it after listening to what she said and agree. Should be a little happy but it's hard... Especially with what happened.
We look over into the city and sky. It's silent between us.
"Wanna talk about it?" she asks out of the blue.
I sigh and look down at my glass, feeling the pain in my chest and the back of my throat, trying to stop tears. I take a sip at my drink and then find myself gulping it down. Seems I needed a drink.
Mira's POV
Once I saw Rin downing the drink I gave her, I smirked a little.
Game on. I thought to myself then waited once she was done.
I may or may not have spiked it with a truth potion that'll make her talk. I'm so bad I know but she really needs to talk more and let her emotions out. After all it was Kage's idea. It only lasts until she says what she has to say, then she'll realize.
I wait a few moments then ask the question again.
"Uuugghh." She sighs not really wanting to talk but now feels she has to. "Everything is wrong. I'm a mess of emotions. First Dante died, and I just got the both of them back then my father tells me he has a friend of mine but I didn't get what he meant so I went digging."
She pauses.
"Went back to the Heist guild and eventually found out he meant Solna-"
"Wait, your dragon?" I ask and she nods.
"Turns out she was alive this whole time. I always wondered what happened with her, especially since she didn't show up when the other dragons did a year or so ago. I was worried and a little relieved. Came back to tell Erza and Natsu but when I went to tell Natsu, I saw him and Lucy... kissing in the Guild. I-It hurt so much that I just left." She says then looks up to the moon, I can see tears forming in her eyes. "I found her Mira, I found Solna the other day b-but- s-she wasn't good... They beat and t-tortured her all this t-time. Then s-she t-tells me that I couldn't s-save her, that they s-surrounded her in a p-poison which was meant to suffocate her. I felt s-so h-helpless. Hopeless. Then she asked me to- to k-kill her."
My eyes widen.
"Did you?" I ask and she looks at me with tears falling down her face.
I can see in her expression that she did but she didn't want to say it so I gave her a look saying she didn't have to. I look at her face then see her expression change.
Oh, looks like times up. I think to myself and I see her look at me with shock, with a few tears falling down her face.
"Mira! Did you just- did you just use a truth potion on me?" she asks and I look at her sheepishly.
"Ya." I say. "I wanted you to talk."
"Ho-how could you!?" she says and I look at her and see her look away. "Doesn't matter now. Now you know the truth."
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you went through all that." I apologize.
Rin's POV
I can't believe Mira did that but then again, what's done is done so I'm not gonna fret on it any more... I have other things to deal with.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you went through all that." She apologizes and I look at her.
"It's fine Mira. Feels a little better to tell someone but just- don't tell anyone." I ask and she crosses her heart.
We stand in silence for a moment.
"What are you gonna do now?"
"Well." I say and look up into the sky. "Think I might leave for a little while."
"What!? But Rin-"
"I have to Mira. I can't stay here anymore, not with all that has happened." I say. "It hurts too much."
I say the last part more in a whisper to myself.
"I'll be back, in time but for now. I just need to leave, I need some time." I say then look at her. "Please understand."
She nods with sadness across her features.
...
The next day, I get up early and head to the Guild with Kage flying beside me. I decided to put on a black tattered robe with a hood on so I can hide my face once I leave. We arrive and I see only a handful of people there then I spot Makarov and Erza by the bar. Kage sits on the counter, getting a drink from Mira. I stand in front of the 2 masters.
