The Breakfast Club [Modesty/Open]

The dark red haired woman walked randomly throughout the town known as Magnolia. She really had no clue where she was going, just a feeling there was something here she needed to do before the Light Demon Slayer left the place known for its bounty of festivals and events. Some would call it fate, some a hunch, but to Christine it was just that feeling scratching at the back of your mind going "don't leave yet!" Not knowing what was causing it, the girl had found herself walking down the main paths for the last hour as she simply kept to her own thoughts until something caught her eye. Walking past people posed no problem for her today, she was practically invisible with how quiet and well clothed she was. It wasn't until she found herself suddenly being talked to by another man and...his cat(?) that she grew a bit nervous about herself and things around her.

It started off with an introduction, including a name, before she was asked about how her visit to Magnolia was going so far. ”Uh...” Words were forgotten how to be used as her brain tried to process how she should react! A light blush warmed her face before she finally figured out what she wanted to say. ”Well, I'm not sure why I'm even in town, but it's been nice and peaceful so far. It's uh....nice to meet you Heero.... The man, now known as Heero, offered to allow her time to relax inside the guild hall of the famous Fairy Tail; and the library no less! Her head would lower slightly down, eyes looking up at Heero as she bashfully said her next statement. ”I...would love to see the library. A good book is better than anything else.” The words sounded terrible to her ears, why could she not stop being socially awkward? Curse her social anxiety!


The pool sounded awesome, but she would NEVER go swimming with strangers. What if someone decided to look at her body! That would be too embarrassing to allow her to ever swim there again! The next proposition brought a fire to her face, a blush so deep it looked like she was a shade off from turning purple. While some would find it cute, she thought it ugly. ”I...wouldn't mind a quiet coffee and some time off my feet. M-my name is Christine. It's a pleasure to meet you...” The nervous wreck would not provide her last name for the man to hear, not unless she one day knew him enough to give away who she was related to. Until then they would just have a nice cup of coffee and go about their business.

T-the cat could talk?! This shouldn't have surprised her as much as it did, not with a world filled with magic. The surprise didn't last very long, the girl instead listening to Heero talk about a Dragon, or was their name dragon, and how he had taught him to read other languages and understand what he was reading. The name Dragon would not be something normal, who would put that upon their child with the powers the creatures had. No, this couldn't be, was this person before her a Slayer as well? A tingle of excitement flickered before fizzling out. Christine of the Shuer family had no similar life, her magic being learned through a lacrima provided to her by father. The young woman had not inquired about how it had been obtained, nor did she question being sent out to become a mage on her father's whim. It wasn't her place to ask questions, only those strong enough could do so; she would just ask the basics and answer others questions.

Nothing was said again until the young looking mage led her to the coffee shop of his choice; one where they could take seats outside. Drinks would be ordered, and swiftly brought out to them, with the young woman getting her seasonal favorite; pumpkin spice latte. Silence would ensue for the longest of times, the two simply enjoying the silent company as they took slow sips from drinks they enjoyed. The silence would not last forever, even though Christine would not have minded if it had, as the other mage began asking questions about her.

It began with a comment, one she sort of knew about but hadn't really applied to herself. ”I...I know I could be making a lot of money just by doing jobs posted for mages, but I'm too weak to do them alone. My magic only supports others and I'm not physically able to use weapons and fight against others. By myself I'm just a useless mage... I have family, my parents and an older sister. I don't really talk to my sister though, she's always out and about and I try not to think about what she does with her life.” A shudder ran down her spine at the thought of how immoral her older sister could be. Not just once in a while, but all the time. It wouldn't be a surprise if she found out Aiyana was pregnant by now.


The last question was something she was not ready to answer. Was there anyone in the world she cared for the most? ”I'm not sure if I care for anyone more than another...I...I just think we should all care about, and try to help, each other as often as we can... A flush of heat was how she knew she was blushing again, the young woman looking down into her drink as she took another sip of silence before returning a single question. ”Sorry to ask, but why such a line of questioning?”

A life's story began to leave the lips from Heero, most of it sad. Eventually he got to the part about Dragon, no, A dragon! Her hunch had been right! That meant he was a slayer, and a more powerful one as he had first-hand knowledge! The embarrassment was sad to think about, but one could not be sad when life had gone back to being even better. His gratefulness and emotions were easy to see on his face as he spoke, the young girl unknowingly smiling with how comfortable she made him feel compared to most others.

A flush rushed her face again, the man seemingly serious with the answer to her question before he began laughing loudly and continuing on with surprising news. THE MAN BEFORE HER WAS FAIRY TAIL'S GUILDMASTER? Her back stiffened, a slight pop happening with her spine not ready for such a movement, as she tried to think of what to say. Mentioning of books reached her ears, her body and brain urging her to speak up and say she wants to go there. But this was someone in charge of a LOT of people! Who was she to tell him what she wanted on whim? Her use of the word useless also seemed to bring a very strong reaction from the seemingly easy-going person before her. A gasp would leave her mouth as he stood up, hands slamming the table, and knocking over his coffee in the process; followed by a statement he seemed quite serious about.


There were moments of hustle bustle as people looked their way, most not knowing what was going on, and the owner of the place coming out to see what was going on and take care of it. With that done, payments would be made and the two would find themselves walking again, about an hour having passed already, before he brought her to the Fairy Tail guild hall and started speaking again. ”I'm...the Light Demon Slayer...but all I do is support and help others with it.” She guessed if she had to, she could use the shield of light to cover the two of them from whatever terrible things he was mentioning. The welcome was warm, coming from the man that was in charge of everyone behind those doors. If he believed she could come in, what could she do but accept graciously. ”Th-thanks...this means a lot to me...”