Time Heals All (Daiki)

nothing can dim the burning

light

Ai had been wandering for several hours before having headed back home, though once she had entered her home she would notice yet another letter had arrived for her. While a passing thought had her hopes up that it was Rekka, of whom she still hadn't heard from. Man, she was starting to feel lonely! But even then, she wouldn't do anything to do anything to the trust that she had put in her, considering they were a couple, even if how their whole meeting went.

Anyway, she looked at the letter, to see that it was from Heero. Sure, she kept receiving letters from him, but she was getting tired of the letters. Sure she left without saying anything, but she thought that doing that would clue people in. Plus, it would have been weird if someone from a Light Guild was dating a member from a Dark Guild. Anyway, for the first time, she would open up the letter as she sat down in one of her chairs, with a slight yawn. As she read over his statement that he was on his last leg and was asking her on a date. While surprised, she simply shook her head as she finished reading the letter, put it back in the envelope and put it back with all the other letters.

"Sorry Heero, but you're a bit too late to the party..." She'd say to herself, as she headed to her room. She'd grab some new clothes before heading to her bathroom, grabbing a towel before taking a shower. Showery stuff would ensue, and once finished, she'd obviously dry off with the towel before getting dressed as she had started wandering while it was still quite dark out.

She would sigh slightly as she finished dressing, her attire consisting of: an off the shoulder dress. It is a dark sea foam-teal color with puffed somewhat sleeves and black spiked cuffs at the end. Her breasts still show but have very thin light green straps connecting to her choker-piece around her neck, resembling the belt she wears. The dress covers her lower half and goes between her legs, while the back part is much longer with spiked lining. Around her waist she has a black belt like piece with green circled pads on each hip, connecting to a very light blue ribbon/sash. Her hair also gains a matching colored hairbow, while on her neck she has something matching the belt. Her shoes are black slip on's with same pads at the toe and ballerina-like wrappings around the leg.

She would soon head back out, locking up her house and heading out. She'd, subconsciously, head in the direction of crocus. While it didn't take her as long as it normally would for someone, but it still took a while. Once she reached the city, she chose a random direction to head in, but little did Ai know, the writer of this would have her accidentally bump into someone as she walked. However, she didn't pay much mind to who it was.

nothing can dim the burning

light

Ai was stopped by someone she didn't really want to be stopped by. She hadn't turned around until he had asked if she was keeping the boys at bay. Sure it had been some time, but he continued talking like he had known her. She was mostly the same, but there were a few core things that were different! Though, that'll get covered later on, so let's not delay. Heero. Why did it have to be Heero of all people that she ran into? She'd sigh just before he spoke about how he had taken over as the fifth Guildmaster of Fairy Tail and that jobs had been pouring in from everywhere before going on a tangent of new members and a few tales.

However, him stating that he missed her threw her off guard slightly but she didn't show it. She'd simply continue to watch him from the corner of her eye before he had stepped close to her and embraced her in a hug. She'd close her eyes as she kept herself level headed as he had soon let her go, his hands still on her shoulders. Before he was able to move his hands off her shoulders, she would move her hands to gently brush them off her shoulders and opened her eyes again. He would soon ask what had changed, if she had found a new favorite food and if there was some fine tea that she'd like to sip with her, and finally if she had been studying as of late.

"It'll take more time than I'm comfortable being around a legal mage to say, and as for the rest, I can't much say it's too important for me to say." She would say as he would soon apologize about the flood of letters. She'd have continued on, but a mother and her family had noticed Heero and made their way to them after crossing the street. Two kids had ran up and hugged Heero's legs. She would notice as Heero kneeled down and made the child in the stroller giggle before standing up and spoke with the mother until she had asked if she was from Fairy Tail, since she had apparently remembered seeing her from a group picture in the magazine a while back. She wouldn't say anything as the kids lept from Heero's legs and attempted to hug onto one of hers. She tried to get her leg away without actually trying to disrupt the children. That is, until they had moved as the woman held up a lacrima phone with the kids on Heero's shoulder, however, until the the picture was taken, in which Ai would cause her eyes to glow just enough to block out her face in the picture, but otherwise not be noticeable to anyone else as she had been behind Heero and the woman.

As the woman and her kids left, Hero would speak, asking what she had been doing with her time now. "Wandering every now and again." She'd say, looking away from Heero, scanning the area with her red eyes.

nothing can dim the burning

light

Ai listened to Heero as he spoke, she would clench one of her hands into a fist as he spoke, telling her not to generalize him. He also stated that he had let more dark wizards escape than a Rune Knight with only one foot, and that things weren't so black and white. She would slightly shake her head as he would soon state that it's silly to judge someone based off of what guild they were from and as if he'd turn her in for anything she had done. Well, that was could be debatable. She killed someone, out of what someone would think of being out of cold blood, though granted that was covered up. She had also killed a group of people in Clover town when the Priory had attacked with help of Shinsei, and the last murder she had committed was something she could never forgive herself for doing. She shook her head once more as he stated that he respected her choices, no matter what she did, even if she had to kill, steal or lie to survive. The only kill she had to do to survive was her sister, but even then, she still wished she had been the one to die, as her younger sister meant so much to her, even if she was despised by her.

"No... even if you say that... I've done things I can't even forgive myself for! And none of it was for survival!" She would say, in a hushed shout, before hearing him ask if she had been taking care of herself and that he wished she would see the guild with her. "There's no point in even visiting if I'm a monster. But even then, I've found someone who accepts me for everything I've done..." She'd say, her voice trailing off as she spoke after being a monster. "Would it be a smart idea for a monster who loses control to be around people like that?! If I snap, I'm able to destroy a good portion of the damned city, if not more! So there's absolutely no point in me coming back if the smallest thing can set me off!" She would shout, her eyes slightly glowing from her corrupted light. Her hands started to shake slightly, the events of her 'exam' to become stronger coming to her head as she spoke about being a monster.

"I'm not the same person you remember from back then..." She would say as she looked down to the ground and turned her back to Heero.