Fairy Tail: Lost Chapters

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"See? I'm the new girl but I know a few things!" Ila said puffing out her chest with pride.

Ila then smirked at how stubborn Kanda was but still took his hand with a firm yet gentle grip. "Oh stop being a stick in the mud."

At first, nothing happened. In fact for about 30 seconds they were just walking and holding hands with Ila wearing an oddly triumphant grin. It was warm, and comforting to her usually cold hands. Then she glanced up to him from the corner of her eye, that azure glow coming to life within them before the pair of hawk feathers she wore tied to her wrist lifted as magic grew thick on the air surrounding their palms.

"There we go..." She said, looking forward as their magic pulse flowed as one. It was a technique seldom used these days with the lack of war time and need of quick recovery, but Kanda would feel an almost intimate connection with Ila's spirit and mind. Not so far as to share her thoughts, but deep enough of a connection for her magic to flow freely into his body to speed up his recovery. Unlike his fire, hers was a magic that had no clear description. It was cold and empty, yet welcoming. A receptive type of magic that could be used to empower those she cared strongly enough for at the expense of temporarily weakening herself. But as She had hardly used any of her magic she had plenty to spare.
 
Kanda watched her out of the corner of his eye, jerking as he felt a jolt of magic go through him, prodding the fire in his veins back to life. "Woah..." He stopped in the middle of the road, feeling the rush hit him quickly, bringing warmth to his cold body once again.
 
Ila was nearly yanked off her feet when Kanda stopped out of the shock of having his flame revived to the best of her ability. Sure, Ila was strong, un-naturally so, but the truth of the matter was that she was still only 126 pounds of momentum, which wasn't a lot with a casual stroll thrown into the mix.

After recovering, her eyes narrowed slightly but she couldn't help a slight swell of pride at his reaction. "Well..? What do you think? Sure beats 2 hours, doesn't it?"
 
Kanda looked at her in new-found respect. "Sure does. Be careful you don't get uncomfortable though." He said with a slight smirk at the fact she was still gripping his hand.
 
"How could I?" Ila beamed, feeling pretty damned good about herself until he'd said that last part. It wasn't something she couldn't have noticed right away. Not without paying attention to it.

That smirk is what warned her, and her mind gave her the signal to retract her hand. Though she refused. It didn't hurt... not really, but it was a definite feeling of discomfort you couldn't fight. Like the threat of being burned.. but not quite. She knew it wasn't fire she was touching, but her mind seemed to disagree with sense and instinctively her hand eventually let go of him. "Oops!" She said quickly with a slight chuckle and looking at her hand. Then punched him lightly in the chest while stepping back a few steps.

"Of course you would wait to the last minute to tell me!" She grumbled, the azure of her eyes fading back to violet blue. "jerk..See if I let you hold my​ hand again."
 
Kanda watched her face for a few moments as she processed things before a slight "ooof" left him when she punched him lightly in the chest. He chuckled, "Holding your hand? I'm the one with the fire remember?" He began to continue walking, his hand clenching and unclenching slightly as it felt the ghost of hers. It was as if he was feeling something other than his own heat for the first time in a long time.
 
Ila scoffed and folded her arms over her chest while walking alongside him. Of course she wasn't upset, it was nice though. He chuckled for the first time since their meeting.

The rest of their walk was a little bit more than uneventful. Ila was silent for once since their meeting and just took in their surroundings. This was the kind of thing she enjoyed most, the Adventure, who knew what this job could bring? Always expect the unexpected is what Kyo and Gramps always told her and she liked the thought that something new and amazing could happen right around the next corner.

The "Caravan" awaited out heroes in a small town just inside the boundary of Bosco. The town was simple, perhaps only a few thousand people in residence and the roads were unpaved and crossed by pulled carts. One of which was a fairly large wagon pulled by a pair of beasts parked outside a Tavern. Only one man waited outside the doors as lookout, calm mannered with a cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth with unkempt hair and a scruffy beard that nearly hid his mouth completely to that the only hint of his lips movement was the bobbing of his cigarette. He wore decent clothing, but the only distinguishing item on him was a pocket watch he kept tucked in the breast pocket of his duster. One that he checked periodically while awaiting his caravans escorts.
 
Kanda had fallen silent for the majority of the trip to the small town just inside the boundary of Bosco. He had been to this small town once or twice during his travels and had come to learn that you keep to yourself. He approached the caravan, already spying the lack of defense and ability for a quick getaway. He sighed, knowing that it may be a long job. They would be an automatic target for bandits that rode across the sands of the desert they would be traveling through. He knew now why the other town was so desperate for goods, most of them probably didn't even reach their destination.
 
Ila entered the town and felt the chill on the air. This wasn't such a safe place to be.. and it was almost thick enough to taste the moment they'd entered. "...Sheesh.. this place gives a person a bad vibe..."

The man outside the Tavern looked up when Kanda and Ila had arrived. Keeping a careful eye on them as outsiders but noticed the outline of the royal knights guild on ila's banner and decided to take a closer look. Kanda's arm was noticed with the seal on his shoulder and then Ila's stomach had his more....attentive gaze soon after. Then he pushed from the wall and stepped out onto the road with a slight wave of his hand and nod. "You two, over there. C'mere."
 
Kanda nodded to him, approaching with a touch of caution. He grew defensive of the way he had looked at Ila's abdomen, feeling overprotective for a reason he could not name. His own tattoo was in a better spot and could easily be seen since he had taken his trench-coat off and shoved it in his bag. Now, he was wearing a simple gray t-shirt which clung to his skin and showed his muscle. "Yes?" Kanda asked when he approached the man.
 
The man noticed the caution and more importantly the muscle Kanda was bringing to the table. Somehow he felt it a bad idea to get on this man's bad side. So he flicked the ash from his cig and then the man pointed to the two of them and cocked his head to the side. "You it?"

Ila arched a brow, somehow feeling a bit insulted by his way of speaking. "We, what?"

He pointed to the two of them again then jerked a finger toward the Caravan. "The Caravan Job sweet-cheeks. Are you two the escorts from that there uh.. Royal Knight guild back in Fiore?"
 
Kanda smirked. "Yeah, we're it. You got a problem with that?" He tried to maintain his anger at the way his guild was spoken of.
 
Ila didn't very much care for this man, and had Kanda and Lyra's guild reputation not been at stake she'd have floored him. Not that the Royal Knights weren't known for causing all sorts of trouble in the first place... Still, she didn't think it particularly "good policy" to blow away a client... Not without probable cause at least..

The man arched a brow, narrowing his eyes to Kanda for a moment, then seemed to think twice about doing so and stepped back raising his hands. Or at least his right hand. The other was a prosthetic made of wood based magic giving it all the dexterity of a real hand. "Oo~ Got some bite to ya. That's good. I heard a lot of good things about the Knights. Judging by the look of ya, I'd say yer that Kanda Flame Wielder.. and this must be..."

Ila cleared her throat in a very unpleasant manner before adding in. "Ila..."

"Ila?...I don't think i've heard of ya..." The man said, scratching his head.

"...I'm new. so is this all there is? Not much of a caravan if you ask me.." Ila stated, having wandered over to examine the carriage.

"Not necessarily. You see if we had everything in one place without out guards or anything we'd be sitting ducks. So we've set up a few rendezvous points from here to Desierto. Three parts in all so you guys won't be stretched too thin, but the gathering of the carriages is the easy part... Getting across that Desert is where we'll really be needing you two on yer toes." The man explained, then lent out his hand. "Name's Jean by the way. and if you get me and my caravan through Desierto in one piece, there's a 500,000 jule reward in it fer ya. whaddya say?"
 
Kanda nodded as the man mentioned his name, and fought down a smile when he said:

"Ila?...I don't think i've heard of ya..." The man said, scratching his head.

Kanda, having examined the carriage when he first lay eyes on it, turned to grip the man's hand. "You can count on me." He broke the contact after a brief moment, knowing the man would undoubtedly jerk away at the heat. "Ila, come here."
 
The man gave a broad grin from behind his thick beard at Kanda before he'd pulled his hand away.

Ila blinked when she was called, and craned her neck to look at him before making her way to Kanda's side. Hands on her hips and back to the Caravan driver as he was readying himself for departure. "What's up big guy?"
 
"Are you ready? I've traveled this desert before and know the danger is holds." He looked down at her with a touch of concern showing in his eyes. "I'll be fine since I'm a fire mage but I'm not sure about you."
 
Ila stared at him for few seconds and something in her felt a little bubbly, then her gaze was replaced by a sly grin. "Is this...concern?" And she slid up beside him. Of course she'd tease him about it, how could she resist when he was so obviously concerned for her well being. "D'awwww.." She said with a catty grin.
 
Kanda frowned. "I'm serious." He put his hands on her shoulders, holding him out and away from him as he looked at her. "I'm dead serious. Either you can handle it or you can't. I've known many a wizard that has ventured through there and never come back."
 
This was enough to stop her antics immediately. Ila felt the seriousness of the situation when her shoulders were held firmly and her was looking straight into her eyes so intently. He truly didn't want her to die.

Her eyes grew wide and she couldn't help a warmth that filled her soul. Someone who cared.. "S-Sorry.."

The Driver arched a brow when he looked over his shoulder at them to see them having a moment of seriousness. It seemed they were a good team whether they had a lot of jobs under their belts or not. There was something there and he could see them being a powerful combination.

Ila didn't notice the gaze, but nodded her head in reply to Kanda's question. "Don't worry, Big Guy. I'll be careful, I can handle it."
 
"If it gets to much you are to tell me right away." Kanda said, keeping his hands on her shoulders as he looked into her eyes. He realized the heat she must be feeling, but at this point didn't much care. Making sure she understood the gravity of the situation right now was more important.
 
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