Fairy Hunter: Chapter 39

Layla could hear people whispering beside her. She grunt and shush them. 'Will, you guys be quite already', she scowl. A quiet moment embrace her but that doesn't last for long when she feel someone or something jump on top of her and hug her like there is no tomorrow. 'Bonk,' and there's the noise again. Layla flutter her eyes open. She seriously don't want to wake up just yet.
She try to stand up until a sudden pain rush through her body from her abdomen. Velery hold her hand as she help Layla to sit up. 'Are you okay?'.

'Aside from this pain I'm fine', the both of them giggle.

'Say, how about you did you get the staff?'. Velery stiffen, she doesn't looks like she wants to talk about it. Zeirra and the rest doesn't look much different either.

'I hate to say it but I didn't get the staff', her voice trail off.

Layla feel the whole world spinning as she her mind re chant the whole prophecy. Tears start to set loose but she hold it back, reminding how she hate to cry in front of people. 'Hey what's with the sour face?', Ash ask, there some uneasy tone when he said that. Layla make herself comfortable and face her friends.

'Nothing, it's just that-', she choked the words in her throat. They must be mad if she start to talk. From the corner of her ears she could hear Ash giggling. She eyed him with the stares of a monster. Ash shivers when Layla stare him with that demonic eyes of hers. 'What's so funny?', her voice crackle.

Ash chuckle nervously. 'W-Well, for starters-', he didn't finish his sentence when a punch landed on his head. He knows very well whose punch it belongs to.

'What was that for you water maniac!!!', he scream.

'Shut it ash brain', Ray snap. Right now they forehead collided and they start a forehead push war. Layla shake her head in disbelief when her friends act like a five year old. They were about to start fighting when Zeirra points spears at their throat with deadly killer eyes. Layla decided to join the fun.

'You two knows where we are right', she threaten as the spear is closer to their necks.

'Ray, Ash. If you don't stop now I'm going to kill the soul out of you-', Layla stops when she smells her favorite chocolate truffle cake. Her demonic self turn into a happy little girl attitude. 'Man talks about bipolar', both of the guys mumble. They certainly afraid of the women inside of their guild.

'What's that?', Layla use her deep threatening voice.

'Nothing Ma'am', they say in unison. Velery giggle, their guild people certainly live their life to the fullest.

'So Velery? Did you get it or these two bufoons lie to me', Layla say with her spoon dangling from her mouth and her bored eyes.

'Yes, I do get it but dear me what a mess we are'.

'What did you mean by that Vela?'.

Velery feel dumbfounded when Layla says that. 'Whose Vel?'.

'Oh that. Actually I like to shorten people's name without reason so please forgive me if you feel uncomfortable when I call you that', Layla face turn sour just by saying those words.

'Mhmm, no I don't mind at all, actually I like it. Vel...', her voice trail off as she lost in her La-la land. Layla snap her fingers in front of Valery to bring her back to reality but she won't budge, instead she start to wiggle like a worm with a blush on her face. Everybody in the room feels freak out when she start behaving like a love sick person.

'What the-', Layla brows twitch when Velery start to spin and spin until she faint from her dizziness.

'What just happen?'. Ash, Ray and Zeirra also has their disturb and surprise face on.

'Ignore her, she has this weird problem call imagination contamination', Layla gawked when Ash use big words.

'No you idiot it's call imagination explosion or what she like to call imaginative ex', Ray snap.

'You bastard, how dare you call me idiot!;' Ash slam his forehead to Ray.

'Well, you are an idiot, Idiot'. Ray push Ash forehead back.

Layla take a glance towards Zeirra, she doesn't look like she care much what is going to happen to her two friends. Zeirra draw out a sword with a tip of a lightning and the next thing you know the two bickering boys now lay down on the floor lifeless and burn badly.

'Cupcake!', Zeirra twitch, she turn around with sparkle in her eyes. She dash out of Layla's room towards the cupcake stand. When she gets in she has two dozens bags of cupcakes in her hand with different flavor and different color. 'My oh my, this guild is full of weirdos', Layla mumble under her breath. She pull her sheet up and lay down to have some sleep, she completely forgot what she want to ask Velery about.

'Ly, Ly wake up look at this I have made the water freak wears a purple tank top with bikini'. Ash sounds excited but Layla on the other hand is irritated with the whole fiasco.

'Everyone out NOW!!!', she shout which scares everyone out of their skins including the mighty Multi-sword wielder run out of the room with her tails between her legs. 'Finally some decent peace and quiet'. Somewhere in her heart she kind of like the noise. Not long after that she doze off to a beautiful sleep.

'Layla', a sweet and caring voice call her. She flutter her eyes open only to see Velery right next to her.

'Good morning Velery.' She rub her wounds, they still sting but the wounds will leave a mark she will never forget.

'It's over isn't it?', Velery look Layla in the eyes with a dumbfounded face.

'The whole adventure it's over isn't it', Layla clutch the bed sheet. She have to return home where her boring life begins. Velery hold her friends hand, she looks like she want to break. In her heart she want to tell Layla the news but she knows this isn't the time, she need to distract the blondie before she knows about the news.

'Hey, I have the feelings that you will stay with us longer so how about you and me go shopping for some clothes and magic supplies?'. Velery ask nicely. That really did cheer Layla up a bit. She searches the room for one person she really want to see.

'Where-', before she even says anything Velery already say the answer.

'He's out with the rest of them. Apparently, he needs to do some works to pay off his rent. It's just you and me here'. Layla smile, she pull off the tubes around her body, she feel healthy for no reasons. Velery try to stop her when she pluck the tube off but Velery was surprise when she sees Layla up and about without the feelings of pain. Layla notice the bandage, she hates it because the bandage is itching her abdomen so she tear it off.

Velery watch in horror by her friends behavior, she is afraid the wound would bleed again if she act so recklessly. 'Wait don't, you just got bandaged, the wound isn't fully heal yet'. Her eyes widen when she found nothing in the place of the wound, Layla looks like she isn't harm at all.

'Ho-', Velery is speechless when she sees that.

'I have no idea what so ever, but Vel, I have no money with me', Layla says with her face down. Velery quickly snap back into reality, she shake her head.

'Nothing to worry about, Master has prepare some expenses for you.'

Layla face brightens up, 'Really, How much?'.

Velery scratch her back hair. 'Well about two hundred thousand pearls'.

Layla mouth is wide open and her eyes looks like it wants to be pull off it's socket.

'Two hundred thousand pearls', she stammered.

'Yeah, he get that money when he sell some of you stuff I'm afraid', a gust of wind hit Layla.

'What did he sell???', Layla choke Velery to death. Velery pat the panic girl palm.

'Only your clothes', she stammer afraid. When Layla heard that she sulks in a corner mumbling about her beautiful clothes. Velery gasps for some air, she really is now afraid of the monster right next to her.

'That's why we will go buy you some new cheaper but beautiful clothes'. Layla just nod, she grab the jacket Ash left for her and the skirt Zeirra lend her. What happen last night still stuck in her mind.

'Alright', she groan. Velery lead her into a market place which is only a few blocks away from the hospital. The gaze she receives from the staff, nurses and the doctors still fresh baked in her mind. They looks surprise to see her up and about so early. The market place is full with dresses, boots and sparkle-sparkle but none of them gets her attention, they keep on wandering until Layla stare into a stand with the clothes she really want.

Layla drag Velery into the store and force her to sit down and watch as she put on her dream clothes. Right now, Layla wears orange plain sleeveless dress, two arms socks that have the pattern of a sun corona from up to the wrists. There are four yellow ribbons tying the up and the wrist. From the wrist the socks is tight and cover half of her palms. She wears a black sideway belt that have a big circular shape diamond in the middle. For the bottom a two layer balloon type skirt with black pearl holding the first layers up to made a triangular shapes around the skirts and the last part is loose in the color of black. There's also a sun shape pendant for the clothes.

'So what do you think?'. Velery is gawked when she sees her friend sparkle with intimidating colors. Layla is worried that Velery hate the clothes but her sudden outburst just give her confidence to buy the clothes.

'You look amazing, we just need to buy you some shoes and done your hair', she give Layla a thumbs up for her great eyes.

'Really!!'.

'Yeah, it's more towards Halloween but fantastic!', Velery fan girl.Layla buy six pairs of the dress which cost her ten thousands pearls which is really cheap.

'Nice choice young miss, this is our most popular style. The hollow pumpkin'. Layla and Velery grin at each other, the know this will make everyone awe Layla.

They keep on walking and walking until they found a stand for shoes and boots. Velery keep forcing Layla for two black shoes with tight long socks. Layla hates socks so she has to refuses which hurt Velery a little because she never been rejected before so Velery challange her to find a much better shoes for her to wear or she will have to agree with her decision.

Layla rummage through every stalls that sells shoes or boots but none of them seems to meet her taste. That is until she sees a black tight flat boot long enough almost reaching her knees with a golden ribbon on the center. She shows them to Velery and she agree that the boots seems much better than her choice. Layla pull Velery into the armory part of the market. There's swords, bows, spears, armor and helmet every where but her perfect weapons is unseen.

Finally she bought two daggers with the sheaths that can attach to her mid thigh. The weapon is known as legendary but that is only a myth the shop owner says. No one is capable of revealing the true power of the twin daggers, for that reason only, Layla want the daggers. The last but not least, she need to do something about her hair. She wears it casually. Braided one side, curly on the other and the rest is loose. This time there is some extras, where Velery make two spiky buns on her sides and tie them with the guild crest hair bands with some hair strand loose from both buns.

That evening everyone keep staring at Layla with nosebleed when ever she walk pass them. The same situation happens when she enters the guild too. Everyone keep praising her beauty but she didn't smile not one bit.

'What's wrong Layla?', Layla shake her head, she didn't want to tell everyone what she feel on the way to the guild.

'No I just wandering, where can I get someplace to sleep?', Layla didn't put much thought in her feelings because she didn't want to worry everybody. Ash walks over to her with a blush on his face but invincible to Layla.

'Hey, me and B was wandering if you want to team up with us?'.

'Sure, I don't see why not', she reply. Ash beam with happiness, he hand over a crystal. The crystal shine and reveal their mission.

'What is this?', Layla ask in awe.

'This is crystallize projection where people use to hand outs request, each teams will get one. We can survey each quest with this little master piece.'

Layla nod as she hears everything Ash has to say about the new invention.

'Wow, even though you have ashes for brains. That is pretty brilliant of you to explain the whole usage of crystal projectile. Oh, Layla, take care of that doofus okay. Don't let him destroy another town', Layla nod. In her heart she can't promise them that Ash wouldn't at least destroy a town or two.

'Okay then! Let's go!!!!', Ash pull Layla's hand towards the door of the guild.

'What! Now!!', Ash give her the puppy dog eyes. She sigh, at least this time she is prepare to travel.

'Oh okay, I guess my adventure just start', she sigh but smile in the end.