On the outskirts of Magnolia, a town that too big to be called a town, but too small to be called a city, lies a forest.
And in this very forest, while it looked normal from the outside, but within the deeper areas of the forest itself, lies a part of the forest, that is completely in ruins.
Normally such destroyed nature are normally fixed by Wizards, who uses either Green Magic to fixed nature itself, or Earth Magic to reshape the earthly grounds.
Yet, this ruined part of the forest still remained ruined even today, one might question does even Makarov, the Guild Master of Fairy Tail knew such a place near Magnolia?
After all, such destruction, hidden or not, so near Magnolia wouldn't go unnoticed for long, and yet… in Magnolia, this ruined area of the forest is known by the town people, especially by the guild.
Which gives the question… why hasn't Fairy Tail done anything?
And that answer to that, is simple… because this ruined place that lies within the forest near Magnolia, is also the very location when certain two Wizards will often settle their personal matters or differences.
When it comes to the strength of a Wizard, and their spells, it is well-known that Wizards above B-Class rating of combat strength are capable of leveling a house or two.
This is the reason why, training grounds owned by any Guild, will have barriers in place, so Wizards of any ranking or classification can go all out, without worry of harming those without Magic Power.
However, there are many times, when Wizards needed to settle matters without any wondering eyes, or anyone to stop them.
This ruined area of the forest is a perfect example of this.
After all, this is the place where Mirajane and Erza often use to settle their differences.
And also the reason why Makarov never bothered fixing this ruined part of the forest, after all, what the point of hiring someone to fixed something, that always bounded to be broken again later on?
Not to mention, both Erza and Mirajane are no B-Class Wizards.
Be it their official titles, their actual abilities and strengths, they are Wizards who are capable of dealing or withstanding attacks that can actually level villages, never mind mere houses.
In the end, Mirajane and Erza are S-Class Wizards, elites among the world of Wizards.
While Mirajane and Erza are yet capable of leveling a town as big as Magnolia, even so, their abilities and their Magic might not destroy Magnola outright, but the damages wouldn't be small either.
That is why, it is wiser for someone of their level either to fight their differences in specialized training grounds, like the one behind the Fairy Building, that can withstand SS-Class level attacks. Or fight their differences in abandoned areas like this ruined part of the forest.
As Mirajane flew into the deepest parts of the forest, that once a home to dangerous Monsters, until a certain two Wizards made it theirs to settle their differences.
Mirajane floated above the ruined mess, as her sea blue eyes scanned the ground below her, looking for a certain red haired Valkyrie among this mess.
And it wasn't long before Mirajane noticed and sensed a pair of brown eyes looking at her, causing Mirajane to turned her sea blue eyes towards the armoured teenager, who stood in the middle of this ruined forest.
Brown eyes and blue eyes locked into each other, as Mirajane floated onto the ground and removed her demonic wings, as she stood few meters away from Erza, who still looking at her.
"..."
"..."
Only silence overcoated the atmosphere, as either teenagers spoke a word between them, if anything, they just stared at each other, one with calmness in their brown eyes, and the other with wariness in her sea blue eyes.
However, the silence so faded like a lie, when Mirajane soon reached her breaking point of this damned silence between them.
"For someone who invited me here, to talk, is awful quiet, don't you think?" Mirajane went with unhidden annoyance.
"Sorry about that, it just, hard to find the right words to speak." Erza honestly went, causing Mirajane's sea blue eyes to flinched at this.
"Hard to say… what kind of nonsense is that?" Mirajane went with narrowed eyes, as she clicked her tongue in further annoyance: "While putting why it is hard to damned speak aside, there is one thing I been curious about… what is 'he' to you?"
Mirajane went with a serious voice, while the young Valkyrie in question, looked slightly surprised being asked this.
But that just it, Erza was simply taken back being asked this question, since the armoured teenager did not once expect such words from Mirajane, so it was no wonder, why Erza was a little taken back.
"For your first question, I just have no way to say what I want, without upsetting you, I never been good nor wise with words, that is why I am unsure how to say what I want, without setting you off. As for Zack, isn't that something you must asked yourself, don't you think so as well, Mirajane?"
Erza honestly went, meaning every word she meant, as she took a step forward towards the confused, and startled looking Mirajane, who was taken back by Erza's words.
At first, Mirajane wanted to backlash at Erza's words, that basically telling her she is unreasonable, like she would attack her with the slightest of words that offends her.
Of course, that is true, that is how things always have been between Erza and herself.
However, those next words, the words that she questioned Erza about, was thrown back at Mirajane, throwing her off, making her unable to say a word regarding what Erza said at the end of her words.
"T-That…" Those words are the only words that Mirajane could managed out, as she soon found herself unable to say anything else.
"Cat got your tongue? Why am I not surprised by this? After all, isn't that all you been doing all along? Avoiding your own feelings, running away what is in front of you, is all you been doing, right, Mirajane?"
When Erza said this, she took another step forwards towards Mirajane. Who this time around, unknowingly to herself, took a step backwards as soon this young Valkyrie took on towards her.
And yet, it was no wonder, no surprise why Mirajane took a step backwards, along with uneasiness and discomfort dwelling within her.
After all, this is not the first time when Mirajane heard such words, words that told her she been avoiding her own feelings, running away what actually lies before her.
Lisanna, her little sister, always been upfront with Mirajane with the same thing that Erza told her.
And yet, for some reason, unlike with her little sister, Mirajane found herself, unable to avoid and overlook Erza's words, like she often does with Lisanna's own words.
If anything, both those words, and those brown eyes that are looking at Mirajane, made her more uneasy, more uncomfortable with herself.
After all, within those brown eyes that looked at Mirajane, lies no disgust, no pity, but calmness, complete calmness like flowing still water.
And that what made Mirajane uncomfortable being looking at like, causing those sealed emotions that she been bottling up, began to leak, flooding Mirajane's mind with unease, such difficult to control emotions.
Emotions known as confusion, anxiety, agitation, and many more, just flooded Mirajane, causing herself to be unable to control herself.
"T-That…!! S-Shut! D-Don't go and speak goddamned nonsense! Or changing the whole topic!!" Mirajane roared aloud, as her sea blue eyes shaken under with unease, while looking at Erza, who was slightly taken back, seeing Mirajane snapping back like this.
It felt different to the normal arrogant Mirajane, since there is a sense of unease in both Mirajane's voice and expression. However, Erza still remain calm and spoke with unhidden words, upfronting the person, that slowly becoming mentally unstable.
"Nonsense? Changing the topic? Don't make me laugh, Mirajane, not once did I mention any nonsense, nor did I change the topic. The only thing I did, was to ask you the same question, that you had asked me, so, I asked you once more, Mirajane. What is Zack Smasher is to you?"
Erza simply went while taking one step, and another towards Mirajane, whose blue eyes widen further, whose breath became unable to leave her mouth, while she unknowingly to herself, took steps backwards each time, when Erza took one towards herself.
Overflowing emotions soon flooded Mirajane, leaving her both overwhelmed and fearful by these overflowing emotions that clouded her mind, dimmed her reasoning, and along with the fears and overwhelming overflowed emotions, also came confusion.
Confusion, that shortly twisted her mental state, flooded Mirajane with denial, causing her mind to race, causing Mirajane to unable to see properly in her current state of mind.
That is why, when Mirajane is overflooded with emotions, causing her mind to become uncontrollable, her reasoning to be twisted, those brown eyes, and that calm expression of Erza's twisted in Mirajane's unable state of mind.
Twisting into a cold expression, the kind that looked down at those around them. Of course, this was all in her mind, the denial within her, twisted her unstable mind, to see this kind of expression on Erza's face while looking at her.
So, it was no wonder, with a twisted imagination, overflowing emotions, that Mirajane has been bottling all until now, caused Mirajane to finally snap, to finally unwind all of the emotions that dwelled within her.
"SHUT IT! SHUT IT! SHUT IT!!! WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU TO UNDERSTAND ME!!? BOTH YOU AND HIM ARE THE DAMNED SAME!! YOU ALWAYS LOOKED I AM UNDERNEATH YOU!! LIKE I AM SOMEONE WHO NEEDED SOMEONE ELSE PITY!! WHO GIVES YOU RIGHT TO DO THAT!? ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I BEEN THROUGH!!?"
Mirajane yelled along with uneasiness and hostility, while she looked at Erza, with a look that will attack her at any given moment.
And yet, among those words that Mirajane yelled at Erza, were all her true emotions, those very emotions that she has been burying alongside other such emotions, are no longer bottled within her.
Her true feelings.
Her insecurities.
Her denials.
All that has been hidden behind the mask, known as Majin,
All that normally been hidden behind the mask called Majin, has finally became overflowed, unbottled, making Mirajane the most unstable that Erza has ever seen.