Chapter 23: As Assault, Erza Taken!
Dante smiled as he sat at a bar, enjoying his drink. He had just finished with a couple rounds of cards and was taking a break. So far Dante had lost some money, running into a string of bad luck but he wasn't too worried about it. Thanks to his whores, Dante was making money hand over fist, so it didn't matter if he lost some while gambling. The important thing was that Dante was having a fun time.
While he sipped his drink, Dante was able to hear Natsu being loud about something. He guessed he wasn't surprised that a knucklehead like Natsu couldn't take losing at a simple casino game. As he continued to enjoy his drink, Dante was interrupted when a beautiful woman sat down next to him. This woman seemed to be a little shy as she started a conversation. It took a moment for Dante to remember her, but he was able to recognize the woman as Juvia.
"Dante my darling, Juvia is here" stated Juvia with a slightly nervous tone. Dante took in Juvia's appearance and smiled. She was wearing a tight-fitting blue dress that really made her eyes pop along with her blue hair. Flashing Juvia, a smile Dante responded to her.
"Oh, hey Juvia it's good to see you. I heard that Phantom Lord is disbanded, that must have been tough on you" stated Dante.
"Oh yes it was hard for Juvia at first but then she realized that this means that Juvia is free to join whatever guild she wants" responded Juvia nervously. Dante smiled at these words; it was obvious from Juvia's outfit what guild she was interested in.
"I bet I can guess what guild you have your eye on" stated Dante as he looked at the large fairy tail necklace Juvia was wearing.
"Yes, Juvia would very much like to be in the same guild as her beloved. Juvia is just worried that Fairy Tail would not take Juvia after the part she had in the Phantom Lord attack" responded Juvia with a hint of shame for the part she played.
"Well, it's fine with me and I'm sure a good word will convince the others" responded Dante to the surprise of Juvia. She blushed at Dante's kind words, falling in love with him all over again.
"Really do you mean it my beloved" asked Juvia in disbelief.
"Of course, it would be a shame to not have such a beautiful girl in Fairy Tail" responded Dante already thinking that Juvia would make a perfect addition to his harem.
"B-but what about what I did to Fairy Tail. My actions were terrible" responded Juvia with shame. Dante placed a hand on her shoulder to reassure her, Juvia blushed at the physical contact.
"Everyone makes mistakes, I'm not going to hold it against you, and I don't think the others will either. You can get a good idea of the type of person an individual is when you fight them. During our fight I was able to tell you're a kind woman that feels a lot. That and our kiss told me everything I need to know about you" responded Dante in a flirty tone. Juvia felt her face heating up as she blushed intensely at these words.
"Thank you, my beloved. Juvia knows about the other girls you have, and she just wants to be by your side as well" responded Juvia as she leaned in wanting to kiss Dante. Dante smiled as he leaned forward and kissed Juvia. She already knew about his harem from stalking him and was accepting of it, Juvia was going to make a perfect whore Dante thought. Dante spoke once they withdrew from one another.
"So, then I wasn't going crazy, you were following me" responded Dante in a joking tone to show he wasn't mad at Juvia for stalking him. Truth be told the fact that Juvia was slightly crazy because of him was a turn on.
"Y-yes I've been following you since Phantom Lord but haven't had the courage to confront you until now" responded Juvia. Dante was slightly surprised he was being stalked by Juvia for that long. He had only just noticed Juvia a couple days ago, but she had been following him for over a week. For a moment Dante thought he needed to get better at noticing these sorts of things. If Juvia was an assassin or something, then he might have gotten hurt. Deciding to focus instead on the beautiful woman on front of him, Dante spoke.
"Well, if I'm being honest, you following me is kind of cute, but you shouldn't have to be ashamed or shy Juvia. I think you are amazing and would love to have you by my side" responded Dante. Juvia's heart swelled with happiness as she embraced Dante and kissed him passionately. After a moment Juvia withdrew from Dante, her eyes looked into his with love.
"You make Juvia so happy, thank you" stated Juvia who could not stop smiling. Dante laughed at Juvia's cute enthusiasm; she was going to be a wonderful addition to his harem. He placed a hand on Juvia's thigh as he responded to her. Juvia's pussy began to moisten at Dante's suggestive touch.
"How about we go somewhere more private Juvia, and we can make you joining my harem official" stated Dante in a sultry tone. Juvia smiled broadly at these words.
"Yes! Juvia would like that very much" responded Juvia. She could hardly believe that her beloved was returning her feelings with such vigor. Juvia had always had terrible luck with love thanks to being the gloomy rain woman, but Dante changed all of that. Now Juvia had found someone that would return the love she gave him. Juvia was eager to prove she was going to be the best whore in Dante's harem, she would do anything to make herself his favorite.
"Follow me Juvia" stated Dante as he took Juvia's hand while he stood up. Dante and Juvia smiled into each other's eyes, both eager to get some privacy. Since they were both lost in each other's eyes, they failed to notice the looming figure behind them. Suddenly the room went pitch dark, that's when Dante noticed the chill run down his spine.
"Where is Erza Scarlet? She will come with us" stated the looming figure. Dante jumped into action, feeling that both he and Juvia were in danger.
"Juvia get behind" stated Dante before he was cut off.
The looming figure attacked, and Dante knew he could not respond in time. The best he could do was to shield Juvia from the blow with his own body. Dante threw himself in front of Juvia and prepared for the paint to follow. A large explosion rocked the casino, but Dante was surprised the attack did not hurt him as much as he thought it would. Come to think of it, Dante realized that he wasn't in any pain at all. Instead of pain, Dante realized that he was soaked to the bone.
Dante remained in confusion for a while, trying to figure out what had happened. Who had just attacked him, and why was he interested in Erza? Why was Dante not in pain? He was sure the figure hit him; he should be at least in some pain. Why was everything dark and he was soaking wet? Dante was interrupted from these thoughts when he heard Lucy call out.
"Dante! Are you here" asked Lucy clearly in distress. Dante gathered that Lucy was likely attacked just like he was. Suddenly Dante was able to see light and he was able to gather just why he was wet and not in pain. He turned his head and saw that Juvia had reacted in time and pulled him into her water body. She had saved him; Dante was reminded that Juvia was an incredibly powerful in addition to being a beautiful woman.
"Master you're okay! AHHH! Juvia, what are you doing here" asked Lucy in distress as she reached for her spirit keys. Dante quickly rose to his feet along with Juvia before he explained to Lucy that Juvia was on their side.
"Lucy it's alright. Juvia is on our side, she saved me just now" stated Dante to the surprise of Lucy.
"Really, she saved you" asked Lucy still apprehensive about Juvia being so nearby.
"That's right, I pulled Dante into Juvia's body to save him. DOES IT MAKE YOU JELOUS THAT DANTE WAS INSIDE OF ME" responded Juvia trying to mock what she saw as he love rival. Lucy took a step back thanks to Juvia's intensity. She wondered if Juvia knew that Dante spends quite a lot of time inside her.
"Why do you have to say it like that? You know that Dante and I are" responded Lucy before Juvia cut her off.
"Oh yes Juvia knows, and she will soon show Dante that her body is so much better than yours" responded Juvia radiating crazy vibes.
"Oh, like hell he will. Dante loves my body" responded Lucy starting to get angry at Juvia's challenge. While Dante liked two girls fighting over him, he knew that right now wasn't the best time.
"Girls I don't think right now is the best time for this. Lucy you were with Erza, right? Where is she" asked Dante with concern in his voice.
Lucy then told Dante and Juvia what had happened to her. She and Erza were attacked, and Erza was taken. They were soon joined by gray who looked like he was also attacked. A primal scream led them to Natsu who was pissed about being shot in the mouth. Dante was filled with anger at these events. Someone had attacked his friends and taken Erza for some reason. They were going to make them pay and save Erza no matter what. Just as Dante was wondering how they were going to track down their attackers, Natsu ran off.
"Hey Natsu wait" Lucy started to say before she was cut off by Gray.
"Follow him, Natsu had a noose like a bloodhound" stated Gray.
"Good thinking Gray, come on everyone we need to save Erza and Happy" stated Dante as he and everyone else quickly followed Natsu.
Soon the group was standing on the shoreline, it was obvious that the attackers had taken Erza and Happy to a looming tower some distance from the shore. Dante was wondering how they were going to get everyone there. He could fly there himself, but it would take a lot of energy and magic power to make multiple trips to carry everyone. Juvia interrupted Dante's thoughts as she offered a solution. Soon Dante was swimming towards their destination with the others, Juvia had created air bubbles so they could breathe underwater.
It took a short amount of time and Dante found himself surfacing on the shoreline of an island with a massive and sinister looking tower. The others followed right behind him, Dante knew that Erza and Happy were somewhere in that tower. He turned to the others and was about to speak before Natsu ran off on his own. Dante tried to call after Natsu, but his pleas fell on death ears since Natsu was being Natsu.
"Alright everyone, we need to do whatever it takes to save Erza and Happy. Stick close and let's go" stated Dante as everyone nodded their heads in agreement. Dante then quickly made his way towards the tower. He hoped that Erza and Happy were okay, he would do anything to save his friends. Whoever was responsible for this was going to be sorry.
End of Chapter 23