Chapter 5" Wendy"

"AHHHHHHHHH"

Gadrel woke up with a scream , which could be his biggest nightmare by far.

Waking up bewildered was becoming custom for Gadrel, but it was something he would never get used to.

But the fresh scent, with touches of pine, made Gadrel notice its new surroundings.

A forest full of life received Gadrel, causing Gadrel to try to remember what had happened.

But when Gadrel tried to remember, his skin lost blood , while his body froze.

Gadrel's legs failed, and he fell to the ground with a lot of pain in his chest.

Gadrel clenched his teeth as he tried to recover, Gadrel unconsciously moved his hand to his neck, where Alice's collar was, but when he noticed that it was not, all of Gadrel's discomfort disappeared, when he remembered his situation.

"Shit"

Gadrel's mood was appalling, but he forced himself to stand up, since he still had things to do.

Being an unknown place, Gadrel climbed to the largest tree to find his goal, but when he reached the top, the only thing that received Gadrel was a completely green sea.

Gadrel was a few minutes at the top , and only after a while, Gadrel noticed the sensation of feeling the wind through his skin.

Gadrel had the head so full of other things, and that's why he don't notice that his body was completely naked, but what caught Gadrel's attention was that his previously charred skin had recovered, becoming lighter and softer than before burning

This was a pleasant surprise for Gadrel, who helped him think things better.

"First let's find something to wear"

...….

Gadrel improvised some clothes with sheets and vines, while looking for supplies.

Not knowing the address, Gadrel waited for the night, Gadrel looked at the stars whenever he could, so with some confidence , he began his journey when the night was present.

While walking Gadrel, he realized that he was quite far away, with a feeling of urgency, Gadrel had to keep his head calm, and walk carefully, the night could be very dangerous, and die for a beast, it was a luxury that Gadrel did not could afford.

it was the first time that Gadrel was in such a thick forest, and every time he wanted directions, he had to climb to the top of a tree so as not to take the wrong direction

Gadrel walked all night, but a great distance is still missing, Gadrel's strength allowed him to sleep without a few days, but he needed to maintain his health by the time he arrived.

So stacking some things, Gadrel improvised a bed , it wasn't very comfortable, but it was more than Gadrel could expect.

Closing his eyes Gadrel forced himself to sleep, it was somewhat relaxing, but before Gadrel reached the dream world, a shiver ran down Gadrel's spine, causing him to swoop up.

"This is a nuisance" the best thing for Gadrel would be to continue, so he got up to continue, since sleeping didn't seem like the best idea .

The trip during the day was much slower, since Gadrel had to move forward making marks so as not to lose his way.

The road was monotonous, and Gadrel encountered some wild beasts, but none were really dangerous, So it went smoothly.

But an unusual scent stopped Gadrel, as he looked in that direction.

Gadrel was ready to ignore it, so he continue.

" Ahhhhhhhhhh "

But the crying of a girl made Gadrel doubt a little.

(I'm really an idiot) Gadrel thought as he started to go in the direction of crying, until he reached a lonely cave.

And in front of that cave, there was a little girl of maybe 7 years.

Seeing a girl in this place was something really weird, since Gadrel can't smell anyone closer to this place, concluding that that girl was completely alone.

Gadrel looked at that girl in the leaves, but since Gadrel was not hiding her presence, the girl began to walk in Gadrel's direction.

"Grandeeney?"

Gadrel noticed the yearning in the girl's words, but was destined to destroy the girl's illusions.

  "...…" Gadrel didn't say much when he approached, causing the girl to panic back.

But a stone caused the girl to lose her balance, she closed her eyes waiting for the worst to happen.

But a warm signal enveloped the girl's body, causing her to open her eyes unconsciously.

"You should be more careful," Gadrel said while still holding her.

...

"So you are looking for your mother, who turns out to be a mythological being that nobody has ever seen ? " Gadrel had to admit that a dragon raises a child is quite unusual, but he gave him the benefit of the doubt.

Now Gadrel was eating with the blue-haired girl named Wendy.

She was a pretty nice girl, although somewhat clumsy, but very nice.

"Yes, I haven't seen her since yesterday, and I'm sure she's looking for me, I don't want to worry her," Wendy said as she spoke sadly.

Gadrel could not see any trace of any dragon , weakening Wendy's words, and the only options that occurred to Gadrel, was that Grandeeney left Wendy in this place, or someone brought Wendy to this place, but none of those possibilities seemed to make a lot of sense.

But the biggest problem was that Wendy didn't seem to give up on her search.

The most sensible option was to go to a town to find a place to live, but when Gadrel saw it in Wendy's eyes, and he could see that she won't give up so easily.

This did annoy Gadrel's plans. The most sensible option for Gadrel was to take Wendy to some town, so he can resume his way.

But Gadrel had no idea where the nearest town would be, and the last thing Gadrel would do is take Wendy to a place where they enslave children.

If she wasn't such a little girl, then Gadrel could leave her behind, but Wendy was so small and clumsy, that Gadrel would be inhuman if he left her behind.

"For now rest, tomorrow I'll think what to do" Gadrel already had his makeshift bed ready, where Wendy slept immediately from fatigue.

Gadrel lay down next to Wendy, trying to get some sleep, since he needed it too.

...…

It was night when Gadrel was training, in the end he gave up sleeping, after not having a good time.

So he decided to watch Wendy while he slept, but all night he watched as tears fell from Wendy's eyes.

"...… .."

Gadrel realized that he had a slight weakness for the girls, when the idea of ​​protecting Wendy went through his head.

But with a mission, Gadrel continued his training until the sun was about to rise.

...… ..

"This is very delicious, thanks Gadrel," Wendy said while eating fruit from Gadrel's head.

The road continued smoothly, and since Gadrel planned to leave Wendy, he went out of his way to please her, and to make Gadrel's conscience not be so affected.

Two days passed quickly, and Wendy has been on Gadrel's shoulders for the entire time, but this was by mutual agreement.

Wendy kept tripping over, and continuing at that rate would take years to get out of this place, so Gadrel suggested taking her.

At first Wendy refused immediately, and tried to walk faster , but this almost made it fall from a ravine, so although somewhat sad to be a nuisance to Gadrel, Wendy agreed to Gadrel take her .

But since Wendy is still small, she forgot it after noticing that it was quite funny.

Gadrel became quite good moving through the forest, and now he no longer needed the stars to move, after seeing the direction of the sun during the last days, Gadrel could travel during the day relying on the direction of the sun.

Although day by day the speed of Gadrel was slowing down, since so far he has not had any night's sleep, causing it to start affecting Gadrel.

When the sun was on top, it was time to rest.

" You already know what to do Wendy"

The little blue head immediately started looking for some branches, while Gadrel was going to get some food.

Gadrel began to inspect the area, where a familiar smell, but something different came to his nose.

Without being sure, Gadrel was ready to fight as he moved at full speed, and when he reached his target he immediately raised his fists.

But when Gadrel reached his goal, he stopped, seeing someone who did not expect.

Blue hair and a red mark on his face, was someone Gadrel knew.

But when the two pairs of eyes met, Gadrel could see the caution, and descon bail , was almost as if he was not known.

But this was no fight, so Gadrel was as civilized as possible.

"My questions may be weird, but we know each other" Gadrel wanted to clear up the misunderstanding, so he ask without hesitation.

"I'm sorry, but it is the first time we met, I would be grateful that you let me continue on my way without any problem "

"I guess I'm wrong , but since we met, you could tell me where the nearest town is, I'm pretty lost," said Gadrel.

"The next town is quite far, almost a month to the south, " said the boy who had the same face as Jellal.

(Damn) this is bad news for Gadrel, if it were less than a week, then Gadrel could take Wendy without compromising his mission, but taking Wendy to the next town would not only delay him, but also take him away from his destiny.

the possibility of taking Wendy through Gadrel's head, but the possibility that she is trapped erases any idea of Gadrel's head.

Gadrel did not know what to do, but a small idea came when he saw the clone of Jellal.

"Do you go to any town ? "Gadrel asked with some hope.

The blue head doubted a bit, but answered honestly.

"I'm not sure, but for the moment yes, I have to stock up on supplies, and if nothing goes wrong, then I'll go to the nearest town."

Gadrel doubted a little, but that guy didn't seem like a bad guy, Gadrel liked him more than Jellal, since Jellal was a boy with a leader complex, so Gadrel decided to tell him about Wendy.

...

Wendy hummed while she waited for Gadrel, although the last days were hard for her, but Gadrel's company made her very happy, he was attentive, kind, gentle, and never yelled at her for how clumsy she was.

So Wendy was sitting quietly, but her smile lit up when Gadrel arrived.

But a strange feeling filled Wendy's heart when she saw Gadrel's expression.

The atmosphere was somewhat tense, so it was Gadrel who started.

" I want to introduce you to a friend of mine, his name is Jellal." Returned, Gadrel was surprised by the name of the mysterious child, but this was not the time to question the people who would help him, "and he said he would help you find Grandeeney for a while "that was a lie, but it was the best way to treat Wendy.

Wendy felt happy when she heard Gadrel about someone who would help her find Grandeeney, but something felt bad.

"But I regret that this is where we parted, I have something very important to do, so we will separate here" see the tears in Wendy's eyes, it was quite hard for Gadrel, but Gadrel had to look for Sorano and Erza, and that It was urgent.

"But… we'll meet again, right ? "Wendy did her best not to cry, and asked in the hope of seeing Gadrel again.

Gadrel made a genuine smile as he ruffled Wendy's hair, "Of course, when I finish what I do, I plan to join a guild, and I was planning to join Fairy Tail." Gadrel mixed the truth and lies a little, because he did not intend to join a guild, but now he did, "I heard that the guilds are really fun and full of adventures," although Gadrel only talked about what he had heard from Rob.

"Could I join a guild ? "Wendy asked with the spirit restored.

"Of course, and we could also team up, but first you'll have to look for Grandeeney, I'm sure she'll be worried." Gadrel didn't want to extend things further, so after he said that, he started to leave without looking back.

Wendy made one last smile as she watched Gadrel leave, until only she was left with Jellal.

Jellal waited calmly, but when he was ready to introduce himself to Wendy, he watched as he burst into tears, as tears of sadness fell down his face.

Jellal said nothing and he waits patiently, anyway Jellal owed a rather large favor to the Gadrel of his world, so this little detour didn't care.