Belonging: ErzaXMale!Kistune!Reader (6/6)

The two youths lunged at each other with fierce determination, one trying to out-do the other. Natsu and Lucy delt with the ex-dark guild wizards(well, with Natsu doing most of the actual fighting, Lucy was having trouble controlling her big cow with the ax). (y/n)’s fire and lighting orbs became bigger and more destructive, while Erza kept requipping into her fire and thunder empress armor to minimize the damage that would be done to her. As the battle progressed, both were growing more and more worn from using their magic, not to mention (d/n) was always becoming quite impatient.

“Come on kid! Hurry up and knock that fairy out of the sky if you wanna keep your aunt breathing~”

Hearing this threat seemed to renew some energy into (y/n), for his attacks now were one after another, not letting up long enough for Erza to requip into the right armor. She was now backed up against a tree in her fire empress armor, panting hard and just barely able to hold the sword in her hand. (y/n) was tired too, but not as much as she she who kept using her magic to switch her armor.

“(y/n)! We have to stop this, please!” she begged.

“Aunt Mai is all I ave left, I’m not gonna let anyone take her!” (y/n) shouted with tears brimming his eyes.

“But I’m not the one taking her from you.”

“But you’re in the way of her safety!”

Erza stared deeply and seriously into (y/n)’s eyes, seeing his firm resolve in them, then requipped into her normal armor, “Fine then, finish me off.”

“H-huh?”

“I wont get in the way anymore, not when someone important to you is in danger.”

“O-oi! I just wanted you to stand down, not de-”

“Hey, either you end her, or I end your precious aunt~” (d/n) presses the knife even harder against the soft skin of Ma’s neck, causing her to let out a whimper. (y/n) gritted his teeth as he looked down at Erza, who showed no signs of wanting to put up a fight. Instead, she gave him a sad smile, “Go on, do what you think is right, I wont stop you. I love you too much to see you suffer another loss of your family.”

“Honestly, listen to yourself.”

“Hm?”

“You, Natus, Lucy, Happy, you all are my family too. I can’t loose you guys too!”

Conjuring up a fire orb, (y/n) turned and launched it at his father, who didn’t anticipate this attack and ducked a the last second with Mai still in his clutches.

“That’s it! She’s-” But as he raised the knife to end Mai’s life, thunder seemingly came out of nowhere and zapped his body, allowing Mai to to slip out of his grasp and run to (y/n) while (d/n) yelled out in pain from the jolt. After freeing Mai from the ropes, aunt and nephew hugged tightly before Mai said, “Wow, that was a really impressive thunder attack (y/n). I didn’t know you could use your magic without the use of orbs.”

“Eh? But I didn’t do anything.”

“Huh? Then who did?”

“That would be me.” A man with nine, fox tails came from behind some trees. He wore a lovely, golden kimono, a regal aura pulsed from his being, he seemed to be in his early thirties, but with kitsunes, you can never really tell how old they really are due to their long lifespans.

“Sir!" Mai exclaimed, “W-what are you doing here!?”

“I was led here by mere curiosity, and now that it has been satisfied, I shall now remove the troublemaker behind the killings of our brethren.”

He shifted into his fox form, the sight alone was enough for the dark wizards to run for the hills. Seeing that the leader had everything under control, (y/n) turned his attention to Erza, who was staggering to her feet.

“Erza, you ok?”

“I’ll be fine,” she said.

“I’m really sorry for all of this, I was being too rash and-”

Erza silenced him with a kiss, “That’s enough, I know you were just trying to keep your aunt safe, there’s no need to explain yourself.”

“Th-thank you Erza.”

“Now then,” the kitsune leader stood over (d/n), who was still trying to shake off that earlier attack, “How should I deal with you? I could just let the human authorities take you into custody, or maybe I can handle you myself? Which do you wish? But I should warn you, I’m not a very forgiving kit-” Before the leader could finish, a magic circle appeared under him, glowing menacingly red and from it, red shackles on chains popped out and latches onto his ankles and wrists, holding him down in place, rendering him helpless.

“What is this!?” the leader demanded when he tried to free himself with his magic and failed. (d/n) let out a string of malicious chuckles, “Did you really think I was just some ordinary fur hunter? Far from it, my magic style lets me trap whatever beast or human I’m hunting and seal away any magic they can use. I made good money as a bounty hunter, but I switched carers after I found out I could make so much more selling fur~”

(y/n) ran over in front of the leader, standing in front of him protectively, “I wont let you!”

“Wh-what?”

Mai followed, “Neither will I!”

“You’ll have to get through me pal!” Natsu declared.

“And me!” Lucy said, pulling out her whip.

“Aye!” Happy chimed, floating above everyone. Erza stood next to (y/n), “We all will stop you here and now, you’ll have to kill us first if you wanna get to the kitsune leader!”

The leader looked upon his protectors with bafflement, “You all . . . . would defend me, even after the way I treated you?”

“That pack relies on you, you’re their family. If there’s one thing I know, it’s the pain of loosing a member of your pack, and I wont allow for anyone else to suffer like that!” (y/n) remarked with a strong resolution.

“Ah~ Such strong words for prey~”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Don’t think that I didn’t come prepared, all I have to do is use my magic and all the traps I set around here will activate, trapping all of you,” as he said this, a few magic circles appeared under everyone’s feet. (y/n), Erza, and Mai reacted quickly and were able to get away before getting caught, but Natsu and Lucy weren’t so lucky and they too shared the same fate as the kitsune leader.

“Hey!” Natsu tried to summon his magic to burn the chains, however he couldn’t feel his magic at all. The same happened with Lucy when her spirit returned to the spirit wold without her consent. Being a bit of a distance from (d/n), (y/n) whispered a small plan to Mai and Erza, “Hey, I can see him struggling a bit to keep hi trap spells going, it’s risky but if you two allow yourselves to get captured by him, he could be just weak enough for me to land an attack on him.”

The two females wasted no time in nodded to the plan and lunged forward, acting as if they were about to attack, but of course were stopped by the shackles of (d/n)’s magic. Just as they were caught, (y/n) dashed to the side, a flame and thunder orb in both his hands. He attacked, (d/n) was just barely able to duck to avoid them, however, (y/n) flicked his wrist and the orbs came back, getting (d/n) on the back and blasting him a few yards away, his clothes chard and thunder coursing through his body. In an instant, all who were confined were set free.

“It worked!” (y/n) said happily.

Erza hugged him tightly around the neck with glee. When they separated, the kitsune leader approached them, “You have my thanks, son of (m/n).”

“Huh? You knew my mom?”

At the mention of (y/n)’s mom, the leader’s cheeks suddenly had the faintest tint of pink, “W-well, somewhat.”

Mai giggled knowingly, “He has the biggest crush on your mother when we were all pups~”

The leader blushed even harder, “Shuch Mai! There’s no need to be mentioning that!”

Everyone laughed, and after regaining his composure, the kitsune leader faced (y/n) again, “I am called Ren. (y/n), I would like to apologize for my actions back in the village. I knew who you were the moment I laid eyes on you, you have many of your mother’s features after all, especially her eyes, but my anger overruled my state of mind and I lashed out at you and your friends. I truly am sorry.”

Ren bowed deeply, (y/n) waved it off though, “There’s nothing for you to be sorry for, I understand. Your love ran off with another only to be killed by the bastard, then the bastard’s child walks into your presence, it’s only natural that you acted that way.”

“Natural? Perhaps. But right? Not at all. Watching you put yourself on the line for not only our friends, but also me has opened my eyes. I would like to welcome you to my kitsune village.”

(y/n) was thunderstruck from this invitation, “H-huh!?”

“It’s only right that I take in the son of the woman I loved. Not to mention you’ll need a mentor to train you in your magic. I can already see you have amazing raw talent that’s sure to shine with greatness if only polished with the proper training.”

(y/n)’s tail twitched with uncertainty, “I . . . . I don’t know. I mean, Magnolia Town has always been my home, and I have a lot of good friends that I’d hate to leave behind . . . .”

Erza placed an armored hand on his shoulder, “It’s ok (y/n),” she said with a smile, “You wont be leaving us behind, we’ll more then understand your wish to live among other kitsune’s. It’ll be good fr you to also gain more experience on your magic.”

“Are you sure about that Erza?”

She nodded.

“Yeah man!” Natsu agreed, “Just as long as you promise to visit us now and then.”

“Yup! We’ll miss you, but as long as you’re happy, we’ll be rooting for you!” Lucy said, giving him a thumbs up.

“Aye!” Happy cheered.

“You guys . . . . you really are the best friends a guy could ever ask for~”

Distracted by the hearty conversation, no one noticed (d/n) struggle slightly to reach to his belt, draw three, large hunting knives, take aim, and throw them straight for (y/n). Mai’s ear flicked at the sound of something being thrown. She looked just in time to see the sharp weapons headed for (y/n).

“(y/n)! Look out!!” she screamed. She dashed behind him with her arms outstretched protectively. (y/n) never felt any pain, all three knives struck Mai on her back so hard that the silver of the blades couldn’t be seen. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion for (y/n), him turning around to see his aunt taking the attack for him and her falling to the ground. His eyes grew in horror, “Aunt Mai!” he screamed, catching her before she hit the ground. Mai smiled as brightly as she could at her dear nephew despite the pain she was in.

“I made it . . . . in time . . . thank goodness . . .”

“Mai!” Rem yelled, “Hang in there, I’ll-”

“No . . . . it’s already too late for me . . . . my vitals have been pierced . . . . there’s no hope for-” she coughed out blood, a few drops landed on (y/n)’s face and mingled with the tears flowing from his eyes.

“N-no . . . . I-I can’t loose you too . . .”

“Shhhh, you wont . . . I’ll be watching over your . . . with your mother . . . always . . .”

She glanced over at Ren, “Take care of him . . . I’m sure . . . (m/n) wouldn’t wanted that.”

Ren held back his own tears as he nodded, “I promise, you have my word.”

“Oh good . . . .” her eyes turned back to (y/n), “My dear boy . . . .” she weakly reached out to his face with her hand to which he took into his own, squeezing it tightly yet gently, “Even in this short time together . . . . I want you to know that I love you with all my heart . .”

“I-I love you too, Aunt Mai,” (y/n) forced out between sobs. Erza knelt down next to him, looking down at Mai with sad eyes, although Mai’s eyes almost sparkled when she was in her sights, “I’m so glad . . .  you found love . . . . take care of each other . . . you two truly belong together.”

“You can count on me,” Erza said with a strong voice.

“Oh . . . . thank you . . . . it bring me great peace . . . . . knowing he’ll have . . . . good people . . . by his side . . . . (y/n) . . . please . . . be happy . . . . enjoy life . . .  . and stay strong . . . .”

The life faded away from Mai’s eyes a she spoke her last words, however, (y/n) wasn’t ready to accept the fact that she was dead, he squeezed her hand tightly, “A-aunt Mai? . . . . .  Aunt Mai!?” The moment he loosened his grip, her hand slipped out of his, landing lifelessly onto the ground. For one terrible moment all was silent, everyone quietly morned for Mai’s death. Ren was the first to act, turing to (d/n) who was trying to crawl away, “You dare to kill one of my people in front of me!? he roared, baring his teeth and shifting into his fox form, “I’ll-”

“RRRRRAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!”

Dangerous magic energy swirled through the air, looking back, Ren saw (y/n) on his feet, his hair going everywhere from the wind caused by the magic exerting from his body. Then something happened that completely took his breath away, from behind (y/n) sprouted eight eight tails, giving him a total of nine tails. His nails grew into claws, canine teeth now were pointed, but the most terrifying feature on him was his eyes, the pupils were now slanted and the soft, (e/c) color was gone, replaced with a raging red that put the redness of blood to shame, giving him the appearance of a true beast. Everyone took an instinctive step back away from him when the transformation was complete.

“No way!” Natsu exclaimed.

“I-is this really (y/n)?” Lucy asked with uncertainty.

“But how? He’s always told me as a half-breed, he’s never have more then one tail in his life,” Erza stated.

“Aye!”

“This is simply impossible,” Ren whispered in both awe and slight terror, “Did he really have such power lying dormant in him?”

(y/n) let out another huge roar, sending out shock waves strong enough to knock everyone around him off their feet. His eyes locked into (d/n)’s, and for the first time in a very long time, (y/n) was terrified. Despite his current injuries, he tried again to scramble away, but he blinked and there was (y/n), standing before him. (d/n) gave out a pitiful cry as (y/n) held out his hand, palm up. Lightning coursed around (y/n) as if it were doing a deadly dance, then all at one, it traveled to the air above (y/n)’s hand, creating a lightning orb that was now jam packed with his power, then he hurled it at (d/n). The attack was so powerful, it literally sounded like many thunderstorms striking (d/n) all at the same time. He screamed out in agony, however, (y/n) didn’t stop there, in fact, he kept tormenting (d/n) with more lightning orbs, prolonging and increasing his suffering each time.

“(y/n) stop!! That’s enough!” Erza yelled out. (y/n) didn’t head her pleas, just kept going with the merciless string of attacks.

“This is madness, if he continues like that, the hunter will surely die,” Ren warned.

“No . . .  (y/n) please . . . . stop this!!” Erza raced over to him, ignoring the cries of her companions to return. Preoccupied with his attacks, (y/n) didn’t notice Erza positioning herself behind him, and without any other ideas on how to stop him, she threw her arms around him, embracing him tightly. (y/n) was caught off guard from the sudden sensation of a hug and it was enough to break his concentration. (d/n) twitches on the ground, just barely holding onto life. Feeling threatened from the force holding him in place, (y/n) thrashed around wildly, fire and lightning doing their deadly dance around him. Erza felt the shocks and burns, but her armor made it so she didn’t get too hurt as she clung to him.

“(y/n)!! I know you’re angry, and trust me, you have every right to be, but killing him wont bring your aunt back! Don’t become a murderer like your father! That isn’t that you I know and love! Please snap out of it!!!!” Erza shrieked desperately. Almost as if a switch has been flipped, (y/n) halted his struggling and the elements around his body did the same. He looked down at Erza, who saw that while his pupils were still slanted, his eye color returned to the soft (e/c).

“E-Erza?” he asked hoarsely.

“Oh (y/n),” she breathed out, standing up straighter to give him a full hug, “Thank goodness.”

While she hugged him, (y/n) took this moment to examine his surroundings. Down in front of him was his father, who looked to be hanging onto his last thread of life, then the area looked thoroughly damaged with the vegetation black and smoking.

“D-did I do all this?” he asked in a whisper.
Erza didn’t respond, but it was all (y/n) needed for an answer. His ears drooped down, “How can I do such a heartless thing?”

“No!” Erza released the hug to look into his changed eyes, “While this was your doing, you were out of control when you did it, it wasn’t your fault.”

“But-”

“But nothing! These things happen, all we can do is work to make sure they don’t happen again. You don’t have to keep beating yourself over everything (y/n), we all make mistakes, it’s our choice whether to learn from them or not.”

“The human girl speaks wisely,” Ren said, walking up behind (y/n), “I myself have done many foolish things in my lifetime. You can’t go through life without a few mishaps, it’s how you deal with them is what molds you into what you become, make it something you can be proud of.”

(y/n) slowly nodded his head and buried his face into Erza’s shoulder, his shaking shoulders showing that he was crying. She in turn hugged his neck, holding him closer.

“Th-thank you,” he whispered, “All of you.”

~0~

Erza handed (d/n) over to the authorities while (y/n) and Ren organized a small funeral for Mai right next to (m/n)’s grave, knowing that keeping the two sisters together would be best.

“Well, we’re good to go,” Erza said as they stood in the village’s center where (y/n) was introduced to the villagers as a new member of the pack.

“Ok then, take care of yourselves, and be sure to explain to everyone what’s going on will you?” (y/n) said.

“I sure will.”

“Human, hold out your hand,” Ren ordered.

“Uh, all right then.” Not knowing what was going on, Erza held out her hand with her palm down. Ren placed his hand over hers and a soft glow shone from his, when he removed it, Erza saw that there was a yellow mark right in the middle of her hand in the shape of a fox’s head.

“This will allow for you to visit this village anytime you’d like. Just focus your magic
energy onto this mark, when it glows, rest your hand against any tree and our portal
will open.”

“Hey! What about us!?” Natsu complained.

“To be frank, I’d rather trust this older woman then you children.”

“Awwwwww!!” Lucy pouted with her arms crossed, “Guess we’ll be stuck asking Erza to take us here then.”

“I’m truly honored to bear such a mark. Thank you so much,” Erza bowed respectfully before the kitsune leader.

“Well, guess this is goodbye,” (y/n) said with a slight, sad tone in his voice.

“No, not goodbye,” Erza gave him a quick kiss, “This is ‘until our next meeting’.”

(y/n) smiled, “Then I look forward to our next meeting,” he said, giving her a deeper, more passionate kiss, earning a few playful whistles from some fellow kitsunes.

“I’m glad you finally found the place where you belong.”

“Erza, I’ve always been in the place where I belong long before this.”

“Huh? Where?”

(y/n) placed his hand over her amor covered chest, “Here, in your heart. Time will change things, we move from place to place, but even so, as long as we love each other, we’ll always have a place to belong, in our hearts.”

Erza smiled, fighting back happy tears as she placed her hand over his, “Yes, you’ll always have a place in my heart, forever and always.”

“Then it doesn’t matter where I am, I’ll always be in the place where I belong.”

She nodded as a single tear that managed to escape slid down her cheek, only to be
removed by (y/n)’s thumb.

“Until next time then.”

“I’ll be waiting.”

(y/n) watched the gang leave through the tunnels that would lead them back to the human world, his heart slightly aching, but at the same time anticipating the time when they’ll be together again.

~0~

A young, male kitsune knelt before two graves in a vast forest, his hands folded in prayer. As he opened his eyes, a young woman with bright red hair hugged him from behind, her stomach a little large from the new life growing inside of her. Behind the grave stood two female kitsunes, their faces shining bright from the sheer happiness from the sight before them, both knowing that their precious (y/n) had finally found the place where he belonged.


Love is the closest thing we have to magic.