"Flamebrain!" "Ice Princess!"

10 years later…

Natsu walked along the road, his features showing exhaustion and a need for a drink. He walked into Fairy Tail, the city's brand new brewery.

He thought back to his childhood specifically at the age of 8. He remembered a boy named Gray Fullbuster and some girls named Lisanna and Mira Strauss, Levy McGarden, Erza Scarlet, and Cana Alberona who played with him quite often as a child.

He sat down at the bar and ordered a pomegranate Margarita from a girl who looked oddly like Levy.

Some music started playing. It was 'When I'm Gone' by Eminem. There was a girl who looked like Erza on guitar, a girl who looked like Cana on drums, and a girl who looked like Lisanna as backup vocals.

The main singer, Natsu saw, was Gray. No doubt about it. As the raven caught his eye he whispered something in the girls' ears.

They walked off the stage in a single file line after permission from a girl who resembled Mira greatly.

The small group rushed over and Gray yelled his name. "Natsu!" he shouted. The raven looped his arms around Natsu's shorter form tightly.

The girls laughed and did as shown. Natsu greeted them politely yet excitedly. "I missed you guys! How's life going?"

"I'm a physics major so far and I have quite the passion for rap, man," Gray replied. It turned out Cana was getting a degree in cooking, Mira was art, Lisanna was music, Levy was history, and Erza was welding.

"Me? I'm getting a degree in geography." Natsu supplied them with his current life stats.

It turned Gray could solve 2 Rubik's cubes in 40 seconds. He also solved several scientific mysteries easily and started college at the age of 15.

But Gray's parents died just a week after Natsu's departure. He went to study abroad for 6 months in Germany.

Well, Natsu couldn't wait to find out more about this changed boy.

Hey hey! Welcome to the first chapter of When I'm Gone. Also, if you went to my account, you'll see I deleted Complicated. I won't be reposting that I'm sorry. It had some copyright things in it I had to take care of. But anyways, enjoy! Read & Review!

-Emi