The small boy huddled with himself in the corner, his hands over strands of his pink hair." Help me, please, I can't hear." His father's white haired friend walked in and picked him up.

"Ssh, it's okay Natsu, Deeney's here."The woman stroked his hair. 'oh Igneel, why did you have to listen to me?' She thought to herself as she carried the crying boy out of the concert hall. She waved away the press and ran for the car. By the time they had gotten there, his friends Gray and Lissana were waiting at the car. Grandine could see the worry in their eyes and smiled reassuringly."Don't worry guys, Natsu's gonna be fine, just a little stage fright, Igneel isn't here to encourage him any more, so he just got scared." She lied to the children. She saw the worry that had been there before being replaced with relief."I'll call your mom's when he can come out and play, alright?" She told them. They nodded and went over to their parents, free of any cares, unlike her Natsu. She frowned and sent her friend Ur a look with her eyes, one that told her not to let Natsu out of her sight when he could come over. The brunette nodded and helped Gray up and into the car. Grandine sighed and placed Natsu in the back of her own car. She turned on some nice violin music and saw Natsu smile in his sleep. 'don't you worry kiddo, you'll be doing better in no time, but I think a break from piano is definitley in order.'

~4 years later~

Natsu pushed the glasses up on his face as he closed his locker. His best friend and future wingman, Gray, put his shoes into the one below him but beside him. Hard to explain, but he didn't feel like thinking about it. "So, are we still on for friday?" Gray asked, snapping the pinkette out of his thoughts.

"Huh?"

"My hockey match you idiot." Gray rolled his eyes."God, Lis is right, you can be a total idiot." Gray shook his head. NAtsu laughed at that.

"Not as much as you." Natsu replied cheekily."Actually, I kinda think Lissana is the most idiotic of the three of us." He thought out loud, then looked out at his white haired friend, who was wrestling with her father, Elfman."I mean, who'd want wrestle Elfman?" He watched as his jock girl of the century friend was wrestled to the ground by her beast of a brother. He rolled his eyes and the pair of boys walked over to their dust covered friend. Lissana stared up at them before breaking out her charming smile that made a lot of the boys keel over in infatuation.

"Hey guys. Be dears and help a girl up?" She held up her slender hands, for an athletic girl she had super skinny arms. Natsu sighed and helped her up with Gray."Thank you boyos." She grinned and waved bye to Elfman, who was waiting for his girlfriend, and also now realizing he dust all over his outfit. Gray was laughing his ass off at that."Come on guys, let's get going, we gotta get home and work on our projects first before we can hang out." She lectured them mercilessly. Lissana sort of made sure that the boys didn't somehow end up in the janitors closet. Soon Gray took the turn onto his street and Lissana walked alone with Natsu."Oh right, I just remembered. In a few days or so, Gray's going on this date," What else was new? "with a girl and asked me to introduce them, cause I know her." Lissana knew another girl? "But I don't wanna be a third wheel" Oh no, he knew where this was going." Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo could you come with me?"SHe begged her friend."And besides, if there's a lull in the conversation, she's a classical musician, so you guys could talk about your favorite composers or something." Natsu sighed in defeat and uttered the word that would change his world forever.

"Fine."