Ok sooo…sorry for the wait, but it wasn't easy to write this story for the third time. Still, I'm pretty sure this time my work will be good enough to satisfy both me and you. However, I advise you: this first chapter won't be neither long, nor exciting, that's because I decided to use this first chapter to introduce two of the characters and to give you an idea of what kind of characters are, this to make easier to handle the entire story.

-Thinking about the past-

Magnolia-12th-december-X784

Another day was coming to its end, the sun slowly setting, its light turning from its almost glassy light colour typical of the winter season, to a warmer and darker red. And where the light wasn't anymore, there was the darkness of the night, the stars and the moon still not coming out to light the small city that was the residence of a certain mage's guild known for its destructive tendencies and its members couldn't be happier that another day had passed. Why? Because soon there would have taken place a certain event that was one of the most awaited one from all the members of said guild, especially the from the young one. This event was the S-class trial, an event that normally took place once every year and that was the occasion for many mages to show their true strength and be recognized as S-class mage, this allowing them to have access to new quest and being for some other the proof that they had finally been able to show their strength. However, while people like Gray Fullbuster, Elfman Strauss, Cana Alberona and many other mages were impatient to participate to this event, the last one begin in truth nervous for reasons concerning her and her father, who was a certain S-class mage that didn't really know well how to control his crash magic. There was also one person that wasn't as enthusiastic as them about the trial, not that he had any reason to be, he had participated to this event only one or two other times, he didn't really remember well, but to him they were useless, he already knew his own strength and considering the events that occurred during the past few months, he didn't have any reason to be happy, instead it would more correct to say the opposite, because such events suggested that things were changing and that soon he probably would have had to face his past. This someone was none other than a certain carefree, reckless and lover of fight dragon slayer known as Natsu Dragneel.

Currently he was near his house, observing the sunset from the ridge near his home that made him have a good view of the city in which his actual guild resided. He was wearing his usual attire, consisting of a sleeveless, gold trimmed, black waistcoat, left open and untucked, exposing his bare chest, gold trimmed, black cloth around his waist that reaches his knees and a leather brown belt with an oval-shaped silver buckle around his waist, he also wore white knee-length trousers with black ribbon ties, a thick black wristband on his left wrist and black open-toed sandals. His face fixed on the setting star with blank expression, not letting anyone or anything understand his emotional state, his mind recalling the events of the past six month, begging from his meeting with Lucy Heartfilia, which he now recalled with displeasure, continuing with his misadventure with duke Everlue, which he didn't like and caused him to mutter something about a certain someone that decided to have its fun with his body. Then it was the fight with Lullaby, which was the first signal of what he thought would soon escalate in something worse; then he had to deal with Gray and his past with both that other ice-make mage named Lyon Vastia and Deliora. This bringing the counter of important events to two, but it did end there, no, because shortly after that, the former guild of Phantom Lord decided to attack them and when they kidnapped Lucy, it left him indifferent, but when he heard that she had been rescued by him, he remained surprised, because he never did it. Still, this didn't really interest him then and it doesn't now, his mind focusing on other things. Then after that even the matter of the guild's war was dealt with, he had to deal with the matter of the Tower of Heaven and of Erza's past, both not really interesting him, but the fact that a creation of a certain black mage had been active wasn't to be ignored. However, by remembering this he chuckled lightly.

'If they would have known the true purpose of that tower…who knows how they would have reacted.' He thought with a small grin. However, it soon disappeared once he recalled what happened next: first was the matter regarding Laxus Dreyar and his family's problems and second the alliance of guilds to defeat the dark guild known as Oracion Seis. However, both these facts weren't so important to him, but it was what happened next, when the entire city of Magnolia was sucked into another world name Edolas and he had to go there to avoid more complications for his plan, his only regret was that he didn't have the chance to get rid of a pair of person that he was sure would have caused him problems in the future. Still, that trip wasn't for nothing considering who he had meet and to him the fact of having her back was more than he could have asked.

"Seems every piece is finding its collocation." He muttered after letting out a sigh. His mind still wandering in the sea of his memories and bringing back some that describing as unpleasant would be an understatement, because they were amongst the worst he ever had. Still, he put them aside, now he had to focus on other matters that were more urgent and important.

"Thoughtful today aren't we?" A new voice spoke from near him, the tone playful and relaxed and didn't hid any malice of sort. Slowly, the pink haired slayer turned his head to see who was the owner of the voice, but he already imaged who it was and was surprised when he saw a certain short white haired take-over mage that was also known as the third and younger of the Strauss siblings.

"Just thinking about some matters." He replied blankly while turning his gaze to look again at the setting sun and analysing every detail of the landscape in front of him, this helping him to think and relax. However, he didn't dislike the new presence that had just arrived and that walked to his side to look at what he was looking at.

"It's a beautiful sunset, don't you think?" She asked, this time her voice more relaxed and somehow warmer, but still, he didn't lose his composure and kept a stern expression. This making her sigh, she had come there already expecting him to be in this kind of mood and she could understand why, probably if she would be in the same situation as his, she would have acted in similar manner.

"Worried about them?" She asked concerned, her voice now deprived of the playfulness of before and now matched perfectly with the heavy mood that was in that place. Her eyes then looked at first at the ground, then toward the sun and then she sat down on dirt beneath her feet, not really caring about the fact that it felt cold, she had endured worse conditions and she felt her legs aching a bit.

"Shouldn't I…" He replied, dropping himself next to her and letting her lean on his shoulder. His face changing from the cold one of before to one that showed clear concern, guilt and a lot of regret.

"I'm in no position to blame you for this. Still, you have to react, they did what they did so that you could help them when the right time would have come…" She replied with serious voice, each of her words hitting the right spot in his mind, not that he was surprised by this, she had always been good in doing this kind of things, especially with those she knew well.

"…each of us was prepared for this kind of situation, we always are and if you will continue to just remain here sulking on the past, then, everything they had done will be for nothing." This time her voice was different, having got rid of the kindness that normally was one of her most noticeable trait and having replaced with complete seriousness. This caused him to smile at her before releasing a heavy breath, it almost seemed like he hadn't breathed up till now, which from his point of view wouldn't be a surprising thing.

"I know, I know…but there are too much things out of place and I fear that soon we will have a true conflict here and it won't be easy to win." He stated, looking at her. It was clear that he was worried for her and for what he thought could happen to her.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine." She reassured looking at him with the same care and concern as he did, then she gave him a smile, making him smile in return, thought his was smaller and somehow a bit forced and it was clear that he was sad. Silence fell between the two, Liassana had her gaze directed to the setting star that now wasn't almost visible anymore, its rays slowly leaving place to the darkness of the night. As for Natsu, his eyes were now shadowed by his hair, his fingers playing with some grass's blades, making them slip between his finger and folding them. Then he stopped and looked at them, they were three and all of them were of an emerald green, but in each of them were little white sign caused by his playing with them. He continued to stare at them a little more, making the white haired girl to look at him, imaging what he was going to do but preferred to see. The pink haired slayer then closed his eyes and let out a sigh and then threw the three grass's blades in the air, the wind taking them away from him, but shortly after he let them go, small flames appeared on each of their tips and in less than an instant reduced them to nothing.

"'sigh'…What are you planning to do now?" She asked, after the initial sigh, her face turning into one that could only be described as cold serious, even her eyes seemed void of emotion and were focused on him. She clearly wanted an answer, but it was up to him to decide to give her or not.

"I think I will participate to the S-class trial; I want to check Tenrou Island and if I don't find anything, I will leave to continue my search on my own." He replied bluntly, throwing himself back and letting his back land on the ground behind him with both his hands behind his head, his eyes closed and his face relaxed.

"And what if you find them?" She asked in response, knowing more or less how this conversation would end. Upon hearing her question, he opened his eyes and let out a sigh.

"Same. My role here is finished and I'm impatient to have some true relax." He answered while looking at the sky, the atmosphere around them now calm like a sea after a storm, but that still had the same danger as before.

"fufufu…your concept of relax is sleeping somewhere alone and in the most isolated place that you can find or either let out some stress in a fight." She giggled, knowing very well what kind of person he was and what he liked most. However, the fact that he liked simple things, didn't mean that he himself was a simple person and if someone knew him well enough then the word 'simple' would be one of the most inappropriate to describe him; he may not be someone that could destroy a country by spreading rumors and by manipulating people. But he still was intelligent enough not to let himself be manipulated or to know how things really worked and of how horrible is the reality.

"I simple appreciate simple things over having to deal with someone who's name is in complete contrast with the way she acts." He answered back with a slight grin on his face. This making Lisanna smile, she hoped of begin able to light the mood, this, by distracting him by his negative thought, which, she noticed had was already always present when she had returned, but, knowing him, he had been in this condition even before her return.

"It's not my fault, I wasn't the one to choose. And at least my name has a meaning, not like yours that is simply is based on its sound. Isn't it so, Kalameet?" The last word, made his sense of danger to active. It's been a long time since someone had called him with his true name and he now was so accustomed to being called Natsu that the fact that someone used his true name, caused him to go in alert. Because of someone knew that name, it meant that said person also knew who he really is or was and just knowing one of the two was already too much. Still, his mind was able to recognise why the white haired girl knew his name and this preventing him from engaging her in a fight.

"It would be wiser not to say our name like that, after all, you can never be sure if someone is hiding around. Right 'Lisanna'?" His wasn't exactly a question, but more of an affirmation, though it wasn't even entirely true, since all of them were able to sense the presence of everyone and everything around them by using a method that it was impossible to hide from. This unless you were one of them and even if it was this the case, it wasn't easy to mask your own presence from your similar, let alone to hide what they used to feel what was around them.

"Touche!" She answered blinking with one eye and sticking out her tongue while making a silly smile, this causing him to let out a light chuckle at her antics. She really was acting like a child. Still, he couldn't help but smile at this, she really knew him well. Still, he wasn't surprised by it, after all what they went thorough it would be strange the opposite.

However, after this last statement, they both fell silent and Kalameet, again looked at the sun, now almost completely gone over the horizon. Beside him, Lisanna also stared at it, a mix of different emotions coming through her head: sadness, because she knew that soon the teen near her would have to leave and then they wouldn't be able to be together like this for a long time; nostalgia, memories of her past slowly flowing in her mind, and even happiness deciding to enjoy the moment to its fullest, after all its so long since the last time they had the chance to have a moment like this. Unconsciously, she moved closer to him, resting her head on his shoulder and letting herself enjoy the moment and the silence that were there. On the other hand, Kalameet didn't push her aside and instead enjoyed her company and let her position herself, not minding to it and instead answered by moving closer to her and putting his head over hers, taking advantage of both her position and of the fact that she was shorter than him.

They remained in this position, not wanting to let each other go, both knowing that this would have been the last time they would met for a long time and both of them didn't want it, but they knew it was something necessary. However, everything has an end and their special moment wasn't different, they waited until the sun completely disappeared and then the few remaining rays were reduced to nothing more and finally the stars and the moon were free to appear in the night's sky. Then, it was the moment for them to put an end to their moment. Slowly and reluctantly, they both rose up from the ground and shot one last glance at the horizon.

"Seems like the time has arrived." Kalameet stated while looking at her and giving her a small smile. Then he took one deep sigh and closed his eyes, then suddenly the air around him changed filling itself with a strange kind of energy before being absorbed into his body and then something more happened: his hair changed, turning from the usual salmon pink to a deep pitch black that seemed to neglect every kind of light, still this wasn't the only change he undergo, once he opened his eyes, they weren't of the same onyx black that showed the kindness and cheerfulness that all in Fary Tail had come to know and love. No they were now of a dark yellow, almost red and they didn't show anything except for a deep hatred and coldness. Still, if someone was able to read enough well other's eyes, they would have also been able to see something more akin to regret, sorrow that almost turned into despair.

"I see…so someone is eager to fly." Lisanna replied with a playful smile while looking at him. She knew what he was planning to do and she would have been lying if she would have said she did want to follow him, not only because she wanted to stay with him a bit longer, but also because she really wanted to do what he had in mind, but she also knew she couldn't. After all her 'brother' and 'sister' were waiting for her and despite the fact that it would have been so strange that she would come late, preferring to stay with the one they knew as Natsu, it would be the fact that, despite her talent in hiding and similar, her colour and the fact that she would have had to spend too much energy to hide herself, make impossible to do what she wanted and then continue to conduct her life without alerting someone. So with frustration, she had to decline the opportunity to relax as she wished.

"Yes and I already took the right precautions to make sure that no one could notice me so don't worry." He answered, stretching his neck and massaging it, it's been years since the last time he had felt like that and it was really a pain in the ass. Although, he knew that he wasn't the only one to want to have a quick fly to stretch his muscles, still, he wasn't as oblivious as everyone thought and he knew the problems that would imply the fact that she flies and he knew they weren't allowed to risk so much.

"Ok, just don't go around with other girls while I'm not with you." She answered back with the same playful tone of before, only, this time there also was something more in it and he was able to understand what it was, this making him understand what she meant and causing him to let out a sigh in exasperation, already knowing what she meant, since this wasn't the first time they did this kind of discussion.

"For the last time Lisanna, I didn't go out with other girls and you know that very well." He stated with a hint of exasperation, it's been so since they had met again and she used this excuse to either tease him or to express herself. In fact, despite the mask she usually wore of being an innocent and almost oblivious girl, she was very different from it and she was kind of jealous of her boyfriend. Lucky him, and her, considering what would have happened her if she was, she wasn't a yandere, only she deeply cared for Kalameet and loved him.

"Really, then what about that blonde you brought here months ago?" She questioned, playfulness and jealousy mixed together again, only this time she also added a childishly pouting which caused him to laugh internally, but if he let himself laugh openly, then, their discussion wouldn't have had an end.

"I already told you that I brought her here because she will almost certainly become a threat in the future and I prefer to have someone keeping an I on her and before you say anything I was originally planning on remaining here to watch her. But considering the recent events…well…you know, no?" He was feeling a bit embarrassed with himself for asking her to do a job that he originally had planned to do himself. Still, he hadn't even predicted that the situation would resolve in such manner and this leading to his decision of leaving.

"Uff…I hope that it is so and that you're not lying." She huffed, deciding to trust him for now, but she would still keep an eye on said blonde, knowing herself that she wasn't someone that could cause them problems in the future. However, she wasn't the only one to keep an eye on, in that guild there were many other powerful mages that weren't to be underestimated considering their power or even the potential they had. In other words, she was right in the wolf's den and could end up to be bitten if she didn't play her cards in the right way. This, was something that even Kalameet knew and for how much he hated to make her risk so much, but he also knew that she was accustomed to do this and was more capable of him in handling this situation.

Thinking this made him feel relieved, knowing that she wouldn't have many problems in doing what he asked her to do and also…because in this manner she wouldn't have to deal with what he knew he was about to face. It was kind of paradoxical that for someone like him to have to face his past and fear the outcome of this fight. Because, from it, it didn't involve only him, but also other people and some of them were extremely precious to him and he couldn't afford to fail to them. He knew what path he had chosen and nothing would make him stop from pursing it and then finally accomplishing it, still, this wasn't a certainty, but he would make it become or would fail and pay the price for his failure.

However, remembering the facts that occurred in the past, caused an inner fire to start to burn, up to the point that it would be able to burn his own body until nothing was left and somehow, he wouldn't dislike it, in this manner all the responsibility that he had wouldn't be his problem anymore. But he knew that doing something like this was both impossible for him and that in this manner he would insult those that were linked to him. Soon, the anger that was burning him from inside, turned into sorrow, fear and regret. His memories making him remember what he considered as the greatest of his failure during his life, nothing was forget of it, the causes that lead to that event, the people that were involved and even why it occurred. Still, he knew that his part of guilt in that past event and its outcome wasn't big and instead someone would even be able to say that he was only a victim of the case.

"You shouldn't worry so much about the past." Lisanna spoke while giving him a hug and then turning to return to the house in which she was currently staying with Elfman and Mirajane, now it was almost time that they eat and she was kind of hungry. Soon, she was gone and he was left alone on the ridge near his house, with the only company of his thoughts and the wind that was also starting to weaken, reducing itself to nothing more almost a whisper.

"I know…but I can't help it…" He said aloud, probably referring to what the white haired girl had told him before. But now it was late and she wouldn't be able to hear him, or maybe not. Either way, he let a sad smile surface on his face and then a small laugh echoed in his throat and then it died there, leaving him in the silence that now filled the air there. Then, he closed his eyes and faced the night sky, the same energy of before coming out from his body, filling the air around him and slowly forming a something around his body that slowly grew, increasing its size and turning the air black.

"Well, time to do some exercise." He called out while the air around him became denser, almost solid before it suddenly covered his body, making him disappear and then shooting in night's sky, disappearing from anyone's sight. The wind now completely gone, but still, the air of that place was still moving, as if animated by some strange kind of energy Black particles dancing over the ground, however, slowly they disappeared, until there were nothing left and finally, everything settled and stopped.

As I said this chapter isn't that great and it isn't supposed to be, I simply thought that in this manner it would have been easier to handle Kalameet/ Natsu manner of thinking and personality. As for those who know who Kalameet is, please don't kill me, but I am a fan of the soul saga, despite the fact that I don't like that much the 2 and 3, which, despite some improvements, weren't able to match the first one and even demon soul, also, Kalameet was my favourite boss both for his look, lore and gameplay. This is everything that I had to say for now, so see you next time.