A small boy picked up thick books from the floor, mumbling curse words under his breath as they kept slipping out of his grip. Hanging his head in defeat, he ran a hand through his smooth, silky black hair before getting to his feet, stumbling into the other room. "Mom!" he called, jumping out of the way as his little brother ran out after him squealing loudly. "Where's the wagon?" he asked, picking up the small boy to move him away from an expensive book that he was burrowing from the school. "Nastu, please keep your dirty hands away from the books. We don't have the money to pay for it." the boy explained, groaning as the said child started to reach for the book again.

"Zeref, Natsu is still a little kid. You can't blame him if he wants to be like you one day, an advanced student with a bright future." a woman with pink hair poked her head out of the kitchen, smiling at her two sons.

"Yeah, Zeref! I wanna be like you!" Natsu squealed, running over to his mother, a bubbly laughter coming from his mouth. Zeref rolled his dark eyes, reaching down to get the book.

"Mom, the wagon?" the boy asked again, gesturing to all the books on the floor.

"Oh! Right right! It's somewhere near the front door, please make sure there's no mud on it before bringing it into the house!" she called after him as he left to go get the item. Shaking her head, she gave her youngest son a piece of bread with a cup of orange juice. Zeref ran back in quickly, dragging the wagon behind him. Picking up all the books that were scattered around the house, he dropped them in the wagon with a loud thump. About to run back out the door, he paused, then ran up to his mother.

Getting up on his toes, he wrapped his arms around her waist, squeezing her tightly. "Love you, Mom." he whispered, ruffling his brothers hair playfully. "You too, Natsu." he smiled. Running back to his wagon, he gave it a big tug as it started to roll on it's own. Making his way to the side walk, he waved his hand excitedly as he saw his father across the street, on his way home from a whole night of work. Seeing his eldest son, the man moved his black, spiky hair out of the way and waved back.

Giggling to himself, Zeref tried to run the rest of the way to the small school that was in his town. His eyes lighting up as he saw a girl with short, wavey hair that was bleached blonde, with sharp green eyes. "Mavis!" he cheered loudly, bouncing up the rest of the way to meet up with her. The said girl smiled, covering her mouth to hold back a gentle laugh.

"Oh, hello, Zeref." she grinned, nodding her head in greeting. Looking up to his school, the boy let out a small breath in it's glory. Tugging his arm gently, the girl led him up the stairs, wanting to start the day already in the school which was going to make the poor kids of this town rich to the core.


Grunting, a man strolled down the side walk with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. Looking to the side, he took the stick out of his mouth, blew out a cloud of smoke, and threw it to the side, into a dry backyard. Seeing his friends, the man bellowed in laughter, leaving the cigarette to continue to burn.

What no one noticed though, that the burning white stick caught hold of a dried up piece of grass. Catching fire, the grass burned brightly, the small fire slowly making it's way to the house the stood before it.


Yawning, Zeref flipped through the pages of one of his books. Pulling out a blank piece of paper from another book, he started to copy down the ancient writing with care, as gently as he could so he wouldn't make any mistakes. Mavis tilted her head to the side, watching him with interest. "Why do we even need to do this project in the first place? We've only got a hundred pages done, and we need three hundred more and translate all the words on each one of those pages. It's sooooooo boring." she sighed, laying her head down on the table.

"Yes, but, if I get this done in time, than I'll get a full scholar ship here! Mom and Dad won't have to pay for this anymore." he smiled, biting his bottom lip as he scribbled down more words onto the paper. Laughing, the blonde girl shook her head.

"You work too hard, Zeref."

"And you don't work enough, Mavis." he smiled.

Hearing screams, both turned their heads to peer out the window. Outside, people were running down the street, shouting at each other, trying not to run into the others. Opening the door, Zeref poked his head out, shouting to the closest person that stood there, yelling for water. "Sir! What's going on?!"

Turning his head, the man's eyes widened. "Zeref! Don't you know? You're house is burning down!" he shouted back before running off to help. Feeling a cold chill run through his body, the boy ran as fast as his feet could carry him. His thin shoes slapping against the pavement street, ignoring the sharp rocks that were nudging their way into his shoes.

Stopping shortly, he felt pure terror stab him in the heart as he saw the whole house on fire, it's wood burning under the angry flames. "NO!" he screamed, running forward. Feeling muscular arms wrap around him, a man from the town held back the young teen back.

"No boy...let's not risk anymore lives." he whispered, pressing the side of his face into his chest. Crying, Zeref struggled in his grasp.

"No! Mom! Dad! Natsu! Natsu...Natsu!" Zeref screamed, seeing his brother being pulled out of the burning house, which was getting close to ashes by now. Breaking free from his captors grasp, he ran up to the people who were holding his little brother.

"We need to get him to a hospital!" one shouted, another immediately finding a car to start.

"Wait!" the boy with pitch black hair wailed, waving his arms making all the people turn their attention to him. "Where's my mom and dad?" he croaked, looking at Natsu. That boy's pink hair was dusted with ashes, burns all over his body, but none that looked too serious. He looked like he was barely breathing, but he was.

"I'm sorry boy...but, when we went in, two people were crushed from a burning piece of wood. We could only get this one out, but he needs a hospital." the man holding his brother explained, handing it to a woman who was getting into the car.

"Well...I'm his brother, so please, let me come with him." Zeref begged, looking at them all pleadingly. Looking at each other, the man nodded, opening the door for Zeref. Climbing in, he heard it slam behind him. Holding back tears, he looked up, meeting eyes with Mavis, who stood there with a bewildered look on her face. Jerking forward, the car moved on, driving down the street. Soon coming out of town.

It wasn't long till they reached a hospital that was near by, Natsu was immediately rushed away to be looked at. The people from the town disappeared suddenly, and when looking out in the parking lot, the car was gone too. They had left, they had left the two there. Alone.

Running out into where the car used to be, he held back tears as he looked around. How, how could they have just left the two there? Hiccuping loudly, Zeref wiped his eyes as he slowly backed up into the hospital. Jumping when a woman touched his shoulder, he looked up at her with big teary eyes. "Oh hun...I'm so sorry for what has happened to you, the two people who brought you here told me what happened."

"R-really...?"

"Yes, and once your brother is all better, someone from the foster home system, and is going to help you find a new home." she smiled, gently petting his head. Backing up, Zeref shook his head slowly, tears spilling from his cheeks. Turning away from the nurse, he climbed into one of the chairs, pulling his knees up to his chest as he buried his face into his hands.

He sobbed, he cried for his beautiful mother, his hard working father, and his innocent little brother. How did this day turn so wrong so quickly?


He was finally allowed to see Natsu. Other than not serious burns, the only other thing he had wrong with him was all the smoke that was in his lungs. He had a little air mask on around his face, his tan skin looking as pale as ever. Wrapping his and around the smaller's one, he gave it a gentle squeeze.

"Don't worry, I'll never, ever leave you." he whispered, laying his head down on the bed.


Luvviez: so this is going to be the story form for The White Cherry Blossom about Natsu's life, since that's what most people were wondering about most! Here's the first chapter, I really hope it's good . going to have to get used to writing it to get the story more into my head like my others.

Review and tell me what you think :D