Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, but I will own the future OC
Warnings: Future Yaoi, Language and Violence
Pain. Blood. Tears.
"You will be mine…"
"No matter what you try to do, you cannot escape me Gray…"
"No matter how far you run or where you hide I will always find you…"
"Nothing and no one will stop me from obtaining you…"
"Even if I must kill them in the process…"
"You will only belong to me!"
He shot forward in his bed, his cold sweat covering him like an unneeded second blanket. Even though he was no longer in the frozen, snow covered lands of Isvan, he could still feel that familiar chill that used to cling to his bones. His old wounds began to act the fading memory of his dream and that's when he knew it was about him. He ran his hands through his raven hair and sighed in exhaustion before looking out the large window that sat at the far end of his room. The indigo sky was giving way to the peachy hues of dawn and the stars were starting to fade into oblivion. He shakily pushed himself out of bed and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes; he knew that there was no way he was going back to sleep.
He silently made his way to the bathroom as not to wake his mom, sister and brother from their slumbers. He may not be able to sleep, but he would never want to subject his family to that as well; he had already put them through so much pain. He sighed exhaustedly as he shut the bathroom door; being careful to avoid the mirror, he addressed himself and climbed into the shower, hoping that the water would wash away his past.
After what seemed like a few moments a silent knock sounded at the door,
"Gray, are you in there already?"
He turned off the shower and stepped out after wrapping a towel around his waist. Still making sure to avoid the mirror, he slowly opened the door to come face to face with his older brother. His silvery hair was more gravity defying as normal seeing as he just climbed out of bed himself. His onyx eyes were still slightly closed because they were still half asleep, but Gray could tell that he was being watched carefully.
"'Sup Lyon?" Gray mumbled as he avoided his brother's stare.
"Nothing," Lyon shrugged, "Just was wondering why you were up at 5:30 in the morning…again…"
Gray ran his hand absently through his dark hair and started to make his way towards his room,
"Nervous about school, that's all."
"You're still thinking about him aren't you?" The white haired boy muttered.
The younger teen's shoulders visibly tensed at the accusation giving Lyon all the answers he needed. The floor creaked as he tried to approach Gray, but the raven was much quicker. He opened the door to his room and closed it on his brother's face just as he caught up.
"Stop avoiding us Gray," Lyon leaned his head against the door, "It wasn't your fault."
"I-I'm not avoiding you." He denied, "I-I just want to get ready for school okay?"
"Gray…" Lyon sighed as he turned from the closed door, "At least eat breakfast today, so mom knows you're alright with moving here?"
"Yeah…"
The floorboards creaked once more as the older sibling made his way back towards the bathroom for his morning shower. Frustration and anger quickly built up within him as he thought about his family again. Without thinking he dove at his desk in the far corner of his room and shoved all the books that were resting on top of it to ground. He fell to his knees and tugged at his hair as tears gathered in his eyes.
At this point he didn't even want to live anymore.
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When his set alarm went off at seven, he gathered the books he had thrown on the floor earlier that morning and put them in his book bag. He straightened the tie on his uniform and messed his raven hair slightly before heading downstairs. Gray walked towards the kitchen quietly and laid his bag near the counter. The scent of eggs wafted towards him immediately drawing his attention the woman standing at the stove. A slender woman with short raven hair was toying with the eggs in the frying pan with a determined glint in her deep blue eyes. Gray couldn't suppress the smile that spread across his face at the sight of that; it almost convinced him that everything was the way it was… but of course that wasn't true. Probably hearing his bag hitting the ground, the woman turned with a smile on her face,
"Morning Gray, how was your sleep?"
The raven teen forced a smile on his face,
"Pretty good, just nervous you know?"
At that moment his older sister walked into the kitchen with her bag slung over her shoulder. Her intelligent brown eyes watched him carefully as she grabbed a plate and walked over to their mom to get some eggs. Lyon and Ultear may be twins, but that doesn't mean they have the right to exercise their 'twin telepathy' thing. Having all knowing older twin siblings sure sucked ass on most days and he knew this from experience.
"Hey Ultear," Their mom asked, "Is Lyon awake yet?"
"Last time I checked," She smirked as she flipped her raven hair over her shoulder, "But then again, he probably fell back asleep as soon as he got back in his room."
Ur sighed as her gaze shifted upwards,
"You're probably right; I better go check on the idiot."
She turned off the stove and headed towards the stairs to drag her eldest son out of his room as per everyday routine. Gray shuffled over to the stove and got himself so eggs, even if it was the bare minimum, and sat down next to Ultear at the table. He was about to dig into his eggs when he felt Ultear's eyes boring their way into him causing a chill to travel up his spine. He sighed exasperatedly before putting down his fork,
"What do you want Ul?"
Her eyebrow twitched slightly before bringing her hand down on top of his head,
"Don't call me that dumbass."
"Whatever." Gray muttered as he rolled his eyes.
"Why did you tell mom that you slept fine when you clearly didn't?" She demanded bluntly.
Gray shoved his plate of eggs away from him, his appetite quickly leaving him,
"I wasn't lying."
"Yes you were." Ultear reached out to touch his shoulder, "It's okay if you're having problems, that's why we're here…"
He flinched away from her touch and got out of his seat. He collected his still full plate and placed it next to the sink. He reached down to grab his book bag and headed towards the front door. Before leaving he turned towards his sister,
"Don't worry about it; just tell Mom and Lyon I went to school already."
He shut the door quickly so he could ignore any more of his sister's nosy inquiries. His new neighbourhood in Magnolia was eerily silent, but that was to be expected at 7:30am. Most people probably weren't even up yet, school didn't even start until nine anyways. Reaching into his book bag, Gray pulled out his most trusted object (his iPod) and drowned out the waking world. After putting in his earbuds and pressing shuffle, he shoved his hands deep in his pockets as continued the trek to his new personal hell… Fairy Tail High.
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Natsu was up and about as soon as the sun came up; he didn't know why, but that's just how it had always been. Maybe it was because his dad used to get him up this early so they could go on nature walks and such when he was a kid. The pinkette stretched his arms above his head and yawned largely before stumbling ungracefully out of his bed. The first thing he did was check his cellphone to see if anything interesting happened the night before with any of his friends. And of course since he lived in Magnolia, nothing interesting ever did happen. He quickly made his way to the shower and cleaned the sleep off himself before putting on his uniform and heading downstairs for breakfast. Of course his uniform wasn't conformed to regulation and Erza would probably kick his ass later for it, but as of right now he honestly couldn't care less.
When Natsu entered the kitchen, he noticed that his dad wasn't there… again…but the usual note that he left behind definitely was. He simply ignored it and poured himself a bowl of cereal and tried to remember if he had any important tests to cram for before the day started. He couldn't remember any tests, but he did remember that last Friday Happy-sensei announced that there would be a new student joining their class; maybe something interesting was going to happen after all. He glanced over at the clock shining on his stove and noticed that if he didn't get moving, he was going to be late… again… and then Erza would definitely kill him. Running his hand through his pink hair one last time and throwing his dirty dishes in the sink, Natsu grabbed his bag and bolted full speed out the door.
As he was running down the sidewalk towards the school, he realized that the roads seemed strangely silent considering what time his stove said. He dug around his pants pocket for his phone and sighed when he saw the time flashing on the screen…
7:30am…
Erza must have changed his clocks an hour ahead on purpose so that he would show up at the school on time. One of the downsides of having one of your best friends as the student council president was that her word was law; inside and outside the classroom. Not to mention that she's so terrifying that it's next to impossible to say no to her… especially if you want to live a long and happy life. Natsu slowed down his jog into a walk when he realized that he no longer had to fear Erza that day; if anything Erza was going to give him a pat on the back that will almost break his spine.
Natsu walked down the quiet street with his head down and decided to take a detour at the park so that he wasn't an hour early. The park was definitely his favourite place to be; it was one of the only wide open places in Magnolia and there was even a river that ran behind it. It was a beautiful spot and gave him the chance to think; of course his friends would be surprised to her 'Natsu' and 'think' in the same sentence. Although judging by his impulsivity and active temper (especially against Gajeel Redfox), no one would have ever guessed that, so he didn't really blame them that much. He walked along the pathway beside the river and his eyes were immediately drawn to a lone figure standing at the water's edge. A pair of shoes were placed beside one of the rocks and a school bag that looked a lot like his own. As he approached the stranger, he realized it was a boy no older than himself with dark raven hair and a super pale complexion; he definitely didn't look like someone from around here that's for sure… but he was wearing the Fairy Tail High uniform.
"Oi!" He called out, "What are you doing?"
Clearly startled, the boy jumped slightly and nearly lost his footing. Thanks to his quick reflexes from judo, Natsu was able to latch onto the boy's wrist and pull him back to dry land. The mysterious raven stumbled and fell back into Natsu's chest. He felt the rigidness in the teen's shoulders and immediately let go so that the raven could put as much space between them as he would like.
"I-I was just…" The raven stuttered with a light blush on his cheeks, "Sorry."
"Don't worry man," Natsu laughed, "It's cool, I should learn to stop sneaking up on people."
The raven kept his face down so that they couldn't maintain eye contact and that irked the pinkette somewhat seeing as he was taught to always look someone in the eye when talking to them. While the raven tied his shoes, Natsu bent down and handed the discarded book bag over to him. The raven visibly flinched before murmuring a thanks and placing the bag on his shoulder.
"So," Natsu began, "How long have you been going to Fairy High, I don't think I've seen you before."
"You haven't," The raven mumbled, "I just enrolled a couple days ago."
The raven started to walk away from the pinkette, but of course Natsu Dragneel wouldn't be shaken so easily…
"Oh?" He raised an eyebrow, "Where'd you transfer from?"
"It's not important…"
"Of course it is!" Natsu laughed as he rested his hands behind his head.
"No it's not." The raven growled, "Just let it go."
Natsu raised an eyebrow at the raven's harsh tone,
"Chances are the teachers will tell us anyway, so may as well tell me now."
"Then you can wait for them to tell you," The raven shrugged, "'Cause I'm not telling you anything; I barely even know you."
Natsu nodded his head in agreement, but continued to watch as the slightly shorter teen walked ahead of him and continued to hide his face. He couldn't help but feel annoyed at that; he wanted to know what the raven looked like goddamnit! Stupid 'mysterious transfer student' vibe was getting to him; his cousin really shouldn't have made him watch The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya all summer, honestly.
"Hey, why won't you look at me when I talk to you?" Natsu blurted out.
"Who said I wanted to talk to you Pinky?"
"Do not call me Pinky you raven haired albino!"
"I am not an albino!" The raven retorted furiously, "If anyone around here was an albino it would have to be my brother."
"So," Natsu smirked, "You have a brother?"
The raven stopped in his tracks and whipped around angrily,
"Why can't you just leave me the hell alone?!"
Natsu opened his mouth to respond, but he found that his voice was no longer working. The raven was finally looking at him head on and he was completely surprised by what he saw. The first thing he noticed were the deep blue eyes that glared at him furiously. They were such a unique blue that Natsu felt himself getting lost in them. But when his green eyes finally moved from the blue ones he finally noticed what the raven was hiding…
Horrible, red, burn marks stretched across part of his face and neck…
Clearly misinterpreting Natsu's stare, the raven quickly turned on his heel and ran away before the pinkette could even blink. The pinkette could only stare because he was stuck wondering how anyone or anything would want to ruin such a beautiful face.
TBC
I'm officially insane lol! Why I started another project when I have yet to finish any others is beyond me, but when this idea hit me, I just wanted to write it so bad! Clearly the characters are going to be a bit OOC, but I hope that doesn't stop you from reading this story! Oh and I'm trying out a Modern AU so there's no magic in this :P Waiting on your reviews!
-sktrgrl