Hi, welcome to my new story, 'Fairy Tail's Prince' enjoy!

Natsu was sleeping in his Hammock with Happy in his lap when a knock at the door woke them up.

"I'll get it. COMING!" Natsu yelled to whoever was at the door.

Natsu finally made it to the door over the mess and opened it to see a letter in his mailbox.

"Weird. I normally don't get letters." with that, Natsu grabbed the letter and went inside.

"Hey, who was at the door?" Happy asked as Natsu walked in the room, "Was it from the Guild?" he continued as he saw the letter in his father's hands.

"No, they would have Erza or someone come here and drag me to the guild, then they would yell at me about what it is they wanted.

"Okay, then whose it from anyway?" the feline asked once more, as he looked at the letter.

"Don't know. How about you go ahead and fly to the guild, Happy." Natsu replied, "I'll read the letter, then catch up. Besides, if it's really important, I'll tell you. Don't worry little bud." Natsu continued.

"Are you sure? I can stay here and we can both read it." the cat said, "Besides, I'm curious as to whats in the letter.".

"I'm positive." replied the dragon slayer, "I feel like it's meant for only me to read. Sorry, bud.".

"It's okay! See you soon Natsu!" with that, the feline spread his wings and took off to the guild.

"Alright, let's see what you have to say letter!" with that, Natsu ripped the envelope open, cautious of the letter inside.

The letter read,

Dear Natsu,

I'm sure you remember me. I want you to come home to the empire. We have an important matter to discuss. Please be here if not, I'll send Irene after you. Besides, you're the prince, you need to come in order to save the empire. Get here as soon as possible.

~Love~ Big Bro Zeref~

Natsu was shocked. Zeref wanted him to come home? Was this a dream? What could be so bad he'd ask him to come home? Natsu sighed, "Guess I should start packing, I might come back, so, I'll leave the memory board here.

LATER AT THE GUILD!

Natsu arrived at the guild with his traveling bag.

"Hey, Natsu! Why do you have you're traveling bag? Are you going somewhere? On a mission?" Lucy asked.

"Uh, no, I need to take care of something. Um, hey Luce? Could Happy stay with you while I'm gone?" asked the dragon slayer.

"Um, sure, but where are you going that you need to leave Happy?" she asked.

"Nowhere important, I'm just gonna let the master know, then I'll be off. Bye Luce." with that, Natsu walked over to the guild master.

"Hey, gramps? I'm gonna go home to my home country for a while. Is it okay?" asked the pinkette.

"Sure, where is your home country?" asked the master.

"Oh, Alverez. My brother asked me to help him with a problem that seems like it might take a while. From the looks of it, a few months, maybe a year." this caused the master's eyes to widen.

"What kind of problem takes that long!? In that case, if you want to go, you need to take your team. Which means Gray, Erza, Lucy, and Happy are to go as well." with that, the old man went back to drinking his beer.

Natsu sighed as he walked over to the table his team was sitting at.

"Hey guys, Gramps said for you guys to come with to my home country. So go pack. There's a major problem there, from the looks of it, it may take a while. So, I want you to pack a year's worth of supplies. The problem is very serious, I know because of my brother, who is a powerful mage, asked for help. He never askes for help. So, Erza, we don't need that much stuff. Just the essentials. Meaning clothes, toiletries, and other items of importance." after that, Natsu walked away with Happy to help the feline pack.

Erza dropped her head as the three left to go pack.

Around noon, at Magnolia Train Station.

"Say Natsu? Where is your home country?" Lucy asked.

"Oh, in the Alverez Empire. Um, can you guys keep a secret?" he asked the group, they nodded their heads yes.

"Well, my brother is actually the emperor," Natsu said.

"WHAT!? Really!?" they shouted simultaneously.

"Uh...he he!" he laughed sheepishly.

"Well, if your brother needs us, then let's not dillydally. Let's go.

AFTER THE TRAIN RIDE!

"I'm going to see my brother, you can come if you want, however, you all look exhausted, no offense," Natsu said as he sweatdropped at his friends.

Erza had one of her swords on the ground, leaning against it to hold her up. For some reason, this empire made all of them except Natsu tired.

"What's going on!? Why are we so tired!?" Lucy asked with bags under her eyes, carrying a sleeping Happy.

"Ah, that would be the barrier. To keep enemies out, my brother put up a barrier so that when an enemy walks through, they are put under a sleeping spell so that they are too tired to attack, then defeat them. The barrier didn't recognize you, so, it thought you were an enemy." Natsu explained.

"Why aren't you affected?" Gray asked as he leaned against an ice pillar.

"Well, my brother is the emperor, meaning I'm the prince. The barrier won't affect me because I am royalty of this empire, it knows I won't attack my own empire, so it sees me as a friend, not a foe." Natsu explained again.

"Ugh, can you take us to an inn Natsu? Before you go see your brother?" Lucy asked.

"Actually, I have a better idea. Why not stay in the castle? I'm sure my brother wouldn't mind seeing as you are my friends. The shields also shouldn't mind. They live outside the castle." the pinkette said.

"Are you sure Natsu? We wouldn't want to be a burden." Lucy asked.

"Positive, come on, the castle is just a 10-minute walk, so, don't worry. If one of you falls asleep, then I'll carry you, or, wake up Happy and have him carry you." with that, Natsu lead the way to the palace.

Hope you liked the first chapter. Bye for now!