Well this is my first time posting on here and i choose to do a Fairy Tail Fanfic. Maybe i just love challenges.

Anyway i'm Sapphire dragon and this is my story about Gray having a little brother who learns magic from a Phoenix before going out to find answers about what happened to Gray.

Now there are a few things i should mention before you start read.

1- This will be a Yaoi story between my Original Character and Natsu. (I am sorry, but someone who is that dence around women has to be gay. I should know)

2- This is my first story so PLEASE PLEASE review. No point in posting if you don't tell me where i am going wrong. Though no flamers please. I mean there is a difference between constructive criticism and just being an ass.

3- Due to home life i will be trying to post a chapter every 2 weeks. So hang in there.

Finally i hope you all enjoy the story. On a side not i will eventually be posting a detailed description of all spells that i come up with. Though be warned some spells will be taken from other anime's. Like yugioh, digimon, pokemon, etc etc. (Not my fault all the good names are gone.)

Well Enjoy and see ya later.

Disclaimer- I do not own Fairytail. Fairy tail and all it's charecters belong to Hiro Mashima.

Crystal Phoenix

Part 1- Rising from the Rubble

Year 774

Smoke rose from the rubble of what once used to be a busy and bustling town in the northern territory of Fiore. Less than an hour ago the great demon Deliora had left after it had annihilated the once peaceful town. A large portion of the townspeople had been successfully evacuated and were now on their way to hopefully new homes and better lives. However a few minutes ago an Ice mage by the name of Ur, along with her Student had come along to investigate the disturbance, only to be faced with the aftermath of Deliora's attack. Thankfully they were able to find a survivor, an 8 year old boy called Gray Fullbuster. Taking the injured boy from the ruins, the trio soon left. Not knowing that there was another survivor who was buried under some rubble not a few feet away from where the pair had found Gray.

Hovering in the sky, a creature that was now considered a legend looked upon the destruction and loss of life with sorrow and great pain. His silver and sapphire blue wings flapped lazily in the sky as his keen eyes surveyed the damage. The being in question is known as Iri, and he is the last living Phoenix left in Fiore. The rest of his species had left centuries ago after the Dark wizard Zeraf had tried to enslave them in attempts to harness their magical power. Iri had remained behind; believing that one day Fiore would one day need the power of a Phoenix sage once more.

Just as Iri was about to fly on he noticed some rubble moving, deciding to take a closer look the Phoenix flew down to the pile of rocks. Once he was closer he heard it.

"G…Gray…. Grayson… Where are you?" A small voice called out. Iri instantly realized that it was the voice of a child.

"Child are you okay?" Iri called out softly in his melodic voice.

"Who….who said that? Where's Gray? I'm trapped and I want Gray!" The boy cried out from under the rocks as the sound of him crying began to be heard. Deciding to take action, Iri took flight before he took hold of a few rocks in his claws. Flinging them away quite easily, he continued to fling them away until at last he was greeted to the sight of a young boy. If Iri had to guess he would estimate the boy's age at around 6, he had jet black hair and aqua blue eyes that were currently wide as they gazed up at him.

Ash didn't recognise the voice that of the person talking to him, but once he heard the sound of shifting rocks he soon knew that they were digging him out. His tears came to a stop as he simply laid there on his stomach and waited. His left leg was stuck under a heavy wooden beam that had fallen during Deliora's attack. Soon after everything had gone black and when he had awakened it was still black and he was surrounded by rock with his leg stuck under a beam. Thankfully it had only been a few minutes after he had begun to try and shift some rocks away that he heard a voice come from outside. Now he was just waiting, when enough rocks had been moved daylight temporarily blinded him. Yet when his sight returned and he looked up at his saviour he was shocked at what he saw before him.

Ash had never seen a creature like it before. It was taller than most adults, and was clearly avian. He was first taken by the seemingly warm and kind silver eyes the being looked at him with. His eyes then travelled downward. Its body covered by beautiful sapphire blue and silver feathers with a few bits of white added in, almost acting like highlights. Behind it trailed five long feathers that Ash could tell was his tail. In all honesty the creature had an almost majestic, possibly even regal look to it and the young boy was in awe.

"Wh…what are you?" He gasped out, not really knowing what else to say. The being seemed to look amused at his question.

"I'm a Phoenix little one. My name is Iri, now let's get that beam off of you before that we get into a deeper discussion." The now identified Iri stated. Ash simply nodded his head as he watched the bird reach out with one of its talons and effortlessly lift the beam off the boy's ankle. Ash was quick to stand up, only to fall back down onto his rear and cry out in pain. The moment he had put weight on his ankle it had given out under him and a shock of pain ran through his body, tears beginning to fall once again.

"It looks like your Ankle may be either sprained or even possibly broken little one. Just rest it for a few minutes and we'll see how it feels then. Now can I ask what happened here?" Iri asked softly in a comforting tone.

"The town was attacked by Deliora. I was heading out of the town with Gray when the building in front of us began to collapse. I pushed Gray out of the way and got buried. That's the last thing I remember. Did you see anyone else around here, a boy a little taller than me with dark blue hair and eyes?" Ash asked in a hopeful tone. Sadly he was got a negative in an answer.

"I'm sorry to say that I have not seen another person. It is most likely that either Gray escaped or unfortunately lost his life. Even after you tried to save his, it was very brave what you did. You should be proud of yourself." The Phoenix stated with care as he reached out with a wing and gently brushed away the tears that were rolling down the boy's cheeks.

"Either way I'm alone now… what do I do?" Ash asked in a heartbroken tone of voice, his eyes growing empty as he just gazed at the ground. Iri stayed silent after that, an idea slowly forming in his mind. It was almost fate that he had spotted and rescued the boy. Now he had no home or family, all destroyed by the demons attack. It was as if the world was screaming at him to take the boy in. With a soft touch he lifted the boy's chin and looked him dead in the eyes.

"How would you like to come with me? I know I can't replace your parents but I can become your new dad. I could teach you my magic, a magic not seen in the lands of Fiore in hundreds of years. I can give you a new home." Iri stated with conviction, showing the child before him that he was truly serious about giving him a new place to call his home.

"R…really… you would take me in?" Ash asked, not really believing that the creature before him was offering him this.

"Indeed I would." Iri stated as he caressed the boy's cheek comfortingly with the feathers of his wing. Ash instinctually closed his eyes and leaned into the soft touch of the birds feathers. A few sobs escaped him as he thought about the offer. In all honesty the 6 year old had no better ideas; he had no family and no place to call home. He didn't know what he was going to do with his life now. Yet here was a creature of legend that was willing to take him in, teach him and even adopt him.

"I'll come with you Iri." The boy stated with a soft smile as a little bit of life once again entered those aqua blue eyes. The phoenix knew that it would be a few days before the full realisation of what had happened to the boy would sink in. But he promised himself that he would be there for the boy that had now become his adoptive son.

After waiting a few minutes Iri lowered himself down so that he was lying down on his stomach.

"I want you to climb onto my back and I'll fly us to our new home." He instructed the ebony haired boy who nodded in response. Hobbling over Ash climbed onto the birds back, being careful not to do any more damage to his already hurt ankle. Not to mention being careful not to pull out any of his new friends feathers.

"I'm not too heavy am I?" Ash asked a little worriedly. The response he got was a soft chuckle as Iri stood back up.

"Not at all, one of the many traits of my species is the ability to lift heavy objects that would be impossible for others our size. Of course if you were bigger and taller it would make flying with you on my back a little difficult but not impossible." Ash nodded his head as he wrapped his arms around the bird's neck gently while Iri began to spread his wings. With one mighty swipe the two of them shot up into the sky. Unable to help himself Ash let out an almost girly cry of shock which made Iri laugh.

"Hey you did that on purpose!" The boy accused.

"Maybe I did and maybe I didn't, but you'll never get me to confess." Was the teasing response he received back.

"Big meanie" Ash stated in a rather childish tone of voice, adding a pout to finish off the look he was aiming for. They flew in silence for a few minutes. Iri content to just let the boy watch the landscape below them go by. Ash had righted himself by now, no longer lying flat he watched in wonder as they flew over the snowy landscape.

"It's so beautiful." He stated in wonder.

"Indeed it is, by the way I never asked what your name was?"

"Oh yeah, sorry about that, I'm Ash, Ashton Fullbuster." He stated with a bright smile stretching across his face.

Dun dun DUHHHHH. Gray has a little brother. Although you kinda guessed that already lol. Anyway i hope you liked it and i hope you you drop me a note.

Later.