I've been in a Fairy Tail mood as of late of late, so I've decided to write this train wreck. I'll be honest, I'm not sure how long it's going to be or even how I'll have it end for that matter, but I'll make sure that it's completed. I don't think I'll have any romance other than a few canon pairing like Gruvia, but if anyone has a request for a Natsu based pairing then please give me an idea on who you want and how I should go about writing it, and if I like the idea I'll not only incorporate it into the story, but I'll give you early access to chapters and if you want, a position as my editor for this story. Should you do a good job, I'll offer a position as my permanent Fairy Tail editor for any future Fairy Tail fics. Lastly, no requests for NaLu. I have nothing against the pairing and I do like it, but I think I've just seen too much of it to get excited about it outside of the anime. Not only that, but I don't think that I'd be able to write a good romance between them. Not sure why, but that's how I feel. I'll shut up now. Please enjoy.

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The guild hall was as rowdy as ever. Cana was drinking. Nab was at the job board. Juvia was stalking Gray. Natsu was eating while Lucy looked on in horror at the sight of how much food he could fit in his mouth. "Natsu, how do you eat so much without exploding?" She asked with a small laugh.

Natsu quickly gulped down the food and looked at Lucy. "What are you talking about? This isn't that much food." Natsu said nonchalantly.

Happy suddenly flew over Natsu's head while chewing on a fish. "Yeah, Lucy. Anyway, if you ask me, it's even more amazing how you don't explode with all you eat Lucy."

The aforementioned blonde reached out, grabbing Happy by his leg. "Well it's a good thing no one asked you, isn't it cat?"

Happy waved his arms frantically and tried to ascend out of her grasp. "AAH! Natsu, save me! Lucy's gonna eat me next!" He yelled out.

"Don't be silly, Happy." Natsu started. "Lucy wouldn't eat you-"

"Thank you, Natsu." Lucy chimed in with a satisfied smile on her face.

"You're too low in calories." Natsu finished with a smile.

Lucy smacked the palm of her hand against her face. "Why would I expect any less from you two?"

The day continued on in such a manner until dawn. Unsurprisingly, Natsu and Gray soon got into a fight. As always, a skirmish within the guild hall soon turned into a full on battlefield. Elfman punched Natsu towards the bar, smashing the counter which silenced the guild hall.

Ordinarily, this wouldn't stop a fight, but given that the Erza Scarlet was eating her favorite food at said counter, the wizards in the hall began to fear for their life, or at least for Natsu's life. Erza gripped her fork so hard that her hand was shaking. The frustration was visible on her face. "Natsu…"

"Y-yeah?" Natsu asked meekly.

"What have I told you about fighting in the guild hall?" The annoyance in her voice was tangible.

"To not do it?" Natsu managed to squeeze out.

Suddenly, a metal gauntlet crashed down on his head. "Exactly." Erza turned around, facing the rest of the wizards. "All of you, clean this up now. If I come back tomorrow morning with a single thing out of place, you will all pay the price."

In an instant, the wizards began restoring the guild hall to its former glory. Erza began to leave, but was stopped as soon as she opened the door. "Wait a sec, Erza." Natsu said.

Annoyed, Erza asked, "What is it, Natsu?"

"We haven't had a duel in a while. What do you say to a quick little face-off?"

"I say that it's late, and you should help clean up the guild hall."

"Ahhh. Come on, Erza"

The requip mage let out a sigh. "How about we duel tomorrow, Natsu. I'm tired and I want to sleep."

"You promise?" Natsu asked.

"Yes. Now get to cleaning or I won't fight you."

Natsu rushed into the guild hall and began cleaning with superhuman speed. The simple prospect of a fight with an S-class mage like Erza was enough to motivate him to do anything.

The wizards finally finished cleaning late. It was nearly midnight before anyone left. Natsu and happy were on their way home, trekking through the dark forest. As soon as they got home, Natsu collapsed onto his bed and closed his eyes. "Tomorrow is gonna be a good day, Happy."

Happy shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know what you're so excited about, Natsu. She's just gonna beat you like all the other times."

"Not this time! I've gotten stronger." Natsu said with conviction.

"In all fairness, so has she…"

"Who's side are you on here, huh?" Natsu yelled defensively.

"Just forget it, Natsu. Let's just get some sleep."

"Good idea. I'm gonna need to be well rested if I'm gonna beat Erza."

"Yep. That's why." Happy said, giving up on Natsu.

The two slept throughout the night without a single disturbance. In the morning, as the two were getting ready, they heard a frantic knock on the door. "We expecting anyone today, little buddy?"

Happy shook his head. "When do we ever expect anyone?"

"Wonder who it is."

Natsu opened the door only to find no one there. Suddenly, Natsu heard a sound at his feet. He looked down and found the most shocking thing he had ever seen. A baby sleeping in a small crib, and a note attached to the side of the crib. The dragon slayer's eyes went blank for a moment. "Happy…"

"Who is it, Natsu?"

"Come look at this for a second."

The blue exceed flew to the door, hovering over Natsu's shoulder. "What is it, Nat-" Happy was silenced as soon as he saw the small infant. "Natsu…"

"Yeah, Happy?" Natsu asked monotonously.

"WHAT THE HECK IS-"

Natsu quickly shoved his hand over Happy's mouth, raising his other hand to his own, signalling Happy to be quiet. "How the heck should I know? Why would anyone leave a baby here?"

"We can't think about that now. Let's bring it inside. It's cold out there."

"Good idea." Natsu grabbed the crib and carried it inside slowly so as not to awake the sleeping child. As he set down the crib, Happy inspected it more carefully. Pulling the note off of the crib, he raised it in the air. "Look Natsu! A letter!"

"Let me see that." Natsu grabbed the note from Happy's hands and opened it, beginning to read it out loud.

"Dear Natsu,

I know you probably don't remember me, but I don't have anyone else to turn to. I'm very sick. My doctor says I have a year at most. This small boy in this crib is your son. His name is Blake. He's only four months old right now. He was born March 30th. I realize that this is all very sudden, but I don't have anyone else I could go to. I'm so sorry. I wish things could be different. I know that you probably don't even remember my name, or even my face, but I need you to please take care of our son. Our time together was very short lived, but I've truly loved you from the day I met you. I only wish I had the courage to find you earlier. Please, raise him to be a good man. I'm counting on you.

Love, Marie"

Natsu dropped the letter as soon as he finished reading. He had a look of fear on his face as he looked down on the slumbering child. "My…son?" He asked himself.

Happy was as shocked as Natsu. The blue cat walked to the crib and looked over the rails. "Natsu, what are you gonna do?" He asked curiously.

Natsu bolted for the front door. "Natsu, what are you doing!" Happy yelled, completely shocked by Natsu's sudden action. Happy flew to the doorway, hoping to see where Natsu was gonna go.

"I've gotta find her!" He yelled back. "I gotta find Marie!"

"Natsu, she must be far away by now! Come on, we have to find out what to do with this kid."

"I can find her, Happy! I have to find her!" Tears began welling up in his eyes.

"Natsu, she left you that note for a reason. She probably didn't want you to see her all sick."

Natsu's knees gave way, and he fell onto all fours. "Marie…" He said. "Why?"

The sound of crying stole Natsu's attention. He looked at his house, almost fearing what would happen should he enter. He shakily stood up and walked inside, nearly collapsing twice as he approached the crib. Blake was crying. Natsu didn't know why, but he did the first thing that came to mind. He picked him up and nestled the baby between his arms and chest, gently swaying back and forth. "It-it's ok… Blake. Mommy's just gonna be gone for a little while." Blake stopped crying, but was clearly uneasy. Natsu looked at his son's face. "I'm uh, I'm your dad. My name's Natsu." Blake looked at his father in intrigue, until he suddenly started smiling and laughing.

Natsu breathed out a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank God."

"Natsu, what are we gonna do?" Happy asked.

"We're gonna take care of him is what we're gonna do. Happy, do you think you could go and find something I could carry him in? Something like a picnic cloth that I could tie into a baby harness?"

"Sure thing, Natsu." Happy flew off to search the house while Natsu sat down on the couch, staring at his son.

He looked to the sky for a moment. "Dad, if you're listening, I need your help…" He waited for some type of response, but silence was all that greeted him. "Please, Dad. I can't do this on my own…"

So how'd you like it? I literally came up with this story only a few hours ago. I decided I'd write the first chapter and see how I feel about it, so here you are. I feel it necessary to warn you that updates will NOT be frequent. I'm writing several fics right now, three of which I'm waiting till I'm done to publish. I'll try to make it a monthly thing, but that's easier said than done with all of my schooling. Please review, they help me get more of a motivation to write. Also, if any of you have played Fallout 3, please read my fic, Wanderer's Legend Trailer. It's a one-shot that's meant to attract possible editors for the fic. It's one of the three that I'm going to wait until I'm done to upload. If you like it and want to be an editor, message me. You'll get the obvious perk of early access to chapters, as well as my personal thanks in my stories.