Chapter 1- A Sad Beginning
Hey everyone! This is my very first story I've everwritten so please don't hate! Anyway this a fanfic (obvi.) of the Dragneel siblings years ago. I even added some new ones! Enjoy!
An 8-year-old boy with hair black as night was outside playing with his twin sister, who had hair of both pink and black, when he suddenly heard his father call for them.
"Zeref, Katsu, come here quickly, it's time!" his father shouted.
Zeref wondered what he meant by 'it's time'. "Time for what?" He questioned.
"For your baby brother, he's here!"
With this response, the twins' eyes lit up. They had been counting the days until his arrival. Today was that day. Zeref and Katsu rushed through the door and straight into the room where their new brother was brought to into the world. Zeref and Katsu wore the signature Dragneel smile that stretched from ear to ear. Their mom smiled as well.
"Say hello to your new baby brother, Natsu!" She grinned.
"That name is perfect; he was born in the summer after all!" Katsu giggled.
"Now children, remember he is 8 years younger than you. Be gentle with him, I know you two like to play rough!" Their father warned them.
Their fathers name is Igneel Dragneel. He is the most powerful fire mage alive. The twins are currently learning magic, and Natsu is expected to learn it as well. Nothing can go wrong! Or so they thought…
Four years later…
"Nwatsu, huwwy!" Commanded a two-year-old Melody Dragneel.
"Don't be so mean, Melody!" Whined a four-year-old Natsu.
"Ugh, both of you need to just shut up! I'm trying to study!" The now twelve-year-old Katsu screamed while attempting to throw a ball of fire at the bickering children.
This turned into a large quarrel, even Melody trying to take down her big sister.
"QUIET!" Yelled Zeref, the oldest by 11 minutes. "You all need to quit your little quarrel and focus. We are embarrassing our father, the most powerful mage of them all can't lose his name because he has to watch a few kids who can clearly take care of themselves!"
An awkward silence between the four filled the air. The tension was strong. Their dad had gone away by request of the Magic Council to defeat a villain attempting to turn wizards into monsters. Little did Igneel know, the villain had lured all the world's most powerful mages to that spot to turn them to undefeatable monsters. It had been almost a year and no one had heard anything about them. The siblings were beginning to be teased about how having parents who were wizards meant they were weaklings. But the siblings stood tall and proud, knowing their father would return. Their mother, Sakura, was feeling the most pain. Later that day, the family was informed of something horrific…
*Knock, knock* "Who could that be?" asked Zeref who had taken the role of "man of the house" since their father had disappeared. Zeref opened the door as his siblings curiously watched from the background.
"Hello, we are the Magic Council, and we bring terrible news." The siblings were left speechless as they realized the Magic Council was at their doorstep.
"Kids, who's at the door?" asked Sakura as she trudged down the stairs. She was also in shock at who was at the door, but remained strong. "Oh, the Council. What brings you here?"
"We have come to inform you all that Igneel Dragneel and many other mages have been turned into the mythical creature, dragons. We managed to take down the villain, but the dragons remain. The only way to rid of them and the terror they are causing, is to kill them." They all then disappeared.
"NO!" Sakura shouted as she fell to her knees. "YOU CANNOT JUST BRING US NEWS LIKE THAT THEN SUDDENLY DISSAPEAR!" The shouts turned into sobs. The four kids spoke no words. Even Natsu and Melody at their young ages knew it wasn't a time for humor. They all knew something terrible was happening. Zeref and Katsu helped their mother get upstairs to her bed. All the siblings watching, horrified, as their mother, strongest women they had ever seen, cried herself to sleep.
*ROAR* The family woke up to this sound. They all went to the window. Unexpectedly, they saw flames engulfing the town, people running, screaming, and dying, and lastly, a large dragon breathing fire everywhere. Immediately, the dragon was recognized by Sakura.
"Igneel!" She shouted.
"That's daddy!?" Katsu shrieked.
Natsu and Melody started wailing and Zeref and Katsu each picked one up and followed their mother's directions to reach the border of town. The kids met their mother at the border.
"What do we do?" Asked Zeref, more calmly than expected.
"We wait."
An hour passed and the dragon was still attacking. Then, the other Dragneels' caught his eye. He must've recognized them as enemies because he was on his way to attack. They followed orders to run, but the size difference let Igneel reach them as they were running at top speed in a few steps. Then, the most horrifying event of the day happened. Natsu fell. Igneel saw this and roared at the innocent four-year-old. The dragon's roar sent flames that engulfed the terrified four-year-old.
"NATSU!" The family screamed, shocked that their little Natsu was just killed.
That's the E.N.D of my first chapter guys! Sorry, I had to. Well anyway, I left you all with a cliffhanger, but by the next chapter, things will be explained. I hope you liked this chapter and I would love to hear opinions! Just when reviewing, try to remember the difference between hating and critique. Thanks for reading! :) 3
-Katerina