Arcane: Hi guys! I decided to update a few times today!

Aquarius: Hmph, I heard you got a boyfriend. I didn't think you'd actually be able to get a boyfriend. Congratulations. I thought you and Lucy would be single for the rest of your lives.

Arcane: Thanks Aquarius! Wait... That's so mean! Q^Q

Lucy: WHAT THE HECK AQUARIUS! How'd you get here anyways?

Aquarius: You don't control me little girl.

Wendy: U-Uhm! Arcane-san doesn't own Fairy Tail or any of its characters!

Lucy and Arcane: W-WAIT! WE DIDN'T GET TO SAY ANYTHING!

Chapter One: He's Back.

I ran around the little playground with Erza-chan, Gray-kun, and Levy-chan. I was seven years old and Erza-chan was eight. Gray-kun was also eight, and Levy-chan was seven years old like me. I smiled and giggled while Erza-chan chased Gray-kun around the playground because he had eaten her slice of cake.

"I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT CAKE!" Erza-chan yelled as she tried to punch Gray-kun.

"E-Erza! W-Wait! I'm sorry! I didn't know it was yours!" Gray-kun screeched as he dodged away from her blow.

Levy-chan and I laughed as Gray-kun tripped and Erza-chan pounced on him and punched at him which he somehow miraculously dodged. Then I saw a young boy with salmon pink hair walking towards us very slowly. I walked over to him curiously and stopped in front of him. He looked up.

"Hi! My name is Lucy! Lucy Heartfilia! What's your name?" I smiled.

He looked at me strangely. He looked focused for a second and then smiled.

"H-Hi. My name is Natsu." He said.

To me, he sounded a bit awkward. Like he wasn't used to saying that.

"No last name?" I asked curiously.

"A last name? Oh uhm no..." He quickly replied.

"Well Natsu-kun, what are you doing here? Are you looking for someone to play with?" I giggled.

He looked at me as if I was crazy. Then he nodded slowly. I giggled and pulled him over. I walked him over to Erza-chan, Gray-kun, and Levy-chan.

"Hey guys! This is Natsu-kun!" I giggled.

They turned to look at me. They all scrambled over.

"Hello. I'm Erza Scarlet. You can call me Erza!" Erza-chan smiled.

"Hi! I'm Levy McGarden! You can call me Levy-chan!" Levy-chan giggled lightly.

"Yo. I'm Gray Fullbuster. Call me Gray." Gray-kun nodded.

Natsu smiled a bit strangely and nodded. We all convinced Natsu to come back home to our guild and finally got him there after getting lost a couple of times.

"I told you it was this way!" Erza-chan scolded as she bonked Gray-kun on the head.

"Did not!" Gray-kun yelled back.

"Liar!" Erza-chan growled.

"Am not!" Gray-kun whined.

"Put some clothes on you stripper! I still haven't forgiven you for eating my cake!" Erza-chan scolded again, slightly angry.

Gray-kun looked down and saw he was in his boxers. Then Natsu-kun was also in his boxers.

"N-Natsu-kun! Don't tell me you're like Gray-kun!" Levy-chan yelped.

"O-Oh..." Then he mumbled something unintelligible and pulled his clothes back on.

I laughed and ran to the doors and pulled them open.

" Master we're back!" I laughed.

"Lucy, you know you can call me Gramps!" The Master smiled.

We all charged in and hugged Master.

"Did you kids have fun?" Master smiled.

"Yup! It was very fun! And we met a new friend!" I exclaimed.

"Ah, what's your friend's name?" Master smiled.

"His name is Natsu-kun!" Levy-chan chirped.

"He's right here in fact! Natsu-kun come in and meet the Master!" I laughed.

Then Natsu-kun came in. He was wearing a scaly white scarf, a black vest that was open at the chest area and down, and white baggy pants with brown sandals. The Master's eyes seemed to harden before he smiled warmly.

"Natsu-kun, please come in! How would you like to join this guild?" The Master smiled warmly.

I smiled and nodded my head excitedly. Natsu-kun seemed to pause before he smiled strangely again and nodded. The Master than got the stamp and asked Natsu-kun what color he wanted. Natsu-kun seemed to furrow his eyebrows at that question. Then he looked at me and grinned. He had sharp canine teeth.

He pointed at me and said, "The color of Lucy-chan's hair."

I immediately felt my face turn red. Levy-chan was giggling and nudging me while Gray-kun was laughing. The Master seemed intrigued before he nodded and placed the stamp over the place Natsu-kun had chosen which was his right shoulder. With a pop, the fairy tail mark as yellow as my hair appeared there.

"Everyone! You must welcome the newest member of the family with open arms!" The Master yelled.

Everyone cheered in approval and immediately walked up to Natsu-kun and welcomed him. But his eyes were always on me. That was a bit strange. Then he walked over to me. I smiled and blushed a bit.

"Hi Natsu-kun!"

"You can just call me Natsu." He smiled more genuinely.

I smiled. "Okay Natsu, why did you want the mark to be the color of my hair?"

"Simply because I like the color of your hair." He shrugged but his eyes held a different emotion. Like he was laughing on the inside.

I shrugged and grinned. So did he. From that day forward, me and Natsu became the best of friends.

9 years later~

I sat on my bed and sighed. It had been 6 years since Natsu had gone on the job. Natsu was strong and at the age of 11, he was already an S class mage. He took a job and told me he'd be back soon. Then he left. So many rumors had swirled around about him. Natsu, the demon of Fairy Tail had been vanquished on a job and his remains were never found. His magic was a bit demon like. He used something called Nightmare magic. It had nothing to do with sleeping. It was dark magic. Not evil but a type of dark magic. He could gain demon like attributes such as black wings, black curled horns, a sleek black tail, or pupils with slits, and of course fangs. He could turn into a "demon." That's why he was nicknamed "Natsu, the demon of fairy tail."

I constantly worried about my best friend. He was never as close to them as he was to me. I had faith that he was alive somewhere and that no matter what, he would return. But how would he look like I always wondered? It had been nine years already.. almost ten. Then I heard someone pounding on my door. I walked downstairs and opened the door. I was confused.

"Levy-Chan what are you doing-"

"N-...N... Natsu's back! A-A-At the guild!" She gasped.

My eyes widened. He's back?!

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