Hey, this is just a little something I've been writing whilst my computer has been in for repair... I've been stuck on my Dad's netbook which seems to have something against me watching any kind of anime on it... Hope you all enjoy!
It's not all that long, my brain doesn't seem to work with writing long chaptered things, I write in small doses...
Haunted Nightmares – Chapter 1
It had been a year today since Natsu's 'death', everyone at the table, Gray, Lucy and Erza sat with solemn faces. They had searched for days, months, and today counted as the first year.
He had just suddenly disappeared. They did not want to believe that he had died. He couldn't just be taken down like that. He was one of Fairy Tail's best wizards, and he couldn't just be killed like that.
It was supposed to be an easy mission, just something they needed for money. For Lucy it was to pay for rent, for Natsu just money for food.
Lucy remembered that day; they were fighting some crooks, just easy money. Then suddenly, a large dark shadow was above her, the last thing she saw was Natsu's face as he ran for her, and then everything went blank. She woke up, with Happy unconscious next to her, and Natsu gone. Nothing to show that he had ever even been there.
She got back to the guild, just her and Happy.
A search party had been held, everyone in the guild looking for him. He'd done so much for them, they were all determined at first. But as time went on, people began to accept that their loud and reckless guild mate would not be coming back. There was nothing of him left, not even his scarf.
"Guys, you have to hear this!" It was Levy running toward them, her face all read and puffy from running.
"What is it?" Lucy asked.
"Something's come up. We think it has something to do with Natsu!" At that remark all three of them looked at her intently.
"There've been sightings of a pink haired boy, a couple of towns over. The town he disappeared in."
"And that could mean anyone boy with pink hair." Erza commented.
"That's not it, from what I've heard, he wore a scaly white scarf around his neck."
By this point, Lucy's hope was growing and growing. It certainly was starting to sound like their Natsu, but why hadn't he come back to the guild?
"Do you think he's coming back here?" Gray asked.
"I don't know, but he must be. From what I heard, he didn't stay there too long, and kept going."
"We need to go to him." Lucy said with determination.
"And how are we supposed to find him?" Gray asked.
"We stop at every town there is between here and there." Lucy replied. "Let's go and go Happy, I'm sure he'll love to hear this."
Happy hadn't taken the loss of Natsu very well, and spent most of his days either in the guild with the rest of Fairy tail or back at Lucy's apartment, not wanting to go back to his and Natsu's house because as he'd said 'didn't feel right without Natsu there'.
"I'll tell the master we're going, you guys go and get Happy, and meet back here in half an hour." Erza ordered, walking off in the direction of the masters' office.
"Right, let's go!" Lucy cried. "Thank you, Levy-chan!"
As expected, Happy had taken the news with great happiness (coincidentally…), and the three of them returned to meet up with Erza, who was patiently waiting for them outside of the guild.
"Ready to go?" She asked. They all nodded, and they left, deciding to catch the train to the next closest city, thinking that Natsu might be a lot closer than they thought, considering he had left that town by the time the news had gotten to them.
"I wonder if he's alright." Happy sighed, a concerned look on his face for the well being of his best friend.
"I'm sure he'll be fine." Lucy reassured him.
The train ride was silent for the most part. Each party involved in their own thoughts.
Arriving at the next town in no time at all, all of them departed the train and decided to look around the town, see if they could find any rumours of Natsu's whereabouts.
Stopping a nearby stranger, Erza walked up to them, "Excuse me, sir, have you possibly seen a boy around here, he would have had pink hair, and would have definitely been wearing a scaly white scarf on him."
"I haven't sorry, miss. I hope you find him." He wished her well, and carried on.
"Let's just split up and keep looking for him. Meet back at this place in an hour." She ordered and they all split up. Happy, of course, sticking with Lucy to help find Natsu.
An hour had passed, and still nothing. Lucy was beginning to think that he wasn't there, that they would have to keep looking again. They had met up with everyone else, and were planning on finding a cheap hotel nearby to stay for the night before making another move in the morning to have another look around the town before heading to the next one. He had to be around somewhere. He could not have disappeared again.
They were walking towards the hotel they had been recommended, and Lucy noticed something strange.
"Hang on." Lucy said, staring into the crowd that just walked by.
"What?"
"I think I just saw something." She said, turning and walking in the direction of the crowd. She was sure she saw pink hair, albeit slightly longer and wilder than what it was before, but it certainly looked like Natsu's hair.
She walked through the crowd, and didn't mind when she suddenly stopped and everyone bumped into her.
He was there; standing right in front of her was her Natsu.