Hello Friends MitsuXP here.

Yes I know! I have no right starting a new story when I have other stories I need to finish first. Like a certain Inuyasha Fanfic sequel.

But this story idea came to me and I really needed to write it as all my friendly fanfic Fans needed to read it.

Trust me y'all will enjoy this one.

I want to give y'all a better summary as the one I posted I didn't have much room, so I will place it here.

Before I place the Summary of the story, I want y'all to know this isn't your typical NaLu fanfic. (I'm a big Fan of NaLu, but I want to do something different) This story will get very depressing and probably hit home to some of you. I am not a fan of Natsu and Lisanna, but there will be a pairing of them in this story. Just know I modernize this very much to our everyday living and Igneel is Natsu's father in my story and Zeref isn't in no relation to Natsu. Usually I go by anime story line in my Fanfics, but I wanted to try something new for this story.

Well I do hope y'all enjoy this first chapter of this story and please Review your feelings and thoughts. I do welcome feedback whether good or bad.

I do not own Fairy Tail or its characters, I only own this plot and story.

SUMMARY

"Natsu... it isn't your fault that she is gone." Igneel spoke in a sad tone as he hated seeing his son emotional state. "Of course it's my fault! I promised her that I would protect her forever... even from death it self." Natsu cried out in pain then whisper the last part in a breath. "I shouldn't have ignored her. I shouldn't have left her alone. She was my best friend. She was forever my Lucy." Tears ran down his tan cheeks as pain filled his black eyes.

Natsu and Lucy grew up to be the best of friends. Natsu made it his mission to become Lucy protector when he saw how sad Lucy was at her mother's funeral. Lucy grew feelings for her best friend, but he would never see her as the women she was becoming. She wanted him to be her forever, but he showed feelings for another which made her heart ache. As he chased all the guys from her life, she wanted to chase this girl from taking her future from her. She didn't trust her. She felt it in her heart, but she didn't want to lose her best friend. The day she confronted him of her feelings towards him and on how she didn't trust the girl was the day she felt that she no longer had her best friend that stood beside her everyday. He yelled at her to leave him alone and for the first time in their lives he turned his back on her which was the last day she took her last breath. Lucy went missing for weeks. Natsu blame himself over and over for her disappearance as he never stop searching for her. Then... he found her and his world shattered into millions of pieces. It was his fault she was gone. Now he sees her and promise her this time that he will not leave her in her time of need, so he will find her killer, so she can rest in peace.


A hot breeze blew over a colorful meadow that held varieties of different flowers that bathe under the summer sun. They would dance lightly from the hot breeze, but stand still in their beauty. A small pond lay near the meadow and would ripple when fish would come up once in awhile to feed. Children giggles interrupt the peaceful meadow as two small children no older than seven ran through the flowers heading towards the pond. Their small hands held fishing poles and buckets.

The first child was a small boy wearing a short sleeve red shirt and dark khaki shorts with his black rain boots. He had a white and black stripe scarf around his small neck as it didn't bother him one bit in the summer weather. He held a toothy white grin that shows his slightly sharp canine teeth appearing for anybody to see. His spike salmon pink hair flares out around his head and exposed his tan skin forehead leaving it bare. His dark black eyes that sported somewhat a hint of a green tent in them from the light of the sun hitting them glance behind him with where the other child that followed him towards the pond.

The second child that chases after him with their pole and bucket in their light fair color skin was a young girl. She wore a light pink short sleeve shirt with a purple heart design on it and blue jean shorts. She also wore rain boots, but they were orange in color. She had short shoulder length blonde hair with a small ponytail on the right side of her head being held up by a pink ribbon. A huge smile that would take a person breathe away spread upon her face as her huge almond color eyes stared at her best friend in front of her.

"Hurry up, Lucy! Happy isn't going to be happy if we don't catch a fish for him." The small boy spoke towards the small girl now known as Lucy.

"Wait for me, Natsu." Lucy called out to the small boy with a small whine in her tone.

The small boy now known as Natsu made it to the pond first and caused a splash in the pond as he stood only at the shoreline. The water was at the ankle part of his rain boots. Lucy finally made it beside him within the pond and stood on his right side. They both place their buckets down in the grassy entrance of the pond after they fill a small bit of water within them. They both smiled at each other in happiness before casting their poles in the water.

After hours of waiting for a fish to take a bite and only catch one fish each; the two children were laying back on the grassy meadow with their poles at their feet and looking up to the setting sky. They took turns pointing out shapes they saw in the darkening clouds.

Lucy giggled softly when Natsu swore he saw a cloud in the shape of his cat for the second time. She stops with a smile on her lips and glance at Natsu's grinning face.

"Natsu, we are always going to be friends, right?" her soft voice caught his attention. He stops grinning and looked at her with a serious face.

"Luce, you are my best friend. You are stuck with me forever." He sat up and gave her a huge grin with his eyes closed. Lucy giggled and sat up as well and hugged him tightly.

"Natsu! Lucy! Dinner is ready!" A gruff voice yelled out from behind them. The both looked towards the voice before getting up and grabbing their stuff.

"Do you think your daddy can take me home, Natsu?" Lucy asked when she pick up her bucket that housed a small fish. Natsu gave her a dumbfounded look as he picked up his pole and bucket. He had a bit bigger fish in his bucket.

"Of course, but you are having dinner with us first. Hey, maybe I can ask dad if you can stay the night." Natsu said before he reaches over and took her pole out her hand and held it along with his pole and bucket. She smiles as she nods her head in agreement to his idea. She held her bucket with two hands as they both walked towards the voice of his father's voice.

They made it to a decent size log cabin with a wraparound porch with a two setter dark oak swing hanging by the front door. A tall muscular man with dark red short spiked hair sat on the swing swaying lightly on it. He wore black jeans and red plaid flannel shirt with its long sleeves rolled up to his elbows and black boots. On his dark tan skin face were scars on the right side, a scar on his right eye and an x shape scar on his cheek. His black eyes looked towards the small children and a bright white smile appeared on his face. Natsu rushed up the steps that lead up to the porch and grin at his father.

"Dad, I caught a big one this time. Luce only was able to catch a tiny one which we decide to give to Happy." Natsu explained as he sat his bucket in front of his father feet before setting the poles to lean against the porch. Lucy blushed as she walked up the same steps and place her bucket next to Natsu's and kept her head down in shame.

Natsu's father released a hearty laugh as he pulled out Natsu's catch out by its tail, "You sure you're not taking credit for a fish I know Lucy caught and not you. Boy, you catch nothing but tiny fishes." Natsu fumed from his father's words as Lucy started laughing too.

"Thank you, Mr. Dragneel, but Natsu really did catch that fish this time." Lucy soft voice spoke up for her friend who was growling at his father. The older man grin while placing the fish back in Natsu's bucket.

"Lucy, haven't I told you before to call me Igneel or dad if you want. Hearing Mr. Dragneel makes me scared because I think my father is here. I take your word on the catch if you think he really caught it." Igneel let out another hearty laugh before standing up tall.

Lucy nodded her small head while Natsu stood with his back towards his father with his arms crossed with anger. Igneel walked over to the front door and open the screen door just before ruffling up his son's pink messy hair.

"Come on, dinner is ready. We are having fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and greens. Make sure you two wash your hands before sitting at the table." Igneel ordered before walking into the house.

"Yes sir." They both said in union before take off their rain boots before rushing into the log cabin house.

Once within the house, it was a three bedroom cabin with a good size living room that a black microfiber sectional couch sat in front of 40 inch flat screen TV sat on top of a dark brown TV stand. Across the living area was the open kitchen that held black appliances and red marble countertops and dark brown cabinets. A six setter dark brown oak table that attached to the wood walls lay next to kitchen with two long matching stools on each side of the table. The whole house had brown wood floor except the bedrooms. Natsu and Lucy ran to the bathroom that was across from Natsu's room and share the sink to wash their small hands. The bathroom they were in was design to Natsu's favorite color since it was known to be his bathroom. It had pearl white bathtub with an overhead chrome shower head. Shower curtain was hot red color with dark maroon flames at the bottom of it. The walls were painted a maroon red. His toilet was the same pearl white along with the sink bowl. Around the sink bowl was black marble countertop with a dark red wood cabinet that housed it. His dragon cup that had his toothbrush in it and cinnamon flavored toothpaste along with his red color hand soap sat near the chrome faucet of his sink and under the black frame mirror.

Natsu squirt soap into his hands and put some into Lucy's waiting hands as well as she was a bit shorter than him by a few inches. He turns on the water and they both started scrubbing their hands clean while giggling with each other as bubbles starting form. Natsu blew bubbles at Lucy face and she place bubbles on his nose. After a few minutes of playing around then having Igneel calling out to them again that dinner was on the table, they dry their hands with one of Natsu's red hand towels and rushing up to the dining table. They sat next to one another while Igneel sat on the other side of them which faced them. He smiled at both of them as he knew how attached they were to each other. Hence another reason he want Lucy to call him dad as well. Natsu's father fixed their plates then his before they said a quick prayer and began eating.

"Dad, can Lucy stay the night? I doubt her dad would care if she does." Natsu asked after swallowing a piece of chicken. Lucy just took a bite of her chicken leg when she looked at Igneel with puppy dog eyes.

Igneel frown as he chewed on his food. He knew it was complicated at Lucy's house right now since the little girl's mother passed away early spring. That's when he notices his son becoming closer to his friend. He remembers hearing his son vowing to him that day after the funeral that he never wants to see Lucy cry again. Lucy's father was the town's wealthiest person. Jude Heartfilia is the CEO of Lucky Product Company which is multibillion internet merchandise shipping company. Lucy's mother Layla had come up with the company's idea, but when Lucy was born she step down from CEO to let her husband take over so she could be a stay at home mother to their daughter. Layla died from leukemia which was both destavasting on both husband and daughter, but Jude used his job to cover up his mourning while Lucy had to mourn on her own with no supporting parent to be there for her seven year old self. Lucy's father had hired caretakers to watch over her since Jude was busy with work. Aquarius, Aqua for short, mostly let Lucy come over and spend her childhood over at Natsu and Igneel's house. He sometimes wonder whether on just asking Lucy's father, who was Igneel's high school best friend, if he should just be Lucy's full time caretaker since their children were always together.

"I call Aqua and ask. She probably wouldn't mind since she knows Lucy in good hands." Igneel said before taking another bite of his food. Natsu beam up in happiness and smiled at an already smiling Lucy.

"Yay! Aqua always says yes!" Natsu yelled which caused both Lucy and Igneel to laugh. Soon, a small Russian blue kitten pounces up on the table and started licking the mashed potatoes.

"HAPPY! No, tatters for you." Igneel yelled as he frowns at the kitten. He was about to grab it when Natsu beat him to it and held the small cat in his arms.

Natsu glared at his dad, "Happy is just hungry, dad." He looked down to Happy's small face that looked up to his master with his blue tent black eyes. "Sorry, bud, Lucy and I still need to clean your fish. If you let us eat first, we promise to prepare your fish for you. Lucy caught you a very yummy fish." The blue kitten meow with agreement which Natsu smiled to the kitten before releasing him on the floor.

Igneel grumble to himself as he couldn't believe he allow his son to keep that little fur ball. He was more of a dog person, but his son begs and begs to no end till he said yes. They continued to eat their dinner in small chatter.

Later that night, Natsu and Lucy lay in his small red tent that stood up within Natsu's room. There were a lot of covers and pillows that Natsu took off his bed and his closet to make it comfortable for him and Lucy. Aqua had allowed Lucy to stay the night, so she had sent Lucy's servant Virgo to drop off some clothes for her. Igneel and Natsu had shown the little girl how to properly clean a fish which she enjoyed helping them. Natsu had growl at his father for calling Luce odd and question him why he would call his best friend odd. Igneel explained that most girls wouldn't like cleaning fish because of all the guts and smell. Igneel just correct himself by saying he meant odd in a good way. Lucy didn't care as she just thanked him for showing her. After they had fed Happy, he wanted to take a bath with his best friend, but his father told him a solid no. It wasn't right for them both to share a bath since they were boy and girl. Natsu frown and beg with his father, but Igneel ignored him told both of them to go take a bath. Lucy used Natsu's bathroom while he used his father's. Now, Natsu lay in his red and orange flame color sleep shorts and shirt while Lucy wore her pink princess sleep shorts and shirt. Lucy's blonde hair was fully down to her shoulders instead of having some of it up like earlier. They played with a flashlight to make shadow figures with their fingers while Happy rest in between them within the tent. They giggled within the night till Igneel pop his head within Natsu's room and told them lights out. They both laid beside each other in silence as they both couldn't sleep just yet.

They were facing each other till one of them broke the silence with a whisper, "Natsu, would you still be my best friend even when we die?" The pink headed boy frown deeply as he looked at the dark face of his best friend in his dark room. He knew his best friend now fear death since she witness her mother's death not that long ago.

"Death can never keep us from being best friends, Luce. I promise, Lucy, I will always protect you even from death. Death would have to fight me for you." Natsu spoke with a serious tone before he gave a sweet smile to Lucy. He notices a smile on her face then he heard her move closer to his body.

"Thank you, Natsu." Her soft whisper was close to his ear then he felt her small arms wrap around his waist. He couldn't stop the frown to appear on his face again as he hugged her back.

"Luce, you are forever mine." He whispers back to her. He felt her head nod at his words. They both fell asleep in each other arms.


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