A/N: Hey guys! This is Flaredragon. This story was a request from DraigTureEmperor9. I hope you like it. Also, I'm terribly sorry for taking so long to make this. I was busy with other stories. Personally, I like Natsu x Ur. I really don't see a connection or see anything they have in common but I just love it! It's like one of those awesome crack pairings, like Navia (Natsu x Juvia)!

Also Natsu is about twenty or twenty-one, it's your choice.

I don't own Fairy Tail or any of the characters. If I did, well, I would have Natsu and Lisanna be together or have Meredy with Natsu.

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Thawing Out a Frozen Heart

So far Natsu isn't really having the best time of his life right now. Right now he was walking in the middle of a snowstorm in the northern mountains of Fiore. It wasn't really a big snowstorm, but it certainly wasn't showing any mercy to our fire dragon slayer.

Natsu clicked his tongue in annoyance and brought his scaly scarf closer to his face. Natsu's attire was different from his normal one. Natsu had on a grey trench coat over his normal vest, the coat had a bit of fur inside to help with the cold, or in this case, the snowstorm he's in right now. He also had on a pair of tan colored pants with black snow boots. If you asked the locals, they would say that he looked very well in the attire, especially from the woman and teenage girls, but it's not really his kind of style. Actually, he didn't even have these clothes when he came to the mountains.

The client gave him these clothes because she thought it would help him stay warm in the storm. AS IF! He's a freaking fire mage. His magic can keep him warm in any cold!

"I really hate this mission." Natsu mumbled to himself as the snowstorm was getting stronger.

The only reason why he's going on this mission was because Magnolia was getting ready for the same stupid festival he's been avoiding every year.

The Blossom-Viewing Festival.

It happens every year. It's that time of year when everyone is together to see the beautiful petals of the Sakura trees color up in the night, especially when there's a full moon. The petals glow in beautiful colors and gives off this amazing fragrance that makes you feel good and calm. The festival also has a lot of games and rides for people to go to before the time to watch the petals glow. Not to mention that the festival has food from the best chefs in Magnolia. To most people, this would be the best event of the year, but not for Natsu.

The reason why was because the festival is also the time for romance. It happens every year. People would be together and show their love and affections. It's not bad or anything, it just that he feels lonely every year. Unlike most people, Natsu couldn't feel love like regular people.

Natsu, as well as other dragon slayers, can't just develop feelings for anybody and it's because of his magic. He doesn't know why, but his magic prohibited him to fall in love with just any girl. He found that out when he and Lisanna tried to go out. When he tried to go out with someone, his magic would flare up and start to burn his body. It didn't make sense considering that his body was supposed to be immune to things that would supposedly burn him. He did so much research and found out that when dragon slayers try to be with someone, their magic would harm them with their respective element.

This also happened to Laxus when he tried to be with Cana. The poor bastard kept getting zapped by his lightning. So Natsu figured that he has to find someone that would be compatible with his magic and that's the day he would find his 'destined' mate. It really sucks.

So every time the festival comes up, he would take any job he could find and get out of Magnolia. It wouldn't be like that if the festival lasted for only a few hours or a day, but the damn thing lasts an entire week!

So right now Natsu was in the northern mountains; searching for some kind of object that's been emitting some powerful magic. He didn't see it as a dangerous job or one that promises a lot of fighting but as long as it gets him away from the festival, then it's good enough.

He saw something in the distance and decided to check it out. When he came closer he saw broken walls and frozen bricks and debris. He went in deeper and found himself in the entrance of some kind of abandoned city. Despite the storm going on, he could still see the old buildings and a few statues. The streets were covered in snow and the shattered windows were coated in frost. As he walk into the city he realized the damage to the city.

"It looked like a fight happened here." Natsu thought aloud. He saw that the many of the building had massive gashes that looked like claw marks; the marks easily reaching twenty feet in length. The part that really peaked his interest was all the ice. He saw ice that went up sky high and in patterns. That's when he realized that the patterns weren't actually patterns. They were sculptures of roses and thorns.

He easily saw dozens and dozens of roses around the area and couldn't help but gaze at them. The roses were in beautiful shades of icy blue. Each rose showing its unique shade. Despite the storm raging, the petals were all in perfect condition, none with cracks or pieces chipped off. They even shimmered and shined. Even the thorns showed a type of beauty, a sharp, lethal type, but beauty no less.

Natsu then felt a wave of power and smiled. It was the one he has been feeling since he entered this ghost town. He's getting close to the source, he can literally feel it.

He walked a little deeper into the city until he discovered an area that appeared to be the heart of the battle field. Here the buildings have been completely leveled and the ice have been shattered or cracked. He also noticed some massive footprints and the same gashes he saw earlier. Natsu felt another wave of power, and this time he knows where it came from.

He felt it somewhere in the middle of the area. It wasn't hard for Natsu to find since the source was coming off in visible waves. He took a few steps before he tripped and fell into a bank of snow.

"Time for me to get rid of this damn snow." Natsu growled. He ignited himself in flames and roared. The snow around him quickly melted and eventually evaporated, but Natsu wasn't done though.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!"

A gargantuan of flames blew out of his mouth, turning all of the snow in the area into steam and any remaining debris into ashes.

Natsu was proud of turning this old battlefield into a field of steam and ashes, but he still needed to find that power source. He really hopes that he didn't destroy it in the fire. He sighed in relief when he felt another power wave. He was also happy that the snowstorm was also passing by, making it even easier for Natsu to see and no more snow falling down on him.

He noticed that the power source was in a large crater. Natsu slid down the deep crater and was surprised of what he saw. In front of him that was supposedly the spot for the power source was a body, a female body. You could tell that she was a busty woman from the looks of her physique. She was wearing a red shirt under a tan leather jacket with tight black pants that showed off her toned legs; a type of attire that wouldn't help with this cold, especially if you were under at least twenty feet of snow. He also noticed her short, dark purple hair that went to her neck. She was quite beautiful, but she was really pale, almost a light shade of blue.

Natsu didn't really know what to think but he knew that she was most likely dead. That's when he heard it.

A heartbeat…

Her heartbeat!

How was she alive? Natsu didn't really know but he didn't care at the moment. He had to react quickly. Natsu stepped away and took off his fur jacket and wrapped it around the woman's body to keep her warm and picked her up bridal style. Natsu was surprised when he felt sparks going through his body the moment he made contact with her but ignored it when he realized her skin was ice cold. He jumped out of the crater and began looking around.

"Where was that client again?" Natsu thought aloud.

"Ah screw the client; I have to take her to the nearest village." Natsu then sprinted west, where he knew there was a small village and hoped for a doctor. Along the way he heard the woman began mumbling something but it was incoherent.

"Don't worry; I'll make sure you'll be fine." Natsu reassured her before his eyes widened when he felt another power wave, this time it was coming from her body. Natsu thought about this woman having to do with the power source but he didn't expect it to be coming from her. He would worry about it later since she still needed help.

"Delio…must….ray…" The woman mumbled under her breath. Natsu didn't understand one word she's saying but he'll find out once he finds that doctor.

Despite all this craziness going on, he knew that this woman was familiar; he knew he'd never met her but she reminded her of someone…

'She looks alike like Ultear…' Natsu realized. Natsu thought that she's probably a relative of Ultear. He tried to get her scent if her scent was similar to Ultear's, but since she was under a pile of ice for a while the only thing he could smell from her was ice.

"Ugh, looks like I have to find out later." Natsu ignited his feet and rocketed towards the village, hoping to save this mysterious woman.

A/N: And that's the first chapter of 'Thawing out a Frozen Heart.' I hoped you liked it, I know it could have gone better, but I tried the best I can for this one. I don't think I'll be making this story very long, most likely three or four chapters long. I Also, I'll be taking a small break from 'I'm back' to work on my other stories. It won't be very long, just until I update 'The Flame and Sky Dragons', ok? Please review and let me know what you think about this story. Also…

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Feb 14, 2016

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