Sarah sat on a chair in her own apartment she'd rented herself. Ever since she brought Lucy back and found a way back into Fiore, she didn't ever want to be in Lucy's apartment ever. Well, she didn't want to feel like she owned it and have Lucy disappear all over again.
Across from her was Zeref, the Black Wizard who was sitting on a chair just like hers. They were planning a camping trip somewhere out in Fiore.
"So Zeref, you want to go camping with me? Do you even know what camping is?" asked Sarah, making sure he knew.
Zeref nods. "It's where you're outside making campfires and sleeping under the stars." he replied.
"Good. Or you could sleep in a tent or find a cave to be sheltered from bad weather." added Sarah.
"I'd prefer sleeping under the stars." said a familiar voice. Sarah and Zeref looked toward where the voice had come from and saw Natsu standing by the window. He had his arms folded and acted interested in their conversation.
"Did you come in through the window again, Natsu?" asked Sarah. Ever since she'd gotten her own apartment here, Natsu had started confusing her place for Lucy's.
"Yeah. What's this about camping? Are you guys going on a campout?" Natsu replied with questions of his own.
Zeref stood up to face his brother. "Yeah. We're going on a campout and you're not invited." he said.
Natsu just stared at him, barely even moved by Zeref's words. "It's not like I wanted to come with you, but since you said that I'm going to go on my own campout and I'm inviting Lucy and Happy to come with me and not you!" said Natsu angrily before climbing out the window to leave.
Zeref sat back down in his chair. "Let's hope we don't end up camping in the same spot as them." he said.
Sarah looked at him and sighed. "Are you jealous of Natsu, Zeref?" she asked.
Zeref looked nervously at her. "Uh, no…why would I be?" he replied.
"Just checking." said Sarah with a smile.
Zeref sighed with relief. "Anyways, back to camping. We'll need food and water, blankets and bedrolls, and a nice place to make camp." he listed off everything they needed for their campout.
"What about fire starter?" asked Sarah.
"That will be out in the woods. Hopefully we'll be camped near the woods." he replied.
"With Natsu, making a fire would be easy."
"Yes, but he's not coming with us."
"Oh, come on! I know in your heart that you love him and his magic."
"I'm not going to admit to that." He turned his head away as if he didn't want to talk about it.
"Come on! You love your brother." She kept urging him to release his true feelings for Natsu until…
"ENOUGH!" he screamed in frustration. She had succeeded in angering him instead. Staying silent, she listened to him lecturing her on doing what she did.
Sarah sighed in exasperation. "Jeez, Zeref. You could have just asked me nicely to stop." she said.
Zeref sat there, face red with embarrassment. Sarah just looked at him and smiled. There would be moments when she would catch Zeref hiding his true feelings and thoughts about things/people. She wondered if he would ever catch her.
"Back to camping. We could camp in a forest near Magnolia or Hargeon." said Sarah, changing the subject.
"But we can't risk having Natsu camp there also." Zeref said, forgetting the embarrassed feeling he had earlier.
Sarah sighed yet again. Did he always have to think about where Natsu was? They are brothers but they act like they hate each other so much. I know there's love for Natsu in Zeref, but the problem is trying to release that love. When it came to this, she'd always think of Natsu's and Zeref's relationship together. She would have to figure it out later, though. Now, she was planning to go camping with Zeref.
"Let's go to the guild and hang out there just in case Natsu shows up there with Lucy and Happy. Then we could overhear them talk about where they're going camping." suggested Sarah instead of teasing him about his relationship with his brother.
Zeref stared at her, trying to read her. "You're not going to tease me about that, are you? My lecturing has paid off!" he said happily.
"Actually, your voice was really loud and you were angry. It kind of scared me." admitted Sarah.
Zeref felt bad when she said that. "I'll try not to be angry with you, but you've got to promise me you'll never tease me about my brother ever again." he said.
"I promise. Yours and your brother's relationship is kept only between the two of you. But I know you love him. He is your brother, Zeref." Sarah promised with one last remark.
Zeref cringed at that. He did love his brother, but that only existed between the both of them. The problem is, does Natsu love me back? He always thought that whenever he faced his brother.
"I guess you can say that I do. I love Natsu, that younger yet vibrant brother of mine." said Zeref, truthfully.
Sarah smiled. She knew she'd get him to admit his love for his brother even though it took her a while. She stood up, ready to go. "Come on. If we're going to the guild hall, then we'd better get going now before all the good seats are taken." she said.
Zeref stood up after her and walked to the door. "Then we'd better get there fast." he said, opening the door. They left the apartment and headed to the guild hall.
