Hi guys, I had time to correct only the first chapter. Everything should be re-uploaded until 30.1. and Chapter 4 will be in two weeks.
One more time. I am sorry and I hope you enjoy this story.
It has been almost a year since we defeated Tartaros and I am finally meeting with Igneel only to lost him again, now for good. I promised him to defeat Acnologia in his name. So for this past year, me and Happy were on a journey to become stronger. Much stronger than we were back then. Of course defeating Acnologia wasn't my only reason. I needed some time for myself to accept Igneel's death. It was really hard, but I feel much better and still kind of empty... The next reason was that, I don't want see any of my friends being in pain ever again, especially her. I am going to burn to ash anyone who does something to my friends. After a year spent with training, crying, swearing we decided to go home.
"Natsu, do you think it is a good idea?", Happy asked me with trustless look in his eyes which I saw only few times. I turned my eyes away from him and with big smile I said:
"Don't worry if it is good or bad idea, I won't use my whole power, so don't be afraid. Also Fairy Tail isn't participating this and still can't figure out why." I scratched my chin to help think.
"Maybe they went fishing. Without us?", Happy cried like a little kitty.
I tried to cheer him up with fish I bought this morning in the market. I put my backpack down to only realize that the fish was already eaten by someone blue. I looked at Happy with angry look. He was trying to hold back his laugh with his tinny paws. I put backpack back on my back. After 20 minutes of walking, we were finally in the corridor that leads to the playground of the grant stadium of Grant Magic Games. Happy again started to talk about what we were planning to do and how much he isn't sure about it.
"Natsu, are you sure?"
"Happy, if we won't do something, Fairy Tail will no longer be the greatest guild in Fiore. Also I want to show everyone how strong the Salamander of Fairy Tail is." I said and put my hands behind my head. "
"But everybody already knows how strong you are Natsu. You beat the hell out of Sting and Rogue even when they were in some crazy dragon slayer mode or what was that. Or… No. You didn't. ", he said with terrified look.
"I didn't do what? " I asked him surprised.
"You already forgot it, didn't you?!" he yelled at me shaking his hands up and down like he was trying to fly.
"Of course I didn't. Ohh. Wait. I did.", I smiled.
Happy started to cry again. Ahh… how am I supposed to remember everything. I can't remember everything like Levy or Lucy. Luce, I wonder how are you doing , I wish I could … "Yo flame brain." These words torn up my thoughts. I turned back. I was ready see that Gray's stupid face. But there was still only Happy looking at me.
"Happy did you call me flame brain?" I lift me right eyebrow.
"Yes I did because you weren't listening to me." Happy looked really proud when he said that.
"And this gives you the right to call me flame brain? You fish addicted cat!"
"I am exceed!"
"Does that make you better from ordinary cats?"
"Aye! And I am cat I have right to be addicted to fish."
"So you are a CAT."
"No, I am exceed."
"But just now you said you are cat."
Happy accepted the loss and said: " Aright, I am cat."
"No, you are exceed." I teased him with hard laugh.
Happy, annoyed by me, started to eat another fish from his backpack. We reached the end of the corridor, which was sun-drenched. The sunlight was so strong that I had put my cape on. I told Happy to stay in shadow while I was going into the middle of playground. In the middle already stood the winner Guild. Walking slowly in my black coat to the middle, while the whole stadium was trying to figure out what is going on and who I am. Without giving them chance to realize what is going on and with one 'small' punch I attacked the winners and accidentally melted the whole stadium and everyone's clothes expect mine burned.
"Man. I overdone it again." I put my cape off hearing my name from distance.
"Natsu?! Happy?! ", said very lovely voice.
I turned around and finally saw her. She was trying to cover her naked body all embraced. I screamed at her: " Luce is that you? It has been like forever."
Trying to get to her, king's guards arrested Happy. I decided that it is better to give up for now, so we won't be in bigger trouble. Luce was looking at us with sad face. I asked the guards if we can make stop before prison. One of them was luckily my old friend Toshiaki.
Toshiaki was 20 years old guy with long brown hair. He had a really tinny and skinny body. He also has purple eyes. So you can easily mistake him with girl. But now he had a middle-long hair tied up to something like man bun on the back of his head. He finally gained some weight and muscles. Now you must be blind to think about him as girl.
"Tosh? Is that you buddy?" I popped my eyes out to be sure.
"Oh so you remembered finally. Yes, it is me.", he looked at me.
"How long it has been since we last met?"
"About two and half year. Maybe more. But please by quite now." , he said without looking at me at all.
" Can I ask you a favor?"
"Yeah, sure. I am still owning you for saving my old man. But then you will be quite."
"Aye, aye captain."
"So what do you need?"
"See that blondie over there?"
"Yes. And what about her?"
"I need a little talk. That's all."
" All I can give you now are two minutes. Is that enough? "
"More than enough."
"So one minute then?"
"WHAT THE HELL TOSH?"
"Calm down I am just joking. Why can't you never take a joke?, he gasped
"What was that?" , I raised my eyebrow
"Nothing. Here, show me your hands." Toshiaki released my hands from handcuffs. "Ohh I almost forgot, say hi to her from me. Ok?"
I nodded with my head but I didn't really understand why should I. I came straight to Lucy and screamed at guy who looked like the biggest pervert in Fiore: "DON'T LOOK AT HER YOU ASSHOLE!" Everyone turned around. The whole stadium. After I made sure nobody was peeping I looked at Lucy to give her my black coat to cover herself and said " Sorry, next time it will be better." The guards arrested me again and took us out of stadium. They threw us into the one of many cells under the king's palace.
"How long have we been here Happy?", I asked him while I was drawing circles on ground with bone that I found under bed next to skull full of spiders.
"It has been only 5 minutes.", said half asleep Happy.
After about three hours nobody came to let us out and sun was going down, I decided to get some sleep too. Next morning guard woke up both of us. He took us out of the cell without one word, luckily we reached the king's throne room and not the scaffold. Inside the room there were three people. The King Tome, the Princess Hisui and some guy with blocky nose and black hair. He seems familiar to me but I couldn't remember. But still, I would definitely remember someone with nose like that. Anyway all of them started laughing at the same time and without a word they let us go. I was really surprised. I thought they would at least want to hear why I destroyed the stadium.
When we left the area of palace and entered city's promenade, I took a stop at nearby stand and looked for something to snack while Happy was trying to catch some fish in fountain. As I was eating my snack I found something more interesting.
"Happy stop fishing and come here. You must see this."
"What is it Natsu?" Happy threw away fishing rod and came to me.
I showed him magazine that I bought. "Who is it on the front page?"
Happy popped eyes out and shouted: "It is Lucy. But what had she done when she is on front page?"
"I don't know.", I shrugged my shoulders, "You can ask her when we find her. I needed some photo of her because it will be much faster if we ask people around if they saw her."
"But do you think she is still here and didn't leave already."
"How could she? We didn't see each other for a year." I said with serious voice. "You will help my Happy, right?"
"Aye sir!"
Happy flew in the skies and tried to find her like that. I did it with the old fashion way. I asked everyone who I saw. After 2 hours of searching for Lucy we didn't have anything. Everyone who I've asked thought I am pervert or stalker. Without any energy left I sat down on bench in park and tried to relax. I was sitting with my head leaned back and eyes closed. Happy was sleeping. Again. Now, on branch of tree that was behind me.
Somebody slowly came to me. And with lovely voice said: "You look like you have been looking for someone very badly."
"Yes.", I nodded.
"Do you have a photo of that person you are looking for?"
"Yes, here.", I gave her the magazine with Lucy's photo.
Mysterious person giggled and said: "Well, you got lucky today I can help you with that."
I tried to open my eyes but when I did, I quickly closed them again because of the sun.
"Why don't you look at me?", she asked.
"For the past 2 hours every one who looks at me thought that I am pervert and position is way too comfortable. " I smiled.
"And are you?"
"I am what?"
"A pervert."
"Of course I am not!"
"Then what are you afraid of?"
"I am just tired that's all."
"Then let me help you a bit."
She touched my face softly and slowly. I wanted put her hands away but when I opened my eyes and looked into those big blue eyes, saw the short white hair and cute innocent smile, I couldn't do nothing.
With gently voice she said: "Hi Natsu, long time no see."
I jumped out of bench to hug her. We both were laughing laud that we woke Happy up.
End of Chapter One
