Author's Note
Ok well this is my first ever fanfic, and it might not be the greatest, but I would really appreciate reviews, and comments of any sort. Thanks ^_^
"… 16, 17, 18, 19, 20! Ready or not, here I come!" Natsu laughed, his eyes sparkling, and his pink hair a mess all over his head. He began to run and searched behind every tree, under every bridge and inside every log. "Sera you're good at this!" he shouted out slightly flustered as he rubbed the back of his neck. The only place he didn't check was the bridge that he remembered both of them so clearly constructing themselves from one side of the stream to the other.
He tiptoed slowly and quietly, his hand over his mouth to muffle the sound of his breathing. He was getting closer, and closer and.. "Gotcha!... Sera?" his breath caught in his throat, and he could feel his face getting hot. "Sera, what are you doing sleeping during our game?" he squeaked with a nervous laugh. He walked slowly over to her crumpled up body and shook her shoulders trying his hardest to believe she was only sleeping, but after about 10 minutes of no sort of reaction reality hit him directly in the face.
"Sera… This isn't funny…" he mumbled the tears already welling up in his eyes. He turned her over onto her back and gasped at the sight. Her eyes were open, but they were glazed over and emotionless. Her skin was pale and her mouth stayed slightly agape as if she was about to scream. "Sera…" he mumbled one last time before scooping her up into his arms. Then, he ran and he didn't stop until he got back to the place in which they called home only to find out that Igneel, their only parent, had vanished as well. "Igneel!" he cried out. "Sera s-she's dead.." he dropped to his knees clinging to his younger sister for dear life and staying in that exact spot for what seemed like hours as tears still rushed down his face. "I-Igneel…"
"NATSUUU!" cried Happy as he perched himself on the fire mage's chest. Natsu slowly opened his eyes and ran his fingers through his rosy damp hair. He knew his cheeks were wet from tears and the rest of his body was soaked from a cold-sweat, and he grunted wiping his face with the back of his hands. He had the dream again. The same dream that had been repeating itself this entire week every time he seemed to close his eyes for a rest. Why was he having it though? He couldn't seem to put his finger on it, for he hadn't had that dream in years.
"H-Happy what is it? How long have I been asleep?" he mumbled sighing exhaustedly looking down at the blue cat that now sat in his lap.
"Natsu it is 12:00 pm, and you leave for your job with Lucy, Erza and Gray at 1:00! You haven't even packed yet! C'mon we've gotta go!" Happy exclaimed his eyes wide. He realized that something was wrong with Natsu, but figured for once that it'd be better to leave him alone. Maybe he would ask him later on.
"Ah shit…" Natsu groaned and swung his legs over the side of the bed standing straight up letting the sheets fall away from his form. He groggily walked over to the sink fixing himself a glass of water and downing it in a matter of a couple seconds.
About 30 minutes had passed and Natsu was waiting at the door showered, dressed and holding his suitcase, tapping his foot impatiently on the floor. "Happy c'monnn" he called out wondering where the cat had wandered off to all of a sudden.
"One moment" Happy called back a few seconds later. Natsu sighed and looked down at his white scarf realizing that he hadn't tucked in his necklace and quickly did so before Happy came back out. The necklace was given to him by Sera when he first met her and he had happened to be the only person who really knew about it. "Sera…" he mumbled as he found himself thinking about her once again. It had been years since that day, July 7th X777. The day Igneel had disappeared as well
"Alright Natsu let's go! We have to be quick if we want to make it to the train station in time." Natsu's thoughts were interrupted when Happy appeared directly next to his head and tugged on his hair lightly as he tried to get the young dragon slayer's attention.
"Alright, alright but I do hope we can get some food soon as well" Natsu admitted as he opened up the door and Happy whizzing out of their home before he could even take one step outside of the doorway. And soon enough they were on their way to meet up with Fairy Tail's strongest team for the mission that surprisingly Natsu had even forgotten what the award was, why had they taken up the job, and more importantly what the job even was in the first place.