Hi everybody! So I got pulled into the shipping of Acnologia and Anna. *Starts crying* I didn't even ship them until I read some stories out of curiosity, one of them was Dreams of Dragons, which you can find in my favorite stories on my profile. I thought that the cover picture fit with the song Battle Scars (I watched a very good Fairy Tail AMV done by Anime Save Haven) Please follow, fave, and/or review when you are done reading.
I do not own Fairy Tail, it belongs to Hiro Mashima.
The wound heals but it never does
That's cause you're at war with love
You're at war with love, yeah
These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle
Acnologia walked among the battlefield, people having been dead for sometime and dragon corpses littering the battlefield of the Great Dragon War.
Acnologia never liked war, not even once. But it was because he had been bestowed the powers of a dragon, it took over his mind, and the next thing he knew, his hands were covered in so much blood, that he wondered if it would ever come off.
Acnologia left, not even bothering to look for any survivors. He wanted to go back home. Back to the love of his life, Anna Heartfilia.
Anna was, a very interesting woman. With the power of the Celestial Spirits at her beck and call, she was a very powerful and strong wizard that you don't want to mess with if you meet her.
He liked everything about her, her long blonde hair that she usually pulled back into a ponytail. Her shining brown eyes that would sometimes hold determination or love. Her kindness, and that she loved to take care of anybody who was in need of help. He loved her so much with all his heart.
However, Anna was supposed to be in a infirmary sleeping, her wounds given time to heal.
As he thought about the day he almost lost her, he also remembered the day when they first meet as well.
Never let a wound ruin me
But I feel like ruin's wooing me
Arrow holes that never close from cupid on a shooting spree
Feeling stupid cause I know it ain't no you and me
But when you're trying to beat the odds up
Been trying to keep your nods up and you know that you should know
And let her go but the fear of the unknown
Holding another lover's phone sends you back into the zone
With no Tom Hanks to bring you home
A lover not a fighter on the front line with a poem
Trying to write yourself a rifle
Maybe sharpen up a song
To fight the tanks and drones of you being alone
Flashback
Acnologia watched as bandits were attacking this carriage that was coming from somewhere. It looked like they were waiting for people to come out.
The carriage door opened as Acnologia saw a woman with long blonde hair wearing keyhole blouse and long dress walking out of it.
'This will be over with in a jiffy.' Acnologia thought, but he was proved mistaken when he saw her pull out something from her dress.
"Open, gate of the bull, Taurus!" She yelled, a magic seal opening as a tall cow came out with an axe strapped to his back.
"Mooo!" Taurus yelled. "You just made a very bad mistake, get ready for a rodeo of pain!"
Taurus swung his axe at the bandits, taking them out like they were flies.
"Open, gate of the maiden, Virgo!" She said, a pink haired girl in a maid outfit appeared.
"Punishment?" She asked. "No, just tie up the men over there." The woman commanded nicely.
She didn't notice until it was to late when a guy lunged at her with a dagger. He didn't meet his target when he was hit by a blast of magic, the guy slamming into a tree and seeing birds.
The woman turned to see Acnologia with his hand raised, before he lowered it with a bored expression. "I had him." She said.
"Yeah, like as if you were waiting for the guy to stab you in the back was all a part of your plan." Acnologia sarcastically replied.
The woman huffed as he just smirked. "Who are you anyway?" She asked.
"Acnologia, and nothing more. What about you?"
"Anna Heartfilia, and nothing more."
And that was the day when the two became what Acnologia called acquaintances.
I wish I never looked, I wish I never touched
I wish that I could stop loving you so much
Cause I'm the only one that's trying to keep us together
When all of the signs say that I should forget her
I wish you weren't the best, the best I ever had
I wish that the good outweighed the bad
Cause it'll never be over, until you tell me it's over
Acnologia walked a safe distance from the battlefield, before transforming into his dragon form and flying off through the sky.
While Acnologia hated having the curse to transform into a dragon, he did love flying through the air. It calmed him down a lot and gave him time to think.
Another memory came to him, about the time when Anna found out about his powers and somehow at the end of the day, it ended with her flying on him.
These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle
"So what type of magic do you have?" Anna asked, the two sitting in a grassy field as she was making daisy chains. It had been nearly two years since they meet, and only one month since Acnologia got the curse of a dragon.
"Classified information." Was all he said, only to get swatted in the face by a finished daisy chain.
"Come on, you already know my type of magic, and yet I don't know anything about yours!" Anna proclaimed.
"Does it matter?" Acnologia questioned, picking up the daisy chain and just throwing it over his shoulder.
"Yes! We're best friends." At that, he snorted. "Oh shut up. My point is, you already know my magic, so I should know yours, it's only fair."
Acnologia just continued to look at the ground, before looking up to Anna looking at him. "Okay, fine! Just to make you stop asking."
Anna smiled, pleased with herself as Acnologia just grumbled, before walking away from Anna.
"What is he doing?" Anna muttered, as Acnologia took a deep breath and started to transform into his dragon form.
Anna dropped the daisy chain as she could only stare in shock. "Your…..a dragon slayer." She said in awe.
"Yes, I am." Acnologia said in his dragon form.
"So that means…..you know how to fly!" Anna exclaimed.
"...Eh?" Acnologia said, confused as he cocked his dragon head.
"Can you….allow me to climb onto your back and can we go flying?" She asked, looking slightly nervous at what she said, as if she was prepared for him to say no.
"Why not? Climb on." Acnologia said, watching as Anna struggled to climb on for a couple of minutes before she was finally on top of him.
Acnologia spread his wings and flew off into the air. Ana let out a noise of surprise before it turned into laughter.
And thus, the two spent the day flying around until the sun started to set.
You shouldn't have but you said it
(And I hope you never come back)
It shouldn't have happened but you let it
Now you're down on the ground screaming medic
The only thing that comes is the post-traumatic stresses
Shields, body armours and vests
Don't properly work, that's why you're in a locker full of hurt
The enemy within and all the fires from your friends
The best medicine is to probably just let her win
Acnologia gritted his teeth in his dragon form, before flying up higher into the clouds, seeing the sun shining brightly through the clouds.
'Why are all these memories appearing to me?! Why?!' Acnologia thought.
I wish I couldn't feel, I wish I couldn't love
I wish that I could stop 'cause it hurts so much
And I'm the only one that's trying to keep us together
When all of the signs say that I should forget her
I wish you weren't the best, the best I ever had
I wish that the good outweighed the bad
Cause it'll never be over, until you tell me it's over
"Acnologia." Anna started to say, leaning on his shoulder as the two were sitting down. The setting sun adding to the scene.
"Hmm?" Was his reply.
"We've been friends for about two years, and it's only been five months since the Great Dragon War, and I wanted to tell you something."
"What is it?" He asked, trying to sound bored, but in reality, he was curious.
"I think I've fallen for you." His eyes widened in shock as he turned to look at her.
"I just….can't get rid of these feelings for you, I've only noticed them a year ago and have been keeping them hidden, but I just have to tell you! Even if you don't love me in return, I'm just glad that we meet on that fateful day and-" She stopped talking when his hand touched her cheek.
"Anna, I love you to." He said as she looked at him in shock.
Time seemed to slow down as the two leaned in, their lips meeting each other as they had their first kiss in the setting sun.
These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle
Acnologia snapped out of his thoughts when a raindrop fell on his dragon nose, the memories came rushing back like a rapid river. The burning houses, the bodies and the blood, the rain... and her.
'Cause you've set me on fire
I've never felt so alive, yeah
Hoping wounds heal, but it never does
That's because you're at war with love
And I'm at the point of breaking
And it's impossible to shake it
Acnologia lost count of how many battles was fought near his mountain home, he would usually just ignore them and try not to get involved. But with his super dragon hearing, he could hear a woman screaming that dragons attacked a village.
His blood soon ran cold when he heard what village it was. The same village that Anna was staying in for the time being because she was visiting a friend, though she never told him who.
Acnologia got out of the cave and transformed into his dragon form, flying towards where the village was, praying and hoping that she would still be alive.
When Acnologia landed near the town, he de-transformed and ran into the town, spotting dead bodies and burning houses as far as the eye can see.
"Anna? ANNA!" He yelled, looking around as he strained to hear anything out of the ordinary, anything at all. He started to walk, being careful of the flames that were burning some homes and dead bodies, though there weren't that many.
Acnologia looked around when he heard something. Turning towards the sound of it, he started to run.
'Please let it be her, please…..' Acnologia pleaded inside his mind, not even knowing that tears were threatening to spill from his eyes.
Acnologia turned down one corner, and stopped as something made his blood run cold, staring in shock at what was in front of him.
There, laid the love of his life, blood pouring from her stomach as her breathing seemed to be shallow.
"ANNA!" He yelled, running towards her as rain started to fall, he fell onto his knees next to her side as he took notice of her wound. "Anna, please speak to me." He asked.
The sound of coughing was like music to his ears, as Anna opened her eyes. "Acnologia…." She whispered softly. "I'm right here, don't you dare move." He told her, lifting her up to where her upper body wasn't lying on the ground.
"I feel….weird." Anna managed to get out, before chuckling. "Am I going to die?" She asked.
"No, I'm not going to let that happen."
Anna put a hand on his cheek, wiping away some of the tears going down his cheeks. "Shhh." She said, a smile on her lips. "It'll be alright, trust me." She assured, before closing her eyes.
"Anna! Please open your eyes!" Acnologia pleaded, the rain picking up. "ANNA!"
Flashback Ended.
See, you hoped the wound heals, but it never does
That's cause you're at war with love
Hope it heals, but it never does
That's cause you're at war with love!
Acnologia de-transformed from his dragon form outside the village in the forest, walking towards it.
Acnologia noticed people staring at him with shocked and confused looks, most likely because Acnologia was covered in blood, bruises, and scratch marks. But he just calmly walked off towards the infirmary.
"Is a woman named Anna Heartfilia here?" Acnologia asked, the woman shrieking since she was reading a book before answering.
"Um….she's…..gone." The woman said, Acnologia's eyes widening. 'No, the doctor's said she would survive. Oh who am I kidding! The doctors these days aren't skilled!' Acnologia thought, his fist shaking in anger.
"Um….sir?" The woman asked, concerned and scared at the same time. Acnologia let out a roar as the woman could only scream.
Once Acnologia came to his senses, he noticed that the village was nothing but smoking ash. Fear soon took over his entire body. 'No! If I continue to go on like this! I'll destroy everyone! I have to get away! Before it gets even worse!'
Acnologia transformed again and flew to his mountain, not even knowing a certain black wizard watching him from far ahead. "I knew that he would lose control if he was told she was dead, just like I told the woman to say to him." The Black Wizard, Zeref said.
"If a guy comes in asking for a woman named Anna Heartfilia, tell her that she's gone." Zeref asked the woman, who only nodded in fear of his intense power.
Acnologia soon spent the next four hundred years inside his cave, only going out for food and water. But inside, his sanity was slowly crumbling away as the face of certain blonde wizard soon became like a fleeting memory.
Though while Acnologia bared many scars plus a lost arm on his body, the biggest scar was in his heart.
These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle scars, don't look like they're fading
Don't look like they're ever going away
They ain't never gonna change
These battle