Broken

SUMMARY: A story of a homeless boy meeting a homeless girl, who changed his life for the better.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Fairy Tail. Only my story!

THEME SONG: Lost Stars. By: Adam Levine.

What is death?

Is it where it brings people by their own will, dragging them into a world of sorrow and darkness?

Is it where it fills you with happiness - the happiness that you couldn't get while you were living?

Is it where it really is a world where you feel trapped because you can never, ever get out?

What is death? Does people believe in life after death? Is it your strong point? Your boundary?

No one knows.

Natsu has always loved to play with death. Being able to joke around with an object and think, "You can die from this." Honestly, he was at the point of his life where he didn't care if he died.

What's it to him if he lives? So he can still live on the same streets as he does? Where people look down on him for being a beggar on the side of road? Where he has to actually fight to get the food he wants? Where he can't go to school because he has no money to have a full education? Where he can't go back home, because his parents hate him to a point where he'll lose his sanity if he stays? Where he can't get a steady paying job because he doesn't even have a degree?

So why is suicide considered a sin? It's your life, isn't it? It's up to you to do whatever you want. Your life, your responsibility. Does people look down on you because you've given up on your life? Is that what considers it a sin?

No.

It's a sin because you have absolute control over it.

It's a sin because you beat God at his own game.

Natsu had an addiction to cigarettes.

It was his stress reliever, his mind eraser, his life line.

He couldn't go a day without taking a deep puff, leaving it in his lungs to burn, and letting it out slowly. He started smoking them once he landed at the red light district of the run-down part of Magnolia. He found a pack for a dollar at the gas station across the street and decided to buy one. His parents always told him to stay away from death sticks such as the one he's holding right now. But, where are his parents to tell him not to do things now?

The smoke that escaped his thin, chapped lips looks beautiful to him. Why are things that are bad and unhealthy to you feel so good? Caffeine, drugs, alcohol, junk foods, sugar, and many more. It's almost like the world is teasing you. Don't eat it, don't drink it, don't smoke it - you won't live another five years if you keep it up.

How cruel.

He closed his dark, dull eyes as the early sun shined on his frame. Six-forty in the morning. It was his favorite part of the morning, where the sun was about to rise and show the world its light. Where the air was turning from cold to warm. Where the birds awoke and started singing songs to the neighborhood.

He actually felt at peace.

"Hey, Blue!"

Natsu jumped from a loud voice shouting in his clearing. He looked over and spotted a young girl on a few buildings away. He wasn't sure if she was calling him, so he looked forward and continued smoking his reliever.

Suddenly, he felt a presence behind him. He looked behind him to spot the young girl. He inspected her. Dark, hazel eyes, blonde hair, pale skin, bags under her eyes, scratches and bruises and scars all over her body. Her blonde hair was long as it swayed behind her, and it looks like it hasn't been washed in weeks. Her lips were spread in such a bright smile that it blinded him more than the sun.

"Good morning, newbie!" she greeted, settling next to him.

It's far too early for conversation, is it not? But, she didn't mind. Natsu blinked as he watched her dangle her legs on the roof's ledge. She faced him, her bags under her eyes becoming more noticeable. They were blue and purple. However, it's not nearly as bad as Natsu's.

"Yeah?" he responded, bringing the cigarette up to his lips.

She made a grimace. "Ew. Smoking? Are ya tryna die out here?"

He shrugged.

She stared at him as he shifted uncomfortably on the roof's ledge. She shrugged also. She stood, dusted off her baggy shorts and ran off. He watched her hop the five foot gap to get to the other building. She's asking if he wants to die, but does she want to die? Especially after taking such a risky jump like that? Ridiculous.

Then, she turned around, cupping her small hands around her big mouth. "Hope ya have a good morning, Blue!" And she disappeared after hopping over another building.

Blue?

He looked down at his clothes. His shirt is grey. His pants are black. His shoes are red. So, where did she get blue from?

"What are you going to do after graduating high school, Natsu?" Gray asked, leaning against his best friend's locker.

Eighteen year old Natsu rolled his eyes. "Doctor or a lawyer. I don't have a choice in the long run."

"Why not? What do you want to be?"

"I don't know yet. I know that I don't want to be either. And, you know how my strict my parents are. They would bend their backs to get me to get to that university that I was talking about," Natsu muttered. Actually, they are bending their backs to do so. Even if it's worthless.

Gray let out a deep breath. "Damn. Just think - senior year is going to end soon! We're getting so old. Before you know it, we'll have jobs, wives, children - hell, even a dog!"

It's true.

It almost seemed like yesterday that the two were flying kites in their backyard and hopping over puddles in the rain. It's amazing how fast time passes by.

And how fast it turned Natsu into an almost successful young man to a beggar on the streets.

A/N: I actually can't believe I'm starting a new story when I have a story going on and I'm not nearly finished! ;_;

Sooo~ This story won't be long. Like, five chapters maybe? Let me know if you guys like it because this is kinda different from what I usually write... *sheepish laugh*

And have a Merry Christmas~! :D

EDIT - 8/3/16: I've changed what Lucy says to Natsu now. She doesn't call him Pink anymore - instead, it's Blue.