Hey Puddin's new story! This is part of a series called Hallelujah, based off the song by Rufus Wainwright. I originally wrote this as a one shot, but with each verse having a different ship, I didn't want them to get muddled, so I'm gonna post it as five different stories. This is the first one, Nalu.
I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Natsu never cared for human culture. Their art and music never intrigued him. He grew up with a dragon. Igneel had taught Natsu his own culture. He taught him that music was the sound his roar made, it was the river slamming against the rocks and the birds flying in the distance. Art was the sun shining on the trees, it was the way their flames danced around, illuminating the forest.
And when Igneel had vanished, Natsu found himself forced to live among humans to survive. He held no grudge, Natsu was aware that he was technically human after all, and Igneel had cared for humans. But adjusting to their way of life had been difficult. He quickly learned that they viewed everything differently.
Fire could not make human art or music, and Natsu had always been fine with that. He wasn't interested in it, he could make his own. And only a dragon would be able to appreciate it.
But then he met Lucy, and suddenly, he found that he was wrong. Art became the sun shinning on her hair, it became the guild mark against her hand. Music had become the sound of her pen against paper, became her laugh. Music had become those three word out of her lips.
He never thought he could create art, and that was fine, but now he knew he could create love. And no sound was a sweeter music than the sound of their love. For the first time in forever, he found that he was building something. He changed Lucy, and she changed him too.
Their love was growing everyday, and Natsu couldn't believe he was actually forging it. Something that crossed cultures, something that fire couldn't destroy. Love. And Natsu didn't care that he still couldn't understand it. He only cared that he was finally composing music, one that both dragons and humans could appreciate.
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
And every time those three words left either one of their lips, it was a song. It was a symphony that he never wanted to end.
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
I really hoped you guys like it. It was supper fun to write. Mashima owns Fairy Tail, I only have hopes and dreams. And just to clarify, the other stories will be posted as separate ones, not as chapters to this. I wanted to be able to give each its own character tag