Note: This is another version of "Thunder and Fire Reunite", just with a different pairing, OC X Natsu. It was hard to come up with ideas for the old one, so I decided to make a new one.

Enjoy!

"Natsu!" I shouted, screaming.

Buildings were covered in orange flames. Me, being the helpless four-year-old I was, was just screaming, hoping that my best friend was safe.

"Please, Natsu!" I continued, "This...this isn't some game!"

My lungs started to burn from all of the smoke corrupting the air. But all that mattered was that I could friend my friend safe and sound. I had already found out that my parents had died because of the fire...

"Please...please...don't do this to me…"

I started to collapse on the ground, while tears began to morph into my eyes.

"Natsu...please be safe."

My little body began to stand up and walk out of the burning village.

I woke up, sweating in my bed. Those memories always haunted me. And yes, I meant to say memories.

My visions and my photographic memory always got the best of me when I was asleep. All of the memories came back in my dreams, making me more frightened every single night.

I looked up at the clock. 2:31 a.m.

"Not...again…" I said, as my body started to tremble. My hands started to make little sparks of lightning. The magic energy that I had was over flowing again. The dreams...they cause this to happen.

In the morning, I packed my things in my lightning-bolt patterned messenger bag and left for Magnolia right away.

"Wait!" my yellow exceed, Thunder said. "I'm coming with you!"

I sighed and went up to him. "Fine, you can come with."

"YESSSSSS!" he screamed with joy. I chuckled a little, then we were out the door in no time.

While Thunder and I were walking down the street, he asked me many questions, but one question caught my attention the most.

"Chase, why are we going to Magnolia?"

I stopped walking and froze.

"Well...um...to see an old friend from my past!" I said, putting a fake smile on my face. The truth is, I've never told Thunder about my past and the painful memories that happened.

"Oh...sounds boring…" He let out a fake yawn. I laughed a little.

"Shut up!" I said.

Magnolia was very lively and loud. I could see kids running down the streets with kites and blowing bubbles.

"Chase? How about this place?" Thunder said, flying towards a building."Maybe they're here!"

The building had big white bold letters that said "FAIRY TAIL."

I just stood and stared at the words right in front of me. "Yeah," I said. "This is it."

I studied myself, making sure I was ready. Yellow vest with a black t-shirt underneath, dark blue jean shorts, headphones around my neck, black half-gloves, long dark brown hair pulled into a ponytail, worn out gym shoes, yeah. I was ready. I opened the wooden doors and into the guild hall. People filled the place left to right. My shaking body got the best of me.

"Hello there!" a voice said. I turned to my right and found a tall girl with long white hair and she was in a pink dress. "Welcome to Fairy Tail!"

"H-Hi! I'm looking for...um...Natsu Dragneel?"

"I never knew that he would have visitors…" she mumbled to herself, "He's on a mission right now, but he'll be back soon. You're welcome to wait here if you want to!"

She led me to a bar stool near the bar counter. "I'm Mira, by the way."

"I'm Chase Myers," I responded, "And this is my exceed, Thunder."

"Sup." Thunder said, as Mira looked at her.

Her eyes widened. "A-Are you a...Dragon Slayer…?"

"Yeah! I'm a Thunder Dragon slayer."

Words couldn't come out of her mouth. She just stood there, looking and Thunder and I. Her eyes widened even more.

"That mission was the worst…" a girl said. I turned around and found a blond girl with a side ponytail. "Thanks a lot, Gray."

"What can I say? I love cold places." a guy said. He had no shirt on.

"The snow was quite annoying, though." a girl with red hair said. "There was no room for our picnic."

"Ah, quit complaining guys. It was just a mission."

Wait. I knew that voice. I looked at the figure that was just entering the room. It was...Natsu.

"Oh! You're back!" Mira said, walking towards them. "Natsu, someone would like to see you." Mira pointed towards Thunder and I. Mira began to lead Natsu towards us.

I had a millions thoughts in my head. What if he doesn't remember me? What if he didn't care?

"Um...do I know you?" he asked, trying to be polite in every possible way. Just the sound of those words felt like daggers going into my stomach.

"S-Sorry…I guess I thought that you were somebody from my past…" I sighed, as I began to walk out of the guild hall.

"Wait." he said. I stopped walking. My head shot straight up. "I know that sigh...Chase?"

I turned around. "Hey, Natsu. Long time no see."

I couldn't say anything else, because he walked up to me and pulled me into a light hug. His warm chest pressed against my cheek.

"I can't believe it...you're alive. Where have you been living? What have you been doing all this time?" His questions made me feel welcome to be right next to him.

"Would you like to Introduce us to your friend, Natsu?" the girl in the armor asked. Natsu and I stopped hugging and turned around to everyone in the guild.

"Yeah. Guys, this is Chase Myers. She and I lived in a village together when we were kids. The village got burned down when we were little. Chase, the girl in the armor is Erza Scarlet. She's an S-Class Wizard." He pointed to Erza.

"Then there's Lucy and Gray. Lucy's kind of new, but she's like family to us." Lucy and Gray smiled. I smiled back.

"Macao, Wakaba, and Cana are usually drinking, so you'll find them at the bar table a lot. Levy, Jet, and Droy are Team Shadow Gear. Juvia is the water mage that's dressed in all blue. Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna are siblings. Makarov is the master of the guild. Evergreen, Bickslow, and Freed are the Thunder Legion, and Wendy and Gajeel are Dragon Slayers like me!"

My eyes went wide. I looked at him like I had just seen a million dollars for the first time. "You're a...Dragon...Slayer?"

He looked at me. "Yeah, a fire one. Why?"

"I'm a Thunder Dragon Slayer." I said with a sheepish smile. Natsu's eyes went wide, and then he smiled.

"Hey everyone!" he said. Everyone's attention focused on him. "We got another Dragon Slayer here!"

Everyone in the guild was silent for a moment, and then they all cheered and started to talk to me and ask me many questions. Luckily, Natsu pulled me away from the "crowd."

"I guess I'll be going now…" I said, making my way to the doors with Thunder. But then someone grabbed my forearm. I turned around and found Natsu grabbing my arm.

"You really expect me to let you go that easily?" he said, narrowing his eyes at me. "I haven't seen you in forever! Please, just stay for a while."

"Ok, just for a couple of days, but then I really need to get going."

"That's alright. I'm just so happy to see you again." He pulled me into another hug. I sighed and buried my face in his chest. I wasn't the same girl I was back then. I didn't know if he would accept me for who I am right then and there if he found out.

So is this better than the old version?

See ya! ~Ava