So, I know I'm a despicable human being because I literally never post, but here's this chapter (which I've actually had written for months) and I'll have the next chapter fairly soon! I swear! Anywho, here's chapter two!


Natsu opened the door wider, and stepped to the side.

"Come on in." He said, gesturing for Gray to enter his home. Gray walked in, removed his shoes, and both boys sat themselves on the couch in the living room.

"So what brings you to my humble home here in hargeon, ice princess?" Natsu Questioned.

"Well, flame brain, word finally reached the guild that this is where you and Lucy went after leaving for a mission and not returning for seven years, only send some poorly written letters. I'd heard about what happened to Lucy too, man. I'm really sorry."

"It's been six years, but it still hurts just as much. But she didn't want the world to stop just because she's gone, and I don't plan on letting her final wish go to waste." Natsu smiled remembering Lucy's last words like she was speaking them. at that moment, Gray noticed the aged picture on the coffee table.

"I remember this." Gray said, amused.

"Yeah, nashi found it in the attic earlier."

Gray looked at Natsu with a puzzled look. "Nashi?"

As if on que, a small yawn echoed through the room. Natsus daughter, Nashi, had woken up from a bad dream. She stood at the end of the hallway, half in the living room, carrying Michelle by the arm and rubbing her eyes.

"Daddy," she said on the verge of tears. "I'm scared."

Natsu stood and walked across the room, kneeling by Nashi and holding her close to him, rubbing circles on her back. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and her sharp breaths and trembling hands calmed.

"Hey princess. Do you want to meet the ice Mage from the photo?" Natsu offered, hoping it would take her mind off the nightmare.

"Okay." She agreed. Natsu held her small hand as they walked across the room.

"Hi mr Gray." Nashi said, warmly, as she sat a natsus knee.

"Hi Nashi. It's nice to meet you." Gray said, but still couldn't get the look of astonishment off his face. The three talked a little longer and Gray told them both about a job he had been on recently where he had to fight some monsters in a forest near a little old lady's house. Nashi was amazed that Gray and juvia alone had defeated all those monsters. Gray soon got a call from juvia wondering where he was. Nashi had fallen asleep on natsus lap.

"Juvia wants me to get back soon, so I'll head out now." Gray informed him. "Do you mind if I stop by tomorrow with Ezra? She'll kill me if she knew I came to see you without her."

"Sure. I wouldn't mind seeing Ezra again. I had no idea she was back from that trip out of fiore."

"The boys chatted a little longer before Gray left. Natsu carried Nashi to her room, careful not to wake her, and made his way to his own room. It had gotten kind of late. As he was about to lie down and go to sleep, he held the picture on his nightstand. It was a picture of him Lucy, and happy from one time when they had gone fishing together. He placed the picture back it its place and laid down, face into his pillow, hoping to smother the sound of his sobbing as he drifted off to sleep.


As Gray returned to the hotel that juvia, Ezra, Wendy, Carla, Romeo and him were staying, he still had That astonished look on his face. He couldn't believe that not only was Lucy gone, Natsu had a kid! When he opened the door, he was instantly greeted by a crazed juvia "Gray-sama! Juvia was worried! Juvia thought Gray-sama was leaving her!" She exclaimed as she clung on to his side.

"Yeah Gray." Ezra began. "You left hours ago and I don't see any alcohol!" She said angrily.
"Yeah, yeah. I was on my way to the store when mirajane called me. She said she had heard some people in the town talking about Natsu, and she decided to talk to them. They told her that they lived near him and she gave me the address. It was close by so I stopped in to see him." Every one in the room stared at Gray with wide eyes. They hadn't seen Natsu in seven years. Then a thought struck Ezra.

"That means Lucy is here too! Let's go! We have to see them." Gray had to hold Ezra back while Wendy, also tried to pull her back into the room.

"We can't go right now, it's like 12:00!" Gray explained. "Also, there's some stuff you might wanna know. I don't know a whole lot about it myself, but six years ago, Lucy... Lucy died." Everyone once again went silent. Moments later, Romeo finally spoke up.

"We should all get some sleep so we're rested for when we see natsu tomorrow." He said, climbing into his bed. Shortly the rest of the group followed, curling up in there own beds, thinking about their long lost friend.