Pink and Black goes well Together

Disclaimer: Don't own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does.

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

Last Time:

"What would you want with that kind of power?" Igneel asked as her face took up a determined scowl.

"Revenge" Ultear uttered the single word that motivated her to attain power.

Igneel silently studied her ignoring Natsu asking what it means. Revenge a word that motivated a lot of humans obtaining power that would destroy them in the end. He knew that she was lying about her parent's demise. His instinct told him to refuse her request but his curiosity won out as he watched the interaction between his adoptive son and the girl.

"Very well then, I shall teach you" Igneel finally answered as Ultear bowed in thanks 'I just hope the time you'll spend with Natsu will help save you from the path you chose to take'

Chapter One: Farewells and Goodbyes

It has been two months since that faithful meeting and Ultear trained herself to the bone, but the most that she could do was create a small fire on her fist that only last for a few minutes at most and she still wasn't able to eat or withstand fire for a prolonged period of time. Releasing a gusty sigh, she looked at the young pinked haired dragon slayer spewing fire from his mouth making small fireworks not really listening to his adoptive father's lecture and slamming his tail over him creating a human shaped mark on the ground. Her patient is wearing thin at how slow her progress has been in the two months and couldn't help but compare that to the time she spent with the woman that abandoned her. Two months with her and she was already advanced by leap and bounds and yet here she is unable to sustain a simple fire in her hand.

"This is stupid!" Ultear hissed slamming her fist on the tree beside her.

"What's the matter Ultear?" Igneel's voice boomed walking behind the girl sensing her frustration.

"Why can't I do it? While that idiot over there doesn't even try to put an effort in his training and yet he's better than me" Ultear shouting at the Fire Dragon before sitting down and pulling her legs to her chest in frustration.

The Fire Dragon released a sighed, smoke erupted from his giant maw as he looked at the little girl in front of him sulking and couldn't help but be reminded of how Natsu looked like when he was still learning the ropes as he looked back at his son who peeled himself of the ground and started walking their way.

"Show me" Igneel asked as she looked at him glaring. Standing up, she stretched her arm showing some of the burn marks she received from training. Ignoring her small injuries he focused his attention on the flames that enveloped her hand and could see her grimace in slight pain, the flames slightly burning her skin, but what got his attention was how the flames flicker and waver in her hand until she wasn't able to hold it any longer and dispelled it.

"Tell me" she looked up her annoyed glare still focused on the Fire Dragon "During the time you spent in that place what did they do to you?"

"They told me that I had large magic reserves for a kid and they wanted to know how to duplicate it and during one of their experiments they managed to drain me all of my magic almost leading to my second brush with death. They managed to save my life but I lost all of my magic. They tried to return it through various experiments and injected different kind of chemicals in my body and even promised me that they'll not only return it but give me all the power I need." Ultear stated as her face contorted in hate. Hate focused on the mother that abandoned her.

"What!" Natsu screeched unable to believe what the people did to her new bunk buddy. "I should have beaten them to a pulp for what they did to you mean girl"

"I have a name damn it" she hissed glaring at the pink haired boy who seemed to be focused on getting back to the people that hurt her and couldn't help but feel fuzzy inside a small almost indiscernible blush dusted her cheeks. Even though she just started living with the two and knowing why she wanted power they treated her kindly especially Natsu who would always look for her when she wonders off and talk to her when she's feeling all alone. But she wished he would just call him by her name as 'Mean Girl' is really getting on her nerves.

"I see" the Fire Dragon's voice rumbled as the two looked at him. "Get on my back well be visiting an acquaintance" Igneel forced the last word out as the two climbed on his back and he flew towards an unknown location.

"Where are we going?" Ultear finally asked after hours of flying as she took in the surroundings. The forest and grasslands gave way to mountains cutting through the endless sea of clouds.

"To get you help" Igneel answered simply baffling the young girl but didn't asked anything else.

"Are we there yet?" Natsu asked his father getting bored from seeing nothing but clouds all over the place.

"No" Igneel answered.

"Are we there yet?"

"No"

"Are we there yet?"

"No"

"Are we there yet?"

"NO!"

"Are. We. There. Yet?"

"YES!"

"Yes?" Natsu asked.

"NO!" Igneel roared "I swear Natsu if you ask again I'll send you flying back to earth"

"Are weeeee!" Natsu's question turned into a squeal unable to finish his question as Igneel's tail hooked his scarf and threw him.

"NATSU!" Ultear screamed in horror seeing the annoying kid went flying past them. "What the hell did you do, he might die?" she panicked yet unable to do anything as the dragon merely snorted at the girls worry for his son.

"It'll do him good and besides he might not be as scared as you think, hold on to something" Igneel stated.

"Hold on to what?" Ultear asked in disbelief grabbing on anything sturdy enough to hold her. Holding for dear life as the Fire Dragon shot forward in a burst of speed and before she knew it they passed Natsu squealing in joy. Stopping just in time to catch Natsu by scarf and gently placed him gently on his back.

"Happy now?" Igneel asked a hint of mirth in his voice enjoying their little game of catch.

"Can we do it again, can we, can we?" Natsu asked over and over until he was hit in the back of the head. "Owww that hurts Ultear"

"Shut it, don't scare me like that again" Ultear screamed at Natsu unable to comprehend why she would feel afraid for the idiot glaring daggers at the poor boy.

"Igneel she's being mean to me again" Natsu whined while his father merely laughs his voice rumbling throughout the area.

Stopping in the middle of a valley covered in a thick layer of clouds until a shadow appeared behind the clouds growing larger by the second. Its silvery eyes glowed behind the cover of the clouds before releasing a deafening roar clearing out the clouds obscuring the beast beneath.

"This is interesting" the Silver Dragon asked its voice sounding feminine to Ultear's ears as she marveled at the sight of yet another Dragon. Its snout is rounded unlike Igneel's and fur seemed to cover its face up to the base of its neck. "What would the Great Igneel Dragneel want with me?"

"Know your place Gradeeney!" Igneel growled at the mocking tone in the other dragon's voice. "I'm here on business. I want you to take a look at this girl"

"I see" Gradeeney scanned the two kids on the Fire Dragon's back taking interest at the girl as she knew that Igneel only adopted one orphan. "Let's go to my place"

The Fire Dragon nodded as he followed Gradeeney for a few moments until they arrived at a massive cave beside one of the mountains. Landing at its entrance the two kids got down from the Fire Dragon's back as Igneel ushered Ultear towards the other Dragon. She warily walked towards the other Dragon looking at her with those soul piercing orbs and stared at it with the same defiance she showed Igneel. Gradeeney sniffed Ultear and scrunched her nose as she looked pointedly at Igneel who seemed to shrug.

"Her magic is tainted even her body is tainted" Gradeeney stated and paused as if deliberating on something.

"Will you help her or not?" Igneel questioned his impatience seeping in his voice. He didn't like Gradeeney as she is in his opinion insufferable and merely tolerated her existence.

"I'll help her because even with all the power you have, you're useless when it comes to healing" Gradeeney mocked earning her a growl from the irate Fire Dragon as she walked inside her cave Ultear behind her.

"Igneel who's the other dragon? Where is she taking Ultear?" Natsu asked looking at his father expectantly.

"She's the Sky Dragon Gradeeney and a master when it comes to healing magic" Igneel replied in annoyance.

"Healing magic? Is Ultear Sick?" Natsu asked again as his father eyed him a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"you could say that, the reason she has difficulty in learning Dragon Slayer magic is because of the experiments her body went through and it's a miracle she could even use magic at her current state" 'her thirst for revenge must be reason she even advanced as far as she did' Igneel added as an afterthought. "Are you worried?"

"Of course she's my first friend" Natsu declared as the Fire Dragon merely nods in acceptance.

An hour later Gradeeney appeared from the shadows of her lair and behind her was Ultear looking pretty much the same from when she entered but Igneel's eyes saw the injuries in her hands and arms gone as if they never existed.

"So mean girl how is it? Do you feel any better or you're as lame as before?" Natsu asked before being hit upside the head by Ultear.

"I told you I have a name!" Ultear shouts at Natsu before recomposing herself. "I feel better, stronger even"

"Show me" Igneel ordered as she stretched her hand in front of Igneel and flames covered her hand but this time it is stable and hotter, her skin remains untouched by the flames.

"So you've improved no big deal, I'm still better than you." Natsu boast puffing his chest at Ultear who narrowed her eyes at Natsu who merely grinned at her.

"Don't get your hopes up because it's only a matter of time before I become stronger than you, Idiot" Ultear retorted before a smile appeared in her face making Natsu grin wider.

"It's good that you haven't lost your touch Gradeeney" Igneel commented while Gradeeney merely nodded knowing that's it's the best show of appreciation she'd get from the Fire Dragon.

"It took me awhile but I have managed to purge her body of the harmful toxins in her body and her magic will slowly return to their former strength as time goes by." Gradeeney explained. "Now leave you've bothered me long enough"

"I understand" Igneel replied coolly. "Get on my back you two were leaving"

"OK!" "I understand" both kids replied as they climbed on his back.

"Thank you" Igneel muttered before he flew away stunning the Sky Dragon who shook her head in amusement.

"Maybe it's time I get myself some company. Though it's such a shame that I wasn't the one to find the girl" Gradeeney mused as she returned to her lair with thoughts about finding her a rightful successor.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Four years passed ever since she first met the unlikely father and son and started living and training with them even creating a friendly rivalry with Natsu now nine years old and only an inch or two shorter that her while she's currently eleven years old, her hair reaching the small of her back as the time she spent with the two has done wonders for her pubescent body. She was taller than most of the girls her age and a body that earned her the envy of most, long smooth legs and wide hips, small waist and the one she's most proud of the visible swell on her chest.

They were now walking at one of the cities near the place they decided to stay buying a few new clothes and other necessities most of them hers while the boy beside her carried all the bags. She always wondered how a dragon could even have money to give them but thought nothing of it.

"Hey aren't we done yet and why do you always have to buy all this useless stuff?" Natsu whined his arms getting tired carrying four bags filled with girl stuff.

"No, Igneel said that we need to buy everything we need before we return and more importantly stupid pack mules don't talk" Ultear retorted flicking him in the forehead.

"What I'm not your stupid pack mule!" Natsu replied hotly dropping the bags.

"Of course you're not" Ultear's sarcastic reply rolling her eyes at Natsu.

"Damn right" Natsu replied indignantly.

"But you are stupid!"

"You wanna fight!"

"Last I remember our score is 15-8, I don't mind adding another easy win" Ultear mocked already in a fighting stance and seconds later their fight started gathering a crowd around them that immediately dispersed as flames began shooting all over the place and luckily nobody was injured or any property destroyed.

Minutes later the two are walking back at the forest Ultear wearing her newly bought purple sundress as her red one is in tatters rubbing the bruise on her right cheek. She glared at the smug Dragon Slayer who stuck his tongue out to her in victory as he won their little fight by holding her groceries hostage a very expensive perfume and ended up getting sucker punched in the cheek while the only thing Natsu lost was his red t-shirt. Finding Igneel hasn't returned yet they decided to do some training until their father figure returned. It was already nightfall when Igneel arrived but the moment he landed beckoned for Ultear to follow him and ordering Natsu to stay behind.

"What is it Igneel?" Ultear asked the Fire Dragon.

"I just came from your birthplace Ultear" Igneel stated making her frown in memory of the place, the place where that woman lives.

"I see" Ultear replied coldly not really concerned that Igneel found out about her lie then again she knew that he already knows..

"Tell me what will you do if you find out the reason for your revenge is gone?" Igneel asked as Ultear face took on a look of shock at his meaning.

"She's dead? How?" Ultear asked looking at the ground her eyes obscured by her dark locks, her hands clenched into a tight fist.

"She died protecting one of her students who tried to fight Deliora" Igneel replied.

"Serves her right, that useless woman deserved her faith for abandoning me and trading me for some stupid boys" Ultear screamed before laughing a laugh that sounded hollow even to her ears as the Dragon merely shook its head.

"There's no magic that can change the past Ultear, but that doesn't mean you should stop moving forward." Igneel offered as she studied the girl. "It's up to you if you still want to continue living with us" Igneel left the girl that became close to him as much as Natsu.

"She couldn't even wait until I've shown her the error of her ways" Ultear muttered as tears started streaming down her pale cheeks.

Igneel appeared from the bushes with Natsu patiently waiting for their return. Finding that Ultear is missing, he quickly approached his father to ask for her whereabouts.

"Igneel, where's Ultear?" Natsu asked.

"Leave her be for now Natsu, her mother has just died saving a town from being destroyed and the reason for her revenge is gone" Igneel replied as Natsu stared at him in shock at the implication.

"Is she leaving?"

"I don't know Natsu, she's welcomed to stay with us but it's her decision if she'll stay or not." Igneel replied as he watched Natsu run off to the direction he came from waiting if his son has managed to connect to the revenge driven girl.

Running through the forest and finally catching the scent of Ultear and followed its direction. He heard her crying as he got closer to where Igneel left her, sitting at the base of a tree, knees pulled to her chest as her body trembled. She looked so vulnerable in his eyes and liked her usually smug look better.

"What do you want?" Ultear asked as she stood up and glared at Natsu with bloodshot eyes.

"I heard you just lost your mother, I know you're sad but…" Natsu muttered as her face contorted in anger.

"I'm not sad, I'm happy can't you see the smile on my face!" Ultear screamed forcing a smile as tears continued to rain down on her cheeks. "Why would I be sad for that useless woman? She replaced me and even if she died saving me it wouldn't change the fact that I hate her!"

"That's not true" Natsu replied indignantly. "I know who you are"

"You know me?" she laughed as Natsu frowned at her. "Do you know the reason why I wanted to learn your stupid magic, huh?"

"Stop it Ultear" Natsu asked as it fell on deaf ears.

"I wanted to learn it so I can make her suffer for abandoning me! To see her in as much pain and misery that I experienced when she abandoned me…"

"Stop it"

"…and you're stupid father accepted me, taught me your lost magic even though I'm just going to leave after I've learned everything there is to learn of your stupid magic and use it against her. I can't believe his as stupid as you are…" Unable to see the girl in front of him tears herself apart. Natsu walked up to her and wrapped his hands around her as she thrashed hitting him trying to escape his unyielding hold. "Let go of me, Natsu! I hate you! I never liked you and your stupid optimism!"

"Stop it Ultear! That's enough!" Natsu ordered as he held her and not even the black eye he received during her thrashing made him let go.

"…and now she's dead, that stupid woman is dead because she protected one of her adopted kids and yet he abandoned me to those people, what's the point of all this when she's dead? I hate her; I really, really hate her for leaving me alone" Ultear screamed as she cried in his arms.

"Do you really hate her?"

"Didn't you hear me I…"

"Enough! Tell me do you really hate her and stop lying to me!" Natsu growled as she glared down at him.

"I hate you" Natsu simply rolled his eyes. "No. I just wished we could go back to how things were, when everything was simple and the world was just me and her" this time Ultear just cried as each tear that fell held all of her pain and regret for not being able to see her mother one last time.

"We can't change the past; we could only moves towards the future and make everyday count" Natsu offered as she blushed at his kind smile. "I know it kind of sounds stupid but I wouldn't have met you if you weren't abducted, you're my very first friend and you're not alone, you have us and I promise to stay beside you as long as you'll have me" Ultear stare at him before she burst out laughing.

"What the hell? Did I say something funny?" Natsu grumbled as Ultear continued to laugh until her sides hurt. "Stop laughing, damn it!"

"Do you promise that? That you'll stay with me and never leave my side" Ultear asked turning serious baffling Natsu at the sudden shift in emotion but nodded all the same. "Let's go back"

"Ok?" Natsu nodded as they walked back. "Your weird you know that, one moment your being crazy then laughing in the next"

"Your brain's just too small to understand women, Natsu" Ultear replied making Natsu stick his tongue out to her. "Thank you, Natsu"

"Huh? Did you say something?" Natsu stopped walking as he stared at the weird girl he had come to know.

"Nothing"

"You're lying, tell me"

"No"

"Tell me"

"Shut up!"

A week later Ultear and Natsu is walking towards her hometown. She felt a little sad for her at what was left of her hometown left in ruins, but what baffled her is where is the remains of the demon as she stood beside Natsu in front of empty spot where it should be.

"Hey what are you two kids doing over there?" Ultear and Natsu looked behind them to see a woman with wavy brown hair. "Ultear is that you?"

The woman walked towards them and embraced Ultear. She knew the woman as her mother's friend the same one that would give her free treats when they visit. Ultear couldn't help but cry when she told her everything that her mother went through with her supposed death. From isolating herself from the people and the aura of misery she seems to be wallowing in that lasted almost a whole year. She even told her the story of the two boys that she thought her mother adopted and cried again when she realized that they were merely her students and nothing more and wondered why didn't she just asked when she had that chance instead of running away and entertaining the doubt that clouded her mind. She also found out the reason why her mother died as told to her by her mother's student. She died because she wanted to set him free from the hate that consumed his being so he could live a better life and to let go of the past and looked forward to a brighter future.

They walked silently together towards her old home. Arriving at her old home she hesitantly opened the door and another wave of tears erupted from her eyes. The house still looked the same just the way since the last time she saw it, her old clothes still in the closet with hers and a picture of her under her pillow and wondered how many times she cried herself to sleep looking at her picture. Taking the picture of her mother under the pillow and walked out the door not even bothering to ask Natsu to follow as she went around the back.

Remembering all of the happy times she had spent with her mother and the thing's she had taught her as she took in the stance for the first form of magic she learned. A cross made out of ice erupted from the ground with a rose made of ice in the middle.

"I'm sorry for not telling you that I was alive and for hating you for the wrong reasons. I know that you would've have done everything you could if you knew I was still alive, but don't worry about me I've found myself some good people to help me and even if I've decided to learn a different form of magic it won't change the fact that I'm still your daughter and don't worry if I ever meet your students again I'll make sure that they keep your reputation of being the best Ice Mage in the land intact. After all I'm their senior." Ultear smiled and felt a huge weight lifted of her shoulders.

"Farewell mother and I hope you're happy wherever you are"

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Another year went by and things seemed to be going great as learned a lot from the Fire Dragon. They would train and while Igneel would watch when his around and offer advice at how to improve their skill and techniques. Though she wondered why Igneel seemed to leave more often than he used too wondering what her adoptive father is doing. Natsu doesn't really seem to mind as he thought nothing of it but she knew something is wrong she just didn't know what. It was another normal day for them. Igneel is gone and the two are sparring in the middle of a clearing.

"Too slow Ultear" Natsu teased as he back flipped to avoid a flaming sweeping kick from Ultear who also did a back flip a smirk on her face.

"Fire Dragon's Roar" Ultear released a large torrent of fire towards Natsu. Being that they are both Dragon Slayers and practically immune to fire an attack like that will do nothing to both of them, but being the sneaky person she is manage to find a loop hole on their current predicament and used the explosion as a distraction and with speed honed through training with the pink haired Dragon Slayer delivered a powerful axe kick on his shoulders with enough force that he bounced back up, grabbing his upper arm and leg, she spun around throwing him out of the cloud of smoke.

Flipping in mid air and landing on his feet as he catapulted himself back in the cloud of smoke as Ultear jumped out of the way with Natsu on her tail. Stopping and facing Natsu just in time to block his punch by crossing her arms in front of her as they began to exchange flame enhanced blows. Natsu realizing that this'll be another long exchange of blows decided to play dirty.

"You're getting good Natsu" Ultear smirked leaping away from her sparring partner.

"Please" Natsu scoffed crossing his arms over his chest. "I'm already good you're the one that's getting slow"

The two leapt at each other again but this time Natsu has a definite goal. Ducking from avoiding a punch he focused on his target as he extended his index and finger and striking her just below her breast making her jerk and release a strangled gasp and before she knew it she having a hard time breathing as Natsu practiced his accordion playing skills on her rib cage as she writhe in the ground laughing, as he alternated from her armpits, rib cage and blowing raspberries on her exposed belly button.

"Surrender Ultear!" Natsu ordered laughing at Ultear resembled an epileptic monkey as she writhe and contorted on the ground.

"Damn you…ahahaha…kill…ahahaah…never…ahahaha… surrender to yuoooooo…ahahahaha" She squealed as he began to tickle the soles of her feet her utmost weakness exposed to her enemy. "I…ahahaha…I surr…ahahah…surrender, please… no… ahahaha…more"

Natsu lets go of her feet and began prancing around her in victory as she tried to regain some control on her breathing after her laughing fit. Her face flushed red and tears sting her eyes from laughing so much.

"40-35, eat that Ultear!" Natsu cheered as she glared at him.

"Cheater" Ultear muttered.

"A wins a win remember" Natsu shot back as they started bickering about fair play even if they both cheated each other to win before deciding to a bath together in the nearby river. After cleaning their selves of the days dirt and grime walked back to the clearing they decided to stay. Arriving at the clearing they saw Igneel has returned from his trip both of them sensing something different from the Fire Dragon but decided to ignore it as the day went by not knowing that this'll be the last time they'll see the Fire Dragon. Waking up the next day they found out that Igneel has disappeared without leaving any message on where he went as they waited for him to return until it was already noon and realization struck them that Igneel left them.

"What are we going to do now Natsu?" Ultear asked some anger slipping in her voice.

"I'm going to find him and ask him why the hell did he leave us" Natsu replied holding back the tears gripping his scarf.

"Oh? And how are we going to do that?"

"Fairy Tail"

"Were going to join a guild?" Ultear already heard stories of that guild from Igneel himself so she couldn't help but smile at Natsu.

"Yes and we'll start from there"

"Well, let's start packing Magnolia is pretty far from here" Natsu nodded as they began packing their things for their long journey to Magnolia and moments later they are standing at the end of the clearing ready to depart.

"Let's go"

"Ok" Ultear replied before looking back one more time. 'Goodbye Igneel until we meet again'

AN: here's the second chapter of this rare pairing. I thing Ultear's a bit OC in this so tell me what you think.