Disclaimer: I don't own fairy tail, or any of the characters, the story how ever is MINE! MUHAHAHAH! If I did own fairy tail, Nalu would have been created by now.

Thx rdcampa! You are right, Erza needs some fanfic for her, I've got an idea brewing... ;)

FIRE AND STARS

CHAPTER 2

Natsu woke up the following morning, he remembered the day and practically jumped off his bed. He shook Happy awake who said "wha...when..how?

-WAKE UP HAPPY! IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!

-THERE'S NO NEED TO SCREAM! I CAN HEAR YOU!

-WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING THEN?

-WHATEVER, HAPPYYYYYYY BIRTHDAAAAAAYYYYY SIR!

-THANK YOU, oops, I mean thank you bud!

-you're older, but still you behave like a child...

-Hey! Come on, let's go!

-Where?

-Lucy's of course!

-Pff...

-What?

-No, nothing

-Come on Happy, don't be a douch, what?

-Hihi, you looooove Lucy!

-Shuddup!" Natsu shouted. He grabbed Happy's neck and pretended to strangle him, before patting his head "You're a good friend Happy, come on bud, let's go!

-Aye sir!" And they went off down Magnolia.

'Tap-tap-tap' went the constant sound. 'Tap-tap-tap'. Lucy groaned in her sleep, before waking up because of the sound. 'Stupid birds, she thought, tapping at my window.' But as she opened her eyes, she saw a little blue cat, and a not so little pink haired freak, grinning stupidly down at her. 'I swear...' she opened her window, but they wouldn't come in. "Yo, morning" said Natsu

-Morning, Happy birthday too!

-Thanks, sleep well?" Asked Natsu. She realised that he was holding on to the window sill, his legs hanging down, and he was talking to her casually, like as if they'd met on the road. "How come you're still outside and I'm still in bed, normally you would of pushed me out of bed and fallen asleep by now?

-Na, I was feeling kind this morning.

-Wow, is that...maturity?

-Can I push you out now?

-Nope, I didn't think so." Lucy said, laughing. Natsu pushed her, and she toppled on to the floor. Natsu and Happy settled down on her bed. Lucy got up, she had become used to being on the floor now, she had even put down cushions were she would fall just in case. She looked at them, and they were already sleeping. "Huh, not surprised." She went into the kitchen and felt nice, so she cracked two eggs into a pan, and put some toast in the toaster. Soon two plates of fried egg and toast waited for Natsu and Happy. Woke up by the smell, Natsu jumped out of bed again, waking Happy up. He made his way to the kitchen while Happy tried to get comfy again. "Chow down!" Said Lucy, handing him his plait. He looked confused, almost suspicious. "Who are you and what have you done to Lucy Heartfilia?

-Careful, it might not last!

-No (he put on a squeaky voice) 'get out of my bed you jerk!' or 'can't you use a door freak?'

-Well it's your birthday, I'll give you the slip.

-Ok, thanks for the food!" He chomped away, and soon Happy joined him, as equally surprised as Natsu. Lucy had her usual bowl of cereal. The celestial wizard and the Exceed we're teasing Natsu, and calling him 'grampa' "Well, he said, if I'm grampa, then Lucy's grandma!

-What, you saying that you'r married?" Asked Happy, Lucy blushed and said "No, you dummy, he's saying that were practically the same age!

-Exactly Happy! Anyway, when is your birthday?

-Next month, why?

-Well I don't know, stop shouting, you're scary!

-I'm not shouting!

-Now you are!" And Natsu rolled around on the floor, crying with laughter at his own joke. Lucy looked at him, with an expressionless face. "That wasn't even funny.

-HAHAHA!

-It was just lame.

-HIHIHI! Your face!

-Stop it." Lucy said , trying to keep a straight face. There was something funny about it. "Pffff! You shouted!

-Stop it." She repeated, cracking a smile. "HAAAAHAHA!

-Seriously.

-Laugh, I know you want to!

-Oh alright you idiot!" And Lucy doubled up laughing. Happy joined in to.

Once again Natsu and Happy waited outside while Lucy got dressed, then they marched towards the guild hall, Lucy balancing on the side of the river and Natsu with his hands behind the back of his head. They opened the doors and soon all the people in the guild that knew Natsu were singing Happy Birthday, but in there own way. Ezra had requiped into an outfit of a cake, Levy had written 'Ballons' and multicoloured balloons filled the room, everyone was chipping in, even Gray had used his ice make magic to make a small cake model. Lucy called Loki, who made a beautiful light spectacle that said 'happy birthday Natsu'. And everyone could hear Elfman's loud voice saying "You're an official MAN now!" Natsu got pulled into the crowd and settled down at a table, were a strawberry cake was, the fairy tail symbol on it, and eighteen magic candles, that changed the colour of the flame. Master Mokorov beamed at him and said "Blow them out, don't eat-" but it was to late, Natsu had already gobbled the flames.

After a long day of festivities, the Dragon slayer was feeling a little tired. He walked back towards his house, until he remembered that he was meant to have dinner with Lucy. He changed direction, with Happy following him. Just before arriving on Lucy's street, he could smell something strange, like as if it wasn't from there world. He stopped dead in his tracks and looked around. He felt like he was being watched. He sniffed again. It was a mixture of scents. Mint, coconut, beef, and also a smells he knew well, Lucy's, but only a faint touch. It created a pleasant smell, but there was one thing that seemed strange. He could smell himself to, and one final smell that was unknown to him. He looked to his right, down an alley way, and saw a silhouette looking at him. It ran as soon as it saw that they had been discovered. "Hey! Wait a second!" He shouted. Natsu ran after the silhouette, through numerous alley ways, as he turned a corner, he tripped over someone's foot and fell to the ground. He looked up, only to be blinded by a strong light. He held his hand over his eyes, giving time for the stalker to escape. Natsu looked at his hand, only to gasp. It was sunburnt. The sun was the only thing that burnt him. Why did that light manage? He got up, and decided that the only thing was to wait for the smell to come up again, but in the mean time, continue with his life.

Lucy heard a knock at her door, she guessed who it was. "Plue, can you get that please?

-Pun pun!" The little spirit opened the door, and in came Natsu and Happy. They sniffed the air, and there was no need for a magical nose to have a watering mouth. The air was filled with an aroma that was delectable. "Hi! Sit down, dinner is almost ready.

-Hi Lucy, smells good!" Said Happy and Natsu in unison. Lucy bought out four plates, two had some smoked mackerel with herbe de province sprinkled on them and a saffron sauce. Happy was over the moon. The other two had a beef filet on them, soaked in a red spicy sweet sauce, and some fried vegetables on the side. Plue, Happy ,Natsu and Lucy all sat down to there meals. "I made your's Vindaloo" said Lucy to Natsu. "What does that mean?" He asked. "It means-he put a morcel in his mouth-that it's extra spicy!" Natsu chewed, swallowed, and said "Perfect! Normally nothing is spicy enough for me, thanks Luce!

-Yeah Lucy, this fish is to die for...

-Pun!

-Well I had fun making it, and here you go." Said Lucy, she slid a little box to Natsu. It was small and silver, with a red ribbon around it. "What's this?

-Your present.

-But Lucy, you made dinner, that's already enough!

-Just open it, pyra.

-Hey! Ok then..." He unravelled the ribbon, opened the lid, to reveal a silver pin in the shape of a dragon. It's eyes were little shards of ruby, that glinted in the light. "Wow, it's really nice, thanks a lot!"

He smiled and pinned it on the inside of his vest. The rest of the evening passed unusually well, Lucy was sure that something bad was bound to happen, though Natsu and Happy were on there best behaviour. The flambé went well, she bought them out and left Natsu's on fire, so he could benefit of everything. "Why's your hand red?" Asked Lucy.

-Oh, it's a sunburn.

-A burn ?!

- Yeah, I got attacked by someone who used light-" His eyes widened. Could it be that his attacker was the person Cana had been talking about? "What, used light what?" Said Lucy. "Light magic...

-Like Loki?

-No, it was stronger. Proof, it burned me.

-Well, we'd better get out of town for a while. How about a job? It has been a month...

-Yeah! Could idea." He got up from his chair. "Well, we'd better be going, come on Happy.

-Aye sir!

-Thanks Lucy, the pin is real nice, and so was the dinner." He got up and went through the door "Bye, see you tomorrow!" Said Lucy. "Bye, and Lucy -she turned back around to face him- thanks for running in to me at Hargeon port!" He grinned and closed the door. Lucy looked at the ground, and smiled. "Thank you Natsu, for ten months of extraordinary adventures."

"Dear mom,

It's only been ten months since I joined fairy tail, but it already feels like an infinity! All the quests we've been on, the jobs, the people I've met, it's all so much! I had forgotten what it was like to be in a family when you...left, but fairy tail has reminded me again. Being in a guild has taught me that, every day should be cherished, and you should hold on to your friends like family, because, we never know what will come around the corner, one day we might be here, and the next... That's why I like stars, no matter how long they've gone, no matter how much they've stayed, they will always be there, still shining the same light."

A/N: Yeeeeaaaa, about that last bit, I hadn't quite wrote enough words, and I thought it needed some soppy material. I hope you've been enjoying it, I try to keep the characters themselves as much as possible. Sorry I was gone for a week, family vacation :/ but I have finished writing Fire and Stars, and I'm writing a follow on to that game... and an Erza fanfic :) ,Love from Roji-chan

Erza: Roji?

Roji: yes erza?

Erza: how can you dress up like a cake?

Natsu: that was my faviroute bit! Haha, you looked ridiculous!

Erza: NATSU!

Natsu: S-s-sorry! Hey, Roji?

Roji: Uh huh?

Natsu: next time, could you just make Gray be my servant for my birthday?

Gray: I can here you Dragon breath!

Natsu: what snowflake!?

Roji and Lucy: Here we go again...