"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
Fire spiraled out of my mouth and hit a tree.
Oops I just caused another forest fire.
"Natsu! You have to aim!" My father scolded.
"But Igneel! It's hard!" I whined. I knew Igneel couldn't resist my puppy dog eyes so my eyes widened to its limit and my lower lip stuck out.
Igneel groaned as he spun around to avoid looking at me.
Too late.
"Fine! But I'm not forgiving your the next time you cause another fire," Igneel scowled. I smiled a wide grin.
"That's what you always say."
"Hey, Natsu," Igneel said. I looked up.
"What day is it?" He asked. I tapped my chin with my pointer finger.
"I think it's July 6, X777," I replied. I didn't catch the slight widening of Igneel's eyes.
"Come on let's go catch some dinner, Natsu."
After catching some fish and cooking it, Igneel and I sat in our cave by the campfire.
"Natsu, what would you do if I disappeared?" Igneel suddenly asked. I looked up in surprise.
"I would go look for you and bring you back!" I exclaimed. Igneel smiled sadly.
"Come on, little one. Let's go to sleep now," Igneel went back to acting fatherly. I whined but went to "bed" obediently.
"Good night, Igneel," I said cheerfully. Igneel wrapped his warm tail around my body.
"Good night, Natsu," Igneel whispered.
The next morning, the warmth of Igneel's tail was gone. Normally, Igneel would be snoring next to me, but today, he was gone. In his place was a necklace with a yellow jewel on it. I gripped it in my hands and waited.
Waited for Igneel to come back.
But he never did.
I was angry and sad. I felt abandoned but then I remembered what I told Igneel.
"Natsu, what would you do if I disappeared?"
"I would go look for you and bring you back!"
I slipped on the necklace and packed all the things I would need.
On July 7, X777, I started my journey to find Igneel the Fire Dragon.