Fairy Tail and Rave Master are both works of Hiro Mashima.
Tossing and turning through the pitch black that is the void, Natsu wonders if this is what nonexistence should feel like.
Strange he ponders, If I am not supposed to exist anymore, why can I still think? How come I can still feel my body? Wait, I have eyes right?
Cracking open his eyes, Natsu stares into the complete darkness.
Irritated, Natsu starts yelling into the darkness. "WHAT'S THE POINT OF BEING ALIVE IF I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M AT?" He proceeds to express his anger by punching nothing, emitting a flash of flame.
Calming down, Natsu ponders again. Well, at least I'm not dead.
Wondering what his friends are up to, he came to a conclusion. Well even if I'm not there, at least they are safe. But still...
Tears start welling up in his eyes. "I want to be back with my family."
Suddenly, a cloud of stars begins to gush around him. "What the?"
Feeling a strange wave of light course through his body, Natsu closes his eyes, anticipating that he is about to make a journey into the world beyond.
Soon, Natsu senses an aura of an afternoon light through his eyelids. "Are you alright?" a voice calls out.
Natsu blinks a few times, slowly adjusting to the light. He sees a familiar looking face with worried brown eyes.
He raises his hand to reach towards her face. "Lu...cy." Suddenly, fatigue takes over, and his consciousness fades into black.
Elie's face drains to white. "Nononono. Wake up!" She shakes the strange, injured boy in an attempt to rouse him awake. Beginning to panic, she looks around to try to find someone. Elie was having lunch on the side of the school so she wouldn't be as bothered. Elie peers into a nearby window and notices a fellow classmate walking down the hall.
"Savanah! Help me!"
"Elie! Are you eating all alone again- My god, he's covered in wounds!"
"I know, please go grab the school nurse! I'll stay and keep an eye on him."
About to run off, Savanah pauses and smirkes to Elie, "So Princess Elie has a preference towards muscular hunks."
Savanah runs off after her concise comment on Elie's type. Elie, realizing what her friend said, feels her face flush. "SAVAAAAAA!"
moments later
Groaning, Natsu opens his eyes. *Where am I?* he wonders. He props himself up on a white medical bed and looks around. Surrounded by curtains to provide some semblance of privacy, Natsu notices the silhouette of a slim figure sitting at a desk through the curtain. Pulling off the blankets, Natsu reveals that his wounds were cleaned and bandaged and that he was naked except for his boxers.
Hearing the blankets ruffling, the figure pulls back the curtains. Natsu is greeted by a smile on a delicate face.
"Nice to meet you. I am the school nurse Hanashi… Who might you be?"
Natsu peers closely. Hanashi had a face that made you think he was a girl, but it is quite obvious from his voice alone that he is a male. Hanashi features a lanky appearance with light brown hair tied back into a ponytail, donning a white blazer over his black shirt, complete with black slacks.
"... Natsu." Then Natsu recalls the predicament at hand. "Wait! Where's my clothes!"
Chuckling, Hanashi tosses Natsu a bag. "They are all in there. But don't wear it around here. You are more likely to draw attention to yourself. Use these." Hanashi also gave Natsu a school uniform. Slowly, donning the new outfit, Natsu asked a few questions to get a better sense of the environment that he's in. "Hanashi… Where am I? What kinda place is this? Who brought me here? Where's Alvarez army?"
Hanashi gives Natsu a blank stare, "Alvarez? The last battle that happened was some battle in the North. The clouds turned dark that day, but the last remnants of the Raregroove Empire vanished. Right now, you are in the Academy of Symphonia, a school designed to help young students find a trade and benefit the revived country of Symphonia. As for who brought you here…. Well I did, but Elie was the one who discovered you first."
On the subject of the nurse carrying him to the infirmary with his thin frame, Natsu wears an expression of doubt.
Natsu starts getting dressed. Well, the clothes are normal, more or less
While attempting to to his tie, Natsu asks, "Where's this Elie right now?"
Hanashi smiles, "She should be in her classroom. B2. That is on the 2nd floor."
Natsu rummages in the bag for his trademark white scarf. Natsu dons it completing a somewhat messy appearance. "Hopefully, this isn't to strange in a school."
"Alright! Thanks Hanashi! I'll be sure to return all this!" Natsu starts to bolt out the door, but Hanashi grabs him by the collar.
*Coughes!* "Hey! What's your problem mister?!"
"Just wait 10 minutes. Let school end first. In the meantime, you can ask me anything you wish."
Natsu ponders for about ten seconds. "What does Elie look like?"