Stop and smell the roses

by Matrix the Kitty

Natsu and Happy are on their way back to Magnolia after the three year mission they took to try and save their relationship with Lucy. Chapters are very, very short, but there will be many...

2. Going home

"We're finally going home," Natsu remarks softly, gazing at the charred corpses of dark mages sprawled across the tarnished marble floor. Happy nudges a body with his foot, but he doesn't respond.

The portly man that is their terrified client shuffles forward from his hiding place and shakily pushes a large, thick sack of Jewels to Natsu.

The dragon-slayer grins his thanks and marches out of the smoldering mansion proudly. They have 100,000,000 J now, a sum that would last him and Happy for the rest of their lives.

Happy flies above his head as they make their way to the train station, but the exceed still stays silent. Natsu stops his victorious march at the station, and pulls out a handful of money from the sack to buy their tickets.

"Two tickets to Magnolia." the sentence makes Natsu's heart swell with pleasure, because he misses his family and he can't wait to get back to them. He is joyous for the first time in three years. They're finally going home.