Hello and welcome to the next chapter of my new story, The Dragon's Princess, thank you all for your reviews and PM's that came rather quickly, despite my posting at around 11 o'clock. Anyway, on with the chapter. And for those of you that think that the guild acts OOC, well, whats the point of reading a fic where the guilds are always the exact same as it is in the anime.
Some of you may be questioning why a chapter of Dragon's Princess is coming out before any others, well I can tell you that for the time being, I have no inspiration to write a chapter for OTCHADH, I will be writing the first chapter for the sequel to Dragon Son soon, as well as the next chapter to Natsu the Demon Slayer. So worry not my friends.
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I don't own Fairy Tail but I do own my original story/plot and my OC's
Chapter 2: Goodbyes
Currently, Natsu and Toma (aka the King of Fiore) were just arriving in Magnolia, and to be honest, Natsu was nervous, he didn't know why they didn't come for him, he at least expected them to come and try to visit him, or break him out.
"Nervous Natsu?" asked Toma.
"It's just, I don't understand why they didn't come for me"
"I'm sure they had their reasons"
"Yeah, I guess you're right, they have to have their reasons" Natsu agreed, as the carriage came to a halt.
"Well, I guess this is it" Natsu said before the door was opened by a guard outside.
"Are you ready?"
"You say that likes its been forever since I've been back, it has only been a few weeks you know"
"I was only making sure" the King said with a chuckle.
"After you" Natsu gestured to the king, signaling that Natsu wanted him to take the lead. The king complied, knowing that the Slayer was very un-comfortable, normally the Dragon Slayer wouldn't ever feel un-comfortable, but this was a special situation.
The King exited the carriage with Natsu following slowly behind.
Two guards walked ahead and opened the doors to the guild for the King.
"Well, here we go!" Natsu shouted, trying to pump himself up. Natsu took his first step back into the guild in three weeks, which isn't actually a long time when you think about it but still.
As Natsu walked into the guild, instantly he felt odd, or rather out of place, this didn't feel like his old guild, it was rather bleak, not dreary, but it surely wasn't lively. Then, everyone noticed him, everyone's eyes widened before Natsu was tackled by the entirety of the guild, Natsu couldn't even distinguish any words amongst the tsunami of voices that assaulted his ears. Amongst the crowd nearly choking him was Erza and Mira, who were the closest to him, hugging him to death, their voices joining the rest.
Then a booming voice shouted above the others and then Natsu was released from the pile of bodies that had covered him, and they retreated to to the sidelines, watching as Master Makarov approached Natsu, his face emotionless, and only when he was a few steps away from Natsu did he fall to his knees, trying to fight back a flood of tears.
"Natsu" Makarov said weakly
"Why didn't anyone come for me?" Natsu asked, his voice faltering a little.
At that question Natsu could see many of the members of the guild standing nearby nervously shift, most of them looking down, clearly feeling guilty for something.
"We wanted to Natsu, you have to believe me, but a few days after you were arrested, a hooded man came here, he said he was from the council,he said that if we tried to rescue you then the council would shut down Fairy Tail, none of us wanted to believe him, but he pulled out proof that he was represented the council. We were scared, none of us wanted to lose Fairy Tail, we didn't know what to do"
Natsu tried to comprehend this, It was obvious the council was up to some serious shit right now, and for some reason, Natsu and Fairy Tail were in the middle of it.
"I... think I understand" Natsu simply replied.
"That means so much to me, I was so worried about you, but that doesn't matter anymore, you're back here at Fairy Tail with us." Makarov said with a growing smile, the guild members followed his lead.
"There's just one problem with that, the council banned me from being a guild mage ever again, and I can't risk anything happening to Fairy Tail because of me" Natsu replied, his face darkening.
"Wait what? Then what the hell are you supposed to do?"
"The council released me into the custody of the King of Fiore" Natsu said, motioning towards the guild door, where there stood a very small man, leaning against the door frame. Who gave a small, slightly comical wave.
"THE KING!?" the Guild screamed.
"Yes, I pulled some strings to have Natsu released into my custody, the council is corrupt, and it needs to be purged, and Natsu will be a vital part in my plans while he is under my service" the King said as he approached Makarov.
To Natsu its quite strange, seeing two men of the same height, especially so when both men are so god damn small, its hilarious.
"I can't thank you enough for what you have done for Natsu, we were too cowardly to risk rescuing him, we should have realized that the council was corrupt, I actually don't know how we didn't come to that conclusion now that I think about it"
"It matters not anymore, It is only a matter of time until the council meets its downfall"
"We can only hope, but I have to ask, what exactly will Natsu be doing under you service?"
"He will be a Royal Guard for my daughter Hisui" the King said, which shocked Makarov and causing jealous glares stabbing at Natsu but he remained oblivious to them.
"Are you sure, no offense to my brat but Natsu is.. well Natsu is kind of an idiot" said Makarov, causing several guild members to snicker.
"HEY! Im not stupid!" Natsu shouted, which caused the entire guild to fall over laughing.
"I am sure of my decision, If Natsu were to become fugitive, the council would track him down and capture him. I was barely able to blackmail them into releasing him into my custody, if I had asked anymore of them then they would have refused despite my leverage"
"Then he'll just stay here!" shouted Erza
"I'm afraid I must advise against that, I'f you harbored Natsu then the council would shut down Fairy Tail, and that is something that can't be allowed to happen" said Toma
"Council be damned, fuck their rules!" shouted Cana.
"Yeah!" shouted several other members of the guild.
"We'll defend him here, there's no way they can get past us to get to Natsu"
"Even so, they would probably cut off all incoming missions to Fairy Tail"
"I see" muttered Makarov.
"So you understand my reason?" asked Toma
"I do, but are you sure you want him guarding your daughter? Surely you've heard about his destructive tendencies"
"I have, but I know that Natsu is a capable wizard, and Hisui is as that age where she is no longer content with staying within the city, she wishes to explore Fiore, and while she already has Arcadios I am not quite confident that he alone will be able to protect my daughter, but with Natsu guarding her as well, there are no doubts that she will be safe"
"I see, well I too have no doubts that with Natsu by her side no harm shall come to her, because behind that exterior of idiocy and brutishness is a caring and loyal young man"
"G-Gramps..." Natsu muttered, tears forming in his eyes, threatening to fall
"Listen my boy, I have watched you grow since the first day you stepped into this guild, and from the first minute I saw you, I knew that you were destined for great things, I watched you change this guild into what it is, you changed this place with your heart and soul, you made bonds here stronger than... well stronger that dragon scales, although none of us here are related by blood, our bonds go even deeper than family" said Makarov, walking over to Natsu and laying a hand on his shoulder.
"Natsu, you are and forever will be a part of the Fairy Tail family, you will not be forgotten for the rest of out live. There are three rules to follow to leave Fairy Tail" Erza said, stepping in.
"Come on Erza... I already know those rules" Natsu said with a light chuckle
"Rule one: You must never reveal sensitive information about Fairy Tail to others for as long as you live" said Erza, grabbing Natsu's hand and pulling him to his feet.
"Two: You must never use former contacts met through your being in the guild for personal gain" said Gray, walking over so that he was next to Erza
"Three" said Makarov, and the rest of the guild surrounded Natsu.
"Though our paths mat have diverged, you must continue to live out your life with all of your might, you must never consider your own life to be something insignificant, and you must never forget about your friends who loved you" finished Makarov.
Natsu finally released his tears, he wrapped his friends in a tight hug and the rest of the guild followed making one massive guild wide family hug.
"TEARS ARE MANLY!" Shouted Elfman causing Natsu to laugh, a genuine emotion filled laugh, the kind that was infectious enough to spread through the guild like wildfire.
Once the group hug had broken and people had started saying their goodbyes, Mira dragged Natsu away to a corner.
"Mira?"
"Natsu..." Mira said while tears threatened to fall.
"It's okay Mira, I promise I'll come and visit"
"At least once a year" Mira said sternly/ almost motherly.
"Huh?"
"I want you to come back and visit every year"
"What time of year?"
"On Lisanna's death anniversary" Mira said, seeming forcing the words out, but her words struck Natsu.
"W-why then?" he muttered, his head falling down and his hair shadowing his eyes.
"Your going to come with me to her grave" she said, lifting his head up
"A-Alright Mira" Natsu
"If she were here she would probably demand to go with you"
"Heh, probably, whenever she put her mind on something she wouldn't be budge until she was satisfied" Natsu said, a soft smile showing and his eyes looked down in memory.
"I remember her forcing me to learn how to cook, It's because of her that I can make all of those meals for you"
"That's certainly something I'll miss, nothing beats your cooking Mira"
"Well, every time you come to visit, I'll make you the biggest fiery banquet you've ever seen"
"I can't wait" Natsu said, now pulling her into a hug which she gladly gave into.
"Alright Natsu, I'm pretty sure you shouldn't keep your pretty princess waiting too long" said Mira, releasing Natsu from the hug which somehow she had overtaken.
"I hope she's nice, I'd hate to be forced to guard some snotty spoiled little girl"
"Well, you never know, but something tells me that there will be a strong connection between you and her"
"Still playing match-maker Mira?" Natsu said with a grin.
"Well of course, it makes this guild so much more fun, and god knows this place will need it without you here"
"Well you got through three weeks without me, it shouldn't be that hard"
"Well Natsu, those three weeks were hell, not a single person here wasn't torturing themselves over guild about leaving you there, me included"
"Well it all worked out in the end I guess" said Natsu, scratching the back of his head
"Heh, I guess it di-"
"Natsu! It's impolite to keep a guest waiting!" yelled Erza.
"Well, I guess this is it, I'll see you later Mira" Natsu said before taking a turning to leave before he was pulled back and Mira pressed her lips to his cheek lovingly.
"Don't forget your promise, every year, got it?" Mira asked
"A Dragon never forgets or breaks a promise"
"I'll hold you to that, now go on" Mira said, pushing him gently towards the King.
"Ready Natsu?" Toma asked
"Just one more thing" Natsu said before kneeling before the Master.
"Gramps" Natsu said gently before being pulled into a hug by Makarov
"You come back to visit now Natsu"
"I know Gramps, I already promised Mira"
"Good, and if you don't I'll find you myself and crush you" Makarov said all to cheerily for Natsu who paled slightly, remembering all the times he'd been crushed by the Master's Titan Magic.
"Now go on Natsu, you have somewhere important to go" Master said, jumping off of Natsu.
"Alright now Natsu, if you don't have anymore goodbyes to say then we should get on the road"
"Yep that's everyone, totally everyone" Natsu said, a little sweat dripping from his chin.
"Aren't you forgetting someone?" Erza muttered
"Am I?" Natsu said nervously
"Me!?" Erza said before grabbing Natsu's head and slamming it into her chestplate with an echoing sound of bone hitting metal
"Dammit, I wanted to avoid it"
"I will miss you Natsu, you will come back and visit every once in a while, Is that clear?" Erza asked/demanded.
"Yes ma'am" Natsu said, prying himself out of her death grip.
Natsu took one glance at the ice stripper next to her.
"Flame brain" Gray said sternly.
"Pervert" Natsu replied.
A few second passed with only an unbroken stare in-between the two, but then broken by two fists being pressed against each other.
"Finally this place will get a little peace" Gray said with a smile that betrayed his words.
"At least I'll be somewhere without someone who strips unconsciously all the time" Natsu replied with the same soft smile.
Then without another word, Natsu turned on his heel and started walking towards the door with Toma next to him before stopping just before the door, raising his right hand into the air and extended his thumb and index finger.
No words were needed, this single symbol said a thousand words.
Then Natsu walked out of the door.
A few minutes passed and the guild watched the guard escorted carriage pull away down the street and out of sight.
Once the carriage could no longer could no longer be seen, Erza walked over to Mira.
"What was with the kiss on the cheek?"
"Just a little something to remember me by" Mira replied, still looking out the guild doors.
"I hope it was only a friendly gesture" Erza said in that manner resemblant of a military sergeant
"At least I didn't give him a concussion"
"What are you talking about?"
"Erza, every time you hug someone you smash their head into your armor, you know that hurts right?"
"It does!?" Erza yelled, now remembering all the times she'd done that over the years.
"Hurts alot actually"
"Well damn, guess I need to stop doing that"
"Don't worry Natsu, you'll see them again"
"I know your highness"
"Listen here Natsu, I don't want you calling me your highness, just call me Toma"
"Fine, but I have one question"
"And what would that be?"
"Do I get some kick ass guard armor?"
"Why yes, and I can ensure that you'll love it"
"KICKASS!"
There you have it folks, bet you were expecting a Natsu hates the guild for betraying him fic, but no, I'm keeping the ties alive here. And for those of you wondering, there won't be a relationship between Natsu and Mira, sadly. Well that's all I have to say, See you later. This is Windbear, signing out.