A Discovery?

Lucy's POV

Yesterday Natsu saved me. We exchanged contacts and I found out he's the brother of one of my close friends. I'm really bored right now so I decide to look over his contact.

Natsu Dragneel

123-456-7890- Message|Call|FaceTime

4783 Tibet Way (idk)

June 21st, 1999

I shrug and decide to send him a text.

Lucy: Hey Natsu! It's me! Just seeing what's up.

Natsu: Oh, hey Luce. I'm pretty bored right now.

Before I could reply to Natsu, I got a text from Erza.

Erza: Lucy! It is I, Erza Scarlet. Gray, Loke, Gajeel, Levy, Juvia, Jellal, and I are all going out to 'hang' at the Fairy Tail invite only club. I would be pleased if you would join!

Fairy Tail was a special club in town that is very elite, only very special people can join. And only by invite of "Master" Makarov. I'm sure I would be allowed to bring a guest! Once you're in the Fairy Tail club, you must get a tattoo. It would be there forever, so you had to choose the color and place carefully.

Lucy: Erza! Hey! No need 2 b so formal, I know it's u, ur in my contacts, lol. Anyway, sure! I'd love 2 join u all! Can I bring a new friend?

Erza: My apologies for the formalities. And of course, you may bring your new friend. I'm sure Master won't mind.

I smiled at this response. Erza was formal anyway, but fuck it! I texted Natsu back and invited him along.

Lucy: Sry for the long reply wait! I got an invite from a friend to hang. Wanna come? It's at a place called "Fairy Tail" in town.

Natsu: Sweet. Thx for the invite. I'll be there.

I grinned like an idiot for some reason at Natsu's reply. He was gonna meet my friends! I changed into a blue and white crop top with a pair of jean shorts. I put on a pair of black leather boots and tied a small ponytail on the side of my head using a blue ribbon, leaving the rest down. I grabbed my bag and headed out the door. About half an hour later, I reached Fairy Tail and saw Natsu waiting outside for me. He waved.

"Hiya, Luce!"

"Hey Natsu! Thanks for coming! Let's just say I owed you for saving me, haha. Well, let's go in!" I motioned at the door. Natsu followed me in. He looked around in awe. He had a "what the fuck" look on his face and I followed his gaze to the bar. Mira was filling a cup with beer from a large barrel and he probably expected her to give Cana the cup, but instead, Mira drank the cup and Cana started gulping down the barrel. I laughed and led Natsu to table with my friends. "Hey guys! This is Natsu."

"Sup. Name's Gajeel." Gajeel said emotionlessly.

"I'm Levy!" She said with a small wave.

"Erza Scarlet. Pleased to make your acquaintance." Erza said gripping his hand so tightly, I saw him flinch in pain.

"I'm Jellal."

"Juvia is pleased to meet Natsu!" Juvia said. Natsu looked confused for a minute then realized she spoke in third person point of view.

"Loke." Loke said. Simple enough, I guess.

"I'm Gray. Gray Fullbuster." Natsu sighed because Gray was wearing nothing but underwear.

"Okay so here's what I've got. Luigi, Metal Head, Scary Girl, Blue Hair, 3rd person girl, Lion Kid, and Stripper." Natsu said. I growled. I then sighed when I realized Gray was the only one who cared about the nickname he was given.

"Oi! At least I didn't dye my hair pink! That seems gay to me!"

"It's salmon! And it's natural! I've tried dying but it never works Ice Princess!"

"Flame Brain!"

"Popsicle!"

"Pyro!"

"ENOUGH." Erza bonked their heads together and they both fell to the ground holding their heads.

"Damn, he's too hard headed." Gray mumbled. Natsu glared at him. He was already on the good side of everyone at the table, except Gray which seemed to be a friendly rivalry. Just then, Lisanna walked over.

"Hi! Your name's Natsu, right? I'm Lisanna Strauss. I hope we can get to know each other better!" Lisanna sent a seductive smile towards Natsu. I sent Lisanna a message using my eyes that only girls understand. It's called "Girl Signal".

Lucy: Back off, Lisanna! I already called dibs on Natsu!

Lisanna: Oh well, whore. I see a hot guy; I'm going for him!

Cana: Ooh, shit just got real!

Levy: Lu-chan, be careful! Something seems off about Natsu…

Erza: Why are we using Girl Signal? The guys are getting suspicious…

That's when I realized to anyone male, Girl Signal was just a bunch of weird eye twitches and glares. I made us look crazy to guys. We all snapped out of it and smiled innocently as if nothing ever happened.

"Okay… anyway… tell us about your past, Natsu."

"Um… sure, why not. My parents died a long time ago, I live with my 19-year-old brother Zeref and my 12-year-old sister, Wendy. You all know her, right?" Everyone nodded. Natsu smiled. "Well, yeah. I had a girlfriend, Catherina, but she… was murdered."

"Oh, Natsu. I'm so sorry!" Lisanna said giving Natsu a hug. I glared at her but she just smirked.

"It's okay. It was my fault. I couldn't protect her. Anyway, my siblings are the only family I have and I'm not into having a relationship. That's all." Lisanna and my eyes both dulled at this statement.

Damnit! He's not over his dead ex! Maybe I still have a chance anyway. I thought.

Hours later, it was about 11. I decided it was time to leave and everyone else agreed. Still not having learned my lesson, I walked through the bad part of town again. Just then, a man pinned me against a wall and started groping me.

"What the hell?!" I screamed He responded with a mumble I couldn't understand. I could smell the alcohol on his breath and figured he was drunk, but being drunk was no excuse. I tried to scream but he covered my mouth and brought a knife to my forehead. He then pulled out a gun. I shut up immediately wishing my hero would come. Just then, I heard a familiar voice.

"That's no way to treat a lady." It was Natsu! My hero had arrived. The man pointed the gun at Natsu. I was about to scream again, but I thought he would shoot me.

"Take one more step, I'll shoot you." The man said with a gruff voice.

"You sure you wanna try that? That girl is my best friend and I'm willing to be shot for her." Natsu said with a smirk. I wanted to ask why he was smirking at the thought of being shot, but I figured he had a plan. Natsu took a few steps toward us. No! I thought.

Boom. The trigger was pulled and the gunshot was heard throughout the area because many lights turned on and figures appeared as silhouettes in the windows. I wailed as the bullet teared through the flesh on Natsu's stomach. Despite being shot just below his heart, Natsu only winced and gritted his teeth. The man shot him again, this time it got his head. Natsu placed only a hand on his head and continued walking towards us. As soon as he reached us, he took the gun from the man, and somehow broke it. He pulled the bloody bullets out of his head and stomach and showed it to the man. He placed his hand back on his head where the bullet had just been pulled out from.

"Bad idea, bastard." Natsu punched the guy and he fell to the ground in pain. Natsu ran over to me and held me in a tight hug. "Luce, you okay?" I nodded slightly. "You're bleeding." He said placing a finger on a cut on my forehead.

"Me? I'm barely bleeding! You just got fucking shot! Twice! I'm calling an ambulance!" I took out my phone and began to dial 911. But Natsu took my phone and replaced it with his hand. He shook his head. "Natsu, what are you doing?" Instead of a response, he lifted his shirt and removed the hand from his head. It revealed the places where he was shot, perfectly fine with no sign of injury or a mark, as if nothing ever happened.

"I'm sorry." He whispered.

I asked if I could go home with him, just so he could explain to me how this happened in a more private place. The walk to his place was awkward and silent. When we arrived, Zeref was reading and Wendy was texting. We sat on the couch. I was the one to break the silence.

"So? Please explain how you are alive after getting shot two times." I said crossing my arms. Zeref and Wendy looked at me then Natsu. It went back and forth for about half a minute, then they both left the room. Natsu sighed.

"Luce, I'm so sorry I haven't told you this, but it's a huge secret…" I tilted my head. "Lucy Heartfilia, I'm immortal." I gasped.

"No way." I whispered. "I-immortal, h-how long have you been a-alive? A-and your s-siblings?"

"I'm 1,225 years old. Zeref is 1,227 years old. Wendy is 1,220 years old. You remember my dead girlfriend? She's from 553 years ago. I killed her after I told her this secret and she tried to report us to the government. Promise me you won't tell anyone. Promise." I gasped.

"Natsu. I promise I won't tell anyone. I'm not just friends with you. Don't forget, I knew Wendy first. I will not allow the guy who saved me, twice, and one of my best friends to be dissected." Natsu smiled at my small speech. Wendy ran up to me and gave me a big hug.

"Thank you, Lu-chan!" I smiled at Wendy, and Natsu smiled at me. I frowned when I realized something.

"Natsu, how do handle, you know, making and keeping friends? And also how did you even gain immortality?" I asked. I wondered how his friends reacted when they grew old and Natsu still looked 17. Did he outlive his family? How did he even become immortal?

"Well, we outlive all our loved ones. We try to avoid contact with old friends after high school. Catherina was the only friend I had ever had in a thousand years, and the only person I told my secret to, expecting her to love me anyway. But she tried to report us. And we became immortal for doing something bad. When we were born, it was a time when magic existed, and when Wendy was actually 12, I was actually 17, and Zeref was actually 19, our mom died of a sickness. Our dad refused to stay healthy after her death and died a few months later. We started tampering with the magic of life and death; then Ankhseram, the god of Life and Death, cursed us by making us live forever. Now, our one life wish is to die. But that's impossible." After Natsu finished explaining, Zeref entered.

"I blame myself for my sibling's curse. If only I controlled them and didn't help then try to bring back our parents, we would've died sometime in the late 800's."

"It's not your fault, Zeref-nii. It's all of our faults. No one is to completely blame. We should've accepted the death of our parents and moved on. Now we are cursed with outliving all of our new loved ones and watching them die while we remain young. I'll look 12 for an eternity. You both will look your ages for an eternity. Our new friends will grow and die while we live for another thousand years. Being immortal I guess isn't so bad. We got to experience a lot of big things. But I still wish to die." I stared at the siblings. I tried to imagine what they would look like if their physical appearance matched their age. I thought about how bad they probably feel. They will probably live to see the day the world ends. What is it like to be immortal? Living forever, unable to die. Having to watch everyone you love fade away. I have to keep their secret. I made a promise, I intend to keep it.

Kat: This is the longest chapter I've written between all of my stories. I usually try to stay at an average of 700-900 words per chapter, but this chapter is 2,310 words not including title and authors note.

Mirajane: *drooling* NALU I SHIP IT

Gajeel: *crying*

Lucy: Gajeel, are you crying?

Gajeel: NO! Now go away bunny girl.

Lucy: …

Natsu: This will never happen bye.

Gray: Kat doesn't own Fairy Tail. If she does, I would be with Juvia, Natsu would be with Lucy, Loke would be with Aries, Mavis would be with Zeref, Jellal would be with Erza, Elfman would be with Evergreen, Laxus would be with Mira, Bickslow would be with Lisanna, Gajeel would be with Levy, Wendy would be with Romeo, etc.

Kat: That's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's true :)