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A pink haired teen stared at the building of Fairy Tail as he was standing in front of it. He started walking and as he came to the door he put his hand on the door and sighed nervously as he pushed the door open and came in. The Phantom Lord incident was over a week ago. As he came in he just got stared at, and it made him kind of nervous as he stood there and searched for the small old man around as he figured he was the master of the guild.

" Hello, may I help you?" a silver haired beautiful bartender came up to him and asked.

" Ugh, yeah, I am looking for the master of this guild. I have a message for him from a… umm, friend of his I guess."

" Oh really? Alright come here sit at the bar, the master isn't here at the moment. He will be here tonight so you will have to wait a bit." the bartender just said and smiled at him which made his cheeks get a tone of pink.

He nodded and sat at the bar still getting weird stares. He looked around and wondered why were they all looking at him.

" So, what's your name if you don't mind me asking?" the bartender asked.

" Natsu, Natsu Dragneel, yours?" he answered and asked politely.

" I'm Mirajane Strauss." she said with a never ending smile.

" Wait you don't know who Mirajane is?! She is like one of the most famous women in whole of Fiore. She takes photo shoots for Sorcerers Weekly."

Natsu recognized that voice. It belonged to the raven haired mage he saw about a week ago when he was fighting at Phantom Lord guild.

" No, sorry I don't read the newspaper so I don't really know any famous people. What's your name?"

" The names Gray Fullbuster. I'm an Ice-make wizard." the mage answered proudly.

" Yes I know that." Natsu answered.

" How do you know that?" Gray asked now little confused.

" Ugh, well you said it now so I know." he laughed nervously thinking what a nice save that was. Nobody knows he was watching the whole war between guilds.

Gray and Mira just watched him suspiciously but decided to let it go.

They were soon joined by other members as they wanted to know who the pink haired man was.

" So, why are you here? Do you want to join the guild?" some members asked.

" Having pink hair is not manly!" someone yelled from the crowd. I need not say who that is…

" Are you going to join?"

" What kind of magic do you use?"

" How strong are you?"

The questions were piling up and he had no time to answer any of them.

" Why are you wearing a skull of an animal on your head?"

" Why are you wearing bears skin on your back? Did you kill the bear yourself?"

He was going to yell at them to shut up but Mirajane could see his troubled expression and calmed down the crowd.

" Calm down everyone. Give him some space!" the bartender said and soon everyone backed away. Just a few more people were left. Namely: Mira, Gray, Cana, Elfman, Wakaba, Macao, Levy and Lucy.

" Thanks Mira… They sure are spirited." All of them just laughed a bit.

" You are welcome Natsu. So do you want to eat something?"

" Eat? It's only noon."

" Well, I thought you might be hungry after your journey so I asked if you want to eat." she explained.

" No, thank you. I only eat at night after my training." he explained politely.

" Oh really? Why is that? Don't you get hungry during the day?"

" Well not really… My father didn't let me eat until we finish training. So after 17 years I am used to it." he said and smiled at the mage behind the bar.

" That's insane… You can die like that." Cana said now feeling a bit tipsy.

" Well my father is insane, in a way." he said and laughed a bit.

" So Natsu what kind of magic are you using?" Gray asked interested in his potential rival.

" Fire magic." he answered simply.

" Fire magic is not manly at all!" Elfman yelled earning a tick mark on Natsu's head.

" So in what town did you live with your father?" asked Levy.

" Town? Oh, no, my father and I lived in the mountains about 500 miles from here." he said to the bookworm as they all now looked at him in shock.

" What do you mean in the mountains? Isn't it dangerous out there?" Lucy asked.

" Now that is manly! There might still be some hope for you kiddo." Elfman yelled proudly, earning another tick mark on Natsu's head.

" Did you have a house, what?" asked Wakaba.

" No, we lived in a cave. In the morning we would wake up, then we would go to the river, I would meditate there to achieve full control over my flames my father said my flames were more powerful than any other flames in the world so I had to meditate or else they would disobey me and my magic would just be a burden. After that we would swim for about five hours and then go and train like running, climbing, combat training, after that I would learn things like math and then dinner, sleep and repeat." he said like it was no big deal.

Everyone was silent now as they looked at him with shock on their faces as they just looked at the man who lived in the mountains for 17 years and now came to civilization and he acted like he was raised in a town.

After they all came back from their shock they were still speechless so they just sat down and drank their drinks.

" So Natsu? You ever drank alcohol?" Cana asked interested.

" No, not really… what is it anyway?" he asked the drunk brunette.

" It's something you drink when you are happy." Cana answered him.

" Well I am happy right now… Am I supposed to drink it or something?" he asked confused.

" Don't listen to her Natsu… she's just drunk almost all the time. But tell me how strong are you now? I someone to fight with and everyone here is a weakling so I am getting bored."

Gray said as he pumped his fists.

" I know how you feel Gray, but right now I need to talk to Makarov so I won't fight you today… maybe some other time." he said as he smiled.

" That is not manly at all. Men should always fight!" Elfman said earning a third tick mark on Natsu's head.

The next thing he knew was he was flying. How? He got punched in the face by Natsu and went straight through the wall flying and finally stopping as he hit a tree.

Everyone was now staring at the pink haired teen who sent Elfman flying. He did it so fast no one had time to react at all, heck no one even saw him punch Elfman in the face.

Now wasn't that interesting?

They just laughed it off and continued drinking and chatting.

Six hours later:

It was evening and the guild door opened revealing a scarlet haired mage dressed in armor and a small old man. When they opened the door they could see the guild cheering and drinking and having fun, bit strangely they weren't fighting as usual. They wondered what happened so they came closer to the bar where Mira was washing glasses.

" Hello Mira how are you? What is going on here in the guild?" Master asked.

" Hello master, hello Erza. Some man came here earlier today he needed to speak to you but while he was waiting for your return other members took quite a liking to him… especially Cana. She considers him her new drinking partner." she said with a smile.

" Really now? That's sure interesting… is he going to join? And what is his name? Did he tell you what he needed to speak to me about?"

" Well no and no… I didn't really go there because he said it was a message from an old friend so it sounded personal…"

" Huh? An old friend?... Who could it be?" master said to himself.

" So Mira… Is the stranger attractive?" Erza teased her old rival.

Mira just laughed at her friends tease and said " Well I don't really know, maybe he is. But you will definitely like him… while he was here not a single fight came up…" she said as she teased back.

Erza was now interested in the stranger she has not yet met.

Master just sat on the bar and called out to the members so that they would become aware of his presence. Soon everyone looked at the master and greeted him.

Erza was just looking at the pink haired man in the middle and a small blush came to her cheeks as he looked at her and smiled.

" So, what's your name child? I heard you wanted to give me a message. Who is it from?" he questioned the man in the middle.

Natsu looked from Erza to Makarov and started talking.

" Yes sir. There are two messages. One is from Yajima from the council and the other one is from… Yury, if it rings any bells."

Makarov, after hearing the second name, looked at the boy in shock and said

" Come to my office boy. We need to talk!" he said as he ran to his office hastily.

Natus just followed him up stairs and in his office.

Everyone was surprised now as they wondered what was that all about.

" Yury… That can't be." Erza mumbled something but Mirajane overheard her.

" What is it Erza?" Mirajane asked.

" That boy, he said Yury, but that can't be… Yury Dreyar is a legendary mage and one of the founders of Fairy Tail. But he died a long time ago." she explained.

" Dreyar? Is he..?" Mira wanted to ask but Erza cut her off.

" Makarov's father." as she said that, Erza just turned around and started to eat the cake Mira gave her.

In the masters office:

" You said Yury. But I know Yury died a long time ago. He was my father, but I had a friend who wanted to protect his identity from others so we made a deal that when he sends me a message he says that his name is Yury… that person is Igneel. How are you related to Igneel my boy?" Makarov now asked as he tension rises in the room.

" He is my father. I am the fire dragon slayer." he answered.

Master Makarov now looked at the boy and said.

" What is his message?" he asked the boy as he turned his back to the boy watching through the window in his office.

" He said that the time has come. The time to take revenge on those who have betrayed us. The time when the lord of the dead rises. The time to gather our forces and prepare for battle against those who live in the sky." he finished and Makarov now turned to him and said.

" My boy, is that all?" Makarov asked as he sensed the lack of details.

" That message was told to me 3 years ago… I can't remember all of the details, I need time but I that is most of it… It's just one sentence that is missing."

" I see, alright my boy, you must stay here in this guild until you remember the rest of it. I need all of it, after you remember you are free to leave." he explained to the boy and waited for Natus to respond.

" I understand sir!"

" Alright, now you can go down and join the guild if you want to and you will have a room here down the hall where you can live for the time of your stay. You are dismissed."

he said as he turned away.

" Yes sir." he said as he left the room and came down stairs.

They all looked at him and wondered what they were talking about up there. It was very suspicious and strange.

He walked over to Mira ignoring all of the weird looks.

" Hey can you give me a meal please Mira, and also Makarov said I put guild marks here." he said politely.

Mira just smiled and nodded pulling out a 'mark placer' and asked where he wanted his mark.

He showed her his right shoulder.

She placed the thingy and a crimson red mark was left on his right shoulder.

" Thanks Mira." he said and smiled as he waited for his meal.

" Hello, my name's Erza, and your's?" Erza came close and asked.

" The name's Natsu Dragneel." he said and smiled as his meal came to the table.

" Oh, Mira." Natsu called out and she turned towards him with a questioning look.

" Please make 19 more of these." he said like it was nothing and continued eating while Erza and Mira just looked at him with their jaws hitting the floor.

" S-s-sure Natsu… coming right up!" she said and walked away slowly.

" How much can you eat?!" Erza asked just looking at him.

" I don't know, depends." he answered and continued eating.

' depends on what?!' Erza mentally screamed but just forgot about it.

She studied the boy. He had neck-long pink hair, on his head like a helmet was a what seems like a tigers skull, on his back he had bears skin as a jacket, under that he had a plain black shirt, he had baggy white pants ( like in anime) and on his feet he had brown fur boots. He had a very defined body and a scar on his neck and under his left eye, he had black wristbands and a small bag over his left shoulder. The thing that caught her eye the most was his scaly white scarf that he wrapped around his neck.

When he saw her looking at him he just smiled and asked " What you looking at?"

She blushed a bit.

" N-nothing… just spaced out a bit." she answered.

" Okay. So, do you do anything in the guilds or is it just a place where people come to have fun, eat and drink?" he asked not yet familiar with the guild system.

" Well we mostly come here to do missions to earn money, but we also gather here to have fun and spend time with our friends." she said now that she calmed down a bit.

" Missions? What kind of missions?"

" Well all kinds of missions, from battling to escorting the client or delivering things like flowers or some store items." she explained.

" Huh, okay, want to go on a mission with me?" he asked as she just looked at him surprised.

" Um, I'm not sure. I always do my missions solo... " she said feeling a bit guilty.

" Oh, come on. Just one mission so you can show me around. And after that you can continue your solo career." he said and smiled at her.

" Well, alright. But just one mission." she agreed.

" Okay, but you have to wait for me to finish my meal." Erza just fell to the ground.

" Are you serious?!" she half yelled.

" … um, yeah." he looked at her with a dumb face.

" Okay. Just hurry up!"

Two hours later:

Natsu finally finished his meal and was ready to go.

They approached the mission board and searched for a good mission.

" How about this one?" Natsu asked.

" Nah, it will take too long and it's already getting late. Find a quick one."

" Alright… This one?" he asked again.

" Let me see… what part of a quick mission you don't understand?" she asked.

" What, that is a perfectly quick mission. Beat up a group of bandits hiding in the forest." he answered.

" We can't look for bandits around the forest this late at night. It will take forever. Find something else…" she retorted.

" Oh my, you aren't a couple even for three whole hours and you are fighting already." Mira teased Erza.

Erza just blushed.

" S-shut up! We are not a couple!"

" Oh, but blushed so it proves that you are indeed a couple." Mira continued to tease.

Natsu just sighed and took the mission from before and left.

After 10 minutes of arguing with Mira turned to Natsu just to see he was not there.

She wondered where he was and then remembered that she and Mira were arguing so he must have left during that time.

She sighed and joined her friends by a table and started chatting with them.

" Natsu! Where are you!?" they could hear master calling from the second floor.

Everyone fell silent as they were now looking for the pink haired teen all around the guild.

" He left not too long ago on a mission master." Erza reported to Makarov.

" Hm, alright. Tell him I need to speak to him when he comes back." he said and went to his office.

" What is it this time? I think Natsu has some bonds with master." Gray said.

He, Lucy and Erza were sitting at the table and were chatting.

" I don't know what, but there is something about him, something strange." Erza said.

" What are you guys talking about? He just had a message for master and now master maybe wants to know something more about the message Natsu gave him." Lucy spoke.

" No, it's not just that. It's about the names he said. Yajima is a member of the magic council. How did mr. Yajima send his message over Natsu and how is he familiar with mr. Yajima. And the other one. Yury, that's the name on master's father who is dead since a long time ago. How did he know about Yury? That is what I meant when I said something strange about him. Also the way he dresses is also weird. He wears that skull and the skin of a bear, and that scarf… it's like it has a soul of it's own. He is definitely a strong mage, and if I had to guess he is working for the council from the shadows. We need to be careful." Erza said.

" No way, he's a nice guy."

" Even so Lucky, he can just pretend to be nice and then stab you in the back when you are least expecting it." Gray said.

" It's Lucy! L, U , C ,Y! Not Lucky!"

" Right, sorry." Gray apologised.

They just laughed and talked for some time after that Lucy went home because she had to get up early so she left and now it was only Erza and Gray.

They continued to chat for some time but everything stopped as the door opened to reveal the pink-haired teen on the door with a smile on his face as he entered the guild and sat at the bar in front of Mirajane.

" Hi Mira, how you doin'? "

" I'm fine Natsu, you?

" Ah I feel great. I kicked some ass and now I came to eat something and go to sleep."

" Eat? Again?" Mira yelled, Everyone looked at her and Erza just facepalmed.

" Yup, I'm really hungry so can you give me something?"

" Fine. Just wait a bit and you will get your food." Mira said and smiled as she walked away.

Natsu smiled at her and then put something round on the bar and waited.

" Hey, Natsu, what you got there?" Gray walked over to him and sat next to him to talk. He also ordered something to eat.

" Hey, Gary, this? Oh, it's something I found on my way back from the job."

" Gary?" he paused and then laughed a bit. " It's Gray. So what is that stone?"

" Oh, sorry, I was always bad with remembering names. This is a dragon egg." Natsu answered.

"..." Gray just started laughing, he almost fell over from his chair.

" What's so funny?" Natsu asked.
Now everyone came over to the two mages as they saw Gray laughing. They were wondering why was he laughing so hard. When they came closer they saw a round stone on the table next to Natsu.

They wanted to ask what it was but Gray calmed down and said.
" That's a good one Natsu. You are a funny guy. Oh… A dragon's egg?" and he started laughing again.

" What do you mean dragon's egg Gray?" Lucy asked.

" Natsu said that this stone was a dragon's egg!" and continued laughing.

Now everyone was laughing.

" Natsu, dragon's don't exist!" some members laughed.

" They are just a myth." Macao said.

Mira saw everyone making fun of Natsu and decided to step in as Natsu was just looking at them like he was counting his victims.

" Calm down everyone. Why are you laughing at him?" Mira said. But they just continued laughing.

Natsu was about to punch someone in the face, but was stopped when he heard master from the second floor.

" You children say dragon's don't exist, eh? Where is your proof? If your guildmate says it's a dragon's egg then you better believe him because he is your family."

They mages listened carefully to what master said and felt a bit guilty for laughing at Natsu.

" Come Natsu, I need to talk to you about something. And bring that egg here."

Natsu took the egg and ran upstairs to the masters office.
He opened the door to Makarov's office and sat in a chair in front of his desk.

" What did you want to talk to me about master?"

" I was wondering how strong you are. So I want you to challenge Erza tomorrow and fight her so that I can see how strong is the son of Igneel."

" I see, I will do my best sir. And what of the egg? You wanted me to bring it up, why?"

" Well I know a thing or two about the dragons so I wanted to see the egg myself. And no need for the formalities Natsu. We in Fairy Tail are family."

Natsu nodded and handed the egg to master.

" Huh, it's looks like a Beowulf egg… interesting." Makarov said.

" What's a Beowulf?" Natus asked.

" It's a kind of dragon that doesn't grow bigger than two feet in their whole life. They are very intelligent and strong for their own size. They can't use magic though but they breathe fire. They are very rare and most people that find the egg sell it on the black market because only a dragon slayer can tame them. If you ask me this is a perfect companion for you Natsu." Master explained and handed the egg back to Natsu.

" That's great. But how do I hatch the egg?" Natsu asked.

": You just pour some of your magic into the egg and it will hatch. Anyone can hatch it… the problem is to tame it."

" Thank you master. You helped me a lot."

" You are welcome my boy. Just promise me one thing." Master said now in a serious voice.

" Sure, anything." Natsu said.

" Promise me that you will be ready when the time comes."

" … I promise." Natsu said and smiled at the master.

" Good, now, you are dismissed."

Natsu nodded and left the room with a smile on his face carrying the egg.

When he came down he sat at his usual place at the bar and smiled at Mira who was walking towards him.

" Hey, how are you? Are you ok? I know they were jerks to you and all… but please don't fight with them. They are all weaker than you and more ignorant. Except maybe Erza."

" Nah, don't bother I won't fight. I promise." He said as he smiled.

" Alright. So do you still want to eat?" she asked

" Heck yeah, bring it." he said. She just giggled at his antics and went to bring him his meal.

" So when will the egg hatch?" she asked as she brought the plate with some meat to him.

" I don't know yet… I can hatch it right now but I feel like I should wait."

" Ok, but promise me that I can watch when it happens, ok?"

" Sure. You can watch!" Natsu said and continued eating.

Chapter: 2

Status: Complete