After Lisanna and I sparred , I saw her off in the woods . As a member of the Elliotts campus , she shouldn't be allowed in Cyrus . We call their people ' Elliott' while they call us ' Cyrite ' . I walked home and wore my usual clothes with my scarf . Then , I walked to the training camp at six . Dad was already there , he was training the soldiers . I walked over to him and said ," Morning , dad . " He glared at me and said ," You're supposed to call me 'sir' here , you brat ! " He hit my head . I said ," Okay, okay- " I saw something that made me speechless . I saw a glimpse of a girl wearing a cape , her hair was ... blonde . My heart pounded when I saw her hair . No woman would enter then camp , and as far as I've known , there was no one in Cyrus with blonde hair .. ! I chased after her . Every turn I make , I could see her cape . Then , I turned at the last intersection . She was nowhere to be seen . Impossible .. I thought .

" .. Nat ..su ..? "

I stood rooted on the ground . I couldn't move . I wanted to confirm that it was her . I clenched my fist . I forced myself to look behind . When I saw her face , I put my hand on my sword , wanting to draw it out .

" Nuisco ."

My hand couldn't draw the sword . It was the spell for neutralising our movement . I glared at her . She said ," Do you really think that I would let myself have a risk of getting killed ? You humans really underestimate witchcraft . " I said ," At least we have weapons that can kill the Risen ." She smiled and said ," Yes , the risen . But I'm not one of them . I'm a part of a secret organization . I bet you humans would not even know what it is . " A secret organisation that we would not know of ?! I thought . I said ," Why did you come here ?! What , after you killed mom , you wanna kill dad now ?! " I stared at her with eyes that had intention to kill . It looked like her face was about to lose composure of her straight , emotionless face . She closed her eyes and frowned . Then , she opened them again . Now , she was emotionless . She sighed and said ," Since I killed your mother , it won't make any sense of you didn't hate me . " She opened her eyes big and smiled a little .

She said ," De-Nuisco ." I drew my sword out and pointed it at her . I activated my Genisys . She looked at it and said ," Genisys , huh .. Well, that's rare . " Genisys was a spiritual energy that connected our minds and our swords . We had different classes for our spiritual energy . The C-classes were called Rector . The B-classes were called Shadows . The A-classes were called Genisys . The S-classes were called Light . The X-classes were unknown . She reached out to touch it . I pulled back my sword and asked ," Do you really think I'd let my precious sword be claimed by you ? " She smiled and put her hand down . She said ," So you've studied . Great . Let me ask you something . Do you think that just because a witch touches your sword when it activates it's magic , that witch claims it even if she doesn't want to ? " I couldn't say anything . She was right . A witch could choose whether to claim it or not . I frowned and put my sword back into the casing after deactivating Genisys . Just then , I heard footsteps . Shit , I thought . Lucy looked behind her . Then , I took the chance to pull her and push her against the wall . I put both my hands beside her head . My cape covered her body .

" Natsu-nii , where have you been ? You father's searching for you ! " A boy spoke .

What , you had a younger brother ?

No , I don't ! He just calls me that for fun !

" Natsu-nii ..? " The boy spoke again .

" Ah , yes . I'll be there in a sec . Tell dad for me . " I said .

" Okay ! " Romeo replied . He ran away .

I sighed and put my hands down . She looked at me right in the eye and asked ," Why did you protect me ? You could've just let the boy tell others and I get captured . You hate me after all , don't you ? " I said ," Yeah , why I wonder . " I stood sideways , letting her walk . Instead of escaping now , she decided to do something else instead. She stood in front of me and walked closer to me . I walked behind and then I was at a dead end . Behind me was a wall , and I was leaning on it . She did what I did to her just now . Our faces were really close . I could feel her breath on my neck since she was shorter than me . I tried to suppress my blush . She attacked me straight on , spoiling the excitement I felt in my heart . She slowly reached out to touch my creststone . A creststone was like our identity . We had different patterns for different campuses . Ours looked like a crescent moon . Before she touched it , I felt my heart tighten as it was the first time Lucy had tried to touch it after so many years . I did let her touch it when we were younger , but only once . I dodged her finger , she moved her finger in a circular motion , setting a short distance between them . She said ," I thought you wanted to get revenge for your mother . Since I killed her . " I frowned , my whole body was burning with anger . I put my hand on her throat and pushed her behind . Her whole body was lifted up , I was squeezing her neck . I stared into her eyes with pure anger . Then , I noticed something . I let go of her neck and she fell on the floor coughing . Maybe it was just me , but her eyes were full of sadness . It was like trying to tell me that she was sorry and that she'd resented herself for it . I got so annoyed that I grabbed her collar and lifted her whole body up . I said ," What- "

" Evanesco . "

Shit , I thought . My heart tightened and it hurt . I fell on the ground . She got on top of the wall and said ," Novo , " before she disappeared . It became less painful , I was relieved that I fell asleep .

At home

I woke up in my room , looking at the ceiling . I thought ," Lucy's hair became .. longer .. she's prettier . She had a figure now , she still had that charming aura around her . If only she hasn't .. " I sat up . Dad was sitting on his chair , dozing off . I woke dad up . Once he opened his eyes , he hugged me immediately . He said ," You're okay ..! " I was shocked by it at first but after , he hit me in the head . He scolded , " Why do you have to make me so worried ?! I have such an ignorant son . " I asked ," What happened ? " He replied ," You fainted in the alley at the dead end . " I felt dizzy and I got a headache . I said ," Dad , I wanna go out for some fresh air . " He said ," Okay . " Again , I went through the back door . As usual , I went to my favourite spot .

When I was about to reach there , I saw a girl kneeling down in front of mom's grave. I saw her hair color and recognised it was Lucy . I asked ," What are you doing here ? " Lucy stood up and looked at me . She wore the exact same dress when we first met , just that it was bigger and Lucy looked more elegant in it . She said ," said ," Hello , Natsu . I've come to visit your mother . " I frowned and asked ," For what ..? " She circled around me and said , " Natsu , you've become more .. handsome after these years . And tall as well . " She slightly touched the edge of my clothes . I got away from her . I asked ," What were you trying to do ? " She scoffed at me and said ," Well , seduce you . It's what witches does for a start before she can claim someone and overtake him . Don't you know ? " Was she trying to claim me ? I couldn't figure out . When I saw her for the first time after so many years , her eyes were filled with happiness . I could sense she was excited to see me again . But then again , all of it is most probably a lie . She smirked at me and asked ," So , when are you gonna take your revenge ? I'm still waiting . " She walked behind me and after a while , she disappeared . I clenched my fist . I'll definitely find you and kill you next time , you bitch ... ! I frowned .