Chapter Three: Of Families and Friends
Natsu eyed the mark with wide eyes, unconvinced that the mark of Fairy Glitter is placed on his arm, more surprising is that it replaced his guild mark.
"Is this even real? How can I even gain this mark when I'm no longer a member of the guild?" Natsu asked himself.
"Natsu, that is the mark for the Three Great Magic of Fairy Tail; Fairy Law, Fairy Sphere and Fairy Glitter. I only limit the members to using Fairy Glitter," a female voice said behind him.
Natsu slowly turned to see Mavis Vermillion herself, dressed in her usual white and gold dress and her flowing blonde hair that reached her ankles and on her side is the said Dark Mage of All Time, Zeref.
'What?' Natsu thought.
"And to answer your question, you have that mark because you are the rightful heir to that magic," Mavis said with a wide smile on her face.
"Master Mavis, what do you mean?" Natsu asked with a bewildered expression on his face.
"Mavis, I think it's time we have the real Natsu back," Zeref said to Mavis with a small smile on his face.
"Hmm, I think you're right," she replied.
Both of them were in front of Natsu within a second with one of their hands on his forehead. The blonde then whispered to Natsu in a comforting voice.
"Sorry Natsu, this is going to hurt a bit," she cooed, then faced Zeref. "Ready?"
Zeref nodded and both of their hands on Natsu's forehead glowed and a gold magic circle with black writings appeared.
"Seal Release!" both of them chanted.
Natsu then began to glow and his body started to transform. His pale pink hair slowly became jet black with blonde strips while on the nape of his neck, a long shaggy grew down to his rear, his onyx eyes lightened to a transparent blue. He then became a few inches taller and a little skinnier. His clothes then changed; his top changed into a long-sleeved black shirt behind a white vest with golden linings; his white trousers changed to black slacks with gold trimmings and his sandals changed into black combat boots with silver buckles. The once red cloak became jet black with white designs, gold fastenings and a ragged edge.
As his physical transformation ended, memories began pouring into his mind like a leaking faucet. Memories about a black dragon, a tall and black-haired guy and a beautiful blonde woman his side, then lastly, a bright flash of light.
Natsu then let out a silent scream as the seal that contained his memories was unlocked and the forgotten ones began to reside on his mind once more.
Back at the Guild…
It seems that at exactly sunset, Gajeel and Wendy came back to the guild from their tiring mission only to find out that their beloved 'sibling' was kicked out from the guild by a crime that he wouldn't most likely do. And the guild members are not looking forward to the events next week.
Flashback…
Gajeel and Wendy are happily chatting about their finished mission, wondering about their meal and how to cheer up Natsu.
At last they are in front of the guild and pushed the door open. And, as one might expect, the guild is having its infamous brawls. Gajeel is itching to join when both Dragon Slayers noticed that Natsu is absent from the guild. They visited his house a while ago and noticed that no one was home.
Both were curious and at the same time worried on his whereabouts and decided to ask Mirajane. But when they asked her, they were shocked that she burst into tears while telling them what the master did, and when she was finished, both had their bangs covering their eyes with a silent aura surrounding them.
The guild members were sensitive enough to feel this and saw that the aura came from the Iron and Sky Dragon Slayer. The news must have been told to them by Mira. The guild was silent until Wendy broke the silence.
"Oh really, Natsu-san went berserk at Era yesterday?" it was said with a quiet but deadly voice that even sent chills to Erza's spine, especially when both of their aura slowly became dark.
"But instead of an arrest, you kicked him out of the guild without giving him time to explain, huh Master?" Gajeel slowly asked Makarov.
Ignoring his danger instincts, the Master replied with a stern voice, "Well, Natsu must have gone berserk because he is heartbroken and used you two as an excuse, telling that you visited him two days ago where he had a fever –"
"Idiots! The one who destroyed Era is Raya Helios, a shape shifter and an ex-convict who I and Gajeel were asked to catch. He confessed happily and told us what he did," Wendy said with a loud voice, the hidden demon inside her, slowly appearing.
"We believed that his friends would believe in him and that Raya didn't succeed in his revenge on Natsu, but then we came back and this is what we're told, are you nuts!" Gajeel shouted.
"Does it mean that he you really went early to visit him and he really had a fever?" Gray asked while mildly shaking.
"Yeah. He soaked under the rain after Bunny Girl broke up with him. Of course he'll get a fever!" Gajeel answered.
"And you even expelled him out of the guild right when he needed help and needed you before the curse takes effect," Wendy directed at Master.
"Um Wendy-chan, what curse?" Mira timidly asked.
Wendy slowly took a breath and replied, "For a Dragon Slayer who loses his mate, he will be cursed to a dull life forever. His emotions will be stripped from him after a week of sorrow and that curse is slowly starting to affect him, as he feels more negative emotions, the faster the curse spreads."
"Is that why Natsu's skin tone was very pale and so was his hair? I noticed it yesterday, his hair color became lighter and his tan skin paled and it blanched further when I saw him leave the guild after he was expelled," Mira then narrated.
"What? Why didn't I even notice it?" Erza said.
"Me too," Master said, looking sown in shame.
"So do I" Gray replied.
And the other guild members who witnessed the scene also murmured in agreement.
"I see, then it is Gajeel and I's responsibility to teach you," Wendy calmly said with a teacher's stick that came out of nowhere on her hands and smiled sadistically.
"Yeah, after Bunny Girl comes back from her date with that ignorant fool, all of you will be subjected to our lecture about Dragon Mating," Gajeel slowly said as he crossed his arms and also has a sadistic smile on his face.
"We'll tell you everything we know in one day, exactly after Lucy comes back," she continued while still having the smile. "That goes for you too, Laxus-san," she said as she turned to face an escaping Laxus at the second floor.
"Uh, really?" he replied stupidly.
"Yeah Laxus, since this applies to all Dragon Slayers of any generation. Better curse Iwan for letting you join our world since you too will have to follow the tradition," replied Gajeel while smirking.
Laxus then saw the point and began silently cursing Iwan while trying to find a way to escape the lecture.
"Don't try to escape Laxus-san, because if you do, you're going to regret it," she said and gave him a dark look that makes Laxus believe that it is true. Laxus gulped and became silent.
'She's scary, it's like a mix of Erza and Mirajane,' the whole guild thought except for the two Dragon Slayers who heard it anyway, Mira and Erza.
"Well, I'm glad it's settled, we begin right away 5 days from now," Wendy cheerfully said, losing her scary attitude.
"While we're at it, let's find Natsu. He couldn't have gone very far and knowing that guy, probably left a path of destruction," Gajeel finally said.
"Yosh!" The guild shouted, the lecture momentarily forgotten.
Flashback End…
And so, the whole guild was NOT looking forward to that day and hoping that they find their beloved Salamander and apologize.
A big black and blue dragon was roaming the heavens when it suddenly jerked. It sensed a familiar aura that he has been looking for 400 years.
"I can feel him. At last, my master has finally awakened!"
I'd be really glad if you review and sorry if you find the characters becoming OOC, I really need it for the development of my story. Hope you enjoy!
Hasta La Vista Minna!
Cielo Luna
