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~Previously~

Lucy turned her head towards the voice and saw the pink haired boy, she backed away a little and asked, "W-who are you?"

The boys smile widened further, "I'm Natsu!"

Chapter 3: Pasts and Mysterious Letters

Normal P.O.V

"GHHHHRRRRRRRPPPPPP~"

The blond flushed with embarrassment as 'Natsu' howled with laughter that echoed around the small cavern. By instinct, her arms wrapped around her stomach to try to supress the growling sounds that she was sure to come.

"S-Shut up!" Lucy yelled 'He doesn't seem like a bad person...' she thought as she watched Natsu roll around on the ground while hysterically kicking his legs up in the air.

~ 2 minutes later ~

When Natsu had finally calmed down from his outburst and sat up with a lively smile still plastered on his face, he turned towards the girl that had now shuffled herself next to the fire by his side to his right with her legs crossed. She was staring straight at him and he found it a little odd, there was something about the way she stared at him that made him feel a bit nervous.

"W-what is it?" Natsu stuttered.

*geeeee* (staring sounds)

When he received no answer, he gulped and slowly asked, "Is there something on my face..?"

"...Actually... there is..." she pointed to her left cheek, "there's a bit of dirt right here from when you were rolling on the ground."

Natsu's eyes got wider and he quickly turned his face away from her to rid his cheek of the dirt smudge, Lucy was the one to laugh this time although she didn't start rolling on the ground like he had.

Lucy's nose picked up the smell of cooked fish and she instantly perked up, her eyes travelled towards the small fire and saw a stick that was jabbed into the dirt for it to remain up-right and on the other end of it was a fish that looked and smelt just about ready to be eaten. She smiled with shining eyes as her mouth watered, she extended her arm to grab the precious fish but something else bet her to it. Her smile turned into a pout as her eyes followed the cooked fish that Natsu was now waving around, keeping it out of her reach. The first thing she noticed about him was that his left cheek had turned all red from him rubbing the dirt off of it too roughly and she had to stifle her giggles, if it wasn't for her being so hungry she knew that she would be literally laughing her ass off at how silly he looked.

"I'll let you have the fish only if you tell me your name" Natsu waved the skewered fish in front of her and pulled it back when she tried to snatch at it (rather like a cat).

"umm.. I.. don't really know myself..." She answered honestly, bringing her knees up to her chin, she tried to remember back to when she was little but her memory was all fuzzy, she then remembered about the weird dream that she had and the familiar voice in it calling her 'Lucy'. She didn't know whether or not it was a good choice to tell Natsu but she decided that she would tell him because she felt as though she could trust him. Plus, he was the one that had saved her life. Natsu was somewhat shocked, his expression dropped and he thought to himself 'I guess the fever affected her memory...'

When she saw his face drop, she quickly added, "B-but... I do remember that I had a dream... and someone... someone in there called me 'Lucy' so... I think my name is Lucy."

"..Lucy..." Natsu whispered softly and a sincere smile made its way to his face. He quite liked the sound of her name for some odd reason that he himself could not figure out.

A peculiar feeling was sent down Lucy's spine as soon has he had whispered her name, when she saw his warm expression, her eyes automatically closed and her body tensed as she shivered. Just as she was about to open her eyes again, something that smelt delicious was shoved into her mouth. It was the cooked fish, she held onto the stick and stared to nibble on it with delight. She didn't notice that Natsu was now sitting there crossed legged and staring at the fire with bulging eyes with his right elbow on his knee and his sweaty face resting on his hand that was trying to cover up his burning cheeks while his left hand held another skewered fish to the fire carelessly.

(Let's go to Natsu's mind for a bit shall we?)

D-Damn... what was that... okay... clam down Natsu, calm down and think about it... O.k... So... I looked up and her eyes were closed. Big deal. But why did I start to get closer to her! It all happened so fast, why does my chest feel like it's going to burst! Was I about t-to... k-k-kiss her?! NO! I only just found out what her name was! How can this be?! I've never felt like this before...! Lucky I had the fish in my hand at the time or she would have seen me getting closer... phew... Let's just say that this never happened... yeah... It never happened... –deep breaths-

(Get in there Natsu! ;D Back to Normal P.O.V after they finished eating the fish)

"Ahh~ that was the BEST breakfast I've ever had!" Lucy exclaimed as she lay on the ground and pumped her fists up in the air.

Natsu sweat dropped, "All you ate was some cooked fish... There are heaps more delicious food out there in the world!"

"Really? Like what?"

"Well... the best thing I've eaten so far is stewed Sea King meat with various herbs and spices but the thing that brings out the true flavour of the Sea King meat is this special glowing mushroom that is very rare and only grows at the very centre of Men Valley."

"Stewed Sea King Meat!? It sounds so enchanting! I want to eat it!" Lucy was carried into thoughts of herself sitting at the very end of a table that stretched out to the horizon, further then the eye could see and on the table were mass amounts of what she imagined the godly stew to look like. Her eyes gleamed and her mouth hung a gape, although she had just eaten and was full, she couldn't control herself and wanted nothing more than to devour the food in front of her.

She came back to reality when Natsu snapped his fingers in front of her face laughing, "Hey! Your face looks retarded!" his laughter grew louder and he ran to the spot furthest away from Lucy in the cavern.

"WHAT!" a vein popped from her forehead and she ran after him swinging her arms around, "You're going to pay for what you said about me you bastard!" She exclaimed.

This was the first time in a while that he had laughed this much in one day, he was really glad that he had met and saved Lucy. "I was joking! I was joking! Pfft!" He continued laughing as he was chased around by the fuming girl.

After some time, both Natsu and Lucy fell to the ground laughing at how silly they must have looked running around in the small cavern. Of course, they didn't notice that there was someone watching them on a distant hill.

This person is a male that looked just above the age of 30, his hair was silver, short and unkempt, his beard looked as if he had shaven it recently but the hairs had already started to grow back. He looked to be at least 20cm taller than Natsu, although his body wasn't as built as Natsu's, there were still some signs of muscle training. His skin was pale and his hair only made him look more like a ghost, the thing that stood out most of all on him was his eyes. They were a deep yellow in colour and they always looked tired and droopy, it looked as if they could see right through your soul though he usually kept his eyes closed. He wears baggy pants with an 'army-like' design on it and whenever someone questions him about the design, he claims that he is being 'one' with nature, he never wears a top so his pale chest is always exposed. He carries a blanket that matches his pants around everywhere, there is never a time where you don't see it with him. It is usually tied around his waist and the ends dangle down to knee level over his right hip. He is very a lazy type of person, has a habit of always yawning and whenever he sees a chance, he will sleep and that's why he always brings his blanket around with him. Although he may seem useless and lazy, his eyes are like no other. They can see very clearly at long distances, way further than the normal eye can see, it is like his eyes are binoculars themselves. His eyes are the main reason that his nickname is 'The White Hawk'.

"So..? Did you find her?" A woman's voice asked from the small blue butterfly that had landed on the mysterious man's shoulder.

"-yawn- ...Yeah..." he answered in a deep voice, "She's with some guy. –yawn-"

"Some guy?! If you get the chance, exterminate him!" the woman said in a venomous tone.

"yeah, yeah –yawn- exterminate everyone that she befriends –yawn-" He answered nonchalantly and waved his hand tiredly to shoo the butterfly away.

"I know how you are 'White Hawk'. Do not slack off or YOU will be the one exterminated, I cannot allow her to fall in love and get married or all of the work I've done until now would be ruined!"

"-yawn- whatever... Angel..." and with that, the butterfly flew off into the distance. As soon as it was out of sight, which took a while since 'White Hawk' could see extremely far, he untied his blanket from his waist and sighed as he lay down all wrapped up and cosy. Better sleep now while he can. Not very long later, soft snoring sounds could be heard from atop that hill.

For the rest of the morning, Natsu and Lucy sat around in the small cavern talking to each other with Natsu telling Lucy about his past. Lucy learnt that Natsu is homeless now and that he has been travelling around Fiore for around 3 years. Before this though, Natsu had a father although he wasn't Natsu's biological father, he was the closest thing that Natsu had to family. Natsu never knew who his real family was, he was taken in by a man called Igneel that taught Natsu how to use ancient fire magic. However, when Natsu was 10 years old, Igneel suddenly disappeared and has never been seen since. Natsu was then taken in by a kind lady called Mirajane, he lived with Mirajane and her two younger siblings, Elfman and Lisanna. After 5 years however, the small village they lived in got attacked and there were few survivors. Lisanna was lost in the destruction. Natsu felt bad for being an extra wheel for their survival so he gave them his share of money and food that he had taken before the village had burnt down and farewelled Mirajane and Elfman after he confirmed that they were going to be safe in a different village.

Lucy knew by the way he talked that he had cared for those siblings a lot, somehow though, she felt as though she understands the pain of 'losing someone'. Had she lost someone important to her before all of this? She really wants to remember her past.

"Well, all of this talking made me thirsty~ let's go down to the river and get a drink!" Natsu suggested and Lucy nodded her head in agreement not knowing what else to do. She didn't want to make a wrong comment about his past and make him feel uncomfortable while talking to her next time. She really felt happy that Natsu was willing to tell her about his dark past and trust her while he had only just met her. She promised herself that when she remembers about her own past, she will tell him everything.

They walked down to the river in a comfortable silence with Natsu leading the way. Just as they were about to reach two big bushes that blocked their path, Natsu stopped and his head swung towards the head of the mountain with cautious eyes causing Lucy to bump into him.

"Why'd you suddenly sto-... what's wrong?" She asked when she saw his eyes. He snapped out of his trance and replied, "I thought I heard some snoring coming from that hill over there."

"Snoring? It might be some animal."

Natsu thought for a bit and agreed although he was still suspicious, "yeah... I guess so... anyways, don't be too shocked when you see it." Natsu grinned as he spread the bushed apart and moved to the side so she could step in first.

Lucy took two steps forwards between the bushes and she saw the most amazing sight, her eyes twinkled as she took in the scenery. Behind the bushes was a river filled with clear, sparkling water and healthy fish swimming around in it. The whole river was glistening brightly because of the reflections of little droplets of rain that remained on the trees and plants around it. The water was flowing softly in the direction that the wind was blowing causing small ripples in the already sparkling water. The grass and foliage around the river were all very vivid and vibrant in colour that it was blinding to look at, Lucy came back to reality as Natsu place a hand on her back and lightly pushed her forwards making her stumble a little. She looked back at him and he smiled just as brightly as the plants and river.

"Like it? I found it yesterday when I was looking for food, it's where I got the fish. Although it didn't look as good as it is now, in fact I quite disliked it then because it was raining and all gloomy."

"Of course I like it! It's beautiful!" Lucy exclaimed and happily ran towards the edge of the water to kneel down and cup her hands in the cool water.

"Not as beautiful as you..." Natsu whispered softly and when he realised what he had just said, he slapped his hand over his mouth, 'WHA-! What did I just say?!' He thought.

Lucy brang her hands up to her lips and downed the water, some droplets slid down the side of her mouth and she wiped them away then sighed in content. "Natsu! You got to come here and try some of this! It's delicious!" Lucy turned around and waved her hand, indicating him to come and drink. She noticed that he was yet again, spaced out and raised an eyebrow at him.

Natsu noticed her looking at him and he quickly made his way to the edge of the water next to her, "Is it really that good?" He quickly asked and squatted down to lower his hands in the water.

Lucy nodded her head and smiled when she saw Natsu's refreshed face after drinking the water. She noticed something white out of the bottom of her eye and looked down towards the strange object. It looked like some sort of folded paper so she picked it up and shook it to fling the water from the grass off of it before it soaked in. On one side of the folded paper, there was the word 'Lucy'. She thought that it might be something that she could use to help her remember her past so she started to unfold it. As she did so, Natsu looked over her shoulder curious of what she was doing.

The note read:

Dear Lucy,

There was not enough time to tell you this in person so I have written a letter for you instead so you can read it after you have escaped the castle. Lady Layla had told me to inform you of some things before the assassins came that night, I was told to tell you only when you are ready and I believe that you are indeed ready to know of this now. "Lucy, if something bad were to happen to you or the kingdom, there is a place that can grant the power for those who seek to protect someone or something that is important to them. Although there is only a certain person each thousand years that is granted this power, I believe that you, Lucy, could be 'the one'. It is said that this power comes in the form of a living creature that looks like a small peculiar fairy with a tail and thus earns its name of the 'Fairy Tail Legend'. Its resting place is to the very East of Fiore so you would have to travel a fair distance away from the castle to get to it but I believe that you can do it Lucy. It may be the only way... Lucy, please take care and whatever happens in the future, be strong and let nothing bring you down because you are going to be the ruler of the kingdom one day. My precious daughter, please stay well and safe. Love from your mother, Layla Heartfilia."

That was the message from Lady Layla, the 'Fairy Tail Legend' is the only way to save the kingdom right now from Angel's wrath. I am truly sorry for not being able to assist you on your quest but I have to stay behind to make sure that Angel doesn't go out of control. I pray for your safety Lucy, I know you can find and wield that power. I have some friends throughout the kingdom that will be willing to help you. I have a small present for you from Lady Layla that I believe will help you on your journey, please use it with care. Come home safe.

With love from Erza Scarlet.

Shocked, Natsu slowly said, "H-Heartfilia..? Lucy... you're the princess...?"

"I-I..." was all she managed to say as her eyes dimmed and she was brought into her own memory. She saw a few images of herself when she was a baby crawling around the garden and getting all muddy while her parents watched her with smug faces, they both had crowns on their heads and she had a little tiara on hers. Another image was when she was a little older, around the age of 5, she was playing with some dolls in the living room with her parents standing behind her smiling sadly then suddenly there were loud noises coming from outside and her mother ran to her to guide her to the back door. The last image she saw was herself crying while running through the forest. Then two men appeared out of nowhere and grabbed her as she thrashed around screaming and trying to break free.

"Lucy... Lucy!... LUCY!" She shook her head and looked at Natsu with teary eyes. Natsu reacted quickly to her tears and embraced her as she sobbed into his chest with him whispering comforting words into her ear.

"Lucy... I promise... I will protect you no matter what!"

POW! So... what do you think of this chapter? Please review and tell me what you think of it! I was having trouble thinking of the description of the 'White Hawk' and was going crazy because my brain was exploding. OH YEAH! Someone (Minallys) asked if I was going to update monthly... Well It all depends on whenever I feel like writing more or when I get good ideas. I'm not really sure myself on the times that I will be updating by but that mainly all depends on my reviewers and the support I get from you all that review and favourite! There was quite a lot of NaLu fluff yes? ;) I got goose bumps just writing it HAHAHA! BTW, please follow me on twitter because I might post some important things on there and what not like some sketches of stuff! Check my bio for my twitter link~ Look forward to the next update! Please review minna and Ja Ne~!