Chapter 4

Nashi had had an interesting morning. First, her parents had left for some important guild business. Then, the unconscious boy her dad had brought home woke up. Next, when she talked to the boy, the only thing he seemed to know was his name; Noburu. It was interesting name for an interesting person.

She was so focused in her thoughts that she didn't hear Nobu sit down across from her, and flinched when he began speaking.

"Oh," Nobu said apologetically. "Sorry I startled you, Poshi."

He said this poor attempt at her name so nonchalantly that it rubbed her the wrong way. Irritation appeared on her face. Something about his careless nature slightly reminded her of her father though.

"It's Nashi!" She yelled. "N-A-S-H-I!"

He looked at her blankly for a second, then flashed her a grin.

"Ohhhh. Right." He smiled. "Sorry Nash."

With that, he stood up and walked to the window to admire the outdoors.

"Geez." She muttered bellow her breathe. "I knew your memory was bad, but I didn't realize it was that bad."

"I heard that!" Nobu called from the window.

How had he heard that? She had said that so quietly even she could bearly hear it. Here curiosity was piqued.

"Are you sure you don't remember anything besides your name?" she asked casually.

He examined her for a second and saw that she was genuinely curious.

"No", he replied sadly. "Nothing. I want to remember, though. It's like I'm missing a part of me."

Nashi could see the sadness in his eyes, and practically feel it roll off of him in waves. She wished she could help him remember, but was scared of who he actually was. What if he wasn't a good person before? Maybe it was better that he didn't remember who he was. She could tell that he was powerful, but was he good…or evil. From what she knew of him so far, and what she had observed, he was a lighthearted and kind person. She genuinely liked him.

She observed Nobu while he looked out the window. He not only seemed kind, but he was attractive. Her dad had left Nobu some of his clothes to borrow, which consisted of a one sleeved blazer and baggy white shorts that tied beneath the knee. The boy had a wildly refined looked to him. His hair was closely cut around the sides, but longer and spikey on the top. His body was scarred and well-muscled, yet he stood with a balanced discipline.

When Nobu turned around, Nashi blushed because she had been caught staring. He simply just laughed and smiled.

"What are ya looking at, you weirdo?" he teased with another chuckle.

Nashi blushed deeper.

"Nothing!" she said quickly; waving him off. "I was just spacing out."

"You do that a lot, huh?" he asked; still with a teasing tone. He fully turned away from the window and began walking towards his seat again.

"Not eve-"

Before she could finish, the door slammed open and loud figure slammed into Nobu and picked him up in a bear hug.

"NAAAAASSSSHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIII!" the figure yelled in a deep, but highly doting voice. "DADDY'S HOME! DID YOU MISS ME?!

Nashi, still sitting in her chair, almost busted out laughing, but she wanted to see where this went.

"DID YOU GET HEVIER MY SWEET LITTLE GIRL?!" Natsu asked; still not realizing that it wasn't Nashi he was hugging. "YOU FEEL MORE SOLID TOO; AND BIGGER!"

Nobu was finally able to get in enough air to speak.

"Not…Na-shi." He gasped out. "Put…down…please…"

Natsu opened his eyes finally and saw that he was indeed not holding his pinkette daughter like he thought, but the brunette boy he had saved. Natsu sweat-dropped.

"Oh," he muttered as he dropped the gasping boy and rubbed the back of his head. "Sorry about that kid. It's good to see you're awake. How's that chest wound? We had our friend Wendy try and heal ya up. Do you remember anything that happened? Who are you? Where are ya from?"

"Natsu!" a voice yelled from the doorway. "Let the boy answer one question before you go on to the next one. Maybe we should start by introducing ourselves first."

As the Nobu got to his feet, he looked up to see a women in the door way. She looked to be in her late forties with blond hair and bright, intelligent brown eyes. Her skin was mostly smooth with a couple of wrinkles. Her blonde hair was plagued with some gray ones. Nabu could definitely see where Nashi got her looks from.

Natsu paused for a moment and let what his wife had said, sink in.

"Oh, right!" he finally said in his loud energetic voice. "Where are my manors? I'm Natsu Dragneel, this is my wife, Lucy Dragneel, and I think you've already met our daughter, Nashi."

"It's nice to meet you." Nobu gulped as he held ou his hand. "My name is Noburu Ryuunosuke."

"The pleasure is ours kid!" Natsu boomed as he shook Nobu's hand with a crushing shake. "Now, if it's all the same to you, we have some questions for ya."