- Lucy! behind you!

- ah! i know you want to scare once again right? but i won't be fooled once again.

- really Lucy be careful!

- i sai - Lucy was dragged behind by her foot. it was so fast Natsu didn't see well what was it. he could just see something black that seemed to be smoke. It disappeared taking Lucy.

-Lucy! Lucy! - he started running behind the unknown being. He was so desperate he didn't even pay attention to the brushes and got hurt by thorns. He was bleeding, running, sweating, yelling, you could see the anger that was coming up to his face and he was controlling himself, controlling himself not to cry. He was taking good care of his tears. He was running for all Harland wood. It never seemed to be such dangerous place, if he had known it he would have never come to this mission to start with and would have never lied to her and to Happy. Happy, if only Happy would be there, he would be able to see Lucy just in a flash, i guess lying can sometimes be sweet but it can hurt as well.

Suddenly he stopped. He sensed the same disgusting smell, It was near but was getting farther and farther. He began running to that direction, kept running till the smell got stronger and stronger, with smell growing his anger was growing as well. He was desperate.

- Come on! Stay still! - as if it had heard Natsu's voice, the smell was now coming to his direction. As the smell was getting stronger it was like the nature was dying, the noise of the wind had ceased. There wasn't still any kind of life and the atmosphere was getting darker. Natsu stopped and started looking at the atmosphere annoyed, angered, in rage.

- Heh.. so you've decided to come to my place.. Huh.. i'll welcome you very well.

- You foolish kid! you think you can defeat me? nor dragons can defeat me not to mention you a human with just dragon's powers.

- You sure like talking big, don't you? i'll shut that mouth of yours.

- Ahahahaha! come!

Natsu dashed forward and stopped where the visual was big. He had come out on an empty cliff, well empty from the trees but there was something tremendous standing on it. It was disgusting. Like an explosion's smoke it, was black and moving, it seemed to be alive. His so to say tentacles were like going everywhere and it was holding Lucy in one of them.

- i though i'd get this girl's powers, as the stellar mages have an amazingly big magic powers, but dragon's even better, so i'll take you instead of her.

- I don't think you'll get either of our magic powers. I'll beat the hell out of you!

- so how about it. If you win you take this girl and get away from here, if i win you be my main meal today. Deal?

- You wish! - and he dashed.

The monster dropped Lucy

- Lucy! - he changed his direction to Lucy to catch her. She was unconscious.

-Lucy! - and he caught her in his embrace - open your eyes! - he looked at her she was covered in blood. Of course she was taken by her foot, while her whole body was being scrapped by brushes, by stones and by everything that was on the ground.

- Na.. stu..?

Lucy are you ok?

- Yeah.. i'm alright. what about you?

- I'm just about to beat him up!

- Natsu! you can't! he's way to dangerous! your flames can't do anything about it!

- I know! it's not even logical... but i have to at least try.

- Natsu... - he went.

- So here we go ... Garyu no - before he could finish and make his move, he smelled something familiar, Haru's dad's smell. - You! you're him right? the one we are looking for!

- What are you talking about kid?

- Haru! your son! he's looking for you everywhere he can!

- Haru? don't say bullshit! i have no son who would worry about me.

- Every son worries about their dad, You're wrong. He even went ahead and made a request from our guild! He really wants you back! he really loves you!

- No! stop! i don't know what you're talking about! get out of my sight! and take her too! don't need you! i don't need anyone! i'm fine as long as i have powers.

Natsu remained silent for a while.

- You remember him right? sure, he was acting really high and mighty, but you could see how much he cares about you. DON'T EXCHANGE YOUR OWN SON FOR POWER!

- AAAAH! STOP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UPPP! - and he ran away. You could see he remembered his own son, there was warmth coming from him while saying his name, while saying his name but he was kinda undecided. He was angry but pleased at the same time. That actually made Natsu angry. You can't just deny your own son when everyone could be able to see how much he cared about his son.

- He left - said Lucy making Natsu come back to reality, he gasped a little.

- Yeah... but now we know how he looks, what he smells like, what he's thinking and in which direction he went. We have to help him. - Natsu was feeling more attached to this case, as it was about father and son. He really missed Igneel.

- Anyway.. thanks for coming and saving me.

- Hehe.. you go again with that? i told you, you can always trust me. i'll always come to wherever you are, because i lo- Natsu stopped. He had almost said the thing he still didn't want to say directly to Lucy. Lucy went ahead and actually completed the sentence in her head and became scarlet red. Natsu noticed it.

- What is it Lucy? what are you thinking about?

- Eh? nothing! it's nothing! just leave me alone! - and she ran too, just like Haru's father. But being in her situation covered in blood, she had to be way too embarrassed to actually be able to run and so fast too!

- Ahahahhaha...! you never change do you?! - Natsu was watching Lucy's figure as she was running - That's why i love you...

- Hey wait for me Lucy! - and he ran behind her.

To be continued...