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A/N: Sorry this took so long to put out! :p

Chapter 4

Ready

Gray, Happy, Lucy, and Natsu walked out into the main area of the guild hall.

Everyone in the guild saw Natsu and their faces lit up and everyone ran over to them.

"Natsu! I'm so glad you're up!" Wendy smiled, "And you got your scarf!"

Natsu realized he was still holding the scarf and he quickly wrapped it around his neck.

Now, surrounded by his guildmates, Natsu gave Wendy a nervous smile as people continued to crowd around him.

Seeking guidance, Natsu turned to Lucy "Hey Lu-" Natsu was cut off as Gajeel punched him, sending Natsu flying into the wall.

"Gajeel!" Shouted Levy, "What are you doing!?"

"He needed a good old fashioned beating for earlier." Gajeel said, smirking.

Natsu stood back up raring to go, "The hell was that for!?"

"Payment." Gajeel said taunting Natsu

Gildarts chuckled off to the side.

"I didn't do anything!" Natsu said fuming.

Lucy's eyes brightened and she burst out laughing.

"Lucy?" Natsu said as everyone looked at her in confusion.

Lucy wiped a tear from her eye as she tried to stop laughing, "I'm- I'm okay!"

Natsu just gave her a confused look and shook his head.

Natsu's still the same even though he doesn't remember us. Lucy thought happily, but then she sighed, as she remembered she still had to tell the guild about Natsu's memory Loss.

"Hey everyone, can you be quiet, please… I have something to tell you all." Lucy said.

"Lucy I can-" Once again Natsu was cut off.

"It's fine Natsu." Lucy said, "Everyone... Natsu… Natsu has no memory left of us... or apparently anything, but his name…"

A moment of silence washed over the guild as people looked at Natsu in disbelief, until Gajeel and Gildarts broke the silence.

"No way…" Gildarts said.

"I don't believe it." Gajeel said scoffing, "Does spikey head over here look like he forgot us? He's acting totally normal."

"What'd you call me!?" Natsu demanded.

"No… He did seem kind of nervous a second ago…" Said Charle.

Makarov stared at Natsu sadly.

"It's true guys." Gray said sadly.

"I thought we were over the sad talk!" Natsu said annoyed.

"You move on way too quickly Natsu..." Lucy sighed.

Erza walked up to Natsu, "You aren't joking? You have truly no memory of us?"

Natsu looked Erza in the eyes, "I'm sorry, but I don't remember you."

Erza held out her hand, "In that case, I'm Erza."

Natsu took her hand and she flipped him over, hard, onto the ground.

"AHHH! What the hell?!" Natsu shouted.

Gray winced.

"You aren't allowed to forget us!" Erza said Glaring at him.

Natsu looked up at Erza, sheepishly, from the floor, "Scary…" He muttered under his breath…

Then as Natsu looked at Erza he saw sorrow in her eyes.

"I'm sorry… I didn't mean to… But until I can remember let's be friends, okay?"

Erza grabbed him into a hug, "Of course Natsu."

Erza began to let go when she noticed Natsu's horns, a confused look appeared in her eyes.

She lifted her hand up and poked one, it felt hard like stone, but was smooth and almost… soft.

"What the heck?!" Natsu said pushing her off as he swatted her hand away. He wasn't expecting that feeling. Natsu hadn't had horns very long and hadn't experienced anything like that before.

Erza turned to Lucy and questioned her, "He has horns?"

Lucy had an exasperated look on her face and she put her palm on her forehead, "How did you not notice until now?"

Erza's face went red.

Natsu hadn't noticed either. He reached up and touched one of his horns. Wait… Why DO I have horns? He thought.

"Hey um Lucy… why do I have horns?" Natsu asked.

Lucy looked at her guildmates for guidance. Gray and some others nodded.

"Well um… Natsu… We found out… that...you're a… well... a…um… demon…" Lucy forced out.

"What?" Natsu said, baffled, "How would you know that?"

"It was actually you who told us…" Lucy continued. A confused look plastered Natsu's face.

"But you'd only learned that, like a couple of days prior to you telling us." Gray added.

"But we don't care!" Said Wendy, smiling.

"Ya!" Agreed Happy as he landed on Natsu's head, grabbing his horns.

Natsu shuddered at the feeling, "Don't do that it feels so weird!" He complained.

Happy giggled, "Sorry!"

Lucy smiled, once again determined to get Natsu's memory back right away and then said, "So anyway, we think we need to undo the spell to get his memory back."

"Ya," Said Gray, "Levy do you think you could undo it?"

"I would have to know the spell to do that." Replied Levy

"Besides that," Said Erza, "I don't think it would be a good idea. If we undid the spell Natsu would regain ALL of his memories."

Why don't they want that to happen? Thought Natsu.

"Then what do we do?" Said Lucy.

Lily spoke up, "I believe the solution is obvious. The original plan was to have Mest use a memory altering spell on Natsu, but because we couldn't find him Mavis had to resort to the spell that wiped Natsu's memory."

"Okay?" Said gray, "And?"

"Let him talk Gray." Gajeel said.

Gray glared at Gajeel.

"Anyway." Said Lily, "I believe that we must find Mest and Mavis."

"Of course!" Said Erza, "We will find Mest then find Mavis. Mavis will tell us the spell, Levy will undo it, and then Mest will erase Natsu's unwanted memories!"

"That's perfect!" Said Lucy, clapping her hands together.

"..." Natsu didn't say anything. What are they talking about…? Why did they want to wipe my memory? Did it… Did it have something to do with me being a demon? What are they hiding from me?

"Natsu are you ready to do this?" Lucy asked happily, but she saw the hurt and confusion in his eyes.

"Natsu, what's wrong?" Lucy asked, concerned.

"I… *sigh*...what's going on?" Natsu asked.

"What do you mean Natsu?" Lucy asked, confused.

"Fill me in. Why was my memory erased?" Natsu asked everyone.

Lucy looked at Gray and he nodded.

Lucy sighed, "Okay…"

Lucy then proceeded to tell Natsu a less detailed version of what happened 3 nights ago. She left out his confession and the emotional pain he caused them.

"Thank you Lucy." Natsu said. He then reached up and touched one of his horns, but it didn't feel nearly as weird. He guessed that it was like being tickled, you can't tickle yourself.

"No problem Natsu." Lucy said smiling.

It feels wrong… me being a demon, I guess... anyone would… Natsu thought.

"I'm ready to go find Mest and… Mavis, was it?" Natsu said.

"Yep! She was the guild's first master!" happy told Natsu.

Natsu nodded, "So who's coming with?"

"Count me in!" Lucy shouted, smiling.

"I've got you're back flame brain." Gray smirked.

"I'll come along as well!" Said Wendy, cheerfully.

"I guess that means I am coming as well." Said Charle.

"I'll gladly come with." Smiled Erza.

"And don't forget me!" Shouted happy.

Gajeel put his arm around Natsu and grinned, "Gotta keep you out of trouble."

"Then count me in as well." Said Lily.

"I think I have to come." Levy smiled.

"Then we're coming too!" Said Jet and Troy in unison.

"Nope," Said Gajeel, "Too many people."

"No, Levy!" Jet and Troy shouted.

"Sorry guys, maybe next time." Levy said shyly.

Natsu grinned, "Alright! Let's do this guys!"

From behind them Makarov did the Fairy Tail hand symbol as he shouted, "Good luck kids, stay alive for me will ya?"

Natsu looked back and smiled, "We will!"

And so the 10 of them set out on their journey.

A/N: I could not think of a better chapter name than ready... Someone please help me... ;-;