Hey guys, sorry this took forever lol. Im afriad as Chritstmas draws closer, so does exam season so i might not be able to update for some time. Im really sorry but please stick with me. Thanks!

Flames Of Passion

After the close call in Pixie Palace, Natsu had been very cautious of Gray and Lucy when they were together. However a week had passed and it didn't seem there had been any problems. He smirked to himself as he watched Lucy chat with Mira and Levi. He really did love her and just seeing her smiling with her friends made his heart swell.

Gray burst through the doors of the guild, greeting people as they met him. He walked towards Lucy with a childish grin plastered on his face.

"Yo" he greeted.

"Hi" Lucy said, wrapping her arms around her boyfriend "what's up?"

"This" he replied and before anyone could say anything else Gray finally did what he had been longing to do.

He kissed Lucy in front of everyone, including Natsu.

As they separated for air there was silence. It was short lasted.

With a loud bang all eyes turned in Natsu's direction. Yet instead of his normal self, Nastu stood surrounded in flames as if posed for battle. His face showed an expression of pure hate and his flames seemed to flicker in random directions.

"N..natsu?" Levi asked looking at the dragon slayer with deep concern but he paid no attention to her. His anger seems to completely consume him as he continued to stare at Gray and Lucy.

Luckily the master had managed to arrive at the right time and spoke up.

"Natsu" he said "you will stop this at once. Come outside right now and let's talk this out. Now"

At first Natsu seemed to ignore him as the flames continued to flicker fiercely, but he allowed the masters words to sink in. The guild all held their breath as slowly but surely Natsu's flames died away and he followed the master out the guild.

Outside, Nastu looked at the master in annoyance.

"Gramps you had no right butting in..."

"SILENCE" the master yelled instantly silencing Natsu. "Sit down and listen to me very carefully"

Natsu took a seat on a nearby bench and the master stood in front of him.

"You can't just go scaring the guild like that Natsu. It's not right. You may feel some rage, but that doesn't mean you should act on it. It's jealousy Natsu. We all get it but you have to control it" he sighed.

"No" Natsu interrupted "I'm not jealous. He doesn't deserve her gramps. It's not right. She's" the master held up his hand to stop him.

"You may think she belongs to you Natsu but you have to face it, she's with Gray. Now are you going to ruin your friendship with her or are you going to support her?" the master dropped the ultimatum and Nastu sulkily looked at the floor.

"It's just I love her gramps. Not just like, love" he sighed fighting back the tears.

"I know, but for now you need to keep that under control. You'll get your chance" Makarov smiled at the young dragon slayer as he looked up. "You can be certain of that"

Nastu smiled back. "Alright I'm all fired up" he yelled. "Imma win Lucy's heart for sure!" And with that he disappeared from sight in a trail of dust.

"Just don't let the darkness take over" Makarov sighed.

Back at the guild all of Fairy Tail were discussing Nastu and his bizarre flames.

"It's like he had no control of them" Elfman pointed out. "How unmanly"

"I hope he's ok" Wendy commented. "He must have been really angry to get like that"

Lily snickered. "What happened here is obvious" Everyone turned to stare at Lily, but it was clear he wasn't going to elaborate.

Suddenly the doors to the guild burst open and the topic of conversation stood in the sunlight. The whole guild fell silent and Gray stood in front of Lucy protectively. All eyes were fixed on Natsu.

"Yo" he chuckled "Sorry about earlier, I was trying out a new move. Guess it was too much for you all"

A moment passed and everyone cheered and laughed.

"I knew he was harmless" Juvia commented.

"Yay Natsu!" Happy cheered.

Mira smiled to herself. It was just like the master to turn a close call into some kind of celebration. She inwardly sighed. Things certainly were going to get more difficult from now on.

Lucy approached Natsu and touched his shoulder gently.

"Are you sure you're ok?" she asked concerned. He looked up into her deep eyes and felt his heart twang and his face blush.

"Y..yeah" he stuttered "Like I said, I was trying a new move" he chuckled before calling to Happy.

Lucy looked at him with doubt, but let it pass as she saw Gray approach them.

"Oi, Natsu. Don't go trying something like that again ok fire freak?" he teased.

Natsu shot him a glare of hate before muttering "Shut it ice face" and returning back to his conversation with Happy.

Once the celebrations over Natsu's recovery had died down the guild had emptied pretty quickly. Now it was just Natsu, the Master, Lucy and Mira who busied herself with cleaning up.

The master looked at the old friends chatting away happily. Gray had made some excuse about needing rest or something and so the two had been left alone in peace. Makarov was concerned the part of Natsu that called out to Lucy would take over so he had remained close by to ensure nothing happened.

Lucy laughed at something Natsu had said, and once again the pink haired mage blushed.

"Awww Natsu you're so cute when you blush" Lucy observed as she inspected his inflamed cheeks. She leaned closer, subconsciously resting her hands on his thighs. His blush deepened at Lucy's proximity.

"See you're like a tomato!" she observed giggling.

A primal growl threatened to erupt from Natsu's throat as Lucy's hands began to slip upwards. She wasn't drunk, far from it, but in the back of his mind Natsu knew Lucy was with Gray and wouldn't want to cheat on him.

However, the dark force inside him had once again returned and was pushing all rational thoughts out of Natsu's brain.

She had put HER hands on HIM. It had been HER who had initiated this. Who was he to turn her down? She obviously wanted him.

A flash of green crossed Natsu's eyes as the dark power seeped through. Lucy was totally oblivious, still playing with his cheeks.

All at once Lucy slipped a little too far and the growl he had been fighting back sprung forth and resounded around the guild.

Lucy, Makarov and even Mira all turned to state at Natsu. Lucy had backed up and was sat on her hands, face flushed as she looked at Natsu dumbfounded.

Without a word Natsu stood up from his chair. He walked towards the guilds entrance when Lucy stood in front of him.

"What the hell was that Natsu?" she questioned, her face still tinted pink.

He refused to look at her and offered no explanation.

"Natsu?" Lucy pushed.

"Nothing alright? I'm just hungry. Jeeze let me eat for goodness sakes" and with that Natsu pushed past Lucy and out of the guild.

Lucy was about to step out the guild when a strong arm stopped her. She turned around to see the master with a serious expression on his face.

"Let him go Lucy" he said, still watching Natsu disappear into the distance. "He needs to sort this out himself. You can't help him right now"

Lucy looked at the master but nodded as she too turned to look into the horizon. What on earth was wrong with Natsu?

Like i said, may not be abke to update for a while, although i have already started chapter 5 and ill try to post it as a christmas present :p Enjoy! Please R and R x