Prompt 6: Family
Summary: There are many different types of bonds, and Natsu was fortunate to have almost one of every kind.
Disclaimer: Set after the Alvarez fight ( which hasn't happened yet and spoilers for chapter 456)
Author's Note: My shipper self needed at least one NaLu theme within the week so this one has a bit of NaLu. However, it does focus a lot on the family bond between the team.
There are many different types of bonds in this world.
There's romantic bonds.
There's family bonds.
There's team bonds.
And Natsu was fortunate enough to have almost every bond. He had his family bonds, given some were stronger than others but the bond was there nonetheless.
He also has his teams bonds. Team Natsu had been together for two years now, if you didn't include the seven of Tenroujima. Together, they had literally been to hell and back.
It had been one heck of a ride for all of them.
But now, as things settled down back home and everyone started rebuilding their lives again, Natsu began to notice something missing.
He mulled over the thought long and hard. It made no sense to him really, he figured since Fairy Tail's biggest threat was over and done with he would finally get some peace of mind.
But the universe just seemed to hate him.
Natsu tried different approaches the matter.
Was it his team bond?
It was likely, I mean the only members of Team Natsu that had stayed together during the year disbandment had been the Slayers and their respective Exceeds.
There also hadn't been much time to get into the rhythm again.
The final battle had taken a toll on all the members and it was taking some time to gain traction again.
So for the next couple of months, Natsu exhausted his teams with as many missions as would arrive at the guild.
It was mission after mission after mission after mission.
Still, it helped, somewhat. Tartarus and Zeref and Alvarez it had all been too much within such little time.
Taking missions had helped the team.
Even with their guildhall still being built, with members suffering PTSD, and some still getting over what they had sacrificed…there was a certain normalcy in taking missions together that comforted the team.
With just the seven of them it seemed like the good old days.
And just like the Fairy Tail spirit, within a couple of months their bonds grew stronger.
There had been those who had speculated they wouldn't be able to. Their bonds had suffered much and hadn't been strengthened in a while; there was no way those bonds could just appear again. Yet it seemed as if they did.
Still, Natsu still felt the emptiness in him.
Ok, so his team bonds were strong.
Could it be the bonds between himself and his family?
Natsu hoped that was the answer, and really, it made sense. He still hadn't had time to catch up with the Strauss sibling about the training they had done.
He hadn't asked Romeo how much his strength had grown.
He hadn't asked Alzack and Bisca how they were doing, how Azuka was doing.
Man, he had to step up his game.
So in the months after Fairy Tail's reconstruction, he took the time he wasn't in missions to catch up with his family.
Natsu learned about Mira and how she had taken over yet another demon's body. He talked to Elfman about 'manly' training. He had even seen how strong Lisanna had become.
Natsu also talked to Romeo, who he saw, had matured a lot during the year they'd been away. The idea of a mature Romeo made Natsu nostalgic; he remembered when the kid was just a, well, kid. Now, he was a young man.
Natsu also made sure to talk to the Connell family. Azuka had grown a lot since Natsu had last seen her. The little girl had missed her big brother dearly and Natsu promised to spend a day with her taking missions like he had done a year prior.
Alzack and Bisca were also happy to be able to talk to Natsu. They were excited to see how strong he had become in the span of a year and were both proud to see how much he had matured.
Within weeks, Natsu had spent at least one day with every member of his family. He got to talk to them and learn more about what they had done. Most stories were fun, some were sad, but overall Natsu enjoyed strengthening the bonds with his family.
However, he still felt empty. Natsu could just not explain it!
It wasn't like he was unhappy, oh on. He just felt…incomplete.
And looking around one day at the guild it hit him what it was that he was missing. Most of his family had seen him looking pretty down and Lucy had been the only one brave enough to go sit with him.
She didn't say anything, she just sat there and handed him a fire whiskey. She didn't say anything, she didn't have to.
It was one of the things he loved about her, he could read him like an open book.
And that's when it hit him.
The romantic bond.
And like a veil had been lifted and his eyes open he could see what he had been missing.
Natsu chose not to reveal this new sudden realization; instead he kept his act of quietness.
And one week later he summoned all of Team Natsu- except for Lucy.
There he explained his situation and, after receiving a mixture of congratulation, punches, and concussions, he asked for their help.
He needed her, now that he knew what he wanted, neither man nor dragon in him left much room for argument.
His team had been extremely supportive and had agreed to help him. His game plan was a really low-key one, something sweet and intimate he knew she would like.
However, in true Fairy Tail fashion he walked into the guildhall two days later only to find his entire family wrapped up in a very elaborate plan that was nothing like he had originally planned.
And at the head of the organization was Team Natsu.
So after a couple of hours of planning, the entire thing had been set up and Lucy was dragged to the guildhall by most of the female population.
By the end of the day, Natsu and Lucy were an official couple.
Natsu had a romantic bond.
One he his family to thank for.
Hope you guys like! Sorry if the ending was a bit rushed...
Anyways guys, tomorrow is the last day! T_T
It makes me sad but oh well...
RAWR
-MonsterFandoms