CHAPTER NINE! Ehm.. so.. Herro! I finally got chapter 9! and I really wanna thank you guys for all the favorites, follows, and reviews. I really appreciate you guys! So, SHANK (not a typo :P) YOU VERY MUCH!

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"O-Onii-san.." Sting whispered tears racing down his face as his 5 minutes older brother clenched his fists, his bangs covering his face as he stared down tears running down his face uncontrollably, It was the first time Sting saw his brother cry, the one he always looked up to, the one who was always there for him, the one who would fight with and for him all the time, Natsu.. who would always forgive Sting no matter what he did.. had finally got a reason to never forgive him.

He regretted it, he regretted every single moment of what caused so much sadness in their lives and caused them to drift apart, what caused his friends to hate him, what caused his brothers to hate him, what caused them to be parentless, what caused him to hate himself.

But he couldn't help it.. his father had gone too far.. and his mother was in the way... he didn't mean to.. she literally walked into the knife.. he would've ended up killing himself if his brother didn't get there at the right moment.

He regretted it and he still does, he tries to hide it by acting like the bad guy, but he knows he can't keep that up for long, he knows that no matter what he does he'll never change and he'll always hate himself.

He deserves to go to hell.. he deserves it.. that's what he'd always tell himself, and he knows that it's all true.

He copied his brothers acts and stared at his hands while his bangs covered his face, tears streaming down while shaking uncontrollably. They almost looked the same, the only difference that could be noticed at the moment is: the hair color and the skin color.

Natsu walked slowly, his feet shaking with every step as he walked towards his brother who was against the wall, he balled his fists and lifted them up a bit prepared to throw a punch at his failure of a brother.

"In a perfect world.." Natsu whispered but somehow everyone was able to hear him.

"This would never happen.."

He took a shaky step.

He hated him.

"In a perfect world, you'd still be here.."

Another shaky step.

"And it makes no sense.. I could just pick up the pieces.."

He ruined his life.

Another shaky step and a tear falling onto the floor.

"But to you.. this means nothing, nothing at all.."

He can't forgive him.

His legs shake more as he walks towards his sibling that he just wants to beat to death at the moment.

"I used to think that I was strong.."

But he misses him, he's his brother, he can't change that fact..he misses them.

His legs won't fail him now, right?

"Until the day it all went wrong.."

He can't..

"I think I need a miracle to make it through.." He sang the last part loudly before falling to his knees tears falling uncontrollably.

Natsu couldn't take it anymore. He broke down on his knees, his eyes widening and more and more tears falling uncontrollably and loud sobs could be heard echoing throughout the restaurant.

He can't live this way anymore, the person who saved him from the depression he fell into when his parents died, is dead. How can he do this anymore?

Sting and Rogue were surprised, they knew that Natsu was hurt, of course he was, but they always thought that he'd never break like that, they thought he was stronger, after all, he still had Lisanna with him.. Where is she anyways?

Natsu closed his eyes and made himself fall into depression once more, his hands falling to his side as he gave up. He gave up on life. That's when he felt something warm wrap up around his neck. He opened his eyes to see the smile that'd make every guy in the world melt, the smile that'd bring happiness to anyone, the one that reminded him not to give up, that he does have someone that'd always be there, not only one though. He knew that his friends would always be there for him. And the prove was Lucy's warm smile.

Rogue and Sting's eyes widened at the recognition of the scarf and remembered something that only made them hate themselves more, Rogue for acting as if nothing happened after the incident and completely forgetting about his mothers gift, and Sting for being the cause of the incident and also forgetting about his gift.

"I was supposed to have my Birthday 5 minutes before Sting and 3 minutes before Rogue! That's not fair!" The salmon-haired yelled stomping his feet and pointing at the said two.

"Sheesh, Grow up already.." Sting said shaking his head as Rogue just stayed silent and petting his cat green cat the was for some reason in a pink froggie suit.

"I'm older than you!" Natsu yelled turning to his brother as Sting sighed.

A beautiful tall blonde women with sky-colored blue deep and beautiful eyes chuckled before Natsu turned to her once again pouting, she kneeled before him her hands behind her back, she smiled her beautiful smile which made Natsu instantly smile as well and soften, she hugged him still smiling as he stood there for a moment then hugged her back, "Happy Birthday, Natsu." She said with a lilting voice before breaking the hug her hands rising up behind his neck and wrapping a white scaled scarf around his neck before backing away and smiling softly.

"You can get your gift before them." She said as Natsu grinned making his sharp canines show before he turned around and stuck his tongue out, "In your face!" He yelled and Rogue sighed and Sting face-palmed.

"Your such and idiot.." Sting whispered but thanks to Natsu's good senses he heard him.

"Wanna go, Night-lamp?" Natsu said before standing in a fighting position and Sting stood up with an angry position also putting himself in a fighting position, "Anytime, Stove!" Sting said before they started throwing punched and rolling on the floor.

"Mom?" Rogue asked his smiling mom.

"Yes, sweetie?" She said in her sweet lilting voice.

"Where's dad?" Her expression changed as her eyes widened and Natsu and Sting stopped and stared at her curiously, "Yeah, where's pops?" Natsu asked once again.

"H-He's gonna be late at work again.." She said with a nervous smile still knowing very well what he's doing but keeping up with it for the sake of these three little 'angels'.

"Oh.." They all said in unison before the room fell silent.

"Now you guys get your gifts." Azami Dragneel said with a sweet smile on her pink lips, she stood up walking to the wooden table with the now empty cake plate, she crouched down and extended her hand through the white sheets of the table and took out two small boxes, she walked back to the three as they stared curiously at the boxes wanting to know what's in it.

"This is for Rogue.." She said extending the red and blue box with a black ribbon to the said male before he took it and opened it faster than you can blink which surprised everyone because he's usually not excited or anything, but the smile still haunted Azami's (Their mother's) lips.

"Th-This is cool!" Rogue exclaimed taking out the blackish- grayish gloves that go almost midway through his fingers.

"Glad you like it.." Their mother said before turning to Sting who was looking at his brother's gloves with amazement and then turning his attention to his mother once more, "Here.." She said before extending the blue and yellow box with a white ribbon towards him and he took it opening it slowly.

"Hurry up! What are you? A snail?!" Yelled Natsu. As much as Sting wanted to throw back insults at his brother, he ignored him and opened the box taking out long dark blue gloves that went above his elbow with a white ribbon at the end (A/N : I'm so creative aren't I?) "Thanks mom!" He yelled before slipping it on as Rogue slipped his on.

Lucy wrapped his scarf around his neck and pulled him into a tight hug, not wanting to hear those sobs anymore or too see these tears anymore. It hurts her.

"L-Luce.." He whispered tears still falling down his cheeks as she nodded, he rested his head on her shoulder and whispered, "Thank you.." He cried and sobbed himself to sleep on the soft smooth skin-ed shoulder.


"Natsu.. wake up.." Lucy said shaking Natsu a bit on the couch.

"Let the Sleeping beauty sleep.." Gray said snickering afterwards.

Lucy sighed and went back to shaking Natsu's shoulders gently to wake him up, "Natsu.."

"L-Lis?" Natsu asked silencing everyone around him (Erza, Lucy, Gray, Mira, Jellal, Gajeel, Sting and Rogue, They said it's fine for Levy, Juvia and Lucy to leave, Juvia and Levy knew they weren't close enough to this group and decided not to butt in on their personal issues but Lucy refused to leave.) while his eyes were still closed, he start turning an moving on the bed, a look of distress and depression in his face, his eyebrows furrowed a bit as he kept mumbling lost in a horrible nightmare, "L-Lisanna.." "Please.." "Don't leave me.." "I'm sorry for everything bad I've ever done.." and the last thing he mumbled before calming down an sleeping peacefully was, "I love you.." While Lucy was on the verge of tears, Mira was already crying while Gray clenched his teeth and felt the urge to kill someone at the moment and Erza standing by Natsu's side with a warm and caring look as she also looked like she was on the verge of tears, Gajeel punched the wall beside him making Rogue flinch as Sting and Rogue stood there dumbfounded.

"Wh-What happened to Lis-san?" Asked Rogue as a silence followed and only Mira's sobs being heard.

"She died.." Said Gajeel as he looked at his feet, a look of depression in his eyes. Rogue and Sting's eyes widen.

"Wh-When?" Sting asked this time.

"A year ago.." Gray said as his expression turned to a emotionless one as he stared at Sting with a hint of disgust in his voice.

"When are you leaving?" Everyone was surprised when the question was asked, the looked at Lucy who's face was covered with her bangs. "Clearly, your not wanted here.."

"L-Lucy?" Asked Mira surprised but the tears never stopped, she has never seen this side of Lucy before..

"It seems like we're not.." Sting said walking towards the door.

"Stay.." A masculine voice said and sounds of shuffling were heard afterwards. Everyone whipped their heads around to look at Natsu in surprise as he smiled.

"We need to catch up on some stuff, don't we?" He asked tilting his head to the right while sitting on the couch, his legs sprawled in front of him and his hands beside him on the soft leather for support.

"N-Natsu?" Lucy asked a look of confusion on her face, "D-Don't you.. h-hate them?" She asked whispering the last part.

Natsu nodded his smile still pecking his lips which made Lucy more confused.

"Th-Then wh-why?"

Everyone was still staring at Natsu, wide-eyed and some with open mouths.

"Even though I hate them - Yes I hate you too Rogue - But that doesn't change the fact that they are my own very twin brothers, does it?" He said surprising Sting and Rogue even more with his harsh words but they knew they deserved it they were just taking aback a bit, after all, Sting killed their parents while Rogue knew exactly what was happening and watched from a far not moving an inch and watching his brother murder his very own parents.


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Songs:

In a Perfect World - Simple Plan.