Hey guys. I'm gonna try updating a lot sooner now, because of the long wait for last time. If you're interested, and are reading the manga to Fairy Tail, check out the Fanfiction I've started with Stardust818. I hope you guys enjoyed the last chapter, and enjoy this one.

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It had been 6 days since the Lunar Eclipse...Since Naraku made his reappearance...Since Kayume went missing...

The day after the attack, some of the girls from the Guild (Erza, Mira, Juvia, Wendy and Levy) decided to check up on Kayume, to see how she was holding out with the events that had happened. However, when they returned to her dorm, there was no sign of the hanyou anywhere.

Immediately delivering the news to the Guild, they quickly started a search party, that lasted about 3 days, until everyone slowly returned to their regular daily routines. Everyone, except for Fairy Tail's Strongest. Erza, Gray and Juvia stuck to the streets and searched around town, while Natsu, Wendy, Gajeel and Lucy tried looking for a scent.

Lucy, however, didn't bother helping. Not in the slightest. She was still upset at Kayume's actions, for almost attacking her, and for clawing the skin right off of Natsu's forearms (which have been heavily bandaged for the last 6 days). She could never forgive the hanyou for putting them in so much danger. She can't come back...She a danger to all of us...the Celestial blond thought, as she glanced at Natsu's bandaged forearms. She walked behind the three Dragon Slayers, holding her Celestial Spirit, Plue, close for comfort as she began to faintly blush.

Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy had their noses lifted high and low, in search for their lost friend. However, it didn't help that her scent still lingered in the places she'd been in town.

Natsu jumped on rooftops, and climbed to a higher standing point. Why would she just leave like that? He thought, a sharp pain nipping at his heart. What is this...? He wondered, as he clutched his chest.

"Natsu!" A female voice called in the distance. The Fire Mage perked his head up at the sound of his name, but it wasn't the fact his name was called that sent goosebumps up his arms. No...It was the voice that called out his name, for he would recognize it anywhere. Without hesitation, the pinkette was out in the streets, running towards the mystery voice at full speed.

Running blindly through the streets, Natsu stopped abruptly and whipped his head left and right. His blood bubbling with adrenaline, as the voice called out again, but this time it was right behind him. The Dragon Slayer jumped around, and standing just inches from him was the missing hanyou. He felt his heart leap in his chest, as he reached out and pulled her into a hug.

"You idiot!" He cried, closing his eyes and hugging her tighter. "Why did you leave? Where've you been?" Natsu opened his eyes again, to look Kayume in the eyes, but she was gone. "K-Kayume...?" He took a step back and looked around again, but there was no sign of her. Was she even there, in the first place...?

"HEY SALAMANDER!" Gajeel's voice boomed in Natsu's ears, pulling him back to reality.

Deep in the Netherworld

It was as cold and damp as ever, in the world below. However, in one part of the Underworld stood a massive castle...Naraku's castle. There, sat a handful of demons and demoness dressed up in their best clothes, as they gathered to a small outdoor gazebo.

Deep within the castle stood a lonely half-breed girl, her head bowed to the ground as smaller demons crawled around her, fixing and adjusting the alluring white gown she wore, and pulling her silver/black hair into a radiant hair style, underneath her extended vale. Kayume moved her gaze from the pink roses in her hands, to the full length mirror in front of her. She stared into her own yellow-gold eyes, showing absolutely no emotion.

"Why do you wear such a sad expression?" A deep voice bellowed from behind. Kayume kept her gaze in the mirror, as she watched Kojinki walk up behind her. A large grin spread across his face, as he shooed the little demons away, and examined her beautiful form. "It's your big day, and you look so sad..." He met her gaze in the mirror, and kept it there.

Kayume quickly looked back at the bouquet in her hands, tightening her grip. She thought that if she went with Kojinki to the Underworld, she would be able to find answers to her powers...but she thought wrong. The bruises and cuts printed on her torso, were proof of that, along with the faint scars lining the backs of her arms. Luckily, she was a half-demon, and the marks were already healing, but that wasn't enough to erase the memories burned into the hanyou's mind. She tried her hardest to remain calm, and show no emotion, but the fact her abusive 'fiancé' was in the room made that impossible.

"I-It's nothing...Just lost in thought..." She finally said, not looking away from the pink flowers. Even the tone of her voice showed no emotion at all.

"If you're thinking of your little 'friends', just give up on them already. You've given yourself to me... so you won't have to worry about them, or the outside world again." The demon boy responded, as he walked back towards the door. As soon as he said the last part, Kayume snapped her head up and looked into the corner of the mirror, where she knew his reflection would be, but he was already gone.

Her heart sank to her stomach, just as the thought of her friends filled her head. Erza... She thought. Gray...Wendy...Lucy! I'm so sorry...! A tear fell down her cheek, and into the bouquet. She looked back into her own eyes, and took a shaky breath. N-Natsu... Her heart sank even more, causing her to burst into tears. "I'm so sorry..." She whimpered.

1 Hour Later

Everything went still for a minute, silence filled the air, but it was quickly replaced by the melody of a pipe organ. All the demons and demoness stood at attention, and turned towards the back of the aisle, just as Kayume started walking out. Her dress was shorter in the front, but flowed elegantly against the ground behind her, and hugged her curves like it was about to suffocate her. The hanyou's head was bowed to the ground, causing the vale to just skim her heels, and her bangs to conceal her face.

When she finally arrived to the front, where Kojinki waited, she stood in front of him and shot him a cold glare. The organ stopped playing, and everyone sat back down as the 'priest' walked up between the hanyou and demon boy.

The priest towered over them, his devil horns jutting out of his head like they were ripped from a ram. "Ladies and Gentlemen, we gather here today..." He started, but his voice began to fade, as Kayume had one thing on her mind.

Natsu...Please, save me!

Back at the Guild

Still with no luck in finding the hanyou, Fairy Tail's Strongest Members decided to rest up at the Guild. Erza, Gray and Wendy joined Juvia and Gajeel at one of the restaurant tables, while Lucy sat at the bar with Plue and Mira, staring out into space with a sad expression.

"Hey Lucy, where'd Natsu go?" The silver haired beauty asked, as she was drying a beer mug. However, the blond didn't respond. "Lucy?" Mira tried again, waving a hand in front of her friend's face. "Hello? Earthland to Lucy!" The blond Mage blinked her eyes a few times, and turned back to Mirajane.

"S-Sorry. What were you saying?"

"I asked, where Natsu went. He didn't come back with you guys after today's search. Is everything alright?" The silver haired waitress finished asking, as she set the mug and rag down. Lucy blinked a few more times, before glancing to the ground in disappointment.

"He's still looking for Kayume. He told us he saw her again, but it was just another one of his illusions." Lucy choked out, holding Plue tighter in her arms. "I-I'm worried for him, Mira. He's been having these illusions of Kayume since she disappeared, and is convinced that she's somewhere in Magnolia still..."

"Well, he has developed a strong relationship with her...Maybe even more than friends." Mira replied, placing a finger on her chin in thought, but that only made Lucy hug Plue tighter. "But don't worry, I know you'll find her and bring her back."

Lucy looked away from her friend, and glared back at the ground. Yeah... The blond thought to herself. If we find her...

Somewhere in Magnolia

Natsu had searched high and low, since he stayed behind and let the others go back to the Guild. After about 3 hours, the pinkette decided to stop and just walk around town. I could have sworn she was there that time! Natsu thought to himself, thinking hard about the illusion of Kayume he saw earlier. I mean...it was as though her scent...

The Dragon Slayer stopped abruptly in his tracks, and shot his head up from the ground in realization. "HER SCENT!" He shouted, and started running back to the place he saw the illusion earlier. He needed to tell the others as well, but the Guild was too far and there wasn't enough time.

By the time he returned to the spot, Natsu was smelling the air. She WAS here! He thought. The scent's still fresh! But, where could she...? Natsu searched around even more, and planted his nose to the ground where the scent was most strongest."That bastard..." He cursed under his breath. The Fire Mage searched around some more for a passage or something...ANYTHING that could bring him to the hanyou.

Don't worry, Kayume. Natsu thought. I'm gonna get you out of there...

I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry for the long wait, you guys. I've been SUPER busy with Exams coming up. But I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please leave a review on how you liked this chapter, the last one, or your feelings on how this story's going so far (Honestly, you can say if you hate it. I won't be upset, or judge you) ;)