The world seemed to disappear as Alya listened to the sounds of her guild mates songs as they searched for Levy, her mind following one song in particular.
"Wait, just wait. A Song is a...persons life? How does that work?"
Alya sighed as her pink haired friend interrupted her listening.
"Technically Songs are called Soul Songs. You see the soul naturally sings and as a person changes, the song changes. As a person goes through life the soul records the events in it's song. Because every person goes through life differently each person has a song that is unique to that person. People who can hear the songs, people like me, know exactly what a person has been through and who that person is. We instinctively know, just by being near a person, if we can trust them or not."
"But me and Lucy weren't anywhere near you! How did~~~"
"Let me finish Natsu." Alya said laughing. "I told you he would be impatient."
Alya said turning to Uta.
"Wha~~~"
"It's in your song Natsu. I told you before that I liked your song, it is very interesting."
Alya closed her eyes and began to hum a few bars of music, occasionally tapping on the table in front of her. The song was jumpy and happy, everyone who heard it thought instantly of Natsu.
"That is one line of your song Natsu."
"Well sing the rest!"
Natsu said, leaning forward in his seat, his toothy grin spreading across his face.
"Natsu, the song is everyday of the last eighteen years of your life played out in song. No I don't think I will."
"Oh."
The smile dropped off of Natsu face and he looked at his feet dejectedly.
"Another time, maybe." Alya said, the smile reappeared on Natsu face. "Any way to answer Natsu's question, once I hear a song I can always find that song again. Once Levy disappeared," Gajeel growled. "Fine taken. Once Levy was taken I decided to listen for the songs of any one from the guild. I only found Lucy because you song is so distinctive Natsu."
"What do you mean?"
Gray asked.
"Well dragon slayers have been through more then the normal person. We were put through rigorous training at a very young age. Our bodies and souls have changed so much that our songs can be picked out of a crowed in an instant."
"Oh."
"There is another thing that sets Natsu's song apart. Gray this is actually something that your song has in common with Natsu's song."
"What? What is it?"
"Can no one really guess?" Uta said from his place on Alya's shoulder. "I would have thought it would be obvious."
"Come on. What happened to Gajeel, Grey, Natsu, Wendy, and myself at and early age? Something that completely and totally changed us..."
Realization formed on every ones faces.
"They all lost some one they loved."
Mirajane said sadly, Lisanna got up and hugged her sister.
"Exactly. Losing some one you love changes you in ways that surprises me."
Uta said. Alya looked at him in confusion.
"What do you mean?"
"When a human loses a loved one their basic traits change. The cruel become kind and the~~~"
"Kind become cruel. Yes I've seen this also."
Makarov said sadly
"The change is even greater when the person you lose is a parent, or a parent figure." Alya said sadly, memories of her time with Kenja flooding her mind. "When the dragons left." Natsu and Wendy looked down sadly and Gajeel took on his I-don't-give-a-damn face. "Our heats were torn in two, and our Soul Songs changed almost completely and the sadness in the song never left." Alya began to hum again, a slow heart wrenching song. Soon most of the girls in the guild began to cry and even some of the men had tears running down their faces. The guild mates looked at the dragon slayers, appreciating for the first time just what they had been through. "Natsu that is playing under your song all the time"
Natsu took unsteady breath.
"What about Gajeel and Wendy? What about you? Do you have this song playing?"
Cana asked.
"The song's are different but yeah Gajeel and Wendy both have it. I don't know about me."
"Why not?"
Natsu asked.
"Natsu I'm sure that the song is there, but I can't hear it."
"Why?"
"I can't here my song, I never have been able to."
"Why not?"
Gray asked.
"I think it has to do with the song being who you are. You see a person song is that person, you can lie to yourself but the song will always tell the truth."
"Like when you said you didn't like me. My...song showed you what I've done right."
Gajeel asked, failing to completely mask the sadness in his voice.
"Exactly, I didn't have a chance to hear your song to the end so I didn't have a reason to trust you."
"But you liked Levy?"
"Yes, her song is so...pure."
