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Natsu's PoV

Our favorite Wizard Saint woke to the sound of knocking on his front door, his keen senses able to pick up the exact location of where the sound was coming from. Through walls, windows or doors.

And the first thought that went through his head was a worry. It's not that his house was impossible to find, that it was hidden by some magic one otherwise. But, it was still out of sight, and out of mind.

He quickly shot out of bed, a little surprised that Mira had not joined him, but it was probably because she wanted him to sleep, but he already knows she stayed overnight, already picking up on her scent in one of the spare bedrooms the second he woke up.

And it took him a second to realize that Macao and Romeo were the only ones to return to their own homes. Not that Natsu minded. He had no mortgage, no rent. All he paid for was food and clothes, and even then, he and Happy preferred to hunt, gather and fish.

But they that brought to question who was at his door. He quickly got out of bed, not choosing to throw a shirt on, just leaving him in his flame decorated boxers as he left his room, peaking his head in Happy's room, a small smile on his face when he saw the serene smile on the cats face as he snuggled his blue tuna plushy to his chest... That happened to be as large as him in volume, not mass.

And when the person at the door mocked for the second time Natsu sighed, curious, and worried as to whether or not that had anything to do with the council meeting that no doubt happened at least a day ago.

He took the stairs slowly, not wanting the unknown persons knocking to wake the other inhabitants, especially the two women sleeping in his living room.

He didn't even bother to look through the peephole in his door, swinging it open to reveal a very flustered pink haired woman that appeared to be in her late teens, based upon appearance, magical aura, and size. She was about average height, meaning that she was eye level with his bare, scarred chest, as he looked down at her, quickly taking her in before looming her in the eyes.

She was wearing a simple maroon dress that went to her mid-thigh. It was tight, but not indecently so, showing next to no cleavage at all, the black trim tying into straps at the back oh her neck, coming up from her chest and back around her neck.

She had a simple pair of black earmuffs on her head and a navy blue council cloak on her shoulders making Natsu frown. It was the white cape-ish cloak, held with a green jade clasp at the cusp of her collarbone.

"Whats the verdict doc'" Natsu asks with a sigh as his right hand came up, running through his hair and spiking it back up, unaware she was watching his every move, her eyes tracing his muscles as he moved, completely unaware that she was in a trance.

Natsu stared at her for a minute, his eyebrow raising as he realized she didn't hear him, he was just confused. Why would someone come to his door, most likely looking to speak to him, if they weren't going to talk to him?

Until a very familiar scent caught his nose, that interesting mix of blood and roses.

"Are you Ultears emissary?" Natsu asked curiously as he tapped the entranced pinkette on the shoulder, the heat of his finger felt even through her cloak, snapping her out of her shock as her scared, wide eyes met his.

And she was surprised that there was no annoyance or arrogance in his eyes or face.

And she smiled.

"Yes, I am! My name is Merudy Milkovich, and before you ask, no, I am not her biological sister, she adopted me when I was younger." The shorter, bubblegum haired woman said making Natsu smile as he tapped his nose.

"I wasn't. Her smell is on you, not similar to your own. Would you like to come in? I'm sure you have much to tell me about." Natsu said with a smile as he climbed his front steps, turning his back to and revealing that the scar on his left shoulder did, in fact, go around the entire joint.

But, he was also unaware that he was fulfilling one of her dreams. She was about to enter her crushes house, and he was shirtless! She even pi chef herself to check if she was dreaming, before entering the large house, that had to be at least around 4000 sqft.

Natsu closed the door behind her, letting her take his house him as he stood at the entrance to his kitchen, a knowing smile on his face as he simply waited for her to gather herself, smiling even further when her face erupted in a blush, watching as she ran into his kitchen before bringing up the rear..

He gestured for her to sit at his island before walking over to his fridge, unaware her eyes were following his every move, even as he poured them a glass of orange juice, is very silent as he did so.

"So, what happened with the council meeting?" Natsu asked in a whisper, confusing Merudy, until he silently pointed towards his living room, revealing both Gloria and Kagura, sleeping on the couch and lazy boy respectively.

"What?!" Meredy screams whispers, assuming that he had a busy night, sleeping with both, but leaving them to sleep on his couch.

And for the first time in his clueless existence, he caught onto her assumption, his trail of thought only aided on by what a horn dog Gildarts was.

"Wait, you don't understand, I had to break a spell on the purple haired girl," Natsu tries to exclaim frantically, the situation made amusing by the fact this entire conversation maintained in the range of a whisper.

"Oh really? What spell?" Merudy asked shocked, and partially jealous, they did look thoroughly exhausted.

"The purple haired girl, Kagura, had been under the effect of binding unconciousness for apparently three years," Natsu whispered, finally giving the spell a name since he broke it last night, shocking Merudy.

"Wait, what?! That was forbidden by the council years ago. Plus! Only a handful of people on the planet are-" Merudy ranted, her firm, concrete ideal of Natsu in her head beginning to crack and shatter.

He was supposed to be a good, decent man. Albeit stupid.

"Siegrain, it was Siegrain," Natsu interrupted making the bubblegum's jaw drop as she stared at him, more than aware of Siegrain's plans and moral ambiguity, but for Natsu to accuse him?

"How do you know? What proof do you have to accuse a councilman of that?" Merudy questioned strictly, not wanting to be mean to Natsu, but having to play the part of a loyal council representative... For now.

"I heard them talking about it last night. Blue haired, red tattoo under his right eye, and strong enough to hold the spell that long?" Natsu listed rhetorically, making Merudy internally cringe, but the shock on her face was genuine.

Jellal was a calm, cold, conniving bastard who hated taking risks, never wanting his face to be seen, or his voice hears until his victory was assured. So why on earth would he take a risk that huge? To let her see his face?

What purpose could he have?

'Unless" Merudy thought, remembering when Ultear retold their confrontation to hear. 'He mentioned that he forced shadow to raid villages... Could she be his sister?!" Merudy thought, everything making more, and more sense.

But of course, Natsu thought she paused just to think about his reasoning.

"Hmm, that is very worrying, I'll make sure to pass this information onto Ul-" Merudy began, only to be cut off by Natsu who gently rose his hand, but his pointed stare was more than enough.

"Please, stop the crap. You can't do squat without any actual proof, this is all hearsay unless we can tie him to it. Plus, the council couldn't take the hit of two wizard saints being reported as rogue or dark in a single week's time," Natsu said with a sigh as he stood up, taking his now empty glass of juice towards his sink and gently setting it inside.

"But enough of that, you didn't come here to talk about the corruption in the council," Natsu said making Merudy cringe, hard. Because Ultear also counted under that umbrella.

"Would you like anything to eat?" Natsu asked with a smile as he sat across from her once more, unaware that even a tired smile had made her heart race, this conversation proving that Natsu was everything she thought he was, if smarter.

"No, I'm quite alright. I do also have the councils verdict regarding your case," Merudy said as she took another sip of orange juice, making Natsu's smile thin, his face growing serious as he maintained eye contact.

"Your charges regarding property damage were dropped, as were your charges of trespassing, mischief. However, you were in fact found guilty of assault, only because of Arias state. But, the council also agreed your actions were necessary, if too far." Merudy explained, surprised when she saw Natsu smirk.

"Alright, what do they want me to do?" Natsu asked in an amused tone as he leaned back on his stool, surprising Merudy with how accurate he was.

"They want you to find an eliminate the Oracion Seis by the end of the week. Originally, you were supposed to leave tomorrow, but, they decided to give you a window rather than a specific day." Merudy explained with a sigh, watching worriedly as Natsu's eyes widened, before sighing.

"Of course... At least I have a few days," Natsu said tiredly as he ran his fingers through his hair, just glad he didn't have to go and leave tomorrow.

"And, you have to do it on your own," Merudy said making Natsu's eyes shoot to her in shock.

"What?!" Natsu shouted, having had forgotten that he needed to remain silent, too surprised by the essential death sentence that had been placed on him.

It would be an understatement, to say, that Natsu was having a bad morning.

"What's going on?" Gloria muttered as she began to wake, similar comments were heard by Natsu all through his home, as his guests all began to wake, while Gray, Juvia, Cana, and Mira rushed to find the source, worried as to what would make Natsu yell.

Merudy and Natsu sat in silence, with the saint groaning when less than a minute later thumping were heard as the mages rushed down the stairs, less than properly dressed but more than ready to throw down... Not hoedown.

"Are you okay?! What's going-..." Mira shouted as she ran into the kitchen wearing her yoga pants and a sports bra, followed by Gray in boxers, Juvia in a blue sheer nightgown that went to her mid-thigh, and Cana in what was practically a bikini.

"Who is that?" Cana asked confused as they all stood at the door of the kitchen, looking at Natsu and the unknown pink haired girl, the man is shirtless and the latter wearing a council cloak.

Both Juvia and Cana kept their eyes pointed directly at Natsu's chest, a slight blush on Juvia's cheeks as they took in his very tasty, scarred, muscular form.

"Gray, what's going on? Gloria asked as she sat up on the couch, rubbing her eyes before looking at the ice mage, her jaw dropping as she saw him in his boxers, her face erupting like a volcano as her hands began shaking in front of her face.

"Ugh, sorry for waking you all up. This is Merudy, she just gave me my sentence for the war with Phantom Lord," Natsu said with a sigh as he stood up and walked towards the awake Kagura who was simply sitting there and looking at them all with a faint blush on her face.

"What?! But you saved us!" Cana yelled as she glared at Merudy, something that somehow, was not lessened by her current attire.

"But he also paralyzed Arua, who was still technically labeled a light mage at that time," Merudy protested quietly, not agreeing with his sentence either since it was no better than sending him to an executioner.

"Hello Kagura, my name is Natsu Dragneel, how are you feeling," Natsu whispered as he knelt beside the purple haired woman his eyes on hers, waiting for a response while Gloria walked forward, she too wanted to know how her friend was doing.

"I am adequate, are you the owner of this house, the wizard saint?" Jaguar asked stoically making Gloria roll her eyes, resisting the urge to tackle the sakura saint in a hug, so very thankful for what he had done for her.

And instead of giving a verbal response, Natsu just smiled as he let out a bit of magic, his body is enveloped in a flash of white light as he requipped into a white and blue wizard saint cloak, making Cana, Mira and Merudy internally sigh as their eye candy was so abruptly stolen from them.

Natsu simply quirked a brow as he let Kagura examine the authenticity of his cloak, and after a few seconds a smile, barely noticeable smile broke out upon her lips.

"Thank you," Kagura whispered as she leaned forward and gave Natsu a hug, the man smiling gently as he patted her reassuringly on the back, while his guildmates watched with pride.

"No problem, stay as long as you like, but make sure to check in with Makarov and let him know what's going on. He's our guild master and the fifth wizard saint." Natsu said after they broke the hug, making Kagura's eyes widen, shocked that Fairy Tail had two Wizard Saints in their guild.

"And what is your rank," Kagura asked as she attempted to rise, her legs fairly unsteady making Gloria rush to help, while Mira and Juvia decided to work together and make breakfast for everyone.

"I'm the sixth. But yeah just stay with Makarov, hell keep you safe, maybe he'll even let you into the guild if you ask," Natsu says as he walks away, turning his head to catch Kagura's eye everyone being shocked by his statement as they hadn't realized Kagura was, in fact, a mage.

"I do not need anyone's watch or aid," Kagura said determinedly as she gently pushed Gloria back, standing on her own two feet for the first time in three years.

"Ni, you should definitely stay with Makarov. If Siegrain really did put that spell on you, who knows what he'll do now that it's been broken," Natsu said confusing the group from the night before, as he had gone to sleep before she even woke.

So how did he know her name? Or the culprit?

"How do you know about all that? Weren't you asleep?" Gray asked as they all began to congregate at Natsu's huge island, the sizzling of bacon heard as Mira and Juvia continued to make a breakfast feast.

Natsu was sitting across from Merudy, with Cana on his left, and two open seats to his right. Gloria and Kagura were sitting to Merudy's left, with Gray sitting on the unofficial, officials right.

"Nah, I still heard you guys as I laid in bed," Natsu said with a shrug before looking at the two women, working away at making a breakfast for eight people, a pan of eggs, and Bacon under Juvia's watch as Mira prepared the pancake batter on the counter beside the stove.

"You girls want any help?" Natsu asked as he stood up, grabbing the orange juice back out and grabbing his teapot from the cupboard, and handing it to the platinum blonde with a smile.

"You go sit mister, and introduce your guests," Mira said with a joking glare making Natsu smile as he went to sick back down, realizing that Kagura and Merudy were looking at Cana uneasily, making Natsu roll his eyes as he requipped a trench coat and handed it to Cana before sitting down.

"Please dress appropriately at the table, you too Gray, need some clothes?" Natsu said making Cana roll her eyes as she took the coat out of his hand and put it on, the tan coat reaching above her knees, as she did all but the top three buttons before sitting down

Gray just shrugged making Natsu roll his eyes in amusement, watching as the same clothes he gave Gray on Galuna shot out of his requip space, almost knocking Gray off his stool, leaving everyone at the table impressed

"Okay, this is Cana, that's Gray, she's Gloria, and we all know Kagura," Natsu introduced as he pointed at everyone around the table, making Mira sigh, having had wanted him to introduce the council representative.

"That's Mira, she's Juvia, and this, Is Merudy Milkovich, Ultear's adopted sister," Natsu explained making everyone's eyes widen in surprise.

"Wait, what now?" Cana asked in shock as Mira began to place tea cups in front of everyone, while Juvia used hydrokinesis, commanding the boiling water to uniformly fly into the air making Gloria and Kagura watch as a ball of tea shot safely into every glass at the same time without her even looking, all having equal portions.

"Thanks, Juv," Natsu said with a smile as they began to sip their tea, including a fully dressed, smiling Gray who recognized the magic circle on his clothes.

"So Natsu, what is your sentence?" Mira asked worriedly as she began to set the table, the morning sun flowing in through the large windows basking the room in a warm glow.

"Ugh, you're not going to like this one bit," Natsu groaned as he slammed his forehead into the thick marble countertop, making Gloria cringe, even though she knew the marble would probably break first.

"Natsu..." Mira chastised, her tone making Gray flnuch in fear while Cana's eyes widened in shock, memories of the Demon returning to the forefront of their minds, and sending shivers down their spines.

"He is required to hunt down, and stop the Oracion Seis using any means necessary," Merudy explained softly, every active mage in the rooms jaws dropping in shock and fear as they turned to Natsu, surprised to see him taking it so well.

But the girls did not.

"What do you mean? By any means necessary do they want him to kill them all? Do they realize how crazy that is? The Balam alliance will shift and Dark Guilds will wreak havoc in an attempt to take their place!"Cana shouted at the representative, making Merudy lean back.

"Please, calm down." Natsu pleaded silently as he lifted his head off the table, making everyone look at him, worry in their eyes as they met his, but they saw no fear. Only sorrow.

"This is also a test, even if Merudy won't say it. If I defeat the Oracion Seis singlehandedly, then they will consider adjusting the ranks of the four, something even the king will weigh in on. But, if I don't I have served my country well and they hold a ceremony for my death." Natsu explained as he stood up to go outside, honestly feeling mad that a country he had done his best to protect was sending him on a suicide mission.

"Juvia is co fused, what does Natsu-sama mean by single-handed? The council would not stop Fairy Tail from helping him, would they?" Juvia asked as they laid plates of eggs, bacon, and pancakes on the table seconds after the back door closed, making everyone's eyes turn to Merudy making the inmate quite uncomfortable.

"Unfortunately, that is entirely correct," Merudy whispered, her voice still echoing across the entire room.

"Do you want him to die?! The last time they almost killed him in a 7 on 1! Even if he was able to take down Hoteye!" Mira protested angrily as she slammed her hands on the table, glaring at Merudy as she sat across from Merudy with Juvia on her left, and Cana on her right.

"Yiu would be correct, however, Natsu has improved greatly since then, even acquiring the HellFire flames that consume magic. And unfortunately he is being set as a precedent, as never had two legal mages been caught in a conflict like that.

" and the Oracion Seis have no doubt as well! Is the council at least supplying him with equipment?" Cana protested making Merudy sigh.

"They will supply him with rations, and cuffs but nothing else," Merudy said with a sigh making the room go silent before all three girls slowly slide their chairs back simultaneously, making them glare at each other before they all ran to the door, hoping to be the first to speak with Natsu while Gray rolled his eye, as he began to serve himself some breakfast and prompting everyone else to slowly dig in.

A smile grew on Natsu's face when he heard the three women run out his back door, all looking to talk to him, and maybe even comfort him, not that he expected it of them.

He heard them call his name each on trying to outdo each other as they sat beside him on the hill on the edge of his backyard before the ground recessed back into the forest.

"How are you feeling about this?" Mira asked softly as she laid her chin on Natsu's shoulder since Cana and Juvia had beaten her to his sides as they lay their legs out in front of themselves.

"*sugh*... I guess, I always knew I would have to go back and fight them, to finish this once and for all, but after everything that's happened in the past week I don't think I'll be up to it." Natsu said as he stared out at the sun.

"If Natsu-sama would like, Juvia is willing to help fight," Juvia offered helpfully as she looked at him, unsure as to why she was there, by his side, practically competing with other women for his attention. And even though she didn't understand why, the feeling in her chest when he called her 'Juv', or even how her heart raced when he smiled at her...

But it felt right like she was supposed to be by his side for once in her life she was happy, people cared for her well being but not about her strength. It was nice and refreshing... And all because of him.

"Thanks, Juv, but if I was going to bring anyone, it would be Leo..." Natsu said as he turned to look at the bluenette, his jaw almost dropping when he saw her, how the light reflected off her nightgown, to the way her hair was frizzed and out of place, almost curly even. And she looked goddamn beautiful.

"Who's Leo," Mira asked confusedly, u til she remembered the events from a day earlier.."oh, right! Loki... I don't know, is he...?" Mira trailed off, not wanting to insult him in any way since they don't clearly know everything he is capable of now.

"I hope so, I'll need to leave by sundown to even have a chance of finding them," Natsu said with a sigh, even mad at himself for forgetting the tattoo on his arm and hoping that nobody had noticed it.

"Let me at least make you some food on the road?" Mira asked with a smile before pressing a kiss on his cheek, knowing that he is annoyed, upset, but also glad. He finally had a chance to fix his failure and he was going gk take it.

"I actually have something for you as well... Meet me at the guild before you leave it should work." Cana said with a smile as she suddenly leaned over, pressing a kiss on Natsu's cheek, inches from Mira's face before bolting away, leaving a confused Natsu, and a smirking Mira.

'What... Why did she do that? And why isn't Mira mad at me... Come to think of it Mira hasn't gotten mad at me for spending time with Juvia or Cana at all, ain't that what Gildarts said would happen?' Natsu thought to himself, unaware that Juvia had a slight frown on her face because she didn't know what she was feeling.

'Wait why the hell am I looking for relationship advice from him.' Natsu thought as he turned to look at Mira, just to be sure she wasn't mad. And was more than confused to see her smile.

It seems that the demon may become queen after all.

Gray's PoV

"So what did the flamebrain mean when he said you could join the guild. Can you use magic?" Gray asked curiously as he began to cut into his pancake, having had been wanting to ask for a while, but just didn't get his two cents in.

"Who is the flame brain? The wizard Saint?" Kagura asked stoically as she cut her pancake into perfect squares, all one inch squared.

"Yeah, the pink haired idiot," Gray said making Merudy frown, hoping to goodness that this was teasing in good humor and not what the rumors they heard from scouts.

"I am unsure as to what he meant, I have not, and am not aware if I have any capacity for magical capability at all," Kagura replied as she placed one of her perfectly cut squares inside her mouth,

"Well, apparently you do because the flame brain says so," Gray said as he took a sip of his tea, not generally his favorite drink in the morning, but he wasn't going to refuse, especially in front of Gloria.

'Wait, where did that come from?' Gray thought, shocked and confused as to why he would care about her opinion, or how he was worried that he would lose control of his stripping habit and scare her away.

"What makes you so sure his assumption is correct, could he not have misread the spell placed upon me?" Kagura asked stoically as she ate another bite of her pancake, her almost robotic movements making Gray want to scream.

Not even Erza was that bad when he met her, and she was pretty bad, having had even lost an eye so what happened to make her this stone cold?

But Gloria simply wanted to roll her eyes for what seemed like the umpteenth time since Kagura finally awoke. She loved the stoic woman, dearly, but she had trust issues unlike anything she had ever seen, and she had bounced around foster homes for almost ten years.

"Nah, Natsu is a complete and utter idiot. But if he says he knows something, he knows it. It sounds weird, but that guy knows magic, and if he says you have it, you have it," Gray said with a semi-glare as he looked at Kagura, hoping that she wouldn't be lying to him, or Gloria.

"Very well. If I do have magical potential inside of me, how would I use it?" Kagura asked as she gently set her dork and knife down, her domineering attitude really grinding on Gray's nerves.

"What would you use it for?" Natsu asked suddenly as he entered the room, with Juvia and Mirajane in tow, with Cana having had left immediately, not even bothering to collect her personal effects.

"To defeat oppressors. Any who would seek to do harm or injure any would be my opponent." Kagura declared justly, making Juvia take a step back just by the pure force and strength behind her words, while Merudy was left more worried, being stuck between two very hard-headed individuals, rather choosing to move and speak as little as possible.

"Hmm, a noble cause, but you have anger in your heart," Mira replied as she sat down on Natsu's left, and opposite to Juvia.

The plates on his table began glowing slightly, heat being felt off them as he used his fire magic to carefully reheat everyone's meal.

"So you will not help me then?" Kagura asked as she attempted to stare the wizard saint down, and blowing Gloria's last fuse, her worry for her friend mixing dangerously with her frustration for too long.

"Kagura enough! You do not have to be so rude! They have clothed us, fed us, committed actual crimes to break you out of your spell and you still can't trust them!" Gloria raged making Gray facepalm while Juvia's eyes widened adorably, curious as to why she would bring that up in front of a council official.

"Stop," Natsu interrupted, his quiet voice presenting Gloria from screaming any further, and drawing all eyes to himself, letting them notice he had scarfed down his entire meal, in the two minutes he had been inside.

"You are best friends, you shouldn't be fighting over something like this when Kagura clearly has some trauma from the past she still hasn't overcome," Natsu chastised as he looked between the two women, his black eyes locked on Glorias until she relented.

"Kagura, wanting strength to protect your friends or family is good, admirable even. But training to enact revenge is a road not many people can escape. Days, months, even years can go by as you prepare for that moment. And if, if you are capable of going through with it? You're left empty, a shell of what once was an amazing person, ruined through one, single, act." Natsu explained as he stared Kagura in the eyes, shocking all present by the depth he reached in that statement, and the maturity he showed.

"I too once sought revenge, training, and practicing until I almost killed myself from exhaustion. I'm just lucky I had a family by my side to pull me out of it," Natsu said as he gave a sideways glance to Mira, making a Gray frown.

How had they not noticed? Was it after he lost to the Oracion Seis? Or did his tussle with Acnologia effect him more than they realized?

"They say revenge is a dish best served cold because it's even harder to stomach. So look me in the eye, and tell me its worth it..." Natsu continued on, watching as Kagura flinched, it was barely noticeable, but still.

Even Mira was shocked by how mature he sounded, her mind flashing back to a few years ago... But she was proud that he was able to use an experience like that to make sure somebody else didn't achieve the same fallacy.

"I... What happened to you?" Kagura asked quietly, nobody else even moving or making a sound, too caught in the intensity of their conversation.

"He Killed hundreds, thousands of people, took my goddamn arm, and almost killed my stepfather if Igneel hadn't stepped in," Natsu said with a frown, everyone's eyes instantly looking at his arms, confused as to what he meant.

"Uh, I kind of regrew it. But that's totally beside the point!" Natsu lamented making their eyes widen, shocked by such an Impossible concept.

"Maybe you are correct, but for me to obtain closure this is a path I must walk. I need to figure out what happened," Kagura said vaguely, her heavy making Natsu nod his head in acceptance, knowing that she would now at least consider his words, prompting him to reheat the plates once more, and serve himself another heaping portion of scrambled eggs and another stack of flapjacks.

He began to eat his second serving, raising a bit of egg to his mouth, only to stop when he realized everyone was still looking at him, his chunk of egg falling off his fork as he sighed before picking it up again and continuing his meal, prompting the others to pick up where they left off, with Gray nursing his tea, Merudy, sitting awkwardly between them, and Juvia and Mira beginning their first plate, having had ignored serving themselves in favor of talking to Natsu.

"So how on earth did you regrow an arm Flamebrain?" Gray asked curiously as he stretched his back, unknowingly drawing Gloria's eyes to the treasure trail revealed when he arched his back.

"Oh, yeah, about that... I kind of had to... EatAcnologia'smutilatedarm..." Natsu rambled really softly, making Juvia spit out her egg in shock, luckily missing the pinkette across from her who stared at her, slightly disgusted.

"Juvia is sorry! Juvia doesn't believe Juvia heard Natsu-sama properly," the bluenette said with a blush on her face.

"No Juvia, you heard Natsu properly. Igneel had Natsu consume Acnologia's arm to trigger the regrowth if his own, and unheard of an aspect of his magic, probably because nobody has ever wanted to." Mira explained as she bopped Natsu on the head with her knuckles, making the man look at her with a sheepish grin.

"Wow flamebrain, and you kiss Mira with that mouth?" Gray said with a smirk as he took another sip of tea making the saint roll his eyes.

"Oh shush," Natsu said as he rolled his eyes before turning to Merudy, an inkling in the back of his mind as to why she, specifically was here.

"So, you here for Ur?" Natsu asked as he set his utensils down for the last time, making Gray sit straight as everyone grew serious, even Gloria and Kagura matched the tone of the room, even if they didn't know why.

"That is why I am here yes. How is she doing?" Merudy asked as she sat up, her posture changing from shy and nervous to worried and confident.

"She's stable, kind in the same condition Kagura was in, unconscious, but fully functional. I actually had an idea on how to figure out what was going on, but it looks like I may not have the time," Natsu said with a frown, upset that he wasn't able to help her without risking his own future.

"Tell me what she needs! Ultear needs this," Merudy demanded, the fire in her eyes surprising even Natsu, with Gloria even flinching back when her body began to radiate a fluorescent blue and cloudy pink magic aura.

"Juvia hypothesized that perhaps there were undocumented side effects to " iced she'll", due to the nature of the spell. I was going to ask Ultear if our guild telepath could take a look inside her head, perhaps there being some mental block she is stuck on, and thus preventing her from waking up," Natsu explained, the maturity and complexity of his vocabulary making Gray want to scream, not in jealousy, but annoyed that he didn't always make that much sense.

Kagura, Gloria, and Mira gave Juvia a look of awe, surprised she was able to figure something out like that when she wasn't fully part of the entire situation.

"That does make sense, it would explain why she is unable to awake even when her body is in perfect working condition. I will give you permission on Ultear's behalf, but I shall also be of assistance." Merudy offered as she stood up, making Gray, Mira, and Juvia look at Merudy in curiosity while Natsu just smirked.

"But I probably won't have time to do that right now, with Mr having to hunt the Oracion Seis and all," Natsu commented as he stood up, the women at his sides done their meal and thus making their breakfast complete.

"The Guild Master of Cait Shelter reported their activity in the North Waas forest, I would suggest you head there for information," Merudy explained, her eyes still locked onto Natsu's, the intensity never changing, and passion unrelenting.

"Very well. We have to check in with Master first, where he can talk with Kagura and Gloria about what happens next, you're free to stay at my place until then, but please don't make a mess," Natsu said as he followed Merudy out to the door, with Gray and Juvia behind him, with Mira deciding to stay, not only to watch over Happy but make Natsu food on the road as well.

Merudy's PoV

"This is so cool!" Merudy cried out as they shot towards their guild site in a ball of the Black, blue, pink and red fireball because Natsu wanted to waste as little time as possible.

"Juvia does not think we should be screaming when Natsu-sama is trying to concentrate," Juvia said worriedly as they flew over the streets, covering what seemed to be around five hundred meters a second.

"Its alright Juv, besides, we're already here," Natsu pointed out as the ball of fire they traveled in began to descend towards the ground, having had already reached the guild in under a minute of flight.

But by now, both the guild and the residents of Magnolia were well acquainted with their fire dragons method of travel.

And they realized he was right, in less than thirty seconds they had easily shot across the entire city, the speed itself not a feat, but the control over Natsu's flames and being able to turn people into it astonishing.

All, were surprised to see that they had finished clearing out, and scrapping any and all materials from their old hall, with members like Macao, Laki, Max and Wakaba using their respective abilities and creativity to clean up the rest of the salvageable garbage while Alzack, Bisca, Droy, and Nab began to lay out the rest of the new hall, using stakes formed by Laki as markers for corners, and any major obstruction.

Levy, Makarov, Warren, and Reedus were all gathered around a makeshift table, finalizing any plans, and preparing a list for them to start tomorrow when their materials would be dropped off.

The on thought on Gray's mind was whether or not Natsu could consume those flames, and in essence consume someone, if he didn't revert himself. Not necessarily a pleasant thought, but one he considered as they descended towards the ground, their lack of mass reducing any force of gravity, descending at a steady speed, before hovering an inch from the ground, the rapid change in heat creating a large updraft and dispersing any dust.

The flame quickly began to split apart, the different colors and shades separating into four separate balls of fire before they began to form a silhouette of the r2spective mage before their bodies began to take shape.

Merudy was utterly stunned by the completely out of body experience, stunned that someone was able to turn her into the fire, while she remained conscious and aware, and revert her back so flawlessly.

It's a technique so risky not even a strong mage like Ultear, Bluenote or even Hades would attempt such a thing, even though the latter magic may not have worked for such a technique.

"Come," Natsu said they second they were reformed, leading them towards Makarov's table of genius, all of them having something to input, and to Merudy's surprise, nobody gave them a second look, until they recognized the cloak on her shoulders, as one by one everybody stopped working to stare at the bubblegum haired woman in distrust.

"Gramps, the council has made its decision," Natsu called out as he came within twelve feet of his master, with everyone surely inching closer, wanting to know the results of such a meeting, making Makarov sigh as he quickly downed the rest of his mug.

"And I suppose that is what this lovely young lady is here to deliver?" Makarov asked in that way old men on young women, making Merudy physically cringe while Natsu simply rolled his eyes.

"Yes, the council has decided that Natsu will be punished by the form of a single, mandatory quest, that he must face alone, and must be somewhat confidential," Merudy finished as her eyes gestured to the group of fairies behind them, all attempting to hear his punishment.

"Hmmm," Makarov hummed, the sound echoing from his little body before sighing, his eyes shooting to the mages surrounding them.

"Get back to work you brats! You just started an hour ago! Nobody is allowed to take missions until this is cleaned up! The mayor is breathing down my neck!" Makarov cried out making the fairies run away, leaving a cloud of dust in their wake making Levy laugh as she, Reedus and Warren prepared to leave, only to be stopped by Natsu.

"Actually, Levy, Warren would you mind sticking around to hear this? I'll need your help," Natsu asked making Makarov quirk a brow while Reedus left with a smile on his face, going to help his friends.

"Right, let's head to the basement?" Natsu offered as Makarov nodded, their entourage remaining silent as they entered what now looked to be a storm shelter, the basement sealed with a proper door.

"What do they ask?" Makarov asked gravely as he sat in the middle of the table, with Natsu sitting at the head, with Gray opposite to him. Juvia and Merudy sat to his right, in order, with Warren and Levy to his left.

"I have to take out the oracion Seis, solo, by the end of the week," Natsu said with a sigh, feeling less stressed everytime he says it, remembering that he was much stronger than last time, and he already knew of most their tricks.

But they no doubt knew his own as well.

"What?! That's outrageous! How dare they!" Makarov screamed allowed, furious that they were sending his surrogate grandson to his grave, lest something tipped the tides of battle. The old man ignored his annoyance with the saint because he loved Natsu, just because he disagreed with the kid didn't mean he wanted him dead.

Both Levy and Warren were shocked, their respective knowledge of the guild making this almost impossible for Natsu, but that brought to question what he needed their help with.

"It's alright, but I will bring someone with me, damn the council," Natsu said, an insufferable smirk on his face as everyone, even Gray, and Juvia looking at him confused and surprised.

"We have a certain mage who has a grudge against the Seis, and the council can't even deny me his aid due to my magic" Natsu explained fruitlessly, but Makarov smirked as he picked up on Natsu's terrible clues.

"Loki is not ready for this," Makarov said making everyone realize what meant. Loki is one of the twelve gates, a celestial spirit, and since Natsu was a celestial spirit mage, he could just barely bypass their annoying stipulation.

But Gray and Merudy also questioned whether Loki would be a burden, the difference in strength very apparent.

"What do you need?" Warren asked seriously, his view on Natsu changing completely during the phantom incident, especially since you could see Jet and Droy train daily with their new weapons, something Natsu had never charged them for.

Turns out, the seeds Natsu gave Droy very, very rare seeds, that were practically impossible to harvest, but not to grow. Because they originate inside a volcano on an island north of Bosco. One seed was worth about 50 000 jewels, and Droy suspected there were almost thirty seeds in the bag.

And when he used them? He had only thrown four.

Warren himself was very happy with his new sword, the appraised value of approximately 800 000 jewels, the blade made out of strong adamantium, and the grip carved from purple heart.

"Warren, I actually need you to help Merudy here with Ur... Am I sure you're aware of her condition? We have permission for you to enter her mindscape, we believe there may be another effect of the iced shell, but mentally." Natsu asked, only to receive a form nod from Warren, the man willing to follow the senior mage, even though Natsu was actually a year younger than the resident telepath.

"And what would you ask of me?" Levy asked curiously, conflicted as to where she stood with Natsu, aware that the strains on their friendship were fairly even.

"... If you can, I will hire you to help do some research. The master of Cait Shelter reported having spotted the Seis in the Waas forest, I want to know why they are there, and if possible, whereas well." Natsu asked hopefully, regretting the effects of his arrogance in the past, realizing how condescending he had been to the petite brunette.

"I accept, I realize... That maybe you had grown and matured more than we realized and that fault is our own... Plus I can't in good conscience say no, especially after you saved our lives... We can't let the seis win this." Levy explained, confusing Juvia and Merudy while Natsu smiled, instantly requipping a lacrima similar to the one he had given Erza on Galuna Island, making Levy's eyes widen in shock before she calmed down, internally fangirling about the lacrima she now held in her hand.

"Thank you, if you find anything about where they are, or what they're doing, ill give you two million jewels," Natsu said making everyone's eyes widen. Research assignments of that cost usually went on for months, years even. To put it in perspective, she paid 1.2 million a year for rent at Fairy hills.

"I can-i, no, uh, ah!" Levy stuttered, unable to accept such a reward, trying not to drop the lacrima in her shock, before her small hands were dwarfed by Natsu's right arm, making her notice the bandage on his arm, it's silhouette barely noticeable through his jacket.

"Levy, anything you find could be a matter of me surviving this mission or not. Id like to think my life is worth at least two million jewels," Natau said with a gentle smile as his eyes met hers, the cool black calming her weary heart, and making her smile as she nodded in acceptance before shooting out of her seat.

"Where did you say they were?" Levy asked seriously, intending to stay up the entire week if need be until she found something, anything. She would definitely need Jet and Droys help, and she had a feeling they would be willing to assist even without the outrageous reward.

"The Waas forest, but you-" Natsu replied wearily, only to watch as she ran off to most likely head to the magic library in crocus, making Natsu sigh, but he had a smile on his face, glad that his guild was beginning to warm up to him after all these years.

"Alright, now about my mother... Is there any way we could attempt the spell this morning?" Merudy interrupts, trying her hardest not to sound uncaring for Natsu's predicament, but if something went wrong this could be their only chance, and she couldn't do that to Ultear.

Everyone looked towards Natsu, who only turned to Makarov, the old man fiddling with his mustache as he considered the risk, before sighing.

"Hurry, Natsu will need as much time as possible... Just make sure to have one of those lacrima's on you in case you get empty. And, I also had your armor fixed. It was the least I could do, now go my boy! Get a move on, you don't have any time to waste!" Makarov yelled making everyone smile as they bolted to the door, leaving the bumbling old man alone, who was praying that Warren had enough magic to hold up the link on his own.