Enemy Companion

It was cold

The tiny raindrops continue to splatter down unto hard ground

as clouds covered the skies, dying landscape in an eerily dull grey color. Thunder roared at the distance which begun with lightning appearing from within the cloud itself.

A sole figure slowly walks in long dirt path as his pink hair is slowly drenched in the rain together with his clothes. His face hung low, forever looking at the ground in despair. And his expression matches the dull of a landscape.

One oddity in his features is two small horns located at the top of his head in which he began to cover it with a cloak in order to conceal from the eyes of onlookers. Lucky for him there's no one around him as he solely walked blindly to the road without knowing his destination.

He wanted to get away as far as possible. From Fairy Tail, from his friend.

But then someone calls him with remind voice make the pinkeete stop.

"Natsu-san!"

Natsu turned his head toward the direction of the voice, then he saw a familiar figure.

Wendy and Gajeel along with their exceed and also the pinkeete exceed as well, Happy. Walking toward Natsu.

But he only give them blank expression.

"Why did you guys keep following me. I told you to stay away from me, and I thought you guys returning to guild" Natsu said with a cold tone, expecting them to think their mind but he was wrong their keep following him.

But something makes Natsu confused why are they not returning to the guild? That question simply pops out on Natsu head, but before he could ask Wendy begins to speak.

"When we're on the way home, I just heard that Fairy Tail is disbanded" Wendy with a sad tone.

Hearing that from blue young girl, tears started to appear from Natsu eyes he fell to his knees in distress.

"I know why Gramps, disbanded Fairy Tail because of my right..." That word just came out from pinkeete mouth while a wave of tear accompany.

Why did they expect his the one that destroys their guild, his the one that hurt their friend, his the person that cause them desires in the first place.

"It's all my fault... *sniff* If I didn't exist... none of this will happen *sniff*"

"Natsu-san..."

"Just kill me Already!!... I want to die!!.." This when Natsu cross the limit before anyone could speak or act. Gajeel begins to approach the depressed pinkeete.

Then he grabs Natsu collar and punches him in the face that makes send him away. The group is shocked, because of an unexpected act by the Iron dragon slayer.

"Will you cut the crap already Salamander!" Gajeel shout with angry tone due to annoying with Natsu depression.

what did he expect from him to do that. His the one that gives them suffering his right to be angry at him. iron dragon slayer begins to approach the pinkeete and grab him in collar he out patience because of his whiny nature.

"since when yo became cry baby huh, salamander!?"

"Gajeel...?"

"Listen I don't give a damn! Are you a demon or brother of that black mage" his tone is full of anger also with determining while he looks at the pinkete face to face.

"But... I'ii"

"Listen Salamander you remember back at the guild I said i want my rematch against you"

Hearing his mind begin to flashback after the war with phantom while Gajeel, and Natsu staring at the open seas then he said he want his rematch against him, Natsu gladly accepts it.

"His right Natsu-san" Natsu then change his gaze toward Wendy her face shown serious and also determine.

"We won't blame you because you're a demon... You help us many time Natsu-san, Now is our turn to help you" she pleased while looking at pinkete.

"But..."

"We know, you're his brother but it doesn't make any change. You're still our friend Natsu-san"

Natsu-san then chances his gaze toward the three exceed waiting for their answer.

"Like Wendy said you're our friend as well whenever Wendy go, I go with her."Carla said with a smile on her face.

Then the next one is Lily.

"Gajeel is my partner, whenever he goes I go with him."

The last one is his own exceed Happy he already expects from his partner he will say a bad thing about him.

"Natsu... I..."

"I know... Happy"

"I don't care you're a demon"

Hearing that word from him makes Natsu widened his in shock.

"You're my partner, whenever you go, I go with you. You already take care when I'm little like Wendy said, is our turn now."

After hearing that tears start to flow from his eyes but Natsu quickly sweep it over. Their word already reached his heart, even his appearance is a demon,

His heart always human and his mind always Natsu dragneel

Not a demon create by a human murderer.

Natsu quickly stands up and looking at them, and give them his signature smile.

"Thank you guys"

"Gehe... That Salamander I know" replied Gajeel with his signature laugh.

"I'm sorry guys... For worrying me." Said Natsu while he looking at the ground feel guilt about his action.

"No need to feel sorry Natsu-san we understand" replied Wendy

"Ne... Natsu where we going to do now."

"Eh?" Everyone looked at the blue exceed, after hearing his question their turn their gaze waiting for the pinkeete answer.

"Maybe I'm just gonna wandering" said Natsu.

"So allow us to accompany you Natsu" replied Happy.

"Huh?"

"You heard Wendy right now whenever you go, we go."

"But..."

"No but Salamander this is also Perfect chance for us to get strong as well, for defeating that damn Acnologia and Zeref" Gajeel replied with a serious tone.

"Please Natsu-san, allow us to join you"

"Huh... Okay then fine, You can come"

With that Natsu continues his journey with his fellow slayer that accept him whatever he was,

a complete silence appears between the group when the group started to move, decided to break the silence Wendy simply asked the pinkeete.

"Um... N-Natsu-san, where actually we're going ?"

"For now, we just stay away from fairy tail as far as possible"

Hearing that Wendy just winced that word just come out from Natsu mouth, she understands the pinkeete fell, it was hard for him due to the fact he was one of demon that created by Zeref, also he was his brother as well.

But she just keeps that in mind while she looked to Natsu in worried.

After few minutes the group is walking. A two figures followed as well though keeping in far distance in not to get noticed by the group.

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Another few hours of walking and the day has finally shifted to the afternoon, but the cloud never even changed at that time as the sky was still covered by grey and dark clouds hovering above. The only difference is the rain finally stopped, leaving only the world with puddles and pools of water covering the ground in its aftermath.

The sun was not able to light its way to the ground since the clouds continue to obscure its presence from Earthland, giving the ground hard time to dry up.

The group stooped for a moment in the nearby forest as they grabbed fruit from one of the trees, and catch some fish in the nearby river as they food source after walking non-stop. They don't know this place since they blindly took on any road they had across to, to just get away from Fairy Tail as possible.

They sat in a nearby large rock as which was located at the side, they rest for while an also this is the first time they eat in silence.

While chopping on fish Happy turn their gaze toward his foster father, while he ate fruit in slowly and silently.

Time slowly past before them as Natsu gazed over to the blurry sunset before him but the thickness clouds simply made it hard for him to gaze at its wonderful scenery.

It didn't help him further as one of the fruits that he found quite sour for his taste.

"It's awful." Natsu muttering to himself and throwing the fruit away, his sudden action caught the group attention at him also with worried look especially certain the blue exceed.

This is the first time Natsu ever eat food without greedy and also complain about the food "Natsu... your acting different now... Zeref what have you done to Natsu I know!?" Happy though in his mind even he sees the dragon slayer that he always knew, but the feeling and emotion that he has begun to disappeared.

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A few minutes later a group of thugs, eventually come across the road and took notice of the group as they moved closer to him in an intimidating way.

"Well, lookie here... We got ourselves a group of traveler... " One of the thugs smirked in response before talking out a magic embedded knife from his pocket and pointed toward the group without mercy.

"Hand over your valuables, kids." The group just stay silent.

"Are you ignoring us?!"

"You heard him? I said, hand over your thing or we-" before the thugs can finish Gajeel hit the thugs with his iron club and knock him out.

"T-their Mage!"

"S-shit run!" The two begin to leave his knocked out friend before their escape Lily already turn into his muscular form knocked the two out.

"Geez, what annoying people."

After tying up the thugs at the nearby tree, their look at the carriage that group brings along with them, it has many consumable foods enough for the group to eat and many stolen cloth and item.

"What are going to do with this Natsu-san ?" Wendy asked toward the pinkeete waiting for his response.

Natsu could only wonder if they had taken possession of this stolen for they own gain, however-

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"We just use all of this, maybe it will provide something good for us."

"Ehh!... Why?" Wendy asked toward the pinkeete decision.

"Right now we are in the middle of nowhere, second maybe they already steal in somewhere else, and also I don't see a nearby village or even a town in here and also it's better to erase our evidence and trace."

With things right now it's better just take it. There's no need to play mister goody-two-shoes. If Erza was right here,

He would've been beaten half to death.

"B-but." Wendy said with guilty tone, for the rest of her life she's never stole something before after that Carla started to comfort her.

"Wendy... Natsu was right, even I don't like the idea it's better to use that we find. until we find a nearby town or village"

"I understand Carla."

Then the groups begin took the clothes, food, and item for themselves.

A few minutes later the group decides to change in the nearby forest.

Natsu came out with a very long black leather coat, gray shirt, accompanied with black pants and black boot that matches his clothing.

And Happy is using a dark blue shirt, in the outher he using a black vest.

Gajeel came out with a black jacket that has a spike on the shoulder, gray pants, and black boot.

Lily has the same attire like gajeel.

Then lastly Wendy came out with a blue jacket, with a white shirt in the inside, along with white skirt also she wears a very long shock and black shoes.

Carla has the same attire but only in different color, she wears almost all red.

Then they took one of the bags and put in many supplies that they need in the way.

"Are you guys already done ?"

"We're done Natsu"

"Okay..."

They put all of their old clothes to the ground, then Natsu starting to summon his flame, instead of normal color flames. It turns out to be dark red color flames.

Natsu then burned them away, and he dissipated his flame before looking down straight to his hand and saw the change of his power. Ever since the book merged into him, his powers were far stronger than it was before though he couldn't help but feel that it has been corrupted and that the power is slowly coming in toward him as if it was swallowing him hole.

Setting their thoughts about the changes of pinkeete power, they can only pray something bad will not happen, and taken their friend away.

"Are you guys ready?"

"We are"

"Okay then... let's go" then the group began to move again but-

"We finally found you" it was then a monotone voice resounded as they widen his eyes in shock before looking back towards the two unknown figure.

His eyes darted over to the first figure is a wounded woman dressed in a somewhat beige-colored leopard kimono outfit which was also dirtied in process. it was strapper unto a torso with a thick, decorative yellow ribbon that ties behind her back. below her was a pair of high socks that reach unto her thighs though with her feet lacking any footwear as she was already walking barefoot, seeing that they were sore at the moment, probably walking during the rain.

the second is unexpected Natsu able recognize this one a male figure dressed in black jacket trimmed with a light-colored flame pattern, The cuffs of his jacket are rolled up, revealing a light-colored inside, which contrasts the black outside of his jacket, and have a black line cutting through the edge of the fabric. The jacket itself is tattered and splits into four torn fabric segments at the tail. Beneath the jacket he wears a frilly black v-necked shirt, lined in a lighter color, that closes down the middle and is adorned with a buckle just below his clavicle, The rest of his attire is simple, consisting of light-colored pants that lay lazily over the top of rather plain black boots and have, on each leg, a seam running down the middle, as well as two pairs of buckles that form an X on the thigh and lower calf.

"Y-You two smell something similar... By the way, who are you, people?!"

The figures never replied but instead, unveiled their tattered cloak to show for them, the woman one it has revealed a pair of large golden horns protruding from the side of her head. A white band is seen upon her hair, seemingly to separate her hair from the sides while also framing her bangs in the process which also revealed a rather odd-looking symbol on her forehead.

the male one has more like a human feature he only has very long and wavy dark purple hair that reaches his shoulder and also tied up in large ponytail.

"Y-You're-"

"The Goddess of the Chill Moon... Sayla"

"I'm the Underworld King... Mard Geer Tartaros"

"We've come here to reunite with our Master"

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The night was coming up so fast as the light of the day eventually vanished and only to be replaced by darkness that soon covered the entire world, making way for the nocturnal being to wander through the outside world.

Situated at the forest they were eight figures temporaly camping outside away from the road in order to avoid any suspicious and attention from any people. Since the night has fallen, they needed a place to settle the night while also exchanging their explanations from each other.

A small fire was lit up on the middle of the camp as Gajell and Lily helped out for the material while also cutting down some several woods for them to sit and probably rest for the entire night.

Natsu sat on the other log as he stared oddly at the fire while the other sat beside him and not before long he gazed toward the two demons who were they former enemies and Natsu former guildmates on his forgotten guild which had been destroy by his friend several days ago.

There was awkward silence before them as the group find it hard to converse with an enemy who was trying to kill their friends at first but then submitted their own will to them just because Natsu was their guild master.

But something made the pinkeete has a lot of question, he look at the familiar male demon, the acting leader of Tartaros, that he defeat him along with Gray several days back.

But after that Zeref shown himself and turn him back into his book form and destroy it right in front of his eyes, so the question are why he still alive ? Or even right here ?.

And also the woman sat beside him was supposed to be one of the Tartaros elite teams the infamous Nine Demon Gate.

Right now, they might be the only surviving member of his other former guild and that they were once on the same guild.

Another wave of silence went through the group until Natsu finally couldn't take it anymore and decided to talk.

"Why are you here ?" he asked

"We're here to serve our master"

"How did you find us here"

"After the loss between the Fairies, me and Lord Mard Geer noticed your presence from a mile away... it was then we knew that Master END has finally revived."

"I-i see..." then Natsu turn his gaze toward the Underworld king that shown face of regret.

"your Mard Geer right...?"

"Yes I am... glad i can finally meet you my lord" he said with cool voice

"Y-yes but i though your-"

before Natsu can finish the underworld king begin to speak again.

"Death... yes i am, back then after my lost between you and the son of Silver, Lord Zeref destroy my tome form, and destroy it-

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-but Lord Zeref give me second chance, so recreated me again with requirment being loyal and folow E.N.D order, so he begins to tell me the origin of book of E.N.D and i never though you the human that i tried to kill was master E.N.D and Lord Zeref brother"

"Suppose i am..." replied Natsu with little voice, he still doesn't admit he was Zeref brother and E.N.D.

"Please forgive me my lord because of my arogant behaviour and strong believe of my plan, i tried to kill you without thinking, i think we doing something right i deserve any punishment that you gave it to me"

The underworld king knelt down toward the fire dragon slayer asking for forgivness, like a knight that failed his mission or done something bad toward his king. His appeal completly shocked the group especially Natsu.

Now Natsu can only muttering to himself shall he forgive this demons or kill him again. back-then his action almost wiped out all of the magnolia even almost kill his friend back then.

Even his action can't be forgiven. Natsu decide to do this-

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"Raise your head"

Mard geer folow what the fire dragon slayer order.

"The past is the past now we need to move from our former self to become much better us in the future"

"Aye" shouted Happy

"Thank you my Lord" the underworld king smile in relief that his master finally forgive him then he also turn his gaze toward people that site besides pinkeete.

"I hope you guys can forgive us as well"

"It's fine Mard Geer-san and Sayla-san, we forgive you" Wendy tries herself to smile but deep in her mind she still afraid of the demon that she fought back then.

"Tch... like i care about you two, but i forgive you now. But listen i will keep an eye with you two" Gajeel said without single care for them but he tries his best to forgive them.

"Thank you everyone for your forgivenes"

"It's fine... and also correction i was not revived but awakened to be exact"Natsu corrected the statement from before that suprised the two demons.

"Eh?"

"What do you mean Master ?"

There was moment of silence between them as Natsu began to ponder once again about the events that transpired during his encounter with the black mage.

Sure, he wouldn't mind telling them since he already forgive what they did back then, also they share loyalty toward him.

"...He was there. Zeref was there all along."

"Zeref?!"the demon girl exclaimed in suprise.

"Yeah... he's been watching me and everyone else, including you all bac in Tartaros. He revealed everything to me just after my father died. That i'm the E.N.D you're all talking about."

"I see... Master seen you already awakened, are you planning to reform Tartaros"

"No i'm not going to reform Tartaros" Natsu word completly shocked the two demons.

"But why... ?" Sayla asked.

"I'm not letting the same pain inflict on to my friends. Even if i need to fight this own power myself, now it's best for me just to keep wandering"He said while looking palm of his hand.

"But you're no longer a member of the Fairy... You're Master E.N.D the one who formed Tartaros. Our save haven for the books of Zeref. With your power, we can restore our guild back into its former glory" she spoke in a monotone despite Natsu's denial.

"Tartaros destroyed..."

"But the Master is still Alive." She

replied

"What are you trying to achive here!?" He demanded, seeing that her alarming presence gives him an uncomfortable feeling.

"Natsu-san..."

"We're here to serve under our master...

Until the time we can reunite with Lord Zeref-"

"Sayla that enough..." Mard-geer stop the demon girl word.

"But..."

"Listen here, we still have bad relationship with our master... please drop out attitude and think before you speak okay" the underworld king reason toward, the demon girl.

Look like he far more understand about current situation regarding yesterday battle, because they still have bad relationship with other, and also lack of trust.

"I-i understand Lord Mard Geer... please forgive me Master END" the demon girl asking for forgivnes toward the pinkeete.

"Fine... but please don't call me END"

"Eh?"

"Well the meaning of END is Etherious Natsu Dragneel just call me Natsu..." Natsu simply reason toward the two demons he doesn't like being called by that name.

"Okay then Natsu-sama" the two demons replied while bowing toward the pinkeete.

Natsu feel uncomfortable, after what they call him earlier, but whatever because he was they master. this must be gramps feels right, Natsu though in mind.

"Anyway Natsu-sama can we accompany in your journey ?" Mard Geer simply asked toward Natsu that completly shock them in process.

"Eh?"

"Our job it's to serve under you, even you don't want to bring back Tartaros, or return to Lord Zeref... we're don't care anymore, now our life is for serving you my lord." Mard Geer spoke with full of determined, the reason they doing this because their waiting so long for for the arrival of END.

How many hundred of years they spend only to wait their Master finally revived, now he's finally here there nothing more they do beside serve him.

"W-wait there for second... why you two want to join us ?" Natsu tried to reasoned them why they just want to join them... well he usually find if someone join in their journey, but they was...

"Hold on! You can just decide want to join us... remember what all of you did to us back then, i forgive you guys i still doesn't have trust on you two!" Gajeel reasoned.

"We're to serve our master... and don't worry we don't intend to kill innocent human ever again, because since Master is a friend with human" Mard Geer reasoned.

"*sigh* fine!!... you can join us" Natsu replied even he push their away they always follow him no matter what.

"Tch... suit yourself here"

"Thank you my lord"

"It's fine Mard Geer-san glad you can join"

"Aye"

And just like that their journey is getting more unussual with their former enemy tag along.

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Few hour has passed and the sky already shown a midnight, the light that shine the field only the moonlight also campfire.

Most of the group already a sleep, except certain pinkeete, for the past few minute he only stared at the dark sky, thinking what will happen.

He really worried about his new power or corruption that enter his bodies, right now he still what happen if he loss control of this power, or what happen if END finally awaken...

"Oh Igneel... what shall i do about this ?"

Natsu decide to return to his, before he do that a certain bluenete wake up from her slumber.

"U-um Natsu-san..."

"Hi Wendy can't sleep ?" Natsu simply asked toward the sky dragon slayer.

"No just wake up suddenly..." Wendy replied.

"Okay then..."

Before he returned to sleep, Natsu noticed something a tears suddenly appear from Wendy eyes, noticing that Natsu he tries to confront her.

"Um... Wendy what wrong ?"

"I'm fine Natsu-san why do you asked ?"

"Wendy your crying... it's something bothering you ?" After asking that Wendy just embrace herself toward the pinketee that completly shock him.

"W-Wendy"

"I don't wan't..."

"Eh?"

"I don't wan't to lose my big brother *snif*"

After hearing Natsu widen his eyes, he never though Wendy will see him as bloodrelative, but Natsu always sees her as perfect little sister.

"Please Onii-san... don't turn into a monster" she's crying while tighten the hugs.

"Wendy is okay... your big brother is here it's fine now" Natsu while returning the hugs

"Onii-san... can you promise something"

"What is it?"

"Please don't ever leave me... i don't wan't to lose you Oni-san... just like Grandeeney"

"Hm... it's promise Wendy, i will never leave you"

"Thank you Onii-san"

And just like that, Both of them finally return to their slumber, with Wendy finally tell her feeling toward him.

And now Natsu finally sleep in peace.

A/N and that for this chapter wow took that long enough sorry can't upload it sooner i have so many works to do at school and think about inspiration sorry if there is word you cannot understand.

Why Mard Geer is alive well his important character like think about Invel Yura if you already read the manga, and also i kinda of Natsu and Wendy like brother and sister so that.

Please leave a like and comment and no negative comment and also give some more suggestion to improve my story here RivaSatria2407 peace out...