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The sky blue haired woman bolted up, gasping loudly with her eys widened. She calmed her breathing and looked around at her surroundings.
She was in a light blue room that was average sized. There was a dark brown vanity with a circular mirror along with hair products, a full length mirror that had a black and gold uniform hung up over it along with a wardrobe and a desk.
"Was that... A dream..?"
The sky blue haired woman got up from underneath the covers of the bed she was apparently in and walked over to the full length mirror and looked at her reflection.
She looked much younger, around her young teenager years. Her body wasn't as curvaceous and busty as before, she had a slim figure with medium sized breasts as well.
Her hair was reaching her waist and it was straight, blending into black when it reached her mid back. Her eyes were dark blue that blended into dark purple then a cosmic purple.
"What the..." The bluenette took a handful of hair between her fingers, looking at it in disbelief, "My hair... My body..."
She wore a vest that had thin straps, revealing her shoulders and a long pants. Her right shoulder...
She could've sworn that something was missing... But what?
"Crystala! Come down for breakfast, please!"
That voice...
Crystal walked back to her bed and looked at the small table next to it, it had a lamp along with a clock. It was 7:30am.
"Wasn't it night?... I could've sworn..."
It was all so confusing.
Crystal looked around the room again, seeing a calendar on one of the walls. She walked towards it and looked at the year she was in.
August 25th, 2017.
"Wasn't it February? How in the...?" Crystal shook her head as she moved towards the door, she opened it to find a hallway with a door next to hers along with another door to the end of the hall. It was white and the floor had black carpet.
The scent of eggs and toast filled her nose as she walked towards the flight of stairs and went down it, following the scent.
Soon, she made it to the kitchen where a round dining table sat in the middle, a man with sky blue hair in a suit sat down with newspapers in his hands and a cup of coffee next to him. Across from him was a boy who looked to be around seventeen or so with slightly, spiky black hair and black eyes eating a plate of scrambled eggs and a side of toast.
There was a woman who was by the stove, she had straight black hair that reached her mid back.
"Good morning, Crystala, slept well dear?" The sky blue haired man faced her, she gasped.
"I... Um..."
"What's wrong sis? Mom made favorites so sit down," The black haired boy said.
Crystal hesitated before taking a seat in one of the chairs, staring at the two bewildered.
"Z... Zeref...?" The blue haired girl mumbled. The black haired boy's eyes hovered above the plate.
"Yes...?" He raised an eyebrow at her, "You're acting weird."
"I thought..." She faced the sky blue haired man, "And you're Taskimada... How are you..."
"Crystal, I know you're growing up and you're 14 now but I will not tolerate you calling your father by his first name," The black haired woman turned around with a frying pan filled with scrambled eggs in her hands, "Do you understand?"
"Mother... Anna..."
"I think sis is sick, Mom." Zeref looked at Crystal worriedly, "She's acting kind of strange."
"Aren't I supposed to be dead...? Why am I here? I thought you were dead!" Crystal stood up from her seat, "And you!" She pointed to Taskimada.
"You killed me!"
"Um... Dear, what are you talking about?"
"I was there, with *beep*..." Crystal placed her hands by her mouth, "I was there with *beep*!"
"*beep*! Why can't I say his name?! *beep*!"
"Why are you making that sound?" The three looked at her confused.
"A man with pink hair and black onyx eyes! His name is *beep*! Why can't I say his name?!"
"Pink hair and black onyx eyes...?" Anna placed the pan down and sighed, "Don't tell me you were watching that Japanese cartoon again, what's it called? 'Fairy Tail'?"
"That's the name of my guild! Yes, yes! I was there with *beep* and *beep*! Blonde hair and pink hair!"
"I think she's talking about Lucy Heartfilia and Natsu Dragneel... Sis, those people don't exist." Zeref laughed, "And your guild? Jesus Crystal, we're in Tokyo, Japan."
"Crystal, just sit down and eat... You're going to be late for school." Taskimada demanded, pointing to the seat next to him. Crystal shook her head constantly as she screamed at them, running out of the kitchen and going back upstairs to her room.
"I don't think she should go to school today, she seemed genuinely scared." Anna suggested with a frown.
"Maybe, and what's with all that nonsense about me killing her? She's my daughter, I would never do that. I love her too much that I can't even yell at her."
"I know, dear."
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Crystal held the sides of her head, grabbing fistfuls of her hair as she shook and trembled violently in fear. She couldn't say his name... It wouldn't come out or it came out very static-like. She couldn't seem to wrap her head around this, she thought she was dead!
Wasn't she supposed to be...?
She felt unhinged.
Tears rolled down her red cheeks as she sobbed loudly.
"Sister, don't cry..." A voice whispered. The bluenette looked up and saw a woman in a white dress with short, sky blue hair and red eyes.
Everything around her started to fade away slowly then nothing else was left, only darkness. Crystal looked down at herself, her body figure and hair was back to how it was. Long, wavy hair with a curvaceous and busty body.
"It was just an illusion. Do you wish to go back? I can take you there where you'll spend your entire life there until you die."
"Until I die? I thought I was already dead..."
"You're in a coma. You have been for a month and a half now."
"I-I have?"
"Yes, sister," Yuri smiled, "You are very much alive. But I can't say that you are well. Your body is slowly healing from everything that has happened. Dragneel has been taking care of you ever since."
A light blush came to her cheeks, "He has...?"
"That's right. He's never given up on you and I don't think he ever will. But that's besides the point of why I'm here, I'm nothing but an illusion as well but I have to guide you, but before I do that..." Yuri put out her two hands, two fairly large seeds forming in them with little green stems at the top. One that had two adults and a child and the other had a group of people imprinted on it.
"This seed is named; Family." Yuri gestured to the one with the two adults with a child that was white. The family was black silhouettes.
"This one is named; Friends. Pick one." She looked to the other seed in her hand that was black, the group of people where white silhouettes.
"Wait what?" Crystal looked at the two seeds, "Why do I have to choose?"
"When you pick one, you get to live in that reality. Family... You can be with mother and father, older brother and myself... All one big happy family, living a normal life without having to worry about someone attempting to kill you everyday. A normal life, a normal family. A father's love you never inherited..."
It was tempting...
"Pick friends and you live in the world you're currently in now. Living with Dragneel and all the other people at the guild along with Yurachiiro. Scarlet, Fullbuster and Heartfilia. With Kiyoko and Yukiko, being an assassin..."
"But know this, picking one will forever doom the other. So, pick one."
It was a hard choice... She was always wanted a normal life, her life to get back up from where it fell down all those years ago. Where her family was alive... A father's love... Her real father's love...
"I wish you were never born!"
A frown came to her lips.
What about Natsu? The man who's been there since she was small. The man who's been there to comfort her, be by her side, made her smile and laugh, always cheered her up. He made her happy...
Natsu made her feel like she was worth something.
Along with everyone else, Yura, Erza, Gray, Lucy... Everyone, her friends...
Who she considered family...
The bluenette looked up at Yuri, "My friends are my family."
Yuri grinned, "Is that your final answer?"
Crystal nodded, Yuri smiled.
"Very well then," The two seeds went up in blue flames as it disappeared. Instead it created one whole seed with people surrounding one person with large smiles on their faces, the seed was gray.
The scenery around them changed, moving pictures appeared in a straight line on each side of the darkness.
"Who knew that you would answer correctly? Now, we're in the Hall of Memories."
"Hall of Memories?"
"Follow me."
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March 17th
5:00pm
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"FIRE DRAGON'S ROAR!" A large spiral of golden flames came from the pink haired male's mouth, directing it towards the raven-black haired man.
Gray smirked, he pounded his fist into his hand, a pale blue magic circle lit up around him and underneath his feet. Snow surrounding his fists as he pulled back.
"ICE MAKE: BLOCK!" A huge block of ice appeared in front of him, both of their magic colliding, making a big explosion that sent both of them flying back into the sand. They decided to train at a deserted beach where nobody was so it'll be easier to train and not hurt any innocent citizens in the area.
There were mostly hills, sand and the ocean was around.
Perfect place to practice the new magic that they got. Master Makarov went searching all over to get these lacrimas for the few he chose to go up against the top-class magic users in the Demonic Flame guild.
The two got back up quickly, dusting themselves off.
"I hope you know that I went easy on ya, Ice Princess," Natsu smirked, lighting up his fists in flames once more.
"Yeah, sure. You're just pissed 'cause I deflected your attack flamebrain."
"You guys!" A blonde woman in a white and pink swimsuit came running towards them, waving her hands at the two.
"Erza said she wants us all inside."
"Ehhh? But we're not done training!" Natsu whined like a child, folding his arms childishly.
"Come on before Erza comes out and kicks both of our asses," Gray and Lucy started to walk back to the beach house they rented. Natsu groaned, dragging himself to meet the two.
Once they were all inside, the scarlet haired woman had everyone in a straight line. Lucy, Gray and Natsu joined in.
"Good, everyone's here. I have to say that I am proud of each and every one of you for using your new abilities to their full potential!" Erza praised everyone, "Therefore, tonight shall be a night of fun! In celebration for all of our accomplishments!"
Everyone cheered and pumped their fists up in the air. Erza smiled brightly at everyone, seeing them smile was heartwarming.
"Now go out and have fun! Meet back at here at 7 for dinner."
With that, they all ran out. Some going unto the sand and others like Natsu, Gray and Gajeel in the water.
Lucy, Levy, Juvia and Cana sat on the sand, watching the beautiful sunset set upon the blue horizon, the sky such a orangey pinkish colour. Erza, Wendy and Mirajane was inside cooking dinner for everyone.
"The sunset is pretty, don't you all think?" The water assassin smiled at them, "At times like this makes everything peaceful. Like there's nothing to worry about."
"I'm with ya on that, Juvia. The last month and a half has been depressing..." Cana looked at the boys in the water.
"Especially for Natsu with Crystal and all that," Lucy frowned, "It isn't Natsu without him smiling..."
"Do you still like him, Lu-chan?" Levy asked.
"I'm not really sure... But what's the point of liking him anyways? He and Crystal are engaged, I'm happy for them."
"Are you reallyyyy?"
"I am!" She defended, "Natsu and Crystal are my friends! What's the point of being jealous of Crystal? Crystal saved me countless times and she's one of my best friends, I couldn't hate her even if I tried."
"To be honest, Juvia thought that Crystal-chan was after Gray-sama so Juvia didn't like Crystal-chan for a little while. But Juvia never knew about Natsu-san and Crystal-chan's relationship. Now she's still one of Juvia's best friends."
"What'cha guys talking about?"
The women jumped in surprise, they all looked up at the pink haired man who was drenched in water.
"I heard something about Crystal."
"I-It's nothing," Levy swatted her hands at him, "We weren't talking about Crystal so you can go back and swim."
"Nahhh, I'm good." Natsu sat down in the sand.
"Geez Natsu..." The blonde rolled her eyes.
"What?"
"Nothing..."
"Come on, Luce..."
"I said it's nothing."
The pink haired man pouted, "Well fine then, be that way."
"Naaatssuuu...~" A needy version of his name was whispered into his ear, he jolted up, looking around him to see where the mysterious voice was coming from.
"Did someone hear that?"
"Hear what?" The brown haired woman raised an eyebrow, "Don't go crazy on us now."
"Maybe it's just my imagination..."
"Natsuuuu~ Naaaatsuuuu~... Follow the sound of my voice..."
"What the hell?!" Natsu got up, "What the fuck, you guys?! This isn't funny!"
"We didn't do anything!"
"Don't screw with me! I know some of you can mimick Crystal's voice! I swear to God, when I find out that one of you did it, I won't go easy on ya even if you're a girl!"
Natsu looked back at the beach house, seeing a woman with long, wavy sky blue hair in a white dress standing by doorway. He gasped.
"We didn't do anything Natsu!" Lucy yelled at him, "Why would we do that in the first place?!"
Without another word nor explanation, Natsu ran towards the house with full speed, leaving all the women there confused.
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"Are you starting to remember, sister...?"
"Yes... Yes I am," Crystal looked at her memories from childbirth to now, getting some flashbacks here and there from them.
"Natsu..." A specific picture caught her eye, looking to the right as she stood in front of it. It was when she was in her older teenage years.
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Crystala; 17 years old
December 5th
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"I'm so cold..." The seventeen year old girl rubbed her cold hands together, attempting to make warm from the harsh, freezing cold weather that came in December. The pink haired boy chuckled at her.
"I asked you if you wanted my jacket, you said no."
"S-shut up..."
Natsu smiled at her, "Love you too."
He took off his furry jacket, leaving him in a turtle neck and his white, scaled scarf. He wrapped it around her trembling body and pulled her closer to him, admiring her red face from not only the cold. Her nose was red along with her ears and cheeks.
"Feel warmer now, Chrissy?"
"I really do hate you."
"I love you tooooo~" Natsu hugged her from the side, picking her up.
"Fine, I love you too, you pink haired idiot."
"We should go back to your house and drink hot chocolate. You should play the guitar for me too!"
Her cheek became redder, "W-What's in it for me?"
"So selfish," He teased as he brought his lips unto her cold ones, immediately warming them up. A old couple passed by them, giggling.
"Ahh, young love." The old woman smiled at the two.
"Indeed..." Her old husband agreed.
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"Natsu never changed... I can't believe... That I forgot about him..."
"I'll show you why," The two walked down, passing more memories along the way and stopped after the fight with Tartarus. Crystal faced the memory, gulping.
"Ready?"
"M-mm-hmm..."
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Crystala; 23 years old
A week after Tartarus
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"Natsu! Where do you think you're going?!" Crystal ran after the pink haired male, holding the note he gave her in her hands. Running out into the cold snow.
She finally caught up to him, catching her breath. Natsu stopped in his tracks and turned around to face her with a frown on his face.
"What do... You think you're doing?! Going away for 1 year?! Are you crazy?!"
"Chrissy... Don't make this any harder for me to leave."
"You're not serious! Natsu, I need you! Tartarus left alot of scars on all of us, do you think that leaving to go and train will solve anything?!" Tears wielded up in her eyes, "Lucy lost Aquarius, Erza was tortured, Gray lost his father, Juvia had to kill the necromancer and what about us?! What about me?! How do think this makes me feel, huh?!"
"I'm sorry..."
"You couldn't even tell me in person! You coward..." She gripped the piece of white paper in her hands, "I thought... You loved me..."
"I do, Crystal!" Natsu sighed, "But I'll be back soon, I promise..."
"Go anywhere and... And... W-we're breaking up!"
The only sound that was heard was the breeze of the cold, the snow falling lightly from the grey clouds. Natsu looked down at the floor before walking towards her, cupping her face in his cheeks and pressed his lips gently unto hers.
Her tears rolling down his hands as he deepened the kiss, tilting his head to get better access into her mouth. Crystal's hands roamed to the open waistcoat he wore, gripping the black material within her hands. Natsu pulled away and wiped her tears, a frown on his face.
"I guess this is goodbye for now, I love you..." He moved away from her, walking away. Crystal's eyes widened as her tears streamed down her cheeks.
"No... No wait! Don't leave me! At least take me with you! Please, Natsu! I'll be lonely without you, you idiot!" Crystal made an attempt to run after him but failed as she slipped on the snow, falling face flat into the ground. The pink haired male took one last glance at her before continuing to walk, leaving her behind.
The sky blue haired woman looked up to see he was already gone, her hot tears dripped unto the snow below, her red-tipped fingers gripping the white snow as her lips trembled.
"You promised..."
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The bluenette had tears in her eyes, it was all starting to come together. She remembered why, she remembered everything...
"This is why I never liked Dragneel. He was always so quick to his decisions back then, so carefree and wasn't aware how his words affected you."
Yuri looked towards her older twin sister, a small smile coming to her light pink lips, "But now, ever since he's returned... I... I approve of your relationship. But I'll never forgive him from what he tried to do to you during Mating Season, raping you is a big no for me."
"I... I've tried to look passed that."
"Do you actually forgive him?"
"I'm ready to but forgetting is a harder fight... You know?" The sky blue haired woman placed her right and on her chest where her heart is, "Other than that, I'm ready to start a new life with him..."
"Oh sister..." Yuri's red eyes looked around at all of her memories, "You've come such a long, long way... And I've watched you from that very first day..." She let out her hand down the hall to where she was a baby.
Yuri held her hands in hers, "To see how you might grow, to see what you might do... To see what you've been through and alllll the ways you've made me proud of you..."
Crystal blushed bashfully, Yuri released her hands.
"It's time now for a new change to come, for I to bestow upon what I was given in our Mother's womb instead of you. You've grown up and your new life has begun... I have faith that you will make all the right choices with this power... Crystala Cadenza Dragnela, it's time for you-..."
"Cadenza?"
"-To fulfill your destiny!" Yuri placed her hands out as a bright, sapphire blue orb formed in her palms, the orb swayed and swirled within her palms before moving towards Crystal. The bluenette hesitated when it came in front of her.
Crystal reached out to touch it but it moved away from her fingers and dashed inside of her chest, a blue light illuminated inside her chest before it faded away.
"What did you give me?"
"I gave you what I was given to but as you know, I am not alive so therefore, I have no use for it. You belong in the human realm with everyone else. You shall go back and live happily."
"I don't-..."
"You will understand in time, sister. I can assure you that this will help you along the way when you realize your true potential. Then and only then will these secrets be revealed to you at last." Yuri pointed at her chest.
"What...? Wait, what? Um, what? And who's Cadenza? What? Yuri-"
"Bye, bye, big sister..."
"Wait, Yuri!"
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The pink haired male all over looking fot the mysterious woman who looked exactly like Crystal but he had to wonder... Has these past few weeks made him go insane?
Her touch.
Her scent.
Her voice...
He craved for all of it yet he couldn't have it.. But soon he will when she wakes up...
Finally, he reached one of the vacant rooms where the window was open. The leaves of the trees that shaded part of the house blew inside the room, the woman he saw was standing there, smiling.
"Crystal..." Natsu smiled in relief, going towards her to embrace her in his strong arms but only to fall through. The woman giggled.
"I'm nothing but an illusion, Natsu..."
He backed away from her, grinding his fangs together as he put up his fists to already start a fight.
"What kind of twisted shit is this?! Disguising yourself as Crystal?! My fiance?!"
"It was the only way to lure you here." The woman's hair shortened to her neck, her dark blue eyes slowly faded to bloodshot red as her height grew two inches taller.
"My name is Yuri. Aka, Crystal's crazy side as you may call me."
"Wha-"
Yuri held her hand up, halting him from saying anything.
"When Sister wakes up, she will explain but for now, you listen to me. Sister will wake up in a while and by that I mean a few months time, I can assure you of that..."
"'Sister'? You mean Crystal?"
"Yes, Natsu. Sister will return to you soon, just be patient but only under one condition. You have to promise me something, something very important."
Natsu raised an eyebrow, "What is it?"
"You have to promise me not to go after Taskimada."
Natsu lowly growled at her, "To hell with that bullshit!" He snapped, "That bastard has to pay for everything he's done! He put my fiance in a coma!"
"I know..."
"He killed my unborn child!"
Yuri looked to the side, her smile turning upside doen as she grimaced, "I know..."
"He killed over thousands and thousands of people and he got away with all!"
"I know how bad of a person he is but who's more important?! Crystal; the woman that you love so much? Or your revenge for Taskimada?"
"Crystal is... But-"
"But nothing! If you care about her, you wouldn't go after him!"
"She's exactly the reason why I'm going after him! I'll fucking kill that bastard with my own two hands! After all this, we're gonna be a family and I'm gonna marry her..." Natsu looked down, "And try again for another..."
"How will you be able to do that when you're already in the grave?"
"What?" The pink haired man glared at her, "What are you talking about?!"
Yuri sighed, "I have the power to create illusions... And to see into anybody's past, present and future. Hence why I am able to show Crystal her past memories... I saw into your future Natsu, you think that this War you're bringing upon Demonic Flame is going to solve anything?!"
"So you're saying I should forget about this whole thing?"
"Yes."
"You're out of your fucking mind."
"Sister deserves a life of peace and happiness! She doesn't deserve anymore depression and sadness!"
"And that she will get," Natsu grinned, "With me."
Yuri pointed at him, "I can assure you that Sister will not be happy in the future from the very War you raged upon Taskimada. Heed my warnings Dragneel..."
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"Or die."
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