edited chapter 8
"Clive as in Gildarts Clive!" Happy shouts.
Ultear didn't even try to hide her shock.
"It looks that way, but there's no way of knowing for sure."
"Why don't we ask Doranbolt to take us to where ever we need to go?" Happy practically shouts.
"I don't want to always rely on him to get from point a to point b when we need information!" He said with a sigh.
While slayer and exceed were stumped on what to do.
Ultear remember a spell that just might work "Natsu!"
"You have something to add, Ultear?"
"I think I know a spell that can help you."
He signals for her to continue, "are you familiar with the thought projection spell?"
"I've heard of it. Why?"
"This spell will allow you to send your consciousnesses anywhere you need. So you would effectively be in two places at once."
"Teach me, please!"
She giggled in response, "Oh, alright, but you have to do something for me in return!"
"Done!"
"You don't even know what I'm asking."
"Don't care as long as it helps me." He said nervously.
Ultear just rolled her eye before dragging him to a chair.
For the remainder of the day, Natsu worked on the thought projection spell.
Would you believe Natsu somehow he manages to learn it
Of course, he was by no means a master.
As for the favor, in return for the spell was actually quite sweet.
It was a simple date between them in town.
Two days later
It was nearing sundown, and Natsu was stressed out as he struggled to get his shirt just right.
He had both Meredy and Jellal helping him out.
Meredy was helping him prepare mentally, and Jellal was helping with his outfit.
After all, it may have been a ruse.
But all his time in the council did help him have a sense of style.
"Natsu focus. This may seem difficult, but I promised you it's not"
"I know it's just the first time it was in the capital surrounded by strangers. Now everyone in town will be watching us. I really don't want to make a fool of myself."
"A little late for that, Natsu," Happy said from Meredy's shoulder.
"Natsu listens to me Ultear loves you. I know that you know that. That's all that matters," she said sternly.
"I know."
This whole time Jellal was looking for the right clothes that would fit Natsu.
"I think I found something that should do just fine, Natsu."
"You sure, Jellal?"
"Positive!"
After getting dressed, Meredy allowed him to use her body mirror.
He wore dark blues jeans with back shoes, a baton white shirt with a black plaid design, and a black undershirt with his signature scarf.
Now he walks down to the main hall waiting on her.
And to make matters worse for him, everyone was in the main hall.
After all, it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience to witness.
Wasn't long before they heard footstep coming down the stairs.
Natsu was immediately put on edge as this isn't his kind of thing.
Right now, he was worried he would do something to screw this up.
But he didn't have time to dwell on it.
A few moments later, Ultear finally made it down.
All eyes landed on her.
She was wearing a black dress that highlighted her curves with black slippers.
She also had plastic white rose held in place by her headband.
As for Natsu, he was starstruck by her beauty.
When she stood before him, to did a nervous swallow before holding out his hand.
She took it gladly as they left the guildhall.
Ultear was as calm as can be, but she could feel Natsu's nervousness.
And it was terrific to watch having a front-row seat.
Of course, many guys cracking jokes and giving their sympathy for Natsu.
After all, men are traditionally the ones who instigated the relationship.
And it is easily the most nerve-racking racking experience ever.
Many women were sending Jealous glares or giggling at the display.
Natsu spared no expense taking her to the best restaurant in the ever-growing city of Nevermore.
They found a private table to themselves away from prying eyes.
Luckily for Natsu's expense, he calmed down a bit.
They quickly ordered their food.
"So, any luck with the spell?"
"Yes, actually, I manage to send it to Org."
"What did he say?"
"He was surprised I learned the thought projection spell."
"What about the Clive name?"
"It wasn't easy, but he caved after I showed him the list I found"
"How many names were left in the book?"
"Including the Clive name, there are five in total."
"I'm still shocked there might be Dragnnels still around."
"I know what you mean."
"Back to the Org and the names Natsu."
"Right, almost forgot. Org gave me access to their family registry and turned out the clive name apparently practice a one-child….policy, I think, is the word?"
"Yes, that is the right word. What else did you find?"
"I assume it was to keep their connection to the Dragneel name a secret."
"Why?"
He leans over, whispering into her ear. "If what I read in one of the books is correct, Zeref is a Dragneel."
All color drained away from Ultears face couple with a look of shock.
Natsu was all caught up on what happened on Tenrou, thanks to Ultear, Jellal, and Meredy."
Natsu had a look of denial on his face but Dropped it, seeing the look in Ultear's eyes.
"Hey, it's gonna be ok. I won't let anything bad happened to you or anyone else."
It did just the trick to quell any doubts she had.
Whispering back, "did it say anything else about him?"
"Not much other than saying his mom, dad, and little brother died in a dragon attack."
"What about their names?"
"If there is, I haven't found anything yet, remember there's a lot of documents I have to look through," he said with a sigh.
"If there's any that are damaged, faded or something, I can fix that."
"Thanks. If any are, I'll let you know."
"Back to the names."
"After a bit of digging in the registry, it looks like Gildarts of fairy tail is my distant relative," he said with a slight chuckle.
"What's so funny?"
"I can only image Fairy Tail's reaction to this news" she didn't bother holding back her giggles.
"What else did you find?"
"The remaining four names were Henrick, Smith, Thova, and the Nerie. Any of them ring a bell?"
"I assume they did the same as the Clives having only one child."
"I would assume so. But if the families had daughters…."
"That could be a problem since women have traditionally have taken the last name of their husbands."
"Well, I'll have to ask if I can see their family registries to see if they're still around after 400 years."
They would have continued, but the waiter showed up with their food.
They ate in silence before heading home as it was getting late.
Just as Ultear laid down in bed, she noticed Natsu had a severe expression.
"You want to talk about it," she said from her position.
"I've just been thinking. Now that I know the though projection spell and since Zeref is still alive."
It didn't take a genius to figure out where he was going.
"You sure that's a good idea?" she said, an uneasy tone.
"I don't want to, but he's probably our best bet to know what really happened back then."
"Well, whatever you decide, I'll be there right beside you!"
"Thank Ultear," Ultear was quick to cuddle up to him before sleep claimed them.
Three months later
Over the last three months, Natsu, with the help of Ultear, poured over everything Org gave them.
Most of it is Stories of various battles with other nations at the time.
Old burial tombs containing weapons, artifacts, nothing to get bent out of shape for.
It took some time, But Natsu managed to convince Org and other council members to access the family registries of the names he found.
Unfortunately, both the smith and Henrick lines were wiped out about two centuries ago during some war.
The Nerie Family has proven challenging to find.
Not surprising since, from what Natsu could find, they left Fiore just over 100 years ago.
Right now, he is on his way to the Thova Family with, of course, Happy and Ultear beside him.
They had to travel to the far side of Fiore.
And true to the Dragneel legacy, their family has a history of solid and accomplished wizards in their area.
They just rolled into town. Not knowing where to start, the two stopped at a local pub in hopes of finding a lead.
Much to Ultear and Natsu's frustration, many men had their eyes on her.
Unknown to Ultear, a few were giving Natsu a thumbs up, causing a slight grin.
Most of them were quick to drop it when Natsu put his arm around her waist.
It was an unspoken agreement among men.
They found their spot at the bar.
"Excuse me, sir," the bartender turns to face them.
"Hello, can I get any of you a drink?"
"No, but I'll take a fish if you have any"
"I'll take a look," he went in back.
"So what bring you to our little slice of Fiore," a large, gruff man said, sitting beside Ultear.
Natsu tightened his hold on her and matched by Ultear glare.
The trick worked as the man was quickly unnerved by the two.
"do you know where the Thova family lives?"
"What's your business with the Thova family?" the bartender said as he returned with small fish.
"Thank you, sir."
"Your welcome, sorry if it's small."
"No problem here," he bit down on the fish.
"So why do you want to see the Thova family so much?"
"It personal matter!"
"If your here to fight them, you best you leave NOW!" the gruff man slurred.
"John, you've had enough. I'll have to ask you to leave." the bartender stated.
"No, I haven't," he practically shouts as he slammed the table.
This little show got everyone's attention.
This did not amuse Natsu as the man was still looking at Ultear in a perverted way.
Before long, two large men stood behind the drunk.
"John, James has asked you to leave. I suggest you listen or do you need a reminder of the last time this happened!"
"Ok, ok, I'm leaving," he said as he heads to the door.
"I hope he wasn't a problem for you two."
"We're good, and thanks for asking"
"So why do you want to meet the Thova family," the bartender asked again.
"Well, I was looking through my family history, and it turned out we were distance relatives and wanted to meet them."
"I hope you are truthful."
"I am oh, I never told you my name is Natsu Dragneel guild master of Crime Sorcery."
"I heard of your guild. You guys won the Grand magic games."
"We sure did."
"Well, I suppose I can give you the address only because you won the games."
"That would be appreciated," he gave them the address.
With this information, Natsu paid for the fish before they headed out.
The address they were given was on the far side of town on the edge of the forest.
When they finally made it, they were greeted with a modest size house.
"Well, better get this over with" Natsu walked up to the door and knocked on it three times before stepping back.
A few moments later, the door opened to reveal a middle-aged man with a few streaks of gray mixed in with his black hair.
"Hello, I'm Natsu Dragneel, and this is my girlfriend Ultear and my buddy Happy. I'm here because I think we're related."
"You sure of this?"
"Positive, I stumbled across some family records containing marriages. One of the names still around today is the Thova's."
"Hmm, well, might as well come inside. I'll look to see anything that can confirm your story.
They walked in and found their seats on the sofa.
"Dad, who are these people," looks to be a 16-year-old boy with black-haired said from the stair leading up.
"They claim to be long-lost relatives of ours? Get your twin sister in here," he said from the other room.
"Ok," he quickly runs outside, and after a few minutes, he returns with the girl with the exact figure as an animal take-over mage with dirty blond hair.
And just in time to as the presumed father walk back in with his wife beside him.
And with him is what they're hoping is the proof Natsu needs.
After about half-hour of going back one generation after another.
It was proven right "who would have thought I'd find a distant relative of mine."
"Even I have to admit I never thought this day would come."
"Is it just you four, or are there more members of your family beside me" they all chuckled.
"As far as Thova's are concerned, my dad is still alive. I'll go get him," he got to leaving them to process this revelation.
"Wow, who would have thought we would be related to the great Natsu Dragneel of Fairy tail."
"I'm still surprised. Oh, I never got your names?"
"My name Anna is my son Aaron, and my daughter Alicia and my husband, who just left, is William."
"Hey, did you find anyone else related to us," Alicia asked?
"Two, one goes by the name Nerie but there no longer in Fiore."
"And the other?"
"Gildarts clive but he supposedly dead with the rest of fairy tail on tenrou."
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that."
"They might not be dead."
"Really, how is that possible."
"The magic council recorded it. I wouldn't call it a battle, but the Acnogia breath attack hit the island from what I have seen before. it looked like something blocked the attacks, then the island disappeared."
"No to cast doubt, but are you sure?"
"Positive, I'm a dragon slayer. I knew right away there was something off about the last attack."
The Thova gladly told him everything about their family for about 20 minutes as Will just returned with his father.
"Natsu, this is my father, Kenneth."
"So you're the Dragneel he mentioned claiming to be our relative."
"If the name in our respective family history is correct, you are all members of the Dragneel bloodline."
"If we are Dragneels, why is our last name Thova?" Alicia asked.
Natsu showed them the most recent marriages he found in the Dragneel family registry.
They went over the information over and over again before Kenneth finally accepted the reality of the situation.
They stayed with the Thova's for a few days before they were forced to head home.
Upon arrival home, Natsu was slammed with another Guildmaster meeting.
Ultear of coursed joined him as she wanted some alone time with Natsu.
Guildmaster meeting
Natsu and Ultear were some of the last ones to show up at the meeting.
Of course, many of the guild masters congratulated him from the games.
Then Natsu caught sight of Macao and had to tell him what he learned.
"Macao, you'll never believe what I found out recently.
He glances back and forth between them with a questioning look.
"It's not what your thinking," he said with a blush, and Ultear wasn't any better.
"Sure it is," he said with a sly grin.
He gave him a brief rundown of what happened after the games up to this point.
Needless to say, he was shocked beyond belief.
"Natsu, you being dead serious right now!"
"Macao, would I kid about something like this!"
"No"
"What going on with you two," Goldmine said, walked up to the two of them.
"Turns out Natsu and Gildarts are distant relatives," he said a little too loudly, getting all eyes to land on them.
"I didn't believe it either till I saw the family registry, which was massive pain get access to!"
"Not only that, there are at least two other families out there who are related to you."
"Yeah, they go by the name Thova far side of Fiore. Unfortunately, I have no idea where the other one is. The story goes. They left fiore 100 years ago."
Like always, Natsu had a shadow over him known as the sabertooth guild master, who immediately dismissed his claims calling him a liar.
Natsu didn't pay him any mind as he was focus on what this meeting was about.
It turns out it was just the usual stuff, nothing too significant.
It was late by the time the meeting came to a close.
They quickly found a hotel for the night before heading.
While Natsu was sleeping soundly with his arm wrapped around her, Ultear was deep in thought.
Her mind kept coming back to the night when they first kissed and what followed after.
Maybe it was Natsu's sweet and caring Nature regarding her feelings.
Or maybe it was the revelation Natsu found long-lost family members.
But it got her thinking about their future.
She loves Natsu, no doubt about it but is he ready for a family of his own.
She placed her hand on her lower belly.
They didn't have sex yet.
But she has been thinking about it for some time now.
And running into Thova's only added more fuel to the fire.
Little did she know she would get her answer sooner than she liked.
The next day they caught a train on the way to their home.
Unfortunately, they didn't make it far as it broke down.
"Great, now what," he said with a sigh as he rested his head on her lap.
"I don't know, Natsu?"
After waiting another hour, they learn it the train would need significant repairs.
Ultear would use her magic, but from what they heard, this train needs an upgrade for some time.
"We could walk. It wouldn't take us that long to cut through the forest, and I doubt we'll run into anything that could give us a problem."
Ultear didn't respond as it was clear she was deep in thought.
"I suppose it wouldn't hurt, and the forest around here is supposed to be really beautiful since we're entering fall."
"Well, what are we waiting for then," he jumps, holding out his hand.
She took it gladly. They told the train operator what was going.
"Be safe, you too!" he said, waving them off.
"We will!"
It would take them two days to get back to the guild.
They hardly said a word as they didn't need to be told.
They made sure to admire the beauty of the landscape that makes up Fiore.
They camped out on the nearby river for the night.
They headed off at the break of dawn.
Things were normal till a strange scent cross Natsu's nose.
"Something wrong?"
"Something stinks up ahead, and I have no idea what it is."
"I just hope it isn't too bad. This is the shortest way home."
"I know, guess I'll just have to suck it up." they continued onward.
After 20 minutes of walking, the scent only got worse for Natsu.
"Well, whatever it is, it's just over that hill there."
He held his nose the whole time as they walked up.
To complete surprise, the origin of the smell was a Man sitting on a stump.
He was well built. That was for sure, but all he had on was black baggy pants and a cloak.
Strange blue markings are all over his body with long dark blue curly hair.
"Dude, you need to take a bath. You really smell!" Natsu declared.
The man faces them before sprouting an evil smirk.
"I was wondering when we would meet….Son of Igneel!"
Natsu dawned severe expression as he had Ultear stand behind him.
"Who are you, and how do you know my name!"
He stood up, not breaking eye contact for even a moment.
Suddenly he started to grow in size rapidly before revealing himself as the black dragon of the apocalypse.
Natsu and Ultear serious expression quickly morphed into pure fear.
The terror in their eye caused the dragon's smile to grow before saying, "you aren't a worthy opponent...yet" that was all he said before flying off to who knows where.
Both Natsu and Ultear collapsed to the ground, struggling to comprehend what just happened.
For about two hours, they stayed there frozen before Natsu found the strength to stand up.
A closer look at Ultear's face told him she was still processing what happened.
With what little strength he has, he picked her up only for her arm to latch onto his neck as she buried her head in his chest.
He soon felt his shirt absorbed her tears. After that, he didn't have time to dwell.
They have to get home and fast.
He didn't even stop to rest. He just kept going all through the night.
By the time the sun rose, Ultear finally spoke.
"Thank you, Natsu," she murmured into his chest.
"No problem, Ultear" he gave a quick kiss on the head as he tightened his hold.
It wasn't long before she fell asleep in his arms. This brought a smile to his face.
After a good few hours, he finally made it home.
Many had a curious look as Natsu carried Ultear.
Before long, he was in their guildhall with another wave of stairs.
Many tried asking what happened, but he wouldn't answer.
He carefully laid her down in their bed before covering her up with a blanket.
He found a spot on the edge of there before as he gazed down on her.
Then his door open to reveal The founding members of their guild.
"Mind explaining what happened, Natsu?" Jellal asked.
He got up, going over to his desk, pulling out a file.
"Doranbolt!"
"What is it, Natsu?"
"I want him!" Curious, he looks over the file to realize it was Cobra.
"What made you reconsider?"
Keeping it as brief as possible, telling them what happened.
To no one's surprise, all color drained away from their faces.
Doranbolt was the first to recover, evident by the look of conviction.
"You're not to speak a word of this without my permission, understood!" He gazed at Doranbolt the longest before the others.
"Understood, Natsu!" Doranbolt stated before leaving.
Natsu sits back down next to Ultear before looking at them."I need a few days to process this. Tell the other I don't want to disturbed am I clear!"
"Crystal," the three said in unison.
"Good," he shifted his gaze to Ultear, unable to take his eye off her.
It wasn't long before the sleep deprivation finally caught up to him.
He cuddles up to but making sure his arm was in a defensive position.
The next day.
Ultear was the first to wake before feeling a weight in her.
It didn't take long for her to see it was Natsu.
This didn't surprise her. Then what happened the other day finally hit her.
She, as you expect, froze again but not as bad as before.
Natsu woke up shortly after her.
The two locked eyes before Natsu places his forehead against hers.
Almost immediately, she instigated a lip lock that quickly turned heated.
Before long There started taking their clothes before the realization of what they were doing finally hit Natsu.
"Whoa, stop, Ultear."
"What is it?" He points out how both of them are in their underwear.
He quickly noticed the look of disappointment in her eyes.
"It's because of Acnologia, isn't it?"
She just looked away, "yes."
He stood up, going to his door, causing her frown to grow.
It disappeared when she saw Natsu's hand turn to let her know he locked the door.
He sat down beside her putting her hair to the side.
"Are you sure you want this, and I mean really sure?"
"Yes, Natsu, I'm sure," a small smile graced both of them.
In second, they were both naked as they entranced each other, unable to pull away.
Suddenly Ultear slipped, falling backward, dragging Natsu along with her.
They were in was the missionary position, with him on top.
Natsu pulled back, getting a whine from her.
But it quickly died when she felt the tip of his member at her entrance.
He glances at her once more. She nodded in response.
He enters partly before going all in.
Knowing it would hurt her, he silenced her cries with a kiss.
He didn't move Muscle, allowing her to get used to the feel of him.
She locked eyes once more, giving him a slight nod for him to continue.
this is the last chapter covering the seven years
I planned it this way when I first started it
also, thoughts on my expansion of the dragneel name
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