Chapter 2: Welcome to Fairy Tail

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail

"Finally I'm off that evil thing" Natsu said sickly as he lay down on the ever so friendly ground.

"I must say, I did not expect you to have such a severe case of motionless sickness" Makarov said while chuckling. While he is far beyond impressed with Natsu's power and strength, he found this particular weakness quite amusing. And how did he learn of said weakness, well Makarov suggested that the duo take a train to arrive at Fairy Tail sooner. Having never seen a train, much less ride in one, Natsu was none the wiser as to what he was getting himself into. It was far from a pleasant experience from the moment the train started moving. "Come now, you can get over your motion sickness while we make our way to the guild."

Natsu got off the ground, while muttering about the evil death trap he vowed to stay clear of, and followed Makarov through the town. As they made their way through the town, which Natsu learned is called Magnolia, the younger of the two was enjoying the sights as they walked. While not overly crowded, there were still plenty of people walking the streets. The street vendors were busy selling whatever merchandise they had and the duo passed by a park filled with people simply enjoying their days. The town gave off a calm and friendly vibe.

Makarov couldn't help but be amused by Natsu who was trying to take in the sights while trying to keep up. The older man didn't how much experience the pinkette has had with towns, or normal people for that matter, but he could tell that this definitely a pleasant experience for the child.

When the two finally arrived at the guild Natsu was impressed by the size of, never having seen a building as big as the one before him. "Are you ready to go in and meet your new family?" Makarov asked in a warm tone in which Natsu only nodded in response.

As they opened the massive doors, they were greeted by a sight that could only be described as complete chaos. Throughout the guild, fights were breaking out everywhere, destroyed tables and chairs littered the floor and walls. How that happened, no one wanted to explain to the master. Makarov could rub his temple in annoyance. Of course he couldn't leave his guild alone for a couple of days without something like this happening. "WHAT ARE YOU DAMN BRATS DOING TO MY GUILD?!" He yelled, stopping everyone dead in their tracks.

Natsu was experiencing different emotions than the old man next to him. He didn't know what to expect, since he's never been in a guild before, he just knew he wasn't expecting this. It all just looked so… fun.

"Oh Master, you're back" one of the members said sheepishly

"Yes I'm back. You'd think at least once, I'd be able to go the annual meeting and come back to a guild that's not destroyed." Makarov said while heading to the bar, he desperately needed a drink after walking in and seeing the destruction. He knew what going to happen next so he didn't see the point in punishing them, which can wait for another day, maybe tomorrow. Natsu, having no idea what to do simply followed the old man.

"Who's the kid?" "Why's he following Master?" "What's with his stupid pink hair?" the members were muttering to each other. Unknown to them, Natsu could hear everything they were saying and made a mental note to beat the shit out of the person that commented on his hair color.

"Everyone listen up" Makarov shouted to the guild, after standing atop the bar counter. "This here is Natsu and he is going to be joining our family, so let's give him a true Fairy Tail welcome, LET'S PARTY!" Makarov yelled the last part while getting cheers from the members.

After announcement, Natsu received his guild mark in red on his right shoulder. Shortly after that he was approached by one of the younger members of the guild. She has purple eyes, brown hair pulled into a ponytail with two bangs framing her face and she is wearing an orange dress and sandals. "Hi, I'm Cana Alberona, it's nice to meet you" she said in very friendly tone while holding her hand out.

"Hi I'm Natsu Dragneel, it's good to meet you to" he replied while shaking her hand

"Since you're new here, would you like for me to show you around?"

"That would be great, thanks."

Cana gave Natsu a mini tour of the guild, showing him some of the things that he would need to know about in the near future, as well as introducing him to some of the older members of the guild and the bar staff. She had saved the best for last though, introducing the younger generation of mages. One by one Cana introduced Natsu to each of the kids that were at the table. He met a girl by the name of Levy Mcgarden who he could tell really love books, if the giant book in her hands is anything to go by. She seemed nice, though he didn't get a chance to talk much with her since a rather irritating voice made itself known.

"Why would did you dye your hair to such a stupid color" came the voice a young boy that for some reason was only wearing some boxers. This is the unexpected thing, a random stripper. Natsu knew right away that he wasn't going to like the boy in front of him.

"It's my real hair color and why are you naked?!" Natsu shouted.

"What?"

"Gray, your clothes" Cana said in an annoyed tone while pinching the bridge of her nose. She has long since gotten used to Gray's annoying habit, though it was still annoying to deal with on a daily basis.

"Aww, When did this happen?!" Gray screams while running around frantically, looking for his clothes that keep mysteriously disappearing.

"I take it that this happens a lot" Natsu asks Cana

"Pretty much" Cana sighed.

"So is there a reason why he does it or is he just a pervert?"

"WHAT DID SAY PINKIE?!"

"I asked if you were a pervert, you cheap stripper."

"That's it" "Ice Make: Ham-" Gray started to say while bringing his hands together but was cut off as he was sent flying across the guild. Gray was already unconscious by the time he finally hit the ground. Everyone that was watching was surprised especially since they didn't see what had sent him flying. When they looked to where he was previously standing they spotted Natsu there with his arm extended. They slowly, but surely, connect the dots and realize that it was Natsu that had sent Gray flying. 'Great another monster joined the guild' most of the older guild members thought simultaneously, though they were impressed by Natsu's strength.

"Wow, how did you do that? Gray's one of the strongest kids from our generation." Cana asked.

"What are you talking about? I just punched him." Natsu said while tilting his to the side.

"Be that is it may, I must ask that you reframe from fighting other members within the guild" came a stern voice. When Natsu looked to see who was talking he saw a girl with brown eyes and scarlet red hair. She is wearing a long sleeved white dress with blue leggings and brown heeled boots. She is also wearing a silver armored chest plate, matching shoulder guards, and a sword strapped to her left hip. "My name is Erza Scarlet; it is a pleasure to meet you"

"I'm Natsu Dragneel; good to meet you too. So why can't I fight in the guild?"

"Because it's not appropriate"

"Really, I could of sworn that I saw you fighting someone when I got here" Natsu said more than asked, not really sure what the problem with people fighting in the guild is. Unbeknownst to the pinkette, that one statement caused the entire guild to become eerily quiet, each of them sending a silent prayer to the newest member who is ignorant of the redhead's temper.

Being used to getting her way, Erza is mad that the new guy was already questioning what she said. She quickly delivered a punch to the top of Natsu's head. Well, she tried to at least. Before making contact, Natsu grabbed her fist, shocking everyone in the guild with the exception of Makarov.

Before Erza had a chance to react, Natsu threw her across the guild.

Meanwhile with Gray

Gray had finally woken up from getting knocked out. Groggily, he stumbles to his feet, rubbing his still aching head. "Ugh, what happened" Gray was trying to piece together what happened. The last thing he remembered was that he was about to attack the new guy for making fun of him, and then nothing. Before he could think on it any further, he looked up in time to see someone that looked like Erza flying his way. Luckily for Erza, Gray made a great landing pad and significantly softened her landing. Unfortunately for Gray, he was knocked out again upon impact.

Back with Natsu

"Sweet, bullseye" Natsu said casually, not noticing how everyone around him is reacting.

"Did he just throw Erza?" "How strong is he?" "He's as good as dead as soon as Erza gets up" were the mutterings of the guild mates

"I… I can't believe you just threw Erza that easily" Cana said in utter shock. Erza isn't only one the strongest kids in their generation, but one of the strongest in the guild with only three mages stronger than her, including the master. If Natsu was able to catch her fist and throw her with such ease, how strong is he?

"I like you already, new guy, but don't think you're big shot just because you threw that tin can around. Compared to me, she's just another weakling" the voice of yet another new person said. Natsu looked who was talking to him and saw a girl with long white being held in a ponytail by a purple bow and had blue eyes. She is wearing a purple tank top that showed off her midriff, black shorts with a white belt, and black knee high heeled boots. As she approached the group, Natsu saw two people approaching with her one was boy who has white hair and blue eyes and was wearing a blue suit with a white under shirt and red bow tie. The other person is a young girl with short white hair and blue and she was wearing a pink dress with red shoes. "Names Mirajane Strauss" the now named Mirajane said with a smirk on her face. Natsu immediately recognized that she is a prideful; perhaps a bits egotistical, and temperamental person, like a certain redhead that he just met. "And these are my siblings" she gestured to the other two with her.

"I'm Elfman, it's good to meet" Elfman said while extending his hand to Natsu which he shook. It was obvious that Elfman was quite a shy and nervous person though he did seem friendly enough.

"Hi I'm Lisanna, I hope we can be friends" Lisanna said with a giant smile on her face. This is easily the friendliest welcome that Natsu received so far, which is saying something since most of the people he's talked to in the guild has been friendly so far.

"I'm Natsu; it's good to meet you three"

The sound of ruble caught everyone's attention.

Everyone slowly looked to where the noise was coming from, most of them fearing the source of the sound since they knew who was causing it. As they faced the shifting ruble a murderous aura surrounded the area. Everyone could feel the bloodlust and killing intent that left most shivering in fear. They witnessed as Erza crawled out of the ruble, eyes glowing red, with a sword in hand. As she laid her eyes on her pink haired target, she dashes towards him fully intending to deliver the punishment he deserves.

Within seconds, she manages to close the distance between herself and the new guy, swinging her blade to dispense his punishment. However, Natsu had other plans. He caught her blade mid swing with his bare hands. "Didn't you just that it's not appropriate fight in the guild" Natsu said while smirking at Erza. She only glared angrily at him in response. She jumped back a few feet and prepared to strike him again.

"What's wrong Red, are you so weak that you can't even touch the new guy?" Mira taunted

In an instant, Erza's entire wrath was redirected towards Mira. "What was that you harlot?"

"You heard me Tin Can" and just like that the two were butting heads

"Does this happen often?" Natsu asks Cana.

"All the time. Even though Mira said she is stronger, those two are actually equal in strength and because of that they have a fierce rivalry." Like with Gray's stripping habit, everyone has long since gotten used to the two pre-teens rivalry and learned to not get in their way.

"So what kind of magic do you use Natsu?" Lisanna asked

"I use Fire Dragon Slayer Magic"

Everyone became silent at this piece of information and stopped what they were doing. Even Erza and Mira stopped their fighting when Natsu announced his magic.

"What kind of magic is that?" Cana asked curiously.

"It's a magic that gives me the power to kill a dragon. It also makes me immune to all fire."

"What's the point of having a magic like that, everyone knows that dragons are extinct?" a now conscious Gray said.

"Oh yeah, if dragons are extinct than how did my dad, who's a dragon, teach me my magic?" Natsu countered while glaring angrily at Gray.

"Oh so now you were raised and trained by a dragon. Who would have thought that you were such a horrible liar?"

"I must say, it's not polite to be lying to the entire guild" Erza said sternly

"And neither is accusing someone of lying when they're telling the truth" Natsu said with magic starting to radiate off of him as he now glared at Erza. He was starting to get angry at the people accusing him of lying about his magic and father.

"Maybe it's time I give you a proper lesson in manners" Erza said as magic started radiating off her as well.

"If you two are going to fight than take it outside" Makarov yelled. He knew how destructive Erza can be when she is furious and he didn't want to imagine how much damage Natsu can cause when provoked. This seemed to be the only way to spare him from having to pay an outrageous amount just to cover the damages.

"Very well" Erza said as she made her to the field behind the guild. Natsu didn't offer any retort, instead he just followed Erza out back

"Everyone place your bets here. Erza Scarlet vs. Natsu Dragneel" Cana yelled out. Everyone rushes to place their bets, almost all of them placing their bets Erza, simply because they know what she's capable of. The only ones to bet on Natsu are Makarov and Cana. Makarov knew exactly how skilled and talented Erza is as a mage and would never doubt her; however, he's only seen a glimpse of what Natsu can do and that only led him to believe that his newest brat had the upper hand in this fight. And that is still not taking into account what he learned of Natsu's training. Cana on the other hand had no knowledge what Natsu can do, but after seeing him throw Erza as if she weighed nothing and had no problems stopping her sword with his bare hand, she was willing to take a chance and bet on Natsu. It also didn't hurt that if the he won, the payout would be massive.

Behind the guild

Everyone stood in a large circle, surrounding Natsu and Erza, who staring each other down.

"Alright you two here are the rules. You both are free use to spell that you wish. The fight will continue until one or both of you are unable to fight. And lastly, avoid seriously injuring each other. " Makarov said sternly. Both mages nod in acceptance of these rules.

"Ready, start"

Not wasting a second, Erza dashed towards Natsu, sword in hand. She quickly slashed at his side which he quickly dodged underneath the attack and delivered a punch to her gut which sent her back a few feet. Not giving her a chance to react, Natsu rushed towards her and sent a kick towards her side. Erza was quick to react and blocked the kick with her sword. Though she was able to block the kick, she was yet again launched back a few feet as result.

When Erza managed to correct her footing and stand up straight she used that opportunity to requiped a second sword and launched another series of attacks only to get the same results. Every strike was dodged; every swipe missed and was immediately countered.

Every time Erza tried to attack, Natsu would simply dodge and send her flying in a different direction. Every time Erza was knocked back she would become more and more frustrated. It seemed like no matter what she tried; Natsu was always a step ahead of her and knew exactly how to counter. What was the most frustrating was that she could tell that he was holding back.

Everyone watching was also surprised to see someone not only keep up with Erza but able to push her back. That wasn't the only surprise; throughout the fight they eventually noticed that Natsu hasn't used a single spell.

"I must say, you're stronger than I thought, but I don't' intend to lose to you this day" Erza said while trying to catch her breath. She desperately needed to come up with a new strategy as realized she couldn't win with the she was currently fighting.

"You're not too bad yourself, and I'm not planning on losing either so you better step up your game" Natsu said. He knew what Erza was doing and willing to give her moment to come up with a plan if it meant he would get a better fight.

"I guess you're right. Looks like I'll have to speed things up" "Requip: Flight Armor" Erza yelled as she was engulfed in light. When the light faded, Erza was not only wearing a different set of armor but also had two different swords in her hands. The armored had cheetah print tank top and black shorts with a brown belt that had a piece of green cloth hanging from it. There was a shoulder and arm guard on her left side, both with a cheetah print. She had purple stockings on leg that ran up to her thigh with armored high heeled boots with the left one have a cheetah print knee guard.

Natsu was confused, was this new armor supposed to help her win. Erza certainly seemed confidant in this new armor of hers.

Erza once again dashed towards Natsu once again, but this time was much faster. This speed boost was definitely helping her immensely; she was even able to start pushing Natsu back, if only a bit. Even though Erza was faster; this speed boost still isn't enough. She still hasn't managed to land a single hit. Natsu wasn't even showing the slightest signs of fatigue.

In fact, the longer the fight continued only Erza would show signs of slowing down. Every hit was slowly wearing her down. Every one of her attacks was getting slightly easier for Natsu to dodge.

Despite her armor increasing her speed, it was obvious to her that she couldn't even touch the dragon slayer. Erza was in need of another plan. She decided it would be best for her to keep this armor because it was almost fast enough to keep up with Natsu. She would need something that has plenty of power and range. Luckily for Erza, she had just the thing for this situation.

Jumping back, Erza had requipped away her two swords and there was a massive spike mace. Everyone that was watching was now terrified as they saw a weapon that they recognized as one of Erza's most powerful weapons.

Erza rushes towards Natsu once again and swings her mace towards his side. Natsu ducks under the mace and knocks it away. Erza was quick to regain control of the mace and brought it over her head and swung it down on. Natsu crossed his arms over his head to block the attack. When the mace made contact there was a sickening crunch that everyone heard. When Erza jumped away from Natsu, everyone could see where the sound came from. It came from Natsu's now broken left forearm; or more accurately, one of the bones in the forearm is broken. The bone was on the verge of bursting through the skin at two different points of his arm.

Everyone was shocked at seeing what Erza had done, even Erza. No one could believe Erza would go so far just to win against someone who didn't do as she said. Erza was shocked because with as fast and strong as Natsu proved himself to be, she didn't think he would be this injured. She was hoping what she did would have hurt him just enough to give her the edge she needed to win but she didn't think nor intend to break his arm.

The only person that wasn't surprised is Natsu. In fact he seemed more impressed than anything else. He didn't even seem bothered by the fact that his arm was broken. "I have to admit, I didn't think you could break my arm. I'm impressed".

"You're impressed?! I just broke your arm and all you say is that you're impressed." Erza all but yelled. She couldn't believe it, what kind of person in their right mind would be impressed by someone breaking their arm.

This thought was something that mirrored by everyone watching. The thing that bothered them the most was that Natsu wasn't phased by this. He didn't even seem to care.

"Of course, I was curious how strong you are and I you just answered my question. That's why I didn't do anything special to protect myself. I haven't met that many people that can hurt me this much."

"And you just let me break your arm?!" Erza was now questioning whether Natsu is insane or an idiot; maybe a scary combination of the two.

"Eh, it's definitely not the best plan I came up with" Natsu said casually while shrugging his shoulders. "So why don't we get back to this fight."

"You still want to fight? I broke your arm and you still want to fight?"

"Of course, you didn't do any serious damage; just broke a bone. Besides, I still have a spare." Natsu said as he held up his right arm while smirking at her.

Erza's widened in disbelief. 'Did he just I didn't do any serious damage? Breaking his arm isn't serious'

"I'm sorry Natsu, but I cannot allow you to continue fighting with a broken arm" Makarov interjected sternly. While Makarov had a better idea what Natsu is capable of than the rest of the guild, even he couldn't believe what he was seeing. He knew Natsu was strong, he's more than proven so, but never has he seen someone treat such an injurie as if it were nothing.

"Fine, just give me a second" Natsu said. Everyone watched as he muttered something under his breath. Everyone assumed he was using a spell which was confirmed when his forearm was engulfed in green flames. When the flames faded, it revealed a completely healed arm. "Now can we get back to fighting?" Everyone was so distracted by the healing spell that they missed the slight grimaced expression on Natsu's face.

"What was that spell you used?!" Erza asked in a way that sounded more like a demand to answer her.

"Just a helpful spell my dad taught me. I'll tell you about it later. So can we get back to the fight?"

"If you're sure that you're fine to continue, then feel free" while Makarov wasn't the most sure whether or not the fight should continue; however, he was more curious to see what else the dragon slayer can do. "What about you Erza? Do you wish to continue as well?"

"If Natsu is still willing, then so am I" Erza said as she then turned her attention to Natsu. "What do you say we end this fight now?"

"Sure, let's put everything into one last attack"

"Deal" Erza said as she raised her mace in preparation.

The two fighters' stare each other down for the last time of the fight, both ready to win. The stare down last for only few second, though it felt much longer. Then the two rushed towards each other. Before anyone knew it, they already stood opposite each other. Their attacks so fast, most of the mages watches couldn't keep up. They waited with bated breaths to find out who won. Then it happened.

Erza was the first to fall to the ground while Natsu remained standing.

No one could believe it. One of the strongest mages in the guild just lost. Not only that, most of them had realized that they had just lost their bets.

While most were mourning for the money they had lost, Natsu started walking towards Erza, who was now sitting up. It was obvious from just looking at her that she was exhausted. Natsu reached his hand out towards her and said "That was fun, we should fight again sometime."

Erza couldn't resist the smile that appeared on her face. "I may take you up on your off, but next time I'll be winning."

"I might have to fight more seriously next then. Wouldn't want you breaking anymore bones" Natsu joked

"Sorry about breaking your arm by the way" Erza still bad about that, though she was relieved that for reason it didn't bother or hinder Natsu in any way.

"Relax, it happens all the time" Natsu said way too casually

"Not to normal people it doesn't"

"Who said I was normal?"

While watching the two interact, Makarov couldn't resist the smile that is plastered across his face. Though he was fully aware of Natsu's darker and more violent side of his personality, he was happy to see the softer side. Not to mention the moment the two pre-teens had that would probably lead to a long lasting friendship.

"So, anyone else want to fight?" Natsu ask the crowd of mages. He had so much fun fighting Erza he didn't want to end.

"Sure I'll take you on, Pinkie" Mira said as she walked towards Natsu and Erza. "This way I can prove I'm stronger than you Tin Can."

Erza only glared at Mira, looking forward to the beat down she was about to receive.

"Double or nothing on Mira" "Great idea, Natsu has to be tired after fighting Erza" "You're right, no way can he beat both Erza and Mira in one day" random guild members said as they quickly placed their bets in an attempt to make up the jewels they lost. Cana just let them place whatever bet they wanted, more jewels for her after all.

"Alright you two, same rules as before just try not to break any bones" Makarov said while ignoring the glare he was getting from Erza.

"Good luck Mira" both Elfman and Lisanna cheered.

"Ready, Start"

"Take Over: Satan Soul" Mirajane shouted as her appearance changed. Her hair became wild and seemed to be almost standing straight up. Her ears became pointed, and a jagged scar like marking appeared over her right eye. She grew a scaled tail and a pair of wings. Her outfit consisted of a purple one piece suit and matching knee high boots.

"Woah, what kind of magic is that?" Natsu asked

"This is my Demon Take Over magic; it gives me the power of whatever demon I take over"

"That's awesome!" Natsu was genuinely impressed. With the experience that he has with demons, Natsu has some high hopes for this fight.

Not wanting to stall this fight anymore, Mira dashes towards Natsu with her fist cocked back. Seeing this, Natsu mirrors what she is doing and rushes forward as well. When the two met in the middle of the field, their fists collided, this kicked up a small dust cloud. The two stare each other down with grin on each of their faces while trying to push each other back. Once the dust cloud cleared, they moved to launch a series of attacks at each other. From the perspective of everyone watching, no one was able to tell whether someone was able to get the upper hand or not.

"Evil Spark" Mira shouts as she thrust both of her arms forward, successfully making contacting with Natsu's chest. The attack was strong enough to launch him back. Not wanting to waste such a great opportunity Mira brings both her hands together. "Soul Extinctor" she shouts as she blast a beam of concentrated dark energy towards Natsu. While still feeling the effect of being electrocuted, he didn't have time to dodge.

When the attack made contact, the force of the explosion kicked up another dust cloud, blocking their view of the dragon slayer. Mira refused to drop her guard. After watching Natsu's fight with Erza, she knew he was stronger than he looked. While she was more than confidant in her attack, Mira knew better than to prematurely celebrate.

As if answering her question, the dust cloud finally dispersed after almost a minute revealing Natsu who had his arms crossed in front of him. As everyone looked closer they only noticed a few cuts on his arms. What surprised everyone the most were the flames that lightly cover his arms.

"That was a good attack, but you'll have to try harder than that"

"Well, if you insist" "Evil Explosion" Mira shouted as she fired off an even larger blast of dark energy towards Natsu.

The dragon slayer didn't move to dodge or block the attack that was rapidly incoming. Instead he just engulfed his right hand in fire and waited. When Mira's attack was right in front of him, he swiped his hand upwards, redirecting the attack to shoot straight into the sky where it eventually blew up.

Mira's widened at what had just happened. Almost everyone that she has fought was knocked out of the fight from that attack. In fact the only the person who could do what Natsu did was another guild mate that had decades of experience over her and an even more destructive magic.

"That was definitely a better attack but if that's all you can do maybe it's time to end this fight"

In the blink of an eye, Natsu was already in front of Mira, delivering a fierce punch to her stomach which knocked air out of her. Before Mira could catch her breath, Natsu had disappeared again this time only to reappear behind to kick her in the back, sending flying forward.

When Mira hit ground and corrected herself and face Natsu. "Darkness Stream" she shouted as multiple tendrils shot out of her hand towards Natsu. Natsu dodged each tendril as he rushes towards Mira once again. The tendrils he couldn't dodges, he swiped away with a flame coated fist. As Natsu drew closer, Mira kept up the attack in attempt to either hit him or slow him down enough to come up with a new plan

Natsu disappeared once again to only reappear besides Mira. He cocked his fist back before launching a punch that would end the fight. Mira was only able to turn her head in time to see the punch coming towards her. It was too fast for her to dodge and she wouldn't have enough time to block. She could only watch in shock as her eyes narrowed in on his fist and wait for what would happen next.

Natsu's fist stopped an inch away from Mira's face. The punch had enough force to send a mild gust of wind when it suddenly stopped

"So, do you want to keep fighting or is it my win." Natsu said as he pulled his fist back.

Mira could only stare blankly for few seconds, still trying to process everything that happened. "You win"

The guild was shocked to say the least. They not only watched the new guy beat Erza and brush off a broken arm they also saw him not only beat Mira but made her give up. The only ones that were truly upset about the outcome were the poor/dumb souls that decided to double down on their bets. Makarov and Cana couldn't be happier about the bets and were fully planning on making sure everyone payed up.

"You were awesome" Natsu said to Mira while chuckling to himself.

"But I lost"

"So, it was still a fun fight Mirajane. We should fight again sometime."

"Thanks, and you can call me Mira, everyone else does."

"Wow, you two were great." Lisanna said as she approached the two with Elfman.

"How are you feeling Mira?" Elfman asked

"I'm fine, a little sore but I'll be fine."

"Why don't we go inside and celebrate" Makarov declared.

Inside the guild

Everyone was back partying, most trying to drink their troubles away in attempt to forget their lost jewels. Cana and Makarov couldn't have bigger smiles plastered across their faces. Cana was so happy in fact, she bought Natsu a victory meal as a special thank you.

Speaking of said dragon slayer, he is currently sitting at a table with the rest of the younger generation of mages.

"So Natsu, we're you really raised by a dragon" asked Lisanna

"Yep, I was raised by Igneel, the King of the Fire Dragons" Natsu said while just finishing his victory meal.

"Still sounds like a stupid lie to me" Gray said while narrowing his eyes on the dragon slayer. Even though he was focusing on Natsu, he only saw Natsu disappear from sight only to appear in front of him to send a strong punch to the ice mages face, sending him flying across the guild. Gray was unconscious before he hit the ground.

"Natsu, what did I say about fighting other members in the guild?" Erza asked while glaring dangerously at the fire mage.

"Don't remember, I was too busy throwing you around." Natsu said while smirking at Erza mischievously. He could tell that he was going to have a lot of fun messing with her.

This gave everyone within earshot a good laugh while Erza was trying to resist the urge to beat the hell out of Natsu.

"By the way, I been meaning to ask you. What was that spell you used after I broke your arm?" Erza asked. She was by no means a stranger to healing magic, but she hasn't seen a spell that can heal a severely broken arm in seconds.

"That was my Fire Dragons Rejuvenating Flame. It's a spell that heals most injuries in almost an instant. It's useful to use if you're in tough spot or if you don't want to wait to heal."

"That does sound convenient"

"It is, though it's a real pain to use."

"Really, why?" This time Mira asked

"Because the side effect of using that spell is that it causes the user to feel about five times more pain than what was originally felt from whatever injury is being healed." Natsu explained.

Unbeknownst to him, everyone listening couldn't believe, especially Makarov. From what everyone in the guild knew, or anyone with the slightest knowledge of healing magic, healing spells were meant to fix people up without causing them any amount of harm. If what Natsu said is true, why would he ever use a spell like that? Sure it would make sense to use if it was an absolute emergency, but to use it so casually is insane. Additionally; if Natsu could brush off his arm being broken to the point where the bone nearly busted through the skin and then used a spell a spell that made him feel five times the pain of that, how tough is he, what kind of hellish training has he gone through, and what kind of nightmarish endurance does he have?

"Why would you use a spell that would that would hurt you that much? Even if it guarantees near instant healing, surely there must be a more suitable healing spell that isn't nearly as harmful." Erza asked, unable to comprehend what Natsu has just said. She was starting to feel guiltier now than she did before simply because now she knows that she is the cause of someone feeling so much pain. However; she was equally confused. She couldn't understand how Natsu could endure so much pain and act like it was literally nothing.

"Simple, it heals almost every injury in second, definitely beats having to wait a couple weeks to heal naturally. Sure it hurts like hell, but there is couple of benefits that came along with it besides fast healing."

"Like what? What could possibly be seen as a benefit from using that spell? And what do you mean by waiting a couple weeks to heal naturally? Broken bones normally take a couple months to heal" Erza all but shouted.

"First off, thanks to that spell I now have an unreasonably high pain tolerance from it being used on me so much. The other benefit is that it gives me even more reason to be smart about how I fight because even though my pain tolerance is high, it still hurts to use that spell. And to answer that last question, Igneel always said that I was a freak of nature when it came to healing naturally."

"But why would Igneel teach you this spell, surely a dragon must know of more practical healing spells?" This time Makarov asked, having been listening on the entire conversation he couldn't hide his curiosity anymore.

"He does, he just refused to teach them to me. He didn't want me to get injured in a fight, heal, and move on like nothing happened. He wanted to give me extra incentive to get stronger and learn how to avoid getting seriously injured in a fight as much as possible. In his mind, the Rejuvenating Flames seemed like a perfect solution to that." Natsu said as if that reasoning made absolute sense.

"Did you get injured frequently enough for him to justifiably think like that?" Makarov asked, though he is a little scared of the answer.

"Yeah, don't you remember when I told you that I would train until my body broke and then trained for a bit after that?" This time Natsu asked curiously. Seriously, did the old man not hear a word he said at the restaurant earlier that day?

"You were being serious when you said that!"

"I was, Igneel and I would train until most of my bones were broken, he would use the Rejuvenating Flames on me, and then we would get back to training"

"Igneel would use the flames on you?"

"Of course, I didn't know the spell when we first started training. Plus it was the easiest way for him to know what I could physically and mentally handle at any point in my training since the Rejuvenating Flames also harms the user if they're using the spell on someone else."

"I can't tell if that is horrifically irresponsible or somewhat reasonable" Makarov said quietly to himself.

"Probably both, well that's what most of Igneel's friends thought anyways" Natsu once again said casually, a little too casually for the guilds liking.

"Natsu I have a question, how come you only used one Dragon Slayer spell throughout both fights with me and Erza?" Mira asked. This was something that was seriously bothering her. Both she and Erza had to rely on their magic to have a slight chance of winning, yet Natsu didn't. The closest thing to magic she saw him use, other than those "healing" flames of his were the flames that she saw coming off his arms after one of her attacks hit him.

"Simple, if I did the fight would have been over too soon and I was having fun. Plus Cana said that the two of you are some of the strongest mages in the guild so I wanted to see how strong you two are. By the way, I have to say I'm impressed." Natsu said, getting dumbfounded looks from everyone.

No one could believe what they were hearing. The reason why Natsu didn't his Dragon Slayer Magic was because he was having fun and didn't want to end it too soon. Not only that but he wanted to see how strong Erza and Mira and purposefully restricted himself to find out first hand. Its official, the new guy has to be insane. No other explanation needed, he's just insane. At least he'll be fun to have around in their insane guild.

"I'm going to have to get used to you surprising me with something new at every opportunity you get" Makarov said, breaking the silence that fell over the guild.

"Good idea, that's what a couple of my other teachers had to do" Natsu said quietly enough so that only the master can hear. If everyone was freaking out this much just from what little they knew about his training with Igneel, then they definitely aren't ready to know about everything else he learned not only from Igneel but his other teachers too.

After the guild managed to recover from what they learned about Natsu, they resumed partying with a purpose. Now they are celebrating the new ridiculously strong guild member they have. The party would last until the late hours of the night. Not having a place to stay, Makarov offered Natsu to stay in the infirmary until he can find a place live which Natsu easily accepted

And there you have it, the end of the second chapter. Before I continue with this AN, I would like to thank everyone that has read, followed and favorited this story. I spent a couple months working on the first chapter and almost didn't' release it because I wasn't sure if anyone would like or would be interested enough to read it. So again, thank you. Now a couple of things that I forgot to mention in the previous chapter's AN. For the sake of this story I made Natsu older than in canon for the simple reason that it would give a couple more years to train. Currently he is about the same age as Erza and Mira. I couldn't think of a way to add this in here somewhere where it wouldn't seem weird and out of place. The other thing I forgot to mention was what the pairing will be and I decided to make it a harem because I couldn't decide if I would pair Natsu up Mira, Ultear, or Sayla. So as of this moment the harem will consist of around eight to ten girls with the three previously mentioned girls and at least one OC are the only guarantees to be in it and more than likely so will Cana, so if you have a suggestion, leave a comment. I'll try to set it up in a way where every girl that is a part of it will have a real reason for falling for Natsu. Additionally, the only girls that won't be in the harem will be Lucy, Flare, and Wendy. Lucy and Flare won't be in it because I'm not personally a fan of pairing either of them up with Natsu, not that I have anything against those pairings I'm just not a fan and don't want to write something I'm not interested in. Wendy won't be in it because of two reasons: the first is the age difference between the two since their now around seven years apart and the second is because of what I have planned for this fic, it wouldn't make as much sense. Sorry to all the NaWen fans, I'm one too, but it won't happen in this fic. One last thing, if anyone has a question then please leave a comment. I'll be more than happy to answer whatever I can. Speaking of which

gameking26/jacquelineviena: Originally the Water Dragon Slayer was going to an OC just because I never considered having Juvia fill in for that spot and now I love the idea. So thanks to the two you, I need to rethink some things. But to answer your question it will either be an OC, Juvia, or both. I don't know yet.

Till next time

Mreh