"speaking"
"thinking"
On with the story
The next morning came as the sun was rising and the school's fieldtrip was over
Natsu was back to normal as the man's subconscious switched, bringing him back in control
He is currently sitting in the train as everyone was going to go back home today
The train is different as it had four seats in a row rather than their previous one that had five
On Natsu's row was himself, Éclair, Ikaruga, and Cana on the other was Erza, Kagura, Ultear, and Mira while Kamika, Lucy, Cosmos, Minerva were sitting on the other side
"are you saying that my subconscious took over my body two days ago?" Natsu said while rubbing his face as the man looks tired "and he defeated another member of Grimoire Heart while I was sleeping"
"if you say it that way" Ultear said "it pretty much sums it all"
"for god sake…." Natsu said sighing as he leans against his seat "…please tell me that he didn't do anything crazy.."
"by crazy, you mean the crazy fan girls going gaga?" Cana said while pointing at the other seats where all the girls stared at Natsu with hearts in their eyes "then, yeah. Pretty crazy"
"I won't ever find peace and quiet…" Natsu muttered out tiredly as he soon hears the train conductor's voice on the speaker, the train will soon depart
"but it's actually a good thing that your subconscious came" Mira said
"yeah" Kagura nodded in agreement "if you had just fallen asleep rather than letting your Subconscious take control, Luminia town would've been history thanks to that Rustyrose man"
"they're right" Erza added in "It was a very good thing that someone had come to stop him, even if it was your subconscious"
"you have no idea on what my subconscious can do once they control my body" Natsu said as he can see Demonic Natsu and the other one who had control his body, the two spirits just floats around unseen able.
Natsu decided to call him White Natsu who is like the opposite of himself and Demonic Natsu.
"we don't but we're sure that they are strong and kind, like you" Éclair said smiling as Natsu looks at her before smiling and sighs a bit
"i somehow can agree to that" Natsu said as he looks out the window. They were already leaving the town and going back to Magnolia
"now that we are clear on that part" Ultear said as everyone looks to her who was looking at Natsu "there's still a part of how you are going to apologize to us"
"apologize? For what?" Natsu asked confused before Ikaruga whispered to his ear, making his eyes wide "what?! I did?!"
"every single one of us, buster" Cana said licking her lips while pointing to her chest "pay up or all of us are going to make you sore forever"
Natsu sweatdrops as his mates all look at him with glowing eyes
"i-I got it…" Natsu said as he loves them but he feared them
Lucy, Cosmos, and Minerva who were at the other seat sweatdropped as Natsu's mates all closes in on him
"since when were they like this?" Minerva asked with an awkward look
"since like they first meet him, I guess?" Cosmos stated
"yeah…you'll get used to it" Lucy said awkwardly laughing
Meanwhile in another train
A copy of Natsu was riding in the royal train with Hisui who had recovered from last night's attack
He sat on his seat while reading his book, he flips a page before glancing at Hisui who was given a cup of tea by a maid
"Thank you" Hisui thanked the maid as she holds her cup and lifts it up before taking a small sip
"how long are you going to pretend?" Natsu asked her while closing his book
"pardon?" Hisui asked confused
Natsu looks at her before glancing to the maid beside her
"leave us be" Natsu stated as his eyes glowed red
The maids and butlers nodded as they exited the vicinity, leaving the two alone
Natsu looks at Hisui who looks back before looking down with a frown as she placed her cup of tea to the table
"how long have you knew?" Hisui asked in a small voice
"ever since you proclaimed to marry me" Natsu said as he snapped his fingers, creating magic circles on the doors, walls, and window of the train cart "I know an act when I see one"
Hisui frowns even more as she let out a short sigh
Natsu looks at her before sighing as he opens his book and reads it
"it'd be better if you go back to your castle," Natsu said "I'll explain to your father, he'll understand it. I'm sure"
"no! I don't want to return!" Hisui exclaimed while standing up, her face had a mix of fear and anger "I don't ever want to return there!"
Natsu looks at her as Hisui realized her outburst before she sat back down
"I'm really sorry….i'm sorry for forcing you into such things" Hisui said in a low voice but Natsu could hear her "it's just…it's just that…I wanted to be freed from that cage..i was caged in it for so long…"
"that's why you pulled that announcement out of nowhere to your father, didn't you?" Natsu stated "you saw me as a window of an opportunity to get out of the castle…heh, a pretty devious tactic.."
"I'm really sorry..but what I said wasn't a lie!" Hisui stated as Natsu raised an eyebrow
"what wasn't a lie?" Natsu asked
"about myself falling in love with you. That wasn't a lie!" Hisui stated while standing up and holds a hand to her chest "I am truly in love with you! The moment I laid my eyes upon you! The moment I saw your majestic power! I fell in love with you!"
"just stop with the act" Natsu said sighing "it'd be better if you just be truthful. Don't cover your words with a lie"
"it's not a lie!" Hisui exclaimed "I am truly! Truly! In love with you!"
"and that's supposed to be not a lie? What a jest" Natsu said as he closed his book and placed it aside on the table "then answer me this question. For whatever reason do you even think that would be the reason on why you are vented on being a normal girl rather than Fiore's princess? Answer me and I'll believe you"
"i…" Hisui muttered out as she clenches her hands into fists "..i.."
Natsu looks at her, he could see how her own voice is struggling to come out of her but it was hiding inside
"I guess that's that" Natsu said as he stands up from his seat
Hisui looks at him as Natsu sighs before turning and walk away
"wait!" Hisui exclaimed as Natsu glanced at her "please…don't go…"
"then answer it" Natsu said "it's as easy as that"
"it's…it's complicated…." Hisui said nervously "I don't think I can..answer it"
"then simply tell me" Natsu said "if you think you can't answer it, then think that you can answer it. It's as simple as that"
"I can't…it's not that simple to explain" Hisui said frowning
"well then..that's that then" Natsu said as he takes off his glasses, cleaning them and then puts them back on "did you know that the truth and the lie are actually the same as life and death?"
Natsu turns his seat as he sat down on it backwards
"life is like a beautiful lie, everyone loves it because it always lies to them but death?" Natsu said as he holds a small ball of fire in his hand "death is like the truth, an ugly truth that no one likes. Because Death can never lie, only life can."
"where are you going on with this?" Hisui asked confused on Natsu's explanation
"you faced it didn't you? The ugly truth that is death" Natsu said looking at Hisui as his eyes glowed red
Hisui's eyes widen a bit before they frowned sadly as she slowly nodded
"my mother…." Hisui muttered out
"I know, everyone knows of her death" Natsu said "but…the reason of her death was never known, right?"
The tension arises as the air became quiet as none spoke for a whole 2 minutes before Hisui breaks it
"it was because of me…." Hisui said as a single tear drop fell down her cheeks "I was the reason of my mother's death…."
Flashback
a Young Hisui was in the castle's corridor while hugging her doll
she walks to her parent's room, having a nightmare and didn't want to sleep alone
as she entered her parent's room, a masked man holding a magic gun was in there facing her parents before to herself
Hisui stood in fear and confusion as the masked man pointed the gun at her before her mother jumped in between them
BANG!
Flashback
"that time…if I hadn't stood in fear….if I hadn't come in….i am sure that…" Hisui said in tears as her body quivers in sadness "..i am sure that…"
Natsu looks at Hisui as he sighs from hearing how tragic her past is
"…if I wasn't their daughter….if I wasn't a princess….i'm sure that my mother would still be alive!" Hisui cried out as her tears keeps sliding down non stop
"she would be alive.." Natsu said as he adjusted his glasses "…but she will live in pure regret for not becoming your mother"
"eh?" Hisui said in confusion
"you're blaming yourself of what happened to your mother but have you ever thought on why did she jumped in front to take that shot for you?" Natsu asked "why would she risked her life just to protect you? Her own child?"
Natsu stood up as he went to Hisui and wiped her overflowing tears away
"it's because that is what she is" Natsu stated "a mother..a mother who protects her own child even if it costs her life on the line"
"but…because of me.." Hisui muttered out as Natsu wipes her tears with his thumb "my mother is…"
"your mother may be gone to the next world, but I am sure that she passed with no regrets" Natsu stated "for a mother, the life of her own child is her most treasured and most beloved thing in her heart. And nothing can ever change that"
Hisui slowly teared up even more as her eyes quiver in sadness
"just let it all out" Natsu said pulling Hisui into a gentle and warm hug "I'm here for you"
Hisui's tears started to fall even more as they were pouring down nonstop
She soon started crying as her sad wails rang out as Hisui cried out to Natsu
Natsu patted her back a few times as she cried out to him while soaking his uniform with her tears but he just lets her cry her heart out on him
That's a wrap!
Bye bye
