"speaking"
"thinking"
On with the story
A week soon passed after the school field trip as everything in Magnolia was back to normal but not the usual way it is supposed to be
Natsu was in his classroom while crowded with girls; fan girls who were asking him dozens of questions from his nickname, favorite food, favorite past time, and other things that are very private to him
He sighs tiredly as this has been going on after getting back from the school's field trip which he had a nearly bad experience
Hisui went back to Mercurius where she had a long talk with her father of her struggles and how she didn't want to be princess at all. Natsu could tell that she'll be there for a while till she sorts some things with her father and till then, he won't be seeing her in school
"my! What a wonderful gathering of maidens!" White Natsu appeared as he smiles in joy to see so many girls "Natsu, you must entertain them! It is in the code of the men's honor to do so!"
"hey, he's only a part human, remember? Code of something doesn't matter" Demonic Natsu appeared next as he floats around in the air
"just be quiet" Natsu told the two spirits as he was too tired to hear obnoxious racket from the fan girls and from the two spirits "I have enough stress on my plate today"
The bell soon rang as it signs that lunch break was over
The fan girls soon whined that lunch break was over and they all soon went out of the classroom, leaving Natsu alone
"finally…" Natsu said as he sighs before taking out his book to read "peace…and quiet…"
Being the only one in class and do self-study has a lot of benefits for Natsu who wants peace and quiet, his grades are perfect, his attendance is always marked present. The man can enjoy peace and quiet in school now
He sighs again as he flips a page on his book, reading it thoroughly
"is this what he always do in his peace time? Reading?" White Natsu asked Demonic Natsu who shrugs his shoulders before yawning
"meh, mostly this or the girls come and have some kinky time with him" Demonic Natsu replied while scratching his ear before yawning again
They day in school goes on peacefully as nothing serious had happened..that was what Natsu had thought
Natsu was currently walking in the school's hallway while his copies were with Éclair and the others, doing their club activities
He yawned while placing a fist in front of his yawn before rubbing his eyes as the man had taken a nap
"wonder what the others are doing now?" Natsu wondered as he lets his copies do the work while he stayed out of it all
He turns a corner as he arrived at the school's front entrance where he turns another corner, planning to head to the school's garden
Natsu walks to the school garden where he finds Cosmos and some club members at. All looking a bit distressed
"something wrong?" Natsu asked Cosmos who turns to look at him
"yeah" Cosmos said as she pointed to some plants, their leaves are thorn and ripped "I think we have something eating the plants"
"something? Or someone?" Natsu said crouching down and looks at a plant that bore some small fruits "I think I found bite marks here"
"bite marks?" Cosmos asked crouching down as Natsu points to the leave of a plant where there is a part of it ripped but upon closer look, you can tell that someone bites it "are you saying that someone is eating the plants?"
"most likely yeah" Natsu said as he stands up "for now, let's just place some fences or something to surround the plants"
"got it" Cosmos said nodding
Natsu looks at the plants before he sensed someone watching him
He turns around and saw a pink blur by the school's front gate before it disappeared
"a child, perhaps?" White Natsu and Demonic Natsu appeared as the two floated beside the man
"really? A kid eating plants? How long have you been asleep?" Demonic Natsu told White Natsu
"be quiet" Natsu told the two spirits as his eyes glowed red, his vision seeing through the school's border walls and soon sees a little girl running into a dark alley across the road "he's right..it's a child, a little girl to be precise"
"see?" White Natsu said in mocking "I was correct"
"yeah yeah, shut up" Demonic Natsu said in reply
Natsu lets the two spirits bicker as his attention was to the little girl that had run away
"that little girl," Natsu muttered out as when he saw the little girl with his eyes, he could see that there was something inside her…it looks like a small orb
The sky soon darkens with black clouds as rains of endless water came to Magnolia
Natsu walks in the street while holding an umbrella as he was going home while the girls had already went home ahead
"what? tomorrow?" Natsu said as he was on the phone with Éclair "I can squeeze in sometime here and there, but…really?...alright alright…I promise tomorrow, alright?...there's a limit to how much copies I can make…..yeah, and remember the last time I let them out in the open for too long….thanks….no need….i promised that I always have my dates with my first and beloved girl after all…heheheh..yeah…I love you too….alright…I'll see you then…"
He hang up the call as he pockets his phone away
Natsu continued walking as he arrived back to his home in matter of minutes
Heading inside, Natsu takes off his shoes before Happy, Ash, North, and Hyrus came out of the living room, greeting Natsu
"yeah, I'm home you three" Natsu greeted them with a smile
Going into his home, Natsu took a quick bath, then feeds Happy and the others
After 30 minutes, Natsu sat in his living room's couch while watching tv
Flipping through the channels with the remote in hand, Natsu watched the tv changed screen from the weather report to sports, to cooking show and then lastly to the local news
"breaking news, last night at 00:00 hour. Convict Rustyrose of the Grimoire Heart dark organization who had been apprehended in Luminia Town has just been broken free from prison" the news reporter stated showing the picture of Rustyrose before a video of him escaping prison with the help of a cloaked figure "be warned as this man is a highly dangerous convict.."
Natsu looks at the picture of Rustyrose while rubbing his chin as he sighs a bit before leaning back against his couch
"my my, humans are persistent in their desire, huh?" White Natsu appeared as he sat on the couch beside Natsu "it would seem that he had not learn his lesson from last time"
"this is why I am the better solution" Demonic Natsu said as he appeared next. The demonic spirit sat on the floor while looking at the tv as the news reporter was informing of how dangerous Rustyrose is "if you want to get rid of a pest, it'd be better to rid of them permanently"
"silence" Natsu said "I allowed you to kill that mad man, Zancrow because I despise him. Don't kill anyone until I allow it"
"Yes yes" Demonic Natsu said while shrugging his shoulders before watching the tv as the news reporter now showed photos of the members of Grimoire Heart
"currently, Hades, Azuma, Bluenote, Kain Hikaru, Rustyrose, and Zancrow are still on the loose. To all viewers please be careful. Each of this individual is a very dangerous mage who shall not take any hesitation to kill" the new reporter stated as the photos of Zancrow and Rustyrose was revealed while the rest was mysterious
"oh please, I got rid of that puny god" Demonic Natsu said chuckling
"if the time comes for us to face the foolish man once again. Let I teach him another lesson once again" White Natsu told Natsu with a chuckle and a smirk
"I told you guys to just shut up" Natsu said as he pressed the off button on the remote, turning the tv off "and besides, a dark organization would think twice on coming to Magnolia, where I reside with my mates"
"it is best to never underestimate others, Natsu. Have you forgotten the last time you did such thing?" White Natsu asked reminding Natsu on his fight against Zancrow that first ended in a draw with him having heavy burned injuries
"shut up and go away" Natsu said as he gets up from the couch before walking away
"he's in a bad mood, isn't he?" Demonic Natsu asked as White Natsu nodded before the two spirits disappeared
An hour soon passed as Natsu was in his kitchen, making dinner for the night while the rain was still outside
"Grimoire Heart, huh?" Natsu said as he stirs a pot of stew "so many dark organizations coming from the shadow"
Natsu squinted his eyes when he remembered Zeref
"even his would too.." Natsu said as he stirs the pot before he heard his phone ringing
Natsu place a lid over the pot before reaching into his pocket to pick up the call
"hello?" Natsu said as he pressed his phone against his ear "what is it, Erza?...huh?...i placed those papers away..yeah…I know…yeah…then why did you even bother calling me?...i get it now, you're feeling lonely, right?...hahahaha, I can already tell that you're blushing.."
Natsu went to his living room while in his phone call and waiting for his stew to finish cooking
"…you're such a tsundere, Erza…yeah…alright….just wait for your turn, alright?...Eclair got first dibs after all" Natsu continued the call as he sat down on his couch beside Happy who was taking a cat nap. The man petted the feline's head while conversating "..why?...let's just say that she asked first rather than you guys who just discussed on who gets to go on a date by making a schedule….hahaha, see? There are sometimes things that must be discussed and things that you can just ask.."
Natsu continued conversating with Erza before he hears North barking at the front door
"hang on, North is acting up" Natsu said to Erza on the phone as he went to see what North was doing
Natsu looks to his front door, and sees that North was barking at the door while scratching it
"..nothing strange..just North barking at the front door.." Natsu said as he went to the door and patted North's head "I think there's something at my front door or someone.."
Natsu looks through the peek hole as he sees no one in front of his door but he saw something or someone rummaging around his trash
"Erza, I'll call you later. Something just came up…..i don't know.." Natsu said before hanging up the call
Natsu's eyes glowed red as his vision focuses to his trash bin and he could see a little girl, rummaging through his trash while in the rain
"a little girl…." Natsu said in a bit of surprise before he grabs his umbrella
The pink haired little girl rummages around the trash while soaking wet in the rain as she tries to find anything edible in the trash
Her stomach growls hard as it signs her being hungry
She holds her stomach before she continued scavenging any food in the trash
The little girl soon finds a nearly rotten bread as it had fungus covering it
Her stomach growls again as the little girl gulps down her saliva before opening her mouth to eat the moldy bread
"I wouldn't eat that if I were you" Natsu appeared beside her as he holds his umbrella above the little girl "that bread was thrown out because Cana accidently puked on it"
The little girl got surprised by Natsu as she soon got up and tried to run away but slips because of the wet street
"relax, I'm not going to hurt you" Natsu said as he crouched down and picks the little girl up but she started crying while trying get away from Natsu "it's alright, you're safe. I'm not going to hurt you"
The little girl cried louder as in her eyes, she sees dozens of hands reaching out to her while a flash of light shines at her
Natsu saw how afraid the little girl is as he soon got a scratch to his chin from her hand
The little girl saw what she did, as she soon cried harder while covering her head with her hands that is covered in scars
"scars.." Natsu thought as he saw his past self from looking at her
"it's alright, I'm not going to hurt you" Natsu said with a smile as he didn't mind the small scratch on his chin "see? Nothing is going to happen to you"
The little girl cried in tears as she looks at Natsu who smiled kindly to her
"come on" Natsu said reaching a hand to her to take "I'll get you something warm to eat"
The little girl looks at Natsu and then to his hand as she stared at it before slowly reaching towards it
A few moments later, the little girl now cleaned and dried sat in the kitchen's dining table and before her is a bowl of warm stew
"it's warm" Natsu said placing a spoon for her "eat it and you'll feel all better in no time"
She looks at the bowl before to Natsu who nodded to her with a smile
The little girl looks at the bowl and then the spoon beside it. She holds it a bit clumsily before Natsu positions it right for her
She plunged the spoon into the bowl as she tried eating with the spoon, but she held it sideway and didn't get the stew in it
"here, let me" Natsu said as he takes the spoon before starting to feed her the stew
He scoops up some stew before blowing on it a bit as he then feeds her
"aahh" Natsu said opening his mouth as the little girl looks at the scooped up stew before opening her mouth
Natsu feeds her the stew as the warmth spreads into her mouth and into her throat before to her whole body
"there. taste good, right?" Natsu asked before he looks in surprise as tears slides down the little girl's cheeks
Flashback
The little girl was in some sort of cell with other children in her age
It was cold and dark. The food there was nothing more than just a white block that is tasteless and hard
She cried in the cell before someone came and whipped her
flashback
the little girl soon started crying as her tears slides down her cheeks endlessly
"are you alright?" Natsu asked as he grabs a tissue and wipes her tears away "was it too hot?"
The little girl continued crying as Natsu frowns before he carried her up and gets her in a gentle and warm hug
"it's alright, it's alright" Natsu said as he patted her back "it's alright"
Natsu repeatedly patted her back as he tried calming her down
2 hours later pass and the rain had stopped
The little girl was in the living room, sleeping with a pillow and blanket while Happy was sleeping near her as she had just been fed and was now sleeping after eating the stew, Natsu made for her
Natsu was sitting beside her as he watched her sleep
"my my, a child in the house" White Natsu appeared with Demonic Natsu as the two spirits floats in the air while looking at the child
"whose kid is she?" Demonic Natsu asked as Natsu rolled his eyes to the demonic spirit
Natsu hears the doorbell rang as he gets up
"keep an eye on her" Natsu said as he went to answer the door
"hey, we're not babysitters" Demonic Natsu said while White Natsu stares at the little girl, already watching over her "hey"
Natsu answered the door as it was Dan who carried a plastic bag
"you got them?" Natsu asked as Dan nodded before entering in
"when you said that the size would be a little girl, big boss. I had some time to pick which one would be a good one" Dan said taking out some children clothes from the plastic bag
"these would do fine" Natsu said taking the clothes and seeing the size being perfect for the little girl
"hey, she's acting up" Demonic Natsu told Natsu while appearing out of the wall
Natsu immediately went to the living room with Dan as they see something surprising
The little girl was coughing hard in the living room with puke around her. Happy and the others looked worried
Natsu went and carried her up as he sees how she is coughing nonstop
"Big boss, is she alright?" Dan asked worried while looking at the little girl
"I don't know" Natsu said as he checks her and sees how she puked out the stew that she ate before to how she is coughing nonstop "I think she's sick"
"should I call an ambulance?" Dan asked reaching for his phone
"no need" Natsu said as he placed a hand on the child's back before it glowed red, letting out a healing pulse "you think there's a store still open at night that sells milk?"
"I'll go and check" Dan said as he went out
Natsu patted the little girl's back before two copies of him appeared and went to clean the puke up
The little girl coughed a few more times as Natsu patted her back
"strange…" White Natsu said looking at the little girl with a judging look
"what is?" Demonic Natsu asked the other spirit whose eyes glowed white
"there is something within her" White Natsu stated as Demonic Natsu raised an eyebrow before looking at the girl with his eyes glowing black
"ho? Now you don't see that everyday" Demonic Natsu said, seeing an orb within the girl's body "I think that is what causing her to puke"
Natsu looks at the girl as his eyes glowed red and he sees the orb too
"well then" Natsu said as he lifts a hand up and it soon turns transparent
He sinks his hand into the girl's body before pulling out a black glass ball from in her
"some sort of magic-induced lacrima perhaps?" White Natsu said before Natsu destroyed the ball instantly
"whatever it is, it's out of her now" Demonic Natsu stated "but I wonder what it do"
Somewhere far from Magnolia
A campsite was in the forest as it is Azuma and Rustyrose's secret temporary base
Azuma was holding a tablet that was showing the location of a red dot that soon disappears
"it's gone" Azuma said as there was no signal anymore
"then? Do we strike that town now?" Rustyrose said, eager to get revenge against Natsu
"no, the leader stated that we must remove him from being our obstacle but we must not move hastly" Azuma said "let us devise a plan first"
That's a wrap!
Bye bye
