"speaking"

"thinking"

On with the story

A few days passed after the Daphne incident as every missing woman, men, and some children were found to have been transformed into the Lizardman because of some sort of weird magic transformation chemical found in the Metamo. Daphne was taken away to jail as she will be forever be behind bars for a long time

We turn our attention to Natsu who was in his class at school. The man was just sitting by the open window, looking at the view outside

"every time…there's always trouble coming" Natsu muttered out as the wind blows his hair while the man watches the view outside "maybe…I should just leave this town.."

Things were normal..normal-ish, as the whole Metamo transforms you to a lizardman scenario, was dealt calmly but for some people, there were some lingering side effects

Natsu continues looking outside before he sees a butterfly flying around in the air before it landed on his shoulder

"you must be happy, right?" Natsu asked the butterfly while leaning a finger to it as the small insect climbs on his finger "you get to fly around with no care in the world..just like the floating clouds above"

The butterfly soon flies away as Natsu watched it fly

The young man watched the sky as the breeze was chilly yet calming


Day in school come and go as the afternoon came

Natsu watched from the bench as Erza and the others were training the group of bullied students who were asking to be trained even more

"move it! Move it!" Mira shouted as she and Lucy with Erza were running on the track while the group of students followed behind a bit slow

"I can see that Mira is enjoying this" Éclair said while sitting beside Natsu with Ultear who had Meredy on her lap, the child is taking a little nap

"I'll bet that Kyria might be surprised in their actions against her" Ultear said while caressing Meredy's head

"yeah..she might" Natsu said before sighing tiredly

"something wrong?" Éclair asked seeing Natsu's mood

"nothing….just tired from today" Natsu said as he takes off his glasses before rubbing his eyes "…there's been a lot of things that has been happening these days"

"yeah, a lot of things" Ultear said "the grimoire heart attacks, that daphne thing. So many"

"and some of it is because of me..because of me being here" Natsu muttered out as he squinted his eyes while having a small frown

"what are you saying? Not one of it is your fault" Éclair told Natsu while placing a hand on his shoulder "if anything, you helped in dealing them. You shouldn't blame on yourself"

"even if you say that, if I wasn't the one who took out Zancrow in the first place, the rest of those Grimoire Heart members wouldn't go after me, putting you guys in danger" Natsu said as he holds his hands together while leaning over "maybe, I should've never come to this town"

"don't blame yourself too much, we are all safe thanks to you" Ultear told Natsu as she holds his hand "if you didn't take down Zancrow or any of the other Grimoire Heart member, who knows what will happen. Think of it and think of where would Meredy be if you weren't here. She would be all alone"

Natsu looks to her before to Meredy who sleeps peacefully

"you're right…I shouldn't be thinking such things" Natsu said as he petted Meredy's head a few times "maybe…I'm just overthinking things"

Natsu looks to the sky above as it turns orange from the soon to be setting sun


Natsu walks home with Meredy as the little girl holds his hand

"and Meredy learned alphabet" Meredy said to Natsu who hummed with a smile

"really? Can you tell the alphabet then?" Natsu asked

"Meredy can!" Meredy said smiling before she started spelling all the alphabet from a to z

The two walked down the road as they were getting closer to their home

"s, t,u..um…um…" Meredy started humming as she tried to remember the next alphabet after u

"v" Natsu said making a v sign with his left hand

"v! and then w,x,y, and then z!" Meredy said finishing all the alphabet

"that's a smart girl" Natsu said patting Meredy's head as they reached their home


A few hours later, Natsu was in his garden on the phone while Meredy was inside with Happy and the others, watching a cartoon show on the tv

"yeah….yeah….i know…I'll let them know….of course….hehehe, no need to always hold a festival for me just because I come back home….nah….that's too much" Natsu said on the phone as he smiled "yeah…thanks…..see ya during summer break"

Natsu hanged up the call as he pockets his phone and was about to head inside when a cold chilling air came flying past him

"if you have another reason to come here, it'd better be important" Natsu said as from the shadows came out Cocytus

"I did not come here for a reason" Cocytus stated as the grass near him freezes into solid ice "I am merely..keeping an eye, one can say"

"don't start freezing my garden, this place was helped made with my mates" Natsu said as he sat down on his back porch with his back facing the glass door

Cocytus merely stood in his place before he looks inside the house and to Meredy who was immersed in watching the cartoon show on the tv

"you had adopted a stray child, just like your foster father" Cocytus stated as he looks at Natsu

"have a problem with that?" Natsu asked crossing his arms

"you may know or not know of this, but that child is no stray but rather a loss tool of Grimoire Heart" Cocytus told Natsu who raised an eyebrow "she was a test subject for her rare magic power"

"is that so?" Natsu said as such statement would explain the condition he found Meredy in "Grimoire Heart….they really do need to be disposed of"

"as well as the one who is working under you" Cocytus said as his eyes glowed blue

"Azuma is a changed man, I'll rid of anyone who tries to do anything" Natsu said as his eyes glowed red "I won't be letting anything happen to my friend"

"you state that the former member of the Grimoire Heart would not turn his back against you?" Cocytus asked as Natsu's eyes glowed red before turning reptilian "Very well"

Cocytus started to sink down into the shadows as the wolf man stares at Natsu

"remember…..i shall be watching.." Cocytus said before he was engulfed in the shadows and disappeared

Natsu looks to where Cocytus disappeared as he left without a trace

Sitting in his porch for a whole minute as the only sound was the pouring water of the small pond and the clunk sound of the bamboo fountain

"I will never know why I only trust him" Natsu said before he hears screaming inside and turns to see Meredy chasing after Happy and North which made him smile "better stop her from getting slobbered"

Natsu stands up before he went inside his home


The next day came as Natsu was walking in the school's hallway while reading his book and passing by students

"things started to settle down, huh?" Natsu thought as there were no more fan girls crowding him and asking autographs or anything anymore "not that I'm complaining"

Natsu walks around before he stopped when looks to the side hallway and sees Kyria with some bunch of students who he could identify as the bullied students

"ho? Let's see how this turns out" Natsu thought as he hides by the corner and watched the scene unfold

He watched Kyria threaten them with her hands that was covered in magic aura blades, scaring them but the students took their stand against her, saying mean things about her which made Kyria mad

"provoking, huh? Bad idea if they did it at first and all" Natsu thought as he sees some of the students preparing their magic, and so did Kyria whose magic flared "looks like it's my time"


"I'll slice you all to pieces!" Kyria exclaimed as she growls at the group of students who stood their ground

"we're not afraid of you!" one of the students exclaimed "not anymore!"

"then I'll make you afraid!" Kyria said as her magic blades flared in power "by cutting you all down to size!"

Kyria swings her blades at the students but Natsu came in and intervened

"I don't think so, bitch" Natsu said gripping down on Kyria's arms

"you!?" Kyria exclaimed before Natsu lifts her up and throws her out of the window and into the school's ground level

The students watched Kyria fall down to the ground as they look to Natsu who clapped his hands in satisfaction

"get back to your classes now" Natsu told them before he jumps out of the window


Kyria gets up before she faces against Natsu who landed on the ground before facing her

"I should've known that you had a hand in making those small fries stand against me" Kyria said growling angrily

"so? they asked for help" Natsu said "against the likes of you"

Kyria growls angrily as she soon dashed at Natsu who stood in his place but soon stopped when a sword's blade was near her neck

"you bitches!" Kyria shouted angrily as Erza, Kagura, Mira, and Ikaruga appeared and all four of them stopped Kyria in her place "you submit to him!?"

"I advise you to be quiet" Kagura said as her eyes were hostile

"or else" Erza added in as she holds her sword against Kyria's neck

"you foolish bitches! You would submit to him, huh?! A stupid fucking man!?" Kyria exclaimed as she gritted her teeth angrily

"better than listening to a crazy bitch like you" Mira said as she holds Kyria's right hand while in her Satan Soul

"your actions have been tolerated far enough, Kyria-han" Ikaruga said holding her sword as its blade was pointed Kyria's left arm and nearly nicked it

Minerva, Ultear, and Lucy ran in as they stood beside Natsu with some students watching them and crowding them

"you have gone far enough, Kyria. Your actions today are undeniably against the school's rules" Ultear stated

"the Empress will be holding a meeting for your trial" Minerva added in

"like hell do I care!" Kyria shouted as white scales started to climb up her neck and up to her face "I only care that I cut that fucking guy and that blonde weakling to pieces!"

"enough, Kyria. Your actions today are unacceptable in this school!" Erza stated as her sword nicked Kyria's neck, drawing some blood "we might have to suspend you again"

"then suspend me after I kill him and that blondy bitch!" Kyria exclaimed as her magic flared up, causing a shockwave that pushed Erza and the others back.

Kyria dashed at Lucy as her hands were covered in her magic blades

"Lucy!" Mira shouted as Kyria closes in on Lucy but Natsu intercepted her

ZWORSH!

Kyria's blade pierced through Natsu's stomach as blood poured out everywhere

The girls watched in horror to what they see as Kyria smirks in victory

"that's what you get for crossing my path, little man" Kyria said before she sees Natsu's hand grabbing hers

"and this is what you get.." Natsu said as he pulled her hand out while his face was covered in red scales and black markings, with his eyes turning black and having glowing reptilian eyes "..for trying to anger me"

"that's i-impossible!" Kyria exclaimed in shock as Natsu pulled back his right fist that rages in crimson flames

"eat dirt" Natsu said as his eyes glowed crimson red and black before he swings his flaming fist at Kyria "Enryuo no Hokken!"

The flames rages at Kyria's skin as Natsu's fist collided with her face before sending her flying to the school's building, destroying it and create a hole

Kyria crashed to the track field, making long and large drag marks before she crashed to the school's walls

Natsu pulled his fist back as it steams after releasing his attack that made a melting hole on the school's building

"you do know that we could've handled it?" Minerva said looking at the melting hole

"I know, but she was getting on my nerves" Natsu said waving his hand around, blowing the steam away


The day went on as Natsu with all the Seven Empresses gathered in the meeting room

"so?" Natsu asked taking off his glasses while sitting on his seat and looks to the Empresses "are we clear on the judgement?"

Erza and the others nodded but Lucy had a frown

"I know that she been doing bad things but I think this is a bit too harsh" Lucy said as everyone looks at her

"Lucy, I know that it's hard being an empress and all but you got to make the hard decisions" Mira told Lucy "that Kyria is a loose cannon who can hurt anyone in sight"

"we can't have her in the school" Erza stated "she's getting to dangerous and we won't be able to handle her anymore"

"expulsion is the only answer" Kagura added in

"but still.." Lucy muttered out with her frown deepening

"if you do not agree, then so be it" Minerva stated in "the result is anonymous and there won't be any room for disagreement"

"it is better to accept then to deny" Ikaruga added while having her eyes closed

Lucy frowned as Natsu looks at her before sighing

"then it is done" Natsu said closing his eyes for a moment before opening them "Kyria Espada is as of now expelled from Belserion High"


Natsu was at home as he had a solemn look

The man was sitting in his garden as he leans against his sakura tree and just watch the raining sakura petals

"it's moments like this…" Natsu muttered out as he took a deep breath before exhaling it from his mouth "…I wish were eternally"

Natsu just sat there, hearing the gentle breeze wind with the addition of the singing crickets of the night

He just sat there while Meredy was with Ultear inside, the Time Mage taking care of her for the night

Natsu lifts a hand up as a sakura petal fell to his hand before it blows away from the breeze

"always the peaceful type, huh?" Demonic Natsu said as he appeared on the ground with White Natsu beside, the two spirits were still small "I don't get what is so good about trees like this one"

"that is because you do not care for life, that is why" White Natsu told the other spirit

"do you always have to correct me?" Demonic Natsu asked

"just be quiet, I'm trying to enjoy my time here" Natsu said as he leans more comfortably to the sakura tree "I'm not going to be able to do this when summer break comes"

"ho, summer break, huh?" Demonic Natsu said with a raised eyebrow "I wonder where you are going to"

"it is perhaps, Hixs town?" White Natsu said guessing as Natsu nodded

"Meredy is going to learn of my hometown and it is better with a throughout experience" Natsu stated before sighing a bit "and she'll love the place like I did"

"I wouldn't count my chicks till they hatch, you know" Demonic Natsu told Natsu

"things would not be what you expect them to be" White Natsu adding in

"and you say that why?" Natsu said as his eyes glowed red "I don't need to remind you two that I am not siding with any of you two"

"hmmm, getting smarter by the day, huh?" Demonic Natsu said

"it would seem that he does not take the light nor dark side" White Natsu said as the two spirits started to disappear "he is in the middle"

Natsu watched them disappear as he just shrugs his shoulders

"not like I care of whose side I am on" Natsu said as he closed his eyes and leans back "I only care to live calmly"

Natsu continued to enjoy the peace and quiet as his hair blows from the breeze


In some part of the town at a home, thrashing sound was heard as it was Kyria's home

"damnit! Damnit! Damnit!" Kyria screamed out as the house was nearly going to break from the slash marks all over the wall "I'm going to fucking kill them all!"

The news broke out that she was expelled and that means she was extremely pissed

DING DONG!

The doorbell rang as Kyria followed the sound and was going to yell at who came to her house

"WHAT!?" Kyria shouted, slamming the door open to frighten anyone who would come to her home and disturb her but to her surprise it was Zeref "y-you.."

"good evening, Kyria. I hope that I am not intruding" Zeref said with a smile

"what do you want?" Kyria said crossing her arms "and make it quick, because I'm in a really bad mood"

"very well" Zeref replied before snapping her fingers "I'll make it quick and simple"

Men came out of the shadows as they grabbed hold of Kyria

"h-hey! what are you!?" Kyria exclaimed before one of the men placed a napkin to her mouth and nose "h-hey!"

Kyria soon fell asleep as she passed out

"we will be needing you…" Zeref said as he just smiled before his eyes glowed red and dark "…breeding purposes"


That's a wrap!

Bye bye