The fog covered roads get clear and clear as the sun rises.
Making the red car race on the empty roads
The huge mansion, was beautiful and eerie as usual with the creepers and the huge trees that surround it like a fence
Natsu takes off his gold lined shades, breathing in and out. Rubbing his hands, he looks over at a certain window
He stops at the door knob, hands giving out an invisible shake, eyes squinting at the memories that keep coming
"You can do it, natsu...you can do it"
He swings it, expecting something to pop or someone being in there but it was empty. The bed, the table, couches, dresser everything covered in dust filled sheets
Natsu hesitates but steps into the room, slowly still on alert.
Lifting the sheets of the wardrobe, he opens the doors. The clothes neatly folded, the jackets hanging and the scent of fabrics
Its the same
He reaches out to touch the jacket hanging
"What are you doing?"
He flinched turning to the voice, retracting his hand away.
"Big bro is back in town"
Igneel's eyes widen, gestures him to stay silent and come out of the room
Natsu places everything back, walking out to see his mom coming towards them
"Natsu!" She smiles looking at her son "when did you come?" She hugs him
"Just now, ill talk to you later mom. Me and dad have things to catch up about the rogues"
"Oh yeah, yeah..." she agrees nodding her head
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"We can't have assumptions here" Igneel says sternly
"But dad what if he really is back?"
"We can handle him, we've grown Strong enough to hurt him"
"He could've gotten powerful too!" Natsu gets irritated second by second
"Natsu, how and where did you find his scent?"
"From my friend in Erza's neighborhood"
"And your friend...?"
"Right, this too...dad her blood...her blood is weird"
"Her?"
"Blood, focus?"
"Weird? I mean...if you found your mate..it can tast-Is she human!?"
"That's another point" he hides his lips between his teeth
Igneel was bewildered, shocked and maybe he lost it for a minute there
"Wh-ah...thi- natsu...did her blood amp your vampires powers?"
"Yes...kind of..." he didn't want to tell him about the starvation
Igneel let's out a heartily laugh, lips pulled to his cheeks to a confused natsu, who moves forward in his seat
Is he missing something here?
"Is her name Heartfilia?"
Natsu freezes "what...?"
"And her mother is sick?"
He nods aggressively
"Natsu, don't you remember the girl who called you her Dragon?"
Natsu looks more than confused, he tilts his head like a puppy. Which makes igneel drop his smile
"You don't remember?"
"Dad...what are you talking about?"
"Why do you have an obsession with dragons?"
"Because...you bought me a toy and told me stories and...dad wait what's this?"
"He altered memories of her you have. They were mere days. Easily done"
"Dad-"
"Natsu, Lucy Heartfilia must be protected at all costs! No one can drink her blood. Especially your brother" he walks to stand infront of natsu
"I know that much dad, I think you have more than dragon stories to tell me now"
"Wait...wait...I have something for you" he goes around natsu, to a cabinet
"When did you even meet Lucy? Bring her here sometime soon, she was such a sweet girl..." he started talking nonstop, rummaging through the boxes and papers, hands reaching to the farthest back
Natsu takes interest in his nails, picking the dirt and checking his pretty finger outstretched.
Which turns around, his palm facing up and a silver box placed on it
"Don't forget that I can sense feelings, give her this and make her yours will you?"
"What if I lose control? Like...him?"
"You won't"
He holds natsu's shoulders
"We can talk more...but i got work and you have college"
The young vampire pockets the box in his jacket, giving his father a playful salute
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Lucy munches on some chips, the never ending search for a good movie or drama, blankly skipping the shows one by one
She was done with exams, levy and juvia giving theirs today. She got the house all for herself until the whole gang shows up
"I can't choose..." she mumbles, throwing the remote away, hands reaching for empty packet
Dragging her body to the kitchen, she throws the plastic away, reaching into the cabinets for more.
Lucy's brain urges to skip the steps, for fun. She doesn't until the top 4 steps, she gives it away
Boy didn't she regret, she misses the step, her sole falling on the one below.
Knees hitting the board, the packets of food dropped as hand fly to hold the railing.
"Shit shit...shit!" She turns, sitting on the stairs holding her knee
Leaving her snacks, she stands up not able to bear the pain.
limping to the closet place when she can find anything to ease her pain was her room
While going she knocks out the tiny pots of artificial plants juvia has around
The pain kept increasing, she sits on the edge of her bed, rolling her pj pants up
"Its just red...no scrape?" She rubs it, bending a little to reach her college bag.
Taking out a gel, she massages it over the knee and her sole "ahh why did I do at the last step!?" She curses herself
Leaning to the headboard, throwing a pillow to the other end and placing it over it
"Ah, you idiot" she closes her eyes
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