Chapter 5
I'm back! Welcome everybody to the new chapter of 'Son of the Apocalypse'. In this one will happen two things. Happy things and one sad part that is fundamental for the story. Also, if you haven't guessed yet, here Happy and Charles will appear. And Gajeel fate will be sealed. Now that everything is cleared, let's go to the story! But first, the review answering:
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Legend:
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Magic Attack/Spell
Chapter 5: Wins and Losses
"A toast for our new S-class Wizard, Erza Scarlet!" Makarov announced and the guild lifted their cups celebrating. All except Mira and Natsu. Mira still frustrated for losing against her, and Natsu was comforting her.
"You did well, and you can try again next year." Natsu said to her with his neutral tone and voice making her smirk.
"I would had passed if you didn't hit so hard."
"You said go all out." Natsu said back and her smirk become bigger.
"It's a way of speech. Like, 'break your leg'." She joked and he nodded.
"Sure."
"Nii-san said that you did well." Wendy said, trying to cheer up the white-haired teen that smirked and went to her level.
"Oh really? What else did he said? How crazy he is about me?"
Wendy tilted her head in confusion and Natsu let out a groan "Is Nii-san crazy?"
"Don't give her wrong ideas Mira." Natsu said to his friend that waved her hand.
"Whatever."
Natsu finished his drink before standing up. "Okay. I'm leaving. Are you coming Wendy?" He asked his little sister that nodded happily.
"Don't be late Gajeel!" Natsu screamed at his brother that nodded at him, before resuming his conversation with Levy.
Mira watched as the two dragon slayers left the guild and sighed. Lissana noticed this and sit down next to her sister "Are you okay Mira-Nee?"
Mira nodded slowly "Hey, Lissana?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you like someone?" She asked out of nowhere surprising her sister but she quickly regained her composure.
"Like how dad liked mom?" She asked and Mina nodded.
"Yeah, I guess."
Lissana smiled at her "Then I do! You want to know who he is?" Mira nodded curious on who got her little sister heart.
Lissana leaned towards Mira and whispered the name.
"It is Natsu."
Mira widen her eyes at that. "What?"
Lissana nodded her head with a smile. "If you're talking about how mom and dad loved each other, I guess I love Natsu like that."
Mira was just staring at Lissana with sad eyes. She also likes Natsu. She likes him more than his friend.
But she loves her sister more.
"Then you should go for him. I bet you two would be great together." Mira said with a forced smile that Lissana didn't catch. She just smiled and hugged her sister.
"Thank you Mira-nee." She said before running out of the guild trying to catch Natsu. Mira just watched her go and slumped on the bar.
She felt someone sit next to her and turned her head to see that it was Erza eating a strawberry cheesecake.
"Are you alright?" She asked Mira that sighed.
"Just having some problems with Natsu." She said and Erza raised an eyebrow.
"What did he do?"
"Nothing. He did nothing."
"Want to talk about that?"
Mira looked at her rival with wary "Why do you care? I thought you hated us."
Erza shook her head "We might be rivals and my relationship with Natsu might not be the best. But we're still Fairy Tail mages. I got your back no matter what."
Mira smiled at her rival "Let's go outside, I don't want anyone knowing my problems."
*Natsu and Wendy*
"Hey Nii-san?" Wendy asked her brother that looked at her.
"What?"
"Who did you fight at the trials?" Wendy asked her brother. The trials of this year where different this time. They were 4 participants, Grey, Cana, Erza and Mira. And there were 4 routes that they could take to pass the exams. 3 of those roads had an obstacle.
That obstacle being one of the three S-Class mages in Fairy Tail.
Cana vs Gildarts ended in Cana giving up even before the fight began. She choose one more time Gajeel as her partner. Probably to have one lucky shot as last year.
Grey vs Laxus ended in Laxus knocking out both him and his partner that was Elfman.
And Mira vs Natsu ended in Mira giving up after a short fight were Natsu had the upper hand. Lissana was her partner again.
Erza choose Levy again and she actually won because of that. Levy predicted in which road the S-Class where and they passed by the empty one.
And as no one else passed his opponent, she won by default.
Natsu continued to look ahead before answering "Mira and Lissana."
"That's how you know how she did?" Wendy asked and Natsu gave her a dry look.
"What do you think?"
Wendy blushed when she thinks over again and looked to the floor. Natsu chuckled and patted her head.
"Want to take a longer walk?" Natsu asked his sister that looked at him with surprise before smiling and she gave him a positive nod.
They headed into the forest where he knows that Wendy likes to be. She's not the only one. He likes the peace and calm of the forest.
It's a good change from the guilds usual loud behavior.
He laid against a tree and Wendy sit next to him. "Can we cuddle?" She asked and he raised a brow.
"Cuddle?"
Wendy nodded "Hmm. Like we did when we first met."
Natsu smirked "Aren't you a little too old for wanting to cuddle with your Nii-san?" He teased but he hugged his sister anyway.
"I'm 8" She pouted but snuggle closer to him.
"This is nice." Natsui said and Wendy nodded.
"I remember doing this with mommy."
"Really? Father never even hugged me once." Natsu said with a sad smile remembering how his father used to treat him.
Wendy looked at him with sad eyes "Hey Nii-san; Why did your daddy treat you like that?"
Natsu sighed and shrugged "I don't know. Guess he wanted to make me strong. But I founded a friend. He made me happy."
Wendy brightened her expression hearing that his brother had a friend. "Really!? Where is he now?!" She asked excitedly and Natsu expression down casted.
"Dead." He simply said and Wendy good mood disappear.
"Oh. Sorry." She said looking down. Natsu shook his head.
"Don't. That happened long ago. Now I met new people that I care about. Who knows, maybe I will meet someone new today."
As he finished that sentence they heard the branches of the tree shake and from it, two gigantic eggs with flame pattern fell in front of them.
Natsu and Wendy just stared at the mysterious eggs in front of them. "Nii-san, what are those?"
"Eggs."
"I know! But, from what?"
"I... Don't know."
They kept staring at them for a while before Wendy got a question. "What if they are dragon eggs?"
Natsu raised an eyebrow "Dragon eggs?" He asked skeptically.
Wendy nodded with a serious look "Hm. I mean, look at them! They are REALLY big and they have a flame pattern!" She argued and Natsu nodded slowly.
"Maybe. I never saw a dragon's egg. I never imagined it to be like this."
Wendy nodded with a smile "Can we keep them? Please!?"
Natsu nodded slowly "I guess. But I'll take care of one and you of another. Okay?" He asked and she nodded excitedly and went to hug the one with pink flames.
"Mine!"
Natsu chuckled at her antics and went to grab both eggs. 'I might need help with mine. I never even do something close to this...'
"What are you doing?" He heard Lissana voice ask behind him and turned around to see her looking at him with curiosity.
"We found dragon eggs!" Wendy said in a very happy tone still hugging the egg.
"Dragon eggs?" The younger Strauss sibling asked confused.
"We think they are from a dragon. So we're keeping them." Natsu explained and Lissana nodded before smiling brightly.
"Then let me help you."
"What?" Natsu asked and Lissana nodded with the smile still on her face.
"What you hear. It will be like a family! You as the dad, me as the mom and the little dragon as our child." She explained and Natsu still looked unsure.
"I'm not sure."
"Come on Natsu. It will be fun." Lissana said to him and Natsu released a sigh.
"Fine. You can help." Natsu said and Lissana nodded smiling. "So, what's your plan? Because Wendy already left."
Lissana looked around and she saw that indeed Wendy had already left, and it seems she took her egg with her.
"Where do you think she went?" She asked to Natsu that shrugged.
"Who knows?"
*Natsu, Wendy and Gajeel's House*
"I'm back! And- What is that!?" Gajeel asked as he saw that Wendy was seated at the couch with an egg almost as big as her next to her, covered in blankets.
"It is Charles!" Wendy answered to her brother like that explained the whole thing.
It only confused him even more.
"Charles?"
Wendy nodded proudly "Hm, it is the name my dragon is going to have."
Now Gajeel was officially lost.
'This is the last time I take anything that Cana offers me...' He thought.
*Back to Natsu and Lissana*
"So, what's the plan?" Natsu asked again and Lissana put a thoughtful face before smiling.
"Let's build a house!" She exclaimed and Natsu raised an eyebrow.
"A what now?"
Lissana nodded her head "A house. For our kid."
Natsu sighed "Okay. Where should we build it?"
"Once I saw a clearing here in the forest. We should go there." She said with a smile before grabbing his hand and dragging him where she wanted to build their house.
"Here!" She exclaimed opening her arms in the air. Natsu looked the place around. It was as Lisanna said, a clearing.
"Okay, let's start building."
*Erza and Mira*
"...And that's pretty much all." Mira explained to Erza that nodded. They were sit on a bench at the park.
"So, you like Natsu." Erza repeated and Mira nodded.
"And Lisanna likes him too." Mira said with a sad look on her face and Erza looked confused.
"And why does that matter?"
"Because I like Natsu. But I love Lisanna. I could never do something like that to her. Besides, they would be great together. Way better than the two of us." She said the last part in a whisper but Erza heard it.
Erza sighed as she stood up. "Look Mirajane. I don't like Natsu for many different reasons. But it is clear that you like him for your own reasons. And I think that he likes you too."
"W-What!?" Mira screamed surprised that her rival thought that.
Erza nodded "Don't you think it is weird that he only takes jobs with you or with one of his siblings?"
"He also takes jobs with Grey." Mira countered and Erza shook her head.
"That's not the point. Who was his first friend here in the guild? You. With who took his first job? You. With who he spends more time in the guild? You." Erza said to her and Mira looked down.
"But Lissana-"
"She will understand if the feeling is mutual. She is like that."
Mira sighed before standing up. "Fine. I'll talk to him tomorrow. But now I need to sleep. Bye."
Erza looked as her rival walked away. She decided to walk back to Fairy Hills. Standing there will not help at all.
*Next Day, Guild Hall*
"Do you know where Nii-san is?" Wendy asked Grey while holding 'Charles'.
The topless boy shook his head "Sorry. I haven't seen him since yesterday. And what is that by the way?" He asked pointing to the egg.
"It is Charles." Wendy said and Grey blinked not getting where the younger girl was getting at.
"It is a dragon egg." Gajeel said to him coming behind Wendy before sitting down next to Levy.
"Dragon..." Grey started.
"...Egg?" Cana finished both with confused expressions.
Wendy nodded with a smile "Hm. Nii-san and I found them yesterday at the forest." Wendy explained.
"Hey, any of you guys had seen Lissana? She didn't come back home last night." Elfman asked, clearly worried about her sister wellbeing.
"Sorry Elfman. I haven't seen her." Grey said.
"Me neither." Cana said drinking her beer.
"Last time I saw her was yesterday." Levy said stopping from reading her book and Gajeel nodded.
"Me too."
Wendy shook her head "I haven't see her today. Last time I saw her talking with Nii-san at the forest."
"W-With Natsu?" Elfman spluttered out and Wendy nodded.
"And he didn't come back home yesterday." Wendy added.
"D-do you think that something bad happened to them?" Gajeel asked and Grey snorted.
"As if. Natsu is one of the strongest in the guild. If Lissana is with him there is nothing to worry about." He said confidently.
"Grey your clothes." Cana said making him note that he already had lost all his clothes but his boxers. He excused from the table and went to find his lost clothes.
"Do you think that Mira-san knows where they are?" Wendy asked the group.
"Maybe. Where is she by the way?" Levy asked to Elfman.
"Mira-nee said she was preparing for something. When I asked her for what, she just glared at me." The larger boy answered wondering why his older sister was so eager for.
*With Mirajane*
"Look Natsu; I know you since you joined the guild. And we had been friends for a while now. But I want to be more than that. Not best friends. Like a couple. And I know you feel the same. So you can't say no." Mira said to a mirror that was in her room and nodded with a satisfied grin.
After practicing for a while, she finally nailed the perfect way to confess to her long-time friend.
'Now let's find the perfect clothing. Not to girly, but not to dark...'
*Back at the Guild*
"I have a good idea for what she is preparing herself." Erza said joining the conversation. Then she noticed the egg that Wendy was carrying.
"What is that?" She asked pointing to the egg.
"It is Charles!"
Erza only nodded and started to eat a strawberry cheesecake she had. Suddenly the guild doors were opened and Lissana entered and went towards the bar.
"Lissana! Where were you?!" Elfman asked his younger sister that gave him a reassuring smile.
"Don't worry Elf-Nii. I was with Natsu at our house."
"But you didn't come home last night." Elfman said and Lissana giggled.
"Not at that house. At the one that Natsu and I build together."
"Wait what?" Grey asked not hearing well what she said.
"It actually looks more like a hut than anything else." Natsu said getting into the conversation carrying the egg.
"Oh, you have one of those too." Grey said noticing the egg.
"So you were with Natsu-san?" Elfman asked and Lissana nodded "And he didn't do anything to you?"
"What is that supposed to mean?" Natsu glared at Elfman that cowered at his glare.
"N-Nothing! It's just that I was worried about my little sister. You probably understand. Right?"
Natsu stop glaring at him and nodded "I do."
"You know Natsu, it isn't nice to intimidate my little brother." Mira said behind him. Natsu turned around and widen his eyes.
Mira was dressed in a gothic lolita dress (A/N: Google That) and had a blush on her face. Natsu just stared at Mira for a while making her smirk.
"Like what you see?" She teased and Natsu looked away with a faint blush.
"Whatever."
"So Natsu, I have something important to tell you, so can we go outside for a- What is that?" Mira asked pointing to the egg that Natsu was carrying.
Lissana stepped up "That's our child." She said with an innocent smile but Mira smirk dissapiered.
"Your what?"
"Wendy and I found this eggs yesterday and they might be dragon eggs. Lissana offered to help me raise one." Natsu said.
"So I'm the mom, he is the dad and the dragon is our kid. That makes you the aunt." Lissana said and Mira nodded slowly making a forced smile.
"That's... so good. Good luck with parenting and that stuff."
Natsu saw through her smile "Mira are you-"
"I need to go. See ya later." She said leaving the guild quickly with tears forming on her eyes.
"Mira wait." Natsu said but she already left the guild.
"I'll go talk with her." Erza said following the take-Over mage.
"What happen to her?" Grey asked and they turned to Natsu.
"I don't know. I just arrived. We came here for snacks then we're leaving back to the hut."
"Are you coming home tonight?" Wendy asked her brother that shook his head.
"I don't think so. Well, we better be leaving. Take care both of you. And Gajeel, while I'm gone, protect Wendy."
"From?"
"Anything and everything." Natsu said before him and Lissana left the guild.
"Hey, do you think that they are, you know, together?" Cana asked the group.
"Weren't they together now?" Wendy asked not really knowing what they were talking about.
"I-I don't know. I know that they are friends but..." Elfman said.
"Together how?" Wendy asked again.
"I they are, I am surprised. I always thought he liked Mira." Grey said and Wendy looked even more confused.
"But Nii-san like Mira-san."
The table turned to her "What now?" Cana asked the little girl that nodded.
"Once on his sleep he was saying Mira-san name. Over and over-" She has interrupted by Gajeel clamping his hand over her mouth.
"Shhh. They are not supposed to know that." He whispered and Cana smirked.
"Now that, is good blackmail material."
Gajeel sighed. His brother was going to be mad if he found out they said his secret.
*Natsu and Lissana Hut*
"That was weird." Natsu said as he put the egg on the ground.
"What was weird?" Lissana asked him and he looked at her.
"What happened with Mira at the guild. Do you think she is okay?" Natsu asked. Even if he doesn't show it, he cares about his best friend.
Lissana shrugged "I don't know. But if there's one thing I know about Mira-nee, is that she will be fine!" She exclaimed with a smile.
Natsu nodded as he leaned against the egg "I guess you're right. Goodnight."
Lissana nodded with a smile as she hugged the egg. "Goodnight husband."
Natsu opened his eyes "What?"
"Nothing!"
*Mira and Erza*
"You need to calm down." Erza said to Mira that was crying at the same park they talked yesterday.
"I'm stupid, aren't I? Why did I even think that I had a chance with him." Mira cried out and Erza looked at her with sadness.
"Mira..."
"I mean, Lissana is better than me in some many ways. And I can only fight. Why would he even be with me?"
"Mira..."
"It's just as those people said, I'm just a demon..."
"MIRAJANE!" Erza snapped at her and the white-haired girl turned to the red-head.
"Don't talk like that. Natsu truly likes you. What he is doing with Lissana is just a game. He is interested in you. And don't ever talk like that about yourself."
Mira smiled softly at her rival's words.
"Erza...
"...Thanks."
*Next Day, Natsu and Lissana Hut*
When Natsu woke up, he knew something was wrong.
Principally because the egg was gone.
"Natsu! The egg! It is gone!" Lissana screamed and Natsu nodded. Scolding himself for not feeling the intruder coming.
"Let's go to the guild. Maybe someone took it." Natsu said standing up.
"And what if someone did?" Lissana asked him and he narrowed his eyes at the entrance of the hut.
"I'll beat him into a pulp."
*Guild Hall*
Master Makarov sighed. It was early in the morning and his brats haven't started anything.
Yet.
If he could freeze time, he would do it right now. This were the moments that he loved having in his guild.
That of course, if it wasn't for Natsu that kicked the door open and glared at every single person inside.
"Where is the egg?" He simply asked with narrowed eyes.
"The egg you carried yesterday? Haven't seen it." Macao said and Natsu glared at him making him panic "I swear!"
He then turned to the younger mages that also seemed to panick at his glare. Except for Erza that stood her ground "We don't know either Natsu. So why don't you go and search to another place, instead of threatening us."
Natsu was going to answer when he heard Elfman shy voice. "Ehm Natsu-san, I took it."
Natsu turned to him and saw him indeed holding the egg. "Why, in the name god, do you have the damn egg?" Natsu demanded walking slowly towards Elfman, saying every word slowly.
"W-Wait! I have a reason! The egg was getting cold, so I warmed it up!" Elfman defended himself and Lissana got in front of Natsu.
"If you did that, then it is okay." She said and Natsu looked at her before sighing.
"Fine. Thank you for your good intentions. Now give me the egg." Elfman handed the egg to Natsu. Just then, both eggs ('Charles' was being hold by Wendy) started to crack.
"What is happening?" Wendy asked, afraid she broke the egg.
"They are hatching." Natsu stated simply and all the guild was expectant of what will come out of this gigantic eggs.
They were expecting many things. Like a dragon for example.
But they didn't expect a blue cat from Natsu egg and a white cat from Wendy's egg.
The blue cat landed on Natsu head while Wendy caught Charles in mid air in a hug.
"You know what this deserve; a party!" Wakaba screamed as the guild cheered and a party began.
Natsu was staring at the blue cat on his head that was sleeping. "We should call it Happy." Lissana said to him and he looked at her curiously.
"Happy?"
She nodded "Yes, because when he was born, everyone became happy." She explained and Natsu smiled.
"Then Happy it is."
"Did I miss anything?" Mirajane asked as she entered the guild in mid-party.
Natsu turned to her "Feeling better?"
She nodded with a smirk and pointed at Happy "Nice dragon." She teased.
"That's your nephew you're talking about." He joked and both let out a short laugh.
The day that the two cats, Happy and Charles, were born will be remembered in Fairy Tail history.
*2 Months Later*
Gajeel was staring at himself on the mirror. He was dressed in a suit and was really nervous.
'Today is the day...' He thought.
'Today I'll ask Levy on a date!'
Gulping the not that formed on his throat he went to the door where his older brother was waiting for him with a smile. "Going somewhere important?"
Gajeel rubbed the back of his head "You can say that."
Natsu smiled at him "Then good luck on your date." He said before turning and leaving while Gajeel eyes widen.
"How did you-"
"It's part of my job as your older brother."
Gajeel sighed before steeling his resolve and going to Fairy Hills, ready to get his date.
*Fairy Hills*
Gajeel got rather quickly to Fairy Hills. He was really excited and nervous at the same time. He then noticed that Levy was outside talking to a new member of the guild. Jet was his name.
And he was giving her a rose.
"So, Levy-san. I was wondering if you want to go on a date with me." He said bowing down handing her the rose. Gajeel hid himself and using his better hearing he spied on them.
"Sorry Jet-san, I'm not interested." Levy quickly said and Gajeel released a sigh of relief, knowing he still have a chance.
"Whay are you rejecting me?!" Jet screamed and Levy flinched "Is it because of that weak dragon slayer?"
"Who are you talking about?" Levy asked and Jet groaned.
"About Gajeel! He is a useless crybaby! Everyone knows that! Hell, even his little sister is stronger than him. I can't see why you are even interested on him." Jet said and Gajeel eyes welled with tears. He stood up and ran far away from there.
So, he didn't hear or saw the slap that Levy gave to Jet.
"Please, go away and don't speak like that about him." Levy said as she entered once again in Fairy Hills.
*With Gajeel*
"Why..." Gajeel cried in the forest.
"Why I'm so weak!"
"Because you choose to be." A voice said and Gajeel turned around to see a tall slim man, with dark red hair and a thin mustache.
"W-Who are you?" Gajeel asked between sobs and the man smiled at him.
"My name is Jose Porla, child. And I have an offer to you. Gajeel Redfox."
"How do you know my name?"
"That doesn't matter. What does matter is that I can make you stronger. You just need to trust me and grab my hand." He said extending his hand to him and Gajeel wiped the tears from his face.
"H-How strong?"
Jose grinned "Enough to make your brother Natsu look weak."
Gajeel nodded and took the strange man hand.
And just like that, they left Magnolia.
*Next Day*
"Levy." Natsu said grabbing the small girl attention "Have you seen Gajeel?"
She shook her head "No. Why?"
"He didn't come home yesterday. I'm worried."
Levy nodded her head "Maybe you can follow his scent. Why did you came asking me first. I haven't seen him recently."
This surprised Natsu "What do you mean you haven't seen him?"
"Should I?" Levy asked getting worried about his friend/crush.
"We said he was going to meet you. Crap." Natsu said getting into one conclusion.
Gajeel is in trouble.
Running out of the guild, following the scent of his brother he reached the last place where he was. In other words:
Natsu reached a dead-end.
Losing the strength on his legs, he fell on his knees. "No..."
His brother was gone.
*Phantom Lord Building, Oak Town*
"What are you going to do to me!?" Gajeel screamed as Jose gave him an evil smirk.
"We're just going to make you more loyal to me. But don't worry, you will remember your brothers. After all, you need a motivation to become stronger."
Gajeel could only shake, wondering what will happen to him now.
And done! That was chapter number 5! Sorry if the ending was bad, in my country it is 1:48 AM. I'm kind of tired. Now, Gajeel will disappear until the Phantom Lord Arc. And the next chapters will be NaMi focused. And that's pretty much all. Leave your Review that it is important to me, PM me for any doubt or suggestion. Follow and Favorite the story and me.
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Next Chapter: Between Pain and Love.