Natsu x Ikaruga
"speaking"
"thinking"
On with the story
It was a normal day in Magnolia
Fairy Tail had celebrated the coming of two new members. They are Wendy Marvel and her Exceed Partner, Charla. Two were once former members of Cait Shelter now members of Fairy Tail
Lucy came to the guild as she sees everyone was partying as usual
"hi, guys!" Lucy greeted her team as everyone replied back
"have you two gotten used to the guild?" Lucy asked Wendy and Charla as a few days had passed and she was kinda worried if the two liked being in the guild or not
"yeah!" Wendy replied with a smile while Charla just nodded while drinking her Darjeeling tea
"that's good to hear" Lucy said with a smile
"you two fit in just nice and fine" Gray said with only a pair of boxers "and in time, you two are going to be great wizards"
"CLOTHES!" Charla exclaimed while Wendy looked away while closing her eyes
Haruka and Haruo were running around chasing after each other while Ikaruga was at the bar and in the middle of drinking tea
The day goes on as usual for Fairy Tail before the Church's bell suddenly rang
The bell rang and rang as the sound indicated something big was about to happen
"this ring!" Gray exclaimed while having a big grin and so did everyone else
Lucy, Wendy, Charla, Ikaruga and Juvia were confused with some new members of Fairy Tail as they had no idea on what was happening
Soon, Jet and Droy came running from the door
"GUYS! IT'S GILDARTS!" Jet shouted out
"HE'S BACK!" Droy shouted too
Hearing their words, the guild instantly partied and celebrated like crazy
"Gildarts? Wendy asked
"I've heard of him!" Lucy said while gulping her throat "in the news, they said that Gildarts is Fairy Tail's strongest wizard whose magic power rivals or even exceeds that of Natsu's and even Laxus'!"
"amazing.." Wendy said
"but still.." Charla said looking at everyone partying "why must they celebrate if this 'Gildarts' coming back?"
"It's obvious!" Mira said with a grin "that big oaf hasn't been home for three years"
"three years!?" Lucy, Wendy and Charla exclaimed in shock
"what has he been doing ever since!?" Lucy was bewildered to hear the news
"Gildarts went on a S class quest that goes beyond the normal S Class" Mira explained "they're called SS class quest and there are also the Decade Quests"
"Decade Quests are quest that haven't been cleared for 10 years and the one Gildarts took goes beyond that of any ordinary SS Class quests"
"a quest that goes beyond the Decade Quest…" Lucy muttered out as Mira nodded
"the Century Quest…an S Class quest that has not been completed for over a hundred year"
Lucy was shocked to the core to hear such a quest before the town suddenly rumbled
"what's happening?!" Wendy exclaimed in surprise as she hold on to the wall
"it's happening" Cana replied drinking some beer "the stupid Gildarts Shift"
"Gildarts shift?" Lucy looks confused
"looks outside and sees it with your eyes," Mira said looking out the window
The town shifted as the houses moved and shifts before forming a single line that leads towards Fairy Tail
"the town?! It split into two?!" Lucy and the others exclaimed in shock
"why on earth does this town have such function!?" Charla looks in shock to the long lane leading to Fairy Tail
"the so called strongest mage of Fairy Tail is actually so strong that his magic turns everything he touches to dust" Cana told the cat before drinking more beer "he destroyed many houses when he was on his way home and that was 3 years ago"
"eeeeehhhhhh!?" Lucy and the others exclaimed in shock
Everyone looks upon the long lane as they can see a figure approaching to Fairy tail
Everyone awaited for the Strongest Mage's arrival and there he is
Gildarts Clive, Fairy Tail strongest S-class mage
The orange haired man looks around the place before sighing
"where the hell am i?" Gildarts asked
"hey! Gildarts!" Mira greeted the older man with a grin as Gildarts looks to her before smiling happily
"Oh! Mira! Long time no see!" Gildarts exclaimed happily "did the guild got a big makeover or something!?"
"couldn't he tell that from the outside?" Lucy asked while sweatdropping
"it's Gil-jii!" Haruka and Haruo screamed out as the twins run towards Gildarts
"ooh! Haruka and Haruo!" Gildarts look to the twins as they jumped at him and he fell on his back "you two grown so big! Last time I saw you two, I could fit you guys in my sack!"
Haruka and Haruo grins to the man as they got off him to let him stand back up
"ne ne! did you get us souvenirs?!" Haruka and Haruo asked at the same time
"hahaha, sure did!" Gildarts said with a grin
"the old guy hasn't changed one bit" Gray said with a smile as Elfman nodded
"a man among men" Elfman said
"Cana-chan!" Gildarts screamed as he ran towards Cana and hugs her
"DON'T COME NEAR ME! YOU GEEZER!" Cana screams as she pushed away Gildarts face who was trying to give her some smooches
"BUT~! I MISSED YOU SO MUCH~~!" Gildarts exclaimed out
Lucy looks confused and looks at the scene weird
"it may not look like it but Gildarts is Cana's dad" Warren told Lucy who got shocked again to hear such news
"shocking, right?" Gray asked "none of us knew before Natsu told to Gildarts that he is Cana's dad back then"
"we want in too!" Haruka and Haruo jumped onto Gildarts back who was hugging and smothering Cana with love and hugs while screaming at him
"hahahaha" Gildarts laughed as Haruka and Haruo laughed with him
"Gildarts!" Makarov went to the man who saw Makarov
"Master! Long time no see!" Gildarts greeted the old man
"how did the job go?" Makarov asked Gildarts who just laughed as this made Makarov sigh
"sorry, I couldn't do it" Gildarts replied as this made everyone shocked
"for a quest that even Fairy Tail's strongest mage could not complete…..what is it?...this Century Quest?!"
"I see, so not even you could do it" Makarov said
"sorry, I sullied the guild's name" Gildarts said rubbing the back of his head
"no..i'm just happy that you came back" Makarov said before smiling "you're the only one who has ever come back alive after all"
"well.." Gildarts stretched a bit as he can hear his bones crack "need to get some rest"
He walks away but stopped when he remembered something
"is Natsu here? Got to talk with the guy for a sec" Gildarts asked
"he's at the Sakura Cave, tending the Sakura Trees" Makarov replied as Gildarts nodded
"ok then" Gildarts before Makarov stopped him
"wait right there!" Makarov exclaimed "last time you went there alone, you nearly destroyed the entire forest!"
"really?" Lucy asked Gray and the others who nodded in unison
"hahahaha" Gildarts laughed embarrassed as he rubs the back of his head
"we can get him there!" Haruka raised her hand and so did Haruo "yeah!"
Makarov nodded as he smiled
"Ikaruga, you should go too" Makarov told her as Ikaruga nodded
"very well" Ikaruga replied as she stands up from her seat
Gildarts instantly slides beside Ikaruga and flashed a charming smile to her
"hello there, mam" Gildarts smiled to her "may I have the pleasure of having dinner with you tonight?"
"hey Gildarts!" Mira called out to the man "I wouldn't do that if I were you"
"just a moment, Mira" Gildarts held a hand out to Mira while looking at Ikaruga with hearts in his eyes "I must have dinner with this fine lady here"
"hey, you're gonna get it, pervert old man" Cana said before on cue, Ikaruga swings her legs directly at Gildarts family jewels which made all the male in the guild wince a bit knowing how painful is it to get kicked in the nuts
"oo….oooh…ooooohhh" Gildarts instantly fell to his knees as the S Class mage was instantly defeated with a single blow to the nuts
"I've a dislike to men like you" Ikaruga said while holding her sleeves over her mouth and walk away
"OOooh….oooh" Gildarts grunted in pain as Haruka and Haruo poked at the man's face with sticks
"like I said, Ikaruga already got a man" Mira said as Gildarts stands back up while holding his probably broken family jewels
"who is the guy who got her?" Gildarts asked while trying to stand up straight
"her name is Ikaruga Ryu, she's Natsu's wife" Cana told her father who got a surprised face before smiling a bit
"I see….he got his woman back, huh?" Gildarts said before standing up "I see…I see!"
Gildarts laughed a bit before walking to the front door
"come on you guys! Now I've got to have a chat with Natsu!" Gildarts said with a laugh
"wait for us!" Haruka exclaimed as she and Haruo run after Gildarts with Ikaruga following behind
"are Natsu and Gildarts close or something?" Lucy asked while putting her thumb to her chin
"they sure are" Lisanna replied "the two are good buddies, after all"
"really?" Lucy asked
"it all started 6 years back when Gildarts came back from a job" Lisanna said
Flashback
Within the western forest of Magnolia
Nearby Natsu's home, the man was at a small lake and was in the middle of fishing
He sat near the small lake while leaning against a tree
Beside him was a straw basket and in it were Haruka and Haruo, still infants while being watched by Kiara who was resting near it
Haruka yawned in her sleep as the little girl stretched her little hands and pushed off her blanket
Natsu pulls up the blanket and caressed his daughter's head
He leaned back to the tree as he sits while closing his eyes
As the man rested, the line to his fishing rod got tugged a few times
Natsu grabbed the rod and yanked it up
From the lake, was a giant fish nearly the size of 2 horse that bursts out of the water
Natsu grabbed his sword as he draws the sword before sheathing it
The giant fish got cut into giant chunks of meats as the head and the spine bone were the only things left
The meat falls to a giant leaf as Natsu stands up and carried up the meat
"look after them while I go back and store the meat" Natsu told to Kiara who squealed
Natsu heads back to his home where he started to save the meat into a cold room where he will later use the meat to make some meal in later time
After finishing, Natsu went back to the small lake where he hears the sound of Haruka laughing
He quickens his pace as he sees Gildarts kneeling in front of Haruka and was doing funny faces
"Peropero ba!" Gildarts sticks out his tongue and did weird noses which made Haruka laugh and giggle
Natsu came in as Gildarts stopped making funny faces and stands back up
"oh, you must be their parents," Gildarts said "sorry if I intrude or anything but the little one was crying and all"
"you're Gildarts Clive, aren't you?" Natsu said as Gildarts stopped talking and nodded
Kiara squealed as the two adults sit together while Kiara stayed near the basket
Now, Natsu and Gildarts were fishing together while chatting about each other
"well, seeing how you're a member of Fairy Tail and the two of us haven't met each other" Gildarts said before sticking out his hand to Natsu "Gildarts Clive, nice to meet ya"
"Natsu, Natsu Daimou" Natsu replied while shaking Gildarts hand
The two fished together as they soon became good friends with each other
The sunsets as the night soon came
Gildarts and Natsu were still fishing as they had a giant pile of fish behind them
Kiara squealed as she sleeps in the basket with the twins
"I see…" Gildarts said while having a solemn look "..you lost your woman, huh?"
"yeah" Natsu replied looking at his reflection in the water as he sees Ikaruga beside him in the reflection before the water ripples and she vanished "but I will find her again"
"I'll pray for that to happen," Gildarts said while patting Natsu's back
The days passed as Natsu was now in the caves while tending to the growing Sakura trees
He was in the middle of watering the trees when he looks to the cave's entrance and sees Gildarts coming in
"yo!" Gildarts greeted Natsu with a grin as the man looks to him before continuing watering the plants
"did you just come back?" Natsu asked as he watered the trees while Gildarts went to the center Sakura tree where there was a picnic blanket set on the grass with Haruka and Haruo on it, playing while Kiara watched over them
"just did and man am I tired" Gidlarts said sitting down on the picnic blanket
He looks around and smiles to the beautiful Sakura trees as their petals rain down
"you've sure been taking care of the place" Gildarts said before his cape gets tugged by Haruka and Haruo
Gildarts grinned to the two kids as he lifted them up to his lap
Natsu looks to him playing with his kids as he smiled a bit before focusing back on taking care of the Sakura trees
after taking care of the trees, Natsu sat on the picnic blanket as Haruka climbed up to his lap and started playing around with Natsu's hand
"man, this place sure is something," Gildarts said while Haruo was tugging on his cape and played around with it "the vibe makes it feel like we're in another world"
"is that so?" Natsu replied as he caressed Haruka's head
"it sure does" Gildarts replied while Haruo crawled his way to his father
"did you already tell her?" Natsu asked Gildarts who raised an eyebrow
"tell who?" Gildarts asked
"Cana" Natsu replied "your daughter"
Gildarts' eyes bulged out as his jaw dropped
"just now….what did you say?" Gildarts asked
"her scent is somehow similar to her" Natsu replied while pointing to his nose "a Dragon Slayer's nose is never wrong"
Gildarts instantly stands up and made a dash out of the cave
"CANAAAAAAA!" The man screamed out as he made his destination for Fairy Tail
"he didn't know he had a daughter?" Natsu said while Haruka and Haruo are playing around with Kiara
Flashback
Gildarts and the others were making their way to the Sakura Caves as Haruka and Haruo were leading Gildarts to the cave
"we're here!" Haruka and Haruo shouted out as the two ran into the cave and into the Sakura tree field
The two went in as Gildarts and Ikaruga followed behind
Within the cave, the Sakura trees glowed and their petals rain down
Natsu was sitting beside a Sakura tree as the man was resting
"PAPA!" Haruka and Haruo ran towards their father as Natsu opened his eyes and looks to his kids with a smile
"we've brought an old friend of yours" Ikaruga said as Gildarts came into view
"yo! Long time no see!" Gildarts greeted Natsu who nodded in respond
The group sat down as Gildarts told the stories of his adventures to Natsu and the others as Haruka and Haruo laughed to the funny stories, Gildarts shared
"and then I sent the bandits flying with just a swing of a wooden plank!" Gildarts said before laughing as Haruka and Haruo joined in
Natsu leans against the Sakura tree as the man sighs
"how long are you going to keep up the act?" Natsu asked as Gildarts stopped laughing before chuckling a bit
"there's no going past you, huh?" Gildarts said as he takes off his cape and revealed that his body was damaged and wounded bad
"what did this to you?" Natsu asked again
"a dragon…a black dragon" Gildarts replied as the image of a black dragon with glowing red eyes appeared in the back of Gildarts' mind "I have a feeling….that we would be meeting this monster again"
Natsu sighs as he can see the image of the black dragon in his head
"yes, but that is still for the future to decide" Natsu replied before hearing footsteps coming from the entrance of the cave as he sees Lucy and the others coming into view
"looks like we've got company" Gildarts said putting on his cape
"it seems so" Natsu replied before a sakura petal flied down to his shoulder before flying away
Everyone soon started to celebrate Gildarts return in the sakura caves as they all partied out till the moon rises
That's a wrap!
Bye bye