Natsu was packing up his bags for a solo mission he was going on.

"Okay, Happy, no eating fish all week. We have to let them produce, or the pond won't have anymore, and if you need extra money, go into the closet and get into the baggie on the top of the shelf, alright?"

Happy nodded. "Aye sir! Are you sure you don't want me to come along?"

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Bye, Happy, I'll be back by tomorrow!"

"Bye!"

He watched until Natsu was out of sight, and then decided to explore. Going into the closet first, he opened it and decided to dig around. Throwing away fish bones and old clothes, he finally came across a duffel bag of cd's.

"What? But we don't have an music player... Maybe I should show it to the guild."

He picked up the bag and flew out of the door. After about 10 minutes, he burst into the doors.

"Guys, look! Natsu has cd's, but we don't have a music player at home."

Gray grabbed the bag from the struggling Exceed.

"Thanks. Anyway, what is it?" Happy asked.

Gray opened it and took out a case that was titled 'Hold on to Memories'.

"This is stuff he recorded himself. I wonder what this is, exactly."

Mira looked over the bar, and turned to Laxus.

"Do you think we could use your music player, Laxus?" She asked. He nodded.

"Yeah, I wanna know what the squirt's got on there, anyways."

He walked up to the second floor, and came down a few minutes later with the player. Gray took the one he had and put in.

Play: 'Hold on to Memories' by Disturbed!

It started out as static, at first, but then they heard the acoustic soon.

While it began, some of them sat in shock.

"Wow! I didn't know Natsu-nii could sing!" Romeo shouted, while Wendy nodded in affirmation.

"Uncle Natsu sounds really good, huh, Mommy?" Little Asuka asked. Bisca nodded as she bounced her on her knee. They all sat in shock as they listened to the calmness of the song.

"Didn't know he could do this. It's different, but not bad." Laxus said with a small smirk. They looked at him with odd expressions. Did Laxus just compliment Natsu?

When the acoustic solo hit, they were even more shocked than before (Skip to 2:33).

"Holy crap, since when?!" Gajeel shouted out. Some of the guildmates laughed at his reaction, while the others listened closely to the music. It sounded oddly sad. But...

Why?

"Hey, guys, there's a note in the case." Erza called to them.

"Really? Read it, Erza!" Levy said anxiously.

"It's... It's about Igneel. When he died. He was that upset about it?" Erza said, slightly angered. He had tried to help everyone else in their times of need, but kept his own feelings hidden. How did they not think anything of it, he's their best friend! Everyone seemed to be thinking the same thing as her. But Wendy, not liking the odd silence as the song ended, decided to look around in the bag some more. One of them caught her eyes and she smiled; pulling out of the bag and putting it in. The music started and they looked at it like it was a new technology that no one taught them to use.

~Son Chiyu