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The guild resumed its activities, and now Natsu was a part of Fairy Tail.

Months Later…

Little by little, he was adapting to the way in which a guild works. In the Guild Hall stood the Mission Board. Here, guild members would find a Job Request, and go on missions to earn money for their living. Job Requests varied greatly from each other; some required you to slay a certain monster, while others simply demanded for the clients' fortune to be read. However, most of the guild members remained in the guild hall, whether it was hanging out, or simply drinking a beer.

Natsu looked over a Grey, who had stripped himself of his clothing again. Staring intently at the half- naked boy, Natsu rolled his eyes. "What, you got a problem with me?" Grey exclaimed loudly.

"So, what if I do?" Natsu retorted equally in volume.

Cana popped out of a barrel of liquor. "Grey, your clothes!"

"AW Man!" the Ice Mage covered himself, slightly embarrassed.

"What a pervert," Natsu sighed.

"Who are you calling a pervert, pinkie?"

"YOU, you stripper!"

The boys leapt at each other, and began to brawl each other with fists.

Erza stepped in, and punched the both of them with her fists.

"What, you want some of this too?" Natsu challenged her.

"Don't do it," Grey was cowering in fear.

The redhead knocked both of them into a wall with immense strength. "What total idiots," she complained. While lying down dizzily, Grey complained, "But why me, too?"

Erza continued to lecture them, "You're not to fight, are we clear? This is our guild, and everyone here is your family. This is our home, not a place for fighting. Understood?"

"She's scary," Natsu muttered under his breath.

"For real," his comrade spoke out in defiance.

For a brief moment, they smiled at each other. Quickly, they turned their heads and stuck their heads up.

Getting up, Natsu looked around at the guild's scenery. One day, I'm going to be one of the best wizards there are around! I'll make you proud, Igneel.

Throughout his time at the guild, Natsu had become a well-received member. Though he got into fights with Grey from time to time, they were on great terms most of the time, especially after Grey and the rest of the guild learned that Natsu wasn't only a Fire Dragon Slayer, but in fact, he could use Ice-Magic, as well.

It was a while back when Grey had learned this, the hard way.

ICE-MAKE CAGE! Grey had positioned his hands in a strange position; his left fist was balled up and put net to his right hand, which was an open palm. From his hands began to form a frosty, cold magical energy. The same magic appeared over Natsu's head. Within seconds, it morphed itself into the shape of bars of a jail cell, and crashed over the Dragon Slayer. Natsu began to holler with laughter from within the cage around him.

"What's so funny pinky?" Grey watched his opponent with a puzzled look on his face. What came next shocked everyone inside of the guild hall. Natsu leaned forward, and took a bite out of the bars of ice. He then produced his own Ice Magic. ICE DRAGON'S ROAR! Natsu unleashed a large beam of ice towards Grey, who dodged the attack. The Blast had collided with one of the Guild Walls, and an entire 20 m x 20 m patch of the wall had become ice.

Everyone looked at the damage of the attack in awe. Makarov came storming out of his office. "What is all of this commotion?" He glanced at the wall to his right. "Grey, did you do this?" The shirtless boy shook his head. "WHO WAS IT THEN!?" Everyone simultaneously pointed at Natsu. The short old man chuckled to himself. "So you're not just a Fire Dragon Slayer. Tell me boy, what other elements can you use?" Natsu listed out his elements, one by one. "Fire, Ice, Lightning, Light, Darkness, Earth, Water, Sky, Air, Iron, Chaos, and Unity." Wakaba piped in: "How many elements can this kid use?" Macao retorted with, "Well, if you can count, he clearly listed 12!".

The man with the pipe shrunk back in embarrassment.

Makarov spoke out loud, "Natsu, come in with me to my office."

"You're in TROUBLE!" Grey snickered in the corner.

"Shut up you pervy popsicle!" Natsu screamed at the other boy.

"So Gramps, what's up?"

"I think you're ready for your first job. Here, take this!"

"You mean it, Gramps? I can go on a job? By Myself?"

The Master chuckled, "Aha not quite. Pick at least 2 other members to go with you!"

"Alright, thanks Gramps!" Natsu rushed out of the office with a piece of paper in his hand. It was the job request.

"I'm going on my very first job!" Natsu announced to the rest of the guild.

"Did you even bother to read the thing before taking off?" a dry voice came from a corner.

It was Mirajane. "Of Course! Natsu replied. "It says here – uh. Please get rid of this thingy that's somewhere doing something to someone, for 50, 000 jewel!"

"IT DOESN'T SAY THAT!" Mira's little sister, Lisanna, piped in.

The older sister just laughed. "Are you telling me you're so stupid that you're so stupid all you were able to read off of that flyer was the reward?"

Natsu balled up the paper in his fist. "I CAN READ! Igneel taught me how to read and write when I was little!" Mira covered her mouth. He's getting worked up over THIS?

The boy continued, "It's just that nothing on this stupid flyer makes sense to me! I know the names of a lot of foods! Hamburgers, Spaghetti, Cakes and Cookies, Soup!" As Natsu continued to list out the names of various foods in an attempt to defend himself, the rest of the guild looked on in concern. "I swear I know more than just food names. I'm serious, you guys! Igneel taught me, he really did! He taught me to read lots of stuff." Tears began to form in his eyes, as he began to shake, with the flyer still firmly clasped in his hands.

Mirajane looked at Natsu and decided to tease him. "You're so cute! Please don't cry…"

"Don't be creepy. Hands off." Her younger sister urged. Natsu retaliated in frustration, "I'M NOT CRYING!"

"All of you need to calm down!" a fourth voice was heard as Erza walked along the guild hall. "I'm sure Igneel did his best. There's no need to be embarrassed! Learning to read and write can be a very hard thing to do! You just have to be patient and study hard! I can teach you if you'd like-"

"No Way! You're too scary!" Natsu expressed his disinterest.

"Would you like ME to teach you instead?" Mirajane taunted.

"No – you're both way too freaky!" Natsu denied her offer.

The boy felt his hair being tugged on, and before he knew it, he was being dragged along the guild floor by both Mirajane AND Erza. "I can't imagine what's so scary about a VOCABULARY lesson" they muttered in unison. "AHHHHH! Help me!" Natsu screamed as he was being dragged off in the distance. Mirajane only laughed at his protests while dragging his hair along.

Grey smirked to himself, "That's what he gets for being such a dummy!"

Natsu was thrown into a room with a couple of tables inside, and chairs, all arranged neatly into rows. "Give me THREE days" Erza stated, "Think of me as Igneel 2.0! I'll hammer all the vocabulary you need to become a successful Fairy Tail Wizard into your thick skull. And you will not eat, drink or sleep until you have mastered them! Understand?"

Mira flashed an evil grin at him from the other side of his desk.

"You're way scarier than Igneel!" Natsu scoffed.

"I only need 2 DAYS!" Mira challenged the redhead.

"What did you say?" Erza was seething with anger.

"YOU HEARD me. I only need TWO days!"

As the two girls began to bicker over who could teach Natsu in a shorter amount of time, the pink haired boy tried to slip out of the door.

"COME BACK HERE!" they both yelled as he was slammed back into the desk.

"Aww" he groaned, "Why are they like this?"

2 DAYS LATER…

Natsu came back to the guild hall in excitement. "I'm all powered up this time! Who wants to come with me?"

Mirajane appeared behind him. "I guess I'll tag along to make sure you don't get into any TROUBLE!" she threatened him with a menacing smile.

"Anyone else to protect me from Mira?"

"Just the two of you should be fine, " Erza calmly stated while stuffing some Strawberry Cake into her mouth, "It's not that difficult of a monster to defeat.

And with that, Natsu and Mira took off on their two-person journey to slay a Mountain Vulcan.

2 YEARS LATER

Years had passed. Natsu went on several missions with his newfound partner, Mirajane, and each time, they would seemingly become closer to each other. Alas, the good times didn't last very long. Mirajane was one of the first kids to be selected for S-Class Trials. When she gained her position as one of the youngest S-Class Wizards in Fairy Tail, along with Natsu and Erza, things went downhill.

It was when Mirajane took up her first S-class quest. Erza was out of town, on a quest with Grey and Cana. Consequently, she brought Natsu and her siblings to accompany her. On the mission, her younger brother, Elfman, had tried to take over a monster; one of the kings of the beasts. He very soon lost control, and went on a rampage. Attacking anything in his eyesight, it wasn't long before he began to attack his comrades. As he reached for the youngest of the Strauss siblings, she jumped out of the way. "Elfman! What's wrong? It's me, Lisanna! Why are you attacking us?"

Without hesitation, the beast continued to bat at the young girl. Natsu and Mira decided to take action. CHAOTIC VOID! Natsu appeared behind the beast from one of his portals. LIGHTNING DRAGON'S ROAR! The great monster recoiled in shock. He looked towards the direction of his pain, and saw the pink-haired teen glaring at him with rage. CHAOS DRAGON SECRET ART: BLACK EXECUTIONER!

"Don't hurt him!" Mirajane's soothing voice echoed throughout the forest. She was clearly worried that Natsu might hurt her dear brother. "I know, I've got it all under control" Natsu winked at her as he retracted the giant axe that was hovering above Elfman's head. It had vanished into thin air. ICE DRAGON SECRET ART: CRYSTALLISIS ENCASEMENT! The beast felt his legs becoming held down by large chunks of ice. The frozen mist crept its way up the rest of his body. "ERGHHH NO! I will DESTROY all of my enemies!" Elfman swung his arms at the ice, and smashed it into pieces.

To Natsu's surprise and dismay, Elfman attacked him while he was in shock. The pink-haired Dragon Slayer was knocked back a couple 50 feet. When he managed to regain his footing, what he saw was pure horror. Elfman had his younger sister in his hand. She was trying to squirm and break free of his grip, but with her current power, it was impossible. He laughed cruelly at her attempts of escape, and flung her towards the Cliffside before attacking Mirajane. "MIRA!" Natsu screamed as he reached out for the silver-haired beauty. He felt conflicted. Both of them are in danger. What should I do?

It was almost by instinct; Natsu reached out towards Mira, and howled at the top of his lungs: Chaotic Void! He appeared in front of Elfman's swing and shielded her from the hit with his arms. "Natsu-" she muttered before a large crash was heard by everyone. "Lisanna!" Mira screamed out, running towards her younger sister, tears in her eyes. "Mira-nee-" Lisanna managed to say very weakly. "I'll heal you up! Just stay strong! I'll bring you back to the guild!" Mira held Lisanna in her arms, tears rolling down her face.

The younger girl's body began to glow a bright golden color, and slowly, but steadily, rose into the air. Her figure levitated higher and higher, towards the sky. "NOOO! LISANNA!" her sister cried in disbelief. "I'm sorry Mira. I guess this is goodbye." And soon, she was gone.

Natsu had knocked out Elfman, who was now his normal self, lying on the floor unconscious. He walked over to Mirajane, and knelt down next to her. "It's ok Mira," his words were spoken softly and gently, "it wasn't your fault. Lisanna wouldn't want you to cry like this, would she?" This was his first time seeing her so vulnerable, as Mirajane was usually very independent, strong, and at times, even scary. Seeing her this "soft" and open frightened Natsu slightly.

"Just let it all out." He pulled Mirajane into his chest, allowing her to cry into him for comfort. When they headed back to the guild to bear the bad news, no one was happy to realize what had happened. Fairy Tail has lost a member of its family. It was a death, that would forever linger in the back of everyone's minds.

NEXT CHAPTER: EPISODE 1 OF ANIME SERIES!