"speaking"
"thinking"
On with the story
A few days passed as Natsu had been laying low for a while as there were no info on any trading group from Eric yet
"order up" Natsu said as he placed a plate filled with spaghetti and meatballs in it as he placed it to a hamster cart and then the hamsters drive it away
"got to get some info on the guilds the kingdom hired"Natsu thought as he was in the middle of making batter for some omelet a customer had ordered
He then hears the door to the restaurant being opened as Natsu took a little peek from the kitchen window and gasped in shock a bit to who entered
It was Kamika and her team as they were followed by Fairy Tail and Sabertooth who just entered last to his restaurant
"what type of scenario is this!?"
"wow! This place has so many hamsters!" the same blonde girl said as she looks at the hamsters who were riding the carts
"grab a seat" Kamika said with a smile as she walks to the kitchen where Natsu was pretending to focus on his cooking and didn't know that she had entered
Kamika smiled mischievously as she tiptoed her way to Natsu quietly (even though he already knew) as she raised her hands up
"guess who~?" Kamika asked with a smile as she closes Natsu's eyes and he stops his cooking
"is it you, Cosmos?" Natsu lied as he holds the hands
"guess again~" Kamika said as she knew that he was playing around
"hmmm? Is it my beautiful girlfriend Kamika?" Natsu said as he pulls down the hands and turns to look at Kamika with a smile
"bingo~" Kamika said with a big smile as Natsu kisses her lips for a second before looking at her
"you're home early" Natsu said as he turns off the stove that was on
"the king had us do some planning to catch the Red Dragon, and it was getting closer to dinner, so I offered everyone to eat here" Kamika said with a smile
"who are they?" Natsu asked to her with a smile but inside Natsu was sweating bullets "damn it! Where is Eric when you need him!"
Eric who was wearing his hood was walking the path to the kingdom before he stopped
"hehehe, you're in it deep now, stupid" He said with a smirk as he continued his walking
"their Fairy Tail and Sabertooth" Kamika said as she grabbed his hand
"come on, let me introduce them to you" She said as she started pulling him along
Natsu was now face to face to the guilds who he just faced off a few days ago
"hey Natsu, been well?" Kama greeted Natsu while seating at a table with his team
"yeah" Natsu replied with a smile
"Natsu" Kamika called out to him as she was standing beside the tables where Fairy Tail and Sabertooth were sitting at
"everyone, meet my boyfriend, Natsu" Kamika introduces Natsu to them as Natsu walks to be beside her and he did a short bow to them
"it is a pleasure to meet you all"
Natsu said with a smile
"hi, my name is Lucy" the blonde girl introduces herself as she reached her hand to Natsu for a handshake
"pleasure" Natsu said while shaking her hand
"Gray Fullbuster" "Juvia Lockser" "Gajeel Redfox" "Levy McGarden" "Panther Lily" "Erza Scarlet" "Wendy Marvel" "Charla" "Laxus Dreyar" "Freed Justine" "Evergreen" "Bickslow"
Everyone of Fairy Tail introduced themselves to Natsu before the others continued
"the name's Sting Eucliffe! And this is my little buddy Lector!"
"Yes!" the two familiar individuals Natsu encountered a few days ago introduced themselves to Natsu with grins
"Rogue Cheney and Frosch" the other one greeted Natsu with a small smile while the little Frog/ Cat just look at Taro who was scared with a drool near its mouth
"please don't eat Taro" Natsu said with a sweat drop as Taro ran up to Natsu and hides in his clothes
He then sighs as he turns to them all
"please enjoy your stay here" Natsu said to them with a smile and a bow as he returned to the kitchen to wait on their order
Everyone made themselves comfortable as Taro and the hamsters took their order while being scared at Frosch who was drooling while looking at them
Natsu made all of their meals as the hamsters came and drive their meal to the tables
He eavesdropped on their conversation on their co called plan to catch him when he would strike at night while enjoying their meals, he prepared for them
"are we all in agreement of the plan?" Erza said as everyone nodded to her
"very well then" Erza said as she stands up from her seat with everyone doing the same as she then went to the register to pay for everyone's meal
"it's on the house" Natsu said as he comes out of the kitchen
"but" Erza tried to retort but could not as Natsu raised a hand to her
"for Kamika's friend, it's on the house for today" Natsu said with a smile
They all then walked out of the restaurant as Natsu gives Kamika a kiss to her forehead before waving them goodbye
He then watches them walk away before going back in his restaurant
"you sure took your time getting here" Natsu said as he turned the open sign to close and turned around to look at Eric who was eating an apple while sitting on the cashier counter
"better than waltzing in and get recognized by Fairy Tail" Eric said with a smirk before taking a bite out of his apple
"got what I needed?" Natsu said as Eric replied while nudging his head to a crate placed on a table
"you're lucky I got them in time" Eric said as Natsu takes out a pile of paper filled with info on Fairy Tail's and Sabertooth's members who were here
"no wonder they were able to find me fast that day" Natsu said as he looks at Wendy's and Gajeel's info
"use the Odor concealing Lacrima Spray" Eric said before throwing away his finished-up apple cord to a dustbin
"their nose won't be able to track you when in used" Eric explained to Natsu who took out a spray bottle in the crate
"to think I would find two more Dragon Slayers, how ironic can it be?" Natsu said in amusement as he looks at the spray in his hand
"three, if you count the one who has Dragon Slayer Lacrima like me" Eric said as he lets Taro climb up to his shoulder and then pet the little guy
"the blonde with the scar?" Natsu said as he looks at Laxus's info
Eric nodded to him as he got off the counter
"Jellal found two places in the kingdom that had some dealings with dark magic and Zeref's cult stuff" Eric takes out two pieces of paper and gave it to Natsu
"one is a few miles away from here, while the other one hasn't been pin pointed yet" Eric explained as he points at the two paper "Jellal guessed that the first one might have some info on the other one"
"When?" Natsu asked as he looks at the papers
"midnight as usual" Eric replied to him
Natsu clicked his tongue as he knows that it might delay his return back home
An imaginary light bulb appeared on top of Natsu's head as he smirks a bit
"hey Eric, I got a favor to ask you" Natsu asked to Eric who raised an eyebrow to him
"you're joking, right?" Eric said with an evil smirk as Natsu nodded to him
"let's give everyone a little magic trick, we have for them" Natsu said as a glint appeared in his eyes
It was night and nearly everyone was asleep
Kamika and the others were on patrol duty to search high and low for Natsu who they thought might strike right now
"any signs of him?" Kama asked to Sting and Rogue who they had met up with
"nothing" Sting said while shaking his head
"it's weird that he hasn't made any commotion by now -tai" Uosuske said while crossing his hands
"maybe he fell asleep?" Sting guessed as everyone shake their head while saying "not possible"
"hmmmm" Kamika hummed as she tried to think on where the Red Dragon might appear
Then
BOOM!
An explosion was heard as it surprised them
They turn and saw a building on fire as they saw a shadowy figure was running on top of the house's roof in high speed
"there he is!" Neppa exclaimed as everyone run towards the shadow
Erza with her team heard the explosion as they went to the scene
"where is he?!" Gray shouted as he readied his magic
Erza was looking around but then heard some running as she turned to see Kamika and the others running the streets and then made a turn
"we saw him going this way! Hurry!" Kama shouted as Neppa put his hands together and everyone stepped on his hand as he gives them a boost to go up on the house's roof
"let's go!" Erza exclaimed as everyone nodded
Natsu was running on top of house's roofs as he jumped around the place to escape
"the trap should be right around…" Natsu thought in his mind as he scanned the house's roof and spotted the barely visible rune trap that was set there "here"
Natsu then stops as he landed to the house roof and pretend to take a quick rest
"3…2….1" Natsu counted down and on cue came out Laxus, Freed, Bickslow and Evergreen from their hiding spot
"we got him!" Ever exclaimed as she was flying up in the sky with wings on her back
"it was such a waste preparing the trap, Freed" Bickslow exclaimed as the little totem poles were floating beside him while saying "waste waste"
"complain after we get this guy in a prison bar" Freed said as he pulls out his rapier from its hilt
"stay sharp" Laxus said as he had electricity sparks around his body
"these guy ain't no joker"
They then surround Natsu who was backing off a bit
"the timing should be right about…"
Natsu smirked behind his mask as suddenly
QIU! KABOOM!
An explosion was heard as it was a couple of miles away from his position and it made Laxus and the others look back
"what the!?" Laxus exclaimed as he saw fireworks in the sky as they exploded
"what happened?!" Ever exclaimed
"hey!" Bickslow shouted as Natsu was gone from where he was standing
"he's gone!?" Freed exclaimed as he looks around to find Natsu who he thought was running away
"over here~"
A voice spoke above them as Ever looks up to see Natsu on her back as he was coolly crossing his arms in front of his chest
"wha!?" Ever exclaimed before having a rope tied around her
"Kyaaa!" She screamed as Natsu kicked her down from the back and made her fall down
"Ever!" Bickslow shouted as he sends his puppets to catch her
"Bickslow! Behind you!" Freed shouted to him as Bickslow turns around to see something flying towards him
"what the!?" he shouted as a chain with two metal balls on each edge, wraps around him and completely making him immobile
Freed then heard something coming from behind him as he swings his rapier around to defend against a metal shuriken that missed its target
"too easy!" Freed exclaimed as he readied himself for anything
"are you sure?" Natsu who appeared behind Freed who got caught off guard from his appearance
"Ninpo" Natsu pulls out a rope from his sleeves as it wraps around Freed "Ningen o Mawasu no Jutsu!"
Natsu pulls the rope as Freed was send spinning around like a top
He then jumps away from a lightning punch by Natsu
"this is the end of the line for you!" Laxus shouted as he charged up a sphere of lightning in his hands
"really" Natsu said with a grin behind his mask as he pointed down to Laxus's feet
Laxus looks down and saw that a tile was pushed down as he pressed on it
All of the sudden
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The floor exploded as several little grappling hook surrounds Laxus as they all wrapped around him
"gah!" Laxus grunted as he falls to the ground while being tied down
"this thing?!" Laxus tried to break out but could not as the rope was coiled tight around him
"don't bother getting out with your lightning, it's made out of rubber" Natsu said as he then grabs the other end of the rope and grabbed Laxus up and stand him up on his feet while still in the bind
"what are you?!" Laxus said as Natsu smirked behind his mask
"hora!" Natsu pulled the rope as it sends Laxus spinning around and was heading towards the Rune trap
"oh yeah!" Natsu said as he throws Freed, Bickslow and Evergreen towards the trap as it activated and trapped all of them
Natsu dusted off his hands as he saw Laxus and the others Ko-ed while having X symbols in their eyes "I kinda feel bad for doing this to them"
Natsu then looks at what he did for a moment before he ducks a large scythe that nearly sliced his head off
"stop right there!" Kama's shout was heard as Natsu turns to see him and his team with Sabertooth closing in
"time to go" Natsu then jumps to a house's roof across the street as he kept jumping away
"after him!" Kama shouted as they all chased after Natsu
Natsu landed in the alleyway as he looks at Eric who was wearing a similar ninja outfit like him as he was leaning to a wall
"time to switch?" Eric said with a smirk as Natsu nodded
"good luck with them" Natsu said as he then hides behind some dust bins
Eric smirked as he jumps out of the alleyway and waited for the group to see him
"there he is!" Natsu heard the shouts as he saw Eric running away
"now then" Natsu then went off to a different direction as he got out of the alley way while looking around "got to get to the other location"
He then jumps into the shadows in the streets while keeping a close look out for Fairy Tail
Eric was running and jumping on top of the house's roof while being chased by the Garou Knights and Sabertooth
"man, these guys are really relentless!"
Eric then pulls out several shuriken that had little balls attached to the strings and onto the shuriken
He throws the shuriken as they were heading towards his chasers
Kama saw the shuriken coming as he swings his scythe at one
It was a big mistake
The shuriken exploded as it created a sticky substance that made his scythe stuck to his cloak
"what is this stuff!?" Neppa shouted as some of the sticky stuff was on his pants and boots as he was stuck on the roof
"Taiiiii" Uosuske's head was stuck to his flag as it was pulling on his hair
"I can't move!" Lector exclaimed as he and Frosch got their fur stuck together
"tch!" Kama clicked his tongue
"Kamika! Cosmos! After him! we will catch up with you later!" Kama shouted as he tried to get rid of the substance on him
They nodded and started chasing after Eric who was in disguise as Natsu
Eric kept on his running and jumping as he then reached to an alley way where it was a dead end
"surrender!" Kamika shouted as she and Cosmos approached Eric with caution
Eric looks back at them as he smirked behind his mask
"you might want to look where you're stepping" Eric said as he points down with his finger
Kamika and Cosmos looks down and saw a string that they had stepped on
"Waaah!?" "Kyaaaa!" Kamika and Cosmos were yanked off their feet as they were hanged up to by their legs as it was a snare trap
"see ya" Eric said as he walks out of the alleyway casually
"come back here!" Kamika shouted while trying to reached the rope tied on her leg
Eric walked off with a casual stride
Natsu was in a house several miles away from where everyone else was at and he was in the middle of some knocked out bodies of thugs and goons who tried to fight him
"now then" Natsu then started searching around the place for something as he then entered a room that was dark
"now what do we have here" Natsu flicked open the light as he was now in a room that had documents everywhere
He then started looking around the documents and found what he needed
"got them" Natsu said as he looks at a piece of paper that had the location of dark guilds who are associated with slave trading and buying illegal magic items
He was about to leave but stopped when he noticed something out of place
"a door?" Natsu thought outloud as he looks at the door for a moment before deciding to go and open it
He opens the door and his eyes widen in shock to see what was in it
"ooooeeehhhhhh!" Natsu open his mask and vomits on the floor as in the room where dead children hanged up as they were bloodied to the point that it was indescribable to even think on what happened to them before they died
"this people!" Natsu's face went into rage as red scales appeared on the side of his face "they don't deserve to live!"
Natsu then had flames in his hands as they burned brighter by the second
The building where Natsu was in suddenly exploded as it burns from the flames in it
Natsu then appeared as he walks out of the fire unscathed as the flames didn't even burn him at all
"why are they so blind?!" Natsu walks out of the burning building while carrying a child that was still alive but was injured very bad as the child was wrapped in a blanket "these children were suffering for who knows how long?!"
He then heard footsteps as he looks beside and saw Erza and her group coming towards him
Natsu sets down the child to the streets gently as he then takes off
The group then went to the child as Wendy started to use her healing magic on the poor child
Erza looks at the burning house while Gray and Juvia were putting out the fire with their magic
She then looks to Natsu who was disappearing as he jumps away into the distance
Erza was about to tell the others to chase after him but stopped as the child was murmuring some words
She kneels down as she leans her ear to the child's mouth
Eric who was back in his regular clothes and was holding the folded-up Ninja clothes Natsu gave him, was waiting on Natsu's roof while keeping it low so that Kamika wouldn't spot him
He then heard some footsteps coming from a few feet away from his position as he sees Natsu jumping back to his house
"what happened?" Eric asked him as he could hear the sound of anger in Natsu's head
"I killed the lowlifes" Natsu replied as he takes off his mask and revealed his dragonic eyes to Eric
"you had to do what you had to do" Eric said as he gives the clothes to Natsu "this world isn't a happy and peaceful place they thought it would"
Eric put his hand to Natsu's shoulder who had his bangs foreshadow his eyes
"you did the right thing, Natsu" Eric then let go off his hand on his shoulder
Natsu let out a big sigh before reaching into his vest and pulled out a piece of paper as he gave it to Eric
"here's the info Jellal needed" Natsu said as Eric nodded and takes it
"get some rest, you've earned it" Eric said as he jumps off the roof and into the streets
Natsu looks at Eric who was walking away before he went into the window to his room
Natsu took off his outfit and was looking at it for a moment before hiding it in the secret compartment in the room
"I have to end all of this" Natsu said as he looks to his hands as he clenched them
"squeak?" Taro squeaked as he appeared on Natsu's bed
"just had some bad taste for today" Natsu said as he went to the bed and sat down "let me know when Kamika comes home"
Natsu told to Taro who nodded as the little hamster jumps off the bed and onto the floor
Kamika was on her way back home as she was fuming a bit in anger as the plan to capture the Red Dragon failed again
"it's so frustrating!" Kamika screamed before she reached her home as she opens the door and closed it
"Squeak" Taro squeaked while on the cashier counter as the little hamster greeted Kamika
"is Natsu asleep?" Kamika asked as Taro squeaked a bit sad to her
Kamika then had a confused face before Taro motioned her to go upstairs
She then followed the little hamster's orders as she went upstairs and opens the door
Kamika went in and saw Natsu sitting on the bed as he was looking down to his hands
"Natsu?" Kamika called out to him while Taro walk in as he squeaked to Natsu
"oh? You're back" Natsu said as he looks at her before looking back down to his hands
Kamika frowns as she sat down beside him
"what's wrong?" Kamika asked him
Natsu didn't reply as he just hugs her close to him
"I was scared" Natsu said as he holds her close
"what?" Kamika asked
"I was scared that something happened to you" Natsu said as he leaned his face to her neck "I heard the explosions and shouting and everything from here, I thought something happened to you"
Kamika hugs him back as she caressed his back
"I don't want to see you hurt that's all"
Kamika smiled as she caressed his head
"I'm sorry if I worried you" Kamika said to him
"hey, Kamika" Natsu called out to her as he leans away from the hug
"can I ask you a question?"
"what?" Kamika asked him while holding his hands
Natsu took a deep breath before looking at her eyes
"can we break up?"
That's a wrap!
Bye bye