Here's chapter 12~

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[Natsu mansion; gym]

The sound of punches and kicks hitting a punching bag on the far side of the gym in a rapid pace echoed in the empty room. The punches speed up as the kicks subsided and continued to pick up the pace as the hits continued.

The smell of sweat and weak cologne embraced the pink haired man as sweat flew from his head and bear chest as he continued picking up the pace he's set for himself.

A few moments of silence continued before he started murmuring to himself

"damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, DAMN IT!" just as he screamed the last word he landed an especially hard blow making the bag fall off of its hung place and snap at its center causing the sand inside of it to pool out in a puddle beneath said bag.

A few lingering moments of silence passed before the sound of a door opening drew his attention from the bag to the door. Natsu watched as Gray, Erza, Laxus, Mira and Levy walked into the room.

Natsu turned back away from the small group to look back at the fallen boxing bag before speaking, his voice low "what do you want?"

"what was that about?"

"what was what?"

"about what happened upstairs"

"do you really want to know?" Natsu looked up at the small group and watched as they all nodded. Natsu walked to the side of the room where his discarded shirt laid on the floor.

"go gather everyone and meet me in front of my office in 15 minutes. I'm gonna have a shower before I speak to you all" Natsu didn't wait for their answer as he walked passed them and out the door before he proceeded to go up to his bedroom and softly closing the door behind in as he entered.

He slowly stripped himself as he walked sagely to his joint bathroom before he proceeded to turn on the hot water on full blast and just stand under the stream with his head tilted upwards and his eyes closed.

Natsu relieved in the water as it boiled his skin and ran down his body giving off a burning sensation. His thoughts were interrupted as he heard Gildarts's voice.

"so you're gonna tell them?"

"why not? I didn't think things through and they arrived when we were talking about it"

". . ."

"why didn't you tell your parents and Metalicana?"

"'cause I had to come up with a strategy beforehand. I can't just call them and tell them that their best friend's daughter is miraculously alive and is being tracked by enemy gangs. I bet'chya she didn't even know her parents were involved in gangs"

"you're right. I don't blame you for your actions, if I were you I'd probably do the same" Gildarts and Natsu let out small chuckles before Natsu spoke in a joking manner

"so~ are you gonna get out or are ya gonna continue checking me out hmm~" Gildarts let out a loud laugh before he walked out of the bathroom into the bedroom to prepare him some clothes.

Natsu quickly washed his body before rinsing himself and exiting with a towel hung low on his hips. Seeing that Gildarts wasn't there, he quickly dried himself before getting dressed and exiting the room, making his way towards Lucy's door where he heard small chatter before he knocked.

"Lucy? Mum? i'm explaining the situation to the students. . . if you want to join or ask me questions just go down to my study. That's where I'm explaining things" Natsu swiftly turned and headed down the hall before he turned down the stairs and headed to said room.

[with Lucy; after she ran upstairs]

After bursting into the room and slamming the door shut, Lucy leaned against said door before she slid down and burst into tears, the sound of her sobs seeming loud as they echoed of the walls of her room.

She continued sobbing before there was a small, almost hesitant knock on the door, causing her to momentarily stop sobbing. There was a stretch of silence before she heard Grandeny's voice on the other side.

"lucy, sweetie, please . . . can you let me in so I can explain everything to you?" Lucy stayed silent before she heard what sounded like a head banging against the door and someone sliding down. "sweetie . . . I promise you . . . I promised Layla . . . that if anything ha-happened to you . . . I would protect you . . . even if it meant giving my life to do so" Lucy waited for exactly 3 seconds before she got up to open the door.

Just as she opened the door she was meet with Grandeny shedding tears while kneeling on the floor. Grandeny looked up as Lucy opened the door before standing up and giving the blonde a tight hug.

"I'm sorry . . . I'm so, so, so sorry" Lucy stayed silent before she backed up a bit causing Grandeny to let her go. Lucy gestured with her head to enter the room. The blue haired woman smiled gently before she entered and closed the door behind her and slowly dragged Lucy to the bed.

"what do you want to know?"

"how does Natsu know who my parents are?" Grandeny sighed

"your parents, Jude and Layla, were more involved in gangs than you think"

"how?"

"Layla use to be a part of Dragons Empire and was my husband's best friend. They did everything together. Jobs, missions, work, even painting the house and car trips"

"so how was my dad involved?"

"Igneel and Layla had a mission" Lucy gave a confused look.

"mission?" Grandeny nodded

"yes. They had a mission. The mission was for them to protect a man who was working on building a railway company. The man was your father. The reason was because many gangs wanted to use him to create an alliance so that they can get a large income of money for them to use"

"so mum and Igneel had to protect dad?"

"yes. Anything else you want to know?" Lucy shock her head before she stood up. Just as she was about to speak, there was a knock at her door.

"Lucy? Mum? i'm explaining the situation to the students. . . if you want to join or ask me questions just go down to my study. That's where I'm explaining things" Lucy looked at Grandeny just as she heard him walk away from the door and down the hallway.

Grandeny laughed "well! Go on! I know that there are more questions you want to ask but I'm not the one with all the answers" Lucy smiled before she opened the door and ran down the hall.


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