Hi guys. Stellar Flames here, Natsu and myself hope you're enjoying Flames and Keys . We mainly have the set characters we act as, but we also take turns with the less common characters. with our names we like to go by our favourite character, so I'm lucy, my female friend is natsu . together we worked together to create this fan fic.

thanks to everyone who has reviewed, I love hearing what you have to say so we can improve the story if we need to.

We do not own fairy tail, fairy tail belongs to Hiro Mashima

P.S: sorry for the delay guys, I(Lucy) don't have any internet at the moment so for the next month of so the number of chapters I upload isn't going to be as large and won't be as frequent

Lucy whimpers again in her sleep

Natsu: *looks over at Lucy and then back to Igneel* Is... is there anything we can do?

Igneel: I'm not sure. She has broken bones, and considering her magic she's recovering at a faster rate. But even though she's healing she will be in pain

Natsu: C..can I try something?

Igneel: uh sure. Just be careful

Natsu makes his way over to Lucy and gently places his fingers on her arm. He closes his eyes and focuses, sending a small amount of his magic into Lucy. Her whimpering stops and her breathing slows down. Natsu takes his hand away, and carefully remove a stray hair from her forehead and kisses it. He stands up again and almost falls over.

Igneel: *steady's Natsu* are you sure you want to go

Natsu: Yeah... I don't think I could spend the night alone with Lucy and have nothing happen

Igneel: *sighs* of course. *picks up Natsu's bags* let's get going

Natsu follows Igneel out of the room and quietly closes the door

-the next morning-

A nurse brings in breakfast for Lucy and places it on the table next to her bed.

Lucy: *wakes up in the hospital* thank you

Nurse: No problem. How are you feeling?

Lucy: *smiles* a lot better thank you

Nurse: That's good.

Lucy: do you know if I'll be able to leave today?

Nurse: The doctors only wanted to keep you for observation after we set the bones. You should be able to go home by the afternoon

Lucy: o..okay

Lucy: *looks over at the bed Natsu was in* (Natsu where are you?)

-At Natsu and Igneel's-

Natsu is sleeping on the couch, having given Ruby his room for the night.

Ruby yawns. She slips on a gothic red and black dress on that reaches mid thigh. She slips on some black boots then walks out to the dining room for breakfast

Layla: *to Igneel* Are you sure it was a good idea bringing him home when he hasn't fully recovered?

Igneel: he's going through certain 'changes' and I couldn't leave him in the hospital like that

Layla: 'changes'?

Igneel: *nods* he's going through 'puberty'

Layla: *her eyes widen* His instincts are awakening?

Igneel: *nods* yes

Layla: *looks over at Natsu and then back at Igneel* Do you know how long he can resist them?

Igneel: I'm not sure exactly. He said to me that if he had stayed last night he was sure something would have happened

Natsu: *starts waking up. He groans and rubs his head* D..dad?

Igneel: yes Natsu?

Natsu: Can I get something for my head?

Igneel: sure *grabs some pain medication out of the cupboard, he pours a glass of water then hands the water and tablets to Natsu*

Natsu: Thanks. *he takes the water and tablets and the looks up at Igneel. The pupils of his eyes are dragon-like*

Igneel: no problem. So how are you feeling? Other than the headache

Natsu: Still a little sore. But fine other than that. *sniffs the air* Do I smell bacon?

Igneel: uh yeah. Would you like some?

Natsu: *nods* Yes, please

Ruby: hey mum, when's Lucy getting back?

Layla: We should be able to bring her home this afternoon

Ruby: cool

Layla: *to Igneel* Is it okay if we bring her back here?

Igneel: *looks at Natsu then back at Layla* sure that would be fine

Layla: *smiles warmly* Thank you Igneel

Igneel: *smiles* it's no problem Layla

Natsu walks over to the dining table wearing nothing but a pair of old pyjama pants and sits down, yawning

-at fairy hills public academy-

Cobra: hey sting, what happened to blondie?

Sting: She's in the hospital. Got a few broken bones.

Cobra: so what are you gonna do now?

Sting: It's all according to plan. Don't you worry. On another note... Were you aware pinky and the little sky dragon slayer are each living with a dragon

Cobra: *scratches his head* uh no, I had no idea

Sting: Neither did I. It was very interesting though, they were in human form when I met them

Cobra: since when could they take on human forms

Sting: I don't know. *turns to Rogue* Any ideas?

Rogue: it is rather unusual, but maybe that is part of their magic

Sting: If that is the case then why are dragon slayers unable to turn into dragons?

Rogue: I'm not sure

Sting: Maybe we should ask pinky

Rogue: I'm not sure if he would know just yet. But maybe Lucy could get the information out of him

Sting: *smirks* That could work

Rogue: are you planning on visiting her after school?

Sting: But of course. We are betrothed after all

Cobra: since when did that happen Sting?

Sting: Since yesterday. It was her father's idea

Cobra: aren't ya like gonna make it official?

Sting: Hmm?

Cobra: like a ring or something. Isn't that what people give each other when they're engaged or something?

Sting: I have it planned. But I want to wait until pinky is there to witness it

Rogue: well I heard that they're both going to be back at school tomorrow

Sting: Perfect

-end of school-

Wendy: *walking with Gray, Erza and Lisana* I hope Natsu-san feels better today

Gray: We could always call him

Erza: I'm sure he'll be fine. This is Natsu we're talking about after all

Lisana: Can we call him and find out how he's doing?

Erza: *nods* right *pulls out her phone and dials Natsu's phone number*

Gray: Put it on speaker

Erza nods. She presses the loudspeaker button

Natsu: *after a few rings he answers* Hello?

Wendy: *smiles* Hello Natsu-san

Erza: hello Natsu

Lisana: Hi

Gray: Hey flame brain

Natsu: Uh.. hi guys. What's up?

Erza: we just called to see how you're doing

Natsu: I have a bit of a headache and I'm still a little sore. I slept in this morning and dad didn't want me coming in today

Erza: we can understand that. Have you heard about Lucy's condition?

Natsu: *he doesn't respond for a few seconds* Uh.. Her mum and sis just left to pick her up. A few busted ribs and a broken arm as well as some bruises. But she should be fine

Erza: well at least she's going to be okay

Natsu: *sighs* Yeah, that's true

Gray: flame brain do you plan on coming to school tomorrow?

Natsu: That's the plan. I don't think dad will want me missing three days of school in a row

Erza: then we'll speak to you tomorrow Natsu

Natsu: Yeah... talk to ya later. *hangs up*

Erza hangs up the phone

Lisana: Was it me or did he seem out of it as soon as you asked about Lucy?

Gray: yeah, definitely sounded like it

Lisana: Could something be wrong?

Erza: maybe

-At Natsu and Igneel's house-

Igneel: Natsu is everything okay *having heard the phone call*

Natsu: *throws his phone on the dining table and opens the fridge* Yeah. The guys just wanted to see how I was doing

Igneel: that's nice of them

Natsu: Yeah... And then they asked about Lucy

Igneel: and what did you say?

Natsu: As much as I knew... After about a five second pause *he pulls out the bottle of coke and goes to pour himself a glass* You want one dad?

Igneel: no thank you Natsu

Natsu puts the coke back in the fridge and leans against the door with his eyes closed

-at the hospital-

Layla knocks on the door to Lucy's room

Lucy: come in

Layla: *opens the door and walks in with Ruby following her* Hello sweetie

Lucy: *is wearing a white a white tank top lined with blue, decorated with a blue bow and a blue denim skirt* hi mum, hey sis

Layla: How are you feeling?

Lucy: much better than I did yesterday

Layla: *smiles* That's good

Lucy: *smiles* yeah

Layla: Are you ready to go?

Lucy: y..yeah

Layla: Something wrong?

Lucy: *blushes* i..it's just u..um a f..friend of mine said he was going to come and visit me

Layla: Oh. Lucy, we have to go

Sting knocks on the door

Lucy: *look up and smiles* he's here. Come in

Sting: *walks in* Hi, princess

Lucy: *goes up to sting and hugs him* hi Sting

Sting: How are you feeling?

Lucy: much better

Sting: *smiles* That's good. You seem better than yesterday

Lucy: *smiles warmly* I feel better than yesterday

Sting: *looks over at the second bed* Where's pinky?

Lucy: he's not here. He left last night

Sting: Well that's good. It means I was being paranoid for no reason. I thought he'd do something to you after I left

Lucy: y..you did?

Sting: Yeah. I didn't want him taking advantage of you like he's done with other girls

Lucy: o..other girls?

Sting: Yeah. He's a bit of a playboy and a flirt when it comes to girls

Lucy: *blushes* o..okay

Layla: *clears her throat* Lucy, we need to go.

Lucy: *looks at Layla and blushes* uh o..okay

Sting: I'll see you at school tomorrow?

Lucy: *nods and smiles* yeah

Sting: *kisses her on the forehead and exits the room* Until next time, princess

Lucy: *blushes slightly* o..okay *picks up her bags* are we ready to go?

Layla: *nods* Natsu and Igneel are taking care of dinner

Lucy: okay *walks out the door and heads for the car park*

-At Natsu and Igneel's-

Natsu is cooking at the stove, he hasn't said anything for a while

Igneel: are you just about finished there Natsu?

Natsu: Yeah. Just finished now. *turns off the stove and turns to Igneel.* All yours dad

The sounds of car doors is heard outside

Natsu: *looks towards the noise* They're back

A knock is heard at the door. Natsu walks over to the door and answers it. Lucy is at the door with Layla and ruby behind her.

Natsu: H..hi. Uh... *moves to the side so she can come in*

Lucy: h..hi *walks inside and sits down. Her broken arm in a sling*

Layla: *walks in* Oh, it smells good in here

Natsu smiles slightly. As Lucy sits down she focuses on her arm with her magic and starts healing the bone. Natsu flinches as he hears the very slight crack of her bones mending. Lucy winces as the bones mends it self

Layla: *walk to Igneel and whispers to him* I take it his hearing's started getting more sensitive?

Igneel: *nods. He whispers to Layla* yeah

Layla: Should he be going back to school while this is happening?

Igneel: he can't miss anymore school Layla

Layla: Igneel, you have to be considering what it'll mean while he's adjusting to it

Igneel: I know Layla

Layla: *sighs* You're his father I trust you to make the right decision

Igneel: *sighs* dinners ready everyone

Natsu: Dad?

Igneel: yes Natsu?

Natsu: I'm not that hungry. Can I go to bed?

Igneel: uh sure Natsu

Natsu leaves the kitchen and walks over to the couch, lying down so he's out of their sight

Layla: Is he okay?

Igneel: he just needs time to adjust

Layla: I guess you're right.

Lucy: what's wrong with Natsu?

Igneel: He's just going through some 'changes'

Lucy: changes?

Igneel: It is nothing serious. He was going to go through them eventually

Lucy: *scratches her head* you mean like puberty

Natsu: *from the couch* Hey, dad? Can I get something for my head

Igneel: *smiles slightly and stands to get the water and some pain medication for Natsu* Something like that

Lucy eats her pasta. She puts her dishes in the sink then heads to Natsu's bedroom

Ruby: *once Lucy is out of the room* something seems wrong with sis

Igneel: What do you mean?

Ruby: when we were at the hospital this guy with blonde hair came in

Igneel: Blonde hair?

Ruby: yeah blonde spiky hair

Igneel: That sounds like Sting

Ruby: yeah that's his name. Well he came in then sis started acting all lovely dovey. He asked her how she was feeling then she hugged him

Igneel: *turns to Layla* Is this true?

Layla: *nods* yes it's true

Igneel: What happened then?

Ruby: he started spouting stories saying that he was worried about Lucy, and he asked where Natsu was. Sis said he'd left the night before and sting was relieved. He said he was glad Natsu had left because he was a playboy and messed around with girls

Igneel: That sounds more like Sting than it does Natsu

Ruby: that's why I thought something was wrong when sis actually believed him

Igneel: *looks over at Natsu who hasn't said a word* It looks like you were right.

Ruby: what should we do?

Igneel: We need to find out what he's done first. Only then can we stop it. Now, I think it's time we all went to bed

Ruby nods then gets up and goes to Natsu's room

Igneel: *to Layla* This is concerning.

Layla: I know, this must have something to do with Jude

Igneel starts snarling, his eyes turn dragon like and his canines elongate

Layla: Igneel?

Igneel: *looks up at Layla* Huh?

Layla: are you okay?

Igneel: I'm sorry. But everything that's happening reminds me of what happened to Kimiko and how I didn't get there in time

Layla: I understand. Now let's get to bed.

Igneel nods and heads to his room. Layla follows Igneel into his room

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