Hi, guys! Here's Memories of the Heart, chapter 3! BTW, I made a deviantART account!

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Memories of the Heart

Chapter 3: Of Upset Dragon Slayers and Dragon Mysteries

Normal P.O.V.

"Yo!"

"What's up?"

"Hello!"

"Morning, Ran!"

Ran greeted each of them with a wave and a smile before disappearing to the bar.

She smiles again, "Hi, Mira-san!"

"Hello, Ran," says the bartender, "How was yesterday? Did you get any facts about Mr. Twin?"

"I guess…though I'm not so sure…" Ran tells her, "I only have three guesses so far."

"Really? Who?"

"Alzack, Gray and…Gajeel."

"Huh? Who said my name?" asks a deep tone.

The Melody magic user turns to see the man with several piercings and a long, black mane.

"Gajeel," says Ran as she stands up in front of him, "I need some info."

The male raises a brow (if he actually had one), "What kinda info?"

"Nothing much, just your life story."

Mira giggles at Gajeel's look of disbelief.

"What! Look, I ain't sharing any of my life with you, girlie," Gajeel states with a frown, "Why do ya wanna know anyways?"

Ran stares hard at him, "I came here to look for my twin brother. And you're on my list of possibilities."

"I'm pretty sure I've never seen you before in my life until yesterday, girlie."

"Just answer my goddamn questions!" the girl snaps, "And stop calling me girlie!"

The Iron Dragon Slayer takes a step back, "Hey, cool it. I'll answer your questions, but not here with all these idiots around."

Luckily, no one had heard Gajeel's comment and peace carried on through the guild as the duo headed to the guild roof.

Ran's P.O.V.

"So…"

Man, this is so awkward…why? Well, because Gajeel's one of those people who makes you feel uncomfortable and unable to speak. At least for most people, I guess. I'm on the social butterfly side. Even so, it's still pretty awkward…

"Where were you born?"

"No idea." He answers. 'No idea'? That's…just like me. I move on, scribbling his answer into my notebook (which is different from my other one).

"When were you born?"

"I dunno." Oh god…really?

"Who were your parents?"

He scratches his head, "There's that bastard Metalicana…he was like a father to me, I guess."

Interesting…I'm guessing Metallicana's his foster-father or whatever. "What happened to him?"

"He disappeared seven years ago on July 7th, X777." He says. I notice him turn away from me to lean over the railing and stare off into the distance. This looks like sulking to me.

Gajeel adds, "The same thing happened to Salamander's and the little girl's parents."

I look at him-even though he's not looking at me-perplexed, "You mean…Natsu and Wendy?"

"Yeah."

I blink. So Gajeel, Wendy and Natsu were all…abandoned by their parents?

"Were you…" I hesitate, thinking of the best words so I don't upset him more. None come up. "Were you three abandoned?"

"I don't know," he answers stonily, "Maybe, maybe not. I seriously don't know what kinda shit must've happened for three dragons to leave behind their kids."

"Dragons! ?" I exclaim, "Metallicana…is a dragon? And Wendy and Natsu's parents too?"

Gajeel huffs, finally turning around to face me, "Duh. Couldn't ya tell by the name of our magic?"

Dragon Slayer…oh my god…that is so…crazy. But he's right. How could I have not noticed the oddness of that name? Dragon Slayer…magic used to slay dragons, I suppose?

"But wait." I pause, "If you have Dragon Slayer magic…and your father was a dragon…why would a dragon teach someone how to kill them?"

"How am I supposed to know what goes on inside that idiot dragon's head?" Gajeel scowls.

"He's your father!" I object angrily.

"Not my real one," he says, "I don't give a damn about the reason why he taught me the magic."

I back down, seeing the expression on his face. Yearning? Sadness? Annoyance? Whatever it is, it doesn't make me feel comfortable seeing it on this guy's face.

After calming down, I ask, "Do…you know your human parents?"

"No. I don't give a damn about that either." He says with less emotion than all his other comments.

"Okay…" I begin to take a few steps towards the stairs, not wanting to upset Gajeel anymore. Well, I got some answers about him anyway.

It seems he's unbelievingly a lot like me. He doesn't know his true parents (or if he even has any in the first place), his birthplace, birthday. He's lucky enough to know his own name…or does he? Is Gajeel even his real name? I'll have to ask him another time.

And this dragon thing…maybe I should ask Wendy and maybe even Natsu some things. It may help with this case.

"Grandine." Wendy says, "Sky Dragon Grandine was my mom."

"Do you know why she left?" I ask her. She just shakes her head.

"When is your birthday, Wendy?"

Wendy shakes her head again, "I'm not sure. I just know that I'm twelve. It would be nice if my birthday was in spring, though…"

"And you?" I turn to Natsu who's standing a few feet away from me, courtesy of Erza.

Natsu crosses his arms over his chest with a sigh, "My dad…Igneel, the Fire Dragon. No idea when I was born, how old I am, my birthday…" he suddenly pauses. Maybe he's shocked about how many things he doesn't know about himself.

He blinks, "Damn! I should've asked Igneel these things before he…left."

Wendy lowers her head, "Me too…"

I nod, giving the duo a sympathetic look. It must really suck to have your parents leave you all of a sudden. That reminds me…

I ask the question I didn't get to ask Gajeel, "Guys…is 'Wendy' and 'Natsu' really your names?"

Wendy nods, "Well…Grandine gave me the name."

Natsu hesitates, "Uhh…I think Igneel said that I told him my name myself. He did give me 'Dragneel' though."

I smile at them, "Thanks, you guys."

"No problem!"

"Glad to be of help, Hika-san!"

Okay…so I learned…

Gajeel: -Birthdate unknown

- Place of birth unknown

-Age unknown

-Parent was Metalicana (foster father and a dragon)

-Real parents unknown

Wendy: -Birthdate unknown

-Place of birth unknown

-Currently 12 years old

-Parent was Sky Dragon Grandine (foster mother)

-Real parents unknown

-Grandine gave her the name 'Wendy'

Natsu: -Birthdate unknown

- Place of birth unknown

-Age unknown

-Parent was Fire Dragon Igneel (foster father)

-Real parents unknown

-Says he already knew his name was Natsu when he met Igneel

And also…

-Three (and possibly more) dragons disappeared on the same day, July 7th X777

-None of the Dragon Slayers know why they disappeared

-None seem to remember anything before meeting their dragons

I looked up from my own writing. It was so interesting and mysterious. I pondered more about it before yawning and then closing my notebook for the night.

A/N: Was it good? I made the chapter longer! Thank you for reading!

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