Secret of Scarlet
Chapter 02: Secret of Memories
Blue eyes flew open before the figure quickly sat up on bed. "ERZA!" He yelled, sweating. Looking around, he noticed that he was in a room, somewhat like an infirmary.
Breathing heavily, the man stared at his hands before touching his face, then to the bandages around his right eye. Slowly putting his hands down, tears fell off his face.
"Oh, you're awake?"
The man widened his eye and looked towards the direction of the voice, seeing an old small man standing there, with a serious face. The man immediately went defensive as the old man smiled. "Come now, no need to be so serious! I'm Makarov!"
The man, still in alert, only narrowed his eyes. Makarov smiled. "I can understand that you're only cautious because you don't know where you are or who I am. But rest assure, you were brought in safely by one of my men (and women)."
The man only lowered his arms, still wary of the old man, sensing a large deal of power in him. "Where am I…?" He asked as Makarov sighed. "You're in Fairy Tail, one of the top mage guilds in Earth Land." He answered.
"Fairy Tail? Earth Land…" The blonde whispered, closing his eyes, trying to think. Suddenly, his eyes sprang open. "The Tower of Heaven! What happen! Did they save my daughter! Where is she! I have to see her!"
"Now now, calm down." Makarov calmly said. "Calm down and I'll tell you everything I know regarding the Tower of Heaven."
The man grew silent as he listened to the old man talk about the events of the Tower of Heaven. How one group from Fairy Tail charged in to save a comrade and the destruction of the Tower of Heaven. The whole time, the man's heart was growing heavier and heavier by the minute.
"I don't know what happened to your daughter, but she probably was one of the escapees from the Tower of Heaven about 10 years ago." Makarov concluded. "But if you're really that desperate, the Tower of Heaven is no more. She'll most likely won't be there anymore." He said. The man was tightening his fist, so hard that it actually shook and bled as Makaroc looked away. The blonde was then shown to be crying, having never felt this much grief in a long time.
"If I can help, I would like ot hear about your daughter and how the two you of managed to be captured by the Tower of Heaven." Makarov offered. "I might be able to help find her."
The man looked up, hope once again in his eyes. "S-seriously? You would do that? Even for a complete stranger?"
Makarov smiled. "I'm a father myself. Of course I would help."
The man smiled. "Before I say anything, I want you to swear, never to tell anyone about this."
Makarov looked thoughtful for a moment before nodding. The man nodded, opening his mouth. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I hailed from the Kage Continent located in the opposite side of Earth Land."
Hearing the first two sentences shocked Makaroc, remembering the warning his "Ace" brought to him. "I was born to be a warrior and weapon, since I held a very strong weapon inside of me." Naruto continued. "During that time, it was only a few years later that a war broke out. My men and I were fighting against another group known as the Akatsuki." Naruto said.
"The Akatsuki…" Makarov muttered.
"It means 'Red Dawn', and they were a group of S-Class criminals from each major villages." Naruto said. "A majority of them went down, until it came to only a 2 men and 1 ally." He sighed. "But they had several trump cards in them." Naruto continued, remembering the undead and clones. "All in all, it was a bloody battle that seemed like forever to end." He said.
Makarov was silent and listened as Naruto continued. "In the end, it was our victory, but only a handful of us survived. Many of us decided to spread out, scatter the globe. I decided to find each and every evidence of our technique and destroy them. Anything I couldn't destroy, I hid and sealed them. My comrades agreed that it was too dangerous for anyone to learn the techniques, so I set out to find them."
"That explains what Gildarts said." Makarov thought. "And your daughter?"
Naruto smiled brightly. In fact, it was the brightest smile Makarov has ever seen. "My daughter… hehe. She was perfect. She had the ferocity and the looks of my mother, the calmness and kind heart of my wife, the collective and mischievous side from my wife's father, and the determination and fire from me." He said, pride swelling his heart and voice. "If I were to imagine her in front of me right now, she would be a strong warrior herself." He said.
"That sound familiar…" Makarov thought to himself.
"After my wife died in the war, I took my daughter with me." Naruto continued. "it was during our journey here in Earth Land were we attacked."
This time, Makarov could literally feel the darkness and hatred in the air. "First, they attacked me. I tried to protect my daughter, but they knew powerful Sealing techniques and managed to place seals around me before I could counter. I then used my eyes to attack. But they had strong users as well, managing to block my vision before blinding me for a moment." He gritted his teeth. "That was all they needed as they bounded me, sealed most of my powers and my eyes, rendering me useless. I watched, hopeless as they grabbed her… they even erased most of her memories! Just to have her be the sacrifice!" Naruto gritted his teeth, tears falling again. Makarov didn't say anything as Naruto quietly wept. After a while, Naruto seemed to have calmed down when Makarov asked, "What did your daughter look like?"
Naruto wiped his tears. "Like my mom, her grandmother, she had bright red hair. And because my wife, her mom, was slightly pale in skin, she also had pale skin at first before we left my home. She turned a bit tanned after a while." He said, grinning sheepishly.
"Now who does that remind me of…?" Makarov lightly joked himself, getting the idea of who the blonde's daughter was. "And her name?"
What Naruto said next made Makarov sure that his guess was exactly what it was.
"My wife and I named after one of my dreams that has turned into a reality. We named her after one of my teacher and surrogated grandfather's phrase, 'To exist is to have a family'." Naruto smiled. "And so, we named her… Erza…"
(Later…)
Makarov was deep in thought about what he had learned today as Team Natsu walked in. Looking up, he smiled, "Ah, Erza! Good timing! I want to see you in my office later on."
Erza was equally confused as her guild mates before nodding. "Yes Master, I'll see you later, I suppose…"
A few minutes later, Erza was standing in front of Makarov as the old man said, "Sit down. I want to ask you a question."
"Hai."
"Erza… what do you remember about your father…?"
Erza blinked in confusion. "Umm… does this relate to anything important…?" She asked as Makarov chuckled, shaking his head. "No no, I'm just curious as all. Now, do you remember your father?"
Erza looked down for a bit, as if trying to remember something. Her head suddenly sparked in pain as she closed her eyes. Looking up, the red head shook her head. "No, I don't remember… I remember being taken cared by somebody… eating ramen with him and playing with him… but I'm not sure who he was before I was taken to the Tower of Heaven…" Erza reported, still trying to shake off the headache.
"I see…" Makarov muttered.
"Um, Master. Why do you want to know about my past…?"
"Oh, nothing! You know how many of us have dark pasts and some don't even know their own parents." Makarov sighed. "As a father, I have to know if they're alright about that fact."
Erza smiled. "Thank you Master, but I am pass the line of grieving over the fact that I may not have parents." She said. "I may not have no memories of my parents, but I know that they would have loved me the way I am now, wherever they are."
"That he is, Erza… that he is…" Makarov thought to himself. "Now I have one more question."
"Hai?"
"When you tried to remember your pass before the Tower of Heaven… did you experience any pain at all?"
There was a moment of silence before Erza said, "No. Not really." She reported, looking away. Makarov sighed. "She probably doesn't want to worry me any longer." Sitting up, he said, "Very well. You may leave. I'm actually worried that Natsu might cause another fight…"
"Alright, Master." Erza said, standing up before bowing.
After she left, Makarov sighed. "What a troublesome mess I'm in…"
(Infirmary)
Naruto suddenly sat up. "Why does my 'Lazy' sensing skill going off now? That lazy idiot isn't even alive anymore…" He thought to himself before going back to sleep, thinking over Makarov's offer.
"Join Fairy Tail… huh…?" Was his last thought before falling asleep.
Ignisha's Notes: Since this is a fresh idea, that's why updates have been really fast.
Ignisha's Facts: Ok, before you ask any questions, here is how Erza's name works:
~"E" is from the kanji for "enishi" which means relations and connections.
~"Ru" is from the kanji for "rui" which means kind and sort, together with "enishi" it creates the word "ruien" which means family relationship.
~"Za" is from the kanji for "zai" which means exist.
and that's pretty much how Erza's name comes in, as "Eruza". The deal with Erza not remembering anything is to help along with the story about how Erza didn't remember her name while being imprisoned with Jellal and the others. How Naruto, who is now the mysterious man, described his daughter is pretty much how Kushina, himself, and two other people acted.
Anyway, this is chapter 3... READ AND REVIEW!