I'm here with Chapter 2, minna-san. I have received some question about this story so here will be my answers.
-First: Why Gray isn't dead yet?
= When Naruto arrived, he had blasted Motherglare away. That action had cause all the small dragon to be forcefully shut down thus prevent all the killing from happening.
-What is the meaning of B.E.G.I.N.?
= Ultear will ask it later and Naruto will answer it. The meaning of B.E.G.I.N. will affect this story more than you think, especially during Avatar Arc and after that.
-The conversation between Ultear and Naruto might be a bit bad, but hope you can let it slide... I'm not that good when writing Asking and Questioning moment.
-Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Chapter 2: Companion
"…What is your name?" She asked, wanting to know more about her boyfri- (cough) friend.
"…Zeref's Demon, the Rikudo Majin, code B.E.G.I.N, commonly known as Shiroyasha. Name… Naruto…" The white demon answered truthfully, seeing no problem telling her his real name. Ultear smiled and repeated the name to herself before turning around to face him.
"…Fishcake…" She called, expecting the white demon to at least shown her some emotions but to her surprise and disappointment, he just turned around and walked away, completely ignored her. Ultear pouted cutely before running after him, the man who had saved her live…
The two walked in silence under the night sky of Crocus. The capital had been restored but there weren't any people inside since they had been moved to local areas to avoid danger. Ultear secretly glanced at the white demon walking beside her and blushed, remembering his magical power running inside her a moment ago. That didn't go unnoticed by Naruto though
"…Why are you following me, Time Girl? I remembered you told me about your daughter… Return to her…" Naruto asked after some minutes of walking. His destination was extremely dangerous even with a mage as strong as Ultear, he couldn't risk bringing her there and regretted it later when seeing her corpse. While he didn't show it on the outside, Naruto cared for the Time Mage deeply, about 7 years ago, when the girl visited him in his prison, it was the first time he had seen human again after 100 years of being imprisoned. Even at that time, Ultear saw him as nothing more than a source of information to find his creator, Zeref, Naruto still was thankful for her constant visits back then. And so, Naruto considers Ultear Milkovich as his first ever human friend beside HER.
Back to the situation at hand, the Time Mage looked a little surprised at hearing that. The Time Mage seriously didn't think that the legendary white demon would remember those small talks after all these years, but she was more than happy to answer his question.
"She is my adoptive daughter, Meredy and currently, she is with Jellal. There is nothing to be worried about. That girl is strong enough to take care of herself." The Time Mage answered and continued walking with the white demon to the gate of Crocus. She had left a letter behind for Meredy, placing it on a table inside their hideout for the girl to read before beginning her plan of using Last Age to save the world. The letter had said she would be gone for a while to find peace with herself so she guessed the pink hair girl would accept that reason and wouldn't use THAT to find her.
Because of the whole Eclipse Plan earlier, there was no one guarding the gate right now thus giving them the perfect opportunity to sneak out without anyone's knowing.
"That doesn't explain why you are following me, Time Girl. I'm a Demon, you should fear me and stay away from me…" Naruto stopped and asked Ultear again, his purple pattern eyes stared straight into her charcoals ones intently. His face showed no emotions as he stared into the very soul of the mortal girl shorter than him, demanding a truthful answer.
Ultear blushed because of their closeness and averted her eyes to the ground to avoid looking into his unnerving yet beautiful eyes. A pale, white hand gently raised her head up and once again, she was looking straight into those eyes. Her blush increased more when the white demon closed their distance and was now holding her in his strong arms. She could feel her breasts brushed against his bare chest, she could feel his hand moved from her chin to her shoulder and down to her hip. Unconsciously, Ultear closed her eyes and leaned onto his body, enjoying the feeling of being embraced by this demon- no this man. She could felt his hand on her head but paid it no mind in order to enjoy the warm Naruto was radiating.
As for the white demon, he could clearly see the life of the woman in his arms with one of the many abilities his eyes had. He could see her life, her past and her memory flashed before his eyes like a movie, from when she was an innocent child to this day, when she was preparing to sacrifice her life in order to help those mages protecting the future, thinking that by doing that, she could finally feel at peace with herself, her guilty past would be forgiven and the soul of her mother would be proud of her.
'Ur Milkovich, a strong and honorable mage who had sacrificed herself to seal Deliora… I would save that information for later.' Naruto thought as she gained some memories about the mother of Ultear. It's quite interesting to see the mother and daughter couple with so much likeness. Sacrificing their lives to save some pitiful humans and mage… So beautiful, so honorable… yet, so stupid.
Ultear's heart beat faster and her blush increased when she felt his hot breath on her cheeks. Her mind was going haywire with all the scenarios showing what the white demon would do to her but before anything could happen, before she could let herself be engulfed in her own fantasy, a strong, emotionless voice had snapped her out of her trance.
"…What a strange woman…" Naruto whispered in Ultear's ears before gently releasing her. The Time Mage looked a little disappointed but the blush on her face hadn't gone yet.
"No normal mortal, men and women alike would let me be this close to them, and yet, you let me embrace you without hesitation or fear… You are strange, Time Girl…" Naruto said emotionlessly, his face as blank as always.
"…But I like you…" The white demon said and turned around before walking away without a care in the world, leaving a blushing and stuttering mess which was Ultear Milkovich behind.
Surprised by his sudden bold action… again, the Time Mage could only blush and stutter nonsense to no one in particular. How could he say that he liked someone that easily? Did he even know what he had just said? Did he know how important it is to her? Did he know that she-
"Oy, what are you doing? Talking to a ghost? Hurry, we are leaving Crocus tonight…" Naruto said from afar, breaking Ultear out of her thought. Looking up, the Time Mage smiled and ran to his side, the blush still on her face when she thought about his words. She didn't know what Naruto mean by telling her that he liked her since being a demon, he might have different culture and moral than human. Nonetheless, she still liked it.
And with that, the legendary white demon and the time mage set out together on a journey which would change the fate of the both of them and the world. Would it lead to destruction or to something great… only time could answer that question…
A day had passed since Ultear and Naruto left Crocus without any trouble. After travelling at their top speed nonstop for all night, The Time Mage had convinced her companion to stop for a rest and he gladly ( she didn't sure since he always had that Poker face on ) agreed. While a demon with immense strength like him didn't have any trouble travelling like that, she is still a human and a girl no less even if she is a mage. Beside, they had already out of Crocus's border.
Sitting under the shade of a large tree, enjoying the cool breezes and the peaceful atmosphere was Ultear Milkovich. The Time Mage was drinking some fresh water Naruto had brought from a nearby lake while occasionally looking at her demon companion. Naruto was sitting beside her with his back leaned onto the tree behind them and his eyes closed, his face impassive as always.
'He looks so peaceful and normal right now…' Ultear mused and smiled gently to herself at that. He is a demon, there is no doubt about that, but somehow, he is also human. Unlike some demons she had met in Tartarus, Naruto didn't have with him that kind of death aura and also didn't look down on human. He might talk trash about others like 'This world is pitiful', 'Humans are so fragile and weak…' but she knew he is still better than those demons in that guild.
A genius idea came to her mind as she looked at Naruto's hand on the ground… pretty near hers too. Ultear couldn't help but blush a little before mustering up some courageous to do what she had thought earlier. As silently and sneakily as possible, The Time Mage moved her hand towards the hand of her demon companion and held it in her hand. Her blush increased as she looked his stone hard hand which was being held by her delicate one. She could feel her heart beat faster and also… warmth
"What are you doing, Time Girl?" Naruto suddenly asked and immediately, Ultear retracted her hand with lightning speed, her face as red as a tomato and smoke could be seen blown out of her ears.
"N-N-N-N-NOTHING!" Ultear practically shouted after some stuttering, the blush on her face hadn't subsided yet. Normally, she is calm and collected, especially after the fall of Grimmore Heart, but being with Naruto is so different. She wanted to be with him, wanted to be closed to him even though they just barely knew each other. To her, Naruto was the one to guide her to the path of light and righteousness, make her realize that her fantasy dream wouldn't become real, tell her to let go of the past and aim for a better future. Her battle with Gray just made her realize that her mother didn't abandon her like she had thought and so with her grudges gone, she began to remember his words and could only think how right they were.
If not for Naruto, she wouldn't live to this day or at least, wouldn't be the Ultear Milkovich she was today.
About Naruto… she didn't know a single thing about him aside from him being a demon created by Zeref and his name. Maybe, she should ask Naruto about it seeing that the white demon was quite… relaxed and opened to her... And it was the only topic she could think up at the moment to continue their little conversation and also to cease the awkward silence between the two of them.
"Anou… Naruto-kun. I have always been curious about how did you break out of that prison? Last time I checked, they have more than 10000 soldiers and mages watching all days and nights. Did you… kill them?" Ultear asked seriously, waiting for her answer to come. Soon enough, Naruto opened his eyes slowly and held out his hand. A strange, black orb, not unlike the one he had used to destroy The Eclipse Gate the day before, was formed.
"This is Gudoudama, my Curse. Casting a spell through it, and it will become a Curse. A Curse can't be null by normal magic. I just used a massive sleeping spell on that prison and walked out." Naruto explained and showed Ultear the pitch black orb. The Time Mage wanted to touch it but Naruto stopped her before anything could happen. If she didn't know how to handle Curse Power, touching the orb would cause her pain and some internal damage.
"…What is Curse Power, Naruto-kun?" Ultear asked, curious about what this power is all about. Even with all the knowledge she had acquired during her time in Hades's ship, never once had she heard about this kind of power. If she wanted to know more about Naruto, she needed to know about his power first.
"Curse Power is the type of power we Etherious use. It's different and similar to Magic at the same time. Many hundreds of years ago, The One Magic developed into many different kinds of Magic, however during that period of development and expansion, E.N.D. discovered a different route that Magic could take and thus created Curses. With its power rooted in the negative emotions set forth by humans such as greed, envy and hatred." Ultear nodded, if that was the case, then Curse is the exact opposite of Magic and so, capable of doing things Magic couldn't. For example, destroying the Eclipse Gate…
"Etherious is a race of Demon created by Zeref and by far, E.N.D. is the strongest demon at his peck but it was sealed a long time ago by its own Master because of some unknown reasons." Ultear voice her opinion about the matter and looked at Naruto with curious eyes before asking him the question that had been occupying her mind ever since she knew his Code Name.
"Is there some meanings to your Code name, Naruto. BEGIN is the exact opposite of END and it also is your Code…"
"You are asking for too much info here, Time Girl…" Naruto said causing Ultear to widen her eyes, thinking that she had asked something sensitive to the white demon and quickly apologized.
"Don't apologize. I'm just wondering why you are so interested…" Naruto said, looking straight ahead, where a beautiful lake was located by the hand of Mother Nature. Ultear followed his eyes to the beautiful lake and the scenery immediately calmed her down. A smile came to her face as she shielded her eyes from the evening light that was reflected by the water. The question Naruto asked her a moment ago repeated itself in her mind.
"…I want to know more about you, Naruto-kun… I… wanted to be your friend…" The Time Mage told him honestly. Naruto looked at her, his face still impassive but his eyes clearly softened.
"I was created to counter E.N.D. if somehow, that Demon lost control of himself. B.E.G.I.N isn't only the opposite of E.N.D. though. I'm the first creation of the new generation of Etherious that is capable of using both Curse and Magic, the Balanced Etherious. My code name in full meaning is…"
"Balanced Etherious Generation Initiator Naruto."
End Chapter 2
-Somebody ask for a harem and I will make it, though just Ultear and Sayla is a bit... small. Here is the list of some character I'm ABLE to write their story with Naruto. Vote for them and I'll consider. Only 2 can be selected.
1/ Miverna
2/ Angel (Sorano)
3/ Hisui E.F
4/ Juvia (If it happen, you must sacrifice Gray, made him the actual bad guy in Avatar Arc)
5/ Meredy
6/ Kyoka
7/ Another New Generation Etherious ( OC )
-That's all for now.