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Last time…

Natsu lightly put the two travelers down and started to shake with anger. How could Kanda just brush off these people's lives like that? And then joke in a demeaning way about it? Did he not value other's lives? Were they nothing but pieces of dirt to him? How- HOW COULD HE? She cracked. Her eyes darted to find Kanda, her eyes full with anger and hate. When she found him, the dragon slayer charged at unimaginable speeds with one thought in mind, he was never going to treat another's life like that again!


Natsu was pissed.

Any one of the people that had known her back in Earthland could tell you that this was an extremely deadly combination. If you were to ask them what to do if you ever encountered this situation, they would simply laugh and tell you to take cover several miles away- in something that cannot be destroyed- or if you were the person (or thing) that she was pissed at, they would tell you to run for your lives.

In other words: Natsu+ pissed = possibly life threatening situation and something (or many things) would be destroyed.

So currently, the exorcists (and Bookman, the hikers, and the finder) have no knowledge of this basic equation. Instead of doing the smart thing, they sat there like sitting ducks and blinked as Natsu beat Kanda to a pulp. The pinkette was very vocal as she pummeled him; she had shouted a mix of colorful words, while at the same time, explained to Kanda what he had done wrong- which apparently had been several things.

Things were certainly not looking up in Kanda's future. A blind man could figure that out. It seemed that the equipment exorcist and the dragon slayer were not going to be quite the best of friends, or so the observers and Kanda thought. They were, however, completely and utterly surprised when Natsu dusted herself off and reached a hand out to Kanda. He was wary of excepting her hand, but when he moved to swat her hand away (which took almost all of his energy and he had to endure the pain), she glared at him in such a way that clearly said 'Take my hand now, damn it!.' Complying, he excepted her hand. She pulled him up so that he was standing, swung Kanda's arm over her shoulder, and with a huge one hundred mega watt smile, she helped Kanda limp back to the group through the snow.

With her smile still ever present on her face, Natsu said, "Don't treat others lives like they're less than yours. They aren't, and have just as much significance as yours does." She paused momentarily and looked Kanda in the eyes. "I hope we can be great friends, Kimba!"

Kanda (who was too surprised to notice the butchering of his name) as well as the other exorcists blinked in surprise. "Are you bipolar?" Lavi asked bluntly.

"Bi what-y? Is that a kind of flower?" Natsu responded.

"Never mind." Lavi said as he shook his head in defeat. This girl was turning out to be much stranger than what he and the rest of them thought. But they had no idea what she was truly capable of. Panda says that she's half dragon! She must be incredibly wise and smart, always on top of the ball. I mean she's beaten Yu up twice already! That only proves that she's wise! Lavi mused to himself.

"Put some clothes on Grey! Damn you!" Natsu yelled on impulse. "Just because we're in the snow doesn't mean you can strip!" After realizing what she said, she quickly apologized. Sadly Lavi's entire image of her being a hero, shattered before his very eyes.


"ACHOO!" Sneezed Grey. He started to rub his nose."I wonder who's thinking about me…"

"Probably Juvia." Lucy replied honestly, but the look on Grey's face clearly gave away that he did not want Juvia thinking about him. "Or it could have Leone? Gramps?... An old woman?" She hastily continued attempting to make up for her mistake.

"We don't have the time for this," Erza said in an official tone as she placed one of her boots up on a crate. The read head plastered a look of determination on her face. "we need to find a job so that we can pay for our train fare to the Black Order!" Lucy, Grey and Happy sighed. This was not going to end up well. Unlike Erza, they actually remembered that they had the money that Igneel gave to them. But they said nothing, knowing that if they did they would have hell to pay. And that meant no fish.


The two hikers had defrosted- thanks to Natsu's body heat- by the time they reached the inn. Lavi had the inn keepers' wife make something hot for the travelers. After a needed explanation from Mrs. Inn keeper (as Natsu had dubbed her), the group found out that the father and daughter were looking for the Leaf of Revival; a leaf that is said to bring people back from the dead.

Once Natsu heard this, she promptly shot it down, there was no way something like this could exist; the dragons would never permit it. The dragon of death very much liked his souls, seeing as that was how Natsu was thrown into this mess in the first place.

The group agreed with her. There was no way something like this could exist naturally and with the consent of the dragons. This led to their conclusion that innocence was at work. The extreme weather patterns did nothing but aid their hypothesis. They would leave to search for the innocence in the morning.

Kanda, on the other hand, was not doing well. He had been beaten to a bloody pulp by a bipolar pink haired girl who clamed to be half dragon. Honestly, he doubted that. The dragons were sacred creatures who were admired and treated like gods. They controlled almost everything that was unexplainable or untouchable, like death, time, and space. And to think, the little puff ball carried their blood, it was unimaginable. There had been no proof ether, all she had done was eat fire; that didn't necessarily prove that she was a dragon, she could be a circus performer! That's where she belongs, Kanda thought grudgingly, in a circus full of freaks. And she expects us to believe she's a dragon, ha!... But I do admit she can throw a good punch.


It was day time; the sun was shining, the birds chirping, and Natsu snoring. A delightful and normal morning. Natsu awoke pleasantly for the first time since she arrived in this world, and boy was she happy. The dragon slayer jumed right out of bed, got dressed and bounded downstairs. Apparently she was the last one up. Natsu saw Lavi and Allen heading for the door. She of course- being the responsible partner that she is- followed them outside.

"It's almost like the wind is hot out here." Allen commented.

"Yeah, we better get going. We can't sit around all day. We got innocence to find." Lavi said.

"Hey there!" Natsu greeted warmly. "Thinking of leaving with out me? How could you?" She mock pouted. "I never miss out on a mission! I live for excitement."

"I bet you do." Allen said chuckling.

"YOSH! Lets get going!" Natsu door opened once again to reveal the two travelers.

"Oh hello, how are you this morning. I'm sorry again for all the trouble we have caused you." The girl said.

"Are you sure its ok for you to come out side so soon?" Allen asked worriedly.

"We'll manage, can't wait around while you and your friends get the leaf before us." The man said with a sneer.

"We're not looking for the Leaf of Revi-" The man pushed past Allen and strapped into the skis he was holding, his daughter following suit. Lavi watched with gleaming eyes as they took off.

"Where can we get some of those!" Lavi exclaimed, pointing at the man and his daughter. Natsu followed his line of vision and almost vomited.

"I prefer we didn't get those Lavi! I can hardly look at them with out getting sick!" Natsu said a bit to harshly than she meant. Lavi raised his hands in defeat.

"Sorry, sorry."

The three exorcists ran down the hill, Natsu a bit more spirited than the others. She hadn't had the chance to run in days! They met up with the travelers again. Allen tried to warn them, but they didn't care. And they didn't even believe they were exorcists! Natsu, Lavi, and Allen said their good byes and left, continuing their search. None of the exorcists but Natsu heard the man say to follow them. It wasn't till later that Allen and Lavi realized it. Deciding to take shelter for the night, they sound a pit in the ground, the hikers joined them as well. When they lit the fire, Natsu had to restrain herself from eating it. How could you blame her? It just looked so good and yummy!

"You're really prepared you know that?" Lavi said to Elda (they had recently learned the girl's name).

"Thank you," Elda said. "my father likes to do a lot of things on his own, so I learned ways to support him."

"That's great!" The dragon slayer exclaimed. "Family helping family! You should be grateful for the bond you two share. Honestly, I'd do anything to have my family back. You two are lucky, you know." She finished with a sad smile on her face. "I never had a mother or siblings, and when I was five, my father left me because he said that I was ready to go out into the world. I've been an unofficial orphan ever since. But I never let that get me down, in fact it encouraged me to live my life to the fullest." The travelers looked at her with wide eyes, she lost more than they did, and yet look at her.

"How do you cope with that? You seem happy and always have a smile on your face." Elda asked.

"I joined a guild, Fairy Tail, in order to find my father again. That's what it had started out as, a way to find some one. But Fairy Tail became my family, I love them with all of my heart and I would die for any one of them with out a second thought. And I know that any of them would do the same for me. Even Grey, we may argue a lot and have constant fights (She had explained how it was a common thing in Fairy Tail to get into huge guild fights, they timidly nodded even thought they though she was insane), he's my best friend and I will do anything to protect my friends and family, anything." Grey, I hope your doing ok with out me. You will never know how much you truly mean to me…


Thank you to all of my loyal followers, reviewers, and readers!

Warrior of the six blades brought up a point that I would like to clarify: a review counts as a vote, so ONE review = ONE vote. If I review chapters 1 and 2 then I can cast TWO votes as long as I clearly stated which pairing I wanted in EACH review.

ALSO: Tomorrow is my birthday! Yay! It would make my birthday if this story could get up to (or over) 50 reviews! So please review!

So far the pairing count is at:

NatsuxGrey- 19

NatsuxAllen- 6

ErzaxKanda- 4

Grey is in the lead! Will Allen be able to pass him and win Natsu's heart?

~slayerofthewind