Lucy: [Flashback]
Paenitet [Regret] – I
''The world outside is very vast. Let's venture out into that new world together.''
The difference between us was very great. He was a member of the Shinken* family, I a member of the Koubun** family, servant class. All my life was said to be was to be indebted to the Shinken family. After all, my family's been serving his family for generations. Yet he decided to reach out to me, be my friend even. We've been friends since we were young. We both suffered the pressures of being the master of the Shinken clan, and me a humble servant. But that night on XXXXX was different. I made a regrettable choice. "Hey Lu-chan" "Eh Natsu-sam—" "Ahh call me Natsu, Lu-chan." "But I can't that's—" "Come on Lu-chan we're friends." Then he smiled. "Eh, N-N-Natsu..-san." It felt weird calling him without proper honorifics. He then smiled. "Close enough. Hey Lu-chan, have you ever wondered about the outside world?" "I must say no I haven't." Truthfully, I have. Even if I do go out once in a while, I still feel tied down to this house. "Well they have lots of cool places called guilds, where people like us who use magic can be accepted."
All of the people who have ruled the Shinken have all been regular mortals. The clan was born during the Edo Period. During that times shoguns and daimyos fought for control. In order to protect, important family members, the servants would act as the samurai or guardian mages to protect them. So in a way, magic users were usually servant class and looked down upon. That's old news now though. In this day and age even the servants are mortal. Even the servants would look down upon magic users. Natsu was different however. Natsu wasn't born into the Shinken family, he was adopted into it. He'd only been here for a year, but was accepted in quickly as the new successor being a boy. He was found lying in the middle of nowhere unconscious, crying the name, "Igneel." The family head took pity on him and claimed Natsu as his own. Pretty surprising. This generation, there were many girls and not a male heir. He was quickly sworn in as the new successor. As for me I was born as a degenerate. More like hash tag servant for life. I was a wizard too but I kept that quiet, for the sake of my life. You're probably wondering how I keep it a secret, let alone how Natsu and I learned this magic. In order to keep it a secret, it's simple. Don't do it. Natsu learned his magic from Igneel, the king of fire dragons. The family never left the house however. Only for functions were they allowed to leave. Being a servant, I often have to leave to go shopping and the like and sometimes I see wizards with their different kinds of magic and it was so inspiring. Whenever I would receive my pay, I would by books on the different types of wizardry. That's how celestial magic caught my eyes. You can summon spirits from a different world, with keys and a simple contract. I already have few.
"Oi Lu-chan, you're zoning out hehe." "Sorry…OI! Natsu-san, why are you here so late, this is the servants' quarter, you'll get in trouble for being here." It was extremely late at night and he was in my room, sitting on my bed, right next to me. I blushed a little. His face became extremely serious. "I like you a lot Lu-chan. I want us to be together forever. Let's run away from here. Just you and me." he said. "EHH?" I blushed at his blunt and serious confession. "Shh" he said. "I want to leave here and I want you to come with me. The world outside it very vast. Let's venture out into that new world together." "Natsu I can't, I have to stay here and-" "And do what exactly?" he said in a matter-of-fact way. "Hehe you even called me Natsu." I was a little angry and concerned. How could he be so calm about this? Leaving here? Why would he want to leave anyway? He's a noble, he would have a better life here in the comfort of his home, living in luxury. "Natsu look, I'm sorry. I can't and I won't go. Why would you want to leave? You could live here without any worries. You could grow up to be the master of the hous-" "Don't EVER call me that again!" With this he stormed out, sliding the door closed behind him. I felt so bad. It had just "slipped out". He hated being called master, especially by me. I knew that and I still let that slip. "Ah, Na-tsu?" When I looked out he was gone. I hope I haven't hurt him. When he stormed out he seemed angry and sad. I decided to go to sleep. What else could I do? I wouldn't dare chase after him into the masters' quarters without permission. I lay down and stared at the endless ceiling before later falling asleep. What had I done?
Hey guys it's Tao here! Hehe this is my first fanfiction ever, hope you're enjoying it so far? It's not to climax-y yet. But you just wait, it get's better! I'll try my best to make a great story for you guys. The POV can be seen above. There will usually be a character name. That is who is currently narrating the story. Title names are in Latin along with the chapter # as a Roman numeral.
Thanks for your support, nakama! ヽ(*・ω・)ﾉ
*Author's Notes*
*Shinken is written like this: 神権 and it means "Divine Right."
**Koubun is written like this: 子分 and can mean anything along the lines of a "servant" or "henchman".
Natsu's house probably looked a little something like a Japanese styled castle. The only difference was that it was surrounded by a wall in which coming in and out was monitored. If you're familiar with the layout of such a house the doors don't have knobs, they slide open and closed. The inner portion of the house is open so there's really no closed hallways . A lot of sliding doors in which can lead outside.
Questions? Don't be scared to ask. Ask me anything ^^