Important A/N:

Hello and welcome back after a long wait. Sorry, it has been so long if you have read my new one-shot you will see why. I'm also sad to admit a few things, this could very be the last chapter for this story. I have reasons for this, though, I never knew how I wanted this story to go and well now I feel I can't write it correctly. So there are options 1.) I write one more chapter after this being a concluding stating what has happened merging ten years into one chapter. 2.) I put this story up for adoption for three months to where I will do option one if no one wants it. I will make an Author note with my final choice but anyway, off to the disclaimer.

Spells: Fire Dragon's Iron Fist

Dreams: It is all over.

Thoughts: 'Why Hello there'

Divine Begins Talking: "Kawa…"

Flashback: 'Monster…'

Talking: "Hi"

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail all rights go to their respective owners.

Natsu has woke up and found himself laying on a bed. He saw it was his room, but oddly Ultear was sleeping in a chair next to his bed. Natsu didn't understand why she had done this or even how long he was out. Seeing her peaceful sleeping face though reminded him of his time back in Fairy Tail. Everyone loved each other they were looking out for another as one giant family. He loved being with Fairy Tail they were his family and even with them turning their back on him he still loved the memories they shared. Hearing a sneeze, he looks over at Ultear as she wakes up from her nap. When she opens her eyes she sees Natsu staring right at her with oh so infamous smile. It takes a few moments for it to click her mind as she sees Natsu wake and well. She smiles back at him as she leans forward hugging him. She would never admit it, but she didn't want to lose Natsu. It was odd as she has only recently met him for real, but she felt it deep inside herself even if she didn't want to. Natsu hugs her back with slight confusion.

Just outside the guildhall Kawa was laying in a tree. It has been a week since him and Natsu had fought. With END being released Natsu's old enemies were bound to show their faces. "He is awake…We can now leave." Kawa smirks 'Relax Hades everything is fine.' Closing his eyes, he continues to lay on the branch " No Kawa we need to leave now. 'He' knows what you did. That and Jellal is about to punch you in the face." "Wait What…" Rolling off the branch he sees a white blur punch the tree behind where his head was. Looking up he tips his fedora falling into a black door.

Since they had brought Natsu back to the guild Jellal had noticed someone was following them. Now they have just been sleeping on a tree branch for the past week but Jellal couldn't sense the man's magically aura at all as if the man didn't exist. He active Meteor and was going to punch the man, but he merely rolls out of the way as Jellal destroys what use to be a tree. Activating and falling into a black door the man just vanishes. "Who is he…" Jellal says out loud before walking back into the guild to check up on Natsu.

Ultear had separated from the hug and she seemed to be happy as they sat there talking. Out of nowhere though her face turns serious as he begins to ask a question she has been meaning to for a while now. "Natsu you what is going on here better than we do. There is more going on than what you telling us. We want to help, but we can't if you don't tell us the whole truth. So please Natsu tell me what happened." As she spoke she seemed to be losing her serious exterior.

Natsu felt this strange urge as Ultear spoke to reach over and hug her. She really seemed like she wanted to help him through this. "Natsu she is just like everyone else. She will stab you in the back everyone else." END said in his head just as Natsu was about to open his mouth to speak. He continued to sit there questioning END's words to him. Quick flashes of his past flashed in front of his face.

'You are a monster. You killed everyone, GET OUT OF HERE YOU DEMON'

'You are a mistake you shouldn't be alive you should have been the one to die'

'You are a freak, a monster, a mistake, a demon, a goddamn murderer. We don't want you here leave.'

For years this was all Natsu was told. People he had come to know all turned their back on him. He was the demon END and people hated him for it when they learned. Seeing Ultear's head tilted down towards her lap Natsu turned his body throwing them over the side of the bed. Reaching over he pulls her into a hug. 'I may be a demon. I may have been a heartless killer. I may have been END, but right now I'm Natsu Dragneel son of Igneel. And so long as I'm still breathing my friends will never cry.'

Ultear was surprised as Natsu had pulled her into a hug as her stupor left she hugged him back resting her head on his shoulder. Being in Natsu's arms gave made her feel safe. The warmth of his body seemed to burn away all her past worries. Her dark past was forgotten in the endless moment of being in his arms. They stayed like that embracing one another contempt till they heard a loud explosion outside. Looking out the window they see Jellal standing in front of where they thought use to be one of the few trees in the area. As they stood up and walked out of the room Ultear made the mental note that Natsu still hasn't answered her question.

As they had made it downstairs both Jellal and Merudy were already there and when looking over at Natsu and Ultear they smile as they see Natsu is ok. They sit down as Jellal explains what happened outside to cause the explosion. Merudy and Ultear are confused while Natsu asks, "Did he happen to be wearing a fedora a white overcoat, white shirt and black cargo pants. Then also have purple eyes and sky blue hair?" Jellal looks at Natsu confused as he just described the basic image of the guy who had been watching them. He nods his head yes.

"That would be Kawa Hashi nicknamed the Anomaly. We had fought during the destruction of the dark guild leaving me in the state you found me. He is a decent guy as if he wasn't I would be dead and Jellal would be either greatly injured or worse off dead." Natsu said slightly explaining why they had found him unconscious. They had heard the nickname Anomaly a few times on wanted pictures but were confused as to why Natsu would fight him.

"So why did you fight him knowing who he is?" Ultear asks with a hint of concern in her voice.

Disregarding the voice in his head telling him to be weary and not truth them, Natsu decides to tell them the truth to the whole thing. "He was willing to give me the information I wanted and explain the things I needed answered. I haven't been telling you guys the whole truth I'm the demon END. I don't understand my own past or how it came to be but Kawa did and was willing to explain it to me. The only way he would do that though was if I beat him in a fight." He decides to leave out the information on the fact that Kawa also knew why he had killed Lucy, as he didn't feel it was necessary. Letting the information sink in he waits for their replies.

END all I can truly tell you is to read the top author's note. It will change a lot to what will happen to this story.

-Bronze