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"No!" Darkness shouted. "You can't remember, you dimwitted fool!"

Natsu downed his brows trying to concentrate, as Darkness kept shouting at him.

"Will you shut up, dammit!? Your giving me a headache!"

Darkness huffed. "You will not remember."

"We'll see about that," Natsu retorted, a grin on his face.

Suddenly a song came to his eyes. "I...look up...as I walk...so that tears...won't fall..."

Natsu sang. Where was that song coming from? Suddenly, he felt as if he knew all the words.

"I look up as I walk So that the tears won't fall Remembering those those spring days, But I am all alone tonight. I look up as I walk. Counting the stars with tearful eyes Remembering those summer days But I am all alone tonight Happiness lies beyond the clouds, Happiness lies up above the sky...

I look up as I walk, So that the tears won't fall Though the tears well up as I walk For tonight I'm all alone tonight Remembering those autumn days But I am all alone tonight, Sadness lies in the shadow of the stars, Sadness lurks in the shadow of the moon, I look up as I walk, So that the tears won't fall, Though the tears well up as I walk...For tonight I'm all alone..."

Natsu stopped. "I'm never alone. I have Fairy Tail."

What was Fairy Tail?

Darkness growled. "No you fool! Don't try and remember!"

"...A...a guild mark..." Natsu glanced at his arm, frowning. "...My guild Fairy Tail..."

Natsu started humming the tune of the song, as memories flooded back at him at an intense speed.

"Zeref!" Natsu exclaimed, and tears welled up in his eyes. "M-my brother...I am...I-I am E.N.D b-but..."

"NOOOOO!"

Natsu's eyes shot open and he stared up at the ceiling, gasping for breath.

"Natsu!" A familiar voice exclaimed loudly.

Natsu glanced around, to see Gray, Lucy, Happy, Erza, Wendy, Carla, Gramps and even Porlyusica.

Lucy was smiling at him, they all were.

"What are you staring at?" Natsu tried to hide the fear in his voice, but it a lump welled in his dry throat, only Gray noticed this, and scowled.

He couldn't tell them the truth. Natsu felt like a whole different person. He needed to find his brother.

"Are you okay, Natsu?" Happy wondered.

"Y-yes. Fine." Natsu replied quickly.

"Are you hungry?" Lucy asked.

"Um, yes."

"I'll go get some food for you." Erza said.

"Thank you." Natsu realized his mistake.

He said "thank you" much to politely. He was nervous, and worried his friends would find out who he really was.

Erza nodded slowly, a small frown appearing on her face, but she walked out quickly.

"Can I have a moment alone with Natsu?" Lucy asked everyone.

"Fine, but I will be back to do more medical checks."

Lucy nodded, and everyone left. Lucy walked to his bedside and growled. "You bitch."

"Excuse me?"

"How could you do that to me?! I thought you were dead! I had almost given up hope!" Lucy cried.

Natsu's eyes filled with tears again, but he blinked them back, feeling like the same person he was, getting angry at himself because Lucy was on the verge of crying.

"L-Lucy..." Natsu moved his hand onto hers. "Please...please don't cry. I'm...I am so sorry."

Lucy looked back at him, and smiled. She sat down on a chair and whipped her tears away. "Natsu...what happened? Where did you go?"

Natsu sunk deeper into the white bed. His mind raced to find an answer, but a lie as well. "I-I..." He bit his lip. "M-Messenger and-"

"Messenger found you?" Lucy wondered. "How?"

"I don't know." Natsu replied. "While in the fight, someone grabbed he from behind, it wasn't messenger then, but Messenger saved me-"

"He saved you?"

"Y-yes."

"Why would he do that!?"

"I don't know!" Natsu exclaimed frightfully.

He really didn't want to act this way. Despite knowing his real past...he was still a member of Fairy Tail. He was still himself. END was still locked up inside him, making sure that Natsu would have to fight to keep him in.

He knew he had to kill his brother. That's what Zeref designed" END to do. But Natsu couldn't.

"I was so worried, Natsu." Lucy finally said. "I thought something terrible happened to you."

Natsu looked down. "I know."

Lucy's eyes welled up with tears, and she started bawling. "I can't hold tears back, Natsu! Everyone was so scared!" Lucy sobbed. "I was scared!"

Natsu stared at her for a moment, as she cried into her hands. Then Natsu wrapped his arms around her. "It's okay, Lucy..."

A million memories stung Lucy's head. Gray, Erza, Mira...everyone.

"'I'm baaackkkk!'"

'"Welcome home."'

"'You've gotten stronger, Natsu."'

'"Natsu!'"

'"Lucy!'"

"'Flame brain!"'

"'ICE PRINCESS!'"

"'I love Fairy Tail."'

"'Manly.'"

Then all those wonderful memories passed, and focused on one.

'"You said you wanted to join Fairy tail, right? So, come on!'"

'"YOU MADE LUCY CRY!'"

'"Hey Lucy, if I eat any more, you'll have to roll me home!'"

"'FIRE DRAGON, ROAR!'"

'"Heh, I'm all fired up now."'

'"Don't worry.'"

'"She was smiling in the end...'"

Without Natsu, the entire guild would fall apart, Lucy knew from experience. And because of Natsu, everything turned out okay. Lucy sobbed into Natsu's shoulder.

Natsu hugged her tightly, slipping off the bed and falling to his knees. "I've got you..." He said warmly. "Don't worry..."

Lucy calmed down a bit, and moved away from Natsu. "I-I...I guess I've been trying to keep a better eye on you, ya know? With everything going on, I've been scared...scared you'd disappear again. Scared you'd die...scared the guild would dissolve again. I couldn't bear if that happened!"

Natsu smiled. "No. Fairy Tail is together." He gave the best smile he could conjure. "Fairy Tail is new starts."

Lucy humphed in agreement, and put on a pleased smile. "With no," Natsu stared into her eyes. "E.N.D's."

E.N.D

No...no.

Natsu pushed himself up, and backed away from Lucy.

Thoughts and realizations flooded his mind. What if his friends found out the truth? Gray had sworn to destroy END. Would he kill Natsu? What about the others? Would they reject him?

Natsu's eyes welled with tears, and he shivered.

"Natsu?" Lucy asked, confused.

She stood, and took a step towards Natsu. But Natsu took one step back. Hitting the door.

"Are you okay?"

The door suddenly swung open, resulting in Natsu falling down, and slamming his head on the floor.

"Natsu!" A loud voice boomed. "Are you alright!?"

He heard someone kneel besides him.

"Gray, you idiot!" The voice, obviously Erza, yelled.

Natsu rubbed his head, and sat up a little. His eyelids threatened to close on him. Erza was examining him, her eyes darting around.

"Let's get you downstairs." Gray suggested.

Once Natsu reached the bottom of the stairs, cheer's erupted.

They started walking over to the bar, when Erza stopped Natsu, and stared straight into his eyes, noticing the fading tears.

"What's wrong?" She asked worriedly.

Natsu's lip trembled. He had just been knocked out of his scared thoughts. He wasn't scared anymore. He was happy. He had a family, besides Zeref.

They all loved him.

"S-stop crying..." Erza demanded.

Everything in the guild stopped.

"I-if you continue," Erza bit her lip, which was also starting to tremble. "I shall join you!"

A smile twinged at the sides of Natsu's mouth, his lips still quivering, and his bangs covering his eyes.

"Please..." He said quietly, then got louder. "Thank you. I thought that I was a goner. I thought that...t-that none of you l...liked me. Or loved me." Some of the members were about to intervene, but decided it best to let Natsu finish. "We have been through so much together. So many days. Emotions. Adventures...filled with excitement, discovery, pain...and suffering. We have toughened our skins up, and faced impossible threats. We have been on the snapping rope of death itself...and...still we stand together...as one. One. One group. One building. One family. Though minds should have been ripped apart, we still act as ourselves. When I feel I don't belong...I look around at all of you...and push away those thoughts. Just the knowledge of knowing I have a family here...gives me inspiration." Natsu sniffled. "You all are wonderful...together. You work as a team, but everyone is always hiding one thing. No matter what, whether they have knowing of this thing or not.

But here is the...the burning truth and realization. I-I..." Natsu choked. "...I-I don't belong here."

Erza stared at him, tears filling her eyes as tears slipped down Natsu's face. Erza embraced him. Not in her usual fashion. She hugged him. The right way.

The two sunk to their knees. "You belong Natsu."

"I don't!" Natsu cried.

"You will always...always...belong."

Natsu bawled into her shoulder. Gray stumbled over, and wrapped his arms around Natsu's neck and Erza's as well. "Your right."

Lucy joined the hug, Happy behind her.

"We are one thing." Gray said, spacing his sentences out.

Wendy, Carla, and Lisanna joined.

"One thing that can and will never again be separated."

Gajeel, Levy, Mirajane, and even Elfman embraced those there as well. Romeo, Evergreen...

"We're family," Gray continued.

And then everyone.

"We are," Gray said, and then everyone except Natsu joined this. "FAIRY TAIL!"

"And you always belong." Erza reassured. "Natsu, you always belong."

"Aye!" Happy agreed.

"AYE!" Everyone shouted.

'If only they knew...' Natsu thought as he cried.

He didn't have anything else to think about. He was with his family.

And he was happy.

But not ready for END.

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