- Opening Dialogue -

Acy: Another day another chapter for Bronze to work on. Now I just have to find him, should probably buy a better cage after today.

Bronze: You should do no such thing.

Acy: Oh there you are. I have a new chapter for you to work on.

Bronze: ...

(Beta read by Bronzeapollo708)

Demons May Cry – A Fairy Tail Story

Chapter Two: Training

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"Again!" Aisawa yelled and a red haired girl dashed towards him with a battle roar. Their swords clashed and Erza was pushed back, panting. She wasn't in slave clothes now, opting to wear a white shirt on her what was covered with a breastplate. She had a cream colored skirt with tights for her lower body. Unfortunately, her eye was still wounded and still closed with a patch. A few days had passed since their escape and they couldn't find a doctor to heal her eye. They were searching for a Wizard Doctor. Aisawa was already used to them, he has been training with Erza for three days and he was completely shocked about her improvement. She was a genius about sword techniques.

Using her sword for support Erza fell to one knee from exhausted. They were training for a long time and Aisawa was aware of this. His serious expression faded away and he put his sword to his own scabbard. During this whole exchange, Natsu was lying lazily on a close-by tree.

"Alright we're done for today Erza." Aisawa said with a smile. Erza sent a tired look to him and her sword disappeared in golden lights. She stood up and smiled to Aisawa, she had recovered now. Natsu opened his eyes and moved to the tree's bough. He looked at Erza and Aisawa then pushed himself from the bough. Erza noticed his crazy move and her eyes widened when she was running to him. He was 5 meters from the ground.

"Natsu, what-" She yelled and Natsu's feet connected with the ground. His body stretched as his head almost touched to ground, a metallic chain sound came from his trousers. He stood up and sent a grin to her. Natsu had new clothes too, he was in black t- shirt and gray trousers. It was summer but Natsu was freezing so he was wearing a dark- brown coat with his right hand covered with bandages. There was a chain attached to his trousers what made his appearance tougher but they were still kids, nothing could change that undeniable fact.

"I found this trick a while ago. I can increase the healing speed of a part of my body." He said with the same grin. Aisawa facepalmed as Erza's eyebrow began to twitch. Natsu noticed Aisawa's reaction and sent an angry look to him.

'So his feet broke and healed in same time. As expected from him.' Aisawa though and smiled.

Dum!

Natsu was launched to the ground with a punch. Erza was next to him with a raised fist, with her eyebrow was still twitching. Natsu sat down and stroked his now sore head.

"It hurts!" He yelled in pain.

"Don't make reckless moves like that, idiot!" Erza said with an angry face. Natsu couldn't find any will to protest Erza so he accepted the rebuke.

"O- Okay." He replied with a regretful face. Erza noticed his face and her angry look replaced with a smile. Aisawa watched them with a happy face, as far as Erza was the only living human who can tame Natsu like that. He thought for a moment and turned his face to the red haired girl.

"You can rest now Erza." Aisawa said to Erza before directing a second statement to Natsu, "We have some stuff to do Natsu." He said. Erza turned to him and blinked several times. Natsu wasn't getting along with Aisawa at all. She sent a wondering look to him as Natsu stood up with a poker face. Tension began to increase between Natsu and Aisawa at an extreme rate.

Erza sighed and turned her face to Natsu. She looked at his angry face with a caressing one.

"Natsu." She called. Natsu blinked as he turned his face to Erza, his angry face was gone.

"What is it, Red hair?" He asked with a wondering face.

"Do what he says, okay?" She asked with her cute childish sound, as a reaction Natsu turned his face to Aisawa furiously.

"Why must I obey him!?" He yelled and pointed Aisawa with his index finger. Erza felt angry, she couldn't understand why he was acting like this. She stood in front of him and looked at his eyes.

"Natsu, he doesn't have to teach us anything but even then he is training us. He knows more about magic than us so let him teach you." She offered wisely, she was so smart for her age. A 'tch' sound escaped from Natsu's mouth as he made his way to Aisawa with a bored expression. Erza sighed and sat on the nearest rock, her armor didn't disappear probably because she was asking for more training.

Natsu walked for a while and finally stopped in front of Aisawa. Aisawa's smile disappeared and replaced with a serious face. Natsu just stood there with the same bored expression.

"I want to try something Natsu. Can you use your magic?" He asked. Natsu took a deep breath, he wanted to finish this quickly. Wait what?

"What the heck old man how can I use my magic without blood? Do you want me to use your blood?" He asked with a high voice.

"As I thought." He sighed and looked at Natsu. His face was so serious. It was his duty, pulling out him from murderer's path.

"Natsu if you remove your opponent's blood they will probably die." He said and continued.

"And killing Natsu… won't bring any good to anyone, trust me." He said.

Erza listened to him carefully and nodded but Natsu… he didn't care about what was just said. Erza noticed his unconcerned face and made her way to him. Aisawa waited for her because he knew that Natsu would have a better chance of listening to her than himself.

"Natsu killing people is a bad thing. You can't just go and destroy people's future." She said with her childish tone. Natsu sent an uneasy look to her as they stood in this position for a while. Finally, Natsu sighed and broke the silence.

"Alright Alright, it means that I won't use anyone's blood." He replied with a bored face but it didn't take long and his expression changed into a crazy smirk. His brain wasn't answering to him again, he began to act on his instincts.

"But what if I keep their blood in their body…" He raised his arm and directed it towards Aisawa, as he did this Aisawa's hand moved unnaturally and took out his sword. Aisawa gritted his teeth as he tried to save himself from the situation but unfortunately failed. Erza gasped as she dashed to Natsu's arm.

"Natsu stop it!" She yelled and grasped his arm with both of her own but Natsu didn't answer. He was looking at Aisawa directly, he moved his arm aside and as a result, Aisawa brought his own sword to his own neck. Erza's eyes widened as she noticed this, Natsu was trying to kill him and she couldn't believe it.

By the way, Natsu was off in another world. He could feel the heartbeats of Aisawa, they were fast and scared and it way making Natsu satisfied. Suddenly Aisawa's heartbeats disappeared as a black aura formed around him and hid the brown haired old man. He had survived somehow.

Slap!

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Natsu was looking sideways with a flush on his cheek. He sensed the pain on his cheek and it made him extremely furious. His powerful instincts kicked in as all of the veins in his right arm came out and swelled. His veins were still under his skin, despite this, his right arm was covered with red swelled lines and his eyes were glowing. He was completely ready to kill his opponent. Natsu turned to face his enemy but as he turned his eyes widened and his arm stopped in the air like a statue. There was no enemy but a little girl with red hair.

She had slapped him.

Tears were pouring from her left eye and her face was angry and upset. Time stopped for Natsu, as his arm had already returned to its normal form. He couldn't understand Erza's behaviors, she slapped him and now she crying? Did Aisawa make her cry? No. It was himself…

She had promised him to not cry anymore but he made her cry now. He felt so weak like the most helpless person in the world. The picture that was in front of him was not a crying girl. It was Natsu's heart and someone was crushing it under his foot.

Natsu had promised himself to exterminate her enemies but now he was hurting her. He wondered what was wrong with himself, he was an idiot… idiotic enough to make her cry. He probably wasn't worthy enough to stand beside to her. Strangely, after all of this thoughts, no words came out from his mouth.

Erza's face was filled with disappointment, Natsu had tried to kill Aisawa. They weren't getting along well but killing, that was really necessary? (Well no but it is far more fun to read. Life on the run as two young lovers find their meaning in the world. I'd read it.) She was looking at Natsu's face, even with his glowing red eyes his face wasn't the face of a murderer maybe it was just Erza. He was looking at her with a regretful and slightly scared look, scared of hurting her. His face was still her friend's face.

Suddenly Natsu turned around and began to walk away. Erza just managed to watch him, even she could sense his guilty sensations.

"I am sorry."

A low voice came out from Natsu's mouth but it was loud enough to reach Erza's ears. She wiped the tears in her left eye but she couldn't call him, his actions were inexcusable. As Erza watched Natsu walk away, Aisawa was sitting on a rock, watching them carefully. Natsu had forced him to use his other magic which he used for hiding his heartbeats. He really was a strong boy. He thought for a moment and decided to delay their lesson, Natsu couldn't train with these guilty emotions.

Natsu looked down and eyed his hand. Red lines were appearing on it in rhythm with the pumping of his blood. He wasn't sure about what to do, his body was in chaos. He took a deep breath and tried to control his magic. A vein came out on his forehead in anger, he hated this. The fact that couldn't control himself, it was unacceptable. He punched himself and made his way to Aisawa's house, he didn't think about if it's the right thing to do or not. He just wanted to sleep a bit.

Erza and Aisawa were waiting speechless. Natsu was nowhere to be seen, so Aisawa stood up from the rock and made his way to the little girl. Erza was worried about Natsu, she was thinking about running after him to try and catch him up. Aisawa's house was not too far from there so Aisawa understood that he was heading to his house. He placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled at her.

"Don't worry he will be fine." He said in a light caring tone. Erza's expression changed into one of surprise, she was worried about Aisawa's health.

"Aisawa-san are you okay?" She asked concerned. Aisawa grinned and showed his body to her with spin, he was completely unharmed.

"Aah, I am fine." He replied. Erza sighed in relief and smiled at him. Her smile was a little fake, she was still worried about Natsu. She was aware of Natsu's situation and it was making her angry. Not mainly towards him, but towards the people who made him this way. He was just a child at her age but a lot of things were different with him. She was wondering what's hiding in his head, there is no need to say the curse in his body.

After all of this, Erza wasn't scared of him. She had scared him in Tower of Heaven but now she could perfectly control her own body. He wasn't a monster, he was her friend and she was going to be there to protect him. She looked at her palm and sent a determined look towards Aisawa.

"Let's train some more Aisawa-san." She offered and a sword appeared in her hand. Aisawa chuckled and took his sword out.

"Very well." He accepted and their swords clashed. Aisawa had no problem with training them because he knew that they couldn't survive in this world without strength. By the way, Erza wasn't worried about surviving. She wanted to get stronger but her reason was different, she didn't want to lose anyone anymore. She let out a childish battle roar and attacked Aisawa.

'I have to get stronger.'

(You'll be fine, you already scare the heck out me and I'm the editor. -Bronze)

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Natsu sent a last glance to his bandaged hand with his tired eyes and let himself fell to the couch. He took off his coat and laid it on the armrest behind his head. He felt the cold sensation reaching his muscles and extended a hand for a blanket. He pulls the blanket and covered himself with it. He had serious problems with cold. He ignored the headache messing around in his head and closed his eyes.

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After a while in evening,

Erza and Aisawa entered to the house, Erza was covered with dust and Aisawa was unharmed. She put off her brown boots and made her way to the room quickly. Of course, she was searching for the pink haired boy. She entered the room and noticed Natsu lying on the couch, his face was looking at the other side. She let out a relaxed breath and smiled. The red haired girl approached to him with silent steps as she didn't want to wake him up.

She stood behind him and tried to see his face, she finally saw his peaceful face but there was nothing on him. She looked down and noticed the blanket on the floor. She raised an eyebrow and touched his arm with a finger. He was ice cold, she gasped as she picked up the blanket and covered him with it. She made sure that he was warming up before left the room.

"How is he?" Aisawa asked. Erza looked at him.

"He had thrown the blanket in his sleep again. He is too careless." She complained with an annoyed face. Aisawa chuckled and pat her on the head.

"You are acting like you were his mother, aren't you?" He grinned. Erza frowned and looked at to the floor.

"His body can't generate sufficient heat. He will get sick." She stated with a serious face. Aisawa noticed her uneasy face.

"Sorry Sorry, you're right." He apologized. He was glad to hear that from her, caring about each other was the best thing for them. He looked at Erza's worried face and changed the topic.

"Alright now take a bath and change your clothes, they're dirty." He said and Erza looked at her clothes. They were covered in dust and dirt like he had said. She slightly blushed as she made her way to the bathroom. Aisawa sighed and made his way to the kitchen, he was starving.

After a while, Erza came out from the bathroom with his house clothes which Aisawa had given her previously. Natsu was already awake and sitting on the couch, he was completely silent. Aisawa called him for dinner and Natsu made his way to the table. He stepped in and looked around, Erza was already in her seat and she was looking at him. Natsu noticed her but didn't look at her for a long time. He walked to his seat and sat down before he began to eat silently. Aisawa and Erza looked at each other and finally they began to eat like Natsu.

After ten minutes eating, Natsu stood up and made his way to his room. Erza stood up too and caught him on the edge of his shirt. He was too silent and it was making Erza worry.

"What's wrong Natsu?" She asked. Natsu stopped but he didn't turn around he just waited in the same position. Aisawa waited on his seat with his eyes closed. Erza sighed and broke the silence.

"Look, I am sor-" She tried to apologize for the slap but Natsu cut her.

"You did nothing to apologize for Red Hair. I deserved it." Natsu said when his eyes were shadowed by his hair. He turned around and sent his warmest grin to her which extremely shocked Erza. Aisawa was shocked too but his reason was different, Natsu's palm was…

"I won't do such thing again and I will let the old man teach me how to fight." He said and stepped out from the room. He left a surprised girl and an angry man because Natsu had called him 'old man'. Natsu was thinking for hours about what to do and that was his answer. He wasn't sure about going away from here and leaving Erza with 'normal humans'.

But his decision was strict, he was going to control his disgusting instincts. He didn't want to see her tears again it was his only desire and making her cry was causing him to hate himself. He glanced at his half- healed palm, his punishment was finally over. There was no way he was going to make her cry so he just walked around like nothing happened.

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Erza and Aisawa finished their meals and began to wash the dishes. Erza was getting used to these kinds of jobs, she even learned how to cook a bit.

"You're learning so fast Erza," Aisawa said with a smile. Erza blinked several times as a small smile formed on her face, that was her answer.

"Good night Aisawa-san!" She said and went to the bathroom, after that she was in their room. She noticed Natsu lying on the couch, he was looking at to the ceiling with his hands under his head. He slowly turned his face and sent a smile at her.

"What's up to Red Hair?" He said. Erza sent a tired look to him. Today's training was too tiring for her.

"I am still exhausted. I'll sleep." She said and made her way to the bed. She lied to bed and covered herself with a blanket.

"Good night." She added. Natsu closed his eyes too, he hadn't done anything special today but he was tired too, plus he had slept in the afternoon today. He turned his body to face the red haired girl. She was in front of him now, a small 'Good night' voice came out from his mouth as he began to watch her sleep. It was not 'love' or something for him, also he didn't know about that word's meaning. His feeling was like, his dead heart was living inside her.

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Tomorrow,

Our little group was standing on the forest's edge. Erza was sitting on a rock in her regular armor like yesterday. Natsu and Aisawa were on their feet and Aisawa was instructing Natsu on something.

"Your magic is not natural so it eats your magic power brutally. It's not as useful as you think." He stated. Natsu simply nodded, he didn't bother with answering or protesting. Aisawa sighed and continued.

"I can teach you my sword magic but I can't say if you can master these techniques or not, it's up to you." He added. Natsu nodded again, that was his way to deal with Aisawa because he thought that if he talks he will make Erza sad again, somehow. Of course, it was a childish thought and Natsu was already a child. By the way, Aisawa noticed his nod and turned his face to Erza.

"Can you give him a sword Erza-chan?" He asked. Erza blinked several times before standing up. She made her way to Natsu as a sword formed in her hand. She handed the sword to Natsu and he took grasp of it. Erza sent a meaningful look to him and earned a grin from him. It made her satisfied and she returned her seat.

After their silent conversation was over, Natsu grasped the sword's hilt and directed it vertically. The sword was in the true position now. Aisawa looked at him and nodded, he was holding the sword correctly but not as perfect as Erza. Aisawa took a deep breath and took out his sword, everyone could notice the mastery in his grip. He extended a hand to Natsu and called him with a duel sign.

Natsu nodded and slashed his sword several times towards Aisawa which were easily parried by him. But Natsu… he was different, he wasn't attacking him like a wild animal. He was… trying to learn something with careful slashes. Aisawa noticed his sudden behavior change, he thought that if something had happened to him yesterday.

His eyes widened as he still blocking Natsu's attacks.

'Don't tell me… did that event affect him that much?' He asked himself. He slashed his sword the first time and their swords connected. That clash sent Natsu's sword flying, Natsu turned around and looked at his sword. During their exchange, Erza was watching them carefully and trying to learn something from their moves.

Natsu grumbled and made his way to the fallen blade. He picked up the sword and return his previous location.

"Again," Natsu said and held his sword vertically. Aisawa smirked and dashed towards him, he could easily say that Erza was 2 or 3 times better than him in sword techniques. They trained for a while until Natsu got tired. Aisawa noticed it and stepped back. Natsu sent a questioning look at him while panting heavily.

"What's wrong old man, are you tired?" He asked with a smirk, he was smirking but his tire was evident on his face. Aisawa raised an eyebrow.

"You are exhausted let's rest a bit." He suggested as Erza nodded from her location. Natsu growled as he returned to his previous location.

"One more." He said and sent a serious glance with his slightly glowing eyes. Aisawa smiled and took a defensive posture.

"Sent your most powerful attack." He invited, Natsu's answer was a smirk on his face. In a powerful blood pump, a lot of red lines formed on his right arm. They were swollen veins, blood rushed to his arm and Natsu tightened his grip on the sword. Erza and Aisawa watched him with wide eyes and tried to understand what he was doing. Without saying anything Natsu jumped to air and raised his sword. It was just a simple jump but his attack was not normal, he swung the sword towards Aisawa with inhuman speed. Aisawa directed his sword in a horizontal position and tried to defend himself. Erza stood up, she couldn't take her eyes off of them. She hasn't seen an attack like that before, it was so fast.

In a second their swords collided and Aisawa was forced to grip his sword with both of his hands. He gritted his teeth, Natsu's attack was strong but not enough to force him to his knees. Natsu was satisfied from his great attack until a crack sound came from his arm and his arm bone came out from his elbow. A groan escaped from his mouth as he fell to the ground, blood spurting from his elbow. Aisawa immediately leaned down and studied him. He couldn't decide to bring him to a doctor or not.

Erza gasped in horror and she runs to Natsu. As she came closer, she began to see his arm more clearly. It was in a terrible shape, terrible that you can't show it to children. Erza finally arrived at Natsu's side and leaned to him. By the way, Natsu was standing up and his bone was returning to his arm.

"N.. Natsu! Are you okay?" She asked and took his arm in her hands. Natsu raised his head and looked at her. Her face was worried and terrified and he selected this option… grinning at her.

"Yup." He replied. Erza couldn't find the right words to say, she watched his arm when blood began to return his body and the bone found a place to enter. After a while, his arm was completely refreshed. Natsu moved his arm up and down and checked it's durability.

"Yeah I am completely fine." He stated. Aisawa sighed in relief but that really was a horrible moment for him. Erza wanted to hug him and wanted to beat him up at the same time. She couldn't understand how could he manage to worry her every time. She placed a hand on his shoulder and Natsu looked at her with an innocent face. Erza's eyebrow was twitching and her grip on his shoulder was tightening, Natsu was completely aware of its meaning. Yes, it was his other instinct "Erza's wrath".

(Run, run far far away. I will have a car waiting for you. -Bronze)

In a second, Erza was chasing Natsu as he was running for his life.

"Come here you idiot!"

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- Ending Dialogue -

Acy: So it is official Bronze is not allowed to see the outside world.

Bronze: WAIT WHAT!?

Acy: You keep getting distracted and delaying the chapter so as punishment you will be locked away with no connection to the outside world.

Bronze: SATAN!

Acy: Ignore him and hope you all enjoyed the chapter don't forget to follow, favorite and review.

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