Hello guys Acy's here. Sadly, Bronze is not with us after this... No, he is not dead, just retired. So, I haven't got any slave to correct my mistakes. I want to continue writing so I am going to improve myself more and more. I am reading all of your reviews and waiting for more, hope you enjoy this episode :D

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Demons May Cry – A Fairy Tail Story

Chapter Four: Road to Fairy Tail

After several hours Erza was ready. She had stored all of the swords and armors with her requip magic and they headed to the guild named Fairy Tail.

After A Day, A Forest Close To Magnolia

Natsu wasn't sure about joining a guild but he didn't ask Erza's opinion for a while. He wasn't interested in that kind of things. A voice came from Requip wizard.

"What are you thinking about, Natsu?" She asked without turning around. Natsu sighed as his face taking a bored expression.

"Must we join that guild? We can watch each other's backs." He said. Erza somehow expecting this, she kept walking as Natsu did the same.

"Natsu, joining a guild makes everything easier. We can make money faster and live in a big city without worries. Also, as far as I heard from Aisawa-sensei, there is a 'Magician Academy'. It had built next to Fairy Tail and Magic Council assigned Fairy Tail to watch over its education, it must be the best guild in Fiore. We must finish that school, after that we can become official wizards." She stated wisely. Natsu wanted to spew everything in his stomach, what acamedy now…

Erza heard a groan and turned around, Natsu's face was green.

"What's wrong?" She asked, knowingly that was a stupid thing. Natsu placed a hand on his belly as he cried out loud comically.

"I don't wanna!"

Red haired girl giggled as she made his way to the boy. He wasn't a teen, a cry baby…

"Come on Natsu, it's not that bad." She said and placed a hand on his shoulder. Natsu raised his face with a hopeful exression. Erza knew that he was just acting but it was funny. Natsu's face glowed with white light.

"Really?" He asked. Erza nodded and continued.

"There must be students who come all over the country without any friends. I am with you, right?" She said. Natsu stared at her for a second as he turned his face away from her.

"Whatever." He said with an annoyed tone. Erza smiled and called for him as she was already took her position in the road.

"Let's go." She called and Natsu obeyed her words.

After an hour walking, they were tired. They took off their bags and began to rest, Erza requipped a sword from her storage and began to study its details. It was a light sword, at least lighter than her favorite black-yellow katana. She slashed the sword around for testing its balance.

'Hmm not bad.' She thought. She was so focused on her sword so she didn't notice Natsu's gaze.

"Erza." He called. Scarlet haired girl stopped and turned around.

"Hm?" She wondered. He was calling her 'Erza' again, that must be a serious thing. Natsu gulped some saliva and tried to look her eyes, he looked very nervous. Erza was a little shocked from his expression, it was really rare.

"I want to give you something." He said when he was searching something in his pocket with a hand dip. Erza was waiting for him, it could be one of his stupid jokes but he was really excited so she didn't protest. When Natsu was about to pull out a purple box, he widened his eyes like he sensed something.

Dump Dump.

A foreign heartbeat entered Natsu's range and he dashed to Erza who was blinking in confusion.

"Get down!" Natsu yelled as he pushed her to the ground and they fell together. Before Erza could protest, a knife passed with high speed inches away from Natsu's head, cutting a strand. They stood up quickly and looked around.

"What was that Natsu?" Erza asked when an armor began to cover her body with yellow lighs. Natsu sent him a serious look.

"There's someone following us." He said, he was completely forgot about the box in his pocket. Didn't take so long, a dark figure appeared on a tree and looked at them. Natsu found his location and turned to him.

"I know you're here, come down." He called. A chuckle heard from the figure as he jumped from the tree. He landed to ground near to Natsu and Erza, the man was clearly two times longer than Natsu. He was in a black, red fighting outfit and there was a guild amblem on his shoulder.

"Who are you!?" Erza asked with a angry face. The man smirked despite there was nothing to enjoy.

"Don't make this face Erza-chan or you'll distort you beauty." He said and caused Erza to gasp. That guy was aware of her name.

"Where did you learn my name and who are you?" She asked. The man's smirk grew larger as he bowed his head with respect but more playfully.

"Excuse my rude behaivor, I am an A – Class wizard of a guild named Hell's Gate. Shade, nice to finally meet you. And about your first question, you can't be suprised that I am knowing you because that was you choice to hang out with that freak right?" He asked when he was pointing Natsu with his finger. Erza tried to calm herself and began to think, that guy was a A – Class mage, A was the top class of the regular classes. He was a strong opponent and what was he trying to say about Natsu?

"What do you mean?" A sound came out from Natsu's mouth which saved Erza from her thoughts. He didn't know that guy but somehow he was pissing him out.

"Hahaha, sorry I can't hold it back no longer." Shade said and burst in laugher. The picture in front of him was too comical for him, but why?

"Why are you acting like a human Natsu. You even made a friend huh? Bullshit, you have no heart, how can you fell something to that girl?" He said and gained a pissed look from Erza and a confused look from Natsu. Shade sighed, that boy wasn't recognizing him.

"Don't be like that Natsu-kun don't you remember me?" He asked when he was showing his face's details to Natsu.

"Nope." Natsu replied with straight face. Shade hung his body in defeat but it didn't take too long, his creepy look returned to his face.

"Don't you remember the day… when you killed our Master?" He said with a colder voice than Natsu's. Natsu's eyes widened as his memories rushed to his brain. That guy was from THAT guild, the wizards that who did this to him. Despite that he couldn't remember a killing thing.

"What did you say?" Erza asked when she was staring daggers to Shade. Shade combed his black hair with his hand before he decided to answer. Natsu stood silent he was trying to gather the pieces together.

"Your 'friend' is a unsuccessful subject. Man I still can't understand why the experiment failed, he should have become our doll after the experiments." He said with a calm voice. Erza gritted her teeth, finally one of these guys was in front of her. Her black katana with yellow trimmings appeared in her palm, it was in a sheath.

"And what do you want?" She asked as she pulled her sword from the sheath. She was forcing herself to decrease the anger. As an answer, several black circles like black holes appeared behind Shade. A white sword came out from one of the circles and launched to Erza.

"I am here to exterminate the proof, of course!" Shade roared. Erza lifted her sword to block the attack, that was nothing for Erza. Before she could react Natsu appeared in front of her and caught the sword with his bare hand what caused blood to spread to ground, but it wasn't normal. If Natsu was an ordinary person the blood would be 10 times more. Natsu spinned the sword and held it in right position, his hand began to heal. Erza facepalmed, he was doing reckless stuff again…

"Bring it!" He roared as he dashed to Shade with inhuman speed. Shade smirked and took a sword from the closest circle. Their sword connected and a spark came out from the connection point. Shade smirked and added more power to his sword, his sword began to owerpower Natsu's and launched the pink haired boy to the ground. Shade was satisfied from the boy's weakness until he noticed Erza coming to him.

"Got you." She slashed her sword to him and he couldn't find any time to dodge, he just managed to lift his sword. Erza's attack was powerful than his defense so he sent flying to a three which he was standing before. By the way Natsu was on his feet, his trousers was covered with dust. He prepared himself for a new clash.

Shade stood up with a pissed face. He wasn't going to lose, not to these children.

"Fool brats."He summoned another sword and dashed to them. Natsu and Erza prepared themselves and they ran to him too. Their harmony was perfect, Natsu slashed his sword if his attack gets blocked Erza slashed. They completely overpowered Shade with their attacks. Dark mage fell to his knee and stabbed his sword to ground, panting. Erza and Natsu stood still and waited for their opponents move.

Shade recovered himself and stood up, his face was full of fury. Natsu and Erza lifted their swords with same moves, their tecniques were similar because of Aisawa. They smiled to each other, they were winning the fight against a A – Class wizard. Suddenly Shade raised his arms to air and countless circles appeared in air. Erza and Natsu's eyes widened, there were too much circles on the air. Shade began to roar he summoned more and more until it caused his nose to bleed.

"What the hell are you doing, are you insane?" Erza yelled when she saw the blood pouring from his nose. Shade took a deep breath and wiped the blood on his lips. He was going to attack with all of his might. After years of improvement, there was no way him to be defeated here.

"No more talking. I won't let you win against me that easily… good night." He said and weapons began to come out from the circles. Swords, axes, spears, knives…

"Weapon Magic Special Attack: Metal Rain!"

As he roared, weapons launched to children with high speed. Erza froze for a second because it was really a rain and there was nowhere to escape, maybe there were a thousand of weapons launching to them. Everything went slower and slower, she sent a look to Natsu and noticed his smile directed to her. She gasped, not because of Shade's attack because she knew that what Natsu was going to do.

The sound was cut, there were just two people looking at each other. Natsu was calm, he was definitely going to protect her. He had no desire to become a hero but Erza was another story. He began to step forward, one step and another. He looked at the red haired girl one more time, maybe last time. He still couldn't name the feeling in his body. That guy said that he could no feel anything but it wasn't true, whatever they say Natsu was sure of it.

'I swear I am feeling it.'

Natsu pushed Erza to ground from her shoulders when a hand placing under her head's back. This could be a romantic scene if they weren't in this situation and romance was the last thing to think now. Natsu was above like a protective shield.

"Nat-"

Splash!

Warm and red liquid poured to Erza' face, covered her body and caused her to close her eyes. She felt a pain in her arm, probably one of the swords grazed her arm. A weight fell to her chest and pushed her more forcefully. After several seconds, she managed to open her eyes but she wished she had not. The scene was so bory, Natsu was lying on her with countless cuts on his body but important ones are a huge ax stuck on his back and a knife pierced his head's back.

"Hahahaha, even he can't survive from that attack!" Shade said but Erza couldn't hear him, she couldn't hear anything or saw anything other than Natsu's body.

Erza tried to straighen up, Natsu's dead weight was making it more harder but she finally managed to. She took his body and lied him to ground, she extended a hand to his head and removed the knife. She continued to remove the stuck weapons with trembling hands. That was the hardest job she has ever do but there was no other way. She looked at her friend with teary eyes and lifted his head.

"Natsu?" She called with a shaky voice, he wasn't going to die at least this was her wish.

"Natsu!" She called again but there was no answer. Transparent liquid began to drop to Natsu's face. She was crying again there was no escape from crying and sadness, they found her again. She began to punch his chest with light fists.

"Why did you do that… I didn't ask you for protect me… so why?" She said between the sobs. Shade was satisfied from Natsu's death plus he was suprised about his sacrifice, Shade smirked.

"Maybe he was beginning to feel something huh, Hahahaha."

Erza suddenly stood up. Her scarlet hair shadowed her eyes, but anger was reading from his bottom face.

"You will pay." She whispered and began to take a step forwards to Shade. A golden aura began to dance around him as she summoned an armor.

"Requip: Heaven's Wheel Armor!"

She was aware of the armor's name but she hadn't be able to summon it for once, it was her first time. A white full metal armor covered her in yellow lights, there were four metal wings on it. She raised her face and looked at the dark mage.

"You will pay for what you did to Natsu!" She yelled, her face was so furious but she was still a young girl so Shade didn't give up.

"Cheap trick." He said as an ax launched to Erza from a black circle. A circle of ten swords formed over Erza and one of them parried Shade's ax easily.

"Wha-" Dark mage stepped back. He wasn't expecting that, he gritted his teeth and summoned more weapon and launched them to Erza. Erza began to ran to Shade when her blades were dodging his attacks. When Shade's every attack were blocked he stepped back again and tried to find a escaping way.

"Oi…"

"Okey…"

"Wait…"

"Please…"

Erza didn't care his words and she dashed to him as her swords began to spin and took a propeller shape. Swords slashed themselves to dark wizard and knocked him out. That was the tecnique that Erza was going to give a name: Circle Sword. She sent a last look to the guy who's lying on the ground and let out a breath.

After that she quickly made her way to Natsu, there was no time to waste. She requipped to her usual clothes, they were bloody but she didn't care. Red haired girl took Natsu to her arms, his blood was slowly turning to his body and filling his wounds. She watched them with hope, he wasn't dead right? As she was watching him, a purple box distracted her, it was on the ground. She remembered its color, as far as she saw that was the thing in Natsu's pocket.

'He was trying to give it to me.' She thought and took the box from ground. She lied Natsu to her lap because she couldn't open the box in this posture. She opened the box and looked inside. There was a pair of diamond shaped earrings in the box. She blushed and looked at Natsu's face again, he was breathing, she couldn't help but smiled.

"How can you suprise me when you are half dead?" She asked without expecting an answer. His peaceful face was answering everything, or maybe nothing…

Flasback

"Natsu! I can't find the money box, do you know where it is?" Erza asked when she was seaching around.

"Yeah, here." Natsu grinned as took the money box from where he put before. Erza smiled and open the box, she was going shopping and there wasn't any money in her pocket. She looked inside the box and noticed half of the money is gone.

"It suppose to be more money inside…" She said when a tick mark appeared on her forehead.

"Err… I spent them." Natsu said as he began to stracth his hair in embarrasment. Erza frowned at him with a red aura surrounding her.

"You did WHAT?!" Last thing Natsu remembered was a punch approaching to his face.

End of the Flashback

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Erza wrapped a cloth around her arm and sent a look to Natsu, she hoped that his brain was healing thorougly. Beause it was the first time he had a wound on his head. She shook her head and wished that nothing wrong going to happen. She took Natsu on her back, waiting wasn't going to change anyting. He wasn't waking up so the best thing to do was bringing him to a doctor. She tried to ignore his weight and began to walk.

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He felt a huge headache and tried open his eyes with a grimace. After several attempts he succeed, after ten seconds his blurry vision was gone. Pink haired boy sat back and looked around with a hand stroking his head.

"Where the hell I am?" He asked to himself. His eyes were tired than usual and his body too. There was nothing to see, just darkness. He stood up hardly, his head was about to explode but it couldn't stop him, he was looking for a girl who had red hair. He turned his face and noticed certain requip wizard sitting in edge of a wall, an ordinary wall in darkness?

He approached to the wall and looked at her. She was sitting on her butt and his knees were hiding her face, her arms were wrapped around her legs. He sat and leaned to her level, she looked sad but why?

"Hey?" Natsu placed a hand on her shoulder but the girl didn't make a move. He couldn't understand the situation, why everywhere was dark and why Erza was sitting here in a sad stance. Natsu extended a hand to her hair and caressed the soft silk.

"You okey Erza?" He asked and tried to raise her face. He forced her face a bit and finally her face was looking at him. Suddenly Natsu launched himself back and fell on his butt, Erza's face was rotten and it was really in back shape like it was taken from a grave, there were worm's on it. Natsu's face went white, he was scared maybe first time in his life.

This moment, everything went clear. He was in a hole which contains rotten human skeletons. Poor child looked around with widened and scared eyes, Everywhere was filled with them, his bottom, left or right. He couldn't speak, his voice was gone. This place was awful, awful that it can kill a human mentally just with looking. He turned his face as a sound heard from Erza's body, it was moving. Beside her face, her limbs were rotten too, there was some meat swinging from them.

"G…Get away." Natsu's lips moved, the skeleton was moving direcly to him. Natsu was trembling, the scene in front of him was inexpressible. Even this was enough to drive a human crazy, a pair of red eyes opened behind Erza. They were too big maybe a dragon's, fortunetely Erza's body stopped. Natsu couldn't help but looked up, inside of these eyes, but they are not just eyes their owner was there too. His face was shadowed by darkness but a pair of horns pierced the darkness and appeared.

Natsu was speechless, he couldn't understand anything. He just tried to stop his jaw's trembling. Why this was happening to him?

A steam blow came out from the 'thing' 's face, probably from his nose before he spoke. A sound that too intense and masculine at the same time.

"You said you are caring about this girl huh?" He said. A cold sweat fell from Natsu's forehead to his cheek. He couldn't decide to a answer to give, the 'demon' 's voice was enough to give him a paralysis. The demon took Erza's body like a potato bag and tossed it to Natsu. It landed direcly to Natsu and their faces touched each other's. Natsu's eyes widened as he saw 'her' face inches from his own face. He winched and threw the body aside him immediatly.

He felt a liquid coming from his throat, he turned around and vomited, probably it was his lunch. He noticed the orange soggy liquid on the floor and he spewed again. Her precious red haired girl was in this shape, it was unbearable. An evil smirk placed on demon's face but it faded away quickly, his anger was stronger than his satisfaction.

"Take a look to the girl you're 'caring' about, it's her last shape. It's the last shape of every human!" He said with the same heart-shredding voice. Natsu just looked at the ground, he refused to look at that face again, it was too much for him. Natsu turned around with a slow move and looked at the demon.

"Why a..re you doing this…" He asked hardy. Suddenly intense black flames exploded from demon's body and covered the entire area. Flames were strong… so strong, the stongest flames he ever seen. The monsters called 'flames' wiped the skeletons, Erza's body included, they didn't leave anything even a particule. Suddenly flames died and left Natsu and the demon behind but the demon was still on fire, they were like part of his body. Finally demon's lips moved and broke the freezing silence.

"Stop fooling yourself, you can't care about a human!"

Natsu's face went angry, this topic again.

'I am caring someone. Is it a wrong thing, damn it!'

His trembling was over, he stood up and looked at the demon with his red eyes. Exactly with same eyes with the demon, exactly…

"Because of my heart?" He asked. Demon chuckled a bit and his chuckle turned into a laugher.

"Hahahaha, nonsense. You heard that from the dark mages right? They were foolish enough to make experiments on you. It's not relevant with your heart." He stated. Natsu raised an eyebrow, his recover was very fast, like he was talking with a old friend.

"What do you mean?" He asked. The demon approached his face to Natsu's, strangely his face was still hidden. Horned creature widened his eyes and his vertical shaped pupils faced with Natsu.

"Because. you. was. not. a. human. from. beginning…"

These word's hit Natsu's brain and sent him to another universe.

'Wasn't a human?"

'What the hell is going on?'

'What the hell is that demon trying to say?'

'And why…'

'Why I am not suprised…'

Natsu covered his head with his hands as he tilted downwards and cried out with a headache. "AAAAAAAAAAH!" Demon straightened up and looked at Natsu with his humiliating eyes. His voice was calmer than usual. "Your 'playing around' times are over…" Natsu gritted his teeth and tried to look up but the headache was forcing him to the ground. His lips parted. "W..ho are you?" He managed to ask. Demon smirked as he approached his face to Natsu again, he opened his mouth and let an amount of gray steam out but he didn't speak, he waited like he was trying to suffer Natsu more. Pink haired boy was helpless, he just looked at him with a suffering face and waited for his answer.

"I am…"

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"Natsu!" A sound echoed in his head and forced him to open his eyes suddenly, he looked up to the wooden roof. He was like a statue, he couldn't speak, he couldn't look around, he just stared at the roof. By the way a girl was trying to contact with him but her voice couldn't reach him again.

"Natsu, wake up!" She yelled and really hoped that but Natsu didn't make a move. The girl looked at Natsu's pupils, they were still lifeless and faded, almost brown.

But she didn't give up, she shouted again but this time more louder.

"Natsu!"

Pink haired boy's eyes widened and he blinked several times, he was awake now. He turned his face to certain red haired girl. Erza's shocked look was still on her face but after seconds she let out a breath in relief and smiled. Everything was fine for Natsu, he couldn't remember what happened but the nightmare he had lived was over.

When he was about to smile, Erza's beautiful face replaced with the previous horrible corpse face. Natsu's eyes widened in shock as a chilling sound came from her throat and some disgusting insect sounds from his face. She was shooking her body like crazy.

"Hahaha there is no escape from me!"

It was like a witch sound but stangely it was masculine too. Natsu narrowed his eyes, that demon had exceed the limit. He raised a hand to the cadaver and gripped her neck, actually he wasn't gripping directly, his hand was inches far from her body but his magic was holding her in air. She had no eyes but Natsu could understand she was looking at her.

"Is this all you can, huh?" The same voice again, a voice that stracthing his skull.

"Don't mess with me again!" He glowed with a popped vein on his forehead. He wanted to finish this quickly but he distracted when he heard some footsteps coming from behind. Mirajane and a black haired boy stepped in with a rush. The black haired boy was a wizard canditate like Mira 'Gray Fullbuster'. As they stopped and turned their faces to certain pink haired boy, they froze.

Mirajane's eyes wide opened as she cried with a sound that trembled the building.

"What the hell are you DOING!?"

Gray didn't say anything, he dashed to Natsu with all of his might. He used both of his little hands and froze Natsu's arm completely. As he did this, lifeless weight fell to floor and a Tud! sound came out. Natsu stopped, he didn't move a muscle. Thoughts walked around in his mind, until one of them launched itself to him like a rocket. He was scared. He begged to someone, someone who can hear him.

'Please. Everything but that.'

He lowered his face slowly as he can, he wasn't ready for it. But the outcome was strict, there was a girl lying on the floor and she was not other than certain red haired beauty. Her neck was covered bruises and her face was almost red. Natsu stared at the girl, he got smaller and smaller until he crashed under guilt and horror. The worst thing is, she wasn't moving.

Everything went clear at that moment, he was in infirmary and there were several beds lined up side by side. There was a council flag hung over the door with a blue symbol on it, probably he was in the academy which Erza told about. His whole body was covered with bandages and they were wet from sweating like crazy.

When Natsu was paralyzed a hard fist met with his face and launched him to other beds. Mirajane was the one who punched him, she immediately jumped to the girl who's lying on the floor. She placed her ear on her chest and listened for heartbeats. Yes, her heart was beating. She moved her head and search for some hot air coming out from her mouth but there wasn't any. She raised Erza's body and turned it around.

She was aware of what to do, she began to slap her back with hard hits. By the way, Natsu straigthened his body from rumble and watched the white haired mage with same frightened eyes. This was his next nighmare, he wished that this wasn't happening and all he must do was open his eyes and see his scarlet haired friend next to him.

Not gonna happen.

Gray was next to Mira, he was worried about his new friend and waiting for a occurable job to help Mira. Mirajane kept slapping her until a suffering cough escaped from Erza's lips. She coughed several times and began to take deep breaths. She was still unconciousness.

A tiny old man entered to the room with a rumble and noticed what was happening. After a while, his gaze directed to Natsu who was trying to save himself from overwhelming emotions but failing. He was a wise man, he noticed his looks and understood the situation.

'What have you done…' He thought and walked towards Mira who's placing Erza's body to a bed with Gray. He frowned and turned his face to Mira.

"How is she?" He asked and wished that Natsu is close enough to hear. Mirajane sighed and wiped the sweat on her forehead.

"She is alive but the wound around her neck looks bad, we better call the nurse." She stated and frowned at Natsu. A vein popped on her forehead and she began to walk to him, until she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and noticed Fairy Tail's guild master sending a serious look to her.

"Gramps?" She wondered. Master shook his face in a negative meaning. But the certain black haired boy wasn't in a mood to listen to him.

"Why the hell did you do that?" He roared as he placed his fist to his other palm.

"She was watching you for three days and is this your way to say thank you!?" He yelled more loudly, he was waiting a move from Natsu to attack him. Natsu didn't replied, his eyes was shadowed by his hair. Mirajane turned around and began to watch him, she was going to listen her elder's words.

Natsu stood up and began to walk slowly. Gray was ready to attack him but he couldn't sense any harm in his actions. Natsu walked and walked, he was next to Mirajane now. Silver haired girl kept watching him when her face began to turn into a shocked one.

'He is… trembling.' She thought and loosened the fist she was tightening. Natsu passed her slowly and made his way to exit door, his guilty emotions were on his shoulders and forcing him to the floor. When he was about to step out from the room, a weak voice heard from behind.

"That wasn't…"

"…your fault."

Fortunetely it was Erza's voice. Her eyes were open and looking at Natsu directly. Everyone in the room exept Natsu turned around and looked at her.

Natsu stopped. His blood froze with Erza's words, on the one hand he was happy because she was sound.

On the other hand, the words she just said. Were they true?

How could she say that, how could she be that strong. Wasn't this Natsu's fault, how?

It was.

Natsu tried to move his face and wanted to look at her. He wished that her face returned normal again. He turned his face and looked over his shoulder, met with Erza's eyes. She was normal exept the wounds on her neck.

Something unexpected happened, Erza gasped silently. Everyone turned their faces to Natsu and wondered what made Erza be suprised. All they saw was a boy who is walking away when ripping the bandages what's protecting his body. Mira shook her head and approached to Erza.

"Erza are you okey?" She asked with a worried face but couldn't recieve an answer in that second. Erza wasn't caring about the injury she was dealing with, there was something else in her mind and it was important than anything now. A thing that she hasn't seen until today on Natsu's face. She couldn't help but whispered her thoughts out when trying to breath properly.

"He was crying…"

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Yup, that's it. I was crying like Natsu when I was writing this... Whatever I need some OCs for Academy's Clubs so If you have some concepts please PM me. By the way, is there any Beta Readers here... :(