Title: Blazing Souls

Author: CreateElements

Rating: T-rated for language, death and suggestive themes.

Summary: It's hard to let go of the people we love the most.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail; if I did a lot of it would be different!

Tears

"Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart." ―José N. Harris, MI VIDA

The dark clouds overhead, so thick that no light shone through. Cold, heavy raindrops pitter-pattered on the cobblestone. Thunder crackled; while lightning light up the afternoon sky. The wind wailed as if crying for the souls of the lost.

The pouring rain and low rumbling was not enough to quiet the town of Magnolia. Ever since the town's people found out, they had been abuzz.

"Did you hear the news?"

"Poor, Fairy Tail."

"What will they do now?"

"It's Lisanna."

The take-over mage ignored the whispers around her. Lisanna Strauss walked through the streets of Magnolia; with her head hung low. Her hair dripping wet, sticking to her face. However, the take-over mage didn't care. Her tears mixed in with the rain as she approached the guild.

As the take-over mage reached the guild everyone in sight looked defeated. They all shared one thing in common: black clothing.

A Fairy Tail mage had fallen.

Rain continued to pour from the heavens, drenching the earth below. Despite the weather there were many people here to honor their fallen member.

Everyone from Fairy Tail was present. A few mages from Lamia Scale, Blue Pegasus and Sabertooth had made an appearance as well. Many towns' people had come to pay their respects. Some members of the Magic Council were also present.

Everyone was standing, most of them sobbing. Others were trying their damndest not to shed a tear.

This must have been one of the hardest losses ever in Fairy Tail history. They hadn't had a ceremony like this since Lisanna's supposed death.

Lisanna spotted Mirajane crying her heart out. Beside her was Elfman comforting his sister tears streaming down his face.

Beside Elfman stood the Raijinshū team, who remained composed, but you could still see the mourning in their eyes. Evergreen had a single tear roll down the side of her face.

On the other side of the Raijinshū, stood Cana who was over twenty-four hours sober. Beside her was Gray, who wore a black tux for the event. He showed no signs of stripping and held a straight face. The ice mage tenderly squeezed the hand of the person standing beside him. Lucy Heartfilia looked terrible. Her eyes were puffy and red from all the crying. On the other side of her, stood Natsu. He, much like Gray, kept a straight face. Lisanna knew he was having a hard time believing the news; that's just how the Dragon Slayer was. On Natsu's shoulder sat Happy. The blue exceed was trying his best not to cry but caved in. Next to Natsu, the Sky Dragon Slayer and Carla stood comforting one another.

A young woman stood in front of all the others, near the monument. Her long blonde hair flowed behind her as she looked down to the grave with sad eyes. Her normal bright green eyes were dull.

Over the years, Mavis never seemed to want to leave. No one minded. Her presence was always welcomed in the guild. It was always a pleasure having the first around.

Lisanna still remembered when Mavis fought side by side with Fairy Tail to save the world from Zeref.

Mavis looked over her shoulder to all of the people in mourning, a single tear slid down her cheek as she faded away.

Lisanna had no doubt in her mind Mavis would be back later in a few days; the first just wanted some time to mourn. They all would need some time to mourn.

A man Lisanna knew as Yajima was the first to walk up to the grave. Lisanna noticed the glint in his eyes as he whispered about fond memories and adventures. He was the one who knew their fallen member more than most. Laxus had personally asked him to come. The once Fairy Tail mage looked over at the grave he gently placed his hand onto it, "You will be missed." The old mage then stepped off to the side, letting the rest of Fairy Tail mourn.

Others soon started walking up to the grave, just the same as Yajima had. Some briefly touched the grave while others stood in front of it for a little bit. A few people like Wendy, placed flowers or small trinkets down at the base of the grave.

In front of her, Lisanna watched as Natsu just looked down on the grave. The Dragon Slayer clenched and unclenched his hands several times. He took a deep breath as he looked up to the sky, "How could you?! Dammit! It's not fair! You can't be dead!"

"Natsu, stop."

"Damnit Natsu!"

Gray and Elfman ran forward to stop Natsu from destroying the monument. Lisanna had to look away as a few tears fell from her eyes. Happy gently jumped onto the shoulder of his partner.

It took several minutes before Natsu was calmed down. He looked at all of the others and shook his head, "I can't do this." The Dragon Slayer took off in the direction of his home.

Lisanna looked after him as Erza walked up beside her. The scarlet haired mage look over at Lisanna with a sad smile, "He'll be ok."

Lisanna nodded, "I know."

All around them the mourners decided to leave. Only a few stayed behind. Lisanna glanced over in the direction of the celestial and ice mage as they decided to make their departure.

Without another word to the scarlet haired mage, Lisanna walked over to the tombstone. Stopped in front of it, she ran her hands over the cold, hard material. It was made from the finest stone Fiore had. The white haired mage traced the Fairy Tail guild symbol. Her body shook as she cried her heart out, "G-Goodbye… M-Master!"

Lisanna made her way up to the front door of Natsu's home. His house had grown in size over the last few years. Every now and then Natsu liked to add onto the house. He had even added on a kitchen, allowing Lisanna to cook for him whenever she wished. The take-over mage went to knock on the door, but noticed someone had left the door ajar. Worried for the Dragon Slayer she pushed the door open and walked inside, "Natsu?"

A frown appeared when she received no answer. The white haired mage walked further into his house going straight for the Dragon Slayers room.

There she found the Dragon Slayer just sitting on his bed. Lisanna walked into his room, kneeling down in front of him, "Natsu?"

He looked up at her with tears in his eyes, "Lisanna."

Silently, the take-over mage wrapped her arms around the Dragon Slayer. He cried as he clung to her as if his life depended on her. The take-over mage ran her hands through his hair trying to soothe him. A blush crept onto her face as she noted how soft it was. The Dragon Slayer closed his eyes sighing contently.

Natsu kissed her neck, "Promise me. Promise that you will always be there for me. Promise that you'll never leave."

Tears came to her eyes as she held onto him tightly, "I promise Natsu."

A/N: Ahh! I love this chapter! It made me cry but gahh it had to be written. I think this is the first fanfic I have ever seen someone write Makarov's death?

TheyStillSayI'maDreamer – Thank you for the review! Can't express how much I love Natsu and Lisanna. They are one of my many OTP's for Fairy Tail haha. I am not much of a Natsu x Lucy person. I tend to end up liking the least likely parings to happen in mangas/animes/cartoons/etc.

casey10rok – Thank you for once again a lovely review! I like hearing from you! I can't wait to see your next chapter!

Next up: Marriage!

Until next time!

- CE