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"You have very pink hair. Is it dyed? Looks like it." The blond girl said and only paused for a millisecond to look closer at Natsu's hair. She scratched her head and smiled.
"You don't speak much, do ya? Mind you, I haven't let ya speak yet."
Nastu lay listening to her, amazed someone could talk that fast. She leaned closer to him, her ponytail swinging slightly.
"So, what's ya name…where are ya from?" The girl was now grinning and her eyes were sparkling. Natsu was silent for a few seconds.
"Natsu...my name's Natsu…" He said, surprised at the sound of his voice. He couldn't remember were he was from, so he didn't answer the second question. The girl didn't seem to mind.
"Natsu…I like it!" She cried and chewed her gum harder. "My name is Mika, but everybody calls me Blue Jay."
Nastu looked at her, confused. Blue Jay? Mika saw his face and burst out laughing; it was a strong, happy sound and it made Natsu smile.
"I like blue jays," she explained, "an' Joker- Myron is his real name- found out this, an' he's called me tha' ever since." Mika laughed at the memory. She then studied him carefully.
"I wonder…" she said then shook her head a little, "never mind."
Natsu sat up slowly, wincing slightly in pain. Mika gasped suddenly and slapped her palm on her forehead.
"I forgot to say!" She said quickly, "We had to scrap ya old clothes- they were drenched an' ripped- so we had to put ya in some of Reaper's clothes, cause you two are roughly the same size. Sorry if they are too goth lookin' for ya, but Reaper always wears mostly black…"
Natsu looked down at his clothes and found that he was wearing black jeans and a white top which was ripped slightly. On top of that he was wearing a black jacket which was a little worn but otherwise new looking.
"Reaper?" Natsu said questionably. Mika smiled sheepishly.
"Reaper's actual name is Rinn." She said, answering Natsu's question. "Another nickname…"
The dragon slayer smiled back and tried to get up some more, but he was pushed back by Mika.
"Ya will need more rest…I think, anyway…hey!" Natsu jumped at the sudden cry of 'hey!'. "Why don't ya, once your ready, meet my friends! I think they will like to meet ya…" Mika spat out her gum on a nearby rock.
"Yeah…sounds good." Natsu replied; the girl jumped up and was beaming.
"Great!" She cried out, "are ya okay to go now? I know I said that ya should rest more, but I'm no doctor…"
Natsu smiled and nodded, then slowly stood up. Everything still seemed to be working.
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As Natsu and Mika made their way further out the cave they were in, the dragon slayer grew more aware of the voices coming from outside.
"Ooh…I can hear wedding bells…"
Then a shout.
"Shut up, Myron! I'm warning you!"
Loud laughter.
"Ahh…couples always deny love…"
"No, they don't."
"Well, these two do…"
Natsu came out of the cave behind Mika, and saw that a red headed girl was pink in the face. A boy with green hair was next to her, grinning and scratching a black dog behind it's ears.
Next to him was a boy with brown hair and glasses. A few metres away from him, sitting on a log, was a teen with black hair and black clothing. He was looking away in embarrassment.
"Can I pick out your wedding dress, Carrot top?" The green haired man asked with a wide smile on his face. The brunette teen snorted.
"OI GUYS!" Mika yelled and the group turned to look at her. She then turned back to Natsu and smiled.
"That's," She said pointing to the red head, "is Yuki, otherwise known as Carrot top," Yuki folded her arms.
"I didn't choose the nick name…" she muttered.
"This," Mika pointed to the brunette boy, "is Haru, or Zap,"
Haru gave a little wave. Mika carried on, pointing to the green haired teen.
"That's Myron, or Joker, and that's Rinn, otherwise known as Reaper!" She finished, lastly pointing to the black haired teen.
"Yo." Myron said, grinning. "You sure you're not a ghost?"
Rinn stood up and walked up to him, until his eyes were level with his. Then, slowly, he poked the dragon slayer in the chest. Natsu looked at him, confused.
"Seems pretty solid to me…" Rinn said and a small smile twitched on his face. A friendly smile.
"Oh, yeah- great way to introduce yourself," The brunette, Haru, said sarcastically, "poke the guy in the chest."
Natsu laughed.
"It's okay…at least I know I'm not dead- or a ghost anyway. I might be a zombie."
The group laughed and Myron, the green haired, beckoned him to sit next to him, by the fire which was burning in the centre.
"I like this dude!" He exclaimed happily. Yuki, or 'Carrot top', brushed some of her hair out her face.
"One important question." Yuki said, and Mika stopped talking to Rinn. "What is your opinion on food?"
"What- in general?" Nastu asked and Yuki nodded. A smile formed on the dragon slayers lips and he closed his eyes.
"Food…is the only point in living…you know how people say that God is found in nature- I think he is found in food." Natsu said, and everybody laughed around him; however, no one was as loud as Mika- she laughed so hard that a bit of snot came out her nose- this made everybody laugh harder.
"Aw man…" Mika said, wiping the snot off her face with her hand, "I think this guy should join us."
Natsu looked around curiously at everyone's faces. They were all nodding at each other.
"Defiantly." Myron said.
"Anyone who has an opinion like that for food is good enough for me." Yuki added on. Haru then sat up properly from his slouch and pushed up jus glasses a little.
"You wanna join us?" He asked Natsu and Rinn rolled his eyes.
"Jeez…anyone would think you were about to asked him whether he wanted to join the Mafia or something, with a manner like that…"
However, all eyes looked at him seriously- this wasn't a joke. Natsu hesitated, then smiled.
"Heck yeah- as long as the food's nice." He added on jokingly at the end.
"Welcome to the group, Creeper." Myron said, holding out his hand. Everybody else clapped. Natsu shook his hand happily, knowing he made the right decision.
"Creeper?" Natsu questioned and Haru moved back into his slouch position.
Rinn picked up a stick and threw it into the fire.
"Looks like Joker's gave you a nick name." He said lazily and lay down.
"Why Creeper?" The dragon slayer asked.
"Cause your sittin' by a creeper plant." Myron replied. Natsu looked to his left and found that indeed he was.
"Wow. New record. How long was that- thirty seconds?" Rinn said and, with no more sticks to throw in the fire, was picking his nails.
"Yep!" Myron said happily and was about to say something else when Mika interrupted. She spoke to Natsu.
"Now that ya in the group, I- or we- need to ask some things."
"Go for it." Natsu replied.
"Well," She said, "do ya approve with stealin'?"
"I don't mind it."
"Do ya mind not stayin' somewhere for a long time?"
"No."
"An'…can ya run fast?"
Myron let out a snigger at the last question.
"Wha?" Mika asked then muttered, "he's gonna be runnin' a lot, so it would help if he were fast."
"She's got a point." Haru said.
"Err…yeah- I think so. Why are you asking me these questions?" Natsu asked, interrupting.
Yuki crosses her legs.
"Well-" she sighed. "We don't have any kind of money, so we steal food, we sort of move from place to place- we don't stay there long- and usually we have to run from angry bastards wanting their food back."
Whilst Yuki explained, she didn't pause at all, and Natsu wondered if she still had any breath left. After briefly wondering this, he paid more attention to everyone around him; they were all looking at him, waiting for an answer.
Do I mind?, Natsu thought, then, coming to an decision, answered.
"Well. As long as we steal nice food, I don't mind."
"This is why I like this guy." Myron said, ruffling the dragon slayer's hair. Natsu batted his hand off jokingly and pulled out the creeper beside him, then threw it into the fire.
"That's plant cruelty." Mika said matter-of-factly. Haru snorted.
"Your face is plant cruelty." He said and everybody yelled things like 'burn' and 'snaaaap'."
"Oh Zap! You're almost as good as me." Myron said, pretending to tear up. Mika giggled.
"One question." Natsu said, gaining everybody's attention. "What's the point in using nick names?"
"Well, my friend…" Myron said and pulled the dog onto his lap more. It licked his face, and Myron had to go 'down, Villain!' before carrying on.
"We have nicknames cause when done bastards are chasing you, you can't exactly call out to someone using their real name. Cause then, they know who you are. But if you use code names, the bastards can't get you."
Natsu smiled and nodded.
"Makes sense." He said calmly. Suddenly, Mika jumped up, as if someone had stuck a pin in her.
"Food time!" She said and ran to a bag that was cast aside. She opened it and pulled out some pancakes and some jam.
"Went to hell gettin' these, so they better be nice!" She said, ripping open the packet and proceeding to toss them at her friends.
"Fast food." Myron said; Mika smiled and threw them faster. Natsu caught his, and looked down at it.
"Could I have some jam?" He asked jokingly. Everybody laughed, waiting for what Mika would do. 'Blue Jay' picked up the jam slowly and twisted it in her hand.
"Ooooh" Yuki said into the silence.
Everybody watched her.
"JAM!" Mika suddenly screamed and threw it hard in Natsu's direction. The dragon slayer yelled, and ducked. The jar hit a tree, and shattered- jam exploded everywhere.
"Great going…" Rinn said, rolling his eyes. Haru has jumped up when the jar hit the tree, and now had his hand on his heart.
"I swear I heard that whistle as it went through the air." He said, sitting down again.
"Who wants to suck it off the floor!" Myron cried and everybody laughed.
And at that moment, as he was laughing, Natsu felt like he had known Mika, Yuki, Myron, Rinn and Haru all his life, and no longer cared what he could and couldn't remember.
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