The Heart of an Artist Chapter 6, a fairy tail fanfic

Hi again everyone, I figured I go ahead and make another chapter like this, cause why the heck not?

Enjoy, or not, I don't care you all have your opinions.

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Chapter Six: I will rule the universe, You're going down, and Stay

"Guys, please calm down." Lucy asked the now arguing Erza and Gajeel, as everyone else could only look on with sweat drops as the red head and black haired male were fighting with one another.

"As I stated before, you don't use that kind of language when children are around!" Erza exclaimed at the Iron Dragon Slayer in an annoyed tone, as she was referring to Wendy, Romeo, and Asuka when she spoke her words.

"The Salamader was just using that kind of words in his songs! But I don't see you criticizing that!" Gajeel shouted back at the S-Class of Fairy Tail.

"Don't pull that on me!" Erza shouted at him again, getting more frustrated as she went on, "I can't get on him about that when he's not even here! I would look like an idiot if I spoke against already recorded music!"

"You're looking like an idiot with what you're doing right now!" Gajeel told her, as he too was getting more bothered and annoyed by the red head.

Calling Erza an idiot though ended up being a mistake as the Iron Dragon Slayer now found himself being thrown into a wall. There was now a Gajeel shape hole in the wall as the Dragon Slayer could be heard groaning from the pain of being toss into a wall of concrete and wood. Everyone else could only stare at the sight with deadpanned stares.

Erza merely glared at the now groaning Gajeel in anger before she huffed in annoyance as she turned around, away from the Iron Dragon Slayer as he slowly slid off the wall. Wanting to calm herself, she marched over to where the bag of music disks was and went to grab a CD for them to listen too in order to ease herself.

Everyone was wise enough to not interfere as she did this, not waning to get on her bad side like Gajeel did.

With one of Natsu's music disks in hand, the red haired woman stomped her way over to where the radio was located. She went on to put in the music disk and hit the play button of the device.

Music was heard instantly, as they all heard rock being played, but it wasn't too much of it as it seemed to slow down. But then Natsu's voice from the radio was heard as he sang.

I will rule the universe

"Huh?" Everyone spoke in confusion, except for Gajeel as he was holding onto his sore face from being thrown into a wall. Before they could question further, the music picked up as it went on. The lyrics were then heard once more.

1804 as emperor sworn
Soldier at heart a child of war
Napoleon Bonaparte
A master of the game and equal to God
Invading the lands of greed and fraud
Turned warfare to an art

He was known as the chosen one
Born 1769 in Corsica
His family's joy and pride
It is just like a fairy tale
This boy was not for sale
And he never lied, but how he cried:

I will rule the universe
I'm the glory, I'm the brave
Going down in history forever
I will rule the universe
I shall crush their sorrows veil
And soon I will be marching into heaven
I'm greater than God

Everyone was flat out confused. What was Natsu singing about? They didn't recognize anything what the pink haired Fire Dragon Slayer was talking about. Levy however, couldn't help but feel like what the pink haired male was making music to familiar for some reason.

She couldn't dwell on these thoughts too much longer as the lyrics were heard once again.

Who could believe this boy would achieve
All of his dreams and what he believed
It went down in history
But luck has an end you know it too well
Heaven is bound to turn into Hell
His time was running out

At the battle of Waterloo
No chance; the enemy was far to strong
And here's another song
It was the end of the fairy tale
Everyone is bound to fail
It must be right; but damn he tried

There are many types of heroes
And this is one of a kind
In these days so full of zeros
I keep gazing at the sky

No one understood what the message or what the point of this song was. None of them could think what any of what Natsu was singing about was. It was clearly about a person who had some serious arrogance, but whom? And what was this battle the pink haired Mage mentioned?

He was known as the chosen one
Born 1769 in Corsica
His family's joy and pride
It is just like a fairy tale
This boy was not for sale
And he never lied, but how he cried:

I will rule the universe
I'm the glory, I'm the brave
Going down in history forever
I will rule the universe
I shall crush their sorrows veil
And soon I will be marching into heaven

The song ended immediately after that, leaving everyone in silent once again, as well as confused.

"Okay," Cana spoke up, getting everyone to look at the alcoholic woman, "I know I'm not the only one who has no idea what the heck Natsu was going on about. But does anyone have any idea what it might be?" She asked them.

"Sorry, we're just as confused as you are." Mira informed the Card Mage, getting her to be disappointed.

"Hmm…," Levy pondered for a moment, wondering why the person mentioned and sang about seemed familiar to her. But then, after a moment of thinking, her eyes widened as she realized why it was familiar, "Wait! I think I know now!"

The blue haired female's sudden exclamation got everyone to turn their heads to the Solid-Script Mage in confusion.

"You got what now?" Laxus asked her, wanting to know what Levy was talking about.

"The guy mentioned and talked about in the song! It's about a character in this book that I read not that long ago!" Levy turned her attention to Lucy, who was just as confused as everyone else was, "Lucy, do you remember that book I lend you? The one about that guy who rose to power and attempted to conquer the entire continent?"

Lucy remained puzzled for an extra minute, before her eyes widen as the memory returned to her.

"Yeah! I know what you're talking about now!" The blonde replied back to her best friend, who was grinning happily.

"We don't, so can you two explain what you two are going on about?" Bisca questioned the two, getting them to look at everyone else.

"We're talking about a book that we both read not too long ago. It takes place in a world where there's no magic, and it focuses on this guy who rose to power and attempted to rule over the entire continent. While he did fail in the end, the way the descriptions the author wrote were so amazingly done, I couldn't help but imagine like I was there in the book!" Levy informed them all with stars in her eyes. When it came to books, she was willing to go on and on about them.

"Wait, hang on a minute!" Gray exclaimed, getting everyone to look at the Ice Maker mage, "But if this guy from that book is what Flamebrain was singing about, wouldn't that mean he would have to have… read the book?"

When he suggested that, nearly everyone eyes widened in a comically fashion. The idea of Natsu reading a book and making a song off of it… for some reason Natsu reading and enjoying a book seemed so wrong in their eyes.

"…Great, now I have that image stuck in my head." Macao stated.

"What's wrong with Natsu reading books?" Erza questioned the others. The red head didn't see anything wrong with that. If anything, she couldn't help but feel proud that Natsu was reading.

As they all were continuing that discussion, Asuka, getting bored and wanting to hear another song, got off her chair and went over to the bag of music once again. She didn't have the patience to look around for one, so she just grabbed on, went over to a chair and got on it to reach the radio, and proceeded to put the disk in and play it.

Without warning, a guitar was throughout the guild hall, getting over to look at the radio to see Asuka simply sitting next to the radio, waiting for Natsu's voice to be heard.

"Asuka, when did you-?" Alzack was about to question her daughter, but then the lyrics were heard.

Define your meaning of war
To me it's what we do when we're bored
I feel the heat comin off of the blacktop
And it makes me want it more
Because I'm hyped up, outta control
If it's a fight I'm ready to go
I wouldn't put my money on the other guy
If you know what I already know

It's been a long time coming
And the tables' turned around
Cause one of us is goin'
One of us is goin' down
I'm not runnin', it's a little different now
Cause one of us is goin'
One of us is goin' down!

Everyone eyes widened as they listened to the lyrics. This already seems somewhat in a similar style as the "Burn" song they listened too. Was this directly aimed for a specific someone? They didn't know why Natsu made so many songs with this kind of mindset.

Define your meaning of fun
To me it's when we're gettin' it done
I feel the heat comin' off of the blacktop
So get ready for another one
Let's take a trip down memory lane
The words circulate in my brain
You can treat this like another all I'm saying
But don't cry like a b*tch when you feel the pain

This is hardly worth fighting for
But it's the little petty shit that I can't ignore
With my fist in your face and your face on the floor
It'll be a long time comin'
But you got the message now
Cause I was never goin'
Yeah, you're the one that's going down!

One of us is going down!
I'm not runnin', it's a little different now
Cause one of us is goin'
One of us is goin' down!

One of us is going down!

After that, the rock went on a bit longer. But eventually, it ended thus leaving the guild hall with no music once again.

"…I mean… it sounded cool." Gray spoke up, breaking the silence everyone had. Before anyone could start questioning what the song meant…

"Okay, I think that we listened enough of Natsu's song for now." Makarov told everyone, getting them all to look at the small old man.

"But master, can we listen to one more at least?" Mira asked him, as the white haired woman wanted to listen to more of Natsu's song.

"I agree with Mira, we should be able to at least one more." Erza told the Guild Master, though everyone knows she just wanted to hear Natsu's singing voice.

Eventually, many of the others also put in their thoughts, wanting to at least one more song before Mira put them back. Makarov merely sweat drop at this, remembering how they all were against this idea of Mira's when she first brought Natsu's music disks here, but in the end he simply sighed.

"Alright fine, we can listen to one more," Makarov told them, getting them all about to cheer, "But, I get to pick the CD." He told them.

No one was against this idea, since it meant they were able to listen to one more of Natsu's songs. While a few of then, like Lucy and Gray think they should just end it now, everyone else outnumbered them.

With that settled, the small old Guild Master of Fairy Tail made his way to the bag of music CD's before quickly found one that caught his eye. Picking it up, the disk was labeled, "Stay". A bit interested by this, Makarov made his way to the radio, jumped on the seat near it, the one that Asuka wasn't on, and put the disk into the device and activated it.

Stay,

Stay

Everyone was caught off guard as the lyrics were heard immediately, as well as the soft tone of the music.

I thought you would be around forever

No matter where I would go

So I started taking you for granted

Forgot what I used to know

Guess I sold my soul, just to have some fun

Think I lost myself trying to be someone

I gave you the blame, looked the other way

Never thought it would drive you away

If I could turn back time and change my life

Get another chance to make things right

If I had one more word to say to you

I let you know, I want you to

Stay,

Stay

"He… he sounds so sad…" Mira couldn't help but noticed with a worried tone. Everyone merely looked both confused and worried. What was this song about that made Natsu sound so sad? They could feel every emotion he put into his singing.

I have learned a lesson of a lifetime

Won't be myself again

I forgot the things that really mattered

And lost it all in the end

Never told the truth, kept it all inside

Got you thinking there's something I'm trying to hide

Knew I needed change, but I stayed the same

Never thought it would drive you away

If I could turn back time and change my life

Get another chance to make things right

If I had one more word to say to you

I let you know, I want you to

Stay,

Stay

Was… was this song about Igneel? Everyone knew how Natsu felt about his dragon, was this was the song about? If it was, why did Natsu seem like it was because of him that Igneel left? This got some of the girls to feel a bit heartbroken by the idea that Natsu thought that he was the sole reason that his dragon parent left, as if Natsu thought he became too much of a problem for Igneel to handle.

In my dreams we are still together

Everything is like one big, happy ending

I'm right there, I found my way home now

It's too good to be true, and then I wake up

Like a ghost

I thought you would be around forever

No matter where I would go

If I could turn back time and change my life

Get another chance to make things right

If I had one more word to say to you

I let you know, I want you to

Stay,

Stay

I want you to Stay,

Stay,

Stay

And with that, the song ended.

No one said anything, as they all merely looked at one another with either confusion or worry. Though, to some of them, both were present on their faces.

"…I'll… I'll go put them back now." Mira informed them, not wanting to deal with that they just listened too.

Everyone only nodded as Mira went to do just that.

See you all next time, whenever that will be.

Songs that have been used so far:

Skillet: Fire and Fury

Beast in Black: The Fifth Angel

The Script: Hall of Fame

Def Leppard: Pour some sugar on me

Smash into Pieces: Burn, Color of your eyes, Stay

Disturbed: My child

Byron Mr. Talkbox Chambers: Ground Zero

Coldplay: Viva la Vida

Hollywood Undead: Whatever it takes

Sick Puppies: You're going down

Civil War: I will rule the universe