Hello everyone, I have return with another chapter for you all to either enjoy or despise with all of your hatred. Yes I know it's been over a month since I updated this story, I will admit it was due to both trying to figure out a way to continue the story as well as laziness, but hopefully this chapter will ease your anger.
Or not.
It's up to you really.
Anyway, enjoy, or not, I don't care you all have your opinions.
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Chapter Eight: Gotta be somebody
"I can't believe this!" Natsu grumbled as he made his way through the town he recently arrived in, with the pink haired male being utterly annoyed.
What happened was that after the Fire Dragon Slayer departed the town he did the job and helped out with the orphanage there, he got on the train, much to his own disgust, and went on to head back to Magnolia. But, during the trip the train had a mechanical problem popped up, and to avoid something catastrophic happening, the transportation stopped at another town. And from how he heard it thanks to his enhance hearing, it looks like the train won't be ready until another day.
So it was understandable that the Dragon Slayer from Fairy Tail wasn't in the happiest mood at the moment.
"This is just great," Natsu spoke to himself in a completely noticeable sarcastic tone, "Mira's going to kill me when I get back." He finished with a sigh. The pink haired male told the white haired woman that he would be back the day after his job, but now thanks to technical problems with the train or whatever, it won't be for another whole day before he can go back to the guild.
There was no doubt in his mind that Mira, and most likely Erza as well, will get on him when he finally gets back to the guild. Maybe Lucy too, in case she ends up needing to go on a job and needs his help or something.
"Hopefully they won't get too hard on me when I get back." Natsu hoped as he arrived in the small park of the town.
Seeing the small opened area in the town, the pink haired male couldn't stop but smile as he saw a few children playing happily with one another as their parents chatted with one another on a bench not far from them. These kinds of sites never failed to lift the Dragon Slayer's mood.
"I can't do it." A voice was heard by the Fire Dragon Slayer, as he turned to see a brown haired guy who looks to be around sixteen years of age sitting on a bench, who seemed to be having some sort of internal crisis going on with him.
Natsu, being the kind of guy who likes to help people, quickly make his way over to the other teen to see what the problem with him was.
"Uh… excuse me," Natsu spoke up as he arrived at the bench where the younger male by a few years was at, getting the other guy to notice his presence as he looked back up to see the pink haired Mage, "Are you okay? I couldn't help but hear you from where I was at."
The younger teen, who didn't seem to mind Natsu's presence, simply sighed as he looked back down.
"Yeah… I'm fine." The guy told the Fairy Tail Mage, who didn't seem convinced. Like at all.
"You don't sound fine," Natsu told him as he sat right next to the younger male on the bench, "Come on, and open up. What's up?" He once againe asked the teen.
The other male, seeing how the pink haired Mage wasn't going anywhere or let him drop it, simply sighed once more as he spoke up.
"Well…," He started to say, getting the Fire Dragon Slayer's full attention and interest, "There's this girl that I really like, and I want to tell her about my feelings, but I'm scared of what her reaction would be. What if she doesn't feel the same way? What is she laughs at my face? What if-?"
"Okay calm down dude!" Natsu told him, seeing how the younger teen was about to enter an anxiety attack. Thankfully the other male did calm down, which allowed the pink haired Fairy Tail Wizard to speak up once more, "Listen, getting freaked out over what if scenarios aren't going to help you."
"*Sigh* I know, but I can't help it. I really like her since we were kids, but I'm scared. I don't want to ruin anything between us if I tell her." The sixteen year old informed the pink haired Dragon Slayer.
Natsu couldn't help but sympathize with the guy. While at the same time the Fairy Tail Wizards feels like this kind of thing was too much for a sixteen year old to worry about right now. But hey, who is he to control what people worry over, much to his own disappointment.
"Look, I can get why you wouldn't want to tell her," Natsu started to say once more, getting the other male to look back at the pink haired young man, "I mean, it's understandable that you want to not ruin what friendship you have with her. But think about it in another way. What would be worse, telling her and there's a chance that she might not feel the same way? Or never telling her and eventually see her end up with someone else, while you wished that you told her how you felt?" He asked the other teen.
Hearing Natsu say this got the sixteen year old to widen his eyes, before he thought about it for a moment. The idea of seeing the girl he liked with another guy… that was something he never wants to see!
"Go for it," Natsu spoke up once more, getting him to look at the pink haired male once again, "I bet you she will feel the same way."
"You… you really think so?" The teen asked Natsu.
Natsu merely answered with a thumbs up and a large smile at the younger male. This got the guy to stand up, feeling a bit more confident. While not too much, since it's never that easy to confess one's feelings to someone, it was enough for him to go for it!
"Alright! I will go tell her right now!" The younger teen exclaimed. He then looked back at the pink haired male, who was still sitting on the bench with a smile, "Thank you man! I'll be sure to remember this!"
Before Natsu could say anything back to the other male, the guy then took off with great speed; one would think that the teen had some kind of Speed Magic at his disposal.
The Fairy Tail Wizard merely waved at the retreating figure until he was out of his site. Natsu then sighed as he looked down at the ground.
"Why can't you follow your own advice Natsu?" He asked himself, as he too was in a similar predicament.
Looking back up, he couldn't help but spot different kinds of couples all around the park or passing by through the streets close to the opened up section of the town. Couples of all ages, from old to young, were visible from the pink haired male's point of view.
Natsu merely sighed once more before he went back to his thoughts. Granted the situation with him was different compared to everyone else. Everyone else loved each other, with everyone being that of one man and one woman.
He, on the other hand, and much to his own embarrassment to admit, was in love with multiple women. From the first time he saw them, he always felt like multiple arrows of love have struck his own heart. No matter how much he acted dense about the subject, he loved them with all his heart. There was never a second when a single one of the girls he loved weren't on his mind. There was never a second where he didn't wonder if they were doing well, or if they were safe.
It wasn't normal, he knows that, but since when has anything in his life been normal?
Looking back around, seeing all of these couples, he couldn't help feel a bit lonely all of a sudden. As much as he would like to tell the women he loves his feelings, he fully believed that they wouldn't feel the same way. If anything, they would feel disgusted with him, especially since he loved more than one girl.
"No Natsu,' He thought to himself, trying to shake the rather negative thoughts out of his head, 'Don't think about that now, not while out here in the open.'
He remained quiet for a moment, seeing other people and couples going by him or doing their own thing in the park, before he started to hum to himself.
This went on for a few seconds before he then opened his mouth once more.
This time I wonder what it feels like
To find the one in this life
The one we all dream of
But dreams just aren't enough
So I'll be waiting for the real thing
I'll know it by the feeling
The moment when we're meeting
Will play out like a scene straight off the silver screen
So I'll be holdin' my breath
Right up to the end
Until that moment when
I find the one that I'll spend forever with
He couldn't stop a smile from appearing on his face, as memories of the women he loves filled his mind as he went on.
'Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There's gotta be somebody for me like that.
'Cause nobody wants to go it on their own
And everyone wants to know they're not alone.
Somebody else that feels the same somewhere.
There's gotta be somebody for me out there.
Thankfully for him, no one around him seemed to be paying attention or noticed his singing, which was good for him. He couldn't handle it if people suddenly started to listen to him; it was a bit embarrassing to go through that.
Tonight, out on the street out in the moonlight
And darn it this feels too right
It's just like deja vu
Me standin' here with you
So I'll be holdin' my breath
Could this be the end?
Is it that moment when
I find the one that I'll spend forever with?
'Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There's gotta be somebody for me like that.
'Cause nobody wants to go it on their own
And everyone wants to know they're not alone.
Somebody else that feels the same somewhere.
There's gotta be somebody for me out there.
Even if he could never tell those he loves how he feels, he would at least make sure that those he loved end up finding others who would treat and love them the same way he did. No matter how much it would hurt or break his heart, as long as they were happy and safe, then that's all that mattered to the pink haired Fire Dragon Slayer.
Pushing those thoughts to the back of his mind, he went on to finish his song.
You can't give up
When you're lookin' for a diamond in the rough
Because you never know when it shows up
Make sure you're holdin' on
'Cause it could be the one, the one you're waiting on
'Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
And everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There's gotta be somebody for me.
Oh, nobody wants to go it on their own
And everyone wants to know they're not alone.
Somebody else that feels the same somewhere.
There's gotta be somebody for me out there.
Nobody wants to be the last one there
And everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Somebody else that feels the same somewhere.
There's gotta be somebody for me out there.
He smiled brightly once more as he finished singing, before standing up straight. He was getting hungry, so he might as well find a place to eat at.
As he went back on and through the streets of the town, he couldn't stop himself from smiling widely as he noticed the other teen he talked to earlier with a short blonde haired girl who looked to be around his age, hugging him happily as both of them were smiling widely at one another.
There we go. Chapter done. So what did you all think? Good? Bad? Want me to not make Natsu miserable thinking that none of the women he loves would feel the same way as him? Let me know.
See you all next time, whenever that will be.
Songs that have been played 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
Dagames: Beacon of Hope
Nickelback: Gotta be somebody