((I am back! Sorry for the delay, I had a bit of writer's block, but then I read Fairy Tail manga with Zeref in it, and my muse returned! Also, I feel that my Zeref is a little ooc, so I'm going to try my best to keep him in character.
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Chapter 5: Pain
"C'mon, Zeref, stop being a prude! Join me, I'm not fully naked! I'm wearing a bikini!" Yuuki giggled at him, swimming up to where he sat on the bank of the lake.
"What's a bikini?" Zeref asked.
"A two-piece swimsuit"
"…What's that?"
Yuuki giggled, and came out of the water, and sat next to Zeref. He blushed at her attire…or lack of.
"This is a bikini" Yuuki chuckled.
"I gathered" Zeref coughed, determined not to look at her at all. Cursed bikini. Yuuki giggled at him again. "What's so funny?" he demanded of the young girl.
"You, you're such a prude; most of the boys back at my guild would be all over me by now!" she giggled, with a bit of a sweat drop.
"Is that so?"
"Yup, I even had to freeze a few of their dicks, especially Gray's and Loke's; they're always trying to pick me up, the annoying jerks! Gotta love 'em though; Loke's sweet at heart, and Gray's a very close friend of mine" Yuuki smiled to the sky reminiscently.
"…What's a dick?"
"Another word for penis, you know, that thing in between your legs"
"Oh…" was Zeref's reply, as he cast a glance at his crotch.
"It's weird…" Yuuki sighed.
"What is? My penis?"
"...Erm...No,not that..it's that you're supposed to be the evilest, darkest Mage in the entire world…but…to me you seem like an innocent little boy…and I sure as hell did not expect you to be a kid that looks the same age as me, who seems to hate his own life – it's just too bizarre"
"Are you saying I'm bizarre?"
"…Well, you're supposedly the darkest Mage in all of Earthland's history, but appear to be a boy who hates the life he spent most of killing people, and in turn, wants to stop killing people…so….little bit, yeah!" Yuuki chuckled, rubbing the back of her head.
"I see, it does sound odd when you put it that way" Zeref nodded.
"Yup! So anyway, why do you want Natsu to destroy you?"
"Because then I can't bring any more harm to life…my very existence causes harm to everything nearby; I'm surprised you haven't left yet…"
"I haven't left because turning my back on someone who needs help would weigh on my mind for the rest of my life; I can see good and bad in everyone; including you, Zeref…you have the potential to be good, and help others, if you seek to…if not, you will fall into the hands of destruction – if I can, I'd like to show you the light, I'll show you how to enjoy life, and help you find your reason for living!" Yuuki told him, offering her hand out to him with a small smile. Tears rolled down Zeref's cheek, as he took the young girl's hand.
Zeref sighed. That was one of the happiest memories he had with Yuuki; most of them were happy, to be quite honest; like when she took him to lots of different places, each a special meaning to her, and when she told him she loved him, and their first kiss, and the first time they made love…they all played on Zeref's mind, over and over. But the happiest moment the two had shared was holding their new-born son, together.
If only Zeref hadn't screwed everything up…she'd still be by his side, and he'd still have the son he loved so dearly.
Back in her room, Yuuki felt Zeref's pain; it seems like his goal was not to kill Ryfar, but that Zeref thought the Rebel base was there, so attacked it in hope of Yuuki sensing his pain. Yuuki only knew that from the crying she knew Zeref had been doing, and the feeling of regret and remorse at the thought of nearly killing their son. Again.
Yuuki cast a curios look at her baby son, and sighed; he was so much like his father – black hair, same skin tone, same nose and mouth…the only thing Yuuki saw of herself in her boy was his pale blue eyes.
Ryfar giggled, his tiny fist waving in the air, trying to touch his mother's cheek – but the chubby arm was not long enough. Yuuki smiled, and leant in to kiss her baby's forehead; his fist grazed her collar bone. When she leaned back, his fist was still happily waving in the air. Yuuki smiled, and took her son's tiny hand in her own, and kissed it very gently.
"He's adorable" Lucy said, smiling at Yuuki from Yuuki's doorway.
"Hey Lucy, what's up?" Yuuki asked, surprised by Lucy's visit.
"I just thought I'd tell you, it's time for dinner"
"Oh…it's just I can't really leave Ryfar here on his own, and it'll be too loud for him at the dining room, so I'll just eat later" Yuuki smiled.
"Porlyusica said she'll watch him, she said you need to eat with the others – it might look bad, and to be honest, I agree"
"You make a fair point but…I can't keep doing this to Porlyusica…"
"She said it's fine, she doesn't mind, anyway, let's get going – you know how Porlyusica hates to be kept waiting!" Lucy grinned. Yuuki grinned back, as she picked up Ryfar, and walked with Lucy to Porlyusica room.
Natsu was eating in silence. He wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone; not even Happy. He sat there, devouring plate after plate of food, and only stopping when someone said he needs to lay easy on the supplies; the food is to share, not just for Natsu and they can only get food every so often. The poor Dragon Slayer had a lot on his right mind now; i.e, Yuuki. How is she? Does she love Zeref even a tiny bit still? When it was just those two, in her room, before Natsu found out about her child with Zeref…Natsu could barely contain himself; his Dragon Slayer instincts were driving him crazy with her scent, her feel, her taste, the sound of her breathing…Natsu felt as if he was on fire; he was so hot, especially in his nether regions, that he was genuinely surprised he didn't burst into flames there and then. But it made him curios; do all males feel like that? Or is it just the Dragon Slayers?
The sound of glass breaking then broke Natsu out of his confused thoughts.
"Carla!" Wendy gasped, as aforementioned Exceed stared blankly into space.
"What's the matter with her, is it a vision?" Erza asked.
"It must be!" Wendy fretted, nervously poking Carla.
In her visions, Carla saw terrible things; blood, death, and fighting – but that was all a blur. The main part was the image of Natsu sobbing over Yuuki's dead body, and metres away lay Zeref's dead body. Natsu and Yuuki, in the vision, were drenched in blood. Carla then saw all the other members of Fairy Tail and the rebel army sobbing after the loss of Yuuki, and for Natsu's broken heart.
When the vision ended, Carla didn't say any of what happened; she just told them all it was too hazy to make out. Later, however, she told Wendy.
"What?!" the little Dragon Slayer yelped. Carla nodded.
"It was awful, she was just there in his arms, and he was sobbing, and screaming, like a dying animal…they were both drenched in blood" Carla teared up.
"That's awful…we have to tell them about this right away!" Wendy said, jumping to her feet.
"No!" Carla yelped.
"Why not? If we do, maybe we can stop it happening, we could spare Yuuki-san's life, and Natsu-san's heart!" Wendy argued.
"No…we can't stop fate, Wendy, I know this will eventually happen. Yuuki and Zeref will die together. There's nothing we can do to stop it; after all, if one of them dies, the other will too" Carla argued back.
"…You're right! I have a plan, come with me, Carla!"
/TBC/
((And there you have Chapter 5! Like I said, please tell me what you would like to happen! Thank you all for reading, and please review? Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed!))