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Lucy? Where is Gajeel?

Lucy: The guild pissed him off by teasing him about that chapter where he was sweet and he is currently beating them up..

And Gray?

Lucy: Hiding from Juvia

OOOOHH makes sense…well can you do the disclaimer then please?

Lucy: Sure! Lilmissshortie1 doesn't own fairy tail or it's characters just Cindy lol

Enjoy the chapter :D

Chapter 7: Natsu's choice and the sky's decision

"Natsu?" Lucy whispered after much silence between everyone. The atmosphere thick and tense as everyone waited for the dragonslayer's response. Lucy's honey brown eyes are showing panic and sadness as she stared at Natsu. Her chest clenched in pain as she witnessed Natsu look at her with betrayal and sadness. Tears unconsciously slid down her porcelain cheeks as she stared at the nightmare she never wanted to see. Just by this one stare down Lucy's nightmares and fears came crashing in her head like they always done when she is not with the dragons, her son, and Cindy. Nightmares of the guild finding out and giving her the same look as Natsu is giving her now, of people coming after the dragons to kill them and her son, of her death, and of being left alone in darkness. This secret of hers was to strong to keep it was hurting her. Lucy unconsciously lifted her hands to her jacket squeezing her shoulders tight. Under the jacket hidden from everyone are her scars that show how much she has suffered. Old scars and some recent ones. It was all due to the self-torture that she inflicted on herself.

"You…you knew where they were this whole time?" Natsu whispered as he stared at Lucy with watery betrayed eyes.

"Na…Natsu.." She went to explain, but couldn't let out the words. Tears kept streaming down her eyes as she clutched her shoulders tighter.

"You knew and you didn't tell us. You know how long I was searching for Igneel. Even Wendy and Gajeel were to! How could you do this to us? I thought we were Nakuma?" Cindy's eyes looked at the couple with concern. She knows how Natsu feels and she knows what Lucy went through still going through. Cindy is the only one that knows about the scars. The red haired woman sighed and looked up at the sullen dragons that are lost for words. Then at the silent Taiyo who is too angry to speak. Then lastly at Lucy who is still squeezing her shoulders tight probably itching to make yet another mark on herself.

"We are Nakuma!" Lucy cried out as she stared at him with tears still streaming down, but Natsu just looked at her.

"Then why did you lie to all of us?" He asked his voice filled with hurt as his eyes never left hers.

"I was…was..I was protecting everyone!"

"So protecting us is betraying us?"

"No- I never betrayed you guys!" Lucy said out loud with a pleading voice. Pleading for someone to understand her reason. Pleading for help, but she was alone in this.

"YOU LIED TO US! YOU KEPT THEM FROM US!" Natsu yelled as a tear slid down his cheek. Igneel looked at his son then at Lucy with sadness this is going too far.

"AND? YOU ACT LIKE IT DIDN'T KILL ME INSIDE KEEPING THIS FROM EVERYONE! I WAS TORTURED BY THIS! I HATED KEEPING THIS IN FROM EVERYONE, BUT I KNEW I HAD TO BECAUSE I HAD TO PROTECT THEM AND TAIYO! I KNOW YOUR HURT BY WHAT I DID, BUT YOU DON'T EVEN HEAR MY SIDE OF THE STORY BEFORE YOU STARTED YELLING AT ME ACCUSING! I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO TO PROTECT EVERYONE I KEPT THIS IN TO PROTECT EVERYONE! I HAD NIGHTMARES EVERY NIGHT WHEN I AM ALONE I THINK ABOUT THIS AND TORTURE MYSELF! DON'T BELIEVE ME THEN SEE FOR YOURSELF!" Lucy cried out as she ripped her jacket off her body revealing to everyone her scars on her arms. Everyone except Cindy gasped in shock as they stared at the blonde's arms with deep scars that are old and some recent cuts that are healing. Natsu's eyes widen in shock her arms looked horrible some of the scars looks like it won't ever fade away. Lucy eyes never left his Onyx eyes as she cried here she was standing in front of the man she loves in a strapless shirt and jeans showing her arms which she herself tortured. "Now you see how much I suffered and still suffer to. You can decide to stay or leave . You can decide to hate me forever or forgive me. It's your choice." She whispered as she went to walk away.

"Mommy?" Taiyo said sadly as he went to follow her. The two disappeared inside the forest leaving Natsu, Cindy, and the dragons alone on the field.

"Natsu?" Igneel finally spoke with love in his voice lowering his head down to Natsu's level. Natsu turned to Igneel with tears going down his eyes to many emotions running through him now that he can't even think right. "We would like to explain everything to you if you allow us. You may choose in the end what you want to do with the information you learn." Natsu nodded in agreement silently.

"Metallica and I will go check on the boy and Lucy. I will see what I can do about her arms." Grandine spoke knowing Igneel needs privacy with Natsu and Cindy.

"How come the blowfish gets to stay and I can't! It's getting good." Metallica complained. Cindy looked up at Metallica glaring dangerously.

"I told you not to call me blowfish, you lizard!" Cindy hissed making Metallica growl at her in anger. Grandine sighed and hit Metallica with her tail.

"What was that for!" Metallica yelled in anger as he glared at Grandine.

"Stop picking fights with everyone and let's go!" The white dragon hissed angrily as she made her way towards the inside the forest to look for Lucy. Metallica huffed angrily and mocked Grandine behind her back.

"We will finish this fight later, blowfish!" He muttered as he followed behind the yelling Grandine who noticed the steel dragon mimicking her. "Damn it! Grandine do you ever shut up!"

"Damn Lizard!" Cindy muttered angrily as she rolled her eyes towards Igneel and Natsu who stared at her. "What he started it!"

"You need to learn how to control that temper of yours, Cindy!" Igneel sighed as he looked at her with a disapproving face. Cindy just rolled her eyes not wanting to start a fight with him.

"Whatever! Can we just begin with the story to get this over with!" Igneel nodded in agreement at her words then looked at Natsu with concern.

"How do we start this?" Igneel wondered out loud. Cindy also thought the same thing knowing there was a lot to say.

"How about you let me talk and you fill in as I go?" Cindy suggested Igneel nodded in agreement and let her start. "Okay,Natsu. You know how you're a dragonslayer and all right?" Natsu nodded silently. " Do you know how dragonslayer's are created?" Natsu shook his head no as he stared at Cindy curiously. "Every dragon possesses a fruit known as Dragon Fruit. Each dragon has their own fruit and they chose a woman who is worthy and give her the fruit to eat. Once the woman eats the fruit she becomes pregnant with a child that has all her genes, but contains the dragon's power. The child doesn't have a father only a mother that is how it is, but sadly once the mother gives birth to the child the mother dies. She dies because the child's power goes through the mother while she is giving birth and the power is too much for her. It kills her instantly as the child survives. That's how it has always been every mother of a dragonslayer dies instantly after giving birth and the dragon who has given the fruit to the mother raises the child as his or her own. That is how you and all the dragonslayers are created even me." Cindy looked up at Igneel checking to see if she missed anything. Igneel nodded at her to continue. Natsu looked at Cindy with confusion she is a dragonslayer? "I guess I will start my story before I explain everything else. To tell you the truth Natsu I am Lucy's younger sister and I am the reason her mother died." Natsu's eyes widen in shock as he stared at her.

"Does she know?" Natsu muttered out speaking softly. Cindy smiled sadly and nodded.

"I am a Water and Ice dragonslayer. Our mother, Layla, was chosen by my dragon, Jasmine, to give birth to me. Lucy probably never told you, but two years before Layla died she disappeared for a year because she had eaten Jasmine's Dragon Fruit and gave birth to me. Layla survived my birth surprising the dragons completely, but the birth made Layla very sick. My mom left me with Jasmine and went back to Lucy knowing she was dying. My mom was using her magic and her strength to keep herself alive as long as she can for Lucy. Then two years after my birth mom died." Cindy explained her story as she looked at the shocked Natsu. "When my mom died it was around the same time a group of people known as Stridows started hunting Dragons for power. It is said if you consume the Dragon Spirit's heart you are immortal. One by one they killed Dragons thinking they are the Dragon Spirit. The truth is that the Dragon Spirit is a human. The Stridows found out and started hunting any human that was with a dragon." Natsu looked up at Igneel in shock. Igneel looked down in sadness. "That is why Igneel, Grandine, and Metallica left you and your dragonslayer friends to protect you. I was still too young and I had no one to take me in so Jasmine, my dragon, took me with her to here. This is a secret realm created by the Dragon Spirit to protect and hide the dragons. Igneel, Grandine, Metallica, and Jasmine were the only Dragons that survived. Then 8 years ago the Dragon Spirit died due to the power he used to create this realm, but since his heart didn't get ripped out of his body he was about to reincarnate. The way he was reincarnated was by all the dragon's combining their Dragon Fruit's creating the ultimate Dragon Spirit Fruit and just like a normal Dragon Fruit a worthy woman was chosen and the woman had to be connect to the spirit world. That woman was Lucy." Natsu's eyes widen in shock as he stared at Cindy. Igneel sighed as he witnessed the painful expression Natsu was showing due to hearing this information. "7 years ago a mission was sent to Fairy Tail to lure Lucy here. Once she came here the forest called her in and she met us. She had a choice to refuse, but she didn't she said she would do it."

"She did it for one reason and one reason only!" Igneel spoke as he remembered the blonde's condition that day. Natsu looked at Igneel confused. "She told me that if she died that I, Grandine, and Metallica had to promise to find some way to you, Gajeel, and Wendy. We agreed and she ate the fruit with no fear at all. I still remember that day the way she looked at us when she bit the fruit. She looked as if she was a fearless warrior not afraid or excruciating pain and dying." Natsu smiled softly as his eyes soften of course she would do that she was a Fairy Tail mage. Immediately Natsu felt guilt creep in his stomach as he thought about what happened earlier with her. "Lucy survived the birth of the boy shocking us all. She was in a coma for a few months, but when she woke up she was full of power because of the boy. Grandine and I believe Lucy's spirits and Taiyo transferred some of their power to her to help her survive the birth." Igneel chuckled softly. "They really love and care for her!"

"Lucy stayed here with Taiyo for his first two years not wanting to leave her son. While she was here she helped us raise the boy and she trained non-stop practicing her power. Then we told her to go back to the guild because we found out they were searching frantically for her. Lucy didn't want to at first, but I convinced her promising her that I would take care of the boy!" Cindy continued smiling proudly at what she just said. "So Lucy left to go back to the guild knowing all the dangers out there and the importance of Taiyo and the dragons. To protect her son and us she erased the guild's memory of her disappearance and kept on like normal, but she kept worrying about us. She couldn't take it anymore and came back for Taiyo striking a deal with Igneel and the dragons."

"The deal was that she will take Taiyo, but bring him back when we call for him to train. She wanted to raise Taiyo like a normal boy although he was the Dragon Spirit. At first we didn't agree at all, but then she told us that she will conceal his power until he is old enough to conceal it by himself. She wouldn't take him on missions with her leaving him at the protection at the guild. She told us her plan that Taiyo would be her adopted son. She told us the story. We reluctantly agreed and let her take him." Igneel explained. "We would communicate through Taiyo when it was time for them to come. They stayed here for weeks at a time. Each visit got longer because Taiyo was getting older and he needed to train with each of us separately."

"You see, Natsu. It hasn't been easy for Lucy at all. Not only was she in charge of protecting us she was also torturing herself because she wanted to tell you guys the truth."

"If I would have known what she was doing to herself I would have done something!" Igneel said as sadness and anger at himself laced his voice. He closed his eyes in frustration.

"What happened to your dragon?" Natsu asked looking at Cindy. He looked curiously as Cindy looked down in sadness her eyes tearing up.

"Stridows killed her three years ago. She got out of the realm and flew secretly to Fairy Tail to see how the guild was really like. She wanted to make sure Taiyo and Lucy were in good hands. Lucy didn't know at all that she was there so she couldn't protect her when the Stridows captured her and killed her. When Lucy found out she grew and angry and sad hunting down the Stridows that killed her and tortured them to death." Natsu's eyes widen in shock yet again today not believing Lucy would do that. " Natsu, you should know that ever since Taiyo's birth whenever she snaps she becomes a blood thirsty murderer. I think it is because all the power she has in her, but no matter once she snaps she won't stop causing a blood bath until she is satisfied. I witnessed her snap once and it was the scariest thing I have ever witnessed the way she killed the men that tried to hurt me was excruciating." Cindy shut her eyes tightly and shook her head as if trying to force out the memory. Cindy sighed and walked up to Natsu bending down kneeling in front of him. "I know how you feel about her! I know you love her!" Natsu stared at her as she grabbed his hand caringly. "Whatever you chose make sure it is from the heart. You can chose if this information you just learned today will destroy your relationship or strength it. It's your choice, but know make her cry again like you did today I will freeze your ass!"

Natsu got up quietly and looked towards the direction of the forest then at Igneel. The red scaled dragon looked back at Natsu studying him. He grew so much since the last time he was him. Igneel stared at the scar on his cheek then at his eyes. Natsu looked at him as if waiting for something figuring out what it was Igneel simply nodded and the pink haired boy ran in the forest disappearing in it.

"So he made his choice?" Cindy spoke as she stood next to the red dragon that was staring towards the way Natsu ran. Cindy sighed dramatically as she pretended to cry. "They grow up so fast don't they?" Igneel rolled his eyes at her in annoyance.

"You did good today! Thank you!" Igneel thanked the red head as he looked at her.

"Well I had to do it! I knew it was too hard for you to explain the story due to the painful memories!" Cindy shrugged as she crossed her arms. "Anyways I did it for Lucy! I believe Natsu can save her from herself."

"That's why you brought him here isn't it?" Igneel stated as he looked at her as if to confirm. Cindy nodded and looked at him smiling.

"WOW! You actually figured that out, Lava head?" Cindy exclaimed in fake shock as she laughed. Igneel growled at her in anger.

"Don't start, Blowfish!"

"DAMN IT! I TOLD YOU AND METALLICA TO STOP CALLING ME THAT!"

"You can't do anything remember I am older that you by centuries and I am stronger!"

"You wanna start something, Volcano ass!" Cindy hissed as she glared at the smiling red dragon. This was normal for them always fighting mostly it was because she was water and he was fire so they always quarreled more than her and Metallica.

"What are you going to do, Glacier?" Igneel challenged as he smiled at her. He loved messing with Cindy because of her bad temper it entertained him.

"Must you two always fight?" Grandine spoke as she appeared along with Metallica from the forest.

"He started it!"

"She started it!" They protested at the same time grumbling to themselves.

"Igneel! Act more your age! You're fighting with a 16 year old girl!" Grandine scolded as Metallica laughed.

"Yeah Igneel! Stop fighting with the little girl!" Metallica mocked laughing at the growling fire dragon.

"WHO YOU CALLING LITTLE GIRL, LIZARD!" Cindy yelled in anger as she glared at the steel dragon. Metallica growled moving his head down to her level staring her down. Most normal people would be scared and run, but Cindy wasn't normal she just stood there and glared back.

"You, Blowfish!" Metallica hissed in anger.

"Why you.." Cindy growled as water formed around her arms.

"Enough! Everyone! You guys are fighting like a bunch of little kids do you not remember the situation we are in!" Grandine scolded as she looked at the forest not noticing the two dragons and red head girl mimicking her. She turned towards them suddenly making them stop immediately looking away whistling innocently. "I think it's time to get the other dragonslayer's here!"

"WHAT!" Igneel, Metallica, and Cindy yelled at the same time as they stared at Grandine as if she was crazy.