Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, it belongs to Hiro Mashima and I, unfortunately, am not him. I do however own any OC characters that will appear later in the story. Relax and enjoy the story.

People speaking "Hello Hello Hello"

People thinking "Geronimo"

Magic Spells "Fire Dragon ROAR"

Creature/Dragon speaking "I am ALIVE"

Creature/Dragon thinking 'Come along'

Chapter 3

The Demon and The Message

After walking around the town and asking civilians about the monster, Natsu had to admit he was both a little excited and a little worried. From what he heard from the people he had asked about the monster; it was huge and its strength was unreal, its speed was incredible and from what an old man had said, it could use magic. He and Erza would have to come up with a way to stop it and ending the battle quickly before it could use its magic. Natsu noticed that it was close to the meeting time Erza had set up, so he started his way to the café; his mind still on what he learned.

His thought was taken away when he felt something bump into him and fall back. Natsu looked down to whatever bumped into him and saw it was a boy. The boy had blonde hair, which is kept in spiky strands jutting outwards in every direction, he had slanted dark eyes, and above the right one is a visible thin scar, diagonally going up his forehead. Natsu noticed the boy also had an earring on his left ear; it was a prominent metal pendant reminiscent of a double-edged blade attached to it. The boy had his hand on his head, rubbing the area where it hit the ground; Natsu extended his hand to the boy.

"Sorry about that, didn't see where I was going." Natsu apologized to the boy, "Are you alright kid?"

The boy looked up at Natsu, looking like he was about to yell something when he stopped as he saw Natsu's face. His eyes went wide as he started to tremble a little. Natsu was starting to get a little worried at the no answer he got from the boy.

"Hey kid…Are you okay or not?" Natsu said more firmly this time, snapping the boy from his daze.

"Uh…Yeah, I'm fine." The boy grabbed Natsu's hand and was brought to his feet.

"That's good; I thought that you hit your head too hard or something." Natsu said with a grin as the boy started to frown a little.

"Hey! Don't underestimate me! My name is Sting Eucliffe, I am going to one of the greatest wizards ever; remember that." Sting proclaimed as he created some distance from Natsu and pointed at him.

Natsu stared at Sting for a few seconds before he started walking towards the boy, causing Sting to put his guard up as Natsu got closer. But instead of Natsu stopping in front of Sting, he patted him on the head as he walked passed him. When Sting turned to see the back of the fire wizard, he saw Natsu raise his hand in a "See ya later" motion.

"You got it kid. Keep that determination and get a lot stronger. See ya." Natsu's form started to disappear into the crowd and out of Sting's sight.

Sting continued to watch where Natsu had disappeared. That was Natsu Dragneel, the Salamander of Fairy Tail and the Fire Dragonslayer; and one of the strongest wizards ever known. He had been a big fan of the Salamander for a while now and he just got to meet him. Sting's attention was taken from the crowd as a voice called out to him.

"Sting!" the voice shouted.

Sting turned around to see a cat running towards him; the cat was male and standing on his rear legs, with his two front legs acting as hands of sort. His fur seems to be dark brown in color, with most of his body being red, but his face, belly, paws and the end of his long tail being pink. He has large, pointed ears, and prominent tufts of dark fur jutting outwards in correspondence to his cheekbones, where his whiskers are. He was sporting just a blue, sleeveless button-up vest which is left open, and has three dark round buttons on its right side

"Lector? What are you doing here?" Sting questioned before he noticed that Lector had been crying, "Why are you crying?" Lector started to tear up and cry again as Sting picked him up and they started walking to their home.

"Did they bully you again, Lector?" Sting asked, this time he got an answer.

"It's because no one believes me; I told them you beat a dragon! I'm not lying." Lector cried. Sting smiled at him and moved Lector so they could see each other's face.

"Come on Lector, you know I don't care what they think." Sting said in a comforting tone. But Lector shook his head and cried harder.

"I…I don't want people to say bad things about my friends!" he exclaimed.

Sting was quiet as he walks them to the forest near their house, thinking about what to do. He remembered what had happened earlier with Natsu and placed a crying Lector on a rock..

"Ok! Then I'll make it so you're not a liar anymore!" Sting stated as he patted the crying Lector's head.

"Huh?" Lector sniffed

"Dragons might not exist anymore…but there's a guy called Salamander." Sting said "One day I will defeat him in front of everyone." He looked at Lector's face with a smile "I promise you."

Lector smiled at that and tackled Sting in a hug, while Sting got a determined look on his face at the training he knew he would have to do to be ready for his fight with Natsu.

'I am going to defeat you Natsu, I swear." Sting thought.

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*ACHOO*

"Someone must have been talking about me…" Natsu said as he scratched his nose as he looked around, "It better not be that bastard Gray."

Natsu continued walking down the street, looking for any signs of red hair as he got closer to the café. But for some reason though, he thought about the boy he met earlier; something about him was very familiar. After a few moments Natsu shook the thought out of him mind; he figured it would come to him sooner or later. He looked around the corner and saw a red-hair woman sitting at one of the outside café tables with her back to him, though she was not wearing armor. He knew it was her though because of her scent and the strawberry cake she was eating. He quickened his pace as he got closer to the restaurant and when he got closer he could see Erza had a focused look on her face.

"Erza!" He called out; Erza turned her head to see who had called her and saw it was Natsu.

"Hello Natsu…Did you find anything out?"

"Yeah, I got some info on its abilities but it's not much; not many people can get a good few and survive. There was some other stuff like what it looks like but since no one has got a really look at it, so the descriptions varied." Natsu explain as he sat down in the chair next to Erza, "How about you?"

"The mayor told me some things like the monsters ability to use magic, incredible speed and strength. He also was able to tell me what the monster looked like; a giant creature with black and purple fur, blood-red eyes and long horns." Erza said as she continued to eat her cake.

"I heard from an old man that the monster can use magic." Natsu added as he stared at a menu. "So where's your armor?"

"The owner told me that my armor was making other customers uncomfortable, so I had to remove it." Erza answered as she returned to eating her cake, though she had a small pout on her face.

A waitress walked over to the table to get Natsu's order, he quickly ordered his meal and gave the rest of the information he got from the civilians. Erza and Natsu talked for a while on how they would find and fight the monster, and as much as they didn't like it they would have to wait for it to make an appearance before they could do anything. The two agreed that they would wait on the roof of one of the buildings so they could get to wherever an attack was happening quickly. Lucky for them, they didn't have to wait long.

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It was night time, and the air was quiet. Almost everyone was asleep and there was not a sound was going through the town.

"I'm so BORED!"

"Be silent, Natsu!" Erza shouted as she silenced Natsu with a punch.

…Okay…maybe it wasn't so quiet.

"But Erza; this is taking too long. Why can't we walk around to do the scouting for the monster?" Natsu questioned as he rubbed the lump forming on his head.

"Because Natsu, the mayor has given us access to his security lacrima so we have view and alerts of all Twilight Town." She explained.

Natsu quieted down after that, thinking about it before nodding his head.

"Fine, but I hope this won't take long."

Almost as soon as he said that, the lacrima alarms went off and Erza shots to the video screen. She looked at the lacrima for a few seconds before she saw a figure running towards the forest.

"Natsu, the monster is running into the forest; let's go." Erza ordered before they started chasing after it.

They chased after the monster for a while; every time they thought they got close, the creature would pick up speed and hide in the shadows. This continued on until Natsu had enough and decided to halt the creature in its track.

"No more running! Fire Dragon's Roar!" Natsu unleashed the fireball ahead of the creature, making the trees ahead of it catch on fire; halting the monster from going any further.

The creature turn from the flames to face the Fairy Tail wizards; it's blood red eyes staring at them in anger. The monster was big, around half the size of The Beast that the Take Oversiblings had fought a year ago, it had black fur with purple markings all over it; his head was pointed with giant horns and sharp teeth. His claws were red from the blood of his victims; the blood was fresh because they could see it was dripping off the nails.

"Humans," The creature spoke out as he glared at the Natsu and Erza, "Why are you getting in my way?"

"You're the monster that has been-" Erza started.

"That's been attacking the town and the Magic Council sent Fairy Tail wizards, Erza Scarlet and Natsu Dragneel to destroy me." The creature finished, startling Erza, "Now your wondering how I know that and what is going on." It finished with a smirk.

Erza's eyes widen and Natsu snarled a little.

"Shut the hell up, you-"

"Horned freak? How very original, son of Igneel." Erza had realized what was going on.

"You're reading our minds."

"So you figured it out. Yes, one of my powers allows me the ability to read people's minds. It was this ability that helped me capture and devour those men who tried to get information on me. It was very enjoyable and their screams were music to my ears." It chuckled at the memory of its victim's screams of terror before their deaths.

"You…What the hell are you!?" Natsu exclaimed at the monstrosity in front of them.

"I am a creature born from Lord Zeref's magic and one of his greatest creations. I am Astaroth, Demon of the Bloody Nights and unfortunately for you; the last thing you will see in this world." As soon as Astaroth said that he was in front of the two in an instant with his claw raised.

Erza and Natsu took a giant leap back as Astaroth's claw slammed into the ground, creating a giant shock-wave that caused the trees surrounding them to be blown away. The wizards were shocked by the demon's powers, as it lifted it arm up.

"Interesting. You are the first ones to dodge my attack, unfortunately for you; I won't miss again." Astaroth said as he prepared to strike again.

"Not happening" Natsu yelled as he rushed forward; flames streaming out of his hands, the fire wings swinging at Astaroth at high-speed."Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!"

Astaroth smirked as the flames went right through him and he faded out like a mirage. Natsu's eyes widen before his nose twitch; he turned around to face the demon, but by then Astaroth slammed his claw into Natsu's body, sending him flying.

"NATSU!" Erza ran forward as she jumped into the air and caught Natsu before landing on the ground, "Natsu! Are you alright? You can't just charge in like that."

Her only response was Natsu coughing as the lack of air in his lungs. She turned towards Astaroth, eyes full of anger. She dashed forward, her body glowing as she activated her Requip: The Knight. As the glow died down her new attire was seen. It was, like the rest of her armors, a revealing outfit and this new armor reminded Natsu of a cheetah a little; her armor seemed to even have ears and a tail.

"Requip: Flight Armor!" She charged forward with two swords, swing and swiping at Astaroth at almost un-seeable speed. But Astaroth dodged them all while continuing to taunt Erza.

"You are thinking that your speed armor will match me and you will make me pay for hurting Natsu, isn't that right Erza." He chuckled, "If I was any other beast that would be true however…" He grabs the swords mid-strike "…there is a reason I strike during the night." Astaroth crushed the blades before kicking Erza away.

Erza skid across the ground, stopping next to Natsu before flip to her feet. Natsu had his flames ignited around his fists, ready to attack. He turned his eyes toward Erza for a second before looking back at Astaroth.

"I thrive in the darkness. When Lord Zeref created me long ago, he made my body from the darkness itself and my true power revolves around darkness; and the darker the night is, the more powerful I become."

"Erza, are you okay?"

"Yeah; this demon is strong." Erza replied.

"I got an idea, it might not work because of his abilities but it might injure him enough for us to finish him." Natsu stated. Erza kept her attention on the demon as she listened to Natsu's plan; when he finished she asked him.

"Are you sure Natsu?It might not work if we don't mess up even by a second." Erza noted.

"Then we won't mess up, we have to make sure we finish it quickly." With that said the two charged forward.

"I see so that's your plan, fine then give me your best shot." Astaroth shouted as he charged forward too.

"Requip: Heaven's Wheel Armor!" Erza changed into another set of armor, using its wings to take flight. When she was in the air she summoned a mass amount of swords behind her.

"Heaven's Wheel: Blumenblatt!" She slashed the swords at Astaroth; but he jumped in the air. The swords that Erza summoned shot toward the demon, making him block with his arms.

"Is that all you got?" Astaroth said as he descended to the ground "Pathetic!"

"HOW THIS FOR PATHETIC!?" The demon's head shot up to see Natsu holding a giant fireball above his arms.

"Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" Natsu released the giant flame at the demon; creating an explosion on impact. The demon was sent spiraling to the ground; and as he rose up he saw Natsu above him with crimson flames in his hands; the demon was shocked because he couldn't hear Natsu's thoughts.

"Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade!"

Astaroth's form was covered in the flame torrents and caught in the multiple explosions before the final explosion blew Erza back. When she opened her eyes, she saw a heavily panting Natsu standing in front of a non-moving Astaroth. He turned towards Erza with a smile before starting his way over to her, taking slow steps; but as he made a few steps toward Erza, he saw her get a shocked look on her face; not at him, but behind him. He started to slowly turn around and felt something pierce his side; it was a bloody Astaroth, who had a sadistic grin on his face, claws digging into his side.

Natsu was thrown from to a few trees; his back collided with a tree before he fell on his stomach. Erza stood in shock as the site; Natsu bleeding from a hole at his side, and that shock turned to anger and rage. She turns to Astaroth with the desire to kill in her eyes; her body begins to glow.

"DAMN YOU!" Erza roars as she charged forward, her armor and weapon taking form, "REQUIP: PURGATORY ARMORI!"

She slammed her mace into Astaroth's face, sending him flying. She charged in his direction, throwing more and more rage-filled attacks; many made contact but did little as Astaroth kept laughing.

"HAHAHA" He dodged another blow "What's wrong, angry I killed your lover?"

"SILENCE!" She raised the mace before performing a downward swing. Astaroth caught the mace and smashed it easily; and he grabbed her and started to crush her. "UGH"

"Don't worry, you will be joining him soon. However since I killed him too quickly, I am going to take my time with you." He started to crush her in his hands, listening to her scream in pain.

Natsu lied on the ground in pain; almost everything was blocked out except the pain. Then he started to hear screams, Erza's screams. He raised his head up to look and saw her being crushed in Astaroth's hands. The next thing he heard made his blood run cold.

"As much fun as this is, I am starting to get bored. I will grant you death now."

"Stop."

Memories flash in Natsu's head; Lisanna and their adventures, the rainy day in front of her grave, and the final look at Lisanna's tombstone. Natsu was so caught up he didn't notice a glow coming from his right arm.

"Stop!"

The glow got stronger as he remembered his promise.

"I am going to get stronger; I don't want this to happen to anyone else that I care about.

Natsu stood up, gripping the tree as he got to his feet; he glared at the demon that was hurting someone he cared about. Someone he loved.

"LET HER GO!" Natsu roared, catching their attention, they saw he was glowing with golden magical energy; it seemed to originate from his arm.

"…Natsu…" Erza whispered; the happiness flowed through her at the fact he was alive and tears from her eye falling down her face.

"So…Your still alive Natsu Dragneel." Astaroth had a started look on his face "That perfect, you can see the life leave this woma-" He didn't finish as Natsu appeared next to him and kicked the demon through several trees and into a giant boulder; Natsu caught Erza as she fell to the ground.

"Natsu, are you-" Erza tried to speak. Natsu looked at Erza with a comforting smile. The glow from his arm covers them both; slightly healing them.

"I'm fine Erza, and I am going to finish this." He said in a comforting voice; their heads turned toward Astaroth, who was bursting through the trees.

"You're going to finish this? DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH!" He screamed as he charged at Natsu, who stood Erza on her feet.

Natsu raised the glowing arm, which revealed a mark and pointed his fist to the sky. Words went through his mind as he focused on the magic building up inside him. The sky started to shine gold, making Astaroth pause as he started up in shock and fear at the light covering the sky; he looked towards Natsu to see him chanting.

"Gather! O river of light that's guided by the fairies! Shine! In order to perish the fangs of evil! Fairy Glitter!" Natsu shouted as he brought the fist down to point at the frozen Astaroth, a ring of light formed and instantly surrounded the demon.

"DAAAMMMNN YYOOOOUUU!" Astaroth screamed in pain as he felt the merciless light press into him, killing him.

"VANISH FROM THIS WORLD, ASTAROTH!" Natsu shouted as the ring exploded, destroying Astaroth and leaving not a trace of him left.

Erza and Natsu were blown back a few feet from the shockwave of the explosion. They laid there for a couple of minutes before Erza, with her armor gone, slowly got up and crawled over to Natsu, who was on his stomach. She turned him over to see he was smiling and starting to laugh.

"Hahaha"

"Natsu?"

"We did it Erza, we got that bastard." Natsu said.

Erza returned a smile at that and hug Natsu close to her. Natsu really has gotten stronger in the year since they started to train together. She had to admit to herself that it felt a little weird; Natsu becoming so strong he defeated something that she couldn't, but she was proud of him. She then realized HOW he had destroyed Astaroth; she pulled back from Natsu, and had him lean on a tree that had fallen over.

"Erza?" Natsu asked as he stared at her in confusion.

"Natsu…How did you do that?" Erza questioned

"I-I don't know. All I thought of was getting the power to save you and then my arm started to feel really warm. Next thing I knew, I was standing on my feet and words started to come to my head." Erza was in deep thought. "Erza, is something wrong?"

"Natsu, that spell you used is one of three legendary spells of Fairy Tail. Not only that, it is one that was lost after the First Master's death. A magic that not only rival the Master's Fairy Law, but uses the light from the sun, the moon, and the stars in its attack, Fairy Glitter." Natsu was shocked at her explanation.

"But how could I have used that magic spell, I have only used Fire Dragon Slayer Magic before today. I never even knew of the spells existence." Natsu was curious; what could this mean.

"I don't know Natsu, but we will find out when we get back to the guild and ask the Master. For now; we need to get back to the town and recover. Sound good?" Erza asked, just as curious as Natsu was.

Natsu nodded, "Yeah, sounds good." He stayed quiet after that before grabbing Erza and pulling her in a tight hug.

"N-Natsu?" Erza was blushing at the contact.

"I am glad you're safe Erza." Natsu said, "I thought for a second that I was going to lose you."

Erza's face was now the same color as her hair. "I'm glad you're safe as well Natsu and don't worry, I am not going anywhere. Now let go to the village and rest up before going back to the guild." She said as she separated from Natsu; her head turned so he wouldn't see her blush.

"Right, let's go. Do you need a hand?" Natsu offered. Before Erza could decline, Natsu lifted her up bridal style.

"Baka, your injured worse than me; I will be fine." Erza tried to get him to let her go; but Natsu shook his head.

"I'm fine, the light from earlier healed me a bit. The hole is gone and the only thing I probably have is a few fracture or something. Now shut it while we get back to the town so we can sleep."

Erza complied and rested her head on Natsu's chest as he walked, she was enjoying the warmth coming from his body.

"Um…Erza?" Natsu asked after a few minutes.

"Yes Natsu?" She replied.

"Which way is the town?"

"…"

"…"

*THWACK*

"BAKA!"

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Two days later in Magnolia Town

"We're finally back!" Natsu cheered happily after running out of the train; Erza following him with a smile.

"Be careful Natsu, those injures haven't finish healing yet."

"Don't worry Erza, I'm fine." Natsu replied. "Now lets' get back to the guild; I want to rub it in Gray's face that the monster we were sent to destroy turned out to be one of Zeref's demons."

After Natsu and Erza returned to the town, the mayor had called a wizard doctor to help them recover. He had requested that the two wizards stay and rest for a day before going back to their guild, much to Natsu's dismay; staying almost completely still was hell before Erza had convinced the doctor to let them walk around the town. It was enjoyable; they ate and went to different stores, enjoying the time they had off from training and just being able to relax. The next day, the mayor requested the two to stop at his office before leaving. He had wanted to give them a reward for destroying Astaroth, even though since it was the Magic Council who assigned them to destroy it and would send them a reward when they return; Erza had tried to decline the reward but the mayor insisted. He had given them both 750,000 jewels each and year passes to a five-star hotel in Hosenka Town. They agreed to take the reward and said their goodbyes; with the mayor saying they were always welcome.

"Don't forget Natsu, we still have to talk to the master about how you were able to use Fairy Glitter. I think that is more important." Erza said.

"Oh fine…Can I still rub it in his face that I destroyed it?" Natsu asked with a hopeful tone.

*Sigh* "Fine…Why are you in such competition with them anyway?" Erza question with an eyebrow lifted "I understand if your friends and like to have friendly spars, but why do you take guys fight so much?"

"This is coming from the woman who fought with Mira almost every day until a year ago." Natsu stated with a deadpanned look. Erza stared at him for a moment before walking away while saying.

"Let's just get to the guild already."

Natsu blinks a few times before thinking 'Did I just win that?' He starts to follow after her.

They walked down the street to their guild hall; Natsu had his arms behind his head as he walked and Erza was pulling her cart behind her. It was quiet between them, though they had taken small glances at each other; before looking away when they caught the other looking. It was a while before they arrived at the doors; Natsu looked at Erza to ask an invisible question to which she smiles and nods. He smirks before lifting his leg and kicks the doors open.

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"WE'RE HOME!" Natsu shouted.

Everyone greeted Natsu and Erza on their return; some were afraid about what Erza would do, while others were relaxing and having fun.

"Welcome back Natsu and Erza." A happy voice called out.

The two turned their heads to the bar to see Mira waving at them. At the bar was Happy, Gray, Elfman, and Cana; the master was sitting at the bar on the table in his usual sitting position and drinking his beer. Erza and Natsu walked towards the bar.

"Hey there flame brain, looks like you got beaten up pretty bad." Gray commented with a smirk.

"Whatever stripper; how about you say something when you have clothes on." Natsu replied. Gray looked down and saw he was in his boxers.

"Damn it!" He shouted before running off to find the rest of his clothes.

Makarov looked at Natsu and Erza; seeing that they had a few bandages and wondered what happened on the mission.

"I am glad to see you two have returned; how did the mission go?" He asked.

"The mission was a success Master." Erza answered.

"Yeah we kicked its ass." Natsu cheered, though Makarov could tell something was up.

"I see…Come with me to my office you two." After he said that, Makarov jumped off the bar and started walking to his office, with Erza and Natsu following in after him.

As they walked through the office Makarov sealed the door and sat at his desk, looking at them with a serious expression. Natsu couldn't help but feel a little nervous at the look; Erza had noticed his nervous look and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. Makarov took notice but didn't say anything.

"So tell me…What happened on the mission?" he questioned.

They briefed him on what had happened during the mission; when they arrive and met the mayor, when they split up to ask questions around town (he chuckled a little when Natsu had mentioned the date comments), coming up with ideas on how to fight the monster. They told him about what had happened when they confronted the monster; Makarov was shocked when he heard it was a demon of Zerefs, and it abilities. Makarov was furious when he learn that Natsu was stabbed through and that both his children almost died, but he also felt pride at the fact that his children had destroyed the demon; but what got him the most was when he was told on how Natsu defeated Astaroth.

"N-Natsu…Are you really telling me you used Fairy Glitter!? Makarov asked; Natsu nodded his head, "Hmm... Natsu, show me your arm." Makarov ordered.

Knowing what he was talking about, Natsu removed his bandage on his right arm; revealing the tattoo. Makarov got closer to Natsu's arm and examined the tattoo. After a few seconds his eyes widened before he thinking to himself.

'This is the real thing… But how?'

Natsu could see the confusion on Makarov's face before asking.

"Gramps, do you have any idea where this came from?" his answer has a shake of the head.

"I am sorry Natsu, but before now I thought the spell was lost when the First died." Erza was the one who spoke next.

"Is it possible she left something in case this happened or something for future masters?"

"Unfortunately not; the only thing that was left of the First was her journal and that hasn't been opened since she died. There seems to be a spell of some sort preventing anyone from opening it."

"Can you get the book gramps?" Natsu asked.

"It's here in the office Natsu, but didn't you just hear me? No one has been able to open it; not the Second master or I were able to, and I don't think it would work for anyone. The First had sealed the book and I am thinking that it might be for a good reason." Makarov firmly stated.

"Come on gramps, we will never know unless we try…please." Before Makarov could say anything, Erza spoke.

"Master, I know it might not work…But if there is a slight chance it could work, and then we should take it."

The old man stood there in silence before giving a deep sigh.

"Alright then; wait here."

He hopped off the table and walked to the bookcase, he opened the cabinet door and reached inside; he pulled out a white book with a lone gold Fairy Tail guild mark at the center, under the symbol was the name Mavis Vermillion. He brought the book to Natsu and handed it over to the younger mage; as Natsu held the book, a feeling rush through him. He doesn't know what it was but looking at the name made him feel happiness; it was strange, he didn't know what it was but he felt like he knew the name from somewhere. Natsu brought his right hand to the book and lightly traced the cover; as his fingers touched the name both the book and his new tattoo started to glow.

The glow became really bright and blinded the three mages for a second before dying down. Natsu felt something on the book and saw a magic envelope in his hands. There were words written on the back and when he read it he froze. Erza and Makarov saw that Natsu was holding a envelope and that Natsu had looked at it with wide eyes.

"Natsu, what's wrong?" Erza asked.

Natsu didn't reply, all he did was turn to them and showed them the back of the envelope where the words were written. There were only four words, but those four bold words shocked Erza and Makarov to the core.

*TO MY SON*

*NATSU*

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A/N: Chapter three completed, I hope it was enjoyable for you readers. Be sure to review and no flames. I will ignore them and they will be given to Natsu.

Omake:

A chibi Erza and Mirajane stood infront of the mission board.

Mira (Smiling at Erza): So Erza, how was the mission?

Erza (Straight-faced): It went well, we destroyed the demon and we returned home.

Mira (Sly look): Is that all, nothing special happened with Natsu?

Erza (Confused with eyebrow raised): What do you mean? Was there supposed to be more?

Mira (hands on her cheeks): Come on, you and Natsu alone. In one of the most romantic towns in Fiore, something must of happened.

Erza (Blushing from certain memories): T-that's not any of your concern!?

Mira (Squeals and gets close to Erza): So something did happen; come on! Give me details!

Erza (backs away): Leave me alone Mira!

Erza & Mira: Next time on The Fairy Flame Dragon… Chapter 4 – A Fairy's Truth and a Dragon's Tears

Erza: No matter what happens, I will always stay by your side.