Chapter 5

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Lucy stared at the pink haired figure before her. There was something so familiar about him, but she just couldn't figure out what. What was also odd is that he kept smiling at her like she was something or someone he hasn't seen in a long time. She couldn't help but smile back at him. When she first saw him she noticed that his eyes were sad and lifeless. Now every time he looked up from his food he couldn't help but crack a smile.

"Wow, you have an enormous appetite, don't you?" Lucy asked as she smiled at the pink haired man who was hungrily munching away at the meal before him.

"Well I always did, but I lost my large appetite a long time ago. Today for some reason I actually am hungry." Natsu smiled brightly as he continued to munch away.

"Really? From the looks of it you haven't eaten in a while?" Lucy giggled. "I'm Lucy by the way, and you are?" Lucy didn't ask his name or give her name when she offered to buy him lunch. He didn't introduce himself either he just kept smiling at her like a kid in a candy store.

"I'm Natsu." He smiled once again, thankful that she didn't know exactly who he was. "Are you a mage?" Natsu asked as he noticed the celestial keys she was carrying with her.

"Oh yes. I'm a celestial mage actually. How'd you know?"

"I noticed the keys you were carrying... and I had a friend with the exact same ability..." Natsu smiled sadly this time. He did have a friend back on the island with the exact same ability. Of course she was much older than him. She was a mother as well, but she died protecting him, but now wasn't the time to think back to that terrible incident.

"Really? That's odd, there are very little celestial mages in the world, since there are very few keys." Lucy said as she didn't notice his sad expression too well. "I'm actually on my way to Magnolia. I want to join the guild Fairytail there." Lucy sighed as she put her head in her hand.

As Natsu was about to tell her that he was from Fairytail and could possibly take her, he stopped himself. Lucy went on babbling about being a mage and what not, but Natsu was too deep in thought to listen. What was he thinking friends was a luxury he couldn't have anymore. He was cursed to be on his own for the rest of his life so other people could have that luxury.

"Hey, are you going to finish that?" Lucy suddenly asked concerned as she noticed that he had stopped eating.

"No, I lost my appetite." He sighed as he placed his half eaten burger down. He had waisted precious time here with her while he could have put an arrow through Bora's shoulder. He stood up and took out his wallet and put two thousand jewels down. "I should be going, I still have business in town that I need to take care off and I'm pretty sure you're tired of me." Natsu smiled lightly. Lucy suddenly noticed that his enormous grin had vanished. For some unknown reason she liked that grin.

"I can pay, you know? I was the one who offered you a meal to say thank you for stepping in..."

"I noticed the brand new celestial key on your key chain. There is no way you would've paid less than a thousand? Besides I haven't had real company in a long time, I enjoyed meeting you." Natsu smiled lightly as he made to leave.

"How long is a while?" Lucy asked curiously.

"Five years." With that Natsu left the restaurant with a gaping Lucy in his quake.

Natsu strode through the city in irritation. It was somewhere in the afternoon now and he still hadn't found anything that could lead him to Bora. He was tired and for some reason he was starving beyond anything else. When his stomach gave another growl he snapped.

"Will you just shut up, stupid stomach! I know your fucking hungry! But so am!" Natsu shouted out in irritation.

"Whoa dude, chill." Someone behind him stated. Natsu turned around with a growl and came face to face with a girl of his age. He didn't recognize her from anywhere, so he didn't bother memorizing her features. "If you're that hungry you could go on that cruise party that salamander is throwing?"

"Hold on," Natsu said as he almost stopped breathing. "Cruise party? When?Where?" Natsu ranted on.

"At the dock, but I think they already left." The girl stated with a small and amused smile.

"Thank you!" Natsu stated before he rushed off. Of course the girl had lifted her eyebrow, thinking he was mad at his sudden outburst, but Natsu didn't care. Finally he could make a difference and it was all he had ever thought about since he left that island.

"Fairytail is the worst!" Lucy shouted as tears of sadness and anger rolled over her cheeks. She was being held down by two men while Bora prepared to brand her and who else knows what. She couldn't believe that Fairytail was such a horrific guild, but before Bora even came close to her an arrow flew swiftly through the air and penetrated Bora's hand. He let out a scream in panic and pain as he dropped branding rod. He and everyone looked up to see a masked hooded figure. The man was dressed in a slimming leather outfit and had a large wooden bow in his hand, along with an arrow quiver on his back.

"That was a warning shot the next one is in your heart." Natsu stated in a deep and menacing voice. He drew another arrow, but this one he set a blaze.

"Who the hell are you?" Bora shouted, trying to stay calm despite the pain he felt. Without answering Natsu turned to Lucy who was staring in shock at him.

"Are you alright, miss?" He asked as he never took his weapon off of his target. Lucy slowly nodded as s few new warm tears rolled across her cheeks. This angered Natsu even more. He couldn't really understand why, but for some weird reason Natsu felt more anger than he has ever felt before when he saw those tears.

"Again I repeat, who the hell..." Bora didn't finish because Natsu interrupted him.

"Let her go. Your quarrel is with me." Natsu stated trying to keep himself calm.

"For the love of hell! Shut up will you? Men attack!" Bora shouted before his men charged. Natsu fired multiple arrows taking at least three men down before the real action started. He threw one of the men that came at him over his shoulder and knocked him out. He kicked another in the knee and as he bend down Natsu delivered a right upper cut into his nose. The other guys he just merely dodged and punched and blocked. While Natsu was fighting he noticed Bora drag Lucy by the hair up the boats stairs. Anger burned brighter in him and he fought harder. Knocking all of the men quickly made his way up the stairs too and came face to face with Bora. He now had Lucy in a position where he held a knife to her throat. Natsu stopped in his tracks. He knew now that there was only one way to end this.

"Help!" Lucy yelped as Bora tightened his grip on her. Natsu could see that she was scared to death.

"Another step and I slit her throat..." Before Bora could say anything further, Natsu raised his bow.

"Tighten your grip around her and I will send this arrow through your heart." Natsu stated as a magical fire arrow appeared in his hand. From this Bora and Lucy could see that actually see that this vigilante was a mage.

"You wouldn't dare risk..." Once again Natsu cut him off.

"I can sense when someone his bluffing very poorly. I will kill, but you won't." Lucy swallowed thickly at this statement. Would this mysterious really risk everything for her safety? Would he really kill for her?"

"Alright, alright..." Bora stated as he put his weapon down and let go of Lucy. The moment Bora let her go, Lucy ran with all her might and hid behind Natsu. Natsu kept his ground as he held his weapon at Bora. He was seriously considering if he should kill this man. Bora's eyes widened in fear as he realized that he was most probably going to die. Natsu pulled back his flaming arrow, staring at Bora with hard eyes.

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