Recovery

Crepus Ragnvindr carried Natsu as he was walking to his home. To be honest, he didn't expect to find a person laying on the road, he thought that this was going to be an ordinary day for him. He would go to work at the tavern and go home to see both of his sons. He wondered, who could have done this to the boy.

As he was walking, he saw a familiar estate, and a smile of relief was shown on his face.

Nestled in the land southwest of Mondstadt sits the winery that has passed down the legacy of Mondstadt's traditional wines and ciders for generations. The estate itself is situated in the south-western reaches of the Mondstadt region, between Springvale and the Stone Gate to Liyue. It is comprised of the central two-story manor atop a small hill around which the vineyard itself is circling in several rows, as well as a handful of small storage sheds and single-story buildings in the vicinity.

"Don't worry son, we'll get you some help," Crepus said as he continued to walk towards the estate.

Inside the manor, we see a young Diluc and Kaeya sparring with their wooden sword.

Diluc rushed Kaeya and raised his sword at his head and tried to slash Kaeya. But said person blocked the attack and raised his sword. 'There an opening', Kaeya thought. So. without hesitation he brought down his sword and aimed for Diluc's stomach. The said person tried to block, but Kaeya's swing was swifter. The sword landed on the boy's stomach causing Diluc to let go of the sword and went on all four on the ground.

"It seems I won again," Kaeya said while giving a shit-eating grin on his face.

"That… was… a cheap shot, I declare a rematch!" Diluc said panting, he clutched his stomach and stand up. He refused to lose like this.

Kaeya chuckled, oh he could do this all night. He got into a neutral stance and waited for the other person to make a move. But as they were about to spar, the door suddenly busts open. Both boys then turned their direction to the door as they see Crepus and was carrying an unknown person on his shoulders. The boys completely ceased their sparring as they rushed to Crepus.

"Father, what happened? And who is this?" Asked Diluc with a worried expression.

Crepus looked at Diluc and frowned. "I don't know son, but I found the boy lying on the road as I was making my way home." He then looked at Kaeya and told him to request the maids to go to Mondstadt and get a doctor as soon as possible. Kaeya nodded, but before he left, he looked at Natsu's bloodied figure one more time and left.

The father and son duo went to the second floor and placed him on a bed in the medical room. Crepus then looked around the shelf if they were any bandages left, and to his luck there was plenty. He then asked Diluc if he could get a bucket of water and his son nodded. Diluc then rushed out of the room grabbing a bucket and going to the lake to get the water.

The father sighs and started removing his clothes and patching the body. Throughout his whole life, he had never had any medical experiences so he wasn't too confident if he could heal the boy, but never the less this person was on the verge of death and needs to be healed. He just hopes that the doctor could heal him. "Oh lord Barbatos, please heal this poor boy."

"Natsu wake up…" A voice of a girl.

"Son please wake up…" Said a gruff sounded voice.

"Brother… wake up… it isn't your time… just yet." Said the final voice in a sad tone.

Natsu then suddenly woke up as he was laying there, he noticed that there was a problem. His body was hurting. No scratch that, he felt the most agonizing pain he could ever imagine, this was even worse when his foster father was training him with his magic. If it was his choice, he would just lay all day and rest, but he too needed to get up. It took all of Natsu's willpower to just sit up straight. 'Damn it', he thought with his body aching all over, he then scanned the room to see if he could find out where he was, there was nothing but shelves and beds laid out of the room, so nothing.

"Where am I?", he whispered as he was continuing to scan the room. He then noticed that he was covered in bandages, to his arms, legs, and abdomen. 'Right, we fought Acnologia.' It was a hard battle for all seven dragon slayers, they fought tooth and nail just so that they can kill the Dragon of the Apocalypse, and through sheer determination they were victorious. His thought then went to Wendy, the blue-haired girl was like a little sister to him and would do anything just to keep her safe and sound, and he would gladly shield her from any of Acnologia's attacks. 'I just hope she's safe with the rest' he thought.

His thoughts came to a stop as the door opened. A tall gentleman with pale skin, red eyes and bright red hair, worn in a low ponytail that extends to his mid-back, and having a shaggy beard. He wore a black dress shirt, a long white vest, and a black ascot with a red gem. Over this he dons a dark brown coat that is adorned with golden trimmings and tassels, ending with black fur trims. He wears black pants which are embellished with chains on his right thigh.

The person smiled kindly at him and walked over in his direction, he grabbed a stool and placed it beside his bed, he then sat down in front of him and crossed his arms. "It seems that your recovery was successful, thank the Anemo archon," he said in relief.

Anemo? Was that some kind of food? Well whatever it is, it saved his life so thank you Anemo. Whatever you are.

"Now young man, what happened to you last night, and why were you bloodied?" The stranger asks in worry. Natsu was then about to answer his question when his stomach started to rumble. The stranger began to chuckle, "It seems that you're hungry, don't worry we'll get you something to eat, do you have any preference?" He asks Natsu.

Natsu just stared at him for five seconds and finally answered in a weak voice, "Meat please." The stranger smiled warmly and nodded, he stood up from his stool and went over to the kitchen to request the food.

As the stranger left the room, the dragon slayer just sat there and was in deep thought. Where in the world was, he? Was he still in Magnolia? If so then, he had never seen that man in his whole life nor this place. Yes, it was true that he has the worst memory when it comes to remembering names, but scents are a different story, he knows the scent of everybody in town and the stranger's scent is an indicator that this wasn't Magnolia. He sighs in defeat and chose to wait for the man that saved him, maybe he could get some answers from him.

The stranger then walked into the room with a tray of food in his hands. He then put the tray beside Natsu and sat on the stool he used earlier.

"Now, I suppose this is enough to earn your name at least." He said smiling at Natsu.

Natsu stared at him for about five seconds before finally answering. "N-Natsu Dragneel, sir." He said stuttering. 'Why the hell did I stutter!? Stupid! Stupid!' thought the Dragon Slayer as he stared down his food and began munching away.

Natsu? What kind of name is that. Is that a local name in Inazuma? Well, whatever his name is, as long that he's ok. Now back to business. "Young man, I think it's time to spill the beans. What happened to you last night?" Crepus asked Natsu. Said dragon slayer stopped eating and froze for a bit, before finally answering.

"W-We were fighting someone. I and my friends were hunting down this person, we managed to beat him but he was able to catch me off guard leaving me wounded last night, but we were able to finish him off." Natsu told him. He thought that it was best to lie about the situation, well it's not actually a lie, it's just telling the person the half-truth. Until Natsu can fully trust him, then he will tell the full truth one day.

"And your friends just left you there to die?" Questioned Crepus. Why the heck would this boy's friends would leave him? It's just doesn't make any sense, either the boy's comrades are horrible friends or he isn't telling the truth. He sighs, and just looked at Natsu waiting for an answer.

"N-No sir, I was pretty wounded when the fight was over and I told them to leave me there because I'll be a liability to them." He answered. He didn't like that, of course, his friends wouldn't leave him, but he needed to find an excuse to dodge his question.

Crepus gave the boy questioning looks before sighing. The boy was still injured, maybe once Natsu is fully recovered, he'll continue pry again, but for now, he'll just leave it at that. Once Natsu was done eating, he put the tray to the side, Crepus stood from his stool and picked up the tray before walking out through the door.

But before he could walk out, Natsu called him and asked him a question, "U-Uhm sir, what's your name?" He asks. Hey, it was only fair for him to ask, he did give him his name after all, and besides, he didn't want to keep calling him sir every now and then.

The man smiled, "My name is Crepus Ragnvindr, current head of the Ragnivindr clan and owner of Dawn Winery. A pleasure to meet you Natsu Dragneel." He said bowing. Crepus then walked out of the room leaving Natsu to his thoughts.

'What a strange name, then again not the strangest name I heard' He thought before he began taking a nap.

Well, this was a nice start I guess. So anyway what do you guys think? Is it good or bad? Let me know in the comments.