edited chapter 7
Ultear wanted to go to the place in question can only be described as better than any dinner but not a high-end snobby restaurant.
After entering the restaurant, they quickly found their seats sitting side by side at a balcony table, getting a stunning view of magnolia.
While Ultear was enjoying the view, Natsu couldn't take his eye offUltear. The black dress did an excellent job of highlighting her well-developed body. If he had to place it somewhere, she was on par with Lisanna figure when they returned from Edolas.
Pink dusted Natsu's cheeks as he continued this line of thinking. Then, taking his eyes off her body, he noticed how well her black dress and shoes complemented her raven-colored hair.
It didn't take long for Natsu to wonder how he was so lucky to get a girl like Ultear to be his mate.
"What are you so happy about," Ultear said curiously.
"Just happy on how lucky I am to get someone like you as my mate," Natsu said with a signature grin resulting in Ultear blushing.
The waiter greeted them and took their orders. Natsu got his usual flaming meat and vegetables gotta thank Ultear for making him eat something other than meat.
As for Ultear, she got the same thing as Natsu but with no flames and about a quarter the portion. As you probably guessed, she doesn't have a bottomless pit of a stomach like her mate.
Not too far away as in the adjacent building, the small group of observers diligently watched the couple waiting to see what happened next.
However, one of them is missing from the there group who Gildarts obviously, where you might ask he was in the restaurant Natsu is in why Erza asked more like demanded.
The best part of him being there is it's less suspicious than another member of their small group. He is currently at the bar sipping away at some bear, keeping an eye on Natsu and Ultear while reminiscing of his younger days.
He has a communication lacrima in hand at Erza request, so he steps in if needed but was quick to put it in silent mode and chose to trust his gut over a 13-year-olds judgment.
The eating part of the date was relatively uneventful, and the two teens paid for the meal and left to continue their night to themselves after they departed from the restaurant.
Like before, Ultear took the lead, and not far behind them, the small group of observers regrouped with Gildarts and continued to follow them in secret.
After their time at the restaurant, the couple decided to take a moonlight stroll across Magnolia; they weren't the only ones as other couples were seen doing this.
Back to them, as the night grew longer, Natsu notices few looks headed their way from the older generation. Instead, they all had proud grins. He can only assume it from Ultear.
Perverts, he thought, when in reality they were proud to see the young boy of Natsu slowly becoming the man he's meant to be.
From Ultear's perspective, she wasn't paying attention to the men looking their way. Instead, what she was noticing, the looks of envy, sent her away from her fellow females.
Thinking it over, the looks of envy were from one of two things one the catch she has for a boyfriend to anyone who isn't a dragon slayer or two her well-developed body she has for her age, she concluded it was both.
Their stroll through Magnolia ended sitting side by side, witnessing a gorgeous view of the lake as it's bathed in the moonlight of a full moon.
Knowing what to do, Natsu intertwined his hand with Ultear's and gave it a gentle squeeze, getting a blush out of her.
"W-w-when did you get so knowledgeable about dates" Ultear manage to say, trying to fight off her blush.
"Igneel believe it or not, after all, he's been inside my body for close to a decade," Natsu said
"Hm, well, at least someone pays attention to how to treat and act around a lady," Ultear said with a slight chuckle.
Ultear couldn't hear it, but igneel was laughing his ass off at Natsu's expense. After all, in the old timeline, he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed.
At the sight of a sleepy ultear, Natsu offered his shoulder to rest her head-on. She took in gladly and rested her head on his getting a small smile out of the girl.
From afar, one member of the group of observers had a smile plastered across his face. No surprise who it is, that's right, Gildarts like always.
"What are you so happy about," Erza said sternly.
"Nothing but the sight of our very own fire dragon slayer slowly becoming a man," Gildarts said, unaware of Erza tendency when it comes to…..details yeah that it details
Unfortunately, Erza took it the wrong way and, in a rage, took off the stop the date dead in its tracks and made sure Ultear wouldn't get taken advantage of and give Natsu a beating he wouldn't forget.
That is what would've happened had it not been for the ace of fairy tail Gildarts. He quickly hit her in the gut, knocking her out cold and sending a solid message to Gray and Mira to avoid jumping to conclusions.
Fortunately, the couple somehow someway didn't notice the little outburst of soon-to-be famed Titania Erza. However, all good things come to an end. With that said, Ultear found herself carried on Natsu's back with her head resting on his shoulder.
Her stirring got Natsu's attention turning her head. Then, finally, he was able to glance at her with a signature grin getting a blush out of her.
"See someone awake, don't worry. We're almost home."
"Yeah, t-t-thanks for such a wonderful night."
"No problem, I enjoyed it as well. We should do this again sometime."
"I would like that as well," Ultear said with a small smile.
After getting home, Natsu and Ultear were quick to wash up separately and get their pajamas on, ready to sleep the night away.
Later that night
Ultear is running, the dragons are attacking Crocus, and she was trying to help out however she can, but that proved difficult since even magic meant to slay dragons proved ineffective against them.
As she was running, she notices the dead bodies of people she knows and cares about what remains of the Crocus.
It was then a spell came to mind that might give them the edge they need, but it's a forbidden spell.
She stopped in a somewhat open area with the clock tower insight, looking at the hand responsible for the many lives she had taken, and decides that this is her retribution.
Ultear took to the ground and began to build up her magic to cast last ages unaware of the danger behind her.
Just as she was about cast the spell, the unstable wall behind gave way. Unfortunately, by the time she realized what happened, it was too late. The rock wall stopped her from finishing the spell.
The wall crushed her lower half, causing her to scream from the intense pain; she could feel her blood being forced out of her body from the collapsed wall, the blood started pooling near her knees.
Unable to finish the spell, Ultear began cursing on how she planned to give her life to set the world as it should be.
Ultear's tear didn't stop as she's forced to watch the dragons finish off what remains on Crocus as she is slowly crushed to death.
Suddenly without warning, a Ultear shot up, waking from her nightmare of that terrible night, her hand on her heart. It felt like it jumps out at any minute.
Looking around the room, she was in her and Natsu's room, and at the far side of the room, Natsu lay there sleeping soundly in his bed.
Still terrified from the nightmare, she got out of her bed and walked over to his bed, and we'll promptly wake him up from his slumber.
"Nightmare again," a sleepy Natsu said as she looked to Ultear, who nodded.
With that said, Natsu promptly moved over a bit to give Ultear some room to sleep in his bed.
"You know you don't have to sleep in a separate bed if you worried about the nightmares," Natsu said as he wrapped one of his arms around Ultear waist as pulled her to his chest.
"I know, but I need to be able to sleep the whole night by myself if we are ever separated," Ultear said as Natsu's warmth is slowly lulling her to sleep.
"On the bright side, you set a new record at this rate won't be long before you reached your goal," Natsu said before sleep finally won the couple over.
As you might have guessed, they've been doing this since the first night by themselves when Ultear found out about E.N.D. Why, well, being next to Natsu keeps the nightmares at bay, so well, they're a distant memory to her.
(Scene change)
Many months later
A small ten-year-old pink-haired girl was walking home alongside her mother with the same hair. We're passing through the bustling market district on their way home from shopping.
Not too far away, one member of a trio of time travelers is watching her, one has short spiky pink hair, and another with long silly Raven colored hair, and last, a small catlike creature sitting on the Pickett's shoulder.
As Ultear watched her now former adoptive daughter Natsu grab her hand and gave it a comforting squeeze, Ultear faced him at this with a look of uncertainty in her eyes.
"I know this must be hard, but it's time to go. We have a job to do," Natsu said
"I know it's just didn't think time would change to this much," Ultear said with a mix of happiness and sadness.
"I know, but remember, Grimoire heart hasn't been active recently. We can only hope they didn't attack another village in the place of Meredy's,"
Ultear reluctantly agreed, and the trio set out to complete the job. With that said, as hard as it is to leave Meredy in the hands of fate.
Unknown to them, this is a good thing as Meredy will have a chance at everyday life for any little girl of her age. Unbeknownst to them, their path will cross again, but that would be years from now.
Year X779 December 17th
What is happening now? Well, the X779 S-class trials have finished, and everyone is celebrating Natsu's promotion to an S-class mage. That is not all. Natsu has set the bar for the youngest wizard in guild history to achieve S-class rank at 15 years old.
Another thing that made this so special was the rare occurrence Gildarts is at the guild, and this brought a memory about the ace of fairy tail concerning what happened at the end of the X784 S-class trails.
Looking around the room, Natsu saw the young Cana eyeing down Gildarts with a look of contempt in her eyes, thinking it over that's probably why Cana started drinking to either drink away the problems or trying to be like her old man.
Being careful not to arouse suspicion walked around the room, getting their scents. He felt ashamed after not realizing this in the old timeline, deciding it's best to help Cana out now. So he waited till the festivity was coming to a close.
"Cana, I need to talk to you real quick," Natsu said, getting her attention.
"What is it Natsu," Cana said curiously.
"There's no easy way to say this. Why didn't you tell Gildarts you're his daughter," Natsu said sternly.
"W-w-what are you talking about, Natsu?" Cana said, looking to the side, unable to face him.
"Well, you always have a look of contempt when he's here, and your scents are similar in a way that can only happen if your blood related," Natsu said, glaring at her slightly.
Knowing it was pointless, Cana conceded and filled him in on why she didn't say it sooner.
"Well, I'd tell him now while you can before he goes off on another decade quest," Natsu said, leaving no room for arguing.
Cana and Natsu caught Gildarts just as he left the guild, which was for the best since this is something that she wanted to tell him privately.
Just as Gildart turned onto the street, he heard Natsu call out to him, turning. He saw he wasn't alone. Right next to him as he can only assume another young member of the guild.
At the sight of the young girl, he couldn't help but see a slight resemblance to a woman of his past.
"Yeah, Natsu, what is it."
"Cana here has something to tell you," Gildarts just stared at the girl waiting for an answer.
With the help of Natsu, Cana found the strength to tell there ace her deepest secret about her. After several minutes, Gildarts fell to his knees staring at the girl as tears started to form.
Cana wasn't much better. She looks to the side, unable to face as the last of her strength drained away after the news.
What she wasn't expecting was a massive hug from the man she calls her father before said man stood up, twirling her around with the biggest smile on his face.
With that, Natsu decides to leave the father and daughter to have some much-needed family bonding time.
The next day the guild was doing its regular thing. Natsu was enjoying a flaming steak with Ultear by his side as always, guild doors suddenly open, revealing their ace. Still, something was different this time, how so because riding on his shoulder was his daughter Cana Alberona.
"Well, this is a welcome surprise what brought this on Gildarts," Makarov said curiously.
"What a father can't give his daughter a ride to the guild."
Damn near everyone in the guild floored themselves at this development, and as you might expect, Makarov was the first to recover.
"Why wait till now to tell us," A random guild member said
"Because I didn't find out until yesterday."
"Gotta thank Natsu for this one," Cana said brightly. All eyes in the room fell on Natsu, waiting for an answer.
"What I notice there scent was similar in a way that can only mean the blood related asked Cana about it then informed Gildart and that how we are here now," Natsu said casually.
With his peace said, everyone who wanted to know was quick to corner the newly announced father and daughter.
Year X782
A Lot has happened over the past three years. For one, Gildart stopped by the guild more often and had a notable effect on Cana. She seemed happier than the old one Natsu grew up with, and fortunately, she wasn't a drinker like before.
Where is Gildart now simple just like before Gildart went on his hundred-year quest like before but unlike last time he left Magnolia Natsu decided to give him some parting word.
Those words were simple don't be afraid to run. Gildart asked why Natsu said that Gildarts isn't a dragon slayer like him and his fellow slayers.
He has to be careful after all; it's a hundred-year quest for a reason. With that said, the two parted ways to continue on their quest.
With Natsu and Ultear
Natsu Ultear and Happy are in the guild getting ready for another quest. The difference this time it's an S-class quest the detail with pretty simple another knock-off of Zeref's living magic like the A turned S-class quest all those years ago.
Another thing that happens is both Natsu and Ultear physical bodies have met their X784 counterparts in the old timeline.
Natsu very quickly became the envy of most male guild members after all since he has, as many have said, Ultear's Perfect body all to himself.
Ultear is irritated. All the men in the guild saw her as an object most of the time, fortunately. But, for better or worse, Erza quickly disciplined all the male guild members for staring too long.
By this time, their attire has changed yet again. Natsu was wearing his usual clothing when he first met Lucy only difference wasn't wearing an open vest now. Instead, he is wearing a black one-sleeve coat with his right arm exposed, showing off his guild mark.
Ultear went back to her one sleeve kimono, except the colors, were different, with red as a primary color with black as a secondary color to match.
They were about to head off when the doors open, and Natsu was suddenly tackled to the ground by a blue and blonde blur. What he saw were the ten-year-old forms of Wendy and Sting hugging him at his waist.
As Natsu struggled to get to his feet, the last remaining dragon slayer walked through and had a look exhausted look in his eyes and by his side Carla Lector and Frosch.
"Sup Rogue, I take it you guys job went well," Natsu said as he manages to free himself from Wendy and Sting's grasp.
"Course it went well, Nii chan," Wendy said with an all too familiar Grin.
"Hey, I'm your not the only one who went on the Quest Wendy," Sting said
"Relax you, two Rogue. You got anything to add, and what was the quest for anyway before I go."
"I just said it went well, Nii Chan," Sting said
"I know, but I Asked Rogue cause he pays attention to the job request."
"The job requested clearing out some wild beast from harming the livestock for a farmer, no problem for us slayer, and the reward was 30,000 jewel."
"Thank you, Rogue."
"No problem. Hey, do you know where Gajeel is?"
"Yeah, he and Levy went on a job and should be back later today."
"Ok, then I'm gonna go train then."
"Wait for us," Wendy and Sting said in unison before bolting out the door.
"Man, those two can give me such a headache sometimes," Natsu said, rubbing his temples.
"Well, you brought this on yourself," Ultear said with a giggle.
"Yeah, easily one of the strongest teams in fairy tail and a team name that fits their elements well," Natsu said as he made his way towards the door.
"DayBreak fits them well," Ultear said as they caught up to Natsu.
"Natsu, what job are we doing now," Happy said as he flew to Natsu's shoulder.
"S-class Quest, so be careful since it's a cleanup quest," Natsu said
"Got Natsu hey Ultear, you got that fish I Wanted," Happy says as he starts to drool at the thought of fish.
"Yep, hear it is," Ultear said as she tosses Happy a mackerel.
"Yea, thanks, Ultear, your the best," Happy shouts before he starts chowing down as the fish.
"Hey, what that supposed to mean," Natsu growls, failing to get a response out of the exceed.
"Natsu, you and I both know it's pointless to talk to him while he's eating."
"I know, but it's worth a shot. Hmm, Strange, I feel like I forget something important that happened around this time in the old timeline," Natsu said in a thinking manner.
"Well, whatever it is, it can wait. We have a job to do, remember," Ultear said as she grabbed Natsu's hand.
"I guess you're right on that one," Natsu said as he gave Ultear a firm grip they as much as Natsu hates it going to the train station.
With Lisanna
Lisanna watches Natsu walk out of sight with Ultear heart panged at this. Deciding to get some air Lisanna waited a little bit before leaving the guildhall.
She found herself sitting under the big tree in the Magnolia park, still trying to get past the news of finally finding out about Natsu and Ultear status as mates. So naturally, her fantasies are just that fantasies.
She stayed for hours, just as the sun was coming to a close for the day before she heard her name, turning to see Elfman and her older sister.
"Lisanna comes on. Mira just got an emergency S-class request, and we get to come along," Elfman said with a confident grin.
"What are we waiting for then," Lisanna said with a smile Mira knew was fake but didn't push it.
The Next day
Natsu Ultear plus Happy have just got in their room for the knight as they hunt for the knock-off Demon. While Ultear and Happy went to bed to sleep the night away, Natsu is having a long-awaited chat with his demon half.
In Natsu mind
"Igneel, where are you" Natsu shouts, waiting for a response from his father before hearing flapping noises in the distance before Igneel appears, landing beside him.
"I take it you ready then."
"Yes, but first, how sure can we be so no one will hear us."
"The only reason Ultear heard us that time is that your mates and it didn't help you two were cuddling," Igneel said, trying to hold off a chuckle, seeing the blush on Natsu's face at the cuddling remark.
"If that is the case, then is it possible to bring Ultear here then cause that would make this easier for me," Natsu said, unable to look at his father.
Igneel couldn't hold it in any longer and flat started laughing to his heart's content. Finally, after several minutes Igneel manages to get a hold of himself.
"So how to de we bring Ultear here then," Natsu said
"Like this," Igneel said. A torrent of flames suddenly shot out of the ground for five seconds before revealing Ultear.
"Wha, where am I?"
"Hey Ultear," Natsu said
"Igneel filled me in on what is going on," Ultear said before embracing Natsu in a hug.
"Well, what are we waiting for then," Natsu said
Natsu and Ultear hopped onto Igneel back and headed off into the farthest reaches of his mind to meet his demon.
Location ?
In the darkest reaches of Natsu's mind lies a cage carved into the volcanic rock that makes up the landscape.
Inside that cage sit the most potent and vilest demon that walked all of earthland more fearsome than Acnologia, even stronger the black Wizards Zeref, his creator.
This demon is waiting for his chance to walk the earth again. But what happened recently that isn't happening. Looking up, he sees the dragon responsible for putting him in this cage, and on his back is the big man himself, Natsu Dragneel, and that beautiful woman of his.
Igneel landed with a thud, eyeing the cage E.N.D resides in. Natsu is quick to get off to walk up to albeit slowly to the cell that holds the origin of his demon powers.
"Hm, I see you've finally decided to seek out my power that your father works so far the lockup," E.N.D said as he walked forward into the light, revealing himself getting a stern glare of igneel.
E.N.D appearance gave both Natsu and Ultear the surprise of a lifetime after his demonic version.
Not liking the gaze, Ultear was quick to hide behind Natsu at the sight of E.N.D as Natsu continue forward.
The look of E.N.D was heart-stopping as his physical size and shape are identical to Natsu except with addon. For starters, the Letter E.N.D stamped in bold letting in an ancient font right there on his upper chest as well as weird black marking the waived their way across his body.
Black horns grew on the side of his head, white of his eyes were pitch black, and his iris were crimson red like his purgatory Flames. In addition, his canines are more extended and sharper than his Dragonforce counterparts.
Next, his hands had long black claws replacing regular fingernails for his fingers with blacks red scales covering his hands and other parts of his body. And behind him, large batlike wings sticking out of his back.
Fortunately, for Ultear sake, E.N.D was wearing some incredible weather, but fitting pants covering his lower region close inspection, his feet got the same treatment as his hands.
Natsu and E.N.D were no more than a foot apart, staring each other down with nothing more than cages bars separating the two.
"I see you finally decide to see me face to face ever since you took control," E.N.D said with crazed Grin.
"Yeah, I take you to know why I'm here."
"Yes, poor littler Natsu thinks he's big enough to control my power."
"Think I KNOW I AM" Natsu shoots as Azure flames erupt from his body, causing E.N.D to step back slightly after all Natsu has the advantage.
"Hm, so I was wrong. You can control my power," E.N.D said with a blank expression.
"So how does this go about," Natsu said, not knowing how to proceeds
"Well, for starters, I need to have a private conversation with Igneel about some important details," E.N.D said sternly.
Natsu and Ultear quickly got far enough away from the cage to give Igneel and E.N.D some privacy, as weird as that sounds.
"What is it you wanted to talk about," Igneel said with a hint of unease.
"Simple when Natsu get ahold on my full power, it's only a matter of time before Zeref or Tartarus and Acnologia finds him."
"I feared as much."
"As much as it pains me to say this, I got it covered," E.N.D said with evident distaste in his voice.
"How?"
"While you've been training Natsu and going on adventures with that guild, I've been working on new curses one just so happens to keep him under their radar but only for as long as he doesn't have full control," E.N.D said still with a tone of distaste in his voice.
"Hmm, not sure if that a good thing or a bad thing," Igneel said
"That's not all," E.N.D said with a chuckle.
"Well, another one I like to call demon radio, it's a curse version of telepathy Magic, and I've been using it to keep tabs on my brethren scared across the globe," E.N.D said with a sinister laugh.
"Is that why sensed Jackal wanting to follow Natsu when he destroyed a knocking off of Zeref's magic" Igneel roared, getting Natsu and Ultear attention but made them stay where they are.
"Maybe," E.N.D said with a sinister grin.
"Is there anything else before I let Natsu finish our business for coming here?" Igneel said
"Yeah, one more thing, make sure he gets a full medical check-up after all if he dies before the right time, we both DIE remember that," E.N.D said in an unexpected concerning tone coming from him.
"Natsu, I'm done. You can talk to him, know, "Igneel said as he got out of the way for his son.
"So how do we go about this" Natsu said
"Well, for started, you aren't getting full control of my power off the bat unless you want to risk Tartarus being on your front doorstep very soon," E.N.D said in a sinister tone.
"What do you mean by that," Natsu said, unsure he wanted the answer then, and there E.N.D grabbed onto his forearm, his claws piercing his skin, drawing blood, and soon after, E.N.D began to catch fire a tainted black version of his regular flames.
"Simple, I'm giving you ownership of my power, but if you think for a second, I'm going to disappear, you got another thing coming. Don't worry, I'll leave a Manual for my power on your desk before I leave Igneel will fill you in on the rest," E.N.D said as the flames began to engulf his body before dissipating entirely with his hand still embedded in Natsu Arm was the last thing he saw.
"Mind explaining what just happened, Igneel," Natsu said before feeling a Burning sensation on the right side just under his collarbone only to see the letter E.N.D branded onto him no more significant than his thumb before disappearing.
"Simple for now you won't have complete control of his power as he put it Tartarus would be hot on your trail to reclaim their guild master," Igneel said
"I'm not sure how I feel about how he's not completely under my control," Natsu said
"Relax from my conversation with him. You don't have to worry about that now if you don't mind. It's almost morning," Igneel said as he often rides back to a more familiar area of Natsu's mind.
Natsu was met with the morning sun in his eye when he woke before looking down the see the letters E.N.D same place same size under his collarbone before disappearing.
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