Natsu and Mira

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail. Hiro Mashima does.

Lucy always wondered what happened between Natsu and Mirajane as she never seen them talk or get anywhere close to each other and the few times they would bump into each other. Its then that Mira's sweet smile would vanish and replaced with pain and sadness while Natsu's happy go lucky expression would then turn to one of frustration as if he wants to say something to her. After that Mira would walk away as if nothing happened and she would smile and he would act as if nothing happened. She wanted to ask somebody what happened between the two, but being a little new to the guild made it quite difficult. She looked to the right to find Erza eating cheesecake and even if she wanted to ask her she's afraid at the brute of a woman. Looking to the left she saw Gray drinking some beer and she had to slap herself on the forehead seeing that Gray is only wearing his boxers and that meant his another big no because she felt awkward about the Ice mage. She looked forward looking at Happy eating a fish and thought who's better to ask than Natsu's first partner.

"Hey Happy." Lucy called the attention of the Exceed.

"Aye!" Happy chirped as he flew towards her. "What is it Lucy? Do you want me to tell Loke that you love him?"

Lucy tried to smack the flying cat but to no avail so she asked the question. "Do you know what happened between Natsu and Mira?"

Happy immediately dispelled his wings and his playful mood disappeared and looked grimly at Lucy scaring the blonde. "I suggest you stop asking Lucy if you don't want Natsu to be mad at you." He warned and just as quick his mood change it went back to normal. "So Lucy, do you want me to tell Loke you love him?" he asked again but the blonde simply shook her head. "I'm sorry Lucy, but only Natsu or Mira would be able to tell you because every one of us respects their privacy." Happy offered.

Lucy then realized that Happy was right that who better to tell her than the person involve. Mirajane is out of the question but Natsu might tell her and much to her luck the Dragonslayer just arrived and sat opposite of her.

"Hey Lucy, wanna go on an S-class request?" Natsu asked grinning at the blonde.

"No way!" Lucy quickly crossed her arms in the negative remembering Gray's description of how dangerous one is. "I'm too young to die."

Natsu laughed at her reaction as he pounded his fist on his chest. "I'm an S-class mage remember, so you're safe with Me." he exclaimed.

Lucy knew that but she didn't want to be a burden to the Dragonslayer and declined once again before she asked. "Hey Natsu, I'm just curious…" she began.

"What is it Lucy?" Natsu asked.

"I was just wondering why you never talk to Mirajane." Lucy asked and was stunned at his reaction when he slammed his fist on the table shattering it in two gathering the attention of everyone in the guild.

"IT'S NOT LIKE I WANTED TO!" Natsu suddenly snapped before he stood up and walked out of the guild glancing at the bar where Mira is who avoided his eyes.

Everybody looked at the broken table and more importantly the blonde who dared to ask the Dragonslayer about his past with the former demon. Erza looked at the guild doors and decided to approach the blonde and tell her what she knew now that she had been on the receiving end of Natsu's ire. Erza sat beside the woman placing a hand on her shoulder snapping her out of her daze and merely shook her head at her stupid question.

"What's wrong with Natsu?" Lucy asked in fear looking at Erza.

"Come with me." Erza ordered as the blonde nodded and followed her to an underground library she didn't know existed. She watched Erza as she climbed up the ladder and took a book at the top most shelves and threw it on top of the table.

Lucy took the book and opened it to see that it's a photo album of everyone in the guild from their childhood where she could see that even then Natsu and Mira never liked each other, but she could see the way they look at each when the others weren't looking. One thing caught her attention and that was the little girl with a pink dress and wondered why she hasn't seen her in the guild. "That's Lissana; Mira and Elfman's younger sister."

"How come she's not here?" Lucy asked to see the depressed look on Erza's usually stern face.

"She's dead, Lucy." Erza replied remembering how much things changed after that. "It's been two years since that fateful accident and those two has never been the same and its only been recently that Natsu reverted to his old self." Erza saw Lucy nod in understanding. "So please don't ask him anything about Mira or Lissana, we just got him back and we don't want to lose him again."

Lucy saw the look of concern on Titania's face and nodded. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked." she apologized formally making the woman smile.

"Don't be Lucy, you never knew in the first place." Erza waved it off. "So, I heard that you're short on cash. How about I take you with me on an S-class request with me." she offered and the blonde crossed her arms again.

"No way!" Lucy exclaimed stunning Titania before she recovered and glared at the blonde. "I, I don't want to be a burden you see…hehehe… maybe I'll ask Gray to come and help Me." and with that she ran upstairs to look for the Ice mage. Lucy knew that Erza is the female version of Natsu and by the time their done she'd be lucky if she'd managed to bring back half of the reward with her.

Natsu sat on the edge of the lake looking up in the sky while watching the clouds past by. He never wanted to snap at Lucy seeing that she's been nothing but nice to him and the fact that she didn't know anything about what was going on between him and Mira. He lay back down and closed his eyes as the past just flashed before his eyes.

His eyesight was becoming blurry with blood coming from his mouth as The Beast impaled him in to the valley walls with its horns. He looked at Mirajane frozen in fear a few feet from him unable to move while Lissana fought for her life.

"Get the fuck out of here Mira!" Natsu screamed even as blood spilled from his mouth. "Lissana's going to die if you don't move…Go now!" he ordered snapping the woman out of her trance.

Natsu saw the woman leave and head back towards the town leaving him to fight and save Elfman who lost control after taking over the Beast. He used all his strength to stop the Beast from impaling him further with its horns with one hand while he continuously drove his elbow on its horn creating cracks on its surface until it shattered and allowed him to deliver a powerful kick on its face. The beast roared in anger as its horn was ruined with the other half sticking out of the Salamander, pulling the stocky appendage out of his abdomen and throwing it to the side. He placed both of his hands on either side of his body and burned his injuries closed. The beast released another roar and charged at him again rearing its giant fist to crush Natsu who's unable to move as pain paralyzed his body watching as the fist slowly reaches his destination.

"Natsu!"

Natsu opened his eyes to see Happy floating over him. "Are you alright, Natsu?" Happy asked landing beside him.

Natsu patted the feline on the head giving him a relaxed grin. "Aye, I just need to take breather that's all. Did I scare Lucy?" he asked as the Exceed nodded. "I think I should apologize to Lucy, huh?"

"Aye!" Happy agreed he watched his partner stand up.

"Let's go Happy, let's find a decent S-class request that Lucy might like." Natsu declared as Happy agreed.

"And maybe she has some fish stored in her apartment." Happy added rubbing his hands together while drooling at the prospect of fish.

The duo visited the recluse Porlyusica by falling down from one of the trees scaring the woman who saved his life and end up getting chased with a broom by the aggressive woman trying to beat the life out of the two. Natsu and Happy finally arrived at the guild were everyone looked warily at the Dragonslayer before relaxing seeing that he's in a good mood as he catapulted himself on the second floor finding Titania in front of the request board. Another thing that changed about Salamander is the way he goes around talking to the women in Fairy Tail aside from Lucy and Mirajane that is.

Erza is too focused on the board that she didn't notice the person behind her until he wrapped his arms around her waist and whispered in her ear. "Hey Erza." a pleasurable shiver raced down her spine as the man inhaled her scent.

Erza quickly composed herself as she deftly spun around trying to elbow the man that made her feel that way. "Cut it out Natsu!" she demanded missing her target as Natsu ducked her attack and rolled to the side to avoid her powerful kick. "I hate it when you do that!" Erza exclaimed a little flustered from his earlier actions.

Natsu merely grinned annoying Titania further. "Do you? Because you're blushing you know. We could go on a date if you want?" he teased.

"You like Natsu." Happy commented causing Titania to blush in frustration.

"I know a great café in Onibus town where they serve the most delicious cheesecake and soufflé." Natsu offered and he could see the look of trepidation in her eyes. "And after that we could try those things you secretly enjoy reading. It would be fun." He let the last word hang in the air while lecherously wiggling his eyebrows.

Erza turned scarlet much like her hair and requiped a sword intent on cleaving the Dragonslayer in half as he skipped to the side letting Erza's sword hit the wooden beam. Everybody heard the commotion upstairs as some of them shook their head; the men in annoyance at how he flirts with the women in the guild and even went out with almost every female in the guild with Cana being the longest, and the women in amusement as they never knew when the guy was joking or serious about the things he says. Though everyone would agree that they preferred this Natsu than the one where he's too serious and unapproachable. Only one person in the guild didn't liked hearing the commotion upstairs and it was Mirajane who did her best to blot out the sounds of his laughter and Erza's stuttering replies.

"Stop teasing me Natsu." Erza demanded panting a little while Natsu didn't even break a sweat.

Natsu's expression turned serious and held her gaze. "Who said I was joking?" he asked tilting his head. "You're a beautiful young woman and I'm currently single. So why not try it, right?"

"You heard that one from Loke didn't you." Erza stated dryly dispelling her sword as she returned back to the request board followed by Natsu. "You should apologize to her, Natsu." Erza looked at Natsu as he looked at the three requests.

"I know, that's why I'm looking for an S-class request that would pay big without her looking helpless throughout the job." Natsu replied picking a job he taught that would get the blonde to agree. "Want to come with us? It would be fun." Natsu offered smiling at Titania.

Erza looked at his direction and shook her head while smiling. "Fine, but you're still taking me out on that café you told me as pay for your teasing earlier." she ground out.

"Eh? But I wasn't joking!" Natsu countered.

"I don't want to hear it." Erza replied killing anymore of his advances as she headed for the stairs.

Natsu headed for the railing and looked for a certain raven haired mage. "Hey Popsicle, wanna go on a job with me, Erza, and Lucy?" he asked the boxer wearing mage.

"Who are you calling a Popsicle, you moron!" Gray snapped glaring at the fire mage.

"Who are you calling a moron, pervert?" Natsu demanded before he's hit in the back of the head and fell face first into the ground below courtesy of Titania. Erza jumped down from the second floor landing gracefully on the floor below and lifted Natsu like a sack of potatoes.

"Serves you right, moron." Gray added before he went back to his drink.

Erza stopped in front of Gray's table and spoke. "You should come with us Gray; we're going to Lucy's place."

Gray deliberated for a moment before he agreed. "Sure, I'd like to visit her place once more. She does have a pretty nice apartment." He commented before he started looking for his clothes. "Damn, where did I leave them?" he began searching for his clothes wishing that Erza would have taught him how to use Requip magic to instantly get dressed forgetting the fact that he unconsciously strips and might Requip every last piece of clothing he has leaving him in the nude.

After locating his clothes they went to the bar where Mirajane is working to ask for the key. "Here you go, be careful all of you." Mirajane said smiling while handing Erza the duplicate key for Lucy's apartment unable to look at Natsu.

Erza frowned at the woman. "Why don't you just talk to him, Mira?" she asked the woman who by now lost her sweet demeanor.

Mirajane's bright sapphire orbs grew darker and glared at Erza. "Mind your own business, Erza." and just as it happened it disappeared as she walked to the backroom.

Erza held herself back and left knowing that it's not in her place to meddle in their affairs. She told the Master where they're going and like Mira told them to be careful as the group left. Meanwhile Mirajane sat at one of the steps with her legs up to her chest with her arms wrapped around it. A large shadow blocked the light coming into the storage that she ignored knowing who it is.

"Erza is right, sister." Elfman began looking down on his sister. "Natsu doesn't blame you for what happened all those years ago." he saw her look up to him.

"It's a lie and you know it, Elfman." Mirajane replied. "I could still remember his hate filled eyes burning through me, when he found out that Lissana died. He blamed me Elfman before he left." She choked back the sobs as tears would always threaten to come when she remembered that day.

"That's not true, sister! He forgave me, just talk to him sister." Elfman pressed but the woman's mind was already made up as she stood up walked passed him. He followed her with his eyes as she left. "Why did you have to cut your ties with Natsu, sister?" he asked desperately.

The group arrived at the blonde's house and luckily for them Lucy still hasn't returned. The group used the spare key that Mirajane has to enter the room as Gray and Happy didn't waste time in getting comfortable while Erza still carrying Natsu on her shoulders examined the place. She arrived at the bath to find that the tub was just recently prepared.

"I guess she just went out to buy something." Erza mused taking a step closer. "It's nice and cozy."

"Then why don't we take a bath? We were still kids when we last took one." Natsu stated as he slid off Erza's shoulders pushing the woman into the room and locking it.

Titania quickly rounded on the Dragonslayer who ducked and knocked her feet beneath her and caught the woman in his arms before dumping her in the tub. With speed that rivaled Gray's, Natsu managed to strip down to his boxers and jump on the other side of the tub. Titania looked at her soaked armor and clothes then at the grinning Salamander and delivered a hard straight to his grinning face before Requiping her armor off into a simple black two piece bikini and just enjoyed the slowly warming waters thanks to Natsu.

"You're a jerk, Natsu." Erza stated sinking lower into the waters. "This heat is fine." Natsu nodded as he placed his arms around the edge of the tub showing of the scars he hid behind his coat. By now she'd gotten used to his injuries that ran from his forearm up to his shoulders, but the one on his abdomen where he burned it closed would always made her wish that she had been there to help him.

"It's not your fault Erza." Natsu suddenly spoke catching the woman off guard. "I've learn to let go of the past and so should you." He added with a serious expression.

Erza released a sigh and placed her head on the palm of her hand and looked at Natsu questioningly. "Then why are you hiding your scars to Mirajane if what you're saying is true." she watched him sigh in frustration and look up at the ceiling.

"It's not like I wanted to Erza, but Mirajane… she feels guilty for what happened to me and blames herself for everything. Not to mention the fact that I blamed her for Lissana's death before I left to train to become stronger and became a complete jerk after I returned. It's a miracle that Happy stayed by my side even though I became cold." Natsu explained to Erza who became somewhat of his confidant after they fought.

"Yes, you were a jerk back then and you made me look like a nice person." Erza nodded in agreement.

Natsu looked at Erza and smiled. "I never really got to thank you for bringing me back Erza, so thank you." He thanked the woman that pounded him back to his old self, giving her his best smile that made the woman melt at the honesty of his words. "Oh, I also forgot to tell you that I love you Erza." he added with a straight face.

Erza delivered a swift kick to his groin and to his credit he didn't scream like a little girl and instead dealt with the pain. "Stop hanging around Loke, Natsu!" Erza ordered while the Dragonslayer still dealt with the pain. "I liked you better when you were still an idiot." She added.

"Oh? So you do like me Erza!" Natsu exclaimed like a kid pointing at the blushing woman.

Erza waved her hands in denial. "I only liked you as a friend." She countered but Natsu looked like she didn't believe her. She requiped a sword and aimed at Natsu who quickly reached for her wrist and pinned both of her arms of top of her head. "Let go of me Natsu!" she hissed even as Natsu straddled her waist and pressed his warm body on top of her.

"Let me kiss you and if you hate it then I'll let you go and you can beat me to the ground, but if you liked it you'll go out with me." Natsu offered his face a few inches from hers.

"You should really stop hanging around Loke, your starting to become like him." Erza replied. She knew that she'd probably enjoy going out with the Dragonslayer based from what she heard from the other women in the guild and from Cana who had an on and off relationship with Natsu the longest. But she felt that he's just using it as an excuse to distract himself from his real problem.

Natsu laughed at her statement. "I highly doubt that Erza because Loke merely dates women, while I go all the way." He stated proudly while slowly closing the gap.

"What the hell are you two doing in my bath?" Lucy demanded and saw the way Natsu pinned down Erza with their faces a few inches from each other and before she knew it, she kicked the Dragonslayer in the face so hard he flew through the window. "Pervert!"

Erza watched as Natsu flew out of the window courtesy of Lucy's powerful kick and touched her lips before she directed her attention to the blonde. "You know it's not nice to barge in when someone is bathing, Lucy." Erza pointed out.

"It's also not nice to use someone else's bathroom without permission!" Lucy countered while Erza just looked at her calmly. She rubbed her temples in annoyance and looked outside to see Gray has managed to strip to his boxers while Happy used her table's leg as a scratching post. "What the hell are you two doing inside my house!" she quickly bolted towards the two.

After toweling herself dry Erza Requiped into her usual outfit just in time as Natsu entered from the broken window. He grinned at Titania when she saw her flustered face and dodged the sword she threw at him as he quickly went for his clothes to get dress as both of them got out of the bathroom together much to Lucy's dismay. Natsu sat on the bed as he opened his arms for Erza who took a few steps forward and slammed his face on her knee knocking him out cold before she sat beside him.

"Please, if you're going to do something intimate, do it in your own homes." Lucy pleaded as Natsu quickly sat up and caught Erza's forearm before she could knock him out again.

"I'm sorry about earlier, Lucy." Natsu apologized to the blonde. "I shouldn't have snapped at you like that especially when you don't know anything. So again I'm sorry!" he apologized bowing his head formally to the blonde embarrassing her at his gesture.

"You should accept his apology, Lucy." Gray pointed out. "We won't be able to catch the last train if we don't hurry."

"Aye!" Happy chirped landing on top of Natsu's head. "Come on, Lucy. Natsu really regretted what he did earlier."

"Both of them are right, Lucy. You should accept his apology." Erza added looking at the blonde expectantly.

Lucy felt really awkward being at the center of three expectant faces. "There's nothing to apologize about really, I was the one who started it really. So I guess we're pretty much even." She explained as Natsu looked up to her and smiled.

"I was right that you're cool!" Natsu stated grinning at the blonde.

"But if you don't mind, could I ask what happened between you and Mira?" Lucy asked hoping that he would not snap at her again.

"I'll tell you when everything is ok between me and Mira. It won't be fair to her if you'll only hear my side of the story." Natsu explained calmly as the blonde agreed. "Besides it might make a good novel one day." He added.

"Now that that mushy crap is over can we get going?" Gray interjected gaining the attention of the blonde.

"Going? Where?" Lucy asked as Natsu gave her the request as she read the details. "Whoa! This is a lot and there's also a golden gate key as a reward. Count me in!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Aye! Let's head to Galuna Island!" Natsu pumped his fist in the air.

Lucy watched as Natsu continuously flirts with Erza who would slowly succumb to his advances before she would try and pummel the Dragonslayer. At first she thought that Natsu was just a plain idiot when they met at Hargeon, then she saw him flirt with the women in Fairy Tail and they didn't mind at all, and finally it was the fact that she never saw him flirt with Mirajane or even talk to her that made her curious. She wanted to learn about the man that caught her attention and gave her a home in Fairy Tail and would try to help him just like he helped her.

"Maybe I'll ask Mirajane this time." Lucy mumbled as they continued their walk towards the station.

AN: Here's another story this time featuring Mirajane and Natsu. In this story Lissana did die at that mission and Natsu tagged along and fought off Elfman in his Beast Take over and almost dying in the process. Throughout this story Lucy would piece together Natsu and Mira's past and bringing them together in the process. R&R