Chapter 1

Nights in the town of Magnolia are really majestic.

The town is lively, lights illuminate almost the whole town, the people are all happy with what they're doing, be it selling, dating or just taking a stroll around town. There are rarely any crimes or ruckus happening around there.

But if you're really looking for some wild adventure and chaos, Fairy Tail is the best place for those kinds of stuff.

But it's not entirely peaceful there…

"Hmm. This looks like a fascinating guild." A suspicious man in rich-looking clothing stops meters away from the front part of the said guild. He looks at the window and sees a certain pigtailed blondie laughing with her friends. His eyes started to darken with lust as he stared at her.

He licked his lips with longing.

"You'll be mine in no time."

"Bring it on, stripper!" Natsu launched a fiery fist at a dark blue haired mage by the name of Gray. Gray just evaded the attack as the dragon slayer landed on the grounded, making the nearby tables break into a thousand splinters, not to mention that some people were sent flying to the walls of the guild.

"Is that all you got, Salamander?" Gray challenged him as he started to perform one of his well-known techniques.

"Ice Make: Lance!" He slammed his fist into his open hand, launching icy spears to the dragon slayer who just nearly got hit but luckily got a small lock of hair cut.

Natsu wiped the corner of his mouth. "That was close, Gray." He smirked.

"But can you—"

"Aaaahhh!"

The fight was halted with many squealing girls. The rivals stopped to see what was all the screaming about.

Their jaws dropped.

Standing in the doorway is a really tall, slender man. He has neatly combed pure black hair that shines whenever the sun hits it. He also has deep, blue eyes that seem to pierce the very soul of the person he looks at. His clothes are just simple, but they make him look like a highly skilled mage of sort.

Many girls flocked around him. Evergreen, Laki, Levy, Lisanna, Erza…

And Lucy.

Natsu didn't like the sight of Lucy falling for another guy. He hates to admit it but he's jealous. Gray could only stand there, stunned. He only snapped when someone hugged him from him behind. Juvia.

"J-Juvia! What the—"

"Juvia will only go with Gray-sama and no one else!" Her cling tightened.

"OI! Get off!"

Natsu could only look at them.

"Hey, hey ladies. Calm down. I'll sit with all of you, okay?"

"Kyaaaa~!"

The dragon slayer just frowned.

"Why does it feel as if I've seen him before?"

"Damn it!" He slammed his fist on the table as he chugged down his beer.

"Really, Mirajane, I don't know why they all fall for that guy. I mean, yeah, he's handsome and stuff. But still…argh!" He asked for another mug of beer. Mirajane just smiled and rested her chin on her hands.

"Is this about…you know?" She asked with a hint of teasing in her voice.

"Who?" Natsu pretended he didn't know.

"Lucy. You two fought the other day right?"

Natsu choked on his drink at the mention of his quarrel with the celestial summoner.

He wished Mirajane didn't just bring that up. He sworn he could have slapped her that very moment if she was a man, as Elfman says most of the time.

*flashback*

"How could you do this to me, Natsu?!" Lucy cried.

"Look, I'm sorry. It's not what you think!" Natsu tried to reason out.

"I thought…" Tears start to form in her eyes.

"There's nothing going on between me and Lisanna." He said blankly.

"Then what were you two doing in my closet?!" She screamed, the tears flowing like waterfalls from her eyes.

"S-She was the one who made the first move, not me!"

"You could have stopped her, Natsu!"

Natsu fell silent. She's right. If he really loved her, he could've at least stopped Lisanna from making a move on him.

He knelt in front of Lucy. "Lucy, please, I'm sorry. I'd do anything, anything, just forgive me."

She looked at him with a look of hurt. She slowly stepped back and shook her head.

"I wouldn't forgive you just yet, Natsu. You don't know how much it hurts to be exchanged for someone else."

She turned around and ran away.

"Lucy!"

He didn't get to chase her. Thunder cracked and rain poured down quickly and heavily. He looked up at the gray skies and saw a bolt of lightning flash at the sky. Thunder followed after three seconds. Natsu started to think that Laxus is scolding him for what he has done, even though the said dragon slayer is at the guild few blocks away from where he is standing.

'I must get her back.'

*end flashback*

Natsu stood up from his seat and put the half-finished mug down.

"Thanks for the beer."

He went over to Happy, who is still desperate to capture Carla's heart with fish.

"Let's go, Happy." He just passed by the table full of girls and pulled Happy.

"Natsu! Where are we going?"

"Out for some fresh air."

"You're still not over that?"

He stopped in his tracks and looked at his partner. He looked glum but still tried to smile.

"Yeah. And I need my partner by my side to make me feel better."

A/N: And that's the end of the first chapter. I'll just mention the name of the guy who pursues Lucy in the next chapter.

I don't mean to make Lisanna sound like a bitch (sorry NaLi fans) but hey, I need a little spice.

I don't own Fairy Tail or its characters. Even the guy I mentioned is not mine. If you can guess who he is, you can have a cookie. Fairy Tail is Hiro Mashima's property. (It's pretty obvious who Damien is, by the way. -_-)