A/N: Hi! I haven't been writing much fanfiction lately. This genre is totally different from what I'm used to. I hope this will work out well. I hope you guys will enjoy this one. :) Do let me know if I can improve it or suggestions.. You know, word of advice? I'm a little rusty at this, so forgive me. For now, I hope you'll like and enjoy the story! :D

-Akaenji

Meteor Shower: Prologue

I've always enjoyed watching the night sky. Watching the meteor shower is one of my favourite things to do. I used to watch the night sky with my Dad. He'd take me out every night to the hills slightly out of town, and if we're lucky, we'll get to see the stars draw lines of silver in the sky.

As what my father would say, "It's not a meteor shower, Natsu. It's the stars giving the earth its blessing." I believed that. Even until now.

Sometimes, he'd say that if I'm far away from home all I need to do is to look up at the night sky. The stars are said to guide the lost back home. Even though I'm watching the sky with my little sister right now, I am feeling a little lonely. I miss my father, but at the same time, I wish he never existed.

Unlike my older brother, Gajeel, I don't know much about my father. All I know is that after my father's disappearance, Gajeel went on with his life and enlisted in the army. Once in a while, we'll receive a letter from him. Never once did he mentioned about family. It was always about his missions and how much he hates his superiors.

I can't blame him for not asking about us. He's probably still too angry to even talk about family – a natural born hot head. As much as I can, I will try to understand. Wendy, on the other hand, doesn't know who Gajeel is. She was adopted by my father when she was a baby. I remembered the first day I met her. She was so young and too innocent. One day, she'll be asking about her biological parents. I don't know what I should say to her, but for now, and forever, she'll always be my sister.

As I continue to watch the sky, I hear the bushes around me shake. I can tell from the sound that Wendy's running back to me. She's coming back out of the forest from her firefly expedition.

"Natsu!" she shouts, her voice is full of joy. "Look, I caught a firefly!"

I look towards her direction and I see her skipping gleefully. Her hands are clamped and stretched out – an indication that she really wants me to look at it. I stand up from my position and slowly walk to her. She smiles at me and opens her clamped hands. A firefly sits on her palm. Its light neon green glow illuminates the details of her hand.

"You know you've got to let it go, right?" I say.

"Why must I let it go?" she questions me with a hint of disappointment.

"I know you've put in a lot of effort in trying to catch the firefly. I am happy that you've caught one. I'm proud of you for being able to do that." I pause as I feel a little sting in my chest, "However, look at it, Wendy. What do you see?"

"The firefly." She says, sounding confused.

"Yes, but look again."

She looks at the firefly. Her blue eyes are fixed on its natural glow – reading it like as if it is a book. A few seconds past and she looks up to me.

"I don't know." She murmurs.

"Okay," I sigh, letting go a faint smile, "now look at the forest. You can see more fireflies, right?"

Wendy nods her head.

"You see, this little fellow is lonely. He wants to go home. You can catch another one, but they'll never be the same as they were in the forest. It's like you've taken them away from their home. And if you were to be the firefly sitting on your palm, would you not feel homesick and lonely?"

Wendy clamps her palms and slowly walks backwards. She takes a few steps more before turning around to run back into the forest. From my position, I watch her say something and releases the firefly back to where it belongs. I watch the trees and shrubbery around her illuminate in a soft green glow. The faint smile on her face visible as the fireflies continue to dance around her.

"How magical." I thought to myself.

As much as possible, I do not wish to turn her childhood upside down. Not because I made a promise to Dad, but because I believe that the innocence of a child must be protected.

Wendy makes her way back to me. A hint of happiness clings on to her as she waddles out of the forest. I look at my watch and I know we should be heading back home. We both still have school tomorrow, and I need to wake up earlier to prepare breakfast and fix our lunchboxes.

"How are you, kid?" I ask.

She does not say anything and the next thing I know, she surprises me with a hug. I don't quite understand what's going on, or maybe I do. I don't know. I pick her up and give her the warmest embrace I can ever give her. A hug needs no words. A hug is everything words can't say.

"Let's go home." I whisper to her ears.

She yawns as I put her back down to the ground. This night is eventful. Nothing really happened, but who knows. In the silence of the night, a million things can happen. You may or may not be conscious of what happened, but you know that deep inside, something did happened. You just couldn't figure it out yet.

On the car ride back, Wendy falls asleep beside me. I can't watch her sleep as my eyes are trained to the road. As I look deep into the dark road, I wonder what it'll be like after a couple of years. Will my brother return home? Will Wendy want to find her parents and leave home? What about me? Where do I go? What am I going to do?

I really have no idea. I know that I should have an idea. At least one, but I have none. Nothing.

I'm alone.

A/N: Hi, again! If you like this story don't forget to review or favourite it! That would mean a lot to me! :) I am open to suggestions and critiques too! See you in the first chapter, guys!

-Akaenji