Twin Souls

Chapter 2

Surprise and Return

X797 (6 Years Later)

A cloaked figure stood leaning against a tree on a cliff face above Magnolia looking down at the majestic town they had missed so much, wondering about what would be different and what of the guild that they had loved so much. "hmmmm… Still smells the same, I wonder if they missed me, probably wont recognise me, but hey how can I blame them, but ill see if they pick up on the signs." The mage says to themself, beginning to walk down the path to the city. One last thought as the mage started walking down the path, "even if they figure out its me they wont believe me, I don't know why im bothering, but I have to atleast apologise one last time for the pain I've caused her." Thought the mage as she pulled the hood over her head to stop her hip length pink hair tied in a high ponytail from blowing around to much, and giving to much away.

Fairy Tail (30 Minutes later)

Standing at the door the mage was standing at the door, trying to decide weather this is the right thing to do. "I'm only gonna cause more pain, especially like this", the mage was about to turn around to walk away, when a familiar red head ask "Are you ok, can I help you with anything, are you a new member to the guild, I don't recognise you?", The mage thinking "um ok enough questions to answer",

"Im fine thanks im just here to get a job and have a feed, and im a guild member, and have been for a long time, so you don't have to worry."

After finishing the sentence and wanting to escape, the mage turns around and opens the guild door, now forced into this. The hooded mage walked over to the bar in the exact same spot she was when the Dragon Mate Rage took over and placed her hooded head against the bar and just listened and drew in the smells of the guild that she had missed, just layed there at the bar, picking up a specific smell of lavender that she had loved so much and missed.

Erza, Grey, Lucy and happy just walked to there table at the back of the room, sitting down Lucy ask Erza, not for a second even noticing anything familiar about the mage "Do you know who that is Erza, I've never seen them here before myself." "I don't know to be honest, but something seems a little familiar about her".

They left it at that, and started talking amongst themselves about jobs and what they where going to do with the rest of the day. Erza putting to the back of her mind, suspicions about the female mage she had just meet, putting away the eerie feeling of some kind of familiarity.

(Master Macarovs office)

As if almost springing to life, "I know that magic but its different, I think I need to observe what happens here something tells me he is back, but it has to be." Macarov thought to himself walking out of his office only to hide on one of the roof pillars to observe.

At the bar "great even my supposed best friends, and team mates didn't recognised me, and they don't even seem phased about me not being here. Hell everyone does seem to even miss my presence. Maybe I shouldn't have come back this really was a bad idea." The mage thought to herself, once again returning to the smell of lavender.

Unbeknownst to the mage at the bar both dragon slayers are looking on quietly, seeming to smell something about this mage that they knew but couldn't put a finger on it, so they just sat back and observed.

At the bar the beautiful white haired mage, the source of the lavender smell, that the hooded figure wanted to apologise to walk in front of her and asks "Can I get anything, friend" the mage lifts her head but only enough to see one of the people she had missed so much noticing that she is wearing the scarf, "She still has it" she pauses for a second while smiling then answers.

"Yes thanks, ill have a medium rare flaming steak, with mushroom sauce and a chocolate milk shake thanks," she ask very politely in a low docile tone., "salad or veg" Mira returns "No thanks, Mira-nee" tears on the edge of the hooded mages eye about finally seeing her, the white haired mage pauses for a second heart stopping, and thinking about the order she had just received "uh… that's the same order as ….. no it cant be" Mira says in her head shrugging it off as a coincidence "Be right out" the hooded mage puts some jewels on the counter and returns her head to her arms and just waits, to everyone seeming to fall asleep but slowly starting to cry.

"Not even Mira recognises me maybe this was a bad idea, although I could have sworn for a second the was thinking."

10 minutes later Mira brings out the food, and says "your order is ready" and puts it down next to the mage" who just sits there seeming asleep.

Next thing the door opens "Are you in here Mira-nee, running to the bar to see her big sister. This causes the hooded mages heart to stop at the smell of the person who just entered the bar. "It couldn't be, you died," just sitting there in shock "But you died," lifting her head a little tilting it to the side one of her pink bangs falls out as she turns her head a little, not noticing this, only to see Lisanna standing there, she then gasped at the site of the woman in front of her.

Mira and Lisanna are standing there watching the mage just staring at Lisanna.

Mira notices the pink hair and put her hand over her mouth, "It can't be… but I only know one person with that hair colour."

Lisanna sitting there wondering who it is, "Um… Mira do you know who that is."

Mira was silent in thought "are those tears on the bench. It cant be, but everything is pointing to say it is him … Natsu?, but it cant be isn't that a women."

When the pink haired mage hears that her best and first friend cant recognise her and the flood gates open tears starting to stream like rivers down her face, she lowers her head again back onto her arms "How could Lisanna not even know its me, Lisanna of all people!" screaming in her head. She stands up walks in front of Mirajane and says "Thanks again Mira-nee, the food was wonderful like always, ….. Im sorry for the hurt I must have put you through….. Even though I never meant any of it, I apologise, and this is where I say good bye, to you and the guild." the hooded mage finishes saying tear still flooding down her face, she turned to look at Lisanna, the girl that had meant so much, smiled that she was ok and starts to walk to the door.

"But you didn't even eat your food, how can you know it was nice." Lisanna replies.

The hooded figure just walked out the door. Macarov still observing thinking "I thought I felt his power but something is different and it looks like his off again, please come back soon my child."

Something snaps in Mirajanes head "Natsu, its Natsu I know it, but something's wrong.." She jumps the bar and stands on the other side; people looking now at what Mira had done due to the fact it was completely out of character. "Natsu" she says hope filling her voice. The hooded mage stops, Mira runs at the mage yelling "Natsu your back" this causes the guild to stop everything.

The hooded mage just stands there as Mira stops behind her.

"Hmm I wonder what will happen now" Macarov is thinking to him self

"Is it really you, Natsu" Mira asks with tears in her eyes. 30 seconds goes past before the hooded mage reply's in a low tone hoping no-one hears her new voice "Yes, but….." Natsu was cut off by Mira hugging her.

"Well this is interesting I knew something was off, this will be an interesting conversation" Macarov says with a smile that his child had returned.

"Natsu is back!" the whole guild yells running at her.

From the moment of the hug Mira noticed something off about Natsu "No it couldn't be, this can't be right something is really wrong" Mira was thinking to herself. Lisanna just had her hands over her mouth and in shock that he once closes friend was back.

Before everyone got to Natsu, an explosion of white hot flames erupts from her body causing Mira to be engulfed, not hurt but standing back with her hands over her mouth at what she had just saw, and shocked that she was in the middle of this and not hurt wondering how, seeing the damage to the guild already. An instant after the explosion everyone stop then heard Natsu scream at them in a high pitched wail, the explosion had ripped the cloak off and there stood Natsu as a female, bout the same height as Mira, delicate like and angel, a body almost more perfect than miras yelling "GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME ALL OF YOU, ALL OF YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND I WALK IN HEAR, GAVE CLUES AWAY THE WHOLE TIME ON HOW I SAID THINGS WHAT I ORDERED HOW I ACTED WHEN I USED TO BE SAD AND DEPRESSED, HELL EVEN ERZA STOOD THERE AND TALKED TO ME AT THE FRONT DOOR WITH HAPPY AND LUCY THERE TO. NONE OF YOU COULD TELL IT WAS ME. EVEN IN THE FORM I AM NOW, …. NOT EVEN LISANNA RECOGNISED ME MY BEST FRIEND….. ONLY MIRA …. SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT QUESTIONED ANYTHING, TOOK THE TIME TO NOTICE. YOUR ALL SUPPOSED TO BE MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY….." the flames still spinning in anger I treacherous heat pouring out but still not hurting Mira, this she didn't know why but would figure that out later, at the moment she noticed along with everyone else in the guild that Natsu's power was skyrocketing ballisticlly going out of control.

Every one still in shock "JUST STAY AWAY" after the last word a dragons roar emitted from her now small delicate mouth, scaring everyone in the room, even made Macarov stand back, starting to be scared of what could happen, Igneel had told him of Natsu's heritage and power but had never seen it go out of control like this.

Natsu turned around to face Mira "I know you have questions.. And they will be answered but only you, you are the only person who knows where ill be before I go, forever" Crimson red flames engulf the newly found out female Natsu disappears. Everyone was about to run out the door, to go look for Natsu. "STOP BRATS" everyone stops. Macarov jumps down from the rafters "From what I just heard and saw there is only one person that will beable to talk to Natsu and get the answer to all out questions, everyone else stay out of it we don't need a member of our family to run off again", Macarov walks over to Mirajane, "Mira, she obviously wants to talk to you can you please bring her home." Mira takes her hands off her mouth, nods to the Master and runs off out of the guild, knowing there is only one place she would go…. To there hidden place thinking "Sorry Elfman and Lisanna but if he leaves again im going with him".

Back at the guild everyone stood in shock Happy was just floating there at the site of his best friend leaving again. Erza walks up to the master "Um… Master …question?" erza ask very slowly and awkwardly. "Yes, Erza" Macarov returns "Was Natsu actually a female?" asking very inquisitively and knowing all the guild wondering the same thing.

"It would seem so all though I don't know why, it would appear that Mirajane will be the only one to get answers about what has happened"

Up at the cliff above Magnolia sitting back against tree, Natsu was sitting the calmly, with her eyes closed relaxing. knowing who was coming by her smell, About 30 seconds on she hears "NATSU" as Mira was running to there spot.

Hey Guys StraussNeel here, Sorry for the delays, but as you guys know life can throw you curve balls, any way the next Chapter of Unexpected Gift should be out in a couple of days and same with Coming of Age.

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