Hey guys! Flaredragon here with this story. Now I have to tell you that I adopted this story from deltaprime 11. I asked him and he said yes so don't give me any flames or bad reiviews of stealing his story.
I don't own Fairy Tail and I'll do my best to keep this story living.
Natsu sat on a park bench looking up at the orange clouds in the late-afternoon sky. He smiled he used to come to this place with his mother and point out the shapes of the clouds as animals and other various things he was in them.
"Well mom," He half prayed half told the air in front of him "I am off to Tokyo tomorrow, off to university and hopefully a better life than the one I had here."
He smiled up at the sky as he stood up, time to go home he thought to himself as he shoved his hand's into his pocket's and began to long walk home, it didn't take long for him to notice the foot-steps behind him he stopped and whirled around "The fuck do you want?!" he demanded
The man behind him let an evil smirk go across his face "You got keen hearing there boy," The man pulled a knife from his back pocket "Give me your wallet and you can walk away with your life."
Natsu glared defiantly at the man "You're that sick fucker who has been attacking women in the streets lately hasn't you?"
"What if I am?" The man sneered back. "What are y-."
He was abruptly cut off by Natsu shoe embedded in his face "Oh, I am sorry did you make a mistake and think I was a woman, or did you think I would be afraid of the letter opener you just threatened me with?" Natsu spun his body and launched the man a way's down the street, he stalked towards the now unconscious human being and grabbed him by the collar "We are going to make a small stop at the police station I am sure you won't mind." he announced as he dragged the man along behind him, with a clang he dragged the hands head into one of the metal street poles "Oh, sorry how clumsy of me." he feigned as he walked.
Natsu walked into the police station and practically threw the man into the front desk, many of the officer's stopped before they noticed who walked in the door and continued about their daily work.
"Ah, Natsu got another one I see," The man behind the desk craned his neck up to see the man unconscious on the floor in front of him, Natsu nodded and ran a hand through his hair.
"This is the sick rapist that has been prowling around lately," Natsu said delivering a swift kick to his head and feigning that he tripped "Thought I do your job's one last time before I left."
The man behind the desk chuckled "Well there is a 5000 dollar reward for this man's…capture, so enjoy the extra spending money."
"I don't want it," Natsu said flatly as he walked out of the station "You'd think after the 30th time you would remember that by now."
The man chuckled and picked up the phone on his desk dialing a number he had done many times before "Hello, Igneel yeah he did it again, how much more was it you needed to get him that apartment, 5000 well then it is your lucky day."
Natsu walked along, with a small smile a little nostalgic that he was off to Tokyo it had been his dream since he was a boy to live there, he wanted to meet all kinds of people and if he was lucky actually see a Nekojin, there were none in their town and he always wondered what they were like, he didn't believe they were these evil creatures people made them out to be, he stuck firm to his mother teachings, everyone deserves happiness and judging someone by their outward appearance is the highest form of ignorance. And so he walked towards his home with a large smile tomorrow he would be in Tokyo.
Natsu opened the door to their home and stepped inside he barely had enough time to say hello before his head rushed to meet the carpeted floor stopping just before he impacted.
"Dad I thought you promised not to attack me today." Natsu groaned from the ground.
"Ah, the perfect time to catch someone off guard is by giving them false information and besides you know the punishment for being late even if you were upholding the law next time you will book it home!" His father, Igneel, scolded him with a mirthful smile across his face before pulling him back to his feet.
"Heh, you crazy old man," Natsu smirked, interrupting the scowl usually plastered along his face "I am going to miss you though."
His father gave him a rough pat on the back "You know the rules if you leave, you aren't allowed to come back until you got a girl." His father gave him a wide-smile and Natsu shook his head with a small smile.
"Alright you two come sit and eat," Cana smiled sweetly, the 13 year-old had taken up many of her mother's duties when she had passed, although her wrath was something that scared all of them into overtaking a few of the various chores around the house.
Natsu shook his head as the memory of her chasing him around with the vacuum cleaner when he had forgotten to take out the trash.
"Natsu pull your head out of the clouds and eat before your food get cold." her voice snapped him back to reality and he began to eat the stew she had prepared for them.
"So have you picked your subject's yet?" Wendy the youngest of the three siblings asked as she peered at her older brother.
Natsu shook his head with a smile "Well besides the general work, I haven't picked a major yet I want to give it a little more thought that's all."
"Knowing you, you will wait until the last possible moment before you make your decision then scramble madly to get all your work done." Wendy said nonchalantly
"Hey I am not that bad!" Natsu defended
"Whatever," Wendy said as she excused herself from the table to sit in front of the TV "Haven't you still got to pack?"
Natsu's face drained, CRAP! He screamed at himself he completely forgot to pack, he turned and after saying a hasty thank you to his sister he bolted up the stairs and began shoving various clothing into his suit case. After he was done he sat on his bed with a sigh, curse his sister for always being right, what was he going to do about his major he certainly couldn't leave it too long, he tapped his chin, Well I could do art but I don't really want to make a career out of my drawing's it's not like they are original. He opened his drawer and flicked through the pages of his artwork, stopping at his unfinished piece, he picked up a pencil he started to think about what he wanted to do as he completed the drawing in front of him. The picture itself was of a silver robotic man, with a dark green visor and a pair of segmented wings each it's own small hexagon put together to take the shape. He finished it off and still had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. Laying down he stared at the ceiling as he thought, his eyes slowly grew heavy and before long he was asleep.
Natsu sighed as he sat on the train taking him from his home-town to Tokyo, after oversleeping he had barely made it here on time, his mind kept drifting back to what his father had said the night before he knew it was a joke, but he couldn't shake an odd feeling like it set something on motion that he wasn't going to be able to avoid he shrugged I have officially become as crazy as my father. He watched the sun on the horizon as the train rumbled it way towards the capitol. Natsu ran down the street's of the city cursing his luck with transport, A power outage had held up the train's for an extra half hour he hoped his father's friend had waited for him he did not relish the thought of sleeping out on the pavement. He noticed the silhouette of a man talking with someone he couldn't quite make out and he sighed in relief he was still waiting.
The pair heard him approach and the older man turned around stroking his large moustache "Ah, Natsu I haven't seen you in year's I heard about the train delay glad you could make it." Old man Makarov gave him a large grin.
"Yeah, what has It been 12 years since you moved to Tokyo?" Natsu shaking his hand.
The old man nodded "Oh right Natsu this is Mirajane, Mirajane this is the oldest son of my oldest friend Natsu."
The tall woman stepped out from behind Makarov with a large smile on her face, she had white hair and blue eyes and large fluffy white tail swished around behind her as she smiled at him and her ear's twitched slightly.
Natsu's mouth hung open, she was the first Nekojin he had ever seen and frankly he wasn't sure what do to "N-Nice t-to me-et you m-ma'am." He managed to stammer out and she stared at him in confusion, he gulped he would rather not make enemies on his first day in Tokyo, why couldn't there by like a guide-book on life or something.
"I am the first Neko you have seen aren't I?" she asked
Natsu nodded "Yeah, sorry."
"Nothing to apologize for," She said happily "Although it is just Mira."
Natsu nodded "Okay…Mira nice to meet you."
"You too sweetness," She purred as she walked past him, she dragged her tail along his chin as she did and he blushed deeply not sure what to do so he just stood there.
Makarov shook his head with a chuckle "Careful that kitty has claw's (PUN INTENDED!)."
Natsu looked at him with a chuckle "So, where is this room?"
Makarov raised an eyebrow at him and handed him a few letter's "These came for you, I guess they are from your folks," He said flatly before handing him a small house key "And here is your key."
He looked down at the two letter's and then at the key, before looking up to ask the old man something else, but he was gone "Wait a second you didn't tell when rent was due!"
He got no response, so he shrugged and looked down at the letters cracking the one sent by his dad as he ascended a few steps to take a seat while he read.
Natsu
Now I know you don't like charity and that is why you never accepted the rewards the police offered you, but what you don't know is that desk guy that you always talked too he sent the rewards onto me and I used them to get you a little going away present, you may have noticed that my good friend Makarov never gave you the rent due date, well that is because he no longer owns the apartment yeah your old man bought the thing from him and I am giving it to you, now you have the place in Tokyo you always dreamed of!
Oh, by the way your sister's helped me furnish it on that 'business trip' I took a few months back so you owe us all a thanks you big loon!
Your Family.
Natsu looked from the key to the letter and back again, WHAT!? his mind practically roared at him and he fumbled to his phone dialing his father's number. He pressed the phone to his ear and never regretted anything more in his life.
"HELLO!" His father's voice was so loud he started and slipped off the steps landing with a loud thud he gulped down air and got to his feet slowly with a groan.
"Did you really do all this, because this is one of the worst jokes ever if that was a joke!" Natsu snapped into the phone
"I am a little hurt Natsu," His father responded "No, it's all real you own the apartment completely, you're welcome by the way."
"Yeah, thanks," Natsu said he was still processing the information a little in his mind "So holiday rules apply?"
"If you dare miss one of our patented family holiday's I will send Wendy to disembowel you herself and she will probably like it you know." his father threatened light heartedly but Natsu gulped.
"Don't worry I will be home for all of them." he said quickly
"Why are you still talking to me go enjoy your new place then go hit the town, meet the ladies." Natsu could practically see the large grin on his father's face when he said that and he shook his head.
"All right I will talk to you later." He replied hanging up the phone and sitting back down with a large smile, well I have my place in Tokyo he looked up at the sky "You knew he would do this didn't you, you are just as crazy as he is." he told the sky with a little sadness.
With a sigh he got up and picked up the other note, and the key he had dropped in his fall, he ascended to the door and stepped inside his new home. Well his sisters knew him better than anyone, the place was furnished exactly how he would do it, the TV was mounted on the wall with a large black couch in front of it, a hallway lead off to the two bedrooms and another led into the laundry bathroom and toilet, he slipped off his shoes as he stepped onto the carpet he walked down towards the bedrooms, opening the first of the two he peered inside, a large light board stood in the corner as well as fairly bare walls, so this was the room furnished by Wendy he guessed, she knew everything he wanted when it came to his drawing the lighting was set perfectly and the large chest of drawers on the side wall were likely filled with everything he would need. he closed the door and turned to open the other door, looking inside her saw just a large bed and ample closet space for his clothing. Don't really know what I expected here he thought to himself as he dropped his bad and kicked it against the wall to be unpacked later. His stomach growled loudly as he left the room, well I have a little spending money for the first few weeks so I will go to that convenience store up the road he thought, at least to tide me over until I can get some proper food in the house.
The store he walked into was small and if it wasn't some kind of candy or sweet it was a microwave meal that always tasted horrible no matter what it promised on the box, he picked out a coke and grabbed a small packet of chip's at the very least I will live till tomorrow off of this he thought glumly as he rounded the corner bumping into someone he hadn't seen, he looked down at the small person in a black hoodie that covered their face from his view, he eyes slid over the person's figure the hoodie turned to a pair of baggy jeans and fairly simple sneakers, he bent down.
"So-." She cut him off "Why don't you watch where you're going you fricken giant!"
He stepped back as a small amount of anger entered his system "I am not a giant you are just a midget!" he yelled back.
The person jumped to their feet, he noticed the lock's of red hair and realized this was a girl, crap he just realized if this went to any kind of physical violence he was pretty much screwed, she took his moment of lapse in thought to kick him in the shin hard, As he bent down with wince she grabbed a hold of his hair.
"I am not a midget you are a freaking Giant you hear!" she yelled at him.
Natsu got a good look at her face, well he didn't have much else in his field of vision she was cutish, in fact if she wasn't yelling and attacking him he probably would think she was quite a bit more pretty. But as it stood now her trying to stare a hole into his skull with her brown orbs she was not at all on the top of his befriend list.
A large shadow appeared next to both of them and Natsu turned his head slightly to see a large build security guard looking down at them "You two need to leave." He said flatly
"She started it, I was about to apologize when she blew up in my face!" Natsu defended he may have retaliated but still.
"I don't care get out both of you!" The man's tone was rather angry and the two people nodded and left, as the two stepped out they turned to each other angrily.
"You happy giant now I am going to go Hungry!" She yelled at him.
"Yeah well it's my first night here and I am hungry too you midget!" He snapped back
"Weren't you about to apologize?!" She snapped at him "Or was that just another lie your kind are so fond of?!"
His kind? in truth he was about to apologize to her, he noticed her tapping her foot and he sighed "I'm sorry." he said in defeat he didn't need to argue with this crazy woman all he had to do was find some food.
"I'll forgive you if you buy me dinner," She said with an evil smirk before pointing down the street "There is a McDonald's down that way."
Natsu sighed again, he wouldn't be able to sleep well if he let her go hungry because he was slow to apologize, he mentally berated himself hey it's not your fault she couldn't wait for an apology, Yeah but it is technically your fault you got kicked out his mind admitted, before he sighed in defeat "Fine, lead the way."
He continued to argue with himself as he walked behind the small girl, he older brother side won and he blamed everything on himself with another sigh, but I am going to make it up to her anyway. So it doesn't matter which one of you won.
He was snapped out of his thoughts as the cashier coughed "So are one Mr. Giant that girl before said you would be paying for her meal."
Natsu wanted to grab the girl by the scruff of the neck and shake her he reluctantly nodded and ordered his own food, walking away from the counter to find the crazed midget that had gotten him into this mess.
He was on the verge of giving up looking for her when he spotted the crazy girl sitting in the darker corner of the shop hood still pulled down. he walked over and took the seat opposite her.
"My name is Natsu, not giant." he stated flatly.
"Whatever Giant," she shrugged "My name is Erza."
Natsu rolled his eyes "Yeah whatever…Midget."
She booted his shin again and he jumped slightly letting out a low growl.
"It's really your first day in Tokyo?" She asked
Natsu nodded as he nibbled on a few of his fries "Yeah, my dad bought me an apartment above this candy shop I don't know if you know it."
"Wait you live in that house above crazy old man Makarov store?!" Erza asked in surprise, wait he owned the place now why would the old man sell it to him.
"Yeah, he was old friends with my dad and he must have convinced him to sell it to him." Natsu answered
"Your dad has to be crazy to be friends with that old man," Erza smirked "I guess that means you are probably crazy too."
"Oh yeah, my dad is bat shit insane," Natsu gave her a small grin "But my mother was completely sane and I inherited that from her."
Erza noticed the touch of sadness in his voice when he spoke about his mother, so she decided to get the topic of family "So you here to go to Tokyo U?"
"How'd you know?
"What other reason would a country bumpkin like you come here?" She grinned as she watched him squirm at being called a bumpkin. She derived a twisted joy from watching him struggle.
Natsu however was no amused "Who are you calling a country bumpkin! And you said I was looking down on you, I go through all the trouble of buying you food and you now only insult me you physically beat me!"
"Technically I hit you before you offered." She kept grinning at him
"Well technically I never offered," Natsu snapped "But you still owe me and apology and a thank you!"
He hadn't meant to yell, but she was so frustrating! He was considering taking his food and leaving before he heard her giggle and he found it cute, endearing even.
She picked up his hand and bowed her head slightly "I am sorry I hit you and thank you for the meal!" she exclaimed as sweetly as she could.
If Natsu hadn't met the angry her, he may have bought into the act "Your welcome." he said simply, giving her a smile.
She dropped his hand as the cashier brought the food towards them, setting it down, they spent the next few minutes eating a discussing school, while Natsu had yet to select his major, he found out she was a Major in business though she neglected to mention why and he thought little of it.
"So what's your schedule?" She asked as she nibbled on the last of her fries.
That was a good question he had gotten there a few day's early to learn it and have a look around the campus before his first day, he pulled the piece of paper from his pocket and unfolded it.
She reached over and snatched it from him, studying it he considered snatching it back but it didn't really matter if she found out what classes he had right?
"Better get used to having me around pinky," She said handing him back the paper "We have got 4 classes together."
Natsu raised an eyebrow at the nickname, his hair color was better than giant he supposed and wait 4 classes with this crazy midget! How did he get so lucky, wait…lucky?! Brain I order you to get your shit together!
"Oh joy." Was al he said meanwhile he brain went into overdrive trying to sort itself out.
Despite himself he actually enjoyed the girl's company, he hadn't had any real friends in high school and she seemed okay when she wasn't beating on him anyway. The two walked in relative silence until he got to the cross street that led to his home. The girl moved her shoulders and squirmed a little before walking up to him "Here," was all she said handing him a small scrap of paper. "Shoot me a text sometime." she said as she skipped away towards the dorms where she lived.
Natsu looked down at the scrap of paper in his hands and up at the girl walking away from him, he turned around and allowed a smile to return to his face as he walked up into his home. He plopped down onto the bed heavily looking at the ceiling "Well I suppose I can call it a good day." he said aloud as he closed his eyes. A certain red-headed girl entered his dreams that night.