By: LivLuvWatchAnime

"Normal speech"

'Inner thought'

Spells

*Sound!*

~Places & Times~

Note: Rated M for explicit language, violence, and crude/sexual references.

I welcome constructive criticism. But please try and keep the hate to a minimum. Thanks, as it is expected and appreciated! (MJR reference)

This story was inspired by a bunch of different aspects of OP Natsu stories incorporated/tweaked with my own ideas. However, Natsu is going to be VERY OOC. It's going to be a crossover with Highschool DxD (1 of the funniest animes I've ever seen).Without further ado!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Fairy Tail or Highschool DxD!

The Answer

"Do you love Rias?"

Although the question was sudden, there was an instant reaction from the crowd. "Boo! Of course he loves her!" "You think so low of Lord Phenex, shame on you!"

While the entire audience was letting their answer be known, the heir to the Phenex household stood there, silent and emotionless. "You want to know if I love her?" he asked with a for-once-in-his-lifetime serious look, while Natsu simply nodded in response. Suddenly silence filled the arena as Riser Phenex stood there, weighing his options.

'So he wants to know if I love her, eh? If I say no, I seem like a bad person, so he must want a yes. However, since he disagrees with this marriage, he might want a no. Hmm.'

While Riser finished with his thoughts Natsu waited patiently. Rias couldn't help but just stare into his eyes and into the endless reservoir of... nothing? 'How can nothing fill something? His eyes are hollow, yet are filled with incomparable emotion, what on Earth would have to happen in order to get them like that?' She couldn't stop thinking about that one comment he had first said when they met a year ago.

~Flashback: The Forest of Beginnings~

"What if I'm used to chaos, destruction, and death?" replied Rias fully used to these occurrences in her daily life.

"No you aren't." He said almost instantly, "You haven't truly seen any of that until you've met me. So I'd suggest you heed my warning."

"And how would you know what I have and haven't seen?" questioned Rias not letting up her argument.

This question however got him to stop once more and turn around completely this time. "Your eyes." He responded surprising her. "All pair of eyes tell a story. Yours are no different. They are identical to hers… before I happened." he said causing his facial expression to sadden.

~End Flashback~

Rias grimaced just thinking about how lost in life he looked. Before Rias could continue her trip down memory lane, she heard something that shocked her.

"Yes." Riser Phenex had replied to Natsu's question at last. Natsu's hair foreshadowed his eyes with an unpleasant feeling coming off of him. "You know, I said no lying." He stated calmly with no aggression in his voice… until it happened.

*CRACK*

"AHHHHHHHH!"

In under a second Natsu's leg, covered in his Fire Devil Slaying flames, collided with Riser's knee joint, instantly shattering his knee cap and successfully breaking it.

After giving it a minute or two, Riser finally stopped walloping in his pain and looked Natsu in his eyes, void of anything. "I wasn't lying." He stated, trying his best to stand his ground though hopelessly failing." You know, Phoenixes are wise and loyal creatures. They make the best companions… You are no Phoenix, just a brat who got lucky enough to have some of their power; you disgust me."

"Why y-!" Riser was swiftly cut off by Natsu's sudden outburst. "You think you're all that just because you can regenerate? Well I got news for you, no one is invincible!"

Just seconds after Natsu finished, he slammed his combined fists down on Riser successfully knocking him out and demolishing the ground around him resulting in a huge crater.

The air was silent and tense, until Natsu spoke up. "Isn't this what you people love; true strength and sheer power?" The people of the stadium however were silent, not even a single whisper. "Well? Answer me!"he shouted in an attempt for an answer.

Finally he got the answer he was looking for; a brave audience member stood up and shouted in response "Power is everything nowadays! It accomplishes anything! We need it!" Suddenly the entire crowd had gotten up and started cheering and applauding in response for Natsu's display of power. Natsu didn't speak back, all he did was turn around and begin to walk off as if he didn't want to be there.

*"The winner of the duel has been decided. The victor is Natsu!"*

All that could be heard was cheering and screaming from the fans and die hard fighters. As loud as it may have been, Natsu just continued walking, not a care in the world. Seeing this as an opportunity before he left, Rias flew as fast as she could to get to him.

When she landed right behind him, he stopped, but did not turn around. Not wasting any time she quickly started speaking "Natsu! Thank you!" She then ran up to him and hugged him. "Thank you." She whispered with a few happy-filled tears falling from her face.

"You're welcome. However, I have to go now." He replied firmly before detaching her arms from around him and continued to walk forward. "Wait! Will I ever see you again?" she asked in a hopeful tone that showed how fond of him she had grown.

"Sooner than you would think." Was all Natsu said before he disappeared in a pillar of fire…

'Sooner than I would think? What does he mean by that?' Rias thought to herself. 'Oh no, he doesn't mean-.' "This is going to be one interesting school year." she chuckled out loud to no one in particular.

Author's Note:

I have decided due to a few hopeful fans to include Kuroka and Koneko into the harem. However, I will not be having Koneko in his harem until she embraces her Nekomata powers. And Kuroka won't come into the story until then. But I will include them, they are sisters after all.

However, I would like to know. Should Natsu have his own peerage or just be part of the gang? I won't allow Natsu to be held back by joining Rias' peerage, so that's not an option, but please review and leave a comment so I can do whichever one you guys want!

Sorry for the lack of an update. I've been busy recently with work and vacation, and couldn't find the time and energy to do it. I do try and update as frequently as possible, but I may be busy for this week or so. So sorry if it takes longer. Thanks again for your support, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Stay tuned for more next time!