So, I would just like to tell everyone this isn't a tragedy. I'm also kind of disappointed. Some of you people say you can't wait for the next chapter don't even review. How am I supposed to know you actually read it and liked it if you don't review. If I do something you don't like, then tell me. I won't get any better than this if I don't get any reviews telling me where I can improve. I need to improve. I would like to improve so I can write better chapters that everyone would like. I also want to know something. Why aren't many people reading this? Is it because it doesn't stay on the updated page long enough to get noticed? Or is it because people don't want to read it because it is a pairing no one has ever seen before this one? (Yes I know this is the first story with this pairing because I checked the others.) To sum it up easily, how did you find this story and what made you want to read it? Just answer that question for me please. And in all honesty, tell me how you like this pairing. Is it good or bad? Would you recommend this story to other people? And most importantly, how do you think the plot is so far? Good? Bad? Ok, but needs work? Tell me please, I would like to know, no matter who you are. (just no flames please. Harsh, but kind and honest criticism is highly appreciated.)

Just to say, ignore the first umm... 3 questions I asked, they were just something I've been meaning to ask for a while now, I don't really need them answered (it's just something you need to get off your chest that has been bothering you for a while, you know), but please answer the other questions to the best of your ability. (From "how you found it: on I would like answered, the questions I asked before it you can just ignore. Thanks)

Chapter 5

Meredy sat at the table, crying. They were supposed to have a funeral for Natsu, but his body had been stolen. They had been searching for 5 days but haven't had any luck. Everyone in Fairy Tail had left to go look for him, except Meredy. She wanted to help them, but was too depressed to even move. But she didn't care anymore. Everything she loved was now gone, forever. Tears rolled down her cheek to her legs. No matter how much she tried, she couldn't stop crying. The tears just kept coming, no matter how much she tried to stop them.

"Any luck?" Erza asked Gray. He shook his head. They had already searched all of Magnolia but found no traces of him. They had started searching the area around the city, but still haven't found him. It was only a matter of time before the body thief got away. They had seen them already and could still feel their magical power near by, but just couldn't locate it.

"We found them!" Lucy came running up to them. She signaled them to follow and lead them to the thief.

"I won't ask you again, give us back his body." Makarov yelled. The thief just stood there, laughing a little.

"Sorry, I can't do that just yet." She said. "He's sleeping and I don't want to wake him up." She laughed a little.

"What do you mean sleeping, he's dead!" Makarov was getting impatient with her. Erza, hearing the conversation, attacked, but missed completely. The thief had almost instantly moved behind her and attacked her, knocking her into a tree.

"Weak." The thief said. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to be somewhere." She tried to run away, only to get caught by a giant hand. She looked back and saw Makarov in his titan form, holding onto her tightly. He squeezed tighter, making her gasp. She couldn't let herself get caught, so she used some kind of magic, reverting Makarov back to his original form. She landed and turned around to run away, only to run into Erza. She stumbled backwards. It felt like she had run into a brick wall. She looked at Erza, who was wearing her titan armor. Erza requiped into her normal armor with a sword and swung at the thief. The thief easily dodged, making another attempt to run away. This time, Gray was the one to stop her. He used his ice make to freeze everything over, causing her to slip. She got up to see Erza on one side and Gray on the other. She let out a short laugh and kicked Gray right between the legs, running off at the distraction.

"N-no fair..." Gray moaned in pain. Erza went and supported him. They all went back to the guild, sad they weren't able to save Natsu or get his body back.

"Natsu... Natsu... Hurry and wake up, your friends need you." A woman said, looking over his lifeless body.

Back at Lucy's apartment, she and Meredy sat on the couch, comforting one another. They had both lost an amazing friend and comrade. While everyone was affected mentally, Lisanna was the only one affected physically. When she heard about Natsu's death, she fell terribly ill. Porlyusica said it was a disease that attacked the mind, destroying it from the inside out. Everyone in Fairy Tail was down about that too, especially Elfman and Mirajane. They had lost her once and didn't want to lose her again. No one wanted to lose her again, nor did they want to lose another comrade. It would be too much to lose two people in such a short time.

"N-Natsu..." Lisanna muttered in her sleep.

"Poor thing." Porlyusica said, looking at her. "Losing a friend is hard, losing someone you love as more than a friend is harder." She placed a wet rag on Lisanna's forehead. She sat down on a chair next to the bed and looked at Lisanna. "Sorry I couldn't help him any more. If only I'd known about the poison, I might have been able to..." She trailed off.

"Meredy..." Lucy said. "Tell me, what did Natsu mean to you..." She asked. Meredy looked at her, unsure of how to answer.

"Well..." Meredy thought for a moment. "To be honest... I began to like him as more than a friend. I guess I fell in love with him..." She said. "Why do you ask?" She looked at Lucy.

"I already know you fell in love with him, but I want to know what he meant to you. Like, how serious were you about him...? What would you have done for him...? What did he mean to you as a person?" Lucy questioned. Meredy realized she had never thought about it herself. What did he mean to her as a person. "Forget it." She said seeing Meredy's pained face. "Don't force yourself. I was just curious."

"No... I just never really thought about it, that's all." Meredy said. She knew she was in love with him, but never once thought about any of that because she didn't think she ever had a chance with him. How far would she go with him? Would she go all the way? Would she have moved fast, or slowly? What would she have done for him? What would she have done with him? She couldn't stop thinking about it. She wanted an answer, but couldn't find one anywhere.

"Are you alright?" Lucy asked. "You don't look too good." She placed a hand on Meredy's forehead. "Wow, you seem to be running a fever." She said. "Guess you haven't been getting much sleep have you?" Meredy nodded. Ever since she heard about Natsu's condition worsening and him having no chance, she hasn't been able to get any sleep. It was a combination of pain that prevented sleep. The shock of losing him hurt her mentally, but ever since then, her heart has also been hurting, tremendously. It was like someone was grabbing it and squeezing it, but not allowing it to break, just making her suffer.

While Meredy and Lisanna had taken Natsu's death badly, Happy is most likely suffering the most. Happy not only lost his closet friend, he had lost his precious partner and family. Everyone in Fairy Tail considered Natsu family, but not in the way Happy did. The two were inseparable, not just like a father and son, but more like brothers. When his body was stolen, Happy was the first to go looking for him, not even telling anyone else what happened. Even now, he was searching for him, refusing to give up. He had stopped flying so he could explore every nook and cranny, making sure he didn't miss a single spot.

"You should rest for a while, Happy." Charle said, landing next to the blue cat alongside Pantherlily.

"I can't give up, I won't give up!" Happy said.

"We're not asking you to give up, we're just asking you to get some rest." Pantherlily stated. Both him and Charle were worried about him greatly. Happy had been searching for Natsu ever since his body was taken, not even resting for a second. Pantherlily was worried Happy might hurt himself by doing this. He knew Happy was strong, but everyone has their limits. "So, let's go back to the guild and rest for a whi-"

"I won't stop till I find him!" Happy interrupted, practically yelling. "I can't stop-" He was interrupted by Charle, who slapped him across the face.

"Just shut up already!" She yelled. "Stop acting like he's the only one important to you!" Happy looked at her angerly. She grabbed him by the strap around his neck and pulled his face close to hers. "Snap out of it." She said, calming down a bit. "Don't push yourself so much..." She let go of his strap, wrapping her arms around him. Happy broke down, crying. Ever since new of Natsu's condition, everyone had been worrying about Lisanna and the others, but no one tried to console him. Even though he was the one who was most likely hurt the most, no one had helped him, making him lose sight of what mattered. He could only think about Natsu and no one else. "Please just come back for a bit and rest." She nuzzled her nose against his, calming him. Pantherlily smiled knowing he was at least calm. He headed back to the guild, not wanting to spoil the mood for them.

"Where were you?" Gajeel asked as Pantherlily walked in.

"Finding Happy with Charle." He responded. He followed the iron dragon slayer around the guild, talking about what he was doing in more detail. "I think he was acting that way because no one tried to help him in his time of need. But he should be better now." Pantherlily finished his explanation. He and Gajeel continued to talk, mostly about what they did that day.

"Happy..." Charle said when he finally calmed down completely. "I'm sorry. Even though I knew you would be hurt, I didn't try to help you. I thought leaving you alone for a while would be best, but I was wrong." She looked down sadly.

"It's ok Charle." Happy said. "Thank you for helping..." He said. Without even thinking, without caring for what might happen next, Charle pulled Happy into a quick, passionate kiss. Neither had experienced anything like it before. When they realized what was going on, they broke it, backing away from one another a little. Both were flustered, but neither could deny that they enjoyed it thoroughly. The two walked back to the guild, looking away from one another, not realizing they were holding hands. (A/N: Hands, paws, who cares, ignore the logic, you know what I mean.)

"Wake up sleepy head, don't keep them waiting too long."

Meredy just kept talking with Lucy. The two were trying to move past the pain by talking about random stuff they like. It wasn't working too well for Lucy, but she continued because it seemed to be working for Meredy a little. They hadn't realized how fast time had gone by. It was already night time by the time they were finished.

The sun shown brightly that morning. All the members of Fairy Tail were in the guild, talking about how they were going to find the thief. Meredy had finally decided to join the search as well, wanting to get it over with as fast as she could.

"Yo, what are you all doing." A voice came in as the door opened. "What's with everyone? Why is it so quiet?" The nostalgic voice echoed throughout the guild, making everyone's blood run cold. "Umm... Hello, are you all alright? Don't look so depressed, it's no fun that way." Everyone turned around to see who it was. Silence. Only a small gasp was heard.

"I-is that really you..." Lucy asked, walking toward him. "Natsu."

"Umm... I don't think I'm anyone else, am I?" Natsu stepped into the light more, showing everyone it really was him.

"NATSU!" Everyone had yelled. They all ran up to him, hugging him, happy to see him alive. Lucy backed away and looked at Meredy. The girls eyes were full of tears. Once everyone had their turn with him, she quickly ran toward him, wrapping her arms around him. She placed her head on his chest and sighed happily when she heard his heart, beating. She moved his vest to look at his wound, only to see it wasn't there, not even a scar remained.

"What happened?" Erza asked. "We all thought you died."

"I don't know..." He lied.

*Flashback*

"Wake up sleepy head, don't keep them waiting too long." A woman said, sitting next to Natsu. His chest was rising and falling steadily, but his eyes were still closed. The woman stroked his cheek. All his wounds just went away. Any wound he had was gone, leaving no trace that they were there. "Hurry up." She said. His eyes fluttered open. The room was dimly lit and there was just a single bed and chair, nothing else. It was a very simple room to say the least.

"Who are you?" He asked, stretching and sitting up.

"You don't remember?" She asked teasingly. "It's Ultear, don't forget it again, ok." She answered, smiling.

"But, I heard you'd died? What gives?" He asked, hanging his legs over the end of his bed.

"I thought so too, but for some reason or another, someone brought me back, but it's only for a short while." She said. "I used my arc of time to heal your wounds. While it normally doesn't work on living creatures," She hung a shining green pendant in front of him. "I can use this to remove that limit and use it on people as well." She said.

"So... Why did you save me?" He asked.

"I've never seen her so happy before." Ultear said. "Not once had Meredy made that kind of face while with us. She was more than just happy. Without you, she won't be happy any more." She explained. "By keeping you alive, I can see my precious Meredy's smiling face again." She smiled. "Now, go, your friends are waiting." He nodded and got up.

"Thanks." He said.

"Oh, wait, one more thing." She said.

"What?" He asked.

"Please, don't tell anyone I'm alive, ok." She told him. "Don't ask why, just please don't tell a soul, alright."

"Ok then." He said.

*End Flashback*

"I just remember waking up in a strange place and then I just came here." He said. He felt bad for lying, but he didn't have much of a choice.

"Come with us." Erza said. She took him by the wrist and began dragging him with her to Porlyusica's. Everyone followed, but got separated from them because they were walking too fast. Meredy walked into the house when they finally caught up, only to have her world crashing down around her. She walked in to see Lisanna and Natsu, kissing.

Erza waited outside while Natsu went in. He walked up to the bed and saw Lisanna lying there. Her face was red and her breathing was very heavy.

"Lisanna." He said, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Natsu..." She opened her eyes and jumped up when she saw him right there next to her. She rubbed her eyes, making sure she wasn't hallucinating. She looked again, still seeing him there. An uncontrollable happiness over took her and she threw her arms around him. She looked into his eyes, happy to see him alive. "Natsu, I'm so happy." Right after those words left her lips, she pressed her lips against his, not caring what happened after. When she felt him kiss her back, she deepened the kiss. The feeling she was feeling couldn't be described with words. She was just so happy to see him alive, she couldn't control herself. She broke the kiss and looked around. Almost everyone in the guild was there. Elfman was nearly crying after seeing that. But what caught her eye was Meredy. Meredy's face looked heartbroken. She let go of Natsu. Not able to take it anymore, Meredy ran out, crying.

She knew Lisanna loved him and he loved her, but it wasn't something she wanted to see. Sure, she could accept their love, but seeing them kiss like that just set something off in her. Meredy couldn't help but cry. He had finally come back and she was so happy. But the happiness was ended just like that after seeing them kiss. To her, it was the worst sight ever. It was too much for her heart to take.

"Meredy..." Mirajane came up from behind her. "Listen, I know it hurts, but don't worry. You haven't lost yet. There is still plenty of time to win him over." She encouraged her. She wanted Natsu to be with her sister, but she couldn't let Meredy suffer like that. "I have an idea." She said. She pulled Meredy close to her and whispered in her ear.

"What... I can't do that..." Meredy said, blushing.

"But neither can Lisanna." Mirajane said. "If you can do it first, you might have a chance. Ok" She gave Meredy a loving smile. Meredy nodded. While she was still unhappy, she wasn't going to give up so easily. She was going to win Natsu's heart. She wouldn't give up until she did. She stood up and walked back to the apartment, preparing. She knew Lisanna would be sad, but she wasn't going to give up her own happiness just to make Lisanna happy. She would find a way to make both of them happy. But her first priority was her own happiness first.

TO BE CONTINUED...

There we go, chapter 5. So i hoped you liked it. Please answer the questions I asked you to in the beginning in your reviews. I won't post the next chapter till I get some answers... I feel like I'm a detective in one of those cheesy detective shows, "I won't let you leave till I get answers..." can't quiet remember where that's from. But still, answer in your reviews, if you didn't read them, go back and do so now please.

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