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And Natsu knew Lucy well, it meant Lucy was lying...or hiding something from him.

" Alright." He put his arms on his chest, thinking. Whatever Lucy was hiding, Natsu need to find it out. Although Lucy might be really need to hide it from others, Natsu had made decision. He hate the way he need to creep in Lucy's secret life, but he sensed something was wrong and he couldn't just stand still without doing anything.

He nodded to himself. He was going to creep into her house late at night and check everything around there. With or without her approval. And after he made sure that something wouldn't make any harm for his Lucy, He would never interfere in this matter anymore for the shake of Lucy's private life.

CHAPTER 5

MEH part 1

Thank You.

That was a simple words that he really wanted to hear from his father's lips. He did everything for his father. He loved his power and he thought his father also did. Everyday, every time, he always took a time to practice so his power would be level up.

But that simple words never come from Brain, his foster-father. He did his best to get at least his thanks. Midnight didn't even need his father praise but his thanks. But whenever he passed any missions with a great result, he never see his father smiled at him or clapping his hands in proud. A smirk, that what he got.

Not to make it better he lost to the Fairy Tail guild members few months ago. He wasted his power, he wasted his time, he wasted everything. But he did his best. He hated to realize there were someone better than him, no, stronger than him. Especially that pinky man or that blonde hair. He cursed, he knew he could do better that time, and now he regret his useless power and ambition to be stronger than his father power without thinking if outside few people even stronger than his nor his father's.

" tch." Midnight licked his black lips as he rubbed his arm in annoyed. His mood never get better since then, and this broken guild was the only place he could stay in. He rested his back on the tree behind him, putting both arms on his well-built stomach. He had not even eat for days and he couldn't deny but starve. The pale-skinned man growled at the thought of his father. Since they lost to Fairy Tail, Brain never come to meet him, he pretended he didn't know him after he said he was disappointed at his stupid son that none but Midnight. Brain didn't even bother to help the hopeless Midnight when he was beaten by Natsu that time.

Whatever it was, he should be eating. Midnight tilted his head to stare at the sky which was getting dark. After making sure the sunshine wasn't as bright as before and it wouldn't be able to burn his skin -well, he does hate it if it's happened- he got up quickly as he narrowed his eyes slightly. His gaze swept around, the ruins which have started to look dirty and dusty making his feeling really uncomfortable. Not to mention the state of his body which wasn't that fit, or his rumbling stomach, making him really looked pathetic. And he hated it.

Without using any footwear Midnight immediately stepped into the deeper forest. He trailed his fingers between his black and bushy hair. The Itching feel that feeling like hitting his head made him couldn't help but felt really bothered. Well, of course, he had not take any shower or bath for a few weeks already, or even months. He never even thought to take a bath in the river right behind the ruins or wet himself with the rain which came once a week.

But what really made him hate himself was the fact that he was ... alone. Everyone left him behind. Even his own father. Pathetic, wasn't it?

"Oh look who is here.. Brain's son? " said a high-pitching voice that hurt anyone ears.

Midnight turned quickly; a burly man with a chin wasn't longer than his nose was looking at him with an ugly grin. He wasn't wearing anything but white pants that looked torn and dirty because of dusts. His black hair was neatly arranged in one direction and seemed so shiny, which made Midnight could make a conclusion that this guy used too much hair gel.

No, that wasn't the reason Midnight felt bothered. The pale-skinned man squinted his eyes in suspicious. wasn't this ugly person just called his father name? Did he know who and where his father was?

"Who are you?" Midnight asked in a flat tone. Actually his real question was not 'who are you' but 'how do you know my father'.

But the too-long-nosed man wasn't smart enough to catch Midnight's real question. He laughed, showing his white teeth and a gold teeth that he proudly showed. However, Midnight didn't really care.

"Who are you?" Midnight repeated his question.

"He's my friend, son."

A very familiar voice caught Midnight's ear, as if it tickled both of his eardrums. His red-colored pupils bulging in surprised. Without preamble, he immediately raised his head to the source of the voice. His father's voice, Brain. His father was crouching on one branch wasn't far from he was standing at. How could he wasn't aware of his own father existence?! Midnight cursed under his breath.

"Hey, son." A burly man with brown skin, black eyes and white long hair greeted him with a grin. "Long time no see." He added. There was no happy, bored, or angry tone in the voice. There was only a greeting with a dismissive tone in it. "how are you?"

Midnight gritted his teeth while holding his anger that somehow churned inside him, his hands began to form into a fist. "You..."

"Yeah, it's me." Brain grinned without a meaning. "Missed me?"

"YOU!" Midnight quickly raised his right hand, in a matter of seconds horror-stricken faces swirled around his hand, becoming more and more condensed. He then fire the Gathered Magic on a wide scale and threw it toward his father. Well, his foster father. "Dark Rondo!"

Too bad, Brain dodged it. He had jumped to another branch in a matter of seconds. Leaving the previous tree which had been destroyed by the Dark Rondo of Midnight. The pale-skinned man cursed to himself. He wasn't fit enough to use his powers correctly.

"Hee hee .. What is this, trying to fight your own father?" the long-nosed man smirked, and Midnight glared at him. "Shut-"

He groaned. The long-nosed man had made him lying on the ground, somehow. And the next seconds he found himself landing with a loud thump under a tree. Midnight winced softly, wiping the corner of his lips with a thumb to find a fresh blood on the surface of his thumb. "dammit."

"Duh, Brain." The long-nosed man glanced up to the tree, Brain was leaning his back on a tree with both hands behind his neck. "was I too rough on your son?"

Brain tch-ed, "I don't care, Rabber. He's not my son. I don't want to have a son as weak as he is .. "

Midnight glared at his father, who was staring at him with a disgusted look. "I also don't want to have a sly father like yo-ARGH!" He winced in pain as a sharp feel stabbed his stomach, he could even feel fresh blood dripping out and made his shirt became dirty. He glared up, pressing his wound to stop the bleeding. "You-"

"Don't get mad at your dad, stupid son." Rabber pushed Midnight's shoulder with the tip of his dirty shoes, and he laughed when he realized how weak his body was. "I thought your son is a strong guy, I couldn't believe how weak he is"

"I told you he isn't my son." Brain rolled his eyes, snorting. "I don't care, I know nothing about this guy."

Rabber's laughter became louder, as if there was something funny, which the fact there wasn't even a single word that could be laughed at. He raised his right hand to his chest, a black fireball appeared a few centimeters from his palm.

"If so, can I kill him?"

Brain nodded.

Rabber laughed, turning around to stare at Midnight who was still lying helpless on the ground, fresh blood was still flowing down from his wounded stomach.

"Did you hear that, stupid boy? Even your own father let me to kill you-" Rabber stopped, something caught his attention, and it was something about Midnight. With one foot he nudged Midnight's knee, but he felt nothing. Frowning, he realized something. "Shit!"

With one hard blow Midnight's figure turned into a dust. Rabber groaned, "he escaped! Only god knows when, do you realize it, Brain? "Rabber glanced up at Brain and then the white-haired man just answered his question by lifting his shoulders.

Rabber cursed, "Dammit!"

"Don't worry." Brain jumped down, "he just got lucky this time, next time when we meet him again, you do not have to hesitate and just kill him right away."

"Of course I will, that stupid guy... how could he make a play with me, the great Rabber." Rabber snorted.

Midnight's eyes snapped open. He blinked, 'did I just dream about that?' He swept around with his gaze, wasn't it Lucy's bed? Why he was here? Didn't he asleep in the bathroom?

The pale-haired guy growled, patting his stomach that already recovered, though it was a little pain in there but it wasn't as hurt as before. He let out another growl, hungry. Midnight looked up to the ceiling before looking down to the desk. He did another blink as his eyes caught the sleeping Lucy on the desk. She put her arms below her head as a pillow, her eyes were closed and her lips were slightly apart.

He couldn't help but smile at the scene, didn't she put him on the bed and let herself sleeping on the desk? What a nice girl. Another growl could be heard from his starving stomach, making him groaned under his breath. He had not eat anything since his last ice cream. 'I need to find something edible' he thought. He rolled out the bed, making sure it caused no noises so He wouldn't wake Lucy up.

Thump!

'what was that?' Midnight frowned. There were something on the first floor, weren't there? He glanced at Lucy who still asleep, fighting to himself whether he should pick her up and moved her to the bed or not.

THUMP!

" shit." Midnight decided to check it instead. His warning-sense told him if someone was there. He walked out the room, making sure he made no noises.

Slowly but surely he walked down through the stairs, looking around carefully. Nothing there. He checked the living room, nothing there. He checked the stairs, nothing there. 'Heh, I'm sure I heard something before' he thought. 'or.. was it just my imagination?'

Thump!

"gotcha." Midnight pressed his back on the wall. The noises surely came from the 1st floor bathroom, without a doubt. Midnight moved slowly to the bathroom's door; he was about to eavesdrop on it if the door wasn't open in sudden.

His eyes rounded, same as the guy right-before-him eyes. His red eyes met his black ones. Though, his expression wasn't as shock as that guy's.

After feeling like years passed, the guy started to break the silence. He clenched his fists as he growled in anger. " You-"

"Hi Natsu." Midnight smirked, trying to hide his real feeling. He watched the boy's expression in front of him, it became scarier. Wow, Natsu was seriously angry that time, wasn't he?

" ...Midnight..."

Natsu frowned, a fire-ball appeared on his left hand. He was ready to fight and kill the guy. from thousands of people who exist in this world, why it should be him? And made it worse, this guy in Lucy's house. His Lucy. He would never forgive him no matter what.

Next chapter hint; MEH part 2 ( update in 2 days )

My eyes widened. I glanced over to see Natsu was staring at us with deeply hurt expression. Looking at his expression, I had no idea but got a strange feeling inside me. I pushed Midnight's shoulders as hard as I could, enough to make him took a step away from me. I glared as I wiped my lips with the back of my hand. I could feel the blood-like taste on my tongue. "J- Jerk! What did you do?!"

Midnight smirked, "Isn't it obvious? I just kissed you, blondie."

Oh god, I surely hate this guy!

Disclaimer; FT owned by Hiro Mashima

A/U; don't mind about the title otl