Epiphany

So my first NatsuxOC story! Yay! Ive been wanting to do this one for a while but writing Natsu is harder than it looks seeming as he is 'overly dense'. So he might be OOC. If you have any suggestions please let me know. For now the rating is T but it might change to M in future chapters. So hope you like!

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any charecters of that franchise. I just dream that I could...

Chapter 1~ Elated

"Why are you sitting alone? And why are you wearing armor? This is a guild for mages!"

The red head scoffed. "Could have fooled me. Why aren't you wearing anything? Id think this was a guild for perverts." The raven haired boy growled low but was pushed out the way by another girl. Her hair was also red but not as vibrant as Erza Scarlet. No her eyes was her known feature. The color of the brightest amethyst. "Besides she's not sitting alone. Right nee-chan?" Erza nodded and together the two picked up their plates and headed outside. The only reason they joined this guild is because they owed it to Grandpa Rob and to gain work. They didn't need anyone but each other.

At least that's how it was before.

"Esther! Come inside! It's a party!"

The girl opened an eye from meditation and cooly glanced at the pink haired fire mage.

"What do you want, Natsu-san?" She asked quietly, her voice barely a whisper. Ever scince the young man had stumbled upon her training grounds he had done nothing but bother her. He always asked her the pettiest of questions like how was she and if she ever wanted to go on a mission with him.

"Like I said it's a party at the guild hall! I wanna dance with you before you head out on your next mission!" He answered with a goofy grin on his face. Esther rolled those amethyst eyes of hers and closed her eyes, repositioning herself to continue meditating.

It's been like this for the past two years but for the other six he hardly even knew who she was. Esther knew the only reason he knows her name is because Erza calls on her all the time and that girl, Lissana, had made her hang out with them once. After Lissana died though he seemed to make sure he saw Esther everday. The girl thought that the word 'replacement' was the best term for it.

"Dont be like that, Esther-chan! Besides after we dance, Jii-chan wants to talk to you." Esther seemed to have guessed that Natsu wasnt leaving without her and so she sighed and stood up. Grabbing her cloak from a nearby rock she fixed her hair in a high ponytail and walked alongside Natsu as he talked animatedly about what Makarov might want with the girl.

When the two mages of Fairy Tail walked into the guild hall there in fact was a party. Cana leading the drinkers into an early grave to try and beat her in a drinking contest, the brawlers like stripper Gray were getting ready to fight and the somewhat reasonable people like Erza and Mirajane were sitting at the bar. Natsu ran off to fight with Gray and so that left Esther to walk over to the bar and sit next to her older sister.

"I still have to get use to this." Erza said, pulling on her little sister's ponytail. The girl just smiled softly and stole the fellow S-Class's drink. What Erza meant was that Esther's dark red hair was now an unearthly black. "I like it. I think I might keep it this way, make it permanant." "Please dont." Erza murmered and Esther laughed.

"Esther-chan! Cmon!"

Esther tensed when the hand grabbed her shoulder. Without thinking she grabbed the arm and flipped whoever touched her over the counter. Natsu laid there in a daze. Mirajane sighed and continued to clean a glass mug. Erza scolded her sister for her over reactions but Esther just shrugged it off. And then pink hair and a goofy smile was in her face.

"Cmon! Esther-chan, if you dont wanna dance we can fight instead!" The young woman felt very uncomfortable with the sixteen year old in her face like that. She blew and he staggered back, not expecting the sudden breath. "No thank you. Maybe when I come back."

"Speaking of when you come back there is something I am in need of you to do." Esther looked at the guild master, Makarov, with questioning eyes. "Yes, Master?" Like Erza she hardly ever called him "Gramps" and chose to stick with formalities.

"I want you to travel with Natsu for two weeks and study his work ethics. As you know I am evaluating all members this year and you, Erza and Mirajane have been giving me excellent reports." Esther sighed and glanced cooly at the fire mage who was still grinning like crazy. "Cant I evaluate Gray-san?" She questioned and Makarov laughed good-naturedly. "Im afraid not. Ive given that task to Erza." Again the girl sighed but agreed anyways. Natsu cheered and grabbed Esther's hand.

"I still wanna dance!" The girl blushed furiously as he spun her around and tried to teach her how to dance like in a ballroom scene. Quite clumslingly in fact. Mirajane and Erza chuckled and turned to the master.

"Do you think Natsu can really break through her walls?" Mirajane asked as she continued to watch Esther trying to get away from Natsu, the blush still full on her cheeks. Erza looked at her baby sister and smiled. "It's about time she starts to smile. Maybe one day Natsu can be able to make her feel elated." Gramps chuckled and nodded his agreement. "His smile is infectious, it'll eventually rub off on her."

A.N-Chapter 1 is up out and about! People you know the usual request, please leave a review!