Reborn As Natsu - Chapter 3 Heading To Fairy Tail

July 7, x778(One Year after Igneel’s “Disappearance”)

Makarov Dreyar, Third Master of the Fairy Tail Guild was lost. The last thing he remembered was getting wasted during the usual Guild Master meetings, and then he tried going back to Magnolia, still hammered as hell. Now he finds himself in an unknown forest, looking for an exit or a nearby town where he can ride the train.

He walked for a few minutes until he found a boy? The boy had salmon pink hair, he was shirtless, and was only wearing torn white shorts. Upon seeing his face, he could tell that he was quite good looking and looked like one of the boys who Mira would put as “her dream boyfriend”. However, strangest thing about his appearance, were his eyes. His emerald green eyes held so much pain, sadness and a little bit of insanity.

It is something that most adults would never imagine a child would have. He noticed, that the child was looking at something on the ground. It was a white scaly scarf. The boy then picked up the scarf and wrapped it around his neck, it was then the old man decided to walk up to young boy.

“What are you doing here alone in the woods, my boy?”

Looking at the boy’s eyes again, he saw a hint of happiness and nostalgia coming from them. The boy looked at him tears in his eyes.

“My my father he he l-left me,” the boy choked out through sobs.

Makarov looked at this boy with pity, he seemed to be getting a lot of them these days, young orphans who seek a home. He decided then, that he would take this child to Fairy Tail, and give him a home.

“That is most unfortunate my boy, to be abandoned at your age. However, may I please ask for your name?” Makarov said to the child.

“M-my name is Natsu, Natsu Dragneel,” the boy named Natsu answered. Natsu When Makarov thought about it, the name meant “summer,” and looking at Natsu, he does have a somewhat childish aura that surrounded him that fit his name. Now all he needed to know was if he knew magic.

“Well then Natsu, do you know how to use magic?”

“Well yeah! My dad taught me this really cool one calledDragon-Slayer Magic!” Natsu answered, his sadness seemed to be gone and was replaced with excitement. Makarov, however, could only gawk.Dragon-Slayer Magic DRAGON-SLAYER MAGIC!Just who the hell was this kid’s father. Did he put a lacrima on him, like his grandson, Laxus? No, that couldn’t be, he doesn’t have the tattoo anywhere on his body that shows he has inside of him.

“T-that is a very rare type of magic there Natsu, can you tell me where you got it?” Makarov stuttered out, still shocked. I mean, it’s not everyday a random kid in the forest says he knows of a magic that could kill dragons.

“Oh! My dad taught me it, Igneel, the Fire Dragon King! But now he’s gone,” Natsu voiced out happily, but then quieted down again. Makarov looked at his eyes again, and surprisingly, they weren’t as gloomy as he thought they would be, why? He didn’t know. It almost made it seem like the past few minutes was just an act, but Makarov brushed it off.

“D-Dragon King eh? That is very interesting. Say Natsu, how would you like to join Fairy Tail?” Makarov asked hopefully. Having a Dragon-Slayer in the guild would be a great addition, not only that, but the boy will be able to have a family of his own. He only hoped that he wouldn’t cause too much damage like most of his brats. He shivered at the thought of all the complaints and fines.

“Fairy Tail, isn’t it one of those guild things people I hear talk about around here?” Natsu asked.

“Why yes my boy, However, Fairy Tail is not only a guild, it is a place where friends, talk, drink, eat and laugh together. Afamily,” Makarov replied.

“Alright! I’ll join Fairy Tail gramps!”

“I’m not that old brat!”

Natsu and Makarov were now in front of the doors to the Fairy Tail guild. The guild hall is an imposing building consisting of three floors and incorporating several architectonic styles: it took on a shape reminiscent of a pagoda, with each floor being smaller than the one below it and sitting on the latter’s roof. The roofs also bore great resemblance to those of real pagoda, consisting of extremely long, arched tiles lined up one after the other and possessing simple curved protrusions jutting upwards on the building’s angles. On the highest roof, topping the summit of the building, sat a simple, round and pointed dome which bore a flag on its point. The roof below the one with the dome, the middle one, housed a large banner with Fairy Tail’s symbol on it, held up by a pair of vertical poles. The building’s large entrance was reminiscent of that of the dome on the summit, and above it was the guild’s name, topped by a protruding, stylized heart shape and flanked by a pair of carved fairies. Stylized heart shapes were also visible on the frames of the numerous, large pentagonal windows located on each floor, with the top floor housing smaller, arched windows partially covered by banners.

After the peaceful train ride back. Yes folks, TRAIN RIDE! Even Natsu was surprised until Natsu realized that due to the severe physical and mental trauma that Natsu suffered during the war with Alvarez, he couldn’t take anymore pain, so his subconscious forced his brain to shut down his nociceptors. Now Natsu couldn’t feel any type of pain, because that information isn’t being sent through his brain. This means, no motion sickness! Back to the matter at hand, after the train ride, Natsu picked out some new clothes, which was paid by Makarov. You see, Natsu just acted like he didn’t know anything, as to not change his childhood too much, that, and he didn’t have any money at the moment. Natsu bought a simple black leather jacket with gold markings at the sleeves that form a cross at the sleeves. Underneath the jacket is a plain red tank top, he also wore matching black pants with a gold line going down the sides and pure black high tops. Finally, he had his scarf wrapped around his neck, covering the lower part of his face.

Now they in front of the old guild hall, and it filled Natsu with so many good memories, it brought a genuine smile to his face and at that moment, he forgot all the suffering. It felt like it has been years since the times where everyone was happy. Then Makarov spoke the words that almost brought him to tears.

“Do fairies even have tails? Do they even exist? Like them, this place is an eternal mystery A never ending adventure.”

“That’s a great way of thinking about it gramps” Natsu said softly.

“Thanks brat, now let’s go inside shall we?” the old man grinned.

“Yeah,”

“WHAT DID YOU CALL ME YOU FLAT-CHESTED BITCH!?” a white haired girl screamed.

“YOU HEARD ME EMO SLUT!” a redheaded girl shot back.

And so, the usual fighting from the two scariest girls of Fairy Tail, Mirajane and Erza, began. Insults were screamed, punches were thrown and the others in the guild just cowered in fear. Just then, the doors to the guild were open and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The master walked through the doors with a pink haired kid.

“Hey master, who’s the kid?” a dark blue haired man asked.

“Just a new member Macao,” Makarov addressed the man named Macao.

“He looks gay, look at his pink hair! Hahaha,” a boy with raven hair said, the boy was fair skinned and in good shape, but he was only in his boxers. Natsu immediately recognized him as his rival, Gray Fullbuster.

“Like you’re any better, put on some clothes before you decide to talk to me stripper,” Natsu smirked.

“Aw crap, how did this happen!?”

Natsu laughed at that, his rival’s stripping habit never went away. Suddenly, flashes went through his head. Gray, lying in a pool of his own blood, multiple holes in his abdomen, with some of his organs slipping the holes. Though it didn’t show on his face, Natsu was having a really hard time calming down, seeing these images made his heart rate speed up, and voices in his head telling him ‘It was your fault’.

“Ah, it seems you have met Gray, our residentIce-Makewizard,” Makarov laughed out.

“Y-Yeah” Natsu stuttered.

“Anyways, where are Mirajane and Erza? We need to get Natsu here his guild mark!”

Everyone in the guild then pointed to the corner of the guild, where Mirajane and Erza kept throwing punch after punch and kick after kick, breaking multiple tables and chairs in the process, making the Master pale at the damages.

“Mirajane, Erza, stop fighting this instant and get over here!” he boomed out, then Mirajane and Erza got over to where Natsu and Makarov were faster than a lightning bolt.

“What is it that you need master?” Erza stated calmly.

“Who’s the cutie?” Mirajane said with a blush and a teasing smile, getting a nudge from Erza. The pink haired boy looked like a guy that she would classify as her “dream boyfriend,” so who could blame her.

“This is Natsu, he will be joining the guild today, so Mira, will you please get the guild stamp for him,” Makarov said with a knowing look.

“Sure thing!” Mira chirped happily. She then proceeded to hop off to the bar to get the stamp, leaving Erza standing patiently.

“Now Erza, I want you to accompany Natsu on his first mission once he officially joins the guild, is that alright?” Makarov asked

“Yes that is fine,” Erza replied with a small smile.

“Hello there Natsu, my name is Erza Scarlet, nice to meet you,” She directed towards Natsu.

“Pleasure to meet you Erza-san,” Natsu beamed with a charming smile, making Erza blush slightly and stutter in response.

“What’s wrong, don’t like what I call you, Erza-chan~?” Natsu teased with a smirk. Makarov could only grin widely, his brat hasn’t even joined and he is already making him proud.

“I’m back~” Mirajane said in a sing-song voice, running back to give Natsu his guild mark.

“So Natsu-kun, where and what color?”

“Ah, on my right shoulder and red with black surrounding it,” Natsu decided, if he could change the past, the color of his guild mark should be more than okay to change. Natsu then proceeded to take his jacket off, revealing his perfect physique and muscular arms, making Erza blush even more and for Mira to lick her lips in approval. She pressed the stamp of his right shoulder, making Natsu an official member of the guild (for the second time).

“Congratulations Natsu, you are now an official member of Fairy Tail, when you decide to pick up your first job, please come see me, ” Erza said, managing to calm down her blush.

“What!? Why should Natsu come with your fat ass!? Everyone knows I’m stronger than you, so it should be me,” Mira yelled angrily, her cheerful demeanor disappearing. This only angered Erza, so she shot back at the demon

“Because the master trusts me to provide Natsu with a successful first mission! You, would only ruin it!”

‘This never happened before’Natsu thought with a sweat drop, sure Mira was like this before, but Erza sure as hell wasn’t. The images that came when he saw Gray appeared again, this time, it was Mirajane, on a broken wall, with her arms, legs and mouth pierced with shards of ice, staining them red. Then there was, Erza, her body disintegrating from contact with death magic. This time Natsu couldn’t hold back the voices grew louder and he felt his eyes welling up with tears. The duo soon noticed this and became worried

“Natsu, what’s wrong?”

“Aw Natsu-kun, don’t cry, Mira-chan’s here for you,”

“It i-it’s nothing, how about I pick out a job and all three of us can go?” Natsu suggested, wiping his tears and went to the job board. The whispers in his head grew fainter and fainter with each step, so Natsu just could now focus on picking out a job. Once he found one, he went back to the two girls and showed them his pick.

“Here.Eliminate dark guild presence in the Lotus Village,” Natsu read out loud to the two.

“This should be fun,” the white haired demon smirked.

“I guess this one would be alright,” Erza smiled.

Natsu only smiled at the two before walking off to the train with girls trailing behind him.

‘Time to see what I can do.’