"Hey, I'm glad we could meet again tonight." I say as I put my hands behind his head. Natsu just grins at me and rests his hands on my waist.

"I am too." He says and his head dips down to meet my lips. I meet him halfway and his grip tightens on me. After a short kiss, I pull away and look in his eyes.

"I wish we didn't have to meet like this." He frowns as I say this.

"Me too, but if we did meet 'openly' you would be in a lot of trouble." I frown along with him. Natsu and I have been going out for a year and are engaged actually but it has been a secret because my family is high-class and they want me to marry this other man so my family can inherit their money. Obviously, I was not okay with this since I am not very open to manipulating people and I am in love with someone else. Natsu has to keep it a secret also because Fairy Tail is a big guild and news spreads fast and if word gets out that I'm engaged to another man, my parents would make me come home and they aren't the best parents. I was badly hurt the first time they tried to get me back home and that's why I am so against going back now. When I told Natsu the reason, he told me that was like the way his friend, Lucy, was with her dad.

"Yeah but I want to be able to go on regular dates and everything." I say and he smiles largely.

"Don't worry, (Name). We will be able to one day." He says as we sit down on the bench. It was midnight at the moment and we were at the park near my apartment. I lean my head on his shoulder as we look at the stars above us.

"You know I love you, right Natsu?" I ask him.

"Of course I do, and I love you too." He says and leaning his head into a kiss once again.

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"Hey, where's Natsu disappearing off to?" Grays asks Erza and Lucy while he sits down. At the front of the room, Natsu slips out the door silently.

"That is my question exactly. He does tend to disappear a lot and it is very strange." Erza replies while staring at where he just left.

"Yeah, and why didn't he bring you, Happy?" Lucy says, staring quizzically at the blue cat. Gray's eyebrows scrunch together in confusion when he notices Happy sitting there.

"That is definitely weird." Gray says while glancing again at the door.

"Do you think we should follow him?" Lucy asks.

"No, it might not be very wise to interfere." Erza says quickly.

"Erza, do you know something?" Gray asks her, leaning forward.

"I know of something." She says.

"What is it?" Lucy questions, eyes wide with excitement.

"Okay, but it cannot leave this table." She says while glaring at the others. There was a chorus of promises before she continued. "I was talking with Gajeel one day about fighting techniques and Natsu just came in through the door and as he walked by Gajeel made a remark about him smelling like roses, like a perfume."

"So, he is seeing someone? Why keep it from us?" Lucy asks.

"I'm not sure that Natsu could actually get someone to like him, have you looked at him?" Gray replies with a small chuckle.

"I did not say he was seeing anyone but it is a possibility." Erza replies. "But it is strange that he would keep such a thing from us, he probably has his reasons."

"But to go as far as leave Happy here? What is he doing?" Grays says to no one in particular. They sit there for another hour or so talking about other jobs to take but the situation is still hanging in the back of their minds. They immediately snap to attention as the door to the hall swings open and an overly excited Natsu walks in.

"Hey guys! Did you miss me?" He says while full-blown smiling. Everyone just stares at him. A second passes before Happy speaks up.

"So, where did you go buddy?" Happy asks with fake enthusiasm. Natsu immediately senses the mood and his smile drops a little bit.

"I was just, out I guess. Why?" He asks.

"Oh, no reason." Happy replies.

"Right. Well I am going to grab my pack from the back room, I have to leave again. Sorry Happy but I can't come to Lucy's again tonight. Have fun with Gray!" He says and heads to the room in the back. Gray whips around to look at Erza and Lucy to see them in the same states of shock.

"Did he just say he wasn't going with Happy? And leaving him with me? This is the fourth time!" Gray asks surprised. "He barely likes me and now he trusts me with Happy? Something big is going on."

"I take back my earlier statement, we should follow him." Erza says as Natsu leaves the hall again.

"Let's go!" Lucy says while walking towards the door. They all watch as Natsu goes around the corner and they run outside to follow him. They trail behind him for a minute before he stops. He looks around quickly and then puts his pack down. He rummages around through it before grabbing a black cloak and putting it on with ease, like has done it befor plenty of times. He then grabs his pack again and starts to move quicker. Everyone shares a quick look before following him again. They start to see less and less buildings and they realize they are in the lower class area of Magnolia. All of a sudden, Natsu walks up some stairs and knocks on a door. When it opens, they see him walk through the doorway as he takes off the hood.

"Okay, we should figure out a way to see what's going on." Lucy says.

"On it." Happy replies quickly and flys up to a window. He starts moving around the building to find an open window where he can see Natsu. He stops at one and suddenly his eyes go wide and he flys back over to Lucy and cowers in her arms.

"Happy? Are you okay?" She asks, concerned.

"I d-don't know." He says.

"What did you see?" Erza questions.

"Give him a second." Gray replies softly, not wanting to get Erza mad. Happy finally calms down for a second and replies.

"There was a girl, she had (H/C) hair and I couldn't see her face but Natsu's mouth was moving and then he kissed her and they started to do other stuff, why do humans do that?" He yells the last part and it takes a second before the others realize what he meant. They all blush the exact same shade as Erza's hair. "I left before any thing else happened."

"Alright, it's really late, let's go." Gray says quickly and awkwardly and he walks quickly to Lucy's house with Happy and Lucy trailing behind while Erza walks to the girl dorms at the guild hall, cheeks blazing.

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"Hey, (Name)..." Natsu's voice becomes quiet as I put my pajamas on.

"Yea Natsu?" I ask immediately, something must be bothering him.

"Um, I'm really sorry! Please don't kill me!" He yells loudly, startling me.

"Woah, what's wrong why would I do that?" I sit down on the bed and look him in the eyes.

"Well, you see, I think I was followed here." He says.

"By who do you think?" I ask as he lays down.

"I think I know, I could smell him." He says and his head lolls to the side to look at me.

"We can worry about it in the morning, okay? You might just have been distracted." I say quietly as I turn off the light.

"Yea, maybe. And if they were, I'm going to smash their face in." He says loudly and I chuckle.

"Okay Natsu, night." I say and curl into his chest.

"Night (Name)." He says softly as his body wraps around mine.

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"Okay, we need to talk about yesterday." Lucy says as she sits down with Erza and Gray the next day at the hall. Happy is flying close behind her.

"Agreed." Erza says.

"I don't want to think about it. I need a fish." Happy says and flys over to Carla who is sitting with Wendy.

"What do we know?" Gray asks them.

"Well we know that he is seeing someone and is intimate with her. Happy doesn't recognize her and if he doesn't know her then I don't think any of us will either." Erza replies casually.

"Well he better explain himself, she could be dangerous for all we know." Gray says while sitting up a little taller.

"Yeah, we should ask him about it at least. Ask him if he is seeing anyone." Lucy says and leans back into her chair.

"I think it would be the reasonable approach. We should do it when he gets here." Erza replies and goes back to eating her cake and Gray stands up to look at the job board while Lucy goes to find Levy.

After a while, Natsu walks in, looking a little brighter then yesterday but frowning. Gray, Lucy and Erza share a look before they get up and walk to Natsu but before they can say anything, Natsu takes one look at Gray and punches him in the face. Everyone in the guild hall quickly looks over. It's not uncommon for Gray and Natsu to fight but they can see the look Natsu has on his face and they know that it's personal. The Master looks up from the bar where he is sitting and walks over to them. Gray is on the floor with Natsu standing over him. Gray puts a hand to his nose and he feels a warm liquid, his hand comes away and there is blood under his nose and it drips to the floor.

"What is the meaning of this?" Master Makarov yells.

"This ice man here is stalking me!" Natsu yells out and his fire comes alive in his hands.

"What are you talking about?" Makarov says a little quieter then before.

"I knew he was following me last night! I could smell you! What were you doing?" Natsu's eyes harden as he says this.

"We got suspicious, you kept leaving and you left Happy so we didn't know what was going on and if it was hurting you so we followed you!" Natsu's eyes fill with fear as Gary says those words.

"Who is 'we'?" Makarov asks with curiosity. He also noticed that he was sneaking off also but he just dismissed it.

"Me, Erza, Lucy and Happy." Gray says while wiping the blood from his nose away and the rest of the hall seems to have gone quiet to hear what was happening.

"Natsu, it is not like you to leave Happy. Is everything alright?" Makarov asks.

"Everything is fine, I was just going for a walk." Natsu answers through clenched teeth.

"That's a load of crap." Gray says quickly after Natsu. Natsu's stance goes slack as Gray continues. "Happy saw you getting up close and personal with some chick. Why did you blow your friends off for some bimbo?" With that last word another fist strikes Gray in the face. Erza quickly grabs Natsu before he can attack Gray again. To everyone's horror, Natsu hits Erza in the face with his elbow but surprisingly he doesn't even stop. He just keeps kicking out while Erza looks ready to explode.

"Hey! You can't talk about her like that! She isn't some bimbo and she's not some chick, either! Come fight me like a man, Gray! You should never insult someone's fiancé!" With that, Natsu freezes up immediately and he takes in the shock that is on everyone's face and Erza quickly drops him.

"Uhh." Natsu rubs the back of his head and chuckles nervously.

"Your what?!" Everyone else yells in unison. Natsu sighs loudly and slumps over a bit then looks at Gray and Makarov.

"Listen, don't mention it to anyone else. We have been going out for a while and I proposed to her a month ago." Natsu reaches into his pocket and pulls out a silver ring and puts it on his finger.

"I didn't mean to call her a bimbo if she means that much to you, I'm sorry man." Gray says with an apologetic look. "I was just pissed you were blowing us off."

"Were you going to tell anyone?" Erza says calmly while glaring at him.

"No, not really. We can't and we weren't going to say anything unless absolutely necessary." Natsu replies to her. "Listen, you guys can maybe meet her tomorrow. I will bring her in if she is okay with it but I highly doubt it. There is a reason we didn't tell anyone." With those words, Natsu sprints out of the hall leaving everyone in a silent state of shock.

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"Okay, so you are telling me, now everyone knows about us?" I say calmly as I rub my forehead.

"Yeah, I'm sorry." Tears start to escape my eyes, I can't go back there. At that house, I was a prisoner, a puppet. Just a puppet for others to control and hurt. I look away from Natsu and he rushes over to me and hugs me from behind. I then feel a wetness on my shoulder and I turn around to see Natsu crying.

"I didn't mean to make you cry, I'm sorry." He says and I nuzzle my head into his chest.

"It's not your fault that I'm crying, I'm crying because I might have to leave you. I can't do that." My hand tightens in his shirt.

"Will you please come and see the guild? They are my family and they can help protect you." He says and I reach my hand up to wipe away his tears.

"If it means something to you, it means something to me." I say softly into his ear. There is a couple seconds of silence.

"I punched Gray in the face." He says quietly. I burst out laughing with the tear tracks still down my face. He looks at me and gives me a soft smile.

"He called you 'some bimbo'." He says, lacing his fingers in mine.

"He didn't know who I was, it was an honest mistake." I replied while retracting my hand from his and moving my hand to his hair and ruffling it up a bit.

"Yeah but I'm still mad." The sadness seemed to disappear from the room as he let out a small chuckle.

"Well, I should pick out an outfit to meet the guild in." I grin as I say this because I have only heard stories of his friends and wish to meet them but then I frown.

"What is it?" He looks quizzically at my face.

"Just." I pause for a second and move away from him. "Will they like me since I don't have magic? I mean it's a magic guild and I don't know what they are like really so you never know."

"They will love you, I promise." Natsu says, effectively ending my rambling.

"Let's get a good night's sleep then." I say and head to the bedroom with Natsu close behind.

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"Alright, how do I look?" I ask Natsu while standing in the mirror.

"You look awesome now let's go!" He yells enthusiastically. He still seems like a child sometimes, with this thought I giggle a little bit. I grab my backpack and walk over to Natsu.

"You ready?" He asks me as we walk to the front door of our apartment.

"I'm all fired up!" I yell while thrusting my fist into the air. He just gives me a small glare.

"Hey, that's my line." He says and he goes to grab me but I just sprint outside.

"Race you there!" I yell back at him and he just smirks. I'm confused for a second before I realize, I don't know where it is. I slow down to a walk and Natsu grabs my hand. I only giggle as he starts running. Before I know it, he lets go and at the end of the street I see the Fairy Tail guild hall, sparkling in the light of the afternoon sun. I take a quick glance at Natsu then start running there. He is startled for a second before he starts chasing after me.

"I told you, I will race you there!" I yell back at him. I look at his smiling face but then his eyes go wide in panic. I can't hear his voice from him being farther away so I go to turn around but before I can, I hit something hard and I fall down.

"Hey, you okay?" A voice asks and I open my eyes to see a raven-haired man with a white coat with his hand out.

"I'm fine, are you okay?" I ask him, checking him over while I grab his hand to stand up.

"I'm fine, I'm Gray." He says and my eyes widen in shock but I instantly smile as I see the bandage on his nose and I giggle a bit.

"I'm (Name), nice to me-" My sentence is interrupted by me being picked up and twirled around.

"Yeah! I got here!" Natsu's attention immediately turns to Gray who is standing a few feet away with a surprised expression. "Oh look, it's you."

"Gray?" I ask and he snaps out of his trance.

"Sorry, I wasn't expecting you to be Natsu's fiancé of all people." The phrase, 'Natsu's fiancé' sounds weird on Gray's tongue as he says it.

"Let's head inside, shall we?" Natsu says, looking coldly at Gray before smiling at me.

"Yeah but just saying, I beat you fair and square." I say before giving him a quick peck on the lips and racing to the front gate.

"Hey! That's cheating!" I hear him retort but I only laugh loudly and I glance at Gray to see him walking a ways behind Natsu with a confused expression on his face. When Natsu comes up besides me, he grabs my hand and squeezes it while he gives me his wonderful smile. We walk up to the front door and it gets louder and louder as we approach. He pushes open the door and when we walk in it goes completely silent. We stand there for a second before Gray pushes past Natsu and says,

"Yeah, I was surprised too." Then the silence is broken by a red-haired girl who walks up to me and reaches out her hand. I reach mine out and shake hers, giving it a firm grip. She smiles slightly as she speaks.

"My name is Erza of the Fairy Tail guild. It is nice to finally meet you." She says to me.

"It's wonderful to meet you, Natsu here talks about all of you. I've been dying to meet you. I'm (Name)." I reply and suddenly, a blue cat with wings comes flying at Natsu's face and hitting him making him stumble.

"Natsu!" The cat yells and hugs Natsu's face.

"You must be Happy! Natsu talks about you the most. From what I hear, you like fish so brought you some." Natsu looks at me confused as I rummage through my bag and I bring out a bag of wrapped fish. Happy's eyes immediately light up.

"I love you." Happy says as he grabs the fish and flys over to two other cats. Natsu just grins and I put my attention back on Erza.

"Natsu tells me you like armor and clothes so I bought you this." I rummage around in my bag and pull out a folded up dress. Her eyes go wide as she sees it. It was a bright red dress that matched her hair and there was no back to it and a cut up the leg.

"You didn't have too." She says as she takes it.

"I wanted too, I like getting gifts and hey, it's a conversation starter so that means less awkward moments." She let out a small laugh and walks away with the dress, smiling. I scan the room and it seems like everyone is less tense and continued to talk to each other but it's quieter then when we were coming in.

"You know, you are a complete dork." Natsu says from behind me as he grabs my hand again. I only smile wider and give him a kiss. I can feel him smiling and I know, I'm going to be fine. So what if my family finds out? Natsu can protect me and I can protect Natsu. He brings me closer to him to deepen the kiss when I hear a small cough and I spin around to see a slightly surprised face.

"Um, I'm Lucy. Nice to meet you!" She says while smiling hugely.

"I'm (Name). It's nice to meet you also!" I smile back and I reach into my bag.

"I'm sorry, I'm being weird, getting presents for people I never met but Natsu said you were a Celestial Wizard and my family had this storage room I would always go into when I was younger and I grabbed this because it was pretty at the time and well, still is. I pulled it out of some old boxes but I want you to have it." I pull out a small black box and she opens it and her eyes light up.

"Oh my god thank you!" She holds up the silver key with a tree-like symbol.

"It's a Spriggan I believe. A tree-like person I guess. I thought she might be useful to you since I can't use it." She is entranced by it and gives me a small smile before walking away. People come and go and I meet a lot of wonderful people when finally, the dreaded moment comes.

"So, Natsu seems to have take a liking to you and I was wondering if you would like to join Fairy Tail maybe?" Makarov asks with a light tone. This question grabbed the attention of a few people around us.

"Oh, um," I look to Natsu and he just shrugs. "Um, I'm guessing Natsu didn't tell you then." I say nervously and I glance at Natsu then back at Makarov.

"Tell me what?" He says, curiousity lacing his voice.

"I can't do magic." I reply.

"Oh, lots of people can't, so that means you must make your own. You are a holder-type then." He says while smiling.

"No, I mean I really can't do magic." This surprised him and I just rubbed the back of my head awkwardly.

"Oh, I see." He says and looks away from me. My eyes start to instantly tear up and I move away from the chair. I see Natsu get up from his chair but I just walk faster to the door. I push the door open and walk out into the cool night air and I go and sit next to the wall with my knees to my chin. I hear a crunch of leaves and look up to see Natsu come over and sit next to me.

"You okay?" He asks me and I put my head in my knees.

"I'm fine." I say but it comes out weakly. Natsu just puts his arm around me and rests his head on mine as we look at the stars.

"We were just like this, remember? A few nights ago. My head on yours and we were looking at the stars." I only nodded.

"You see all those stars?" I look up and I immediately see the constellations and the stars, burning bright in the sky.

"There is a star for every reason why I love you. Not having magic doesn't mean there's one less star, it means there is one more. I love you for you. Magic doesn't control that." A tear escapes my eye as I look at him and smile.

"You are the best person ever, you know that, right?" I ask him.

"Oh, I know but could you tell everyone else that?" He says jokingly and I giggle as we stand up. He grabs my hand and we start walking home.

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