A/N: Hello and wassup everyone! wiErD here and I've got another story for you guys with another unusual pairing.
That's right. It's a NatsuxKagura fic that I wanted to do alongside with NatsuxSayla which came out early than this. I also wanted to post this prologue just to make sure that it doesn't stay forgotten. And as always, I'll be updating this on rare occasions, depending on what my mind wants to do first.
So with that, let's get this started. Time setting will start at the Pre-Tenrou Arc.
Disclaimer: I don't own FT or anything related to it. Hiro Mashima owns the story. Support the official release.
- Prologue: Promise on the Setting Sun -
"Onii-chan! Where are you?!" The voice of an 11 year old girl went past through the silent beach as the sun before her sets on the near oceanic horizon. She walked endlessly on the sand, blindly searching for her long lost brother that she longed to see and reunite together with her.
He was the only family she could ever value. Her parents have died from a terrible fate that soon led her and her brother away from each other. Never to be seen again forever. Fortunately, the gods have granted her freedom and she was free and had learned to live her life almost by herself while also looking for her family.
It's been years since she last saw them. The one who saved her from those Zeref worshipers and also her brother. She set out throughout Fiore to find them in any way she can. That's the goal that she wanted to achieve.
But... it all seemed to be hopeless for her as her chances of finding both of them have gone slim. The world is too big for her to explore and she's still a novice mage who trying to become stronger as time passes. She was lucky that she haven't been attacked by any dark mages lurking around the land. She didn't want to be imprisoned once again.
Accidentally, tripping her foot from a rock, the girl fell down on her face towards the sand but not long before she trembled afterwards as tears formed around her eyes, seeing that her hope is lost.
"O-Onii-chan... Where are you? I-I want to see you... I don't want to be alone!" She cried and pleaded but she knew that her brother isn't gonna come to her like she wished her to. She believed in miracles that someday, her wishes would be granted if her heart wished her to do so but she grew up in the years of being alone and learned that miracles aren't real.
It's just a wishful thinking to say something that you would want the person right beside you once you open your eyes after wishing it.
It's just impossible to believe as something unusual as that.
Struggling on her feet, she ventured on, forever shouting towards the horizon for her brother even if there was no response. She still believed in herself that one day, she would reunite with him in the future but she couldn't know if she can still go on like this.
After a few minutes of wandering through the sand, she finally stopped and eventually fell on her knees as tears completely gave way from her eyelids and streaked down to her rosy-cheeks as she cried through the twilight.
"I-I can't do it anymore... I want to go home... Back when we're still together!" She cried inside her thoughts, wishing that she could turn back time and prevent all this.
She was tired. The world was too cruel for her. At this rate, she's never gonna find her brother.
She stayed like that for a few minutes, crying endlessly as her lone figure was the only thing seen moving on the background. Her hands were placed right before her eyes, preventing any more of her tears from pouring out.
"Hey, why are you crying?" Suddenly a male voice resounded in front of her, causing her to stop her tears and slowly leaned up and eventually met a stranger before him.
At first, she thought about escaping from the man but she quickly set it aside as he offered a hand before her in which she looked for a moment until the male chuckled.
"Don't worry... I'm not a bad guy. I'm a mage, you know. Come on, it's not appropriate to see a girl like you sitting like that." He reassured which somehow calmed the girl as she eventually took his hand and stood up on her knees before wiping away the rest of her tears in her eyes.
"What's your name?"
"K-Kagura..." She was hesitant to say her name but his reassuring voice makes him a good stranger.
"Kagura? That's a pretty name... Why are you here, anyway? Where are your parents?" He asked.
"They're already gone." She spoke almost straightforwardly which slightly surprised the man but recomposed afterwards.
"I see... Do you have a place to stay?"
Kagura simply shook her head in which the man simply scratched his head for a moment to think of something that could make their conversation running.
"So what are you doing out here?"
"I-I'm looking for my brother..." She replied.
"Your brother?" Only a nod came afterwards.
"Is that also the reason why you're crying earlier?"
"Yes... ... I've been searching for him ever since I got out. I wanted to find him but I have nowhere else to go. At this rate, I'm never gonna find him." She tried to hold back her tears as she tried to keep a straight face towards the man until she felt a warm pat above her head as she saw him placing a hand to it before flashing a warm smile.
"Don't worry... we'll find him." He said.
"We?"
"Yeah... I'll help, okay?"
"But he's not around here... I've been looking for him all over Fiore." She reasoned.
"Well, all the more reason for me to join in, right?
"Eh?"
"Although, it's not my place to say it but there are some things that are needed to work hard even if you know that you feel that you had enough. I know that your brother also believes in that and he also believes that you are trying your best to find him. And also, don't think that you're always alone, alright? I'm right here, you know."
"But I don't even know you... Even though we just met, you're already helping me. Why do you want to help me?" She replied with uneasiness building up inside of her.
"Well, I just felt like it." He nonchalantly answered with a wide grin on his face.
"Felt like it?"
"Yeah... It was more like I felt the need to do so because I can't leave a little girl taking all this alone."
Before they could even continue their conversation, a light voice cut through their conversation as they all turned towards the direction and eventually saw a flying blue cat coming towards them in fast speeds.
"Naaaattttsssssuuu!" He shouted in distress. And from what she could hear, that must be the man's name.
"Yo, Happy... Done with the fishing?" He asked but not long before he got smacked by a raw fish to the head as the cat looked at him in irritation.
"You're horrible... Leaving me all alone without saying anything! I should have punish you for no fish for a week."
"Fine by me."
"I hate you..." The cat blurted out in annoyance. It was not long until he noticed a little girl standing behind Natsu with her hands tugged on her torso as if she was scared of him.
"Who's that?"
"Oh, this is Kagura... I just met while taking a stroll around here." Natsu spoke.
"Kagura? That's looks like a good name..." Happy nodded.
"I know, right? Both of them have the same letter at the end with Erza... Kagura and Erza, right? Get it?" Natsu joked.
"If Erza catches you saying that, she's gonna be pissed."
"It's not like she's here or anything... Anyways, why did you come here? There's still time for the job to be finished, right?" He asked his partner's sudden appearance.
"Did you already forget? We have only one day before the S-Class trials... This is our last job for today and we're heading to Tenrou, you know." Upon realizing of what he just said, Natsu immediately panicked at the mention of the trials, leaving Kagura completely confused at their flow of conversation.
"Oh, crap! I totally forgot!"
"Umm,.. Are you going already, mister?" It was then she decided to ask. Natsu only made a frown on his face after hearing that. After all, he just recently met this girl and wanted to help out in return but it seems like he got all too mixed in his priorities for the S-Class trials and to her as well.
"It seems like it." He replied with sad expression in which he somehow regretted it after seeing her somber expression.
"I see..."
"Okay, how about we make a promise?" He suddenly spoke which caught her attention.
"A promise?"
"Yeah... Wait for me on the third day and after that, we'll go find your brother. Is that okay?" He proposed which soon made her happy as her smile eventually grew back to her and felt happy.
"Okay..."
"Cool... We're going to have a lot of fun. I'll bring Happy along too. Don't worry, he's also a friendly Exceed. He likes to eat fish." He reassured as the blue Exceed waved a perky smile towards her.
"Exceed? Is that what you call him?"
"Yeah..."
"Okay... then, it's a promise, alright?" She repeated.
"Of course, I'll tag along with you and help you in finding him, okay?" A happy nod came afterwards as he finally stood up and patted her head before heading away. Kagura watched the man whom she just met but it was not long before she tried for one last shout towards the distance.
"I'll be waiting, Natsu-san!"
Although it was vague, she did somehow see his hand waving to her upon that reply in which made her happy afterwards. Her heart was suddenly uplifted. Her hopelessness easily vanished after meeting this man.
Natsu... What a strange person.
After that, she settled once again on her search for her brother. Keeping the words of advice from him, she decided to keep on looking without faltering on her hope that one day, she'll reunite with him once more. Their promise made sure to that. She'll keep on moving and keep on doing what she wanted to do until she could achieve her goal.
..
She was eager to meet him again on the third day. However, no one could've predicted of the events the transpired just a few days before news of a dragon suddenly appearing out of nowhere and obliterated an island with mages who fought valiantly and were presumed dead afterwards. The whole world had stood witness to its appearance, fearing the once dead being have finally returned.
Except for one girl...
... who kept on their promise as she stood there at the beach where they first met, waiting for him to come back.
Over time, she continued to go to the same place every day whenever she got the time, remembering the day she met him during those times and waited patiently for the person who gave her hope in the midst of her despairing moments every day. She still haven't repaid her debt to him and she still wanted to see more of him and tag along to find her brother together.
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And now, seven years has passed.
A woman is seen standing on the same place where she usually goes and waited there, keeping to the seven-year long promise that she made to the man she met a long time ago. With an sheathed sword on her waist, she lonely gazed at the ocean before her as the warm sands of the beach have been continuously swept away by the waves moving back and forth.
Her eyes stared in wonder at the horizon as past memories filled her head at the moment, remembering them all by bit without forgetting any tiny scene of it. And also, the image of the person whom she made a promise with returned to her. The scaly scarf that was found on his neck and the pink-hair that glowed crimson on the setting sun from their first encounter.
She placed her hand on her chest, forever clinging to the promise they made with each other. A warm feeling creeping its way into her heart as she thought of him as time passes.
"Natsu..."
A female voice soon cut through her train of thought as she glanced around and saw a person coming towards her.
"How long are you gonna keep standing on the same spot... Come on, Kagura... We got a job to do."
"Ah, right... I'm sorry, Millianna." She apologized before following her as they head out once more.
Taking a look back on the place she had been, her thoughts eventually went back to the pink-haired man.
Little did she know... is that her waiting has finally paid off and their promise will be fulfilled.
A/N: How's that for an intro? Well, as you can see, we'll be going to GMG at an early time but with a lot of twists since Kagura will be making an appearance in which she will recognize Natsu as a result. Conflicts and Friendships and an eventual romance might come in after.
Nothing is said much about the intro except for the promise that I made for the two of them to make it even more original.
As always, leave a comment if you found the story interesting but if not, wait for the other chapters to come.
That's all for now, see you on the chapter 1. PEACE!
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