Hiya! Yay! The sequel is finally out! Now, if you are new and haven't read the first one, then you should probably go right on to Fairy High-Fire Pain because your confusion will lessen after reading that, then you can come back and read this! Also, the story won't be really as happy as this one; it will have its ups and downs like the last won, sometimes will be funny, light, and happy or will be sad, depressing, and sad. Depends. I have prolonged you lovely reader quiet long enough and will now let you read the sequel you have been waiting so long for! Almost a month! Please leave a Review and Favorite! Farewell and Enjoy!
-Let there be midnight
Me No Own Fairy Tail
Chapter One— The Falrows
"Order up!" Natsu shouted from within the kitchens, head appearing before a little window-like cut in the wall as he handed a waitress a plate of food. The brown haired waitress smiled at the pinkette and thanked him, scurrying off to give the plate of food to a business man who typed busily on his computer.
Turning back around, Natsu glanced at the clock that hung on the wall behind him seeing that his shift was over, untying his apron and setting it up on a rack, grabbing his bag as he did so and slinging it across his shoulders.
"Leaving already?" asked one of the other cooks as they flipped over a hamburger, seeing out of the corner of his eyes that Natsu was headed for the exit.
"Yup! Promised Mrs. Heartifllia I would be home to help her set the table for some guest we're having over tonight." Natsu said, waving goodbye to the cook who waved the spatula in his hand in turn.
"Alright, but be careful on your way home, it's already getting dark." the older man warned as Natsu was halfway out of the door's exit.
"I know, I know. See ya' tomorrow Carl!" And with that he left, the heavy metal door shutting loudly behind him.
Natsu soon melted into the crowd of people that were just getting out of work or whatever they were originally doing, stuffing his hands into the pockets of his shorts. And yes, Natsu was wearing shorts for what seemed the first time in his life along with a short sleeved shirt. He was only able to wear these garments since it has been half a year since the death of Father.
A shiver ran down his spine at the thought of him, some memories of the abuse he had went through coming to surface in his mind, but he pushed them down forcibly, not wanting to think about them.
After Father had died, Natsu was soon put into custody of his godparents, which happens to be Lucy's parents. Lucy's mother, Layla Heartifllia, was a childhood friend of Natsu's mother, Josie Dragneel, when she was alive. And when they both had children, they made the other the godparent of their child.
When Natsu had first moved in with them, he had been a little awkward and shy, not used to the liveliness of the house and overall happiness that filled it. The good thing though was the fact that he made Lucy swear not to tell her parents about what Father did, the girl being quiet hesitant at first and defiant, but Natsu was able to wear her down to the point where he could get her to promise not to tell them. At first though, Natsu was sure his secret was going to make itself known to the adults since he had to wear long sleeved shirts and pants to hide his fading wounds and he had constant nightmares and was jumpy, making the Heartifllia parent's suspiciously worried on what was wrong with him, but the nightmares soon calmed down to the point where Natsu was getting them less frequently and becoming far less jumpy, giving his godparents relief that he had gotten better.
It wasn't long until Natsu reached his new house which was way better than his old one. It was two stories tall with white paint and a little flower garden in front of the porch, a little neat path leading up to the two stairs and a large oak tree shadowing the porch. The house didn't necessarily have a garage so the Heartifllia's had to park out front on the street.
Sitting on the bench-swing under the shade of the oak on the porch was Lucy reading a text from a friend of hers, swinging softly back and forth.
"Lucy!" Natsu said happily as he jogged up the rest of the way, Lucy looking up from her phone to watch as Natsu ran up the four steps to the porch.
"Back already?" she asked curiously. "I didn't think you'd be back till six." she said truthfully. Natsu gave her a little shrug as she continued to swing softly, phone in her hand.
"Mrs. Heartifllia asked me to help her set the table for the Falrows who are coming over for dinner to discuss some business with your dad." he told her. Lucy leaned backward, setting her phone beside her as she used one foot to swing back and forth without it leaving the ground.
"It's tonight? I thought it was tomorrow night?" she said in boredom, her phone vibrating with a new text though she ignored it for now.
"Nope, it's tonight. And Mrs. Heartifllia asked me to help her, and I will do so." he gave Lucy a small salute before he walked on in the house and to where his new room was, dumping his bag against the wall and giving it a quick look to make sure everything was in place.
It was different from his old one and looked a lot better too. The walls were a clean white with cream curtains hanging loosely and barely touching the carpet. His bed was a new one with dark oak and bright orange sheets above clean white ones, and a desk sat directly in front of it, barely cluttered with papers and a lamp, a pencil cup knocked over, the spilled contents making the desk messier. Beside the desk was a small oak dresser with a clean mirror above it that had half of the bed present in it. Right in the middle of Natsu's bed was a small blue cat with a green collar and bell, sleeping happily. Natsu smiled a little as he saw Happy, eyes lingering on him for a few moments before he shut the door behind him softly and made his way to the kitchen where he found Mrs. Heartifllia cooking, strands of hair falling into her face from her quickly made up bun, and the front of her apron covered in flour and other stuff, some flour even making its way to her cheeks and nose.
She looked up at Natsu's entrance, smiling as she pushed a strand of hair away from her face.
"Ah, just the man I wanted to see!" she said brightly, Natsu giving her a slight smile. Mrs. Heartifllia wiped her hands off on her apron, moving to a cabinet taking out fancy plates as she did so. "Set this on the table and when you get back everything will be on the table," she pointed to the little round table with four chairs in the kitchen. "and I'll leave the rest to you." she gave him another toothy smile as she handed him the flower designed plates, moving back to the cabinet to take other stuff out. Natsu gave a polite nod before she did so and turned around to go the dining room which was connected to the kitchen by an archway.
Soon the table was all set and the food was ready, everyone now wearing their Sunday best as they waited for the guests to arrive.
Natsu and Lucy were both sitting on the couch bored out of their minds, Lucy fiddling with the edge of her mid-thigh length light pink spaghetti strapped dress while Natsu made sure that he didn't mess up buttoning his white dress shirt like he tended to do, finding the mistake and buttoning it up again. Right as Natsu just finished making sure the buttons were right on his shirt, the doorbell rang, Mrs. Heartifllia rushing into the room still putting on her dangly diamond earrings. She was wearing a navy blue knee length dress with sleeves that stopped just at her elbows and her hair was in ringlets, ending just below her shoulders. Mr. Heartifllia came from behind her, wearing a similar outfit to Natsu's consisting of a white button down dress shirt and black slacks. He went to answer the door when he gave his wife a quick peck on the lips and a smile to the children, Mrs. Heartifllia standing up straight as she ushered them to the front entre way.
"Stand up straight and be the nice gentleman and lady you are." she ordered when they reached the entre way, straightening a messy strand of hair on Natsu before she stood beside her daughter smiling pleasantly. When her husband saw that they were ready, he opened the door and let the guest in.
Mr. Falrow was a short but large looking guy, not in weight but more in muscle… well the weight could contribute to his large size, with a buzz cut head and small beady blue eyes. He had a long white scar on his eyebrow and a stubbly looking chin. His wife was quite the opposite. She was taller and slim, with a long face and nose and large muddy brown eyes with inky black naturally curly hair that reached her shoulders. The son of the two was a mix of them. He was tall but wide like his father but had natural head of black curly hair, some of the curls reaching the top of his beady blue eyes. He had a long nose like his mother but a round-like face like his father.
"Hello, Jude." Mr. Falrow greeted in a rough voice, shaking Mr. Heartifllia's hand. "May I introduce you my wife Helena and my son Tom?" the two gave a respective nod and a hand shake to the family. Mr. Heartifllia gave a warm smile to the family as he introduced his.
"This is my wife Layla, my daughter Lucy, and my godson Natsu." he said. When Natsu went to shake Mr. Falrow's hand, he couldn't help but stiffen as a familiar feeling washed through him. Even though Mr. Falrow gave him a kind smile, he couldn't help but stare a little shocked into the beady man's eyes as he took his hand away to shake Lucy's. Natsu couldn't help but feel something stir in the pit of his stomach as if an old memory was about to stir, one where he tried to keep down ever since Father died.
He shook himself lightly, plastering his smile back on his face. He felt silly for feeling the way he did.