As he had his last breath, the ink glimmered away from his shoulder. His fairy tail mark was no more. His head, perched on the bark, laid a leaf on his gray hair. His hand was outstretched from the side of the tree.

His sacred scarf tangled around his neck. Each moment the color darken until it was pure black.

The sun beat down onto him.

He didn't look like Natsu. Not with his age-ridden hair. Not with his missing fairy tail mark. Not with darken scarf. He looked like an old man, from head to toe.

Not even Gray could recognize him.

The raven haired boy stood on the side of the tree and looked down at the dead body. As soon as his eyes saw the body, he turned away, in fear of it moving. "He..just died..." Gray uttered as he felt the man's skin. It was still warm.

The boy only took a step backwards and walked back through the forest.

Almost an hour later, he came back with guards as they took of hold of the body. They surrounded him and took a hold of his stiff arms. And soon he was transported else where.

No one knew who he was.

He was just another old man.

Soon, he was buried into the grave.

His gravestone only had one thing; the date of his death. His gravestone was blank of any names. "Whoever you were...you were a crazy old man," Gray uttered

Eventually, Gray forgotten about finding the body, and there was only one other visitor to his grave.

Not Gajeel.

He stood in front of the grave with a shard of glass in his hand. He threw it on top of the dirt pile. It was the glass ring. "You idiot," the boy uttered in disdain. He bent low to the ground and took another whiff. "Bunny Girl and the others doesn't know."

No one else had a nose as strong as him.

"You probably don't want me to snitch on you...The others..." he looked over the gravestone, "They still think you are coming back. Even Wendy believes it, though she already smelled you here."

His shoulders slumped and he finally sat down onto the ground. "Why the fuck did you ever do this?"

No answer.

"Didn't we have a promise, Pinky? That I was the one who was gonna kill ya?"

The breeze lessened.

"Others would be think I'm lying if I told them the truth. Bunny Girl will hate your guts." He thought absent minded. "That's why you didn't say anything, right? Goddamn it, Natsu...sometimes I really hate you. Always doin' this shit and never thinkin' of the shit we have to put up with."

His head swayed backwards and jerked upwards. "If you wasn't already dead...Just so you know, I would have killed ya," and he walked off.

...

Lucy leaned out the window and looked at the raining sky. A year since that sickness took over her. A year since Natsu disappeared.

A raven haired boy stood behind her.

"Gray...do you think...he will ever come back?"

He stood up from the wall and walked over to the railing. Their shoulder touched as he looked at the sunlight. "Yeah," he gave a short answer, "It's Fairy Tail. His home. He will return."

She gave a small nod and her shoulders slumped along the wooden post. "When?"

"Natsu will come back when he's ready."

On the first floor, a certain boy overheard. He leaned his head over the table and muttered under his breath, "Idiots..."

Levy's eyebrow raised.

He shook his head.

He wasn't going to tell the truth of that day any time soon. Just like Pinky, he wasn't going to tell, not even on his deathbed. If the Pinky can do it, then so can he.

Bonus chapter...more like gloomy. This is based on what happened two chapters ago, this being Natsu's worst nightmare. Gajeel knows, but doesn't say a word because it's Natsu's business. Oh well, thanks for reading!