Hello everyone 'if there is anyone reading' this is my first fan-fiction. When I had this idea I wanted to read a fanfic about it but I wasn't able to find anything and as my favorite anime once said "If there's a book you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." -Spongbob Squarepants.

Anyways i hope you enjoy.

(In case you're curious the a quote is actually from Toni Morrison)

Disclaimer: I do not own fairy tail or any of the characters, fairy tail was made by Hiro Mashima

'Thinking'

"Talking"

*Flashback*

The air was filled with the smell of smoke as ashes painted the landscape of a once beautiful town. The buildings that once stood tall were reduced to small piles of rubble that litter the ground.

Team Natsu was currently traversing through the remnants of a small town not too far from Magnolia. They were on a job that required them to take down a small dark guild that was thought to be hiding in this town before they destroy anything and by the looks of it they have been too late.

"Dammit were too late!" A certain fire dragon slayer exclaimed throwing a fiery fist towards the sky.

"Well maybe if you went on the damn train we could've stopped them!" The literal coolest wizard of fairy tail said.

"Oi, it wasn't that far of a walk and besid-"

"Boys stop fighting about the past there is nothing we can do about it, hopefully the citizens managed to evacuate. In the meantime lets search for anyone that survived or didn't make it out. We could cover more ground if we split up, Nastu and Gray will go one way while Lucy and I will go the other." A mage dressed in Armour commanded

"Aww Erza why do I have that stri-"

"You're going with Gray and that is finale" Erza demanded

"But-"

"NATSU NO BUTS" Erza yelled

"Yes ma'am" Natsu whimpered

They proceed on to there instructed directions without realizing the sulking exceed. "Why don't they ever say my name." Happy whined before flying off to the two bickering mages.

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Natsu's Pov

"I can't believe I got paired up with you ice brain" I complained more to myself than anyone else. What was Erza thinking, she should know that me and Gray (Gray and I, I know but I assuming Natsu wouldn't and I'm writing from his Pov) don't work well together, hell I doubt we will even work at all we will probably just fight all the time.

"Im not happy about either Flame-Brain but let's just get this over with, I think I can safely say that we both don't want to get Erza mad." Gray said while I shuddered thinking of the last time I got Erza angry.

"Natsu just wanted to go with Lucy" Happy added

"Yeah so what" I said with annoyance in my voice, so what if I want to be with Lucy shes my best friend why wouldn't I.

"So you admit you love her." Gray said stretching the word love to mimic a certain flying cat.

"Hey that's my shtick!" Happy said

"I never said that it's just-"

"You want to be with her at all times, how dense can you be Flame-Brain." Gray interrupted.

Now he's really starting to get on my nerve, everyone at fairy tail thinks I am as dense as a brick but they're wrong. I know what love is and I know what a girl is believe it or not. I realize that I have emotions but I'm just not the best at naming what it is that I may be feeling. All i know is that whatever I feel when i'm with Lucy is a good feeling and whether that is 'love' or just a deep companionship is above me and I'm not going to question it because it hurts my brain thinking too hard. I'm a lot better at thinking with my fist or my stomach rather than using my brain.

Suddenly I heard a faint noise that made me stopped. It almost sounded like someone crying.

"Whats wrong Ash for Brains, did I hit a nerve." Gray said in a mocking tone.

"Shutup Snow-cone!" I said trying to pinpoint where that sound is coming from.

"Gray!" I yelled sending him a glare, he finally realized something was up probably because I called him by his actual name and stayed quiet for once in his life. I rapidly turned my head trying to find where that sound was coming from.

"Over there, come on!" I yelled as I began to run in the direction of the noise with Gray and Happy right behind me.

As we got closer the noise became more and more audible by now even Gray could hear the crying from what sounded like a little girl.

We were able to pinpoint the sound to a small pile of wooden planks.

"Over There!" I said running to the pile and began throwing random planks aside along with Gray who was now doing the same thing.

Eventually, after what seemed like years we uncovered a baby girl wrapped up in a small blanket. Amazingly she didn't appear to be harmed.

At first, Natsu was relieved but then felt a huge wave a sympathy rush through his body.

This Little girl was seemingly abandoned like he had been all those years ago. This girl was just like him when Igneel found him and raised him as his own. It was then when Natsu made a pledge to look after this girl like Ingeel for him. At least until they find her parents. If they find his parents.

I'm sorry if this chapter is short but i'm leaving for a few days to go camping and i wanted to have it out before then. I should update within the next two weeks