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Hi guys, it's been a while! I saw a picture a while back on Pinterest and I couldn't help but mentally make a story in my head. I will use the picture which inspired this story as a cover. (Note! I did not make it! All credit goes to whoever drew it so kudo's to the artist I love it it's amazing!) Anyways I've been getting quite a few people messaging wanting something new from me on here. Since this story won't stop building and clouding my mind why not this one right? Well, I hope you guys enjoy it! Don't forget to hit that 'follow story' so you can get updates on this fic.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or the Cover Picture for the story!

He knelt in the rain with his forearms resting on his lower thigh just above the knee, he sat before a large tombstone engraved with his father's name, beside his father his stepmother was too resting peacefully. He came here on often wanting to report how his life was going and sometimes how he felt. The young man wished he had asked his dad more questions maybe he would understand women more.

"I broke up with Lisanna today." He told them a deep and unhappy frown on his face. The image was still burned in his mind… Natsu's eyes dulled drained of life, "She stopped talking to me, started lying to me, and today I… caught her in our bed with someone else again." He continued feeling the rain beating down on his back. His normally spiky salmon pink hair clung to his face as he stared at the tombstones lifelessly.

~oooOOOooo~

After a few days of missing work, and not calling his friends. He began to get phone calls from his friends. When he didn't answer them, they paid a visit to the apartment. When he didn't answer the door despite their attempts, they left… only to return with the landlord who gave them access only because he too was concerned about his tenant. He'd thought the boy had been acting strangely for the past two days, but when addressed the young man had told him he was fine.

"Natsu, we're coming in so your ass better be presentable!" his friend Erza yelled from beyond the door. When she received no reply and the manager unlocked the door, she immediately pushed her way into the apartment only to find the small apartment empty. It looked like a pigsty… Now Natsu was no neat freak, but this… this was unlike him. Mirajane another friend of his entered the room behind her began scanning the room for any signs of where he was or where he could have gone.

The rest of their small group of friends piled into the room aiding in their search meanwhile the landlord began to have second thoughts about allowing them to enter as he saw them looking at his tenant's mail. Gray growled in frustration as he sifted through Natsu's mail, "Nothin here." He exclaims.

Gajeel Natsu's cousin was leaning against the door, "Dumb asses… Natsu's trying ta say he doesn't wanna be found right now." He shot at them while shaking his head.

Mirajane who was on the verge of tears with worry continued looking furiously… This wouldn't have happened if she hadn't had played matchmaker. She should have known her sister would have hurt Natsu! She should have known better than to think because Lisanna showed she cared about him that was nowhere near mature enough for commitment. She felt so responsible for this!

Erza put a hand on Mirajane's shoulder when she realized her friend was crying, "You didn't know Mira. Don't beat yourself up for something someone else did." She tried to sooth, but it didn't make her feel better.

~oooOOOooo~

Natsu walked down the familiar path leading the small beach house his parents had passed down to him. It was the only place he knew he'd get some peace so he could think and get over Lisanna. He just needed time for himself… and he'd be fine. The golden sand squished under his sandals as he shifted the full backpack on his shoulder a bit. Tilting his head up a little bit as the house became visible to him, it brought tears to his eyes.

He remembered the first time he'd come here with his father and stepmother. It was after a very traumatic experience where his mother and her boyfriend had kidnapped him, holding him for ransom. Apparently to his mother he had a price on his head… That's all he ever seemed to be for the woman was a bargaining chip that she could use as she saw fit to stick it to his dad as she would tell him.

Raising his hand as he stepped towards a palm tree that they'd once carved their initials in, his palm gently brushing over the engravings while his eyes grazed over them for a little more than a second. He remembered… as his mom, Grandeeny carved her name under his, his fathers at the very top. His father had even taken the time to carve out a design going around the small list of names.

His instant reaction to being so close to the place that was the source of so many happy memories was to drop his bag in the sand and race towards the sea. For a moment he was chasing something… someone…

"Natsu, come here honey!" Grandeeny called with outstretched arms, the setting suns rays hitting her in such a way that made her soft kind smile was beam brightly.

Natsu arms reached out latching onto the memory of her which dissolved within his arms, Natsu hugged himself, 'I love you, sweetie.' He remembered she'd tell him. It hurt when she vanished… his tears overwhelmed him, and he began sobbing softly with a bowed head. Why does he keep losing people he loved he wondered? Had he done something in a past life and karma was rearing its ugly head as a means of payback? Whatever it was he didn't know, but it hurt.

It started with his mom Grandeeny… They'd lost her when she'd pushed him out of the way of an oncoming car, then his dad Igneel to cancer just before he and Lisanna got together, and now Lisanna… Three people in less than a year! Natsu's nose sniffed back and he released a snarl before letting loose a loud scream, slamming his hands down into the sand, he looked up glaring at the horizon in front of him, "What more are you gonna take from me huh?!"

~oooOOOooo~

Settling into the small house that'd been passed down to him when his parents passed, he was calmer after he yelled out his feelings to the world, but he still felt… so empty and alone. It couldn't be helped though since he wanted to be alone right now. Trances of his father and mom lingered and not just photo's, trinkets they'd bought on their ventures, also if he breathed in deep enough, he could still pick up their lingering scents.

Everything within and about this house was both a painful reminder and a strong source of comfort for him. He couldn't quite figure out if he loved it or if he hated it. Deciding to not dwell any further on his thought he decides to fish his wallet out of his bag and left to head over to the small town a few miles away.

Natsu locked up behind him before heading to the garage to get the fury red motorcycle his parents had gotten him as a graduation gift. He gave it a long stare before his gaze turned to the wall holding his leather jacket and helmet. Grabbing the jacket, he slipped it on with ease before grabbing the helmet and sliding his head into it with the tinted visor lifted. He turned to undo the bike's kickstand before wheeling it out into the open.

Reextending the kickstand only so he could close the garage door, undoing the kickstand once again before he throws his right leg over the bike's seat sitting on the bike balanced. Sitting stationary for a few more moments as he pulled his keychain out of his pocket opening around keychained cylinder with a quick twist. Taking one of the five pills that'd been inside putting it to his tongue, swallowing it without water. Once he finished taking his medication for his nauseousness that was sure to come, he flicks the tinted visor down over his eyes. He started the bike and reeved it twice before zooming off for the town, the bikes back tire kicking up golden dust in its wake.

~oooOOOooo~

Upon returning home with a few bags off food in hand Natsu just drops off the bags on the counter and plops onto the couch. He had food that NEEDED to be put up, but he needed a second. When he got to town he'd been swarmed with 'I'm sorry for your loss' from the town folk that knew him. The scars he had from losing his parents weren't fresh, but it still hurt to be constantly reminded that he was alone.

When he'd been with Lisanna, that loneliness had been somewhat filled and for a time he'd felt happy! But now… His eyes shifted around the ever so empty room. Natsu released a sigh, grabbing hold of his backpack, he unzipped it and dug around pulling out a small gray box. He cracked it open with a small pop and creak to stare at the engagement ring he'd planned to give Lisanna for weeks.

His bangs shadowed his eyes as he stared at it his anger towards her beginning to build up as his shoulders lightly shook with laughter, "Guess I really was the fool." He mumbled to himself before standing. He shifted slowly from one foot to the other as he opened the sliding door to step outside. His barefoot touched getting soft hugs from the squishy sand as he stepped towards the beach where he'd had his first mental breakdown of the day. Natsu grabbed the ring plucking it from its place within the box before chucking it with all his might into the water with a loud growl, "Goodbye Lisanna," he yelled out. Watching as the sun reflected off the ring midair before it plunged into the water.

Natsu huffed turning on his heels and stomped back towards the house tossing the ring case away while he was at it. Behind his retreating form, a shadow lurked within the waters…

~oooOOOooo~

Upon coming back into the house Natsu put the food away in all the proper places only keeping out what he planned to cook for dinner. Since it was essentially too late to fish for his own food he'd gone out and bought some fish. It took him minutes to prep the fish so it could be stuffed with various vegetables and some lemons. Once he finished, he decided to go light the campfire outside so he could cook the fish how his father would.

Once the fire was lit, he grinned at the memories left to him by his parents. Walking back into the house, he finds himself stopping at the front door when something catches his eye. His eyes light up, "There you are! I'd wondered where you went!" he beamed grabbing the white scaly looking scarf that had 'mysteriously' appeared out of nowhere one day. He remembered waking up cuddling into it. He'd suspected his mom, but she said she had no clue how to knit.

Despite knowing the lack of its origins, he loved the scarf. Natsu tied it swiftly around his forehead like a Ninja headband before walking over to his food in a far better mood then he had been in just an hour ago. Natsu picked it up and walked back outside, "Oh yeah!" he sang as he rushed back out to cook his food.

~oooOOOooo~

The darkness of the sky loomed over him, filling the night sky with beaming stars staring down at him as he laid back on the sand a forearm stretched behind his head to use as a pillow. Mentally his eyes mapped out the stars that his mom use to love gazing at so much. He felt the day's events taking its toll on him and soon he found himself drifting off to sleep.

As the world around him began to darken a shadowy figure hovered over him, "I'm glad you came back." A soft voice echoed into his tired ears. He felt a soft hand brush his scarf and bangs away from his face as the figure leans down and plants a kiss on his forehead. He was so drowsy and out of it that all he could make out was a deep color brown as their eyes locked together for a moment.