It was a silent night, dark pitch blackness, the only light was coming from the flickering light of the lamp post.

The man was shaking with fear as he crawled on his back and begged for his life. His eyes were full of fear. Blood was oozing from his wounds.

"Please let me go. I'll never touch any girl ever again. Please that was my terrible sin. I promise and swear in my mother grave. Please spare me." he begged as tears were flowing from his red eyes.

"A piece of shit like you don't deserve to live. I've given you enough time to waste oxygen. Just prepare to pay for your sins." and the sound of bullet piercing the skin and hitting the bones was all in the end.

It was haunting silent. As the man fell on the ground, the bullet hole right on his forehead as his head splattered on the alley wall.

Natsu put his gun back as it was still hot from the firing, the smell of sulphur hitting his nose. He gave the last look of disgust as he turned and left the corpse on the ground.

The next morning it was all over the news, the man was found dead in the alley. Magnolia was famous for its happiness and food. Crime rate was very low. But still there are few mafia, criminals and drug Lords were hidden in the shadows. It was the hidden dark truth of the city.

"You are cruel. You should have killed him on spot. why do you play with your prey." Gray said as he mixed some lemon in his drink.

"I love playing and torturing them. Where is the fun if I just put the hole in their head." Natsu said as he fixed his gun and put it back inside his back pocket.

They were in the club. Gray had dragged him to have some normal life. Even they aren't normal people, both were top hitman. Elite and top assassination. Killer with merciless ways to fulfill the mission.

Natsu was ruthless, never hesitate to kill. He was best in his work. Nobody was able to catch him. Gray was his partner. It was simple rule. Select target and get money.

He had killed hundreds of people but never felt any sort of guilt or remorse for taking a human life. It was natural thing for him now, he has become numb. He hesitated few years back but now he was killing machine.

"Why don't you have any interest in girls anymore. It's been like four years since you have been with a girl. You need to get laid again man. Losen up and pick any chic." Gray pointed towards the area where many people were dancing, drinking and having fun.

" I don't have any desire to waste my time with girl or sex." he stood and placed few dollars on the table.

" Mira! Add his drinks in my tab." Natsu said and nodded towards Gray as he came out of the club. He sighed and took a cigarette while lightning it up. He looked around, it was dark night and same sounds of cicada chirping. He took a puff and inhaled the smoke in.

He could not imagine having any sort of relationship or physical desire towards women. It was not like he was involved with men. It's just he didn't see the point.

"Ouch" a feminine voice filled his ears. He turned and found a girl was carrying her boyfriend who seems drunk.

"Gajeel if you can't handle. Then why the hell you drink." a petite woman said while carrying a gothic looking guy with lots of piercing.

"Babe I know you will be there to help me."

And they both were gone after few minutes she called for Uber.

Natsu had hint of sad smile.

"I'll be always there for you. You can't function without me. God forbid if I die somehow what will happen to you Natsu?"

He shooked his head and threw the cigarette bud on the ground. Cool breeze touched his face. It was like a humming in the air.

"You still worried about me. Then why the fuck you left me. Why didn't you took me with you. Why... Why Luce.. Why?" he looked at the sky. The wind suddenly was fast as if trying to tell him something.

His phone beeped, another mission. He looked at the address and his heart froze. His mind was fuzzy as memories of the past flashing in his head.

" You OK mate? "suddenly Gray was behind him.

" Yeah" he said monotonously.

He took his car and drove away to his destination, a place where he had lost everything.

He reached and parked his car around the corner. Nothing has changed. It was still same as he remembered in the past. Strawberry Street Every corner of the street, plants and houses, he remembered everything.

But she was gone. It's been two years since she had been dead.

He checked the address and nearly fell on the ground. It was the apartment right next to the place she used to live.

He had to kill the family living there. It was order from a client. So he took out his gun and put on the silencer. He reached there and tries to ignore the vacant place where she used to live.

He glanced at her apartment, that window he always used to go inside. And again her memories filled his mind.

"You pervert why you always climb from the window and always barge into my shower. Srop eating my food and messing my apartment."He blinked his eyes as he saw her waving at him anxiously and blushing beautifully. He jerked back to reality when he saw abandoned broken windowpane. This place was nothing but a realm of haunting memories.

He turned and with heavy heart burying her smiling face deep down in his heart. He entered into the target's house. Nobody was there maybe They were sleeping. He looked around the hallway and reached the living room.

He paused as lightning hit him. There was a pic on the wodden chest. It was old maybe from high-school.

Few smiling face of high-school teens. But his eyes were focused on her face. She was looking mischievously at the camera. As memory hit him like a bucket of cold water.

It was high school ceremony.

"Natsu take a beautiful picture of our group. Please help me capture my favorite moments here."

He was there to attend her high ceremony. And had captured the pic of her with her friends.

His heart beating in his chest. Who was his target. He paused and reached toward the bedroom and saw a beautiful family sleeping as the moon light was pelting over them. He saw there faces and was frozen on his place.

It was Erza and Jellal.

No. No. No.

He could not kill them. He turned back with anger. He will finish those who tried to harm her last living memories.

He was walking through the back door when he saw a door right across the staircase and paused, dim light coming from the slightly ajar door. He didn't know why but he slowly walked inside. His world nearly stopped.

A beautiful baby girl was lying there. Her cute pink hairs tied in ribbon. Suddenly her eyes were open, they were big, full of innocence and... Brown. Just like her.

He could not believe it. How can it be possible.

"Natsu I'm not sure about having this child. You need to leave this life of killing. Come back to us and we will manage to live."

She had tried to stop him. But he was already to deep down that he could not escape.

"I'm sorry. I can't do this anymore."

Those were her last words as she had left him. He tried to find out but was shocked when he found out she committed sucide. He was dead when he heard it.

She took her life because of him. She tried to help him and begged but couldn't help herself.

He looked at the girl in front of him. As he reached out for her, his hand was shaking. Suddenly the kid touched his finger and gave him most beautiful smile he could ever see. It was like sun was shining clearing the darkness.

He bend over and kissed her soft cheeks.

She had given birth to this beautiful fruit of their love but never told him. His heart was wrenching in pain. She never wanted him to find out about her.

"Hi baby" his voice was faint.

"Dadda" she said smilingly.

Suddenly light were on in the house as baby monitor was beeping.

"Baby Nashi. Did you really finally called me Daddy for the first time." Jellal came running as he held the kid and kissed her cheek. Erza came and hugged her closely to her chest.

"But Nashi will always be mommy's girl."

But the kid turn and looked at the window while crying in pain like she can feel something, "Daadaa"

"Don't cry baby, daddy is here don't look over there" Jellal turned her face in his direction.

Unknown to them outside of their window Natsu witnesses everything as tears fell from his eyes.

"Nashi" he said softly.

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"Where have you been dude" Gray asked as he pulled his knife down. It was rough day killing three people.

"I had mission to kill some people." Natsu was still in daze.

"So you played with them." Gray teases him.

Natsu didn't reply.

"Show me who were your target."

Natsu did not wanted to give him his mobile. So he took out his cigarette and walked over to the balcony. Taking a drag from his cigarette.

"You won't tell then I'll ask Mira. She keeps tab of our mission." Gray was gone.

"Natsu promise me if we had any kid. You will leave this life of killing and violence. You will be a good father."His mind was playing her memories like a cinema.

"You liar. You didn't got any mission today. Stop being a crude bastard."

Gray accused him as he marched outside to call Juvia who was cleaning all the guns.

Natsu halted as he dug out his mobile and checked for the message. It was gone.

He froze how it was possible. It was there. He was sure he saw her.

Suddenly a cold wind blew touching him. He closed his eyes as the smell of roses hit him.

It was her.

His eyes were full of unshed tears.

"Now, I know what you were trying to tell me Luce. I got it. But I can't be her father but I promise I will protect our daughter from shadows, till my last breath."

A gentle gush of wind toched his face and he felt the warmth he was missing.

"I'll be there for you one day. Till then I will be taking care of our daughter, Luce."

As he looked at the stars in the sky and reminded him the time she used to tell him about, stars and zodiac..

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A/n: just a random one shot. I do not know why even I wrote it. I was just trying to write something different.