The celestial mage made her way to the job, her new flying cat by her side. The two mages sat in a cart heading towards Shirotsume. The purple-furred boar pulled down the road, as Lucy and Happy sat comfortably inside.

Lucy sat to the right of the carriage, reading the request paper over and over. There were a few points she missed before, like the sort of person Duke Everlue was. The picture of the duke was... unsettling to say the least.

By her side sat Happy, eating a fish, then an octopus, then a squid. They all seemed to appear out of nowhere. His tail swayed side to side. Lucy smiled as she came up with the perfect plan. "Why're you happy?" the ironically-named cat said as he continued to munch down on an angelfish.

"I know I'm going to rock it!" She smiled confidently. The cat's tail swayed curiously. "I thought you were upset about it" Happy referred to the request, sinking his little teeth into the fish. The celestial mage smirked "He likes pretty girls, so I'm perfect for the job!" she complimented herself. T

he cat shrugged "You humans all look the same to me" he yawned, returning to his fish.

"Shut it cat!"

Team Shadow Gear approached the request board. The solid-script mage sighed as the book stealing job was no longer there.

"I could really have used that money," The blue-haired solid-script said with a sigh. Mira smiled at them, holding bowls in her hand.

"Sorry, Lucy and Happy just took the job". The members of Team Shadow Gear all sighed. "Don't despair, child, it's probably for the best." The Master then explained to the guild how the client changed the reward price to 2,000,000J.

With an interested smirk, the son of Chaos decided it was finally time to set out. Shirotsume was just a hop, skip and jump away for the dragon slayer.

In a similar way to before, he gripped the railing. Just for fun, Natsu did a flip in the hair, landing quietly once again. He's had seven years to perfect the technique. Granted, the first few times he landed harshly and beat up anyone who dared to laugh at him.

His boots made a soft 'tap' as he landed on the main floor of the guild. The few members who saw him said nothing, their jaws clenched as they saw the rare sight of Natsu without his cloak. Said cloak then fell over him, as he started to walk forwards. He didn't bother to cast a glance at any of the mages who were watching him wearily. He confidently walked towards the doors.

"Dragoon" an older voice called out. Natsu let out a low growl as he turned to see the person who dared to call him by his last name. Master Makarov sat on the bar's counter eyeing the Chaos Mage.

"What?" Natsu hissed, sending shivers down the spectating wizard's backs. Gray seemed to grip his glass of water tighter. Natsu was glaring daggers at the Master, who seemed unfazed by his gaze. Though, he was hiding his fear as well. "Where are you going?" he asked, shocking the Fairy Tail members.

Cana, who was seated beside the master, awkwardly took a sip of beer.

Natsu growled again and crossed it to arms. "What's it to you?" he hissed. The tension grew in the guild hall, as did the fear.

Natsu felt the fear, which somewhat calmed him down as it fueled his powers. Makarov looked down at the floor, not wanting to glance at his enraged onyx eyes. "Don't harm the new girl..." Makarov muttered though it was clear as day to the dragon slayer. Who, in return, scoffed and turned heel.

He stomped to the door before pulling harshly. The wooden handle came off easily, as it now rested in his hand. Natsu then took a step out of the guild, throwing the handle over his shoulder. He put little effort into it, as his eyes were closed and his muscles were relaxed. The handle landed right at Makarov's feet.

All that could be heard was Natsu's voice saying "I can do whatever I want" before he disappeared.

Natsu breathed in the new scent of strawberries and vanilla. The scent was fading, yet was still strong enough to track.

He stood in the center of Magnolia, breathing in. There seemed to be two paths, one lead far north while one lead to eastern Magnolia. Natsu ruled the east off as her home and decided on North.

He concentrated the magic on his feet, calling out his spell of "Chaos Dragon Air Strike!" The dark magic shot out of his feet, using it like a jetpack as he soared off north towards Shirotsume.

The air whipped around his salmon hair, bringing a source of calm over the dragon slayer. He breathed in deeply, the fresh sky air bringing in memories.

Every time he was in the sky, it reminded him of flying on his father's back. The dragon slayer's feet were still aflame, as the black magic sparked blue.

He disabled his magic as he dove toward Shirotsume. His eyes widened as he saw the new mage and the cat walking towards a mansion. He grumbled as he dove behind the mansion.

Lucy approached Everlue's. She was dressed in a maid's outfit, the suggestion of a snickering Happy. Said cat was hiding in a bush, his tail wagging at his joke. He didn't think Lucy would take it seriously, and once she did, he burst out in laughter and hid. Lucy sighed.

"I heard you were hiring blonde maids?" she called to the mansion. Moments passed before something dug into the ground.

Lucy internally panicked at the person standing before her. Before stood her a tall woman with a brutish face. She also had 2 pink ponytails, which made Lucy think of a salmon haired dragon slayer.

She quickly shook her head, the thought leaving. The sound of digging could be heard again "Boyoyo!" the duke mumbled as he sprung from the ground. Lucy mentally cringed at the man.

(Meanwhile in the bush, Happy was using his tail to cover his laughter). "I heard you were hiring blonde maids?" Lucy repeated. The Duke looked disgusted, turning around mumbling a "Scram Ugly". (Happy snickered.)

Lucy's jaw dropped as she tried to make sense of his way of defining 'beauty'. Lucy then came up with a plan. She made a face that was her definition of 'ugly', and said in a deeper voice "Are you sure about that Master?".

Everlue curled his moustache. "Boyoyo, you might just do". Keeping on her 'ugly' face, she followed the duke into the mansion.

On the other side of the property, Natsu tapped his foot impatiently. He held a paper in his hand, through it was very crinkled at this point. His grip tightened, easily losing patience.

How could the new mage not know to go to the client before she went on the job?

He breathed in, smelling a new foul stench. He heard a faint noise, sounding like "Boyoyo".

Natsu tapped his foot, getting even more impatient. When he has enough, he stomped towards the large home.

Before initiating an attack, he leaned against the wall. He listened closely to the walking people inside. He could hear many sets of footsteps throughout the large home. There were three sets together, which the Chaos mage ruled out as the blonde, Everlue and someone else. He could also hear six other sets.

One mage he couldn't track down was Happy. He didn't care about harming the cat, but he did somewhat care about the new mage. He was still determined to find the source of familiarity.

He breathed in and did what he did best. "Chaos Dragon Roar!". The stream of darkness roared towards the mansion.

The magic flickered a plasma blue as it crushed the home. The walls crumbled down, most crumbling to an ash-like dust. Whatever stood, quickly lost stability and tumbled over.

Natsu walked forward, smirking at the smell of blood. He peered into the black, dusty smoke, there stood four silhouettes.

The salmon-haired mage recognized the scents of the blonde and the duke. The two scents were surrounded by an odd, un-earthly smell.

They smelled between fire and cake. It was when the dust cleared that Natsu realized how the blonde mage was familiar. His eyes darted to something held in her hand. A key, A golden key held tightly in her hand, the light of the sun shining off the key.

So, that's the reason you're familiar. He smirked, his eyes gazing at her blonde hair, then darting back to the key. A memory washed into his brain.

Anna Heartfilia

Hi! Sorry that it's been 3 days, I had to write a 2,000-word story for Math class and an essay for English.

(Also, in response to the review of 'being vague', anything that I have made is for a reason, such as what happened to Lisanna.)

Thank you for reading! Hope you have a great day!