♡°《Seven Years and You're Still a Simp~》°♡

Chapter 3: The Willow Tree 🌼🌻🌹

"WE'RE HERE!!" Child yelled before running up ahead.

Natsu's eyes followed the spontaneous teen, as he ran up a hill, but his eyes were
soon diverted from the blond to the massive willow tree that stood behind him.

"Woah..." Natsu was left speechless. He had seen countless willows in his 18 years of life but none stood next to this one.

It looked straight out of a painting.

Natsu made his way up the plateau like hill.

Natsu would have called it and illusion if he hadn't watched the kid do a bit of parkour on the hard roots that were exposed, protruding from the ground before dipping back into it.

I was beautiful. He felt as though all his burdens were lifted off his shoulders.

Almost as if the tree had some form of magic the took away sadness.

"Hey! Come sit by me!" The kid yelled at Natsu from where he sat under the weeping willows droopy branches and leaves.

Natsu made his way towards the kid. He couldn't help but notice the lack of trees behind the willow.

He expected more of the dense forest but instead he was greeted with a meadow, that had the almost perfect view of the sunset over the silhouettes of mountains in the horizon.

It was simply breathtaking.

Natsu's sat by the kid taking in a deep breath before releasing it.

The air here was cleaner, more pure than the congested, noise polluted, air of the city... Here it was quiet. He didn't need to worry about Lucy's complaining about how he should stop entering her house without permission.

Erza's beating because he ruined her cheesecake.

Gajeel and Levy being in an annoyingly lasting relationship.

Okay maybe that last one was just him being salty about-

Gray...

He slapped himself in the cheeks, forcing himself not to think about him. Startling the kid next to him.

"Why did you slap yourself?!" The kid said looking worried about the not so gentle slap Natsu gave himself.

"It's nothing. Just trying not to think about stuff..." He looked down, a small smile rested on his face.

The blonde stared at him for a second. Before turning his head to the side mimicking the smile on the others face.

"Well I think the best way for you to distract yourself is a little small talk." The teen suggested.

"Let's start with our names. You go first." The kid reached his hand out gesturing for Natsu to go first.

"But you already know my name. Don'ttell me you already forgot." Natsu deadpanned.

"NO I DIDN'T! I just did so it was like we're meeting for the first time and it!- Nevermind..." the kid gave up on trying to explain.

"Well my name's Sting. I'm a white dragon Slayer! And one day I'm gonna be more powerful than you!" Sting boasted.

"You're so lame." Natsu burst into laughter.

"STOP LAUGHING!!! YOU'LL SEE ONE DAY!!" Sting refuted.

"That's cute." Natsu's laughter died down abit, but still laughing nonetheless.

A little blush appeared on the teens face, as he looked down to the side before standing up and walking down toward the meadow.

Natsu stopped laughing, "Hey kid, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or anything!" He followed Sting.

Once in the grass fields, Sting stopped abruptly in the middle of a bunch of tall dandelions.

"Hey kid?" Natsu stepped closer. But before he could tap the other's shoulder.

The teen turned around quickly and blew all the dandelion spores at the salmon haired slayer.

Causing Natsu to fall back on his bum.

Natsu opened his eyes and watched the beautiful spores dance in the gentle breeze.

The quiet sound of the wind accompanied by the cackling of the white dragon slayer.

"It's not funny!!" Natsu exclaimed pouting slightly.

"Awww it's your turn to be cute now, Salamander." Sting laughed before realising what he had said.

His eyes shot open, and his face turned red.

"I meant, You look funny! YEAH it's your turn to look funny!!" He tried to cover up.

Natsu's laughter was revived. But things time Sting couldn't help but laughter along.

The two enjoyed there time in the meadow running around and running after butterflies and bees.

The two watched the sunset together. Enjoying each others company.

Natsu had made a new friend.

He felt happy.

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Ya'll I'm back. And with motivation.