Natsu, are you ok?

Chapter 3

Natus's pov

We walked back to the guild exchanging banter, me walking behind them watching closely. "Are you sure your ok now Natsu? I can use my sky dragon magic if you want." Wendy asked. I shook my head in response, I never really had a headache. Well I did, i just have bigger problems.

Anxiety bubbled through me as we got closer to the guild. I grabbed my hair with my hand and running my fingers through it again and again, focusing on my breathing.

Anxiety was the only thing I really felt nowadays as it weighed down on me and I felt as if I was being suffocated as the air left my lungs.

Erza looked back at me harshly as if thinking; Natsu what wrong with you. What's wrong?
I'm such a burden for making everyone worry. I'm not worth it.

I knew I was being selfish for makeing them worry like that, the guilt added to the anxiety allready trying to crush me.

She's right. I am a curse.

When we arrived everyone turned their attention towards me and the others and didn't make a noise. I wish they would stop staring.

Happy looked at me confused as I repeatedly ran my hand through my hair. Erza Gray and Wendy went to sit in the centre of the hall where they normally sit.

In the centre of the hall, so many people. I inched closer past the table towards an empty one in the back corner with Happy flying over my head.

No one dared break the silence for a while and I wished I could be anywhere else.

When conversation had continued across the guild, I heard the name Natsu appearing in most of them.

Gramps stared at me from across the hall and signaled for me to chat with him in private.

I followed him into his office and he drew a chair for me "Natsu sit." I sat in the chair and stared back at him. It was nice in here, just me and him in the quiet. "Now tell me where you were."

The lie came a lot easier now the excuse had already been made "I got caught up helping a tow-"

"I want the truth Natsu, and don't worry I won't tell the others if you don't want me to."

I sat there for silence for what felt like an eternity Gramps never giving up. "I ran into my mother."

No one knew about my family before Igneel exept Happy and Gramps and I want to keep it that way. I told then they all died, this wasn't a complete lie as my father died the night the village caught alight but my mother and brothers are alive.

"Im afraid I need the full story my boy." Gramps said still looking at me, I didn't answer. I stared back stubbornly into those unyielding eyes I know all too well.

"Well then, thank you Natsu for telling the truth, I still want more details when your up for it. No one has to know exept us but are you sure you don't want to tell Happy?" Gramps asked me

"I allready did." I walked out of the room and into the guild hall.

Lucy and Wendy signaled me over. I went to go sit in the corner but I noticed Happy had flown back to the group. Everything's fine your just chatting with your friends no one else.

"Hey hot head, get over your little headache?" Gray taunted.

He can be so anoying.

"Shut up, Elsa." I said trying to remove any signs of hostility from my voice.