Can't Help It ; Natsu

Silhouettes Against The Wall

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Everything is in motion- Alice's plan to take the world. As an ambitious mother, she has Rin doing all of her dirty deeds. Whatever they are. 

At the scene, (Y/N) and Natsu are doing their best to stop all the small creatures that seem to be emitting from Rin. 

But then, Alice emerges with Lucas, presenting him to his younger sister. 

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Rin's eyes widened just barely as she tightly clutched her weapon. You could see her nervously shifting her weight.

"Papa! Mama!" Lucas cried again, upon seeing the two of you. His once, bright eyes are now clouded with worry and fright. 

Lucy appeared from inside the fog. She took her spot next to Alice and the child, slowly, not even sparing Lucas a glance. 

"Dammit!" You cried, your fists tightening. "Dammit, dammit, dammit." You muttered under your breath as you stared at the woman and her grandchild that she wasn't supposed to even meet. 

Lucas tried to take a step towards you, but your mother grabbed his collar and yanked him back. "Can you be a bit more careful!?" You cried.

Natsu glared at them. "You brought another child into this!? You're really the lowest of the low." Lucy visibly flinched at this, and blankly stared at her hands. 

Your mother merely crossed her arms and smiled. Rin was still staring at Lucas. With an emotionless expression, tears trailed down her cheeks. 

"Natsu. Look at Rin," you quietly said to him. When he turned to look, his hands were balled so tightly, Natsu's knuckles were turning white.

Lucas had stopped struggling when he had noticed the young woman's eyes set on him. "Imouto...? Rin!?"

'Perspective as ever.'

"What are you planning?" You demanded. "Me?" Your mother chuckled, "I already told you, didn't I? World domination!" She spread her arms out wide. 

Her eyes turned cold. "And I swear. If you dare touch one hair on Rin's head, I will personally make sure that Lucas will never see another day."

Nearby, Lucy stared down at her feet, silently. 

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"Dammit!" Natsu whirled around, and drove his fist through a cement wall. You shook your head, and rubbed your temples. "She's...she's really something." You muttered, feeling conflicted. 

"...it's all my fault."

You smiled, tiredly at your husband. "It's not your fault, it could have happened-"

"It's my fault." He raised his head, his eyes burning as he stared at you. You felt yourself going speechless. "Natsu, it's-" 

"It is. There's nothing you or I can do to change that. However," he stopped, his eyes now scanning the area. "That's why I resolved that I would definitely do anything to get Rin and Lucas back."

A smile appeared on your face, and you leaned back- your head touching the hard, cement wall. "About her rule, though-"

"Y'know, (Y/N)," Natsu grinned, "rules are meant to be broken, aren't they?" Your eyes opened quickly, and they turned to him.

"Now come on," he urged, impatiently. "Let's go save the world. Or something."

'No, we're saving the world, alright. But why didn't you have this attitude thirty minutes ago?!' You thought this to yourself as you separated yourself from the cold wall.