Fairy Tail High

It's Moving Too Fast

Zeref spoke coldly towards his brother. Natsu was used to it. His brother always had this inhuman way of talking. Natsu stiffen when he felt a cold hand grace his back. The man had white hair and silver glasses that concealed his eyes. Natsu's breath was shaky. He had no idea what this was about. Classes hadn't started yet so it couldn't be about his grades. If he could have his way he would be out of this school.... But he needed to start thinking about his future. He needed this..... Even if he didn't want this. Natsu stood motionless while people poured into the office. He saw Brandish in the small crowd.

"Here are some people I felt like you should meet. These twelve people are the pride of our school. You could be too if you tried."

"Like I want to be." Natsu whispered under his breath. Zeref still heard him.

"Stop being so childish."

"Shut up." Everyone in the room looked at Natsu, shocked. He spoke so disrespectfully and the principal wasn't even making a move to punish him. A cough could be heard from the small crowd.

Zeref stood and began to introduce everybody. Natsu sighed. One of the people, he believed her name was Dimera, glared at him.

"Why in the hell is he here?!" The girl asked, not at all aware of her rudeness.

"Dimera."

"Ya know, I'm wondering the same thing." Natsu glared at Zeref. Zeref sighed. How was he going to deal with these obnoxious teenagers?

"It's a pleasure to meet you." A older woman, who strongly resembled Erza, shook his hand. Her smile sent shivers down his spine. Her grip was strong, which kinda freaked him out. He forced himself to rid of the feeling. 

"You too. I....... I'll try to cast aside my hatred for the principal and try to become a more responsible student." An arrow struck Zeref's chest. 

"N-Natsu......" 

"I'm glad to hear. I wish you the best of luck, Natsu." 

"Sir. I do not wish to be rude, but what was the point of gathering the twelve us here? As you should know, we are all dreadfully busy..... Well, those of us with jobs, anyway." 

"Shut it freezer burn." Dimera smirked at Invel. 

"Nice one." Natsu highfived the girl, ignoring her dumbfound expression. 

"I like this guy." A tan boy threw himself onto Natsu, leaning on his shoulder. 

"Thanks." Natsu grinned stupidly. He honestly had no idea what to make of this. Everything was happening so fast. Too fast. He had just made his first ever friends and now he was being forced into a completely new environment. It was almost as if a cruel author was being extremely inpatient with her horrible plot. 

"Zeref! Please do answer my question.... What's with that face?" Zeref looked at Natsu, tears streaming down his face. He held a proud glance. Natsu looked away, causing Zeref to sigh. 

"You're right. The reason I called you guys here today is because of-" 

"The Yōsei no tatakai? Isn't that next month?" 

"Yes, but because of Jacob's graduation, we'll need a new 4th participant." He glances at Natsu. 

"Wait wait. What's Yoshi no Taki?" Zeref deadpans. 

"What do you mean Yoshi no Taki?? It's Yōsei no tatakai, first off. Didn't you use to go to Fairy Tail???" 

"Well yes, I was just kinda........ Disconnected." 

"Sigh...... Irene." 

"Certainly, m'lord." 

'Did she just call him m'lord?? He's a principal, not a king." Natsu tilts his head in confusion. 

"The Yōsei no tatakai, or as others may call it 'The Battle of The Fairies', is a "friendly" competition between the two best schools in Fiore." 

"Oooooohhhh. Wha??" 

"Oh my-" 

"Irene. I get it, just have patience. He's slower than most." 

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME??...................E-EDGE LORD?!!!" 

Dimara, Brandish and Ajeel burst into laughter. 

"W-what did you just-" 

"Z-Zeref........ PFFFTTT...... Can we keep him?" Ajeel looks at Zeref, attempting to contain his giggles. 

"If I had a choice, I'd already kicked him to the curve." 

"A choice........?" 

"Some say guilt is the main factor of generosity." Everyone turns to Irene, whose eyes were twisted in a sadistic discord. 

".........What?" Zeref's eyes widen. Irene was certainly a mental being, always twisting people's minds with incredible psychiatric abilities. Never once had she directed her cruel words at him. 

"Maybe you trying to give Natsu a future is to make up for the fact that you could have adopted him at the age of thirteen, a year before Igneel legally had." She sighs before smiling at the jaw dropped faces in the room. 

"As if I thought I couldn't hate you more." Natsu sighs. 

"Natsu-" 

"The past is the past.......... We can't undo it, even if we wish to. And boy do I wish to........ Some times, as self hatred comes natural to human beings, I wish to give up. But I never will. I will never give up....I will never give up! As long as I'm still breathing in this word... As long as I'm standing, I will never give up!"