A Broken Heart

#15 - The Past

Previously on 'A Broken Heart':

"So... What now?" I asked Zeref as he gently carried Natsu back into the globe machine. He looked at me and sighed.

"Let's go into my house, i need to talk to you."

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Lucy's POV:

Zeref and i walked into his house. His house had a nice design - black walls with shimmery stars everywhere including the ceiling. He brought me to a room that was very different from the rest. It was a red-orange room, filled with pictures of a red dragon. On the ceiling was a huge painting of the red dragon too, with a fire design light that dangled down from the ceiling. Everything looked like a fire, like the orange furniture that bound to have some fire stickers stuck to it.

I looked in awe at the bedroom. I looked at Zeref and he smiled. He pointed to a picture of a small pink-haired boy holding a tiny flame in one hand.

"A little Natsu..." i stammered. I smiled at the picture. He looked so cute when he was young.

"Is this Natsu's room?" I asked Zeref curiously. He smiled and nodded. "Yes, when he was young." He stated.

"Our dad bought Natsu lots of dragon comics when he was young. He was always fascinated about Igneel, a fire dragon, and wanted to be his kid. One day, when i was in school, dragons attacked Natsu and my parents." Zeref sighed as we sat down on a chair in young Natsu's room.

"I was in shock then. My family. My brother. I lost them all in a flash. I didn't even get to say goodbye..." Zeref continued as a tear rolled down his face.

"I was so sad that time to the extend i went to learn black arts. I researched a way to revive my parents and brother until i came upon a magic, Ankhseram. I found out in a book that i could revive a person younger than the user with this magic. Of course, i could revive Natsu, my younger brother. At least i wasn't alone if i did..." Zeref's face saddened.

I looked at him and kept quiet.

"I successfully revived my brother. After that, i eventually realised Ankhseram was a curse that killed people. I was scared that my brother would die because of me, so i seeked help from everybody i knew that could adopt Natsu. In the end, it was to no avail. That's when i met Igneel. I remembered Natsu had wanted to become his kid before, so begged him to take in Natsu. Natsu then got his wish." Zeref muttered. I looked at him with mixed emotions.

"Thanks for being my listening ear." Zeref said as he walked out of the house. I smiled and followed him. Zeref wasn't as bad as i thought.