The Light Within the Flame

Chapter 6

AS ALWAYS I DO NOT OWN Fairy Tail or its pretty freaking awesome characters!

CHAPTER MAY CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM ANIME AND MANGA, SPECIFICALLY FROM THE TARTAROS ARC FORWARD. I did change a lot actually so I really don't think there are any specific spoilers but you can never be too safe!

A/N I was listening to It's About Time by Barcelona when writing some of these scenes. Scenes of Natsu thinking about Lucy just kept playing. You'll know what I mean if you listen to the song ;)

Finally, guys! The chapter explaining just what is going on with poor Lucy and Natsus' memories.

~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Natsu was hearing voices around him. He felt as if he was in a daze.

"You could have at least told him what was going on!"

"Happy?" Natsu was confused, he felt that he did not have full control of his body and yet he knew Mest had something to do with the current mess he was in.

Happy looked down at his partner lying in a heap on the floor of the guild.

"Happy, you know better than anyone that Natsu wouldn't have listened to me." Mest rubbed his temples as he fought back a headache. He knew things were about to get crazy in the guild but in all fairness he had just been following orders!

"I know that Mest, but you didn't have to blast that lacrima in his face!" Happy flew over to where Natsu was slowly coming to. "I mean sure he most likely was going to try to kill you but considering that something strange is going on, maybe you should have just let him!"

Ever protective of his friend, Happy did not like it when anyone messed with him.

Wendy rushed over to the pair. "What in the world is going on? What's wrong with Natsu-san?" she kneeled next to him ready to start healing him with her sky dragon slayer magic.

Mest sat down in one of the benches. "It's kind of a long story Wendy, and I am not sure if I am the best person to really tell you what's going on." Now that headache that was slow in coming decided to pound inside of Mest's head.

"Gihee, what's Salamander doing on the floor lookin' like one of Happy's dead fish?" Gajeel chuckled at his own joke moving to stand beside Wendy.

Everyone else in the guild started walking over to where the group was, wondering just what was going on.

"Laying on the floor is not MANLY! GET UP Natsu!" Elfman crossed his arms staring down at the fire dragon slayer who still had not fully woken up.

"Mest, what is the meaning of this?" Erza asked, anger slowly seeping into her voice, clearly upset that she had been interrupted when eating one of her delicious strawberry cakes. She did not mind if she was the reason Natsu was passed out but she was not about to let anyone hurt one of her friends if it was not done in one of the random bar fights everyone liked to join in on.

Mest stood up which sent the Requip mage's further on edge. "Erza, it's not like that I swear. I only sprayed him with the chloroform lacrima because he broke the memory spell I had weaved and I didn't have much time. I figured it was easier to subdue him and bring him here so everyone could hear what is going on."

Natsu could now really hear what everyone around him was saying, and he was grateful to Wendy's magic which was waking his limbs up one by one. For once in his life, Natsu decided to stay still. He focused his breathing and opened himself up to let Wendy's magic work quicker.