Catching your heart

Deaf

"Then I guess, I shouldn't be herd"

Cobra's pov:
I approached the pink haired male laughing after he had said such a pathetic thing. Not be herd? That's impossible! I smirked showing my fangs as I threw a poisonous punch. He dodged. T-tch. A simple dodge is nothing. I threw a kick but he dodged again. I gritted my teeth. I can hear him...
-I'll just throw a roar and this will be over.-
I smirked, "I'm not that easy pinky!" I jumped high and roared myself. The poison hit him, the grass around him died quickly. I let my poison swirl around him and slowly ware off. But when I saw him he was perfectly fine. Not even his scarf was moved, but my eyes caught the little part between his lips. The smoke escaping from his mouth. My eyes widened, had he roared? What the hell did he do.. I didn't.. hear him. I gritted my teeth and pulled my fists towards my waist as my nails grew out into claws. I focused my vision and hearing on him as I ran at him once again, "I'm not going down!" He jumped in which I quickly followed.
-I'll throw a kick and-
"LIKE HELL YOU WIL-"
His fist collided with my face, already feeling the blood trickle out I quickly clawed at him, making sure my claws flowed with venom. His other hand gripped my wrist turning it backwards. I screamed and decided to throw poison at him, but before I could even do that. His foot slammed into my mouth, I felt pain erupt from my mouth. My eyes widened as I saw the fire and smoke, his eyes met mine as he said, "Can you hear my flames?" I couldn't even hear that. He then pushed downwards as his eyes seemed lifeless. With no care of what he was going to do. I was sent flying back to the ground. Where my back collided again the dead grass creating a dent. He landed softly, I quickly got up resisting the pain. I wanted to challenge this kid because he was supposedly challenging to even get him to use his powers.

But now I don't even think I want him to use them. I gritted my teeth and decided to let my poison do the trick. I clawed letting it flow from my nails and circle around him. He waved his hand as if to smack it away. I then opened my mouth, "Poison dragon- RO-" fire exploded around me. I groaned feeling my scaled not being able to defend against this. I brought my poison shield but he roared breaking through.. as if it were the easiest thing on earth. I felt completely helpless. From the smoke I saw a red long beam. My eyes winded. "Wai-" I couldn't even hear myself. I held my ears as I felt my vision become unclear. As if the smoke was effecting it somehow. "How does it feel? When your own power betrays you?" I spoke, "What?! That's-" I couldn't hear anything. I simply couldn't. "Absurd? Yeah.. It's hard to comprehend at first.." but why can I hear his voice so clearly? When I looked up there was no more smoke.

The pink haired male stood in front of me. Unfazed as his scarf flowed with the breeze, the breeze dancing with his pink strands. Everything was clear again. I removed my hands from my ears as I could hear again. The slightest sounds were all audible. His scarf covered his mouth, he blinked calmly and said, "How does it feel, when the thing you most relied on, forsaken you?" I didn't answer. I simply dropped my hands to my sides as I stared back at him. Nothing was readable. I answered myself in my mind..
I felt helpless, even if it was just for a split second..

He hummed softly and said,
"I agree."
With that he walked off... leaving me alone stunned with his response. I softly smiled. What the hell have you been through, Natsu?

Natu's pov:
The next day I arrived to school. Sting and Gray waiting outside by the gates as if they were waiting to jump someone... waiting for a poor victim to fall into their trap. Sadly I know I'm the victim there waiting especially for.
I sighed and pulled my scarf up and approached the gates. They acted as if they didn't notice me, so I continued to walk in. But my ears didn't miss the sounds of footsteps following close behind. I turned my head to see behind me, glaring at the two idiots holding fingers up to the sides of their heads with eyes intensely staring at me. I then mumbled, "What is it now?" Gray sighed dropping his hands to his side as he said, "Sting says you can read minds and I wanted to see if it was right- but of course I-" "Well I can't." I turned back around and continued walking. But it ticked me off to know Sting continued with his stupid investigation. He got closer and bit his bottom lip, already breaking a sweat from intensely thinking. I move my hand back smacking his face as I said, "Stop it." He then smirked and placed his hands at his hips as he confidently said, "You don't have to hide it Natsu. I just want to know what else you're hiding in that massive pink hair of your-" "Leave my hair alone" he rolled his eyes and scratched his head as he said, "Hey Natsu..." "What?" I continued walking as Gray simply tagged along. "Instead of pinking fights why don't we hang out sometime?" My eyes slightly widened. "Oh? What's gotten into that wild head of your?" He sighed, "Nothing I just-" Gray quickly interrupted, "He wants to investigate more on you, tch loser! I'll find out more of his secrets first!" Sting pushed Gray away and said, "I am not! I'm actually trying to be civilized for once" I almost laughed. We walked through the school.. or well.. I walked through the school to my class as the two idiots followed and continued with their pointless arguments.

I sat down placing my elbow on my desk so my palm can support my face. Form the corner of my eye I watched in amusement as the two idiots split apart and sat down to either side of me and still continued their argument. I sighed and closed my eyes. Drowning out their voices as I thought about my brother. I noticed how I had a new way of thinking about him and my father's disappearance.

They made so many connections and did many important things yet they were willing to leave it all behind and disappear? Was this something a Dragneel always thinks through? Am I also destined to disappear one day? To leave my friends and plans behind? Are others awaiting to hear the disappearance of Natsu Dragneel..? To simply scoff and say, 'there goes another Dragneel'? Is disappearing really all that great? You run from your troubles-no... you leave it to someone before running off into who knows where? To escape.. is to leave others hurting. I know that for a fact. So is it really all that refreshing? Honestly.. I don't know to respond to that myself.

"Natsu..?" My eyes twitched realizing I never  really drowned out their voices. They quieted down themselves.. as if to give me so quality silence time. I opened my eyes and responded, "What, now?" Sting spoke first, "Nothing, you're just quieter than usual" Gray scoffed, "Isn't he always?" Sting shook his head, "No.. I think he was thinking and when he's thinking I don't think it's a good sign" I sighed and asked, "Regardless of me hearing you say that, why would you think that?" He scooted his chair closer as he simply said, "Because it means something is troubling you." I didn't know how to counter that and Gray didn't help with any sudden comments. They both listened. I simply shrugged closing my eyes again. Gray then whispered, "He's hiding something" sting whispered back, "No shit" I opened my eyes again and intrude their argument, "Shut up, please." With that they both stayed silent as they most likely wrote or did hand signs to each other.

By the end of the day I sadly had my last class with them too. Sting sat next to me and said, "Naaaaatsuuuuuu" "What?" "Let's hang out after school!" "Give me a good reason" "Cobra and Gray are coming-" "Since when did you guys-" "Since yesterday after the battle when you to totally wrecked Cobra." I stayed silent as he continued, "Common! It's just for a tiny bit! Even Rouge will be there!" I sighed and said, "Whatever" He fist pumped the air as he said, "Yesssss!" I crossed my arms and leaned back into my chair as the time ticked to the last few seconds of class. Then the bell rang and before I fully for up Sting took my hand and ran out.
It surprised me, really it did. Someone who feared me most of the time suddenly grips my hands with excitement? How odd is this kid? He led me outside where I took my hand back as he said, "Okay now we wait for Cobra and Gray" "Didn't we just leave Gray behind-" "Shhh Gray is slow" I rolled my eyes as he leaned against he wall and said, "So what's been bothering you all day? Haven't insulted anyone as usual.." "I don't always-" "You were probably too caught up thinking hmm?" I pulled my scarf up covering my mouth as I simply shrugged. Then gray and Cobra came running, Gray's first words were "You Bitch!" Ahh yes, the ice maker was mad for being left behind. Cobra in the other hand respectfully nodded acknowledging me. I nodded back as we began walking towards the gates.

To my surprise Rouge, Gajeel, and Levy were there. Gajeel waved and stopped us from walking any further as he asked, "Where are you all headed?" The three males turned to me as Rouge asked Gajeel, "Care to join?" They groaned but Gajeel didn't let this opportunity slip as Levy asked, "Natsu made more friends?" Gajeel huffed and said, "I bet they're just trying to find weak spots" Sting narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh? What makes you think that, iron head?" Levy sighed and said, "Gajeel please don't start-" he stepped in front of Levy as he and Sting glared at each other. He then asked, "Natsu?" I shook my head and said, "I'm not responsible for your actions" he sighed and said, "Whatever." Then he walked off with Levy to who knows where.

Now having Rouge with us we began walking to our destination, wherever that even is. Sting then asked once again, "Common pinky I'm sure we've all noticed something's wrong with you lately.." I looked away as Gray stumbled beside me and said, "Yeah usually you insult us quietly as we argue. But today you've been thinking quite a lot" Cobra then said, "If he doesn't want to speak let him be" Rouge agreed with him.
I parted my lips to speak, "Don't you think it's unfair to be left behind?" But my words were interrupted as Sting and Gray has ruffled Cobra's and Rouge's hair as they laughed and said, "Don't give him that option! He has to spill it!" Cobra waved them off as he replied back. I watched as my words were clearly not herd, not even by Cobra.

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I pulled my scarf up as I smiled behind it.
My words truly fall to deaf ears.
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