Zervis: AMITY (Book 3)

Chapter 2: Dreams Do Come True

Author's Note:

Please keep in mind the answers of the truth because things are gonna get a little messy in this chapter. Just know that magic is everywhere but mortals can't harness it.

Normal POV

There was silence in the room. Natsu and Zeref continued in with their staring competition. The only sound you could hear in the empty visiting lounge was the sound of the clock ticking in the wall. Their eye contact never faded. Minutes had passed and neither of the two dared to blink.

"There's no turning back Zeref. I know what I saw..." Natsu relieved that memory of Lisanna vanishing right in front of his eyes.

'Ask Zeref...' Lisanna whispered as he figure disappears into dust.

"...and if what Lisanna says is true, then you're the very core problem of all of this..." Natsu put away his childhood photo of Lisanna. "Zeref, I need you to be honest...one last time..."

"And if I don't?" He taunted.

"...then enjoy your life old...alone...and done for...with no one to love...and to love you back..." Natsu's words plucked a nerve in Zeref's mind. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. No matter how much he tries to deny it, deep down he wanted to see Mavis and feel her in his arms again. But Zeref was too stubborn to admit it. To him, his sin is too big and cannot be atone for.

"Hit a nerve did I?" Natsu smirked. Zeref inhaled and exhaled deeply. Silence enveloped the area one more time. Natsu waited for Zeref's reply. He watched his brother in deep meditation. Natsu believes that Zeref is battling his inner demons. After a long five minutes of patience, Zeref finally opened his eyes. Natsu was startled when he saw the change of eye color in Zeref's eyes. It wasn't those regular black orbs anymore, instead they were replaced by crimson red ones. Natsu swallowed the lump in his throat. He did not see Zeref wear any contact lens in the last minutes.

"How did you-"

"Do you really wanna know?" He asked the question. Zeref's tone was dead serious.

"Yes."

"Then...wait here..." Zeref stood up form his spot and walked away.

"Wait..where the hell are you going?!" Natsu stood up from his seat.

"Getting something..." Zeref walked back to his cell accompanied by some guard. He rummaged under his bed for something until his hands grasped the hard cover of a book.

"A book?" Asked the guard.

"You didn't think I spent the last 12 months sitting there doing nothing did you?" Zeref said in an uninterested tone. The guard just raised an eyebrow.

"I'm gonna need to review that book." He said.

"Go ahead if you want. It's totally innocent..."

The guard grabbed hold of the book and flipped through the pages scanning every page for any signs of instructions like a prison break plan of a hidden key. He raised his eyebrow yet again as he stared at Zeref.

"What kind of jumbo jumbo is this?"

"I write stories. Mostly fiction..." The guard huffed and gave the book back. The two walked back to the visiting lounge where Natsu was ready to head home.