Stuck with you

Chapter 1

"So for that one hope you're going to bring despair to the past?!" Natsu roared. He was sliding off the scales of Motherglare, but he managed to regain his footing and continue with his attack.

"It's impossible to make everyone happy!" Future Rogue decried, charging his stolen light magic as well as his shadow magic in between the palms of his hands. "When are you going to grow up, Natsu Dragneel?!"

Natsu sprinted up Motherglare's arm. "Even if that's impossible, everyone still has the right to choose their own destiny!" Future Rogue's bolts of light and darkness cut into him but he powered through the pain. "We get to choose our own future! And we sure as hell aren't going to follow the path you set for us!"

Atlas Flame drew back his arm. "Natsu!" he called.

The dragon slayer jumped from Motherglare, his feet landing on Atlas' hand. The flame dragon thrust his arm, propelling Natsu to Future Rogue at a frightening speed.

The future wizard's eyes widened. "What's this?!"

"I don't need to know the future!" Natsu's body ignited in flames as his head collided with his enemy's abdomen. "I'll just give today all I got!"

The impact hurled Natsu, Future Rogue, and Motherglare towards the Eclipse Gate in a glorious ball of fire.

"Everybody get out of the way!" Natsu yelled.

Lucy, Taurus, Yukino, and Happy all dove out of the way as Motherglare's body crashed through the gate, breaking it apart. When the dust settled Natsu stood over the defeated Future Rogue triumphant. The long battle was finally over.

"Natsu!" Lucy happily exclaimed.

"He did it! He destroyed the door!" Happy cheered.

Everyone cheered, watching as the menacing dragons returned to their own time. Princess Hisui and Arcadios looked to the exhausted Natsu from the rubble of one of the capital's inns as he celebrated with Happy and Lucy.

"He really did it." Hisui gasped, holding back her tears of joy. "He saved the entire kingdom."

"That he did." Arcadios nodded.

"Not only that, he may have saved the entire world with his actions here today." A third voice said.

Hisui and Arcadios recognized the voice and turned to face it.

"Father?"

"My king."

King Fiore stood next to the two, looking out to the same sight they were. "Natsu Dragneel. He is a very strong wizard. I never expected to find someone with his strength in this day and age. He is exactly the one I have been looking for."

Aracdios' eyes narrowed while Hisui's widened.

"Father, you can't mean-"

The King nodded assuredly. "I do." He looked to Arcadios. "Do you have any objections?"

"No, my king." He answered.

"What about you, Hisui?"

The princess looked back to Natsu, who was now celebrating his victory with the rest of his guild. Biting her lip in slight distress, she finally gave her answer. "No, Father. I have no objections."

"Good. We will begin the preparations immediately."

ONE WEEK LATER

Hisui quickly walked through the banquet hall, politely greeting all of the party attendants that had stopped her as fast as she could. She enjoyed the company of all the people – their happiness was a welcome reprieve from all of the mayhem and destruction the Eclipse Gate incident caused – but Hisui was in a rush. She was on the hunt for someone. Specifically a young man with spiky-pink hair. Where is he? Cutting her eyes left and right across the ball room she saw no sign of her target. I have to find him before-