The Dragon Slayer King

Chapter 5 - A New Family

He arrived atop a hill and glanced down towards a large city. However, one building stood out to him the most. It was a dome-like shape and had multiple flags attached over it. The most noticeable and remarkable feature of the building was its large symbol in the middle of it. It looked like a simple ink-blotch in the shape of a dragon. Could this be where Igneel is hiding? Below the mark were the words, "Fairy Tail."

Chapter 5 - A New Family

Natsu trudged down the dirt path, towards the Fairy Tail. Calling for Igneel on the way, he came across the majestic piece of architecture. Approaching the building, Natsu came across another boy about his age. He could see that the person standing in front of him had a rather lean build, with an impressive 8-pack and well-toned shoulder muscles. Most of this was revealed because the boy was wearing nothing but a pair of shorts.

"Put some clothes on, ya perv!" Natsu muttered at the half-naked boy. "WHAT DID YOU SAY?" he yelled back. "Grey, are you getting into fights again?" a redhead carrying a sword came out of the building. She noticed the pink-haired juvenile standing in front of her. "Who are you?" she questioned him. "Natsu – Natsu Dragneel. I came to this place to look for my friend, Igneel." The redhead stared into the sky for a moment. "Igneel? Never heard of him. Is he a wizard, too?" she curiously inquired. Natsu scoffed at her. "Wizard? No no, Igneel is my father. He's the Fire Dragon King." The girl's jaw dropped at this piece of information. So he's a Fire Dragonslayer? "Do you know any magic yourself?"

Natsu looked at her. "Quite a bit, actually! Igneel taught me lots of Fire Magic."

Grey smiled at this knowledge. So he's fire, huh? We'll have some great times together. I'll beat him up every day!

"What's your name?" Natsu asked the redhead.

"Erza – Erza Scarlett" she replied, reaching her hand out. Natsu extended his own hand, and they shared a firm handshake. "Come inside, I'll take you to the Guild Hall."

Erza lead Natsu through the double doors, and what was inside amazed him. There were many tables scattered about the place, people of all ages were sitting at them, chugging down alcohol. "Hey, who's that pink-haired kid?" a middle-man with purple hair pointed out. "Probably another member, Macao." The second voice belonged to a man with a pipe in his mouth. His hairdo was an interesting one, too. "Shut up and smoke your pipe, Wakaba." Macao retorted.

While continuing to walk, Natsu observed the scene to more detail. There was a man in a skinny dance suit, who was break dancing in one of the corners of the bar. A fat man with a canvas and paint tray sat in another corner, trying to capture the lively scene in the guild. He came up to an office on the second level of the guild hall. Sitting in there was a tiny white-haired man who was shuffling some papers, and filing them into a cabinet. He looked up to see Erza and Natsu standing at his desk. "Hello, Erza! And who's this friend that you brought to the guild today?"

The man smiled warmly at Natsu, who instantly thought of Igneel. "I'm Natsu, sir." A look of amusement came over the old man's face.

"No need for such formalities, my boy! My name is Makarov. Why are you here today?"

"I'd like to join your guild, and make some money to keep living while I look for my father, Igneel."

The white man stroked his mustache as he contemplated the boy's words. "Igneel, eh? You mean the Fire Dragon King?"

Natsu's eyes lit up. "Have you seen him anywhere?" he asked excitedly.

Makarov shook his head. "No, but I've heard quite a bit about him."

The boy's eyes showed a glimpse of disappointment before he hid the feeling away. "So, can I join Fairy Tail?"

"Why of course!" Makarov laughed, "Why wouldn't you be able to?"

He pulled out the guild mark, and asked Natsu, "Where do you want your guild mark to be?"

"Here" Natsu pointed to his left shoulder. Makarov nodded. "Very well. This may hurt a bit." The old man imprinted the guild mark onto the boy's extended arm. Natsu didn't wince at all.

Gently, the old man urged, "Go run along and meet your new guildmates! Erza, you stay here, I'd like a word with you."

As Natsu scanned around the hall more, he noticed that there were many more children around his age present at the guild. There was Grey, a girl that was playing with some magic cards on a table, and three white-haired siblings, and of course, Erza. There were also some larger, tougher teenagers, but Natsu paid no attention to them. "Yo!" He ran over to where most of the other younger members were sitting. "I'm Natsu, a new member of your guild. Wanna all introduce yourselves?"

The younger white-haired girl looked up at him. "H- hi! I'm Lisanna, one of the Strauss Siblings. This is my brother, Elfman, and my sister, Mirajane." Natsu eyed the two aforementioned characters. Elfman was this very brawny man, who had gigantic bulging muscles. His fists were almost as large as Natsu's face. Mirajane was this girl with a ponytail tied behind her back. She had a slim body and was generally very fit. As Natsu looked at her for a bit, she turned to him and growled, "What are you looking at?" Natsu continued to look at her in a daze. She kinda reminds me of someone... No way, could it be, "Sitri?"

Mirajane's eyes went open in shock. "How did you know the name of my Satan-Soul" Natsu scratched his head. "Satan-what now?" Mirajane rolled her eyes at the ignorant fool in front of her. "Satan-Soul. It's one of my take-over spells. One of my particular demons is Sitri, the demon of fire. How do you know her?"

"Oh, I met her in the Underworld once!" he happily proclaimed. This got the attention of the group of children. "The UNDERWORLD?" they gasped in unison. Grey stepped in and scoffed, "that sounds like utter bullcrap." Natsu stood up and faced him. "Oh yea, stripper, you wanna go?" "LET'S GO, YOU FILTHY LIAR!" Natsu summoned flames to his hands, and punched Grey straight in the face, knocking him into some tables. "YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT, DRAGONBOY!" ICE-MAKE FLOOR! The entire guild's ground became covered in ice. Soon, people were slipping and falling everywhere.

Mirajane pulled Natsu by his ears. "Just what do you think you're doing? You come to the guild, it hasn't been a day, and THIS happens?" She then smiled an evil grin. "You really are something else, aren't you?" Natsu readied his flames, ready to strike her. "You look kind of cute when you're scared. It's adorable." The girl chuckled, before tossing Natsu onto the floor. What's that supposed to mean? Do I not look menacing?

The guild almost had a full-on brawl before Master Makarov stepped in. "ENOUGH!" he yelled, "Stop with your bickering and listen to me! Natsu is a new member of the guild, and that means that he is a new member of our family. We will treat him as we have treated each other for all these years, understood?" The guild nodded in unison. "Great, I'm glad I made that clear."

Makarov jumped down from his platform and faced Natsu. "These are your brothers and sisters now, your new family. Learn to play nicely, alright?" Natsu winced at the word, 'family'. "Understood, Gramps."

"GRAMPS?!" the man repeated in surprise. I kinda like the way that sounds.

The guild resumed its activities, and now Natsu was a part of Fairy Tail.