Ruthless Winds and Raging Seas

Chapter 31

Meanwhile Natsu had pulled Lucy off somewhere private.

"Where are you taking me?" She asked.

"You'll see."

Hand in hand, she followed him to the far back of the town and up a hill until they reached an abandoned mill.

"What is this place?" She asked. "It looks awful."

"Are you kidding? It's the most amazing and romantic place in town."

"How so?"

"You'll see."

They went inside the building and he led her all the way up to the rooftops of the mill where the wheel stood. When she saw how high they were she clung to Natsu's arm fearfully.

"Getting scared?" He asked her.

"A little." She admitted.

"I understand. Happy still trembles when we first go up here, isn't that right buddy?" He said looking down at the cat riding in his satchel. "Just hold on to my hand and you'll be alright."

"Okay."

They walked on the roof until finally he stopped and sat down along with her. Where they sat it allowed them to see the entire town which was lit up with evening lanterns while the night sky was a glow with stars.

"Like the view?" Natsu asked with a smile.

"It's incredible." Lucy said awestruck. "Look at this, you can see everything from up here."

"I know. That's why it's my favorite spot. My father would bring me up here all the time."

"I can see why. I wish we had views like this back where I lived."

"Hey if you think this is awesome just wait til the fireworks start."

"Fireworks?"

"Yes. They light em up every time they have get togethers like these."

"What are fireworks?"

"You don't know what fireworks are?"

"No, can't say that I have."

"Boy where have you been all this time?"

'What are they?"

"They were invented by this foreign country, it combines gun powder and fire similar to guns but when you light the fuse it shoots them high up into the sky where they burst into color and light. It's just so amazing."

"I can't wait to see them."

It wasn't long before the townspeople started to set the fireworks off. They were unlike anything Lucy had ever seen. Bright colors were flashing in the night sky: blues, reds, greens, yellows, purples, it was like a rainbow made of bursting stars.

"They're beautiful." She said.

"I'll never forget the first time I saw fireworks." Natsu said. "It was my birthday and my father wanted to make sure that I had a memorable one. We went into town, danced in the square, ate and drank at the pub, and then when it got dark he brought me up here where I saw them. When they first appeared I thought it was magic because it seemed impossible but then Father told me how fireworks were made and it gave me a new perspective on things."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that I realized that there were these incredible things made in far off places. Places that I've never been before and that's when I realized that I wanted to be like my father. That I wanted to see the world, travel to far off places, learn what other people can do and create."