Natsu Hates it When Zeref is Bored

Fishy Tail

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The day after Natsu was cursed with cat ears and tail, everyone in the guild were disappointed - especially the girls. Now it has been a week since the curse, and Natsu believes that he no longer has to worry about anymore of them. He has not received any notes with Zeref's name on it, nor did he get cursed again for the entire week.

'I guess it was a one-time thing for Zeref to curse me. He must have been bored or something,' he thought. Natsu feels like he can breathe again, so he is relaxing on his hammock with a stretch of his arms and legs. 'I guess I better get ready for the day.'

Natsu stands up and gets something to drink before heading to the pond in his back yard to take a quick bath. After he got out of the water, he dried himself off with his fire magic, and then put his clothes back on before making his way to the guild. Before he left the forest he checked his head to make sure nothing had appeared there – he has made this into a sort of habit after he learned he was cured with cat ears and walked around the whole town with them without even realizing it. He didn't have a desire to have a repeat of that day.

He resumes his pace to the guild hall, glade that his head is clear of ears that aren't his own still. Once he got there, everyone was already in a fight with each other. He was disappointed that he wasn't the one to start it off today, but no matter. However, just before he joined his fellow guild members in the brawl, Mira's voice cuts through the loud shouts and the smashing of chairs and tables like butter – to him at least.

"Natsu, come over here real quick!" Natsu wondered what it was Mira wanted, so he heads on over to the bar. Once he is standing in front of the white-haired woman she hands him an envelope. "This was here when I got here. It's for you," Mira told him.

Natsu got a bad feeling all of a sudden, but took the letter anyway, albeit reluctantly. He breaks the seal keeping the envelope closed and pulls the letter out. He lays the envelope down on the bar counter before unfolding the letter to read.

By the time you're done reading this,

Natsu didn't bother finishing the rest of the letter, knowing where it was going and who the sender was. 'This is how I got cursed least time! I'm not falling for the same trick twice!' He burnt the letter into a pile of ashes with an air of satisfaction. He watched as the blackened flacks of the remains of the letter fall to the ground with a smug look. He dusted his hands of the ash, but before anything else could be done, a bucket of salted water landed on his head. A weird sensation fell over him and the result is falling onto the ground with a thump.

Zeref is sitting up in the rafter of the Fairy Tail guild hall looking down at the brawl he caused. It was so easy. All he had to do was throw a pen at one of the mages closest to the door and that is all it took. The guy accused another member for throwing it and attacked him, which then led to the other crashing into another, and it was the domino effect from there. It was so easy Zeref could cry from laughing so hard.

He was bored with waiting for Natsu to show up and read his letter, hence the brawl TV show down below. He sent that letter late last night so it would arrive this morning for when he got there. Zeref turns his eyes to check on the bucket of water next to him and smirk. Natsu is going to think the letter is cursed, but in reality it's the water inside the wooden bucket that is.

He plans to drop this bucket on Natsu's head when he is done reading his letter. He has a feeling his little brother isn't going to finish it all, believing the paper to be the one cursed. That is why Zeref is here, to show Natsu that not all his letters are going to be cursed, but other things – like the sea water in the bucket.

Oh, his brother just walked in! Zeref couldn't stop to quiet, mischievous chuckle from escaping his throat. The look of disappointment on Natsu's face is funny. 'Guess that means Natsu is the one to start these brawls. He is just like dad,' he thought fondly.