Secrets

Chapter 4

Natsu POV

***Flashback***

"That's not true...You're lying"

"But, it is true. You killed her, Natsu...."

"Stop fucking with me, Gray! I didn't do it"

Suddenly, my cheek starts to sting. I look up and see Gray with his clenched fist only centimeters away fom my face.

"I'm tired of your shit, Natsu! Stop acting like you don't know!"

"...But, I don't know."

Gray punches me again without hesitation.

"You- You bastard, Natsu! You killed her! You killed Juvia, our comrade, our nakama!! Natsu, you disgust me. You ruined my life and I despise you for that. I will never forgive you..."

Gray continues kicking and puching me and I take the blows. I don't fight back. I don't speak. I don't think. I just hurt and mourn.

Soon, I fall to the ground all bloodied and beaten and he stops.

I feel a wave of relief.

"Makarov wants to see you off." Gray mumbles.

I try to reply, but nothing comes out.

"He doesn't want you to step foot in the guild and you can't move so I guess he will meet you here..."

Then, Gray turns and starts to walk away.

I feel something hit my chest and I look down to see a first aid kit.

"Clean yourself up before Makarov comes. Your ass should at least look a little presentable."

I look back up and see Gray scowling at me. I nod my head and look away from his gaze.

Once I hear his footsteps fade away I open the first aid kit and use the hydrogen poroxide to clean my wounds. It hurts like hell, but I don't want an infection. Then, I wrap my wounds with some gauze and relax a little.

"Natsu..." I hear a gruff voice call out to me.

"G-Gramps." I say hazily.

I must have dozed off...

"Call me Makarov."

My eyes widen and I nod my head.

"Gramp- Makarov. What did-"

"I'm not here for a conversation with you, Natsu..."

"...."

"I want you to remove your Fairytail mark."

"W-What?!"

"I know you understood me."

"...."

"Do it, Natsu."

I focus all of my magic into my left palm and bring it to my right shoulder. The pain is almost unbearable, but my mark shatters into pieces and disinigrates into the air.

****END OF FLASHBACK****

The pain finally subsides and my eyes focus. I see that it is dark outside now, maybe midnight, and I try to stand up.

I wobble a few steps forward until I gain my balance.

"What the hell." I hiss. "How could he just leave me here like this?"

I feel a sharp pain in my shoulder and look at it. A black dragon is wrapped around my arm where my guild mark used to be.

"What?" I ask myself out loud.

When did this get here? I don't remember getting a tattoo and I know I didn't join another guild...

I ignore the new mark and walk / limp to the house I used to share with Happy.

The sign that said 'welcome to Natsu and Happy's house' was torn apart and the windows were shattered.

I walk up to the door and count three bricks to the right from the door nob and pull the specific brick out.

The house key is still there thankfully and I open the door. All of Happy's stuff is gone as well as our food, money, and food money.

There is also trash and ripped up cloth on the floor. I don't know what he was doing, but it looks like Happy just raided the house.

I lay in my hammock and close my eyes. I should try to sleep... at least a little.