June 7th, 2015
Magnolia, Fiore
Fiore Hunter College
11:34 P.M.

Headmaster Zeref said nothing as he carried the pinkette, struggling to get out of both his grip and of the dark chains, back to school.

That pinkette... He looks so much like Natsu but... It couldn't possibly be him. He's been dead for three years now. He and everyone else died in the bus accident three years ago. Besides, this guy's an asshole, nowhere near the Natsu I knew and loved. If this is really him then, what happened?

Was the crash really an accident? The men, those things... The red-eyed men were there. They killed them, not the crash. Those men were real. I just thought they were apart of the nightmare but, no.

Why has everyone been lying to the four of us? To me, to Gray, to Erza, to Levy- For the past three years, the truth had been kept from us. But, why?

"This way, Lucy." Zeref says and I snap out of my thoughts. I realized that we were in the back of the university, near the garbage cans and going down to where the cellar door were located.

"But, sir? Isn't school this way?" I point to the front door of the main building and he shakes his head.

"We're going to a little more secluded place for this one." he adjusts the pinkette over his shoulder and I help him open the doors to the cellar.

"Bastard! Let me go! You have no right to do this to me!" Natsu struggles against the chains again and Zeref almost drops him.

"And you had no right to attack a human girl who can't defend herself." Zeref says and as soon as we reached the bottom of the stairs, I look at my surroundings.

Following the headmaster, I noticed that the space was more like a dungeon than a basement. There were cages and no light coming from the rooms, only torches were lighting the area around us. I noticed the flames were changing from black to yellow as we walked past them. We finally ended up in a large room with the walls made of stone and strange marking were on the ground.

"Careful. Don't step on those." Zeref warns me not to step on them and he walks over to the middle where a chair popped out of thin air.

"What are we doing here, sir?" I asked and he took the pinkette off his back and onto a chair, careful not to undo the chains.

He was about to answer when we suddenly started hearing other footsteps behind us.

I turned to see Gray, Levy and Erza with a few other teachers.

"Good. You've all arrived as well." Zeref looks off at the three other adults in the room.

"Dad... What's going on?" Gray looks suspiciously at Mr. Silver.

Levy didn't say anything but, she keep on looking at me and back at Mr. Clive in confusion.

"I wish to also know what this is for Makarov-sensei." Erza says, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Headmaster..." I trailed off as he managed to chain the pinkette on the chair so that he couldn't escape.

"Damn exorcists... You'll pay for this!" Natsu growls and his eyes glow dangerously red.

"Oh my god..." I hear Erza gasp about the tied figure.

"That's not- It can't be..." Gray's eyes widened.

"Headmaster Zeref... Is that-" Levy asks and Zeref nods.

"The person before you is in fact, my brother, Natsu Dragneel. Unfortunately, he's not Natsu Dragneel anymore." his eyes slightly darken.

Natsu shouts, struggling to get out of the chains before it electrocutes him again to stop him.

"What do you mean?! Why are we here?! Why are any of us here?!" I shout and he turns to us.

"Simple. Today, you and the other three are going to find out the truth of what happened on that day three years ago. The truth of the Citizen V case." he says.

"And the truth about creatures like him and about who you truly are." Mr. Silver adds.

"Eh?" Gray asks.

"First off, this is a vampire." Zeref says, pointing to Natsu and Levy asks, "But aren't vampires just parts of folk tales?"

"To the outside world, yes. But, to people like us and soon to be like you, vampires are part of everyday life. Vampires though are not like in those shitty Twilight movies. They don't experience true love, they don't have control and make a mess wherever they go. They are uncaring, unfeeling, incapable of remorse. That is where people like us come in. The exorcists." Zeref stops.

"This is the first I've heard of exorcists, sir." Erza says.

Zeref turns to me and tells me, "All of you had been kept away from the world of exorcists. Parts of your memories rewritten to keep it that way. Lucy, both your parents, Layla and Jude, kept you away from exorcists to keep you safe. They asked that I would look after you."

"That makes sense... They were always so overprotective..." I look at my shoes.

"Erza, your real parents gave you to me to keep you out of the dangerous life of exorcists." Makarov tells her and she nods.

"Levy, I knew your mom. She was a real cool exorcist. She was short but, she was a tough chick. Wiped the floor with me during every training exercise. She retired though as soon as she found out that she was pregnant with you." Mr. Clive patted Levy on the head.

"Gray... I used to be one, an exorcist. But, then I met your mom and we eventually made you. Unfortunately... she was killed soon afterwards and I couldn't be an exorcist anymore. I had to focus on raising you the way Mika wanted." Gray was slightly speechless at Mr. Silver's words.

"I myself have been an exorcist since birth. Me and my brother are the sole heirs to the most powerful family of exorcists in the whole country. I was the only one who knew though. Natsu had no idea that he was an exorcist. He failed what we call a rite of passage to become one so, we had to rewrite his memories that he was ever one to begin with. His powers would still remain inside his body though. It's also one of the reasons why that bus was attacked that day." Zeref tells us and my eyes widened.

All that bloodshed... Was for killing Natsu?

I can clearly remember what happened now...

The first sound of the crash made me shiver and I held onto Natsu as tightly as I could. It was slightly eerie how calm he was, likely he could somehow know what was inside the bus. But, his eyes told me different. They were wide and green and filled with fear. Even though he didn't want to admit it, Natsu Dragneel was terrified.

"N-Natsu Drag-n-neel...." I felt a tongue lick me and I screamed.

Natsu immediately reacted and pulled me behind him. I wanted to grab a hold onto him, hearing the screams of all the others and seeing blood flying onto the windows.

I held onto him for dear life and he held my hand as tight.

But-

He was suddenly ripped from me and was pinned to the ground.

And I had to watch as they tore his shirt open and dig into his skin, staining his tan skin with crimson.

"L-L-Lu-c-" he was choking on his own blood and I cried in agony as if my own heart was being ripped out.

And somehow, after all that pain, he was still alive, slowly turning his head my way and giving a small smile. His skin was white and ripped open like paper, red oozing out of every opening I could see. His scarf, a gift of his late father, was dipped in the red color. I kept hearing a heartbeat, that I thought was his. I could see his heart beating. He was barely alive and he could still somehow give me a weak smile to try to comfort me.

But, his eyes. His big, bright, happy green eyes that I had loved so much were dead.

They were dead.

And in my heart, I knew he was truly gone. And there was nothing I could do except scream.

"Why are you telling us all this now? Why not when it fucking happened three years ago?!" Gray shouts angrily, making the pinkette look at us with a smug face on.

"Because, things like this one will be after you starting today. It's time that you get those you lost back, don't you think?" Zeref asks as he grabs me from everyone.

"Sir?!" I shout.

"Let him bite your finger." he says and I quickly shake my head, getting away from Natsu.

"No way!" I shout as I hear Natsu chuckle.

"I would drink a dirty hobo's blood than this putrid blonde's. I bet her blood is too sweet anyway, like a sickening piece of choco-!" I shove my finger in his mouth, almost choking him.

"Now, I'm angry." I felt his fang against my finger as I pricked it, wincing slightly as it cut through my skin and releasing a bit of blood.

His eyes start to glow red and Zeref quickly pulled me away but, Natsu growled, struggling against the chains.

"He hasn't been fed in awhile... This could be difficult." Zeref said.

"Fed?!" I kinda freaked.

"You have to tame him."

"I'm sorry, I have to what?"

"Exorcists can hold up to five binding spells to tame vampires. He's gotten a taste of your blood to start but, it seemed that his previous master hasn't been feeding him." Zeref turns to the others and back to me.

"How the the world-!" We hear the chains rattle and chip off slightly.

"Give him your wrist." Zeref says as he pulled the sleeve of my uniform up.

"Wait, what?!" I shout as one chain broke, letting Natsu slightly loose.

"He needs to be calm in order for this to work. If he didn't reject your blood before, he won't reject it now." Zeref shoves me in front of him and all the chains around Natsu break, letting him loose.

"Lucy!" Erza and Gray are held back by Gildarts and Silver.

Natsu lurked over towards me and I was shaking. Those red eyes frightened me. They were just like-

No! No... Don't remember that, Lucy! You have a job to do! I look over at Natsu and I swallow any last hesitation that I have.

"Natsu..." I whisper loud enough for him to hear and I outstretch my arm out to him.

Instantly, he grabs me by the wrist and pulls me into his arms. His red eyes glow and I can see his fangs sink into the flesh of my wrist, crimson oozing out. What is this feeling that I'm having? Like lightning is striking through me...

"I, Lucy Heartfilia of the shining stars, now intertwine our fates and ties the bonds between us together. By drinking this blood, you swear loyalty to me and therefore are now mine to command. Bind, Natsu of the flame!"

A burning sensation went through my body and intensified into my neck. Where is all this power coming from? I can feel it pulse through my body, through Natsu. Quickly, the pain began to melt away and I felt Natsu's fangs detach from my wrist. His red eyes were clouded, like he was in bliss. Licking my wound, I flinched slightly and shut my eyes as tight as I could. I was ready for the pain to return.

But, it never came. I opened my eyes again to meet a pair of brilliant green instead. I recognized that green. He looked terrified, tears threatening to stream down his face.

"L-Lucy?" he whispered, his lip was trembling.

The grip on my wrist was getting softer and he pressed my hand against his cheek.

"Please tell me this isn't a dream this time..." he begged, falling to his knees and taking me with him.

"I can assure you, Natsu. I'm right here." I felt the salty tears coming out of my own eyes as I caressed his face in my hands.

"Congratulations, Lucy Heartfilia. You've tamed your first vampire." Zeref smiled with pride as he placed his hand on Natsu's shoulder

I laughed. I actually laughed. I haven't done that in years.

Natsu. The boy I lost all those years ago... Has been returned to me somehow.

Natsu Dragneel
Age: twenty-two years old
Hair Color: Pink
Eye Color: Black/Green/Red
Race: Former Human/Vampire
Codename: Salamander
Tamed by Lucy Heartfilia on June 7th, 2015

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Meanwhile, somewhere far from Magnolia...

"So, Salamander screwed up and got himself caught by some damned exorcists?" A built male figure walks out of a diner, wiping off a stain from his face.

He looked over at the napkin and licked off the crimson, throwing it out and making sure that the mess he made had been called into the officials.

"Gee hee. That just means that I can have some fun now." he smiles sinisterly before disappearing in the wind, police sirens going off in behind.