Ok, I decided to OFFICIALLY take a small break from Burning Demon Heart. It won't be that long though, so do not worry. I had no idea everyone enjoyed it so much, so thank you all very much. Somehow I feel that this one won't be as great as my most popular one, but it's just speculation. Ok, on with the story.

Natsu had never felt so excited in his life. He was finally gonna tell Lucy how he felt. Today was the day. He was so excited that he found himself doing things he wouldn't normally do, like tidying up his house. In about an hour, it was as clean as Lucy's house.

"Natsu," Happy said," Now we should get the flowers."

"Yeah! What kind should we get though?" Natsu answered. "I don't wanna disappoint her."

"Let's just go and see what's available," Happy suggested.

"Yeah, good idea," Natsu nodded. He took a handful of jewel and stuff it inside his pocket.

A few minutes later, they were inside a store in the markets of Magnolia. Natsu and Happy browsed the selection of roses, lilies, and various others. The girl behind the counter simply smiled and said, "Those for somebody special?"

"Oh yeah," Natsu nodded, "VERY special! The most special girl in the entire WORLD! I just don't know what to get her..."

The female smiled harder, a familiar warm and fuzzy feeling coming over her. "I remember when the man I loved came to me with flowers and proposed to me. I felt so happy and special."

"Yeah, but I don't know what to pick, or if I even have enough money..." Natsu sighed.

Suddenly, an idea popped into the women's head. I'll do him one better. She took a variation of roses, lilies, magnolias, and other sorts of flowers. In 30 seconds, she presented her bouquet to Natsu.

"That's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen," Natsu stared in awe. "H-How much? What's the price?"

"Only that you make this lucky girl feel special for the rest of your life, ok?" She smiled. Without further ado, she handed them to Natsu. "Good luck."

"T-thank you so much, miss!" He exclaimed happily. He grinned and ran out of the shop and back home with his blue-furred companion.

On his way home, he turned a corner and almost ran straight into Erza.

"Hey Erza!" Natsu said happily, a wide grin on his face.

"Ok," Erza sighed, "What's the reason for the ridiculously happy smile?"

She then noticed the bouquet of flowers in Natsu's grasp. She then grinned warmly.

"Who's the lucky girl?" Erza asked.

"I'm gonna tell Lucy how I feel, and give her these too," Natsu said. "I'm gonna ask her to be my girlfriend!"

Erza had never seen Natsu this giddy before. She could tell that he was really excited.

"I gotta get home," Natsu exclaimed, before taking off into the distance. "SEE YA LATER!"

"Best of luck to you!" She called after him.

As soon as Natsu was home, he jumped into the shower for the third time today. He washed his clothes in the river, while Happy fished. "Should I get a suit and a tie too, Happy?"

"Naw,"Happy responded, "That's a little too much. It's not like you're marrying her."

"Hopefully in the future I will," Natsu grinned.

After that, he was looking and smelling his finest. He was ready. He took a small piece of paper and wrote a note on it. He wrote as slowly and carefully as he could, so Lucy wouldn't be unimpressed by it. He put it inside the bouquet. "Ready Happy?" Natsu asked.

"Sorry Natsu," Happy said, "But I kinda promised Carla on a date tonight."

"Wow," Natsu chuckled, "Looks like your ahead of me, little buddy. No problemo!"

"Good luck, Natsu," Happy said, jumping up and hugging Natsu's neck.

"Thanks, partner," Natsu said softly.

The clouds in the sky were gathering, so Natsu hurried over to Lucy's place. He tried to stay as calm as he could, but he could barely contain his excitement. He decided to take easiest route, which was the window. At the bottom of the apartment, Natsu rehearsed his words. He had never been so nervous in his life, not even when awaiting Erza's punishment.

He took a deep breath, and jumped. In a single bound he was outside Lucy's window. But no Lucy. "Maybe's she's in the shower," he mumbled to himself. "I'll wait for her then."

He silently entered the room and sat on the couch. However, he heard no running water. Instead, he heard strange sounds coming from her bedroom. He slowly stood up and walked towards the direction. The door was cracked open, and he looked inside. His eyes widened.

Lucy was on her bed, naked. She was in the arms of Sting. She moaned as Sting sucked and licked her breasts, his hands exploring her body. One of her arms was wrapped around his neck, and the other tugged lightly at his hair. Natsu had never felt so pissed in his entire life. But other emotions flooded through his mind; Sadness, Betrayal, Shock. Their naked bodies were entwined together. Natsu couldn't watch anymore. Just as he was about to turn and leave, Lucy looked up and stared straight at him. Her eyes said, Go away, I'm busy.

He stood straight up, and slowly made his way to the window. He didn't know that the note inside the wrapping had slipped out and fell onto the ground, right next to the couch. Once outside, he shut the window and fell to the ground, landing with a hard thud. The sky had clouded up, and thunder sounded. It was going to rain soon.

He ran back to the flower shop as fast as he could. As soon as he reached it, it began to rain. He had stepped inside just before the first drops fell. The shop was empty, except for the purple-haired woman, who recognized him.

"You again! How'd it go?" She asked cheerfully. His hair shadowed his eyes, but she could see a tear streaming down his face. "What's wrong?"

He placed the flowers onto the counter, still in perfect condition.

"I guess I simply wasn't good enough..." he said quietly. "So I can't have these."

"Oh no..." The young woman said. "Your heart's been broken, hasn't it?"

Natsu turned and walked out. The rain had intensified, and in seconds, Natsu was soaked. He didn't care. He went to a grassy hill on the edge of town that overlooked a grassy land. Natsu sat down, and let out a fierce scream towards the heavens. It was a scream of frustration and sadness. It was the worst pain he'd ever felt. Then tears spilled from his eyes, as he sobbed silently.

Erza heard a scream in the distance. It sounded like Natsu. Immediately she rushed over in the direction. Is Natsu in some kind of trouble? That scream was filled with pain. She wasn't sensing in magic power, so maybe he simply fell in a ditch or something. But it was something about that scream that she was concerned. She could've sworn it was sounded sorrowful. Making it to the edge of town, she headed for the hills. Her very accurate hearing could sense that Natsu was somewhere in that area. She was right.

She stood at the bottom of the hill, looking up. Natsu sat on the top, his knees pulled up to his chest, and his head buried in his arms. She slowly inched up the hill, and the closer she came, clearer came the sounds of crying. She kept walking until she stood right behind him.

"Natsu?" Erza said.

The sound of crying stopped, and he became perfectly still.

"Natsu, what are you doing up here?" She asked. "You could catch a cold or something." She waited for Natsu to turn and say "Like I'd get COLDS!", but when it never came, she knew something was wrong. That joke always got him started. She sat beside him.

"Natsu, what's the matter? You can tell me..." She tried to sound as comforting as she could. Natsu just sat, still and cold. The only thing filling the void of silence was the rain and rolling thunder.

Erza was the first the break it, saying, "Do you want me to leave?" For the first time, Natsu responded. However, not with words. He simply moved his head in a shaking motion, side to side.

"Erza..." Natsu choked out, surprising the scarlet-haired woman. "I thought she was the one."

"Did it not go well?" she asked softly. "Who was it?"

Natsu confirmed it with a slow nod. Then he slowly rose his head. When he look up, he turned to meet her soothing eyes. Erza gasped, seeing Natsu's face. It was wet with tears, his normally action-packed eyes were now filled with heartache. Erza had never seen Natsu like this. She never witnessed him cry, and always thought she never would. This came as a shock to her.

"Remember how I said I was gonna tell her today how much I loved her, and I was gonna ask her to be my girlfriend?" Natsu choked out, looking down at his feet. "I prepared the flowers and everything. I went over to her apartment, and found her with Sting."

"Sting? You mean that Sabertooth Guild member? They were kissing?"

"No, it was more than that," Natsu answered, "They were both naked, and Sting was all over her body, and Lucy was loving it. But then she looked at me and seemed to shoo me away with the look she gave me."

Erza sat beside him, shocked at hearing the story. She was hardly aware that her hands were balled into tight fists. "Please excuse me while I go and give Lucy a piece of my mind," she said angrily. It's so wrong to do Natsu like that, after all he's done for her. I'm gonna make her apologize at once!

Erza stood up furiously, and turned to walk away. However, before she could take her second step, a hand grasped her wrist. She turned around the see that Natsu had not moved his sitting position, but was holding her wrist.

"Don't worry about it, Erza," Natsu sighed, "Don't hold it against her, please. Besides, you can't win em' all."

Erza was going to argue her point, but simply sighed in defeat. Instead, she said, "Come, I'll have Mira make you some food back at the guild."

"Is there a lot of people there?" Natsu asked uncertainly.

"No, when I left, the only people there were Master Makorav, Mira, Cana, Kinana, Juvia, and Lamy. Pretty much everybody else has left on jobs or are at home."

Reluctantly, Natsu rose up and both headed towards the guild hall.

In a few minutes, both reached the doors of the giant building. Erza entered in, and reluctantly, Natsu followed her inside. The hall seemed to be darker than normal, in fact, the only light source was a bright candle on the wooden counter at the bar, where the ladies were.

"Hey Erza, Natsu," Mira called out kindly, "You two look soaked."

"Yes, well we were caught in the middle of the rainstorm," she said. Natsu stayed silent, his hair shadowing his eyes. This didn't go unnoticed by the women. They always expected Natsu to have something loud and rambunctious to say, but he stayed silent. He sat on one of the stools at the far end of the counter, away from everyone, and slammed his head down onto the wood.

"What the hell..." Cana muttered, but Erza cut in before she could say anything else.

"Leave him be," Erza said, "He's had a tough day."

"Must've been really tough to bring HIS spirits down," Cana responded, before guzzling down another bottle of booze.

"Mira, could you make Natsu a little snack? He hasn't eaten all day," Erza requested.

"Sure," Mira nodded before disappearing into the kitchen.

"Where's Master Makorav?" Erza asked, "He was here when I left."

"He left a little bit ago," Kinana answered, "He said he had important business to attend to."

All eyes rested on Natsu, who didn't notice or care. The place was soon coated in an uncomfortable silence, with occasional loud thunderclaps that echoed throughout the giant interior. In about 5 minutes, Mira had prepared a small steak, which she re-heated because it was frozen. She exited the kitchen and placed the plate beside Natsu's head. Normally, Natsu would've jumped up and devoured the food, but he didn't flinch, as if he didn't at all notice anything.

"Thanks Mira," Natsu's small and muffled voice said, "but I'm not hungry." He was still looking down, but everyone noticed how his voice sounded. It was small, meek, fragile; as if he were trying to hide it from the entire world.

He stood up, keeping his head down, and turned to leave the guild hall.

"Hey, wait!" Laki called, "It's still pouring outside!"

"Natsu..." Juvia muttered. Somehow, she could sense a sorrowful feeling aura from him.

Suddenly, and without warning, a devastating internal pain struck Natsu's head. Natsu let out a scream of pain before collapsing on the ground. His scream startled the girls, who rushed over to him. He lay there on the ground clutching his head, his body shaking violently. His eyes were rolled far back into his head.

"W-what's happening?" Erza demanded with a panicked voice.

Blood was beginning to trickle from his eyes and mouth.

"I don't know," Juvia answered. She tried use some type of water magic to ease his pain, but it helped not one bit.

Natsu rolled over and began slamming his head down into the wood, shattering it, It was clear that the pain was too intense for him to bear.

Mira almost instantly knew what was going on. She sensed demonic energy coming from him. Some demonic entity is trying to possess him!

She jumped over the counter and bolted to where everyone was. "Hold him down!" She instructed. Erza rolled him over and pinned his shoulders to the floor, and the rest held down his thrashing arms and legs.

She placed for soft hands on his forehead, tightly shut her eyes for concentration, and began to chant something in foreign language. As she continued, Natsu's screaming died down, until it was no louder than a whimper.

Natsu then sat straight up with a bolt of strength, completely ignoring the strong hands that held him down. Natsu let out a terrible bellow towards the ceiling, an inhuman roar that only a monster could make. Black mist suddenly exploded from his mouth, forming a black menacing cloud above. When he did, an enormous power filled the guild hall. Natsu collapsed backwards, and Juvia caught him so his head wouldn't hit the ground. He was fully and clearly unconscious.

The black cloud above them hovered for a moment, before a distorted and other-worldly sound began to come from it. Erza requipped into her Black Wing Armor, and Mira transformed into her Satan Soul.

As the sound continued, the black mass morphed into what appeared to be a humanoid shape. The demonic sound continued until the distorted sound formed words.

"He..." It said menacingly, "Be... Ours... Soooooon..."

"You're not taking him!" Erza responded, "Whatever you are!"

"Human..." It answered to Erza, "Strong... Very Strooonng... Want Soul... In... Future..."

"What do you want, demon?" Mira demanded with a fiery voice.

"I... Take... Boy... To... Master..." The entity answered. "Master wants boy..."

'That doesn't make sense' Mira thought, 'Why would it possess Natsu to take him to its master?'

The answer, however, came immediately after her thought. "Master want me to transform boy, so he be demon like her."

"It wants to make Natsu a demon?" Erza gasped.

"You stay the HELL away from us!" Cana screamed, clutching her cards.

"I stay dormant inside boy," The demon said, "He be ours soooooon... Human's can't protect boy. He be ours sooooon..."

The entity lost its shape, and vanished back into Natsu's body, with its fading voice echoing in the air, "He be ours..."

Everyone was left wordless. Erza requipped into her normal armor, and Mira's Satan Soul disappeared. Juvia still cradled Natsu, nervously panting. Even though she never cared for Natsu in the past, Juvia felt an instinct to protect the dragonslayer, even though she swore her heart to Gray Fullbuster.

"It's apparent that the demon won't leave until he has fully possessed Natsu," Mira said, "There's no telling when the demon will try to take over his body again."

"We need a way to contact the master," Erza said, "In the meanwhile, take Natsu to the infirmary. He needs rest."

Natsu was rushed to the infirmary, where he lay for the rest if the day. The girls stayed with him, while Erza and Mira explained to Makarov the situation through a communication lacrima.

~On another continent~

"It seems that my servant might have a bit of a delay completing his task," A female voice echoed throughout the throne room of the dark palace. "Natsu Dragneel, you'll be mine soon..."