The Past

The man reached up to his hood and pulled the fabric off. The first flash of anything was the spiky ruby pink hair that spread out from the top of the unknown man's head, then the man's olive skin on his face. His eyes were red and more reptilian, his ears poked out from his hair and four scars were present on his face, two crossed each other on his cheek, one ran across his right eye and one just below his mouth.
The body of Big Brother wore a maroon coat that reached a little past his knees, with a large collar. The left sleeve was fully down while the right was rolled up to his shoulder. The coat had golden highlights framing the edges and a belt that kept the coat attached. Under the coat was a black t-shirt that could be seen on his right shoulder, white pants with a band around the thighs and black boots that reached just below the knees. On his left arm was a black armband and bandages that reached up to the t-shirt on his right arm, black gloves were placed on both hands. His neck had a long scar on the right side and poking out from his chest was a scar on the left side of his body. A black and red sword was strapped on the back of the man's body.
"About time you revealed yourself, Natsu." Archangel said out loud.
Although his hair was darker than the old pink and covered parts of his eyes, and scars coated his face, no one from his past could forget the grin that was on the man's face.
"NATSU!" The old members of the guild yelled. The girls were crying while the guys were in shock from this new development.
At that moment Zancrow took a long drink with a look that nothing special had happened.
"So he finally revealed himself, took him long enough. I was scared I was going to let the secret out." Zancrow whispered to himself.
"Wait, Big Bro/Brother is Natsu." The two male teenage dragon slayers said, gripping their heads trying to figure out what just happened.
"Don't hurt yourselves, just accept it." Natsu told his two little brothers. He walked up to them and put his hands on their heads ruffling their hair. "You two have grown up a lot." 
"I, I...I...I Is it really y-y-you." A voice stuttered from behind Natsu and he turned his head to see where the voice had come from. Turning his head a red-headed woman stood clenching a white scaled scarf with tears dropping down her beautiful face, she was trembling.
"Of course it is, you don't need to cry anymore." Natsu told the woman. Erza broke into a sprint and leaped towards Natsu. He caught her in his arms and hugged her.
"I'm never leaving your side ever again." He whispered into Erza's ear. As soon as the words were said Erza gripped tighter onto Natsu.
The guild members started to break out of the faze and realize that everything that happened was true. 
"You've all changed." Natsu said as his eyes scanned the guild, his eyes focused on Gray and Juvia first.
Gray looked older as he was in his twenties but still had his old hair cut, his clothes consisted of a blue zipped-up vest with white highlights and three lines moved upwards from the back to the front of the vest, a belt was over the vest. Under the vest was a black t-shirt and black pants with a chain on his right side connected from front to back, finishing with laced boots. Juvia's hair had become wavy and reached her back with a rain coat looking dress with a slit that showed up to her right thigh and boots that reached mid thigh (think of the outfit Juvia wears in the Avatar arc).
Next was Gajeel and Levy. Gajeel looked the same with the exception of his hair, it was cut short that was halfway down his neck a cross shaped scar that was placed dead centre of his eyes just above the noise. He wore a bandana around his forehead and an brown open coat with flame design's on his sleeves, revealing a green top (clothes are the same as fifth day of GMG). Levy was the exact same as the day Natsu left but more aged.
Laxus and Cana barely changed as well, Laxus wearing his fur coat a t-shirt with dress pant's on, his hair was cut shorter than before. Cana wore the exact same clothes that she wore on Tenrou island and not much changed about her.
Wendy was the same size as Erza and the same shaped body, her eyes were sharper and her hair reached the bottom of her back (same clothes as chapter 4). Natsu's little brother's hadn't changed either, other than getting taller and their clothes, with the edition of the gifts he gave them (same clothes as chapter 4).
Loke and Lucy didn't change that much either. Loke's hair was wild and everywhere, he wore a black coat that reached mid thigh, a striped vest with a dress shirt and pants and a chain on his pants (Look up chapter 422, if you want to know). Lucy wore a sleeveless top and a short dress with boots that reached thigh high (Avatar arc look).
Next was Lyon and Lisanna. Lyon wore a coat with numerous strapped buckles holding it together and white sleeves, his hair looked the same as always. Lisanna wore a sleeveless shirt with a net opening in the center and a blue skirt, her hair was longer. (Both look the same as in the Avatar arc but Lisanna has longer hair)
Mirajane wore a black dress laced with white cloth on the opening's while she had a black cloth around her neck, her hair was the same as 7 years ago (1st day GMG look). Zancrow wore a long sleeveless coat that reached mid calf, a navy blue color with three button's on the left side keeping the coat closed and a large red tied up ribbon around his waist. Underneath a black shirt and baggy pants with white bandages midway up his calves, many long scars were around both of his arms.
Natsu's eye's looked across the guild, seeing more familiar faces that changed due to the seven years. Master Makarov didn't change either, wearing his 10 wizard saint's coat. His eye's danced across the new looking guild, taking in his surroundings finally resting on the red head in his arms.
Her red hair was brushed over her right eye and the her hair reached the middle of her back. Her armor was a lot less than what she used to. Her chest was exposed with a sleeveless black shirt with the heart Kreuz cross, her shoulders had two armor plates and armor around her neck, 4 armor plates were around her waist and two plates directly under the side plates and a black dress with a white highlight. On the right arm she wore a sleeve that didn't connect to her shirt and a gauntlet around her left arm. Grievers were placed around both of her legs and a ribbon around her waist.
Natsu was overwhelmed with the fact that she had grown more beautiful since the time he left. He gripped her tighter than before until a blue blur hit Natsu and toppled him over with Erza falling down with them.
"Natsu, Natsu, Natsu, Natsu, Natsu, NATSU, I'm so happy, you're finally back, never leave ever, ever, ever, ever again!" The Blue cat screamed. Natsu simply grabbed the cat and brought it into the hug that he and Erza were sharing. "Of course little buddy."
"Natsu you have some explaining to do." Master Makarov spoke finally breaking out of his trance. "Yes, and I'll tell you everything soon but not tonight, tonight I want to introduce you to one more person and then I'm going back to my place to sleep and then tomorrow I'll tell the story." The man told the guild. "But right now let me introduce…" as Natsu spoke a person leapt down from the top of the guild and landed next to Natsu. 
"1st Master Mavis." Natsu proclaimed.
"WHAT!" The guild screamed in surprise as the person was a young girl with a frilly dress and long blond hair. 
"HOW?" The guild yelled at Natsu. "No questions from you guys until tomorrow." 
"Now Gray I need to speak to you in private." Natsu said as he let go of Erza and Happy. 
"Sure, where too?", Gray asked his old rival. 
"Upstairs." Natsu replied. The pair walked up the stairs to the third level too speak,
As they where walking Master Makarov got a good look at Natsu. He was indeed older and taller than before, a few centimeters taller than Gray even. Finally his family was back together again from the seven years that they were separated, Makarov then looked towards the girl with so many questions, but they could wait till tomorrow.
"So what did you want me for?" Gray asked intrigued by the man introit of him. "What is Erza's relationship, it's been seven years and I'm sure Jellal escaped and is probably apart of fairy tail or another guild and is dating Erza or something right." Natsu questioned the raven haired mage. Gray's body locked up as he looked towards the ground, after a few minutes of awkward silence Gray finally said something. "I don't know how to break it to you Natsu but Jellal was executed for his crimes along with Brain, I only found out after my year long trip of my home continent that I took with Ultear and Lyon." The ice mage uttered.
"What! really? No, no, no, I should have saved him, no it can't be true." Natsu spoke as the words came out in a flurry. "Believe it, Erza's been miserable, it happened 1 year after your death." Gray spoke again with depressing tone, "She's been living at your house with Happy." 
"Thanks for telling me, now I'm going back home after a seven year trip and having a hot bath that I haven't been able to have in those seven years", Natsu said as he walked down back to the first floor.
Erza looked in glee as she was talking with the girls. "Wow he sure has grown hasn't he", Lucy whispered to them. "Yeah, grown hotter, if it wasn't for Zancrow I would totally go for him." Mirajane whispered back to the girls only to receive black aura coming from the red head beside her. "He's mineeee, you get that." Erza hissed into the girl's ear frightening Mira. Erza was scooped up from behind and held in the arms of Natsu bridal style. "You ready to go home?" Natsu asked happily to the girl, which he received a blush from Erza. "Sure", she said back. "Happy were leaving okay buddy." Natsu told his exceed. "Aye Sir"
Natsu walked to the door with Erza in his hand's and Happy flying around his head until Natsu stopped and turned towards his little brothers. "I will see you tomorrow, and we also need a private talk", Natsu told the two and walked out of the guild.
----Natsu walked down the cold cobblestone road with Erza still bridal style in his arms. Happy no longer was flying around them because Natsu told the Exceed to meet them at his house. About halfway to the house through the curtains of darkness Erza finally spoke.
"Put me down Natsu." Erza commanded and Nasu complied. They had stopped by a river that was flowing toward the sea. The water looked deep blue due to the little light around, but it was a spectacular sight. Erza walked down to the banks and put her hand in the running cold water of the river. "I can't believe that after seven years your finally back", Her words echoing in the darkness, "and I'm not sure how I should feel, outraged that you were alive this whole time and didn't tell me, happy that your back, sad because you chose to stay away from me, I I I don't know." Erza repeated as she looked at the Boy behind her, a single tear rolled down her cheek.
Natsu walked up to her and brushed the tear away, "I'm not going to tell you how you should feel, but maybe if I told you how I felt it would make you feel better." Natsu stopped ad took a breath as he looked deep within the girls eyes.
"I felt angry with myself that I had to leave fairy tail, I felt sad that I wouldn't see my family in a long time, I felt ashamed that I hid myself from everyone in the fairy tail guild, I was happy that I found two little brothers to make them stronger and join fairy tail, but most of all I felt miserable that I wasn't able to see your face every day, and I have ever since I died", Natsu spoke trying to get all his emotions out to Erza tears streaming down his face.
Erza leaned in and Natsu did the same, they were chest to chest and Natsu leaned down until finally his lips made contact with hers. After a while of kissing, Erza stepped back from the man, "I think I can accept that apology." This received a smile from the Dragon slayer, "Now can we go home, I am tired and Happy will be worried about were I am", Natsu whispered to the girl. "Sure we can go", Erza said with a smile appearing on her lips.
The two walked through the blackness of night holding hands as their foot steps where heard through the night as they stepped on the cobble road. 'His hands are so big and strong, but most of all they feel warm. He really is back in my life isn't he.' Erza thought as they were approaching the house.
"So, are we dating now or the same as before you left, just two people who care a lot for each other but not knowing what their relationship is?", Erza asked wondering what the response would be from the man. "Well, I don't know why you would want me to be your boyfriend after everything that happened, I haven't even told you where I was yet", Natsu answered to the girl with depressing eyes. "Idiot, of course I would you saved me so many times, I can over look this once, for those seven years all I wanted was to have you there by my side." Erza replied to the doubting man.
"Fine with me." Natsu said while he turned to face Erza, he hugged her in his arms, "Erza, I love and care for you and I will never leave you again because I left you before and it felt terrible." Erza buried her face into the mans chest and welcomed his embrace.
----They continued to work back to Natsu's old house until they reached the front door, "You open the door to your house." Erza offered Natsu as he reached for the door. opening it he was welcomed with a tidy house, nothing was out of place except for his old hammock which was nowhere to be seen, In the hammock high above them rested a snoring blue cat.
"We'll time for bed I guess." Natsu began as he got a blanket and fell on top of his couch. "No, you're not sleeping on the couch." Erza declined the man on the couch. "Well, where will I be sleeping tonight, on the floor?" The fire dragon asked. "with me." the red head whispered because she was embraced. 
"What was that, I couldn't hear you." Natsu asked with a grin spreading on his face. "YOU'RE SLEEPING WITH ME!" Erza yelled so loudly that Happy woke up and fell out of his hammock. 
"Your back home I see." The blue cat replied in a sleepy tone to the two watching Natsu have a smile wide across his face.
The two lovers walked into the side room where a king sized bed was placed. Natsu took of his belt, coat, boots, sword, gloves and shirt leaving him in his white pants as he crawled under the covers of the bed. Erza could see all over the mans body were a mixture of large and small scars. Erza requiped into her pajamas and laid down next Natsu on the bed. Natsu wrapped his arms around Erza as he fell asleep with Erza soon following.
Erza woke up to find the spot next to her empty. 'Was just another realistic dream wasn't it, why do I do this to myself' she thought as she sat up in the bed and began to cry, until she took in her surroundings. On the floor was the clothes Natsu had taken off to sleep, then she heard mumbling outside the bedroom.
Erza opened the door and on the coach was Natsu with Happy on his chest talking. "Really wow, Gildarts completed that quest, took him long enough." Natsu laughed. "Aye Sir." Erza looked at the scene with a smile spread across her face as she watched the two laughing as if they had never left each other.
"So are we going to go to the guild or stay here a little while longer?" The red head asked the pink haired man. "Oh yeah, I promised I would tell the story of what happened, yeah I guess now is as good a time as ever." The man replied.
Natsu got up and walked into the bathroom to have a bath, the silence drifted throughout the house as he was soaking and Erza made a cup of coffee. The man burst out with a towel rapped around the lower half of him and his pants on his shoulders, his hair no longer spiky and wild as he walked into the bedroom to get changed.
Natsu walked out with the same clothes as yesterday and looked towards a clean Erza and an excited Happy. "To the Guild, I guess", Natsu proclaimed.
----"So the story that I promised to tell you guys yesterday is going to be revealed but you all need to be silent and ask questions later okay." Natsu said overlooking the Guild with Erza and happy on the right side of him and Mavis on the left of him wearing a huge grin. "To get started, I did actually die that day and here is the story."
----Start of Flash Back and Natsu's POV
Where am I? What is with all the blackness around me? Am I dead? Now I remember, I sacrificed myself to save my friends didn't I. So this is what heaven feels like hey, totally unlike what they told me before, It's so depressing here.
Right in front of me, a line of light flashed enveloping me as it grew from a thin line to the whole background. I shot up from the ground with sweat all over my body and I was panting hard and fast. That's when I took in my surroundings, all around me was a green forest with large tree trunks and boulders sticking up from the rough ground.
I looked down at himself to find myself only in his boxers and an old blanket covering my body, looking over my body I found scars all along my body and a few on my face, next to me was someone else but I couldn't see anything from the person due to a blanket covering their body.
"Took you long enough to wake up didn't it" a voice asked from behind me, frightening me and turning my head to find a young girl probably thirteen in a big frilly pink and white dress.
"W-w-w-who are you?" I questioned the girl. "Ha ha ha ha hah, I guess you haven't heard of me, I'm the first master of Fairy Tail, master Mavis at your service." Mavis answered to me as I scratched my head in confusion.
"I know who you are, I needed to find your tomb, but aren't you supposed to be dead and all", I asked Mavis. "I am dead, what you see is my spirit still around, anyway aren't you supposed to be dead", Mavis told me.
'I don't know, I should be dead, but I'm still alive for some reason….. AM I A GHOST!" I screamed out. "Hahahahahahaha, don't worry you did die but you're alive now thanks to me." Mavis answered my question. "H-h-h-how could you save me, my body became the flames that attacked Acnologia, It would be impossible to save someone who's not physically there." I told Mavis as confused as before.
"Actually your flames did more than attack Acnologia, it killed him, and it's not impossible because I used the most secret Fairy magic technique, more secret than Fairy Law, Fairy Glitter and Fairy Sphere. Only I now of this spell, it's called Fairy Rebirth." Mavis told me and all I could do was have a face of shock from all the information I had gathered.
"The spell can revive anyone from death as long as his bonds of friendship are strong enough and it can only revive someone who died in the time gap of thirty seconds, any time longer would be useless and nothing would change but your here now so it worked but not completely as you can see, your body has many scars that you obviously did not have before." Mavis ended and I could only smile.
"That means I can see Gramps, Laxus, Gray, Lucy, Happy, Mira, Lis and ….. Erza!" I blurted out with a huge amount of excitement only to have it crashed with the next words. "I'm sorry Natsu but I can't let you see them just yet." Mavis told me and my heart stopped, "w-w-w-w-h w-w-why not." I stuttered.
"Natsu, I can't tell you why, but if you returned now than fairy tail will be in danger and I can't let that happen to my guild and I know you wouldn't want that to happen either. I plead to you not to join back with the guild." Mavis told me without a proper explanation, just left me with that.
End of Flashback and Natsu's POV
----"Wow, so you were revived through a magical ancient Fairy spell and was never told why you couldn't join the guild." Mirajane spoke trying to get her head around it. 
"Nope and I wont be told, I was traveling with Mavis here for a long time, even with my two little brother's although they couldn't see or hear her, a week ago while I was traveling Mavis told me I could rejoin" Natsu told the Guild.
"And I won't tell anyone until the time is right." Mavis said with a grin on her face. "That's a good story, but I have one question, who was that person next to you?" Freed asked from in front of the crowd of listeners. 
"Ah, so you want the whole story then well than that would be after I got over the shock of not seeing my friends in a long time", Natsu continued with his story.
----Start of Flash Back and Natsu's POV
After I got over the fact I finally settled down and laid down. After a while that was when my suspicions peaked and I finally got up to look at who was next to me.
Ripping off the blanket from the person to see a man with long wild spiked blond hair, the man was only wearing boxers just like me. It took a few seconds and looking at the man in different angles until finally. 
"WHY IS THAT FLAME GOD JERK HERE!" I yelled from the shock and in turn woke up the Flame God. "DRAGON HUNTER WHY IN THE HELL ARE YOU HERE, and why am I here?" Zancrow yelled.
"What do you mean why are you here?" I asked the god slayer. "Last time I was awake I swear I was caught in the death rays of Zeref, so I should have died." Zancrow answered. 
"Of course you didn't die, you were nearly put into a coma, because slayer magic is along the same line as Zeref's it didn't effect you like it would effect a normal mage", said master Mavis on her rock.
After a few hours of explaining to Zancrow who master Mavis was and what had happened after he 'died', we rested for the entire day. Until early in the morning, I was in a deep sleep and then someone woke me, "Natsu, Natsu I want to fight ya". "Waaaa, who is that.", I opened my eyes to see the God slayer in front of my face looking down.
"Wadya say, a good ol'battle for fun cause my bodies healed but what about yours Dragon Hunter", Zancrow asked in a mocking tone. "Of course I'm fine, I'll take you on right here right now!" I yelled at Zancrow as a huge battle erupted in the forest.
It was two weeks later and the we did not stop our battles with each other the whole time they were there until they both decided they were fully healed and ready to get off the island.
"So what are you going to do Natsu", Zancrow asked as he tied the final not to his wooden raft. "Me and Mavis are going to travel around Fiore and maybe some outer countries, what about you", I told Zancrow as he was redoing his own raft. 
"I'm gonna join Fairy Tail I think, your guild master told me something that I want to find out." Zancrow answered to his new friend. "Well when you get there can you keep me a secret, it would only hurt them more ", I said to Zancrow. "Alright I won't tell them."
"So this is the good bye for now I guess", I said not really knowing what to say. Zancrow got up an walked towards me and grasped my hand into a hand shake. "See you when you come back to Fairy Tail, and I expect a rematch", Zancrow told me with a smile on his face. 
"Sure thing…. friend"
End of Flash Back and Natsu's POV
----"So you knew he was alive the whole time?" Mira asked the God slayer. "Yep, but I swore and oath of silence on the bro code." Zancrow stated to the people around him.
"That is the end of my story and their is nothing else to tell, all I did was train while I was traveling and getting a lot stronger than I was before, actually right now I think I could go toe to toe with Gildarts' power right now and I might win." Natsu proclaimed to the guild which made many of the men wonder how strong Natsu really was.
"That's quite a claim boy, Gildarts has gotten stronger than seven years ago, I would definitely like to see your power." Makarov told Natsu while he was wondering just how strong the boy had gotten.
"Now if you don't mind, I need to have a talk with my two little brothers." Natsu told the guild as he stood up and left with two boys trailing him out to the back of the Guild.
Natsu turned around to face the two with a smile on his face. "So how do you like fairy tail you two?" Natsu asked wondering what his two brothers would say. 
"It's really cool, there are a bunch of strong guys and pretty girls, and strong girls and lots of jobs that can give you money just for fighting a weak guy and stuff" Sting answered while jumping everywhere. 
"What sting is trying to say Big Brother is that were enjoying our time at the guild." Rogue converted Sting's answer into a slowed down and summarized version.
"Well I'm glad you like it so much, and I hope your keeping up with your training you two, because I don't want you falling behind each other, you could be the perfect pair in all of Fiore if you keep up with each other." Natsu told the two. "Of course I have big brother, I train everyday before I go to the guild", Rogue told Natsu. "Ahhhhhh, yep, I also do the training big bro", Sting answered with sweat coming off his body. "Come on Sting, One thing and you couldn't do that, but Rogue I'm happy at least you listened", Natsu scolded Sting but praised Rogue.
"So I know what your going to ask, and I'm sorry that I didn't tell you who I actually was and how weak I was, I just had to keep my identity hidde-" Natsu began but was interrupted. 
"Don't worry Big Brother, we forgive you." Rogue began. 
"Yeah we might not understand why but you don't have to tell us." Sting finished. 
"Thanks you two, you're the best little brothers a big brother could ask for." Natsu brought the two into a hug and then ruffled their hair. 
"Wait does that mean Wendy is our sister?" Sting asked. "That was my next point, would you mind if Wendy was brought into the family." Natsu questioned the two. 
"Of course not" The two said in sync.
"NATSU FIGHT US YOU BASTARD!" A horde of guild members yelled as they came outside to fight the dragon slayer. The amount of people that were there surprised him, but also scared him by the idea that they wanted to all fight him. In the crowed was Gray, Laxus, Jet and Droy, Elfman, Lyon, Loke, Gajeel, Romeo and Zancrow, Natsu was relieved that his two little brothers weren't in the crowed until he looked to his side and saw they were missing and now in the crowd.
"Fine I'll fight, but only people I know" Natsu told the crowd.