Fairy Tail's First Guardian

The year was six-seventy-nine and the island of Tenrou was going about it"s day like usual. Inside of a guildhall marked with a red lizard two siblings were working hard to repay the debt that their parents owed to the powerful guild. The boy was the older of the two and was also more easy to step up to take any punishment to help protect his sister. This was Naruto Vermilion the older of the two Vermilions siblings. His sister may have been dressed in a slightly tattered dress, but the smile she always had on her face would always warm her big brothers heart and calm the powerful storm raging in his eye"s as if it never were. "Big brother I"m done." Mavis said as she finished drying the dishes. "Alright Mavy go back home and take a break or go do some exploring. I"ll ask Master Zeeself if there is anything else for us to do." Naruto said to the little blond. "Ok thanks big brother." Mavis said as she ran off to enjoy herself. With a sigh Naruto finished wiping the counters and walked out of the kitchen. "Master Zeeself... the kitchen"s clean." Naruto called out to the powerful guild master of Tenrou Island. "Alright now I have a few more things for you to do." Zeeself told the eight year old. "Alright lay it me." Naruto said to the Red Lizard Guild Master. "Well Zera-chan got up late for school and forgot her lunch. Think you can get it to her before lunch?" Zeeself asked the blond. "Easy peasy. Want me to go through the forest or take the trail?" he asked. "Through the forest should be faster. Now hurry up the guild needs to stay clean." Zeeself asked. "On it old man." Naruto said with a mock salute. "What"d you call me brat?" Zeeself asked. "Old man. It"s because your hair is turning gray at the tips." Naruto said pointing to the man"s graying tips. "NO I"M TURNING OLD!" Zeeself yelled at the thought of becoming old. Naruto laughed at Zeeself acting of fear of old age and walked out of the guild. Not many people knew of the personality Zeeself showed towards the brash blond as the guild master had often stated that with as brash as the boy was he could have been a long lost son of his stating that if he ever repaid his parents debt he could learn magic before taking over the Red Lizard Guild, but Naruto always said he wouldn"t take it as helping around would be just fine. Walking through the town of Tenrou Naruto greeted all of the people Naruto had gotten to know in his short life. The old lady at the bakery gave him a sweet he quickly downed before he continued to make his way to the school to deliver the lunch box to Zera-chan. Walking through a small clearing he saw a rather large lizard about to eat a rabbit. "Ugh... I just know if I let it die Mavis will cry..." Naruto grumbled as he sat the basket of food down on the ground. "AAAHHHH" the blond yells loudly as he starts to run at the startled lizard chasing it off. "Alright... time to get back to work." Naruto told himself. Walking once more Naruto noticed that the rabbit he saved was following him. "Uh... go away... find someone else to bother." Naruto told the rabbit. As he continued to follow him, much to his annoyance, even as Naruto reached the other side of Tenrou Island. "Phew... made it just in time..." Naruto huffed out. Walking at a brisk pace the young blond arrived at the school to see Zera. Unknown to the brunette she was the one girl that held his affections... Zera. Seeing the school Naruto saw that she wasn"t inside the building. "Something I can help you with young man?" a voice asked from behind. Turning quickly Naruto saw one of the school teachers standing behind him allthewhile studying the boy dressed in rags. "Yeah I"m looking for Z-Zera-chan... do you know where she is?" Naruto asked the teacher. "Usually she"s in the library right about now. Why don"t you try there." the teacher said. "Thanks." the blonde said with a small bow to the teacher. "Anytime young man." the teacher replied as Naruto made his way towards the library to give Zera her lunch. Walking into the building his sensitive nose quickly found the girl"s scent where he spotted Zera and some of her friends from the school. Ignoring his soon to burst heart Naruto walked up to the younger girl. "H-hey Zera-chan... I brought you some lunch." Naruto said as he sat the basket down with a small blush on his face as he talked to the brunette. "Alright... you can go now." Zera said. Nodding his head Naruto quickly rushed out of the school library. The girls huddled around Zera and began to ask her questions about Naruto but she brushed them off. Naruto walked home at calm pace having already delivered his package he knew he didn"t need to rush back. He walked along a ledge with a peaceful smile on his face as the breeze blew through his short hair while he closed his eye"s. He soon felt his legs starting to burn showing he had exhausted his little body. He didn"t want to take a break, but deep down Naruto knew that he needed the rest if he wanted to get back to give some lessons to that little brainiac he called a baby sister. Don"t get the wrong idea he was smart in his own right, he just didn"t like to use what he knew and apply it to the world around him like Mavis did. His mother and father had taught him a lot in his short life, including a bit about magic, but Naruto was a young boy who would rather crawl through the mud and eat bugs than worry about his education. Don"t get it wrong he listened closely to what his parents were teaching him, but he didn"t really care about the things he knew he wouldn"t use in his adult life, but it didn"t really bother him that he had to learn. Sitting down beside a tree Naruto closed his eye"s to get some rest... this would be the day that his, Mavis, and Zera"s lives would change forever. *Boom* Naruto"s eye"s shot open at the sound of the large explosion. Standing up Naruto saw another light explode in the sky. *Boom* "A signal flare... oh no..." Naruto said as his eye"s widened in shock. The only reason for a signal flare to be shot off was if the island was under attack. "Mavis!" Naruto exclaimed in worry for his sister. Running as fast as his leg would carry him Naruto quickly made it to the guild and saw Mavis running out. "MAVIS!" Naruto screamed for his baby sister. "BIG BROTHER!" Mavis yelled back as she ran up to him. "What"s going on?" Naruto asked her. "It"s the Blue Skull Guild. They"re attacking the island in full force." Mavis said to the older boy. "Well come on we need to go hide." Naruto said. "Ok." Mavis replied. "Wait!" the voice of Master Zeeself called out to them. "Master Zeeself what"s wrong?" Naruto asked as he saw his guild master run up to them carrying Zera in his arms shaking like a leaf. "It"s nothing... Listen I need you two to take Zera-chan and run... run into the forest and don"t stop you hear." Zeeself said. "B-but daddy..." Zera said. "No buts Zera... I want you to do as I tell you and run. Naruto will look after you and Mavis." Zeeself said to the trembling girl. "B-but daddy I don"t want to go. My friends, the guild, my things and you are all I have." Zera cried. "Yeah... but now you have something better... you have a guardian that can take care of you where I can"t." Zeeself told her with tears in his eye"s. Looking to Naruto he hardened his gaze a bit "Naruto I have a job for you." the guild master said. "Anything boss." Naruto said. "I want you to watch over Zera for me. When you are old enough you"re to be her husband. Take care of her... don"t let me down." he said. Zera blushed when she heard her father tell a person she looked down on that she was to be her husband, but then snapped out of the embarrassing thoughts as an explosion went off near by. "Alright time to work... Go now while you still can." Zeeself said. "Yessir." Naruto said grabbing the hands of the two girls before running back into the woods. "And Naruto... there is one more thing I want out of your union with my baby girl... I want tons of grandkids... don"t let me down my boy..." Zeeself thought to himself as he charged the group of wizards that attacked his home. "BRING IT ON YOU"RE ALL GONNA DIE!" Zeeself yelled to the enemy wizards. Drawing his head back he yelled "Goka Mekkyaku (Great Fire Annihilation)" and released a sea of flames at his enemies out of his mouth. This was the last sight Zera saw of her father as he fought to let the three children live to see another day. "Come on girls we can"t stay here or they could find and kill the three of us." Naruto said drawing them deeper and deeper into the woods. "Why... why help me... when I have been so rude to you?" Zera asked. Naruto looked back at her and gave a smile. "Because everyone deserves a second chance... even those who are mean and look down on everyone else." Naruto told her. "T-thanks... Naruto... kun..." Zera said to the older blond. "Don"t thank me yet... we"re still in the middle of a battle... now let"s keep moving." he said. Nodding her head Zera squeezed the blonde"s hand and ran to keep up with the siblings. They ran and ran until they reached the base of the largest tree on the island, but by then it was midnight and the sounds of battle had died down by a large number. "Do you think it"s safe to go back big brother?" Mavis asked her sibling. "No... I can still hear a few mages fighting back in the village... we"ll make camp here tonight... come on." Naruto said to the two girls. Gathering a sharp stick Naruto dug a small hole for a makeshift fire pit and threw in a small bundle of sticks inside. Using his pocketknife and a stone he lit the small pile to make a campfire to keep them warm. Laying down Naruto looked up at the nighttime sky. He wondered if they would have to bury their friends and loved ones. Probably would with all of Blue Skull there. It had been a while since they had a fight. Guild wars weren"t illegal, but it was one of the fastest ways for a guild to get status in the world or remove competition that they might have with a rival guild. Naruto didn"t like how it was legal to kill other people just so one could gain fame and acknowledgement he wanted to change that. He felt the ground shift a bit on his left and saw his baby sister cuddle up to his side. "Oh sorry Mavy I forgot a blanket." Naruto told her. "It"s alright. I have you to keep me warm." Mavis said. "Yeah sure do." Naruto chuckled before he felt the ground to his left shift a bit. Knowing it was Zera he laid his left arm down where she quickly lowered it onto his arm. "Thank you... for everything..." Zera said quietly." Yeah don"t mention it..." Naruto replied to the girl. "Let"s get some sleep... we"re gonna have a long day tomorrow.." Naruto said. "Ok..." Zera said. "Goodnight big brother... sweet dreams." Mavis said. "Sweet dreams... girls..." Naruto said. The next day Naruto woke up and heard nothing from where the village was. "Battle must have finished." he said to himself. Standing up the young boy stretched his stiff muscles to rid them of the kinks before he rebuilt the fire and then set out to catch a few animals for them to eat. He quickly found a lizard and several other animals Naruto knew his baby sister wouldn"t mind eating as they had camped out several times over the island. Quickly cleaning them Naruto rushed back to camp to prepare the meal. He was honestly surprised to see Zera awake when he got there. "Morning Zera-chan." Naruto called out to the girl of his affections. "Morning... Naruto-kun..." the girl said shyly. "Hungry?" he asked her. "I"m fine... but thanks for offering me some..." Zera said. This was followed by her stomach growling loudly causing her to blush bright red at how loud her stomach was. "You may say no, but your body says yes... let me cook it and I"ll give you your portion." Naruto sai. "Thanks..." she said looking away. Quickly setting the lizards over the fire like a spit he worked to cook the food he caught just right before he handed on to Zera who ate hers in relative silence. A few seconds later the smell of cooking meat woke Mavis from her slumber. Stretching her arms Mavis looked over to see both her big brother and Zera eating their breakfast quietly. Naruto seeing his baby sister awaken smiled before holding out her kabobed lizard which she took with a nod of gratitude and started to eat. When they had finished their meal Naruto put out the fire and buried the bones so that the nutrients could grow something new. "Alright... the sounds of fighting have died down to literally nothing... let"s go see if there are any survivors..." Naruto said. "What makes you think anyone survived?" Zera asked. "I don"t know really... I just want to see if there are any." Naruto replied. They trekked the forest back to the village and saw utter devastation had fallen down upon the village they had grown up in. "Oh no... the whole town... is gone..." Zera said with wide eye"s. "This is why I hate the idea of guild wars... It"s why I wish they were illegal..." Naruto said as he looked at what was left. "This is so terrible..." Mavis said. "We need to move... just in case there is anybody that survived the attack." Naruto said. Walking into the village they saw that everyone was dead... all they saw was death... and destruction... so much gone... it was terrible... Naruto spotted the body of the Master of the guild "Master Zeeself!" he exclaimed running up to the man"s body. Zera and Mavis came running up shortly after and saw the man. Zeeself"s eye"s shot open making the trio of kids jump back as they had thought him dead. "Papa you"re okay." Zera said happily. "Master Zeeself... you"re gonna be ok..." Mavis said. "I"m so glad you"re alright Master." Naruto said. Zeeself coughed up a glob of blood. "Y-you"re all o-okay." Zeeself said quietly. "Master/Papa!" the children exclaimed. "L-listen u-up... I-I don"t have... m-much time left... and there a-are some things I-I want to say... before I go..." Zeeself told the three children. "W-what are you saying papa you"re going to alright..." Zera said with tears in her eye"s. Zeeself looked at his daughter with a smile on his face "Zera... chan I just want you... to know... you are the greatest... thing I have ever... accomplished in... my life alright..." Zeeself said to his daughter. He then ignored his daughters yelling about him going to be alright and looked at Mavis with a kind expression on his face "Mavis... I want you... to know that the... reason I was so... mean to you all... the time was so that... you would grow strong... and look at the world... as you should... I"m sorry..." he told the sobbing girl. He then looked at Naruto "And Naruto... I thank you for... looking out after... my little girl... keep doing so until... the end... I wanted to give you... a g-gift before this... happened... but it l-looks like I can"t... Just go to the office in the Guildhall... i-it"s on my desk... Sorry for not saying this... sooner but... h-happy birthday N-Naruto..." he said before his eye"s closed for the last time. In the end Zeeself died with a smile on his face as he got to see the three children... no the hope of Tenrou on last time before he breathed his last breath... his final wish to say goodbye to them had come true after all. "T-thank you Master..." Naruto said with tears falling down his cheeks. Zera and Mavis were crying into each others shoulders as they had thought he would be alright. Wiping his tears Naruto stood up "We need to bury everybody... I know it"s wrong... but we have to or else the island will reek..." he said to the two girls. "We can mourn our friends later... come on we need to get busy..." Naruto said standing up. "B-but big brother..." Mavis said. "Not this time Mavis... I"m sorry..." he told her shaking his head knowing what she wanted to ask him. "Ok... I understand..." Mavis said. They would spend the better part of the day burying everyone on the island. When they finished Naruto walked into the destroyed guildhall of Red Lizard and shook his head to clear the sudden flashbacks that he had suddenly spring up before making his way to Zeeself"s former office. Opening the door Naruto walked in to find it untouched by the Blue Skull flunkies, which was a surprise, as it was still as neat as it was yesterday. Walking up to Zeeself"s desk Naruto saw that the only item on the desk was a thick book. The book looked familiar in some strange way, but he just couldn"t remember why it looked so familiar. Picking it up Naruto"s eye"s widened in surprise... it was the book he had been eyeing in the book store... the books on how to use the lost magics... with this he could better protect Mavis and Zera... "Master Zeeself... thank you... you knew I wanted this book... for so long I wanted this book... so that I could look out for Mavis... Now I can use the knowledge in this tome to protect Zera and Mavis... I won"t let you own... I will exceed your expectations... I promise that Zera will stay safe..." Naruto vowed clutching the book to his chest tightly as if it would fly off or turn into ash if he were to let it go from his grip. Nine years later Nine long years had passed since the island was attacked by the Blue Skull guild and the sky on this day was shining clear and blue. Today would be the day that it"s three living inhabitants would change forever. Mavis and Zera were in the library organizing the books while at the base of the Tenrou tree Naruto was practicing his magic he hadn"t told the girls about. He had kept the secret he could use the lost arts but what better prize for there to be than a surprise. He had trained almost nonstop to increase his strength and had discovered Crash when he destroyed several trees by turning them into cubes. The tome"s in the library had stated that Crash was one of the most versatile types of Magic in the world when more people knew it and a fight between two bearers of this magic could destroy a good chunk of a mountain range. He had also rediscovered the God Slayer arts which was another plus in his books as it would allow him to protect the girls later on if they ever left. Currently he could use Sky, Fire, and Lightning and had been training to combine two of the elements for more powerful spells to use later on in life. He had learned Dragon slayer arts as well, he didn"t know why, but had had learned them nevertheless. The Dragon Slayer arts were just as versatile as the God Slayer arts were if not a bit toned down in power. So far he could use only White, Shadow, and Iron, but he didn"t mind as those three were powerful elements in their own right. He had unlocked his dragonforce with his own willpower and had discovered he could use a mixture of Iron and Shadow and White and Shadow and decided that those three elements were the only ones he needed to know. He trained in his magic everyday and worked out after he exhausted himself. For the nineteen year old life couldn"t be more peaceful on the island... today that would change. Naruto is now a very tall and muscular young man now standing at an impressive height of six foot ten going on eleven. He kept his spiky blonde hair tied back into a ponytail, with two shoulder-length bangs framing his face. He wore a white cloak with red flames at the bottom, and had an orange inside, a black shirt, orange pants, black fingerless gloves and black boots. "Raijin no Kaden Ryūshi Hō (Lightning God"s Charged Particle Cannon)" Naruto called out shooting two thick beams of pitch black electricity from his arms at a large boulder where it explodes in a shower of rock and the powerful black electricity that he created. "I think that"s enough training for one day." Naruto told himself. Sniffing the air he could almost feel something in the air, but nothing came to his senses. Walking down the trail he took everyday he couldn"t keep the smile off his face. Ten years in near solitude would open one"s mind to high levels. Naruto started each morning with a two hour meditation before he began practicing his magic. He was so glad Mavis and Zera-chan hadn"t found out he could use them. He was wondering where on the island to take Zera on their next date, but the thing was he had taken her to all the most beautiful spots on Tenrou... it sucked big time. In the Tenrou library Zera finished organising the last of the books and sighed. It seemed that that there was to do these days was sleep, eat, read the same old books in the library, or go to some of the same spots on the island for a date. Don"t get the wrong idea she loved the dates that her boyfriend set up, but she had a feeling that he had no idea where to take her after going to the same places for almost ten years. But she couldn"t wait for tonight as it was the night she planned to take their relationship to the next level. Yes that was right tonight was the night she would make love to her boyfriend... she wouldn"t get the chance to do it. On the beach two men had just stepped out of the boat with their third friend standing up before tripping and falling into the water. "We made it." the first man said. "Finally... do you know how bored I was just sitting on that boat?" the wet blond asked rhetorically. "Uh no... not really..." the tallest of the three said. "Wow... that is so harsh on the old soul in me Warrod." the blond said to the now introduced Warrod jokingly. "Yuri if you remember we are supposed to be finding the Tenrou orb now focus." the third man said to the now known Yuri. "Oh shove it Precht we can"t all stay calm and collected like you." Yuri said to the newly introduced Precht. "Uh can we not argue." Warrod said to his companions with a heartfelt chuckle while he scratched his neck before cracking it trying to remove a kink. Warrod is a very well-built young man his head is, somewhat, rectangular in shape that is covered with messy hair on its top. Warrod dresses himself in a simple outfit of a sleeveless top with a belt and trousers. Yuri chuckled at Warrod"s words, and since were they not arguing. If they stopped arguing for more then a minute besides sleeping then the world would go insane. Yuri is a tall young man with medium-length, wavy and spiked dark-blond hair, he had thick eyebrows and very prominent eyelashes. For his attire, Yuri wore a black turtleneck, over the top of which he wore a leather jacket with a folded, fur-trimmed collar and breast pockets on either side. He also wore simple pants with frayed hems and plain black shoes. Precht"s regular attire consists of a dark shirt paired with armored shoulder pads, simple light pants with flames near the edges held up by what looks like a light belt composed of two straps with the relative buttons, possibly part of the pants themselves, and dark, simple shoes/boots. Over this outfit he wears a large, white cape sporting a mantle with a high collar, lighter-colored borders and jagged lower edges. "We need to get busy if we want to find that treasure. We need the money since buying the boat took up most of our Jewels." Warrod said. "Couldn"t agree more Warrod." Precht said in agreement. "Ok well let"s split up. I"ll go this way." he said heading off down a trail. "Guess I"ll go this way then." Warrod said heading through the trees. "Guess that leaves this way for me." Precht said to himself as he set out for a different trail. "What I don"t understand is the feeling that I"m being followed by someone or something." Precht said aloud to himself. "Well that would be because you are being followed." a very unfamiliar voice said from behind him. Turning around quickly Precht saw what appeared to be a young man that was Yuri"s age. "Who are you?" he asked the teen. "Names Naruto Vermilion... you?" he responded. "Precht Gaebolg... do you live here?" he asked the young man. "Yep... along with my baby sister and girlfriend. Been here our whole lives." Naruto replied. "Oh... I wasn"t aware of survivors living on the island. When we heard the rumor of Tenrou being deserted we came in search of the Tenrou orb." he said honestly. "Yeah... It"s understandable... but you won"t find it here on the island." Naruto said honestly. "What do you mean to say that it was stolen." Precht said. "Yep... I"m the one who found the orb missing around five years ago even though we were attacked nearly ten years ago by Blue Skull." Naruto said. "So us coming here was basically for nothing?" Precht asked the blond. "Nope not at all. Truth be told the three of us want to get out of here and see the world, but on the night of the attack Blue Skull burned all the boats so we were officially stranded on the island." Naruto told him. "Well what are we going to do?" Precht asked. "Well if you came here on a boat then that means you can get us off this damned Island." Naruto said. "Well let me find my comrades while you get your own. Then we can get off this island." Precht said. Naruto bid the man farewell and headed to the most likely place he knew the girls would be... the library. Walking out of the forest Naruto saw the stone building and walked into it and saw Mavis and a blond standing in a sphere of green magic. "THERE"S NO WAY YOU COULD KNOW THAT!" the blond exclaimed before covering his mouth with his hand. "And what the hell do you think you two are doing right about now?" Naruto asked causing the two of them to jump nearly out of their skin before they turned towards him. "H-holy s**t you"re f*****g huge!" the blond exclaimed looking up at the tall blond. Hell he towered over Warrod, and anyone that towered over that giant of a man could be trouble. Hell he even had more muscle than the guy, and that was saying just how much he worked out to stay fit. "Big brother don"t do something like that. You almost gave me a heart attack you know." Mavis whined. "BIG BROTHER!" the blond exclaimed in shock. "Uh huh this is my older brother Naruto." Mavis said. "Mavis... what did I say about doing stupid things... especially with weird teens?" Naruto asked the shorter blond girl ignoring the man"s yell of annoyance. "Oh don"t be like that. We were just playing a game to see if he would win the location of the Tenrou orb." Mavis said. "It wouldn"t matter anyways as the orb was stolen years ago." he told them. "What... that"s impossible." the unknown teen exclaimed. "Believe what you want, but it"s the truth. I wander around this island on my free time so I would know if it were still here or not." Naruto said. "How long have you known the orb was gone big brother?" Mavis asked him. "Like I said it"s been gone since the attack made on Tenrou almost ten years ago." Naruto said. "I see..." Mavis said. Sniffing Naruto smelt his love hiding behind one of the bookshelves "Zera-chan you can come out of hiding now I"m sure this guy isn"t a threat." Naruto called. "Zera..." the teen said raising an eyebrow while watching the beautiful teen come out of her hide away before running to the tall blonde and hiding behind him. ""Wow she"s beautiful..." the teen said in lovestruck awe. "Yeah she is... and she"s my girlfriend too." Naruto said causing the teen to stand stiff. "Ohh ouch..." a new voice said in mild humor gaining the small groups attention where they turned around to see Warrod and Precht standing in the doorway. "Looks like Yuri lucked out again... bummer... and here I thought he would actually get a girlfriend." Warrod said laughing. "Our work here is done. With the orb gone we can"t get paid for it." Precht said. "Wait... what if we went and found the orb and brought it back? I mean it is a artifact of this island." Mavis said. "No absolutely not. That thing is cursed or have you forgotten the last time the orb captured a host?" Zera said with a scowl. "Cursed... I don"t get it I thought it was just an S-Class treasure." Warrod said. "It is... but that is because of the curse that was placed on it long ago by our ancestors to protect it." Naruto said. "I see..." Precht said in understanding. "Well I"m not leaving until I see proof that this thing is gone. I refuse to leave until that." Yuri said in denial. "Very well... follow me." Naruto said walking out the door. Walking through the woods Naruto slipped his hands into Zera"s and gently squeezed it to show her everything would be just fine. They came upon an altar that had unreadable writing on it with a small hole that looked like it used to hold something. "There it is... the alter for the Tenrou orb." Naruto said. "It"s empty... just like you said..." Mavis said shocked that it was true. "Yes... now we leave..." Precht said. "Wait you"re leaving already?" Mavis asked. "Yes... and besides your brother has already decided to bring you with us." Precht said. "WHAT!" the two girls and Yuri exclaimed. "That"s right. We"re finally getting off this godforsaken island." Naruto said. "B-but big brother... this is our home... why would you want to leave it?" Mavis asked the large blonde. "Mavis... I want you and Zera to experience the world for what it is. I am tired of staring at the same stretch of land, and I want to see more. I know Zera does even if she won"t admit it. Now do you want to go on a grand adventure with me or do you want to stay here and be by yourself?" Naruto asked. "Uh I think it"s easy to see which one I want dummy." Mavis retorted to her older sibling. "Good... we need to pack. Let"s go home and get some of our belongings and then we"ll set out." Naruto said getting a nod from the three treasure hunters. "We"ll wait for you to get your things and then we"ll set off." Precht said. "Do we seriously have to bring her along with us?" Yuri asked as he pointed at Mavis. "What was that punk?" Naruto asked as he got next to the teen. Yuri stiffened when he felt the smaller blonde"s big brother appear behind him "N-nothing." Yuri said quietly. "I thought so..." Naruto said before he went back to the trail holding Zera hand. Walking into the house he released Zera"s hand with a sigh "Naruto-kun... what"s wrong?" Zera asked him. "I can"t believe we finally get to leave after all these years that"s all... nothing big." he told her. "I guess our date is no longer happening tonight as well huh?" she asked. "Not tonight. However I promise you when we reach the mainland I will treat you to the greatest date in your life." he told her. "Well I can"t wait." Zera said with a smile. "Let"s get packing... they"ll probably leave us if Mavis annoys them enough." Naruto said. "Yeah that"s probably true, but she just curious." Zera said. "Ain"t that the truth." Naruto responded with a chuckle. When they finished packing Naruto carried two trunks on on shoulder and a single trunk on the other with his own instrument strapped to his back to the beach where they saw Mavis pointing out constellations to Warrod and Precht who nodded showing they saw them. "Hey guys." Zera called out to their new traveling partners. Yuri looked at the couple and waved "About time the two of you got here. Mavis was starting to go nonstop about which constellations were which." he said in a joking manner. "Oh yeah... it is a favorite past time of my little sister. Sorry if she bothered you." he replied in the same joking manner. "Big brother is so mean to me." Mavis cried out. "Oh come on Mavis-chan it"s just a joke." Zera said patting her friend on the shoulder. "Not you too Zera-chan." she cried out. This caused all of them to laugh at Mavis before they calmed down enough to board the small boat that took them to the larger one that had brought the three treasure hunters to the island. "Can you believe it we"re finally getting off Tenrou." Naruto said looking at the island from the ship. "I know... all we"ve ever wanted to do is get off... but now that we are... I don"t wanna go..." Zera said looking back at the island she had once called home for nearly ten years. "Hey it"ll be alright... I promise." Naruto said wrapping a arm around her as she leaned into his body. "I believe you." Zera said before looking up at her tall boyfriend. "Hey Naruto-kun..." Zera said. Looking down at Zera he asked "Yes Zera-chan?" with a raised eyebrow. The only time she used that voice was when she wanted something. "Do you think you play something to take my mind off of leaving?" she asked the blond. "I don"t see why not. What would you like to hear?" he asked her. "Hmmm... How about one of your newer songs that you wrote." she requested from him. "Alright... let me go get my guitar." he told her. "What"s he doing?" Yuri asked as he watched the blonde opened his guitar case and pulled out the instrument. "Oh big brother is going to play one of his songs. Come on you need to hear one. He"s absolutely amazing." Mavis said dragging the blond along. "Music eh. Sure why not." Warrod said standing up following the two over to where Naruto and Zera were. "A song for the trip... sounds delightful." Precht said as he followed behind. Walking up to where Naruto was trying to get comfortable they all sat down so they could listen to the blond. "Ya"ll wanna hear too?" the large blond asked the newcomers who nodded showing they were interested. "Alright... let"s get started..." Naruto said strumming his guitar to a beautiful tune before lyrics were added to the melody. Enter: Marianas Trench Haven"t Had Enough Testing, testing, I"m just suggesting, You and I might not be the best thing, Exit, exit, somehow I guessed it right, right, But I still want you, want you, Don"t mean to taunt you, If you leave now, I"ll come back and haunt you, You"ll remember, return to sender now, now Well I just wish we could go back one more time and begin it, Back before I lost myself somewhere, somewhere in it. I"ve been stuck now so long, We just got the start wrong, One more last try, I"ma get the ending right, You can"t stop this, and I must insist, That you haven"t had enough, You haven"t had enough, Stuck now so long, We just got the start wrong, No more last place, You better get your story straight, You can"t stop this, and I must insist, That you haven"t had enough, You haven"t had enough, I still need you, need you, don"t mean to tease you, If you want me, I"ll come back and meet you, Whisper, whisper, you must admit you want it, You, you want it, Well I just wish we could go back one more time and begin it, Back before I lost myself somewhere, somewhere in it. We"ve been stuck now so long, We just got the start wrong, One more last try, I"ma get the ending right, You can"t stop this, and I must insist, That you haven"t had enough, You haven"t had enough, Stuck now so long, We just got the start wrong, No more last place, You better get your story straight, You can"t stop this, and I must insist, That you haven"t had enough, You haven"t had enough, Don"t you need it? Don"t you want this at all? Testing, testing, I"m just suggesting Don"t you need it? Don"t you want this at all? Testing, testing, I"m just suggesting Ah! Stuck now so long, We just got the start wrong, One more last try, I"ma get the ending, You can"t stop this, and I must insist Testing, testing You haven"t had enough, You haven"t had enough, Stuck now so long, We just got the start wrong, No more last place, You better get your story straight, You can"t stop this, Don"t you need it, don"t you want this at all And I must insist, That you haven"t had enough, You haven"t had enough, Testing, testing, I"m just suggesting, You and I might just be the best thing. End: Marianas Trench Haven"t Had Enough When he was done Zera had tears in her eye"s. Naruto had said he had been working on a song to express himself to her, and she had thought he was breaking up with her, but that wasn"t the case here... no he was professing his love for her... it was beautiful... it was the most stunning song she had heard from him in a long time, and to here something like this as they were leaving home... it was just such a perfect combination. "Naruto-kun that was beautiful." Zera said. "I must agree as I haven"t heard such moving words." Precht agreed. "Awesome song." Warrod said with a nod of approval. Naruto could feel himself blushing at their praise. "Well that"s big brother for you. Always able to reach the hearts of his friends through a simple song." Mavis said with a smile on her face. "Heh heh thanks guys." Naruto told them as he got his embarrassment under control, it was the first time someone other than the girls had heard his music so it was a bit of an embarrassment. "Don"t mention it. In fact I wish to hear more of these songs in the future." Precht said. "Yeah same here man." Warrod agreed. "That was a sweet song, probably one of the best I have heard in my life." Yuri said in agreement. "Well still... thanks guys." Naruto said nodding his head to them all in thanks. "Wind"s picking up... we"ll reach the mainland in about three hours with this current speed." Warrod said as the wind picked up speed causing the ship to go faster. "Yeah that"s if the wind doesn"t stop." Mavis said. "What do you mean by tat?" Yuri asked. "The winds are always changing. Especially out here near Tenrou." Mavis told him. "So in truth this trip could last around six hours instead of the three." Naruto said to them. "Oohhh what a bummer." Yuri said. "Time doesn"t really mean anything to us, it"s just a way for us to see what time of day it is. It"s not that big of a deal." Zera said to the blonde treasure hunter. It turned out they actually made it to Hargeon with quick speeds. "So this is Hargeon?" Naruto asked as he looked at the port town from the ship. "Yeah, but we won"t be there for another half hour." Warrod told the blond. "I"ll admit it"s actually bigger than what I thought." Zera said. "You guys excited?" Warrod asked as he walked up next to the two. "Hell yah." Naruto said. "Oh absolutely." Zera told the shorter of the two giants. "Heh heh well we"re almost there just wait." Warrod told the brunette. "Naruto-kun do you want to see what Hargeon has to offer?" Zera asked her boyfriend. "You already know I do." he replied to her. When they landed Naruto and Warrod jumped out of the boat "Want some help?" Naruto asked as he grabbed a rope to tie the boat down. "Thanks I appreciate it." Warrod told the bigger man. "Don"t mention it." Naruto said as he finished tying the knot to keep the ship moored to the dock. Yuri grabbed a plank of wood and made a makeshift gangplank and Mavis walked down it followed by Zera. "I"m first." Mavis said. "Actually... you"re the third... Naruto-kun and Warrod were the first ones off the boat." Zera told the girl as she pointed to Naruto and Warrod. "Ahhh man." Mavis said as her head hung at being told she was third off the boat. "Alright let"s get busy and find out where those Blue Skull asshole are." Yuri said as he walked down the plank of wood. "Alright we can split up into three groups of two. Me and Zera-chan will go this way." Naruto said as he pointed down a road. "Mavis and Precht will go this way to see what they can find." Naruto said pointing down another road. "Warrod and Yuri you two will go down that road." Naruto said pointing down another. With that three groups split up to begin their searches. "Naruto-kun how are we going to find out where the Blue Skull guild is?" Zera asked. "Simple... we go get a drink." he replied as he saw a bar and walked inside it.