Firenze

Tsukiko's eyes widen in confusion when Raven elbows Yatsuha and she loooks like she was about to cry when Lydia hugs her and she hugs her back with a sniffle before looking at Natsu worriedly and nods after Raven left.

"Kay...."

She whispers with a weak smile before letting go of Lydia but grabs her hand and starts running with her towards the gate again.

Lydia chuckles and she closes her eyes with a bright smile.

"Finally I can leave this place and see that guy again.
Awww......if you see him Tsukiko I am sure you would fall in love with him in a instant.
He has blond hair, green clothes, beauitful eyes and he's also a elf.
I am finally going to see him in that forest."

She says with a grin when she opens her eyes again and runs with her and they pass the gate.
Natsu sighes with a small smile and also starts running to the gate but he feel someone grabbing his leg and he falls on the ground.

"Kgh..agh..."
"You won't escape me now..."

Natsu's eyes widen when he recognizes the voice and Yatsuha jumps on top of him.

"Agh..get off me!"

Yatsuha takes out a piece of gum out her pocket and puts it in her mouth but doesn't chew on it.
Then she slowly moves closer to Natsu who's trying to push her off him.

"Get off me don't put that in my mouth!!"

The blade shoots out Natsu's sleeve and he stabs her shoulder but she keeps getting closer.
Nastu finally pushes her off him and he kicks her face before he runs to the gate panting.

"She tried to kill me back there.
Damn it...she almost killed me..."

Natsu keeps running and he catches up with Raven and he laughs.

"Your..really lucky."

Tsukiko looks surprised at what Lydia says and she smiles softly with a blush.

"I wonder... but maybe I shouldn't... I wouldn't want to compete with you for a guy..."

She says with a soft smile before turning to look at Natsu who she saw was catching up to Raven and she looks confused when she hears him say "she almost killed me.." but she turns to Lydia with a giggle.

"So tell me more about this elf..."

Lydia looks slightly suprised at her and giggles before she looks back at Natsu when she does.

"Oh...so there's already a guy your in love with...hmmmmm?"

She says when she looks at Natsu and slowly looks back at her with a grin.

"He's younger then me..but he's really cute..and..uh..I don't really know much about him..but i just really want to see him.
I want to get to know him better."

Lydia says with a soft smile but she raises her eyebrow while she slows down and starts walking.

"Don't take this wrong...but..umm..Tsukiko..have you.....already kissed someone?
I always thought that when your from royal blood your husband would always be chosen."

She says in a curious tone while Natsu and Raven also start walking.

"So he said I can stop anything you shoot at me."
"Uhuh."
"And when i shot the ball it went in the goal then like five seconds later he jumped.
I'm telling you the truth Natsu!"
"Wuhahaahaha!"
"That was the worst goalkeeper I've ever seen."

Natsu and Raven laugh while their talking and Raven punches Natsu shoulder softly.

"Hey you got to play soccer with me again, alright"
"Sure..whenever i got the time I'll visit you."

Tsukiko looks confused when Lydia said "love" but she blushes at her question and looks down embarrassed.

"M-My dad didn't want to give up my mother.... so he never arranged a marriage for me thinking if I stayed he might have a connection with her.... b-but I did have my first kiss...."

She says softly while keeping her gaze at the ground and looks back at Natsu before quickly looking down again.

Lydia raises her eyebrow and chuckles.

"I see..and when you said you that you did have your first kiss...
You suddenly turned to Natsu.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm...very...interesting..."

She says with a wink when she sees her blush.

"So was your first kiss with Natsu?"

Lydia asks with a teasing tone but shows a soft smile while Natsu and Raven keep laughing.

"By the way you owe me."
"I owe you?"
"Yea if I didn't knock her down you two were so d-"
"Heh that was luck I could punch her knock out in an blink of a eye."
"Like yesterday?"
"Yea like ye-...kgh..heh.."

They both laugh again and Lydia chuckles.

Tsukiko blushes more at what Lydia says and she looks a little worried and she looks surprised at her question and she blushes even more before closing her eyes tightly in embarrassment before slowly nodding.

"Y-Yea.... but please don't tell him I told you...."

She says softly sounding nervous but she giggles when she hears them and alot of the blush seems to disappear.

Lydia chuckles and shakes her head.

"Don't worry, I won't tell Natsu a thing.
So you two are dating...that's cute.
I told you that you two were a cute couple!!"

She says with a soft smile while Natsu looks at Lydia.

"What?!
I heard my name, is something wrong?!"

Lydia's eyes widen and she turns to him with a small smile.

"Eh, nothing!
Nothing at all!"

Natsu shrugs and Lydia turns back to Tsukiko.

"By the way...what are you planning from now on?"

Lydia asks while Natsu looks slightly suprised.

"Really?
I don't know that guy."

Tsukiko looks confused at what she says and she tilts her head.

"Dating? What's that...?"

She asks confused but she looks surprised at Natsu and she shakes her head.

"It's nothing... don't worry about it..."

Tsukiko says with a grin but she looks at Lydia surprised and shrugs.

"I'm not sure.... I'm planning to stay with Natsu.... so where ever Natsu goes I'll go..."

She says with a grin while tilting her head cutely before yawning cutely even though she wasn't tired.

Lydia looks slightly suprised and listens to her until she's finished and chuckles.

"Dating...
Well if your not his girlfriend..umm..wait..do you love Natsu?"

She asks with a warm smile and nods.

"I see so your staying with Natsu.
Hmmmm it looks like fate is on your side."

Lydia says with another wink and Natsu sighes.

"No I never heard of someone called Yukimaru."
"Sure?"
"Yep..."
"Hmmm strange well he asked for you two days ago.
Remember when I said someone wanted to talk to you?"

Natsu nods and looks down in thought.

"Yukimaru?"

Tsukiko looks down confused and she shrugs.

"I don't know what love is... so I don't know if I love him or not..."

She says while looking down sadly but she looks surprised when she said fate was on her side and she smile softly.

"Thanks Lydia..."

Lydia looks at her with a smile and puts her arm around her neck.

"You don't know what love is...
Let's see...is Natsu important to you?, do you get nervous if people ask you things about him?, do you blush a lot when your with him?"

She asks in a curious tone while Natsu looks down in at the ground but punches the palm of his other hand softly.

"Yukimaru!
You mean...the guy that's a womanizer like you and likes sake but is really strong?"
"I dunno?
W-Wait womanizer..me?!"
"Oh...umm...nevermind...it can't be that Yukimaru anyway."

Raven laughs and Natsu chuckles before he puts his hands in his pockets.

Tsukiko looks surprised at all his questions and she nods.

"Y-Yes for everything...."

She says but a confused expression goes across her face.

"why?"

Lydia chuckles and pokes her cheek.

"Then i still have one more question.
Do you think about Natsu...all the time?
All day, all night, whenever your not with him?"

She asks in a curious tone while Raven sighes.

"But you should find a way to get that soul out of your body."
"I know...that's the first thing I am going to do...if he takes my body again..."

Natsu sighes but a confident expression goes across his face.

"He won't get control my body as long as I can.
But...I have no idea how to get a soul out your body."

Tsukiko looks at Lydia surprised at her question again and she looks down dumbfounded.

"Y-Yea.... but why? What does that mean...?"

She asks while looking at him confused wondering if it was a bad thing.

Lydia laughs and pulls her closer to her so that her mouth is close to her ear.

"That's great!
That means you love Natsu!
This means that you want him to be with you.
Forever and ever, that you can't be without him, that you can't stop thinking about him, that you want to go out with him, that you want to watch the sunset with him, that he means everything to you, that he...umm..."
"That he what?"
"That he what?"

Her eyes widen when she hears voices and looks around, she sees Natsu and Raven walking next to them.

"I heard my name again and you look so excited Lydia...what happend?"
"I heard the word love.
Have you fallen for me Tsukiko-chan?"

Tsukiko looks at Lydia confused and shocked but she gasps when she hears Natsu and Raven next to them and she blushes to a bright red but she looks at Raven confused at his question and she tilts her head.

"Fallen for? what does that mean....?"

She asks confused while looking between Natsu and Raven.

Natsu looks back at Raven and Raven chuckles before he steps infront of Tsukiko while walking backwards.

"Well Tsukiko-chan that means that you love m-"
"- Actually..."

Raven raises his eyebrow when Natsu interrupts him.
Natsu takes a step next to Raven so that he's also walking backwards but he puts his hand on Tsukiko's fore head so that she stops walking and at the same time he stretches his leg out and puts it behind Raven which makes him fall backwards.

"Auch!"
"See Tsukiko...Raven has really fallen for you.
Isn't that right Raven?"

Lydia laughs and Natsu chuckles while he steps his foot back next to his other one.
Raven stands up and brushes the dust off his clothes.

"Tch..very funny."

Raven sighes but also chuckles while Nastu still has his hand on her fore head.

"Anyway...so you love m-"
"Nah..I don't think she loves you..I think she already has someone else in mind."

Lydia says in a teasing tone while she elbows Tsukiko's shoulder softly and Natsu looks slightly curious.

Tsukiko looks up at Raven confused when he steps in front of her but she looks slightly surprised at what he says.

"H-Huh?"

She asks confused before blushing slightly when she feels Natsu's hand on her forehead. But she looks surprised when Raven falls and she looks down at him surprised but chuckles.

"That's what he meant? but I never fell..."

Tsukiko says softly before looking down even more confused but her eyes widen in shock at what Lydia says and she blushes to a bright red.

"L-Lydia!!"

She yells to her but she suddenly looks up at Natsu to see his curious expression and she blushes even more before looking down embarrassed.

Natsu raises his neck and he looks down at her suprised while Lydia chuckles when Tsukiko looks down at the ground embaressed.

"Hmmm?
Tsukiko is something wrong?"

He whispers when he moves the hand that was on her fore head down to her cheek and then moves it down to her chin and pushes it up, raising her chin so that she looks up at him.
All of a sudden he remembers that he kissed her and he blushes slightly.

"Natsu?"
"Huh?"
"Uh..nothing um..let's go.
It's getting late."

Natsu slowly puts his hand back in his pocket and turns around before he continues to walk down the road and Raven follows him.

"Natsu?...are you?"

Tsukiko shakes her head and doesn't say anything. But she looks up at him surprised when he raises her chin to look at him and she closes her eyes halfway when she remembers the kiss and she expects him to do it again but her eyes widen when he drops her chin and she watches him turn around with a hurt expression. She then looks down at the ground again with the same expression and she covers her eyes making sure she wasn't crying and she takes a deep breath.

"That's why I asked you not to say anything.... everything I hope and wish for.... always gets thrown right back in my face..."

She whispers so only Lydia can hear and she takes another deep breath before she also walks in the direction Raven and Natsu went.

Lydia shakes her head and she puts her hand on Tsukiko's shoulder.

"Didn't you what just happend?
Natsu was blushing...it...looks like he also...loves you.
But because we're here he's embarressed."

She looks at her with a soft smile.

"Like I said Natsu's was really a jerk before he met you.
Now he's different...trust me...he loves you too.
Why don't you walk next to him and try to take his hand.
Then you will know if he likes you or not."

Lydia whispers with a wink and Raven stops walking and quickly walks next to Lydia and Natsu raises his eyebrow but looks back ahead of them.

"Oi, Oi! what are you guys whispering about?"
"Nothing..now come on Tsukiko..go for it."

Tsukiko looks at Lydia sadly and sighs but she looks at Raven surprised when he walks next to Lydia but she shakes her head at both of them and she looks down with a sad expression.

"No... as I already told you.... I'm just going to get my hopes up and they are going to get shot down again..."

She whispers sadly and looks away angerly.

Lydia and Raven sigh and Lydia leans her elbow on Tsukiko's shoulder.

"You know Natsu's the shy and kind guy.
Though he looks that he's arrogant but towards girls he has a weak spot.
You have to use that weak spot and get closer to him.
Besides you already kissed him."

She whispers with a warm smile.

"Remember that he kissed you.
This means that he is interested in you.
He even let you sleep in his house...this all means that he cares a lot about you.
Don't you think that there is a chance that he might also......hmmmmm?
Natsu?"

Lydia raises her eyebrow when she sees Natsu stopped walking when he sees someone sitting on a rock with a soft and warm smile while he watches them.

"Your..."

Natsu whispers while he raises his arm and the blade shoots out his sleeve.
At the same moment Raven quickly appeared next to Natsu and his eyes widen.

"That's..."

Raven puts his hand on Natsu's arm and pushes it down before it shoots back in his sleeve.

"Don't...he's to stro-"
"Tch...what are you doing here?"

At the same moment Sasuke appears a few steps behind Lydia and Tsukiko.

"Hello there... I wanted to speak with you Natsu or should I say Onime no Kyo~"

Natsu raises his eyebrow.

"Onime no Kyo?"

Yukmaru nods with the same smile and stands up.

"Yes Demon Eyes Kyo."

He says while he brushes the dust off his clothes while Sasuke looks at the group with a cold expression.

"Demon Eyes...wh-"
"Sasuke told me what happend.
You have...another soul in you...right?"

Natsu's eyes widen slightly and Yukimaru chuckles.
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- Yukimura Sanada is a famous general, he's known for being an excellent military tactician.
Yukimura is shadowed by three members of the Sanada Jūyūshi(Ten Heroes of Sanada or Sanada Ten Braves) : Sarutobi
Sasuke, Saizo, and his Kagemusha (decoy) Anayama Kosuke.


- Yukimura is reknowned for his casual, cheerful demeanor;
He is almost
always seen with a smile (even when enraged) and often seems very
preoccupied with seducing beautiful women and drinking sake.
He is
thirty-seven years old, and attributes his youthful appearance to good
skin care.
Despite this, he can be terrifying when he is enraged. He is
also notable for his treatment of his ninja followers,
whom he cares
about and respects deeply (to the point of going berserk when Saizo is
wounded defending him, and called a "fool"). As a result, the Jūyūshi
are not only loyal to him, but care about him personally.

Tsukiko looks at Lydia worriedly after listening to what she says and she looks down worriedly.

"I guess.... but I still don't know..."

She whispers worriedly before her eyes widen in surprise when she see's Yukimaru and she looks even more confused before her eyes widen when he mentions the other soul and she immediately walks beside Natsu and she looks up at him worriedly.

"Natsu....? What's wrong....?"

Tsukiko asks with a worried expression while tilting her head cutely.