Several weeks have passed since their last lesson. Iruka started training on his own. How's he doing, though?

Concentrate concentrate Concentrate Iruka!

"Shield!" A faint silver shimmer began to form in front of me.

"Yes! I've mastered the classic shield!"

I broke the spell and fell happily into the soft grass. The straws were tall and beautifully green. A slight wind blew around and played on these splendid straws.

Aki bailed on us. I'm told it's up to us now if we're going to get better at the art of air ourselves. Those two things are the bottom line. Well, I only fulfilled one of them. I can't read minds. So don't block. After a month of trying hard, I gave up and started focusing on the rest of it. My life now revolves around cooking, cleaning, coaching and studying in the library. I borrowed books on the fourth element and wrote important spells for me that might come in handy in my life. If that's how the rest of the classes are going to be, which I suppose I should do, then I should move my bed to the library. I sighed. I didn't think it would be easy, but...somehow it's not what I expected... I feel kind of alone.. Fuyu is confined to his demon chamber, which you just don't want to climb into. Haru's been gone lately. He's talked to me quite a bit, but lately he's been kind of brooding. I wonder what's happening to him, but when I ask him, he just replies:

"It's okay. Focus on training."

And Kenji. Well, either he's training somewhere, or he's with Aki. The two of them spend too much time together. Come to think of it....

Memory

"Kenji! Kenji!" I burst into his room again. Aki was there, his hand under his shirt. They looked quite surprised. I mean, even I was a little...a little...a lot..

"What did you want?"

"Just. Uum.. Do you want to go practice tomorrow?"

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"Of course I do."He smiled a little nervously.

It better not be. The demon with each eye different burned through my eyes the whole time. I probably messed up something for him.

So scary... wait Does that mean that...Aki and Kenji...are...together? Hahahahhahaha. I don't think so. They're both boys. But there's nothing wrong with that. A lot of guys are coming forward today. Oh, nooo. Kenji and Aki are friends, but the idea of two as husbands...

I pictured them together as a classic couple who sugarcoat each other all the time and call each other over-the-top nicknames.

"Hahhaahahaha. I think I'm going to wet myself.. Hahahahaha."

"What are you laughing at?"

A familiar voice spoke to me. I got up into a sitting position and looked at the person standing in front of me. He covered the sun perfectly, but I couldn't see his face. There wasn't even a need. Just by his fiery red hair and his peculiar tone in his voice, I knew it was him.

"Natsu? What are you doing here?"

"You've been spending time alone lately, avoiding us. So I came to check on you."He smiled at me and sat down with me.

"I-I'm just practising here."

"And how's that working out for you?"

"Well, now I've fully mastered the shield."

"Really?"He chuckled. Suddenly he was standing across from me. He was like six feet tall. Flames of restlessness danced in his eyes. What the hell is he up to? His hands flared. Oh, shit.

"Bring it on."He shouted at me and his wild flame was pointed at me.

"Wait!!"

I screamed. Instinctively, I put my hands out in front of me and closed my eyes. If this doesn't work, I'll die. concentrate

"Shield!"

For a moment there was no sound. Or rather, I was so out of it that I couldn't hear a thing. Only then did Natsu's cheering make me open my eyes. Its flames splattered sideways. My shield worked! So I'm not going to die today!

When Natsu quit, he ran to me and hugged me. Well, it's more like he threw me on the ground.

"Natsu. Natsu you're strangling me quite a bit."

“I'm looking forward to training together."

"All right, all right. Now let me go." He loosened his grip, but continued to sit on me.

I stared into his yellow eyes. Orange sparks danced in them. Proof that Natsu really is the element of fire. He's unfettered, brash, straightforward, distracted, and a lot of other things that people don't have to do twice, but he had a good heart despite it. He's been good to both the brothers and me. He took my hand and put it on his chest. Right to the heart. His pulse was so steady. The heart beat regularly and rhythmically. One two. One two. It was comforting.

"That's the kind of fire you'll have in your heart when I teach you."

"Uhm."

"Now get your hands off me and come on. I want something to eat."He got up and walked away.

Even though Natsu is who he is, I could never imagine him being any different. He doesn't want to admit it, but he's nice at heart.