Hi :)

I know I still have another story that I really need to update soon but you know...

...Fine I'll admit I have a writer's block :'(

Then suddenly this idea just popped out in my mind after I watched The Amazing Spider-Man so I thought 'Hey why don't I try to write it for fun?'

So here it is!

Enjoy :)

The Beauty and The Lizard

Welcome to Fiore City, where superheroes do exist.

Not just one, there're seven well-known superheroes who contributed to the peace of the city. Each has their own special powers, names, not to forget their fan clubs who'd gladly create rambunctious discussions about who's the strongest superhero.

This story revolves around one of the superheroes; widely famous as Lizard Man 'Salamander'. He's a superhero with blazing pyrokinetic power and the ability to talk with lizards, all lizards in the city probably fall under his command. His iconic image is a young man who wears a fire-proof tight suit with reddish scale-like patterns all over it except the torso, which is light in colour and his perfectly ripped abs can be spotted (his fangirls have nosebleed at the sight of it). He wears a mask that matches his outfit and a scarf that's wrapped around his neck. Oh, and his spiky hair is crimson red.

But nah, this story is not about Salamander who fights incoming threats and villains. This story is more crucial, nerve-racking, and need flawless systematic methods to reach the goal. Ladies and gentlemen, this is his struggles as he tries to win over a woman's heart.

Love at first sight was the description of Natsu Dragneel's encounter with Lucy Heartfilia. That, if only Natsu ever knew about romance.

The real Salamander was beyond frozen when the blonde beauty sat beside him in one of their classes at the start of their college, and it took a whole minute for him to snap his eyes off her. Using up all his pride and flaming spirit, Natsu started a conversation and they became close friends. And so, Lucy Heartfilia became his reason to go to campus every day, not because he wanted to study.

After their class was over, it was their routine to go to cafeteria to hang out with their friends. Fortunately, the two belonged to the same group of friends; it was totally a surprise for Natsu to find out that Lucy's best friend was Levy, his classmate in high school. That just made things easier!

As if.

"Oi, Ash Brain," a familiar voice pulled him back to the present, Natsu groaned and opened his eyes sleepily. He was half-asleep as he laid his head on the table; still exhausted from going 'Salamander' last night. "Whaddaya want, Ice Cube?" he glanced at his nemesis aka best pal Gray beside him who ate ice cubes like they were candies. "Heard about the bank robbery yesterday," he smirked as he whispered, "Way to go saving the day by setting the bank on fire."

He's also one of very few people who knew his alter ego. A vein popped out on Natsu's head as he remembered what happened last night; 'The Truly Evil Jiggle Butt Gang' attempted to rob a bank on his 'domain', that's why he took action. He did stop them but being a pyromaniac like he was, leaving a trail of fire was his guilty pleasure. He never thought it'd set the bank on fire. Fortunately, the police who worked with him already called firefighters who acted as safety measures every time he used his power. So, all's well that ends well.

"At least I kicked ass," he defended himself. As if it was a coincidence, the TV in the cafeteria showed the news of his heroic deeds yesterday. His colleagues start to talk about the fiery Salamander excitedly, and it made Natsu feel proud of himself. However, his mind and soul were distracted by the sight of a beautiful young woman entering the cafeteria.

Lucy entered the cafeteria with Levy in tow, those two besties chatting like usual. Natsu prayed to the heavens for them to notice him. Much to his pleasure, fortune was on his side as Levy noticed him who then pulled Lucy towards them, hell yeah! She's going to sit in front of him-

"Keep your pants intact, perv," Gray noticed Natsu's centre of attention aka Lucy then teased him. Natsu elbowed him in annoyance as Levy and Lucy greeted them, "Hi guys!" Levy started, "Mind if we sit with you two?" she asked.

"Go ahead!" Natsu grinned toothily, the two girls took a seat and Natsu cried in joy on his mind as Lucy sat in front of him. "Hi, Natsu!" Lucy greeted him with her sing-song voice, the pink-haired man greeted back smoothly, "Yo, Luce!" They ordered some food (The guys already ate, but they didn't mind eating again) and chatted together.

"Oh, yeah, where's Erza?" Natsu asked while chewing a spicy fried rice he ordered twice, "Oh, she's with Jellal. A date on this peaceful weather is definitely not a miss," Levy told him. "Speaking of Erza," Lucy suddenly cut in, "She told me she just won free tickets to go somewhere and invited me and Levy-chan! If I ever met you guys she wanted me to ask if you want to go-"

"I'm in!" Natsu and Gray said in unison. Lucy smiled widely, "Great! I'll tell her right away," she grabbed her phone and started texting Erza. "By the way, since our classes are over, why don't we hang out together?" Levy asked everyone. Natsu was beyond delighted since hanging out together meant hanging out with Lucy-

"Aww, Levy-chan," Lucy pouted, "We still have to do our small project," she reminded her of their 'homework'. Levy dramatically clutched her head. Good bye, hang out, "Why do you have to remind me?!"

"Exactly!" Gray did the same, he's stuck with Natsu as his freaking co-worker and trust him he never worked. The accused lazy bastard pretended not to hear and enjoyed the pleasant taste of his apple juice. Lucy tucked a turf of her blonde hair behind her ear then added, "Besides, I need to check on my baby-"

Bluerghfsht!

"Fuck!" Gray yelled as Natsu spat his juice over his face, ignoring him Natsu jumped over the table and brought his face five centimetres close to Lucy's in utter shock then shouted, "YOUR BABY?!"

All eyes in the cafeteria were on them.

"…Oh, um, that, I mean," Lucy blushed, averting her face from Natsu's because they were so close to rub each other's noses, "I need to babysit someone."

"Babysit," Natsu repeated then slumped back onto his seat, letting out the longest sigh of relief. He even ignored Gray who used his scarf to wipe his juicyface. Levy laughed at the scene, "You should've seen your faces!" she teased the two, earning a fit of wails from her best friend.

After smacking Gray's head, Natsu went to men's restroom to clean up his scarf and did stuff, seemed like the misunderstanding almost made him pee on his pants. When he was washing his hands on the sink-

*kik kik kik*

"Ha?" Natsu mumbled and lifted his head to the restroom's ceiling, only to find a small lizard hanging on the ceiling. After checking that no one was in the restroom-

"Yo, little buddy," using his ability to talk to lizards, Natsu greeted it. The lizard crawled from the ceiling to his hand as Natsu reached out to it. "What're you doin' here?" he asked, bringing the little reptile close to his face, "Tryin' to leak the lizard?"

Awkward silence.

The lizard let out small noises that only Natsu understood, "Oh, you get lost? Well, don't worry, your king's going to help ya!" Natsu lived up to his other title as 'King of Lizards'. He put the lizard on his right shoulder then went out the restroom. "What? You're hungry as well? You want me to treat you a fried rice? I bet you can't bear the spiciness-you still want it?! I like your guts!" people around him were too busy walking that they didn't notice a weirdo who talked with a lizard. He planned to bring it to his friends first.

Natsu had forgotten something very, very crucial there.

"Oh, there he is," Gray spoke up as he saw Natsu coming back, stabbing a meatball from Levy's spaghetti. Lucy turned her attention towards the pink-haired man to greet him, "What's taking you so long-"

"Hi!" Natsu grinned, pointing at the lizard on his shoulder. "Look what I found; a tough little lizard!"

Gray stopped eating.

Levy stopped drinking.

Lucy stopped breathing.

Natsu blinked at their sudden whiteness, "Huh, guys, what's wrong-"

"TAKE COVER!"

"HOLY SHIT!"

"WHAT?!" Natsu screamed as Gray jumped out of his seat while Levy jumped under the table then-

BUAGGHHHH!

"LIZAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDD!"

The entire cafeteria was shaken by the mighty cry of Lucy Heartfilia, a swing of her bag managed to land a fatal blow on Natsu's face that unfortunately got hit instead of the lizard, spinning the real Salamander on mid-air before he flatly landed face-first on the floor. The lizard was knocked out of his shoulder and got thrown off a few meters away. The last thing Natsu saw with his spinning eyes was a running Lucy who left a huge gust of wind on the cafeteria. "…Fuck…"

Why in the heavens did he forget? It was the same reaction Lucy had when Natsu brought her to his house; letting her see something that should be called the second Komodo Island since he had too many lizards as his 'pets'. That was the reason Natsu swore not to let Lucy find out his identity as 'Salamander', the fiery King of Lizards, even though he really wished for it because no one would dare to mess with his Lucy if they knew Salamander would roast them.

She'd kill him with her bag before he saved the day!

That's why, Lizard Man Salamander has a problem; his love interest is freaking scared of lizards.

Next: The Little Blue Bird