Chapter One

For a girl who was raised by a rock dragon, you wouldn't believe it. Naomi Paradeen was… Very shy, though she did have a horrible temper. However, she hated fighting (unless she was angry or protecting someone) and she was easily embarrassed.

Moreover, if it hadn't been for Natsu and the rest of the team, she might not have lived to join Fairy Tail…

Okay, I think I'm getting a little ahead of myself…

As I have already stated, Naomi Paradeen was a Rock Dragon Slayer. After Granite, (Pronounced Gran-Night), disappeared, she lived… A sort of lonely life. She would take requests as a solo wizard, and was deemed S-class by the time she was 12. No one ever knew much about her, since she was always very quiet, and she traveled far and wide across Fiore, never making a single place a home. Never staying in a single place very long, and never interacting with others, refusing to make bonds that would never last.

She was too scared of losing someone else, not willing to lose something she loved again. Not after Granite left her. No, she would not allow herself to be broken again. She could never let herself love.

"So all I have to do is get rid of the monster?" she asked in a blank tone of her client, a tall balding grey haired man.

"Y-Yes dear. That thing is terrorizing our citizens." He replied in a shaky tone. He looked out the window, into the town, where the streets were quiet at the moment.

"Where is it hiding?" She asked, her tone blank still, not a shred of concern in her tone. All she was worried about was staying as detached as she could. She couldn't feel back for these people or it would just cause her problems. Them as well, but she refused to dwell on that. She couldn't. The pain would be too much.

"N-Near the drawbridge," the man said, snapping her out of her thoughts. She nodded.

"Alright. I'll see what I can do," She said turning on her heel and walking out. She let her feet do the work and let her mind become blank. There was no one on the streets, and her dark brown hair blew lightly in the breeze, her black eyes dull, and emotionless.

Deep down, she did care, but she couldn't let these feeling get past the wall she put up. She couldn't let herself be hurt again. She wouldn't be able to take it… It would ruin her and destroy her completely.

As she neared the bridge, she focused at the task at hand, her eyes becoming a blank alertness as she looked around for the creature that had been attacking the city.

It seemed to come out of nowhere, and if it hadn't been for her quick reaction, the monster would have destroyed her in one hit. She leapt to the side with amazing agility, and slammed her fists together. "Rokku no Ken*!" She yelled. Her arm became rock hard as she leapt at the large, blue and grey monster that stood over eight feet tall. She slammed her fist into its face, but was sent flying but its counter attack.

She still managed to land on her feet, though she was breathing heavily and could feel a sharp pain in her side. "Damn…"

However, she couldn't let this stop her. She had a job to do.

"Rokku no hoko**!" she screamed, large rocks flying from her mouth and pelting the creature.

It cried out in pain and anger, sweeping his arm after her quickly, hitting her and causing her to scream in pain. She flew at least twenty feet in the air before coming back down and hitting hard, causing a small indent in the Earth under her. She groaned, and panicked when she found she couldn't move.

'No! It's going to kill me!' she thought in a panic, as it brought its arms up again. She couldn't even scream and could only close her eyes and wait for death…

"KURYU NO HOKO!" Her eyes shot open but she couldn't see who was apparently defending her. However, what really got her was that she recognized that as a dragon slayer spell… A few more voices joined in and the monster roared in pain and anger some more before the cries cut off completely and there was a crashing sound.

"Boys! Lucy! Over here!" A woman's voice called, as the edges of Naomi's vision started to turn black.

"Crap!" a boy's voice shouted.

"Miss, are you okay?" the first woman's voice said. She couldn't make her mouth work as her eyes slipped closed and her consciousness faded.

…

When she finally found consciousness, again she was aware of two things. One, she had no idea where she was, and two she hurt like crazy…

The next thing that snuck into her awareness was that there were people near her, talking softly, the same voices from before.

She tried to sit up, but gasped in pain, laying right back down, and managing to get the attention of the people.

"She's awake," a girl's voice said. Four people and a small blue cat appeared in her vision.

"How are you feeling?" A red haired woman said this, and her voice was the one from before she'd passed out.

She couldn't make her voice work, and simply looked down instead.

"It's okay if you don't want to talk," a blonde girl said, her voice being the first one she'd heard when she woke.

"Maybe we should let her rest some more…" the voice belonged to a raven-haired boy, and he had been the one she'd heard speak before she passed out as well.

"That's a good idea." The woman said, and they moved away from her. It wasn't long before she fell back asleep.

…

She wasn't sure how long she had slept but she was able to sit up this time, and rubbed her eyes. At this time, only one of the people was in the room, and he had rosette colored hair.

"Oh! You're awake!" He she recognized his voice as being the one who had cast the slayer spell.

"You… saved me…," she said softly. Her cheeks tinted a slight pink.

"Uh, yeah… You looked like you were in trouble," He said just as softly as she had.

"Th-Thank you…" she forced out. She wasn't used to having to thank anyone.

"Not a problem. I'm Natsu by the way," he said with a small smile.

"Um… I'm uh… Naomi…" she said squeezing her eyes closed. She could hear him laugh.

"No need to be so lively…"

She looked over at him a second before turning over and laying down…

A/N: So how was it? This is my first time writing for Fairy Tail but I've written other stories which you are welcome to check out. I also included the translations for Naomi's attacks. So please Review and give me your opinion, just don't be mean. Thanks! :)

*Rock Dragon's Fist

** Rock Dragon's Roar

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