Dragon Mating Season – Wendy's troubles Ch1
This is a story I just thought of while reading a GaLe fanfic of Gajeel and Natsu going through a mating season and experiencing problems holding back their inner dragons. I thought to myself, "Why are only the guys affected? How would Wendy be affected if she had to go through something similar?" Then this popped out.
This is my first fanfiction on so let me know what you think!
Wendy sat down at the guild bar and sighed in relief. The last few days had been really weird, but luckily she was home and everything would go back to normal. She had just come back from a mission with Carla in a nearby town. It was only to show kids some magic at a school. The town was a train ride away so she and Carla had decided to stay the night in the town before coming back to Magnolia.
Wendy had no problem riding the train since she didn't get motion sick like the other dragon slayers. It was a little weird riding alone though, so she was very happy to always have Carla around to keep her company. This time though, a guy she didn't know came to sit by her on the train. It was odd, but Wendy ignored it and talked with the guy along the ride. They talked about where they were from and what brought them to the town. When they had finally arrived the guy asked for her address so he could visit and hang out sometime. Carla yelled at the guy and scared him off before Wendy could reply. When asked why she had done that, she said, "That young man was hitting on you! You can do much better than some random man who flirts with you randomly."
Later, Wendy showed the kids at the school some of the simpler magic she could do. After school was out one of the girls stayed to talk to Wendy about how someone could learn to use magic. After a few minutes the girl's older brother came to pick her up. Rather than just leave, however, the boy invited Wendy to go see a movie with his sister and him. Having nothing else to do Wendy agreed, much to Carla's annoyance. Wendy learned that the boy was a few years older than her and attending university nearby*. That combined with how good-looking he was made Wendy blush a little while talking to him, though she couldn't understand why.
During the movie, the boy put his arm around Wendy. A few minutes later he leaned over to whisper something so Wendy turned to look at him, but instead of saying something he kissed her! She was surprised and blushed, but didn't do anything. He smiled and took that as acceptance so he leaned back down to continue kissing her. After a bit Wendy started kissing him back, despite not knowing what to do or why she was doing it. When Carla noticed she freaked out and yelled at Wendy and the guy. Wendy blushed like mad and left quickly while apologizing.
Wendy had really been lectured that night in their hotel. Carla told her off for kissing a random guy and asked her, "Why would you do such a thing?! You've never acted this way before." She softened up when she saw Wendy's confused and worried expression. She couldn't figure out why she had done that either. It had even been her first kiss! What on Earth-land would make her so reckless and forward?
The next day Wendy talked to a different class and was able to avoid the girl, and the girl's brother, from the day before. She and Carla had decided to wander around downtown for a while before returning to their hotel to pack and rest up. Nothing much happened, but Wendy couldn't help but feel like most of the guys they walked by looked at her strangely.
Both she and Carla had been relieved to return to Magnolia, even though they had only been gone for a day. Once again a man came over and asked to sit with them on the train, but this time Carla loudly refused. They had gone straight to the guild to try and find some friends to talk to.
Mirajane walked over to Wendy and gave her a glass of milk. "What's wrong? You look pretty stressed out," Mira asked, looking genuinely concerned.
Wendy smiled at her. "It's just been a weird couple of days. We're home now, so everything's fine."
Mira smiled, still clearly worried, but didn't press her for details. She walked away when someone sat down at the other end of the bar and called her over. Carla was sitting down on the counter next to Wendy and just stared at the girl. Wendy took the glass of milk and looked around to see who else was in the guild hall.
She noticed Natsu and Lucy together and walked over to them. She could hear the two joking around about their last mission together. Lucy was saying something about Natsu having destroyed the top half of a tower they were hiding in.
"Hey guys!" Wendy said as she sat down next to Lucy. Carla flew over and sat down on the table.
"Hey Wendy," Lucy greeted her back.
Natsu frowned. "You smell different."
Lucy looked at Natsu, surprised he would say such a thing.
Wendy just sniffed herself, confused. "Really?"
Natsu leaned closer to sniff her again. "Yeah. I don't know what it is, but your scent is different today."
Lucy just shook her head at the two dragon slayers.
"Maybe that's why things have been so weird," mentioned Carla.
"Weird?" Lucy asked.
Wendy blushed. "It wasn't really anything. Things were just a little weird on our last mission. I don't feel like talking about it."
"Wendy if something's wrong-"
"It's nothing. I'll just go home and get some sleep." Wendy interrupted. She smiled at the couple before getting up to leave. Carla got up and followed her out. As she walked away Wendy could feel Lucy and Natsu's stares on her.
She had just reached the door when it opened and Gajeel walked it. She smiled a greeting and was edging herself past when she felt him grab her arm.
"Squirt?" Gajeel asked. He was staring at her in confusion. No doubt he had smelled the same thing Natsu had smelled.
Wendy blushed again. "It's nothing. I'm just about to go home to hopefully sleep it off."
Rather than let her go as she expected Gajeel tightened his grip slightly and sighed. "You don't know, do you?"
She looked at him. He didn't seem confused anymore, but instead he looked irritated. "Why do I always have to be the parent?" He muttered to himself. He looked over at Natsu and shouted, "Yo, Salamander, come over here for a bit."
Natsu seemed to notice the seriousness in Gajeel's voice so he came over without complaining. Once they were all together, Gajeel led them all outside. He didn't stop walking until they were far out of hearing range of the guild, which is also when he let Wendy go.
"What the heck Gajeel?" Wendy asked, irritated.
"How dare you be so rude to a young girl?" Carla chastised. She had followed them even though it was clear Gajeel hadn't wanted an audience. It involved Wendy though, so she was coming along no matter what.
Gajeel rolled his eyes. "Sorry Squirt, I just needed to get us away from the others for a bit."
Natsu glared at Gajeel. He might not have complained earlier about coming, but it was clear he didn't want to be here. "What is this about? I was just about to go hang out with Lucy at her house."
"This is more important than you getting laid, idiot." Gajeel snapped at him.
Natsu blushed and continued to look annoyed, but stayed where he was.
"Now," Gajeel said to Wendy. "What did Grandine tell you about when a dragon, or a dragon slayer, grows up?"
"She didn't really talk about that. We weren't together long so I don't think she had enough time to tell me about that kind of stuff." Wendy was confused. Did her weird feelings and actions have anything to do with her being a dragon slayer?
Gajeel sighed. "Okay, well that's unfortunate. I had hoped to avoid this conversation with you."
"What conversation?" Carla asked.
"Oh!" Natsu said suddenly. He looked straight at Gajeel. "Is this something like what we talked about a few years ago?"
Gajeel nodded and Natsu frowned with a weird expression on his face.
Wendy was starting to get annoyed. "What conversation?!"
Natsu turned to her. "You said earlier that things had been weird. Weird in what way?"
Wendy blushed again and looked at her feet. She had never blushed so much in one day. "Umm, well, a lot of guys were looking at me a lot."
Carla sighed. "You should tell them all of it. If they know anything about what's been going on, you should be completely honest, embarrassment aside."
Wendy tried to look up at Natsu but quickly looked back down again, too embarrassed to look at him. "Well one guy asked for my address and Carla scared him away saying he had been flirting with me. And another guy kissed me when we were hanging out with his little sister."
"Dammit," Gajeel groaned.
Natsu frowned again.
"Wh-what?" Wendy asked.
"Well it's spring," Gajeel told her. "And spring means mating season for animals, including dragons."
Wendy looked at him, a question forming in her mind. What did he mean? A mating season for dragons? Were they affected by that since they were dragon slayers? And did that mean that her earlier actions were-? She cut herself off, not wanting to think about what a mating season would mean.
Natsu could see her internal struggle. He smiled slightly as if in apology. "Yeah, it really sucks. But it's clearly different for you than it is for me and Gajeel."
Wendy looked at him. "What do you mean?"
This time both Natsu and Gajeel blushed slightly. Gajeel was the one to speak first. "Uh, well, for us we have to try and find a mate. And then, you know, mate with her."
"Then what will it be like for Wendy?" Carla asked. "She's only 16! She's not ready to find a man to settle down with."
"You're definitely too young to be thinking about that stuff now, Squirt." Gajeel said quickly.
"Gajeel and I have had to deal with this for a few years. And it's only been recently that we've started dating Lucy and Levy. We had to find ways to deal with these stupid instincts in other ways other than mating. But anyway, like I said, I think it must be different for you."
"You said a lot of guys had been looking at you, yes?" Gajeel clarified. Wendy nodded and he continued. "Well then I think that what happens with you is that you emit some kind of pheromone to attract men. That's probably why your scent is off."
Wendy blinked. "You mean I was unconsciously calling all of those guys to me?"
"In a way, yes."
None of them said anything for a few minutes. Wendy was still taking in what the two men had told her. If she was emitting pheromones, it meant she couldn't control it. What would happen if she couldn't control it? How long would it last?
Her head snapped up to look at Gajeel. "Wait, if it affects all men, does that mean you're being affected?"
Carla flew in front of Wendy with her arms outstretched as if to protect her. "You'd better not try anything!"
Gajeel chuckled. "Luckily I already have the Shrimp. I feel a little bit, but mostly it just makes me want to go hug her."
Natsu nodded and smirked. "Yeah, me too."
Gajeel scratched behind his head. "Well that's pretty much all I know, Squirt. You'll pretty much have to find a way to deal with this your own way. If you have any questions feel free to ask, but I don't know that much. For now I'm going to go get a drink and find Levy." He turned back towards the guild and left.
Natsu nodded in agreement and started walking back as well.
Wendy sat down and stayed there, just looking at the ground. "What am I going to do?" she asked the exceed sitting next to her.
Carla smiled and patted her arm. "It'll be okay. We'll find a way to deal with this." Wendy nodded automatically but didn't say anything else. "Come on, let's go home. You can try to calm down and we can come up with a plan."
Wendy stood up and slowly walked back to her room in Fairy Hills.
*- I am not sure what life is like for non-magic users so I just assumed there would be some sort of higher education. I wanted him to be 18-19, which isn't that bad since I'm having Wendy be 16.
Let me know what you think! This will most likely be a short fanfic since I don't have too much time to write and I don't think I'm going to take it that far since I can't write anything too graphic. I do have a bit more written, but it's not that much so I'm going to work on extending it before I post it.
