~Dealing with Dragons and Female Mages~
Chapter 1
Natsu huddled deeper into the corner of the closet that he was in. He shivered slightly when he heard Aquarius yelling from the other side of door for him to get his sorry ass out there. He hit his forehead against his bent knees and muttered to himself, "Why must Lucy's celestial spirits threaten me every time we see each other, damn it? They know damn well that I won't hurt her."
Natsu and Lucy have been going out with each other for the past month. Natsu was expecting some threats from guild members and Lucy's spirits. But, dear holy damn, Lucy's celestial spirits wanted his head!From the first second that they are summoned and see him, they growl or glare or hiss to show their dislike towards him. Every single one of them, which includes sweet Aries. Or, in Aquarius' and Loke's cases, they actually try to kill him and make it look like an accident. Today, Aquarius decided to just beat the living shit out of him and then drown him. Which was why Natsu was in a broom closet, hiding from her.
The door suddenly swung up and slammed shut, scaring the living hell out of Natsu who started to pray to every last living dragon out there that it wasn't Aquarius. "Natsu? What in the bloody fuck are you doing in here?" Natsu turned his head to his left and saw that it wasn't Aquarius, thank Igneel, but Gajeelof all people. The fire wielder could only stare as iron and metal wielding dragon slayer sat against the wall with a 'thump', rubbing his temples.
An awkward moment of silence passed before Natsu, letting his curiosity get the better of him, asked, "So what are you doing in here?" If you want the honest truth, Natsu wasn't expecting a real answer. So imagine Natsu's surprise when Gajeel replied, "The two idiots that are Levy's teammates were bugging the living shit out of me again and I need Levy to get them off my back before my temper finally gets the better of me and I strangle their damn necks."
"Oh…" Natsu trailed off. Gajeel and Levy only revealed their relationship when they walked into the guild holding hands. Jet's and Droy's faces went snow white and passed out while screaming out, "Noooo…!" Since then, Gajeel has been fighting to not kill the two who has threatened him at least a hundred times. This resist of killing has been greatly appreciated.
"So I saw that blue hair water lady that Bunny Girl sometimes calls screaming out your name to get out there in the hallway. What's that about?"
Natsu gulped down the lump and replied, "That was Aquarius and she and the rest of Lucy's celestial spirits are out to get me because 1- they fucking hate me, 2- they're afraid that I'm going to hurt Lucy, and 3- they fucking hate me!"
Gajeel whistled. "Damn. Must be tough." Natsu nodded. Five minutes passed without a sound before Natsu asked, "What is it like to live with Levy?"
The iron dragon slayer ran a hand through his hair before speaking. "Sometimes it's alright. She's gets along with Pantherlily, has a simple living style, and doesn't ask for much, which is sometimes a bitch when I need her to let me know what she wants. Other times it's a living hell. The one time that I accidently stepped on one of her precious books, she nearly took off my head. And I quickly learned that she's fucking scarier than Mirajane in that demon mode of hers when she's PMSing."
Natsu had to raise an eyebrow; sweet, innocent Levy becoming scarier then demon mode Mirajane? Gajeel must have read his mind because he said, as sharp as one of Erza's freshly sharpened swords, "You don't live with her, so it doesn't seem possible in your idiot mind. But hear me out, she's worse."
Natsu shrugged, still not believing it. Gajeel slapped his hand across the back of the salmon hair colored teen's head and asked with a growl, "Ok then dumbass. What's it like dating Bunny Girl, without the celestial people hating you? Still hell?"
The pink haired teen groaned loudly. "Still hell. Some days, she's all motherly and protective and nearly suffocates me with it. Other days, she's acts like she's both pregnant and PMSing at the same time. She's easily angered and I'm surprised that she has broken any bones of my or Happy's yet. On rare occasions, she's all sweet and loving. It's a day to day survival basically."
Gajeel patted Natsu's shoulder in what could be called "bro love sympathy". Natsu turned his body so he was in a more comfortable position against the wall. "I have to ask this, even though it's probably walking on personal grounds, but how and why did you fall for Levy?"
Gajeel straighten out one of his legs and rested his arm onto of his bent leg and gave a thoughtful expression. "I don't know how I fell for her, I just did. At first, I think I just had a lust for her because she was pretty. One day, I realized that it wasn't just because she was pretty that I was interested in her but I was honestly in love with her and didn't want her to get hurt anymore. As I learned more about her, my reasons grew. She's smart, sweet, and –dare I fucking say it and don't you dare to tell anyone that I fucking said it- adorable. She understands when I hug her tightly then usually or when I need some space. All she does is smile and waits for me to come to her first. Even now, I'm still getting reasons to love her."
Natsu nodded, slightly surprised that Gajeel answered him and that he was seeing another side of the iron dragon slayer. Gajeel looked at Natsu with his cheek on his hand and asked, "I asked that question, so now it's your turn. How and why did you fall for Bunny Girl?"
Natsu paused. He scratched his tilted head in wonder. "I don't know how or why. I mean, she's really weird and at times whiny. She has a bad temper and is overly protective of her apartment. But there's something about her, something that I don't understand, that just pulls me to her. I think I started liking her when I first met her. It wasn't that "love at first sight" shit. Hell, I think I started actually like liking her when she came with me and Happy to get Marco. It just grew, like with you and Levy."
Gajeel nodded in a big brother sort of way. "Hey Natsu." Natsu 'hummed', waiting for the older boy to speak. The metal pierced male stuck out his hand and said, "If we are found dead in the closet, then I'm glad that we got to talk. But we tell no one this happen. Deal?"
Natsu gave a short pause than a short bark of laughter (quietly, of course, in case Aquarius was still waiting for him) and took Gajeel's hand and gave it a firm shake. "Deal. And I'm also glad we got to talk about our hells that are known as our girlfriends and their overprotective friends."
The two laughed in the dark, in closed space. Their laughter soon died out and the two sat there before Natsu asked, "So…. Do you think Aquarius, Jet, and Droy are still waiting for us to come out of hiding?"
