Natsu Dragion's POV

"HOW DO YOU LIKE TECHNIQUE 34 BACK SNAPPER!" Lucy's screams as she attempts to break my back by holding my feet and hands and making them touch the others respective parts of the ground.

"OW OW OW I'm sorry stop hurting me please Lucy I'm so sorry." I apologize, whining like a baby I know but I cant help it when I'm not in the car. This is a typical day for me Lucy tries out new ways to hurt me, Jet and Troy then yell at me for not being a man, then I drive off to actually be able to do more than sit their and cry while people yell at me.

I'm a wimp and I know it and it pisses me off. When ever I'm in the car I can actually be me say what I think do what I want and even kick some royal guard butt. Then as soon as I get out its as if this shroud of weak paralyzing fear covers me and I cant get rid of it. I've been like this for as long as I can remember but today something snaps inside of me.

"TECHNIQUE 29-" "ENOUGH! STOP IT LUCY I'M NOT A PUNCHING BAG I'M ANOTHER PERSON!" I'm so angry I don't even notice the flames surrounding my fists. Everyone stares at my outburst and I can feel the shroud trying to float back on from where I flung it off to make me weak again but I leave the guild hall before that can happen. I storm out leaving the door wide open so every one can watch me jump into my car and peal off. I stood up for myself for the first time then I ran like a dog with my tail between my legs. Hey its progress, right?

I'm about 20 miles from the guild when the car starts to rumble and growl. I look down at the gauges and see I'm not only on E but I'm past it and in the middle of nowhere. I'll have to get out of the car to walk to the closest town with a black market but I don't want to become a sniveling coward again. I cant just sit here though and I can't go back to the guild. So out I get out and start walking the shroud is back and I'm jumping at every shadow and noise. Its so annoying.

I keep walking toward town but when I get to the outskirts of town a boy steps out of the shadows and I nearly squeal. The boy looks at me for a second then sighs muttering something under his breath. The kid cant be any older than 13 or 14. He holds out his hand "I'm Romeo, and your about to get your wish." He smiles at me that shows hes much wiser than he should be for his age and stares at me.

"Look I don't want any trouble" I say as I start to back away I mentally berate myself for being such a wuss. Suddenly the kid pops a little red ball in my mouth that taste like a bitter candy then a matching blue candy that tastes strong and a few seconds I start to feel light headed but I don't feel as much of a coward and manage to wheeze out " What did you do to me"

Then I'm on my back as my vision tunnels and all I see is the kids face. Hes got this greenish blueish black hair that kind of reminds me of Grays and hes real lean and muscular wearing dark jeans with a tight t-shirt and an open leather jacket. Then I see his eyes which are the deepest blue I've ever seen and I cant see any thing else. " I told you I gave you your wish, your no longer afraid."

"Why?"

"Why, well because you have great potential and now you owe me a debt. See you around, Fireball." He smirks at me and squats to pat my head like I'm the child who knows nothing about the world. Then he stands and my eyes follow him twisting my head to the side to watch him. He swings his leg over a motorcycle that I hadn't noticed and revs the engine to life. "Have fun with the new skills Flame Brain." With that he pulls a 180 and speeds off into the growing darkness.