Author's Note: Alright, guys… So, I got this idea after reading Charmed, and I realized some things had kind of just been left unanswered, and this came to me. This is the sequel. ;) I know I have a lot of unfinished fics out right now, and before any of you have to ask, the answer is, I don't know yet. I don't know when and if I'll pick them back up again, and actually, I didn't want to post this fic until I finished it, just to be sure I don't leave another one unfinished. So, yes, I have completed this fic. Which by the way, I'm glad I did, because I got stuck towards the end, and it sat for a few months. X(
I will post one chapter a day, unless I'm feeling generous. This is just a novella sized fic, though. So, not long at all. :) I will be working on my original book now that I've finished this one. :) I'll be working on the first book alone right now, since Araucaria has been really busy. If the first book does well, she will have more time to help me with the others. :) Anyways, I won't keep you guys any longer. Enjoy! :D
Charmed Heart
Chapter 1
Deep, growling breaths echoed across the mountains and over the large forest. The sounds kept the villagers up at night with terror and anguish, knowing that soon, another virgin would need to be sacrificed in order to appease the tyrant.
Amongst the sounds another drifted within, quite different in tone and sound. It was beautiful and pleasant, and all villagers moved to their windows to see where the wonderful sound was coming from.
Long, bright orange and wavy hair emerged through the thick fog as it fluttered in the soft breeze, billowing with the light blue and white dress which covered the ample body of the most beautiful woman any of them had ever seen, and the song she sang was sung with the voice of an angel. What was most enchanting about her was the faint, blue glow within her eyes.
As she made her way along the main road, singing her song, the villagers began to lose focus within their eyes, and they moved away from their windows to take cover, as if told to do so by a whisper in their ears. The orange haired beauty made her way through the village and up the path towards the mountain where the sounds of the beast were centered.
A growl sounded much louder as the dragon was stirred from his slumber by the voice of the woman. It lifted its head from its treasure hoard and turned in the direction of the voice. Lifting up its massive body, it made its way out of its cave in the mountain and flew down towards the village and the charming voice.
Spotting the bit of orange, the dragon screeched and landed some distance before her. Its large green eyes shifted to slits as they gazed into the enchanting glowing blue ones, and then the beast inhaled her scent, seeming pleased, which meant only one thing; the young woman was a virgin.
The beast snarled as it bore its teeth, and then it roared at this woman to intimidate her, but seemed confused when the woman still showed no fear of him.
Her voice continued on stronger now, and the words she sang became clearer as she lifted up a slow hand towards the dragon. Large green eyes began to lose focus, and a soft groan echoed as its once proud and intimidating stance began to falter. The dragon then focused its eyes on her hand as she began to lower it, and as the hand lowered, so did the dragon. The woman had the beast completely in her control.
At that moment, another voice began to whisper as an incantation was chanted, causing the dragon's dull eyes to shift towards it, but only fog could be seen. The dragon groaned again with confusion as it gazed off, but as it did, a pair of glowing blue eyes appeared within the fog as they were opened.
The dragon blinked and then groaned out as a large, dark fist burst through the fog and slammed into it, sending it flying down the side of the mountain.
The woman merely turned her glowing blue eyed gaze towards where the dragon had gone as the strong winds from the attack sent her hair and dress fluttering in that direction.
A red and steamy blur rushed past her, sending up another gust of wind around her, and a voice cried out, "Gattling!" A flurry of punches rained down over the large beast, which growled and cried out from the pain.
After several more attacks and having been enchanted, the dragon was far too dazed to defend itself. Instead, it searched for the woman who had seized him as if looking to be saved. It even began calling out to her.
Luffy smirked down at the beast in satisfaction and said, "Your reign of terror is over, dragon! The people don't want your tyranny any longer!"
Nami made her way over towards where Luffy and the dragon had ended up, but her eyes remained on the beast as it called to her. Her brows dipped down as she approached, listening to its voice and pleas.
"Sorry, dragon, but I have to end your life now," Luffy said as he turned his hand into a blade and lifted it up. His expression held sadness that he had to destroy such an awesome creature, but it was what the people asked for and what was on the contract they signed. His lips quivered as large tears pooled, but then his arm started down towards the beast, which cried out, frantic.
With a gasp, Nami moved forward and held up her hand to stop him. "Wait," she called as she continued towards the dragon.
"Ah, Nami!" Luffy cried as he retracted his arm, but then gasped as she moved closer to the injured beast. "Nami, don't!"
"It's alright… I don't think he wants to hurt me," Nami said as she moved towards the dragon, but slower now.
The beast gave a quiet groan as he watched her approach, but did not move otherwise. Nami then reached out and pressed a gentle hand to its snout. The beast groaned again and nuzzled her in return, causing the young woman to smile.
"Nami, what are you doing?" Luffy asked, almost frantic, to how close she was to it. "We need to kill it."
"No…" Nami replied as she kept her smile and pet over the beast's snout with a more confident hand. She then turned her smile to Luffy. "I have a better idea."
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"Woooo hooo!" a cry echoed through the thick clouds, and soon Luffy's head poked through them as well as Nami's. Not too long after, the head of the dragon came forth as well, as they soared high through the sky.
"Best… idea… ever!" Luffy continued to exclaim as they both held on tightly to the rope which they tied around the dragon.
The elated dragon groaned a happy groan as he soared up high, and it almost appeared as if he was smiling. He seemed perfectly content in doing anything the beautiful virgin asked of him, especially since his mistress had spared him.
Nami laughed as she pet over the dragon's black scales and called to it, "Good boy, Scales!"
"Aww, come on, Nami! Can't we name him something cool, like Big Teeth?" Luffy said, tightening his arms around Nami and pulling her back more to his front.
Nami chuckled as she rested her head onto his shoulder and said, "We're not naming him Big Teeth or Long Claws. We're naming him Scales."
Luffy pouted, but then he suddenly burst into laughter. "Okay, okay, we can call him Scales!"
The dragon gave a cheery growl to show his pleasure of being named by the beauty. "See? He likes it," Nami said with another chuckle as she hugged Luffy's arms. "That's a good boy, Scales! Now turn a little to the left! We'll get back home in no time at all!"
The dragon gave another cheery growl in the affirmative as he turned a little towards the left.
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Several screams of terror and bells of warning throughout Mariejois brought the members of Devil's Fist out of their guild to investigate what was happening. A large shadow swooped along the ground, causing them to look up at the massive dragon which circled above.
"Holy shit!" Ace cried as Dragon and Garp came up beside him.
The dragon, however, did not attack, and instead began to make a gradual descent within the large garden over the big, open lawn of the guild.
"The hell is going on!?" Garp exclaimed as he, Dragon and Ace as well as the other members began heading towards it.
They watched as the dragon lowered himself to the ground, and then an individual slid right off from it with another still atop it. Both were unmistakable.
"Luffy, what in the hell are you doing!? What is this!?" Garp demanded as he gaped back at them with everyone else.
Luffy grinned big as he helped Nami down and turned to look at them. "Meet Scales!" he said as he pet over the side of dragon's head.
"What the hell are you going on about, 'Meet Scales'!?" Garp demanded as he made his way over without fear. "You were supposed to kill the dragon! That was the job and in the contract! I'll finish it for you, if you can't do that! And… how in the hell did you…!?"
The dragon groaned and hid its head behind both Luffy and Nami. There was something awful scary about that man.
"Oye! You're scaring him!" Luffy said, hugging the poor dragon's muzzle. "Don't scare him! He's our dragon now! He's our friend! Don't you dare hurt him!" As he spoke, his eyes began to glow blue in preparation for a fight, if one was needed.
The dragon growled with stars in his eyes as he nuzzled Luffy in appreciation for protecting him. Luffy grinned and snickered as he hugged the dragon back. "Don't worry, Scales! I won't let the scary man hurt you!"
This drew another happy groan as the dragon licked him, causing Luffy to burst into laughter.
"How in the hell…?" Ace whispered as he came up beside Garp. "You tamed it?"
Luffy blinked before pointing to Nami. "She tamed him."
Nami looked from Luffy towards the others with a frown. "I couldn't let him die… He was pleading with me." The dragon groaned and now nuzzled her to show his appreciation, which made her giggle and pet him. "Besides, all the women who were taken were returned to the village. He didn't kill them, and a lot of his treasure is here," she said, pointing up at several burlap bags filled with gold and jewels. "Instead of taking gold from the villagers, they allowed for us to take a part of the treasure, and the rest was returned to them."
Garp's jaw dropped as he gaped back at them. "Retur-! You did what!?"
Nami pursed her lips as she pressed her fists to her hips, facing down the old man without fear. "It was all stolen in the first place! We had no right to take it all, and they allowed us to take a lot! It was more than fair, and we ended up with more than they were paying! They were happy with the outcome, despite what the contract said, seeing as we still fixed their dragon problem! Not to mention, you now have an even better reputation than you did before! What's the problem!?"
"She has a point…" Ace said with a shrug as he pointed to her, and then he looked over to the old man.
"I have to agree," Dragon replied as he smiled at the girl.
"And let's not forget, they didn't kill the dragon. She fucking tamed it! That's way more terrifying!" Ace whispered to Dragon, but Garp could hear it as well, which made his eye twitch. Dragon replied with an emphatic nod of his head in agreement.
Garp gave a growl as he stared down the glaring girl, giving her a glare right back. He could not really dispute what she said, despite the fact that the guild had to hold a certain reputation, and not just a better one. "Fine! I'll let it slide this time," he said, and then looked up at the dragon, "and feeding him is your responsibility!"
"Fine! And of course it is! Why would we expect you to do it!? It's not like Luffy and I can't afford it, even after you take your share of the payment!" she said, motioning towards the burlap bags.
Garp gave a grunting growl before turning to head back into the guild as he muttered under his breath, and the mages could only look on in amusement as well as amazement.
Orange haired beauty: one; scary, grumpy, old Guild Master: zero.
Luffy snickered with a proud grin as he wrapped his arm around Nami's waist and pulled her against his side. She also turned a smile to him and kissed his nose. "We should find a place for Scales. Maybe we could purchase some land and build a place for him."
Luffy snickered again and said, "Yeah, we'll figure it out."
The guild members watching the spectacle could only look on in awe of the pair, even though they were also a part of the same guild as Luffy. They were both very powerful mages; even more so than they were.
When word spread that the Devil's Fist had now tamed a dragon, their reputation sky rocketed and stories of their deeds spread. More and more mages wanted to join as well, and many were willing to take on the difficult tasks it took to even join such a prestigious and famous guild as The Devil's Fist.
To Be Continued…
Ending Author's Note: So, what'd you guys think of the first chapter so far? :) Luffy always had wanted to defeat that dragon, to which Nami would always decline! XD Well, he finally got his wish, hahaha! Only, Nami slightly stole his glory. I don't think he minds. xD Anyways, I would appreciate it if you guys gave me some feedback! ;) Reviews are always appreciated! Until next time! :D