He didn't want this. They couldn't make him do it! At first glance, it seemed like nothing at all, but after the full extent of the circumstances came to light, he hated the idea. To travel to the future to kill a Dragon. He loved Dragons. Yes he was a Dragon Slayer but never did he want to kill one, sure he wanted to beat Igneel up from time to time and when Metalicana made fun of him on their yearly visit he wanted to punch the metal lizard in the snout but never did he want to kill a Dragon. Not to mention to find out that Igneel and all the other Dragon's that he was familiar with only had a limited amount of time that their bodies could sustain themselves. It wasn't fair. Why did they have to go kill a Dragon in the future? He was happy as he was right now.
It had been a few days since he had run away from the others. The other Dragon Slayers were happy to listen to their Dragon's wishes, to allow them into their bodies and travel to the future with them creating the antibodies they would need to remain human. Anna-sensei had been upset when Natsu had refused before he had run off. Maybe he was feeling a little guilty about upsetting the blonde haired woman he harboured a not so secret crush on.
It wouldn't be much longer before Igneel found him, a day or two at most before the flying lizard found him. The Fire Dragon always gave Natsu a few days to vent out his frustration during times where he was confused about a situation, allowing him to come to terms with it on his own. This time would be no different, Igneel would find him and explain things in a way to make the boy understand.
Now the boy was laying in the grass, light rain was falling around him but he didn't mind it much as he stared up at the cloud covered sky. The charred remains of the area brought the pleasant smell of smoke to his nose. He had vented his frustration on his current surrounding area. There were a lot of reasons why Natsu didn't want to go along with this plan to go to the future, the biggest factor was that Zeref would be left behind.
The day Natsu awoke from his unknowing deceased state he hadn't seen his brother again. He had left him with Igneel and told him to get stronger before leaving. It seemed like so long ago now. Zeref was vague on everything since he had re-awoken and it was like his older brother had changed somewhat, it was kinda scary even.
The ground beneath him shook as familiar footsteps reached him making the boy pout as he sat up, his back to the obvious Dragon approaching. He didn't want to see Igneel and his big stupid face right now. He wanted more time to blow stuff up, it hadn't been long enough. His back was to the Dragon as he folded his arms with a huff.
"Go away you stupid Dragon!" Natsu shouted bringing the large creature to a halt behind him. "Nobody likes you and you smell like poo!" Cheap insults like this usually ended up with Natsu free falling from several thousand feet moments later until he was apologising for all he was worth and Igneel snatched him from his fall, it was strange that it hadn't happened yet. That's when the unfamiliar scent reached him. It wasn't Igneel, or any other Dragon he knew. He hadn't caught on immediately because of the smell of the rain and smoke covering this unknown Dragon's scent. Turning his head with a curious gaze he spotted the Dragon.
The Dragon's entire body was covered with light-colored scales, a dark-colored fiery-mane running down the Dragon's back and arms, which appeared to be connected to the feathery wings similar somewhat to Grandeeney's. Three pairs of extensions protrude from the jaw, and dark-colored wing-like design over the eyes that's complemented by two oval designs right above it. Finally, the pair of jagged horns extending from the base of the skull and feather-like scales extending from the back of her knees.
"A boy?" The Dragon spoke, eyes widening at the sight of the child. Sniffing at the air, eyes narrowing at the demonic scent of the boy however traces of the scent of a Dragon coming from his white scale scarf, the scent was what had made her come to investigate the area. She watched as he got to his feet with the expression of extreme excitement on his face.
"It's a Dragon!" Natsu cheered surprising her. Never had she been received in such a way since the tragedy of the events in Dragnof her mere presence frightened humans and she was either forced to flight or flee to survive. Since becoming what she was, this was the first time anyone had smiled at her in such a way, but why was his presence of something… evil?
"Hi!" He was standing before her, not an ounce of fear in his small body. Lowering her head down slowly, as to not frighten him away she peered into his eyes that were filled with such curiosity. "I'm Natsu Dragneel, what's your name?"
"Irene Belserion."
