Natsu x Cobra
Hey everyone Jaegar here ^^ So i'm sorry that Damaged is on hold I just have been pushing it off lately because i've been watching other animes and stuff. I'll try to get back into it and LMHM is officially on Hiatus until my writer's block is gone with it hehe~ ^^|| Also Cobra x Natsu has became my new OTP so yeah. I'm also gotta write a short AoT fanfic for my friend Sam who is in love with the anime(which it's gonna have OC's in it Mine and her's who are dating Eren Jaegar(Sam) and Jean Kirstein(Me) 3 so it should be interesting and fun c: Enjoy chapter 1 of Poisoned Flames and feel free to pm me if you want me to write you a fanfic or just to say hi~
Chapter 1:
「 Natsu's POV」
Me and Happy made our way to the guild and smiled when everyone greeted us when we walked in. Happy went straight to Wendy and Carla as I walked to the bar where Mirajane was currently serving drinks to the other guildmembers. I smiled as I looked around to see that Gray was talking to Erza and Lucy with Juvia hiding behind in her normal spot watching Gray; pretty normal day. Gajeel was sitting in his corner eating his iron with Levy sitting beside him ready and Pantherlily sitting on the table drinking. Mira finally walked towards me and gave me her famous smile, " Hey Natsu the usual?" She asked as I nodded and she turned and began to prepare my drink. I turned to see Lisanna and Kianna taking everyone's orders and Laxus sitting next to Gramps while Freed and the rest of the Thunder Legion sat and talked. I could see everyone was enjoying their day except for me. I was just bored and wanted to take a mission but I don't know if I should take one on my own or ask someone. I haven't taken a 'Dragon Sightings' mission in a long time; it was since. . .oh well I don't remember. I haven't went out to look for Igneel in awhile so I think I should go out and look alone, " Here you go Natsu." Mira said as I smiled taking the drink.
" Thanks Mira. Hey do we have any 'Dragon Sightings' missions?" I asked as the white haired woman brought her hand up to her chin showing me she was thinking.
" I think we have one, you gonna go look for Igneel Natsu?" She asked as I shrugged.
" Maybe, I feel like today is gonna be another lazy day for Team Natsu so I'm probably just gonna go by myself since Happy is busy." I said looking over at the Blue Exceed who was laughing with Wendy while Carla just smiled softly. Happy always did that ever since Wendy and Carla joined; he loved Carla and wanted to be with her nearly everyday I usually let it happen but after awhile it got to be lonely when he left. We don't go fishing anymore together or go on missions much anymore, and since we won the Grand Magic Games Team Natsu and most of the Guild have had a lazy day which was cool at first but then got boring, " So maybe I'll go by myself."
" Maybe you should ask Happy or someone else to go with you?" Mira asked, " I will if you want me to?" She asked which shocked me; I've never once been on a mission with Mirajane before despite being guildmembers it was weird for us to be paired together and she normally was serving everyone drinks or cooking ever since she stopped going out on missions when Lisanna died those many years ago. She had been scared of her magic so she stopped and used her time serving people and changing from the mean cruel girl she once was into the nice girl we see today - Elfman used his time and trained not to use his magic but to fight with his fists and became a 'true man'.
" Nah it's alright Mira I haven't time to myself in such a long time it'll probably do me some good, I can train too if I need to." I told her with a smile, " I'll be ok." I said as I gulped down my drink of flames, walked over to the request board, grabbed the mission and brought it over to Mira who then stamped it for me, " Thanks Mira. If i'm not back today i'll probably be home or still looking so just tell Happy i'm going out and to stay at Lucy's, Lisanna's or Wendy's." I told her as she nodded and I walked off.
I walked off to the train station that was heading to Shirotsune the town that was close to the mountains and close to Mt. Hakobe, it was a small town compared to Magnolia now that our town was home to the strongest guild in Fiore. Once I recovered from my motion sickness I got off that death trap and wondered around town. Most people were chatting with one another while some were selling food and stuff to buyers. I began to ask around the town about the dragon that has been 'spotted. The reason I say it sarcastically is because i've done this before many times only to be fooled and tricked many times.
" Excuse me have you seen a dragon around here?" I asked an old lady who was having trouble with her groceries - I thought it should be ok to ask one more person befoe giving up and going home.
" Hmm actually i've only heard about a rumor or one in the cave that a few miles down from the town so I would try there, thanks for helping me with the groceries heres something for the way there." She said as she brought out some apples and handed them to me.
" No need to give this to me, i'll be alright. It was really no problem that's what Mages are for." I said as she shooke her head and handed me back the fruit.
" Take it. . .I sense you'll need it or maybe that dragon will if it is there." She said which was strange and I nodded taking the bag of fruit and putting them in my bag.
I walked out of the old lady's house and walked out of town and walked for a few miles or so looking for this cave she was telling me about. I was hoping it was Igneel, maybe even the other dragon slayer's parents if so I could ask them about Igneel or why they left. I caught whiff of something strange and followed them scent; it smelled like a dragon so I wasn't sure who it was. Soon enough I found the cave and walked inside.
" Helllllooooo, any dragon in here!" I yelled waiting for a reply until I heard a soft growl, " I'm coming in deeper I won't harm you."
" Go away. . ." A voice said as I looked around; the voice sounded familiar but I couldn't put my finger on it. I entered the cave farther using my flames to light up the darken cave so I could see where I'm going, " Go back or else." I kept on going I was gonna see who it was - the name was on the tip of my tongue.
" I promise I won't harm you anyway i'm an ally." I called, " Just tell me where you are at. If you're hungry I got food; if you're hurt I can help you." I explained.
" Help me. . . heh who would help me." The voice said as I kept walking, " I'm no more than a criminal and now that you know you must now die." The voice said as I was thrown back into the wall and had a claws that glew purple near my throat, " Wait a minute. . .it's you Fire Dragonslayer. . ." The voice said as I looked up to see Cobra; the ex-member of the Oracion Seis looking at me with his one chocolate colored eye the other was sealed away by the scar going through his other eye.
" Cobra? So this is where you have been since the Grand Magic Games?" I asked as he let go of me.
" Damn when I thought I found me a place to rest and heal up." He growled.
" Whoa hey like I said before I'm not gonna hurt you, if anything you helped us when those dragons came out." I said as he scoffed.
" You are a light guildmember why would you want to help me?" He asked crossing his arms, " That was a one time thing ok so don't think I did it because I'm not good, well I'm not understand!" He spat as I sighed.
" I didn't say that but still you helped prevent a tragedy from happening. I help out anyone who is in trouble despite who they are. I can tell you're hurt and probably starving. I don't have your extreme hearing but I can tell your hungry so here." I said as he stood there and I sighed once more, " If you want you can read my thoughts and see if I'm telling the truth or not." I said as he stood there for awhile.
「 Cobra's POV」
I stood opposite from the first generation dragonslayer hearing his thoughts, " I just want to help him. I got apples that the old lady gave me and this is what she must've meant when she said, 'You'll need it or maybe that dragon will if it is there.' I want to help you I promise on my life attack me if you don't believe I won't fight back." I heard Natsu's thoughts pretty clear - I could tell he was being sincere so I calmed and sat down right next to him, " Here have an apple for now if you want I can go back to town and get some food and supplies to help heal your wounds." he said.
" Just because I'm letting you heal me doesn't mean I trust you understand Salamander." I said crossing my arms as he smiled softly.
" Understood." he said as he handed me the apple and I took a bite out of it.
" So who was the old lady who gave you the apples and said that?" I said and looked over to Natsu who was looking through his bag.
" I came here on a mission looking for a dragon; well looking to see if it was my dad or not and well no one told me anything except that old lady I helped her out with the groceries and she told me about these caves just telling me it was a rumor but she knew I was looking for someone close so she gave me those and told me that." He explained as I could hear the hint of sadness in his voice.
" I see you're alone where's that blue cat friend or your other friends?" I asked as I finished the apple and he brought out bandages.
" Happy's too busy with Carla the white cat with Wendy the Sky Dragonslayer and everyone else is too busy being lazy, going on missions together or too busy so I'm alone right now. I told the guild it'll be a good chance to give me some time by myself so it's all good." he explained to me.
" I can tell you're lying." I said as he looked at me.
" Huh?"
" I can tell you're lying; you act like it doesn't bother you, but remember I can read your thoughts I know what you're thinking." I said, " You don't like being alone."
" SHUT UP!" He snapped and stood up aruptly, " S-sorry. . .I'm use to being alone really. Igneel left me all alone. . .Master found me and brought me to the guild, I was always alone because I was always made fun of because I couldn't read or write. . .nevermind you don't really care do you?" The pinkette said sitting back down.
" I don't mind it gives us something to talk about while you're bandaging me up." I said as he looked at me, " Only if you want to talk about it. Trust me I know alittle about pain myself."
" A-are you alone too?" He asked in a weak tone that held sadness, this was getting to get weird for me; my enemy is just letitng his guard down like this - must be a touchy subject for him.
" Yeah. . .I am since Cuebellios disappeared I've been alone since the rest of Oracion Seis stayed locked up." I said, " But I like it I guess and that's what you wanted you wanted to be alone because you have grown to be use to it." I told him, " The guild made fun of you back then because you couldn't read and write, was it because you were raised by this Igneel? He was a dragon so it wasn't like he could teach you human writing and much of reading, but he taught you so why does it matter?" I asked.
" They thought I was weird. . .no one tried to get close to me and I didn't try getting close to them, all I wanted was Igneel. The only person who got close to me was Lisanna and that was only when I found Happy as an egg. She bossed me around usually called me a terrible father. . . and soon after Happy was born everyone cared about me then, but really Happy was all I had he was my partner he went on missions with me. . .and now i'm nothing to him." He explained as I frowned, " Sorry let's change the topic I don't want you to be disgusted with my past or my problems, now let's head up your wounds." he said as I nodded as I took off my white coat and black vest.
「 Natsu's POV」
I blushed as the poison dragonslayer took off his coat and vest showing me his muscled chest. I wasn't about to just let him see my blush. I could see the wound on the lower part of his side and looked at it, " That might become a scar." I explained then bandaged it up, " How'd you get these wounds anyway?" I asked.
" Magic Council. Everywhere I went they found me and that's when I found this place and been here ever since the Dragon's Incident at Crocus." He explained.
" Personally I hate the Magic Council myself." I said which probably shocked him.
" You do?" Cobra asked as I nodded.
" Everything we have done for Fiore we always get blamed for it. When you all came back after we came back from Tenrou they blamed it on us, they even sent that Doranbolt guy to Tenrou so they could disband Fairy Tail. Never once have we gotten a thank you for saving Fiore only yelled at. The Kingdom was pretty grateful for what we did but the Magic Council is never pleased." I explained as I finally bandaged him up, " There you should be good Cobra."
" Thanks. But that's the Magic Council for you." Cobra shrugged.
" That's true. It must suck that you have to keep running from them?" I asked.
" Yeah it does, which i'm gonna have to do it again once you leave."
" Huh?" I asked glancing at the maroon haired colored mage, " Are you saying i'm gonna go blab where you are once I leave!?" I asked angerily, " Like I told you before i'm an ally I'm not gonna go tell anyone. I mean I have no one anymore anyway so, you're the only person who has listened to my problem no one ever cared." I said and shrugged.
" I can tell you're not lying." He said as I smiled.
" I'm gonna be staying in Shirotsune so I'll try to bring you back some food, clothes or anything else you need." I told him.
" Why you know if they figure out you're helping me you can get in trouble?" He asked.
" I don't care I'm always breaking the rules so why start listening to them now. Besides I want to help you despite you not wanting to ask for it, I know that's just your pride so it's ok. I don't need anything in return." I said, " I don't like seeing people hurt. Igneel taught me to help others no matter what; despite that we were enemies before." I smiled, " Well I'm gonna be going back to town i'm telling fairy tail i'm staying here in town for a while but I'm not gonna tell them about you so don't worry. I just want to make sure you're ok." I said.
" Well you don't have to i'm strong enought to defend myself." He defended himself as I chuckled.
" Not while you're hurt so just relax so you can heal, and if you don't well i'm gonna have to knock you out so you can stay still." I chuckled and winked so he knew I was playing.
He smirked, " Alright but I know I could take ya." He chuckled softly as I giggled which was so not me, " Now go on." He said, " Before I make you myself." He joked as I laughed and walked out. Once I got far enough so he couldn't hear my thought I took a shakey breath and began to walk off.
「 Cobra's POV」
Once he walked away I laid against the wall and smirked to myself, " I feel the next few days are gonna be interesting." I thought to myself; I felt like I was gonna burst and I didn't even know why. Having my enemy around alot healing my wounds? I guess it's better than being alone and I know he felt the same way. It felt weird to know he was too. . .trusting for his own good, he told me if I didn't trust me to hurt him and he wouldn't fight back; I guess he was right about him wanting to help everyone despite them being an enemy? I just feel that will get him in trouble in the near future - future that maybe I could help him with. . .no Cobra don't think that way you need no one; right now he is willing to help you and then soon you're out of here and out of this country.
「 Natsu's POV」
When I got to my hotel, hotel Richissime I checked in for my room and got to a phone as soon as possible, " Hey Mira, yeah it's me Natsu. I'm gonna be staying here for awhile." I said.
" Is everything alright Natsu?" She asked, " Do you want me to send up Erza, Gray and Lucy?"
" Yeah everything's fine. No, no need for that everything's ok." I said, " I just want some time to myself to train for awhile tell Happy to stay where I told you before." I said.
" Ok where are you staying at?" She asked.
" I can't say. It's mine and Igneel's spot please understand." I lied, " But call me at this number and i'll answer."
" I understand Natsu just be careful." She said as I smiled.
" Thanks Mira." I thanked and hung up and grabbed my chest; it was beating fast which I have had never happen before. I mean I knew what it meant; that I was in love with the poison dragonslayer but I felt it was just a crush. Yeah that's it a crush just that, " He did use to be your enemy Natsu." I shook my head and walked upstairs to my room and laid in my bed and fell asleep.
The next morning I woke up with a stretched and yawned loudly. I got up and dressed in my usual black vest with the gold trim along the side, my white baggy pants, black flip flops, black wristband, and my signature white muffler - that Igneel gave me before he left. I walked down to the kitchen and had myself breakfast - maybe while I was at it make something for Cobra; but what? I pondered on it for awhile then decided to just make him a thing of pancakes with syrup, sausage, biscuits and gravy and grabbed some milk and water. I put it all in a bag and walked out of the Hotel and into town. I decided I should grab medical stuff and other food for him while I was at it so I walked into the Marketplace and looked around for all kinds of food that he might like; I knew maybe I should look for something with poison in it so he could recover his magic. Once I found such item I bought it and told the lady it was used for a potion and she bought it completely. I also began to look around for medical supplies and thanks to some random lady she helped find some and bought it for me. I wondered to myself as I walked through the Marketplace to the outskirts of town to the caves where Cobra was staying at, " Why am I going out of my way to help him? The guy who was once my enemy."Why that everytime I thought about him my heart would start beating fast and I felt butterflies in my stomach? I was going out of my way to help him out but why? When I got there I didn't see him anyway but I could tell he was around by his scent, " Must be at the river nearby to wash up or something?"
" Got that right."
「 Cobra's POV」
I had gone down to the river to wash up and that was when I could smell the Fire Dragonslayer around with food; I snuck back to the cave I've been staying at while I healed up. Once I got close by I could hear his thoughts clearly, " Must be at the river nearby to wash up or something?"
" Got that right." I said as he turned and I could see the blush on his face - I knew he was trying not to let me see the blush or let me hear his thoughts but it was kind of hard not to and not smirk, " You know you suprise me Salamander. Guessing you never seen someone as sexy as me half naked before?" I smirked as he turned a deep red.
" S-shut up! I've seen other guy's chest before!" He commented blushing, " I mean I have a mage who literally just strips off his clothes for no reason." He added as I chuckled.
" Oh I didn't the famous Salamander went that way?~" I purred with a smirk as he fidgeted and look down at his feet.
" N-no. . .I mean I don't know if I do or not ok I've never really thought of anyway in that way before." he said as I looked at him.
" I thought you were with that blonde Celestial Mage?" I asked crossing my arms.
" No we're friends that's all; she likes Loke anyway." He said which I could tell he didn't really like her like I guessed.
" So you've never been out with anyone, kissed, or done more with someone?" I asked.
" I-I mean Lisanna kissed me on the cheek, but I know that doesn't count." The pinkette said with a shrug, " I just don't go around doing that kind of stuff really so." I walked up to him and pinned him against the wall. he blushed and the thoughts running through his head made me chuckle, " W-what the? What's he doing!?" That told me that he's never been kissed before.
" Relax I'm showing you something." I reassured him as I slowly placed my lips onto his and kissed him. His eyes were wide open and he wasn't kissing back which I knew he was shocked. I placed my hands on his hips and brought him closer, his chest rubbing against my bare one. I could tell he was enjoying the kiss because he dropped the bags he was holding and wrapped his arms around my neck. I didn't think he would kiss back or it would be like this - I could feel his heart race and clearly mine was too. I wanted to explore more, but I knew not too; so I pulled away earning a whimper from him. I smirked and licked my lips as I looked down at his blushing face, " Well was that good for your first kiss?" I smirked as he blushed some more, " Good that I stole it too.~"
" I-I uhh. . ." He muttered trying to think but clearly his brain shut off during that kiss I laughed and turned towards the bags.
" So what's in the bags?" I asked and sat down putting on my coat around my shoulders.
" O-oh well I made you breakfast at the hotel i'm staying at - well more like snuck, then I bought you some food and medical supplies just in case as well." He explained as he brought out the breakfast which was pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy, " Oh yeah I also got this I can't believe they sell this in the Marketplace but they have actually poison so it can help you regain your magic. I got you a shitload so you should be good for awhile." He told me as I looked up at the Pyro.
" He got this all for me?" I thought to myself, " Why?" I asked him in which earned me a blush.
" I-i'm not for sure myself. I know you didn't help us with the dragons back at Crocus because you turned good but you did it to help escape but still I wanna help you heal up and get better; also I just. . .have feelings ok." Natsu said blushing once again.
" Feelings? For me?" I asked.
" You saw how I kissed back. Yeah I do ok." Salamander said as I began to laugh so hard.
" Listen Dragneel I don't know what made you gain feelings for me but if you recall i'm an enemy and really-" I began but he stopped me.
" I know I know! I don't know what made me gain feelings for you; but I remember Igneeltelling me about it before." He growled and looked away, " He told me since I was learning Dragonslayer Magic I was gonna gain traits like them. I have nails, sharp teeth and sharp senses. We also can sense our mates too. . ." He began.
" Whoa whoa hold up! You don't believe that do you?" I asked as he turned towards me and I saw the look on his face.
" Yeah I do I mean Igneel was a dragon he knew what he was doing when he taught me. I don't know if it's the same for you but when you kissed me I could feel your heart rate and smell your hormones. . .Look i'm sorry for saying all this just forget it." He said as he turned away and I frowned.
" Well now I can't." I said as he looked at me, " I can't just simply forget you telling me all this now and I can see that your highly upset about it which tells me you're being sincere. Look i'm not all good at this stuff ok so I can't just come out and say 'Oh I love you Natsu Dragneel!' besides you wouldn't want to be with me because remember I'm a criminal if anyone found out in your guild what would happen?" I explained crossing my arms, " I'm only gonna be here until I recover then i'm heading for the town on the other side of these mountains which is called River Village, so it's not like we're gonna run into each other."
" Why there?" He asked tilting his head.
" It's the only place I can think of. It's a small little village and i'm gonna stay there and really live there. I'm tired of running really. I'm tried of magic and the Magic Council. I wanted to live Fiore all together which will take alittle bit more time to do but River Village is where i'm going. If it works out then I'm staying there." I said.
" That's a good plan really." Natsu said as I nodded, " I mean sometimes I've wondered how my life would be without magic. . .I mean I'm tired of being alone at the guild, tired of getting false hope on my father's whereabouts, i'm just tired of everything. I think the only thing keeping me sane now is Happy and Mira right now. Mira's has been the only one who has called me to check up to make sure i'm alright. . ." He said trying to fight the urge to cry, I sighed and got up and grabbed him and brought him into a tight embrace.
" It's alright." I reassured him.
" Thanks. . .I mean I do really have feelings for you and if you did leave I would want to go with you but Happy. . ." I said.
" I understand Happy is your best friend, just like Cuebellios was my best friend back during the Tower of Heaven." I told him.
" It's getting late maybe I should head back. I'll come back tomorrow alright, do you need anything?" he asked me as I shook my head.
" Nah I should be good for now." I said not realizing how late it was getting, " Hey get back safe ok? I'll see you tomorrow." I said as he smiled and nodded before leaving. I watched him walk away until he was out of sight and I sighed, " I feel bad for the kid. . .it seems he's not loving the guild life like he use to anymore."