The Dragon Slayer and the Knightess

by Emperor Zeref Dragneel

Erza and Natsu end up going on a job together, with the whole matter leaving Natsu in complete confusion. On the other hand, Erza wants to confirm her growing feelings for her longtime friend so she decides to take this chance to find out. What will she discover? Plus with them threat of a new group of foes, will she survive long enough to find out her feelings?

1. Chapter 1

The Dragon Slayer and the Knightess

Full summary: Natsu and Erza go on a job together due to a twist of unexpected events. The events from the Tower of Heaven still fresh in her mind; Erza starts considering her growing affection for her pink-haired friend. Could it be romantic love or is it a simple case of platonic love as it was when they were kids? And within the horizon, a new enemy group emerges so Erza has to consider her feelings while fighting off this new threat. Will she manage to find an answer when everything is said and done?

Main Pairings: The story as a whole will focus on Natsu and Erza, with a little of other pairings on the side, such as Gray and Juvia. There will also be a friendship bond between Levy and Lucy.

Timeline: This happens after the events of the Tower of Heaven arc and before the Oracion Seis Arc.

Disclaimer; I do not own the amazing manga and anime that is Fairy Tail( even though it's my second best of all time, only second to Naruto, OBVIOUSLY!)

A/N: This is only my second fanfic, my first being a Naruto one so I decided on my second being one of Fairy Tail. This is an idea I originally had two years ago but since I didn't have a lot of time back then i couldn't really do much about it. So here I am, two years later XD. I hope you guys don't mind the time lapse. I plan to update my Naruto fanfic as soon as possible so don't think I've dropped it(even with that horrible excuse of an ending) Natsu and Erza make a really cute couple in my opinion so I thought I would write something about them. I hope you guys like it. So, here goes nothing.

A Decent Job

Natsu Dragneel stood in front of the request board for what was the third time that day. He was checking if there were any decent jobs that were worth going to, since for the two times he had checked earlier that day, he termed the ones which were already there as 'lame'.

"Still reading through the jobs, Natsu?" Natsu was startled and turned around to come face-to-face with MiraJane. "Oh, it's you, Mira-San. Yeah, there's not one job that's worth doing." "Why don't you just go out for a stroll and when you come back, a worthwhile job will have popped up?" Cana, who was seated on her favorite seat in the hall while holding a barrel of liquor, suggested.

*sigh*"Okay, Guess I should," Natsu replied( He almost considered sneaking up to where the S-class request board was and steal a job from there if a decent job didn't appear within the next few minutes, and gave a slight chuckle at the idea) . Just as he was about to open the door, a sound appeared on the request board and Natsu recognized it all too familiarly. It was the sound of a job being posted on the request board. Natsu leapt for joy, "Yes! Finally, " Natsu raced back to the request board. The job involved saving a kidnapped boy. Natsu did not like the description of the job very much but when he skimmed through the sheet of paper and reached the bottom where the reward was written. He opened his mouth wide in shock.

"Wow! That's a lot of zeros!" He exclaimed. The price at hand was 200,000,000 jewels. "Then it's decided. I take first dibs on this mission." Levy, Jet and Droy, who had gone to see what the job was, sighed in defeat. "Not again," Levy said.

"Just hope that this time things don't go awry like they did last time," Macao told him. Natsu gulped and knew that he was referring to the time that he, Lucy and Happy had gone to retrieve a book named Daybreak for a client called Zekua Melon. The reward for the job was 200,000 jewels but due to Lucy, they never got the reward.

"Don't worry. This time I won't be going with Lucy. She went to see her dad in Acalypha and won't be coming back till after tomorrow. I'm thinking that I should do this job al…."At this point a feminine voice interjected, which Natsu knew all too well, "Then I'll come with you," Erza interrupted, before Natsu could complete his sentence.

Everyone in the guild was surprised at this sudden declaration, but none more so than Natsu, who in his wildest dreams had never imagined Erza volunteering to go on a job with him. He was about to ask why, but a stern glare from Erza and a concerned Mira shaking her head made him reconsider his decision a few minutes later.

End

A/N: Well, that's the end of Chapter 1 guys. I originally intended for it to be longer than this but this will have to do for now, since this is going to be a really long story, so I intend to follow it through all the way. Read and Enjoy.