Chapter 2: Fights and More Love
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail. Hiro Mashima does.
Natsu opened his onyx colored eyes to reveal Lisanna watching him.
"Good morning Natsu!" Lisanna greeted.
"U-Uh, good morning Lisanna." Natsu yawned and scratched his eyes.
"Breakfast!" Mira shouted from the kitchen.
After eating, the three siblings left for the guild leaving Natsu to wash the dishes. 'Well... at least I have a place to stay,' he thought.
*To the guild*
Gajeel was sitting down waiting for the fire dragon slayer to return. Instead, he saw the Strauss siblings come through the door.
"Hey, you guys! Do you know where Salamander is?" Gajeel questioned.
"He's at our house washing the dishes. He should be back any minute now." Mira said while heading to the bar and started picking a fight with Erza.
The guild doors swung open to reveal Natsu falling on his face. The guild laughed at him. "He's still wearing the apron!" somebody shouted.
"You found yourself a good slave Mira," a man said.
"Thanks Macao." Mira replied. Natsu's body immediately lit on fire, burning the apron off.
"I'M NOT A SLAVE!" he screamed in embarrassment and anger.
"Oi, Salamander! Why didn't you wake me up yesterday!" Gajeel complained.
"I felt that would've been rude. After all, you looked pretty comfy to me." Natsu grinned while showing him the picture.
"BASTARD!" Gajeel shouted. His fist became covered in iron. "Iron Dragon's..."
Natsu's fists became engulfed in flames. "Fire Dragon's..."
"Hard Fist!/Iron Fist!" Their attacks collided, magic circles appeared at the collision point, and a small explosion occurred, blowing those two away. Gajeel charged Natsu again.
"Iron Dragon's Sword!" a long and large sword with big saw teeth on both sides morphed from Gajeel's hand. Natsu charged Gajeel with his fists still on fire.
"HEY!" shouted Erza, stopping the two in they're tracks and making them cancel their magic. "I think it's high time we found out, what kind of magic is that?"
"Mine is Iron Dragon Slayer Magic." Gajeel stated.
"I use Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. We're dragon slayers!" Natsu said with his classic toothy grin. The noisy guild went quiet and still. Then Gray started laughing his ass off.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! You expect me to believe that!?"
Natsu and Gajeel's heads started having a vein popping out of each. "Why you..." Gajeel growled. "Do you wanna fight, stripper!?" Natsu yelled.
"Who're you calling a stripper!?" Both glared at each other.
"Gray, your clothes!" Cana said.
"WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN!?" shouted Gray. Makarov is still shocked that two dragon slayers just joined his guild.
"Natsu! Gajeel!" Makarov called out.
"Yeah gramps?" they said in unison.
"Is it true, are both of you dragon slayers?" Makarov asked with a set stone serious face that once again silenced the guild.
"You bet!" Natsu grinned. "See? Watch this!" Natsu grabbed a handful of silverware. "Kurogane, eat this stuff."
"Okay." Gajeel took the silverware and started munching on it without second thoughts. Makarov and the rest of the guild's (except Natsu) jaws dropped.
"Those silverware were expensive!" Makarov cried out loud. Natsu and Gajeel started laughing hard. Even Lisanna and Mira were giggling quietly.
"As the Iron Dragon Slayer, Kurogane can breath, eat, and be protected by iron. And as a fire dragon slayer, I can breath, eat, and be protected from fire. Who here is a regular fire wizard?" asked Natsu.
"I am!" said Macao.
"Blast me with as much fire as you can!" shouted Natsu.
"Okay, you asked for it." Macao made fire from his hand and blasted it at Natsu. The two female take over wizards felt a sting of worry when they saw Natsu just standing there. But when he ate the fire as soon as it came to him, that's when everybody in the guild's (except Gajeel) went wide eyed.
"See? Told ya!" grinned Natsu.
"Let's see if you live up to that title. Fight me!" said Gray.
"Bring it on, ice stripper." Natsu said with a smirk.
"Take it outside," ordered Makarov.
"Wait, before you do anything else, I have to ask," said Gajeel. "Natsu, why do you stink so much?" asked Gajeel while covering his nose.
"Oh, that's because of the water I used to wash Mira's dishes with." Natsu answered.
"Wait, what?" the said take over wizard asked. "What water did you use that made your hands stink?"
"I used water that was in some bucket. The bucket had a weird stick in it that had cloth at the end." Natsu answered.
"YOU CLEANED OUR DISHES WITH MOP WATER!? WE CLEAN THE FLOORS WITH THAT!" Mira screamed as her killing aura was blasted out of her form.
"W-W-Wait! In my defense, I've never done chores before, I've never lived in a normal house, since me and my dad lived in the forest, and to top it all off, you entrusted that task to me even knowing these facts." Natsu pleaded. Mira was about to say something that was surely going to be inappropriate for her sister to hear, but ultimately hanged herself in defeat.
"Just go outside."
*Outside the guild*
"Ice Make: Lance!" spears of ice were formed out of thin air and Gray launched it at Natsu.
Natsu lifted up his hand, launched a fireball to counter the lance, and before the lance even reaches him, it evaporates.
"T-T-THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" said the now frightened Gray. The rest of the guild was surprised still. "You can't melt my ice. It's impossible!"
"Not really," replied Natsu with an evil smile. "Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!" Natsu's body became covered with powerful fire and he launched himself at Gray. His attack connected and Gray was knocked a dozen meters away. Gray got up dizzily and shook his head.
"You have a really hard head," he said. Natsu then cracked his knuckles with a menacing glare.
"I have hard fists too." Natsu shot back. The two charged at each other and for twenty minutes they went blow for blow at each other. At the end of it, Gray was breathing heavily and was bruised and battered while Natsu was breathing slightly hard and had slight bruises on his body. The two charge each other one last time.
"Ice Make: Lance Ice Bringer!" Gray shouted. Two swords of ice appeared and Gray slashed at Natsu.
"Dragon Slaying Secret Art! Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade!" Natsu swiped his arms in a circular fashion and shot out a larger torrent of flames and it hit Gray. The two attacks collided and Natsu's spell overpowered Gray's, destroying it and effectively defeating Gray. Gray lay there in a heap and others clapped and cheered. Especially Lisanna.
"How did you melt my ice though?" Gray groaned.
"Igneel taught me to have perfect control over my flames. I can burn whatever I want." Natsu said.
"Who's Igneel?" asked Gray as he shakily got up.
"My dad," answered Natsu.
"Sorry for laughing earlier."
"I don't get it. Your father sounds like an amazing person, yet why hasn't anybody else met him or why did he live in the forest away from civilization?" questioned Erza.
"Because humans would be afraid of how big, scaly and strong he was." Natsu replied.
"Same goes for my father. Humans would cower at the sight of him," added Gajeel.
"Did your dads look like dragons or something?" asked Erza, comically sweat dropping.
"No, you're misunderstanding. Our fathers don't look like dragons, they are dragons." Natsu replied calmly.
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"WHAT?!"
"Yeah. Our fathers are real, live dragons. Mine was named Metalicana by the way." Gajeel explained.
"WHAT?!"
"B-But I thought dragons were a myth!" said Macao.
"Of course they aren't!" said the now angry Natsu. "Dragons do exist. Me and Kurogane were raised and taught everything we know by dragons!"
"W-Well, congratulations on your fight Natsu." Erza said with a small smile.
*Back inside the guild*
Mira was sitting at the bar and watching Natsu, who is talking to her rival, Erza. She's getting more agitated by the second. 'Why am I getting this angry?'
"Oi Natsu! Let's have a rematch! Fist to fist!" Gray challenged.
"Oh you're about to get it now! Igneel trained me in strength too!" said Natsu with his signature grin.
The two fire and ice wizards faced off again and Erza noticed Mira staring at the fire dragon slayer. "What'cha looking at?" Erza asked in a teasing voice as she magically appeared behind her somehow. This caught Mira off guard.
"W-W-What are you talking about!?" Mira was sporting big red blush on her face. "Ooh, is this love I'm seeing on your face right now?" said Erza trying to push more buttons.
"Why you little..." Mira growled as she started fighting Erza again.
Gajeel was at a table alone eating the tableware when Levy approached him. "Hi Gajeel!" she greeted.
Gajeel came out from under the table. "Hey Levy, what's up?" He then noticed the big book she was toting around. "What's with the big book?"
"It's a book about dragon slayers. I've decided to study them." Levy said with a bright smile.
"Oh... okay." Gajeel said looking irritated. Levy noticed this and got worried.
"What's the matter, Gajeel?" she asked.
"Well," he started. "on the day July 7, X777, my father, Metalicana, and Salamander's father just disappeared without a trace. They didn't even say anything. Salamander says we'll see them again if we become stronger, but honestly, I don't know." Gajeel was clearly getting depressed at this point, so Levy grabbed his hand.
"It's okay Gajeel. I know you're strong. Plus Natsu's right, you'll be able to see him again one day. I know you will." Levy's smile burned straight into Gajeel's heart. Gajeel was blushing like crazy. "T-Thanks." he replied.
"Oi Kurogane, join us!" Popping out of the dust cloud, Natsu pulled Gajeel into the dust cloud and made him start fighting with Gray. This made Macao's drink spill and he blamed his drinking partner, Wakaba, and soon the whole guild was fighting. Levy sighed and then Lisanna sat next to Levy.
"Hi Levy!" Lisanna greeted her friend.
"Hey Lisanna!" They both smiled at each other.
"So... Levy, do you have a crush on Gajeel?" Lisanna asked Levy which caught her off guard. Her face became red and she tried to hide it behind a book.
"W-What are you talking about!?" Lisanna continued to tease her.
"Holding someone's hand is very romantic." Levy decided to begin her counter attack.
"How about you? You like Natsu!" Lisanna quickly hid her face.
"W-What are you saying? We're just friends!"
"Aha! I knew it. You like Natsu!"
"We're just friends!" Lisanna pleaded.
"Friends with benefits." Levy smirked. Lisanna ran away out of embarrassment.
*At Dusk*
The guild is quiet, everyone in it is exhausted, and Natsu, Gray and Gajeel are fast asleep still softly punching one another. Natsu is the first to wake up, so he goes to the backyard of the guild to get some fresh air and sits next to Lisanna who's watching the sunset. Lisanna jumped in shock.
"N-Natsu?! Don't scare me like that!" Lisanna complained. "Oh, sorry Lis. Didn't mean to scare you." Natsu gave her his signature grin.
"Lis? I like that nickname." Lisanna smiled. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" Lisanna asked while looking into the sunset.
"Yeah, just like you." Natsu whispered.
"What was that?" Lisanna said with a look of confusion.
"U-Uh. yeah, it's beautiful!" Natsu started blushing.
"Your so cute when you blush, Natsu!" Lisanna giggled.
"I'M NOT CUTE!" Natsu shouted. While this was happening, Mirajane was looking out the window watching them. It's the first time she felt so jealous, and it felt awkward it was directed at her sister. Mira was swimming in a sea of ambivalence. She went to the backyard as well.
"Lisanna, Natsu, It's time to go home." she said calmly. Both kids nodded and helped each other stand up, which increased Mira's jealousy.
"Mira." Natsu called out. Mira panicked and blushed, so she turned around trying to hide it.
"W-What is it?" she managed to spit out without choking on herself. "You guys go on ahead. I'm staying here with Kurogane." Natsu gave them his classic smile.
"Alright, just be back by tomorrow." Mira sighed.
"You want me to come back tomorrow?" Natsu said in confusion. Mira panicked again.
"O-Of course not! You can leave anytime you want for all I care! Hmph!" Her smile turned into a frown. "Come on Lisanna. Elfman's waiting for us." Both of the take over wizard sisters left. Natsu went back to the guild in search of Gajeel. He found him at the entrance to the library.
"Yo Kurogane! Did you find a place to stay?" Gajeel shook his head.
"No. I'm staying here until I get enough jewels for my own place." Gajeel went under a table to sleep so when he wakes up, he has breakfast in bed.
"Well, I guess I'm sleeping here tonight." Natsu sighed. He placed three chairs in a row as a makeshift bed. Natsu yawned and slowly closed his eyes, but he was awoken by a noise in the guild's kitchen. He went there and saw a rat, so he burned it. "I'm sorry you were born a rat and I had to kill you," Natsu apologized, "you disgusting, disgusting creature! No one takes my food!" Natsu went back to his chair bed, and saw Cana sleeping there. Natsu groaned and woke her up. "Why are you here?" Natsu asked with a poker face.
"I can't go back to the dorm. It's dark," she answered with the same poker face. Natsu sighed.
"Fine, I'll walk you home." He grabbed Cana's hand, making her blush instantly.
"N-Natsu! W-Wait! I'm uh..." she stared at the ground. Natsu tilted his head.
"What is it?" he asked.
"I'm afraid of the dark." She then hugged Natsu and blushed harder. Natsu lit his hand on fire and held it out in the distance.
"Don't worry. I'll protect you." he said gently. Cana looked up at Natsu and was awestruck by his gentle smile, and the lighting his flame was giving off wasn't helping her much either. She smiled in pure happiness.
"Well here we are!" Cana said. Natsu sighed in exhaustion and sleepiness. "Thank you Natsu." She kissed Natsu on the cheek and ran off into the dorm. Natsu suddenly blushed and touched his cheek.
"W-What was that for?" questioned Natsu. He tiredly tried to walk back to the guild but fell asleep on the way there.
Re-uploaded on 11/30/2015
