Summary: Natsu and Gray have been forced to complete a quick simple mission together. That is, until they are attacked, knocked unconscious and forced to be put on auction for slave owners and crazy scientists. Now they have to stick together for support and strength because if they dont, they may never see their Guild again.
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IcePrinceRay- Free cookie for you! I'm really excited to see where this story goes and how much you'll like it! Let me know how I'm doing so far.
Just Me- Lol, I was going to name Bunny like a devil name or something, but then again I was like 'eh, I like bunnies so ya…bunny' Of course I'm going to tell you, but not the story. So ya half a cookie for you cause IcePrince already got it! But good idea!
PokeTail- lalalalalalala….hmm you should read!
Llaelien- Alright! Well I hope this chapter suites your needs!
AsDarknessSpreads- I'm slightly confused but you'll understand when this story is more drawn out. As for Gray's powers, ya I know, but Bunny's fur/skin is made of a hard texture that shakes off any type of magic. I was trying to portray this when showing how Gray's ice just rolled off or Bunny wasn't affected, that includes Natsu's fire - it hurt him but it didn't effect him (as Gray stated). Anyway, thanks a lot for the concern for this story and my others! Last in Line (as of right now) will not be updated.
Guest- I'm not to sure, continue reading!
noonereally- Lets hope! Thanks so much!
Guest- Thanks for the support! Heres chapter 2!
A/N: So I didn't make my length that I wanted to get to this chapter, but at least its kinda long. I'm very proud of this chapter, it was fun to write - dont judge me after you read this. Anyway, I hope y'all enjoy and thanks a freakin ton for the follows, favorites and reviews! You guys are amazing!
Warning: I am typing on Pages and there may be a lot of spelling and grammar errors. Cussing is also in this story!
Disclaimer: I dont worn anyone! Christmas is coming, and I'm still hoping!
Before he opened his eyes, he knew right away that something had happened. He didn't really understand the odd feelings, but then again, he never really knew what those feelings were. He just felt extremely uncomfortable - like really, really uncomfortable. His suspicions were correct when he saw a woman dressed in back and white, almost maid like, lean over him, flashing a light in his eyes.
He groans and looks around the room while he attempts to lift his led filled arm and pushes the object away from his vision. "Damn lady," Natsu blinks and feels his hand drop back onto the soft surface beneath him.
"Mr. Natsu?" The woman smiles sweetly and pats his cheek, "Wonderful to see your awake!"
Soon finding that he couldn't lift his arms again, Natsu tried to blink the fog from his vision and stared at the woman above him. "Who are you? Where am I?"
"Thats always the first question," the woman turns and picks up an syringe that has a long ass needle attached to the end of it. Natsu swallows, because he even if he's not afraid of those things, he still is creeped out by them. "Don't worry, Mr. Natsu, I'm Miss Abby's maid, Lily, of course I would love it if you called me Mrs. Lily." Bringing forward the needle, Lily grabs Natsu's head and turns it to the side, earning a little jerk in protest. "As of where you are," she continues and sticks the needle in his neck. He can feel the length of the needle as she digs it deeper into his neck. "You're in Miss Abby's 'prep-room'." To his right, Lily picks up a large black broken ring. The a single dot, located at the end, blinking with a red flashing light, which emits a small beep with each flash.
Suddenly feeling drowsy, Natsu attempts to sit up but the weight of his chest stops him from doing so. "What the hells that…?"
Stepping forward, Lily smiled and patted his cheek, "Honestly, Mr. Natsu, this will not hurt."
She snaps the ring around his neck and hears the beeping pan out into a whine before clicking shut. A small nick pricks into his skin on the back of his neck and the woman turned and walked out of his sight.
He blinks heavily and felt the drowsiness finally set it. However, he didn't fall asleep like he expects, the blanket of sleep lifts and his energy spikes. His limbs become jittery as if he was in the midst of a battle. Sitting up, his senses became sharp and he looked down.
There was the reason why he felt so uncomfortable, he was naked.
But he wouldn't let that stop him, he thought back, trying to remember anything - and thats exactly what he remembered, everything up until he blacked out, leaving Gray to defend their asses. Swinging his feet to the side of the bed, Natsu places a hand on his shoulder and oddly enough, it was clean of any injury.
"Lady," he calls and steps onto the cold floor, "where the hell is Gray?" Because as of right now he needs to find that idiot and get the hell out.
"Hmmm?" She turns and places her notepad down, grinning, "Gray? I haven't heard of anyone by that name."
"What," Natsu stops and looks around with a curse. "What the hell is that supposed to mean? Unless," he smirks, "that fucking bastard!" His fists clench and he smiles at the thought of Gray escaping, because Gray would be the one that escapes and come back after sulking for a few minutes before saying his ass. Placing his hands together to pop his fingers, Natsu expected his fire to pop to life - but nothing happened. The flames that usually reside there, underneath his skin and bones, underneath his soul, is gone. He steps back watching the woman step forward and gently clasp his hand into her's.
"Mr. Natsu," she spoke slowly, but as if she had been thought this since birth. "Your magic is no longer with you."
He stepped back, breaking her hold from his hand, breathing heavy and wide eye'd. "W-what?" He stuttered clasping his head at the same time. Because as of right now, he cant handle whats going on, he needs someone to tell him he's not going fucking crazy. If he has no magic then he has no strength. And if he has no magic, how the hell is he supposed to get out of here and back to his guild, which is full of magic users. What the hell is he supposed to do, what is he going to tell his dad.
He stops and his vision blurs for only a second. Natsu steps forward and watches Lily cast him a small smile before turning and walking towards the only entrance and exit for this room. She turns before turning the nob fully, "You know Mr. Natsu, I hope you act appropriately to the buyers today, they could be the answer to your situation." With that she opens the door and men and women surge through the door, their eyes set on him.
The people rush forward, bags at their sides and hands reaching out to push him back onto the bed. He is forced onto the surface and two men jump forward, scrubbing at his skin with brushes that are too tough for his skin. He shouts and pushes them away, expecting them to budge. But the two men dont move and work their way down his body. They come to close to his waist and Natsu shouts angrily and a little frightened, because this is way to close to his personal space. The two men raise an eyebrow simultaneously and get back to their work, muttering about their job and the problems behind it. After their done scrubbing his skin, Natsu can feel the air, that is way cold, nip at his and he looks down at his reddened skin. He attempts to stand and punch someone, but two women replace the men and one brushes his hair, yanking at the small tangles that somehow found their way into his pink locks. The other one pours a mountain of oil into her palm and slaps it onto his bare chest . Behind the two girls, another woman grabs for his hand and inspects his fingers. He feels the woman dig underneath his fingers and tear away at the nail. The woman inspecting his hair pours a white liquid into her palm before massaging it into his scalp - this is the only thing that feels decent at the moment, but the lady is still to forceful with her fingertips.
After a few unnerving minutes of this ordeal, and with many objections from Natsu, the group steps back and shakes their head in his direction. However, a man - the one that lathered him between the legs - steps forward and Natsu is about to punch him, but the man stops. He looks back and nods at the group, they all nod in return. Stepping chest to chest with Natsu, the man grabs Natsu's shoulder and inspects his Guild mark. Placing his hand out, the man is given a brush drenched in a clear jelly. Painting lightly over Natsu's mark, the man smiles and finishes. He steps back towards the group and they all nod their head at the new improvement.
Natsu looks down and notices his mark is shinning brightly and…glittering. "What the fuck," he growls and steps forward. "Get this shit off me, I feel like a painted whore!"
"Mr. Natsu," Lily chimes in and walks between the group, separating them like the sea. "I beg you to remain calm."
"Like hell I will," he takes a threatening step forward, expects them to flinch. But they all remain unfazed and slightly pissed. What comes next is also unexpected. A new found pain rushes down his spine and his limbs tense, everything become cloudy and his legs threaten to collapse from his weight. Its over before he can experience the newfound pain and he looks up, painting. "Wha…" his breath is labored and he's not to sure what just happened. "What happened?"
"Mr. Natsu," Lily extends her hand forward, "please."
He's not to sure why, but he walks forward and attempts to grab her hand. She returns the favor, but pulls him forward and clicks something against the ring thats locked around his neck. Pulling against it, Natsu notices that the new object is a chain.
"Now if you would be kind and follow me," Lily smiles sweetly and pats his cheek.
Natsu is pulled forward against his will, he's out of the door even with his protests. But he's not an animal, so he doesn't snarl and pull against the chain thats leading him forward.
"Wait here," Lily pushes against his oiled shoulders and straightens his posture. "Your owner will come and get you after the auction is over with. When she or he chooses you, a guard will lead you to stand behind your new owner." Brushing a strand of hair that fell out of place, Lily smiles and pats him once more. "Act strong and you'll sell very well." With that she turns and walks away.
He stands there confused, because…what the hell is happening?
"Hey," a strong voice sounds behind him and Natsu turns. A man, muscles bulging out from his neck, steps froward and grabs onto the chain that is connected to Natsu. "Hurry up, runt." Natsu is slung forward and he stumbles forward - his grace leaving him at that moment. He looks back and the man is replaced with a dark purple wall and the cold tile beneath his feet disappears into a warm soft carpet. Turning, Natsu quickly looks around and sees four chairs that turn as he looks around. A light clicks on above them, but their faces are written in boredom. In front of him, small red lights flash along the strip of raised platform.
"Here we have a strong male mage from Fairy Tail," a woman voice speaks lowly over head.
Natsu walks forward, his fist clench and he looks for someone to punch.
"He is a Fire Dragon Slayer," the woman continues and some of the men in their seats sit straighter. "Name: Natsu Dragneel."
Natsu smirks, because when he comes to the end of the lit plat form, he sees an open opportunity. Looking closer at these men, Natsu can tell they have no guards or straight to hold him off and the last one on the end look small and uninterested in his white lab coat. Clenching his fists, Natsu springs forward and attacks the man - but is stopped by that pain again. He falls to his knees this time because its stronger and is not only pinching his muscles but his back begins to flare up with white hot pain. He doesn't know what to do and is surprised when he hears a brisk cry rip past his lips.
It stops suddenly, just like before, but it lasted longer and he can somehow tell its not as bad as it could have been. He looks up, his vision clearing from its sudden fog over and he can hear people muttering to themselves and suddenly the woman above calls out a number. To his left he sees a man dressed in a suit smirk at Natsu's destress. He presses a button and his voice fills the room, "2 million jewels."
"2.3 million jewels," another man speak. Natsu looks towards the voice and find a man dressed in bright colors and a large hat placed upon his head smirk towards him and Natsu cringes. Natsu sways on his hands and feet but he knows he has to do something, now or never.
He takes off blindly into the bidders and he manages a step before the pain is back and this time its so much worse. He falls to the ground and that just add a whole new pain. He doesn't know what to do when his body tenses and his eyes go wide when it feels like a cold knife stab him straight in the spine. He freezes and his breath catches, pain flares through his limbs and he feels the air attacking him from inside and out. This pain is blinding. A scream rips past his lips but he means for it to this time. "Dammit!" He clenches his fists and shuts his eyes, because he's felt worse.
The pain is gone and he's left breathing heavily on the floor, withering in pain that isn't bad - but it's still painful.
"6 million," a new voice pops in.
Still on the floor, Natsu locates the voice and his eyes meet with a cold blue color of the man in the white lab coat.
He's standing behind his 'owner' but Natsu finds that a load of bullshit, because no one owns him.
He's been standing here for about an hour and the guard's hand that has latched onto his shoulder hasn't moved or loosened. He's watched other mages, looks for fear painted on their face, get bid for less then he has. In fact, his 'owner' hasn't bid on anyone else but him - Natsu doesn't feel to good about this.
Looking down, Natsu isn't to sure why but they decided to place shackles on his wrists and ankles. With or without these, he could beat everyone's asses - so these are just useless.
He still smirks at the thought that they had to chain him up.
Natsu is still locked in his own thoughts when the new mage is forced against their will to walk onto the stage - naked and afraid. Nothing really grabs his attention but when the lab coat man sits up and mutters to himself, Natsu can help but look towards his 'owner' and listen in.
The lab coat man sits up and his hands, instead of clasped in front of his mouth, are now placed against the arms of the chair and the man is smiling. "Devil Slayer?"
Natsu's eyes widen, because when he hears that, he knows it cant be anyone different. Natsu glances up and he sees something he thought he would never see for a long time.
Gray is standing in the middle of the runway, his hands pressed against his skull. Natsu growls at the thought that Gray hadn't escaped. His emotions get the better of him and Natsu shoves his elbow into the guards abdomen and feels the mans body shutter from the blow. Natsu leaps forward, the chains getting in the way of his footing, but he manages to stumble past his 'owner' and he jumps into the light. "Gray!" His voice is way to loud for this confined space.
Gray looks towards the voice and his eyes widen, "Natsu?"
Natsu growls, now he's pissed - pissed because the idiot was to stupid and didn't escape. "Why the hell are you here?"
"Whats going on?" Gray looks confused and his eyes are hazy.
Before he could answer a hand latches onto his throat and he's shoved up against the wall, the air knocked out of him. He's lifted of his feet and Natsu struggles for breath, but he glances towards Gray and watches what the bastard is doing.
However, his 'owner' leans back in his chair and his eyes are studying Gray closely. The lab coat man nods and mutters to himself, Natsu is struggling to much to hear what the man is saying to himself. "10 million jewels," his 'owner' chuckles and flicks his wrist.
Natsu falls to the floor, trying to catch his breath, he notices that the room has fallen silent and Gray is blinking heavily but keeping his sight on Natsu.
A/N: And this is where I'm ending. If I were to continue, I fell like what I have planned wouldn't go with this chapter! Y'all are awesome for the support of last chapter, thanks so much!
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