Nustu awoke before Lucinda and took this time to look upon his new wife. She was small, delicate, and pale, with eyes that shone with such sadness. He wanted to rip out whomever that her hurt her throat out and feed it to the wildcats. She was curled around his side with her golden head on his dark shoulder. His shoulder blades held grape sized bruises from where she gripped him last night.
"Had it truly been that painful?" He thought. Most women from the Igneous clan worshiped sex and would often be the ones to initiate it. But this girl was different. Natsu realized that this was all so new to her and she didn't have the slightest clue who he or any of his people were. There was one thing he knew though, her brother had the most to do with her immense fear and sadness and Natsu would be sure to put an end to it.
"Lucy" he called softly to her and stroked her tear stained cheek. He found it difficult to say Lucinda, beside he didn't like that name. It was too bland for this woman anyway. Lucinda's eyes fluttered open and she stretched before realizing where she was. She shot up like and arrow and covered her naked form with the cloak. Natsu stared up at her in confusion and observed carefully as she picked up her clothes that had been strewn around them the night before. She stared at the cloak in her hand almost as if she was daring herself to take it off and become completely naked in front of her husband. However, her nerves got the best of her.
"Could you please turn around?" She asked with a sheepish smile. Natsu's eyebrows lifted with confusion. He didn't understand her. She bit her lip and made a circling sign with her finger and then he realized what she meant, he stood up in all his naked glory, which made a deep blush appear on Lucinda's face, to which he smirked and turned around to look at the cliffs instead of her. Lucinda quickly dressed but she couldn't help but keep looking up at him. His back was so strong and muscular. Natsu crossed his arms and asked over his shoulder if she was done yet or at least that's what Lucinda thought he said. The language barrier was going to be an interesting task to overcome.
"You can turn around now" She said and he guessed that she was done and turned to face his bride. Natsu looked his wife from the tips of her toes that were pale and coated with dirt to the top of her head that had many fly away strands of gold hair.
"You look very different today" He said in his native tongue of Ignos. One of her eye brow arches and she tilted her head to see if she use his body language to decipher what he was saying.
"Pardon?" She asked and Natsu used this as his chance to break the ice.
"Pardon?" He mimicked in a high pitched voice that was dripping with his accent. Lucinda was taken aback, was he mocking her? She knew for a fact he was when the corner of his mouth twitched into a wide grin. She gave him a small smile before quickly masking it with a face of mock insult.
"Are you mocking me?" She asked trying very hard to keep the laughter out of her voice. Natsu copied her moves and put his hands dramatically on his hips. She had to laugh at this and Natsu's heart fluttered a bit. She appeared to shine when she laughed or when she gave a genuine smile. At that point he secretly vowed to do everything in his power to have her glow with this immense happiness.
They rode off back to the camp where they were greeted with loud cheers from the Igneous. Natsu lifted his spear triumphantly and cried out the words. Dalse Ve Igneous. Which translates into, so burns the Igneous. Lucinda cheeks blaze with a blush that dances down her cheeks and neck. Her brother claps quietly and has a satisfied smile upon his lips and an igneous woman draped across his lap. She has long flowing brown hair that is loose and wild and penetrating violet eyes. Natsu dismounts his horse and helps Lucinda to the ground.
"Hello dear sister. Have to been impregnated by this man's child yet?" he asks and the woman translates the sentence to Natsu. His brow furrows and he brings Lucinda next to him with his arm wrapped securely around her waist.
"This language barrier seems to be proving difficult so, Lucinda I have my own wedding present for you. This is Cana, she is an Igneous that learned to speak Hashti so she will be teaching you the Ignos language so you can actually speak to your husband. Not that you have anything important to say." He laughed and Cana slowly got up from Laxus' lap and softly translated what Laxus said to Natsu. Lucinda felt a small rumble from his chest that came from him growling. Laxus sat back and yawned rudely at the warlord's warning. He simply stood and met Natsu's gaze. The men were about the same height, cold blue eyes met smoldering black. Laxus smiled mockingly and turned to the crowd of anxious Igneous.
"Let the consummation feast begin!" He announced as if he ruled these people. Laxus's goal was to marry of Lucinda to form an alliance with the Igneous and form an army to take back the Silver throne. The Igneous look to Natsu to see whether or not to follow this man's actions and Natsu gave a short nod and the crowd erupted in cheers again. Lucinda felt something brush up against her leg and looked down to see her sapphire cat rubbing against her affectionately. She smiled at bent down to pick up the feline and began to rub behind his ears. The cat purred contently and she couldn't help but snuggle into its fur like a child. Natsu watched contently.
"Lucy" He said and patted the pillow next to him. She sat beside him obediently and Natsu rubbed the cat's head and it rubbed back into the man's hand. Lucinda and Natsu had to sit through and thank many different travelers and villagers for their gifts. Natsu's talent lay in the battle field, his body was built for fierce combat and constant motion. So it was needless to say that he was fidgeting like mad and becoming quite impatient. Some of the young girls came up to Lucinda and touched her hair tentatively. They were fascinated by the young woman she looked like a moon beam or a ray of sunlight.
Lucinda smiled at them and let them braid her hair and would play with them and their dolls. The Igneous seemed to be fond of their chief's wife and found her interest in learning their ways charming. They would laugh when she would try to repeat their words and fail terribly. Natsu was the one who would laugh the loudest. The crowd feel to a hushed silence when and older man walked slowly to the chief's table at presented 3 large stones. Natsu looked at the stones and then handed them to his wife who gasped. Natsu took this as if they were a weapon and quickly drew his spear at the man.
"No, no they mean no harm. I was just surprised. These are dragon eggs. I read about them and just never thought I would see one let alone three." She explained quickly Natsu slowly but down his spear but it lay closely next to him. Cana explained what they were and the tribe quickly gathered around. Laxus pushed his way through the crowd till he saw the eggs. He shook them much to Lucinda's horror.
"No, don't you can damage the babies" She said and quickly covered her mouth. She realized what she had just done. She undermined her brother and in front of strangers no less. Laxus looked her with a face of such agitation that she thought he was going to strike her. Laxus thought better of it from Natsu's threatening expression.
"Stupid woman, these are petrified dragon eyes. Life will never breathe into them." He say as he tosses the egg to her which she quickly fumbles for. The sapphire cat the Lucinda had named Hapi, hair bristles and he hisses at the blond man. Laxus rolls his eyes before he returns to his tent. Lucinda touches the cool eggs in her hands tenderly. Natsu places a hand gently over hers. She looks at her with warm eyes and speaks words in Ignos. He looks to Cana to translate but Lucinda touches his face and this brings his attention back to her.
"I know. 'Anything can come to life if someone is willing breathe enough life into them'" She flawlessly repeats his sentence back to him. Natsu is thoroughly impressed with this and smiles at the woman in front of him. He sees the pride shining through her earth colored eyes.
That night Lucinda did not suffer as much as the first night she laid with her husband. She made a mental note to speak with Cana so that she could learn a few tricks to make the experience more pleasurable. She glanced at the pyre that Natsu had built for the eggs that were constantly burning. Hapi was curled close to the pyre to absorb as much of the comforting heat as he could. Lucinda smiled, the heavy weight on her chest that she had grown accustomed to was fading away and becoming lighter day by day.