Chapter 2

It was now night, as Natsu was heading to the Mermaid Heel guild building after he was invited by Ultear. "She didn't even give me a choice in the end...ah well, best to get this outta the way so I can go to bed." Natsu thought as he yawned. He was now at the doors as he then knocked. The crystal ball came up and had Ultear on the screen as she was smiling.

"Uh, it's me." Natsu said as he didn't quite know what to say. Truth be told, he didn't really talk to that many people, so addressing himself was a bit awkward for him.

"Ah, Natsu! Come in! Its open, just head straight to the lobby!" And with that the crystal ball then floated back down to the ground. Natsu then took a big gulp as he slowly opened the doors. At first, it was dark, then it slowly got brighter as he went farther down. He then arrived in the lobby that looked like it was chalk full of young woman who were wearing party dresses. They were chatting and drinking and eating at they're tables, as Natsu walked in.

All of a sudden everyone then began looking at Natsu as they all stopped what they were doing to look at him. They're was a awkward silence as Natsu began walking to a empty table as he sat down. He then looked nervously around, as all the girls kept staring at him, as they muttered to them selves.

"Ok, our guest has arrived!" All eyes were now on Ultear, as she wore a fancy black dress and matching high heels. "We welcome you Natsu Dranigon, to are guild Mermaid Heel...I SAID welcome him." Ultear said as she glared at the other woman. They then all said in Unison.

"Welcome, Mr. Dranigon!" They all then bowed. Natsu was sweating as he felt a little weird being called with such formality.

"Uh, just call me Natsu, I don't do formalities." The woman then began looking confused, did they do something wrong? They were taught to treat guests with the utmost respect. Well, they're previous guests were woman, so Natsu was a first for them.

"So, Natsu..kun?" One of them said.

"So, we can call you by your first name then?" Another said wondering

"Uhh, whatever is easier." Natsu said as he sweat dropped. They all then began nodding as they began calling Natsu by his first name. They all then began walking towards him as they began asking him questions.

"Hey, whats it like traveling?" One of them asked.

"Are you a strong wizard?" Another asked.

"Why is your hair pink?"

"Ok ladies, try not to overwhelm our guest, shoo!" Ultear said , they complained about how they wanted to ask him some more questions, but they knew better then to challenge Ultears authority. They went back to they're previous activities, as Ultear approached and sat down next to Natsu.

"Uhh, I feel out of place here." Natsu said as he scratched his head.

"Oh don't worry, they're just curious is all." She said as she smiled.

"Is dinner like this every night?" He asked curiously.

"Hahaha, no. Your a guest, so it's normal to throw a party. We barely get any guests nowadays." She said as she took a cup of water from a nearby waiter.

"Really? It looks like this place would be high class, even for the king." Nastu said as he looked around.

"Don't let the fancy carpet and indoor plants fool you. Everything here has been made by hand, by every woman in here." she proudly stated as she waved her hand around the room.

"Heh, well regardless, it looks very nice." Natsu complimented.

"Hoh? Your rather interesting, normally any guy would do anything to get a peak at the inside of this building, but your acting like it's no big deal." Ultear said with a smirk.

"Well to be honest, other than the fact it's nice in here, it feels pretty normal...well, except for the fact this is a woman's guild. ." Natsu chuckled.

"That's fine, I rather find it nice how you treat this place like a normal person. Every time a man got in here, he would try to hit on every one of my girls."

"I guess that explains why Erza and Kagura tried to kill me earlier." Natsu said as he moaned.

"Oh, do you know those two?" She asked with interest.

"Only by the rumors, word is, they're some of the strongest women in Fiore."

"Well, that wouldn't be an understatement. Those two are like sisters, they care deeply for the guild and its members, which is why they are so cautious around men." She said as she took another drink. "Oh yes, that reminds me..." She said with a grin. She clapped her hands, and after a few moments, Erza and Kagura came over, wearing maid costumes, Natsu's jaw then dropped.

"G-good evening, M-master." Kagura nervously said as she blushed from being embarrassed, wearing the Maid outfit.

"H-how, may we serve you?" Erza said, matching Kagura's face as they had they're hands on they're skirts.

"Wh-wh-wh-wh-what the hell did you make them do?!" Natsu said as he stuttered at the sight the sight of the two.

"Heheh, this is they're punishment. They have to serve you for the whole night, NO exceptions." Ultear said with a evil smile.

"Can I please take your..order?" Erza said handing Natsu the menu. Natsu took a look at it and he found what looked like a steak meal. "How about this Grand Seasoned Steak thing? I'll take two of those." He said as he handed it back.

"Very good choice, I shall be back in a minute, master." And with that Erza left. Kagura was feeling more nervous now, as she was the only one there.

"Um, how can..I-I serve you , master." Natsu then blushed a little as he thought "Cute.." He then shook his head as he tried to clear his head.

"Uh, Kagura? You don't have to be here if you don't want too." Kagura made a noise of surprise, she was expecting something that he would make her do that made her feel more ashamed."Bu..but I have to serve my master till the end of the night.."

"Uh...ok then...then as master I order you to go help Erza get the meal ready." Kagura then looked a bit more happy as she said. "Really? I mean..are you sure master?"

"Mm! I'd feel bad if I made you do something that you didn't want to do." He said as he smiled. Kagura then felt happy as she then went happily back to the kitchen.

"Are you sure? She would have done anything that you would of asked her, you know?" Ultear said, She to was surprised at Natsu's actions.

"Well, she looked like she enjoys being around Erza, if that's what she wants, then i'm not gonna force her." He said. Ultear then smiled. "What an interesting guy."

"I knew you were nice Natsu-san!"

"Huh?" Natsu then looked under the table, and there was Beth smiling. He was surprised as he jumped out of his seat.

"What the-? Beth? What ar- how did yo-? What are you doing under the table?" He exclaimed. She then came out as she got up. She was wearing a pink frilly dress."Ah, I was documenting you, seeing as how your the first guy to come in here, I figured I should record this for everyone to remember you by!" She said with a smile as she wrote down on a note pad.

"Ok,...easily surprised, a regular person and..." She then looked at Natsu,who looked at her with a raised eyebrow, and then back to her pad. "..his dyed hair makes him look kinda girly."

"It's not dyed, this is my natural hair color!" Natsu yelled in annoyance.

"Ah, and very sensitive about his hair." She continued writing.

"Will you stop writing?!" Ultear then giggled at Natsu.

"Ok Beth, that's enough, go enjoy the party."

"Hai, see you later, Natsu-san!" She then happily left as Natsu sighed.

"Your order ,master?" Natsu then looked and saw Erza and Kagura back with a tray of his meal. "Ahhh, looks good!" Erza and Kagura then felt a little happy at his compliment. Natsu then picked up the fork and picked a piece of meat up and put it into his mouth as he chewed. Everyone were eager to hear his response.

"...Wow! This tastes good!" He said as he began eating more and more.

"Of course it does, I've practiced every week to master the art of cooking." Erza said proudly.

"Well it tastes great, thank you Erza!" Natsu said with a toothy grin, causing Erza to blush a little.

"Y-your welcome."

A few minutes later, Natsu had finished his meal as he patted his stomach."Aaaah, that was good!"

"Anything else you need?" Kagura asked.

"Hmmm.." Natsu thought real hard. "Oh, I got an idea.." He grinned. He stood up and stretched. "How about we liven' things up with a fight?"

"Huh?" Kagura said surprised.

"Yeah, I've been bored to death, 'cuz I haven't had a decent opponent in a while." He said as he punched his hand.

"I am supposed to serve you for the night, but...you want have a battle?" Kagura said confused.

"Hoh? Well this sounds interesting." Ultear said as she stood up. "As it so happens we got the perfect place."

Underground, below Mermaid Heel...

"Whoa, I didn't know you had a training area down here." Natsu said as he looked at the wide open arena.

"We use this room for sparring and training so we won't disturb people." Ultear said as they looked all over.

"But, what about the ceiling? Wouldn't it collapse?" Natsu asked.

"Ah, don't worry, this place has a magical field around it that keeps the ground above from getting damaged. Alright then you two, take your places!"

Natsu and Kagura then took they're positions on the field. Earlier, she had dressed into her usual attire and was now holding her Archenemy. Everyone had gathered to watch the fight, as Natsu and Kagura were now on both sides of the field.

"Alright, this match is between Natsu and Kagura. The fight will be over if one of you gives up, or the other can't continue."

"Heh, this should be fun." Natsu said as he smirked.

"Oh boy, this guy is gonna be in for a rude awakening." A guildmate said.

"Kagura is about as powerful as Erza, I feel sorry for him."

Natsu had zero support, as the women had already decided that Kagura was going to win. Erza and Ultear were standing next to each other as they watched the two."Hey, what do you think of Natsu?" Ultear asked. "Well, his opponent is Kagura, so i'd say he would probably last for a minute at the most, assuming she holds back ." Erza said,

"Hmm,Really?..I wonder about that." Ultear said as she put her hand on her chin.

"Ultear, Erza?" They turned and met a white haired girl who was wearing a white dress with blue roses, as she came up to them.

"Ah, Yukino. I haven't seen you all day." Ultear said.

"Well, I was busy finishing off something in town...Who is that pink haired boy over there?" She asked as she notice Natsu on the field.

"That's Natsu our guest, he wanted to spar with Kagura."

"With Kagura? Doesn't he know that she's a s-class wizard here?" She asked a little worried.

"He does know...more or less." Ultear chuckled nervously. "Well, he seemed to know her and Erza's name, so I figured he should know that she's very strong..hmm, I hope he knows what he's doing." She thought as everyone watched intently waiting for the two wizards to begin.

"I noticed earlier you used a sword. Do you not want to take it out before we start?" Kagura asked Natsu.

"Oh, don't worry about me, that thing is more of handicap." He said as he smirked.

"Handicap? What does he mean?" Kagura was a little confused. She then ignored it as she got into a fighting position.

"Are you prepared?"

"Let's find out." Natsu said as he narrowed his eye towards her. He then slowly held up his hand as he motioned her to bring it on.

"Then..here I come!" She then charged at Natsu as he continued to stand still and watch her. She then swung her sword at his head, and next thing everyone knew, they heard her sword hit.

"Dang, she really doesn't know how to hold back!" A random member said, as the saw her sword at Natsu's head.

"That guy is knocked out for sure."

"Damn, that's some power your packing their." Everyone then looked again and stared wide eyed. Natsu had caught the sword before it hit his face.

"He caught it?" Kagura was surprised as well. He then tightened his grip and then threw her back. She slid to a stop as she looked up again at Natsu who was smiling.

"Huh, not bad." Ultear said

"It was probably just luck, Kagura hasn't even gotten serious." Erza said as she narrowed her eyes at Natsu.

"Damn, that was close. She was faster with her sword than I thought. Hmm..I should probably test her, I wanna go all out, but if their is a magic field in place..I guess I better go easy for now." Natsu thought, he then re-quipped his sword as he then got into another stance.

"Huh, he uses the same magic as Erza." Yukino said as she watched him.

Natsu's sword then began glowing a little, he swiped it downwards as he shouted. "Azure Fang!" A blue shock wave then shot towards Kagura as she sidestepped out of the way, the Fang then went past her and collided with the wall as it exploded and sent rocks and dirt flying.

"What the..?.The barrier should have nullified the attack." Ultear said confused. Everyone else noticed it to as well, as they were wondering why Natsu's attack wasn't negated.

"I didn't sense much power from that attack..but why..?" Kagura then decided to ignore it, as she charged Natsu again and began initiating several fast strikes at Natsu. Natsu dodged and blocked most of the attacks with ease as he kept watch on her sword. One strike had landed on him as he got knocked off his feet. He then quickly landed on his arms and kicked back like mule, she managed to block it, as she got knocked back. Natsu, now on his feet had then jumped towards her as the two swords collided.

"Heh, you ain't doing to bad, I may have to take this seriously!" He said with a smirk.

"Tch, don't look down on me!" Kagure then brushed his sword aside, as she then spun around and kicked him in the gut that sent him back. Natsu then panted a little, as he looked up and shook his head.

"Ok, she's stronger then she looks. Heh, but then again, so am I!" He decided to get serious, as he then jumped at her a lot faster and swung his sword as she barely blocked it. She was now under more strain, as he started pushing her back

"Was he holding back?" She thought, as they were in a another sword lock.

"Hey, your guard is slipping!" Natsu said as he then broke out of the lock, and then punched her in the gut as she slid back and coughed up some saliva. She fell to one as she felt like she got the wind knocked out of her, as she was breathing hard.

"Kagura!" Erza shouted worried.

"I..i'm fine, Onee-sama. I was just caught off guard." She said as she leaned on her sword and got up.

"Your good Kagura, it's been a while since I could fight a strong opponent!" Natsu said as he smiled.

"Then...I should get serious as well." She then closed her eyes. A large Magic circle then appeared above them, Natsu's eye widened, as he gritted his teeth.

"Wh..what the hell is this? I feel like i'm...so heavy!" He then dropped to a knee.

"That's Kagura's magic. She can control gravity over a large area." Ultear explained.

"Well, looks like its over." Yukino said as she could tell that Kagura was now getting serious.

"That's Kagura for you." Erza said as she figured it was over.

"It's no use, you can't get free as long as the gravity holds you down." Kagura said as she closed her eyes. Natsu had his eyes foreshadowed by his hair as he continued being forced to look down by the gravity.

"This fight is over. You are a good fighter, but I have-"

"Don't screw with me..." Natsu said in a low voice. Everyone was surprised, as they looked at Natsu as he was getting up.

"What?! He shouldn't be able to move!" Kagura thought.

"You think a little gravity will keep me down? I think it's time I kicked this up a notch." Natsu was standing up, he then outstretched both his arms.

"With the flames of destruction in my left hand.." His left arm then became engulfed in blue fire. "And the flames of destruction in my right hand.."

His right arm then became engulfed in blue flames. "The two became one, and the one became.." He then held his hand above his head as a large sphere of fire then formed around him. "Azure Dragon's..." He then threw his arms forward as the large fire ball then shot towards Kagura. "Raging Inferno!" Kagura just barely jumped out of the way, as the attack passed her into the wall as a massive explosion was created. When the smoke cleared, a large hole was formed into the wall as Kagura looked back at Natsu surprised.

"Well now.." He then cracked his knuckles and picked up his sword.

"How about we finish this?" He said with a toothy grin.

"Very well. The next strike will decide the match!" Ultear shouted.

"As you wish." Kagura said as she got into a stance. "Alrighty.." Natsu then got into a quick draw stance.

"So, you finally decided to use your sword? Good, you won't need to hold back against me." Kagura said.

"Why don't you draw yours?" Natsu said.

"I don't need to."

"Heh, ok then!" Natsu then began running towards her as he had his hand ready to draw his sword. Kagure then lounged at him as she got ready to strike. They were now a few feet from each other, as Kagura began to lounge her sword towards Natsu. It was only a foot away from his chest. "Azure.." He then had his hand on his sword handle. "Fast Strike !" He then drew his sword at a blinding speed, as he and Kagura had passed each other and slid to a stand still. Natsu was on one side as he had his sword drawn.

"Kagura was shocked, she then felt weary as she fell to the ground. Natsu then whipped his sword down and began sheathing it, right as it clicked, Kagura's sword had hit the ground.

"N-no way.." Yukino said as she couldn't believe what she just saw.

"He beat her.." Erza couldn't believe it either.

"The winner is, Natsu Dranigon!" Ultear shouted. Everyone could not believe what they saw. Some random pink haired boy had just beat one of they're top ranked mages, and it was Kagura of all people. They couldn't believe it, even after they saw it.

Kagura coughed a little as she slowly got up. "Not bad, Natsu Dranigon." Kagura said as Natsu made his way over to her.

"You used the blunt side, didn't you? Right before you drew, I noticed you turned the sword before we passed each other." She said as she recalled those last few seconds. "Hehe, well I didn't want to seriously injure you, and besides, we were just sparring." He said as he scratched the back of his head as he nervously chuckled. She made a noise of surprise, and blushed a little. He then held out his hand.

"Thanks for the fight, lets do it again sometime!" He said as he flashed his toothy smile. She then smiled, as she took his hand and nodded.

"Mm, I look forward to it." The two then shook as everyone cheered.

"Very good you two." Ultear said as she and Erza and Yukino came over." It's not everyday I see someone who can fight on par with Kagura."

" Ah, that was just luck. Besides, she's better with a sword then I am." He said as he felt his shoulder as he groaned.

"But still, you handled yourself pretty well." Ultear said as she smiled.

"Yeah...Well then, thanks for dinner, I guess I better call it a night." Natsu said as he yawned, he was beat.

"How about you spend the night here? We have a guest room." Ultear suggested.

"What are you saying Ultear? That's a little..." Yukino was cut off as Ultear interrupted.

"Don't worry, I've already taken care of it."

"Oh, you don't have to-" Natsu was interrupted as Ultear ignored him.

"Now lets go everyone, time to clean up! Natsu, your with me." Ultear said as her and everyone were heading back up stairs.

"She ignored me...again." Natsu thought as he headed back up stairs.

Hiya! I figured I should give this one a chapter. Hope you enjoyed it!