The sun blared down on the grand old City of Magnolia which seemed to be bustling with life at this time. Everyone appeared to be jolly apart from a very unhappy pink haired teen who draped himself over one of the seats made for two in the train that gave off a too much of a jolly 'toot' to let some steam escape. Lucy sat in the opposite seat across from the gurgling Natsu, the book in her hand and Natsu's pack by her seat pretending to be a passenger with her luggage neatly in the overhead baggage baskets.

Her brown eyes narrowed a little in annoyance at Natsu, who laid there, threatening to spew any giving moment. "I still don't get it Natsu. You are able to fly with Happy, no problem... but a train?" Natsu snapped up quickly, eyes filled with a certain flare and growled.

"I keep telling you! Happy is a friend! Not transportation!"

A blue head hung upside down from their baggage baskets with what looked like two white lacy cups attached together with a strap covering his ears and he grinned. "Aye!" Lucy gaped, her face paling in fright at the item of underwear worn in the new, controversial way.

"Natsu Natsu! Look what I found in Lucy's luggage!" The blue cat flew over to Natsu who had slumped upwards when the train jolted but stopped at a station. All of a sudden Natsu grinned grabbing it and throwing it onto his head and laughed. "Nice one, Happy!"

Lucy began to grow red, not just in embarrassment, and let out a little scream when Natsu had worn her bra. For once in her life, Lucy had thanked God that Natsu was a simpleton. A thick headed moron. As she thought these things, Natsu jumped up in front of her, grinning widely, almost inhumanly and laughed.

"Lucy! You have such great hats! Do you have any-" With that, Lucy smacked him around the head with her mysterious book, causing him to fly to the other side of the carriage. Lucy stood, glaring and snapped at him. "God you are such... Such an idiot, Natsu!" She, now a dark red, stormed off in the opposite direction and slammed the carriage door behind her.

If anyone had been in the carriage, one would have been alarmed. Extremely.

Natsu looked up, frowning as he rubbed his tender jaw then stood with a disorientated Happy following him to his seat. "Man, what is her problem?!" He let some air pass his lips with a 'tch'. Happy tilted his head as he discovered the book that had been used as a weapon and picked it up, flying after Natsu and sat down in the seat which Natsu had been hogging earlier when the train had been moving. Wow. A long train stop. Was the driver taking a break? Oh well, a nice break for Natsu too then! Now Natsu began to hope that the driver was going to take more breaks... Or maybe Natsu could easily 'persuade' him. With that thought, the great Salamander grinned evily, taping his fingers together but his thoughts had been shattered.


"Natsu! Look what Lucy was reading! A romance?"

Natsu frowned at it and chuckled. "Isn't that what all girls read? Pah! It's full of sissy stuff! Gah! All books are! I swear I'm allergic to some books... Mostly all of them... Apart from books with dragons..."

"Really? I like books with fish!" Happy went on in his little world of fish, licking his maw of drool before his large eyes caught on one of the chapters and nearly coughed loudly. If cats could cough. When seeing the catdragon startled, Natsu blinked in surprise himself at seeing him so startled. "What's wrong, Happy?"

If human, Happy would have been pale as a sheet of paper. "N-Natsu you are in this book!"

Natsu frowned further and leaned over, snatching the book out of his hands. "What!?"

The two began to read the text.

The blonde female was distressed for a reason. The man she was forced to marry was a slob. Fat, greedy and as ugly as ever. Worst of all, the beauty did not love him. However, she loved another. The stable boy who leaned on the female heir's mansion with a piece of straw in his mouth. He was so diverse, mostly for his fighting spirit like one of a wild, untamed flame, his never ending hunger for both food and fights but what was most interesting was his pink hair, like one of an amber-rose.

For the first time in a while, Natsu looked startled from the passage that the two just read but what was more shocking was the growing blush on his cheeks. Happy blinked and looked over at Natsu and tilted his head. "Natsu, you're blushing!"


"W-Wha!? No I'm not!" He growled, folding his arms and sinking into his seat further with a pout and to ignore the suspicious Happy, he stared out of the window. For once, his brain began to think and then he returned his eyes to the book that was on his lap, the cover visible. The title was called 'Flames of Passion.' Natsu chuckled and lightly threw the book to the other seat where Lucy had been sitting. 'What a corny name,' he thought as he gazed out of the window, then his eyes began to gaze at the sky. 'Why was she reading that book anyway? Was that guy really meant to be me? And the blonde...' Natsu blushed harder and covered his cheeks in an irritated fashion. 'No... Would Lucy ever consider... Liking me?'

Ahhh! Chapter 2 finished! Thanks to Rajsa and Red Delphi for the reviews! Greatly appricieted! Please keep 'em coming and enjoy! - FallingDownIntoMyShadow