Chapter 2: Natsu (Part 1)

NATSU - PART 1

Summary:

This is a bit of a chaotic fanfic... to sum it up, it's like an FT otome game – you pick your paths and see what ending you get! But beware – I've mixed in a few bad endings... so be careful which options you pick. And yes, of course you choose your own guy ;) The options are Natsu, Gray, Laxus, Gajeel, Jellal, and Lyon (sorry if your FT crush isn't in this list, if you want to suggest someone then feel free to PM me and I'll think about it)

PS. For those of you who are new to this, Y/N = your name :)

Enjoy!

Your friend skips ahead and, smiling a little, you follow her forward...

THUMP

You walk straight into someone.

A very good-looking someone, with shocking pink hair and a long scarf. And steady dark eyes that are staring at you quizzically.

"Ah... Sorry," you stammer.

"Who the heck are you?" he says, continuing to stare.

Your cheeks grow warm as you stammer out your name awkwardly.

Can't he just let me pass already?!

He grinned. "That's a funny name."

Wh-what?! Is this guy serious? That's mean!

"Well, see ya later!" he calls, walking away before you can say anything back.

"..." You stand there until your best friend pokes you in the gut.

"Omigosh did you see him? Did you? Did you? He was soo cute!"

"Cute?!" You stammer. "He was rude!"

"Yeah, but he was still cute!" your best friend giggles.

"...Okay, I admit he was sorta cute but still..." You scowl. He was pretty cute... but still, he was rude.

"Ooh, did you get his name?"

You blink. "...Oops?"

Your best friend rolls her eyes. "Oh my gosh, you'll never be able to get a boyfriend if you don't even remember to ask for details like that. Next time at least ask for his phone number! Anyway, c'mon or we'll be late for the mixer."

She pulls you through a bunch of streets and you arrive at the karaoke place.

Once inside, she pulls you down several hallways until you arrive at door #121.

"This is it!" she squeals, and whips open the door.

Inside are a couple of your female friends from school, as well as four guys.

All the guys look nice - their looks are certainly above average, but they all seem really boring... Glasses, straight faces with polite smiles and carefully combed hair. None of them are slouching. All of them are wearing suits.

"College students. Aren't they classy?" whispers your best friend dreamily. She hops forward and seats herself beside one of them.

You hesitate, then sit down beside her awkwardly. This is gonna be boring, you think, watching your best friend flirt with one of them. Omigosh, why did I let her drag me along with her? I could be doing so much right now... drinking lemonade while reading a book... listening to music... surfing the web... aghhhh why am I here?!

"Can I sit here?"

A voice interrupts your complaints.

"H-huh?"

You turn to see one of the guys standing beside you. He has a well-defined face, and a slightly nerdy look - kind of cute, you admit, but a little old... and his fashion sense is lacking juuuust a teeeeny little bit... Well, like, suit's nice and all, but. Bowtie. With. Polka-dots.

"Uh, hello?" You realize he's awkwardly clutching his drink, unsure of what to do.

"Oh. Sorry," you blush, embarrassed, and move over so he can sit.

He sets his briefcase down beside him.

"What's in your case?" you probe for something to say.

"...None of your business," he says in a strange accent, glancing around at you and then to the floor.

"...Uh, would you like something to drink?" you try again.

"..." He shifts uncomfortably and pushes up his glasses with one hand, turning his head away from you.

...Dude.

With a sigh, you glance over at your friend. She seems to have hit it off with some dude in a pinstripe suit. Well, great for her.

Just as you are contemplating whether you should ask for his name or if he'd be offended again, you feel a strange trembling.

What? Am I shaking? What the he-

"I-IT'S AN EARTHQUAKE!" screams the guy beside you.

The table tilts, making glasses full of water shatter onto the floor. Your best friend screams, clutching the stripy arm of Mr. Pinstripe. Dust and debris fall from above, from the ceiling overhead. You intuitively duck to the ground and throw your arms up, protecting your head, and shut your eyes tightly. Then, just as suddenly as it came, the trembling ceases.

Tentatively, you open one eye. Then your body unfolds and you slowly stand up.

The roof is gone. To be more accurate, it's now in your clothes, on the couches, and on the floor.

A pink mass in the centre of the room coughs.

Wait. What?

Shocked, you freeze as the pink mass untangles itself from the floor, jumps up and looks around. He spies the forms of your best friend and her new honey-bunny (for some reason the two of them are giggling, obviously drunk) and shrugs.

Then he looks up to the sky, raises his arms in the air in an act of exhilaration, opens his mouth and laughs more wildly than anyone you have ever seen before. His pink hair, unhindered by the dust of the quake, stands in messy, glaring peaks. His scarf, also seemingly untouched, is wrapped taut around his neck, bouncing as he roars with violent laughter.

Oh. My. Gosh. Isn't that the guy I bumped into earlier? What is he doing here?!

"W-what the heck are you doing here?!" you blurt out. Ugh, I sound so stupid.

"Eh?" He stops laughing, drops his hands, turns and finally notices you. "Oh hi there," he says distractedly, a big grin on his face. "I've been wondering where you were. C'mon, let's go!"

Before you can protest, he picks you up bridal-style - and suddenly you lose all feelings of gravity.

"W-WHOA?!"

You strain your head down to look at your best friend, but she isn't looking up at you. Instead, she's obviously drunk, clutching the arm of one of the good-looking geek guys.

"So heavyyy," a cute little voice complains.

You crane your neck the other way to see the source of the voice and nearly let out a scream.

A blue cat with wings?! It's carrying the pinkette?

You're about to ask Mr. Pinkette what in flaming cheeseballs is going on when you notice you're being carried.

Bridal-style.

In said Mr. Pinkette's muscular arms.

In other words, romantically draped across his body, clutched tight against his muscular chest, hearts next to each other, beating as one.

Immediately your face turns completely red and you open your mouth to scream your daylights out but nothing comes out cuz you're distracted by that amazing jawline.

Aghhhhh!

Magnolia's red-light district, a rude - but cute - pink-haired stranger, and now a flying blue cat who are both trying to kidnap you bridal-style?! This day is getting weirder and weirder...

After a few minutes of flying over the city (most of which you didn't even notice because you were too busy trying to ignore the well-toned chest next to you, the large, smooth hands clutched around you, and dat fine face above you), the blue cat sets both of you down in a dim alley. Embarrassed but a little regretful, you hastily remove yourself from the pinkette.

There are three other figures standing nearby.

"So, Joe..." the pinkette says casually.

"It's Y/N, and what are you doing with me?!" you demand, your face turning even redder than it has been so far.

Crap! My friend told me I should ask for his phone number this time! Wait, no, I have to find out his name first! Ughhh, how am I supposed to do that?! your inner voice sobs. W-wait, no, no no. This morning he was rude to me! But agh, he's so cute...

"Let me explain," a red-haired girl cuts in, stepping in front of me. "My name is Erza Scarlet."

You nod. It makes sense, her hair is red. But why is she wearing armour?

Ignoring your confusion, Erza continues.

"This is Lucy Heartfilia, and this is Gray Fullbuster, and" - she karate-chopped the pinkie on the head - "this idiot is Natsu Dragneel."

"OWW!" screamed Natsu as he fell to the floor clutching his throbbing skull.

"And I'm Happy!" adds the blue cat.

"Um... So why am I here?" you ask awkwardly, staring at Gray. And why is he naked?

"Well, you see, we're mages from Fairy Tail. We were on a job, but Natsu got distracted and got lost and eventually wound up bumping into you... which is a good thing because you're the one we're looking for!" Lucy smiles.

"...huh?" You blink.

Natsu grins and jumps up, pain forgotten, as he extends his hand towards you.

"C'mon. We're taking you to Magnolia Mansion... Lady Kasai!"

END OF PART 1