BlackLynx17: I was surprised to see that I had 43 reviews! I couldn't believe it, you guys really love this! Thank you everyone for reviewing! So much! When this idea came to mind I just wondered how Natsu and Lucy would mate? I mean... like I've read stories where they have mate but it was also so fast. Natsu never really slowed down and tried to make Lucy like him... I think I'm giving the story away so I'll just stop there.
Just to say, I'm going to be updating this story normally every Sunday or Monday! Only day I'm updating today is because... well I wanted to! Either way Sunday and Monday's people!
Sorry if this chapter seems a little... bland but yeah, Igneel has to explain things so every chapter can't be filled with action. Some explaining has to happen to.
... It's funny because I have 64 followers and 43 reviews... ha.
Without further delay, here you go.
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Dragon's Guide To Claim Your Mate
Stage 1/Dangers of Mating
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Table of Contents
Notes for Natsu... page 3-5
Chapter 1: Mate... page 6
Chapter 2: Stage 1... page 7-10
Stage 1? Igneel did mention Stages... but was I on Stage 1? Maybe I should just skip this chapter? I placed my elbows on my table and covered my face with my hands. Mating... it was making me think too much. Maybe I should just take a break and grab a bite to eat even though... I only started reading a minute ago.
I am utterly hopeless.
WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE MADE ME A MOVIE IGNEEL?! OR HAVE A PERSON OR ROBOT EXPLAIN THIS TO ME?! WHY OH WHY DID YOU HAVE TO WRITE ME A BOOK OF ALL THINGS TO READ?!
... I couldn't even read when I was living with him...
I felt a sudden shake against the table, shaking my arms and head along with it. I peeked through my fingers and saw Happy sitting on the table top across from me eating his breakfast. He was currently adding salt to the fish that laid ever so neatly on his plate. He didn't spot me spying on him until four shakes later, as he was placing the salt shaker back on the table.
"What are you going to do now Natsu?" he asked me.
"I guess... mate her?" I answered leaning back into my chair.
"Oh... do you want to mate her?" Happy asked.
Yes.
"I'm... not sure" I sighed running a hand down my face.
"Aye... have you- never mind" he said shoving his breakfast in his mouth.
... did Happy just not finish a sentence? I sat up straighter in my chair and leaned forward giving him my full attention, if I had any left to spare.
"What is it Happy?" I asked.
All Happy did was mumble due to the fact that a fish was occupying his mouth.
"Happy? What were you going to say?" I asked again.
"Mpth, mmth, mmmh" Happy answered... I think. He was holding up a paw so I was pretty sure he was telling me to wait a minute.
Happy leaned his head back as he tried to swallow the fish whole only to end up banging a paw against his chest.
"Chew Happy" I told him.
Happy just swallowed again before sighing out loud. Now I know I taught him better than that, only swallow a fish whole if you know you can do it... well technically he could do it at the end so I guess that did mean that I taught him better... see what I mean? Look at all this thinking!
"Phew, so Natsu why don't you just avoid Lucy?"
Avoid?
"You mean like... run away?" I asked.
"Yeah, I wasn't going to say it because how could you avoid our par-"
"The book!" I yelled snatching it off of the table.
"Natsu~!"
It was still open, still on the beginning page of the table of contents. My fingers glided across the page as I looked for the key words, 'Avoid Mate.'
"Natsu! It's a bad idea! You can't just avoid Lucy for the rest of your life!" Happy yelled.
"It doesn't say anything about avoiding mates anyway" I mumbled.
"Really? Let me see" Happy said grabbing the book from me.
He said it was a bad idea and yet he was trying to find it for me?
"Hmm" he hummed flipping through the pages.
Happy's blue. I wonder when was the last time I gave Happy a bath? Better yet when was the last time I took a bath?
"Found it! It was under the Dangers of Mating" Happy said giving the book back at me.
I gulped, dangers of mating?
"Wow, this is a long list" I said.
Let's see, which one was- oohhh?!
"Never see your mate naked unless you have claimed her as your mate" I read.
"Really? You bust in on Lucy's baths all the time and see her naked!" Happy said.
"That was before I hit puberty" I sighed reading about it.
Oh... ooh... ooooh... WHAT THE! I slammed the book close. What was with Igneel being all pervy?
"Come on Igneel, I need answers not... here it is! Leaving your mate. You're probably thinking, couldn't I just walk away from my mate? The answer to that would be a big fat NO!"
No? Not even a small no but a big fat one! Why?
"Dragons can't just abandon anything and they certainly can't abandon their mate. Dragons are really selfish beings, that's the reason why I never shared any of my food with you."
So that's what the reason was...
"Strange, you usually share your things with me Natsu. Like your bed, and home, and rewards" Happy listed.
"That's because we're partners, all of this is ours" I told him.
"Aye sir! Partners for life!" Happy said landing on my shoulder.
"What's next?" he asked.
I cleared my throat and turned back to the book.
"Mates share a special bond, a bond that you can't just break or walk away from son. Leaving your mate can be a dangerous thing, especially if on Stage 3. Let me explain to you why leaving your mate WOULD BE ONE OF THE STUPIDEST IDEAS IN YOUR LIFE!"
"If you try to leave your mate, run away from her and avoid her, you'll always find yourself drifting back to her. You may be fine now Natsu but if you don't see your mate EVERYDAY... you'll go crazy!"
I paused because of a certain cats muffled laughs.
"What?" I asked.
"You're already crazy so no worries about that" Happy laughed.
I knocked him off my shoulder before turning back to the book.
"She'll invade your thoughts, you won't be able to stop thinking about her, you won't be able to think for yourself, to eat, to breathe! You'll forget how to do everything because your mind will just be filled to the brink with her. You may think that thinking about her in your mind is bad now but compared to leaving... you haven't experienced nothing yet. If you try and leave her in that state you'll lose control of your consciousness and your instincts will rule over you. If that happened you'll hurt a lot of people, including your mate."
I sighed closing the book.
"Sorry about my idea Natsu" Happy sighed.
"No, knowing me I would have just done it without reading about the effects. It was good to know Happy. I guess that idea is out of the picture, no way I'm risking hurting my mate."
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"Nat-"
"Shut up"
No one heard that.
"Did yo-"
"Oh hey! Look at the time? We should be heading towards the guild now" I said getting up.
Anything to avoid the conversation right now. But if I go to the guild I'll see Lucy... I can't just avoid my two best friends can I? No you can't Natsu. I'll have to choose which one it'll be worse to confront.
"Alright Natsu, before you go we should read the next chapter now that you're planning on making Lucy your, pft, mate" Happy laughed.
And Happy just choice for me; he was better than facing Lucy at the moment. I groaned then jumped down back into my chair.
"What's next?" I asked.
"Stage 1" Happy said holding the book up to me.
I took it from him and started reading.
"Congratulations! If your reading this chapter then that means you haven't killed yourself and/or your mate. You're finally on your way to becoming a Dragon. Well let's get to it, Mating. Mating, for Dragons, comes in Stages. There are three stages for a male Dragon, 1, 2, and 3"
Like I couldn't count before Igneel; I sighed before continuing.
"Stage 1 comes first."
Again, another sigh. It's like he thinks I'm an idiot.
"In Stage 1 everything is being experienced for the first time. Basically it's only the beginning to the wonderful thing you're about to experience. During Stage 1 you still have your consciousness, you're still able to choose your decisions and think for yourself. Enjoy it while you can Natsu, because Stage 2 is going to be hell... THANKS FOR THE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT!" I yelled slamming the book on the floor.
"Natsu! We need this if you're ever going to get better" Happy said flying on the floor.
"Then tell Igneel to stop being a dumbass" I growled as he dusted the book off.
"I'll read it to you then, ke-kem. Stages 2 and 3 have their own chapters so you won't have to worry about them now but still just be prepared. It would be best if you were able to mate with your... mate, hahaha, before reaching Stage 2 and definitely Stage 3 but knowing you... it's probably not going to happen!" Happy laughed.
"That's it, I'll do the reading" I said getting up from my chair.
I laid on the ground beside Happy and lifted the book up.
"Stage 1 is the easiest of all Stages. It's also the most relaxing, you're just getting started with your mate. During Stage 1 you will-
-Think about your mate, not constantly but not just randomly either
-Want to see her at least for a few hours everyday
(I highly suggest you do just that unless you want Stage 2 to kick in faster)
-Be protective of your mate
(You probably already are but this time it's different. You'll just be watching out for her more often)
-Get annoyed more easier
(Only when another male is around your mate, you won't do anything crazy but you'll get this annoying feeling in the back of your mind. Like how I would get when a fly would always be buzzing around me)
-Lose interest in other things that use to matter
(Right now all your body is telling you is to claim your mate, I'm not saying you're always feel this way. Once mate is claimed you'll start caring about things again)
*Note- Do not and I mean DO NOT try to do anything to anger your mate. The more angry she is, the more likely she'll hate you and the less likely she'll agree to be your mate."
"Well that sucks for you Natsu, you're always making Lucy angry!" Happy laughed.
"How about being a little more supportive huh partner? If I mate Lucy then she's going to have to live with us. I'm sure she'll treat you as her own personal punching bag" I laughed.
"What?! Noooooo!" Happy whined.
Boy did that make me feel better.
"Side-effects of Stage 1?" I mumbled.
Just how long was Stage 1? What else was there to know about it?
"Power Troubles. Your body is adjusting to your puberty so losing control of your power is normal. For you the worst should be lighting on fire, no need to panic. You should be able to control it again after a while. *Note- Your mate may also activate flames. Try to avoid touching, unless you've gotten to Stage 3. If so go to page 63."
Stage 3? I'm on Stage 1 or at least at the beginning of Stage 1. At least I know why my flames are going on now. Thanks to the note I now know how to avoid it too... wow... I'm actually learning. Let's see...
"Heightened Sense of Smell: Dragon's feel more emotions than humans do, they also have higher senses. During puberty your emotions and senses are doubled, maybe even tripled. So is your strength and smarts but those are in the later chapters. Your mates scent will be like toxic to you, you won't be able to get enough of it. It's very normal and yes, your sense of smell will only heighten for your mates (no worries about smelling other people). Dragon's use their sense of smell to tell what kind of mood their mate is in. You might not be as experienced in it but with time you will be able to tell. *Note- Your mates scent will release your 'inner hunger'. If on Stage 3 I extremely warn you to not smell... Try not to get too strung up on your mates scent, girls like their 'space'."
That was rather a long explanation, and what's with this Stage 3 stuff? From the way Igneel's written about it so far Stage 3 doesn't sound so good. Is there anything else on this page? Maybe I can skip forward and read up more on Stage 3.
"This chapter didn't give us any help on making Lucy your mate" Happy said.
"Well I'm in Stage 1, like he said it's just the beginning."
"Natsu? Are you really going to do this? Make Lucy your mate I mean?" Happy asked.
"I don't see any other choice Happy. I can't kill her, I can't kill myself, and I can't leave her. Mating just seems like the only choice" I sighed closing the book.
Damn you Igneel, why did dragons have to experience 'mating' anyway? Why couldn't they be like normal humans and just... date? Or whatever.
"I'm sure Lucy would love to be your mate Natsu, you two are already best friends so it'll be a piece of fish!"
"Best friends... I just hope we can still be that way once we're together."
"You know what I think Natsu?"
I turned my head to look up at Happy.
"No, what?" I asked.
"I think you and Lucy will be happy together. Call it, a cat sense. Besides you have the upper hand! All those times Lucy has complained to us about her 'boyfriends', all you have to do is not do what she yelled at us about and bam! Perfect boyfriend!" Happy cheered.
"That's true! Arg! I always tuned out when she complained about her boyfriends though!" I groaned hitting my head against the floor.
"Wow. Still! This is why Igneel left you the book, to help guide you. I'll help too so you have nothing to worry about!" Happy said.
"Thanks pal."
"Now let's read the next chapter before trying to win Lucy as your mate, I'm sure Igneel put something useful in here" Happy said opening the book.
"Good idea partner."