A/N: Sorry for the wait! I kind of got stuck on how I should continue. After this chapter I might make another for their childhood, or I'll make a timeskip to when Lucy is in Hargeon; depends on how this chapter goes. Let me know what you want to happen next, now on with the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairytail... so sad.
Natsu was snoring softly as he laid on the ground inside the shelter he had created. His eyes quickly opened when the sun's rays were in his eyes.
"Ah damn it! I was hoping to get a little more sleep! I promise you this sun! I'll eat you one day!" He then groggily sat up while rubbing his eyes. "Oh well I should head to the guild, and take jobs so I can rebuild my good old house! Hey! Wake up Hap-!"
Natsu slowly hanged his head with his pink locks shadowing his eyes. He remembered that in this time he hasn't found Happy yet. "I'll just meet up with the others, hopefully I'll be able to find him again." Natsu's head shot up as he remembered something. "Lucy!"
'Oh right, she's probably still with her father. If I remember right, her mother just died.' Natsu sighed before he started walking towards the guild. 'According to Lucy, she always wanted to join Fairytail since her father started to ignore her. I should wait a while until she's about to leave, then I'll help her join Fairytail!' He grinned at the thought before he realized he was already in the center of Magnolia.
'Now that I think about it, I already know what's going to happen. Or at least what should have happened. I'm sure that by what happened between me and Erza must've changed something. I really want to meet the rest of my friends! Okay, I'll just do whatever I did before when I encountered them!'
He stopped walking once he was in front of the guild doors. 'Another day at Fairytail.' He kicked open the doors and yelled. "I'M BACK!" Everyone stopped what they were doing to look at Natsu.
"WATCH IT SQUINTY EYES! IF YOU WANT TO ACT LIKE AN IDIOT GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!" Gray yelled.
Natsu pressed his head against Gray's head. "LOOK WHO'S TALKING DROOPY EYES!"
They pressed their heads together while shouting more insulting comments. They were so caught up in their argument that they didn't notice Erza slowly walking up to them. "Natsu...Gray.." Erza said in a dark and irritated tone. Gray shakily turned to see Erza with a menacing aura surrounding her. Natsu just turned to his left without a care in the world.
"STOP FIGHTING YOU TWO!" Erza yelled at them.
Gray flinched and saluted Erza. "Y-Y-YES MA'AM!"
Natsu just stood calmly while a wide grin was plastered on his face as he was happy to see Erza again. "Oh hey Erza!"
"Hello Natsu." Erza said stoically. "Did you sleep well?"
"You bet! But I need money so I can my own house or something."Natsu told her.
"I see, how about we go on a job together?" Erza asked although it sounded more like an order.
Everyone's jaw dropped once they heard her. "Erza on a job... with someone?! That's completely unheard of!" Someone from the guild yelled.
Natsu tilted his head to the side as he quirked an eyebrow. "Huh? why?"
"I'm interested in seeing your type of magic." Erza said.
"Oh okay sure!" Natsu exclaimed while he was showing his adorable smile that caused Erza to blush.
'Why do I keep blushing when I'm around him?' Erza's heart was beating so fast she could practically hear it. 'Why is my heart beating so fast? Why do I feel this way? I gotta get out of here and clear my head!'
"Good, we're leaving in an hour so get ready and meet me at the train station." Erza told him while looking away, trying to hide her blush.
"Aww not those damn trains! Oh well, I'll be there!" Natsu said grinning at her. Erza, not looking at him, only nodded and left the guild; her blush growing.
"Hmm, I forgot that I don't have anything to bring with me." His stomach then growled loudly causing the entire guild to laugh. Natsu just sheepishly laughed while scratching the back of his head. "Whoops I'm hungry haha!
Natsu walked over to the bar and talked to the barmaid and requested about 20 different plates of food that he wanted on fire. The barmaid looked at him dumbfounded like if he was crazy. After getting out of her trance she quickly went to the back to make his food and later came out with 20 plates, placing them in front of him.
"Alright I'm starving!" Natsu quickly divoured his food, consuming the flames then patting his stomach as he burped loudly. "Ahhh that was good!"
The entire guild just looked at him with their mouths agape when they saw him eat flames.
"WHAT THE HELL IS HE?!" One member known as Wakaba yelled. Just that moment Natsu realIzed that an hour has passed.
"OH CRAP! I'M LATE! ERZA'S GONNA KILL ME!" He ran out of the guild and headed to the train station.
He arrived at the station moments later and saw Erza at the station with her back facing him. "Hey Erza! Sorry I'm la-Oof!" He feel on ground on his back clutching his face. When he looked up he saw Erza glaring down at him with a fist extended, realizing that she punched him.
"I thought I told you to meet me here in an hour." She had her bangs covering her eyes.
"S-sorry, I guess I was too caught up in eating." He scratched his head while chuckling sheepishly.
"For future missions, when I tell you to arrive at a certain time, IT MEANS YOU ARRIVE AT THAT TIME, UNDERSTAND? Erza said menacingly causing him to stand up and salute her at the speed of light.
"YES MA'AM! W-wait, future missions? You want to go on more missions together?"
Erza's face had a light hue of pink and she gave him a softer glare. "Is there a PROBLEM with that?"
"N-no! No problem at all!"
"Good, now lets get on the train." Erza said trying to get rid of her blush. Natsu groaned at the thought of a train, but he reluctantly got on the train. Once he got on it he felt like he was about to explode. Natsu used what little energy he had and sat across from Erza. Erza just watched him with a puzzled look as he tried to endure the pain.
"What's wrong Natsu?" she asked.
"N-nothing, I j-just have r-really bad m-m-motion s-s-sickness." He said while tightening his grip on his stomach.
"You poor thing, come over here and lay down on my lap she said with another blush crossing her face.
"A-aye." He shakily got up and sat down next to Erza and laid down on her lap.
"D-do you...do you feel better?"
"Much better! Thanks Erza!"
"It's n-no problem at all." Erza had no idea why she was so nervous. 'I'm just helping him feel better, friend to friend. Yet, I'm all tensed up.'
Erza nearly jumped when she felt a shiver run down her spine and felt something warm on her legs. She looked down at Natsu to see him breathing softly on her exposed legs, he was sleeping.
'He looks so peaceful, so...cute.' Erza thought with a small smile and started to comb his hair with her hand, softly soothing him.
Throughout the rest of the train ride, Erza had watched over him. Once the train arrived in Lumina City, she woke him up and the two got off and headed straight into the city. Erza hated how she couldn't stay longer with Natsu resting on her lap. She decided that she'll have more opportunities in the future.
"Hey Erza?" Natsu asked.
"What is it?"
"I forgot to ask you, what of job are we on?" He tilted his head while he spoke.
"Well according to this request-" Erza took out the paper with their job request on it. "-we have to stop a gang that has been threatening the residents of the city recently."
"Alright! Seems like this'll be fun!" He grinned. "I'll be able to test my strength!"
Erza shook her head at his excitement while smiling. "Come on let's find the mayor, he's the one who requested help."
"Aye! But how should we look?"
"Hold on." She walked up to a random stranger and asked him where the mayor was.
"Huh?! who ar?" The poor man was knockrd out with a headbutt from Erza. She moved on to another person before he was knocked out too.
Natsu only sweatdropped at her actions. 'Oh Erza, you never change.' One of Erza's next victims was able to quickly answer her before he too would be knocked out.
"Come on Natsu, I know where he is."
"Y-yea , sure."
Once they arrived at the mayor's office, he told them that a small group of bandits were terrorizing the city for their goods. Apparently they made a hideout in a forest outside of town. They left to the forest to find the gang.
"How much longer Erza? I'm tired." Natsu complained.
"Stop complaining and keep walking, I'm sure we'll find them soon."
"Fine." Natsu groaned. After a few minutes his head shot up. He smelled three people up ahead. "Erza, I can smell them up ahead."
'Smell?' She gave him a confused look before snapping her head forward. They both heard talking.
"Hey boss! We're out of food!"
"Already? Fine lets go back into that stupid town and "borrow" more food" He said with a chuckle. The boss was a big thick man, with a large black coat and was roughly 6"5. His two companions were slightly shorter and had brown tunics.
"HEY! IF YOU THINK I'M GOING TO LET YOU BULLY THOSE PEOPLE THEN YOU ARE SADLY MISTAKEN!" Natsu roared whiled running at them with Erza right behind him, just as mad.
The three bandits turned around to see them and the boss just merely laughed.
"Hahaha, is that so? Tell me, what do you think you can do to stop me brat?!" The boss said.
"Don't underestimate me!" Natsu yelled and punched him in the face sending him flying back.
"Argh! I see, you're a couple of mages aren't you? Get 'em boys!" He told his two subordinates.
"Burning storm!" One of them yelled out and a twirling tornado of fire headed towards Erza.
Erza was about to requip but then the next thing that happened surprised her to the core. Natsu jumped in front of the flames while grabbing Erza and shielded her from the flames. Once the flames were gone he turned around and she could see that the back of his shirt was burned but his body was unscathed.
"What the hell! Why isn't he dead?!" The bandits yelled.
'What happened? He didnt get hurt?' Erza thought.
"Sorry guys, but fire won't work on me!" Natsu arched his back and breathed in a lot of air before he released it all forming a tube of fire.
" Roar of the Fire Dragon!" His roar of flames hit the three bandits and instantly knocked them out. He then turned towards Erza and grinned. "All done!"
Erza just stood there in disbelief at how fast he defeated them. 'Amazing.'
"Come on Erza let's turn these guys in and get the reward." He said proudly.
"Huh? Oh right."
They both brought them to the military when they arrived and collected the reward from the mayor and were headed back to Magnolia on the train. Natsu's head was on Erza's lap again but he was awake. Erza decided she would ask him about his magic.
"Hey Natsu." She began.
"What's up Erza?"
"What kind of magic do you have? Something tells me its not normal fire magic."
"You're right it's not regular fire magic. it's fire dragonslayer magic."
Erza looked shocked. "What!? dragonslayer magic?!"
"That's right." He set one of his hands on fire and showed her. "See? I can punch with fire too." He then let the flames die out.
"Wow that's incredible!." She said with enthusiasm. "What else can you do?"
"Well, I can breathe fire, I can't get cold, fire doesn't affect me because my magic changes my skin to that of a dragon's, oh and I can even eat fire; replenishing my magic and stamina!"
"Wow I've never heard of such magic. How did you get it?" Erza asked wanting to know more about him.
"I learned it from my father, Igneel!" He said like if it was no big deal.
"He sounds like an awesome man!"
Natsu laughed "Igneel's not a man, he's a dragon! He raised me."
"What you were raised by a dragon?!"
"That's right! He taught me everything I know!" Natsu said grinning.
"You're really something else Natsu." Sje said with affection. Natsu just sheepishly laughed. A few moments later the train arrived at Magnolia and the pair disembarked. It was already nighttime and they decided to head to their respective homes to sleep. On her way back to Fairy Hills, Erza couldn't stop thinking about Natsu.
'Amazing, and cute. What a perfect combination.' Erza shook her head to get rid of the thought. 'Get it together Erza! You're acting like a love struck girl!' She then sighed. 'But I do have to admit, I can't wait to see him tomorrow.' She said while blushing.
Let me know how I did this time! All reviews appreciated. Also tell me what you want to happen next, otherwise I'll make a timeskip since none of us reqlly know much of Fairytail's childhood (at least I don't). RR! I'll update soon with the next chapter.