The princess had been captured by a fearsome dragon!

Lucy pushed the large wooden door with every ounce of strength she had in her, but it wouldn't budge even an inch "Why" She pushed again "Won't it budge!" The door was either heavier than it looked or was blocked with something.

She wasn't able to check outside either since both windows were boarded shut with several large planks of wood. There was no telling where she is.

Lucy gulped, accidently making eye contact with Natsu.

'He's looking at me weird.' she noticed.

The busty blonde reluctantly returned to the opposite side of the room, clutching the hem of her short satin nightdress. She has so many questions, one of them being why he was imprisoned with her.

Lucy eyed the pink haired individual skeptically. She noticed his right arm first, unlike the left it was sleeveless and hidden by layers of white bandages. Curiously enough, it didn't seem to be injured as he was able to move it around effortlessly.

Lucy wondered whether or not she should ask him about the bandages, probably not

His gold trimmed overcoat hugged his body just enough to tempt her mind into imagining what's underneath. and, god did her imagination piece together that puzzle nicely. She could tell he worked hard to achieve his toned body. There was not a single doubt in her mind that he excelled in many different forms of combat.

The princess's body tensed up as her eyes came to Natsu's face. A deep scar rested on the side of his right cheek. The wound caused a pang of sadness to run through her body, surely that isn't the only scar he has.

She shook her head lightly, quickly getting the thoughts out of her head.

Nearly everything about this man screamed 'dangerous'. Now, don't get her wrong, Lucy has never been the type to judge a book by its cover. Natsu could be the most normal guy on the planet for all she knew.

However, under such circumstances, she didn't get the luxury of getting to know him, let alone trust him.

Lucy's attention fell on the odd white scarf wrapped around his neck, it looked to be made of some kind of scales. 'Scales...Dragon...Could he have...' Lucy gasped as her mind pieced together a far-fetched explanation.

"Natsu, where did you get that scarf from?" If he wasn't lying about being in a dragon's nest then it's possible he could be a hunter. The blonde could clearly remember the books she read of the honorable men who vanquished dragons hundreds of years ago. They were called hunters, men that overcame the beasts of the land. That would explain why he was there.

"It's none of your business."

"Are you a hunter?" Lucy prodded. "Maybe we can get out of here afterall."

"What did you just say?" Natsu's eyes narrowed on the princess.

"I read it in a book, hundreds of years ago there were hunters who killed dragons for a living. For su-" Lucy's deep brown eyes widened as the sudden sensation of warmth caressed her body. Honestly, It felt nice since she was freezing before.

Unfortunately, the source of that heat unsettled her so much that she could not relish its sweet comfort.

Natsu stood just a few inches from her, she could feel his hot breath brush against her face. He glared down at her smaller form with vicious amber eyes. The pink haired man slammed his left hand on the brick behind her, trapping the confused blonde between himself and the wall.

The image of a hungry predator about to kill its next meal flooded into Lucy's mind. Honestly, it made her quite nervous. but, oddly enough, she just didn't harbor any form of fear for Natsu. Even when he looked like he was about to eat her.

Natsu's almost unrealistically sharp canines bared, threatening to savagely rip her throat out if she so much as flinched, which, even if she wasn't scared, Lucy decided it was best not to test. "I'm going to say this only once so listen closely. I don't want to hear another word about hunters"

Lucy bit her lip, more interested in why she, herself, wasn't cowering in fear of the suddenly aggressive male.

"And, understand, princess. The dragon you are dealing will not accept you leaving him. He will hunt you down til the day you die and destroy anyone and anything that get's in his way." Natsu snarled. He then removed his hand from the wall and slid his finger into her hair, grasping a few strands of golden hair between his fingers. "Dragon's don't like losing their treasure."

Lucy grit her teeth together, he's telling her to give up? She was tired of getting told to 'sit back and accept it'. Not again.

"If you're telling me to give up, then I'll make it crystal clear." She propper herslef up on the tips of her toes so that she was on the same eye level as him. "That's not going to happen."

Lucy stood before him in all of her blonde glory, beaming with confidence and an unbreakable will to fight.

It surprised Natsu, to say the least.

"Pffft!" The male's face contorted in a comical way as he attempted to stifle his laughter "You're such a weirdo, what kind of princess are you!"

"W-what..." Lucy watched, shocked, as the man she had earlier deemed 'dangerous' rolled around on the floor laughing hysterically as you would expect from a child. The cold attitude he had towards her completely vanished as though it had never existed in the first place.

"What's your name?" Natsu asked holding his stomach.

"L-Lucy..."

"Lucy..." He echoed affectionatly.

His lips slowly curled upwards in a way that made the princess's heart flip. Almost like magic. Oddly enough, she dared to compare the movement to that of an elegant dancer. The extraordinarily brilliant smile he flashed, seemed to lift all doubt and distrust off of the princess's chest in a matter of seconds.

The warmth that Natsu has made her feel three times now came crashing into her once again. It felt so wonderful.

Nobody has ever smiled at her like that. The young noble recalled the smiles of a certain village couple during the annual celebrations. She would have never thought that such a smile would be aimed at her.

It was satisfying and had just the right amount of sweet and spicy.

Moments later he calmed down from another fit of laughter, taking on a more serious demeanor. "Do you want to know why you're here, Luigi?"

"It's Lucy. And yes, more than anything." Was he not going to be an asshole anymore?

"Look" Natsu softly placed his rough hand under her's, guiding it from her side to the empty space between them.

"W-what is this...when did..." A brand that had the shape of a dragon's head rested on the back of her right hand. It had been a solid red, but was slowly consumed by various colors of flames. its sharp eyes glowed a magnificent golden color under the illumination of reds oranges and yellows. A few intricate detailed markings of fire and scales rested around its blazing eyes, giving it a rather vicious look.

Lucy's chocolate orbs couldn't seem to pull away from the mysterious brand.

"It's called the signo draconis, the sign of the dragon. Each individual dragon has their own special mark." He pointed at her hand "That belongs to the flame dragon."

"Flame dragon?" Lucy raised a brow at the pink haired man "Then why do I have it?"

"It's a bond that connects you and that dragon. The mark helps the dragon find you, but there's more to it, I'm sure. My father, Igneel, only taught me the basics, so I don't know much else" Natsu scratched the back of his head. "To tell you the truth, I didn't think it was anything more than a myth, until a week ago."

"I don't want to be connected to a dragon!" Lucy whined, puffing out her cheeks.

Natsu crossed his arms over his chest, watching the blonde carefully.

"Wait, Your father was he a hunter too?" Lucy clasped her hands over her mouth. She was expecting some kind of backlash from the pink haired man, but it never came.

She was expecting some kind of backlash from the pink haired man, but it never came.

Natsu let out an exasperated sigh "No. Hunters are the worst of the worst. Their group exploited a dragon's heart and forced them to take their own lives. Anyone affiliated with that group was wiped out hundreds of years ago, by a dragon without a heart."

"Then what happened to the dragons if they weren't killed? There hasn't been one sighting for hundreds of years."

"Most dragons moved to a distant land to escape the bad memories." Natsu chuckled lightly. "Only seven dragons are left in Fiore now."

"Seven dragons! How are we even supposed to defeat one!"

"We don't."

"But Nat-" Natsu smirked at Lucy, walking to the large wooden door on the other side of the room. He effortlessly pushed the wooden door open, exposing a brightly lit room. "We can leave!" Lucy cheered happily, hiding her light deprived eyes from the sudden brightness.

"Not exactly."

"What?"

"You thought I was a hunter, but I'm not." Natsu began unraveling the bandages around his arm, letting the white cloth fall to the floor.

"Natsu?" Lucy's heart dropped as last bit of bandage slowly drift to the cold hard floor. She would have never expected what was underneath. 'It's like mine...'

"You're the..." Natsu closed the door behind him before Lucy could finish. She fell to her knees, looking at the spot Natsu had been, stunned. "Dragon..."


"That was exhausting!" Natsu breathed, letting his body fall into the comfort of his hammock.

"Aye! I didn't think you'd be able to keep up the act!" A little blue cat perched himself atop the man's pink locks.

"I'm going to keep her." Natsu grinned childishly.

"You liikkkkeeee her" The cat purred.

"She's a weirdo." He shrugged, leaping off of the hammock.

"We should move her to a different room and get her some clothes and food." The cat suggested.

"How about we let her cool down for a bit." Natsu shuddered nervously at the thought of a fuming blonde.


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