Chapter 4

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Erza was violently brought back to semi-consciousness. As a large amount of sensory information assaulted her still groggy mind. Roaring reached her ears. A hazy mismatched figure of bright colours was what her newly opened eye picked up. A figure that had its hands on her.

Suddenly it all clicked in the young girls mind, "he is assaulting me!" The premature woman thought, as she blushed a vivid scarlet, " Grandpa Rob warned about scoundrels that try to steal a young maidens innocence, I must take action!"

Panicking Erza Scarlet did the first thing that came naturally to her. Summoning a sword, which she had stored away, with her recently acquired magic. She preceded to swing her weapon, with a cry of "Never!", in an attempt to cleave the rapidly sharpening figure in two. Only for pink haired stranger to make an astonishingly fast leap to the side. Before just as rapidly closing the short distance and flooring her with a fist to the jaw.

Her eyesight once again blurred she rolled away to make some distance. She realised that her supposed assaulter was in fact a boy her at a similar age to herself.

"Such depravity from someone this young!" She thought shivering. Her mind quickly conjuring many would be victims." I cannot allow such an being to exist!" Steeling herself she prepared to face her dangerous foe... Who was standing in the same spot shaking his fist at her and yelling with such anger, that she could swear she saw fire flicker in his mouth.

"-bastard! I was just trying to see if you were dead, you armoured bitch! I won't help you then. I'll just beat the crap out of you!" The now on fire mage screamed. Focusing fire onto his fists in preparation for combat.

Erza, who had gotten ready for round two once she saw that her opponent was obviously a mage. Paused as his words reached her.

"What do you mean help?" She yelled " You were trying to assault an innocent maiden!"

These words had the effect of shocking the fire mage to a complete standstill. "EH!. Assault! What the hell is wrong with you. You're not an armoured bitch, your an armoured perv!" The now ranting pink haired male screamed.

Realising that she may have misunderstood this youth's intentions. Erza's blush returned full force.

"W-we-well from my eyes you came across as that." stuttered the now scarlet faced woman." Also who assaults someone like that just to wake them up? Learn some respect!"

"This girl." Natsu thought" ...is weird" He concluded staring at the face which had just managed to turn the colour of Igneel's scales.

"What do you mean respect? I was checking to make sure you weren't dead, what's more respectful than that! Why were you even lying there anyway?" The dragon slayer yelled, wondered and asked.

The girl stilled, her red face rapidly draining of colour, at his question. Despite looking at him, her uncovered eye did not appear to see him. Staring straight ahead, unblinking despite the strong salty wind. After a few minutes of not moving. Which had Natsu tilting his head to the side trying to spot if the girl was still breathing. Her whole body shuddered, before collapsing.

"H-" The Fire mage began.

"It wasn't enough!" The red head yelled, before continuing in a whisper with tears rolling down half her face." It wasn't enough. I could free them. But not keep them free. Or stop him."

Groaning inwardly at the display she was putting on, he had an idea. Natsu approached the mumbling girl. Whom had earlier so defiantly tried to cut through him. Placing his palm on the top of her head, he tilted her sandy and tear filled face up until he could look into her eye.

"I don't really understand what happened." He began" But you look disgusting crying on the sand, I really can't stand weak people." The furious glare those words earned him, caused a wide fang filled grin to split his face." But you aren't weak, you wouldn't have almost cut me back there if you were." Seeing that she had been mollified he continued." So come with me and we'll train and get stronger together. I will help you stand up so you can charge forward toward your goal!"

If he had to describe it, her eyes when she smiled at him then were full of joy and hope. As soon as her lips uttered "okay" he grabbed her hand and pulled her to her feet. Where they stood grinning and staring into each other's eyes, hands interlocked. From which he then used his recently acquired leverage to haul the sword swinging girl over his shoulder.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to ask." The dragon slayer mentioned, smiling at the violently struggling girl." What's your name?"

While I should comment. I won't, since I am too tired to think of anything.