Okay now for the next chapter of fulfilling a promise, it took me a while to think of a dream that could make Kagura act like she did and to be honest I'm not sure if the one I came up with will do it. Anyway this chapter WILL HAVE A TIME SKIP at some point so you have been warned. Okay let's begin.
"What do you mean 'that' dream?" Natsu asked as he held Kagura close to him, "It's the same dream or more like Nightmare I've been having since I was a child. It was when I still lived in rosemary village with Simon and Erza" she explained weakly before pulling herself into a featal position in an effort to comfort herself.
"Do you want to talk about?" Natsu asked sympathetically as he tightened his grip around her ever so slightly. "I know it is in the past but I still can't help but feel guilty, because they wanted to protect me everyone in the village Erza, Simon and everyone else were either Killed or locked up in that infernal tower. No matter how far I run or how well I hide I can't escape the feeling of guilt, nearly every night is the same I see my village burning and the faces of everyone as they lay dead. I just don't feel right having been the only one to have completely escaped with my life" she said in a guilt ridden tone as the images of her nightmare appearing in her head every time she closed her eyes.
"I can't say I completely get how you feel but I can understand it" Natsu admitted as he placed his forehead against the back of her head. "What do you mean?" Kagura asked trying to hold back the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes. "Remember that I told you how Igneel left me, well shortly after he left I started having nightmares about why he left me which mostly as you could imagine revolved around me being a disgrace to his name or being too weak to be his son so you could imagine I felt pretty distraught at these thoughts." Natsu admitted in a soft tone as she turned to face him while staring intently into his eyes which made the dragonslayer blush as her hazel eyes continued to bore into his soul.
"But even after I pushed those thoughts to the back of my mind it still took me years to get over it, while it may have been in certain circumstances with yours being more traumatic there feeling of guilt was still there and I believe that you can get over that feeling the same way I did and I will help you no matter what" he continued in the same soft tone as before causing the swordswoman's eyes to widen allowing the tears to freely flow. But before she could even ask he continued to speak, "Just think about the positives, and remember how your friends and family would have felt knowing that you lived when they thought you to be dead. You need to live on for their sakes and continue living for them as well as for yourself, Simon probably didn't even know if you were alive or not when he asked me to find you and I may never have been able to find you if you were taken to the tower of heaven which means I never would have been able to join Mermaid Heel which would have really sucked if I never met anyone in the guild…especially you" Natsu said in a soft tone thinking he had said the last part in his head which he obviously didn't causing the mermaid's eyes to if possible widen even further.
Before he knew it Kagura had crossed what little space there was between them planting a kiss on his lips completely and utterly shocking the dragonslayer to beyond anything he had felt before "Wait she likes me like that?" Natsu questioned himself in his mind "Thank Igneel maybe this makes things a little simpler, maybe I'll be able to tell her about that" he thought to himself again before Kagura pulled away her face a bright shade of crimson while she started fiddling with her fingers she didn't know what came over her in the last week to do something like that to him, granted her opinion of Natsu changed during the dragon attack and their initial meeting but this was a bit drastic.
"Um listen I, I," Kagura started but was cut off by Natsu "Don't worry we'll talk about this another time right now we need to get back to the guild a pick up your team to finish this mission after the Grand Magic Games are coming up in a 8 months so we'll need to finish the job before that in order to train so we can become the number one guild in Fiore!" he said with a determined tone Natsu wanted to continue to tell about that but couldn't force the words to come out because he was scared of the answer maybe or it might have been something else he didn't know why.
"Ok" she replied plainly as they began to pack away their things and make their way to the train station not speaking a word the way there or the entire way back to the guild creating an awkward atmosphere between them. They were about an hour away from the guild when Natsu finally broke the silence, "Listen about earlier do you want to talk?" he asked as he had been getting worried as every time she even went to look at him she would immediately turn away in embarrassment. "Yeah about that I don't know what came over me, I think I just got caught up in all the emotions" Kagura said in a timid tone afraid she may have let Natsu believe that she was into him that way.
Hearing this Natsu's heart broke a bit, although he had only known her for a little less than a weak (it took a days to get to the guild by train) he still couldn't deny the attraction he felt towards her not because of his whole mating issue but because in the time he had used to get to know her he began to feel more strongly about the type of person she was and would be lying if didn't want to be more than friends but he still couldn't hide the sad expression that crept onto his face which Kagura noticed and felt guilty about as she sort of lied to him as he feelings were more or less along the same lines as the dragonslayers but she didn't want to just outright say she might be in love with him only after knowing him for less than week.
But Kagura managed to muster up some courage to offer an alternative, "Listen Natsu I honestly don't know how I feel about you, it's different than anything I've ever felt before. At times I feel like I like you as more than a friend but I'm not sure, however maybe if we take some time to get to know one another we might be able to find out what it really is" she said offering a smile which together seemed to the lift Natsu's spirit as he agreed with her, he actually didn't know if what he felt was love or just general attraction so getting to know her would definitely prove beneficial. "Sure I'd like that" he replied back giving her his usual grin.
5 months later
Five long months passed since that day and many factions of the dark guild fell to Natsu and Kagura's ream leaving only the main faction remaining. Over all everyone had grown stronger and closer to each due to the time together and some sticky situations but none more so than Natsu and Kagura as they had grown especially close after one such situation 3 months ago.
Flashback 3 months earlier
"Kagura when are we going to eat I'm starving!" Natsu complained rather childishly causing said swordswoman to grow very annoyed as over the time herself and her team had got to know him better the fact that complained like a child at stupid things really got annoying after a while. "For the one hundredth time today when we take down the next faction of the dark guild. "NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOO!" Natsu shouted out crying anime tears.
"Look Natsu were just as hungry as you but we're not complaining" Milliana said in her usual upbeat tone as she was the one who tolerated Natsu's childish whining the most out of the group. "Yeah but you guys aren't dragonslayers like me" Natsu said in a neutral tone causing the women of the group to all sweat drop and think "No-one is a dragonslayer like you."
"I think we should all split up to cover more ground, Risley you and Beth go that way, Milliana you and Ariana (I thinks that's her name) go in the other direction and me and Natsu will go solo" Kagura said in a commanding voice as everyone nodded in agreement before they went in their appointed direction.
After an hour of searching Kagura was getting frustrated from her lack success in her search. "God dammit where the hell are these guys!" she shouted in frustration before seeing a small green ball roll in front of her. Not suspecting anything Kagura picks up the ball only to immediately regret it when a green gas started to erupt from it causing Kagura to cough in fits before coughing up some blood onto the ground
"What the hell is going on" she thought to herself before falling onto her knees clutching her throat, "what happened to my magic?" she said aloud before she heard chuckling and looked up only to get a glimpse of a hooded figure before collapsing into unconscious ness. "Too easy" the figure said before placing magic restraining handcuffs on her, placing a note on the ground beside her archenemy sword and then lifting her over his shoulder.
After hours of searching everyone decided to meet up where they separated from each other. Everyone was there, well everyone except Kagura and even after a further hour of waiting Natsu became worried so decided to use his dragonslayer sense to pick up where she was, emphasis on the was because when Natsu arrived he was greeted by the sight of a letter along with Kagura's sword as well as a horrible scent that the Natsu assumed was some sort of magic inhibiting chemical. Eventually the other finally caught up to Natsu but before they got with 30 metres of him they stopped when the felt the temperature rise before seeing the dragonslayer slam his fist into the ground causing it to shatter and erupt in violent flames scarring the members of his team who only just noticed archenemy lying on the ground near Natsu.
"Natsu what's wrong where is Kagura?" Milliana asked in fear of his answer but became even more afraid when she saw Lightning arc around Natsu's body as a look of pure anger etched its way onto his face. "They took her" he finally replied in a low gravelly voice sending shivers down the other's spines before taking off in the shape of a lightning bolt in a northward direction with Milliana and the others failing miserably to keep up.
Dark Guild HQ
Dark mages were gathered round a battered, bruised unconscious Kagura whose clothes were torn in various parts revealing a lot of skin and was tied to one of the buildings support beams, the members had been taking out there anger on her waiting for her to regain her consciousness before beating her until she lost, they didn't stop not even when they heard the breaking of bones.
"Pathetic and she's supposed to be her guilds ace, she's as weak as any other woman we should kill but it would such a shame to waste such a nice body" one man said in a dark evil tone causing some of the others present to laugh just as darkly before he went to grab her face which was the worst decision he would ever make and he soon found out why when he and the other guild members began to feel a tremendous heat enveloping the guild.
Starting to stir Kagura felt the immense heat and was puzzled why as she saw various members skin start to burn. Unknown to her thanks to Natsu she had developed a resistance to fire magic and to her it was a familiar sense of warmth that made her feel safe so she immediately knew who was coming. Then the members of the dark guild heard something albeit faintly "Lightning Flame Dragon Roar!" A massive torrent of lightning coated flames burst through the guild doors in a diagonal direction resulting in the attack taking out a good portion of the dark mages and their guild's roof.
A human shaped silhouette was seen standing in the flames at what used to be the entrance to the guild but to the dark mages it seemed more like a demon with the only visible features a pair of red glowing eyes which finally made their way to Kagura before widening in anger at seeing the state she was in, then a growl that could only be considered draconic escaped the figures lip before it swiped his hand revealing lightning flame coated and very pissed off Natsu who was oozing killer intent and tremendous magic power so much so that it brought most of the dark mages to their knees and even made Kagura flinch.
"Lightning Flame Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" Natsu roared out before jumping up in the air and clapping a lightning coated hand into a flame coated one fusing the two on impact creating a massive explosion and shaking the buildings foundations. That attack took out all the members Natsu could see but after landing immediately turned to Kagura when he heard he yelp and what he saw made his blood boil.
Someone had escaped his attack most likely the guild master but it was what he was doing made his blood boil, he had a knife to Kagura's throat a was running his other hand through her hair with a n evil smile on his face. "Careful dragonslayer you wouldn't want to kill this beautiful woman now would you" he said as his face closer to Kagura's, Natsu was more than angry when he saw the man run his tongue across Kagura's cheek so angry that he couldn't control his anger as his magic skyrocketed along with his rage. "What's the matter Salamander you look….ugh" The man started but he was unable to finish as Natsu had appeared in front of him faster than humanly possible before a flaming knee was smashed into his face while a flaming hand grabbed his hand holding the knife in an iron grip which stopped the Knife from moving any closer to Kagura's throat.
"YOU'RE GONNA REGRET FUCKING TOUCHING HER! Natsu roared before he pulled the man wrist swiftly back towards him completely snapping it causing the man to drop the knife harmlessly to the ground before roaring out in pain only to be silenced by a powerful punch to the face sending him flying into a support pillar near the back of the guild. "What power" the man thought before looking up and seeing the flaming form of Natsu but what he saw scared him, the flames were no longer an orange/red colour instead they were pure and brilliant gold colour with bits of Lightning arcing through it, Natsu's appearance had also changed and this was what truly scared him.
Natsu's face and arms now had patches of scale on them and his eyes were now a golden colour like his flames with his pupils taking the shape of draconian like slits giving him in the dark mage's eyes a menacing and terrifying look as he had never seen something like this in his life. "W-what the fuck are you?" he questioned with fear in his voice as he tried to crawl backwards. "I'm a dragon" Natsu replied in a stern low voice as he began to walk forward to the man before kneeling down a few feet away from the dark mage "AND WE FUCKING DON'T LIKE IT WHEN SOMEONE HARMS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THEIR LIFE!" He roared at the man as his magical power flared creating an immense pressure fixing the man where he sat as the floor boards around the pair began cracking.
"Please Mercy, please have mercy" the dark mage begged while Natsu just looked down at him in disgust, while he was no longer a member of Fairytail Natsu couldn't bring himself to kill this pathetic man in front of him, no matter how much he wanted it he couldn't do it so decided that he would make him suffer as death would be a release prison however would be so much better…but not before Natsu could get in a few jabs.
After a 10 minute beating bare knuckle beating and the arrival of his team he got Milliana to tie up all the unconscious members along with the broken body of the guild master. When Natsu finally untied Kagura who was struggling to keep her consciousness. "So…am I really…the most important person…in your life?" she questioned weakly with a small smile, Natsu tightly wrapped her in a hug tears rolling down his face while the others just watched on with sad smiles at the fact they didn't get here fast enough and seeing the state their friend was in made them feel even more guilty.
"Of course you are!" Natsu said trying to hide the sadness in his voice, he could feel it the effects of the spell was slowly wearing off and with it Kagura was slowly dying. "Because of you I had a place to go, I got to keep my promise and I got to fall in love with." Natsu admitted trying to force back the tears and sobs. "We fought, laughed, had fun and cried together how could I not fall in love with you?" He continued and saw her smile, "I feel exactly the same way, we laughed, fought, had fun and cried together and getting to know you has been the greatest thing to ever happen to me. The time we spent with each, the time spent getting to know you was the happiest I've ever been and couldn't help but fall in love with you" she admitted as Milliana and the others began crying at the beautiful moment between the pair while Natsu just looked on with hopeful gaze.
"Could you really love a fire breathing idiot like me? He asked as he looked towards the ground with his hair shadowing his eyes, "It has to be you, you're my dragon" She said lovingly using her hand to tilt his head up before pulling him in for a kiss. "And you're my little mermaid" He replied before biting down into her neck causing Kagura to yelp in pain as he poured some of his magic into to her completing the spell and saving her life. Finally that part of his life Natsu felt he was missing had been found and he wasn't ever going to let it go.
Flashback end
That was three months ago and in that time the team has gotten extremely close with Natsu and Kagura now in a declared relationship which was definitely going to be hard to explain to Master Aerial who was undoubtedly question them about it. But probably one of the most interesting things that happened was while walking through a town Natsu had heard that Fairytail were out looking for Natsu because they found out and captured a mimic mage that had framed Natsu resulting in all of Fairytail excluding those who stood up for him but especially Makarov and his old team to feel incredibly guilty for not believing the dragonslayer and been using rumours and sittings to track him down because the dragonslayers in the guild refused to help in the effort to look for him.
While Natsu still cared about a few people in Fairytail and the members in general he would never allow himself to brought back to the guild not that he was in a place where he had been the happiest in his life and besides that he had something to prove against Fairytail and the Grand Magic Games would allow him to do so because it mean he could go all out against Gajeel, maybe Mira, Laxus and possibly even Gildarts if he were to compete that is.
But that wouldn't be for another 3 months now so we now find ourselves in front of the main and last faction of the dark guild they were hunting. "So Natsu want to knock for us?" Kagura asked in a playful manner, which was another that everyone had found interesting even after Natsu explained why. After Natsu has completed the spell 3 months ago he explained as to why he bit her and that Kagura would start taking on some of his traits which was why she was resistant to heat. While she didn't become a dragonslayer like Natsu she definitely took on some of his dragon traits like heat resistance and advanced sense, she also received a welcome magical boost and became very capable in using fire magic even if she didn't use it in combat it came in handy if Natsu was running low on magic allowing her to replenish it.
"Of course dear" Natsu said happily as he began walking up to the guild halls doors before cocking his hand back "Fire Dragon Iron Fist!" he shouted before smashing a flaming fist into the large doors blasting them off their hinges startling all the members inside who turned to see a group of six silhouettes with a cloud of smoke cover the features. "Gravity Change; x50!" a strong feminine voice shouted causing a large number of members in the guild to fall to the ground and pass out due to the immense pressure.
"Nice job Kagura, okay guys lets clean up!" Natsu shouted in his usual excited tone as he and the others charged around the guild taking out members with Natsu and Kagura taking out the possible S-class members and Milliana and the others taking on the larger groups individually. Everything was going smoothly until the group felt an enormous magic power flood the room causing Natsu and his team to pause stop where the stood.
"So you're the ones who've been taking out my sub divisions" a large voice boomed causing them to look for the source which originated from a tall man who had a short scraggy white beard on and wore a long black cape, simple grey trousers, metal grieves over brown combat boots and a dark blue buttoned up shirt. He had black eyes and pale skin which added to his elderly look but he was definitely not to be taken likely as the magic power he was putting out was incredible and gave off a deathly vibe to it which was further emphasized as wave upon wave of black magic rolled off him with every step he took getting closer to the group the floor boards cracking under the magical pressure.
"Yeah what of it?" Milliana spoke up trying to sound confident but failing as there was fear evident in her voice. "Well then as the guild master I must take action in taking my vengeance for harming my subordinates!" the man said sternly "I am Morpheus the master of this guild, remember my name as it will be the last you will ever know" Morpheus said as he raised his magic power increasing the pressure in the room, but the pressure was soon nullified as Kagura and Natsu made their magic power flare up to the max coating them in a purple and flaming magic aura.
"Hoh, you have impressive magic power as well as courage if you think you're strong enough to face me." Morpheus said in an amused tone which caused Natsu to smirk "You know the Master of Grimoire Heart said the exact same thing before I beat the shit out of him" Natsu said confidently causing Morpheus eyes to widen. "I see so you're the one who defeated Lord Hades but I doubt you defeated him by yourself" he said in an almost mocking tone.
"Maybe I didn't but we're still more than enough to take you out!" Natsu exclaimed confidently as his hands lit ablaze, "You may be powerful but you won't be able to defeat the two of us together" Kagura followed up in an equally confident tone before drawing Archenemy and re-quipping Excalibur causing her magic to increase while Natsu's flames started to engulf his entire body.
"Let's go!" the pair shouted in unison as they charged Morpheus engaging in hand to hand combat with the dark mage who master blocked every flaming fist and every magic imbued slash by expertly moving in sync with their movements coating his hands in his black magic nullifying each strike. It was easy for Natsu and Kagura as well as the others to see that the dark mage was a seasoned Fighter as he was able to use what they could sense as minimal magic power to block some of their most powerful strikes
"Is that all?" Morpheus asked as he grabbed one of Kagura's sword and tossed her into an incoming Natsu who caught her before they were hit by an incoming blast attack. "Dark Repulsion!" Morpheus shouted sending a black and blue beam of magical energy at the pair causing them to crash into the wall behind them. "Binding Tube!" Milliana shouted out finally able to get over her fear before sending an orange tube binding Morpheus' hands together and before he could react Beth, Arana and Risley all sprang into action.
"Gravity Change x30!"
"Web Shot!"
"Carrot Bomb!" (I honestly can't remember Beth's magic but I think it had something to do with plants or vegetables)
The three mages shouted out in unison unleashing there strongest spells with Risley's gravity holding him in place albeit barely and Arana's and Beth's attack combining causing a large explosion. "Way to go girls we did!" Milliana shouted out in joy which so turned to fear when she felt that familiar eerie magic power welling up and hearing a dark chuckle. "Well I'll admit that your team work is impressive it compensates for you individual lack of magic power but not enough to defeat me" Morpheus admitted truthfully as he was impressed that mages of this level would be able to create a unison raid.
"Oh yeah then how about me!" Kagura shouted out attempting to do a twin slash on the Morpheus but only to be swatted away like she was nothing, it was then Morpheus knew something was wrong when he seen the smirk of the swordswoman face. "Lightning Flame Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" Morpheus turned upon sensing an incredible magic power only to see Natsu bring his two hands together in a clapping motion before he was struck with a fusion of flames and Lightning causing the dark mage to roar in pain, the attack resulted in an explosion that shook the guild while blowing out some windows as well as obliterating a large area of floor but the duo weren't finished in their assault yet as Kagura was using the distraction of Natsu attack to charge up her two blades. After a few seconds Morpheus increased his magic power causing the smoke to clear this time he saw Kagura charging towards with her two blades glowing crimson red. "Full Moon Twin Blade Slash!" the swordswoman shouted before slashing her two blades in an X pattern sending an X shaped energy blast towards Morpheus who could only put up his best defence spell that seemed to holding its own against the attack…that was until
"Advanced Dragon Slayer's Secret Art: Crimson Lotus Exploding Lightning Blade!" Natsu shouted out as he jumped up into the air swinging his arms which were coated in lightning and fire in a circular motion causing the two elements to torrent towards Morpheus spiralling until they fused into one torrent and then further combining with Kagura's earlier attack before breaking through the defence spell and making contact with Morpheus' body causing him once again to roar out in pain this time shorter as the attack completely overwhelmed him. The attack continued onwards until it destroyed whatever of the guildhall was behind Morpheus and then a large portion of the forest behind that.
After the attack dissipated they saw the still standing but twitching form of Morpheus before he eventually fell to the ground unconscious. "Holy crap Natsu what was that!?" Milliana asked in astonishment, to which the dragonslayer chuckled "Oh that was a secret art I can only using when I'm like this besides it was just me, it was Kagura and you guys as well. You guys did great to stall him as long as you did, he was far stronger than you guys but you still stood you ground and in my books that's one step that you guys have taken to becoming stronger" Natsu said offering his signature grin while Kagura just nodded in agreement.
"That's Natsu but even if you say that it was still you and Kagura that did most of the work. But wow you guys were totally in sync with each other, it's like you could tell what move you were going to make it." Arana said with a bit of a frown at the first part but turned more towards admiration at how well the pair fought with each other. "It was nothing really for me it's kind of due to a dragonslayer thing, all the dragonslayer are like that except maybe Wendy but she isn't really used to hand to hand combat. I assume Kagura was like that before but I guess that ability become better due to me" Natsu explained as they others nodded understanding due to an earlier explanation a few weeks ago about how Natsu making Kagura his mate would affect her.
"Anyway Natsu you go find the nearest ruin night division while me and the others gather up all the dark mages. Milliana put one of your magic restrain binds on the more powerful members like their master and the S-class mages" Kagura said with a slight smile having realised the job was Finally completed and that they could finally start training for the grand magic games. "Hai, Hai… "Lightning Body!" Natsu replied nodding before taking off in a bolt of Lightning, although he could use the spell he didn't have nowhere near the same control as Laxus did so he was only able to travel a few hundred metres at a time but it was still the fastest way to get to the closest town.
One Day later
After the ruin knights came and arrested the dark mages Natsu, Kagura and her team decided to find a place to stay the night in the nearest town with Kagura's team taking a room to themselves and with Natsu and Kagura sharing a room and bed between them. This was another thing that Kagura seemed to do more often while there were times they would sleep in separate beds the pair both preferred sharing a bed between them, Kagura because the warmth Natsu gave off in his sleep was very comforting and Natsu because he liked feeling protective over her when he wrapped his arms around her. Even though the two had been doing this often they didn't once do the dead because they believed it may have been moving too fast, although it took a god like will for Natsu to fight back his hormones which he would usually be able to do except for the fact that after mating a male dragon's/dragonslayer's hormones go haywire.
But after a night of their usual cuddling the couple along with their team found themselves in front of the Mermaid Heel guild hall where they saw Master Aerial talking to a rather tall and bulky cloaked figure. Kagura and her team immediately got on the offensive while Natsu just ran towards him having figured out who it was, there was no mistaking that smell of a thunderstorm nor the static in the air surrounding the Figure. "LAXUS FIGHT ME!" Natsu shouted out leaping towards him, lowering his hood to reveal that it was in fact Laxus who had already knew it was Natsu before he said a word as the was no mistaking that smell of ash and smouldering embers.
Laxus just turned around and smirked at the getting ever closer Natsu before Raising a lightning charged hand up and slamming it down on top of the fire mages causing him to crash into the ground surprising all who witnessed it even Master Aerial. While everyone bar Laxus was shocked Natsu just lay on the ground spasmming here and there due to the lightning coursing through his body. "I…was so…close" Natsu squeaked out while Laxus for a change looked fondly at the said spasmming mage before saying "Still as rowdy as ever, eh flame brain?"
End chapter
Okay that's this chapter done next chapter will hopefully be the final pre-magic games because I've got some really interesting ideas for that in terms of the events and possibly new powers. Speaking of which what would you think if i gave Sabretooth a new temporary master so Sting can compete and giving Laxus and Wendy twin elements Like poison sky dragon mode and giving Laxus basically the same as Natsu's lightning flame dragon mode except change it to Thunder flame dragon mode? Even if you don't like it I might just do it anyway which will result in me making all of the Tartaros members much stronger than they are and of course all the competitors becoming more powerful because if I didn't then Fairytail would literally wipe the floor with all the other guilds. Anyway review and tell me what you think hope you liked this chapter
