Fairy Tail Dialogue

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'Telepathy'

Chapter 9: Nightly Outings!

In the last chapter of "The Demon Dragon Slayer":

Normal POV

"To think they would have been able to beat the King of Sinister Woods." The figure said as it looked at its lifeless body before chuckling.

"The King of Devils is reawakening soon, very soon." And with that the figure laughed maniacally before disappearing into the shadows.

Normal POV

After their tiring battle against the Tyrant, the Dragon Jaw guild members decided to head over to a nearby clearing with a pristine lake to rest.

Currently, the group was making most of their rest in the clearing that they were in, while enjoying the serenity that it brings them.

"I can't believe you kept me in your crystal for most of the fight, Ruby." Happy pouted at the brunette who was trying to sleep.

Ruby then opened her eyes to look at the blue Exceed and just shrugged before closing her eyes again, this caused Happy to whine at her saying that he wanted to help fight against the monster and prove himself or whatnot, preventing her from going to sleep as the Crystal Dragon Slayer inwardly sighed at her current predicament as she looked on jealously at the male Dragon Slayer beside her.

Natsu, on the other hand, was gifted with the chance to sleep peacefully, seeing as he was not being disturbed by his partner. That and he used a lot of magical power in the battle against the King of Sinister Forest. So he needed plenty of rest.

Beside him were Ashley and Wendy, who were both leaning on his shoulder, while doing so, they were also glaring at each rather heatedly.

Nothing too surprising about that, but if you were wondering as to WHY they were at each other's throats again.

When Natsu decided to sleep against a tree with his back against the bark of it. Both girls planned to let him sleep on their own laps, but when they tried to initiate their plan, they noted that they were about to do the same thing and would have fought had it not been for the fact that Natsu was sleeping peacefully.

So they opted to rest on his shoulder as they too were tired from the fight with the Tyrant.

The group had been staying there for a few hours at most before Natsu woke up. With that, the group ventured off towards the exit of the forest and like Ruby had mentioned before, it was a maze and there were times where the group found themselves in the same area time and time again.

And for some odd reason, Happy was unable to fly out of the forest to see where the exit is.

It was until Wendy decided to use the wind to guide them out of the forest.

It had been around noon when they attempted to leave the forest, it had been hours since they had been trapped in there, considering the fact that the sun was already setting.

"Damn, that was tiring." Natsu panted tiredly as he placed a hand on a tree for support as he exited the Sinister Woods. Behind him were Ashley, Wendy, Ruby and Happy, all of which were tired from walking a long distance as well.

"At the very least, the town is nearby from here." Ruby stated as she looked at the map.

"How nearby are we talking about?" Ashley asked.

"Around 2 minutes at the very least." Ruby responded.

"Alright then! Let's get going to that town!" Natsu said with excitement as if he was never tired in the first place.

This caused the girls to grin at his never ending energy as a dirty thought came to mind as they blushed slightly.

'How long would he last in bed?'

Natsu was confused, seeing the blush on their faces but didn't question it.

Ah, ignorance is truly a bliss.

Anyways, back to the story, the group decided to head towards the nearby town, while keeping track of the Fairy Tail members' movements to make sure they wouldn't stay behind if they were to stay in said town.

The Dragon Jaw members then entered a town that was named, "Okinawa Town", and quickly went to find a hotel to stay in for the night.

They managed to find one with hot springs, much to the girls' delight, as they each got a room before heading over to the hot springs to relax.

Later

"Ah, this is the life!" Ruby sighed out happily as she stretched her hands out wide as she, Wendy and Ashley submerged themselves in the warm water.

All of them sighed as they let the water ease the weariness of their bodies and relieve the stress that were on their minds.

"I agree, this is a very nice feeling." Wendy said happily, letting the water do its magic.

Ashley didn't say anything but everyone could see that she was content based on the look on her face.

"Oh yeah, where's Natsu at?" Ruby suddenly asked.

"He said that he'll go to the hot springs when he felt tired." Wendy responded.

"Ah, I thought he was being silent and trying to peek at us." Ruby smiled cheekily as Wendy sighed as she shook her head.

She remembered the time during their practice for the Grand Magic Games when Natsu, Gray, Jet and Droy tried to sneak a peek at them while they were in the hot springs.

'All he needed to do was asked and I would have showed him everything.' Wendy thought to herself with a small blush on her face as she shook her head, ridding the thoughts from her mind, hoping that her guild mates did not notice.

Unfortunately for her, Ruby was the one that noticed it.

"Ah? And what is our resident Angel thinking about that would cause her to blush like that?" Ruby asked in a teasing voice as she moved over towards the blue haired girl.

"N-nothing!" Wendy said, slightly scared at what the brunette was thinking as she had a mischievous grin on her face.

"Oh, and are you sure it doesn't have anything to do with Natsu?" Seeing that Wendy had flinched a bit made Ruby's smile grow wider.

"So it DOES have something to do with him. How about you share some of those juicy details with us?" Ruby asked, pointing to both herself and Ashley who was sitting at the edge of the hot springs, listening on to the conversation quietly.

"It has nothing to do with him, and even if it does, I wouldn't tell you anyways." Wendy responded as Ruby pouted at that.

This started a small argument between the two as Ashley decided to exit the hot springs quietly, not wanting to bring attention to herself.

'So much for peace and quiet.' Ashley thought to herself as she went to the changing room.

Ashley decided to leave the hot springs and head to the hotel entrance.

To her surprise, she saw Natsu coming out from his room.

"Oh hey there Ashley. I thought you would be in the hot springs longer." Natsu said and Ashley gave him a deadpanned look.

"I would've had it not been for those two inside." Ashley said and Natsu chuckled.

Just then, Natsu's stomach began to growl as the Etherious rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"Looks like I'm kind of hungry from all of that walking." Natsu said as Ashley giggled.

"Not surprising at all." Ashley teased as Natsu chuckled as well.

"Do you want to come along with me? We could eat together?" Natsu offered and Ashley's eyes stated shining at the opportunity she was handed.

"Or we could wait for the two to-" However, before Natsu could finish his sentence, he

"NO! I mean, no, it's fine, let's go right now. In fact, I suddenly feel really hungry." Ashley said with a smile as she started pulling a confused Natsu, who managed to put on his hood, out of the hotel.

'That's weird.' Natsu thought but didn't dwell on it too much.

'This is my chance to be alone with Natsu, I better hurry it up before those two come along.' Ashley thought.

The two then began walking around town, looking for a place to eat, but even as they passed a few of them, they didn't stop.

The two were having a nice chat with each other as if they were old friends, and technically they were.

Natsu was feeling happy that he was able to get the chance to bond more with Ashley, seeing as most of the time spent was on training. But he was confused as to why his heart would pound whenever the Dragon Slayer would get close with him.

It was weird.

Ashley, on the other hand, was feeling over the moon as she chatted with Natsu happily. She rarely has the chance to talk with him alone anymore considering the fact that Wendy and Ruby would always join their training sessions, making it harder for her to be alone with the only man she'll ever love.

Ashley blushed when she had thought of that. Though, she wasn't lying, she had fallen in love with him ever since they were children and her feelings grew when he returned to her life. However, even she knew that she wasn't the only one fighting for the Etherious's love.

Ashley growled slightly, remembering the times when Wendy and Ruby would get affectionate with the black haired man.

'I'll put them in their place the next time I see them do that.' Ashley thought, not realizing that she had been blocking out the entire conversation Natsu had with her.

"-shley, Ashley, Ashley!" Natsu shouted in the end, snapping the black haired girl from her thoughts as she looked at him.

"Y-yeah, what is it?" Ashley asked.

"Are you alright? You zoned out on me back there." Natsu asked, a concerned look on his face as Ashley smiled at him.

"Don't worry Natsu, I'm perfectly fine, I was just thinking about some stuff." Ashley responded as Natsu just nodded his head.

"Alright then, let's go!" Natsu said with a toothy grin as he extended his hand out to her, this shocked Ashley but she soon smiled as she accepted his hand and the two began walking hand in hand.

'This day couldn't possibly get any better.' Ashley thought with a grin on her face.

After walking for a few more minutes, they managed to find a nice looking restaurant at the end of town and decided to head in there.

They were greeted by a waitress who brought them to their seats and took their orders.

"So, what do you think of this place?" Natsu asked as Ashley just shrugged her shoulders.

"Its fine, I mean, it's definitely different from all the normal restaurants we eat in." Ashley responded, remembering all the times when the group would go out of town and eat at a local restaurant.

Natsu just shrugged in response as Ashley decided to ask a question that had been bothering her for quite some time.

"So, where's Happy at?" Ashley asked and Natsu rolled his eyes.

"He said he was feeling tired, so he decided to stay at the hotel to rest. And knowing him, he's probably ordering some fish with room service." Natsu said as Ashley giggled at that.

Minutes later, the food arrived in front of them and Natsu immediately started gobbling down the food in front of him and Ashley would scold him for lack of table manners, all of this in front of the waitress who giggled.

"You two seem like a nice couple." She commented before leaving the table as Ashley blushed immensely while Natsu was confused by her words.

The two managed to shrug off her comment before returning their attention back to their food.

After they were done, they left the restaurant, with Natsu paying for the meal, and decided to explore the town, just to see what they could do to pass the time.

The two began wandering around town before they arrived at the centre of the town where they saw a ton of people walking around there in a specific area as booths were set up all around.

"Wow, is there some sorts of festival going on or something?" Natsu asked as he looked at the brightly coloured LED's that were hung around the lampposts surrounding them. He was also wondering how he had missed it the first time they went to town.

"I think there is." Ashley responded with a shrug, not knowing as well, but she looked quite intrigued.

The two walked over towards an elderly woman who was sitting on a fountain.

"Excuse me miss, I was wondering what all of this is about." Natsu asked and the woman gave him a small smile.

"Ah, you two must be a visitors. Well, you have perfect timing then. Today marks the day of the "Gratitude Festival". It's where we give thanks for good harvest and such and at the end, there'll be a fireworks display." The elderly woman explained and Natsu thanked her before walking back.

"Well, looks like there are things we can do after all." Natsu said with a smile on his face as Ashley nodded her head in agreement.

"Well, let's not hesitate any longer and enjoy the festival!" Ashley said excitedly as she began pulling Natsu towards the festival again.

Natsu then smiled as he let himself get dragged around for the second time of the night but when they stopped all of a sudden, Natsu was confused until Ashley removed his hood, causing Natsu's eyes to widen.

"Ashley, what are you doing?" Natsu asked, quickly putting his hood to cover his head before people would notice him as Ashley shot him a pout.

"How are we supposed to have a proper date if you keep covering your face like that?" Ashley asked and Natsu's eyes widened in shock.

"...HUH!?" Natsu took a step back in disbelief while blushing, Ashley also soon began to blush as she realized what she had said.

"Ah! W-w-wait! I-I-I I didn't mean it like that!" She waved her hands frantically as she felt her heart beating extremely hard.

'Ahh! I'm such an idiot! Why didn't I think before speaking?!' Ashley berated herself in her own head before coughing into her hand, trying to shrug off the blush on her face.

"Well, what I meant to say was...you shouldn't be afraid of being found out, after all, your hair is a different colour and your face changed a little, so….." She ended it nervously as she scratched her cheek with an awkward smile.

Natsu let her words process in his mind before deciding to take off his hood, revealing his facial features to the entire world to see as he gave the girl in front of him a smile.

"Alright then, let's go and enjoy everything this festival has to offer!" Natsu said as he, once again, offered his hand to Ashley who gladly took it and intertwined their fingers together.

As they were walking, Natsu couldn't help but take a glance at Ashley who was beaming happily as she looked around the festival.

'I guess being on a date is more fun than I thought.' Natsu thought to himself as a smile crept up his face.

The two continued to walk around the festival, and as the two walked they bought some sushi, strawberries and ice-cream to satisfy their taste buds, despite already eating.

"Hey Natsu." Ashley called out as Natsu turned to her only to see a spoon full of some ice-cream in front of him.

"Say ahh~" Ashley said with a playful tone as Natsu blushed at the tone she used but relented as he opened his mouth, letting her feed him.

"So, how does it taste?" Ashley asked as Natsu swallowed the cold treat with a smile.

"I don't usually like ice-cream, but it tastes amazing." Natsu said as Ashley smiled as well as her view of the Dragon Slayer was blocked by another spoon with some ice-cream on it.

"It's my turn to feed you." Natsu said with a smile as Ashley just opened her mouth, allowing Natsu to feed her, the same way she did to him.

"So, how is it?" Natsu asked with a smile as Ashley blushed but had a smile on her face as well.

"It's really good!" Ashley said as the passersby just looked at the two. They didn't look at them because they looked handsome and beautiful respectively, but it was because the two of them were emitting a calming aura that made everyone look at the unconsciously.

Of course, there were the jealous glares from the opposite sexes. The males glared at Natsu and the females glared at Ashley. However one similar conclusion was reached by both parties.

They looked like one damn cute couple.

Later, they realized that the fireworks display was about to start, this caused Ashley to be excited.

"Hey Natsu, let's go and watch the fireworks display!" Ashley said excitedly as she then pulled Natsu towards the large crowd who were just as excited to watch the fireworks display.

"Aww, it's too crowded around here!" Ashley said with a pout.

She really wanted to watch the fireworks display up close since it was one of the main attractions of the festival.

Natsu then looked around and saw a large building nearby and from that angle, it looked to be perfect to watch the fireworks. Even better than the front of the crowd.

Natsu then grabbed the Apocalypse Dragon Slayer's hand, bringing her close to him.

Ashley quickly blushed at the contact as she turned to face him.

"Natsu? What is it?" Ashley asked as the black haired male just smiled at her as he then carried her bridal style, causing her to yelp in surprise as she quickly wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Let's go and watch this somewhere with a better view." Natsu said as Ashley could only nod as the black haired Dragon Slayer jumped into the air at a high length.

Ashley then nuzzled closer to Natsu's body, enjoying the warmth that was being emitted of his body.

Natsu then landed softly on the large building before placing Ashley on the ground.

Ashley frowned a bit as she wanted to feel more of the warmth, but chose not to say anything.

Just then the fireworks were then shot into the sky, making all sorts of shapes in different sizes into the night sky as Ashley watched the display in awe as stars were currently present in her eyes.

Natsu was right, it definitely was a better viewing spot.

Natsu saw the happy look the girl's face and he smiled as well before turning back towards the show.

As long as Ashley was happy, then he would be fine.

Though he couldn't help but feel like he was forgetting something, or someone.

At the hotel

"I wonder where Ashley went." Ruby commented as she laid down on her bed with a massive bump on her head due to pissing Wendy off too much.

Wendy just shrugged her shoulders as her eyes suddenly twitched in annoyance.

'I don't know why, but I have this urge to strangle Ashley right now.' Wendy thought to herself, but shrugged it off in the end.

Back with the two

After the amazing display, people were starting to return back to their respective hotels.

"Looks like it's the end." Natsu commented and Ashley nodded her head, though she was extremely disappointed that her special night with Natsu was about to be over.

"Well, let's go back to the hotel. We have a long day ahead of us." Natsu said as Ashley silently nodded her head again.

The two arrived at the hotel silently, much to Natsu's confusion.

He had no idea as to why Ashley was being quiet all of a sudden when she was so restless during the festival.

Natsu's eyes then widened in realization. The festival was already over, meaning that they couldn't have any more fun since it was already over.

He then turned towards Ashley, who was looking down at the ground, before he placed a hand on her head. His action caused her to look up at him as he gave her a smile.

"Natsu?"

"Don't worry about it, Ashley. We'll have lots of fun together right after the mission is done!" Natsu said with a toothy grin. Ashley was confused by his words before she realized that she had worried the ravenette with her silence.

So Ashley gave him a big smile and nodded, "Right!"

Natsu was about to walk back but he tripped on his foot and was about to fall forward.

"Don't worry, I got you!" Ashley said but when she grabbed his hand, she felt herself falling forward as well.

Natsu then grunted in pain when he fell to the ground but when he tried to get up, he felt an extra weight on top of him, before realizing that it was none other than Ashley who was now inches away from his face.

Ashley also looked up and she could feel her heart beating heavily when she realized the position she was in.

The two Dragon Slayers could only look at each other in amazement as they were mesmerized by each other's beauty and handsomeness respectively.

Slowly, they felt each other lean in towards one another.

Just when they were so close up to the point their nose was touching each other, but stopped when suddenly, a rock came out of nowhere and hit Natsu in the head, causing him to lean his head back in pain.

"Ow, that stung." Natsu said as Ashley's bangs covered her eyes while Natsu rubbed the back of his head.

"Well it's getting late, we should meet up with the others and head back to the hotel." Natsu commented as Ashley jus nodded her head.

When Natsu turned back, Ashley took a look around as to who ruined her moment with Natsu, when she saw a group of people playing with some rocks, she narrowed her eyes at them as she unconsciously engulfed her hands with flames.

Natsu felt the need to turn back all of a sudden and when he did, he saw Ashley standing right behind him with a content smile on her face.

"What happened?" Natsu asked and Ashley just ignored him and grabbed his hand, intertwining their fingers together.

Natsu just shrugged his shoulder at that before the two walked towards the hotel under the night sky.

End chapter

Fairy Tail Dialogue

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