Hey guys, Sammy-chan here and today I have a new chapter of Dragon Tail! I know I'm reeeealy late but I've been really busy with softball and such. First off I want to thank TsukiChanChan for the review. Helpful criticism is welcomed. I just want to take some time to explain some things. If you do not wish to read this then go past the bold. First things first, I didn't realise that I wasn't putting enough detail into my story. I will try to do that from now on. Secondly, I have seen Lucy, in this story, as someone who doesn't want to be a princess, so I thought making her speech a little less royal would help. I don't think I'll change the way she speaks. Third, I am 14 and in 8th grade. I don't have the best grammar or spelling, but I try my best. I have someone that is kind of like a "beta" as you put it, but that person is often busy so I have to do that myself. Next my chapter size, I knew this would come up eventually. My chapters are very short, and I know I said in the first one that the chapters would get longer in the future, but I am always busy with softball, school, hanging with friends etc. If I made the chapters longer, I could no longer post every day like I do now. I personally think that if I wrote and published a short chapter every day then I make up for the shortness of it. I can make my chapters longer but it will take longer to write and publish them. Next my character descriptions, I fully agree that I should describe them more. I will try to start doing that. And finally, the slow NaLu progression. I don't think that NaLu is going THAT slow, it's just, Natsu is a dragon! And if you read carefully they haven't know each other that long. I plan to make NaLu happen at a certain point but it's not here yet. It will be here soon though. Thank you so much for the advice and please tell me if there is anything else I need to do. Anyways, let's get started!
(Lucy Pov)
Natsu and I have just landed on a cliff top. I see a narrow and windy path that leads to the ground. I shudder slightly, glad that I decided to fly with Nastu. I jump off Natsu's back and look over the edge being careful not to get too close. The night sky is so beautiful! It's a dark blue color but some puffy white clouds are hanging around here and there. There are so many stars in the sky tonight. My mother and I would often sit on the balcony railing and watch the stars till morning. I force myself to tear my gaze off the sky and look at the forest. The dark green of the trees melds in with the blue sky, almost merging in. I see a family of birds, sleeping in a nest in the tallest tree. 'Family huh...' I think to myself.
"Umm, Lucy? Are you ok? Your have this creepy grin on your face," Natsu says looking at me with amusement. I get up and walk over to him. I reach over and touch his ear bringing my head closer so I can whisper to him. "You really think that was funny? Well, I think this is funny!" I whisper into his ear. I pull away quickly and pull down on his ear. "Owwwww! Lushiiiii!" Natsu says holding his ear.
"Never mess with the princess," I simply say, turning to go into the cave. Once inside, I see a great big mess! There are fishbones everywhere and food dishes on a gigantic table. It looks like a tornado ran through here! There are so many old and trashy items everywhere. I look at Natsu with a disapproving glare. He sweat drops and laughs nervously. I sigh and walk over ton him. "So, where am I going to sleep?" I ask him.
"In my and Happy's room of course!" he smiles at me. I look at him with disbelief.
"Haha very funny now seriously, where am I going to sleep?" I ask again, one eyebrow raised higher than the other.
"In. Me. And. Happy's. Room." He says again, looking at me like I'M the crazy one. "We only have one bedroom, you think it was easy carving this out?"
"You made this yourself?" I ask. He nods at me and opens the door with his claws. The bedroom is in as bad condition as the main room! There are fish bones, dishes, and all sorts of junk lying around everywhere. There is a big four poster bed in the middle of all that junk and is surprisingly clean. I see a little pach of blue move from the corner of my eye. I look, and there before my eyes is a blue cat! It yawns and looks at me. "Hey little guy. What's your name?" I say to the cat, petting him gently. The cat stands and lifts up a paw, balancing on one leg.
"My name is Happy!" he says smiling. I stare at him in shock.
"Wha- you- but- I- huuuuuhhhh?!" I say very, very intelligently. "Hold up, you can talk and stand?!"
"Aye! I can also fly!" he says as he spreads out his wings. I gape at him mouth wide open.
"I'm going crazy," I state blandly. I start getting dizzy and faint welcoming the darkness.
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Time skip brought to you by a pet named Steve
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I woke up to muffled laughter. I slowly opened my eyes to see Natsu and the blue cat looking at me with their hands over their mouths. I sat up and looked at them both. Noticing that I had woken up, they started laughing louder. "What?" I ask them, as they look at each other suspiciously. The blue cat hands me a small mirror and I look into it. My face is covered with drawings of dragons, fire, and fish. "Natsu, cat... YOU TWO ARE SO DEAD!" I jump off the bed and start chasing them through the mess.
"My name is Happy!" the cat says while running away.
"I don't care!" I yell back at him. They ran out of the bedroom and out the front door with me running close behind them. When they got outside, they quickly took off into the air. "Hey! Come down here where I can hit you!" I shouted at them. Natsu and Happy just laughed and flew higher. I started to pretend to cry. 'The poor foolish dragon.' I laugh evilly inside my head. Natsu looked at me and cocked his head at me. He flew down next to me and sniffed me.
"You okay, Luce?" he asked, looking at me concerned. I looked up and shouted "LUUUUCCCCCYYYY KICK!" Then I kicked his snout and ran inside, laughing at his stupidity. I went into the main room and hid behind a massive couch.
"HEY!" I hear him roar at me. He and the blue cat came inside and Natsu looked at the couch. He reached his clawed hand out and grabbed me.
"Natsu, put me down!" I yell at him, tugging on his claws. He ignores me and walks to his room. He tosses me on the bed and Happy walks in after him. He lays don on the bed next to me, his tail curling around me. He curls the rest of his body around me and sighs, his eyes closing. "What are you doing Natsu?!" I ask. He opens one of his onyx eyes and looks at me.
"Sleeping, now go to bed Luce..." he says, mumbling at the end. I sigh and laugh softly.
"My name is Lucy, but close enough." I say, smiling at him.
"Lushi? Can I sleep next to you?" Happy asks me. I nod and he flies into my arms snuggling up to my chest. Who knew that today would be so... exiting!
Yay! I finally updated! I'm so sorry that this took me so long to write! Please review and tell me how you like this story, and how I may improve. Thank you also much! Sammy-chan out!