"Now hurry up" Natsu hissed, as he turned around to face away from the confused Lucy. As he turned, the gravel crunched under his feet.
The celestial mage blinked, re-analyzing the situation. She had jumped off the tower, caught by Natsu, then thrown to the ground.
She quickly stood up, following the stomping Chaos. She trailed behind Natsu closely, close enough that she could grab him if need be. The dragon slayer kept his eyes locked forwards. His ears perked and nose sniffing the air. He knew Magnolia like the back of his hand, yet Oak Town was new. He kept his guard up ad he continued down the gravel path.
"Natsu?" he heard the feminine voice behind him. His muscles tensed at the use of his name. Behind him, Lucy frowned as he (once again) ignored her. The two of them walked in an awkward, uncomfortable silence. Lucy once again tried to gain Natsu's attention. She just wanted to ask a simple question. Lucy then reached out, her hand then poked his shoulder. He let out a loud, deep growl as he whipped around. Bloodlust raged in his eyes as he gazed down at Lucy. The celestial mage took a nervous step back. "What do you-" he yelled, before pausing.
The son of Chaos felt an odd ping of pain in his heart. The warm feeling once again spread through him.
"What do you doing?" he replied, the words coming from gritted teeth. "I was just wondering how we're getting back". Lucy said nervously. Natsu felt warmth race through his body. He growled in annoyance at the feeling.
Lucy thought that the growl was directed at her, took a step back.
Natsu huffed in annoyance as he bent down. "Get on my back again" he hissed. Lucy smiled as she hopped onto the dragon slayer's back. She was in the same position as she was... Was it earlier today?
Her arms were wrapped around Natsu's neck, she clutched onto his cloak for dear life. Giving the signal again, Lucy patted his salmon hair. Natsu growled lowly as she continued to play with his hair.
The dark magic swirled around his feet, swirling like a raging storm. Blue sparked from the black cloud, signalling his magic attack was ready. He then pushed off from the ground, soaring into the sky.
The duo soared towards Magnolia in a comfortable silence. Lucy was examining the view from the sky, everything that seemed like a small speck. The lush forest racing below her.
Meanwhile, Natsu was examining everything closely. Magnolia was seen close by, he kept his eyes locked forwards. He didn't bother to look at the scenery like his partner that sat on his back did.
With his eyes locked forwards, he breathed in the thin air. Thanks to the height, only heavy scents were traceable by his nose. And there was two that were traceable.
Fear and death.
The smells send a shiver of pleasure down his spine, which didn't go unnoticed by Lucy. "Are you ok Natsu?" She questioned, assuming the shiver was from the cold temperature. Natsu tensed his muscles once again at the name. "I'm fine" he grumbled.
His eyes then shot down, gazing the forest below. He knew that there was only one person who lived in East Forest.
(Probably the human that he could stand the most, Porlyusica).
Natsu came to a sudden stop, causing Lucy to let out a panicked yelp. Natsu huffed in annoyance. He then reached over his shoulder, grabbing Lucy's shirt. He picked her up, then brought her to his chest.
"Hold on" Natsu wared, as he dove towards the town that reeked of death and fear.
The dragon slayer landed harshly on a small field of grass. The cape flew down as he pulled Lucy's hand off his precious black cloak. "Get off me". Natsu then pushed her back. He cursed under his breath at the feeling that crept through the dragon slayer.
"Stay close to me" Natsu ordered. Lucy looked confused the dragon slayer's two different actions.
Natsu's onyx eyes glared forwards at the threat in the distance. Phantom Lord was attacking. The large guild hall towered above Magnolia, the large canon aimed towards his 'family's' home.
Purple magic swirled along the head of the cannon as it prepared to fire. Along the canon, black spirits swirled around. A few of them dove down towards the guild hall that lay in ruin.
Natsu allowed the rage to build up as magic in his feet. With a huff, he raced forwards. The cloak whipped behind him as he approached the guild hall. "Hurry up!" He roared to Lucy. The blonde mage quickly tried to follow the racing dragon slayer.
Natsu used his magic to speed towards the battle. He grumbled at the familiar sour scent of the Phantom Lord wizards. The sweeter scent of the Fairies was mixed with blood and fear.
He smirked at the feeling that rushed that rushed through him. He was tempted to let the Phantoms destroy the Fairies, yet he knew that they had to pay for ruining his sense of peace.
He arrived at the battle examining it closely. It was quite obvious that the Fairies were losing. He wasn't surprised they were losing, yet it still made his blood boil. He then launched himself into the battle.
(Meanwhile, with Lucy)
The celestial mage panted as she attempted to match Natsu's pace. After a minute of seeing Natsu speed off into the distance, she slowed down and came to a halt. She then pulled out a golden key.
"Open, gate of the Golden Bull, Taurus!" she then swiped the key down. The sound of a bell filled the meadow.
"Hellooo Miss Lucyyy~" The bull sang as he appeared in the field. "I need you to take me as fast as you can to Magnolia!" She cheered. "Anything for you, Miss Lucy! With me here, you won't have to mooo-ve!" The celestial spirit then picked her up and ran off.
Natsu landed in the middle of the battle. The cloak falling around him. The battle came to a short-lived halt. His annoyed expression added to the tension.
The Fairy Tail mages froze with fear. (Which Natsu took in, fueling his magical powers.) As the Phantom shadows examined him.
Natsu noted that there were no actual Phantom mages on the battlefield.
After a few minutes of silent tension, Gray stuttered "C-chaos?" His onyx gaze changed from the field towards the Fairy Tail mages. "How useless are you?" he hissed, crossing his arms.
They tensed at his words. He snorted in response. "Pathetic" he growled.
With another gaze to the guild hall, he turned to face Gray. "Ice Dick." He growled lowly. "Explain what's happening"
The quivering Gray nodded and explained how the Jupiter Cannon worked. He also explained how there were minutes until it fired, yet it takes twenty minutes to charge.
Natsu growled, as jumped towards the raging, forbidden spell.
Natsu stomped inside the seemingly-empty guild hall. The dragon slayer knew perfectly well that it was far from empty. There was a scent that smelt burnt, one that smelt like a rotting log and another one that smelt sour.
The scents clashed strongly against his sensitive nose. The Chaos slayer used his left arm to cover his nose. This allowed the smell of death and fear to seep through his veins.
The salmon-haired mage continued to walk forwards, the sound of his footsteps filling the hall. The burnt scent once again reached his nose as it gained strength.
That was when a mage came into view. He wore a red coat with equally red fur on the neck. His hair was parted in two halves, black and white. And on his face, he plastered a smile.
Without a second of delay, he lit his fist aflame with his pitch-black magic. "Chaos Dragon Iron Fist!". He roared as he threw his spell forwards.
Totomaru smirked as he activated his own spell. He watched the black magic on Natsu's fist, assuming it was darkened fire.
However, when Chaos' fist crashed into his stomach, he realized it wasn't a flame at all.
He leaned over as he coughed. Natsu smirked at the fear that suddenly flew from the mage. With the additional strength, he crashed his fist into the large lacrima.
"What are you-" Totomaru began, only to be cut off by a rock that hit his nose painfully.
He then let out a large, animistic roar that shook the foundations of the building.
For those wondering why I was in the hospital. I went because I was had pain in my stomach (which turned out to be a muscle tear). But the doctors noticed my heart rate was too low, and I wasn't getting enough oxygen. So they hooked me up to oxygen and I sat there for four days. Which was really boring.
My stomach still feels like Natsu is fighting Gray there, and it hurts to breathe so I haven't been doing much.
Sorry for the delayed update.
Also, sorry if my Nalu writhing is bad.
I'm asexual and I've never had feelings like that to someone.
I've just been asking people how they feel about their crushes and trying that.