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Chapter 14

New Powers

Natsu and the white dragon looked at me with a smile. "Well, both Mimi and I will teach you the basics. Dragon slaying magic is the one thing that I am actually good at, you know."

I smiled and looked at the dragon. "So. What type of dragon are you anyways?"

I could hear her giggle a bit. I am sort of related to the light dragon magic, but in most ways, I am my own magic. I call it 'life' magic. You bend with the breeze and form with the trees and flowers around you. It's difficult at first, but you will get it.

"LIfe magic, huh. So what do I have to learn first? Do I have to learn some kind of thing before I can perform this magic?" Natsu almost looked at me like I was crazy.

"Well, I would listen to your masters opinion, but I would think you would need to learn how to rawr like a dragon first." Mimi looked at him and noded.

She turned to me. Well that would be the first step. I will help you through it, but I feel that you will learn better if you concentrate on how Natsu does it. He paused to look at Natsu. Go ahead. It's not going to hurt the plants. I can fix them, you know. Plus once Lucy learns this simple magic, she will be able to too.

At first he looked a little worried, but just sighed and spoke again. "Alright. If you say so." He sighed one more time, then went. "Iron Fire Dragon Rawr!" Fire came out like it normally does, but not as powerful.

Now Lucy. I want you to do the same thing. Think as if you were Natsu, or a powerful Dragon like Igneel, and focus you power on that one thing.

I concentrated. I am a little nervous, but I will show Natsu that I can do this. I felt something warm pile up in my belly. This is! I summoned my powers. "Iron LIfe Dragon Rawr!" I could feel the power shoot out of me. It was amazing.

Amazing. You did it on your first try. I giggled a little bit. "Well, I have my person to show off to, even though it is not good to show off.

I looked at Mimi, who looked as if she had something on her mind. So. It seems that you like him a bit. Is it true? Don't worry. I only choose who I want to hear this. Natsu isn't getting it, but Igneel it. Hey Igneel! You approve!

He just laughed. Yeah. It looks like they would be good for eachother.

I went to answer her question. Not meaning to, I willed my mind to speak to them. Well, I mean I guess just a little, but I just don't know right now.

They just looked at me in astonishment. "What?" I said it out loud this time. Sure, you can only do it to animals, but you just talked to us using your mind. Your power is turning out to be very great.

"Hey, Luce. What are you two talking about behind my back?" I looked at them and used my mind to speak to them secretly. Please don't tell him what I said. I am still trying to figure it out myself.

They just laughed again. Ok. They spoke at the same time.

"It's nothing Natsu. They were just so shocked about how well I just did. I mean, I can even talk to them with my mind already. Hey, Mimi?" I had thought of something in my head. What if I can do the similar things that Natsu can do? Does that mean we can do a combined magic power rade, thing like Juvia and Gray did?

Yes? She seemed very content with what I had done so far. I spoke with her out loud this time, though. "Do you think that Natsu and I can do combined magic, because our magic is so similar?"

Natsu just looked at me with a smile. "You mean like Juvia and Gray did?"

"Yeah, that's what I meant." I looked at the small Dragon for an answer.

Well, yes. If you want to try, I see no harm in it. After that though, we need to take a break until tomorrow. You will need your strength to learn to activate the dragon force within you.

Natsu looked at Mimi in surprise. "Already? Do you really think you can give her that much power?"

The dragon just looked down. I have no choice. I have only so long to live, you know. I guess I could push it to the end of the week, but still that would be pushing it.

"I still don't think she will be ready." Natsu looked suddenly worried. "I guess, thought, that I have to trust you, since you are my sister and all."

He looked at me and gave me a smile. "You said you wanted to do combined magic spell. You still want to?" He held out his hand.

"Yeah. If it's ok with." I grabbed his hand and I felt power surge through me as we went together. It was as if I could feel his thoughts and movements.He feels so nervous. I wonder why? He heart is racing and he seems so warm.

I took it all in and relaxed. "Combined Dragon-slayer magic Rade Activate!" I felt a surge of power go through me. Is that Natsu. I could also hear his thoughts as our attack hit where we intended. Lucy is so good, sweet and kind. Why is face red and my heart racing! That was where it stopped and I noticed that the magic rade was over.

He let go of my hand. "Lets go to the cave and sleep with the others, ok Luce?"I took his hand again and started to run, but stumbled backwards and went flying. Preparing for the landing, I was surprised for it to not be hard, but soft.

"A little bit of Deja View, Luce?" He swept me up and giggled. "Comeone. You need you rest. Now go to sleep. You need it. His arms, they are warm.

As he sat down next to Mimi and Igneel, letting me lay in his chest too, I whispered something. "Hey, Natsu? What were you thinking during the time we combined our magic?"

He looked at me in confusion and sighed. "You know, I might tell you later, unless you want to tell me what you were thinking?" He laughed as I felt myself doze off.

Almost asleep, I could hear him whisper something in my ear. "I was thinking of how you were so good, sweet, and kind. I couldn't get over it." I knew he thought I was asleep, so I didn't respond. I just fell asleep in his arms and dreamt about Natsu and I using our magic together to fight off the evil.

In the middle of the night, I woke up. Looking up at Natsu's face, I giggled a bit. " I know I like you, but it is so hard to admit that I would like someone who had so much in common with me, yet also my total opposite" I thought the very last part as I kissed him on the cheek and fell back asleep. You are amazing at making my hard past fade away. Thats only one of the reasons I like you so much.

As a couple more days went by and so many things happened. I grew to really like Mimi, Ignell, a lot more than I had. They were like family now. I loved Mimi as a master and almost like the sister I never had. Then Igneel was like my father that had passed away, except in a little different way. Natsu, on the other hand, I knew I liked, but I wasn't quite sure if I loved him or not.

"Natsu! Look! I can regenerate the plants now! I am getting so much better at my Dragon-slayer Magic!" I paused for a second as I saw what I dropped on the ground. My spirit keys. I probably should tell them what has been happening.

"Natsu. Do you think that I could take a little bit off. I haven't told my spirits about any of this yet." He looked at me and nodded.

"It would be best for you to contact you spirit keys. I know that if I was one of them, I would be missing you a lot, so, I will explain things to Mimi. You go on." I smiled and went to go on, but Natsu stopped me. "Oh, and by the way, when you talk to Loke, tell him that you are mine, not his. Okay?"

I looked at him surprised, but agreed. It took me a while, but I decided to leave Aquarius and Look for last. I used my Dragon-slayer Magic to summon up a small lake that hopefully wouldn't upset Aquarius, because she like to sweep me away in things when she was angry.

"Here goes. Open gate of the water bearer! Aquarius!" As I said that she appeared with her normal grumpy mood.

She scowled at me,then spoke. "What do you want in this dump of a place?" I just looked at her and she calmed herself down finally.

"Look, Aquarius..." I explained all that has happened to her in no time, since I had had so much practice before. "And now it appears that today I was able to regenerate plants. Tomorrow I will be working on my Dragon Force."

I stopped for her complaint, but instead came advice. "Look. It looks like you are doing well and thats all that matters. Plus, the thing you said about liking Natsu, I don't really think you only like him. Take it from me, since I have a boyfriend. Okay? Now I am sorry to be a tapper at good things, but I would like to go on my date with my boyfriend."

"No problem. I will send you back. And Aquarius..." She looked back at me in surprise. "Thank you." I sent her back throw the gate.

What does that mean? Does she mean that I may love him. Does she mean, that I may love Natsu? I looked back at all the times I was around him. So this is what it is like to feel Love. But the only way for it to be 'True' love is for him to love me back. This will be fun.

In the end, I decided that I wouldn't deal with Loke, because, well, he's Loke. We didn't have anything in our deal that said that I had to check in all the time anyways. Walking back to the cave, somthing finally struck against my mind. So, does Natsu love me? Does he even like me?

I lay down on the ground next to Natsu, deciding that I would snuggle up with him again. Yet again, though, he decided to be the snuggler instead of the snuggly. All well. I thought. Works for me.

I turned my head and kissed him on the cheek again. It seems that almost every time I see him sleeping, I get the urge to kiss him. I actually want to kiss him on the lips, but without knowing if he likes me, that would be wrong to do to him.

Turning my head back around, grabbed ahold of his and and didn't let go. Night, Natsu. Wish me Luck tomorrow. I closed my eyes, and fell asleep in the comfort of Natsu's arms. Also ready for the next day.