Her Champion
Author`s note: Here is another one. Expect one more by the end of the week.
And yes that reference is from Deathwing.
Enjoy.
Chapter 7
Arrival and meeting at the kingdom of Fiore
"Is this really necessary?" Natsu asked Erza as they stood in front of the royal carriage. Sure he got mad when Erza kicked him out of his cell the next morning, then had her servants wash off all the dirt and grime from his body while telling him he stank the whole trip there. She barked orders as soon as they got to the bathhouse, telling all servants there to wash him up and give him a new set of clothes.
After Natsu had his shower, he was given his new clothes that consisted of sleeveless scarlet vest with golden outlines, pants that are much like his previous ones except they were black instead of white and a pair of black combat boots. Natsu was surprised that all of his new clothes fit him perfectly, not to mention how comfy he felt in them.
His next destination was an infirmary, the doctor there checked him all over his body to see if he is healthy. After a few minutes of checking him and then commenting on his incredibly muscular body, which for some reason irritated Erza. He was told that he was perfectly fine.
Next Erza wanted to get Natsu an armor to represent her country and her family. Natsu, however, did not want any armor, saying that it will slow him down. Although at first, Erza insisted that they do get one for him, she ultimately gave up as their argument was becoming more and more like childish arguing.
Lunchtime came and both of them went to the dining room, with Erza in the lead since Natsu does not know his way around the castle. They entered into the room and saw no one there but a few guards who bowed to Erza and then gave Natsu a glare. Which he returned with a feral grin, scaring them shitless as memory of him beating some of their best guards returned to them.
But he wasted little time as he took a seat at the table and begin to pour himself a soup that was already served at the table. Erza watched him from the other side of the table as he poured the soup into a bowl. But was enraged when he instead of using utilities for eating, he just grabbed a bowl with both hands and lifted it up to his mouth practically drinking the soup.
She ordered him to stop doing that, but he just kept going like that until he wasn`t on his fifth bowl. That`s when she had enough and activated the stamp, shocking him as he ate making the soup fall from his hands and on to the floor.
When he wanted an explanation for it, she told him to eat with manners. To which Natsu just raised an eyebrow in confusion and asked.
"What are those?"
Which made guards burst out in laughter at the dragonslayer's stupidity. They were about to comment on something about him when glare from Erza shut them up.
Erza realized that Natsu did not know how to eat with the silverware, nor did he know what manners are. So she spent almost all of her morning, teaching Natsu how to use the silverware and what manners he needs to have when talking to people, at the table, how to address someone and the gestures to use in front of the royalty.
Needless to say...
That did not go so well. The only thing Natsu was able to remember to do, was how to use a fork, spoon, and knife for eating. After that, he pretty much fell asleep as she was explaining about manners. Which earned him a hit on the back of his head.
Erza gave up on him after that and went back to eating her food. However, she was missing the warmth that he was giving off. It was like standing beside a campfire, it was a nice, calming and safe feeling that just made her want to be near him. She pushed that feeling away, thinking that it was her just being frustrated this morning.
And now in the high noon, they were standing in front of the royal carriage, which will take them to the kingdom of Fiore. However, Natsu did not look too excited about riding in it.
"Yes, it is. How else would we get there?" Erza asked with her back to him as she was putting her bags into the cart. Since they will be there until the end, she has prepared an extra set of everything that she might need armors, weapons, sweets, and etc.
"Well... By walking" Natsu jumped slightly when Erza`s head spun around so fast to look at him, he thought that she had broken her neck.
"WALKING!" she yelled at him before walking over and shaking him by his vest "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE US TO REACH FIORE? IT WILL TAKE US A WEEK TO GET THERE!"
"Really?" He asked back innocently
"YES!" She shouted in his face "SO STOP SAYING SUCH A STUPID SHIT!" she let go of him and angrily got back to packing her stuff.
"It did not seem like a that long of a walk to me" he mumbled under his breath as he watched her pack. After half an hour Erza finally finished her packing and entered into the carriage, she waited for Natsu to walk inside as well but he was not coming in.
With a frustrating sigh, she looked outside of the carriage and saw him just standing there with his arms crossed over his chest, a frown over his face.
"Well?" She yelled at him
"Ouch geez woman... I have an enchanted hearing, I can hear you just fine without shouting" He said while rubbing his ears.
"I don`t care. Get your ass inside now!" She said in a commanding tone as she wanted to get a move on as soon as possible.
Natsu took a look at the carriage with an uncertain gaze, as that uncertainty slowly turned into fear. His world started spinning at the thought of what he will have to endure in order to get to Fiore. Erza saw a look of fear in his eyes and took advantage of the opportunity to tease him.
"Ooohhh what`s the matter? Is a little dragon scared of a little ride?" She said mockingly, succeeding in making Natsu blush and an angry expression on his face.
"Me? Scared? NEVER!" He told her before crossing his arms over his chest and looking away from her
"I just get..." he mumbled under his breath
"What was that?" Erza asked not really hearing the last part
"I said... I get... Motion sick." He said slowly with a blush on his face. Erza just stood there, processing what he just said before exploding in a fit of laughter.
"Hey! It`s not funny" Natsu yelled at the laughing Titania
"It... Hahaha... Kinda... Hahaha... Is." She managed to say through her laughter
"To think that a man HAHAHA. Who not only fought off the members of my brigade but also managed to beat me, has such a weakness HAHAHAHA." She continued to laugh at him, making a tick mark appeared on Natus`s forehead.
"Shut up! It`s not my fault I get sick on this kind of thing" He yelled at her which got her to stop with her laughter and stand up looking now serious as always.
She grabbed him by her collar and roughly yanked him forward, coming so close to each other that their noses were almost touching.
"Listen here you maggot. Don`t you forget who you are talking to and don`t you DARE say to me to shut up ever again!" their eyes locked in a dangerous stare down as their noses were now touching one another.
"Is that clear?" her hot breath kissed Natsu`s face as he narrows his eyes at her before saying.
"Clear"
"Good boy" he growled at her as she let go of him and walked back into the carriage.
Natsu was once again left alone to confront the torture that he knew now was inevitable. He let out a sigh and run a hand through his hair before saying to himself.
"What have I gotten myself into" then he finally got into the carriage (I think that you all know what a carriage is. If not google it and then let your mind run wild) and set down at the bench opposite to one Erza was sitting at.
"Go," Erza ordered the raider as he gets the horse`s moving. The moment they started moving Natsu`s stomach starts to spin and his face becomes green. He starts to groan and moan in pain as he curls into a ball on the bench.
Erza sweatdropped at the sight as they drive through the town. She waves at the cheering people with a smile, the crowd followed the carriage all the way to the kingdom gates their cheering roars never stoping, not helping Natsu`s case at all as his sensitive ears started to hurt as well. When they reached the kingdoms gates, the queen Irene was there waiting on her horse. The raider stopped the carriage in front of her and bowed to her.
Irene moved her horse to stand beside one of the windows of the carriage in order to look at her daughter.
"Good luck to you my dear." She says with a smile "I have absolute fate that you will win" Erza nodded in agreement. Irene then looked across from her daughter and found Natsu curled up in a ball. She frowns at dragonslayer`s pain, knowing what it was causing it, even if they stopped moving the pain still stayed for a while.
"Don`t make him suffer too much Erza. You need him to be in good condition for the fights" Irene told her as Natsu let out a groan in pain. Erza looked to Natsu and then back at Irene before asking.
"What could I possibly do to make him better?" Erza while rudely pointing at Natsu.
Irene just smiled before moving away from them "You will know". With that, the queen rode off, back to her castle.
Erza puzzled by her mother`s words looked over at the dragonslayer who was starting to look normal again. Only for them to start moving, forcing him back into his previous position. Erza just decided to watch him as his breaths were getting heavier and his arms tighten around his hurting stomack.
The rocking of the carriage became more and quicker, making it very hard for Natsu not to vomit. He closed his eyes and clenched his teeth together trying to fight through the pain. Erza saw this and felt conflicted to do something.
The words of her mother rang in her head, she wanted him to suffer but not to the point where he will not be in a condition to fight for her. So she started to think about what could help him. All the ideas that came to her involved something from her case`s at the back of the carriage. But she did not want to stop moving for it`s a 4 days ride from Alvarez to Fiore and she wanted to get there as soon as possible.
A thought of just throwing his head out the window came to mind, but then again there is a danger that that could just make things more worst. Her mind worked hard as Natsu`s moans of pain rang through the carriage.
Finally, she got an idea. A pillow would be perfect for this situation. It would stop the rocking of his head and stop the dizziness that he was probably having. The only problem was that she had all of her extra pillows in back with all the other cases. And she only had armor`s and weapons in her pocket dimension, so she was left without that option.
She sighed as Natsu started to shake in pain. She really needed to help him somehow if she did not want to look like a fool in front of the face of the other kingdom. She put her right arm on her chin and set her right elbow on her knee. Her gaze moved to the floor to look at her feet, thinking that there has to be a way to make him stop feeling pain.
Her hands moved to her lap as she leaned back to the wall with a sigh. This was really difficult for her, she had no idea what to do. Then her eyes widen as an idea came to her mind, she looked down at her lap and looked at Natsu shyly.
The thought was for him to use her lap as a pillow. Erza shook her head with a blush appearing on her cheeks. She couldn`t believe what she was thinking, to allow a slave such as him to use her lap as a pillow it's below her. She will not do it. NO WAY!.
But another ground from Natsu slowly broke her defiance, so with a heavy sigh, she got up and moved to the bench that Natsu was sitting at. She used her magic to requip out of her steel leggings and boots, into a more comfortable royal blue skirt and black boots.
She carefully moved Natsu`s head to her lap right onto her thighs, all while thinking if he vomits on her that he will not live another day. The changes were almost instant his face slowly went back to his normal color, the pained expression on his face morphed into the one of relief as his arms loosen their hold on his stomach.
On Natsu`s part, he did not know what was happening. A few minutes ago he was begging gods to end him, and then the next moment there is no pain, only the feeling of sleepiness. Under the back of his head, he felt something warm and soft almost like a pillow, but it was more comfortable and it felt like it was made for him.
He turned to his side snuggling even more into it with a smile as a peaceful sleep took him.
For Erza the moment he turned to his side, where his face was facing her private parts. She wanted to yell and hit him for trying to do something indecent to her. But stopped herself when she saw the smile on his face, for whatever reason she did not know. But that smile ignited a warm feeling in her cold heart, a feeling she was unfamiliar with.
She slowly lowered her left hand down to his hair and begin to stroke his hair, wanting to feel what it's like she dispells her gauntlets, leaving her hands bare to the world. To her surprise, his hair was not rough or hard, but rather soft and gentle like it was made to be caressed. A smile slowly spread onto her lips as she watched him snuggle more into her thighs, like some kind of adorable puppy.
Her eyes begin to shut as well and soon both of them fell into a peaceful slumber.
(4 days later)
(A/N: I am a lazy pig okay. I don`t want to describe what happened every day. So here is a quick summary for you all. They continue to move, they stop to rest, eat, drink and do the bathroom needs. Throughout the journey Erza lets Natsu sleep on her lap and he never noticed it because she pushes him off every time when they arrive at a resting place. There now let`s move on.)
In front of the gates of Fiore kingdom:
Erza did not expect for the gates of the Fiore to be so big. She thought that this kingdom will be in all honesty, less advanced than her own. But the gates were as equally as big as Alvarez`s, made out of white stone with golden engravings that looked like a fairy with a tail.
The guards at the gates stopped the carriage and asked what`s their business here. They answered.
"This is the carriage of princess Erza Belserion of Alvarez kingdom. She and her chosen champion have come to participate in a tournament" their raider said to the guards.
They moved through the town with Erza watching the citizens of the kingdom go about their day and Natsu peacefully sleeping in her lap.
They arrived in front of the castle where a large set of stairs lead up to its main gates. The carriage stopped in front of the stairs meaning that they had to get out. She looked down at Natsu who was smiling in his sleep, she ran her hand through his hair one last time before shoving him off her.
He fell down with a loud "THUD" and let out an "OUCH!" as he rubbed shoulder he fell on.
"Do you really have to do that every time we stop?" He said in a monotone voice
"It`s the only way I know you will get up," She said while exiting the carriage, reqquiping her leggings, boots, and gauntlets back on.
"Still would it hurt you to try a nicer approach" he started to fix his hair into his usual hairstyle
Erza ignored him and looked around, every citizen near them was looking at her. Some were looking in wonder, some with interest and others (mostly man) with lustful eyes. She gave them a glare that would freeze even the hell over, making them cower in fear.
Natsu came out as well with his hair now back to normal. He took in a deep breath of air smelling deserts and food nearby which made his mouth water from the delicious scent. He let out a whistle as he looked up at the beautiful white castle decorated with golden engravings.
"Woooooowww... Nice place. Way better then your`s I bet" Natsu said with a shit-eating grin on his face.
Erza was about to remind him of who she is but another whistling sound made her look over her shoulder. Standing behind not too far away from her, was a group of women in their 20 to 25. They appear to be staring at something with a smile on their face and lust in their eyes.
She followed their gaze and found out what they were steering at.
Natsu`s butt.
She found herself steering at it for a few seconds before snapping out of her trance-like state. She sent a glare and a growl at the group of woman making them back off in fear before taking Natsu by the arm and marching up the stairs.
"If you ever need me again, you can find me on the south side of the kingdom" The raider shouted to them before leaving with the carriage, never getting a reply from Erza.
Erza did not know why she was angry at those girls, she only knew that it angered her so. She ignores Natsu's words, which were probably along the lines like "Let me go you mad woman" or something similar. They entered the castle with help from one of the guards who were guarding the entrance to the castle.
They walked down the white and golden halls, passing many pictures of the royal families and nobles, war heroes and generals. They made it in front of the room gates and waited for the guard to go in and see if the king and prince are busy. He signaled them to come in a few seconds later.
The throne room was the same as all of the castle white with golden engravings of a fairy with a tail, it had a long table in the center of the room with ten chairs on each side. Away from the table where two thrones one was a bigger one decorated with gold and diamonds, while the smaller one was made of silver and decorated with emeralds. On the bigger throne set a man with a blue beard and blue hair, with black eyes. He was wearing a silver chest plate with marching armguards, leggings, and boots. Underneath the chest plate, he wore a black long-sleeved shirt that looked good on him, all while his shoulder`s carried a royal blue coat with fur around the collar.
Erza taking that he was a king, stepped forward at a quicker pace then Natsu and bowed down to him before saying.
"Your majesty. I am the warrior princess of Alvarez kingdom Erza "Scarlet" Belserion and I have come here to participate in the tournament" King looked surprised by this but smiled at her while saying in father like tone.
"Ohh... So my invitation did make it to your kingdom. Hahaha... I am glad" He spread his arms with his smile still present. "Welcome to the kingdom of Fiore. I am Gabriel Fernandez the forth, I am most honored to know that a famous warrior princess like yourself accepted to come here."
"The honor is mine, sir." She said while standing up. By this time Natsu made his way over to stand beside her and look back at the king who turned his gaze at him. He did not think much about the king, nor did it matter what he thought at this time. As long as Erza kept her end of the deal, he will do what she asks.
He got down on one knee and bowed down to Gabriel, earning him a smile from the king and a frown from Erza. She did not expect him to show respect to anyone else but her, although this turn of events was welcoming, it didn`t feel right watching him bow to someone else.
He was her champion and slave, no one else`s.
"Your champion I presume?" Erza nodded to the king as Natsu stood up.
"Yes, your majesty. This is Natsu Dragneel, the fire dragonslayer" Gabriel raised an eyebrow in interest.
"Fire dragonslayer?"
"Yes your majesty"
"What is that?" The king asked, interested in this topic
"The dragonslayer`s people who were trained in forms of the lost magic. They were trained by real dragons in order to control their respective elements, which in this case it fire." The king looked at Erza and then at Natsu in disbelief. He read about the lost magic but he never expected it to be real.
"Can you show it to me?" He asked in interest wanting to see the lost magic in action.
Erza looked taken aback by the request and looked over at Natsu who looked back at her then she turned back to the king.
"With all due respect your majesty. I think that you should wait until his first match" Erza said making kings smile drop for a second but came back as quickly as it disappeared.
"Ah Yes... You are right my dear. I shouldn`t rush things and I am sure you are both very tired from the trip." He snapped his fingers and two guards by his throne stepped forward "Show our guests to their rooms, they have a big day tomorrow and need good night sleep"
Guard`s were about to go with them but a sound of doors being opened made everyone turn to them. Through them came a man wearing the same cote as the king, he wore royal long-sleeved shirt and pants with leather boots. His eyes black and hair blue, he gazed upon Erza and Natsu in interest as he walked towards them.
"Ahh... It`s nice of you to join us" Gabriel said in a calm, cheerful voice
Natsu`s eyes narrowed at the younger-looking blue-haired man, his fists tightening as he approached them.
"Jellal my son..." Gabriel said with a fatherly smile
Here it is chapter 7 is done. I told you I will be updating sooner, didn`t I. Also sorry for the OC, I don`t know who Jellal`s father was so I just went with this.
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