Her Champion

A/N: Hi guys happy late easter to all of you. I hope you all spend it happily with your families and got to eat teasty cakes.

Now for the reviews.

Meazm: "Noice! Natsu getting double Erza! Noiceeee!"

Me: "Yesss I agree. That would be nice."

BomBashious: "stupid. So natsu is loyal to sameone who treats him like shit. Hahaha trash fic."

Me: "Whatever man."

Francesco Capogna: "Next pleaseee"

Me "(hands you the next chapter) Here you go."

Guest: "Nice story brother keep ut the great work."

Me: "Thanks you too brother."

Mistico15: "Interesting, very interesting, this is getting exciting. Knightwalker and Natsu showing a different kind of bond compared to his Erza. So I like where this is goingso I can`t wait for more of this. Update soon! :)"

Me: "I like where this is going also."

Raphtalia: "I like Natsu/Erza dynamic. I can`t wait for more. Not knightwalker or the other girls, no please.

Me: "Hehehe you don`t have to worry. Nice name by the way."

Okay, that was all of the reviews from the last chapter. Now on with the story.

Enjoy.

Chapter 11

Sparring and bonding

Jellal let out an exhausted sigh as he stared out at the kingdom through the window in his bedroom. He has just finished having lunch with each princess that has made it into the semi-finals and he was spent. He thinks back at the four princesses who made it to the semi-finals.

Cana Alberona, Princess Ultear Milkovich, Princess Knightwalker and Princess Belserion. All of these ladies have not only shown what their champions could do but also how well mannered are as well as told him their origins and story. True he has only met with each of them two times now, not to mention how he bearly knows them but after tomorrow's semi-finals. He will take the time to learn more about whoever the last two princesses will be.

However, his mind was now focused on another thing or rather someone. His mind wandered back to his meal with princess Erza Belserion and the answers he received from her.

Thinking over them now. He realized that princess Belserion did not know anything about her champion. The only thing she knew is what magic he uses and that he was raised by a dragon named Igneel who also taught him how to use his magic. Other then that she didn`t know anything else.

This made it frustrating for Jellal since he still didn`t know anything about the pink-haired dragon slayer who looked really familiar for some reason. His head started to hurt more and more as he taught about it.

He ran a hand through his hair as he tried to clear his thoughts. His eyes moved down to the stairs that lead up to the palace and he saw a familiar-looking red-haired princess. He immediately knew that it was Belserion since she is the only one who wears the full sett armor unlike any of her other fellow princesses.

She standing at the end of the chairs her arms of her chest plate with her foot tapping impatiently on the ground. A frown upon her face as she was looking up the stairs.

"Who is she waiting for?" He thought as his answer came into his sight a few seconds later.

Walking down the stairs at a lazy pace was Natsu. He made it to Erza who if Jellal guessed was now yelling at him for taking so long to get there. To which Natsu only put his hands behind his head and proceeded to walk away from her.

She yelled out something at him before she didn`t start running in order to catch up with him. Jellal lightly chuckled at the scene that the two made and decided to go rest in his very comfortable armchair.

"Those two are quite an interesting pair." He thought as another chuckle escaped his lips. He took a book that was on the small table near his chair and proceeded to read it before he had to go back to his royal duties.

With Natsu and Erza:

The princess and her champion were through the town and towards the forest that was on the north side of the kingdom. That forest was mostly used by hunters to hunt many animals and wildlife alike, but now it's just a regular forest for people to do whatever they wanted to do in it.

When they reached it. They begin to walk through it until they did not come upon a decent size clearing. Erza walked over to stand on one side of the clearing with her arms crossed over her chest plate a determined look upon her face.

Five meters across from her was Natsu who still had his hands behind his head and was looking bored. They stood like that awhile before Natsu let out a yawn and asked.

"Why are we here again?"

Erza`s eyes narrowed at him a little before saying. "We are going to spare."

Natsu only raised his eyebrow at that."Why?"

"Because you need to stay in shape for the fight tomorrow and I need a distraction. Besides I wanted to have a rematch against you ever since we left Alvarez." She explained as she did some stretches for her arms, neck, and legs.

"Rematch..." Natsu said while giving her a "are you serious look".

"If I remember correctly you won the last time." He said while scratching the side of his head.

"We both know that was no victory. So now we shall have our rematch." She said as she did some more stretching.

"You do know this is unfair right? I am basically powerless while you can use your magic to get an upper hand on me." He said with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Do you really think that I am so low as to use magic against someone who can`t," Erza said with a glare.

"This will be a pure fight. No magic, no weapons. Just us and our fists." She finished while rolling her shoulders.

Natsu was silent for a few seconds before he didn`t crack his neck and got into his fighting stance. "Okay. I accept your rematch."

Erza smirked as she raised her fists in her own stance. "Hm. That`s more like it."

"Just don`t throw a tantrum after I beat you," Natsu said with a cocky grin.

Erza`s right eye twitched at the comment as she charged at him without a word. She throws a wide right hook which Natsu easily blocked and tried to hit with his own. She ducked under and hit him in a stomach with her left fist.

The force made him slide away from her but it didn`t seem to hurt him too much. He came at her with a flurry of his own attack to which made Erza go on the defense. She successfully blocked another punch from him and was about to counter-attack but a knee to her gut send her flying back and into the air.

She did a backflip in mid-air and landed on one knee while holding her stomach with her right arm. She growled at Natsu who still had that cocky grin on his face.

"Cocky bastard." She thought while running at him again. They went back and forth with their blows, with some hitting Natsu and the others hitting Erza. Both of them didn`t hold back in their attacks for they both knew the other wouldn`t.

Pretty soon Erza`s armor was starting to dent from the blows while bruises and cuts were starting to form on Natsu`s body but neither of them was back off. It passed two hours now and they were back in their original position across each other, panting in fatigue. They both took heavy breaths as sweat coated their bodies.

"This is insane..." Erza thought while trying to calm down her breathing. "I can`t remember the last time someone gave me trouble in a fight like Natsu is doing. This man is truly something else."

"Jeez..." Natsu thought as he was trying to catch his breath. "Talk about intense. This is the best fight I had since my capture. Looks like princess scarlet over there is no joke after all.

He looked towards her and saw that she was as fatigued as him. He also noticed how stunning she looked with her half wet hair and sweaty face. His eyes widen at the thought that came through his head and shook in order to snap it away.

Erza, however, had a much harder time focusing when her eyes traveled down to his exposed muscular chest and abs. The sun that shined down on Natsu plus the sweat that was running down his body, made him look like one of those godlike figures she only read about in her books.

She as well shook her head.

"This is no time for this kind of thought." They both thought as they got into their stances again.

They waited for one or the other to make a move. Both of them looking for a chance to strike.

"Stand still... This is truly a remarkable battle. But the moment you let your guard down. You are finished Natsu." Erza thought as she tighten her fists.

"This fight is lasting longer then I thought it would. At this point, I will be so sore tomorrow that it will be a challenge getting out of the bed. Okay okay, let's finish this already." He thought as he charged at Erza with her mimicking his action.

They were about to clash again when Erza tripped over a rock that was somehow there of all places. She let out a surprised yelp which made Natsu`s eyes widen as Erza came towards him. The hard armor plus the fatigue was too much for him as he fell on his back with Erza on top of him.

"Ugh... That was not what I wanted to happen." Erza thought with her eyes closed as she set up on something soft and rubbed her head.

Natsu also had his eyes closed from the impact but a bigger trouble he was having, was that he felt like he had extra weight on his chest. "God I can`t breathe properly. What is sitting on me?."

They both let out a groan. Slowly both of them opened their eyes and saw each other. Or more like Erza saw Natsu below her and Natsu saw her straddling his chest. Their cheeks became crimson as Erza hurriedly got off Natsu and stood up. Surprising Natsu with her newfound energy.

"(ahem...)" She coughed as she pulled a little bit of her hair behind her ear. "T-t-that was m-y-y mistak-e-e..." She stated in embarrassment her cheeks still red.

Silence washed over them again as Natsu got off the ground. He shook off the remains of dirt and grime from his clothes. He then fixed his hair a little bit before turning away from Erza. His own blush calming down.

"You win." He said as he slowly started to walk the way they came from.

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"WHAT!" She yelled out as she runs after him, stumbling on her feet from the fatigue as she made it to his side. "I refuse this kind of victory. We need to finish this the right way. With one standing above the other and the ot-"

"Oh give it a rest already..." Natsu said in a tiered voice interrupting her "We are both tired and dirty from this little spar we had. Not to mention that the sun is almost setting. You wouldn`t want your champion to be so sore that he can`t compete do you?"

Realizing his words were right Erza growled in disappointment before silently accepting his words.

There was an awkward silence between the two as they walked out of the forest and into the two. The people have already gone to their homes so the ally were all empty.

"So... Do we-"

"No..." She instantly said

"Oh come on it was going to be a good joke," Natsu said

"It was going to be something stupid," Erza said

"Naha... You were going to say something stupid." At that Erza only gave him a "really" look before looking back towards the path in front of them.

"Hey, can I ask you a question?" Natsu asked after a moment of silence

"You just did." Was what he got

"YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT! STOP BEING AN ASSHOLE!" He exclaimed angrily at her.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING ASSHOLE! ASSHOLE!" She yelled at him much louder than he.

They went back and forth for 5 minutes before Erza allowed him to ask his question.

"Why don`t you smile more?" At that, Erza stopped walking and turned to look at him. She raised an eyebrow at his question and answered it with her own.

"What kind of question is that?" She said in an emotionless voice "A warrior such as me does not need to smile in order to achieve her goal."

"I am not talking about a warrior here. I am talking about you." He said pointing at her. Which made Erza even more confused. "I am talking about the smile you give someone when you are pleased with them or when you are truly happy."

"I will be happy once we win this tournament and the whole of Fiore knows my name." She said as she began to walk again.

However, Natsu didn`t budge from his spot. His hands tightening into fists as he softly said. "Will that truly make you feel happy."

Erza paused in her walk, her back to him as he continued. "Will that truly make you whole. To know that the whole world knows who you are but does not care what you think or feel. I know you could care less about any of that but is your image truly worth more than your happiness."

She looked down at the ground. She never truly thought about what it truly meant for her to know that the whole world knew who she was. She always told herself that this was what she wanted and nothing else. To prove herself to her people, to her comrades, to her mother. Nothing else mattered but that. So why was she considering his words?

"I... My happiness is a small price to pay... for the pride that I will bring my people and... My mother." She said finally her tone betraying her words. Natsu stood there for a moment absorbing her words before walking up to her.

"Well then." He said as he got in front of her and give her a toothy grin. "I will just have to make you eat those words."

Erza raised her head to look at him in wonder as he continued. "I don`t know why. But something in my gut is telling me that behind that tough warrior and princess act. You are just a girl that wants to be happy."

Erza`s eyes widen in surprise at his words and was about to say something but he continued on. "So by the end of this tournament, I will make you smile your most honest smile so that when we part ways I will always remember you by it." He finished with a big smile on his face.

Her eyes widen even more at his words. Her eyes started to water and her hands balled into fists as she watch him continue to walk down the path to the castle.

"Natsu Dragneel..." She said in a low voice so that he could not hear her. "I have done you nothing but harm and wrong yet you want to save my happiness and make me give you an honest smile."

A lone tear fell from her right eyes as she watched him go. She looks down at her hands and then back at him.

"But... If you only knew what I`m hiding... Would you still want my smile..."

The walk back to the castle was spent in silence.

This is shorter then I imagined it to be...

Oh well, what can you do...

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