"speaking"
"thinking"
On with the story
The next day comes as the sun was shining and the birds were flying
In the apartment room, Happy was on the bed as the little kitten wakes up before yawning as it stretched it limbs
It meowed before jumping down the bed as Natsu wakes up from his sleep
His body still had black markings all over his limbs as the man stretches while scratching his back
"good morning, Happy" Natsu said as the feline meowed before resting in its box bed and taking another nap again
Natsu went to the bathroom as he took a quick bath, brushes his fangs as they were shrinking in size
The black markings on his body were slowly going away as they faded
He then takes his broken glasses as they were barely holding together
"forget it" Natsu said throwing away the glasses before reaching into the back of the mirror and slides it open
Inside were various types of bottles and vials in many shapes. Natsu looks around inside as he reached in and takes out a small plastic case
He opens in and inside were a pair of onyx colored contact lenses
Natsu puts them on as his eyes turned reptilian before it got covered in the contact lenses
"better than glasses" Natsu said as he reached for the hair gel but realized that he ran out
He sighs before taking his uniform and puts them on
Exiting his room, he puts on his school tie before tightening it around his neck
"be good, Happy" Natsu told his pet as the kitten meowed in response before Natsu closes the door and locks it after making sure, Happy got enough food till he gets back
Pocketing his apartment key, Natsu heads to the elevator where he started reading his book while waiting to reach down
After an hour of walking, Natsu nearly reached his school as the girls were chatting around and he could hear that most of them were talking of him
"hey, look" "isn't that the male student?" "he looks different" "he must be trying to hit on someone" "he looks hot" they whispered around as Natsu just ignores them and keeps on walking towards the school
Reaching his class, Natsu saw that everyone's attention was to him before they return to what they were doing before
Natsu shrugs before he reached to his desk and takes out his small book and started reading
As he reads, Lucy came approaching
"Good morning!" Lucy greeted him with a smile as she waved her hand to him
Natsu looks up from his book as he nodded in return
"good morning" he replied "Lucy, right?"
"yup, glad that you remembered my name" Lucy said before leaning in to his ear and take a look at the others "can we talk after the break?"
"why?" Natsu replied before taking a look at his book and started reading
"I want to know what did you do yesterday, back at the arena. You suddenly disappeared" Lucy whispered
"not your concern" Natsu told her
"please! Just tell me a little!" Lucy begged him while putting her hands together "I promise to keep it a secret"
"no" Natsu said before closing his book "and you might want to go back to your seat"
"why?" Lucy asked before hearing coughing behind her
She looks behind and sees the teacher looking at her while crossing her arms
"oh, sensei…ehehehehe" Lucy awkwardly smiles before running to her desk and got laughed by the other students
Class started as Natsu just followed the teachings by the teacher
He scribbles down on his notebook as he writes down the teachings
"now, I want everyone to pair up and start drawing the magic chant 'Luxusia' magic circle" the teacher instructed as she draw a magic circle on the board
"yes" everyone except Natsu replied as everyone started to pair up
Natsu draws the magic circle on his notebook as it shines before dimming
He sighs bored before feeling someone tapping his shoulder
Natsu turns around and sees Lucy
"want to pair up?" Lucy asked as Natsu looks to her before shrugging and nodded
Soon, everyone was paired up as they all started to draw the magic circle on a black board, provided by the teacher
Each pair doing the teacher's instruction while some were succeeding, some were having trouble
"so write this and then this" Lucy was drawing the magic circle as she was having trouble writing down the symbol for it
Natsu looks at her as he sighs in seeing her doing so
"what about this one?" Lucy asked, trying to remember some symbol of the magic circle "hey, Natsu. Do you know this part of the symbol?"
"yeah" Natsu replied before he takes a piece of chalk and started writing down all the symbols of the magic circle while erasing some that Lucy had made
The magic circle completed and it instantly shines bright
"remarkable work on creating the magic circle" the teacher said looking at their magic circle "A+"
"thank you, Sensei" Lucy bowed to their teacher while Natsu did a small nod
After the class, it was the afternoon break
"so, can you tell me on what did you did yesterday?" Lucy asked Natsu who was reading his book
"like I said" Natsu replied reading his book and closing his eyes "none of your business"
"please!" Lucy begged him "I can keep it a secret, really! I really want to know how you defended an Empresses' attack, not many students here can even go up against one!"
"is that so?" Natsu said recontinuing his reading before hearing a loud commotion from outside
"what was that?" Lucy looks around and sees some students running away as Mirajane appeared in front of the class door
"where is Natsu Dragneel?!" she exclaimed out loud while having a menacing purple aura surrounding her
"Majin M-Mirajane!?" Lucy screamed before she hides behind Natsu who continues on his reading
Mira looks around the class and spotted Natsu in front, reading his book
"there you are" Mira said before making her way towards him
Natsu keeps on reading his book before he grabbed his bag from inside his desk as it was kicked out of the window by Mira
"Eeeeh!" Lucy screamed in surprise to the action as she was trembling in fear
"hey, you prick, have a magic duel with me" Mira said while cracking her knuckles "I'll beat you to the ground"
"why?" Natsu asked reading his book without taking a look at Mira "and mind moving? Your hair is getting in my way of reading"
"heh! You think I listen to the likes of you?" Mira said before getting into Natsu's face "listen pal, there are rules here"
"I'm an Empress, you're a nobody. Things here are in our rule, you and the rest of the small fries have to obey"
"is that so?" Natsu said flipping a page of his book, ignoring Mira
Veins started popping out of Mira's forehead as her hand transformed into her Satan Soul form
She grabbed Natsu's collar and lifts him up
"listen you ego headed prick, I make the rules here! You obey them" Mira said as she slowly undergoes her Satan Soul form
"this is a new uniform, mind letting go?" Natsu said grabbing Mira's hand and squeezed it tight to the point that Mira winced in pain
Natsu clenched her hand tight as Mira let go but Natsu keeps a hold on her hand
"what power! How strong is this guy's grip?!" Mira thought as she tried to get her hand free
"if it's a magic duel you want" Natsu said as his right eye glowed red "then it's a magic duel, you'll get"
Erza was doing hall monitor duty as she finds student after student in a big chatter or something
"did you hear? Majin Mirajane is going to have another Magic Duel!" "yeah! And it's with that male student!" "yeah! The one who intervened in yesterday's Magic Duel!" everyone whispered around
"what are you doing here? Class is about to resume" Erza told to some of them
"y-yes! We're very sorry, Senpai!" the girls squeaked before they all run back to their class
Erza sighs as she adjusted her glasses before thinking of the chatters that been spreading
"Mirajane…..you're such a foolish person" Erza said before she walks away
School ended as some students were going home while some were heading to the auditorium hall to watch the duel between Mira and Natsu
Everyone gathered in to the hall as the arena soon appeared
Erza arrived to the arena as Ikaruga and Minerva were there as well
"ara, Erza-han, watching the show?" Ikaruga asked
"how utterly idiotic of Mira to challenge an unknown mage head on" Erza said crossing her hands "have they set the condition of the match?"
"things are just beginning" Minerva said watching the arena
Natsu stands on his side of the field as he reads his book
"what are the conditions?" Natsu asked while reading
"I win, you're going to be my slave" Mira said with a grin before cracking her knuckles "and you have to listen to every single order I give"
"fine" Natsu said closing his book and pockets it away "and if I win…don't ever bother me when I'm reading"
"hah? What's so great about reading? Those are for nerds like that red headed glutton!" Mira said with a sneer as Erza got a tick mark appearing on her head to her sentence
"someone who can't understand the good of literature" Natsu said "is just a foolish person"
"what did you say?" Mira said with a glare before transforming into her Satan Soul "I'll stick that book of yours into your cocky mouth!"
An alarm rang as the timer counts down
"I'm going to make you beg for mercy like a little baby" Mira said with a grin as she clenched her fists a few times before the alarm rang and the duel begin
Instantly, Mira dashed towards Natsu and slashes her claws at him but Natsu dodged her attack with a sidestep
Mira soon started dashing towards him while slashing her claws at him in rapid speed as Natsu keeps on dodging her attack
"he's fast" Erza said watching the battle as Natsu dodges all of Mira's attack with ease "his speed might be on par with yours, Ikaruga"
"how interesting" Ikaruga said with a giggle
"but…the Majin isn't even giving it all" Minerva commented
Mira slashed her claws at Natsu as the man dodge the attack before Mira did a swing kick that caught him off guard
"heh!" Mira grins before she leans her hands forward and a burst of black static instantly fired out at Natsu "Evil Spark!"
Natsu lifts his hand against the attack as the black static got deflected but Mira had her next attack readied
"Evil Explosion!" Mira fired a powerful blast at Natsu directly as the attack caused Natsu to get blown back to the wall
"wow!" "Mirajane-senpai isn't holding back!" "she's literally using all of her attacks!" the crowds commented as they watched the battle
Natsu gets off the wall as he dusted off his shirt off the dirt
"I've just cleaned these shirt" Natsu said dusting off his shirt before looking towards Mira who had a black swirling sphere spinning in front of her
"I was planning to have Redhead be the first to taste this new move…" Mira said as the swirling energy keeps on charging before growing bigger "…but I'll have you be the guinea pig for it!"
The swirling black energy keeps on getting bigger as black static started to fly everywhere
"Demonic!" Mira shouted out as black static started to rampage around everywhere and the attack fired "BLAST!"
Natsu saw the attack coming as he just stood in his place before black markings started to spread around his neck up to the side of his face and his eye glowed black
BOOM!
A powerful explosion blew out as dusts were sent flying everywhere
The crowds screamed as they shielded their eyes from the flying dusts
"that Mira…she had such a move hidden?" Erza said
"what's wrong, Erza? Afraid that you might lose if she battled against you next time?" Minerva asked with a smirk "how pathetic"
"you dare say that, Minerva?" Erza said while having a dark glare at her
"my my" Ikaruga said before looking to the fight as the dust was settling
Mira fell to one knee as she was exhausted from using such a powerful attack
"how's….that?" Mira asked with a smirk as she was sure that she had defeated Natsu and won, but she was wrong
The dust flied around before it all was blown away and revealed Natsu, holding his dragonic hand out and had just blocked Mira's attack
"you're kidding!" Mira exclaimed in shock as so were the crowds
Natsu pulls his dragonic hand down as his right eye glowed red
"is that all you can do?" Natsu asked as his eye turned normal and so did his right hand
"how!? That was my powerful magic attack!" Mira exclaimed
"powerful magic attack? How laughable" Natsu said before his lips turned into a smirk "a real powerful magic attack…" Flames burst around Natsu's right fist as it rages like wildfire "..looks like this"
Natsu pulls back his flaming right fist back before he punched his fists forward and unleashed a crimson torrent of flames
Mira saw the attack before she jumped away as the flames scorched her side
"guuh!" Mira grunted as the attack instantly hits the arena's wall and exploded
Everyone saw the attack as it was unbelievable
The arena's brick walls were melting and the ground was scorched to ashes while flames were still burning it
"t-the wall! It's melting!" "it's so hot! I feel like I'm being burned!" the crowds screamed as some backed away from the view for, they're afraid of Natsu's magic power
"what…what is this magic power?" Minerva said in surprise "its heat…is unlike any fire magic!"
"his fire….is like that of a Dragon" Ikaruga said looking at Natsu "such power"
"Natsu Dragneel…what are you?" Erza said
"what power…" Mira saw the melting wall and the scorching ground as such magic power shouldn't be existing "…what…"
Mira looks to Natsu as smoke was covering his face but a glowing red dot appeared in it
"what are you?" Mira said "what kind of mage are you?!"
"a Fire Mage" Natsu said as the smoke cleared and revealed his right arm having the red dragon tattoo appearing on it "a normal Fire Mage"
Mira felt a heavy pressure pushing her down as the immense power, Natsu had unleashed was making her unable to move
"do you still want to continue?" Natsu asked "or do you surrender?"
An aura of a red dragon appeared behind Natsu as it was roaring at Mira
Mira felt intimidated as she felt so little against Natsu
"i…surrender" Mira said transforming back to normal
"eh!? Mira-senpai surrender!?" "how!? Why!?" everyone started to chatter around with each other as they weren't believing on what they were hearing
"what a foolish choice" Minerva said before leaving the scene
"my, to think that Mira-han would surrender" Ikaruga said with a bit of surprise
"Mira…" Erza looks to Mira as the mage was still kneeling on the ground and wasn't moving before looking to Natsu who walks away from her "….Natsu…..Dragneel…."
After the Magic Duel, Natsu heads out of the auditorium hall as the young man was going home
He had his book out as the man reads it before stopping as he closed it and looks to the side
Near him was the School Principal, Irene Belserion and she seems to have an amused smile towards him
"what?" Natsu asked as he pockets his book
"nothing…" Irene said "it's just that how amusing it is that your flames are as beautiful as your mentor's"
Natsu's eyes squinted as black markings slowly crawled up his neck
"don't get so aggressive.." Irene said as she approached Natsu and trace her fingers around his shoulders "…remember…you're mine and mine to command.."
"don't get ahead of yourself, witch.." Natsu said before his right eye turned red and demonic as black marking slowly crept up to his right eye "…or I'll erase you out of existence..."
"ho?" Irene looks amused as a scarlet aura surrounds her "…are you challenging me? little hatchling?"
The two had a stand off as a thick atmosphere soon formed between the two but it soon cleared when students started to come out of the auditorium hall
"we'll leave it at that.." Irene said with a smile before placing a finger to Natsu's chin "…but remember….the contract is permanent and unbreakable…"
Natsu looks at her with a dark glare before scoffing and started walking away as the black markings slowly fades away
Irene looks at Natsu with a smile before walking away to who knows where
Natsu walks out of the school as he was heading home
"…you're mine and mine to command…"
Irene's words rang in his head as the man gritted his teeth in anger
"damn witch!" Natsu muttered out in disgust before walking past a barbeque restaurant
He looks at the restaurant as a memory came to his head
Flashback
It was raining and it was harsh
Natsu was 5 years old, wearing ragged, dirty shredded shirt and pants while looking very pale and very skinny
His stomach growled as he holds it while walking around to try and find some food at some nearby garbage
His stomach keeps on growling in hunger as Natsu just tries to ignore it
"hey kid!" someone called out as Natsu looks to the side and sees a small restaurant and it was selling barbequed meat
An old man with scars around his face came towards Natsu with an umbrella as he kneels down in front of Natsu who backs away
"don't worry, kid. Ain't gonna do anything bad to ya" the old man said "you hungry?"
Natsu looks to the old man before nodding as his stomach instantly growled
"come on in" the old man said reaching a hand out to him "I'll get you something nice to eat"
Natsu looks at the old man before to his hand as he slowly reached out and holds it
Flashback ends
Natsu had a small smile creeping up his lips as the memory was a kind and nostalgic one
"hey sonny! You hungry!?" the restaurant owner called out as he seems to be roasting up some meat on a barbeque grill "come on in! we're having a special today!"
Natsu's stomach instantly growls as the man holds it before shrugging his shoulders
"might as well" Natsu said before he went to the restaurant where he was greeted by a waiter who leads him to his seat
That's a wrap!
Bye bye
