Natsu was absolutely fired up. So much had happened in the last three days, and now Gramps wanted him to go after a dragon? He was already pumped to be working with the new kids. They seemed pretty cool, and they had some pretty cool powers, though Natsu had to admit he didn't quite like how the one blond boy with the black streak in his hair was ogling Lucy. It made him feel weird in his stomach, but he wasn't sure why. It also made him want to fight him, but he knew if he picked on one of the boys, that all five would try to fight him. That wouldn't be a problem. He knew he could take them, he just didn't feel like exerting so much effort. He was lazy. Lucy would probably have said something if she didn't like the staring though, or maybe subject the blond to a good ol' fashion Lucy-Kick. Natsu would love to see that. He sighed, tightening the straps on his hiking backback, ready to leave to meet up with the others to go on this quest. Gramps had said to not engage Acnalogia in combat, but then why was he sending three dragon slayers? Seemed like he was asking for a fight.
"Hey, Happy! You about ready to go?" Natsu called through their small cottage.
"Aye, sir!" Called out his Exede friend in response. They were about to walk out the door when Natsu paused.
"I know that smell...but I can't place it. Somebody's out there." He opened the door, only to find one of the blonde superheroes leaning against the side of his cottage. It was the explosion boy.
"Hey!" Natsu greeted, "What's up, man? Where are your friends?"
"We're going with you. The other's are with your guildmates, trying to sneak out without the old man seeing. I came to inform you that we will be coming." The blonde left no room for argument in his statement. Natsu was taken aback, but he knew he was the same way.
"Can't sit out from a fight, huh?" He smirked. The blonde simply snarled in response.
"Tch. Whatever. Let's fucking get this over with. How bad can a..whatever the hell it was called… be?" Natsu's eyes went wide. So, the boys had no idea what they were going up against. They had no idea who Acnalogia was...or what he was.
"Uh, hey man, you should probably know… Acnalogia is a dragon. He's the strongest dragon that's ever lived. Why do you think Gramps is sending three dragon slayers with a support team?" Bakugo squinted his eyes at Natsu.
"Three dragon slayers? What the fuck do you mean? You and that metal-head are the only ones."
Natsu smirked. Of course Bakugo wouldn't have assumed that Wendy was a dragon slayer. Nobody would have by the looks of her.
"That little girl is a Sky Dragon Slayer," He mentioned, nonchalantly. Bakugo choked.
"Wha- There's no way. No fucking way."
Natsu only smirked wider, as he began walking in the direction of the guild hall, Bakugo close on his heels.
They arrived at the guild hall, and just in time if you asked Natsu. When they had turned the corner, the small team was loading into a carriage, but the electric blond boy was just about falling over himself to help Lucy with her bags. She looked slightly taken aback, but allowed him to help her. Natsu didn't know what came over him, but he strode right up to Lucy, snaking his arm around her waist.
"Natsu, what -!" She noticed him glaring in Kaminari's direction, the other boy not even paying attention, as his back was turned at the moment. Lucy elbowed Natsu in the ribs.
"Oh my god, behave," she hissed at him, before continuing, "Besides, at least somebody knows how to treat a woman." She smirked when Natsu's face fell in shock. Had she not seen the other boy staring at her chest?! That was definitely not how you treated a woman. Natsu shrugged. He assumed it would only be a matter of time before Kaminari said or did something so stupid or insulting that Lucy was forced to Lucy-Kick him straight in the nuts.
Natsu took a look around at the group. The boy that looked like a deadly peppermint was trying to talk with Gray, though it didn't seem like a very interesting conversation. Juvia was, of course, hanging on Gray's elbow, though neither boy seemed to be paying much attention to her. The broccoli-looking boy was chatting very excitedly with Levy, who seemed to be keeping up with his talking speed with just as much excitement. They were babbling about quirks and magic. Gajeel stood to the left of Levy, resting his elbow on her head as though she was an armrest. He wasn't talking, but he seemed to be engrossed in whatever the other two were discussing. Wendy was bouncing nervously on the balls of her feet, eyes skitting between all of the new people. She seemed nervous, though Carla was telling her that there was nothing to be worried about. Carla suggested to her that she stay home, due to the nature of the quest, but Wendy simply shook her head. The explosive blond was eyeing Erza. Natsu couldn't quite make out what he was thinking, but he could tell that he was very annoyed by the red-headed boy beside him, who seemed to be talking his ear off. The other blond, with the black in his hair, finally finished packing the stuff into the carriage.
"Alright, my dudes! We're all set!" He called out with a lopsided grin. Everybody shuffled over to the carriage.
"Oh, uh…" Natsu looked over at the door of the carriage. There were no more seats, and Levy still stood outside. Without hesitation, Gajeel lifted her up and into his lap. Neither of them said anything, but Levy's face flushed bright pink. This situation didn't last long, however. As soon as the carriage began moving, Gajeel, Natsu, and Wendy all had their heads stuck out the window, puking. This made it difficult for Gajeel to keep Levy in his lap, so she awkwardly fell to the side, letting herself be squished. Kirishima watched as she was awkwardly pressed into Midoriya's side, who flushed a deep red.
"Oh, uh, here Levy," Kirishima watched as Midoriya lifted Levy into his lap instead. Levy flushed pink again, and Midoriya's face was simply on fire. Kirishima had to admit he had respect for his classmate, because he placed his hands on either side of himself, careful not to touch Levy more than was needed.
"Oh, Gray! Why won't you hold me like that? We are a couple, afterall? Are you too embarrassed by my love, my darling?" Kirishima looked confusedly at the blue haired girl, who had been hanging onto the ice magician the entire time they had been together.
"We are not a couple, Juvia! Get that through your thick head! Jeez!" The boy looked uncomfortable. The rest of them seem to have just ignored the comment, so Kirishima decided to ignore it as well.
"What the fuck is their deal?" Bakugo huffed, pointing towards the rear-ends of the dragon slayers who all had their heads hanging out of the carriage.
"Oh, dragon slayer's get a mean case of motion sickness whenever they even think about transportation." Erza smirked. She had her head resting against the back of her seat, looking almost relaxed. Bakugo rolled his eyes, not sure how they were supposed to slay dragons if they can't even be in a car. They rode in silence for a while, until Kaminari broke the silence.
"So, uh, Lucy? How long have you and Natsu been together?" Erza's head jerked up at this, but waited patiently for the answer. Lucy looked at Kaminari, confused at first. She remembered the look on Natsu's face when she had defended Kaminari earlier. It had looked like he was hurt. Though she and Natsu hadn't had a chance to talk about their potential feelings, she felt like she owed Natsu for, well, everything.
"It's relatively new." She admitted. Erza's eyes went wide.
"I had no idea you and Natsu were a thing, Lucy. Congratulations. I didn't know he had it in him."
"Gray, darling! You're just going to allow your rival to show his love before you?" Juvia exclaimed at Gray. He simply sighed, ignoring her comment. Suddenly, the carriage came to a halt, and they all sat up in alarm. The three dragon slayers popped back into the carriage, no longer motion sick, Gajeel glaring at Midoriya as he claimed Levy back. Midoriya held his hand up in defence, trying to explain that he didn't mean anything. Before he could say anything, the carriage rattled, smoke going everywhere. Chaos ensued as the heroes and wizards tumbled out of the carriage, ready to take on whoever, or whatever, seemed to be attacking them.