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Warning: Language
Hello my frosties if you haven't already realized my new story called Striking Fires is now out and will be updated soon!! I also am creating another story. Idk the exact title to this new story but I do know it's a Lucy X Laxus pairing. If I didn't do that pairing in this upcoming one, my story Striking Fires would have been converted but lucky for you guys that's not the case. But I mean c'mon Lucy and Laxus are really cute together and Mira can have Freed. Anyhoo if you wanna know more I will write at the end. Enjoy the story!!
Nastu smirked and looked over his shoulder. Lucy had her back toward him and was thinking about cleaning.
"C'mon Happy. Let's go," he said as he ran through the twists and turns that made up his den.
Happy grumbled but flew over to Natsu's side near the front of the cave.
In less than ten seconds Natsu sprouted his wings, horns, and talons before jumping down with a leap of faith.
His cave was on top of some of the highest mountains in the Magnolia mountain range. Below it was the fairly big town of Magnolia, a picturesque sight that mainly relied on tourism in the fall and winter seasons.
One of the reasons that he chose the range to live in was to isolate himself from the human population, but during the winter and fall seasons he looked forward to the towns tourism. He was once told that he would need to find a mate. He was also told that his dragon would go crazy if he hung around or touched that specific person for a while. If mates were real he would wait for them to come to him, not the other way around.
Laughing at the thought of a silly mate he and Happy landed a few feet away from the village entrance in the bushes.
In the town square a few yards away, one of the mages was putting on an ice show using the fallen snow flakes. Nastu smirked and gathered a little fire in his hands. Happy followed Natsu's gaze to the male ice make mage and shook his head.
"Natsu why do you always pick a fight with this specific ice mage?" Happy asked him.
He was unimpressed at his buddies show of strength by picking a fight with a mage. Nevertheless one that used maker magic.
"Cause Happy it keeps life interesting," Natsu replied cheekily while aiming his fireball near the ice mages head.
"Watch and learn little buddy," He added and prepared to throw the fireball.
Happy crossed his little arms and sighed. He flew up higher in the air to avoid any collateral damage knowing full well what was to come. Before he had gotten higher than five feet off the ground Natsu's fireball collided against the back of the ice mages head.
The ice show stopped and the mage slowly turned around to reveal that he was a pissed off teen with deep blue eyes and dark navy hair. Natsu snickered in the bushes and recived a ball of ice to the face.
"WAS THAT YOU FIRE FREAK?" The ice mage asked and stepped closer to the bushes. His tone was angry but challenging, if his goal was a fight; Natsu decided he would give him one.
"Hell yea it was ICE PRICK!" Natsu replied with the same amount of challenge added to his voice.
Natsu stood up and emerged from his hideout in the bushes and stomped over to the ice mage. He looked as if he was a fuse about to blow but when he was a foot away his face broke into a smile.
"Gray!!"
The ice mages hardened gaze mirrored Natsu's and broke into a smile as well.
"Natsu!! How ya been buddy?" Gray asked.
"Eh I'm good, where's ya coat... buddy?" Natsu smirked and looked at the soggy coat lightly dusted in the snow.
"Yeah yeah whatever flame brain," Grey smiled meekly and bent down to pick up his coat.
When he bent down Natsu sent a small spark to catch his pants on fire.
"SHIT! Natsu! What the hell?" Gray jumped up in the air and hopped his butt onto the snow to smother the flames.
Natsu's laughter caused Grey to send ice spiked punches toward him but he was stopped by a little blue cat.
"Leave him alone and Natsu, stop poking the yeti. It was good seeing ya Grey but we got errands to run." Happy told Gray as he dragged Nastu by his shirt collar.
"Ha yeah see ya later Happy!" Gray yelled and laughed as Natsu struggled fruitlessly against Happys tight hold. He turned around and disappeared in the thick snows cover.
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"Happy why did you drag me away from a good fight?" Natsu whined.
"Cause your being a big baby. We have to get Lucy some clothes, or have you forgotten about the girl we kidnapped?" Happy asked incredulously and set Natsu down when Gray's figure was out of the Exceeds veiw.
"I haven't forgotten," Natsu murmured. He looked around at the shops and saw one for dresses and girls outfits.
"Hey Happy does this store work?" Natsu pointed to the shop and Happy nodded approvingly.
The duo walked into the store and a draft of warm air heated up Happys semi frozen tail and ears. Natsu went to the left side and Happy went to the right. They decided to each pick out five clothing outfits and would buy them for Lucy to decide when they got back to the den.
After an hour of shopping between the seemingly endless rows of clothes Happy and Natsu emerged from the store, each with two bags and a face of exhaustion.
"How do girls..." Natsu paused to catch his breath, "do this all day?" He said gestureing toward the bags that they carried.
Happy grunted in agreement and staggeringly trudged ahead. Thanks to Natsu's dragon fire power he was able to melt the snow in front of them and clear an easier path. Around half way back to the cave Natsu gave up and gave into his half transformation.
Whenever he half transformed or fully transformed his dragon senses increased significantly. He was able to hear voices miles away and see movement from even further. His speed and strength also increased as well allowing him to become more powerful during battles.
From where they were located in his half transformation he was able to smell Lucy. Her strawberry and vanilla mixed scent was so recognizable that he hated himself for not realizing the scent when she was at the offering.
When the weight of the bags decreased to nothing, Natsu offered to carry Happy along with Happy's clothing bags up to the den. The little Exceed was exausted and as soon as Natsu's dragon clawed feet touched the floor of his den Happy rolled off his back and fell asleep.
Leading the bags and carrying the passed out Happy to the living room he found Lucy passed out on the couch with her hair in a side messy bun and her face squashed against the pillow.
"She looks kinda cute that way," Natsu thought. He shook his head and set Happy down on Lucy's lap.
"What the hell am I thinking? Whatever imma grab some tea to clear my mind. Yea! That should help," Natsu smiled at the thought of tea and made his way to the kitchen.
When he got to the kitchen his sensitive nose wasn't hit by the deadly aroma of rotten food and burnt meals and instead his kitchen smelled like Lucy. It smelled like strawberries and vanilla. He walked into the kitchen and he was blown away.
How had the spoiled little blonde managed to do this in such a short amount of time?
Heyo hoped you enjoyed this chapter. I'm a really good procrastinator so my schedules are iffy. Luckily for you I have my dream update schedule on my author bio, there you can learn more about me, my favorite ships, and what stories will be updated and when (in a relative time line). Till next time,
Stay Frosty!!