Ch. 81: Again
Day: 81
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail.
Genre: Family
Summary: "Try it again." Igneel rumbled.
"Try again." Igneel rumbled, his baritone voice sending quakes along the treeline.
Natsu nodded determinedly and closed his eyes, gritting his teeth. But he felt none of the sensation that Igneel had told him of. His eyes reopened quickly once the young boy realized nothing was happening. "It's not working!" He moaned.
"Try again."
"No!" Natsu pounded his foot on the ground. "It's not working, and doing it again won't change a thing!"
Igneel dipped his herculean muzzle so that he was looking his son right in the eyes. "Maybe," he said. "But you'll never know if you don't try."
Natsu pondered that for a moment, then nodded slightly. He closed his eyes and concentrated. And sure enough, just when he was about to give up, a tingle ran up his spine. Natsu's eyes shot open.
There, resting in his open palms like a newborn chick, was a small, weakly flickering ball of flame. It wasn't even enough to boil water over, but Natsu stared at it like it held the meaning of life.
"Told you." Igneel said, more than a little proud of himself.
Natsu snorted, but still kept his eyes fixed on the fire in his hands.
:-) I love writing lil' Natsu.
Replies:
NaluhasNashi: So basically, Natsu is less than decent (that's all I'm saying) because that's what Gray told him semiformal meant when he was younger. Lucy does not like this.
crazyangelgirl21: I imagined Natsu in... maybe nothing but flame-patterned boxers? Or just a ratty dressing gown? As for what happened to Gray, I'll leave that to you ;-)