HOW TO MATE YOUR DRAGON SLAYER?

CHAPTER 5: MISCHEVIOUS GAMES

Disclaimer: As always, I own nothing…

Author's Note: Here comes chapter number five, yay! it takes place some days before Edola's arc. Thanks a lot for the feedback!If you check my profile, you'll see I posted a Gruvia One Shot. Hope you enjoy, and remember, feedback is appreciated.

Today is the day, I never imagined that he would fall so easily in the game.

Yes; Lu-Chan, the game went better than we thought or expected. It's also true that we did our homework well. 'History about Dragons' was very helpful to plan our little game.

It was always clear that the Dragon Slayers are very territorial, possessive, destructive, and it is very easy to make them get into a fight. They are very loyal, very protective, and you can always count on them in difficult times.
The book says that dragons have more developed senses than us, we have also seen that the Dragon Slayer have the same characteristic. I think we can take advantage of it.

It seems today that the guild is very quiet, "Finally some peace and quiet!" I said to Mirajane, loud enough for making sure that Gajeel could hear us. "It is rare that the guys still aren't trying to prove who is strongest among them."
Mirajane served me my smoothie and just nodded agreeing with me.

Taking advantage Mira had gone to meet someone else, I turned to take a look at Gajeel, I could almost hear him chuckling because his face said it all. I turned back to the bar to continue taking my shake, enjoying the tranquility that was in the guild, until ...

"Yo, brain fire! I see you're weaker every day, you do not dare to fight me?"

"What did you say, rusty metal brain? That I'm weak? Don't even think about it, I'll give you a lesson on what is the power of a Dragon Slayer!"

I was glad to see you Lucy; and when you sat down next to me at the bar to watch the fight between Natsu and Gajeel, I was even happier. "These two will never change. Why are they fighting now? Perhaps, our plan worked out? Is it true he could hear you almost whispering?"

"It worked perfectly. And yes, he heard me saying that the guild was peaceful without any of the boys fighting." The truth is, I couldn't take my eyes off of Gajeel, how he moved, because despite his metallic appearance suggesting he isn't flexible or agile, he was rapidly moving, attacking, defending and dodging attacks from Natsu.

"Levy, Levy! Beware!"

Lu-Chan, I hope you forgive me, but I heard your voice from far away. I was fascinated by the fight; until suddenly I saw how the 'fire dragon roar' coming from Natsu, went directly to me. I knew I hadn't enough time to dodge, I cast a 'wall' spell before me, closed my eyes and put my arms in front of me to minimize the damage I could receive.

I waited and waited. But I didn't feel pain or like I was fried. When I dared to open my eyes, I found my saviour who had received the attack for me; to my surprise, it was none other than Gajeel. Again I was left astonished at his speed, agility and reflexes. Again, my senses had failed to see the time when he moved from his position at the door of the guild, to the table where I was sitting.

After the initial shock, I realized that I was held by him. He had received the attack with his back, and I noticed his body was covered by iron scales. What embarrassed me was that his face was inches from mine and I could see his red eyes looking directly into mine.

I could imagine the entire guild with their jaws on the floor watching us in such intimate position. I could imagine Mirajane daydreaming about how cute our kids would be and ways to force us to make her our children's godmother. I could feel the cold emanating from his iron scales that covered the arm that was wrapped around me. I could feel the heat rising to my cheeks while I started to blush as I started daydreaming about the kiss he could give me at this moment.

But his rough voice brought me back to reality abruptly. "Next time be more careful, Shrimp, because I won't always be here to save you." He whispered through his gritted teeth. Luckily, I had been the only person able to hear him, because you could cut the tension between us with a knife. When I felt my a** hit the ground, I knew the romantic moment we were sharing was over when he let me fall on the floor.

I stared at his back and could see his muscles were tense and ready to fight again. "Damn pinky boy! You need to improve your damn aiming!" He shouted angrily to Natsu.

"Do you want to continue fighting me, so I can practice my aim skill with you, metal head?"

I swear I could hear them growling at each other, as they exchanged insults.
And Lu-Chan, you won't believe me, but Natsu looked at you before he went to attack Gajeel again. It looked like he was making sure you were watching him, checking if he was impressing you showing his strength and skills. This proves my point about what I was telling you yesterday; when dragons choose a mate, first they have to prove to their future mate their strength, agility and their other skills - in order to show them they are capable of taking care of them and their future hatchlings.

Apply this fact with humans and you can imagine the rest. Dragon slayers have to prove to their chosen ones that they are capable of taking care of them and their future children.

I'm not sure if Gajeel was making sure I was watching him, but surely, he caught my attention and I was truly impressed by him. I'm young yet to think about marriage and commitment, but I could see him as my husband and father of my children.

It's already 3 AM, Lu-Chan! I'm going to sleep because tomorrow I go on a mission with my team at 7 AM. I promise I'll send you more letters while I'm gone, of my impressions about how life would be with a dragon slayer.

To be continued...

Revised and edited 31/07/2014