I'm going to start updating more frequently when I catch up with One Piece. I'm on episode 440 so I still have 200 to go, but I've made so much headway in 4 hours a day that it should only last about a month longer... Please be patient with me. I'm also still struggling with grades... Enough about my life. Please enjoy and review.
Also, this entire story is in Natsu POV because I think I should at least try it. Tell me what you think about it
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Chapter 9
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3 days later. Natsu and Lucy had taken a job.
"Natsu, why don't you want to take the train? It's soooooo faaaaaar!" Lucy whined.
"I never said we wouldn't, I just said-" my face turned green and my stomach flipped itself upside down "I really hate trains!"
Lucy failed to contain a chuckle "If you hate trains so much then why bring me with you? I can't even use magic!"
She didn't understand. That old fart told me to keep a constant eye on her, and I figured 'hey? Why not let her get some combat-situation training now?'
"Because you need to be put in dangerous situations now. You know, get used to it and all. Besides. Without your consent, Gramps put you on my team. Team Natsu! Isn't that great, Lucy!"
The mission I picked was simple. Fight a few bandits who had a mysterious leader with them. The guild was still under construction, being destroyed and all, but Makarov gave me 3 missions to choose from. After I picked it, he told me to grab Lucy and get going.
"What's this mission like anyway?" She asked, slightly defeated, yet slightly anxious
"We have to go to some place and beat the hell out of some bandits. Nothing too dangerous, but nothing too boring." I said, feeling more nauseous the closer we got to the train station
"And there's one more thing you need to know, Lucy."
"And that would be?"
"There is one unidentified person. He leads this group of dumbasses. He doesn't just use a club. He is a mage, but nobody knows what kind. He kills them on the spot."
Lucy shivered. I probably shouldn't have told her that, but it's better that I did. It's better to be scared and prepared than confident and unprepared.
"But I would die before you got hurt. And I'm not gonna die. That's a promise."
The remainder of the walk was relatively quiet. We got to the train station, and, being members of fairy tail, we needed only show our marks and we were allowed to board. Then, it got really hard. Lucy sat down next to me.
"Hey Lucy you might not wann-" the train creaked into motion "Too...late.." I said, directing my fall to her lap
"Um... Natsu... What are you doing?"
I looked up to her "this...is...why I... Hate... Transportation..."
"Don't tell me the mighty Natsu Dragneel gets motion sickness." Lucy teased
"Yes... I do..."
"But you can fly just fine can't you?"
"There..'s a difference." I croaked
The next couple hours were quiet... That is, until a couple of girls noticed me laying in Lucy's lap
"Why does she get to hog him for herself?" The brunette said
"I know. It's totally unfair. Why can't we hold him. We know everything about him!" The red-haired girl added
Lucy leaned in my ear "Do they know you?" She asked
"I'm pretty sure they do. I am one of the biggest celebrities in Fiore." I said with a little less effort since the train had stopped
The two girls outside the section decided to come over to our seats and talked nothing but shit to Lucy. It made my blood boil, but I needed to see how she would react.
"LET US HOLD HIM YOU BITCH!" One of them yelled.
"Shut up." I said
"Why?" They asked in unison
"Because I FUCKING told you to. Now get the fuck away." I barked
"But you didn't care what we said before? Why care now?" One asked asked
"My reasons are my own. You can choose to accept them, or suffer the consequences."
"Ditch her and come with us! We can make you happier than her!" They yelled
I stood up and, just to taunt them, kissed Lucy. They both reacted aggressively. One had the nerve to try and slap her.
"Assault." I said as I grabbed her arm and broke it, as was the custom. I then kicked the wall off of the train. "Killing you two fuckers would be illegal, unfortunately, but I will take delight in throwing you out." I said as I picked them both up and threw them out the train doors "Keep them here. Also, I took the liberty in breaking her arm for you. Let them on the next train."
People were staring, but I didn't care. Lucy had seen it all, having a massive blush on her face the whole time.
"N-N-N-Natsu?" She asked, her face still bright red
"Yes, Lu-" Lucy's lips met mine. She pressed herself closer to me. I wrapped my arms around her and right when it was about to get really awesome, the train creaked into motion.
"Oh I don't... Feel so-" my motion sickness came back so I had to pull away, much to Lucy's displeasure. She grabbed me and pulled me into her lap, and started caressing my head.
The train stopped moving about and hour later. Our stop had finally arrived.
"IM ALIVE!" I yelled as I got out of the train.
As we exited, we both said something at the same time.
"Strawberries." ((Cliche I know))
"Cinnamon." ((Closest thing to fire))
When we exited the station, people practically flocked to us, the person who financed the job had apparently told the entire town that Makarov sent me.
"HE WASN'T LYING!" Several people exclaimed
"THEY REALLY SENT THE SALAMANDER!" Others exclaimed
Lucy was used to attention, but not this much.
"HEY WHO'S THAT WITH HIM?!" Someone yelled
"I need to establish something to these groupies." I told her
I leaned down to her level and kissed her. Disdainful sighs were heard in the crowd.
"Come on, Luce. Let's find a river or something." I said, taking her hand and leading her.
We made it to the river. I went to the waterfall, took off my vest, and sat down underneath it.
"Natsu! Come in! The water's great!" Lucy yelled
"Meditation. You're free to join me, but I need to do this. The more often I meditate, the less I lose control and the easier it is to control myself."
My eyes bolted open at the sound of clanking metal coming from above
"Lucy. Get out of the water." I said, sprinting over to her
"But why! I don't want to!" She wined
A net suddenly raised the two of us in the air, our soaking wet bodies pressed together as the net became more narrow
"That's why. Give me something to cover my face."
"Wh-"
"Just do it!"
Lucy sighed, blushed deeply, and took off her blood-stained shirt "I don't see why I need to do this."
"Because, Lucy. The job starts now."
Lucy shivered. She was shirtless, wearing nothing but a bra and skirt so she was probably pretty cold. I embraced her to keep her warm.
"Act scared. They're coming." I warned her
Lucy wasn't acting. She was cold and terrified. Who knows what they would do to her if she got separated from me?
I put on a timid voice "Wh-Who are you people?" I fake-stuttered "never mind, just please don't hurt us!" I said, holding onto Lucy. I whispered for only Lucy to hear "I hate these missions because I have to put my pride behind me. But look at them. They're totally buying it!"
One of them said "heh the guy is so scared he's hiding in his girlfriend's shirt! Pathetic. But the girl's a looker. How did she end up with a loser like him?"
"Haha! Good point! Hey how about you dump the loser and stay with a real man like me!"
Lucy was enraged "HEY! HE-" I pinched her "I mean you're right. But I'd rather die then do anything with you dipshits!" She yelled
"They're going to knock us out." I said quietly
"Did I say something wrong?" She quietly panicked.
"No no no. You did perfect. You were practically made for this. It's just how they operate. They'll hit us both in the head. I'll be fine, but you might not be conscious afterwards." I whispered
The net was lowered, and they hit Lucy over the head, knocking her out.
"Carrie!" I yelled and looked at the bandit who hit her "You- what's your name?"
"John. What's it to you?" He said
"I'll remember you." I said just before I was hit with a crowbar. It didn't really hurt, but I pretended to be unconscious.
They took me and an unconscious Lucy to their hideout and straight to the leader. He had a tattoo running over his eye and blue hair. They let us out of the bag and dumped water on us.
"Well well well. What do we have here. A blonde with big boobs and her boyfriend." He said he turned to a bandit on his right side and said "bring her up to my room later. You can kill th-"
"Hello, Jellal. Long time no see. Last I checked, I threw you in prison." I said. Jellal recognized my voice and shivered in terror "The only reason you still breathe right now is because of Erza's pleading. But I don't see Erza anywhere."
Jellal fell over himself trying to run away only to be smashed into the ground by yours truly.
"Go on. Save me the trouble. Call your men in here." I grinned
His men heard the sounds and rushed in
"Hey, John! Get ready for payback for what you did to Lucy."
"Dumbass, we're all wearing the same thing! How do you know that I am John? And who the hell is Lucy?!" One of them said
"I don't even need you to step forward. Because you're right there." I said pointing at him "You smell like cologne covered ass, your heart rate spiked at the mention of your name, you are the one who admitted to being John, and-" I said taking off my head-cloak "I never miss a target."
Lucy woke up "Damn my head hurts. Wait. Where are we?! NATSU! WHERE ARE YOU?!" Lucy yelled
"Don't worry, Luce. I'm right here. Do me a favor and sit on this guy for a minute. I have something to take care of." I said, tossing Jellal who was still in shock.
The rest of the fight was boring. I left John for last so I could savor his screams, but with Lucy around, I could tell that it bothered her, so my bloodthirst was quickly sated.
"I'm all done here." I said, turning to Lucy who was still sitting on Jellal
"I'm actually getting bored of you guys so I won't kill any of you, but if I hear of ANY of you fuckers doing anything illegal, I will hunt you down and kill you. Slowly and painfully." I said staring particularly at Jellal
"So, Jellal. I will spare you. But, you're coming with me. I'll let Erza kill you." I said, feeling ecstatic at the thought of what that devil woman might do. I've never personally been tortured by her, but I've seen it first hand. It's something to behold.
Jellal said nothing. Erza would go easy on him, but it would still be a fate worse than death.
I found a rope and tied Jellal's hands and feet together, picked him up by the rope, and started walking out.
"Jellal, I'm telling Erza what you said when we were brought in."
Jellal started struggling "NO! PLEASE! KILL ME NOW! JUST SPARE ME HER WRATH!"
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Break
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Going back to the station was fine. People asked who I was carrying; I had an alibi.
Jellal was tied up because it would have been obnoxiously easy to overpower me in my on-the-train-state. Lucy couldn't fight. Not yet. But soon we would go to Tenroujiima, and she would be a powerhouse of the guild.
"WE'RE BACK!" I yelled as we passed through the newly rebuilt guild doors "Erza! I have a gift for you!" There was a crashing sound and a red-haired woman appeared in front of us in record time
"Natsu? Bringing a gift? This is... Rare. You've only ever done that for-" Erza hesitated "Nevermind. What is it?"
I held up a cowering, tied up Jellal. Erza suddenly became dark "Natsu. Give him to me."
"Before you get mad at me, allow me to explain this." I said, handing Jellal over to her "He was the leader of the bandits that I had to set straight. Beleive it or not, no casualties on either side. Aside from the people they killed before we got there."
Erza threw Jellal onto the ground, breaking the newly refurbished stone floor. She leaned into his face "As punishment, you are to join the guild and follow me wherever I go. Do you understand me, Jellal?"
Jellal only nodded, sending curses my way and praising the heavens that this was his punishment.
"One more thing."
Erza stood up and stared at me "Yes?"
"He told his group of bandits to bring Lucy up to his room when we got there. If you catch my drift." I said, struggling to keep a straight face imagining what she would do to him.
"Is that true, Jellal?" Erza glared, brandishing a whip that appeared from nowhere."I'll make sure he's properly punished."
"ATTENTION, EVERYONE!" Makarov yelled "Natsu and Lucy are back, so pack up and be here in one hour. We're going back to Tenroujiima!" He yelled excitedly; the entire guild cheered.
Everyone was back in one hour, as told, ready to depart for Tenrou."
"Natsu! Would you like me to cast Troia for you on the boat?" Wendy asked
"I'll be fine. I'll fly." I said "Lucy! You take the boat. Get to know some people." Lucy whined, but nevertheless agreed. It was peaceful flying. I was much faster than the boat, and with all the powerhouses in the guild such as Gildarts, Laxus, and Erza, it was fine for me to go ahead and make the preparations for them to land. Aside from Makarov, I was the only one to ever see Zeref. I had never seen Mavis so I had no idea what to expect from her, but that if I lost control she could easily stop the destruction that followed.
"ZEREF! WHERE ARE YOU! I'M BACK!" I yelled. Even though I wanted to kill him, I still thought of him as my master. I flew around the Island and stopped in front of the tree
'This makes me on edge. I'll bet that Mavis is up there.' I thought, flying up to the top of the biggest tree on the Island.
"Hello, Natsu." A voice said
"Would you happen to be Mavis?" I asked
"Yes. I would. I was wondering when I would meet you." She said happily. After observing her, she appeared to be young, with wings in her hair.
"Mavis, my name is Natsu Dragneel. I studied under Igneel Dragneel and Zeref. I've befriended someone who could learn Light Magic and Celestial Magic."
"I'll teach her." She said
"Really! Thank yo-wait. How did you know she was a girl?" I inquired
"I knew what you were gonna say!" She giggled
"She'll be here tomorrow evening." I said, dispelling my wings and landing on a tree branch "Now I need to find-"
"Me?" A voice asked
"Just the person I wanted to see." I said. Zeref walked into sight "I think it's time you introduced yourself to the guild. The only person who would think of being hostile would be Mira or Elfman."
"I'll do it." He said
"Alright. Now we wait." I said, lying down and closing my eyes
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End
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I had to re-write this about 5 times. I couldn't seem to get Lucy's reactions right. She also plays a very minor roll in this chapter. Draft 1 I had Natsu kill someone on the train and when they got off. It was completely OC. Also, I'm a fan of every main character getting a ship so I figured out how to get Jellal back to Fairy Tail and make him join it. There is not going to be Mystogan, so if I made any references to him, disregard it. I'm still making this on the fly.
Hope you enjoyed
Until next time