I do not own Fairy Tail. This is an alternate universe from Hiro Mashima's work.
Chapter 6:
Igneel landed in a field near a lake. Lucy pushed herself from Natsu's hold and jumped off the dragon onto the soft grass. She ran towards an oak tree that stood near the lake and curled up into a ball. Just like when Igneel first brought her to his cave.
The princess started to cry as she held her knees to her chest. The sound of grass rustling near her did not lift her head from her knees. Natsu stood by her as the wind blew their hair. He knew better to keep his distance from her but he felt like it was his responsibility to comfort her.
Lucy lifted her head after her tears started to stop. She wiped her puffy red eyes with the back of her hand before looking up at the lake.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" The pinkette said softly as he looked out at the calm water. "Makes you feel calm even if you are stressed out." His voice was softer as he looked over at her. "I am very sorry for earlier." Natsu's onyx eyes never wavered from her face.
Her brown eyes went to his before looking away and nodding. Lucy did not know what to say to him since she was still afraid of him. Natsu sat there a bit longer before standing and walking towards Igneel. They left the blonde alone for a while since she was still pretty scared.
Igneel walked over to the princess after he heard what happened from Natsu before he arrived. The dragon wrapped himself around her and waited a few minutes before he spoke.
"Princess, forgive me. This is because he saw us conversing the other night. I apologize for his outburst." He lowered his head and looked at her. "Please, forgive us." Igneel said to her. "If you wish, I will return you to your castle to make up for this."
Lucy lifted her head from her knees with surprise on her face. Her brown eyes went to the dragon that surrounded her and looked down at the grass.
"Isn't that what you want princess? To go home?" Igneel asked the blonde. "Give it some thought. If that is what you want, I will make it happen for you." He said before flying back towards the cave above them.
Natsu ran over to her and looked up towards where Igneel had gone He stood there ruffling his hair before looking over at Lucy.
"Hey, Luce…What did Ingeel say to you?" His voice was kind of quiet as he asked her the question.
"He offered to take me home." Lucy said before holding her legs tighter to her chest.
"What!?" The pink-haired boy asked while yelling before calming down and turning towards the lake. "Do you want to go home?" Natsu asked her, softly.
"I don't know!" Lucy shouted as she closed her eyes. She started to cry again while it started to rain.
Natsu leaned against the oak tree and closed his eyes as he watched it rain around them.
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