I do not own Fairy Tail. This is an alternate universe from Hiro Mashima's work.
Chapter 8:
The next morning, Lucy's brown eyes opened slowly as she stirred. The sleeping face of Natsu slowly came into focus causing her to blush. She smiled at his sleeping face before bring her hand to brush his pink hair off his face. Her fingers brushed his skin as she kept her gaze on his face.
Natsu stirred slightly as he felt someone's hand on his face. His onyx eyes opened slightly as he covered her hand with his. He smiled after realizing that it was Lucy who was touching his face. The pink-haired boy held her hand as they lay there together. Just looking into each others eyes and enjoying their time relaxing.
Igneel walked into main area of the cave and smiled as he saw how close the two were. He cleared his throat which made the clothed pair sit up in surprise. A matching blush colored their faces as they looked to the dragon.
"Don't mind me." The dragon said to them. Natsu and Lucy looked back at each other before looking away and blushing more.
"I'm going to get us some fruit." The pink-haired boy said before standing up from the nest of blankets where they slept. Lucy nodded and watched him walk back where he and Igneel stored their food.
Natsu tried to calm himself as he picked up apples from the basket. He wondered why his heart was thundering in his chest after waking up next to Lucy like that. The pink-haired boy felt his warm cheeks that seemed hotter than usual to him and thought. Igneel would probably know what was wrong with him. But breakfast came first.
Lucy looked out the cave and noticed something shining out in the distance. She squinted to try and identify the object that was reflecting in the morning sun. As the object got closer, the image of the shining object got clearer. It was the armor of her father's best warriors.
"Phantom Lord…Oh no…" Her voice grew soft as she started to tremble. The princess backed away from the opening of the cave. Natsu ran towards her dropping the apples he had in his hands.
"What wrong?" He asked her while kneeling at her side. Lucy closed her eyes and tried to calm herself a little bit to talk.
"My father has found me…his best troops are coming this way…" She said before looking up at Natsu. Her eyes starting to tear up with fear. Natsu wrapped his arms around her and held onto her.
"Don't worry. I won't let them take you. You belong here with us…with me." Natsu whispered the last part quietly into her ear. Lucy blushed as her eyes opened with surprise as she heard his words.
With the cave in a close distance, the troops stopped to formulate their plan of attack. Several troops started to set up their camp as the squad leaders meet in another tent. King Heartfilia had given them orders to retrieve the princess without harming her and imprison the kidnappers. But if they died in the fight, they did not care.
The squad captains spoke among themselves until the captain and his second-in-command walked in. It was Jose Porla and Gajeel Redfox, the strongest fighters in the king's army. They smile at the squad leaders Aria, Juvia, Sol, and Totomaru bow their heads to their leaders.
Jose and Gajeel laid down a map of the area to decide the best way to attack. Sol sent scouts to check out the area around the cave and determine if there was another way in. Gajeel decided to put his troops in charge of apprehending the boy and the dragon. Jose put Juvia in charge of securing the princess and Aria to transporting her. Totomaru would help guard the boy on the way back to the kingdom.
After the plans were set, they put troops on watch and decided to strike at sunset.
I realize that Gajeel and Juvia are no longer evil but for this story they are. I fully support Gajeel and Levy (GaLe) as well as Gray and Juvia (GrUvia). Thanks for being patient. I apologize for the wait.
