The Dragon That Led Me To the Stars

A/N: Hope you guys enjoy chappy 2, now let's go!

Chapter 1: The Fateful Day

In Hargeon

I groggily got off the train feeling like I wanted to puke. I have always hated trains. Actually no, any moving piece of transportation, period! I was so out of it that I rode that train twice, TWICE!

If I need to go somewhere then I'll do my best to handle the ride, but twice. No way, now that's pushing my limits. But that doesn't matter because I was told information about a type of reptile sighted around Hargeon. Hopefully I'll find Igneel, and then he'll tell me why he left me.

I tied up my blonde hair into my signature side ponytail and set off on my mission for information on Igneel.

I walked through the town, and into so many crowds it made my noise burn from all their smells. It was like toxic poison.

Sometimes having heightened smell isn't always the best thing in the world, and whenever I'm around strong smells it makes my nose flare up. It's the worse.

I decided to start at the closest shop around. After I went around a few other shops and they all said the same thing. About not seeing a dragon around here and that I was a delusional girl, but ignored that part. I walked up to see a crowd of ladies swarming around something.

I popped my head through the crowd to see them swarming an interesting looking guy with purple hair. "I can't believe that's Salamander!" One girl cried out as this "salamander" guy winked at her which resulted in the poor girl fainting.

Wait, did she just say Salamander? That can't be, I'm the real Salamander, so then what's this fake up to. "Something's up with this guy," I lowly muttered as he turned to stare at me with- with his big beautiful eyes.

What's happening with me? M-my heart's beating s-so fast. What's this feeling? I-I think I'm in love! My mind slowly started to wander and it felt like my own conscious was being zapped away until a boy with odd pink hair came through.

"Hey! Where's the local magic shop?!" He yelled, causing whatever was going on with me to disappear only to realize the stunt this fake Salamander pulled.

Normal POV

Natsu along with Happy stood there in the awkward silence till he said, "Who are you?" Causing the ladies to get all riled up.

"Who is this!? Are you stupid this is the legendary Salamander," one girl replied seething with anger.

"Yeah, you must be dum not to hear of him!" Another yelled.

Natsu just tilted his head in confusion and shrugged. "Well Happy I guess they don't know where the local magic shop is. Let's go," he said as Happy nodded walking away when the girls beat him for not paying attention.

After the ruckus died down Salamander stepped up calming the ladies. "Please calm down ladies, it's fine. Now I must leave," he said earning disappointed sighs from the ladies. "But do not dispair I will be throwing a yacht party later tonight, and your all invited!" He exclaimed flying away on a trail of purple flames.

The duo sat by the garbage can beat up when the blonde from earlier walked up and smiled helping them up. "Thanks for helping me," she said. "Follow me, I have to repay ya," she informed the two as they followed her to their new destination.

They came to a diner and entered and got a booth and sat down and ordered. The blonde was currently sipping her strawberry shake she ordered when the pink haired boy asked, "So if I can ask, what did we do that caused you to take us here?"

She sighed and gave a big "o" and stopped drinking her shake, slightly pushing it away and took a big gulp.

"Well you saved me from that guy's spell so thank you. I'm Lucy," Lucy answered.

The boys both nodded in unison and went quiet. Natsu then spoke up smiling, "Thanks a bunch Luigi, I'm Natsu and this is Happy."

"Aye sir!"

A tick mark appeared on Lucy's face and she lowly growled. "My name is Lucy, not Luigi."

"Good to know. Oh look the food's coming!" Happy chirped joyfully as a waitress brought over their food and they started to dig in. "Aw~," Happy purred, "there fish is delicious!"

The blonde's growl turned into a smile as she saw the two boys somehow enjoying themselves so much with just the presence of food. 'How can food make a person so happy?' Lucy questioned giggling at the end earning the boys attention.

"Are you okay?" Natsu asked with a mouthful of food.

"Yup, definitely! Don't worry about me," Lucy said rest assured not to do that seeing as she might worry them.

She was drinking her shake when she tapped her finger and inquired, "So why are you two here?"

"Oh us? We're here to travel and then one day join this really awesome guild named Fairy Tail. Their only the number one guild in Fiore," Natsu answered excitedly as his small companion agreed.

"I see."

The pink- (Natsu: It's not pink it's salmon! Pop: Yeah, yeah okay) I mean salmon haired boy nodded and stopped eating to intensely stare at the blonde. He looked at her chocolate brown eyes that you could probably get lost in and blushed sitting back. "W-what's you're reason for being on a journey like this?"

Lucy quietly hummed kicking her feet up and down and answered, "Because I'm looking for someone very important to me, my dad. I heard some news on how he might be here."

The blue cat stopped eating his face to ask, "What's you're dad like? He must be pretty big if you can get information on him."

"My dad? He's a fire breathing dragon," Lucy calmly answered as both boys yelled loudly.

"A d-dragon! Would you make you think a dragon would just roam free through a town." Natsu exclaimed. "It's completely ridiculous to think something like that!"

The blonde scoffed and turned away with and angry expression on her face. "I was told there were sighting around this area, besides what's it to you on what I do or don't do anyway," she growled. "Never mind, here."

Lucy stood up and put a few bills down on the table. "Bye," she mumbled walking away.

After the salmon haired boy stopped eating and frowned, setting the plate down. "I feel really bad for saying that. Lucy came all this way just to look for her dad and I said such terrible things about it," he said quietly.

"Well if that's the case Natsu, then find Lucy and apologize," Happy suggested.

"Yeah okay, let's do it!" Natsu shouted getting up from his sit walking away when he turned around and said, "Well come on little buddy, let's go."

Lucy madly stomped away in a big huff as steam was emitting off her blonde head. "Ooo, I can't beieve him! Why should he have the right to talk when he doesn't even know me. I never even needed his opinion anyway, ugh!"

Everyone turned to stare at her as the blonde uneasily walked away. "Okay calm down Lucy, everything's fine," she mumbed to herself. "Dropping that for now there's still on the matter of this "Salamander" guy? I wonder why he used a charm spell on those girls unless he's up to something. I should probably find out what," Lucy muttered running, taking off at high speed not noticing she ran straight pass Natsu and Happy.

"Natsu! Look it was Lucy!" The blue cat exclaimed. "Let's go after her!"

"You're right little buddy," the salmon haired boy complied as Happy sprouted his wings grabbing Natsu and flying off to find Lucy.

They spotted her running through the streets and followed, but soon after lost sight of her in the crowd. "And just when we were so close too," Natsu sadly sighed.

"There might be another way to find her though," Happy called out earning Natsu's attention. His eyes shined and anticipatingly waited for Happy's answer. "She talked about that Salamander guy when we were out, so I'm guessing she's going to his yacht party later on tonight so that she can-!"

"Find out what's going on! Happy you're a genius!" Natsu interjected grinning. "Then we'll find her at the party."

Night came along to when girls were loading on Salamander's yacht. "Happy, I'm going to sneak on and look for Lucy. I'll send you a signal if I need you or if anything happens," Natsu said sneaking onto the yacht.

The blonde was walking trying to find the dock the yacht was on when she saw it drive away to the ocean. "Dang!" She yelled chasing after it when she hit something. "Ow, the hell was that?"

She turned to see a curled up ball of blue on the ground. "Happy?"

He soon recovered and explained what happened up until that very moment. "WHAT! Natsu went looking for me! So he's on that yacht right now," the blonde screeched as Happy replied with a tiny nod.

"Well come on!"

"Come on, on where?" Happy inquired.

"We're going onto that boat! If what I'm guessingg is correct Natsu, and all the girls on that ship are in trouble," Lucy responded.

"Aye sir!" Happy grew his wings and picked up Lucy flying her at max speed to the ship.

Natsu was hiding quietly behind a door as he heard Salamander and some of his men talk. "So, Bora, we got all of the girls captured," one man said smirking.

"Aw that's good, let's set course for Bosco now that we have the girls," the man named Bora said.

Natsu looked perplexingly at the men and pondered for a moment. 'Bora? But he's Salamander. And kidnapping the girls... Bosco. What if he got Lucy? No please don't have her, I've got to signal Happy!' Natsu thought running outside as fast as he could to pull a flare and pointing it to the sky releasing a red light to the sky.

Footsteps stomped to the back of the yacht where Natsu was and they all growled. "It seems we have a stowaway Boss," a man informed.

"It seems so. Take care of him," Bora/Salamander said walking away.

"Can't you fly any faster Happy!" Lucy yelled.

"No! And besides I'm going at max speed!" Happy replied when they saw a red light in the sky. "It's Natsu!" The blue cat shouted flying closer.

"Well then I guess we'll have to save him. Okay, let's go," the blonde explained.

"Aye!"

Natsu was backed up against the railing and he fingered his belt. 'It's now or never I guess!' Natsu jumped in the ocean and pulled out a tiny golden key. "Open! Gate of the Water Bearer, Aquarius!" He exclaimed putting the key into the water as a mermaid with long blue hair appeared.

"So what can I do for you Natsu?" Aquarius asked.

"I need you to move that ship back to shore," he replied.

Aquarius nodded and swirled the jug she had with to make a big that moved the ship and everything caught up in it back to shore, including Lucy and Happy. "Ugh! What the hell was that?!" Lucy yelled.

"Hmm, guessing by that I'm thinking Natsu summoned Aquarius," Happy informed.

Lucy turned to Happy and started laughing, "Ahaha! Aquarius, as in the water bearer. She's technically a fish! A fish!"

"Who you calling a fish blondie," Aquarius said from behind the two holding Natsu in her arm.

The blonde turned to the mermaid and whistled as if nothing happened when Aquarius dropped Natsu and starting disappearing when she said, "Bye Natsu, remember I going out on a weekend date with MY boyfriend okay. Yeah that's right blondie I have a boyfriend," and she disappeared in a flash of golden light.

"Hey! Pff, never mind," Lucy muttered crossing her arms over her chest.

The people on the yacht slowly got up and regained their balance when one asked, "How did we get back to shorw?!"

Footstpes were heard as they saw a blonde girl step up to the ship with a scowl on her face. "That doesn't matter right now. Who said you were the real Salamander! Because I haven't seen you in Fairy Tail at all!"