The Dragon That Led Me To the Stars

A/N: Hey guys I'm back, and from the dead! Ha, joking! Sorry it's taking me so long to update, I've been working on a new projects and have been focused on them. But now onto the new chapter!

Chapter 4: How Natsu Met Happy

Natsu was currently finishing his shower as he opened the door. Happy flew out with the rushing steam, a towel around the cat's shoulders. Natsu walked through the steam when he heard a voice call out, "Heya Natsu, Happy!"

They both turned to see Lucy comfortably relaxing on their couch, sprawled out. "L-Luce? Why are you-!" But before he finished he realised he was half-naked, and in front of his guildmate. Talk about awkward.

"Luce?"

"Yeah."

"Can...um.. you wait outside?"

The fire dragon slayer looked at the celestial mage like he was crazy. "Why?"

Natsu just sighed. "Obviously because I'm half-naked! Why wouldn't you leave?!" He exclaimed.

"Ooo, Lushy's a pervert!" Happy declared snickering, flying around the two. Lucy just took in a deep breath and stood up and punched Happy and he flew out the window. "LUUUUSHY'S MEAN!" The blue cat screeched flying out the window.

Lucy just sighed got up and walked out the door, leaving Natsu alone to change. "Phew, finally some peace and quiet," he murmured. He dried off and slipped on his outfit that he wore on the day he met Lucy. He went to the door and opened it, allowing the mage entry into his apartment.

"Thanks," she said sitting back down in her orignal seat. "So, if ya don't mind me asking, how did you meet that flying furball?"

The towel was still on Natsu's head and while he was drying off he turned to Lucy in a stupor. "H-how I met Happy? Well... it's a long story," he said.

"Fine by me. I've got time to kill."

"O...okay," he mumbled.

Feburary 15th, X774

The six-year old Natsu was running around the Heartfilia Mansion escaping his nannies to try to see his mother and father, who were both working in the study. "Sir Natsu!" One called out chasing him. "You musn't distrub Lady Layla and Sir Jude when their working!"

The little Heartfilia boy didn't listen and kept running through the halls till he reachedhis parents study, also the family study. Of course, Layla and Jude did have their own priate studies, but today they were working together.

Natsi opened the door and popped in. "Mommy! Daddy!" He exclaimed.

"Natsu!" Layla got up from her desk and grabbed her son that ran to her. "Hello my darling star, how was your day?" She asked ruffling his pink head of hair.

Both Layla nor Jude had pink hair seeing as both of them were blonds. So when Natsu was born the question was who's side of the family had the pink hair. After awhile they accepted Natsu's hair...well Jude did...reluctantly.

"My day was much fun!" He replied smiling, "I out ran all my nannies today!" The little boy cheered.

Layla only giggled at her son's mischievious antics with his nannies that Jude had set him up with for the day. "Mommy, do you want to play with me today?" He asked with shiny eyes.

Layla nodded then turned back to her husband, he only sighed and nodded, letting the two go. They walked down the halls together, hand-in-hand, Natsu begging his mom to let him go outside.

The Heartfilia woman just gave in to her son's antics and agreed as she was pulled outside. "Natsu," Layla called, "let's go on a magical adventure in the forest." She thought that if she could tire out the energetic boy it would be a calm and quiet night for her and Jude.

"Mhm, that sounds fun!" He exclaimed happily. Layla couldn't even contain a smile a tightened her grip on her son's hand and they both took off into the forest.

The two explored the vast forest through thick an thin seeing everything it had to offer. From the flowers to the big oak trees and the river that flowed quickly down south. "Natsu," Layla said, "let's go get your father, and carve all our names into this tree. As a memento."

"Okay! Besides, I bet daddy would love that!" He replied jubilantly.

They both started walking back when they heard a rustling in the bushes and turned that direction warily. The Heartfilia woman was fully prepared to protect her son and give her life for him, and as she moved closer Natsu slipped out of her grasp into the bushes. "Natsu!"

The curious boy looked into the bushes to find a peculiar egg that was white and had weird blue star shaped pictures on the outer part. "Mommy, look! It's a gigantic egg!" He ran to it and hugged it.

Layla could only give a sigh of relief that her son was okay. She walked up behind him and put her hand softly against his shoulder. "I see, it's very big. What do you want to do with this?" She asked.

He grabbed it and picked it and smiled, "Take it home of course," Natsu started walking off with it.

Both Natsu and Layla walked back and into the mansion when Natsu ran back into his parent's study. "Daddy! Daddy!" He screamed happily. "Look, I found an egg in the forest. It was just sitting in he bushes, in the middle of the grove."

Jude Heartfilia looked up from his business papers to give his son a quizzical look. "Now Natsu," he started, "it's not good to bring weird eggs home. What if it was actually a bomb planted inside of their." Jude said stnading up.

"Nuh-uh! It's a precious egg! Of course there's no bomb inside!" Natsu declared. "I'm keeping it!"

"Natsu, now I-" Jude was interrupted.

"I think you should let him keep it Jude," Layla interjected.

"But Layla-"

"'But Layla' nothing. Natsu take care of your little friend to be. I'm sure if you make him comfortable he'll want to hatch sooner," the Heartfilia woman informed shooeing her son back outside.

He smiled. "I'm on it!" And then he ran off carefully with the egg in his hands back to his room. He set the egg on his bed and watched it intently, covering it with multiple blankets. "When you hatch, we're gonna be great friend's! You and I," Natsu stated laying against his bedside. Later, he fell asleep with the egg laying perfectly on the bed.

The days past where Natsu was much more attentive. He watched out for the egg with his life, not letting anyone touch it.

Soon Natsu didn't even leave the room, and he asked the maids to leave his meals outside his door.

One day Layla got tired of this, and worried about her son.

She went up to his door and knocked. "Hello?" No answer. "It's me, your mother. Natsu please open the door. I'm worried about you. You haven't left your room in days, weeks even," Layla said.

She heard tiny footsteps from the inside as they walked to the door. A tiny creak was heard as the door opened in front of her to reveal her son. Natsu had tiny bags and worn out eyes as she gave a tired smile.

"Yes?" He replied. "I need to go back to the egg," he yawned, "so make it quick."

"This isn't healthy, Natsu. Please come outside that room-" Layla couldn't finish her sentence when cracking was heard from inside Natsu's room.

"The egg!" he cried running back inside as Layla followed.

They both ran inside were the egg appeared to have cracks decorated on it.

Natsu gave a big goofy grin. "It's gonna hatch!"

More cracks appeared on the egg, and a gigantic crack ran over it. Soon the big light shined over and something flew out. A tiny blue cat with wings flew out. "It's a flying cat!" The boy cheered.

"Yes, he's so cute. And look at that smile. He looks so Happy," the Heartfilia woman said.

"Happy."

"What Natsu?"

"Happy. He'll need a name, so he'll be named Happy!"

Natsu smiled and Happy cheered, "Aye!" Flying down onto Natsu's head of fluffy pink hair.

Layla walked over and smiled at her son. "Happy. I think that's a wonderful name."

"And that's how I met Happy," Natsu said grinning at the end of his tale.

"How you met him? More like how he got his name," Lucy replied. "Not like the story wasn't totally and completely heartwarming, but all you had to say is that I found Happy in the forest, and he hatched at my house house later on."

Natsu pouted. "I know but the full story is so much better. I'd thought you'd enjoy it," he said.

Lucy frowned at her on behavior. She didn't mean to come off rude or uncaring, but that's just how she was. She was always very blunt and to the point with her emotions and feelings. But Natsu didn't know that. So far they'd only been together for a week and a half.

"Sorry," the fire dragon slayer mumbled.

"Ah..." 'Did I make Luce upset? I'm so stupid!' The celestial mage declared. He got up and sat beside her. "Hey Luce, don't worry about it. Your fine, I didn't take offense."

'Good,' she grinned, 'he's not mad,' Lucy thought. "Okay, I'm relieved I didn't do anything bad."

"Don't worry. You could never do anything to make me upset with you," he replied.

Lucy took in how serious his words were along with the sincerity that carefully laced around his words. She couldn't help but blush.

Silence was between the two and Natsu as they both sat there looking into each other's deep color eyes.

But the nice and quiet moment when someone snickered. "Oh, I'm sorry if I'm interrupting a moment. I didn't know you loooooved Lucy, Natsu," Happy sneered.

Natsu's brain wouldn't function and went to mush, but Lucy, she got up.

She strutted over to Happ and started stretching his cheeks.

"LUSHY'S MEANNNN!"

Both mages only laughed at the cat's response.