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I'm also in the middle of writing a short, sweet crossover with Fairy Tail and FMA. Coming soon!

And now, please enjoy chapter 3 :D

Leaves crunched under his feet, making crisp, sharp noises. He knew he was supposed to be quiet, but his mind was too occupied to care.

"Couples." Natsu snorted. He didn't know much about them, other then the fact that they did a hell of a lot more than hug. He cringed, remembering the one time he accidentally walked in on Alzack and Bisca doing... That. No way. he thought. I ain't ever gonna do that. True, he liked hugging Lucy, more than he thought he would, but he certainly didn't plan on doing anything else. Besides, Lucy is his teammate. Anyone would've wanted to keep her from getting ill.

He tenderly felt his forehead. He knew Lucy would get mad, but he still didn't know why. Friends hugged. She should know that better than anyone, considering the countless times Loki had embraced her.

He didn't know what to make of the carvings either. The symbols did remind him of Igneel but... it was something more than that. Like there's was an important story behind it. And he really wanted to know what.

Turning his focus back onto the hunt, he listened for any animals, concentrating on the area further away from him. To his satisfaction, he heard a whirring sound somewhere somewhere to his right.

He quietly burned a vine off a nearby trunk, and began walking toward the sound. Like a ninja. He grinned, remembering his job to Everlue's mansion. He still had the request paper, hung up on his wall at home. He remembered saving that paper because it was his first job with Lucy.

Actually... Natsu suddenly realized, I save almost everything involving Lucy.

Why?

The low whirring sound shook him out of his thoughts, reminding the teenager that there was breakfast to be caught. He knew he was really close, so he creeped along, making as little noise as possible.

His muscles twitched with anticipation. Being quiet was a pain.

Finally, his efforts were rewarded when the animal was within sight. But he thought it looked strange. He's never seen anything like it before.

It was a weird, purple color, and stood on its hind legs. It was tall too, probably taller than him. But the weirdest thing about it was its head. It's spun back and forth rapidly, making that whirring sound as it did.

He shrugged. All meat looks the same after it's cooked.

He bent into a position that would make it possible to close the distance between him and the thing in one jump. It looked fast. Strong too.

He lunged, yanking the rope around its long, fat neck.

"HAH!" He cried triumphantly.

The strange animal ignored him, and continued spinning his head.

He raised an eyebrow. "Well, you're quite the weakling." He had no idea whether it understood human speech, but he had assumed not.

And assumed wrong, because the second he turned around, he felt an intense pain in his behind, and the sky and ground blurring into one.

He roared, and combusted in flames of anger. The stupid thing had just kicked him!

"Screw this, imma cook you right now! ROAR OF THE FIRE DRAGON!"

Lucy took out her quill and paper, preparing to write down the symbols. She was considerably calm now, and began sorting her thoughts. Okay, so Natsu hugged me. I woke up in his arms, thinking that it felt really nice, at least before I knew it was him. She got out her ink, and carefully opened it. No, she realized. Even after I found out, I thought it was nice. She began to copy down the strange carving.

She furrowed her eyebrows. She was certain she had never seen these letters before, but she felt as if she had some kind of connection to them. Something old, deep, but definitely there.

The Celestial Spirit Wizard sighed. It would take her quite a while to write them all down. She only hoped she could finish before another day passed.

She continued to write in silence, focusing on nothing but making her strokes as accurate as possible. Her efforts would be wasted if Levy couldn't read them right.

"Hey, Lucy!" Her partner's voice bounced off the walls of the cave. "I found something cool, you wanna see?!"

He sounded excited. "Yeah, sure." She needed a break. The blondie got up and stretched, then walked toward the exit.

She paused for a few seconds, thinking of how she should act upon seeing him.

Maybe... Her heart sank. Maybe it's best if I pretended nothing happened. The thought of doing such a thing made her rather sad, but she didn't want to lose what they already had between them. Besides, the dense male probably didn't care about it all, while she was making herself sick with worry.

I can do this. She thought confidently. Steeling herself, she stepped outside.

She was immediately greeted by a grinning Natsu, and a strange... Thing, strangely black in some areas.

"See, look! It's breakfast."

"Um..." Lucy stared at the creature, dumbfounded. It spun its head in response.

"You wanna eat it now?" He ignited his hand, grinning.

"HELL TO THE FRIGGIN' NO!" She cried, suddenly irritated. Her face in her hand, she mumbled "I'm going back to finish writing everything down" and walked back into the cave.

Natsu raised an eyebrow.

"Put your damn eyebrow back down!" she yelled from inside the cave.

"What the-" he muttered, surprised.

"WOMAN'S INTUITION."

His jaw dropped as her footsteps eventually faded. The perplexed Dragon Slayer shook his head, and sat down. He glanced up at the towering creature. Through all that, the thing was still spinning its head.

"What the heck am I supposed to do?" He asked it. "She's hungry." Natsu was positive he heard her stomach rumble just now.

The creature nudged Natsu's face with it's own, leaving a burning hot scrape in the process. It then turned around, it's back facing Natsu.

"Oh, you want me get on?" His face turned pale at the thought of riding the strange creature. "...You're not transportation are you?"

It continued to shake his head.

"Yeah! I agree with you! You're my friend, not transportation!" He patted its back. "You're so smart!"

He jumped on, careful to avoid it's tornado of a face. After adjusting the vine to make it resemble reins, he cried "Off to Magnolia Town!"

The Fairy Tail mage slowly faded into the trees, leaving his partner behind.

Oh dear, I made Natsu leave Lucy behind. But don't worry, they are good intentions. Only I wonder how Lucy will react when she finds out (or if she even notices!) Oh that's right, I decide that xD Please look forward to chapter 4. Thank you all so much for reading!

Bye bye now ^.^