Fire is catching
Authors Note: I hope you enjoy this chapter of Fire is catching.
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Chapter 6
Angel asks us about our first day of training and this is when I remember that I haven't seen Sebastian the whole day. He maybe lingered around at one station, I don't know and I shouldn't care.
On the second day of training I make my way through a number of stations and gather knowledge and skills.
I can pass the edible plants test without blinking an eye, know how to start a fire and put up shelter and I figured out that I'm pretty good with the whip as well. A whip maybe isn't as dangerous as a knife or a spear but I feel comfortable with it and it might come in handy.
Wendy always clings to me and follows me everywhere so I've completely given up this whole stay-away-from-her thing.
I always keep an eye on the careers and Natsu though. It doesn't seem like he accepted the offer from the careers as he is always training alone and I see Erza Scarlet shooting angry looks at him sometimes. I don't know why but that simply makes me happy.
And then it happens.
As I'm at the spear station I observe the careers once again and this time Gajeel catches me. He looks at me angrily and I quickly turn away, but it's already too late.
"Hey 8", he shouts as he walks over to me and I try to walk away, but he steps right in front of me.
"You want something?" he smiles at me wickedly.
I shake my head and try to escape but I'm trapped.
Great.
"So why are you always staring at us, huh?"
"I didn't.."
"Oh come on…" he pins me to the wall and makes it hard for me to breathe.
"You know if you have a problem with me you'll just have to tell me and we'll find a good solution…" he grins tightening his grip around my throat.
My vision becomes a little blurry and I don't get why the peace keepers don't intervene.
Why is he doing this? It shouldn't be allowed for him to treat me like that, at least not now. There will be nobody to control him in the arena, but I should be guaranteed some days of safety before that, shouldn't I?
I try to turn my head in order to see the other tributes. Why is nobody interfering? After all, this is against the rules!
Gajeel's breath smells like lubricating oil and his strong fingers are still pressed against my throat.
"I told you to stop staring at me like that rag princess!"
Why is everybody just staring at me? The peace keepers should've done something by now! Why aren't they helping me?
He punches me into my stomach and it hurts, hurts so much and I can't breathe, I have to breathe, I need air, I…
"Let her go Gajeel"
The voice speaking those words seems familiar but I also don't know to whom it belongs, all I want is air and finally Gajeel lets me go and I sink to the ground as he turns around.
"If you want to pick a fight, then challenge somebody of your caliber" the strong voice exclaims, filling the whole room.
Gajeel steps towards the pink haired boy, an evil grin crossing his face.
"Excuse me flame brain, did you just say something?" The career casually walks over to me and kicks me into the pit of my stomach which makes my world spin and sparkle in a million unnatural colors.
I don't really get what's happening, all I see are moving shadows, the voices are strangely muffled, I can't hear them, I'm about to pass out but I don't want to, I…
Natsu takes another step towards Gajeel, anger filling his voice: "I told you to leave her alone! If you can't wait to get your ugly face beaten up you should just tell me, I would be glad to help, but don't let your anger out on a defenseless girl, you got that?"
Gajeel clenches his fist and starts running towards the pink haired boy.
"Bring it on then, boy on fire."
Authors Note: Sorry for the short chapter, the next one will be longer. I also promise that there will be more Nalu from now on (I'm looking forward to that). Just wait and see ;)
Natsu: You still didn't explain what Nalu stands for!
Author: Use your brain Natsu
Natsu: Lucy, you're my brain! Tell me what Nalu is!
Lucy: I'm out of here…
Author: Wait! You can't just disappear; you're my main character, I need you for my fanfiction…
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