Holaaaa! Sorry for the long wait, got caught up in school stuff. And, OMG! Thank you for all that reviewed! Now, I present to you the second chapter!

Btw, FT isn't mine. It belongs to the troll master, Hiro Mashima. If it did, NaLu would've long happened.

Natsu Dragneel is great at many things but reading wasn't one of them. He found it too bothersome, too boring for his own tastes. He would prefer to be in his battle practice but, noooo. The fearsome scarlet-haired knight just had to drag him into the royal library and force him to read. He would complain and get out of it using his name as the second prince of the country but even with his status, he wouldn't dare get on the bad side of the mighty Erza 'Titania' Scarlet.

"This is a must, Prince Natsu," the woman said as she placed three books in front of the young prince. "I have heard that you have failed in your History test in a part about witches. Goodness, I expected that you will be familiar with the tales of our kingdom's biggest threat." the scarlet-haired knight shook her head in disapproval and Natsu just couldn't help but look down. How did Erza know about his exam in the first place? His tutor must have told her.

"But, Erzaaa. It's pointless! The past already happened! I could care less about those stupid tales." He whined while he put both his hands behind his head. Erza glared at him, and Natsu started sweating in bullets. "You will read these books and finish them before I arrive to pick you up. An ignorant prince isn't what this country needs. Understood?" she said authoritatively.

The salmon-haired prince nodded quickly, and squeaked out a small, "Yes, ma'am!" to which the knight returned with a contented smile. "Very well, I shall leave you to your studies."

Natsu watched as the scarlet-haired knight walked out, her long, beautiful hair swaying side to side. Even though he was scared of her, he couldn't help but admire her strength. Erza may be a knight but even the king respects her knowledge and swordsmanship in battle. Maybe that's why even though Erza is hella scary, everyone still respects her out of admiration, not out of fear.

The pink-haired prince sighed and looked at the three books laid down in front of him. He would've read the one with a dragon on the cover, but something was pulling him to choose the one with the girl with the golden hair. The cover was breathtaking, the girl simply looking at a man while smiling brightly. He knew that this would be romance and he loathed romance. But, the girl was really alluring, so he picked the book up and started to read.

Once upon a time, there lived a girl with beautiful, long blonde hair. She was praised and worshipped everywhere she went. She was beautiful, inside and out. She treated everyone equally, smiled at everyone she saw. She became the light when everything was dark. She allured the heart of every man who saw her. Kings, princes and dukes from all over the world came in hopes to capture the maiden's heart.

But, the number of men who wanted to be with her was too high. So, they thought of a way to decide who will be the right man to be with her. They created a tournament. Participating men have to complete five tasks and if they should fail even once, they will be eliminated.

Thousands of men tried and tried, but they can never get past the first task. However, there was one prince who refused to compete. He viewed the tournament as something disgusting, claiming that the young maiden wasn't a prize. That she was more than that and she should be free to love whoever she chooses.

What the young prince said reached the beautiful maiden and she was overjoyed. She hated how she was competed for, how she was viewed as a prize and a trophy. She hated that everyone loves her because she's pretty. She wanted to be loved for who she was, not what others expect her to be.

One sunny afternoon, the young maiden went to the town market to buy some food. After that, she decided to walk around the port, greeting everyone she saw with a smile. There, she saw the prince who didn't want to compete for her. She was ecstatic to meet him, and as such approached the man with a genuine smile plastered on her face. She thanked him and invited him for tea at her house.

The man accepted her offer and the two chatted merrily. They both enjoyed each other's company so the young prince promised to visit her every week. True to his word, he returned the next week, and the next week after that, and after that. They became close and unknowingly, the young maiden fell in love with the prince.

It was on the twenty-seventh visit that the girl decided to confess to the young young gi—

"Huh?" the prince groaned, confused as to why the page is torn. He was already engrossed with the story, a thing that rarely happens, and the story is cut? He flipped the pages more, attempting to find a torn page folded there. But, alas, he couldn't find one. Defeated, he put the book down. He was devastated. He wanted to know more about the story.

He stood up and made his way to the door. Sure, Erza might kill him for leaving but it was for a good cause. He'll visit the kingdom's biggest bookworm and royal librarian, Levy McGarden. The woman has lots of books, her library rivaling the royal library's collection.

Natsu walked with the girl from the story still on his mind. If what she looked like was exactly the one in the cover then, she must've been a goddess. He rarely distinguished girls as pretty or beautiful but this one is really different. She looked angelic, as if she was a goddess sent from Mt. Olympus. He thought and thought about the girl, not noticing he was about to bump into someone.

"Oof—" a small, high pitched voice cried out as she bumped into something, or someone. All the books she was carrying flew away and landed to the ground with a thud! sound. Natsu snapped out of his reverie, acknowledging the presence of the person he just collided with.

"You should really look where you are g—Oh, Prince Natsu." The blunette said in annoyance which was quickly changed to shame. She gathered all the books lying on the floor and quickly stood up.

"No, no. I'm sorry for that, Levy. I was just thinking of somethin'. Didn't see ya there." Natsu helped Levy collect her books, carrying some of them for her. The blunette blushed in shame, frantically trying to stop the prince from helping her. She was about to say something when another voice cut her to it.

"You need a brain to think, and you, Flame Brain, don't have a brain." A husky voice spoke, alerting the pink-haired royalty. He searched for the owner of the voice, knowing full well who it belongs to. Dark green eyes met with icy blue ones and an intense glare fight began.

Gray Fullbuster is the lieutenant and Natsu's right hand. Although they've known each other for years, their rivalry never disappeared. They were total opposites; Natsu loved everything spicy and hot while Gray fancied all things cold. Gray was like a living blizzard, cold and calculating, never showing mercy towards enemies. He was the only one other than Erza who can talk back to Natsu and not get in trouble for it.

"What did you say, you ice princess?!" the pink-haired boy roared in rage, the books in his hand forgotten and reunited once more with the tiled floor.

"I said you don't have a brain. I guess stupidity also affects your hearing?" the raven haired boy taunted further. The blunette, who was currently ignored, sweatdropped at the scene unfolding before her. She needed to do something before they start to fight here and break the decorations again.

"Lieutenant Gray Fullbuster, I don't think you should do th—" Levy tried her very best to stop them, but her small voice was easily overwhelmed by the loud bellows of the two men who were currently engaging in a fist fight.

"ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A FIGHT, DROOPY EYES?!"

"BRING IT ON, TABASCO FREAK!"

The two were about to start when Natsu suddenly froze and remembered why he was here. His moment of realization left him unguarded, giving Gray a chance to collide his fist with the prince's face.

Eyes widened at the impact, even Gray's. No one expected that he'll actually be able to land a hit; it was supposed to be blocked by Natsu. The young prince held his right cheek, the spot he was hit on, rubbing his hands to try and ease the throbbing pain.

"What the hell, stripper?! I was supposed to be reading in the library right now, but the book I really liked has a page torn in it and I was looking for Levy because, ya know, she has a huge collection of books and maybe she'll have a copy," the young prince ranted continuously. "And then I suddenly bumped into Levy and I was going to help her but you had to go be a jerk. I hate your face, go away, I still have to search for Le—Oh." He chuckled sheepishly, scratching the back of his head in embarrassment.

The raven haired lieutenant facepalmed. "Yeah, oh. Levy is right there, you ash-for-brains. And reading? Seriously? The only time Natsu and reading comes up in a sentence together is when the word doesn't is in between of them." He smirked, knowing full well that Natsu will not let a taunt pass. However, his jaw dropped when he saw the prince talking to Levy.

"So, Levy. I've read the first ten pages of a book but after that, it's torn. Do you think you have any spare copies?" Natsu inquired, grinning slightly.

"I'll look into it. What's the title of the book?"

"It's The First Witch's Memoire. Do you have anything like that?"

Levy put a hand on her chin, thinking deeply. The book sounded familiar, but she wasn't sure if it existed within her archive. "I'm not quite sure, your highness. It sounds familiar but I don't think I own a book like that."

"Uh, guys?" the raven haired male started.

"What? You own a million of books, Levy! You don't have that one book I want to read?" the prince whined. They ignored Gray's pleas and calls, not knowing that a certain wrath was going to take place before them.

"G-guys?" Gray gulped as a hand laid down on his shoulder, sending shivers up to his spine. He can sense a demonic aura behind him; Oh dear Mavis, Gray thought. Please tell everyone I love them and that I am, in fact a—

"So, you were here all along huh?" Erza's voice was dripping with poison, and the raven haired knight was sure that if he turned around, he would see her smirking demonically.

Natsu, on the other hand, froze on his spot, a nervous laugh escaping him. He slowly turned around, but now that he fully faced the demon's spawn, he wished he didn't.

Erza glared at the prince, making him chuckle nervously. "E-erza, I… I was just looking," he grabbed Levy closer to him, which was easy because of her small stature. "Looking for lil ol' Levy here to find a copy of the book that I was uhm, supposed to read?"

"oh, if that was the reason then you are excused." Erza said calmly. Natsu's jaw almost dropped. Erza believed that stupid excuse for an excuse? Well, it was still the truth so he guessed that it was alright?

Right?

"Anyways, apologies for my intruding but his highness, the king, stated that the two of you," Erza pointed two fingers towards the raven haired male and the pink haired royalty. "Must accompany me to the town for two weeks. Is there any objections to that?" her voice firm and decided. The boys shook their heads simultaneously, not daring to disobey the king and the monster in front of them.

"Very well, we shall depart in half an hour. Do get yourselves ready before the time. We shall meet each other at the royal hall, do not be late." With that, the scarlet haired knight walked away; leaving the three of them in a trance.

"So that was the fearsome Titania? She's so cool and scary at the same time!" Levy chirped in awe. However, the males looked at each other, obviously irked by what the fearsome knight said.

They were going to spend two weeks being with each other now?!

Again, only certain people here would have magic and they will be viewed as criminals. I really enjoyed writing my darling Gray. Lels, anyway, see you at the next chapter.

This duck is out.

Quack.