The Dragon's Light

TRAIN

"Half?" Natsu asks, tilting his head. "Yep! Let's say... 30%? 45%??" she tilts her head, thinking of the possibility. 'Luck.... what a load of crap...' he thought, somehow happy on his blonde friend's answer to his weird question.

"Mrghn...." Natsu groaned, going back to his rainbow therapy. Staring at her terrible looking dragon slayer friend, she took the sleeping Happy in her arms as she sits besides him.

"Come lay your head on my shoulder" she states, her right arm open as her left was occupied by a sleeping Happy. Dizzy, he did as he was asked.

"My mother always did this to me when my stomach hurt or whenever I feel dizzy" she says in her soft yet gentle voice. Gently caressing his silky salmon hair, he slowly found himself falling asleep on her soft caress.

As he falls asleep, he heard her hum softly, her faint yet lovely voice ringing through his ears. 'This feels... nice...' he thought as his consciousness turned black.

"Wow, look at that" Gray says in amazement, staring at the couple like friends in front of them. "Well leave them be, and besides... Natsu is starting to show his old self. I'd love that" Erza smiles, playing with Wendy's hair.

"Old self... Huh..."

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"Dear passengers, we have now-" the announcement rang through Natsu's ears. "Magnolia" he perked up, happily hopping his way out the train.

Stretching, his team finally got off train as many passengers came today. "Man, I'm hungry.. " he muttered. "Shall we all have lunch?" Erza suggests, her team immediately nodding.

"Then Lucy, we shall head to your apartment" Erza smiles, leading the gang. "Okaaaa- wait whaatt?!" she stopped. "Why my apartmenttt" she whines, complaining as she follows her friends heading out to her apartment.

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Looking up, Natsu mentally pictured the house Lucy was staying in. Gray stepping inside, Lucy was about to when she heard Natsu mutter.

"Did you say something?" she asked, turning around. "I... still haven't congratulated you on your... new apartment...." he looked away, guilty.

Chuckling, she playfully smacked his shoulder. "It's fine, jeez. Then pay me back by visiting me more often. Let's hit the shopping center while we're at it" she grins, as she turns around to enter her apartment.

'Luck.... how I hated every letter and sound of it...not only do I hate it, I despise it. I despise it to its very core... If I was really lucky.... Then she wouldn't have... wouldn't have....' he sighed, distracting his thoughts.

"Luce... I'll... go back. Tell Happy I went back home, thanks" Natsu said before disappearing. "He left?" Gray asks, looking behind her.

"He said he'll be going back home, Happy" she states. "All of a sudden?" Wendy asks, helping Erza prepare lunch. "Erza-san, please limit strawberry cakes. There's hardly enough space". "Oh Wendy, for cake, there's no such thing as limit and such". "Erza-san..."