The Dragon and The Princess

Chapter 4

•Lucy's POV•

I was sleeping peacefully until I felt something wet on my face. I slowly opened my brown eyes, moving my hand up to my face to see what the source of wetness was.
It was drool. DROOL. There's only one place that could have come from.

"Natsu! You're so dead!" I yelled while sitting up. How do I get him up? Hehe I have an idea.

"Natsu there's food in the-" Suddenly, both Happy and Natsu opened their eyes and jumped up.

"Where's the food!" Natsu drooled.

"Natsu, you idiot!" I yelled at him and turned away. Even though I didn't mean it. Natsu turned me around to face him and stared at me.

"You don't mean that." He stated, still looking dead into my eyes. How'd he know I was lying!? Is he some sort of mind reader or something?!

"H-How'd you know?" I stuttered, still trying to figure out how he did it.

"When I think about a person nearby, I can tell what they're thinking." He said. I was amazed. He could think about someone and can tell what they're thinking about. That's so cool!

   "So, what do you plan on cooking Gajeel and his dad?" Natsu asked, changing the subject.

"Oh, I was thinking-" I didn't even finish my sentence.

"We could go to that cave that supposedly has metal treasures?" Happy interrupted me.

"That's a great idea Happy!" Natsu cheered.

"I heard there were monsters in it!" Happy stated, climbing on top of my head.

"Even better!" Natsu said while laughing.
Oh great. I'm stuck in the loopy world of Natsu and Happy now. Now that I think about it, how will Natsu's family react to me? What if they try to eat me!

"Lucy, you should get ready." Natsu stated, pulling me out of my thoughts. What does he mean get ready? All I have is a beautiful dress I got yesterday... Then I looked down and realized what he meant. ALL I HAD ON WAS MY UNDERGARMENTS. I looked around my body and saw that the dress had been burned off.

"Oh my god! Natsu, you are so dead!!" I screamed while trying to cover myself. I was blushing like a maniac. Happy started giggling.

"Aye, Natsu you're dead now." They both started to laugh so hard, they were holding their stomachs. I gave Happy 'THE GLARE' and he about fainted. He screeched and started to fly around the room as fast as he could. He wasn't fast enough. I was tripping over chairs and a few tables.

"Happy! I will get you!" I yelled as I fell over another object. I eventually stopped when Natsu grabbed me with his claws and set me on the bed. He was looking up and down my body with a curious yet worried look on his face. Is he a pervert?! I hope not!Then, I realized what he was looking at. My bruises. I had totally forgotten about them because I was having so much fun with Natsu and Happy. A day before I left for the Celestial Kingdom, I got in a fight with my good for nothing father.

•Lucy's Memory•

"Please don't make me do this! At least let me pick a man I will truly love." I begged my father to call off the marriage. Father then sent me a glare and I knew what was coming next. He walked over to me, and kicked me in the stomach. I dealt with the pain, knowing if I screamed, he'd hurt me worse. Just to finish it off, he punched me in the chest, making it hard to breath. I dropped to the floor on my hands and knees, not wanting to move.

"Now look what you made me do." He said chuckling as he walked over to his desk.

"Do leave, I hate the smell of trash."
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"Lucy, who did this to you?" Natsu asked in a worried, yet angry tone. He looked at me in disbelief, wondering why someone would do this.

"It's nothing, Natsu." I gulped, trying my best not to burst out in tears. I try to cover the bruises, but Natsu pins me on the bed.

"Lucy, tell me who did this. I'll kill whoever did." Natsu stated, angry with not me, but the person who did this. My father. I should tell him, because we're family. He already knows about my father, so I really should tell him.

"The truth is..." I continued on, telling them everything. I mean everything. I cried a few times, but they comforted me. The hole in my heart has begun to fill in 1 day with Natsu and Happy. I spent over 10 years in the castle, and no one could comfort me like this.

"I'm sorry Lucy, burning off your dress was all my idea!" Happy cried as he sat on my lap.

"It's okay Happy." I patted him on the head. Natsu kept balling his right fist up, then relaxing it a little. He did that a few more times and then punched the wall, sending peices of black rock every where.

"If only I knew, if only I knew he was doing this to you. I would have kidnapped you if I had to! I-" He was about to finish, but I didn't let him. I put my hand on one of the claws from the paw that wasn't in the wall.

"Natsu, it was better that way. Now, I'm older and can live wherever I want. Unless he takes me back, I'm not going anywhere. And, I couldn't do this back then either." I finished my sentence and gently kissed him on the claw I was holding before. Without giving them a second glance, I ran into the magical closet. Seriously? Did I just kiss on one of his claws?!? When I felt clothes on my body, I looked in the mirror that was in the closet. I guess I didn't see that mirror yesterday. The dress I had on ended just above knee and had long sleeves. The whole dress was salmon pink but the bottom was a darker shade of pink. I was wearing dark brown knee-high boots to tie it all off. I walked out of the room, and all of our stomachs rumbled.

"Do you guys have something to eat?" I laughed as Happy flew onto my shoulder.

"That way!" Happy said while pointing down the hallway.

"Let's go!" Natsu yelled while running out of the room. Staring at the dress I had on.

"Lucy, the dress?" Natsu asked pointing at it.

"I-I don't know, but let's just eat." I stated while walking next to him.
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Hey! This is the 4th chapter of my first fanfic! I'll be posting the next one within a day or two!
~Justy Out~