~Magnolia's Number One Assassin~ (Fairy Tail)

Chapter 41: Natsu Is Not Natsu

Natsu Is Not Natsu

"You're so annoying, Salamander!"

"At least I'm not a metal eating freak!"

"At least I'm not a fire eating freak!"

"At least I don't have porcupine hair!"

"That's right, ya have pink hair!"

"It's not pink! It's salmon!" Natsu shot back with a look of disgust on his face.

More like cherry blossoms, I thought as I looked at the Fire Dragon Slayer's hair.

"Could've fooled me!" Gajeel smirked with a shrug of his shoulders.

"That's it!" Natsu roared as he lit his fists on fire.

"Ya wanna go?" Gajeel said as he got into a fighting stance.

"Hell yay! I'm all fired up!"

"I'm gonna pound ya!"

I watched the two of them and I face palmed along with Levy. She looked a lot better. Levy had started to lose the grey sheen to her skin and she wasn't so tired looking anymore.

We had rested for the sake of Levy for a few hours and then we had started to head out. I had noticed that Gajeel had stayed close to her and kept glancing back over his shoulder at her every once in a while.

It seemed Levs had noticed too, cause she looked at me, and smiled. I began to smile back when she suddenly let out a sigh and started to fall. "Levy!" I cried and reached out to catch her. Gajeel was faster though and he caught her.

"Damn, Shrimp, are ya alright?" Levy opened up one eye and looked up at him. "Yay, just tired. I can walk." Gajeel shook his head and lifted her up in his arms.

Without a backwards glance he continued to walk forward. I rubbed the back of my neck and smiled. I walked up to Natsu's side and we followed after Gajeel.

Levy had fallen asleep in Gajeel's arms after about the first hour. He didn't seem to mind it at all. After about another hour of walking we heard voices from up ahead.

"We're so lost."

"Fro thinks so, too."

"Your just as bright as ever."

"Mmm."

"I wonder if Natsu-san and the others made it out?"

"I bet they did, Sting-kun."

"Worry about us for a change."

"I am, Rogue!"

Two tall shadows and two smaller ones could be seen coming toward us. Found them.

Sting, Rogue, Fro, and Lector came around the corner. Sting noticed us first. "Yo!" He said while he stuck his hand in the air. "At least we found them, no thanks to you." Rogue said with that same expressionless voice and face.

"Fro thinks so, too." Rogue's Exceed said. Sting shot a glare at both of them. "You're always backing him up, Fro! What about backing me up for once?" Lector raised his paw. "I back you up, Sting-kun!" Sting smiled down at his friend. "I know you do."

Gajeel sighed, "Why, of all the people to find, why did we have to find them?" I covered my mouth with my hand to stop my laughter.

"Oi, Sting! Glad to see your okay." Natsu said with a smile. They made there way to us and Sting's eyes flashed to Levy.

"What's wrong with her?"

Gajeel narrowed his eyes at Sting. "Nothin's wrong with her. She's tired. That's. All." There was warning in his voice. Sting raised his hands in front of him in a gesture of surrender.