Bet You Didn't Know

11. Dragon's Promise

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Here is today's useless fact.

Bet you didn't know that a goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. If you are a goldfish, you probably won't even remember the name of this fanfiction you are reading.

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Bet You Didn't Know

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Dragon's Promise

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It was a cold night in the forest for the Dragneel family so Igneel, wanting to make sure his newest child wouldn't freeze overnight or be cold in the slightest, decided to light a fire for her. And by fire, Igneel meant FIRE while humans would look at it as a mini bonfire of some sort. Sure, being under her Father's claws and lying against his scales would make her warm enough, but he couldn't be too careful with humans. They were fragile creatures and he'd rather not risk his daughter life on a chance that she might be warm enough.

Igneel fell asleep with no problems that night, as soon as he had settled himself down and closed his eyes he was knocked out. For his kids however, it was a little bit harder for them. Normally Natsu could fall asleep just as fast as his Father, but this night he had something on his mind. Lucy always had trouble with sleeping, so many thoughts would be on her mind that she couldn't sleep. This wasn't the case though. This time, something that has never kept her up before was keeping her up. Excitement, for the day to come.

Natsu had found (stolen) a ball for them and had promised to play with her tomorrow! Lucy playing ball with Natsu! Playing with a friend! She smiled and hugged herself as she stared into the crackling fire. Lucy's never played ball herself, because it was a commoner's toy, but she's watched other kids play it. And here she was, about to be just like all the other kids starting tomorrow!

"Derishishishi." Lucy giggled, happily though.

Natsu blinked where he laid next to her, facing their Father's scales though and not the fire.

"Lucy? You're up?" He asked.

Lucy rolled around and met Natsu's back, she poked him and his spine straightened up.

"Yup," she giggled.

Natsu turned back around and was faced with Lucy's brown eyes, fire burning behind her. He gulped, ignoring the flames for a midnight snack, and scooted down so he could be lying at the same height as Lucy.

"Can't sleep?" She asked him.

Natsu nodded.

"Really? Well that's a first, you usually sleep the exact moment when your head hits the grass and snore just as loud as Papa." Lucy giggled.

Natsu didn't know why, maybe from embarrassment after being giggled at for such a thing, but he blushed at that comment.

"Well what about you?" He asked.

"Excited for tomorrow, I've never played ball before." Lucy told him.

Natsu's eyes widened, "really?"

"Uh huh, have you?"

"Well, Igneel and I have played fire ball so it's kinda the same thing."

"Kind of Natsu, not kinda." Lucy giggled when Natsu frowned.

"Can we not teach and learn when the sun's down?" Natsu asked.

Lucy hummed, "alright. I'll try not to correct your grammar and mistakes when it's bedtime."

"Good," he nodded his head, "now the sooner you go to sleep the sooner tomorrow will come."

"Hey, I thought you said we couldn't teach?" Lucy asked.

"Uhhh, well then?" Natsu mumbled.

Lucy giggled and shook her head lightly, "just kidding. Good night Natsu," she sighed closing her eyes.

"Night," Natsu mumbled watching her.

He was surprised a minute later to see her eyes open back up.

"Why are you up Natsu?" She asked.

Natsu jerked back a little bit and tried to calm his racing heart. When he did, he sighed out and moved back closer to her.

"Um... I don't know how to explain... maybe thinking?..."

"You have a lot on your mind?" Lucy suggested.

Natsu smiled, "that's it, but I wouldn't call it a lot. Just one thought."

"And what thought would that be?" Lucy asked.

Natsu hummed. After 'eavesdropping' on their conversation early, as he was out doing his crimes he thought about the 'future' as Lucy so called it. Though he believed that the three of them would stay in this forest forever, could they really? Did Natsu even want to stay in the forest forever? Wasn't he curious about the outside world and other places? Natsu wasn't too familiar with curiosity so he wasn't quite sure if he ever wanted to leave the 'nest' or not... but still. Igneel mention that Lucy wasn't going to be with them forever and confirmed it! That left a funny feeling in his chest and sad thoughts on his mind.

"I'm thinking... I'm thinking... I'm thinking I want us to make a promise!" Natsu blurted out.

He regretted the words right after, wanting to find a cooler way of saying it. Lucy raised her eyebrows in wonderment, a promise? Like a friendly promise? A promise between two friends with the secret hand shakes and chants promise?

"Okay, what's the promise then?" Lucy asked, excited.

Natsu cleared his breathe, "a promise that when you leave, you leave together with me! And that we'll travel together to wherever it is we want to go."

Lucy liked the sound of that promise, she had some questions though.

"What if during our journey one of us gets lost?" She asked.

Natsu thought about it, "two promises then! The second being that we'll always find each other no matter what. I'll always be able to find you."

It was the pure honesty and determination in the boy's voice that made the girl blush lightly.

"And where is Father during these promises? During our journeys?"

"Igneel will be here, protecting our home for us so we have a place to return to! Or out on our journey with us, watching us from the sky's above."

Lucy nodded, liking the answer she was given, and raised her hand.

"Alright, it's a pinky promise." She said extending her pinky.

Natsu didn't know what a 'pinky promise' was, but since they made a deal to not teach each other while the sun was down, he didn't ask and just copied what the girl did. Lucy smiled softly as she hooked her pinky with Natsu's and kept it there.

"Can I also promise to always help you when you get hurt?" Lucy yawned.

"Then I'll promise to protect you so I can get hurt so you can help me." Natsu mumbled closing his eyes.

Lucy gave a half-hearted giggle, "that defeats the purpose of the promise then," she mumbled closing her eyes the same.

"What... purpose mean?"

Lucy yawned once more, "I'll tell you in the morning," she mumbled before drifting off to sleep.