The Dragon and The Princess

Chapter 48

•Lucy's POV•

I was running. Yep, this has never happened in a dream before. Has it? Well that doesn't even matter! Natsu was running along beside me and we exchanged looks.

   "Why are we running?" Natsu asked with a puzzled look on his face. I shrugged as a reply and we stopped running. What was the point? I took a glance at my surroundings, we were in a, horse stable? A bunch of horses surrounded us.

   "Oi Lucy, check this out." Natsu giggled as he began to poke a sleeping horse. Natsu giggled more and more when the horse didn't wake up. I squinted my eyes at him, Natsu was very weird.

   "Says the weirdo!"Natsu chuckled. As soon as Natsu said that the horse kicked him in the gut. I muffled a laugh and went to his side as I watched him hold his stomach.

   "Are you alright?" I asked while holding out a hand to him. Natsu didn't reply; He just stared at the horse. For a few seconds there, I thought Natsu was going to burn the horse to ashes.

Natsu's eyes widened. He pulled on my sleeve, making me crouch down next to him.  Natsu cupped his hand next to my ear and began to whisper something into my ear.

   "Do you see the man dressed like a horse?" Natsu asked while pointing in front of him. My eyes widened to the size of dinner plates and I quickly looked to where he was pointing.

A tall man with black hair, was in a medium brown horse costume. He was sitting on a wooden stool with a bow and arrows strapped to his back. Okay then, I've probably seen weirder though. Ichiya comes to a close second to this dude sitting in front of us.

The man was also eating an apple as he stared at us curiously. Suddenly two people popped up behind him, which almost scared the pants off me. They all smiled at us sweetly.

The two people behind him, were like shadows. I couldn't really tell what he, or she, looked like. It made me fear them. I gulped as I tried to stand up, but Natsu didn't let me. Natsu watched the two figures intently.

The man dressed up as a horse finally stood up. He smiled at us. As he finished his apple in one go that smile, soon vanished.

   "Moshimoshi!" The man exclaimed. He quickly pulled the bow out from on his back and shot an arrow at us. He was surely fast. Natsu pushed me over on the groundand hovered over me and I let out a squeal.

I could feel the arrow soar past me. Ah man, these dreams were to close for comfort. Always in every dream something weird happens! Why does this happen? I have no idea!

   "Oi horse face! Why are you trying to shoot us?" Natsu practically growled. Natsu continued to hover over me until the coast was clear. The man in the horse suit, just smiled. He lifted up a finger and pointed behind us.

Natsu and I were wary of looking away from the crazy horse suit man. But you always have to take a few risks in life. Natsu and I slowly looked up to see a poster on the wall.

The poster read:

Horse race will begin today! Don't miss the action!

The prize will be, a golden zodiac key!

This key will bring you a special surprise!

Come join us!

Something about the 'come join us' part really had me frowning. Come join you? I need that key to save an entire kingdom and you want to just give it away? Ugh people these days are beginning to get on my nerves!