Dragon Child

Chapter 7

Chapter 7: All For You

Cobra woke up to find Natsu gone for the third day in a row. His room was empty and as was the rest of the den.

As he left the house to go and help with decorations again Cobra felt very ticked off. Who was the man Natsu liked talking to? What did he look like? And why the hell did Natsu like him so much.

"Hi mister poison dragon!" Shara said running up to him.

"I already told you my name is Cobra."

The little shadow dragon has made it a habit of following the older man around. No matter how hard he tried to loose her or hide from her she always manages to find him. She's been practically glued to him these past three days.

"What are you gonna do today?" She asked ignoring his statement.

"Whatever I find to do."

"And that iiissss?"

"WHY, are you always around me." Cobra snapped suddenly spinning around to look at the little eight year old. "Do you just enjoy annoying me or something!?"

Shara looked at him surprised. She was silent for a long time before asking. "Are you okay?"

The poison dragon stared at her completely surprised. That's probably the question he's been wanting to here sense being turned into one of these stupid dragon people. To bad he heard it from the wrong person.

"No..." He mumbled. "No I'm not."

"What's wrong?"

"....Everything." He sighed, his shoulders falling and his head going back so he looked at the sky.

"Wanna talk about it?"

Cobra looked back at the little girl with his eyes narrowed. Suddenly he lunged at her. She screamed, then started to laugh. The man had picked her up and put her on his shoulders, where she happily swung her legs and held onto his hair.

"Your so lucky, you know that?" He asked her walking into town.

"How's that?" She asked innocently.

"I don't know. Hey."

"Yes?" Shara hummed.

"Think you can help me with something?"

Natsu laughed as Loen finished telling his joke. "Jeez I can't believe that happened!"

"True story." Loen said holding his hands up in defeat. "We don't speak of it often so you better keep it a secret."

"Don't worry I will." Natsu chuckled.

As much as you would hate to read it, but yes, Natsu is on a date with Loen. And it wasn't their first. Natsu had actually been on several with this man. That's why he barely talks to Cobra anymore, in fact that stupid poison user has gotten very annoying.

As of late he's gotten clingy and ridicules. Constantly snapping at Natsu and telling him what to do, the fire breather is finally over it. He's started shoving back, literally.

"You know..." Loen said suddenly.

"Hm?"

"You know I like you a lot right?"

Natsu blushed and looked down.

"Why do you live with that man?"

He looked up now. "You mean Cobra?"

Loen nodded. "It's obvious you two don't seem to get along. Yet you always go back to him. Why not come and live with me?"

Natsu looked down feeling pressured and embarrassed. "We've been through a lot together. True he's a big dick and... We're not on the best terms right now. But I don't hate him or anything."