Starchild (Fairy Tail) (NaLu)

Chapter Fifteen: The Dictator

No words can explain how excited I am to present you guys with this! The final chapter!

After this, I will be taking a week off from the series so that I can work on updating It Started With a Spark a little more, and then I'll be coming right back at you guys with the sequel! It will be called Come Find Me!

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Lucy gripped Natsu's hand tightly in her own, pulling him back as purple smoke fought its way into the grove, the same man she had found herself in battle with only days before appearing within the cover of the shade across the pond.

She felt as if her body had rooted to the ground, eyes blinking furiously as she tried to make sense of the situation.

It deadpanned in her heart. 

Elara had tried to warn her - this whole time, she had been trying, and the blonde had done nothing but brush her off. 

Happy's paw came to rest on her shoulder, "Lucy-"

She snapped back into reality, squeezing the dragon slayer's hand a second time before tearing herself away, hands flying to her key ring, "Don't let it touch you!"

She fumbled with her keys, fighting one off of the ring, "Open, Gate of the-"

Natsu turned to her hand catching her wrist before she could make the motion, eyes piercing her own, "Happy! Get Lucy out of here!"

Flames began to glow, swarming his body in golden light as he stalked forward, staring straight at their attacker as he stepped out of the shadows and into the light, a present smirk on his face.

"Natsu!" Lucy shouted in protest, squirming desperately as Happy's arms clutched at her own, his wings pooping up to cast a shadow behind her. 

He turned back to her with a smirk of his own, "What are you worrying for, Luce? I've got this!"

"But-" Her mouth flew open a second time in protest as the blue exceed hoisted her up into the air, paws gripping her tightly underneath her arms.

"Running away so soon, Fairy?" She could hear the man's biting taunt as it directed at her, "Purple Haze: Magic Lance!"

The arrows shot up at the two of them as they made their ascent, Happy dodging them swiftly.

"Leave her alone!" She could hear Natsu as he roared, followed by an explosion that the blonde didn't have the heart to look back at.

"We can't just leave him!" She shouted, struggling in Happy's grip, "We need to help!"

"Keep struggling like that and I'm going to drop you!" Happy shot back at her, clear strain in his voice, "Have a little faith in him, will you? There's nothing we can do!"

"But you don't understand!" She denied the exceed's words from making sense to her, "He's a member of Elthian Leeds! He's dangerous!"

"Natsu can handle him!" Happy's claws dug into her underarms, "Don't you trust him?"

"Of course I do!" The blonde insisted, "I just don't want him to get hurt!"

The two flew over the treetops, the crashing sounds of the fight that they had ditched fading further and further out of focus as they went, Lucy's heart palpitating with worry the entire time.

Her mind couldn't stop flickering to the fight she had had with the man, the way he had so easily taken Loke out of commission with the same attack he had sent flying at them. She thought to the others, and the way that they had hurt her.