The Dragon Of My Dreams (Natsu x Reader)

His promise

YOUR POV
Gray watches me closely with suspicion.

"How do you know Gramps?" He asks in a low tone.

"I-I don't! I just... Read an article about him in Sorcerer Weekly!" I quickly reply.

"Since when is Gramps popular with the women?" Natsu replies, confused and disgusted.

"Oh well... It was a while ago! It's been a couple of months... Such a long time ago." I say.

"Really..." Gray whispers. Gray's on to me, I just know it. I've got to get out of here before the master shows up. If I see him or any other guild member, I'm going to lose my mind.

"It was nice meeting you both." I wave frantically.

"At least let us walk you out." Gray hastens. I start walking away with the boys by my side. My body still aching a little from that man back home. I didn't want to leave, this was a dream come true. But this doesn't feel right, I have to go somewhere quiet to think this whole thing through. I walk down the stairs with a little help from Natsu. As we arrived down the long wooden staircase, I was greeted by the beautiful Mirajane and the one and only Master Makarov. SHIT! Gray slightly pushes me forward. I stand frozen before the two new characters that have appeared right before my eyes. Gray tricked me! Son of a-

"Makarov! Mirajane!" I squeal out. Makarov eyes me from head to toe with a stern face but slowly turns it into a smile.

"Welcome to Fairy Tail, my child."

"T-Thank you... " I whisper still in shock.

"Are you feeling better?" Mira asks in concern.

"Oh yes, I'm perfectly fine. Thank you for taking care of me." I bow to both.

"Don't thank me, Natsu's the one who brought you in. He was very worried and was scared you wouldn't make it." Mira giggled. My cheeks turn into a tinted pink when I turn to look at Natsu smiling like always. I chuckle thinking of him being worried about "me". It's a real dream come true. I snap out of my thoughts when the Master asks me a question.

"Where are you from, my dear?"

"Far, far away from here." I whisper with my eyes staring at the floor.

"What was that?"

"O-Oh, I said it's not far from here actually, my apartment is a few blocks away from your guild." I show a fake smile.

"I see..." he huffs. I watch him stand still in his usual Indian sitting pose with his curved staff at hand. Eyes closed and arms crossed over his chest, he seems to be thinking... I can never tell what he's thinking. I sigh and let out another fake smile to everyone.

"Well, it was nice meeting you all, I hope our paths cross again someday...." my smile fades slightly. I start walking towards the entrance, keeping my face as emotionless as possible.

"Same goes to you... But before you go... I haven't caught your name?" Makarov asks waiting for an immediate answer.

"Er... Um, well, it's really not that important. It's nothing special, honestly." I stop in my tracks. Silence sets in.

"Ok, well if we see each other again, you have no choice but to tell us your name, deal?" Natsu interrupts. I turn my head towards him and slowly curl my lips and nod. I stand now a foot from the outside world of Magnolia. I take a deep breath and finally walk out the guild that I so desperately wanted to visit one day. It felt like I was running away from my own dream, fighting against my own will and emotions, turning my back to my own home and family. But I had to come back to reality, it was nice while it lasted. I walked away with sadness plastered on my face. Now wasn't the time to be weak and helpless, now is the time to be smart and strong. As I stopped to look at the guild one more time, I sighed with regret.