Fairy Tail: The Phoenix Prophecy [AU] [Discontinued]

Chapter Four

[A/N]: Holy cow I did not expect this book to get +150 readers just within four days, you guys are AMAZING! I'm so happy that you guys actually seem to be enjoying this book and I look forward to writing some more of it for you all! Feel free to recommend suggestions for this book because I honestly wrote this thing off the top of my head, I have no idea what the hell I'm doing XD

Also, school's out! WHOO HOO! Yeah! Time to spend my summer- doing absolutely nothing... Damn.  OH WELL PLEASE ENJOY!

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     As exhilarating as riding on Natsu's back was, it began taking its toll on Lucy's lower and back and legs, which felt numb and painful from being off land for so long. Not only that, but Natsu's scales were so rough that Lucy had to keep herself contained in his fur to avoid accidentally cutting herself on those unfriendly black spikes that ran down his spine. So here she was, stranded on a fire dragon's back as he flew towards his own home- the Western Dragon Kingdom, which was infested with all sorts of dragons that would probably want to eat her. Lucy had been on this little joy ride for nearly half a day now and she was already so done with it, but at the same time, she couldn't- no, wouldn't go home. As much as she missed her own bed, her own friends, and even her father, she didn't want to go back to that life, no matter how unbearable this new one was. I guess freedom does come at a big price, She thought bitterly.

    "Are you okay, Luigi?"  Natsu asked.

    "The name's Lucy you hothead...." Lucy said and he huffed a plume of smoke, making the blond cough as it blew in her face.

    "Well at least you're living, for a second I thought you had passed out. You know, humans usually go unconscious from being up so high on a dragon's back. You definitely aren't a stereotypical princess, are you?"

    "Why would people go unconscious while riding you?"

    "We don't know why exactly, but we assume its because your small bodies aren't as used to this altitude as we are, so the positive G's knock you out. Of course, this is my first time carrying a human so I can't really say for sure. But jeez, Lucy, you sure are heavy!"

    "Are you calling me fat?!" Lucy shrieked and Natsu snorted in response.

    "Hm, lets ask the pressure on my neck that... Yeah it agrees." Lucy glared at the back of his head while the dragon began barking in laughter, obviously congratulating himself on the lame joke.

     Before Lucy could spit out her own snarky comment at him, Natsu suddenly tilted his wings and made a light dive towards the forest below them. When he neared the ground, he shifted his position and began flapping his wings to slow his descent. His back talons touched the ground first and allowed him to lower his fore-talons. He lowered his head and the blond jumped off, grateful to be on the ground again. Natsu watched her in amusement as she jumped to her feet and began cartwheeling around the space happily, though he sensed there was more to her happiness than just being off his back, he figured it was none of his business and began walking towards the forest.

    "Natsu! Where are you going?" Lucy called after him.

     Natsu stopped and looked back at her. "There's a large herd of wild mustang a few miles north so I'm going out there to hunt. You stay here and I'll be right back." He was about to continue walking when Lucy ran up to him and laid a hand on his arm.

    "Can I go with you? I want to see how a dragon hunts," She said with sparkles in her eyes and he raised a scaled eyebrow at her, though he didn't particularly express it, she saw a glimmer of amusement in his eyes.