Break My Fall

•Sixteen•

Natsu Pov

"I-Is this...normal?", (Y/n) asked hesitantly. 'What's her problem?' "It's all natural...This is the way dragon slayer mating occurs...There's only one step left for us" 'I hope she doesn't ask what the last step is' "And what's that?" Her eyes floated up to mine. 'Dammit' "Um-uh haha you can read it yourself" I threw on an awkward smile, and she tended up. After a few minutes of us staring at each other, she began to take the book back out of her nightstand. To my surprise, she handed it to me.

"Wh-What?", I asked confused. "Read it to me...I'm scared...", she gripped my arm slightly. "(Y/n)?...What are you afraid of?" She sat silently and slightly shivered. "(Y/n)?..." '-hurt me', I heard a fragment of her thought. 'He wouldn't hurt me...He wouldn't hurt me...But Flaik did...' Catching onto what her thoughts meant, I embraced her. She jumped slightly as she felt my arms trail around her, but she did ease into my touch.

"(Y/n), I would never hurt you. I'll die before I let anyone hurt you" She nodded against my chest, and I slowly let go of her. Her eyes were dull as they looked into mine. We sat silently staring at each other for a few minutes, until the light in her eyes came back. "Now, read the book", she commanded back in her normal demeanor. I opened the book and flipped to the page titled 'Mating'. "I think we only got through step four, right?" She nodded, and I began to reread the yellow aged page.

"Five~Simple contact will begin to feel electric, but negative actions will become much more exaggerated" She smiled and began to nod. "That's what makes us overreact like teenage girls when we fight, right? Like when I slapped you" "Hey", I retorted. "I was kinda overreacting, but it did hurt", I said making puppy dog eyes. "Keep going Pinkie", she giggled. "Oh fine. Six~The dragon slayers will begin to feel deep emended love for one another, and will do whatever it takes for their partner to be happy. They will start to hear some of their mate's troubled thoughts"

"That makes sense, well all except for our telepath crap", she giggled again. "Oh wait for it, the next two steps will make you blush", I jokingly elbowed her "I doubt it", she huffed. "We'll see", I laughed "You may be a telepath but you can't read my mind" "Wait...That's exactly what a telepath does...Okay I'm gonna keep reading. Seven~They will begin to attain more lustful desires for their pair, and dark fantasies arise", I said with a wink. "I-It totally doesn't say that!", (Y/n) said in almost a panic. "Oh but it does, and it also says the magic inside of the dragon slayers will begin to turn more like their partner's as well"

I begin to avert my eyes to her face and laugh darkly. "Wh-What's that laugh for?", (Y/n) asked scared. "You're blushing like a fool, I was right!", I exclaimed triumphantly. "Oh shut up, don't talk about it, what's the last step?" We we're both laughing now. "I think you should read it yourself", I handed her the book. "Whatever you say", she giggled again. 'Oh I can't wait to see the look on your face (Y/n)'

(Y/n) Pov

I took the book from Natsu's hands, and began to absentmindedly read it. "Eight~This is the final and most important step in a dragon slayer's mating process, the actual... MATING!?!" I felt more blood rush to my face, and Natsu nodded at me. I looked back down at the book and saw there was small text beneath step eight. "Be warned, the two's dragon half and human half will both have to be in sink. If they mate before both sides are agreed, the side not in agreement will take over. If the human half is undecided, the dragon slayer will lose their magic. If the dragon half is undecided, the slayer will turn to black magic. If neither side is decided the slayer will self destruct and use all their strength to destroy themselves"

I shuddered at the idea of any of those thing occurring, and held onto Natsu's arm again. "N-Natsu?...", I whispered gently. "(Y/n)?", he replied. "Don't make me...I want to wait till I'm ready...I mean I do like you a lot...But I don't want to be torn and lose a part of myself", I breathed as I hugged his arm tighter. "I'd never hurt you (Y/n), I'll wait until your ready..." An uncomfortable silence fell over the room. "You know what's weird?", Natsu asked breaking the silence. "What?" "Your alternate takeover actually doesn't fall under that rule of mating"

I released Natsu's arm, and laid down on the bed. "Does the book say why?" Natsu laid beside me. "Yes, its because technically your takeover isn't a being I can mate with. It's just a spell that takes what it wants in exchange for what you want. If it wants someone, it can take that someone without any consequences on you or whoever she screws" It took me a few seconds to process all he'd say, before I got out a "Huh...That is weird...So that means we're both still virgins?"

Natsu laughed, turning on his side towards me. "You are, I still did have sex with her" I felt a pang in my chest hearing that. "But I didn't mate with her" I faced him and snuggled up against his chest. "Good", I breathed. "I love you (Y/n)", he whispered drowsily as he began to fall asleep. I said nothing, because I couldn't say the words back. 'I do love him...why can't I say it?' I continued to think harder on that question for hours, until I finally thought myself to sleep. 'I will tell him...Not now...But soon...Very soon...I love you Natsu Dragneel'