Dragon Scarf (A Nalu Fanfiction)

Chapter 2: Savior

Lucy POV
I was walking on my way to Magnolia. It was starting to get dark and I remembered what Erza said to me before I left.
Flashback
"Now Hargeon is just a day's walk from here, you should be there by the time it gets dark. Find somewhere to stay for the night then head off to Magnolia in the morning, you should take the train since it will get you there faster. Once you're in Magnolia go to Fairy Tail, I have friends there who will help you."
Flashback over
As I walked a sudden new smell hit my nose. My eyes widened and I started running until finally the source came into view.
"So that's the ocean!" I gasped a wide smile stretching it's way across my lips.
"Did you hear? I heard that Salamander was going to be in town today!" I over heard a girl say as her and her friend walked past me. Salamander? Like the one that Erza mentioned? Probably not... But it can't hurt to check it out! I thought. I ran up to the girls and said,
"I couldn't help but over hear you mention that Salamander was said to be in town here, any idea where?" The first girl grinned and squealed,
"Yeah I heard he was going to be in the main square! He's so dreamy right?!" I made a fake lovestruck expression and replied,
"Totally!" Ha! My plan to find out who this guy is is totally working. I thought as I started walking with them towards the town.
(Time skip)
Ba-dump
I-I know I said that I had a crush on him but....
Ba-dump
H-he's a dragon right? I'm still kinda scared by dragons...
Ba-dump
T-that's why my heart's pounding.... Isn't it?
Just then the man in the middle of the square turned his head to look at me and winked.
AH!!! HE LOOKED AT ME!!! I thought as I started jumping to get a better look at him again.
Ba-dump
I-is this....a-am I.... I-I think I'm in lo-
"IGNEEL THAT YOU?!"
Ba-crash
My train of thought was broken as a young man about my age burst through the crowd and into the square. He had onyx eyes that held mine so strongly that it was almost like they were pulling me in. Once I was able to tear my eyes away the first thing I saw was...........
"P-pink hair.........?" I murmured my mouth hanging open slightly.
"Who the hell are you?" He asked Salamander who flung his hands out grandly saying,
"I'm sure you've heard of Salamander, right?" The man nodded slowly looking bored.
"Well then look no further from yours truly!" Tch... So fake.... What was wrong with me? Was I really falling for a flamboyant, arrogant, self absorbed jackass like that?! I thought in disgust.
"Oh I know! How about an autograph!" Salamander shouted holding out a sheet of paper with his signature on it. The young man deadpanned and started to reply,
"No thanks I'm-" his eyes flicked over to me and his eyebrows furrowed into an angry frown "There you are!" He shouted marching towards me.
"Eh?" I asked totally confused. He continued marching right past me and grabbed my wrist and started to drag me away.
"I told you not to wander off!" He yelled glaring straight ahead as he dragged me through the crowd.
"Ehhh?!" I said again utterly baffled. He groaned and in a quieter but clearly annoyed tone asked,
"How in the hell did I get stuck with a younger sister as useless as you?"
"EHHHHHHH?!"
(Time skip)
Once we were far away from the square and we started to slow down I timidly said,
"U-um... Sir? I think you have the wrong girl-" suddenly in a blur of motion he slammed me against a nearby wall and pinned the wrist he was holding over my head. His dark eyes bored into my own and I vaguely noticed that up close they were more of a olive green. My thoughts were sluggish as my legs seemed to root themselves to the spot where I stood. Then he spoke,
"You know.... You should be thanking me." I didn't know what it was but something about his voice caused my entire being to relax and feel at ease.
"If I hadn't shown up and gotten you away when I had you'd still be under that fraud's charm spell." This struck a chord with me.
"Wait....charm...isn't that an illegal spell...?" I asked trying, unsuccessfully, to shake off my stupor.
"That's right, lucky for you I got you out of there just in time, a minute longer and you'd just be a mindless fangirl. Who knows what he has planned for all those other girls." He stated calmly. Dispite all things my eyes found their way to his lips which, to my shocking pleasure, seemed to be nearing my own. That's weird... WAIT IS HE GOING TO KISS ME?! NONONONONONONONONONONONO THAT CANNOT HAPPEN! I thought as panic seemed to build up inside me as his face loomed closer. But seeming to notice my shift in focus he placed a finger under my chin and raised my head so we were once again making eye contact. My thoughts once again scattered as he smoothly stated,
"If you ask me I think I deserve a reward." By this point my senses were completely dulled but even though something at the back of my mind was screaming at me that this was not, in fact, a good thing I wasn't bothered by it. Instead I merely asked,
"What.... Do you want....?" I faintly registered the fact that my voice sounded rather wrong even to my own ears, like how while his voice was loud and present my own seemed like it was coming from a mile away. He smirked and cooly replied,
"Oh... Nothing much..." As he said this I very vaguely noticed his free hand beginning to grasp my scarf. The second his fingers brushed against my neck I suddenly became hyper aware. It was like electricity had filled my body. Just as he was about to remove the scarf, with me still standing there like an idiot, a blue cat flew up to where we were standing and shouted,
"NATSU!" Natsu....? That's a nice name... I thought as he turned away from me to look at the cat. In the moments when his back was to me my consciousness came flooding back to me and I ripped my wrist free from his grasp and took off running.