The Dragon and The Prince

Chapter Two- The Announcement

   Natsu's POV

   I ran into the guild for what feels like the 100th time today. I've been taking some simple missions that don't take a lot of time so I could have time to do a bunch more. I slumped on a chair, my back against the table, as I tried to catch my breath. The only time I've stopped to walk or stand today was when I was fighting. Heck, I still used a bunch of power today. I was able to catch my breath as Lucy sat next to me. "Hey, Natsu." She said. "You done with missions for today?" I nodded in response, sitting up straight. "Yeah, I'm done with em for today. I'm kinda disappointed in myself. I could've done more, but I just feel so tired today. I don't know why." I said as I looked down. "Yeah...Maybe it's cause you spent the last few days going without sleep. You literally stayed up all night taking job requests." Lucy said with a laugh as I crossed my arms. "Well, I really want to become an S-Class wizard. If I do then maybe I can find Igneel!" I smiled, making Lucy smile too.

   It was a couple hours later. I watched all the people run in and take job request after job request. I had counted the total of missions everyone had taken over the past week. Lucy had taken 16, which is a big accomplishment for her. Nab had taken...0. Big surprise. I rolled my eyes and chuckled to myself. Romeo had surprisingly taken 12. He's getting to be a really good wizard. Wendy had taken 13, Cana with 20, and Lisanna with 20 as well. Gajeel was at 35 and Juvia was at 19. That's all the people I should be really worried about. The door burst open to reveal Gray, my biggest rival. I completely forgot about him. He was at 57, which was worrying since I was at 62.

   I was lucky enough to have him stop at 62. Now we were neck and neck. I saw him collapse on the chair, then watched Juvia run over to him. At least I don't have to worry about annoying him all day. It was about 10 minutes later when Gramps got on the stage. I was first to stand, followed by Gray, Lucy, Cana, then everyone else. The room was dead silent as Gramps looked over at us. "I have figured out who will be in this years S-Class trials," Gramps said, pausing for a long time. I can't wait to figure out who'll be in this year's trials!

Third Person POV

   Everyone waited for Makarov to continue speaking. "This year will be different though. It'll be on the Tenrou Island like last time, but the way I choose the people will be different." Whispers spread through the guild as everyone looked at each other, then back to the master. "I will be choosing the teams, and both teammates will become S-Class if successful." This made Natsu extremely nervous. He loved being with Happy. It made everything so much easier, plus he trusted his life on Happy.

   "Here are the teams. Lucy and Lisanna..." Lucy and Lisanna looked at each other, smiling as they high fived. "Juvia and Cana..." Cana looked at Juvia "This'll be fun." She said with a smile as Juvia mentally cried. "Wendy and Romeo..." Romeo and Wendy looked at each other and smiled, happy to be on a team with a good friend. "Levy and Gajeel..." Levy and Gajeel looked at each other. "Just like last year!" Levy said with a smile as Gajeel looked away quickly. "Evergreen and Elfman..." The two just simply looked away from each other, "Not this again..." Evergreen mumbled to herself, secretly being happy to be on a team with Elfman. "And finally..." The whole entire guild fell silent as tension rose. "Natsu and Gray!" The guild stayed silent for a minute before both mages yelled in unison.
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"WHAT?!"