Beholden | NaLu |

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Happy's little blue paws covered Levy's mouth, preventing her from letting out a scream.

The poor bluenette was eyeing the dragon slayer and the blue cat, who had seemingly appeared out of thin air with horror, unable to make anything of this situation.

"Levy! Please don't freak out! I can explain!"

Her attention now instead focused back to her best friend and she was momentarily lost, until giving a small nod.

Happy sighed, gingerly removing his paws.

"W-W-Wha-"

"I don't know where to start.." Lucy mumbled nervously, taking a seat next to her best friend.

"Maybe start by telling me why a boy and a blue cat that can talk and fly seemingly appeared out of nowhere!" Levy shrieked.

"Erm..well, it's complicated.."

"Try me!"

Lucy sighed, closing her eyes momentarily.

"Levy, this is Natsu and Happy. Natsu is a dragon slayer and Happy..erm..Happy is exactly who he seems."

"I'm lost."

"I would be surprised if you weren't." She chuckled. "I saved Natsu's life without knowing about his supernatural being. And he is here because he is bound to repay the favour."

"So he isn't leaving until he saves you?"

"No can do!" Natsu chirped in.

Levy looked over at him, her eyes filled with skepticism.

"A dragon slayer you say?" She asked.

"He is a prince too." Lucy added, sweat dropping when he lit his hands on fire to prove his claim.

"Are you the same Natsu who took her home the other day?"

Lucy's cheeks tinted pink from embarrassment, remembering the events of the morning after.

She stole a glance to him, and was not surprised to find him grinning from ear to ear.

"You bet! I was following her the whole day. At one point I even debated whether to save her from that redhead friend of hers."

"Erza?"

"Yeah, she is scary." Natsu said, trembling a bit from the memory.

Levy let out a laugh, amused. "That's Erza for you! Even a dragon prince is scared of her. Damn!"

Natsu grinned along too, while Happy settled himself comfortably on Lucy's head yet again.

"Hey!" She whisper-yelled at the blue cat.

"So Natsu, why did you suddenly decide to appear in front of me? Knowing Lucy, she must've specifically told you not to do so."

The grinning and laughing stopped, and he looked sombrely at her.

"Tell me everything you know about Zeref. I need to know."