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It was just another normal day for Lucy Heartfilia. Wake up at 7, stretch for about 15 minutes, and then have a hearty breakfast of oatmeal and berries, occasionally accompanied with a glass of fruit juice. A hot, relaxing shower 10 minutes later, followed by getting dressed for work. After that, checking her mail and other important stuff, feeding Plue and finally beginning her walk to work.

True, it was just another normal day for Lucy Heartfilia. Not.

It was half past 8, and she was sitting on her dining table, across a complete stranger, eating pancakes. A rather attractive one too, she added as an afterthought.

"What was your name again?" She asked him.

"Natsu. Natsu Dragneel. Prince of the fire dragons."

"Such a fancy title" She mumbled, however Natsu didn't hear it, or didn't choose to hear it.

She watched him scarf down the breakfast she prepared, with such urgency and speed that she worried that he just might end up choking.

"Hey now, you should take it easy! We wouldn't want you choking now, do we?"

He swallowed, before giving her a toothy grin.

"I'm the son of the king of the fire dragons, choking on such delicious food is not how I plan to die."

Lucy raised her eyebrows at his cocky response while she reminisced about his condition the night before.

How she managed to make it to her apartment while practically carrying him still surprised her. It was totally unbelievable! Also, she didn't know why, but for some forgotten reason, she decided against calling for help and took this complete and brutally injured stranger home.

Talk about stupid.

That whole night, she tended to his wounds, and cleaned him up. He was carefully tucked in the warm sheets of her bed, breathing heavily, but surely. Meanwhile she took haven on the floor, near his side, carefully watching over him.

When exhaustion claimed her and she drifted off, she didn't know.

All she remembered next, was the morning light being blocked by something..or someone.

She almost punched him in the face, when the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was his face, smiling widely down at her, his onyx eyes twinkling and full of life.

His bruises and injuries were all miraculously healed, and the deep gash from the night before had been reduced to nothing more than just a shallow cut.

To say that Lucy was utterly baffled at the sight before her would've been the understatement of the century.

She was hyperventilating like crazy and the situation got no better when Natsu, apparently started sprouting nonsense about 'dragons' and 'magic' and 'dragons slayers' and what not.

It wasn't until her dining table was almost set on fire that she believed him. Believed that Natsu Dragneel...well..wasn't exactly human.

Natsu was smiling apologetically, while Lucy inspected the damage. It wasn't much, but it was enough to give her a good scare. She finally turned to face him, scared beyond her wits from the supernatural being.

"Please don't kill me!" She pleaded before Natsu even got the chance to say anything. "I promise I'll do whatever you say, but please don't hurt me!"

Natsu's confused expression was replaced by a mischievous smirk, and he spoke with a deep voice, acting all high and mighty.

"Anything huh? Really?" He raised his eyebrows at her.

Lucy visibly gulped, but for the sake of her not-so-endangered life, nodded timidly.

"Well then!" He announced happily. "Make me something delicious to eat! Lots of it!"

And that is how she ended up preparing breakfast for him. He insisted that she join him, so she did, all the while watching him intently.

"Before you ask anymore questions." He said, swallowing the last of his food, "I'm really sorry about the table. You just wouldn't calm down so I panicked too. And no, I won't hurt you. I didn't plan to, to begin with."

Lucy nodded, suddenly embarrassed at her behaviour. 'But hey!' She thought. 'In my defence, not everyday do you find a supernatural being in you house, setting your table on fire!'

She cleared her throat, and then asked that one question that had been irking her for the longest time.

"Well..Uhm..Natsu..you clearly aren't human. So what exactly are you?"

"I'm a dragon slayer."

"I— a what?"

He grinned in amusement, taking pleasure of her completely bewildered state.

"I'm a dragon slayer." He repeated. "A fire one to be exact."

"Yeah, kinda figured.." she mumbled darkly.

"I'm the son of the king of fire dragons- Igneel. He's the one who has taught me everything I know!"

Lucy couldn't help but notice how exited Natsu was talking about Igneel. He was practically beaming when he talked about his father. He must really love him.

"He must be an amazing person then." Lucy said softly.

At this, Natsu gave a loud laugh and shook his head repeatedly.

"Nah, He isn't." He said.

"H-Huh?"

"Igneel isn't a person, silly! He is a dragon. A pretty awesome one, if I say so myself!"

"W-What? You mean to tell me that your father is-is a dr-dragon? A DRAGON?"

"Yep!" He agreed, popping the 'p'.

"I—oh—wow—uhm—this is..I need a moment to comprehend all of this."

Lucy wanted to laugh and cry at the same moment. Well what're the odds that a complete stranger, who is not even human, and is some sort of prince, is in her house, of all people, and is chatting with her over breakfast like some old friend who hasn't been in touch with her for ages?

Zero. They should be a big, fat, zero. So why on Earth is it happening? Right here, right now?

Lucy wanted to pull her hair out so bad.

'Pull yourself together Lucy!'

She cleared her throat again, successfully capturing his attention.

"So..uhm Natsu.." she began awkwardly.

No matter what the odds were, no matter who he is, what he is, or where he came from, he has been healed. The main reason he was here anyway. So she had successfully served her purpose. So he can happily leave now, taking care of his dragon slayer business, while she returns back to her good-ol' life, and gradually forget about this whole exchange.

"When do you plan on going back? Now that you're all healed up?" She asked sweetly, trying her best not to sound rude.

There would be no trouble anymore, right?

Natsu's eyes widened in realisation and he smiled at her, beaming with excitement.

"Oh!" He laughed. "I don't intend to!"

There wasn't supposed to be no more trouble, right?

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Oookay..
I published another chapter..

Why? Cause I'm so nice ^.^
Also cause seeing it just sit in my drafts was annoying. So I couldn't help myself T-T

Also..

ENDGAME trailer came out !!! OMG SO EXCITED! Can't wait for it!

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