"Take a deep breath in, it'll stimulate your brain and will leave you feeling concentrated." Natsu said quizzically. Elle did as instructed. Natsu noticed recently that she wasn't wearing midriff revealing clothes or shorts anymore. He was confused why. Natsu shook the question off his mind and continued the lesson. "Now try a roar of the earth dragon. Let the power build inside you, & release it when you feel it's at it's maximum." Natsu said, walking in circles around his new student. "Alright. Imma give it a shot." Elle said. "ROAR OF THE EARTH DRAGON!" She shrieked and the magic power escaped her body and flung straight forward, maximum power & speed. "Excellent. Just work on your aim." Natsu said with a wink. "Alright. Now what?" Elle asked, placing a hand on her hip. "Since we have been working on that for a while, I think you deserve something for your hard work. So, what'll it be? Nothing crazy." Natsu said beaming. Elle pondered until she came up with a good reward. "You have to give me a kiss." She said as she smiled. "Hm? Sorry, what?" Natsu asked, slightly perplexed. "You have to give me a kiss!" Elle exclaimed. Natsu's face went red. "O-okay." Natsu said as he stepped forward and planted a kiss on Elle's lips. Unexpectedly, her lips were quite soft & inviting. Elle pulled apart and grinned. "Thank you!" She said as her violet eyes glimmered with great amounts of contained joy. Natsu scratched the back of his head. "Y-yeah. No problem." He replied. "What move shall we conquer now?" Elle said going straight back to her training mood. "I think we should work on your special techniques. Every dragon slayer has special techniques. We just have to discover yours!" Natsu said with excitement. "Seriously? Wow, cool!" Elle hollered. "Can you show me one of yours?" Elle quizzed with anticipation. "Sure, why not?" Natsu answered. "TALON OF THE FIRE DRAGON!" He exclaimed and a large beam of magic fire slid across the open field with a great velocity. "Wow!!" Elle shrieked. "How do I discover my powers?" She asked excitedly. "It's a different way for each person. Find something that gives you a great energy or magic boost. Of course, eating our elements works all the time, but we need to discover it the natural way, psychologically." Natsu said informingly. "I know what gives me a power boost.." Elle whispered, her face spreading with a light blush. "seriously? What is it?" Natsu questioned excitedly. "Are you sure you want to know? Will you do it for me?" She asked, her blush growing more intense. "Yes yes of course!" Natsu yelled jumping up and down. "I felt a massive amount of power wash over me whenever you kissed me. It's not like any ordinary kiss. It was full of life & it was so..boosting! I felt like I could fly, I could do anything! No kiss could ever compare to the kisses you give out." Elle informed, swaying and swooning. Natsu's face grew redder word by word. "It felt that amazing?" He asked, choking up as he spoke. "YES!!" Elle hollered. "I want those kisses everyday!" She exclaimed happily. "Really?" He asked, his voice getting softer in astonishment. Elle leaped on a large rock. "I feel amazing after your kiss. I feel like I was drenched in holy water!" Elle shouted. Suddenly her arms drooped and she hung her head. "But I can't...have those kisses.." She muttered softly. "Elle?" Natsu asked in his sweet voice. "Are you alright?" He asked as he approached the rock Elle was perched upon. Elle looked at him and smiled very big with silent waterworks flowing from her violet eyes. "It's alright though!" Elle said trying not to choke up. she sat on the rock and looked straight ahead. Wind picked up and grazed through her purple locks. Elle held a dead expression as the tears dried upon her pale face. "It's alright.." She muttered again. "It's alright. It's alright! It's all alrighty! Just almightingley alright!!" She hollered. Elle's teeth clenched. "Nobody cares anyway." Elle whispered. Elle peeled herself from the rock and walked away slowly. Nobody needed to see her be weakened.