Chapter 42: Reconcile (II)

"Isn't that just plain cheating?" Erza said while grimly looking at him. She couldn't believe the words that were coming out of his mouth.

"Maybe you're right, but that's how I am. I'm the son of one of the dragon kings. I can never be satisfied with a single lover. Mira accepted me even after knowing this, which I'm grateful for. I know I sound like a hypocrite saying this, but I will love all my women. I may not love all of them the same, but I will at least try." Natsu replied with a resolved expression. He doesn't want to give up on his harem plan. Besides, he's already in love with both of them and doesn't want to give up on either.

"You know you sound just like a player. You're just playing with Mira's feelings. I know you must have a reason for doing this, but you shouldn't play with others' feelings. You're acting just like that Loke, having multiple women surrounding him while caring about none." Erza spoke with a sigh. She's tired of hearing such an absurd thing, but Natsu suddenly shouted, making her surprised.

"Don't you dare compare me with him! I will never play with a girl's feelings, unlike that Loke. I will only have the women that I truly love. Like Mira and you, Erza…" Natsu said while looking at her passionately. Erza blushed due to such a sudden confession.

"T-This is so sudden. G-Give me sometimes to think about it. I'll meet Mira first before deciding anything further." Erza stuttered with a red face. She looked away from him to hide her embarrassment. That confession caught her completely by surprise.

Natsu smiled and held her chin, making her look straight at his face. She had such a shy expression looking at him, making her even more endearing.

"Sure, you can take all the time you need, but remember that I will never give up on you. Once a dragon sets their eyes on something, they will never give up on it, even if it means death." Natsu replied before kissing her rosy lips. Erza was stunned due to the sudden kiss and wasn't able to react appropriately.

After a while, she broke the kiss and looked at him with an abashed expression. Her face was becoming as red as her hair.

"Y-You! How could you do that to me! You stole my first kiss!" Erza stuttered while shakily pointing her fingers at him, blushing heavily. That was her first kiss! She didn't even get to enjoy it due to sudden it was.

"Oh? I'm glad to hear that." Natsu answered with a faint smirk touching his lips. He teased her with a wink.

"Y-You shameless rogue! Humph! If you keep on embarrassing me, then I'll stop talking to you like before." Erza indignantly said, looking the other way in embarrassment, but she couldn't help herself from smiling.

Natsu smiled warmly while watching her. He was glad to get over the drama between them finally. Even though they hadn't started their relationship, she already started opening up to him. They started talking about various things. Natsu occasionally joked and flirted with her making the mood joyful.

While they were having their private moments, someone interrupted them. Their happy atmosphere instantly crumbled.

"Could you please keep your voice down? There are other passengers on this train. You're disturbing them with your loud voice. Please do your lovers quarrel at home." Said the train inspector. Both Natsu and Erza became embarrassed hearing this and apologized to other passengers.

"That was awkward." Said both Natsu and Erza at the same time with a silly smile adorning their faces.

"Well, now that we've reconciled already. Let me introduce myself once more. I'm Natsu Dragneel, can we be friends again?" Natsu asked with a happy smile, making Erza remember their first encounter. She smiled, warmly upon remembering it. Natsu brought his hands out towards her.

"Sure, I'm Erza Scarlet. I'm glad to be your friend." Erza replied with an honest smile and took his hand. Both of them took each other's hands and did a handshake as a symbol of their new friendship.

They both stared at each other and chuckled.

"This is so childish. I can't believe I did this." Natsu said with a smile.

"You're right, it's pretty childish, but this reminds me of our first meeting. You constantly kept bothering me for an introduction. After that, we were always together doing different things. It's such a happy memory." Erza with a mellow smile, reminiscing her fond memories.

"Yeah, it was a fun time. You and Mira always used to fight each other over every little thing. I really miss those times sometimes. I wish I could go back in time to relive those moments." Natsu said with a bright smile. He was glad to have them as his friends.

"Humph! That harlot always used to piss me off. I always defeated her in every game, but I guess she won the most important one, the game of love." Erza said with a stiff smile. She regretted giving up on her love so easily.

"Sigh… You should talk to Mira after this." Natsu said with a wry smile. He wanted both of them to talk things over.

"Yeah, I'll do that after we return to the guild, I have to ask her many things," Erza replied with a sigh.

Then, they started talking about other stuff to change the topic. The journey back was uneventful but enjoyable for the both of them.

(E/N: Edits by Nyanodesu)

(A/N: That's it for today! I will try to upload more chapters as much as I can. I'm aiming to cross the fifty chapters mark for this story! I know this story started shakily but I've planned up to two hundred chapters for this novel lol. But, I can't continue this without your support. So, give me all your power stones for the hard work xDD)