Imprisoned Hearts
Chapter 10

When it's time to get out of the prison and the couple gets involved in a last-minute mess.

I do not own Fairy Tail.

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"When I get out of here, I'll be giving them a punch!"
Natsu emphasized his words with a punch at an imaginary foe.

Erza shook her head. "Do you want to stay here for a longer time?"
"I've had enough! So I'm going to punch them in the face!"
"Your logic is unreasonable, if not just senseless."
"What? You're my teammate, right? Let's attack them together!"
"I'd rather not attract some danger to myself."

Suddenly, the place shook as if there was currently an earthquake.

Natsu jumped to a stance, senses alert, and looked around for an enemy.
Of course, it was just the two of them inside the prison.

Erza continued to sit quietly.

Natsu grinned at no one in particular. "I'm getting fired up!"
Erza raised an eyebrow. "And why is that?"

Natsu pointed at the prison bars with a finger. "They're rising!"

Erza grunted in acknowledgement to his words.
"About time," she muttered under her breath.
"Someone's coming," said Natsu with a serious face.

A few seconds later, footsteps were heard from the outside.
Erza nodded to herself, impressed by Natsu's sharpened senses.
He would certainly be a good teammate in any mission.
It was the very reason why she didn't actually mind having him loud in a mission.
When he had business to take care of, he would definitely get serious.

"IT'S A FROG!" Natsu screamed.

Erza frowned.
But it was true that there was a frog just outside the prison.
It was the frog that accompanied her to the thought projections of The Council members.

"The two of you are now free to go," the messenger stated. "But The Council has labeled some restrictions and rules for future missio-"
"Is that the only frog?!"

It happened in an instant.
Natsu had punched the messenger with a fiery fist and a comically mad face.
"Come on! Fight me Council! Fight mMMMMM!"
He had blown fire across the nearby walls, which left a scorched mark before Erza covered his mouth with a hand. "You might want to shut your mouth, Natsu."

Erza had shown her warning and threat with the fiercest glare that she could show.
Natsu, no matter how excited, gulped nervously.

"I think I heard something here," a new voice said.
"It's a Council member!" Erza whispered.
"MMHHNNNMMMMM!"

Erza guessed it was likely between Let's fight them or Let me go.
The former choice was more probable.

But it didn't matter.
Nor did it matter that her face was close to his own.

…

She certainly wouldn't want to anger a Council Member.
Not only would they be in trouble but the guild might also get affected.
Natsu didn't care about it but she knew the consequences.

Just then, another set of footsteps were heard.
This time, they were hurried.

Erza immediately straightened her stand and looked at the newcomer cautiously.

"I think it was right here..."

True to her guess, it was a Council Member.
Erza recognized him as Michello and his face that looked like-

"A CAT!" Natsu yelled as he stared, wide-eyed at the Council Member.
"Natsu!"

Michello just looked at them suspiciously, ignoring the fire mage's comment. "Erza Scarlet and Natsu Dragneel. I think I heard something."

Erza raised a hand to stop any word that would have come out of the dragon slayer's mouth.
"We were just happy we got out."

The Council Member grunted, whether in agreement or in disbelief, Erza didn't know.
Then his eyes sighted the unconscious body on the ground. "What about the messenger?"

"I gave him a hug like this," Erza said, following her words by putting Natsu's head on her breastplate as a rough embrace.
"Hard..." Natsu muttered then he fell to the ground, dizzy.

"And what about the burnt walls?"
"It's err..." Obviously, she couldn't escape the fact. "It's Natsu's fault," Erza admitted.

In the end, they returned to the guild with just the need to pay for the damaged walls.
Everything was fine for the female warrior.
The time she spent inside the prison, albeit short, was priceless and gave a smile to her face.

- O – O – O – O – O -

The end of this story collection.
It makes me sad to end this..

Thank you guys!
This has been very enjoyable down to this last part of my note.
Hooray for NatsuXErza!

Date: January 11, 2014