Fairy Tail x Reader Stories (Temporarily Discontinued)

(22) Edolas!Natsu x Edolas!Reader ~ Racing For Her

Requested by @_FashionDreamer_
Word count: 1347

"Ready... Set... Go!"

Engines roar and emit a quick, loud buzzing noise as they zoom past a large crowd of onlookers. Shouted cheers filled with spirit encourage the racers behind the wheels to press down harder on the gas. Racing champions from all over have been meeting once every year for a huge race. The track has a series of loops, dead ends, pits, and other tricks and traps to throw off drivers who aren't quick enough to react. In the end, if a racer has made it to the finish line within the time limit, the winner of the annual competition will get a huge sum of jewels, around 100 million, and the title and fame of being Edolas' greatest racer.

For many who are unfamiliar with the competition, they'd say it is easy; a piece of cake if you will. The fact is, only a small fraction of the races have ever had a winner. Drivers would be either dead or alive in the end. Some get lost and end up backing out of the race to signal for help. In most cases, the drivers who haven't gotten killed would run out of time. Many of those who have survived the previous year would train and practice vigorously to prepare for the next.

The people who work to run the race are never liable for the deaths of drivers. On their signup forms, the first line clearly states that: "WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR DEATHS, DISMEMBERMENT, OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT! DRIVERS ENTER THE COMPETITION AT THEIR OWN RISK!" Many take the risk in competing in the race for the prize that awaits. Since there is no entrance fee for competing, the reward outweighs the risk of death and injury. As crazy as it seems, one man completely agrees with this.

Natsu Dragion.

Outside of his vehicle, Natsu is a shy, nervous wreck. He refers to everybody with an honorific attached to their names. Whenever Lucy comes around, he cowers in fear and, sadly, hides behind his girlfriend. Natsu's said girlfriend is always supportive of his shy personality and extreme cowardice. She stands up for the poor male, refusing to let anyone hurt him in any way, shape, or form.

But when it comes to being inside the vehicle, Natsu's personality completely flips around. Instead of the shy boy who's nervous every second, the pink haired male turns into a confident, arrogant, and overall rude racer with a huge attitude. Natsu's odd personality switch has always confused his girlfriend. (Y/n), his beautiful and kind girlfriend, is astonished by the change every time. She ended up concluding one night that he probably feels more comfortable in the car than outside, where he is more vulnerable. Though her conclusion might not be correct, it's the way she can explain why Natsu's personality changes so drastically. Right now, (Y/n) has a different situation to ponder over.

Why does Natsu want to win this competition so badly?

Sure, Natsu can be very competitive when it comes to being inside his vehicle, but that doesn't explain why he'd want to enter when he's not his more confident and rude self. When he is his outside-the-car personality, any chance of death, danger, and destruction that comes with an action will not be pursued. It is a very simple rule he set for himself. Sometimes he applies that rule for (Y/n) as well.

Unbeknownst to (Y/n), both of Natsu's personalities have only one goal set in their minds to help them concentrate in winning the race. For many years now, Natsu has been wanting to pay for a ring for his girlfriend and call her his wife. This goal of his is something that is worth the risk in the pink haired male's mind. Nothing can deter him from loosing. He had already bought the ring, but the price  it came with is, as of now, being paid off slowly.

Painfully slow.

But with the competition's reward jewels, he'd be able to pay for the ring on the spot. With that as his plan, Natsu has been entering the race the following year each time after he looses the previous one. His determination to pay off the debt for the ring is never ending.

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"GO NATSU! YOU CAN DO IT!" (Y/n) screams to the top of her lungs while waving her arms up in the air.

Her cheers are the loudest out of all the spectators in her section. Many people give her odd looks and criticize her loud screaming, but many understand her reasons for cheering on her boyfriend. They have all seen the loving look in her eyes when she's around Natsu. It doesn't matter if he isn't his shy self, she still treats Natsu just the same. The two are so cute in their eyes that they've been dubbed as the "cutest couple on Edolas."

"15 minutes left," the announcer says over a loudspeaker.

(Y/n), who is seated close to the finish line, cheers even louder than before when she sees Natsu's car appearing in the distant. Dust picks up around the racing vehicle and ends up being blown into her direction as Natsu speeds by, crossing the finish line with 13 minutes to spare.

"We have a winner!"

"Natsu!!!" Running as fast as her legs can carry her, (Y/n) makes a beeline for her victorious boyfriend.

The pink haired male turns just in time to catch his girlfriend who had jumped at him. He raises her into the air twirls her around with ease before setting her down for a kiss. Looking around in the sea of people, Natsu finally spots the person he is searching for. He runs over to an older man and whispers something into his ear. The old man smiles, nods, then slips something into the pocket of Natsu's red leather jacket.

"(Y-Y/n)-san! M-may I ask y-you something i-important," the shy male stutters out. His girlfriend nods and walks over to him. "I-I've been w-wanting to do this for a w-while now, but I wasn't a-able to get what I n-needed until now..."

"Go on, Natsu," (Y/n) encourages.  The crowd falls silent.

"Y-You've always supported m-me no matter what I d-do, and I really a-appreciate it. I l-love you v-very much and n-now, I want t-to b-be more than your b-boyfriend. (Y/n), w-will you marry m-me?"

Tears well up in the girl's eyes as she find herself unable to speak. Natsu gets more nervous and freezes, preparing for the worse with his eyes squeezed shut. He reopens them after feeling a light poke on his shoulder.

"What are you doing, silly? How can I say 'yes' if you're not even looking at me?"

Natsu's eyes widen like saucers. He rushes forward and smashes his lips onto his surprised fiancée's, making her squeak with shock. Roaring with applause and whistles, the onlookers cheer for the new, happy couple. The two pull away from each other with blushes adorning their heated cheeks.

"O-Oh y-yeah, announcer-san," Natsu says while pointing at the old man he'd gone over to earlier,"P-Please give my jewel prize to that o-older man with the navy blue r-robes."

"Ehh! Why are you giving it away," the announcer exclaims with a baffled look.

"H-He's the reason why I c-could propose t-to my f-fiancée," he pink haired male explains. The announcer's mouth forms a small 'o' shape. He nods and walks away to redirect the jewels to the old man.

Natsu grabs (Y/n) by the waist and leads her to the vehicle that led to him victory. His shyness is slowly becoming a thing of the past, all thanks to his wonderful, new fiancée. With no doubt, Natsu Dragion and soon to be (Y/n) Dragion lives will be changing for the better.