The Dragon Parents

Chapter 3 - Dissension

- Three months later - 

Nashi was up before any of her family, rushing around the house making sure she looked presentable. She tussled with her hair at least five times making sure that her pink hair was perfect. She changed her outfits at least seven times and her floor was littered with the results.

Igneel awoke and slowly came downstairs to find Nashi muttering to herself.

"What are you doing?" Igneel asked, rubbing his eyes as he suppressed a yawn.

"Dad's taking me to one of his dragon meeting/assembly things... I have to be ready," Nashi breathed nervously.

"Okay... and that's scary why?" Igneel asked hopping onto the kitchen counter and reaching to the top of the cabinets for the cereals.

"Because this'll be the first time other dragons see me as Dad's heir... I have to make a good impression," Nashi explained.

Igneel rolled his eyes, "Their just a bunch of old lizards who are going to come to Dad and ask them to fix their problems. What do you care what they think about you?" 

Nashi sent Igneel a look, "They're not just old lizards, they're Dragons, Dad's citizens and subordinates, I have to show them that I deserve to be Dad's heir," Nashi nodded.

"No, you don't," Igneel scoffed pouring the cereal into a bowl, "If Dad says you're good enough, and Mom says you're good enough, then you're good enough."

Nashi wasn't listening, she was trying to run any situation she might face through her mind so that she'd be prepared if it happened.

"Naaaasshhi," Igneel called awaking his sister from her trance, "Have you even eaten?"

Nashi looked at him and sighed, "I'm not hungry."

A bowl of milk and cereal suddenly flew into Nashi's face.

"IGNEEL!"

"EVERYONE'S HUNGRY, YOU LIAR!! YOU'RE ALWAYS HUNGRY!"

"THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE! I HAVE MILK ALL OVER ME NOW!!!"

"EEEAAATTT SOMETHING!!! HOW CAN YOU FIGHT DRAGONS ON AN EMPTY STOMACH YOU WEIRDO!?"

"I'M THE WEIRDO!!???"

"FOOD IS LIFE!"

"WhAt iS gOinG On!?" Natsu asked stumbling down the stairs, almost tripping and falling on his face.

"It's too early," Happy whined flying down the stairs.

He saw Nashi covered in milk and Igneel pinned to the wall by his older sister, but he only chuckled.

"Is everyone alright?" Lucy asked right behind Natsu. She too saw the situation and held the bridge of her nose, "You two."

- An hour later - 

Nashi, with freshly brushed hair and a new outfit, walked out of the door with her father. Her nerves through the roof.

"Gosh, maybe we should go take those confidence lessons Erik was talking about," Natsu chuckled looking down at his daughter.

Nashi bit her lip.

"I'm KIDDING," Natsu sighed rubbing Nashi's hair.

"DAD! I just fixed the hair!" Nashi cried.

"Sorry, sorry," Natsu laughed putting his hands in the air.