I want to start by thanking everyone who read the first two chapters of this story I wrote while I was sick and tired, I hope I can do even better now that I am healthy. Also, big thank you the reviewer Manridingashrimp with their constructive criticism. As an aspiring writer this means a lot, thank you.

Also, sorry for both a shorter chapter and for it taking so long. In my defense College takes a lot of time and burns me out creatively. A 2nd problem I found was characterization for alduin besides "Evil and Scary". So if you think that Alduin is OOC, I challenge you to prove it. We know so little about him besides the aforementioned "Evil and Scary" he could love puppies and kittens for all we know. Or love setting them on fire. Or both! Point is, we don't know him outside of what Partunax told us, so almost anything is possible.

Disclaimer: I don't own The Elder Scrolls or Fairy Tail.

Alduin soared high above the forest he had claimed as his domain, relishing the fear and panic of the strange ape's creatures he had claimed the forest from, the way they feared that he would swoop down and consume them, the same way he had eaten their Alpha. Alduin had no intention of doing that, since the creatures were all tough meat and fur. Turning his mind away from the creatures, Alduin flared his nostrils, trying to find the scent of Zeref, that strange immortal wizard. The wizards parting statements still echoed in his mind, refusing to leave him alone. As he reached the southern edge of the forest, he banked to fly along the edge of of the trees, hoping to find the path that Zeref had used to leave his domain. His search proved fruitless as the forest passed below him, all without a hint of the wizards strange scent. As he made his third pass along the border, Alduin was beginning to consider heading back to his lair he caught a scent that made no sense. It smelled like another Dovah, but at the scent was mixed with that of a young human, with an underlying scent of metal. Once again his interest was piqued. If it was another Dovah, he might have an ally that could help him return to Nirn. He angled his wings and turned to find the source of the strange smell. Smell lead him beyond the edge of the forest, into the rolling grassy field of the land beyond. His red eyes scanned each hill for a cave that could hide a dragon, becoming increasingly confused as the scent grew stronger with still no sign of a Dovah. His confusion only grew when he reached the end of the scent trail, small depression in the ground with no place that could hide a Dovah. A small noise caught his ear, a soft snoring sound. A quick investigation revealed the sound to be coming from under a small clump of bushes.

"Unless the Dovah on this world are extremely small, that is not a Dovah." Alduin thought. Even if it wasn't another Dragon, his curiosity was piqued. He poked his eye through the bushes, letting his see the human that was sleeping underneath. The boy had unruly black hair and was undoubtedly the source of the scent he had followed here. He also appeared to be fast asleep, even after Alduin had landed near the boy and was currently ruffling his hair with his breath. Alduin's was more confused than he had ever been. The boy was not wearing part of a dragon, nor did he smell like he had eaten dragon meat. The boy radiated the scent of a dragon as if he was one. Determined to get his answers, Alduin carefully reached a leg forward to nudge the boy with the blunt side of a claw.

The boy rolled away with a sleepy, "Go away." in common.

Alduin shook his head in disbelief, "This boy could probably sleep through a disaster with no problem." he thought, prodding the boy harder.

The boy rolled away muttering, "Let me sleep Metalicana."

"My name is not Metalicana." Alduin said.

That woke the boy up. At the unfamiliar voice, he scrambled to his feet, looking around wildly as Alduin drew his head back. The boy crawled out from under his shelter, looking about in half-asleep confusion until he saw Alduin.

Alduin expected the boy to react with fear, surprise, or to grovel like Zeref had at first. What Alduin had not expected was for the boy to let out a irritated, "What do you want?"

Alduin was shocked. Gazing upon him, The World Eater, this boy felt no fear."

"wo los hi?" He asked, not realizing that in his shock and confusion he had spoken in the tongue of the Dovah.

The boy looked at Alduin in irritation, "Speak English, or I'm going back to sleep."

Alduin was once again shocked by the boy's lack of fear, but forced that down and said, "Who are you?"

"My names Gajeel, who are you?" the boy said, looking over Alduin with detached interest.

"I am Alduin, The World Eater, firstborn of -" Alduin said, intent on cowing Gajeel with his power and titles, but Gajeel interrupted with, " Yeah yeah, nice to meet you, very impressive, blah blah blah, I don't think you woke me up from my well deserved sleep just to introduce yourself, now what do you want?" Gajeel said, crossing his arms and glaring at Alduin.

Fury rumbled in Alduin's throat but he forced it down, focusing on getting answers, "You are right, I woke you to ask why a human like you would smell like a dragon.

The irritated look on Gajeel's face grew stronger, "You woke me up to ask about that!? It's because I'm a Dragon Slayer you dumbass!"

Alduin had never been spoken to in such a manner in all his life, but his fury was slightly quelled by his amusement at the Gajeel's statement. He let out a laugh and said "A fledgeling like you is a dragon slayer? Ha! How do you slay dragons, by insulting them to death?"

"Have you been living under a rock, or are you just a moron? All Dragon Slayers use Dragon Slayer magic, ya lizard."

"Even if such magic existed, who would teach it to a child like you? And why would that make you smell like a dragon?" Alduin asked, amusement continuing to overcome his fury.

"I smell like a dragon because Dragon Slayer Magic is the magic of dragons, and I was taught it by the dragon who raised me, Metalicana. I don't suppose a lizard like you would know him" Gajeel asked, stifling a yawn.

"Stop calling me a lizard!," Alduin snapped in irritation, but before he incinerated the boy for his rudeness, the boy's words registered, his fire dissolved into a question, "You said a dragon named Metalicana raised you, correct? Where are they now?"

Gajeel threw the dragon an angry glare before snapping, "I don't know, he disappeared a few years ago without so much as a goodbye, but why do you care, you damn lizard"

Alduin was mildly surprised that his patience with the boy hadn't run dry, but he supposed that after thousands of years of only hearing either honeyed flattery, death threats, or terrified screaming, the youths brash rudeness was somehow refreshing, which was the only reason he hadn't turned the youth to a pile of smoking ash.

Matching the boy's tone he said, "I was hoping to have some intelligent conversation, instead of this mindless squawking that you're doing"

The boy stood still for a few seconds before he figured out that Alduin had just insulted him, but rather than yell angrily like Alduin had expected, the boy burst out laughing.

"What's so funny?" Alduin demanded, puzzled by this boy's behavior.

It took a long and irritating minute for Gajeel to get his laughter under control, but he finally managed to answer Alduin's question, "What's funny is that you think Metalicana would give you intelligent conversation, where do you think I got my all my charm from?"

Alduin rumbled in what sounded suspiciously like suppressed laughter, but that was impossible. There was no way that this boy had managed to rekindle a sense of humor that had died out thousands of years ago. Alduin shook himself trying to convince himself while Gajeel broke down laughing again. Alduin regarded the boy, considering his options but one more question niggled at the back of his mind, forcing him to voice it, "Why do you not fear me?"

Gajeel sat up, his laughter spent, and gave a shrug, "I wouldn't be a very good dragon slayer if I was scared of dragons, besides you didn't seem like you were going to hurt me."

Alduin stared, unsatisfied with this answer but Gajeel wasn't done, "You do smell scary, lots of old blood and death on your claws, but I didn't feel any hostility. I'm not going to be scared by your past, because one of the lessons Metalicana gave me was that people change, someone thought to be a good person can do bad things and an evil person may learn the error of their ways and work for redemption, so you can't judge someone by their past, only by their present."

Alduin stared at Gajeel, thinking over the words truth. Paarthurnax had betrayed him, claiming to have seen the error of their ways, after years of serving by his side to subjugate the humans. Odahviing had sided with the dragonborn, taking him to the Gate to Sovngarde.

Hiding his thoughts, Alduin said, "That is a very unique way of thinking, little dragon slayer. Goodnight, and be thankful I choose to let you live."

"Whatever, 'night ya lizard." Gajeel said, crawling back under his bush, quickly falling asleep

AAAAND that's the end of this chapter. Alduin seems to be feeling something besides murdery rage, but whether he will let these feelings grow and become… well not GOOD, but he will acasionaly help people and not murder people for the fun of it, or will he quelch it and raze Fiore to the ground is all up to you guys! Leave a Review about which you would rather read and I will go with that! I have plans for events I hope you guys will like for either path. Since there is no guarantees on when I'll be getting around to this series again, I'll just say see you next time!