Rated T for safety.

Ship: NatsuxLucy

Hot Chocolate

Lucy got out of the bathroom already fully dressed. Well, it was to be expected since it was basically freezing right outside her window. It was snowing heavily and you could already see piles of snow forming on the sidewalk. However, she didn't take a closer look outside. If she did, she could have seen the clear path of footprints leading up to her window, the snow melted around it. She walked to the kitchen to make some hot chocolate, only to find Natsu sprawled on her couch.

"Natsu!" she shouted.

He didn't jump, he just peeked over his shoulder as if he were expecting her to yell at him. It was to be expected because it did become a routine since he began to visit her more frequently than before. She sighed and continued towards the kitchen. She turned on the fire for the water and took out two bags for chocolate—for her and Natsu.

"What are you doing?"

Lucy let out a 'kya' and turned around quickly to face him. "Natsu! Quit popping out of nowhere! One day you'll kill me!"

"Sorry," he rubbed his neck and let out a small chuckle. "Hot chocolate?" he sniffed before his eyes became bright. She knew that look.

"Yes yes. There's one for you too." She glanced around the room. "Where's Happy?"

"He went over to Wendy's place, saying that he had to give something to Carla before it was...uh...Chri...Chriiiiii..."

"Christmas," she finished for him with a smile.

He returned the smile. "How 'bout I heat the water faster for you?"

Her eyes widened in horror. "Wai—No! Natsu! Sto—!" Too late. He already poked his finger inside and made the water sizzling hot.

"Now that'll be a good temperature!"

Lucy smacked his head. "For you, idiot! I can't drink my hot chocolate this hot!"

Natsu scowled. "That's why it's called HOT chocolate!"

She sighed, knowing that if this would go on, there would be no way of ending it without kicking him out of her apartment. He let out a cough, something she caught quickly. "You're sick, Natsu?" She placed a hand on his forehead. For his abnormal body heat, his temperature was way off.

He smacked her hand away, however, and pouted. "Am not!"

"Natsu! You're being such a kid! C'mon, I'm bringing you to bed." She pulled him by the arm, but he refused to budge. "Naatttssuuuuuuu! Even if you claim that you're not sick, you're coughing would only get worse and prove that you'd get sick!" When he still didn't move, she sighed, giving up. "Fine, if you do get sick, I'll be there to tell you, 'I told you so.' "

Lucy poured the boiled water into two cups with the chocolate inside. "Here," she huffed.

They both sat on the couch in silence, and she hear him cough a few more times before sneezing. "Natsu, would you stop being so childish and go to sleep? I'll give you medicine to if I have to." He didn't say anything, and continued to drink his hot chocolate. In the end, he ended up chugging it with Lucy only half way through hers.

She put down her mug and pulled his arm once more, this time he responded and let her tug him into her bedroom and placed him on her bed. She went back down to grab some medicine and came back up, only to find him snuggled comfortably under her blanket. She popped a vein. That was her bed he was sleeping on. Why was he treating it as his own? Lucy patted hi shoulder and he lifted his head. Lucy saw it, Natsu looked out of it.

"Open," she said.

He shook his head like that of a child. She got annoyed. "Natsu, open your mouth."

He turned his head. "Natsu! If you want to get better, you have to drink this pill!"

He stuck a tongue at her which pissed her off and so they brawled. She ended up on top of him when an idea popped up in her head. Yeah, the idea was embarrassing, but it was better than having Natsu become sick and have no one to watch after him besides Happy. She put the pill in her mouth and slammed her lips against his, making him stiffen, but he ended up relaxing to her surprise and returned it. Lucy used the chance, of course, to make him take the pill and he did when she heard him swallow. When they pulled away from each other, she was sure that she was become bright red and quickly turned to face the other way.

Lucy heard him chuckle and turned to face him. Natsu was swiping his thumb across his lips as he said, "Tastes like chocolate."

Sorry for being dead guys! I wasn't planning to, but nothing came to mind! This one-shot isn't much, but it's all that I could thought up! I'm sorry! D: I know, Natsu is WAY to OOC as well as Lucy, but it's better than nothing, right? I'm not sure if I have anything more to say...So I'll end here. Bye everyone!

Anyways, thank you for reading! Please review! I love your thoughts! ;) And you're welcomed to criticize me about anything!