Genre: Romance

Rating: T, edging onto M

Pairings: Nalu, tiny bit of Gruvia

Summary: When Gray challenges Natsu to a 'Bar-Off' all sorts of shenanigans ensue, especially once a drunk and flirty Lucy enters the equation.

Word Count: 2,246

Erza's beating on Natsu was definitely unjust, in his opinion. In fact, he was the victim here! Lucy totally was the one who attacked him, so why was he the one receiving punishment? Natsu softly glared at Lucy who was sitting at the bar, turned away from him and sipping a strawberry milkshake, a dark pink blush creeping up the back of her neck.

"How dare you defile Lucy!"

"Defile her? She came onto me!" Okay, so he might have also been partly at fault, for somewhat going along with it; but he was still the innocent one! No matter what Lucy says.

It all began when Gray challenged Natsu to a 'Bar-Off'. Natsu wasn't even sure what led up to that, but there the two were, shirtless because Gray had torn Natsu's vest and then lost his own shirt. They stood behind the bar where Mirajane usually stood. Lucy, Erza, and Mirajane herself were perched on stools in front of them as Juvia, Laxus, and Gajeel sat off to the side near the three girls.

His best friend had become one of the judges for the competition, even though the pinkette knew how much of a lightweight Lucy was when it came to alcohol. He shivered at the horrid memory of the previous Christmas party. Not only was she a clumsy drunk, but a flirty one as well. And Erza, who the hell had let her be a judge of a competition that had even a drop of alcohol in it? The woman is an absolute demon when she's drunk!

"You ready boys?" Mirajane asked in her typically sweet voice, her legs crossed as she smiled innocently at Gray and him.

"Gihi, I don't think either of 'em are gonna make it through the night." Gajeel chuckled darkly, earning a sharp glare from each of them which only made him laugh louder.

"Juvia knows her Gray-sama is going to win!" The blue haired water mage cheered for her loved one next to the burly Gajeel who continued to laugh at the duo behind the bar.

"Don't have your hopes up too high, Rain Woman. Bunny Girl and that other crazy woman are gonna get drunk by the third round, gihihi."

"Anyways, here are the rules I have come up with." Mirajane continued, ignoring Gajeel. "First to win five rounds out of nine is the winner. Each round will be a different drink that the judges, Erza, Lucy, and I, will decide on."

"Is that simple enough for you to understand?" Erza asked, looking up from her half-eaten strawberry cake, narrowing her dark coffee brown eyes on them. When they nodded, she returned to finish the sweet delicacy. "Good. The first round will be a Strawberry Daiquiri."

Natsu stifled a laugh as he saw Lucy's chocolate eyes widen in surprise and delight as her favorite alcoholic beverage was announced on the first go.

Thank god Lucy forced me to learn how to make that… Those were horrible nights…

The reasoning behind these long lessons was that when she had her rare relaxation days, she didn't really want to make it herself. Hence, making her rose-haired best friend make it for her. That, and foot massages, no matter how badly the rough man did them.

"A Strawberry Daiquiri? What kind of girly shit is that?" Gray snickered, but quickly shut up when he noticed all three judges, especially Lucy's glare that was directed towards him. "I can make it though. Yep. No problem there."

"Great then. Make our Daiquiris boys."

45 minutes and 15 downed drinks later for Lucy, Natsu found himself holding the wobbling blond as she drowsily wrapped her thin arms around his waist, giggling something about him and cats. What the hell was a Nappy Dragneel? It sounded horrible in Natsu's opinion but Lucy found it to be the most hilarious thing in the world.

"You!" Erza shouted as she staggered over to Gajeel and Gray, pointing angrily at the latter. "You are a terrible drink maker person! Now go get me more booze." Gajeel went stock still as the fiery redhead whirled onto him. "And you! What is with that long hair? Cut it! In fact, I'll do that for you!"

The dark haired man visibly paled as the woman called on one of her many swords. "Damn. I knew I shoulda spent my night with Shrimp." He grumbled before narrowly dodging the swing of her sword. "Calm down woman!"

"My, my, look at what's happened." Mirajane commented to Laxus who was just sitting there surveying the chaos. "Hey Natsu, you should take Lucy home. I don't want her to walk by herself like this, especially not at this time of night either."

"What do ya think I was plannin' on doin'? I wouldn't leave her on her own like this- she's a danger to all of Magnolia!" Natsu shouted out in a choked response as Lucy's arms snaked up around his neck, her grip vise-like. His eyes widened as one of her legs came up to hook itself around his hip before the other followed in suit. He barely had time to place his hands under her thighs so she wouldn't fall flat on her bum, a choked noise coming out of his strangled throat.

"Lucy-"

"Carry me, Natsu!" The drunk laughed into his ear. Suddenly, he stumbled forward, his grip on Lucy tightening as his breathing went rugged.

"Lucy," Natsu said in a semi-threatening tone. "Stop that."

"Stop what?" Her wet tongue darted out to lick the outer shell of his ear once more, causing shivers to go down his spine.

"That, Lucy! That! Stop doing that!" Natsu spat out as he began to walk out of the guildhall, leaving Gajeel to be chased by Erza, Gray trying to fill a bottle of whiskey with water, and Mirajane giggling at Natsu and Lucy. Now that he thinks back on it, he was glad he got a drunk Lucy instead of a drunk Erza. He was surprised the next day to see that Gajeel had survived and that his hair had managed to somehow be salvaged and Gray was alive as well.

Once they finally escaped the clutches of the guild, the cold air began to nip at their skin, the only warmth being the areas where Lucy and Natsu were touching. "Hey, Natsu…" Lucy purred as her legs tightened around his waist. "Your back is so warm…"

"Yeah, yeah, you've told me that before." He muttered in response as he hiked her up higher, walking next to the river near her apartment. The cobblestone road was dimly lit by spaced out light lacrimas hidden inside the lanterns.

"Y'know," Lucy slurred as she slid farther down her partner's spine, fully intending to let herself dip back to experience the world upside down. And she would have too, if it had not been for Natsu hiking her back up. "I really like it when you sleep in my bed. It soooo warm. And the cuddles…" Her body went slack against him, the only thing keeping her up now was his strong hands. "Like my own warm teddy bear!"

Lucy giggled loudly at the thought whereas Natsu felt his blood creep up the back of his neck, tinting it a dark red. "You hear that?" Lucy shouted out, swinging an arm back as she pointed at a random window on someone's apartment. "He's mine! So back off girls!" Lucy laughed again and Natsu sighed in relief as he saw her apartment coming up.

Walking to the door, Natsu was jerked back as Lucy tightened her chokehold on him, throwing her weight back as she pointed at the window that led to her bedroom. "No! Window! Window!"

Growling in frustration, Natsu backed away from the door opting to stand under the windowsill.

It all went downhill from there.

It was after he had leapt the two of them up into Lucy's room, the duo collapsing onto her soft pink bed. She had only been drunk for an hour tops, and yet he was already this exhausted. He just wanted to sleep, but as it turned out, Lucy had different plans.

Instead of just laying on the bed, she dragged him off along with her before she skipped, actually skipped over to her drawers where he knew from experience from previous pantyraids that held her undergarments.

"Luce? What are you doing? Why don't you just go to slee-" He was caught off guard when some black tights were flung in his face.

"Tie that over your eyes." Lucy ordered, her body slightly tilting to the side as she took wobbly steps towards him, a weird smirk planted on her face before she fell in a heap on the floor.

"Lucy!"

"I'm okay!" She cheered as she popped back up, a huge grin on her face. "Now do what I said!" Natsu obeyed, figuring that it was probably better if he just listened to her. He just hoped that whatever was going to happen next would be less painful than a Lucy Kick.

One time when she was drunk, she had blindfolded herself and used him as a pinata, so there was a good chance that this might be just as abusive, if not more. His theory was proven right in a way, as a minute later, he was shoved onto her bed and forced to lay down.

"Luce, whaddya doin?" The only thing he got in response was a shift in the bed as new weight was added. Pressure built on his stomach and it only took him a split second to understand that Lucy was in fact, sitting on his abdomen, her legs on either side of him.

"L-Luce," he gulped as he felt her slowly crawl up him, creeping ever so slightly up to his chest. "I- What a-are you doin?" Again, he got no reply as she continued her torturous walk until she was seated at the top of his chest, her knees pressed next to his head with his arm tucked to his side.

"Luce, we can't-"

"Shh…" A slim finger was pressed to his lips, successfully shutting him up. A sudden need to grab ahold of something to keep him grounded to reality caused him to reach up for Lucy's sides, keeping her in place on his chest. Where he expected to feel thick fabric from the heavy sweater she had been previously wearing, his hands were greeted by her soft creamy skin that was hot to the touch.

"L-Luce, are you not wearing a shirt?" Her finger stayed in it's place as his lips gently brushed against it with every word it formed.

"What do you think, silly?" She giggled, trailing her finger down to his chin before tracing it along his jaw delicately, barely even touching his boiling skin. The makeshift blindfold was killing him. Just when he didn't think that it could get any worse, he felt something nibble at his ear causing him to groan. The feeling was foreign, but he welcomed it with open arms as Lucy continued to bite and suck at the lobe of his ear. He groaned in appreciation once more as she gingerly pecked the junction where his ear and jaw met, before she left a trail of open mouthed kisses along his jaw.

Her movements were slow and tantalizing as she made her way towards her destination. At this point, Natsu was a trembling mess beneath her as his fingers gripped desperately at her hips, clutching her closer to him. He knew he should make her stop, that she was drunk and this was somewhat taking advantage of her, but he couldn't. He was selfish right now, and all he wanted was Lucy.

This might fuck up yer entire friendship with her, ya bastard. Ya might lose her forever.

His subconscious kicked in but was quickly ignored as the blonde vixen above him pressed her soft pink lips against his chapped ones in one quick motion. He raised his head up to meet her again as she pulled away, kissing her back with fiery passion.

The only thing that could make this moment better, would be taking off the blindfold so he could see her, but he can deal with this. He wanted to freeze time, and to just stay like this forever with just him and Lucy, nothing could ruin this.

"Lucyyyyy, Natsuuuu! Charle rejected me again!"

Except for that.

Happy burst into the room, tears streaming down his face. "She threw away my fish! And then… she told me…" The exceed's voice died down as he saw the position his two best friends were in. Lucy was on top of Natsu in nothing but a bra and some shorts, her cheeks were tinted a light pink as she stared at Happy in confusion. Natsu was no better, as he was shirtless and blindfolded, his cheeks flushed a pink as well as he held Lucy by the waist.

Happy was frozen for a moment as neither of the two made any signs of moving. Then he shouted, "I'm so gonna go tell Mira and Erza!" before her flew out of the room in a hurry, not forgetting to add a 'they liiiike each other'.

And that was what led them to this.

"Luce, tell her!"

"Nope. I was drunk. Don't remember a thing."

"Oh yeah? Well that's not what you said in bed this morning- Ouch! Erza stop hitting me!"