Flowers, Starry Date, for tumblr's nalu fluff week
Playlist: I'm Only Me When I'm With You-Taylor Swift, Baby It's You-Jojo, We Own the Night-Selena Gomez, Moonlight-Ariana Grande, I'm With You-Avril Lavigne, You Found Me-Kelly Clarkson
Natsu tugged at the stiff collar of the tuxedo he was wearing. To say it was uncomfortable would be an understatement. He and Lucy had been dating for a while now so of course they had gone on picnics and did other date-like things but that wasn't good enough for the guild. Didn't they have anything better to focus on? Some guild members, Gray, Erza, Mirajane, and even Loke, had dragged him to some stores looking for formal clothing. He hadn't wanted to go but when Erza told you to do something you do it. So that was how he wound up in front of Lucy's door, of course he had his scarf on though. That was a fight Mira and Erza let him win. Gray had reminded him that breaking in through windows was the opposite of romantic. Natsu had argued back saying that it didn't matter because why should he have to go through the trouble of climbing stairs when he could just jump? He knew Lucy kept the window open for him anyway. This time it was Mira who threatened him, so he kept his mouth shut, with little to no complaints, for the rest of the day. Then there had been the flowers. Roses, Loke had suggested, whereas Mirajane told him lilies. In the end he picked his own, a nice assortment of yellows, pinks, and whites.
"Oh Natsu!" Lucy exclaimed when she opened the door. She was excited to see him, and yet surprised that he had taken the time to go through the front door instead of the bedroom window.
He took the flowers out from behind his back and presented them to her with a flourish. "These are for you." She squealed and deeply inhaled. And promptly sneezed. "Weirdo, that's why you don't do that."
Lucy huffed at the teasing but took another smell. "What are you doing here? We didn't have a date did we?"
"No this was a surprise," Natsu admitted. "The people at the guild put me up to it. They wanted us to go to a fancy dinner." The implication that he clearly didn't want to be doing this was crystal clear.
"Why did you go with it then?" Lucy inquired as she stepped out of the doorway to let him inside.
Natsu shuddered. "Erza." That was all he had to say and Lucy filled in the rest. "If it's ok with you, I want to do something different."
"What did you want to do?" Lucy asked.
"It's too late for dinner now anyway and I found a place I want to show you; I think you'll really like it."
"That sounds like fun; let's go," Lucy started walking towards the door.
"Wait, let me change first," Natsu said sheepishly.
About fifteen minutes later the two were lying down in a field of flowers on top of a hill just outside Magnolia. There was a clear view of the sky and Lucy was shocked into silence because of how beautiful it was. "Natsu, this, this is beautiful." She was at a loss for words. This brought her back to nights spend with her mother outside learning about the constellations and marveling at just how beautiful the night sky was. Unnoticed tears came to her eyes at the sentimentality of it. "How did you know I'd like it?"
"You told me Luce," he answered as he laced their fingers together. "You said about how much you loved stargazing with your mother." Without a word she cradled his cheek in her hand and gently moved his head in her direction. Natsu seemed to understand because he met her halfway and gently kissed her. It was so tender and so full of love that it made Lucy's heart swell with affection. When they parted, their foreheads were touching. The way Natsu was looking at her made Lucy feel cherished, like she was something precious.
"I love you Natsu." He beamed at her. Of course they had said it before, they had been dating for almost a year now, but the thrill of it never wore off.
"I love you too Luce. Always." The next kiss was just as sweet. Natsu's hand was on the back of her neck, the other around her waist, keeping her as close as possible. His natural warmth was comforting and caused Lucy to melt in his arms. Lucy didn't know how long they stayed out kissing and stargazing. Nor did she know when she fell asleep. But when she woke up in her bed, it was still dark out and Natsu's arm was draped over her waist. Even in his sleep he was protective. The thought made Lucy smile.
"Go to sleep Luce," he murmured, his arm tightening around her. Blushing slightly she curled up next to him, his chest against her back and drifted into a peaceful sleep.
This was my first attempt at writing a kiss scene so I hope it's not too terrible.