Fairy Tail Citris Chapter 1, a fairy tail fanfic

(My first fanfiction! I do not own Fairy Tail or any of the characters blah blah)

I burst out of the guild hall seething because of something Grey said. It wasn't the normal bickering, this time, though, Grey actually genuinely pissed me off. It had been a nice day up until Lucy got there and Grey started talking crap.

*Flashback*

"Hey, Mira!" Lucy called as she headed to the bar where Mira stood. They started chatting immediately but that isn't who caught Natsu's attention. Grey had walked over to Levy and Juvia and sat down, grinning like he just found out a huge secret.

"Grey, my love, what has you so cheerful?" Juvia asked and Grey ignored the "my love" part.

"I was just coming over to ask if either of you think those two are getting together anytime soon?" Grey asked. He didn't have to say any names because the two mages had seen Lucy walk in earlier and knew he meant her and Natsu.

Levy giggled and said, "I don't know. They do share some strong chemistry don't they?" The three mages laughed in unison as I seethed. They had no right to sit there and talk about someone else's business.

"They sure do whether either knows or not. I don't think Natsu will ever be smart enough to know, though." Grey laughed but was cut short when I walked over and grabbed his shirt getting right in his face.

"What the hell did you just say?!" I yelled and Grey replied, "You heard me flame brain!" I almost go to beating him but caught Lucy's gaze. She could not know what this was about. I swiftly pushed Grey back against the table and shot out of the guild hall.

"Ice freak," I mumbled to myself.

*End Flashback*

I know everyone thinks I'm just too airheaded when it comes to feelings and I may not know too much, but I do know what they mean. Igneel taught me everything important, including the parts about how if a dragon slayer loses control with someone, he could hurt or even kill them.

I like Lucy. A lot. Okay... I love her. But that doesn't matter if it means I could kill her. If I ever did something to hurt that beautiful celestial mage, I would never forgive myself.

Igneel said I can avoid love for so long before my power starts to weaken. I can't hurt her, though. If I have to lose my power to keep her safe, I will.

3 months have passed since Grey said all that stuff about me and Lucy. I avoided her a bit at first but figured it was pointless since I just ended up in her bed at the end of the day anyway. Lucy found us a job and told me to be ready to leave early. I hate early...

I woke up in Lucy's bed with Happy at my feet. I could hear the shower running and figured I better get ready before Lucy gets out. "Happy wake-up. We gotta be ready to go when Lucy is so she doesn't yell at us." Happy smiled in his sleep and mumbled something about fish. I let him sleep longer and headed for the kitchen. I made myself and sandwich and sat on the kitchen counter munching slowly.

I heard the bathroom door swing open and Lucy's footsteps across her room to the kitchen. She was humming softly making me want o drag her back to bed and fall asleep next to her sweet skin. Ugh! Wake up Natsu! I yelled in my head.

The kitchen door swung opened and there was Lucy.. Wearing only a towel.. She screamed and reached for a kitchen knife, dropping her towel in the process. I couldn't peel my eyes off of her. She is my complete definition of beauty.

"NATSU? QUIT STARING!" She yelled and threw a punch at my face. As my nose bled, she pulled the towel back around her body and sprinted out of the kitchen. When I heard the bathroom door shut I walked out of the kitchen and sat on her bed. When the door finally reopened, she stepped out, fully clothed, hair guarding her red face.

"Sorry Luce. Did you forget I live here too?" I chuckled. "You do not live here! And I thought you left already so someone in my kitchen scared the crap out of me." I grinned and took the last bite of my sandwich.

"If you start claiming to live here, I'm gonna start charging you rent," Lucy mumbled. I jumped up from the bed. "So you're saying I can stay with you?" I asked happily. "No!" She yelled.

Our job was three hours away by train; we were only an hour in and I felt like death. "Jeez, Natsu you look awful," Lucy said as I fell over, resting my head in her lap. "I feel like awful. This is the worst train ride of my life." She placed a hand on my head. "You say that every train ride."

I did didn't I? It was really true this time, though.. I feel worse if that's even possible. When we got off the train I was relieved but still felt tired like this morning. I'll get over it I guess.

*Lucy's POV*

Natsu looked awful and despite the little embarrassment this morning, I couldn't not let him lean on me while we walked to our job. "Natsu are you sure you're okay? We can sit for a minute if you need to." He shook his head.

"Naw Luce I'm fine. Just need to walk it off." My cheeks turned red again when he called me Luce. Luckily he didn't notice but a certain little blue freak did.

"You loooovvvveee him." Happy whispered in my ear. "Shut up cat." I spat and luckily Natsu was unfazed by our bickering.

"I think this is it," I said as we approached a little farm on the outskirts of some woods. We walked up to the house and a man came out. "Hello! You must be the wizards from Fairy Tail." He greeted.

"Yes, sir!" Natsu said and the man smiled big. "Thank you so much for coming. I'm having a huge bandit problem! They took one of my most treasured books and I have to have it back!"

"Don't worry sir! We'll get your book back." I said and the man told us what the book looked like and pointed us in the direction of their hideout. We started walking that way and Natsu wasn't looking any better.

"You slept like a baby Natsu. Why do you look so tired?" I asked and he shrugged, throwing an arm around my shoulder. "Just an off day I guess," He said as we approached a large camp with different things scattered around it.

"This has to be it!" Happy whispered and we hid behind a bush. "Okay, plan?" I asked, but Natsu was already headed in. "Ugh." I slowly followed behind.

"Hey! Intruders!" Someone yelled and bandits came running out of the tents. Natsu and I fought most of them off with the help of my celestial spirit, Virgo. I'll try to find the book!" I yelled and Natsu continued to fight.

I came out of a tent shortly after, book in hand. "Hey, Natsu I found it!" I yelled before seeing him turn and shout "Lucy NO! Fire dragon ROAR!" but the little bit of flame that came out was pathetic and as I turned, I felt a sharp pain in my left side.

*Natsu's POV*

I rushed to her side and easily knocked the guy out with one punch. "Lucy. Oh, Mavis no. LUCY!" I pulled the knife out of her side and pulled her into my arms, sprinting back to the train after giving Happy the book to return to the man. I got Lucy on the train and tied my shirt around her.

It felt like days before we arrived in Magnolia and I sprinted to the guild where I burst in, pushed everything off a table, and laid Lucy down, all while screaming for Wendy. She rushed to Lucy's side and started healing. "What happened?" She asked and I shook my head, gripping Lucy's hand.

"She got stabbed, but she turned so he only got her side. We were so far from anyone who could help. I panicked. Oh, Mavis.. This is all my fault." Ersa put her armored hand on my shoulder and Levy took Lucy's other hand.

Happy burst into the guild hall and asked how she was. "She'll be okay. Luckily she moved so he couldn't hit anything vital." Wendy said and finally stopped. "That's all I can do for her. She just needs rest now."

Carla ushered Wendy off. "So do you child, let's go home and get you in bed. "Right." Wendy agreed. "Natsu why don't you take Lucy home." Ersa said and pulled me up. I picked Lucy up and carried her out the door.

"What happened out there Natsu? It's like you ran out of juice really fast.." Happy asked. "I just need to think about some stuff Happy can you go hang out with Carla or something?" I snapped and Happy cringed but obeyed and flew off. I didn't want to be mean.. I just couldn't admit to anyone why this was my fault.

I tucked Lucy into her bed and sat beside her brushing her hair back from her face. "You're so beautiful Lucy," I said and cringed. "I'm so sorry this happened. I thought I had to protect you from me, but now I can't protect you from anyone else."

I kissed her forehead and went into her bathroom and turned on her bath. I filled it to the top with steaming water and walked back into her bedroom. I sat on her bed and placed a hand on her cheek. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled placing a hand over mine. "Natsu? I'm glad you're here."

"I ran a bath for you so you can relax.." I said, removing my hand and moving so she could get up. She leaned forward and cringed, grasping her side so I put a hand on her back and helped her. A tear fell from her eye when she was finally sitting.

"Are you okay Luce?" I asked and her face was guarded. "I can't walk Natsu." I didn't need to be told. I pick her up gently, cringing when she cringed. This pain should be mine. I caused it.

I brought her to the bathroom and sat her on the side of the tub. She put her hand in the water and smiled. "Perfect." She sighed. "Oh, no.. I can't do this myself.." She said looking up at me with a sorry face.

"Don't look at me like that," I said while helping her undress. "This is my fault." As I pulled her shirt over her head, I looked at the floor in front of me. She scooted and I pulled her skirt down, gaze locked on the floor.

She held my hand and lowered herself into the water slowly. When she was okay and I had her bloody clothes in hands, I turned to walk out the door and throw them in the laundry.

"Natsu.." I stopped reaching for the door knob. "Yea Luce?" I asked. "Please don't go." I dropped the clothes and turned back, walking towards the tub and sitting on the floor next to it. My eyes stayed glued to the floor.

I felt a warm, wet hand under my chin that lifted my face until we were staring into each other's eyes. "This is not your fault. This was an accident. It happens." I shook my head and she let her hand fall back to the water.

"You don't understand, Lucy." I said and laid my head in my arms on the side of the tub. Tears fell from my eyes and she laid a damp hand on top of my head. "Understand what Natsu?" She asked softly and I lifted my head.

Her eyes were huge. She was listening carefully and I knew she deserved the truth. I leaned forward and when she noticed, so did she. We were centimeters apart before I pulled back and stood. "I don't want to hurt you, Luce." I said and stalked out of the bathroom.

I waited on her bed, fists clenched when there was a knock on the door. I opened it to find Ersa. "Oh thank Mavis. I can't do this right now. Please help Lucy." I said and shot past her away from the apartment. I had no idea where I was going.

2 weeks later

*Lucy's POV*

I was sitting next to Cana in the guild hall when Natsu burst through the doors. He had been gone since the almost kiss in my bathroom. I healed completely with the help of Wendy and all that was left was a scar. It was gnarly, but I liked it.

"Hey flame brain where ya been?" Grey asked and Natsu ignored him. Weird... He scanned the room until his eyes landed on me. He looked as if he found his target and stalked across the room towards me.

"I need to talk to you," He growled. "Now."

He grabbed my hand and pulled me behind him. "Wait Natsu you can't just burst in and drag me off like your toy!" I yelled protests all the way out the door while struggling.

Finally, we got to my house and he used the front door for my sake. He sat me on the bed and paced back and forth in front of me. "Natsu what the hell?!" I yelled and he stopped. "I told you, I need to talk to you." He started up pacing again and I watched, my mouth agape.

"Lucy that was my fault," He said, gesturing to my left side. "No Natsu we already talked about-"

He interrupted me by throwing his hands up and yelling "NO LUCY!" He took a deep breath and continued. "You don't understand."

I shook my head at him. "You already said that remember?" I asked talking about the bath. He dropped to his knees in front of me and took my hands.

"Lucy I love you, but I could hurt you and I don't want to do that so I've been avoiding my feelings, but that makes me weak and then I can't protect you." He rested his forehead against my knee and sighed.

"Y-you love m-me?" I asked, shaking from anxiety. He nodded softly against me. I let his hands go and lifted his face. "I love you too," I said.

"You can't Lucy, didn't you hear me? I don't want to hurt you." I stood up and he stood with me. "You won't." I said and pressed my lips against his, wrapping my arms around his neck. He leaned into the kiss and put his shaking hands on my waist.

"No," He said after pushing me back. "I can't hurt you. We can't be together. I refuse to hurt you." He said and walked quickly over to the window and jumping out.

*Natsu's POV*

I hung out at the guild hall after the thing with Lucy. It was getting late though and everyone decided to go home. I didn't want to go home. I walked around Magnolia for a while, smiling and waving at people as I walked by.

Of course, I found myself right below Lucy's window when I was done walking. "Well, hopefully, she's asleep now.." I said and scaled the side of her building. I slowly opened the window and slide in, closing it behind me.

I took my shoes and shirt off and slide into bed next to her as softly as I could so I wouldn't wake her. I slowly started to fall asleep when long thin arms wrapped around me and a cold Lucy pulled herself close to my warmth. She made a soft noise of content and her breath tickled my bare back.

I pulled her hands off of my and rolled over to face her. She was deep asleep and looked so beautiful, like always. I brushed hair out of her face and reluctantly pulled my hand away, laying on the bed in front of me.

I closed my eyes for a bit and, again, nearly fell asleep when I felt Lucy move towards me. A soft hand laid across my face and I tried to ignore the tingling all through my body from her sweet smell.

"Natsu," She whispered, pleading. I opened my eyes and looked deep into hers. "Please... Hold me.." My breath hitched for a second and I internally shrugged. It's not like cuddling would kill her. I have some self-control.

I pulled her into my arms and buried my face in her hair, inhaling deeply. "You smell like strawberries weirdo." I said and we both fell asleep.

*Natsu's POV*

I pulled her into my arms and buried my face in her hair, inhaling deeply. "You smell like strawberries weirdo." I said and we both fell asleep.

I woke up and for once, Lucy was still asleep. I got out of bed and went into her bathroom, grabbing a towel out of the hall closet first. I laid it onto the bathroom counter and stared at the mirror. "If you hurt her, I'll kill you," I said to myself and stripped down, turning on the shower. I waited for it to get hot and stepped in. I stood in the running water for what seemed like forever. I didn't even notice when the bathroom door opened and closed.

Lucy walked to the counter and picked up her toothbrush. I peeked my head out of the shower door and met her eyes in the mirror. "Do you mind?" I asked and she gave me a bored look. "No. You certainly never do. Plus it's my house." She rolled her eyes and proceeded to brush her teeth. I rolled my eyes and disappeared behind the shower door for a minute to turn the water off. "Well, can you, at least, hand me my towel?" I asked.

"Oh, this?" She asked, picking the towel up and backing towards the door. "Yea that." I said and reached for it. "Gosh I would but I've got other ideas." She almost purred. I could feel a hard on building up and I lost my patience. "Lucy I'm not joking around gimme the damn towel," I said loudly and she tossed it at me. As we both walked out the bathroom door, she snickered.

"Jeez, it's almost like you have something to hide Natsu. Or should I say... Lack of something?" She turned to me and I frowned. "You wanna speak up Luce?" I asked seriously and she turned to me. "Are you gonna get dressed or just walk around in a towel?" She asked giving me a once over glance.

Damn.. Her teasing is driving me crazy. I need to let go but.. I don't want to hurt her. Igneel said it's if I lose control. Maybe I can control it.. "I don't know Lucy? Is there something I need to prove to you?" She smiled.

"Are you offering?"

Natsu lost it when she said that. With the towel still wrapped around his waist, he walked up to Lucy and pushed his lips against hers, kissing deeply and moving to lift her shirt over her head and throwing it on the floor. She ran her hands over his chest as he kissed her. She pulled away from his mouth and feathered light kisses down his jaw and neck until he couldn't stand it.

He pushed her onto the bed and kissed and sucked down her neck until he reached the center of her bra where a little bow sat petitely. He ripped it off with hi sharp teeth and continued to kiss up her breast until he got to the top where he started to suck and nibble her rosy peak, letting his hand tease the other.

Lucy let out little moans of pleasure as Natsu teased her boobs. She ran her hands through his hair and pulled his mouth back up to hers but he didn't stay long. He started trailing kisses back down until he hit her waist line where he trailed to the left and stopped. She felt his calloused hand smooth over her left side then he placed a soft kiss where her scar sat.

She gave an exasperated sigh and he went back to her waist where he unbuttoned her shorts and pulled them down in one swift motion. She gasped when he burned off her bright pink panties and started trailing kisses and bites down the insides of her thighs. He was really teasing her now and she made sure he knew. She let out moans of pleasure and wiggles towards him but he pushed her back up and pinned her there with one arm.

Finally, he ran his thumb down the inside of her folds and pushed into her. She gave a jump and loud moan at his much-anticipated touch. I smiled at the movement and pulled his thumb out, replacing it with his tongue. He hooked her legs over his shoulder and lifted her up a bit, going as deep as he could before pulling out and circling her clit with his tongue. He played with the sensitive ball of nerves and pushed a finger into her stroking in and out then adding a finger, then another.

She squirmed and moaned and got so close he could barely hold her still. He stopped right before her release, though, knowing it would send him over the edge. She gave an unhappy hiss when he stopped and he pulled himself over her, burying his face in her neck.

"Lucy.." She shivered. "I can't lose control." He sighed. "Please do Natsu. You won't hurt me. I trust you with my life."

This was enough for Natsu. He ripped the towel from his waist and pulled Lucy towards him, positioning himself at her entrance. "Lucy are you sure?" He asked and she pushed herself towards him, wrapping her legs around his waist. Her pain subsided quickly as he moved inside her. Both were breathing heavily and would have to catch their breath between kissing.

They explored each other's mouths while Natsu thrust into Lucy but she pulled away from his kiss when he picked up the pace. "Natsu..." She whispered. He moaned in pleasure when she said his name. "I love you Natsu." She said and that was it for him.

With a couple hard fast thrusts, they were both screaming their release and Natsu nearly lost control but he leaned forward and bit down on Lucy's shoulder, drawing blood and making her moan again. He pulled her so they were both upright and he was still inside her.

He looked at her and she wiped the blood off his mouth.

"I love you too Luce. I love you so much."