For the people who are reading this: Hi! I'm 'AFanOfFax', and I love reading fanfics! I also love the anime show/manga series Fairy Tail. I enjoy writing, and want advice on how to make my writing better (so please tell me what you think in a review). The first part (in italics) is a preview of later in the story. Also, the quotes in "italics" are thoughts.

(I do not own the manga series or anime show Fairy Tail, if I did then Natsu and Lucy would be a couple.)

"Just wait! We'll get you soon!" their voices taunted, spurring Lucy to run faster. Her heart thumping painfully in her chest, Lucy raced through the forest. Branches whipped at her face and snared strands of her blonde hair as she desperately tried to outpace the attackers. With a cry of pain and shock, Lucy felt a strong hand grasp her arm and yank her back. Lucy's scream was silenced by her captor, who then carried the frail girl away into the night. As Lucy's unconscious body was shifted into a comfortable position, her captor gingerly smoothed a lock of her silky hair off her face and sighed with regret.

Lucy snuggled a bit closer to the source of warmth she was cuddled against and sighed in content. "Wait, warmth?" Lucy processed. She felt her heart begin to thump in her chest, and a quick glance around reassured her that she was in her house. A glimpse of salmon colored hair caused her heartbeat to quicken, and all thoughts of sleep to abandon her mind. "Natsu fell asleep here again?" she wondered, and began to blush fiercely as she realized their position. Lucy was tucked against his side with her head resting on his chest. Natsu's toned arm held her securely in place, and Lucy had an arm across his chest with her hand gripping the collar of his vest. Trying to move away, Lucy heard a soft moan from the sleeping dragon slayer. She froze in horror, he had woken up.

"Luce," Natsu questioned," What's for breakfast?" Lucy sighed in amusement and frustration. Her annoyance at his lack of manners was countered by her fondness for him. While the fire mage could be reckless and clueless at times, his guild mates could always trust him to have their back. Natsu was the one who had brought Lucy to Fairy Tail, and had made her feel at home by forming a team with her. During the missions they had done, Natsu had saved her countless times, and her admiration had slowly become affection. Despite her attempts to confess to him, Natsu was oblivious to her feelings. His habit of falling asleep in her bed was something she secretly liked, but it also hurt to wake up knowing his actions were not due to deeper feelings.

"Well, I can't make breakfast in bed, and I can't get out of bed until you release me!" Lucy pretended to be angry, but she really didn't mind his company. "Plus, he is really comfortable…" Lucy's face heated up again at her thoughts. Natsu removed his arm with a mumbled sorry, but Lucy almost wished he had kept it there. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, Lucy jumped out of bed and scrambled to think of an excuse to hide her inner turmoil. "I'm going to take a shower. Then I'll make some breakfast for both of us, okay?" Simply nodding his head, Natsu went over to her couch and made himself comfortable.

Lucy glared at the mirror. In her haste to get some space from Natsu, she had forgotten to grab clothes for after her shower. Also, she hadn't done the laundry recently and didn't have any towels in the bathroom. There was no way Lucy could get clothes by herself, unless she wanted to chance Natsu seeing her naked. Scowling at herself, Lucy decided she had no other option…"NATSU?!" Lucy screamed.

"What's the matter Luce?" he asked, from the other side of the bathroom door. (AN: No, he doesn't see her naked.)

"I forgot to get some clothes, and I don't have a towel. Could you grab some clothes from my drawer for me?" Lucy pleaded.

"Sure, but I don't know why you can't get them yourself. You are such a weirdo sometimes, Luce." Natsu replied. Lucy face-palmed and wondered how he could be so stupid.

"I'm not a weirdo!" Lucy protested, and listened as Natsu rummaged through the clothes. Wringing her hands, she hoped he would pick a decent outfit for her to wear. Lucy's face heated up as she made another request," Um, Natsu, please don't forget undergarments…" Lucy barely managed to squeak out the words, and her face was so hot that Natsu could probably feel her embarrassment.

"S-sure Luce. Got it." Natsu replied. Although still mortified, Lucy couldn't help but wonder about the slight stutter. "Could he be embarrassed too?" She wondered. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of approaching footsteps. Lucy realized with horror that she hadn't locked the door. "He wouldn't be THAT dumb, would he?" Lucy thought. The door knob began to turn, and Lucy let out a horrified yelp, "He would!" "Don't open the door, you idiot!"

"Well how are you going to get your clothes then?" Natsu questioned.

"J-J-Just leave them by the door and head to the kitchen!" Lucy stuttered out. After his footsteps had receded back to the kitchen, Lucy quickly cracked open the door, grabbed the clothes, and slammed it shut again. With her heart racing, Lucy breathed deeply and tried to calm down. "He is such a moron!" Looking at the outfit Natsu had picked out, she found her red spaghetti strap tank top, and faded denim skirt. She blushed as she found the undergarments, and was glad that they were both modest pieces. She smiled as she found a red bow that matched the shirt, knowing he had remembered that she enjoyed wearing a bow in her hair if she could find one to match.

After slipping on the clothes, Lucy pulled a section of her hair to the side and tied it with the bow. Giving herself a quick glance in the mirror, Lucy smiled and walked to the kitchen. Forgetting the presence of her favorite dragon slayer, Lucy began to hum as she made some pancakes and bacon. "You have a great voice Luce." The sound of Natsu's compliment startled her, causing her to almost drop the pan. Her blunder made the blistering hot grease splash over the side of the pan. A few drops landed on her wrist, causing Lucy to wince in pain. Her lips pulled in to a frown, she turned and faced the smiling dragon slayer. However, as she saw his signature grin, she couldn't help but smile too.

I hope you liked the first chapter! Please review and tell me what you think.