Guess whose back! Since you guys seemed to enjoy 'A Summer Fairy Tail' so much I decided to do a sequel, and what could possibly be better than a summer romance story? Why, a winter one that's what. Well, let's get right into it.
Lucy was sipping her hot chocolate while chatting with Erza. Next to her Natsu was watching the snow fall through the window of the coffee shop. On the other side of the table Gray was on his laptop playing a game.
"I can't wait for winter break to start next week." Natsu said.
"You're always anxious for the holidays." Gray said.
"Well duh, no school. Who won't be anxious? The only downside it the homework."
"What are you talking about? You barely do any work in school. Why are you concerned about homework?"
Gray yelled out suddenly and leapt to his feet. Erza and Lucy sighed knowing Natsu had kicked him under the table.
"I do too do my school work. Unless you forgot I beat you in the last exams." Natsu said with a grin.
"You got 63% that's only 2% more than what I got!"
"Still got more." Natsu said smugly, folding his arms. Gray let out a low growl and leapt across the table at Natsu, causing the latter to tumble out his chair. They hit the ground in flailing mess of arms and legs.
"Aren't you going to stop them?" Lucy asked as she and everyone else in the room looked at the two.
"What's the point? They always end up at each others' throat again." Erza with a sigh, "Maybe if I let them go at eachother they'll get tired." Even as she said it she knew it wasn't true. The day Natsu and Gray stopped arguing would be the day the world ended. While Gray was punching Natsu in the neck his laptop started to make a noise.
"Hey Gray, I think you have a message." Erza called to him. He didn't respond or even seem to hear. The noise persisted until Erza pulled the laptop towards her and hit the flashing icon. A window popped up and Laxus' face appeared. A confused look flashed across his face.
"Erza? I thought I called Gray?" He said.
"You did, only he's ocupided at the moment." She turned the laptop so the camera was aimed at Natsu and Gray for a few seconds.
"I should have guessed." Laxus said shaking his head, "Well it doesn't matter, I guess I could just tell you."
"Tell me what?"
"Gramps, bought a chalet in the mountains."
"Really?" Erza asked.
"What possessed him to do that?" Lucy asked sticking her head next to Erza's.
"How should I know? He complains every summer how much trouble we 'shitty children' are," Laxus said making air quotes for the last part, "Then when everyone goes he complains how quite the house is."
"I guess he dislikes the quite more that he dislikes us." Lucy said giggling. Laxus shrugged.
"I don't know what goes on in that old man's mind. The reason I called was to find out if you guys are in for the winter holidays."
"Do you even have to ask?" Lucy said smiling brightly.
"I don't know, I'll have to think about it." Erza said. Both Lucy and Laxus looked at her. A grin broke out on her face. "Finished thinking, of course I'm in. And would it be alright if Jellal came?" A faint blush appeared on her face. Laxus smirked.
"Sure, the more the merrier. What about fire and ice?" Laxus asked.
"Natsu! Gray!" Erza called.
"We're sorry!" They yelled together bowing to the red head.
"Do you have any plans for the winter holidays?" Erza asked.
"Nope." Natsu said while Gray shook his head.
"Well you do now." Lucy said grinning.
"Okay." Natsu said.
"Cool." Gray said.
"They're both in." Erza told Laxus. After a second both boys said at the same time, "Wait, what?" Natsu and Gray pushed their faces in front of the screen.
"Laxus? What are you doing?" Gray asked.
"And what plans do we have?" Natsu asked. Laxus sighed.
"I still have to call everyone else, I can't sit here and explain to you two. Erza and Lucy will explain. I'll see you all next week." The screen went blank and Natsu and Gray turned to the girls.
"Gramps bought a place up in the mountains." Lucy said. The boys broke out into identical grins.
"Yes! Fairy Tail Christmas vacation!" Gray said pumping a fist in the air.
"This day just got a lot better." Natsu said.
"I'll see you guys," Erza said, "I'm gonna call Jellal and I've got shopping to do if we're going up to the mountains next week."
"Oh! I've got an excuse to pick up a new winter wardrobe." Lucy said happily.
"You never needed an excuse to shop before." Natsu said.
"Just come on." She grabbed his hand pulling him after her.
Three hours later Lucy was walking home humming merrily, swing the two bags in her hands. Behind her Natsu was carrying eight bags trying not to trip over anything.
"Why'd you buy so much stuff? We'll only be away for two weeks." Natsu asked.
"That is stuff for two weeks." Lucy replied. Natsu's jaw dropped and he shook his head.
"I'll never get girls." He said. Lucy giggled looking back at him.
"Don't worry, we almost home…and you where the one who offered to carry all the bags,"
"That was before you bought so much,"
"Then just give me some to hold."
"No,"
Lucy sighed, "Natsu Dragoneel, what am I going to do with you?"
They turned into Lucy's front yard and Virgo appeared at the door.
"Welcome home Princess," She said with a curt bow, "and good afternoon to you Master Dragoneel. Do you require assistance with those bags?"
"Thanks Virgo," Natsu said as she took them from him. She also took the ones in Lucy's hands.
"Could you put them in my room?" Lucy asked.
"Of course Princess." Virgo nodded and headed back inside.
"Oh it feels so good to move my arms!" Natsu said swings his arms around. He flopped backwards in the snow waving his arms. Lucy laughed.
"How does my snow angle look Lu?" He asked.
"A little lopsided. The head is a bit too big." She teased.
"Oh really…" Natsu grabbed her ankle and pulled. She let out a shrike as she fell backwards into the snow.
"Idiot," She yelled although she was laughing. Natsu was laughing too.
"What do you think of it now?"
"I think we smashed it," She said indicating to the flatten patch of snow that had been Natsu's snow angel.
"We'll just make another,"
"I have a better idea," Lucy grabbed a handful of snow and threw it right into Natsu's face. The boy gasped and reeled back, stumbling to his feet as he wiped snow out of his eyes and nose. He shook his head sending the snow flying. He locked eyes with Lucy who was grinning up at him playfully.
"It's on now," He ran after her as she shrieked and scrambled to her feet. Natsu scooped up as much snow as he could and threw it at her. She ducked and it hit the fence.
As he bent for more snow Lucy ran towards the side of the house her laugher following her. He let out a growl and charged after her. They reached the backyard where Lucy ducked behind a tree. Natsu slowed down walking as quietly as he could. He slowly walked around the trunk and leapt,
"Ah ha!" He landed in the snow…no Lucy. His head swung from side to side looking for signs of the blonde. He felt a tap on his shoulder, spinning around he got a face full of snow, again. Lucy laughed clutching her sides as he once again wiped snow out of eyes.
"Do you always have to go for the face?" Natsu asked. Lucy was too busy laughing to answer. But her laugher changed into a gasp as Natsu tackled her into the snow.
He wrapped his hands around her waist and pulled her close, laughing as they lay in the snow. After their laughed had died down they lay gasping for breath, both flushed.
"Alright my little dragon, you win." Lucy said with a smile once she had regained the ability to speak. Natsu grinned but didn't say anything. He was still breathing deeply, though not as much as before. He gently brushed back a strand of hair that had come loose in their chase.
"Have I ever told you I loved you?" Natsu asked. Lucy smiled a bit wider,
"Only once or twice…a day since started dating," She said laughing.
"But did I tell you today?"
She shook her head.
"I love you today," He kissed her forehead, "I loved you yesterday," He kissed her nose, "I will love you tomorrow." He kissed her lightly on the lips, letting the embrace linger. When they broke apart Lucy said "And I love you, my little dragon."
They stayed like that until Lucy had to turn away to sneeze.
"We probably should get out the cold," Natsu said getting to his feet pulling Lucy up with him. She brushed some snow out of his hair. They walked into the house thought the back door. As Natsu was helping Lucy out of her coat Virgo appeared again.
"Princess, I put the bags in your room and Miss Levy called for you."
"Laxus probably talked to her already. She was calling to find out if I was going to Fairy Tail for the holidays."
"Fairy Tail, for the winter?"
"Yeah, gramps bought a place up in the mountains," Natsu said grinning.
"I'll call her back in a little bit." Lucy told Virgo. She and Natsu when up to her room where Natsu promptly jumped on her bed.
"Do you have to mess up my bed every time you come over?"
"Your bed is just so comfy," He said hugging one of her pillows. She gave a sigh, half exasperated, half amused. She grinned as an idea popped into her head. She grabbed the edge of the sheet and pulled, making Natsu roll of bed. He landed with a hard thud.
"Ouch! Lucy!" His head appeared over the side of the bed, rubbing his scalp. "You could have caused brain damage, you know."
"With your thick skull? I doubt it,"
"You are really mean girlfriend," He teased.
"Says the guy who just tackled me into the snow." She retorted.
Natsu stood and walked closer to her, "Hey, the snow was a softer landing than being pushed out of bed,"
"Maybe next time you won't jump on bed messing it up."
"What's the difference, it has to get messy at some point anyway." He placed on her waist pulling her to him.
"Well I happen to like going to sleep on a nice made up bed," She placed her hands around his neck.
"Alright, so I'll just make your bed after I'm done lying on it from now on." He gave her his best mischievous grin.
"See, this why I love us, we always find a compromise," She stood on her tiptoes.
Someone cleared their throat behind them. They turned around and saw Lucy's father standing in the doorway. Natsu's hands dropped from Lucy's waist but the girl made no move to pull away from Natsu.
"Still dating him, are you?" Her father said gruffly.
Natsu tensed against Lucy. Unseen to her father she moved her hand down his back, rubbing small circles against his spine letting him know it was okay. To her father she said, "Yes I am. Do you want something?"
"I'm going to company party, I was going to ask if you wanted to come along."
"Can Natsu come?" She asked in a steady voice. Her father didn't answer but his eyebrow twitched.
"If Natsu can't come then I'm not interested, seeing as the last time I went with to a company party you tried to set me up with the sons of one of your rich friends…again."
He didn't say anything so Lucy continued, "If that's all father you'd probably want to leave or you might be late," He opened his mouth to say something but she cut him off, "Oh and Fairy Tail has a chalet in the mountains so I'll be saying there these holidays."
"What? Lucy you can't just decided things like that without asking me."
"And you can't decided who I date, so bye dad." She walked forward and closed her door. She heard his footsteps retreat away from the door. She sighed and turned back to Natsu.
"Natsu, I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault, I really wish you'd let me have a talk with him." He said looking at the closed door a fierce look in his eyes.
"It's not even worth your time, he's just mad he can't set me up with his business partners' sons anymore to seal his business deals anymore,"
"That's what I want to talk to him about, he can't just use you like that. It was because of him you were with that creep Sage."
"Natsu, look at me and take a deep breath."
He did as she said, "It doesn't matter anymore. He won't bother us, he can't make a descent argument against you. And so what if he wants to set me up with every trust fund heir in fifty miles. I don't care about any of them."
"Yeah alright…" Natsu said but he still looked mad. He sat on the edge of her bed. Lucy went over to him and wrapped her hands around him from behind.
"Don't let him ruin your evening." She said kissing him on the cheek. Natsu didn't reply. She poked him in the stomach. "Just think, in a week we'll be with Fairy Tail." This made a smile appear on his face. "There's my Natsu."
He placed his hands over hers. "Thanks Luce," He brought her hand up to his lips kissing the back of her hand. She shook her head,
"I should be thanking you. You're always looking out for me."
"That's what friends are for."
So that was the first chapter, and there's still more to come. In the upcoming chapters we'll be going to the new Fairy Tail chalet, of course everyone will be coming back. We'll see everyone's been since summer (and everyone that doesn't include Sage, nope, no Sage in this story. For the conflict I have something a bit more Fairy Tail centric in mind, but that comes later). And we'll spend Christmas and New Years with our favorite guild.
Nardragon~until the next page.
