Hello, people! Nightlingbolt here! Welcome to my newest offering, Figuring It Out!
I know, I know, you guys are expecting DFTRM. Well, the thing is, I only just started on Chapter Five around Memorial Day, and I was in kind of a funk at that time. Honestly, I still am, since I recently experienced an incident that I feel has roots in my school years, and I was taking a bit of time to reflect on that, meaning not much writing done. I mean, I gave you guys Vehicle and Fiance (the latter I seriously regret writing), but that's about it.
But enough beating around the bush. I'm admittedly using this story to buy time to write more DFTRM, but at the same time, I hope to continue this as well. I don't really plan on continuing Vehicle, since all I have in mind for that is Dragion/Knightwalker courtship. I mean, I do have at least a couple chapters planned, but it's not really a priority, and I wouldn't really enjoy writing it further than that anyway, since again, Edolas is my least favorite arc in Fairy Tail. And I'll just start the story before I ramble on about all the projects I need to finish.
I do not own Fairy Tail or its characters, Hiro Mashima does.
Lucy Heartfilia was having a perfect night. She had completed a mission by herself, she could pay her rent for the next two months, and to top it all off, her boyfriend had been waiting at the station with an invitation to dinner. Said boyfriend was currently lying in bed with her.
Two months had passed since the conclusion of the Grand Magic Games and the thwarting of Arcadios's Eclipse plan. During that time, Lucy had rediscovered a young boy whose life she had unknowingly changed, now a top member of the Sabertooth guild by the name of Sting Eucliffe.
Being from different guilds was a challenge for her and Sting, but they had managed to cope in the short time they were together. About once a week, Sting would find some mission in or close to Magnolia, complete it without incident, and spend a few days with Lucy before returning to Sabertooth.
While visiting, Sting was free to go anywhere as long as he stayed away from Fairy Tail. Lucy knew just how protective her guildmates could be, especially Natsu and Erza, and she didn't want Sting getting in any unnecessary fights. Sting didn't like not showing off his strength, especially as far as his idol was concerned, but he figured Lucy wanted them to date a little longer before she was comfortable enough telling her nakama, a concept which, even after Natsu defeated him, he didn't really understand. But that was where Lucy came in.
Lucy woke up to Sting nuzzling her neck. "Sting... you're still awake?" she asked lazily.
"I tried going to sleep," said Sting. "But your scent is keeping me up." With that, he kissed the nape of her neck.
"Ooooh... Sting," cooed Lucy.
Encouraged by his Treasure's reaction, Sting started to use his tongue, causing Lucy to gasp in surprise, and eventually, pleasure. He used this distraction to massage Lucy's breast. That in itself earned him a moan.
Lucy let herself fall into the sensations. She trusted Sting not to force her into anything she wasn't ready for, and to stop if she felt he was going too far. Still, Lucy encouraged him to push the envelope time and again.
A hand slipped under her nightgown onto her stomach. Lucy purred as Sting's sharp nails scratched her tummy teasingly as Lucy silently begged for more.
Suddenly, the bedroom door flew open, and Natsu stormed in, loudly saying, "Lucy, you gotta help me with something!"
Lucy screamed, jerking away from Sting before Natsu could comprehend what was going on. "Natsu, can't you see I'm with someone?" she yelled.
Natsu glared at the bed, and Lucy covered her mouth, realizing exactly what she had said. Needless to say, he was not pleased to see the White Dragon of Sabertooth.
"Hey, Natsu-san," said Sting casually.
"What did you do to her, asshole?" demanded Natsu angrily, his flaming fist lighting the room.
"Nothing!" said Sting. "She doesn't even let me near it!"
"WHAT?" Lucy shrieked in shock and disgust.
"Well, he asked what I did to your asshole, so I was just being honest," replied Sting with a smirk.
"I'm pretty sure there was a comma in there somewhere, shithead!" roared Natsu.
"Yeah, Sting! You know there was a comma between 'her' and 'asshole!'" scolded Lucy harshly.
"I know," said Sting. "I just thought it was funny."
"You-!"
Lucy grabbed her Flueve d'etoiles and whipped Natsu, then Sting, swiftly and painfully. She smirked at the sharp cries of pain she drew out of them. "Now shut up, both of you!" she said dangerously.
"Aye," groaned Natsu.
"Yes, ma'am," said Sting, wincing from the pain.
"Good," said Lucy. "Now, Natsu, you needed to talk to me about something?" Natsu nodded.
"Sting, go get a glass of water or something," Lucy ordered. "This sounds private."
"Trust me, Treasure. It's very private," said Sting with a smirk as he left the room.
Once Sting was gone, Natsu glared at Lucy. "Treasure?" he said disapprovingly.
"What exactly did Sting mean by that, Natsu?" demanded Lucy, seemingly ignoring her best friend's distrust of her boyfriend.
Natsu sighed. "I had sex," he said. "With Erza."
Lucy's mouth hung open. Natsu? And Erza? Doing... that? How is that even possible?
"You had sex," she repeated.
"Yeah."
"With Erza."
"Yeah."
"When?"
"Tonight."
"Tonight?" Lucy's shock turned to anger. "You mean you left afterwards?"
"Um... yes?" replied Natsu nervously.
"So let me get this straight," demanded Lucy. "You and Erza had sex, and you didn't stay the night."
"Yes," said Natsu. If Erza didn't kill him, Lucy sure as hell would.
"How?" asked Lucy.
Natsu sighed. "Well, we just got back from our training trip, and she invited me up for a shower and a movie," he said.
"Wait, Erza let you into Fairy Hills?" asked Lucy. "I thought men weren't allowed there."
"They are as long as a resident invites them in, and even then they're only restricted to the host's dorm. The rule was mainly implemented to keep the guys from peeping," explained Natsu.
"But if a tenant invites a guy in willingly, that's a different story," Lucy concluded.
"Don't believe me? Ask Master Mavis!" said Natsu. "She made the rule!"
Lucy nodded. "So Erza invited you for a shower and a movie," she said. "Then what?"
"We decided on 'Special Punks,' which she said was the third Lacrima from the left, so I grabbed it, and when she activated it, it turned out to be 'Embers.' I went to stop it, but Erza said it was her favorite movie, so I pretty much said 'screw it' and settled in to watch it."
Lucy knew both those movies. "Special Punks" was your typical action movie, while "Embers" was flat-out romance, complete with a... sex scene! "So then what happened?" she asked, though she could kind of figure it out already.
"Late into the movie, Erza snuggled up to me, saying how the main character reminded her of me," said Natsu. "We kissed, I saw a flash, and next thing I knew, she Requipped into some sexy lingere. We kissed some more, off came the bra, and..."
"Easy, Natsu!" said Lucy suddenly. "I don't need a play-by-play!"
"Sorry," said Natsu. Both mages were blushing heavily.
"Did it hurt?" Lucy asked curiously.
Natsu looked confused. "Why would it hurt? I don't think it's supposed to hurt for the guy," he said.
"Yeah, but... it's Erza," replied Lucy.
"This is true," agreed Natsu.
"So how'd you leave it?" asked Lucy.
"I told her I needed to get home so Happy didn't start to worry," said Natsu. "She seemed to understand, but she still seemed upset with me."
"Well, she just had sex with you, and you didn't even bother to stay over," said Lucy dryly.
"I felt... awkward!" said Natsu. "I mean, I've wanted her ever since the Tower of Heaven, and all I could think about was finding some kind of sign that she wasn't about to kill me!"
"She probably decided she wants to make you suffer before killing you," said Sting from the doorway, two glasses of water in hand. He offered one to Lucy, who took it with a thank you.
"Oi! What about me?" demanded Natsu.
"What about you?" said Sting, causing Natsu to growl.
"So what are you going to do?" asked Lucy. "I mean, you like her, right?
"Yeah," said Natsu.
"What about Erza? Does she like you?"
"She sure seemed to," said Natsu. "I'm gonna ask her tomorrow."
"Oh, no! You're gonna ask her more than that!" said Lucy forcefully.
"What am I gonna ask her?"
"You're gonna ask her out, dumbass!" said Lucy. "You know. On a date?"
"A date?" exclaimed Natsu.
"Of course!" said Lucy. "You obviously like her, and if you want her to like you back, you need to make what you did tonight mean something! Get it?"
"Got it!"
"Doubt it," quipped Sting.
"Stop it, Sting," said Lucy sharply. "And as for you, Natsu, you'd better get your sorry butt home before Erza tracks you here and kills me because she thinks you're seeing me!"
"Aye!" said Natsu hastily. Lucy was scary, especially when fearing Erza's wrath. He opened the window to jump out, but stopped short, remembering something.
"By the way, you still need to explain him," said Natsu, pointing at Sting. With that, he jumped out the window.
With Natsu gone, Sting snaked an arm around Lucy. "So where were we, Treasure?" he asked huskily.
"Going to sleep," said Lucy firmly, slipping out of Sting's embrace. "Natsu's my best friend, but he's very tiring, especially with you provoking him. Good night, Sting." She sunk back into her previous position and shut her eyes, making a note to pester Natsu until he finally settled things with Erza.
Oh my God, I totally overused the word "asked!"
This was kind of awkward for me to write, since even though there will be no outright sex scenes in this story, I am writing about more mature themes than I usually do. Things are made even more awkward by my being a 22-year-old virgin (I refuse to play the abstinence card), so I have no idea how real relationships work. Hell, I think I did all right with ABCs, so here's hoping, huh?
Anyway, I should probably get to work on DFTRM now, so until next time, peace and love from Nightlingbolt.