The wind around Lucy pulled at her hair and clothes and tossed them about as she tried to unlock her front door to get into the warm embrace of the fireplace. When the barrier finally swung open, she took a step in and sighed. She closed the door behind her and placed down the bags she had, then plopped down into the chair beside the roaring fire. After her nose had defrosted from her earlier adventure, she stood to put away the items in the bags.
Walking into the kitchen, she placed the plastic masses onto the counter and turned to place the vegetables into the refrigerator where they belonged. She crumpled the bag that she had just emptied and tossed it into the trash bin across the room. Next, she grabbed the bottles of cough syrup and NyQuil to place them in the bathroom cabinet. As she walked, she stumbled over her little girl's favorite teddy bear. She stared down in confusion. Nashi never went anywhere without her bear. It had been the first gift she ever received from her father, Natsu. Which now that she thought about it, her house was much to quiet to have those two inside. Curiosity and a slight bit of panic grew in her bones. Where was the two childish beings at?
Firstly, she checked the living room she was just in but they were no where to be seen. She ran to Nashi's room, hoping she was in there just napping but the little pink haired angel wasn't in there either. The panic in the pit of her stomach was growing with each room that she checked without finding her family. When she came to her room she shared with the pink haired male, a sigh of relief escaped her worried lips.
In the large bed, the two was sleeping. Nashi sweetly curled into the side of her father, with his arm wrapped around the small form. Natsu's soft spiky hair was mixed with his daughter's long, sweeping curls. The features on their faces read the same, calm and vulnerable for once, both sleeping with their mouths slightly open. Lucy's heart bubbled at the sight of her two favorite people and spread, filling her with a warm, fuzzy feeling. She watched as the figures steered at the sudden sound of the door pushing open and tiptoed quietly out of the room.
The blonde stood in her living room, deep in thought. Since it was silent for once around the house, she decided to grab the time reading while she had a chance. Settling down by the fire, she placed a worn book on her lap and cracked it open to the chapter she had been reading. Just as soon as she got into the book and the characters were playing in her mind, a whine interrupted the world in her mind.
" Mommy, I'm hungry." Nashi cutely yawned from her nap, standing in front of her mother.
" Alright, lets go feed the little belly." Lucy smiled. She took the child's hand and walked her to the kitchen.
" Is daddy awake?" Lucy questioned.
" No, should I wake him up?" The little girl squealed.
" Yea. Go wake daddy!" Lucy encouraged and chuckled when the tiny girl bounced, shouted at Natsu to wake up.