Rule Number 1
"But I don't get why I have to do it; why not Erza or Gray, or even Master?!" Natsu complained, leaning back in his stool against the bar countertop to stare at the ceiling. Lucy sat in the stool beside him, within close proximity to the Dragon Slayer, knowing full well that if she sat too far away, he'd just end up dragging her closer. She giggled lightly into her hand before reaching out and running a hand through his hair comfortingly.
"Because Erza and Gray went out on a mission, remember? And, well, Master's the one that gave you the order. Besides, we don't want him scaring off any of the girls with his … behavior." Lucy said, her smile growing slightly when the pink haired boy leaned into her touch, his eyes closing as he basked in her comforting gesture.
"But the rookies are so … annoying … nowadays." Natsu mumbled, shifting so he was leaning against his blonde haired partner and mate. Lucy had to refrain from laughing aloud when what sounded like a purr emitted from the boy.
"Would you like me to step in for you?" she offered, removing her hands from his hair—which he responded to with a disappointed pout, eyes still closed as he nudged his head against her shoulder, trying to get her to pet him again.
"No way, remember last time?" Natsu said, opening his narrowed eyes to stare into her chocolaty brown orbs. "That guy pretty much assaulted you." He stated accusingly while poking her in the cheek with his finger.
"He didn't see the mug lying on the ground, tripped over it and fell on me. It was an accident. How many times have I explained this to you?" She grumbled in agitation as she pulled her shoulder out from underneath Natsu's head, letting it fall smack onto the counter.
Natsu just pouted up at the beautiful celestial mage. Sure, that might have seemed like what happened, but Natsu saw right through the little bastards act. But of course, innocent little Lucy didn't pick up on the fact that the rookie—who was now prominently terrified of the color pink—had smirked the entire time he eyed the mug and as he pressed his pointed nose between Lucy's luscious breasts. Everybody in the guild had seen through it, except for the victim of the crime itself. The boy had been booted out of the guild in a matter of seconds after that by the Master. No one sexually assaulted one of his daughters and got away with it—except for himself that is.
Getting into Fairy Tail was not an easy task anymore. It was easy to get a chance, but if you showed even the slightest of misbehavior, you were out without a second thought. There had been a total of six dark guild members that had tried to weasel their way into their beloved nakama, but had failed, fortunately. So in other words, security was tight. Thanks to a newer guild member, it was easy to pick out the bad apples from the genuinely good apples—but that was for later.
"They'll be here soon, if you don't want to do it, I can." She offered again with a sigh.
Natsu seemed to contemplate this for a few seconds, leaning his chin into his hand while closing his eyes. Well, if he did it, there could be advantages to it … and plus, there wouldn't be the risk of his beloved mate getting assaulted again.
"Nah, I'll do it." He said with a sigh, turning in his chair to face Lucy with a smile. She gave a somewhat startled look at his submission, but then returned his smile. She leaned forward to peck the dragon on the lips briefly before standing and stretching her arms above her head.
They had been together for quite some time now, nearing on almost a year and a half, but not much had really changed between them. Sure, they kissed, hugged and cuddled a lot more than before, but that was saved more for when they were alone. They were best friends above everything else, but that didn't stop Natsu from completely demolishing anyone that looked at her with even a hint of lust—something he would argue any best friend would do.
The doors of the guild opened with a bell, a few people looking up to see the group of boys that had walked in; the rookies. Apparently Natsu had had the right idea of taking the job, because a few of them looked rather lecherous. He too stood to his feet, tossing an arm around Lucy's shoulder in a sideways hug before walking past her towards the group.
"So, you guys are our new recruits, eh?" he asked as he approached, putting on the most disarming smile he could. "I'm Natsu, I've been assigned showing you guys our guild." He pointed to himself in the chest with his thumb with pride before gesturing to the large room behind him.
The group looked around in awe, or at least a few of them did, the others he knew weren't particularly listening to him, since their eyes seemed to be drawn to the many females scattered around at the tables. He glanced over his shoulder to see if Lucy was in any of their gazes, finding her seated yet again at the bar, chatting animatedly with Mira and Levy.
"Okay, there's a few things you need to know about Fairy Tail before I show you around." He said, clapping his hands together to draw their attention back to him. "First thing you need to know, that," he pointed at Lucy with a pointed look at the group, "is mine. Off limits. If you remember that, you shouldn't have much trouble … with me anyways." He said with a chuckle, crossing his arms. "But, if you even think about touching her …" he said in a hushed, venomous tone. The carefree aura about him disappearing instantly and was replaced with one that could rival a pissed off Erza. "Let's not get into detail. I'm sure you can find someone that will share the facts."
And gone was the evil smirk and auras, and back was the smile and charms.
"Second, there are a few people you'll want to avoid pissing off …"
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"Well, I don't think we have to worry about Master assigning you as the rookie tour guide anymore." Lucy said through her teeth as she dragged Natsu to the guild's bar by the ear. She had been working on her temper and didn't plan on losing it right then, but Natsu was really pushing her limits.
"Those little bastards deserved every punch and burn they got! Owwwwwwie…" Natsu grumbled, pushing his head into Lucy's hand so the pressure on his ear would cease. She yanked him to a stool and forced him into an awkward sitting style. "Now stay. Right. There." She said, putting a fist on her hip and holding one finger to his face, pressing his nose into his face. "Mira, please make sure he doesn't move."
"H-hey! Where are you going?!" he squawked out when she turned on her heel and began to walk away.
"To apologize for you." She said without turning to look at him, making her way to the pile of out cold boys that no one deemed important enough to do anything about.
"But—" he began to get up from his seat, when she turned around and gave him a ferocious scowl, he dropped himself back down onto the chair. He watched with alert cautiousness as his blonde celestial mage made her way to the pile of boys again, biting his tongue when they all seemed to perk up at the sight of her.
"Hey, guys. I'm really sorry about my boyfriend—"
"Mate!"
"—and I wanna make it up to you guys. Can I get you anything to help with … you're injuries?" She offered awkwardly when she caught a few of them staring down the front of her shirt when she bent down to their level.
They seemed to share a few looks with one another before nodding.
"Could you kiss them?" a red haired boy asked, putting on an innocent pout and puppy dog eyes. Lucy faltered slightly, jumping back a bit at the request. It didn't take much looking for her to see that the request was anything but innocent, with the way some of them were trying to hide their devious smirks. She could hear Natsu throwing a gargantuan fit behind her as Mira held him back with only one hand.
"Why you little brats! What did I tell you—"
Slam!
Now, Natsu was no longer freaking out. A smile spread across his face as he watched with amusement as Lucy slammed her fist down on top of each of the boys' heads. He leaned back in his stool and gave a lazy smirk to Mira, who was trying to suppress her giggles.
"Get our usuals?"
Mira didn't reply with words, merely giving a tiny giggle and a nod before going off to get their drinks ready. When Natsu looked back up, he saw Lucy making her way towards him, putting her Cancer key back on the ring. Curious, the pink haired dragon slayer glanced around his approaching mate to see that every single one of the boys in the group was completely bald, and judging by the smoke rising from them, he assumed that she sicked Loki on them, too.
"You know what? I think our Nakama doesn't need to grow anymore." Lucy groaned as she took the seat next to Natsu, her head slumping down onto the marble counter. She waited to hear Natsu's agreement, or even a chuckle at her ignorance when someone's being perverted. Instead, she was met with silence and the shivers of his intense gaze—which she didn't need to see to know was on her. She glanced up to see that she was correct, his deep onyx eyes were staring intently at the side of her head. But it was more like he was thinking intently, not really looking at her.
"I have to disagree." He finally said with a thoughtful expression, leaning back against his stool again to look at the ceiling.
"What? Really? But you were just complaining about the rookies being annoying." She said exasperated, leaning her elbow against the counter and resting her cheek in her palm.
"I didn't mean other random strangers. I meant making our own." He said the last part with a gentle smile, turning to look at her with a half-lidded gaze. Lucy could feel the blush spread from her face, down her neck to her shoulders, glowing brightly with a shade that would resemble Erza's hair. She wanted to call him out about teasing her with stuff like that, but then she met his eyes and saw sincerity glimmering in their depth.
"A-are you serious?" she mumbled, shifting back and forth on her legs, lifting her eyes to occasionally meet his eyes briefly.
"Yup." Lucy stiffened when she felt his breath on her ear, having not noticed that he had leaned towards her now, up in her personal space (something he says does not exist involving him, but with other males holds a distance between five feet to six miles; depending on their attractiveness, lecherousness or how friendly they are).
"N-Natsu, I d-don't know… we're still so young and all …"
"What? You wanna be all old and wrinkly when the kids are all balls of energy? Besides, you're stuck with me for the rest of your life, remember? Making babies was part of the whole 'mate' deal, I was telling you about." Natsu said with a somewhat smug smirk, but there was an encouraging gentleness in his eyes that kind of contradicted his smirk.
"You never said that!"
"Pretty sure I did, but you were sorta, maybe a little, kinda, somewhat, may or may not have been asleep at the time. But it's a part of the package, so I'm expecting a bunch of little dragons sometime in the future."
Lucy had to avert her eyes to hide her blush. Natsu really hadn't been this forward with what he wanted from her when they were still 'just friends', but ever since she agreed to be his mate, since girlfriend didn't really seemed to 'fit her position' as he would say, he had been more … open about what he wanted. And it was hard to adjust from the innocent minded boy that didn't understand the word seduction to this somewhat demanding-of-affection man.
"Well, I guess, of course, I want to, but—" she was about to continue, but was cut short when Natsu suddenly grabbed her by the waist and held her up in the air over his head, doing some strange gallivanting skip to the doors.
"Well, then, let's get started!" he said with a laugh.
"I didn't meant now!" she cried out, her blush growing a darker shade yet again as the guild began to laugh and cheer on the couple. She eventually gave up after smacking her fists against his back a few times, slumping down as if her bones had suddenly disappeared. "This idiot…"
A.N. Just a quick idea that sprouted from a sentence I read somewhere *shrug*. Ended a little differently than I expected, but, ya know.
