Disclaimer: Fairy Tail and its characters all belong to the Speedster Hiro Mashima. Even if he trolls his characters and fans, we still love him. This story is purely a fan's imagination gone wild.
The night after the fight with Future Rogue passed in the usual Fairy Tail fashion. Master Makarov rented a pub to themselves to celebrate. It was a double-celebration of surviving the fight and their overdue victory party of the Grand Magic Games.
Alcohol and food abounded the place. Their guild mates wasted no time in merry-making. The oldies were grouped together, drinking amongst themselves while the younger ones attacked the food.
Meanwhile, some people were grouped in pairs. Gajeel and Levy were seated together, with Levy busy writing in her journal. Lucy noted Gajeel's hand that was draped over Levy's shoulder. Juvia is all over Gray, as usual. Surprisingly, Gray does not mind it. Lucy also accidentally saw Elfman and Evergreen kissing in a secluded corner of the room. She was instantly reminded that Natsu has yet to let go of her hand.
"Natsu, you can let go of my hand now." She told him. Actually, she did not want to let go of him yet but she does not want anyone misinterpreting it. Natsu reluctantly let go.
"I'll go over to Charle and Lily." Happy informed them. "You may continue whatever I interrupted a while ago." He said in a teasing tone and immediate flew away from Lucy's incoming smack.
"You stupid cat!"
"Maybe we should continue where we left off."
All thoughts of cat violence Lucy had screeched to a halt when he heard Natsu. "What?"
"Did I just say that out loud?" Natsu asked. His face turned to a shade brighter that his hair. "I, I need to go!" He immediately shot out of the pub.
"Natsu, wait!" Lucy called, but he did not stop. He was out in seconds.
Natsu's POV:
"What did I just say to Lucy?" Natsu chided himself. He pounded his head to the wall. He did not know how he got there, but he was currently at an alley near the pub. "Stupid. Stupid. Stupid!" He crouched down in frustration. "How the hell am I supposed to tell her?"
He remembered that he got mad at Sabertooth's Minerva for injuring Lucy during the Grand Magic Games. He was also worried to death when Lucy was arrested by the Royal Army. Happy commented on his over-the-top reactions, but he just dismissed it. That time, he thought it was only natural because she was his nakama, one of his best friends.
It was after witnessing Future Lucy's death that he realized his feelings. Seeing Lucy die like that felt like having half of his heart ripped off from his chest. Witnessing Lucy cry over her future self's death felt having the other half of his heart squeezed to a pulp. He'll never allow that to happen again.
That was when he formed his resolve. He would defeat Future Rogue and find a way to avoid the future where Lucy is alone from happening. Also, he realized that he needed to tell Lucy soon about his newfound feelings. Witnessing death was like a shot into his head. Life is too short to just deny or hide his feelings. He needed to be assertive. He will tell her the first chance he gets.
"Yeah, right. First chance I get and I ran out like a chicken." He pounded his head again.
Seeing her flying naked towards him was too unexpected. He was concentrated on fighting Rogue that it totally shocked him. His feet froze in their place and left him immobile. They were flung together inside the bell. It was dizzying for two reasons: Motion-sickness and Lucy. His senses were overwhelmed with Lucy's softness and scent. Their compromising positions inside the bell made him almost forget about his motion-sickness.
When they finally stopped spinning, he joked about flying naked people. It was the only way he can think of to avoid awkwardness. But when Lucy told him to stop looking at her, he misunderstood her. His mind short-circuited and acted fully on instinct. Next thing he knew, he felt the softness of her twin peaks in his hands. He noted the split-second moan he heard from her before he was punched. He had to claim innocence when Happy came because of embarrassment. He did not know he had it in him to be the groping-type. He had to admit it felt really good touching Lucy.
He once heard from the girls in the guild that Lucy liked assertive men. Groping can count as assertive, right? And to properly finish his "assertiveness", he decided to drop a hint by making that promise.
Ultimately, he was able to defeat Future Rogue and destroyed the accursed gate. He knew he was able to change Lucy's future. All his bruises and wounds from the fight are worth it if it meant Lucy's happiness. When Lucy embraced him after the fight, he felt happiness like no other. Her warmth and unique scent were a welcome rush to his senses. Those feelings pushed him to try to kiss her.
As much as he loved Happy, he wanted to hit the Exceed when their kiss was interrupted. He felt numb and frustrated from being stopped midway. He sensed that Lucy wanted it too. He just contented himself with holding hands with her while they walk to the pub. When she asked him to let go of her hand, it took a huge will to let go. So when Happy hinted that they could continue where they left off, he unknowingly said what he had in mind out loud.
"I bet Lucy thinks I'm really a big pervert right now." He grumbled.
"Yeah, you're a really big pervert."
Natsu turned around to see Lucy nodding at him. She wore a bright smile he had not seen in days.
"Lucy, Iā"
"I also think we should continue where we left off." She said, looking down. Her cheeks were flushed again while she fidgeted with her fingers.
"Really?" he asked, dumbfounded.
She looked up and nodded at him. Even her ears are now pink as his hair. She shuffled closer to him while he was frozen in place. She's only a few centimeters from him now. Lucy's scent assaulted his nose once again. He inhaled sharply and tried to swallow the lump forming in his throat.
"Lucy." he whispered. "You're driving me crazy."
Right now, his heart is restlessly pounding in his ears, his eyes and nose a thousand times sharper than normal. Everything about Lucy in front of him is overloading his senses.
He touched her cheek hesitantly. She inhaled sharply and her eyes fluttered close. "Natsu." she whimpered. When she opened her eyes again, he saw passion and want in them.
Her breaths were coming short and he could feel her skin get hotter. His hand slipped down to her neck while his thumb skimmed her chin. He was hovering close to her lips and he felt her shiver. He tilted her head and in an instant, Natsu closed the gap between them. His lips touched hers, a bit hesitantly. Then Lucy held on to his shoulder for support. His other hand wrapped around her waist. He held her tighter, deepening their kiss. He let out a growl of satisfaction. Her hands were now on his nape, tugging on his hair. Her actions sent shivers down his spine. It encouraged him to do more.
He started to move his lips with hers, sucking on her lower lip. Her hands tugged his hair harder, her nails scratching his scalp. He then surprised her by licking her lower lip. Her lips parted slightly and he took the opportunity to explore inside her mouth. He ran his tongue on her teeth and on the roof of her mouth. She let out a soft moan on his mouth. He touched the tip of her tongue, beckoning her to do the same. It was his turn to moan when she traced her tongue with his.
Natsu felt hot inside and was starting to get dizzy for lack of air. He reluctantly parted with Lucy's lips, panting heavily. Lucy was inhaling sharply too. It was their eyes that remained locked with each other. There was fire in her eyes, passion and lust clouding them. He was sure that his eyes were like that too. He needed more of her. He has to tell her now.
"Lucy, I ā" he started to say.
"Lucy?" called a voice from the pub's direction.
Natsu groaned. "Damn! Interrupted again!" he complained to himself. He saw that Lucy was peeved at the voice too. She removed her hands from his nape while he unwillingly let go of her.
"Yes?" she called back. They recognized Erza's voice now.
"Where are you? Everybody is looking for you. Do you know where Natsu is?" Erza asked. She was coming near.
"He's with me." Lucy answered. Erza is now in front of them.
"There you are. Let's go inside. You're missing out on the fun." She said.
"Not as much as we're having right now, thank you very much." He thought.
"We're coming." Natsu said instead. He held out his hand to Lucy again. She eagerly accepted his hand.
Erza turned around, starting to walk back to the party. Lucy tugged his hand to get closer.
"Let's continue in my apartment after this party." She whispered to his ear. She winked at him while her lips curved to a smirk.
It took a lot of self-control to stop him from kissing her again. "Okay." He grinned at her, winking at the same time. It's gonna be a long party.
Author's Notes: Whew! Writing in Natsu's POV is really challenging. I hope I did not make him OOC. I apologize for those who were not satisfied with the amount of sexiness in this chapter even if I just changed the rating. I promise, I'll try my best in writing what happens in Lucy's apartment next chapter.
Did you guess what my head cannon was? Write a review and tell me! Thank you very much for reading!
Edit: A day after posting this, I realized that all fanfictions are actually head cannons of some sort. *smacks self* LOL.
