(A/N) Well everyone, I've been working on it all day and I have two extra chapters ready to be posted! I hope you enjoy them!
-Across Town-
"Oh come on! Why aren't they here yet?" Lucy whined, worried that maybe they decided not to go.
"Calm down Lucy, you know Natsu would never turn down the chance to fight," Erza sighed, taking her sword and using it to cut herself another slice of cake. "Want a piece Wendy?"
"No thank you Erza, I'm not very hungry." Wendy squeaked out.
The armored mage was dressed in her normal traveling clothes: Her armored breastplate with the Fairy Tail insignia stamped on the left side, a cart full of suitcases, and a sword clutched in her hand. The young dragon slayer, on the other hand, was dressed in her usual yellow sundress with her hair in pigtails. She still wasn't experienced enough to go on jobs herself so she liked to tag along with Team Natsu once in a while.
"Hey Wendy, why isn't Carla with you?" Lucy asked, trying to distract herself from Natsu. Ever since earlier that day at the job board, her head had been filled with thoughts that were getting tiresome to sort out.
"I guess Gajeel and Pantherlily had a really important job, and they needed her in case they had to fly extra people. Something about hostages maybe or something."
"Oh I see." Lucy mumbled. She tried to keep the conversation going but she just couldn't. She kept getting distracted. 'This morning, when we were looking at the board and he helped me up, that feeling I got when he grabbed my hand. It was so warm. Not the normal warmth from his body heat. The warmth I feel whenever Natsu was protecting me from an enemy. The feeling I get when he comforts me when I'm hurt. That feeling where it's like I'm the only one that matters to him. Could I, could I be in love with Natsu?' She blushed lightly; glad she was turned away from the others so they wouldn't see her. She had always wondered about Natsu, but then she always saw him as her best friend. Yet after how she felt just holding his hand today…
'No, I'm just being silly. Natsu and I are best friends. That's all, nothing more and nothing less. I just have to hold myself together. But what if he suspects something now? After that long hand hold in the guild, anyone would expect something was up. Well, this is Natsu we're talking about. If I just act the way I normally do around him, everything should be just fine'
"Oooooiiii Lucyyyyyyy," called out a familiar voice. One that made her cheeks flush and goose bumps break out on her skin.
She watched as Natsu and Happy ran toward her, then her jaw dropped as she saw him skid to a stop when he saw Erza and Wendy. "Wha-, wha-, what are they doing here?!" Natsu exclaimed!
"Well, Wendy wanted to come for some experience. And when Erza heard that there was going to be a monster to fight she just had to join in."
"But I don't want her-"
"Do you have a problem with me being here Natsu?" Erza glared at Natsu, her head growing to chibi size as he shrunk back from her.
"N-, n-, no Erza. No problems at all. Glad to have you."
"Good. Now let's get going. The train is about to leave.
And so, Erza, Wendy, Happy, Lucy, and Natsu all boarded the train headed towards Saki Town, the location of the keys job. Then they would be headed off towards the snowy mountain town of Sunōfurēku, the home of the monster. Little did they know, they would find much more than just a monster there, both good and bad.
-On the Train-
"So I have a question," Erza asked after everyone had settled in. "Whose idea was it to take a job searching for some guy's keys when there were so many better options? For instance I saw a job about helping out in a bake shop making cakes!" And with that Erza's face lit up in excitement and joy thinking of all the delicious cakes she could make.
"Uhm…it was my idea. I thought it would be a quick and easy job. Plus I wasn't expecting you and Wendy to come along. Sorry if you're going to be bored the whole time." Lucy pouted slightly. She knew that she wasn't the strongest fighter in the group, so she felt bad whenever they wanted to go on more exciting jobs (except in Erza's case where all she wants is to bake cakes) but she was too scared to go. But in the end she always went along, for the same reason…
"UGHHHHHH…" Natsu moaned in the seat next to her. 'Speak of the reason' Lucy thought to herself. Whenever Natsu wanted to go on a fighting job, she was always scared. But she would see the excitement and the fire in his eyes. And she always gave in because she loved seeing that excitement. 'Whenever Natsu does something, he puts his all into it. He is so stubborn and won't give up. But that's what is so amazing about him' Lucy thought to herself.
"UHHHHH make it stop!" Natsu groaned in pain. It was then that Lucy realized she was staring at him blushing softly. "Lu-, Lu-, Lucy…can you put a bag under my head or something please?" Natsu begged.
Lucy reached down and went to grab Natsu's bag, but then Happy pulled it away. "No! He can't have my fish bag!" Happy hissed.
So she went to grab her bag and started to slide it under Natsu's head. "OWWWW!" Natsu yelled, jumping slightly then clutching his stomach regretting the sudden movement. Lucy looked and realized all the buckles and pockets were getting stuck in Natsu's hair and pulling on it.
"Lucy…can I just rest my head on your leg? Please? Just this one time?" Natsu asked on the verge of begging. 'Oh wow, he looks worse than he usually does. Maybe it's because we've been on the train longer than usual.' She softly lifted Natsu's head, amazed at how soft his hair was despite its spiky style, and laid it down softly on her leg. He started to curl up and she felt his unnatural body heat radiating off him, cooling down a bit every time he whimpered in pain and then heating back up.
After watching him a bit, Lucy reached down and began to rub Natsu's stomach, feeling his toned muscles and his warm skin against her hand. Natsu grabbed her hand and at first she thought he was mad. But then, he looked her in the eyes and said, "Please don't stop Lucy. That feels, ugh, so much, better."
Looking back in his onyx eyes, she saw someone so vulnerable. A side of Natsu she hardly ever saw. She nodded at him, blushing slightly, and softly continued to rub his stomach. She watched as Natsu's eyes began to slowly close and he finally fell asleep, the whole time she was still rubbing his stomach. Feeling the warmth of his dragon blooded skin. The hard toned muscle of his abs. 'Good thing I hadn't planned on stopping anyways' She thought to herself.
-Later in Saké City-
When they finally arrived in Saké city it was already late at night. After searching around for what felt like hours, they found a hotel that rents rooms to mages. However, there was one slight issue:
"YOU ONLY HAVE TWO ROOMS?!" Lucy yelled at the manager.
"Well, uh, yes ma'am. Right now it is tourist season so I'm honestly surprised that there are any rooms left." The manager replied nervously.
Lucy turned to the rest, "So uhm, I guess the question is, who's sharing a room?"
Happy quickly spoke up, "Maybe you and Natsu should share a room Lucy. He sleeps in your room most of the time anyways!"
"Happy! Shut it!" Lucy hissed at the cat.
Wendy squeaked out, "Well, Erza and I usually share a room back at Fairy Hills. So I think we should stay together since we are used to it."
Lucy flushed nervously at the thought of her and Natsu sharing a room. Not out of embarrassment, after all, everyone already knew that Natsu liked to break into her house and sleep there. Not that she ever locked the window anyways, just in case. She flushed because she was scared. Scared that she might say or do something around Natsu that might let him in on how she was starting to feel about him. When they were at home, she was always asleep by the time he snuck in. But now, here, she was getting nervous about falling asleep in the same room. Possibly even the same bed.
"Hey, Earth to Lucy! You awake over there?" Natsu asked, poking Lucy in the arm.
Lucy snapped back to reality and shook her head, "Huh? Sorry, I guess I got lost in thought."
"Well come on! Let's get to our rooms already! Then we can go eat!"
With that everyone cheered and headed off. Lucy passed Erza and Wendy the key to their room as they headed to theirs. Lucy put the key in the door and as she walked through the doorway, her jaw hit the floor.
Natsu walked in next to Lucy and looked around. There was a neon pink, heart shaped bed with a purple blanket and pink and purple pillows all over it. In the corner was a hot tub built just big enough for two people, 'Hmmm I wonder which one is warmer. Natsu's body heat or the water?' Lucy thought internally. There was a loveseat in the corner right next to a viewing lacrima that had a pile of romance and romantic comedy movies. And to top it all off, the walls were purple with pink hearts on what seemed like every square inch.
"Eww," Natsu sneered. "What's up with all the pink in here?"
Lucy stared at him in shock. "Do you really not understand Natsu? The heart shaped bed? The small hot tub? The romantic movies?"
Natsu's grin held for a moment, but slowly started to slip away as understanding dawned on him. The room that the two of them had just booked, was the Honeymoon Suite.
(A/N) Thank you for reading! One more chapter today will be posted and then I'll see what I can do about releasing the fourth! I hope you all enjoyed it! Please review or PM me with any questions or suggestions you may have!