The Roommate
A NaLu Fan Fiction
Chapter 2
"But your bed is so much comfier!" Natsu whined. At hearing this protest, Lucy instantly turned tomato red. She would never againshare a bed with Natsu Dragneel. Not after that night. Lucy had to look away from the dragon slayer due to embarrassment, and the fact that he had a pout that Lucy thought made him look adorable, made it so much harder for her to reject his request. "No, Natsu! We cannot share a bed! It-it's just weird! We're nakama, not husband and wife." Lucy argued back. Admittedly, she didn't actually hate the idea as much as she led on. It was all just exaggeration to stop Natsu from pulling faces that he knew tugged on her heart strings. She couldn't forget the one night they did share a bed, though.
-FLASHBACK-
She had to be honest; she had never felt so safe and warm by his side. In fact, when waking up, she found herself planted against his warm, tanned chest. Letting out a satisfied sigh, she had never felt so content. But you shouldn't feel this way, Lucy. She told herself. He's your best friend! He can't be the one! He's- he's Natsu! Though she couldn't help but ignore those voices inside of her head. As much as she hated to come to terms with this, being by his side felt pretty good.
However, all too soon, a mage with long red hair and a stern face strolled inside of Lucy's abode. She was wearing her regular blue skirt, with her armour suited on her torso. Lucy never understood why she wore her armour if she was only walking short distances. Surely, it would become uncomfortable, right? This thought was hastily replaced with the fear for her life, as at that point, Erza Knightwalker turned her head to find the celestial mage snuggling up to their nakama, Mr Dragneel. In bed. Together. Snuggling. Erza ex-quipped and before Lucy could even register what outfit she ex-quipped to, the red-headed demon had her sword at Lucy's throat. "Did you mate?" The red head questioned, her eyes warping from her chocolate brown to midnight black. "What?! N-no, Erza! Why would I mate with Nat-" At that point, Erza had pushed the blade closer to Lucy's neck, her eyes only becoming more menacing as the seconds ticked away. "Are you lying to me, Lucy? Tell me the truth, before you unleash the wrath of the true Titania!" Erza raised voice steadily throughout the questioning; only causing Lucy to feel even more insignificant. "Erza! Would I lie to you!? We didn't…" Lucy paused. She really didn't want to have to say this. It was say it, or else off with her head. "We didn't mate." Lucy sighed. Even the thought made her insides churn. Erza sighed. "I'll believe you this one time, Lucy Heartfilia. However, if I see you and Dragneel in bed ever again, I can assure you, the world will lose one blonde celestial mage and one fire dragon slayer. You have been warned." Erza left calmly after ex-quipping into her regular outfit and even closed the door after herself, leaving Lucy to calm down, and wake up the blissfully unaware dragon slayer from his never ending rest.
-END OF FLASHBACK-
She couldn't have that happen again. She wanted to live a happily life, have kids, get married, and grow old with her one true love. She wanted to take care of her spirits and become a stronger mage! She couldn't let Erza wipe her off the planet because of one cute pout by a dragon slayer winning her over! "I'm sorry, Natsu, but we can't. Just take my word for it and sleep on the couch. In fact, if the bed means that much to you, I'll even let you sleep in my bed and I'll sleep on the couch!" I really don't want to lose my life. If only you were awake, Natsu. "No, Lucy. I wouldn't let you sleep on the couch. You're my nakama. I'll believe you when you say we can't, it's okay!" He beamed, and then gave Lucy one of his huge smiles, making Lucy's stomach feel like it was filled with butterflies. She decided to ignore that feeling, and put it down to hunger, rather than anything that concerned Natsu.
They were already prepared for bed. Lucy was in her cute, pink cotton pyjamas. Natsu was shirtless, with these black knee length shorts that Lucy had never seen before. Then again, how many outfits have I actually seen him in? Lucy thought to herself. So it didn't really surprise her to see Natsu wearing something she had never seen before. She guessed that this was just something she would get used to seeing whilst they temporarily lived together; Natsu's other outfits.
She crawled into her bed after the long, upside-down evening. Natsu turned the lights out before jumping onto Lucy's couch. "Hey, don't jump on my couch!" Lucy lectured Natsu, though inside she wasn't particularly bothered. It was habit for her to lecture him for every little thing. I guess we are a little like a husband and wife, what with all our fighting. She smiled to herself before realising what she had actually just thought and decided to sleep before she began to think anything else of Natsu Dragneel. Just as she closed her eyes, she heard her roommate's voice. "Lucy?" He asked quietly, just loud enough for her and only her to hear. "What is it, Natsu? If you're after a midnight snack, forget it. I don't have enough food in my fridge. We're going shopping tomorrow." She explained to him. "What? Shopping?!" Natsu complained, reminding Lucy of a small child forced to go grocery shopping with his mother. Natsu cleared his throat, "But no, that's not it." He made himself innocent against that accusation. "I just wanted to say thank you, for everything." He murmured. Mavis, I sound so weak. He thought to himself. Though, this only put the largest smile on Lucy's face. "Thank you too, Natsu." A small laugh escaped her lips, causing Natsu to smile, too. "Thank you, for everything." She finished. On that note, she fell into a deep slumber, dreaming of her companion, her best friend, her nakama, Natsu.
It was the middle of the night, and Natsu just couldn't sleep, so he just lay there, staring at the ceiling. All he could think of was Lucy, and all of her kindness. Does her kindness have no limits? He wondered. I want to thank her again. He looked over to her, and smiled to himself at how she looked when she was asleep. She was facing him whilst sleeping. Her hair was in low pigtails, making her look so small and innocent. Her mouth was opened slightly. She's so cute when she's sleeping. Almost instantly, Natsu nearly slapped himself for thinking that way about her. She's my best friend! I shouldn't be thinking like this! Forget it, Natsu! Not gonna happen! He looked over once more, only to find that Lucy was shivering. He noticed that her blanket was on the floor. So, in his selfless nature, he quietly rose from the couch. Lifting the blanket up from the floor, he gently placed it on Lucy, tucking her in, ensuring that he didn't touch her somewhere that would make him her punching bag again. I hate it when she hits me. Nothing hurts more than to see her pull such mean expressions because of me. After watching her slowly stop shaking, he let out a satisfied sigh, and began to return to the couch, only to hear Lucy murmur "Natsu…" in her sleep, which left him in a state of wonder. What is she dreaming about? Is she dreaming of me? He began to wonder just what his nakama was thinking of. Smiling, he returned to the couch and lay back down. He closed his eyes, and whispered to his companion on the other side of the room.
"Goodnight, Lucy."