Lucy could see the back of Erza. Her head was bent to Natsu's. Natsu was whimpering.
With a gasp, Erza and Natsu leaped away from each other.
"Why! Why were you guys… kissing?"
"Lucy, we weren't-"
"So what if we want to kiss?" Natsu challenged. "We can kiss if we want to."
Lucy ran off crying. Erza turned to Natsu in disgust. "Why did you tell her we were kissing? You idiotic boy. You know I was only treating the cut on your cheek."
Natsu looked away.
"You wanted to make her jealous, didn't you? Stupid! That won't make Lucy love you!"
Natsu ran to Lucy's house. The moon was high in the sky. He rapped on the doorknocker hard. There was no reply. With a sigh, he jump and grabbed the windowsill. He pulled himself up easily and vaulted through the open window.
His sensitive ears heard a moaning sound. Looking around the room, at first he didn't see her. It was only when he nearly tripped over her sleeping body that he saw her lying on the ground.
"Luce…" He picked her up and cradled her against his chest. She must have cried herself to sleep on the floor. If only he could tell her how much he loved her. Gently he lay her down on her bed, and sat down in a chair. Content to just watch her sleep, he sat there. Eventually Lucy began to toss and turn, and blearily she opened her eyes. And looked straight at Natsu.
With a scream, Lucy jumped up. "How dare you break into my house! Especially after… THAT!"
"Luce, we weren't-"
"You idiot! Get out!"
Natsu crossed the room and held her down, waiting for her to calm down. She thrashed against his hold and screamed, but she eventually stopped. Tears trickled from her eyes.
"Luce. Luce, Luce, Luce. Me 'n' Erza, we weren't kissing. I had a cut on my cheek which she was treating. We were fighting bandits. See?" He showed her his cheek. The deep cut made Lucy shudder.
"S-so you weren't kissing Erza?"
"Not at all." He let Lucy go, and she sank down on her bed. She was relieved, although she didn't want Natsu to see.
"Yes, you weird girl. Why would it bother you?"
Tears welled up in Lucy's eyes again. She closed them, rather than answer.
Natsu looked down at the girl. His heart ached as he saw how beautiful she was. His eyes fell on her soft lips. Maybe, just maybe…
"Lucy, I'm going to do something."
He kissed her gently on her lips. She tasted sweet, like raspberries. The lipgloss she put on. Then he leaped out the window before she could Lucy kick him.
He heard a scream as he landed. Chuckling to himself, he ran off into the night.