Oh my God. This took me two and a half days to finish. Whoever finds this, hope you enjoy.
If someone had told Natsu that in under ten years, he would have begun to settle down; not only would he laugh loudly in their face, but bawl. The very idea of no more adventures sent the worst kind of shivers down his spine. But boy oh boy, he was in for a different kind of adventure when this blonde haired girl stepped into his life.
And here he was, in their bed, grinning like a mad man because he had woken up first. And in accordance to the game rules, he got to wake Lucy up in any way he saw fit.
This little, activity between the two of them began soon after they started their romantic relationship. Just a fun little way to energize each other during lazy mornings. Although, it had quickly become a brutal competition between the lovers. Neither one wanting to fall victim to the other's sadistic ways.
Rubbing his hands together maniacally, Natsu got to work. Now, he knew that his girlfriend had a big aversion to cold water. Lucy hated it so much, that she makes her boyfriend warm up the water with his magic when the tap ran frigid. So his plan wouldn't take very much to achieve.
Filling up their largest basin to the brim with cold water that could even make Gray break out in shivers, he lowly whispered a countdown from three and poured the whole of it on the sleeping girl's side of the bed. But:
The roaring laughter that had ripped from Natsu's throat was very short lived.
His amusement came to a screeching halt, when met with the near black eyes of his girlfriend. No, Scratch that, not just girlfriend, but homicidal, soaking wet girlfriend. And not the kind of wet he usually enjoyed. He gulped down some spit before attempting what he thought was, a charming smile. And in return, Lucy sneered down at him before raising her arm high above her head.
Natsu raised his own limbs in an 'X' like position as his first line of defense. But after a few beats of nothing coming down upon him, he heard a sultry voice whisper in his ear, "Because of that, No Lucy loving time for two weeks."
A gasp ripped from Natsu's throat as he spun around to look at her fully. She couldn't possibly be serious about that! Suddenly, he recalled a trait about her. Feeling a bit smug, he gave her a shit eating grin and responded, "We both know you couldn't go that long," trying to entice her even more he added, "remember last time? Not even being able to keep that same promise up for more than a night? C'mon Luce, we both know much you love me destroying that sweet cunt of yours with my big, fat coc-"
The celestial mage interrupted before her incriminating blush could invade the rest of her body, "I could just summon Loke!" She meant it as some sort of messed up threat, but as soon as the words escaped her mouth, she wanted to grab them from the air and shove them back in.
Lucy knew where this would head. And jealousy has never been an attractive trait on Natsu.
Before she could correct herself, the dragon slayer had demanded that she open the lion spirit's gate. Why? To fight him, of course.
"Let me at that little prick! The day he lays a hand on you, is the day I die. Because the only way something between you two were to happen, is over my dead body."
Lucy was worrying about how this could potentially escalate, and in attempts to prevent something from happening, she tried explaining to him, "Natsu! I didn't mean what I said. I don't even think spirits and their masters could have relations." But the muttering emanating from him wouldn't stop, "Natsu! Please!"
This finally seemed to get through his thick skull, and he opened his eyes to look at her for real since they woke up. And, damn him to hell, he fell in love all over again.
Her halo of blonde hair was mused up from a night of deep sleep. And Natsu just wanted to tangle his calloused hands into it, and pull her in for a kiss. And on the topic of lips; my GOD, was she TRYING to kill him? How could the fire wielder resist them when they just sat there. On her pretty, perfect face looking all plump and ravishable? But her crowning glory? Those deep eyes that just made his bones fail him every time he looked into them for too long. The same brown eyes that he was privileged to spend the rest of his natural life with.
How did a bucket of cold water get them here? It didn't matter at this point. He just grabbed her by the wrist and tugged the blonde close to his chest.
They stood like this for a moment. The world around them still and perfect, as if someone out there understood that the couple needed this right now. Lowering his mouth close to her ear, he whispers a mirthfilled, "Good morning." Lucy looks up at him and nods, before burrowing herself deeper into her boyfriend. A good morning indeed.
Part of their morning routine was getting some food into their bellies. Before a certain flame brain became too grumpy, and would begin complaining about it until somebody listened. But naturally, the only thing Natsu knew how to do was char stuff. So, the only option left for actual cooking was Lucy.
She pondered on her mood for a while, debating on whether or not she felt the energy to whip up something other than oatmeal again.
Oatmeal was for the lazy days. When she and Natsu really didn't feel like doing anything that required much energy. On instances like those, the rest of the day was comprised of a movie marathon on the lacrama, burnt popcorn, and slow kisses. Lucy's favorite.
But, alas. Today wasn't meant to be like those others. Natsu and her had things to do, a lot of things actually. They've been delaying running these errands for as long as Lucy can remember. But if you asked Natsu, the only reason they were so backtracked was because of their new exploration into sex. Without going into much graphic detail, basically, they've been going at it like two dogs in heat. Not leaving much time for anything else of importance.
But, his girlfriend was determined. They would get work done today.
After a few antagonizing minutes of smelling food, but not actually eating it, Natsu got up from his chair and tiptoed behind his Lucy. His strong arms wrapped around her midsection, and the cook released a sigh of honest contentment. Noticing how she had relaxed in his arms, Natsu nuzzled his face into her neck. Inhaling deep and long, God my heightened senses just wanna amplify everything about her! Smelling something off about her though, he sniffed again to find the source of this new aroma about her. After about five minutes of doing this, Natsu chalked it up to what she was cooking.
To thank her for the food, he swooped down and captured Lucy's welcoming lips.
…
Everything was fine until Natsu had finally distracted her too much. So now, instead of French toast and eggs, the guilty duo ate oatmeal for the third week in a row.
The bell above the entrance of Magnolia's main grocery store tinkled as our favorite couple walked in. Natsu may have looked flippant about the whole thing, but Lucy was a woman on a mission. Their pantry was nearly deserted, save for a seemingly never ending box of oatmeal. And, if it wasn't already obvious, Lucy was dead tired of eating that tasteless pile of fiber.
The mage was so absorbed in creating a game plan to ensure she got everything she needed, that she barely noticed the pink haired man-child follow his nose to the aisle reserved for unhealthy junk.
Mmmmmmmm the only thing that tastes better than Lucy
Using his now open arms as a basket of sorts, Natsu grabbed three bags of each treat he deemed his favorite. The best part? Everything was his favorite. Smiling down at his new acquisitions, he made his way back to his girlfriend.
Meanwhile, Lucy was looking at the cereal choices along the aisle. Scoffing at the fallen box of oatmeal at her feet. Pfft. Never again. Reaching high up on her toes, she was just about to grasp the brand she wanted when a very loud LUCE startled her. Losing her balance, she falls back onto the ground and on her back. Quite Painfully, I might add.
Rubbing her lower back, Lucy got back up and eyed Natsu with contempt. She didn't think he noticed though, with how intently he was staring at the plastic bags of chips and chocolate in his arms. Lucy would have laughed if her sense of humor hadn't run away with her dreams of sugar covered oats.
"You fucking IDIOT. What was so important that you had to yell loud enough that the ground shook?"
Natsu stuck his arms out like some sort of offering to her, showing off all his teeth because of how brightly he smiled. "Meet the need additions to the family- I mean pantry." Shoving the goods right back into her face.
Backing away slightly, Lucy took a look at what he was holding. Shrimp Chips, Sweet Corn, Pocky (every single flavor, naturally) and, she looked at the label, Strawberry Cream Bonbons.
She brought her head back up to look at Natsu and lightly said, "No."
The fire dragon slayer's heart broke in two. And an ear splitting wail of a heartbroken man echoed off the walls of the shop.
When recovered from his grief, he began to do something very odd. Group by group, Natsu puts the snacks into what seemed to be a distorted height order? In example, the small bag of Sweet Corn would sit in the middle of the Large bag on the left, and Medium on the right.
When Natsu backed away, he gestured towards the oddly configured snacks and simply stated, "It's a family"
Lucy, couldn't understand why Natsu was doing this. Was this some kind of voodoo magic she hadn't heard of? From everything that's happened so far in her life, she thought she had seen it all. Although, taking another glance at them, she couldn't help but feel something tug inside of her. The more she started at the plastic bags, the more tears pushed its way out of her eyes. She was crying?! Over potato chips? Furiously wiping her eyes, she blames it on PMS. But the sad little voice in her head told her breaking apart families wasn't right nor fair, and what are the odds of someone buying them all together?
With her resolve completely gone, she told Natsu to go to the cash register with the money and groceries. All of which, save for a gallon of milk, were part of that stupid junk food family.
As they walked out, Natsu skipped off happily while Lucy stayed behind and ripped up the list of groceries they had came here for.
To make it up to Lucy for what he had pulled at the mart, Natsu took her out to her favorite bookstore, Once Upon a Book. Upon reaching the desired destination, Natsu was immediately thanked with a squeal that was loud, and pitchy enough to make him wanna best himself to death with one of the present encyclopedias.
All was forgiven through, as Lucy immediately rewarded him with the tightest hug he has ever had the pleasure to receive. Forgoing the wholesome environment, all Natsu could concentrate on, was the way her plush chest squished against his body while they hugged. Was it just his imagination, or did the twins get a tad bit bigger as the days went on?
Having no time to ponder the thought, Lucy dragged him through mahogany shelves filled to the brim with stories waiting to be consumed. Seeing her so happy would make up for anything he'll have to endure today.
Natsu's unwavering dedication to her was proven to be quite back breaking in the next couple of hours, though.
Literally- BACK BREAKING.
It was true. He was a dragon, she was his princess. The greatest treasure Natsu could ever dream of having. But he was still absolutely astonished at how demanding this woman could be. Because here he was, toddling along behind Lucy, holding a stack of books that must have weighed more than all of Erza's armory. Suddenly, it passed through his mind how broken Gajeel's spine was. Never thought he would feel bad for the metal head, but Levy was even more of a bookworm than Lucy was.
But hey, the 'thank you' sex must have been great. Sure was for him.
"Ooooooo! Look at this one, Natsu! The cover art makes me just want to DIE," Lucy taps her index finger on her chin, "To buy, or not to buy?"
A light smile forms on her lips, "Is it even a question?"
Before Natsu could point out the fact that hey! We need to pay rent! The newest addition to the ever growing stack was thrown on.
The impact caused him to let out a very pained moan, "Lucy, I'm your BOYFRIEND, NOT A PACK MULE!"
Completely ignoring him wasn't an option at this point, as he spoke loudly enough to alert customers to what as a happening. So Lucy sent him a sickly sweet smile, "Aww. You're not my pack mule!"
"Thank you! Now, let's find a nice bag and-"
"You're my pack DRAGON!"
If Jaws could unhinge, Natsu's would.
Laundry duty was shared by both Natsu and Lucy. And to make the day even more hectic, Lucy crammed the rinse cycle in with their errands.
So here they were, on the floor of their living room shifting through unwashed clothing in front of them. With the gigantic task looming above their heads, Natsu and Lucy got to work.
"Geez Luce. How many clothes can you run through?"
"Well it's because some people don't resort to wearing the same, fucking thing every single day!"
Natsu snorts, but overall ignores her accusation. He continues throwing the dark and light colored cloth away from each other, but stops when a soft looking piece of silk catches his eye. He looks beside him to make sure Lucy was distracted by what she was doing to notice what he was attempting. And slowly reaches towards it.
His fingers make contact, and ohhh my Mavis, he almost bursts.
Turning her head, Lucy was about to ask the man developing a nosebleed a question, but opens her mouth from a gasp rather than words.
Realizing fully that he had been caught, Natsu dropped the pair of panties on the floor and begins to say, "I'm s-sorry?"
"You're SORRY? Eeek! Get that back into the pile and pay attention to what we're actually supposed to be doing." With a huff, Lucy finishes her thought, "Besides, I don't wanna know what you were gonna do with my underwear."
Something darkens in Natsu's eyes, "I had so many fucking ideas, though!"
Wishing that she had done this chore by herself, Lucy tells him flatly, "Ya'know, putting you through the rinse cycle doesn't sound too bad right now."
Natsu looks at her like she had finally lost her damn mind, "What? Why?"
"Because! It cleans our clothes, therefore it would cleanse your mind! Mavis knows that it's beginning to get a bit too, dirty in there."
Ignoring his girlfriend's horrible logic, Natsu scoots closer to her side, "Oi! If we did that," he began, "how would we spend our nights? It is, after all, my mind's line of thinking that causes you to enjoy our activities so much."
He pulls back and looks at her tomato red face. Lucy's cheeks are burning, and her mind was boardierline rivaling Natsu's on who's is dirtier.
Her willpower began to disintegrate, but her pride was something else. "We haven't gotten anything done today Natsu! I want to at least get a load of laundry in before we move to something else on the to do list!"
Natsu craned his face even closer to her body, and nuzzled his face into her sweet smelling neck. He inched his slightly parted lips to where Lucy's pulse was, and attached them there. His lips worked her relentlessly, but Natsu heard no moans, no sighs come from the blonde girl. Detaching himself from her now moist skin, he sees Lucy with eyes screwed shut and lips locked closed using her teeth.
He pouts, and gently coaxes her mouth apart, "Aw c'mon Luce! Don't be like that, I just wanna have a bit of fun, is all." With a feral smile, Natsu returns to the task he has set for himself.
But nothing gold lasts very long, and he feels his girlfriend pulling at his pink hair. Taking it as a sign to stop (of course not wanting to submit her to something that she really would not want) he scoots away from her a bit.
Lucy fixes her shirt, and turns to speak to Natsu. "Fun? Natsu, it's time to work." Shaking her head, Lucy peeks at him from under her eyelashes, "I'll reward you with some fun after the to do list is finished. I promise." Ending her sentiment with a well timed wink.
She didn't have time to turn back to her pile of laundry, before Natsu had started frantically sorting the clothing beside him.
In attempts to save some jewel for things they might need for the future, Natsu and Lucy spend dinner at home. Wanting to have some fun times with her boyfriend, Lucy left a very excited Happy with Wendy and Charle for the night.
Mavis, I've been getting more and more horny. PMS?
Abandoning that thought for the moment, Lucy turns back to her nearly empty plate. Forking the last bit of meat off her plate, she checks on the progress that her dragon slayer made. Unsurprisingly, he had just finished another serving of dinner. Letting out a large burp, Natsu places this plate on top of the stack of three other ones. But there was a reason she was tracking her boyfriend's eating, Lucy was making sure that she wasn't eating more than him.
But, that sadly wasn't what she discovered. Looking down at her figure, Lucy wondered how on Earthland had she eaten more than her counterpart?
Lucy sweat dropped, realizing how many dishes she'll have to clean up tonight.
But being with Natsu? The clean up was more than worth it.
Sun fell like golden streamers onto the floor of their bedroom. Slowly fluttering open her eyes, Lucy catches sight of the planner laying open on the nightstand beside her. Leaning over to make sure nothing important was happening this week, all drowsiness suddenly evaporated from her body upon checking on what yesterday had in store. Shooting up, she checked the blankets underneath her. Seeing nothing, she high tails it into their bathroom.
Today was circled in red ink, as was the same date in different months.
When Lucy finally reached the toilet, she locked the door and plopped herself down. Collecting several deep breaths, she pulled down her pajama pants and underwear.
In the bedroom, Natsu began grasping the mattress beside him in search for his other half. Not smelling or feeling her, he reluctantly opened his eyes. Seeing the other side of their bed empty confirmed that she wasn't in the room with him. Sniffing the air to find out if she got up to cook or something, he picked up was salt; and sniff a different Lucy?
Well, not a completely different Lucy. But a different variation of her normal scent.
Huh, weird.
Noticing the open planner as well, Natsu looked over and looked at yesterday's date just like Lucy did before him.
The red circle didn't catch his attention first . What did, was the neatly written print beneath it: PERIOD STARTS.
Needless to say, Natsu left the room in search for his girlfriend to see if she needed anything. After a terrifying talk with Erza during Lucy's Last menstrual cycle, he promised he would treat her like a fucking queen during this time of the month.
But halfway down the hallway, he heard soft whimpers emitting from the their bathroom door. Knowing it was his partner, he knocked on the door before speaking lightly. "Luce? Do you want me to come in there? Are you OK?"
Without a response, the door unclicks and is pushed open for him to see her. His blonde goddess sits on the lid of the toilet with tears running down her pretty face. Natsu feels his heart ache, he never liked seeing her in any sort of distress.
Coming up to the seat, Natsu cradles her head in his hands, "Hey… What's wrong Luce? C'mon, you can tell me." He took a breath, "You can tell me anything."
What breaks his heart even more is what she says in reply to that, "N-no!" Lucy begins shaking in his grip, "I-if I told you, you'd hate me forever! Then you'll leave me to fend for myself, and I'd eventually have to leave the guild." He feels her begin to sob. But before he could disrupt any of her ridiculous thoughts, the spirit owner continues, "Then all of a sudden, Lisanna becomes Lisanna Dragneel," Natsu snorts, that addition made him wanna laugh, "And that leaves me and my poor, little baby all alone in this world without their fucking FATHER. And...and"
Natsu shuts her up there, "Luce, Luce, LUCE." Finally obtaining her attention he says, "None of those things will ever happen. Ok? I will love no one else in this world, the same way I love you."
He begins to take another breath when something she had said during her tangent registered in his mind.
Lucy, noticing the pause in his sentences, looks at him. And what the teary eyed girl saw made her heart go from worried, to bursting at the seams within the same five seconds.
Natsu's face went from confused, to extremely surprised, and landed itself on his permanent expression for the rest of the day: irrevocably love struck.
The dragon slayer took Lucy's small, delicate hands in his own. Natsu lets out a shaky sigh, and looks straight into her eyes as he asks, "Did you say something about a baby?"
Realizing she had slipped, Lucy bobs her blonde head slowly. "I-I-I mean we'll have to go to Wendy or someone to confirm, but yeah. I haven't been late since I was fourteen, so I doubt I would start now." She ponders on it for a bit, "I guess that explains why I felt so much sorrow for those chip bag families at the store yesterday. Or why I've been so horny lately."
Silently, the girl added on the fact that she actually out-ate him last night. The fog began to clear up, and she began to put the hints together.
Natsu was deathly silent for a moment, and because of this, Lucy's heart dropped to the bottom of her stomach like a stone. Maybe she should just pack her stuff an-
As if sensing the mother of his child's thoughts, Natsu pulled Lucy towards him and inhaled, effectively cutting her thought off. That's what that was, he thought. It wasn't a completely foreign scent. What he got a whiff of earlier was what him and Lucy smelled like together.
Salamander has decided that no food on Earthland could top what was filling his nostrils now.
Pulling away from her neck, Natsu looks at Lucy's hands and tenderly holds them. Marveling at how small they are in comparison to his. Leading his imagination to wonder what it would be like to hold his own son's or daughter's little hands.
Lucy didn't know when he started kissing her, but she didn't mind. The expecting mother never once felt uncomfortable lip locking with Natsu. Deepening the kiss, the extremely happy couple clung on to each other as Natsu led them to their bedroom. Later on in the day, Wendy would excitedly confirm their suspicions. And Makarov, while extremely pleased with the news, would also begin taking out insurances on different locations this future guild member could destroy.
But for now, in this blissful bubble Natsu and Lucy had created, they vowed that a day would never be just mundane when shared between the two of them.
CRASH
Well, the moment was nice while it lasted. Unwrapping himself from Lucy, Natsu put on a shirt and stomped his way into the kitchen. A burglar would have been nice, or someone trying to harm them. That way, he would have a punching bag to let out his frustrations of being interrupted on. But what greeted the fire mage made Natsu understand how Lucy felt every time he and Happy broke into her apartment. Because there, in front of their pantry, was Fairytail's resident requip mage. And Natsu could already guess what she was there for:
Those damn Strawberry Cream Bonbons.