A/N: I do not own Fairy Tail or its characters. Warning: lemony goodness ahead!

Chapter 3: It Was Meant to Be

All she could do was grip the rumpled sheets to stop herself from levitating off the bed. Every move of his mouth felt like fire in her veins. She couldn't have stopped the moans that left her lips even if she had wanted to. After his lips began to move and his mouth and hand switched places she released the fabric from her fingers as they made their way into his hair.

She leaned forward as far as her neck would allow and pulled his head back away from her breast. Taking the hint he found his way back to her lips and invaded her mouth with his tongue. He was driving her crazy and she wanted to return the favor. Without thinking, she sucked his wet muscle gaining her a sensual moan from her lover. Pulling back, he nibbled her bottom lip as he moved away from her long enough to remove his shirt.

Her half lidded eyes drank up the sight of him. She loved how muscular he was and had been a little sad when he stopped wearing his open vest and chose to hide his wonderful physique under real clothes. Returning his attention to her chest, he began to create a trail of wet open mouthed kisses down the valley between her mounds on his way towards her stomach. Once there he knew he had found a sensitive spot. As he dipped his tongue into her navel, her hips instinctively ground against him.

The growing friction between his now prominent manhood and her body made his pants unbearable. Growling in frustration, he reluctantly pulled away and began to fumble with his belt until her motion on the bed stopped him. Looking up he was met with the sexiest thing he could ever imagine: Lucy, naked, on all fours, crawling towards him, biting her lip. He almost exploded at that very moment.

Sitting back on her heels, she reached forward and unfastened his pants and smiled as they fell into an unceremonious pile on the floor. She was surprised at the size of him, not to mention how hard he was already considering she hadn't even touched him yet. Boldly moving forward, she looked up at him and winked before placing a kiss on his tip. Her smile grew wide as his knees buckled slightly from the simple act. Encouraged by his reaction she licked him from base to tip before engulfing the length completely with her mouth.

She could hear her name groaned through clenched teeth as she began to suck and bob up and down on the straining organ. His hands made their way into her hair and began pulling slightly as he fought against the urge to push himself deeper. She worked at a torturously slow pace as she reveled in the sounds he was making because of her. She whimpered when he pulled his hips away from her and pushed her almost roughly back down to the mattress.

He pushed her towards the head of the bed so that her whole body rested on the cotton sheets before spreading her knees with his hands. Kissing the well beneath her hip, he trailed his lips down to her inner thigh before blowing softly on her center. He wanted to know what she tasted like down there and when he heard her gasp he took it as a sign to continue. Slowly he licked her core until he hit a small pink bud and his partner turned lover arched her back erotically. Deciding that this was a most desirable reaction he repeated his actions before turning all his attentions to the nub; rubbing, sucking, and gently biting until she begged for more.

Curiously, he slid a single finger against her wet folds before pushing it inside. He could feel her tighten around his digit and the sensation was almost too much for him. He wanted to watch her face and see for himself her reactions to his ministrations, but seeing her face twist with pleasure was going to be his undoing. He closed his eyes as he began to suck on her while pumping his finger in and out. After a few moments he added a second finger and when he heard her reaction and felt her hips begin to meet his thrusts he decided it was time.

Withdrawing, he crawled over her frame and placed himself at her entrance. Nervously, he paused until he felt her hands on his hips pulling and encouraging him to continue. Hesitantly, he began to invade her warm wet cavern until he was completely sheathed by her tight heat. His eyes went wide at the sensation of being surrounded by her. Both their heads rolled back with the first thrust of his hips. Instinct ruled them both now as a rhythm began to form.

There were no words and no need as the sounds of sweat covered bodies slapping against one another filled the air. As their pace quickened and the bed creaked each wondered if it was possible for anything to ever make this experience better. Reaching between their bodies, he used his thumb to gently push on that pink nub he found earlier and it created a sensation within her that she could swear almost made her go blind.

Suddenly something snapped and she could do nothing but scream his name as her nails dug into his shoulders. Her climax was almost more than she could bear. All she could see was white and all she could hear were the grunts coming from the man that gave her this pleasure. Her inner walls clamped down on him increased their friction as she fell from the edge. Suddenly he felt his own end approaching and in just a few more thrusts he too exploded with ultimate euphohria.

Collapsing on the bed next to his lover, the pinkette couldn't hold back his satisfied smile. "You know what Luce?"

Curious, but exhausted, the blonde took a few deep breaths before responding. "What?"

"I was just thinkin. This was our first time... ya know... doin this... and you know how they say practice makes perfect? Well, I think we should practice... a lot!" He was so spent from their activities that he didn't even flinch as the pillow hit his face.

"Good night Natsu." She kissed his lips sweetly before resting her head on his chest.

"Hey Luce?"

"Yeh?"

"Does this mean you love me too?" Another pillow hit him square in the face.

"Baka, of course I do." Leaning up she gave him one more kiss before the new couple snuggled up under the covers and drifted off into the best sleep either had ever had.

As the first rays of morning light shown through the bedroom windows they illuminated Lucy's face, waking her gently with a warm smile on her lips. Stretching her arms, she tried to make her way out of bed when a pair of tanned muscular arms held her tightly. Carefully, she maneuvered to face the pink haired man in whose bed she found herself. A full and childlike smile greeted her gaze as she gently stroked his cheek with her lithe hand. "Morning." Their voices sounded almost in unison out into the warmth of the room.

"I'm thinking of taking a bath and then heading to the guild for breakfast..." Lucy began to lay out her plans for the morning but was abruptly cut off by a slightly groggy Natsu.

"What a coincidence, I was just thinking of you taking a bath too!" His heartfelt laughter filled the room as he covered his face to protect himself from a pillow onslaught.

"Pervert." Resting her assault, she blushed as realization of her problematic situation began to make itself known to her waking mind. "I have an... issue." Maintaining a modicum of modesty she held the sheet to her bare chest as she sat up to better face her companion. Her voice was sweet with a hint of sleep as her words were met with a look of puzzlement.

Only half listening the words were lost on the fire mage as he tried to pry the obstructive fabric from his lover's iron grip. "All of my clothes seem to have been... um... incinerated. Would you go to my place and get me something to wear?" Batting her eyes and pouting her smile faded upon hearing his response.

"No." Natsu's voice was a mix of mischievousness and smug as he rose from the bed wrapping himself in a blanket. He had given up on uncovering the now irritated looking blonde for fear of a Lucy-kick.

"What? Why not? Natsu, I can't go outside without clothes and I'm not going to just stay in bed all day!"

"Sounds good to me!" Flashing a truly impish grin the pink haired mage began rummaging through the wardrobe. After several quiet minuets he finally emerged with a large box. After jumping on the bed, he handed it to a very confused Lucy.

"What's this?"

"Just open it." He was unable to contain his enthusiasm as he watched her stare at the brightly wrapped box. "Go on, hurry up!" the celestial mage giggled at his impatience as she began to remove the yellow paper from around the mystery box.

Inside her unexpected gift she found a beautiful red top and a black skirt that she had been thinking about buying for several weeks. She had seen it in a shop window after a mission in the neighboring town and commented to the group how about how much she liked it. "Natsu, how did you know?" Leaning forward, she hugged the pinkette tightly around the neck. As he returned the gesture he began to blush at the feel of her chest pressed up against him.

It was a familiar feeling in a way. They were partners after all and they had hugged many times before. But here in this moment, knowing that the only thing between his flesh and hers was a thin sheet made the experience all new. "I was saving it for your birthday." Smiling warmly he was proud of how happy the simple gesture had made her.

"I'm gonna go take a bath so I can try it on!" Practically leaping up out of the bed, she held the sheet wrapped around herself in one hand and the open box in the other. Just before reaching the bathroom door, she was stopped short as the sheet become stuck somewhere behind her. Turning to un-trap her coverings she saw Natsu proudly standing with one foot on the end of the makeshift garment.

"Want some company?" His signature smile quickly warped into a somewhat sly grin. He received no words in reply. The spirit mage turned to face him fully, walked back, kissed him passionately on the lips, winked, turned around again, and dropped the sheet before proceeding into the washroom. Flames shot out from around Natsu as his grin grew impossibly large. "I'm all fired up!" Quickly he ran after the temptress closing the washroom door behind him.

Walking to the guild house later that... afternoon... the two mages were unable to stop smiling like a pair love sick children. "Well, so much for breakfast. Guess we'll just have to have lunch instead." Natsu spoke with a touch of sarcasm in his voice as he folded his hands behind his head.

His almost innocent declaration was met with soft laughter. And exactly whose fault is it that?" As she spoke, Lucy stepped in front of him with her hands on her hips forcing him to stop. At that moment he thought her to be beyond adorable and began to lean into her. Just before he was able to kiss her a voice coming down the path stopped him cold.

"Natsuuuuuuuu!" Happy flew up to the blissful pair completely oblivious and smiling wide. "Where have you been all day? Hi Lucy! Ooooo Natsu, why did you give Lucy her birthday present early?"

"Long story buddy..."

~~The End~~

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